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At Brew City Paintball, paint slingers of all skill levels wage war over 44,000 square feet of indoor battlegrounds or 17,000 sq. ft. outdoor field peppered with inflatable fortifications. The indoor facility includes two fields, with one stretching 110'x130' and another 85'x125'. During paintball games, each player loads up with a Tippmann A5 Response Trigger full auto gun, protective vest, antifog mask, and unlimited air refills to take the fight to enemy teams and spotless clothing on multiple all-turf playing fields. Referees monitor each match for signs of foul play, and Brew City organizes games according to player skill so rookies can hone their skills without being sniped by a pro. As paint flies between bunkers and teams vie for control of the field, parents, friends, and war photographers observe the action from plush leather couches in Brew City's air-conditioned viewing room, complete with WiFi and five flat-screen TVs.
We are more than just your typical hobby store. We have toys for all ages. Models, rockets, trains, rc planes, cars and heli's. Board games, roleplaying games, MTG. Thomas, Playmobil, Melissa & Doug, Alex, Lego, Klutz. Puzzles, arts & crafts, kites, science and educational kits.
With the creation of its first folk-art calendar in 1982, LANG established a look that would define the company for the next 30 years. Through imagery consisting of Americana scenery, touching paintings of mothers and children, and whimsical drawings of animals and plants, the staff has created a full line of decor that instills homes with warmth and nostalgia. The images, brought to life by well-known painters such as Bob Timberlake and the company's own team of signature artists and sentient highlighters, adorn everything from original calendars to puzzles, journals, garden flags, and mailbox covers. LANG even uses some of the imagery to create custom cards for the holiday season.
At more than 1,000 Mattress Firm locations around the country, shoppers sink into plush mattresses, recline on firm beds, and belly-flop onto pillow tops. Knowledgeable staffers can help customers create an ideal bedtime environment by dispensing advice based on sleep preferences and illuminating the difference between the many kinds of mattresses. And to the delight of their customers, much of Mattress Firm's bedding wears the label of a premium brand, such as Sealy, Serta, Simmons Beautyrest, or Stearns & Foster.
Rainbow Play Systems's expansive showrooms introduce kids aged 2 to 10 to a wonderland of gym equipment, all of which is available for purchase. A multitude of swing sets with spiral slides, trapeze rings, and tire swings exercise tykes while preparing them for the physics portion of the SAT.


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Introducing DIRT—The Trail Running Life
Coming this March/April: A special Trail Runner edition celebrating the culture of our sport
Mockup cover of the 2014 edition of DIRT. Actual cover may differ. Photo by Tim Kemple.
Ready for something new? We're excited to announce the upcoming release of DIRT: The Trail Running Life.
Think of this as our "coffee-table edition"—a thick, journal-style issue jam-packed with stories that celebrate the vibrant, diverse trail-running community. Printed on archival paper and perfect bound, DIRT aims to inspire trail runners everywhere with the very best, in-depth writing and photography from the leading voices of our sport.
Here's a sample of what to expect in our inaugural edition:
- An inside look at the culture of the historic Hardrock 100 in Colorado's San Juan Mountains, and the colorful characters who leave their regular lives behind for a month or more each summer to camp out in Silverton to acclimatize for the race
- Rickey Gates recounts his adventure racing last year's 86th annual Mount Marathon in Seward, Alaska—retracing the steps of his mother, Patricia Gates (who hitchhiked to Alaska in 1969 for the race) and dislocating his shoulder in the process of taking second place in the race, besting the long-standing course record and finishing just seconds behind Alaskan Eric Strabel
- Photo Essay: Finish Line Portraits, by Larry Gassan
- A close examination of how social media and technology have affected—for better or worse—the relationships we trail runners have with our beloved sport
- ... more! After all, we don't want to spoil all the surprises we have planned for this special issue.
Our sister publication Rock and Ice has done something similar with their annual Ascent edition (originally published in 1967, revived by Rock and Ice in 2011)—and we're pleased to be offering the same to the trail-running community in 2014 and onward.
DIRT will be available on newsstands on March 13, 2014. Subscribers to Trail Runner will receive their copy of DIRT (in lieu of what otherwise would have been our April issue) that week or earlier.
