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Dr. A. Richard Barros Named Trustee Emeritus
Posted: September 18, 2012
In 1977, A. Richard Barros decided one way he could fulfill his desire to help eliminate discrimination and prejudice would be to serve on the DSU Board of Trustees. He felt that then-Delaware State College was not
Board Vice Chair David G. Turner presents Trustee Emeritus Resolution to Dr. A. Richard Barros
being treated fairly and that he could help reverse that trend.
Then-Gov. Pierre duPont took him at his word, and appointed him to be on the DSC board.
Dr. Barros recently ended his 3½-decade tenure on the DSU Board of Trustees, which has honored him by unanimously approving a resolution that elects him as trustee emeritus.
The honor was bestowed on Dr. Barros during the board's regular meeting on Sept. 13, two weeks after he stepped down from his 35 years of service as a trustee as a result of term limits that were established this year by the board.
Dr. Claiborne D. Smith, board chair, praised Dr. Barros for his outstanding service and noted that the trustee emeritus was particularly helpful to him over the years.
"He was a personal mentor to me when I first came on the board," Dr. Smith said. "His encouragement over the years helped keep my energy level very high in terms of work on the board."
Dr. Barros said it has been a pleasure to work with his fellow trustees, administrators, faculty, staff and students in the positive development of the institution.
"I am so proud of where DSU is at this point," Dr. Barros said. "We have accomplished a great deal, and I have never felt better about this University than I do now. "
After his initial 1977 appointment to the board, he was reappointed by Gov. duPont and Gov. Michael N. Castle for additional terms of office until 1994. Around that time, Dr. Barros determined that he wanted his service on the board to be free from dependence on political appointments, and he asked to be appointed by the board. He would remain a board appointment through his remaining 18 years as a trustee.
During his tenure, Dr. Barros has served as a board vice chairman, as a longtime chair of the Education Policy Committee, and as a member of the Executive, Student Affairs, and the former Trustees Faculty committees.
Among his many important contributions to the University were: his service on the Middle States Self-Study Steering Committee and assistance in the writing of the self-study that led to the reaffirmation of the institution's accreditation in 2002; his service as a member of three presidential search committees; and his 18 years on the University's federally mandated Internal Review Board, which reviewed all of the institution's research and studies to protect the welfare and treatment of research subjects.
It was the result of Dr. Barros' initiative that bi-annual meetings were established in the mid-2000s between the board's Education Policy Committee and the Executive Committee of the DSU Faculty Senate.
Dr. Barros' service to the institution even extended to the classroom where he served as an adjunct associate professor of aviation science at the University.
As DSU board member, Dr. Barros has served as a presenter at national conferences of the Association of Governing Boards of Universities and Colleges covering the subjects of "University Security and Premise's Liability" and "How to Avoid Litigation at a University."
The institution recognized his many contributions to the University in 1991 by awarding him an honorary Doctor of Law. Throughout his tenure, Dr. Barros represented DSU and its board well as an active participant in community affairs and charitable causes.
Dr. Barros recently retired from a long and distinguished career as an attorney and lead partner in the law firm of Barros McNamara Malkiewicz & Taylor, P.A.; and
In addition to recognizing Dr. Barros for many of the abovementioned accomplishments and dedicated service, the resolution approved by the board on Sept. 13 also noted, "During his long service on the Board, Dr. Barros has demonstrated great dedication and collegiality and has provided highly valued counsel to the deliberations of the Board."


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The Art department comprises studio art and art history, complementary and interrelated disciplines with a shared interest in the art object and its historical and theoretical contexts. The four art historians teach courses in western and non western art ranging from ancient to contemporary, and the three artists teach courses in drawing, painting, sculpture, printmaking, photography, digital media and artists' books. The two branches of the department are united both philosophically and, to an extent rare among liberal arts institutions, in actual practice. Art historians and artists participate on each junior qualifying and senior thesis exam, and students writing a thesis in studio art or art history are required to take at least four courses in the other discipline. The near balance of course requirements enables some majors to cross disciplines when going on to graduate study or professional work.
Two lectureships, the Stephen E. Ostrow Visitors Program and the Robert L. Lehman Fund, enable the department to bring distinguished individuals in the arts to the college for periods of up to a week. These visitors give public lectures and seminars with students, and Ostrow artist visitors often coincide with a show of their work in the Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery. Robert Morris, Michael Fried, Leo Steinberg, Linda Nochlin, Al Held, Dennis Oppenheim, Adrian Piper and Judy Pfaff are among past Ostrow visitors.
In number of thesis students, 15-20 seniors a year, the Art department ranks above the college average. Each senior thesis student works closely with a faculty adviser, usually meeting for a weekly conference throughout the year.
Except for classes with space constraints (photography and digital media), enrollments for studio art classes are rarely capped and are open to non- majors even through the 300 level. Many non-majors take studio classes throughout their Reed careers, and continue making art after graduation.
Art alumni are spread out across the country as art historians, artists (painters, sculptors, photographers, video and film makers, printmakers, ceramists, fine woodworkers, tattooists, comic book artists, calligraphers, book and graphic designers), teachers, gallery and museum directors and curators, art conservators, architects, NASA designers, etc. The 2002 and 2003 commencement speakers, both distinguished alumni, were art majors.
About Studio Art
In all studio classes equal consideration is given to technique, form, subject matter and content. The one semester introductory course, Visual Concepts (Art 161), is the prerequisite for all upper-level courses in studio art. It introduces many of the concepts and processes of visual art, with an emphasis on drawing as a tool to sharpen perception and conceptualization. As a different faculty member teaches the course each semester, the focus and additional media introduced varies according to his or her expertise and interests. In past semesters projects involving painting, printmaking, photography, digital media, sculpture, artist's books, etc. have been incorporated into the course.
The 200-level courses include figure drawing, printmaking, painting, sculpture, photography and digital media. Projects are normally introduced with images of historical and contemporary art, amplified in discussions of related readings and conclude with a group critique. The 300-level courses serve both as advanced explorations of the above media, with some courses having a particular themes and others operating more as group independent projects, and as junior seminars with weekly discussions of critical readings and presentations of short papers.
Although there are no specific requirements beyond the Visual Concepts course, majors are strongly advised to take department courses in several media.
The ten-day, junior qualifying exam is normally taken at the end of the junior year and is the final hurdle before the senior thesis. In studio art, students are given a short essay or two and are asked to respond to it in a short paper, and in a series of drawings and a finished work. At the end of this period the student turns in the paper and displays his or her work, and the paper and work are discussed with members of the department.
It is a spare and accelerated program of study, but it well prepares most students for the independent and focused, creative and written work of the thesis.
