text: content February 13, 2009 Vitamin B12 helps prevent canker sores The painful condition known as recurrent aphthous stomatitis (RAS), or canker sores, might be prevented by supplementing with vitamin B12 according to research published in the January/February issue of The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine. The cause of RAS is unknown, although local trauma and stress have been proposed as the most likely triggers. Dr Ilia Volko and colleagues at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev and Calit Health Services in Beer-Sheva, Israel gave 58 men and women with RAS 1,000 micrograms sublingual vitamin B12 or a placebo to be taken before sleep for six months. Blood samples were evaluated for serum vitamin B12 levels at the beginning of the study. Participants were instructed to keep an "Aphthous Ulcers Diary" which was reviewed monthly by the research staff. Duration of aphthous stomatitis episodes, monthly number of ulcers, and pain severity were tracked in each group. During the last two months of the trial, the average duration of outbreaks, number of ulcers, and pain decreased in the group treated with vitamin B12. By the end of the treatment period, 74 percent of those who received vitamin B12 and 32 percent of those who received the placebo had achieved remission, defined as the absence of aphthous ulcers. No differences were observed in the treatment group between those with varying initial serum vitamin B12 levels. Because over 80 percent of the participants who received vitamin B12 were not classified as deficient in the vitamin due to having serum levels higher than 250 picograms per milliliter, the authors questioned the possibility of correction of vitamin B12 deficiency as a mechanism of action against aphthous ulcer, although they admitted that the identification of functional deficiency would have been improved by the inclusion of additional blood measurements such as methylmalonic acid and homocysteine. They suggest that vitamin B12 may have some still unrecognized functions. Since response to the vitamin took about four months, it was hypothesized that the oral treatment dose of 1,000 micrograms may be low. Prior research has demonstrated that injections of higher doses of vitamin B12 promote more rapid responses. "Vitamin B12 seems to be an effective treatment for patients suffering from RAS regardless of their serum vitamin B12 level," the authors conclude. "This treatment is simple and inexpensive and has no known significant toxic effects." "The frequency of RAS is as much as 25 percent in the general population," observed Dr Volkov, who is a lecturer in Ben-Gurion University's Department of Family Medicine in its Faculty of Health Sciences. "Until now, there has been no optimal therapeutic approach." 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King says we will have to outscore our opponents this year. He may be right, unless we can pick up a productive defensive end off waivers.
It's hard to say before training camp, but I am more concerned about our defense by far. I believe VY will have good chemistry with his WR's and make things happen.

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Police in Atlantic City have arrested a man in connection with a weekend
shooting and robbery.
Police responded to the 100 block of North Vermont Avenue Sunday evening for a
report of a large fight. A dispatcher heard a shot fired on while on the phone with a
person who called in the fight.
On scene, police found a 51 year-old man from Las Vegas with a gunshot
wound to his stomach. Investigation revealed that he, and two other men were
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News: Police Storm Flavor Flav's Chicken Spot, Fast Food Dream Collapses
Thursday, Jun 20, 2013 6:35PM
Public Enemy member Flavor Flav's days as a fast food restaurant boss appear to be done for good as reports claim his Chicken & Ribs Michigan location has been cleared out.
With debts over $20,000, police went to Flav's restaurant and shut it down for good this week.
LANDLORD VICTORY BOIIIIIIIIIIIIIII -- Flavor Flav's Fried Chicken & Ribs has officially been evicted from its location in Sterling Heights, Michigan ... and police wasted no time clearing staff out of the location, TMZ has learned. The signed eviction order was affixed to the front door today following a bitter legal battle between Flav's business partners and the landlord, who sued to evict them earlier this month ... accusing Flav's team of stiffing the property owner on more than $20,000 in unpaid rent. (TMZ)
The police forced employees to exit the restaurant and even changed the locks.
Sources close to the restaurant tell TMZ, police showed up this morning to kick out the staff and change the locks on the doors. For Flav's part, his business associates claim they didn't pay rent because of a faulty heating unit on the property -- which was allegedly spewing carbon monoxide -- but their excuse apparently hasn't helped their case. Calls to Flav's camp weren't returned. Ribs in peace. (TMZ)
After a nasty fallout with former business partners, Flav decided to launch his very own fried chicken and soul food takeout restaurant in Nevada last year.
The one-time member of the rap group Public Enemy is holding opening ceremony Thursday evening at Flavor Flav's House of Flavor, a few blocks southeast of downtown Las Vegas. It's the night before the 53rd birthday for the celebrity whose public persona is as big as the clock he wears on his chest. His real name is William Jonathan Drayton Jr., and he's tried the chicken restaurant recipe before. A short-lived franchise dubbed Flav's Fried Chicken opened and closed last year in Clinton, Iowa. An announcement says the Las Vegas store isn't associated with the one in Iowa. (Washington Post)
He previously spoke on his love for the culinary arts and the restaurant's theme.
