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The state of Alabama provides several veteran benefits. This section offers a brief description of each of the following benefits.
Alabama State Veterans Home Program
The State of Alabama is extending this special kind of care to veterans through a partnership with the federal government and private industry. The Bill Nichols State Veterans Home in Alexander City has been "home" to hundreds of veterans since its opening in 1989. In January 1995, Alabama opened two more homes to veterans, the Floyd E. "Tut" Fann State Veterans Home in Huntsville, and the William F. Green State Veterans Home in Bay Minette.
Learn more about the Alabama Veterans' Home Program
Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions
Homes of Totally Disabled Persons or Those Over Age 65:
Exemption is provided from ad valorem taxation of the home of any person who is totally disabled or who is 65 years of age or older, and who had a net annual income of $7,500.00 or less for income tax purposes for the last preceding year.
Homes of Veterans/Widows Acquired Under Public Law 702:
Incompetent Veterans:
The property of all incompetent veterans to the value of $3,000.00 is exempt from ad valorem taxation.
Motor Vehicle Paid for by VA Grant:
Any disabled veteran of WW II or of any hostilities in which the United States was, is or shall be engaged against any foreign state who owns an automobile which has been, is or shall hereafter be all or partly paid for with funds furnished for such purposes by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), under the authority of any act of the Congress of the United States is entitled to exemptions from all license fees and ad valorem taxes on such motor vehicle provided the veteran keeps the vehicle only for private use.
Veterans Organizations:
All property owned by the American Legion or by Veterans of Foreign Wars or by the Disabled American Veterans, or any post thereof; provided, that such property is used and occupied exclusively by their organization.
Bonus for Southeast Asian War Prisoners
A gratuity in the amount of $500.00 shall be paid to any person who entered the armed services while a bona fide resident of the state of Alabama and who was imprisoned as a prisoner of war in North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos or Cambodia. If the person qualified for the payment of this bonus died while a prisoner, the gratuity shall be paid to the next of kin. All applications for bonus or gratuity payments must be made to the State Department of Veterans Affairs. No payment shall be made except on applications duly received and approved by the said agency.
Exemption of Debts Incurred Pursuant to National Housing Act or Veterans' Benefits
All debts or extensions of credit incurred pursuant to any provision of the act of Congress known as the National Housing Act, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended or supplemented, and all debts or extensions of credit incurred pursuant to any act of Congress relating to veterans' benefits, as the same now exists or may hereafter be amended or supplemented, are exempt from any law of this state relating to usury or prescribing or limiting interest rates.
Military Retiree Income Tax Exemption
Effective January 1, 1989, and for all successive tax years, all retirement or compensation received as retirement benefits by any person retired from the military service of the United States of America and survivor benefits derived therefrom is hereby exempt from any state, county or municipal income tax or like tax whatever name called.
Unemployment Compensation
A person who served in the armed forces of the United States and who is unemployed may be entitled to unemployment compensation based on their honorable military or naval service. Contact the nearest State Employment Compensation Claims Office. Pension or disability payments provided by the United States to the individuals who have completed the period of military service may disqualify such individual from receiving unemployment compensation.
Military Combat Pay Income Tax Exemption
Money paid by the United States to a person as compensation for active service as a member of the armed forces of the United States in a combat zone designed by executive order of the President of the United States shall not be subject to income taxes levied by the State of Alabama for the calendar year 1965 or any subsequent year.
Any teacher entering the military service of the United States, who is not on continuing service status but who has accumulated one or more years of teaching experience immediately prior to entering military service, shall be given credit for such experience if such teacher is re-imposed within one year after release from military service.
Preference in State Classified Employment
All persons who have been honorably discharged from the United States armed forces at any time shall have five points added to any earned ratings in examination for entrance to the state classified service. Those honorably discharged veterans with the present existence of a service-connected disability and entitled to pension, compensation or disability allowance under existing laws shall have 10 points added to any earned ratings. Wives and widows of certain disabled or deceased veterans may have the 10 point preference extended to them and added to any earned ratings.
Membership in State Employees'/Teachers' Retirement System
Retirement benefits rights of state employees and teachers who enter the armed forces and return to state employment after discharge are preserved. A member who enter the armed services and does not withdraw contributions, and who returns to said employment within one year after being honorably discharged, may be granted credit for military service up to four years, provided the employee pays an amount equal to four percent of the average compensation paid to a state employee during each claimed year of full-time military service, plus and together there with eight percent interest compounded from the last date of such claimed military service. The contributions must be made within a period of time equal to the length of service in the armed forces or before attainment of age 60, or in the case of a state policeman, age 56, whichever occurs first. No credit for military service shall be granted if such member is receiving military service retirement benefits.
Business and Occupation License Exemptions for Disabled Veterans
Any bona fide permanent resident of Alabama who is a veteran of the Spanish American War, WW I, WW II or at any time past, present or future, when the United States was, is or shall be engaged in hostilities with any foreign state and who has physical disabilities of 25% or more whether service-connected or not, who conducts their business as a means of livelihood through their personal efforts and has no more than one employee and whose property (both real and personal) is valued at less than $5,000.00 and net income is less than $2,500.00 is entitled to businesses and occupations license exemptions of $25.00 for each state, county and municipality. There is not a deadline on these exemptions.
Business and Occupation License Exemptions for Veterans of WW II
Alabama veterans who served in the armed forces of the United States between September 16, 1940 and the termination of WW II or at any subsequent time when the United States was, is or shall be engaged in hostilities with any foreign state are entitled to exceptions on business of occupation license of $35.00 for each the state, county and municipality for a period, as to WW II veterans, or six years from July 24, 1953, or six years after date of discharge from military service, whichever is later. Post Korean veterans (Vietnam) have for a period of six years from January 1, 1964 until May 7, 1975, or six years after date of discharge, whichever is later. Such veterans whose property is valued at $7,000.00 or more, or whose net annual income is $3,000.00 or more, is limited to $15.00 exemptions from the state, county and municipality.
Forfeiture of Franchise
No corporate franchise shall be forfeited for non-use, if any of the managing officers of such corporation become engaged in military service of the United States and as a result thereof the corporation suspends operations, if the corporation has paid all its franchise and other taxes to the State.
G. I. Dependents' Scholarship Program
The Alabama Department of Veterans Affairs announces major changes to its Alabama G.I. Dependents' Scholarship program. This program provides free tuition, textbooks and instructional fees at any state-supported institution of higher learning, college or university to qualified dependents of eligible disabled veterans.
On March 18, 2014, Governor Robert Bentley signed into law Act No. 2014-177 that amended critical portions of the scholarship program. It eliminates the requirement that a veteran must have served during a wartime period or under extra-hazardous conditions.
Beginning in the fall 2014 semester, dependents of eligible peace-time veterans may now qualify to participate in the program if all other qualifications are met. Dependents previously denied education benefits based solely on the veterans' peace-time service dates must reapply by Aug. 1, 2015, to receive the full benefit.
Also beginning in the fall 2014 semester, the program will cover only undergraduate level courses at the in-state tuition rate. Students presently enrolled in the program will not have any change in their benefits.
Interested veterans, or their family members should visit their county veterans' service office for more information, or call 334-242-5077.
Armed Forces Voter Registration and Absentee Voting
Members of the armed forces of the United States and their dependents may register and receive an absentee ballot for voting in the county of their Alabama permanent address by completing the federal postcard application form, "Federal Post Card Registration and Absentee Ballot Request" (Standard Form 76). This form may be obtained from the military unit's voting officer. The completed form should be mailed to the Board of Registrars in the county of his/her Alabama permanent address.
Commitment of Incompetent Veteran
Whenever it appears that an incompetent veteran of any war, military occupation or expedition is eligible for treatment in a U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center is necessary for the proper care and treatment of such veteran, the courts of this state are hereby authorized to communicate with the administration with reference to available facilities and eligibility and, upon receipt of a certificate from the administration stating that there are facilities available in a VA Medical Center is entitled to hospitalization therein, the court may then direct such veteran's commitment to such hospital. Notice of such pending proceedings shall be furnished the person so committed, and his right to appear and defend shall not be denied.