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In art history the introductory course, Art 201, introduces students to the extended, firsthand study of original works of art and to a wide range of art from various cultures and historical periods. Advanced courses acquaint students with selected periods and movements in art and in the various methods of art historical research. Students learn to refine their powers of critical observation by looking, talking, and writing at length about individual works of art. Currently six to eight advanced art history courses are offered each year. Normally the advanced art history courses are offered in a two- or three-year sequence. The pattern is occasionally altered to suit the special interests of visiting faculty.
The art history junior qualifying exam is written in an advanced art history course the student takes during the junior year. It consists of a research paper of about 20 pages, written in close consultation with the faculty member teaching the course. The qual paper typically replaces some or all of the other written work in the class. At the end of the semester the student is examined orally by a panel of department faculty.
The Studio Art building is located above the woodsy canyon on the far east side of the campus. On the main entry level are office/studios for faculty and senior majors, a seminar/projection room, a digital media lab, a photography darkroom and a critique gallery. Downstairs are class studios for painting, printmaking, drawing, sculpture, and ceramics, with a partially covered patio for outdoor sculpture work and the ceramics kilns. The classroom studios are open at all hours for students currently enrolled in art classes.
Art history faculty offices are located on the third floor of the library. In the library basement is the art book collection, the Visual Resources Center with a collection of over 101,000 digitized images and 110,000 slides, a seminar/projection room and the Print, Drawing and Artist Books room, which houses original work for course study. The Douglas F. Cooley Memorial Art Gallery, which shows four exhibits each year of significant historical and contemporary work, is located on the main floor of the library.


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Opponents of Gov. Jerry Brown's November tax initiative began airing their first television commercial Thursday, hammering the governor's claim that the billions of dollars it would raise will go directly to schools.
The No on Proposition 30 campaign calls the initiative "all smoke and mirrors" and says Californians "will never know where the money really goes" if voters approve the quarter-cent increase in the statewide sales tax and higher income taxes on people who make more than $250,000 a year.
The campaign had planned to begin airing commercials next week but moved up the spots after Brown's Proposition 30 campaign began airing its own TV ads on Wednesday, spokesman Aaron McLear said. The commercials will air in major markets throughout the state.
Some of the TV commercials supporting the governor's initiative say "Sacramento politicians" won't be able to touch the $6 billion a year it would raise, a claim that runs counter to an analysis of the initiative by the nonpartisan Legislative Analyst's Office.
While the new revenue will boost the amount of funding schools get under California's minimum school funding guarantee, the LAO said the governor and state Legislature would decide how to spend the rest of the funds, which could be used for an array of different programs.
"Our ad pulls back the veil on the Yes on Prop. 30's claims," said Joel Fox, president of the Small Business Action Committee. "Prop. 30 doesn't provide any new funding for education and is really nothing more than a shell game that gives Sacramento politicians more money to spend on other programs."
The Small Business Action Committee is the group raising most of the money to defeat the governor's tax initiative and pass a separate initiative, Proposition 32, which would restrict unions' ability to automatically deduct dues for political purposes. It received an infusion of $9.9 million on Wednesday from Charles Munger Jr., a Stanford physicist and the son of a leading executive with Berkshire Hathaway who previously gave the committee $4 million.
The campaign for Proposition 30 said the new ad included "shameful lies."
"Prop. 30 stops an immediate cut of more than $6 billion to our schools and colleges this year," California Teachers Association President Dean Vogel said in a statement.
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I was digging up my lawn in the backyard to prepare for some new sod. I saw this little bug in the top level of dirt that I dug up. What kind of damage do these guys do? |
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They are grubs and eat roots causing brown spots/patches in the lawn. The bigger problem is that they will attract moles and then your lawn will get lumpy and torn up. Previous posts say not to worry unless there is a substantial amount of grubs. I believe they said 12 per square foot. I don't worry about them until moles move in, then I treat for grubs and trap moles. |
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I have also read posts that say "don't be concerned unless there are 12 per sq ft" this is foolish. I would say 1 per sq foot throughout your lawn would be a concern. |
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The reason 1 per 1,000 is not a concern is they can only eat so much. We all have to live on the same planet. If everyone sprayed their 3,000 square feet with insecticide for every grub they found, the soil microbiology would be thrown way out of balance. Here is an excerpt from the NRCS Soil Biology Primer Arthropods can be grouped as shredders, predators, herbivores, and fungal-feeders, based on their functions in soil. Most soil-dwelling arthropods eat fungi, worms, or other arthropods. Root-feeders and dead-plant shredders are less abundant. As they feed, arthropods aerate and mix the soil, regulate the population size of other soil organisms, and shred organic material. Thus if you kill all the arthropods and micro-arthropods with insecticide, the result will be overpopulation of the soil with fungi and/or other arthropods, and reduce the natural decomposition of other organic materials in the soil. The arthropods will eventually repopulate the soil but only after the food supply for each species reaches a minimum level. |
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Lake Kariba is the huge lake that was created when the Zambezi River was dammed in 1959 to create hydro electric power.
The small town of Kariba in the north is where the majority of the tourism action takes place. It's here that most of the houseboats are moored and the harbour serves as the entry point for boat services to some of the major islands. There are a number of hotels and resorts and is the location of the dam wall. As Zimbabwe re emerges as a tourism destinatio and more people visit more services will become available. Milibizi and Binga to the south of the Lake are a short three hour drive from Victoria Falls making a stay on a houseboat an easy option. Guests should bear in mind that the south of the lake is scenic and great for relaxing and fishing but if game viewing is your mission then we recommend going north. |


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BOSTON — Manager John Farrell defended David Ortiz against "innuendo" hinting at the designated hitter's past positive test for performance-enhancing drugs.
The controversy stems from John Lackey's postgame comments Saturday night, when he expressed his distaste for Baltimore slugger Nelson Cruz, who was suspended last season for PEDs. Baltimore manager Buck Showalter responded by saying Boston should "check [its] own backyard" before levying such critiques elsewhere.
An MLB Network commentator then said Ortiz received "a free pass" in spite of his positive test, and Ortiz didn't appreciate that characterization.
"The 2003 test I think is being referred to, I don't know how many times David has been tested since then. Whatever that number is, I'm sure it's a very high one," Farrell said. "He's tested clean every single time. It's unfortunate the innuendo continues to follow him. He's a heck of a player, one hell of a hitter, and there's no reason other than hard work and talent that's produced that."
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Ben Solomon earned a BA in Mathematics at UC Berkeley where he lettered in gymnastics, and an MA in math from UC Davis. He received an honorary Doctorate in Education from Sierra Nevada College (SNC). His teaching career included positions at UC Davis, the University of Victoria, LA State University, and SNC. Ben's primary subject was mathematics, but he also taught literature and alternative energy and coached gymnastics.