"My secret (shhhh) fried chicken recipe. That's the star. But we have a red velvet waffle too, and everyone goes ohhhh when they hear that. Go on, you can say it," Flav said when asked about the menu. "My parents owned a soul food diner. It inspired me to go to culinary school. [Did I get a degree?] I sure did. 1978. Albertson, N.Y. ... [The restaurant theme?] Things showcasing my career, a lot of pictures up of me and my celebrity friends. I'll wait until we expand to put all my clocks on the wall." (Los Angeles Times)


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The Dallas County Medical Society is asking the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to force three East Texas coal-fired power plants to cut emissions that it says contribute to higher ozone levels in North Texas.In a petition to the TCEQ in Austin, the physicians group cited a recent study that says the plants, all owned by Dallas-based Luminant Generation, produce an outsized share of nitrogen oxides (NOx), sulfur dioxide and mercury emissions, compared to other generating facilities. The plants are: Big Brown, near Fairfield, southeast of Corsicana; Martin Lake, near Longview; and Monticello, near Mount Pleasant.NOx and sulfer dioxide combine with other emissions to help generate ozone, or smog.The medical society and the Texas Medical Association sponsored the study, which was done by Rice University environmental scientist Daniel Cohan.Luminant, a subsidiary of financially troubled Energy Future Holdings, said "the doctors' diagnosis is wrong and misleading" and challenged what it called a campaign against coal plants. In a prepared statement, Luminant said mobile sources, including vehicles and airplanes, produce about 90 percent of NOx generated locally in the DFW region."But blaming the real cause doesn't fit with these activists' narrow agenda of trying to close coal plants and force Texans to pay higher costs for their electric power from less reliable sources," Luminant said.Cohan's study noted that emissions from the distant power plants drift north and west, contributing to DFW's ozone level."The Cohan Report identified these three very old coal-fired power plants south and east of Dallas, built in the 1970s, that have never been required to meet current emission limits and which contribute disproportionately to ozone levels in the Dallas-Fort Worth area," Dr. Cynthia Sherry, president of the Dallas County Medical Society, said in a prepared release.Dr. Robert Haley, a Dallas physician and epidemiologist, said "a large body of medical research shows that more people of all ages develop respiratory illnesses and die prematurely in cities with high ozone levels, and we have among the highest ozone levels in the country."According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, DFW is one of three areas ranked as "moderate" in their failure to attain federal ozone standards. Just six other metropolitan areas, all in California, had worse rankings as of July 31.The medical society's petition to TCEQ asks the agency to adopt rules to reduce emissions from the three plants.TCEQ is required to consider a petition within 60 days of its submission to the agency, and it said Wednesday it will handle the group's petition like any other. A TCEQ spokesman said the agency can either deny a petition, which requires a statement of its reasons for doing so, or initiate rule-making proceedings.Cohan's study says that while the three contested plants emit NOx at about the same rate as other Texas coal plants built before 1992, "they emit at about three times the rate of power plants built in the last decade." Federal emissions standards were tightened in 1992, the study says.The study said the three plants account for nearly half the sulfur dioxide emissions by Texas power plants, many of which have improved their emissions in the past decade. As of 2012 the plants' sulfur dioxide emissions were more than double that of all other old coal-fired plants per megawatt-hour of electricity generated, and about four times that of the 10 cleanest old coal plants.Luminant said its plants meet or exceed "all state and federal emissions standards," and noted that the three plants in question produce enough electricity to power about a million Texas homes during a period of peak demand, like a hot summer day. It said it has spent $850 million in the past five years "for environmental technology and other improvements to provide cleaner generation from our coal-fueled power plants."The state's largest power generator, Luminant is already in court with the EPA over pollution control requirements at the Big Brown and Martin Lake plants. The U.S. Department of Justice filed a lawsuit on Aug. 16 in support of the EPA's position that changes at the plants have triggered requirements for new permits and additional emission controls.Luminant is appealing the cases, saying it has "complied with all requirements of the Clean Air Act for these two plants and our other generation facilities."
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HARRISBURG, PA—The Comcast Foundation, founded in 1999 to provide charitable support to its local communities and to empower and enrich lives, awarded 163 Pennsylvania high school seniors $1,000 scholarships through its annual Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program recently. The program, one of the Comcast Foundation's signature community investment programs, recognizes students' leadership skills, academic achievement and commitment to community service.
Comcast officials were joined by Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett and state legislators in recognizing the students at a special event held on May 1 at the State Museum of Pennsylvania in Harrisburg.
Senior Jacki Turet was one of the recipients.
Comcast also awarded Shealyn Williamson from Allderdice High School in Pittsburgh a $10,000 Comcast Founders Scholarship—instituted in honor of Ralph J. Roberts, Founder and Chairman Emeritus of Comcast Corporation.
After a prize drawing, 10 students were also given personal notebook computers to use at college.
"I commend the students honored by Comcast today for their hard work and dedication to academics," said Governor Corbett. "Not only have they excelled in the classroom, but they have shown a commitment to making their communities a better place to live. Each one of them makes Pennsylvania proud."
The Comcast Leaders and Achievers Scholarship Program provides one-time, $1,000 scholarships to students who strive to achieve their potential, who are catalysts for positive change in their communities, who are involved in their schools, and who serve as models for their fellow students. The philosophy behind the program is to give young people every opportunity to be prepared for the future, to engage youth in their communities, and to demonstrate the importance of civic involvement and its value to the business community.
Each year, Comcast works with high school principals, guidance counselors and school administrators to select the scholarship recipients. Since the program's inception there have been over 17,000 scholarship winners totaling more than $17.2 million.
"Comcast is proud of its Leaders & Achievers scholarship recipients. They represent some of the best and brightest high school seniors who also demonstrate civic involvement in the communities we serve across the country," said Charisse Lillie, Vice President, Community Investment, Comcast Corporation and President of the Comcast Foundation. "We are thrilled to support their educational efforts with these scholarships."
Below is a list of recipients from Delaware County and other nearby counties.