Executive, Attestation and Acknowledgment Certification
Acknowledgments, proof of conveyance and affidavits may be taken by certain government, state or municipal officials or by any commissioned officer of any of the armed forces of the United States, within or outside the limits of the United States, and when such acknowledgment is taken by the latter, no seal of office is required and the signature of such commissioned officer is prima facie proof of his authority, and is retroactive as of December 7, 1941.
Fiduciaries in War Service
Any fiduciary engaged in war service may be removed from this office as such upon petition filed in the proper court having jurisdiction and again serve as such fiduciary at any time after the termination of their war service upon petition of the court.
Fishing License
Any person who is totally disabled and who has been a bona fide resident of this state for not less than six months preceding the date of application may, upon the payment of a license fee of $1.00, procure a special annual fishing license.
Guardianship for Veterans and Minor Dependents
The Uniform Veterans' Guardianship Act provides for the appointment of a guardian for veterans and their minor dependents who are mentally or physically incapacitated. This Act outlines the appointment process, duties, responsibilities, limits, taxing of costs and fees of guardianship. The control and accountability of the beneficiary's estate and income include only moneys received by the guardian from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and all earnings, interest and profits derived.
Hunting License
No exemption is available for hunting license due to disability.
Military Leave of Absence
All officers and employees of the State of Alabama, or of any county, municipality, or other agency or political subdivision thereof, who shall be active members of the Alabama National Guard or naval militia, or of the Officers' Reserve Corps of the United States Army, or of the reserve components of the United Stated armed forces, shall be entitled to military or naval leave of absence from their respective civil duties and occupations on all days that they shall be engaged in field or coast defense or other training or on other service ordered under the provision of the below cited statute, or of the National Defense Act, or of the federal laws governing the United States reserves, without loss of pay, time, efficiency rating, annual vacation, or sick leave, but no such person granted such leave of absence with pay shall be paid for more than 21 working days at any one time.
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An attempted armed robbery was thwarted Monday morning at Dollar General on Miss. Highway 8 West in Cleveland.
According to Cleveland Police Chief Buster Bingham, when officers arrived on the scene a single black male with weapon in hand headed to the side of the store and drove off in a light colored SUV.
He headed east on Miss. Highway 8 and after a short pursuit Cleveland Police officers stopped the suspect near Thomas Street.
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After re-pinning the above image of this bathroom, I clicked over to the John Jacob Interiors' site, and I ended up staying for awhile.
I liked almost all of what I found on the site, so today, I'm sharing some of his work.
The designer, John Jacob Zwiegelaar, is located in Cape Town, South Africa.
He obviously travels far and wide to design and decorate homes and gardens for his clients.
I love that he has designed in so many different styles. It is obvious that he listens and feels his client's desires before executing the décor.
I hope you find something inspiring in his work, as I did. All of it inspires me.
Now I just need to win the lottery, so I can pay to fly him here to decorate my home!
I'm such a dreamer!
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From cows and ping pong tables to a color-wrapped intersection and that giant eyeball, Chicago has an eye for public art.
Make that a head now too.
The latest interactive art installation to grace downtown streets are 15 giant head sculptures that also serve as planters. The pieces line the Cultural Mile, the stretch of Michigan Avenue from the Chicago River to Roosevelt Road.
While each piece showcases an eco-friendly message, the 11-foot sculptures also engage viewers' imaginations.
Think late-night television or the endless stream of post-Thanksgiving commercials.
Michigan Avenue is now lined with giant Chia pets.
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The majority of deaths in MedSTAR or an ICU may fall under the jurisdiction of the Medical Examiner for the District of Columbia. The Family Advocate shall assist with notification and must obtain consent from the Medical Examiner's office prior to initiation of any procedure, should this death fall under their jurisdiction. Regardless of the next-of-kin's wishes, the Medical Examiner has the right to object to donation of any organs or tissues, if such removal would potentially impact the determination of cause and manner of death. Under no circumstances will any procedure be initiated without the Medical Examiner's approval. Once the Medical Examiner has agreed to allow intervention, the Family Advocate will immediately notify the Line Placement Team.
The Family Advocate shall respond to the MedSTAR unit immediately (they carry a code pager) and determine whether a decedent is a potential rapid organ recovery candidate. This determination will be made in consultation with the attending physician/intensivist. The Family Advocate will then immediately notify the Line Placement Team. A search for the next of kin in conjunction with local authorities will be instituted if a family member cannot be located. The Family Advocate is responsible for offering the option of organ/tissue donation to the decedent's next-of-kin. The consent will be obtained utilizing the standard Uniform Donor Form according to WHC Standard Practice #583.20 and ODA SP#C.300. Additionally, the decedent's medical/social history must be obtained from the legal next-of-kin and documented utilizing the standard OPO Medical History Form.
A Line Placement Team will be available in-house 24 hours a day to respond to a preservation call. If deemed necessary, the team member will draw 10 ccs of blood and run a STAT HIV screening. Should the potential donor test positive, organ preservation will be discontinued. Two 10cc red top tubes and one lavender top tube of blood will be drawn and labeled. One red top tube will be held for the project coordinator to be sent for virology testing and the second sent to the stat lab for ABO determination, BUN, creatinine and electrolyte levels. The lavender top will also be sent for CBC evaluation. Aerobic and anaerobic blood cultures will also be drawn and sent. The bladder will then be catheterized and a specimen sent for stat urinalysis and urine culture. An additional 3 red top tubes of blood must also be drawn for the Medical Examiners Office along with as many PVC test tubes of urine as possible. All tubes must be labeled with the donor's name, social security number (if available), medical record number, and the date and time of death. A visual image will be recorded at the medical examiner's request. The OPO will be advised as soon as possible about the potential donor and the whereabouts of the blood samples. The OPO Coordinator will notify the central donor lab so that arrangements can be made


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HOUSTON, Dec. 23 -- Energy prices fell in light trading Dec. 22 as traders reacted to a surprisingly bearish report on US petroleum inventories during the last full session before the extended Christmas holiday weekend on the New York Mercantile Exchange. NYMEX was scheduled to close early Dec. 23 and remain closed Dec. 24.
Traders had expected a slight decline in US petroleum stocks after a period of colder-than-normal weather. However, the Energy Information Administration said Dec. 22 that commercial US inventories of crude increased by 2.1 million bbl to 295.9 million bbl during the week ended Dec. 17. Distillate fuel inventories were up by only 600,000 bbl to 119.9 million bbl, while US gasoline inventories increased by 1.8 million bbl to 211.4 million bbl (OGJ Online, Dec. 22, 2004).
Meanwhile, US military officials now suspect that a suicide bomber, not a rocket attack, killed 22 solders and civilians and wounded more than 60 others in a Dec. 21 attack on a mess tent at a military base near Mosul, Iraq (OGJ Online, Dec. 21). Analysts said the Dec. 22 fall in energy commodity prices could have been steeper had it not been checked by fears of increased violence in Iraq prior to upcoming elections.
In other news, the Royal Dutch/Shell Group on Dec. 22 declared force majeure on disrupted deliveries of 114,000 b/d of Nigerian Bonny Light crude as a result of the occupation by villagers of oil platforms in the Niger Delta earlier this month. Hundreds of villagers occupied two Shell and one CheveronTexaco Corp. platforms Dec. 5 but subsequently retreated. Nevertheless, Shell said the resulting production stoppage would impact export operations through the rest of December, January, and part of February.
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The January contract for benchmark US light, sweet crudes fell by $1.52 to $44.24/bbl Dec. 22 on NYMEX, while the February position lost $1.46 to $44.33/bbl. On the US spot market, West Texas Intermediate at Cushing, Okla., was down by $1.51 to $44.05/bbl. Heating oil for January delivery dropped 4.09¢ to $1.36/gal on NYMEX. Gasoline for the same month retreated by 2.13¢ to $1.15/gal. The January natural gas contract dipped by 3.6¢ to $6.82/MMbtu.