He was the CEO of SNC for 25 years holding the titles of Administrative Director (1970 – 1980), President (1980 – 1993 and 2003 -2005), and Chancellor (1993 -1994). During his tenure the College grew from 23 full time students and 3 converted buildings to several hundred students and an energy efficient campus with 5 buildings 2 utilizing passive solar heating and one which received a "Platinum" rating.
Ben also owned and managed TranSierra Capital which was the highest ranked "fixed income" investment firm in the US from 1995 to 2003. He lives in Incline Village with his wife Margaret in a "net zero" house which incorporates devices patented by Ben. The 1,500 watt PV system produces enough surplus electricity to power their converted plug-in Prius.


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A new school year can be stressful for families, but Chesterfield County Public Library can help. Check out these school-boosting library features that can make homework time easier for everyone:
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Cypress: A Lowcountry Grille Restaurant Review: Cypress has long been one of our favorite places to have a drink and an appetizer. The bar combines space-age contemporary elements with a '50s supper club atmosphere and creates a striking effect, largely due to a beautiful view of the state-of-the-art kitchen and wall of wine that shows off the 4,000-bottle selection. The Asian-accented appetizers stand in graceful contrast to the raw bar, tableside service for rack of lamb, Châteaubriand and Caesar salad. A well-chosen selection of fish and shellfish rounds out the menu. The silky lobster bisque and the beef bourguignon are luxurious standouts. |
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We are in the process of a kitchen remodel of sorts. It was not planned, we had a dishwasher leak. I have been without a kitchen for over a month now....insurance problems. Anyway...wondering if anyone has a micro/convection oven and if you like it. What brand and what to steer clear of . It would be over the range. |
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- Posted by philwojo99 (My Page) on Thu, Feb 14, 13 at 7:33
I have a Wolf micro/convection, but it is not an "over-the-range" model, it is a built in though. We have only had it for a few months and I have been on the road for work all this past month so don't have a lot of time with it. So far I like it and like the ability to have the extra oven if I need or want it. I have to say the Wolf model is pricey, but it matches the other Wolf items we have as well. I can't really say anything about other brands as this was the only one we looked at. The non convection micro from Wolf was only $100 cheaper so it was almost a no-brainer to spend the extra $100 to get it for us. Phil |
Sharp 930 which we bought for our kitchen renovation because we'd plan to build it in anyway. I belive the Wolf and Viking may be rebadged Sharps (not many brands actually make their own micro/conved products). A few downsides but after 8 years still running strong and very useful. One possible issue: It's large enough that it can take up a lot of real estate on a counter. |
- Posted by weedmeister (My Page) on Thu, Feb 14, 13 at 13:13
I've had the Sharp and currently have the GE countertop units. I much prefer the Sharp. For OTR, I would chose the Advantium 240v. The 120v model is better than a sharp stick in the eye, but the 240v is much more flexible. |
I have a 30" Jenn-Air microwave/convection - it is a wall oven, but I believe there is an over the range model. It was installed in May and we have used it daily since. What to do I love about it? What didnt live up to expectations? |
Thank you all! |
Question about mine. I have the Bosch. Works well on convection but it still rotates in convection mode so capacity is not great. I found a round pizza pan that fits which is what I normally use. Have you all run into a problem getting things to fit? Here's the question I've never found the answer to and what stops me from using it as often. How soon after you stop using it as convection can you use the microwave function? Do you have to wait til it cools? |
cocaty, I have Wolf combo. You can use the microwave immediately. Just remember that everything in the cabinet will be hot when putting in / taking out your food. |
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San Antonio.- After combing the imaginations of hundreds of San Antonians, Texas Public Radio (TPR) presented the five finalists for the Lighter! Quicker! Cheaper! Initiative. Representing proposals from the people for the people, the five final ideas re-imagined community spaces to enhance the San Antonio we know and love. Now all that's left to do is vote!
TPR together with the City, the Project for Public Spaces, and the American Institute of Architects San Antonio put forth the five final innovative and creative proposals: the Dignowity and Lockwood Connection, Little Free Libraries, the Olmos Bat Roost, the Quintana Community Garden and Outdoor Classroom and the Victoria Dog Park. Hurry, the voting ends at midnight August 5.
Connection! That's the most important word of the Dignowity and Lockwood Connection proposal as the project revolves around linking the Dignowity and Lockwood Parks by transforming the dividing road into a pedestrian walkway. Ashley Heeren, one of the architects assigned to this project, explains why the word "connection" is so central to the entire idea.
"Our main goal was to start with an idea of connectivity, both to the community surrounding the park and within the two parks themselves," Heeren said
The two parks will be merged by food trucks, vendors, and seating areas, creating an entirely new atmosphere.
Sameer Paya, another architect on the project, believes the East side is an up and coming neighborhood, and he envisions this walkway helping the area really take off.
Rather than reinventing a specific space like the pedestrian parkway does, the second proposal would reinvent people's minds by changing how people read. Little Free Libraries is a nationwide initiative in which small bookstands are set up across the city. People donate books to the bookstands and in turn borrow books to their heart's desire.
"A community owned endeavor to basically change books like in a fundamental sense," Steven Marrone, an architect assigned to the project, said while describing Little Free Libraries.
Little Free Libraries not only changes how an entire city reads, it also promotes literacy and community. Because of its size, Little Free Libraries can exist in places where large public libraries cannot. No longer will you have to make the trek to the Big Red Enchilada, but instead walk to a book stand just around the corner. There will be no more excuses for you not to start that summer reading!
But if you prefer hands on learning rather than reading about it in books, consider voting for the Olmos Bat Roost. Instead of reading about bats flying over the night sky, you will be able to actually watch hundreds of bats soar at dusk if this project is implemented.
"Bat roosts have been part of the South Texas landscape since the mid 19th century," the project proposal explains.
In addition to being part of our history, bat roosts are also incredibly important to sustaining our local ecosystem. Nobody can complain if these flying creatures help control the mosquito population. Jaime Sartory, one of the project's architects, says the design will remain true to traditional bat roosts. He envisions a towering 20 ft. tall, 60 ft. long, and 5 ft. wide cedar and steel frame.
Similar to the bat roost, the Quintana Community Garden and Outdoor Classroom also endorses hands on learning by creating an educational garden with informative kiosks at Dwight Middle School. The project would not only serve to educate and bring together kids but would also bring together the surrounding community.
Nick Melde, one of the project's architects, explains that the Quintana Community Garden will provide seasonal produce that can be cultivated year round. In addition, the garden will be entirely self-sustained by rainwater collection and in the future the lights will be fueled by solar power and wind turbines.
Unlike all the other projects, the final proposal doesn't directly cater to people. Instead the Victoria Dog Park would create a canine haven. While dogs prance about the city oasis, dog owners can relax and mingle. While intended for dogs, this park could turn into a social center for people as well.
Architects Alma Rodriguez, Jesus Pineda, and Andre Bailey describe the park as using fun imagery such as bones and paw prints.