We look forward to bringing you this beautiful edition!

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Special Education prepares highly qualified teachers, administrators, policy makers, and researchers to provide leadership roles in a wide range of settings at many levels; school, district, state, and federal. Our students acquire skills and knowledge about evidence-based practices that enhance academic and social integration of students with disabilities.
The Special Education Concentration offers a Master of Education (M.Ed.), Education Specialist (Ed.S.), and a Doctorate in Education (Ed.D.) through the College of Education. An undergraduate degree in Special Education is not offered.
The Special Education Concentration is home to two nationally recognized special education publications, The Journal of Special Education Leadership and Teaching Exceptional Children. The Special Education Concentration is a member of the Higher Education Consortium on Special Education, a professional organization representing doctoral programs in special education. The Special Education Concentration has also been the recipient of over the past five years of $1.5 million in U.S. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Special Education Program federal grants in addition to other external and internal funding to support faculty and student research.
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The Special Education programs of study are based on a scope and sequence of instruction that leads to Massachusetts Initial Licensure Certification as a Teacher of Students with moderate disabilities (Pre K-8, 5-12) or as a Special Administrator (All). Each of these licenses is accredited through the National Council of Accreditation of Teacher Education and the Council of Exceptional Children. The competencies meeting these licenses are embedded throughout the coursework, pre-practica, and practica experiences.
Our graduates have gone on to successful careers in the field of special education. Many have careers as teachers of special education, department chairs, supervisors, and directors of special education in the public and private schools. Some are employed by state agencies as project managers and directors and at colleges and universities as faculty and disability services directors. Please follow the career links below for more information:
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Sheri Radford is that rarest of creatures: a Vancouver resident who was actually born in Vancouver. As the editor of two magazines for visitors—Where Vancouver and Where Whistler—she spends her days wrestling with commas, taming adjectives, and banishing adverbs. As the author of three extremely silly, award-winning books for children—Penelope and the Humongous Burp, Penelope and the Monsters, and Penelope and the Preposterous Birthday Party—she spends her evenings playing, imagining, and creating. She regularly speaks to large groups of children in schools and libraries, but she also likes talking to adult groups, especially because they tend to burp and fart less.
Sheri lives in an overpriced but funky Yaletown loft with her messy husband and three even messier cats. She took up running in 2010 and, in a fit of insanity, ran her first marathon in 2011. Even though her knees haven't forgiven her yet, she can be found most mornings jogging along Vancouver's seawall. An avid reader and moviegoer, Sheri loves to advise friends, family, and even strangers about what to read and watch. Over the years she has spent such an obscene amount of money at Chapters/Indigo bookstores that the company awarded her a free lifetime membership card, which always causes store clerks to do a double take. Sheri's motto is "Life is too short to read bad books or watch bad movies."
Several people have commented that Penelope looks an awful lot like Sheri did as a child—even though illustrator Christine Tripp had never met Sheri or seen any of Sheri's childhood photos when she started illustrating the books. What do you think? Do you see a similarity between young Sheri and mischievous Penelope?
This short profile of Sheri appeared on the Scholastic website.
In 2006, Sheri wrote a segment of an episode of Roll Play, which is broadcast on Treehouse TV and SRC (Société Radio-Canada).
Check out some of the many articles Sheri has had published in the past few years.
A member of SCBWI, CANSCAIP, CWILL BC, and Federation of BC Writers, Sheri is available for readings, talks, panel discussions, school or library visits, and media interviews. To see photos of some of Sheri's readings, click here. For more information, contact Sheri.
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My wife and I had a wonderful 5 night stay at Castle on the Mountain. What a lovely place, I wish I could buy it and live there! We will certainly be returning one day. Thank you
4,8 sur août 01, 2012
We rented the Cottage for five days and it was just great. So relaxing and private with all you need for a long stay. The washer dryer was a very welcome surprise as was the free Wi-Fi.
5 sur juin 29, 2012
I stayed here before with the old owners and had an average time at best. When I discovered it had new owners I gave it another chance because the setting is so wonderful. I am so glad I did.