Coatesville – Kiarra Hicks of Coatesville Area Senior High School
Downingtown – Caroline Weyback-Liogier of Bishop Shanahan High School
Phoenixville – Hayley Connors of Phoenixville Area High School
West Chester – Paymaneh Parhami of B. Reed Henderson High School
West Chester – Thomas Phelan of East High School
Boothwyn – Arence Paasewe of Chichester High School
Havertown – Wenye Huangpu of Haverford High School
Media – Jacki Turet of Penncrest High School
Rosemont – Lina Huang of Agnes Irwin School
Sharon Hill – Abriana Height of Academy Park High School
Villanova – Alexandra Ambrogi of Notre Dame Academy
Ambler – Shelleah Jackson of Wissahickon High School
Collegeville – Emily Brooks of Perkiomen Valley Senior High School
Fort Washington – Joshua Wan of Upper Dublin High School
Huntingdon Valley – Katey Steinberg of Lower Moreland Township High School
Jenkintown – Mollie Berkowitz of Jenkintown High School
King of Prussia – Daniel Legaspi of Upper Merion High School
Plymouth Meeting – Bonnie Gross of Plymouth-Whitemarsh High School
Pottstown – Katrina Garthe of Owen J. Roberts High School
Philadelphia – Shayla Torres of Community Academy of Philadelphia Charter School
Philadelphia – Leander Berry of Parkway West High School
Philadelphia – Elizabeth Silvestro of Math Science and Technology Community Charter School
Philadelphia – Vernon Jordan of Murrell Dobbins Career and Technical Education High School
Philadelphia – Wing Hung Cheung of Hallahan High School
Philadelphia – Lisa Cheung of Academy at Palumbo
Philadelphia – Cindy Zhang of Parkway Center City School
Philadelphia – Gech Kong of International Christian High School
Philadelphia – Rebecca Bannan of Little Flower High School
Philadelphia – Robert Ramos of Carver High School of Engineering and Science
Philadelphia – Angelina Smith of Franklin High School
Philadelphia – Damara McDowell of Freire Charter School
Philadelphia – Kitty Thai of Swenson Arts and Technology High School
Philadelphia – Qadriyyah Major of Kensington Business and Finance High School
Philadelphia – Ahteyona Hines of Multicultural Academy Charter School
Philadelphia – Allison Schreffler of Springside School
Philadelphia – Brianna Alexander of Motivation High School
Philadelphia – Marissa Hirsch of Franklin Towne Charter High School
Philadelphia – Lisa Liu of Saul High School
Philadelphia – Olivia Ngo of Central High School
Philadelphia – Iskar Smith of City Center Academy
Philadelphia – Priscilla Lugo of Mercy Vocational High School
Philadelphia – Marlon Lewis of High School for the Future
Philadelphia – Deblyn Lawrence of Masterman High School
Philadelphia – Levi Rivers of Germantown High School
Philadelphia – Shermeir Porter of Girard College
Philadelphia – Michelle Swiger of Commonwealth Connections Academy *
*Cyber school headquartered in Harrisburg
This press release was provided by Comcast.


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The July-August issue looks at partisanship in legislatures, renovating capitols, pay for lawmakers, the challenging job of chief of staff, the costs of legislation and much more.
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Unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), commonly called unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) or drones, have a host of applications including law enforcement, land surveillance, wildlife tracking, search and rescue operations, disaster response, border patrol and photography. State legislatures across the country are debating if and how UAS technology should be regulated, taking into account the benefits of their use, privacy concerns and their potential economic impact. So far, 16 states have enacted 20 laws addressing UAS use. Common issues addressed in the legislation include defining what a UAS, UAV or drone is, how they can be used by law enforcement or other state agencies, how they can be used by the general public, regulations for their use in hunting game and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) UAS test sites.
On July 14, 2014 the FAA issued an Air Traffic Organization Policy, Unmanned Aircraft Operations in the National Airspace System (NAS), to consolidate all current regulations on UAS in the national airspace into one document.
On Nov. 7, 2013 the FAA released its first annual roadmap for the safe integration of unmanned aircraft systems into the nation's airspace. In addition to the roadmap, the FAA also released Final Privacy Requirements for the UAS Test Site Program and a UAS Comprehensive Plan. More information about the FAA's work with UAS can be found here.
The 2012 Federal Aviation Administration Modernization and Reform Act requires the FAA to integrate UAS into civilian airspace by 2015. To complete this task, the law also charges the FAA with establishing six test sites where operating standards for UAS can be researched and developed. On Dec. 30, 2013 the FAA announced their selected test sites, which will begin operating in the summer of 2013 and continue through February 2017.
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Hello fans of Kansas City!
If it's Wednesday it usually means the first release of participation reports from team practice. However, given we're here talking Monday Night Football, those all important reports will be released tomorrow.
What I can tell you is this; Cornerback Devin McCourty has struggled all season(unlike last season) and is not going to be playing due to his shoulder being separated. MIKE LB Brandon Spikes is still injured with a spreained MCL as is LB Dane Fletcher who's situation has been a total mystery all season. Beyond that we'll have to wait until tomorrow. Pats took on the Jets Sunday night with a defensive lineup that included two starters that NBC did not have voiceovers for.
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I received a few letters yesterday from people who are under the impression that forcing condoms on people in this way is a good idea, but I would just like to remind those who feel that way that it's not that simple.
This law is about far more than just condoms. This bill is poorly written and refers to "barriers" that would prevent sex altogether. It's not ridiculous to be wary of that, it's ridiculous to know it's there and ignore it.
Furthermore, the people who are pushing this bill without the industry's input consider you subhuman. The right approach to caring about this industry would have been working with it to better testing protocols and then working to make sure every performer can choose to wear a condom, if they want one, while present on a working set. As it stands, you don't have to work in porn, and you do not have to work on a non-condom set. Once this law passes, anyone who won't or can't wear condoms is ostracized from working in porn in California. And if you really think this kind of government overreach will end with condoms in porn, then you are not aware that this overbroad bill also talks about simulated sex and a number of other very problematic things.