Whether connecting people or connecting dogs, promoting reading or promoting hands on learning, there is no doubt that all five of these proposals promise to reshape San Antonio's community. The only question that remains is just which one will be chosen to make the difference.
So do your part and vote at www.tpr.org.


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I have a 120 vac duplex outlet to feed the cloths washer. It appears to be the only outlet on a 20 amp circuit breaker. That is there are no known other outages, lights in the laundry room work.
Problem: No power at duplex outlet
Next steps? The next most simple may be to check that all circuit breakers have power at their outputs, in case the CBs are mislabeled. If I can not find a faulty CB, trace the wire from the CB panel (in basement) to where it goes through the floor to the first floor laundry room. This will also verify I am checking the correct CB. Seems simple, if the CB is delivering power to the cable and the cable has no power at the outlet end, there must be a break in the wire, right? |
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- Posted by ronnatalie (My Page) on Thu, Jan 13, 11 at 10:49
If your house was wired to fairly modern codes, the laundry receptacles (typically only one given cheap builders) is required to be on a 20A circuit not shared with other rooms/uses. Your methodology seems good. There may be (for some undetermined silly reason) a junction box between the receptacle and the panel. That would be a good place to look. I'd examine carefully all the exposed sections of the cable (including the areas inside the panel and the box with the receptacle) for damage. Just the other day I found a job where someone nicked the conductor near the receptacle (but was hidden inside the insulation. |
It is very unusual to simply have a break in the wire. More likely is a loose connection either at the breaker, the neutral bus, or at the receptacle. |
Thanks I will make a more careful check on the wire connections. The house is about 30 years old, and built by a custom contractor, proves nothing, with some deluxe features. I did not know it was "code" for a 20A 120 volt service to a laundry room. Of course there is also 240 volt service for the electric cloths dryer. The only thing connected to the troubled outlet is the washer (now running using an extension cord). I haven't checked but I'd guess the typical cloths washer doesn't draw more than 10 amps. But, if one is ironing from the same plug (duplex) the 20A could be best. |
"verified no power with tester" What kind of "tester"? A digital meter? From what point to what point? Wires rarely break unless damaged (though over the years I have seen a few cables that were bad form the start). A poor connection is a far more common cause, but you need to have tested with a load to really tell many times. |
Is there a subpanel? Could there be an outside GFI receptacle in the circuit, before the laundry receptacle? Maybe it's tripped. |
Thanks for the good ideas. I used a "Square D" circuit tester. It is over 50 years old from the days I was an apprentice electrician...right out of high school. I has a mechanical indicator that comes down a scale so one can see a difference between 120 and 240 say. I used it across the duplex plug wire terminals, then I used my fingers just in case the tester wasn't working. At the CB box I used the tester to touch the CB lug screw and a ground wire randomly selected...not the return wire from the troubled outlet - could also be the problem - thinking an ohm meter to groudn on the return could provide some useful information. Now I can see I need to make sure the lug screw is tight, and better yet to get my test prob on the wire, not the lug screw. My old tester has a sharp test probe that can be used to pierce the wire insulation... I'll get back to this soon. I am almost certain there is only one circuit run, from the CB box to the plug, but I'll have to trace that out physically to be sure. There is a ground fault CB feeding a bath room nearby. That breaker went bad and in replacing it some months back I may have "jiggled" the subject circuit loose. I like that idea and will focus on that for my next step. |
"I used it across the duplex plug wire terminals, then I used my fingers just in case the tester wasn't working." There is a troubleshooting method from the 1950's when men were men and ground fault protection was used by utilities on primary. If you threw your toaster in the kitchen sink and got killed, you should have known better. |
- Posted by jaysgarden (My Page) on Fri, Jan 14, 11 at 8:31
I would use a Greenlee Circuit Seeker. Plug the transmitter into the outlet. It sends a signal over the conductors. This will work fine as long as no other circuit is sharing a neutral. |
Fox and hound circuit chasers can be fooled by broken conductors. Enough of the signal can get past a small break in the wire to be picked up by the receiver. Units with adjustable receive sensitivity are more useful for problems like this. |
Thanks, I have looked with interest at the rf (I assume) signal generator and tracer. This is the second time in my life I think I would use one if I had one....didn't consider their weak points. As for the toaster, AMen, I did take care, however, to be sure the path of least electrical resistance was between my index finger and thumb on the same hand. |
- Posted by blackadder34 (My Page) on Sun, Jan 16, 11 at 10:50
One simple test I use on a circuit that no longer has power is a continuity test between the neutral and gound wire. If the circuit makes it back to the panel, there should be continuity. If not, then something has interrupted the neutral path back to the panel. Could be a tripped AFCI/GFCI, nine neutrals under an orange wire nut,etc. While there are a number of variables that can affect this simple test, nine times out of ten it gives me an excellent place to start troubleshooting. |
Thanks, the ohm test sounds like a good check that at least the neutral wire has continuity to ground (at the CB box, assumed). The circuit isn't critical, so I didn't get to looking at it even with a weekend...where does the time go? |
- Posted by matterofact (My Page) on Mon, Jul 16, 12 at 10:10
Hoping someone here can help. We had a massive electrical surge here two nights ago - tripped several breakers, took out 4 surge protectors (rated 330V), the microwave oven, and a few assorted ac adapters that were plugged directly into outlets. Thankfully, the devices that the surge protectors were designed to protect actually all survived. It also completely blew out GFI 1 (see attached), which I replaced with a new one, and tripped at least one other one. The remaining situation after cleaning up the mess is that one circuit off a subpanel (see attached drawing) is still partially dead. GFI 1 has line and load power, but GFI 2 has neither. Also the neutral on GFI 2 is 0 ohms to ground, I think indicating that the outage is not being caused by another GFI outlet in the circuit (I haven't found one anywhere either). Any thoughts? |
Friendly reminder to new poster, mattero'... results-wise, you should post this in your own new thread, rather than hijacking/cold-starting a thread that's lain dormant for 18 months. ;') |
I agree, a new thread "GFI Trouble Shooting" or similar will attract people knowledgeable in your subject. That said, there is clearly some expert inputs in this thread and as they all get your response you may get something helpful. Moving forward, I admit I do not understand your diagram. Are you saying you have GFI circuit breakers in your main power box, or are you saying you have remote GFI (such as the GIF receptacle) that in the case of GFI2 has multiple non-GFI receptacles daisy-chained to? |
- Posted by matterofact (My Page) on Wed, Jul 18, 12 at 14:20
"you have remote GFI (such as the GIF receptacle) that in the case of GFI2 has multiple non-GFI receptacles daisy-chained to" - this is it exactly. GFI1 receptacle has no load on it (other than its own duplex outlet) and is live and working, but GFI2 protects multiple other non-GFI outlets and has no line power to it. |
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02envoyowner Posts: 24What a shame that your dealer is such a ____head (fill in your own adjective).