5 sur février 04, 2011
Castle on the mountain is the best place to relax and unwind after a long day. Whether you like to sit by the fire and watch a good DVD, or spend some time in the hot tub and experience the most breathtaking views, this place has it. Liz and Ray are very warm and hospitable people and will do all they can to make sure you feel spoiled while staying here. I would highly recommend staying here.
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What a great find on our travels over this wonderful country. Stunning views, wonderful luxurious rooms and a delightful breakfast. We must thank Liz & Ray for making us feel so welcome and for the wonderful service. Five star!!


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Koko Loko is such unusual colour. Looks like you have a very nice garden. Love your "climbing" pots. |
Lovely, Jewelie! I like your sunny yellow nasturtiums! |
The roses are lovely, Pink Promise is one of my favorite Hybrid Teas. The nasturtium is really charming, thank you for the garden tour. |
You have some lovely summer blooms when it's often a hard time to find them. I especially like Koko Loco, Distant Drums, and About Face. They all have such subtle coloration. Your nasturtium is so cheery and reminded me of how I'd like to grow them again. Thanks for posting your pics. Diane |
Love Koko Loco! Its such a unique shade of buff-russet-lavender-mauve! I admire your pot ghetto, mine has gotten far out of hand! lol Tammy |
Thanks everyone! I agree, Koko Loko has to be the most interesting rose I own right now. I never thought I would like a latte colored rose, but I do! The form is gorgeous too. |
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I have tried to grow About Face a few times; but I just can't coax more than a few blooms per season. And they never look like that! Your roses are beautiful!!! Carol |
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Hands on: SteamOS beta review
Not yet ratedUpdatedSteam Machines may be delayed, but the OS is in beta. Here are our thoughts so far and the latest details.
UpdatedSteam Machines may be delayed, but the OS is in beta. Here are our thoughts so far and the latest details.
A brand not known for its fitness credentials comes up with a running watch
Best considered as a way of quickly adding storage to an existing Windows network, the DX4200 is a good fit for companies with expertise to match.
Microsoft's latest giant whiteboard doesn't get in the way of meetings, a big plus for business users.
Hyundai's standout Blue Link system includes Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and a start smartwatch ignition.
An early clunky prototype of something that could transform the way we work - and play - with computers
For the first time ever, you can turn written notes into digital files simultaneously. But is the HP Pro Slate 12 a one trick pony?
Nintendo's new 3DS is more than a refresh - it's the console it should have been from the start.


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Student Learning Outcomes & Portfolio Guidelines
I. Understanding of Concepts Central to the Field of Women's and Gender Studies:
Students graduating from the Women's and Gender Studies program should demonstrate knowledge of the following concepts and issues:
A. The socio-cultural and historical construction of gender
B. Intersectionality of race, ethnicity, religion, class, gender, sexuality, and nation
C. Difference
D. Varieties of feminism and feminist activism
E. Privilege and oppression, including internalized oppression
Major issues pertaining to women's lives, historically and in
contemporary societies, e.g. violence against women, representations of
women and gender, reproductive justice, family and motherhood, work,
beauty and body image
G. Connections between feminist theory and practice
II. Critical Thinking and Writing Skills:
Women's and Gender Studies graduates should demonstrate competence in the following skill areas:
A. The consideration of issues from multiple perspectives
B. Identification and evaluation of theories and assumptions about women and gender
C. Self-reflection about the learning process
D. Critical analysis of written and visual texts
The application of key Women's and Gender Studies concepts to activist projects,
one's life, and to non-Women's Studies academic coursework
III. Research Skills:
A. Research Methodology and Analysis of Sources:
In a proposal for their research project, students should demonstrate their ability to:
1. Identify a problem for a specific Women's and Gender Studies research project.
Identify the particular fields of scholarly literature necessary to
review to provide a foundation for this particular project, noting the
databases to be examined and search terms to be used to generate a wide
net bibliography of at least 50 sources.
3. Identify and utilize
at least one method of collecting original data appropriate for this
project (e.g., survey, interview, content analysis, coding of key
terms, archival research, close textual analysis, participant
observation, experiment, etc.).