In London, the February contract for North Sea Brent crude lost $1.73 to $40.56/bbl Dec.22 on the International Petroleum Exchange.
The average price for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' basket of seven benchmark crudes declined by 85¢ to $37.41/bbl on Dec. 22.
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The Pennsylvania Railroad (reporting mark PRR) was an American Class I railroad which had it's beginnings in 1846. Also referred to as the "Pennsy," the PRR's main offices were in Philadelphia, PA. Through the years, it acquired, merged, assimilated, or owned part of at least 800 other rail lines and companies. By the end of 1925, it operated 10,515 miles of rail line; in the 1920s, it carried about three times the traffic (measured by ton-miles of freight) as other rail lines of similar length, such as the Union Pacific (UP) or Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway (AT&SF). The only real rival to the PRR was the New York Central (NYC), which hauled about three-fourths of the Pennsy's ton-miles. In 1950, the PRR operated 10,112 miles in 13 states. Although ranking fourth in total mileage, it ranked first in operating revenues. It also owned the greatest number of locomotives, passenger cars, and freight cars. In it's time, the PRR was the largest publicly traded corporation in the world, and had a budget larger than that of the U.S. government, with a workforce of about 250,000 people. The PRR still holds the record for the longest continuous dividend history, as it paid out annual dividends to shareholders for over 100 years in a row.
Pennsylvania Railroad's sleek GG1 Electric Locomotive Number 4877.
PRR then acquired interests in two major railroads, the Northern Central Railroad (NCRR) and the Cumberland Valley Railroad (CVRR). The latter opened in 1837 from Harrisburg to Chambersburg, and was extended by another company to Hagerstown, Maryland. The Baltimore & Susquehanna Railroad was incorporated in 1828, not long after the B&O got underway, to build north from Baltimore. Progress was slowed due of the reluctance of the state of Pennsylvania to charter a railroad that would bring commerce to Baltimore. The line reached Harrisburg in 1851 and Sunbury in 1858, and the railroad lines that formed the route were combined as the Northern Central Railway. A block of its stock held by John W. Garrett, president of the B&O, was purchased by J. Edgar Thomson, PRR's president, about 1860 and transferred to PRR ownership, with the PRR acquiring majority ownership of the Northern Central in 1900. In 1862 the PRR expanded into the northwestern part of the state and acquired an interest in the Philadelphia & Erie Railroad. The PRR assisted that railroad in completing its line from Sunbury to Erie, PA in 1864. The line to Erie was not all that successful, but from Sunbury to Driftwood it served as part of a freight route with easy grades. The rest of that route was the Allegheny Valley Railroad, which began as a feeder from Pittsburgh to the New York Central (NYC) and Erie railroads. The PRR gained control in 1868, and in 1874 opened a line with easy grades from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh through the valleys of the Susquehanna and Allegheny rivers. In 1900, the PRR leased the Allegheny Valley Railroad. Thomson was at the helm of the PRR from 1852 until his passing in 1874. The PRR was the largest business enterprise in the world and was a world-class model for both managerial and technological innovation. Thomson's steady, technical, methodical, and non-ideological persona was an important influence on the PRR, which in the mid-1800s was on the cutting edge of rail development. Through Thomson, the PRR was the largest railroad in the world, with 6,000 miles of track, and was famous for steady financial dividends, high quality construction, constantly improving equipment, technological advances (such as replacing wood with coal), and innovation in management techniques for a large complex organization.
The PRR's first all-steel, fireproof passenger car was designed to be used in the New York Tunnel. Circa 1906.
In 1851 the PRR decided to assist the Ohio & Pennsylvania Railroad (O&P), which was open from Allegheny, PA, across the Allegheny River from Pittsburgh to Salem, OH. Projected west from the end of the O&P at Crestline, OH was the Ohio & Indiana Railroad (O&I), which was constructing a route to Fort Wayne, with extensions to Burlington, Iowa, and Chicago, Illinois. In 1856 the O&P, O&I, and the Fort Wayne & Chicago were combined as the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Rail Road (PFtW&C). The PRR held an interest in the PFtW&C, but did not control it. In 1858 the PFtW&C leased the Cleveland & Pittsburgh Railroad, a route from Cleveland through Alliance (where it crossed the PFtW&C) to the Ohio River near Wellsville, Ohio, and on to Rochester, Pennsylvania, where it met the PFtW&C again. George Gould tried to get control of the PFtW&C from the Erie in 1869, but the PFtW&C evaded him and was leased by the PRR. The lease also included the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad, a route from Richmond, Indiana, north through Fort Wayne and Grand Rapids, Michigan. In 1873 the PRR assembled a route into Toledo. The PRR extended the route to Detroit around 50 years later, mainly through trackage rights. In June of 1887, the Pennsylvania Limited began running between New York and Chicago. The vestibule, an enclosed platform at the end of each passenger car which allowed protected access to the entire train, was also introduced at this time. In 1902 the Pennsylvania Limited was replaced by the Pennsylvania Special and then was replaced in 1912 by the Broadway Limited, the most famous train ever operated by the PRR. This train ran from New York City to Chicago through Philadelphia.
LEFT: PRR Class C (Anthracite), later Class D4 4-4-0 American steam locomotive, ca. 1874. RIGHT: PRR Light-Duty Class G (later Class D5) Locomotive, ca. 1870.
The leases of 1869 suddenly gave the PRR more than 3,000 miles of line west of Pittsburgh. Instead of trying to manage it all from Philadelphia, the PRR started the Pennsylvania Company to hold and manage all of the lines west of Pittsburgh and the new company also operated the PFtW&C and its affiliates. The division of the PRR system into several more or less autonomous divisions was not altogether successful, partly because the pieces all came together in Pittsburgh, where the yards and terminals were under three agreements. The Pennsylvania Company ended in 1918 and transferred all of its leases to the PRR. The PRR could not ignore New York City, both as a city and port. All traffic from the west to New York was turned over to the Reading Railroad (RDG) at Harrisburg due to there being no through Philadelphia toNew York route. The PRR contracted with the Philadelphia & Trenton Railroad (which was built and opened in 1834), the Camden & Amboy Railroad (with lines from Camden to South Amboy and from Trenton to New Brunswick, New Jersey), and the Delaware & Raritan Canal Company in 1863. The PRR leased the properties of these companies and the United Canal & Railroad Companies of New Jersey, acquiring lines northeast to Jersey City, south to Cape May, and north along the Delaware River to Belvidere in 1871. In the 1880s the PRR had acquired the lines from Philadelphia east across New Jersey to the shore and built lines up the Schuylkill Valley into the RDG's territory. In 1933, the New Jersey lines were consolidated with a parallel line owned by the Reading as the Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines. The NYC, which had an advantage in passenger service to and from New York, had Grand Central Terminal on Manhattan Island, and all of the other railroads (except the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad [NH], which shared NYC's facilities) had to ferry passengers to Manhattan. The PRR wanted a rail terminal in Manhattan, and this was given added impetus in 1900 when it acquired the Long Island Rail Road. The PRR began construction (after studying proposals for bridges and tunnels) of Pennsylvania Station (Penn Station), between Seventh and Eighth avenues and 31st and 33rd streets; with two tunnels under the Hudson River and four tunnels under the East River; with a double-track line across the Jersey Meadows that connected to the main line east of Newark, all electrified, all in 1904. In 1910, the new station opened. The New York Connecting Railroad, including the Hell Gate Bridge, was opened in 1917, which created a route from Bay Ridge in Brooklyn for freight service and from Penn Station for passenger service to a junction with the NH in the Bronx.
PRR K4s Streamlined 4-6-2 Pacific Steam Locomotive Number 1120, circa 1944.