I know, it is very disappointing. And when he said "all cars have problems (ie, it's not just GMCs)" he's totally missing the point. I don't disagree. I have had all maintenance work done by this dealer, worked diligently w/ him, following proper "chain of command", on this issue, and here I find the solution and he says, "we can't, but you can pay for it and then try to get reimbursed by GM." So much for service. So I suppose I will escalate at the dealership, and pursue my open case. But it's very disappointing. Sad thing that he was missing, I enjoy the car and just want it fixed. Will keep you posted. -
02envoyowner Posts: 24I did call GMC and "reopened" my 2-year old case, asking that the "fix" details be forwarded to engineering. Really, my confidence that this will happen is non-existent. The customer service rep called me today and said "we talked w/ your service manager. while we understand the car is broken and you have identified the fix, we cannot authorize repair since GMC has not identified a fix". Have you ever heard anything like that?!
My dealer claims "useless" and suggests that I pay for the repair and then file w/ GM. When I said this to the rep, she said "oh no, we would never pay for that when it's not been identified as a fix".
So she assured me that I had done all that is necessary to document the issue. HELLO, this document has been going on for 2 years; and GM is not even willing to take the research that I/we have provided and fix my car. Just make the repair or send an engineer or let me call them!
I'm currently spent; trying not to get annoyed. My service rep offers nothing except "when I hear, I'll call you". Yes, oh that's right, I'm confident that will happen. Sorry for the sarcasm, but that's reality.
So, if anyone has any suggestions on how to get GM to implement GM's solution, please let me know. It's a frustrating circle, which I try to forget; then I come to a stop and the car clunks and surges (now doing that 3 or 4 times at once). Thanks!! -
gmfan Posts: 188I finally went to a high volume dealership here in Atlanta, test drove an 06 LT short wheel base with the 5.3 and fell for it dark grey with black leather. I got the 0% finance deal and traded in my 02 TB. I am going to miss the 02 since it was a good vehicle. The only thing I notice on my new vehicle is a little wind noise on the passenger rear window like the window is not all the way up and a rumbling when braking in the 10-20 mph range when coming to a stop. Funny thing about the rumbling is it does not do it when stopping in neutral. Sure hope my drivetrain is working correctly.
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kudron Posts: 32Has anyone had to replace their ECAS air pump? I ran over a baseball sized boulder at a construction site that bounced off of the undercarriage of my 02 Envoy a couple of weeks ago and the ECAS hasn't worked since. If anyone has any pictures/diagrams that would be appreciated. Any ideas of the price and how difficult the replacement is.
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gardengal Posts: 4I lost all power to the back gate including the wiper and remote locking capabilities. I want to say they had to replace a switch and reset all the codes. My loss of power happened gradually so make sure you check all electrical elements on the back gate before you pay $1000 to replace the window.
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quarque Posts: 41I used to have a 2000 Blazer that would do this and it was because of the security system. It thought the key was not the right one becasuse it didn't read the chip inside the key correctly. Did either of your dealers look at that possibility? My dealer ended up replacing the sensor in the column to fix it.
mookie14 Posts: 252Can you guys tell something does and different brake pads make different sounds? I put some pep boys raybestos pads on and man are they making a heck of alot dust on the wheels. Also when i turn to the left or right the right not as much as the left i hear a scootch sound. Now its not the boots, or cv axle or the wheel bearings and i heard it only since i replaced the front rotors and pads. So my last question is also I replaced the shocks bilstein hd's are on it they are not leaking or anything everything is tight so what is it help anyone? And also spark plugs man i see the other guy said he did his but how in the world do you get these out because the ones in the back are impossible to get out and what the the ones in the front thanks guys.
mookie14 Posts: 252Yeah man i see what you mean lesson learned MOOK QUIT BEING CHEAP!!! 01 man i get a question side note Tidester blessing came big time brakes fine its gm's crappy steering had this problem from day one design flaw im getting tired of this. 01 um what do you think of reliability as far as auto's today the reason im asking is i've moved from the north to the south and i do not need to drive 1000' of miles anymore. So with 2yrs worth of pymts left on this Tblazer which i have put like $7000 worth of aftermarket stuff on it borla, sound system, hotchkis , shocks etc is it time. I do mean its not like it was which i know that for sure but its rusting under the auto. So i dont know. What do you think?? My credit is close to flawless so im in the state of mind i do not want ANYTHING TO DO WITH GM PERIOD. Down here man they drive like bats out of hell and a truck is not what i would want again. So what will fit a guy who is built like tank and tall toyota, honda reliability keep in mind thanks.
bobed2121 Posts: 70We now have 92,000 miles on the 02 LTZ and I checked the brake pads last weekend and they still have life left on them?!? How in the world can they last so long especially with the wife doing most of the driving? (sorry ladies.)
Also a side note, we bought this rig brand new May of 02 and have had absolutely ZERO problems with anything outside of the recall items. Nothing at all! They only gripe I have is that the DVD player doesn't like any of my homemade DVD's. I've tried +R, -R, R/W's can't get it to play anything but comericial DVD's.


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Here's a video of Bruno's final speech on the floor as Senate Majority Leader.
Bruno is yesterday's news. What remains is his "legacy" and it's not pretty.
He destroyed the Republican party in the state and under his "tenure as Majority Leader" what happened:
1) The NYGOP lost a United States Senator, Al D'Amato. I remember the campaign theme, New Yorkers want "balance" and will never elect both senators of one party. Ironically, that is the same "theme" the Senate is using this year to atttempt to save the senate majority – they are repeating history and will lose again.
2) The NYGOP lost a Governor, Comptroller and Attorney General.
3) The NYSGOP lost many U.S. Congressmen.
3) Locally the NYSGOP lost an Assembly seat in GOP Country; Colonie/Southern Saratoga County (Credit Bruno & Jasper Nolan)
4) Colonie lost their GOP Supervisor, as did Ballston, Stillwater, Moreau and Saratoga Springs. (Credit Bruno, D'Agostino and Jasper Nolan)
5) Bruno lost a solid majority in the senate and is now one seat away from potentially a permanent minority.
Bruno has masterminded the destruction of The NYS Republican party with the help of his old (and I mean old) pals like Jasper Nolan, Harry D'Agostino, Jack Casey, Mondello.
It's now too late for the GOP to rebuild and besides, the old timers who helped destroy the party are still in denial, Nolan/D'Agostino et al
We will be paying for Bruno's mistakes for decades with higher school taxes, higher water taxes in Saratoga, higher costs at every level.
Bruno finally did one right thing and left government.