4. Evaluate research sources for
their reliability and usefulness for the project proposed. (Measure:
annotated bibliography of at least ten sources)
B. Synthesis of Research and Original Formulation of Ideas:
should demonstrate their ability to design and complete a research
project that sheds new light on a Women's and Gender Studies topic, including both
a review of the literature and an interpretation of original data
collected from appropriate sources.
Women's and Gender Studies Portfolio Guidelines
Students graduating with a minor or major in Women's and Gender Studies
will compile a portfolio, which will be put together during the senior
seminar, and will consist of six pieces of writing:
1. The research paper written during the Senior Seminar. The
research paper may be a new piece of work, or students may choose to
revise and expand upon a paper written for another course. Students
will also include in the portfolio a statement of the research problem
and an annotated bibliography of at least ten sources, both of which
will be written during the planning and drafting stages of the research
2. A 3-5 page reflective essay, written during the
Senior Seminar, in which the student explains where and how the work
contained in the portfolio demonstrates the skills-based and
content-based learning outcomes of the program.
3. A 4-5 page essay on feminist activism written during the Senior Seminar. This essay can take either of two forms:
a. an essay which analyzes a feminist activist project that the student has participated in (e.g. internship, service learning project, volunteer project, etc.), explaining its intended outcome and evaluating its effectiveness, both in promoting the social change envisioned and the personal growth it provoked; or
b. an essay emphasizing some effect(s) of feminist movement during the past two hundred years, and connecting this to the individual student's development as a Women's Studies minor.
4. Three additional papers written during his/her coursework in
the minor or major. These three papers will be chosen in consultation
with the professor teaching the Senior Seminar, and should represent
the student's best work. Most importantly, these papers should clearly
demonstrate both the skills-based and content-based learning outcomes
of the program.
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Here it is - the first Mafia 2 trailer (see it below).
Like the original Mafia title, Mafia 2 immerses players in the mob underworld of a fictitious late 1940s-early 1950s scenario. We're told that we will become engaged in the game's cinematic Hollywood movie experience with strong, believable characters in a living, breathing city.
The sequel's in development for PC, PS3, and Xbox 360.


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Easy Monkey Breadgood, but more "dinking" than I want to do in the morning. — sgrishka 9/13/2012 |
Pork Chops (tender, Oven-baked)Really good and very easy — bkprice13 9/13/2012 |
Crockpot Pizza CasseroleVery good. I add half mozzarella. Next time I will cook it less than 4 hours, barely cook pasta or add milk with soup.. Would never even know the cream of mushroom was in int — Beachbumette 9/13/2012 |
Deluxe Crockpot OatmealOK. It went 61/2 hours and still too long My kids eat oatmeal all the time and were not impressed — 9/11/2012 |
Old-Fashioned Raspberry BarsVery Good! Family loved it. I also switch regular flour with whole wheat. I have tried it twice once using Raspberry and once using Blueberry. easy enough to make before school for the kids. — sgrishka 9/10/2012 |
Creamy Chicken EnchiladasExtremely Good! I used small tortillas so mine made 16. Family loved it! — srenea 9/10/2012 |
Creamy Chicken PennePretty good. It would work well as a vegi meal too. It does dry out as a leftover — mealplanningmom 9/6/2012 |
Baked Spaghetti with Fresh Basil and Smoked MozzarellaThis was very good and very easy. I used it with leftover spaghetti and it was perfect. I did chop the basil as I knew my kids would not eat giant green things. I also could not find smoked mozzarella at my local grocery so I used regular. The fire roasted tomatoes gave it a nice smokey taste even without the smoked mozzarella. — lizmari 8/29/2012 |
EASY MORNING COFFEE CAKEIt was good, and super easy but It definitely needs more of something. Without adding more of a filling, very dense and all the "goodies" are on top. Next time I will try the apple filling idea, also will try swirling the topping so it is mixed throughout — Poppysangel 8/28/2012 |
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Art House Project
The Art House Project is an art project underway in Naoshima's Honmura district. It began in 1998 with Tatsuo Miyajima's Kadoya, and presently comprises seven houses: Kadoya, Minamidera, Kinza, Go'o Shrine, Ishibashi, Gokaisho, and Haisha.