The Baltimore and Ohio had a monopoly on traffic to and from Washington, D.C., and with the protection of that monopoly in its charter, refused to make arrangements with the Northern Central Railway or the Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore Railroad (PW&B) for the through ticketing of passengers or the through billing of freight. The PRR purchased the charter of the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad (B&P), a line which was to have run from Baltimore directly south to the Potomac River at Popes Creek, MD, but which had laid dormant since it was chartered in 1853. This charter allowed the B&P to build branch lines up to 20 miles in length only, and it was slightly less than that from Washington to Bowie, MD on the B&P. The resulting Baltimore-Washington route opened in 1872 and was only three miles longer than the B&O's. Congress then authorized the PRR to continue its route through Washington and across the Potomac River to connect with Virginia railroads. The PW&B was opened in 1838 between the cities that made-up its name. The PRR wasted no time connecting it to the B&P in Baltimore (there was no physical connection with it and the B&O), and in 1873 through service was inaugurated between Jersey City and Washington. The PRR and B&O both realized the strategic importance of the PW&B, which included lines down the Delmarva Peninsula. PRR acquired the line in 1881, and soon extended the Delmarva (Delaware, Maryland & Virginia) lines to the south with the construction of the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad to Cape Charles, Virginia, where they connected with a ferry to Norfolk, VA. The PRR began running the Congressional Limited Express, a New York to Washington passenger service via Philadelphia with limited stops in 1885. The service was expanded, and by the 1920s, the PRR was running hourly passenger train service between New York, Philadelphia and Washington. Beautiful, 18-car stainless steel streamliners were introduced in 1952 on the Morning Congressional and the Afternoon Congressional between New York and Washington. In 1902 the PW&B and the B&P were combined as the Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad. PW&B and B&O joined to form the Washington Terminal Company and built a new Union Station in Washington, which opened in 1907. In 1917 the PRR leased the PW&B.
PRR Class K4s Pacific Streamlined Steam Locomotive #3768, circa 1939.
The PRR system was often described as "a man with his head in Philadelphia, his hands in New York and Washington, D.C., and his feet in Chicago and St. Louis", and by 1910 it had achieved full growth. Almost everywhere the PRR operated, it was the dominant railroad, the main exceptions being the NYC territory along Lake Ontario and the south shore of Lake Erie. The PRR also considered itself to be "The Standard Railroad of the World." The standardization was internal. Passenger trains were pulled by a fleet of 425 4-6-2 K4s-class Pacific locomotives, and the PRR had hundreds of P70-class coaches built to a single design. Freight was hauled by 579 L1s-class 2-8-2 Mikados (which used the same boiler as the K4s) and 598 I1s-class 2-10-0 Decapods; the railroad had thousands of X29-class 40-foot steel boxcars. Most of PRR's standardization was different from nearly every other railroad in North America: Belpaire boilers on steam locomotives; position-light signals that gave their indications with rows of amber lights at different angles; and the beautiful Tuscan red passenger cars instead of the plain, drab olive green.
LEFT: PRR Class E6 4-4-2 Steam Locomotive #1067, circa 1922. RIGHT: PRR 2-8-0 Consolidation Steam Locomotive
Around 1900, under the leadership of Alexander Cassatt, the PRR purchased substantial interests in the Norfolk & Western (N&W), the Chesapeake & Ohio (C&O), B&O, and (through B&O) the Reading (RDG) railroads. Cassatt was steadfastly against the practice of rebating (returning a portion of the freight charge to favored shippers) and instead favored an industry-wide end to the practice. The strong railroads could resist pressure to grant rebates, but weaker ones could not, unless they were controlled by the stronger railroads. In 1906 PRR sold its B&O and C&O interests but increased its holdings in the N&W. In 1929, the Pennroad Corporation was formed as a holding company owned principally by PRR stockholders. Pennroad bought large interests in the Detroit, Toledo & Ironton; the Pittsburgh & West Virginia; the New Haven (NH), and the Boston & Maine (B&M) railroads. The PRR itself would have needed Interstate Commerce Commission (ICC) approval to by interests in other railroads; however, it was not necessary for the holding company. The largest single improvement made by the PRR in the 1920s and 1930s was the electrification of its lines from New York to Washington, D.C., and from Philadelphia to Harrisburg. The PRR had initially added electricity in 1910 via a direct current (DC) 650-volt third rail that powered their locomotives and the LIRR passenger cars. The center of the main improvement was the 1915 electrification between Philadelphia and Paoli, PA. This had been extended south to Wilmington in 1928 and began working north to Trenton. Then PRR made the decision to change the New York terminal third-rail electrification to high-voltage 11,000-volt 25-Hertz AC, which matched the Philadelphia electrification and connected the two; this was completed in 1933, and put the New York-Wilmington line under wires. At the same time, the railroad opened two new stations in Philadelphia; Suburban Station next to Broad Street Station and the "Chinese Wall" elevated tracks leading to it. Two years afterwards, electrification was extended to Baltimore and Washington, D.C. to Potomac Yard in Alexandria, Virginia. Electrification was then extended west from Paoli to Harrisburg in 1938, with the idea of eventually continuing it to Pittsburgh Railroad. In 1934, a $77 million loan from the New Deal's Public Works Administration allowed the PRR to add wire to freight-only lines.
The class HH1s was a 2-8-8-2 Mallet type steam locomotive. Unlike most Pennsylvania steam locomotives, it had a wagon-top
boiler. It was built by the
American Locomotive Company (ALCO) in 1911. For 17 years, the single HH1s served as a helper
until 1928. It had the road number 3396 and was subsequently scrapped after it was taken out of service in 1928.
During World War II, the Pennsy's traffic doubled and passenger traffic quadrupled, most of it on the eastern portion of the system. The electrification was of great value in keeping the traffic moving. After the war, the PRR had the same thing happen as many other railroads, but the reaction seemed slower. The PRR was slower to dieselize and when it did, it purchased locomotives from every manufacturer. When freight and passenger traffic were abandoning the rails for the highways, the PRR found it had far more fixed plant than its traffic warranted or could support, and it was very slow in dismantling excess trackage or replacing double track with Centralized Traffic Control. The PRR was worse than practically any other railroad in having four to six tracks where only one or two would suffice. This was track that was no longer needed but was unfortunately still on the tax rolls. The PRR had heavy passenger business, with extensive commuter services centered on New York, Philadelphia, and Pittsburgh, and lesser ones at Chicago, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, and Camden, NJ. Unlike nearly every one of its competitors, PRR had gone through the Great Depression without going bankrupt, and bankruptcy can have salutary effect on old debt. To its credit, the PRR had the longest history of dividend payment in U.S. business history. When the PRR and NYC announced merger plans in November 1957, they shocked the railroad industry. The PRR and NYC had long been bitter rivals, and tradition favored end-to-end mergers and not those of parallel railroads (West of the Allegheny Mountains, the two systems duplicated each other at almost every major point, and east of those cites, the two hardly touched). Initially, the reaction was utter surprise. "Who? Why?" Every merger proposal for years had tried to balance the NYC against the PRR and possibly create two, three, or four more-or-less equal systems in the east. Traditionally, the PRR had been allied with the N&W and the Wabash Railroad; the NYC with the B&O, Reading and the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (DLW). Any remaining railroads were swept up with the Erie Railroad and the Nickel Plate. Planning and justifying the merger took nearly ten years, during which time the eastern railroad scene changed dramatically, in large part due of the impending merger of the NYC and PRR. As a result, the Erie merged with the DLW to create the Erie Lackawanna Railway (EL) in 1960, the C&O acquired control of the B&O, and the N&W took in several railroads, including the Nickel Plate and the Wabash. In May of 1962, stockholders of the PRR and NYC approved the merger of the two railroads.The ICC approved the merger four years later, and in February of 1968, the Penn Central (PC) came into existence. Sadly, it was to fall apart faster than it was put together. The two railroads came into the merger in the black, but the Penn Central's first year of operation yielded a deficit of $2.8 million (that would be $18,485,359 in today's money). In 1969, the deficit was nearly $83 million ($519,616,152 in today's money). Penn Central's net income for 1970 was minus $325.8 million ($1,926,044,730 today). By this time, the railroad was forced to enter bankruptcy proceedings, and it was devastating, both to the railroad industry and to the nation's business community. The nation's 6th largest corporation had become the nation's largest bankruptcy ever (the Enron Corporation's 2001 bankruptcy passed this by a large amount).