Gardner is a WHINER! Can you say sour Dem????? Do you need a tissue? It sounds like you'll think of anything to blame on Joe. Yup, sounds like a sour Dem. I know, you're upset because he's going out on top, and the Dems will never beat him. You're a sore loser!
Listen here Gardner,
1.) Democrats are always on such an ego trip. You all are so cocky. Just admit that we in the GOP are better already!
2.) The GOP lost a governor and comptroller and the democrats gave us a john and an misappropriater. Under the scandals of those two gentlemen, New York was starting to look more and more like New Gomorrah.
3.) Gee, the assembly picked up another liberal? That's like emptying an ashtray in to a trashcan. Big deal and good riddens to that seat.
4.) That's just because the city of Albany is expanding even further and driving good, honest conservatives further away. It's a scientific fact that liberals want to kill conservative babies.
5.) Last time I checked in America we operate under the tyranny of the majority principal. A one seat majority might as well be a ten seat majority. I know you might think that super majority this or super majority that but thats balogne. The seat losses were intentional. We cut the dead weight. Now we're leaner and stronger than ever.
I guess Bruno is old, and old news.
Reports from the LOB say Bruno's office is being cleaned out as we speak. Chances are that Bruno will never set foot again in the LOB or the Capital.
His staff are being treated miserably as the other staff are not pleased about the timing of Bruno's departure most saying he should have done this 12 months ago to give Skelos a chance, albeit small, to retain the majority.
If ever there was an instance of the pot calling the kettle black.
Ego trip? I don't think I need say much more than Bush/Cheney.
A John and a Misappropriater? If you want all of the dirty laundry of your GOP brethren in State politics aired we can do that – but it ain't pretty.
There is a difference between a liberal and a Democrat, I know that you (seemingly) can't quite figure that out, but I would urge you to pick up a dictionary.
If you would line up Boss Bruno (you know, the one in the FBI probe and who sold out to the teachers unions) under honest conservatives – I don't think we need consider your opinion of 'honesty' all that valid anymore.
Take off the partisan blinders…


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I'm new at quilting and nearly finish with my first quilt, it's a Trip Around the World quilt, what I would like to know is what is the easiest way to quilt it, stitch in the ditch or what, and if so would I stitch all the seams?
At this time I wouldn't dare trying to free-hand quilting. |
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I made a small Trip Around the World (30" square) a couple of years ago, and I quilted diagonally through the squares. I really like it a lot! Donna |
Donna, like I said I'm somewhat dumb at this but I need to ask, did you just go diagonally one way? |
- Posted by jennifer_in_va (My Page) on Fri, Jan 21, 11 at 7:07
You could go diagonally all in one direction, diagonally in both directions, or even follow the colored pattern and quilt in 'diamonds' around each ring of squares. It's really up to you. I would suggest that one of these with sewing from one corner to another easier than trying to stitch in the ditch. And depending on the size of your quilt squares, you might not need to quilt through all squares, you might be able to skip a row or two. diagonally in both directions: [Tried to find more examples but have run out of time. Google Images "Trip Around the World" and you'll see more] |
- Posted by teresa_nc7 (My Page) on Fri, Jan 21, 11 at 7:10
I agree that stitching through the squares on the diagonal is the easiest way to quilt this quilt. Here is my method, others might have a different way of doing the same thing: ~ you want to have some way of keeping your lines straight, either a measure rod that attaches to your walking foot (also called even feed foot - which you need to feed both the top and the bottom evenly while sewing so you don't end up with major puckers on the back) or.....you can mark the top of your quilt with pieces of blue painters' tape laid on the quilt through the center of the squares on the diagonal and moved as needed ~ be sure to pin your quilt sandwich all over (about a hand's width between safety pins) before you mark with the tape or start to sew ~ I first sew a big cross starting from the middle and going out to each edge in all four directions - this is to help anchor the quilt sandwich and can be done in the ditch of your piecing seams *** you always want to sew from the center of the quilt to the outer edges so any bulk on the back will migrate out to the edges and not cause puckers ~ next, I start from the center and sew diagonally down to the right lower corner, sewing in the middle of the squares; then return to the center and sew diagonally in the opposite direction to the upper left corner ~ leave a tail of thread when you start and these tails can be knotted and pulled through the quilt and popped through the top to bury the thread in the middle ~ continue to sew diagonally starting in the center and sewing to the edges, then do the same method sewing diagonally in the other direction until the entire quilt is quilted. Hope this helps, |
- Posted by polardream (My Page) on Fri, Jan 21, 11 at 16:25
I like the diagonal stitching - it make another dimension to the quilt. Sue |
Donna, I really like your quilt, my squares are 2" so I guess I should sew through every square? Thanks everyone for the quick responses, I think I'm really going to like this forum, you girls are great! Derlene |
- Posted by geezerfolks (My Page) on Fri, Jan 21, 11 at 18:02
Teresa, Your post would be nice for the FAQ section. Nice quilt, Donna. SharonG/FL |
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During the election season, some candidates either play it safe in their stances or they go bold. One senator in West Virginia is taking an alternative route by touting his love for the vacuum cleaner during his re-election bid.
As media outlets have reported, it was recently confirmed that U.S. Senator Joe Manchin?s wife, Gayle, uses a Flowbee to cut his hair. The vacuum cleaner attachment, which was developed in the late 1980s, spurred such a reaction from voters that Manchin decided to double down on his love for vacuums. Manchin has now come out and admitted it: He loves vacuums more than any other candidate in the political sphere.
?He can?t get enough of them,? said one aide, in an email. ?And this is why you MUST keep Joe Manchin as your governor, voters! We?re just trying to run a clean race here!?
Seen as largely a tactic to appeal to housewives ? or even just the orderly type of voter ? the push for such an odd platform has some scratching their heads. But the junior U.S. senator isn?t that particular; Manchin has taken the opportunity to pose with Dysons and Hoovers alike as he stumps throughout the state.
His opponents have not been as kind about the move.
?This is clearly just a distraction from a poor record,? said an adviser to Republican opponent John Raese. ?Anyone can get up there with a Dirt Devil and talk about their haircut. We need to talk about the real issues.?
As the election moves forward, each candidate hopes to leave the other in the dust. The only difference is that Manchin would promptly sweep up that dust when he gets the chance.
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July 26, 2012 by TMO
By Adil James, TMO
A general view of damaged buildings at al-Midan neighbourhood in Damascus July 23, 2012. Picture taken July 23, 2012. REUTERS/Shaam News Network/Handout |
The spiraling violence in Syria has claimed thousands of innocent lives, but most of us have not heard the stories first- or second-hand.
As this article is being written, fierce battles are being waged in Aleppo, with helicopter gunships, jets, and heavy artillery bombarding civilian areas in the government's desperate attempts to root out opposition which only a week previously managed to spill the blood of the president's top security personnel and family, the Defense Minister and the head of Syria's crisis management team.