The Art House Project takes empty houses scattered about residential areas, and turns the spaces themselves into works of art, weaving in the history and memories of the period when the houses were homes. Meetings between visitors to the island and the island's people in places where they go about their daily lives also provide occasions for a variety of interesting encounters.
Shifting its focus from "nature and art" to "people" and conducting its activities in a zone of daily life, the Art House Project continues its growth into a truly organic project that changes day-by-day.
Visitor Information
Closed | Mondays Open on Mondays for national holidays but closed the next day. |
Hours | 10:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Visitors are welcome to view and pray at any time at the main and front shrine areas of Go'o Shrine. |
Admission | Multi - Site Ticket for six art houses, excluding Kinza 1,030 yen Single - Site Ticket for one art house, excluding Kinza 410 yen * Free admission for children of 15 and under. |
Ticket Sales | Benesse House, Honmura Lounge & Archive, Naoshima Tourist Center (in Marine Station Naoshima), Ueda Tobacco Shop (closed at the moment), and elsewhere. |
Location | Honmura, Naoshima, Kagawa 7613110 Japan |
Tel | +81-(0)87-892-3223 (Benesse House) |
Kinza Visitor Information
Days Open | Thursday to Sunday and holidays * Not available on Thursday and Friday from 1st December to the end of February. |
Hours | 11:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m., 2:00-4:30 p.m. |
Admission | 510 yen * This fee is separate from the fees incurred for other art houses. |
Viewing Kinza | Visitors are requested to enter one at a time and finish viewing Kinza within 15 minutes. |
Location | Honmura, Naoshima, Kagawa 7613110 Japan |
Tel | +81-(0)87-892-3223 (Benesse House) |
- A reservation is required.
- Prease use the following links to make reservations to view Kinza.
- If you do not have reservations to stay at Benesse House
- If you already have reservations to stay at Benesse House
- Reservations are also accepted by fax, if it is at least two days before the desired date. Fax the following information to the number given below: desired viewing date and time, number of visitors, name of group leader, fax number, and a telephone number where you can be reached on the date of visit. You will receive confirmation by fax in reply to your request. Please bring this confirmation sheet with you on the day reserved.
Fax : +81-(0)87-892-2259 - When You Visit
- Come to the reception desk at the Honmura Lounge & Archive 30 minutes before your reserved viewing time, show your reservation confirmation (email message or fax), and pay for your admission ticket.
- At Kinza, show your admission ticket to site staff. If you are late for the time of your reservation time, your viewing may be shortened or cancelled.
- Reservation Changes and Cancellations
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State Rep. Dennis Keene (D-Wilder) filed a bill in the Kentucky General Assembly Tuesday which he says will close a loophole that grants parental and visitation rights to convicted rapists if they seek those rights.
Kentucky is one of 34 states that has no protection for rape victims who become mothers as a result of the rape, Keene said.
Keene said he found out that Kentucky had no such law last summer when he read about a Massachusetts case of a 14-year-old rape victim dealing with this issue in the courts.
Efforts to turn the Purple People Bridge into a unique tourist attraction are moving forward.
Kentucky's Lieutenant governor will be in Northern Kentucky on the Purple People Bridge this morning to present a check to help developers proceed with a 100-million dollar entertainment complex.
A release from Representative Dennis Keene says the 650-thousand dollars from the Kentucky Transportation Cabinet will fund an engineering study that will determine if the historic pedestrian bridge can support the project. The Newport Southbank Bridge company is currently in talks with three developers interested in the project.


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Morrisville News Center
MORRISVILLE, NY— There was a common element challenging the seven-member "KThx" team as they ardently worked together to create their video game, "Project: Nightmare." Each had slept no more than five hours in a 48-hour timeframe.
But it didn't diminish their excitement or innovativeness during this year's Global Game Jam ™ (GGJ) held Jan. 23-25 at Morrisville State.
Morrisville was one of only a handful of sites in New York State to host the event, a chance for gamers throughout the world to collaborate to explore creativity, tout inventiveness and let imaginations roam as they created playable video and board games in the course of one weekend.
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This blog is about telenovelas, but I must write today about how freedom of expression is being severely eroded in my country.