Also, some people like to say, 'But hey, the bill now mentions testing.' It's true that the opposition has slowly modified its approach, but that's not cooperation. Cooperation means meeting people at the table and organizing before pushing a bill. This is a shift in strategy, not cooperation. There is a very big difference.
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RL= "Real Luxury" by An MSN Autos Consumer on 04/01/2009. Trim: 2007 Acura RL Technology Package, Owned less than 1 year.
Pros: everything! others in its class can't compare to it. SH-AWD need I say more!
Cons: nothing!
Overall review: Know facts: Acura's Nav is the most user friendly and accurate! First one to introduce Real Time Traffic updates! Wow! Plus you can even edit your destination while driving, not like others to pull over and put the car in park! Bose sound system! Standard SH-AWD! More bang for your buck! And are we forgetting that it's a HONDA! It is more reliable and maintains is cheaper than BMW, Benz, Infiniti and Lexus. Sorry! GM….. No comment! haha
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I Shopped Long and Hard by Paul from Idaho on 01/10/2008. Trim: 2007 Acura RL Technology Package, Owned 1 year.
Pros: To me, the RL's styling looks classy and sporty without being ostentatious. The SH-AWD is amazing on snowy Idaho roads. It's also fun to drive in the mountains on dry surfaces. (I can't wait to drive it through Yellowstone Park!) I also like the fact that not everyone in town has one of these. The RL is a tremendous value when shopping in this car's segment.
Cons: Downshifts in my RL happen a little slower than I expect them to. Although this only happens when slowing down to turn corners at city blocks, it's still a little disconcerting. The fuel economy is not great in this car, but if I had wanted an economy car I would have bought an economy car. Finally, I'm a little disappointed with the GPS in the car. It looks a little out-dated compared to others that are now available.
Overall review: I shopped for several months looking at many premium sedans and SUVs before selecting the Acura RL. I'm not a race-car driver, and I don't expect that I will ever intentionally push a car to its handling limits, so finding the "perfect driver's car" wasn't a priority for me. However, finding a car that is fun to drive and that makes me feel like I am pampering myself somewhat were priorities. There are many nice vehicles out there that fit that description, but ultimately when I looked at the RL's features and options and compared them to competitors offerings, the difference in price made this an easy decision for me. I've had my RL for several months now and have been waiting for buyer's remorse to hit me, but it hasn't come yet. In fact, just the opposite is happening. I'm becoming more and more satisfied with my decision to buy the RL.
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The best berline by Louis, Quebec, Canada on 08/19/2013. Trim: 2007 Acura RL Technology Package, Owned less than 1 year.
Pros: Classic styling, Vgood Vtec 3.5 lts motors, Quality of the interior, No trouble car, nice 4 wheels drive car for my country (Canada)
Cons: Space in rear for foot
Overall review: My best car ever
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2007 Acura RL by Bruce from VA on 09/20/2007. Trim: 2007 Acura RL Technology Package, Owned less than 1 year.
Pros: Appearance, ride quality, technological features, all wheel drive, and standard features that cost thousands more on Mercedes & BMW.
Cons: Cramped rear seating for tall adults
Overall review: Over the last 20 years I have owned just about every Acura model produced and have enjoyed each one immensley. The 2007 Acura RL is by far one of the most technologically advanced and safest vehicles on the road for the money. Having owned other high and higher line vehicles from BMW and Mercedes and spending thousands more for similiar options that were not standard on those cars. I can honestly say that I felt that I got my monies worth on the 2007 RL. It handles like my MDX in the snow and is a joy to drive on twisty mountain roads.
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Shear Quality by Another Acura owner from G-Vegas on 11/28/2006. Trim: 2007 Acura RL Sedan, Owned less than 1 year.
Pros: The most class, comfort, styling and safety for the money. By far, the nicest automobile I have ever owned.
Cons: As of yet, I have not been able to get a "hard copy" of the specific coverage provided by the Roadside Assistance Program.
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Manchester United vs. Chelsea is almost always the most tactically interesting match (or matches) of the English Premier League season, so it's worth keeping an eye on the two teams right after kickoff and seeing how they line up, because it's not always totally obvious and/or conventional.
After Wayne Rooney made mincemeat out of John Obi Mikel in the fixture between these two teams at the end of last season, Andre Villas-Boas has opted to play Raul Meireles slightly out of position as a holding midfield player. It might sound a bit dangerous and unconventional, but what's the alternative? His athleticism will allow him to contain Rooney better than anyone else on the Chelsea roster.
This allows both Ramires and Frank Lampard to start and get forward in front of him, and that paid off early. Chelsea have registered the game's first shot on goal early, with Ramires forcing a good save from David De Gea in the third minute.
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Mistakes and turnovers and bad plays by the Tampa Bay Lightning have them in a real bad situation after the first period of Game 4 in the Eastern Conference Final series, which they trail 2-1. The Boston Bruins got two unassisted goals by Patrice Bergeron, and lead 3-0 after 20 minutes at St. Pete Times Forum.
Early in this series, the Bruins were the ones making poor plays below their own red line. The last two games, a Lightning defenseman's mistake deep has gotten Boston their first goal. This time, it was Viktor Hedman making an ill-advised reversal pass behind the net to Brett Clark. Clark couldn't handle it, and it came right to Bergeron, who took it and put it five-hole on Dwayne Rolson to make it 1-0. It was Bergeron's first goal since returning from his concussion, and third of the post-season overall.