Late last week, as fierce fighting raged through Damascus in the wake of the Free Syrian Army's (FSA's) brazen attacks in Damascus, 12 innocent civilians huddled in the basement of their building to avoid the heavy bombardment and crossfire between government soldiers and the FSA.
The twelve included the relatives of Dr. Mowafak Asbahi, a physician and gastroenterologist practicing in Livonia, Michigan, who originally comes from Damascus. Dr. Asbahi's niece Rina was among those twelve, and Rina's husband and three children.
Government soldiers knoc-ked on the door, went inside, and brutally killed all inside from point blank range.
The dead included Rina, her husband Sayeedul Khateeb, and their daughters Bayan and Noorul Huda and their son Waseem. Their children were two, four, and eight.
"She was a lovely, kind, goodhearted housewife, taking care of her kids and her husband, very lovable;" said the doctor. She used to help "family and help poor people, and she was just a goodhearted person, everybody loved her and admired her values and morals, and she made people happy around her."
Dr. Asbahi says that he hopes the fighting will come to a conclusion soon, and that Syria will be able to rebuild.
Dr. Asbahi's son Mazen is an attorney based in Chicago but who splits his time between Chicago and Washington. He functions as the government affairs director for the Syrian-Expatriates organization.
The attorney explains that he grew up "friends and very close with [Rina's] family."
"Rina and her family's horrific deaths, they hit us very hard, they make it all the more real for us the immense suffering and sacrifice that the Syrian people are making…"
Mazen Asbahi explained to TMO that Americans who are moved by this story can contribute to the Syrian Expatriates organization, which can be found at www.syrian-expatriates.org.


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When "Hello, Dolly!" opened in January of 1964 it was a mere musical. The current revival is a lovefest.
Nearly 32 years later, the show and its star are objects of veneration. Carol Channing, after all, is the last of the musical comedy divas. The show itself is a reminder of the kind of musical fresh, innocent, exuberant we no longer are able to produce.
(It opened a month before the Beatles' first American tour, a time when Vietnam still seemed peripheral.)
The show, based on Thornton Wilder's "The Matchmaker," a farce about Dolly Gallagher Levi, a meddling woman who awakens everyone she meets to the need for life to be an adventure, was originally a nostalgic look at turn-of-the-century New York.
It now represents a yearning for a more recent time that seems, at least in retrospect, simpler and more optimistic.
The yearning expresses itself in a series of ovations for Channing - her first entrance, her singing of the title song and finally her appearance in the curtain call in a white outfit with an outrageous plumed hat that makes her seem poised for flight.
The ovations, of course, represent huge affection for a character almost as interesting as Dolly Levi, which is to say, Channing herself. Those huge googly eyes, the exaggerated way of speaking and the intensity with which she invests the silliest gesture are trademarks of both characters. Both are equally beloved.
Her voice seems lower and more fragile, but there is a compensation. Her interpretation of the role seems deeper.
In the past, whenever she addressed her dead husband, Ephrem Levi, the tone might be diffident, but you always had the feeling she ruled the Levi roost. This time she seems genuinely pleading, and these scenes have a new poignancy.
(Channing's return will doubtless rejuvenate a local cottage industry, drag queens who specialize in impersonating her. The standard imitation is no longer viable, and the next few months should see a sharp upturn in this highly competitive market.)
Apart from Channing's historic presence, the best things about the revival are Florence Lacey and Michael DeVries, who sing the score's lilting ballads hauntingly.
Jay Garner is a dapper Horace Vandergelder, but most of the comic characters are woefully overdone.
The show has always had certain weaknesses. "Motherhood," the musical background for an exaggerated farcical scene, can only work if the comedy is extremely sharp, and here it isn't. The musical has been on the road for almost a year and a half, and the pacing often shows it.
But Jerry Herman's score remains infectious, and Channing's return lets New Yorkers express their gratitude for a life almost maniacally devoted to the stage.
It's good to have her back where she belongs.
Not since Joseph Jefferson, who played "Rip Van Winkle" for most of the second half of the 19th century, has any American performer been so long identified with a single role as Carol Channing with Dolly Levi, nee Gallagher, in "Hello, Dolly!"
Ms. Channing first played the formidable matchmaker in the show's premiere Broadway engagement starting in January 1964. With occasional time off for other theater work, several movies, some television specials and nightclub appearances, she has been playing Dolly ever since. In this country, abroad, and maybe on a nearby planet or two.
For this reason, it's not exactly a surprise that she has turned up on the stage of the Lunt-Fontanne Theater, the scene of her 1978 revival, to have yet another go at the part in a new production set to tour the world from Japan to Australia and maybe Lapland.
The only surprise was my surprise when I saw a preview performance. There I sat with some embarrassment as if chemically stimulated: helpless with pleasure and turned into a goon, wearing a dopey, ear-to-ear grin from the moment of her entrance through her pricelessly delivered remarks at the curtain call. At that point, I was even ready to swear that she had written every one of those seemingly impromptu lines herself.
World, beware: it's possible this woman is a substance that should be legally controlled.
Though I hadn't seen Ms. Channing since the first "Dolly" production, I have over the years (always in the line of duty) been forced to watch at least two of her replacements (Betty Grable and Ginger Rogers) and Barbra Streisand, who starred in the screen adaptation, one of the iciest musicals ever made by Hollywood.
Ms. Channing and the show, which officially opened last night, are the real thing.
Lee Roy Reams has directed and staged the production with fidelity to the work of Gower Champion, the director and choreographer of the 1964 "Dolly." There's also a new cast of first-rate, energetic, singing and dancing actors in support. Chief among them: Jay Garner, who plays Horace Vandergelder, the cranky Yonkers merchant who has engaged Dolly to find him a wife, though she covets him for herself; Michael DeVries as Cornelius Hackl, Vandergelder's underpaid, aging (33-year-old) ever-optimistic clerk; Cory English as Barnaby Tucker, Cornelius's pint-sized protege; Florence Lacey as Irene Molloy, the pretty young, widowed milliner Horace thinks he's going to marry, and Lori Ann Mahl, as Irene's assistant.
The sets are based on Oliver Smith's work for the Champion production. They evoke not only turn-of-the century New York and Yonkers, but also Smith's particular gifts, including the airy lightness that distinguished so much of his work from the beginning of his career (the 1942 set for Agnes de Mille's ballet "Rodeo").
If this production looks to be somewhat smaller than the original, that could be a fact or one of memory's tricks. Certainly the stage-center stairway of the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant, down which Dolly makes her grand Act II entrance to be serenaded by (and to sing) the title song, seems alarmingly narrow and steep. Yet this production is a far cry from the most recent touring version of "My Fair Lady," which looked as if it could be packed into several suitcases in less time than it takes to eat a hamburger.