Sunday, at midnight, Venezuelans saw a sad sucession of images on their television screens: the faces of RCTV's workers and friends singing the Venezuelan National Anthem were substituded with a black screen that signaled the end of 53 years of uninterrupted television. Seconds later the logo of TVES, the new government TV station, appeared on the screen.
A commercial, private media outlet has been substituted by a government-controlled one.
A friend told me that it feels as if Venezuela has been suddenly mutilated. It has lost an eye, an ear, and some of its voice.
Since Sunday night, the streets of Caracas and other major cities are smoldering with citizens, many of them students, who feel that the closing of RCTV is unacceptable and that the government has gone too far this time. Tear gas and plastic pellets are being used to "control" them. (Tonight there are more than 100 underage youngsters in jail in Caracas because they were protesting in the streets. At the time of this writing, their parents haven't been allowed to see them).
Meanwhile, the President, his ministers, and members of the unicameral and uni-ideological National Assembly, fill the airwaves threatening local and international media that define what happened to RCTV as a "closing." These public officers also trivialize and mock the reaction in the streets and universities as "weepy" and unrepresentative of the larger population , or condemn it as concocted by the "oligarchy" fueled by "imperialism."
And as the fire of polarization is being stoked, the division between government supporters and opponents is again evidenced. And this fracture that has broken my country into two is as sad as the overt attack on Venezuelans' freedoms.
Mourning Venezuela's Freedom of Expression
Posted by Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru at 8:59 PM Labels: RCTV, Telenovelas, Venezuela May 29, 2007A Sad Day for Venezuelan Television
Posted by Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru at 8:35 AM Labels: RCTV, Telenovelas, Venezuela May 27, 2007
Tonight at midnight the Venezuelan government will close RCTV, Venezuela's oldest TV network.
The Chávez government is the most recent episode in Venezuela's political and social history. My country goes from illusion to illusion, and from disillusion to disillusion. The decision to close RCTV underscores and evidences that this government doesn't accept dissenting or opposing views.
The government alleges that RCTV abused the airwaves with its radical opposition discourse. I believe that it is always bad news when a mass medium takes an extreme political position, be it in favor or against the government. In Venezuela, with very vew exceptions, bad news are the norm: the insulting officialist content of La Hojilla in VTV, the paralizing self-censorship of network Venevisión, Televén's silence, the government's intention of making Telesur the new Latin American Al Jazeera, and the blind oppositional stance of several media outlets. They are all bad news because in extremely polarized Venezuela, the first casualty of its ideological war was the search for "truth." By presenting distorted and incomplete versions of reality, ALL Venezuelan media outlets have gradually disabled Venezuelans from being truly informed citizens.
But the answer isn't to close an oppositional outlet and substitute it with a government one (Officialist TVES will air on RCTV's frequency, using its equipment which the Supreme Court has ordered be turned in to the government, which will run TVES). This makes matters worse and moves Venezuelan television closer to a monolith, in which there are only two options: to support the government or be silent.
The decision to close RCTV also disrespects popular will. Polls show that polarized Venezuelans agree on something: they oppose the closing of this network. RCTV is an important part of their everyday life, and it has been for more than 50 years. It's difficult to imagine Venezuelan life without RCTV. But this is this government's modus operandi: for the sake of correcting what it considers "historical errors," they create new errors of historic magnitude.
Here, a link to Le Monde's editorial against the closing of this television network:
And what about telenovelas (the main topic of this blog)?