LEFT: PRR #4780 Class P5a Electric Locomotive (modified), circa 1946. RIGHT: PRR Class R1 Electric Locomotive, circa 1934.
The PRR's corporate symbol was the keystone, the commonwealth of Pennsylvania's state symbol, with the letters PRR intertwined inside. When colored, it was bright red with a silver-grey inline and lettering. The PRR colors and paint schemes were standardized. Locomotives were painted in a shade of green so dark it seemed almost black. The official name for this color was DGLE (Dark Green Locomotive Enamel), and was often referred to as "Brunswick Green." The undercarriage of locomotives were always painted black and referred to as "True Black." Passenger cars of the Pennsylvania Railroad were painted Tuscan Red, a brick-colored shade of red. Some of the electric locomotives and most of the passenger-hauling diesel locomotives were also painted in Tuscan Red. Freight cars of the PRR had their own color, known as "Freight Car Color," which was an iron-oxide shade of red. The lettering and outlining was originally done in real gold leaf on passenger locomotives and cars. The lettering was done in a light shade of yellow called Buff Yellow after World War II. The PRR was also one of the first railroads to use position-light signals. The signals took the place of the old semaphore signals. Visibility in foggy conditions were one of the factors in developing this type of signal. A position-light signal used a large round target with an array of up to nine lights. Eight lights are in a circle near the edge of the target with another light in the center. The lights in position-light signals used amber-colored lenses, which could penetrate fog. With a position signal light, the position of the light display determined what the message meant. This design also allowed train personnel to recognize the signal even if one of the lights in a row was inoperative. Beginning in the late 1920s, the PRR installed Pulse code cab signaling where the higher speeds of passenger trains made cab signaling important. In this system signal, information is transmitted through the rails using track circuits and picked up by a sensor on the locomotive, and the signal is then displayed in the engineer's cab. The PRR extended the cab signals to its New York-Washington, Philadelphia-Pittsburgh, and Pittsburgh-Indianapolis lines as well (the latter which was later downgraded by PC and ultimately abandoned by Conrail). PRR experimented with cab signals without wayside signals, an approach later expanded by Conrail and Norfolk Southern Railway. Cab signals were also adopted by several other U.S. railroads, especially on passenger lines. This technology, advanced for its time, is still in use by Amtrak.
During work on the Hudson River tunnels and New York's Penn Station, the type of electric locomotives to be used was a very important consideration. At that time only a hand full of electric locomotives existed. Several experimental locomotives were designed by PRR and Westinghouse engineers and testing was on the West Jersey & Seashore Railroad track. From these tests the DD1 class was developed. The DD1 locomotives were used in pairs (back to back). 33of these engines with Westinghouse equipment were built at PRR's Altoona shops. They could reach speeds up to 85 miles per hour. Placed in service in 1910, they proved themselves to be very efficient locomotives. Steel suburban passenger cars capable of being electrified for MU operation were designed due to the need for this type of car in service to Penn Station through its associated tunnels. These cars were designated MP54. Designs for baggage and mail cars were additionally produced. Between 1910 and 1922, eight of these cars were given DC equipment to provide shuttle service from Penn Station to Manhattan Transfer. More extensive electrification plans required AC electrification, starting with 93 cars for the Paoli Line in 1915. With the expansion of the AC electrification, additional MP54 cars were electrified or bought new until a total of 481 cars was reached in 1951. Replacement with newer types of cars began in 1958 with the last MP54 cars retired in 1980. A single FF1 appeared in 1917 and ran experimentally for several years in preparation for electrification over the Allegheny Mountains that never was to happen. It's six axles were powered by AC induction motors and driven by side-rods. The FF1 developed a starting tractive force of 140,000 pounds, which could rip the couplers right out of the fragile wooden freight cars that were in use at the time. An additional side-rod locomotive was designed between 1910 and 1922 : (the L5 class). Two DC engines were built for the New York electrified zone and a third, road number 3930, was AC-equipped and put in service at Philadelphia. 21 more L-5 locomotives were later built for the New York service. A six-wheeled switching engine was the next electric motive power designed, being classified as B1. Of the first 16 AC engines, two were used at Philadelphia and 14 on the Bay Ridge line, while 12 DC-equipped engines were assigned to Sunnyside Yard in New York City. The O1 class was a light passenger-type. Eight of these engines were built from June 1930 to December 1931. The P5 class was additionally introduced, with two being placed in service during July and August 1931. Following these came the P5A, a slightly heavier design capable of speeds of 80 miles per hour and with a tractive effort of 56,250 pounds. 89 of these locomotives were built in all. The first were placed in service in 1932 and had a box cab design. The next year, the last 28 under construction were redesigned to have a streamlined cab. Some of these engines underwent re-gearing for freight service. In 1933 two entirely new locomotives were in the planning stage: the R1 and the GG1 class. The R-1 had a rigid frame for its four driving axles, while the GG-1 had two frames which were articulated. These two prototypes, along with an O-1, a P5A and a K4s Pacific steam locomotive, all underwent exhaustive testing over a special section of test track near Claymont, Delaware. The experiments lasted for nearly two years and as a result, the GG1 type was chosen and the construction of 57 locomotives was authorized. The first GG1 was ready by April and by August 1935 all 57 were completed. The first GG1 locomotives were designated for passenger service, while most of the P5A types were for freight service. Some later-built GG1s were assigned to freight service as well. The total number of GG1s constructed was 139. They are rated at 4,620 horsepower at speeds of 100 mph. For most of its existence, PRR was conservative in its locomotive choices and pursued a path of standardization, both in locomotive types and their component parts. Almost alone among U.S. railroads, the PRR designed most of its steam locomotive classes itself and built them in Altoona. Steam locomotives remained part of the PRR fleet until 1957. The PRR's use of steam locomotives in the mid-20th century help contribute to its decline. Steam locomotives required more maintenance than diesel locomotives, were not cost efficient, and required more personnel to operate. The PRR was unable to update its roster during the World War II years; by the end of the war their roster was in rough shape. In addition, the PRR was burdened with unsuccessful experimental steam locomotives such as the Q1, S1, and T1 "Duplex Drive" locomotives, and the S2 turbine locomotive. The PRR did not acquire any 4-8-4 locomotives, unlike most of their competition. The PRR's competition managed this period better with their diesel locomotive rosters. The PRR voluntarily preserved a roundhouse-full of representative steam locomotives at Northumberland, Pennsylvania in 1957 and kept them there for several decades. These locomotives, with the exception of I1sa #4483 which is on display at Hamburg, New York, are now at the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania in Strasburg, Pennsylvania. In sharp contrast, NYC's Alfred E. Perlman deliberately scrapped all but two large steam locomotives, and these survived only by accident. By the mid-1940s, the Pennsy began to add diesel-electric locomotives to the fleet. From 1945 through 1949 it purchased 60 E7 locomotives from General Motors EMD (Electro-Motive Division). Sixty of these were "A" units, and the remaining 14 were cabless "B" units. Another locomotive added to the PRR fleet was the Baldwin DR-12-8-1500/2, commonly called the "Centipede." 24 of these multi-wheeled units were purchased. Sadly, these engines had reliability problems and soon became obsolete. Most were relegated to helper service. Then, in 1948, the PRR purchased twenty-seven Baldwin DR-6 locomotives. Originally intended for passenger service, these locomotives also proved to be unreliable, and some were reclassified as BF16z for freight service. From 1950 through 1952, the PRR purchased another 74 locomotives from EMD. These were E8s and were the successor to the E7 locomotive. All of these were "A" units. In 1956, the Pennsy retired all of its remaining steam fleet and opened bidding for a large order of diesel replacement locomotives. GM/EMD gave the PRR an exceptionally good deal on new, reliable GP9s, so the entire bid went to EMD. The Baldwin Locomotive Works was counting on the PRR (Baldwin's lifelong loyal customer) to help keep the struggling company in business by purchasing at least some Baldwin diesels. When this did not happen, the 126-year-old Baldwin company filed for bankruptcy.