Later in the period, the Bruins got a good break. Michael Ryder was advancing in on a 2-on-1. Ryder's a natural shooter, so he tried for a bit of a surprise and made a pass attempt. It went off of Lightning defenseman Mike Lundin and into the net to give Boston a 2-0 lead. It was a lucky break, but they don't ask how. It was Ryder's fifth of the playoffs, and third of this series at 16:34 to give Boston a two-goal lead.
Almost immediately afterwards, Tampa Bay got the first power play of the game, when Dennis Seidenberg went off for a holding the stick minor at 17:51. Tampa had another unforced error, however, when Steven Stamkos made a weak pass that Patrice Bergeron swiped. Bergeron skated down the wing, and went five-hole on Roloson, and it went in. It was Bergeron's second unassisted goal of the game and fourth goal of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, and the Bruins had a three-goal lead before the end of the first. Roloson was pulled for the second time in the series right after for Mike Smith.


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Bill Anderson Biography
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There's an old saying:
"If you want someone's attention, whisper."
Bill Anderson has been using that philosophy for over forty years to capture the attention of millions of country music fans around the world, en route to becoming a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and one of the most popular, most enduring entertainers of our time.
He's known, in fact as "Whispering Bill," a nickname hung on him years ago as a result of his breathy voice and his warm, soft approach to singing a country song. His credentials, however, shout his prominence: One of the most awarded songwriters in the history of country music, a million selling recording artist many times over, television game show host, network soap opera star, spokesman for a nationwide restaurant chain, and a consummate onstage performer. His back-up group, The Po' Folks Band, has long been considered one of the finest instrumental and vocal groups in the business.
Bill Anderson was born in Columbia, South Carolina, but spent most of his growing-up years around Atlanta, Georgia. He graduated from the University of Georgia with a degree in journalism, having worked his way through college as a disc jockey on nearby radio stations. It was while he was still in school that he began performing and writing songs. At the age of nineteen he composed the country classic, "City Lights," and began rapidly carving his place in musical history.
He moved to Nashville, Tennessee, secured a recording contract with Decca Records, and began turning out hit after hit with songs like "Po'Folks," "Mama Sang A Song," "The Tips Of My Fingers," "8X10," and the unforgettable country and pop smash, "Still." His compositions were recorded by such diverse musical talents as Ray Price, Porter Wagoner, Debbie Reynolds, Ivory Joe Hunter, Kitty Wells, Faron Young, Lawrence Welk, Dean Martin, Jerry Lee Lewis, Aretha Franklin, Walter Brennan and many others.
Bill has been voted Songwriter Of The Year six times, Male Vocalist Of The Year, half of the Duet Of The Year with both Jan Howard and Mary Lou Turner, has hosted and starred in the Country Music Television Series Of The Year, seen his band voted Band Of The Year, and in 1975 was voted membership in the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame. Ten years later, the State of Georgia honored him by choosing him as only the 7th living performer inducted into the Georgia Music Hall of Fame. In 1993, he was made a member of the Georgia Broadcasters' Hall of Fame. In 1994, South Carolina inducted him into their Music and Entertainment Hall of Fame. And in 2001, he received the ultimate honor, membership in Nashville's prestigious Country Music Hall of Fame.
An entertainer in every sense of the word, Bill Anderson was the first country artist to host a network game show, starring on ABC-TV's, "The Better Sex." He also appeared for three years on ABC's Daytime soap opera, "One Life To Live."
For six years he hosted a country music game show on The Nashville Network called, "Fandango," later an interview show called "Opry Backstage," and somehow found time to be co-producer of another TNN Show called, "You Can Be A Star." In addition, Bill has appeared frequently as a guest star on television's top variety and game shows, including The Tonight Show, The Today Show, Match Game, Family Feud, Hee Haw and others.
Bill Anderson's autobiography, "Whisperin' Bill," was published by Longstreet Press in 1989 and relates the fascinating details of his life and lengthy career in show business. The book, which Bill personally wrote over a period of three years, made bestseller lists all across the south. Bill's second book, a humorous look at the music business titled, "I Hope You're Living As High On The Hog As The Pig You Turned Out To Be," was published in 1993 and is currently in it's third printing.
Bill Anderson continues to paint a broad stroke across the Nashville music scene. He has been a member of the Grand Ole Opry since 1961 and performs there regularly. In 2000, his latest album, "A Lot Of Things Different," received rave reviews. Each song on the album was written, or co-written, by Anderson. His 1998 release, Fine Wine, was produced by Steve Wariner and released on Warner Brothers' Reprise/Nashville label. Bill Anderson's Greatest Hits Volume I & II have been released on Varese-Sarabande Records along with The Best Of Bill Anderson on Curb.
Despite his hectic schedule and the demands of his multi-faceted business enterprises, Bill has made a renewed commitment to his first love – songwriting. "I feel like I've come full-circle," he smiles, because songwriting is what got me to Nashville in the first place." In 1995, Billboard magazine named four Bill Anderson compositions – "City Lights," "Once A Day," "Still," and "Mama Sang A Song" – among the Top 20 Country Songs of the past 35-years. No other songwriter had as many songs listed. Anderson began 1999 with a pair of #1 hits, "Wish You Were Here," by Mark Wills and the Grammy nominated "Two Teardrops" by Steve Wariner. His song, "Too Country," recorded by Brad Paisley along with Anderson, Buck Owens and George Jones, won CMA Vocal Event Of The Year honors for 2001. The folowing year saw Kenny Chesney soar with his version of the Anderson-Dean Dillon masterpiece, "A Lot Of Things Different." In November 2002, BMI named Anderson its first country songwriting Icon, placing him alongside R&B legends Little Richard, Chuck Berry, Bo Diddley, and James Brown as the only recipients of that prestigious award. His compositions can also be heard on recent recordings by Vince Gill, Lorrie Morgan, John Michael Montgomery, Collin Raye, Sara Evans, Bryan White, Kenny Chesney, Brad Paisley, and others, serving notice that the first forty years may well have been only the beginning.