Closing RCTV is an immense loss to the genre. There are rumors that RCTV will still produce telenovelas for the international market and that Venezuelans will still be able to watch them via cable (although many poor Venezuelans don't have access to cable). Today, Sunday, we really don't know what will happen. We will have to wait until tomorrow, which will be even sadder than today. Meanwhile, here are some of those who worked on RCTV to give us some of the greatest telenovela moments in history:
Amalia Pérez Díaz
Doris Wells
Raúl Amundaray and Agustina Martín in El Derecho de Nacer
Gustavo Rodríguez, Pierina España, José Luis Rodríguez and Tomás Henríquez in Estefanía
Mayra Alejandra in La Hija de Juana Crespo
Eva Blanco, Doris Wells and Eva Moreno in Historia de Tres Hermanas
Gledys Ibarra as Luna Camacho in Amores de Fin de Siglo
Doris Wells and José Bardina in La Fiera
Doris Wells, Marina Baura and Aroldo Betancourt in La Hora Menguada
Marialejandra Martín, Aroldo Betancourt and Franklin Virguez in Por Estas Calles
Miguel Angel Landa and Doris Wells in La Señora de Cárdenas
Open Letter from Venezuela Re: Closing of RCTV
Posted by Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru at 7:59 AM Labels: RCTV, Venezuela May 26, 2007
We, artists, writers, poets, cultural promoters, actors and actresses; men and women united by the values of the freedom of creation, manifest to national and international public opinion our great alarm regarding the imminent annexation of a new TV station to the asphyxiating official media monopoly that is gradually being consolidated in the country.
We want to denounce this disgrace. It is not our intention to add reasons to the arguments that until now have been fruitlessly brought to the attention of the Executive Power from various sectors of national life requesting the cessation of the measure to close RCTV and respect towards constitutional principles and the present laws that consecrate plurality of thought and freedom of expression as an undeniable base of our democracy.
We want to lift our firm and decided voice of solidarity with a feeling that is, without a doubt and without distinguishing between political preferences, shared by the great majority of Venezuelans.
In Caracas, on the twenty-sixth day of the month of May of two thousand seven.
Priscilla Abecasis
Aída Acuña
Ximena Agudo
Marco Aguilar
Yoyiana Ahumada
Miguel Albujas Dorta
Harry Almela
José Tomás Angola Heredia
Moira Angulo Inciarte
Sergio Antillano
Alexander Apóstol
Freddy Aquino
Carmen Araujo
Leonardo Aranguibel
Mariela Arismendi
Edda Armas
Dolly Armitano
Carolina Arnal
Yubiri Arráiz
Belkys Arredondo Olivo
Alberto Barrera Tyszka
Igor Barreto
Luz Marina Barreto
Guillermo Barrios
María Auxiliadora Barrios
Giuliano Bartolozzi
Analya Belisario
Waleska Belisario
Jaime Bello León
Paula Bevilacqua
Nicolás Blanco Colmenares
Ana Black
Alberto Blanco
Valerie Brathwaite
Soledad Bravo
Carolina Brewer
Berta E. Briceño de Tamayo
Luis Brito
Francisco Bugallo
Mariana Bunimov
Guadalupe Burelli
Yul Bürkle
Manuel Caballero
Irene Calcaño
Sary Calonge Cole
Colette Capriles
Amalia Caputo
Andrés Cardinale
Freddy Carreño
Maricarmen Carrillo
Adicea Castillo
Rafael Castillo Zapata
Altair Castro
Ana Caufman de Palenzuela
Jesús Caviglia
Israel Centeno
Eddy Chacón
Thais Chirinos
Sonia Chocrón
Isabel Cisneros
Armando Coll
Marylee Coll
Fabiola Colmenáres
Héctor Concari
Gloria Cuenca
Maruja Dagnino
Sergio Dahbar
Laura Dasilva de Yépez
Milagro De Blavia
Andreina Lazo de Delfino
Maitena de Elguezabal
Cecilia de Gunz
Ivanova Decán
Ana María Del Re
Carmen Alicia Di Pasquale
Audino Diaz
Jeannette Díaz
Bebsabé Duque
Ralph Erminy
Elsa Esté
Roldán Esteva Grillet
Iván Estrada
Ana Teresa Fábregas
Rosana Faria
Iván Feo
Magdalena Fernández
José Antonio Fernández
María Clara Fernández
Carlos Fernández Cuesta
Ana Luisa Figueredo
Carlos Flores León
Alicia Freilich
Claudia Furiati
Raquel Gamus
Gregorio García
Beatriz Gil
Jaime Gili
Dulce Gómez
Milagro Gómez de Blavia
Julieta González
Mercedes Elena González
Víctor Guédez
José Guerra C.