After the bankruptcy of Penn Central, the profitable parts were transferred in 1976 to Conrail, which was itself broken up in 1999, with roughly equal parts going to Norfolk Southern Railway and to CSX Transportation. Norfolk Southern received most of the former PRR; Amtrak received the electrified segment east of Harrisburg.
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How Do You Remove Make-Up From Your Face?
Posted for Skin Cleansers & Toners On July 18, 2009
Hi, Removing make-up before you hit the sack at night is one of the most important skin care steps. In fact, no information about skin care is complete if it doesn\'t stress the importance of removing make-up and keeping the skin clean. After all, it is important let your skin breathe and regenerate at night as you sleep. Well, let's face it, removing make-up is not that tough a job. But still, thereare an alarming percentage of women who skip this nightly routine. After a hard day's work, it's no surprise that women go to or fall asleep without remembering to take off their make-up. But then this habit can be extremely damaging. Leaving make-up on your skin during the night tends to clog your skin pores and give rise to breakouts and acne blemishes. In fact, when cosmetic particles get trapped within the skin pores, they make the pores appear larger and this paves the way for the development of ugly pimples. Here is a step by step procedure to remove make-up from your skin effectively! Start by removing your Eye Makeup Cleanse your face with a Cleanser Tone your skin There you go! Follow these steps diligently as you remove your make-up at night every day. And remember, your skin is only as healthy as you keep it! Night Creams How Do They Work On Your Skin?
Posted for Skin Care On July 13, 2009
Hi, At night, when we go to sleep, our skin stays awake and continues working. Instead of its prime role of protection, it conducts the repair process at night. A variety of mechanisms are performed to address the effect of external stressors like pollution, ultraviolet rays of the sun and make-up residue. The skin care market abounds with products that are supposed to be applied on the skin at night. Night creams can be very beneficial because they work on the skin while you are sleeping, i.e. when the skin is undergoing its natural repair process. Difference between Day Creams and Night Creams Day creams are designed to hydrate and protect the skin against external stressors like dirt, pollution, sunlight and ultraviolet rays of the sun. Night creams have special ingredients like Vitamins and anti-aging components that work during the night to nourish the skin. These products are generally thicker and more concentrated as compared to day creams because you do not need to apply make-up over it. Night creams are especially designed to work at night when the skin is at rest and not being exposed to external exposure. The cell regeneration power of the skin is more active during the night. Thus night creams make the best of the time and help the skin in the repair process. It heals the damage caused by daily wear and tear as a result of pollution, make-up and ultraviolet light. Benefits of Night Creams Night creams are also extremely beneficial for the sensitive contours around the eyes. The skin around the eyes is extremely thin and fragile as compared to skin on other parts of the body. It contains less hydrolipidic film and lesser amounts of sebaceous glands. As a result, wrinkles and fine lines are more visible there. Night creams moisturize the area and supply it with powerful anti aging ingredients that cure the aging signs. Kinerase Pro Therapy Ultra Rich Night Repair Cream La Roche-Posay Active C Day Night Emulsion How To Care For Sensitive Skin?
Posted for Skin Care On July 8, 2009
Hi, If instability is what defines your skin, then you are probably are having a hard time coping with and maintaining your sensitive skin. Sensitive skin needs the most attention of all skin conditions and it takes a lot of maintenance to put up with it. However, with good care and nourishment, you can not only survive with sensitive skin but make skin care easy! Sensitive skin is least tolerable to unfavorable conditions, wheather they are environmental or self-inflicted. The slightest change can cause reactions; inflammations, flakiness and discomforts and unsightly conditions that cause you to run for help. Here are some tips to take care of sensitive skin: • Use skin care products that are especially formulated for sensitive skin. • Look and read the instructions and directions on the skin care products. Look for any ingredient you may be allergic to or have had bad experiences with in the past. Select products that are low on preservatives, colorings and other such additives. • Don't use alcohol-based toners. Rather, use toners that are specifically formulated and cater to sensitive skin. • Always wear sunscreen wile venturing out in the sun. Use one that offers broad spectrum protection. • Avoid exposure to dust and pollutants which irritate sensitive skin. • Use skin care products that are hypoallergenic and noncomedogenic. • Use mild soaps and cleansers. • Do not exfoliate excessively. It can cause redness and irritation. Follow these simple rules and your sensitive skin care will worry you no more! Summer Skin Care 3 Essential Items To Carry With You!
Posted for Sun Tanning On July 4, 2009
Hi, Here are some essential items you should always have with you when you venture out (or even stay indoors) during the summer so your skin is well protected. Sunscreens Lip Balms with SPF How To Choose An Acne Treatment?
Posted for Acne On July 2, 2009
Hi, Water water everywhere… But not a drop to drink! Do you get the same feeling as you browse through the acne skin care section of your drugstore? There are so many acne products flooding the skin care market that more often than not, people get confused about what to purchase. Even a search on the Internet turns out such overwhelming results that it only adds to the confusion. Fortunately, the right kind of knowledge can make things easier for you and help to decide on the right product… In order to choose an effective acne treatment, we first need to understand the prime causes of acne. Causes of Acne Cleansers Toners Moisturizers So, the next time you go to purchase your skin care products, you won\'t be confused anymore and can make a wise decision. |


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Following on from Episode SCOM0467 I continue taking a look at WordPress.
WordPress is an extremely powerful web publishing platform. Previously acknowledged as the premier blogging tool, WordPress has been extended and enhanced to allow WordPress to be much more than just a blog.
In this week's episode, I cover plugins and some additional advanced features.
WordPress is an extremely powerful web publishing platform. Previously acknowledged as the premier blogging tool, WordPress has been extended and enhanced to allow WordPress to be much more than just a blog.
In this episode, I take a look at setting up Wordpress on a self hosted website using a low cost Siteground account.
I also cover some of the basic features of creating and managing blog posts and a brief look at themes to change the overall look of the website.
In next week's episode I'll cover plugins and some additional advanced features.
Three applications in this week's show:
Scapple - Scapple is a great app from the makers of Scrivener - it's like a mind mapping tool but without the constraints of a fixed or hierarchical structure. Completely free form in its approach, Scapple is ideal for roughing out ideas on a huge canvas.
AccessMenuBarApp - Is your laptop resolution causing menu bar icons to become hidden? AccessMenuBarApp allows you to show them all with a single keystroke or mouse gesture.
VideoGIF - Create animated GIFs for support or just for fun. VideoGIF allows you to capture or convert any video clip into an animated GIF and share via social networks, email or via websites. In this segment, I demonstrate using QuickTime X to do a video screencapture, convert to a GIF and incorporate into a Clarify document.
Two desktop utilities in this week's show:
TotalSpaces2 - Spaces are a way of organising your desktop and has been in OSX for many years. However, you may have given up on standard Spaces in Mavericks due to it's limitations and inflexibility. TotalSpaces2 could be said to be what Spaces should have been originally. TotalSpaces2 gives you back full control of managing your virtual desktops, with many useful configuration options. TotalSpaces2 finally makes desktop spaces usable!
Screens - A neat solution to control and access your Mac desktops locally or remotely using both Macs and iOS devices. With a fully featured Mac client, Screens allows you to setup remote access via its elegant UI and includes a number of easily configurable options such as Quick Connect and custom keyboard shortcuts. Install ScreensConnect and use iCloud to sync your settings and also access your Macs remotely via the separately available Screens for iOS application.
Two applications in this week's show - Ember and Pixa
Ember is a beautiful application for creating and organising an image library. With iCloud (Mac App Store version only) and Dropbox syncing built in, it will sync your image library between other Macs and iOS devices. Full image annotation support as well as a unique subscription module that allows you to subscribe to the images in your favourite RSS services.
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How Parra Got His Groove Back
Baseball July 10th, 2009
Parra: Man, Nashville sucks. I wish I was back in Milwaukee.
/goes to Grand Ole Opry
Parra: I mean, it's not like I WANT to pitch bad. I don't know how those batters get to the bases. I throw and they don't swing, what am I supposed to do? Why won't Doug Melvin understand?
/goes to Country Music Hall of Fame
Parra: I wonder who won the sausage race today. I bet it was the Polish, he's due.