Much of the pleasure in the new "Dolly" comes in the rediscovery of the show itself, which in memory had turned into a one-hit-song musical. Not at all. Jerry Herman's music and lyrics are packed with melody and wit: "Before the Parade Passes By," the big first act finale; "Ribbons Down My Back," which Ms. Lacey sings like a dream, and the love song "It Only Takes a Moment," sung by Ms. Lacey and Mr. DeVries, who also has a fine, true voice.
Michael Stewart's book, based on Thornton Wilder's "Matchmaker," is actually funnier than I remember it. The beautifully timed, near-lethal farcical confrontations, the first in the milliner's shop and the second at the fancy Harmonia Gardens Restaurant, are joyous. The throwaway lines, most of them Dolly's, are to split sides as delivered by Ms. Channing, who goes through the show as serene and almost as disembodied as a Cheshire Cat with a sense of mission.
I've no idea what her secret is, though I've admired her in both of the hit shows that are the principal substance of her long career (the other being "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes," which preceded "Dolly"). She's not immortal. Time has taken some physical toll. At age 74, she's runway-model skinny in the manner of Nancy Reagan. She doesn't move with her former abandon, though the comic authority is more remarkable than ever.
Catch how she wrings laughter out of only two huskily articulated words: "I meddle." Be swept away with sudden feeling when she addresses her dead husband, Ephraim Levi, who apparently can be reached in some myopic middle distance between the orchestra and the loges. When, with her eyes alight, she asks him for some sign to indicate that he approves of her designs on Horace, there is sweetness but also an implicit threat. You can believe this woman has access anywhere.
Jonathan Bixby's costumes become her, though her wig, which looks lacquered, does not. It's of a reddish tint so pale and wan that on a lesser actress, it would be a statement of self-doubt. Don't worry that the singing voice now has more wobbles than Bert Lahr's as the Cowardly Lion. The Channing voice is an instrument, as eccentric as a theremin and as valuable as a Stradivarius. Her phrasing, enunciation and timing, her delicious intelligence and her commitment to the performance must still ravish audiences.
Unlike some other actresses of a certain age and unmistakable clout, Ms. Channing remains utterly, almost naively feminine even as she's rearranging the universe. Celebrate her.
Carol Channing rode back into town Oct. 19 on that most reliable vehicle, "Hello, Dolly!," the 1964 powerhouse that transformed her overnight from mere star -- which she had become 15 years earlier with "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes"-- to Broadway legend. Channing has played other roles in a long and varied career, but it's Dolly Gallagher Levi, meddler nonpareil, that the fans want to see, and she reputedly has obliged them some 4,500 times. It would be churlish to suggest that she has been rewarded with any fewer than 4,500 standing ovations in return for her efforts.
Channing certainly is winning them over again at the Lunt-Fontanne, where Dolly's Act 2 entrance down the staircase into the Harmonia Gardens Restaurant is a razzle-dazzle throwback to a Broadway that no longer exists. Norma Desmond's descent down a much fancier staircase two blocks and several million dollars away doesn't pack half the emotional wallop.
"Dolly" will click here, partly because it's already made more money on the road than Rockefeller, and partly because discount tickets will make it easy for plenty of youngsters and tourists to see theater royalty up close.
How much its success has to do with Channing, who at 74 is still up there giving her all for the crowd, and how much of it has to do with the way she puts over a handful of songs that are as familiar as breathing, I can't say. I arrived at a critics' preview a "Dolly!" virgin, having avoided the original show, the revivals and the 1969 movie (whose star, "Funny Girl" Barbra Streisand , Channing had edged out for the '64 Tony Award). The closest I'd ever come before to "Hello, Dolly!" was Tom Stoppard's delightful adaptation of the same material for his play "On the Razzle."
"Dolly," according to Hobe Morrison's Variety review of the original, was adapted by book writer Michael Stewart from Thornton Wilder's 1955 "The Matchmaker," a reworking of his 1938 flop, "The Merchant of Yonkers." (Wilder's take, during the first two years of the "Hello, Dolly!" run, was over $ 207,000 -- 17 times the rest of his earnings.) All of the versions, including the Stoppard, put new spins on Viennese Johann Nestroy's 1842 "Einen Jux Will er Sich Machen" ("He Will Be the Devil of a Fellow"), which was itself an adaptation of John Oxenford's "A Day Well Spent," presented in London in 1835.
The current "Dolly!" only looks like it's been touring since it debuted in 1835. Lee Roy Reams' mechanical, pedestrian staging and choreography are no homage to Gower Champion, whose work on the original garnered nearly as much acclaim as Channing's. The Oliver Smith touring sets are skimpy, to say the least, and ill-fitted to the Lunt-Fontanne stage. Jonathan Bixby's costumes are meant to be comic odes to period dress, but they're hideous instead, a mishmash of styles and colors that all offend the eye. Blame Peter Fitzgerald's headache-inducing sound design for making a 24-piece orchestra seem as though filtered through a 1964 transistor radio.
Nevertheless, Channing has an endearing foil in Jay Garner's jowly, blustery Horace Vandergelder, the Yonkers "half-millionaire" Dolly has set her sights on. Some of the other casting is good as well, particularly Florence Lacey as the hat maker Irene Molloy, whose "Ribbons Down My Back" is unexpectedly moving, and Michael DeVries as Vandergelder's put-upon lieutenant, Cornelius Hackl.
As for Channing herself, she embraces the audience and the audience embraces right back. She is slighter, her voice even huskier, than one expected, but she is also adorable, in an extraterrestrial sort of way.
In his program bio, Jerry Herman says he "believes in writing melodic songs that have lives of their own outside the show," and that certainly seems to have been true of "Dolly!"-- though not necessarily in the way Herman implies: While he gets sole credit for the score, Herman paid a $ 275,000 settlement to Mack David, author of a 1948 pop hit, "Sunflower," which bore more than a passing resemblance to the title song, according to historian Steven Suskin.
The show also benefited from the input of Bob Merrill, who wrote the lyrics (which Herman revised) to "Motherhood" and "Elegance," and from the team of Charles Strouse and Lee Adams, who wrote the Act 1 closer, "Before the Parade Passes By," which Herman rewrote, retaining the title. And among the themes from "Dolly!" later recycled to better effect, the one that stands out most is "It Takes a Woman," which would resurface two years later in "Mame's""We Need a Little Christmas."
"Reasonably melodic tunes and agreeably uncomplicated lyrics" was how Hobe Morrison described them in these pages nearly 32 years ago, and even that was being generous. "Hello, Dolly!" the show was never as special as "Hello, Dolly!" the vehicle. When all those waiters welcome Dolly home to the Harmonia Gardens, even a virgin experiences a comforting thrill at the sight of Channing, a gash of scarlet with feathers. It's so nice to have you back where you belong.


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