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why no words | Reviewer: Anonymous | 6/1/14
what is it with you that no one can have most of the words especially the Po Folks cd? I have it and have tried tried to get the words for some of the song, I like to sing along but if I can't understand the words I can't.
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Bii Anderson is one of the best | Reviewer: Grover Derrick | 2/27/14
One song he sangs is mama song which I love very much. It reminds of my mother. Iam also from Columbia, S.C. I would like to know where lived in Columbia. Bill and I knew Snuffy Jenkins of the Hirde Hands which Snuffy use ti come WIS Tv .Also Snuffy and my mother and Dad and use to belong to the since church. Snuffy had son name toby.
Saw at Grand Ole Opry | Reviewer: Steve Cohen | 7/3/13
Being a native New Yorker I have never been an avid country music fan. I like it but my home is in the rock genere. I had never heard of Whistling Bill until I saw him last week at my first Grand Ole Opry. A riot! So funny and entertaining. So in tune with the audience. Country music always tells a story but Bill does it with a huge does of clever and funny. Just read his bio and didn't have a clue as to how accomplished he was. Can't wait to learn more about him and find some of his music.
The Greatest of all time | Reviewer: Marion Tiny Parcell | 10/27/12
I have lisned to Bill Anderson for 50yrs and he is not only the greatest singer and song writer in country music he also loves people and he loves the Lord. Just listen to the words of Moma sang a song. GOD Bless you Bill Anderson Tiny Parcell
A REQUEST | Reviewer: ROY GLENN HICKS | 6/28/12
latest book | Reviewer: Jo Ann | 5/2/10
I would like to purchase the book bill wrote that has been mentioned so many times on the RFD Family reunion program. i have purchased all the DVD's and love all of them. the name of his book is a long title and i can't remember the name.
Lyrics to Still Believing In Christmas | Reviewer: Judy | 12/8/07
I was wondering if you would have the lyrics to Still Believing In Christmas by Bill Anderson. I heard it on XM radio today and I really liked it. I have searched the web, but to no avail. Thank You sooooo much.
One of the most considerate country stars Iv'e seen. | Reviewer: Ellen Sullivan | 9/23/07
I've been a fan of his since 1962. Every
show I ever went to, Bill always took time
to talk to his fans. And he still does today.
He'll sign books, pictures,or just a piese of
paper. He'll have his piture taken with him.
He is a great person. A fan Forever Ellen
Writing of song, By the tips of my fingers | Reviewer: Gary Smith [Smitty] | 8/5/07
I sat on the porch in avalon pittsburgh pa and the real Bill Anderson and me and a few more guys sat and wrote the words to this song,You no how us guys use to sit around and harmonize back then. His brother wrote the music,The song did not do to well so there was not many copies. It was a 45 record and on the flip side was No Mans Land. Bill anderson sold the song to the other Bill Anderson when I went into the service from what I understand.The Bill Anderson that was my close friend moved and I never heard from him again.I wander were he moved. Anyway Bill Anderson Who made a hit out of it.[He was a Better singer and had the right voice for the song] I still sing and injoy the song today and I"m 62 Thanks Smitty, [My Nickname from back then]
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In the immortal words of J Timberlake:
(Thank you Laura for sending me this)
And if you don't get it, please watch this classic music video and seriously reconsider what you are doing with your life. Anyway, it's May bitchessssssss. The best month of the year. School ends, you can wear flip flops everywhere you go, it's okay to be permanently pink from the sun, and it's my birthday month. In anticipation of this most wonderful and important month, we took it easy this weekend. Mainly, we did a lot of this:
Because we are wild and crazy girls. She is so sweet when she isn't conscious. On Saturday night Caroline decided we were going to watch a baseball game. So Caroline, Greg (her boyfriend), and I loaded up and headed to the baseball field. Unfortunately, we learned that Caroline can't read as we trolled the empty and silent parking lots. The game was out of town. So we did the next best thing, headed to a bar. We hit up The Executive Surf Club which is pretty much the only place I will drink in public in Corpus Christi. I'm high-maintenance about where I'll get my drank on.
Even though we had just eaten dinner, we walked in the door and were hit in the face by the pleasantly savory scent of fried carbs. So naturally, we had to get some immediately.
I love queso so hard. We actually ended up with two orders of it because one bowl of melted cheese just wasn't enough. And then we drank.
It was a good time. Just the three of us. We can make it if we tryyyyyyyyyyyyyy, just the three of us, you and you and IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII. Eventually some of Caroline's weird little engineer guy friends (<— my kind of people) joined us and we had a rousing debate on whether it awesome or awful that this shriveled little 70 year old man was hitting on every female he passed. And he was working hard at it. Little creeper. Finally, in perhaps one of the best things that has happened to me in a long time, I discovered that Alaskan Brewery beer is FINALLY in Texas. I was clapping and hopping and so very excited.
It has been about 10 months since my lips last tasted the Alaskan Amber. It was a beautiful reunion. After a quick stop at Walmart for food and candy we made it home around midnight. I was supposed to wake up at 5 to go fishing with Caroline and Greg, but I warned them Saturday night that if they even breathed near my door on Sunday morning, their mothers would never find their bodies. While I slept, Caroline caught us some dinner.