/runs out of things to do in Nashville
Parra: God, what am I doing? I'm so lost. Maybe I should join twitter. Then people will notice me. Then I can get back to Milwaukee. That will be my thing, the baseball player who tweets during his starts. That's the ticket.
/joins twitters, nobody follows him
Parra: Crap. I should just sit in this clubhouse until I get called up.
/puts hands in face, slowly starts to weep
Voice: Hello.
Parra: Oh, hi. Ummmm, I just had something in my eye. It's really dusty down here. Hey, aren't you...
Billy Ray Cyrus: Billy Ray Cyrus? Well, yes I am.
Parra: Well, I was going to say Hannah Montana's dad Robbie Stewart but if you want me to call you that, that's cool. What are you doing here?
Billy Ray Cyrus: The owner said he'd give me thirty bucks and a free hot dog with mustard on it if I came and sang the national anthem before tonight's game.
Parra: Woah sweet deal.
/high five
Billy Ray Cyrus: Hey partner, I can't help but notice that someone seems to have broken your achy-breaky heart. Is there something I can help you with?
Parra: I don't know Billy Ray. I'm a pitcher and my general manager said I throw too many "balls" and not enough "strikes", but I told him that if I didn't throw balls how would I pitch? I can't just hold the ball you know?
Billy Ray Cyrus: I'm sorry to hear that Manny, but I've got some good news for you. In addition to being a successful country singer, actor and media personality I am also an excellent pitcher. I think I can help you.
Parra: How?
Billy Ray Cyrus: Like this.
/Billy Ray Cyrus throws a perfect strike
Parra: Woah, how did you do that? That was amazing.
Billy Ray Cyrus: You see there's this thing called the strike zone.
Parra: The what?
Billy Ray Cyrus: The strike zone. The strike zone is a conceptual three dimensional right angle pentagonal prism over home plate which defines the boundaries through which a pitch must pass in order to count as a strike when the batter does not swing.
Parra: WOAH. Why didn't anyone tell me about this? Where is it? Is it really hard to find like the g-spot? Is it hidden in lines and lines of code like the Matrix? Will I need to travel to Narnia?
Billy Ray Cyrus: No, it's right there in front of you. The top of the strike zone is a horizontal line at the midpoint between the top of the batter's shoulders and the top of the uniform pants. The bottom of the strike zone is a line at the hollow beneath the kneecap. The right and left boundaries of the strike zone correspond to the edges of home plate. A pitch that touches the outer boundary of the zone is as much a strike as a pitch that is thrown right down the center. A pitch at which the batter does not swing and which does not pass through the strike zone is called a ball. Unofficially, the de facto enforced strike zone may be different at any different level.
Parra: Hang on a second, you're pulling my leg aren't you? Is this how you get your kicks Billy Ray?
Billy Ray Cyrus: Hand to God Manny, it's the truth. Billy Ray gets his kicks banging extras on the set of Hannah Montana when Miley has no clue. There was this one time on Best of Both Worlds with these Vietnamese twins and a tennis racket that I --
Parra: Billy!
Billy Ray Cyrus: Sorry. Okay, about the strike zone. It works like this.
Billy Ray Cyrus shows Manny Parra a series of graphs and illustrations defining the strike zone. This process goes on for many hours and Manny has a hard time with the concept until Billy Ray shows him this picture.
Parra: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh, I get it.
It Takes Two
Baseball July 2nd, 2009
I wanna trade right now
I'm Doug Melv and I came to get down
I'm not internationally known,
but I'm known to rock the trade phones
Because I get stoopid, I mean outrageous
Stay away from me, if you want Gamel
Cause I'm the winner, no, I'm not the loser
To be a G.M., is what I choose a'
Players love me, fans adore me
Even the ones that never saw me
Like the way that I traded for King
The reason why? Man, I don't know
So, let's go cause
It takes two to make a trade go down,
It takes two to make it outta sight
The trading season is heating up and one name that keeps popping up in connection with the Brewers is Erik Bedard. The trade makes some sense. Manny Parra is pretty bad. Erik Bedard is pretty good. Erik Bedard is affordable and his contract expires after the season. (I think it would be funny if the Brewers traded for a starter with an expiring contract every year for the next 5 years. Bonus points if it was always with Cleveland.) I don't think it will take a LOT to get him and there is a clear connection between Jack Z and Doug Melvin to make this happens. Jack knows our system and what he'd be getting back better than any other team. It all seems like a good idea, but what about Erik? What does he think about all this?
I'm Erik Bedard.
How are you doing today?
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Battles of Westeros | Published 22 February 2010 |
"There are no true knights, no more than there are gods. If you can't protect yourself, die and get out of the way of those who can. Sharp steel and strong arms rule this world, don't ever believe any different."
–Sandor Clegane
The Houses of Westeros command vast armies of soldiers, some mounted on horses and others on foot. These brave men are armed not only with spears, swords, and bows, but also siege engines and other powerful machines of war. Across Westeros, the martial drums are calling to soldiers, strong and brave, and commanders, cunning and bold. Will you heed the call?
This weekend at the Fantasy Flight Games Event Center Grand Opening, lucky attendees were able to catch a glimpse of, and even play, an early copy of our latest game. Now, you can share in the excitement... Fantasy Flight Games is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Battles of Westeros! Battles of Westeros lets two players recreate the military conflicts set in George R.R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series, taking part in battles directly from the books... or designing their own.
In this epic board game of battlefield tactics, players control either House Stark, the wards of Winterfell who have called their hearty allies to defend their honor and lands, or House Lannister, an aggressive force funded by Casterly Rock's endless supply of gold.
Featuring over 138 detailed plastic figures and bases, 110 cards, a gorgeous double-sided six-panel board, over 32 map overlays, and much more, Battles of Westeros provides everything players need to relive the excitement and intrigue of the wars for the Iron Throne... and with their favorite Stark and Lannister characters.
Check out our description page for more information, then prepare to experience Westeros in a whole new way!
Set in the rich and vibrant world of George R.R. Martin's Song of Ice and Fire series, Battles of Westeros is a board game of tactical battlefield combat for two players. With scenarios that include beloved characters and settings, players can recreate the most significant battles from The War of the Five Kings.
This is awesome. I will be the first in line...I love Battlelore, and I love aGoT - I can't be happier!
My last hope died to see a new Tide of Iron expansion beginning of this year (or ever?!). What a disappointment...
@ The Thing In The Attic, this is not an expansion to Battlelore, this is a brand new game, it doesnt even use the same ruleset. and i for one am very excited for it
i'll admit i dont' get it. ffg have just announced talisman bix box expansion, i thought that was the secret black box. OH no.
then i saw a brand new napoleon game, i thought that was going to be it
but no
then i thought it's going to be a tide of iron expansion (those players are just hurtin for the russian front expansion)
but no
then i thought - holy crap it's the gears of war game
but no
what we got was battlelore ...? WTF?
i think they made a mistake there it should have been a tide of iron expansion, sure go ahead release a new battlelore expansion but why the big build up and big reveal for a game that's sat with another company for so long, they should have just brought that out like say the napoleon game.
it's like episode one all over again but with board games. are they taking marketing advice from george lucas?
Is this not the mystery game that is on the front page? If it is why is it stll blank
Q: Will the classic BattleLore game continue to be supported?
CP: Yes. We are working on new releases as we speak, one of which will be announced on the FFG site in the near future.
CP: ..... We were concerned that the classic BattleLore base game, as had been created by Days of Wonder ("DOW"), was going to be troublesome on a production level. We did not, to be honest, expect it to essentially be non-manufacturable, as is the case.
So, as I said before, we're working on a solution to this problem, and we have some short-term solutions that I think will work very well for players looking to get into BattleLore.
It would seem to me that this says BL is not being abandoned and that those who really appreciate and enjoy this system have something to look forward to besides ashes and the rending of clothes.
Looks good to me, can't wait to try this one out. I don't see why BL fans are so upset? Haven't you gotten something like 3 expansions in the last year? Plus, it's not like people are forcing you to throw away BL and buy this game, keep playing BL!