Such a little beast. Other than my jaunt out into the world on Saturday night, I pretty much spent the entire weekend either laying on the couch or laying by the pool reading. I couldn't even be bothered to put pants on to go see a movie. I'm going to try again to make it to the theater this weekend, but we will see. All I did was eat and eat and eat and nap and eat some more. So many Oreos are MIA. It was impressive, until I had to roll into work Monday morning. I felt like a tumescent blueberry.
Salt and sugar are so very very delicious. Oh well, it was worth every scrumptious bite, even if walking leaves me breathless. And I FINALLY got caught up on Game of Thrones. So much WTF-ery going on. Amazing.
Seriously. That kid needs to die. Let's make it happen Sansa, do itttttttttttt.


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Tim Malbon says he's pleased to be involved in this Web thing, but appears to conflate lack of full assimilation with brain-washing.
One can be a tiny bundle of techno-lust and not believe that successive versions of the Web will lead directly to a shiny new future.
Posting photos to Flickr (Web2.0) seems like something of a tenuous, circuitious route to finding housing for homeless children (shiny future). On the other hand, if you followed that link you're contributing to something like a counter-argument.
It's not that I begrudge boosterism, because some interesting things come about that way. I just find the juxtaposition of
They see [the Web] as 'work' rather than the defining social revolution du jour with
They have the air of people who belong to a mind control cult as, well, exquisite.
Having said all that: I quite agree with Tim's sentiments that Small is Good, creating neat technology isn't work, and I'd rather be passionate about what I do than uninterested (happily, I am the former).
Toward the end of last week, I found myself wondering about implementing a diff algorithm in Javascript. It turns out there's already at least one available attempt at this, by John Resig (direct link: jsdiff.js). Unfortunately, the implementation is a little buggy (try
diffString("the quick", "the quick fox"), for example), so I went hunting for source material to implement my own.
I ended up finding J. W. Hunt and M. D. McIlroy, "An algorithm for differential file comparison", Bell Telephone Laboratories CSTR #41 (1976) (postscript), which turned out to be quite implementable.
Here's my implementation: hunt-mcilroy.js. With luck, I've even implemented something close to the described algorithm.
As an example, the output from
diff("the quick brown fox jumped over".split(/\s+/),
"the quick fox jumps over".split(/\s+/))
The next step is to implement a diff3 equivalent, and then I've the tools to implement rudimentary version-control. It'd sure be a fine thing to see TiddlyWiki evolve darcs-like distributed change-propagation…
In my last entry, I described a problem, and promised a solution. There are many solutions online and in various JavaScript toolkits; as far as I can tell this one is the most elegant of the bunch, and I'd be pleased to see it replace the various other solutions out there.
The main goals of this approach are:
* The problem described in the previous post are avoided. What is per-instance stays per-instance, and what is shared stays shared; subclassing doesn't change one into the other.
* The code to create a subclass looks reasonably elegant and straightforward and not too wordy.
* The result is reasonably efficient in space and time
The approach here also meets one nice but less important goal:
* The approach can be used to subclass from a class not specifically built to work with this approach – in other words, when not subclassing, you make classes in the normal way.
I shan't include a comparison with any other specific solutions here, but if there are any you're interested in, ask me.
Code first, explanations second.
// The code to support this approach to subclassing
function extend(superclass, constructor_extend, prototype) {
var res = function () {
constructor_extend.apply(this, arguments);
var withoutcon = function () {};
withoutcon.prototype = superclass.prototype;
res.prototype = new withoutcon();
for (var k in prototype) {
res.prototype[k] = prototype[k];
return res;
// An example of the approach in use
// Make a class in the normal way
function Parent () {
this.array = [];
Parent.prototype = {
someMethod: function () {
var Child = extend(Parent, function () {
this.somethingelse = "hello Mum!";
}, {
anotherMethod: function () {
// And demonstrate that it works properly
aa = new Child();
bb = new Child();
print(aa.array); // prints "aa,aa"
print(bb.array); // prints "bb,hello Mum!"
So what's going on? This is almost the same as the traditional "Child.prototype = new Parent()" approach, but with a couple of wrinkles.
We create a constructor function that explicitly calls the no-argument constructor of the parent on the object, then calls the "constructor_extend" function passed in, passing it the constructor arguments. We then set a prototype object on this constructor function.
The class used to create the prototype object is a variant of the Parent class, which is the same except that the constructor is replaced with a no-op. It will have the same \_\_proto\_\_ object as any Parent object, but it won't have any instance fields set. This means that nothing that was per-object in the Parent becomes shared in the Child.
Once we've created this blank prototype object, we assign it as the prototype to our constructor function. We then copy in the methods passed in the "prototype" argument, in order to add methods and other shared things to Child objects that aren't present in Parent objects. The constructor function is then returned, ready to serve as the new class.