Wow, what a disappointment. There's so many other things I was hoping that small box was.
best like this game,best like a song of ice and fire.
Looks fun to me.... and I still love my Battlelore!
@JerusalemJones: Yes, there have been a few BL things coming out recently, the problem being that all of them were already in development when FFG picked up BL a year and a half ago (in fact, the Heroes expansion was listed as "Coming Soon" on the DoW website when BL was first released 3 years ago!). So this is technically the first new BL thing that's a FFG creation rather than a DoW holdoverI say technically because it's not really BL (the C&C system is at the core of BLif it uses a different mechanic and is set in a different world, how is it a BattleLore game? Might as well call it a War of the Ring gamehey, that has fantasy battles utilizing medieval units!). And I've pretty much decided I'm done with ASoI&F until GRRM gets his butt in gear and starts writing it againcome on, 5 years for a novel that was mostly done is just driving me away, especially as little as I cared for most of the main characters in AFfC
Oh rats, Battlelore. Don't like that game.


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Greetings! I wanted to start a thread for anyone who has applied into Montgomery College's Fall '12 Nursing program. I am applying after my second attempt on the TEAS which will be on Tuesday, March... Read More
0May 31, '12 by drea588Quote from Lorena80Lorena, did I meet you at Germantown campus for the teas exam?Hi everyone!
My name is Lorena and I've been keeping up with your posts but haven't joined the thread because I didn't have any information to share. I have a 1 yr old and he keeps me VERY busy!!
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0Jun 1, '12 by megs9Hey everyone...name's Megan, 22 years young. I'm really looking forward to this learning experience. I wasn't nervous at all, but now that I'm accepted....eeek.
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Low-fat cottage cheese is the secret to the dressing in this delicious and simple summer side. Carbs: 22g | Fat: 0.2g | Fiber: 3g | Protein: 3.9g | Calories: 99.8
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The federally funded TRiO programs were created to motivate and support low-income and first-generation, minority students in progressing through the academic pipeline from middle school through college. USC TRiO includes three Upward Bound programs, one Upward Bound Math-Science program and two Educational Talent Search programs.
USC also is home to another federal TRiO program, the Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program, which assists undergraduates in preparing for and enrolling in graduate studies at the doctoral level.
Upward Bound
Part of the university since 1977, Upward Bound is an intensive pre-college preparatory program comprising three components:
- The Saturday Academy, an academic support program that meets at USC's University Park campus on Saturdays from September to May, providing tutoring, academic advisement, college tours, enrichment courses and SAT preparation;
- A summer residential program that gives students a real college experience by allowing them to live and take classes on the University Park campus; and
- Ongoing assessment by an academic adviser who makes weekly visits to partner schools, meeting with students, teachers and counselors to make sure that students are on track academically.
Upward Bound Math-Science
The Upward Bound Math-Science program serves students who have been identified as academic achievers, offering them intensive instruction in mathematics, science and technology. Participating teachers and instructors come from USC, the Los Angeles Unified School District and Los Angeles Trade-Technical College. Students conduct research in a laboratory environment or work in internships with local corporations. Download an application form (PDF, 111KB).
Educational Talent Search
Launched at USC in fall 1991, Educational Talent Search provides academic, career and financial counseling to encourage students to graduate from high school and continue on to post-secondary education. Talent Search also provides academic opportunities for youths who are at risk by encouraging them to reengage with the educational system, complete their high school education and continue on to higher education.
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Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program
Since 1996, USC's Gateway/McNair Scholars Program has reached out to first-generation college students and asked them to keep overachieving.
Each year, 20 undergraduates are selected to conduct a 10-week summer research project under the guidance of a USC faculty mentor. The program provides a $2,800 stipend to enable each scholar to concentrate on his or her research.
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History teacher Kevin Clough talks about historic pigeons that were used as messengers during World War II. The presentation took place at Delta Learning Center in Robbins, Illinois, on Thursday, October 18, 2012. | Joseph P. Meier~Sun Times Media
Updated: November 29, 2012 6:34AM
Summit Learning Center teacher Kevin Clough and Delta Learning Center dean Sam Bacino came up with quite the collaboration. The pigeon project sounded like a fun learning experience.
Thanks to the village of Park Forest for finally making parents accountable for their kids' actions. They are making the parents pay for damages children do during criminal actions. It's about time.
The Pinocchio syndrome has voters questioning what is truth, what is a fabrication and what is hearsay. Hopefully, the best candidates will win in the Nov. 6 election. Vote as if your life depended on it because it does. Let's throw voter apathy out the window and concentrate on who we feel best represents America and its citizens.
Bernadine from Palos Heights
Illinois could make millions by giving tickets to all the drivers who drive like crazy on the Stevenson Expressway, especially drivers of taxicabs and trucks. I find that they drive like crazy even through the construction zone around the Central Avenue overpass near Stickney. It seems likely that someone is going to get hurt.
If the government and politicians did their jobs properly there would be plenty of money to go around for the people. It would be the way it should be instead of the way it is. There is too much greed and egotism.
I believe no one is proabortion, not even those women who have had abortions. It's an agonizing decision for anyone, but those who are vehemently antiabortion are also antichoice. That's the problem. No woman wants to have one. But if necessary, no woman wants to be told what they can and cannot do with their own bodies.
The Chicago City Council should be furious about Ald. Sandi Jackson living in Washington, D.C. This better not be another Rahm Emanuel-style residency con. If you and your husband both share a house with your children in Washington, D.C., and your children go to a school in Washington, D.C., then you live in Washington, D.C. Sandi Jackson is not serving her country. She should be serving her state of Illinois.
Working is for idiots. All you have to do is go to your friendly family doctor and have him swear you're disabled and you can get free money from the government. Take a look at the SouthtownStar article about Chicago police officer Thomas P. Nash who has been collecting disability for all these years. If you want to stop this then put some kind of responsibility on the doctor. I guarantee you they wouldn't automatically say the person was disabled if they were held responsible.
Bob from Oak Forest
The shortage in Social Security, which likely will not be available to us in our 30s because the Social Security fund is set to run out in about 20 years, is being blamed on politicians "borrowing" from the fund and not on what parents have done. Who put those politicians in office? It was my parents and your parents. The politicians are our parents. My parents and your parents will be collecting Social Security just fine for the next 20 years. But by the time I'm retirement age there will be nothing left called Social Security. So, again, thanks, parents.
To the Evergreen Park School District 124 teachers who were picketing: I know you work hard, but so do many others. I manage two businesses, work seven days a week, 12 months a year. I have not seen a bonus or raise since 2006. I pay over $2,000 a month for medical benefits alone. To parents who were picketing: Take your child to a museum, try a science experiment, read a book, play math games or go downtown to see beautiful Chicago. While there, you can show them the homeless on the streets so they see what unemployment leads to.
I can't understand why election after election we keep putting the same politicians into office. These are politicians we know are crooks and have not done anything to help us. Especially in Cook County, it seems like we keep putting the same crooked politicians back into office. We should wake up in Cook County and in Illinois.
Clarence from Harvey
I was appalled but not surprised at the tweets actress Eva Longoria sent out about the presidential and vice presidential debates. They were vulgar and extremely unladylike especially the one that referred to U.S. Rep. Paul Ryan and Vice President Joe Biden. What really upset me is when she mentioned that minorities should be ashamed of themselves if they don't vote for the president. I, for one, am sick of Longoria and her spoiled minions who I think are all members of the 1 percent who will socialize with President Obama and do anything to avoid taxes.
Orland Park
There is nothing wrong with our current Illinois Constitution. I think it cost hundreds of thousands of billable lawyer hours to "fix" our constitution. There is nothing wrong with it.
First it was the Catholic Church and now it's the Boy Scouts. These are two sanctimonious institutions that are against gay rights. What a bunch of hypocrites who are preying on young boys!
Do you really think politicians care about unemployment? They don't have to worry about it. They take care of their own. Take a look at Secretary of State Jesse White and Cook County Assessor Joe Berrios. They hire by clout. They don't worry about unemployment. They just worry about themselves.
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