One slight inflexibility with this approach is that the superclass constructor is always called with no arguments. This is often fine, but sometimes you need to be able to pass an argument in. To address this, we break our "extend" function into two parts:
function general_extend(superclass, constructor, prototype) {
var withoutcon = function () {};
withoutcon.prototype = superclass.prototype;
constructor.prototype = new withoutcon();
for (var k in prototype) {
constructor.prototype[k] = prototype[k];
return constructor;
function extend(superclass, constructor_extend, prototype) {
return general_extend(superclass, function () {
constructor_extend.apply(this, arguments);
}, prototype);
Now if we want to call the constructor with arguments, we use "general_extend" instead of "extend":
var Child = general_extend(Parent, function () {
Parent.apply(this, ["an argument"]);
this.somethingelse = "hello Mum!";
}, {
anotherMethod: function () {
I can't find a convenient way to implement "super" – if you want to refer to the superclass, for example to defer to the superclass version of an overriden method, you'll have to do so explicitly. The nearest I can get is this:
var Child = (function (uber) {
return general_extend(uber, function() {
uber.apply(this, ["an argument"]);
this.somethingelse = "hello Mum!";
}, {
printState: function() {
print("somethingelse:" + this.somethingelse);
but that's far from pretty. Until we get macros, though, I think this is the cleanest and most flexible way of doing subclassing in JavaScript I've seen so far.
Update: I've just realised that I have mistaken how the inheritance system presented in KevLinDev works, and in fact the key idea is the same as mine – that of creating a copy of the superclass that has a no-op constructor. Nonetheless I slightly prefer my expression of it, in particular the ease of adding methods and the way the separation between general_extend and extend gives you control over the superclass constructor if you need it. I'm not sure there's much benefit to the definition of baseConstructor and superClass.
We are very pleased to announce that Sebastian Egner has just joined our team.
Sebastian, with his background in the development of consumer electronics, brings new skills and plenty of new ideas.
One of the new projects that I'm working on involves a messaging infrastructure in Erlang. Without boring you with the details, the basic idea is that there are two types of messages, A and B and these are both sent to a thread (or a *process* in Erlang). One A must be paired with one B before the A and B can be discarded. Performance is an issue so this pairing must be fast. Several approaches were developed in trying to make this go very fast:
1. The first approach is also the dumbest. All A and B messages are sent to the same process. The process deals with these messages in a fifo order and thus must internally maintain queues of As and Bs, matching them as becomes possible. The problem with this is that flooding the process with As or Bs cripples performance because of processing the queue in fifo order. So a DoS attack is very possible and would often accidentally occur (most traffic is bursty).
1. The next idea is to not process the messages in a fifo order. This is possible because of Erlang's *receive* statement which can do pattern matching on the messages in the queue. The problem is that the process must scan every message in the queue in a fifo order each time through the receive block until it finds one that matches. So whilst the DoS attack can't happen in the same way, it can still cripple performance as the message queue must be scanned until you reach the end and find the first message of the *other* type so that the pairing can occur. So this cripples performance again.
1. Use three processes. Send messages of one type to one process and of the other type to another process. These processes are then *buffers*. They process messages in a fifo order (which is fast) and put all the messages they receive into an internal queue. The third process (the *pairer*) then sends *fetch* messages to these buffers which then send a predetermined number of messages in their internal queue to the pairer. The pairer then scans its messages in a non-fifo way but because the message queue is effectively bounded, there is no significant performance drop. The points are these:
* There is potentially a DoS attack possible which prevents the buffers from receiving the *fetch* message. However, firstly by processing the message queue in a fifo order it *will* be received, just possibly not immediately; and secondly, the buffers simply remove A or B messages from their message queues and place them in an internal queue, thus there is very little processing done. So getting through several thousand A or B messages does not take and real amount of time.
* The pairer only asks for more messages (via *fetch* messages sent to the buffers) iff it has exhausted its quota of messages: i.e. it asks for *n* messages from each buffer and will only ask for more if it has received *n* messages from each buffer. This means that its queue will never be more than 2 *n* messages long.
* Careful testing reveals that *n* = 7 is the best performance on the hardware I have available. This balances the cost of the pairer processing messages out of order with the extra round trip to the buffers. Lower *n* means that there are too many round trips sending *fetch* messages to the buffers but the non-fifo processing is really cheap. Higher values of *n* mean the pairer's message queue gets too big so the non-fifo processing costs too much.
* By using three processes, it can make good use of thread level parallelism hardware. The two buffers can get through their message queues in parallel as can the pairer. There's also therefore the possibility of distribution across multiple machines.
* It's very possible to alter the pairer so that it sends the *fetch* messages after it has achived *m* pairings where *m* < *n*. This means the pairer's message queue would be a maximum of 2 *n* + 2(*n* - *m*) messages long but would reduce the delay between the pairer sending the *fetch* messages and the buffers being able to receive the *fetch* message and send messages on to the pairer - effectively the *fetch* message ends up higher up in the buffers' message queues.
It's quite ironic that a language that seems, at least on the face of it, ideal for messaging-type applications turns out to have implicit semantics that, if not hindering, at least make you think much harder when trying to implement certain requirements…
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Traffic is back open in the Mitchell neighborhood where a supposed standoff happened Thursday morning.
At 7:58 am, Mitchell police were called to a domestic disturbance report in the 1100 block of East 1st Avenue.
The disturbance was between a man and woman. Police say when officers arrived, the male suspect went into a back bedroom and took his life with a shotgun.
After police heard gunshots the surrounding homes in the area were evacuated and a nearby elementary school was put on lockdown.
At 9:45 am traffic was back to normal and the school was no longer on lockdown.


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Aspen Mountain
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Aspen Mountain has a lot of advanced terrain. However, intermediate skiers shouldn't be intimidated, because there are Blue groomers and cruisers on the mountain, too.
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Take a walk around Aspen with me early on a bluebird morning, before the lifts open, then close your eyes, turn around 3 times and make that big wish, again, "I want to live in Aspen, just once, for a little while."
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As part of the Bumps For Boomers clinic, skiboards are a training tool to eliminate bad skiing habits and to instill new contemporary skiing techniques for controlled mogul and powder skiing.