José Antonio Guevara
Moisés Guevara
Cristina Guevara Cruz
Rafael Guillén
Tomás Gunz
Arturo Gutiérrez Plaza
Patricia Guzmán
Katyna Henríquez Consalvi
Alberto Hernández
Oscar Hernández
Tulio Hernández
Alba R. Hernández Bossio
Adolfo Herrera
Gonzalo Himiob Santomé
Solveig Hoogesteijn
María Elena Huizi
Susy Igliki
Sofía Ímber
Luis F. Indriago
Consuelo Iranzo
Julio Iribarren
Verónica Jaffé
Ariel Jiménez
Ricardo Jiménez
Oliver Krisch
Trina Krispin
Gisela Kozak
Luis Miguel La Corte
Roberto Lamarca
Roberto Lampo
Luz Laride Duarte
Enrique Larrañaga
Alfredo Lascoutx
Juan Carlos Lazo
Javier León
Clementina Lepervanche
Eduardo Liendo
Martha Lluch
Rolando Loewenstein
María Teresa López
Pepe López
Antonio López Ortega
Oscar Lucien
María Elena Maggi
Anna Karina Manco
Josefina Manrique
Elsy Manzanares
Luis Manzo
Noemí Márquez
Joaquín Marta Sosa
Américo Martín
Marialejandra Martín
Mónica Martíz
Luis Alejandro Maryniok
Mónica Maryniok Zanoletty
Esperanza Mayobre
Ana María Mazzei
Bernardo Mazzei
Consuelo Méndez
Corina Michelena
Miguel Miguel
Octavio Montiel
Gustavo A. Mora Ciangherotti
Adolfo Morales
Jairo A. Morales
Marcela Navea
Marco Negrón
Vilma Obadía
Nela Ochoa
Ana María Olalde
Rafael Osío
Martha Pabón
Carlos Pacheco
Scarlet Pacheco
Julio Pacheco Rivas
Leonardo Padrón
Juan Páez Ávila
Gazniella Pagazani
Carlos E. Palacios
Federica Palomero
Yolanda Pantin
Valentina Párraga
Antonio Pasquali
Max Pedemonte
Rolando Peña
Luis Pérez Oramas
Juan José Pérez Rancel
Sagrario Pérez Soto
Amalyn Pérez-Díaz
Omar Phillips
Rhandy Piñango Pinto
Sandra Pinardi
María Esther Pino León
Lucía Pizzani
Nyrma Prieto
Adrian Pujol
Duiliana Pulgar
Yenis Pulio
Josefina Punceles de Benedetti
Antonio Quintero
Inés Quintero
Valentina Quintero
Cristina Raffalli
Vilma Ramia
María Ramírez Ribes
María Elena Ramos
Carla Redondo
Eleonora Requena
Ana Isabel Reyna
Raquel Ríos Castro
Ivonne Rivas
Luz Marina Rivas
Nelson Rivera
Jonder Rivero
Tahía Rivero
Inirida Rodriguez
Fernando Rodríguez
Odoardo Rodriguez
Gisela Romero
José Rosas Vera
Bela Rosemberg
Elizabeth Safar
Jacinto Salcedo
Marisabel Sanchez
Luisa Elena Sánchez
Ana Luisa Sánchez
Antonio Sánchez García
Rafael Santana
Tania Sarabia
Nila Sareet
Nancy Serrano
Carolina Siefken
Héctor Silva Michelena
María Cristina Silva-Díaz
Raquel Soffer
Beatriz Sogbe
Edward Sosa
Mariángeles Soto-Díaz
Alberto Spinetti
Patricia Suárez
Pedro Tagliafico
Lihie Talmor
Lucero Tamayo
Iraida Tapias
Pedro Terán
Alonso Toro
Carolina Toro
José Toro Hardy
Ana Teresa Torres
Isabel Urbaneja
Eric Urbina
Alejo Urdaneta
Orlando Urdaneta
Clementina Vaamonde
Patricia van Dalen
Toña Vegas
Yolisbeth Velarde
Henrique Vera
Anabeli Vera Marín
María Marcela Vethencourt Koifman
Adriana Villanueva
Benjamín Villares
Gladys Villarroel
Gisela Viloria
Fernando Wamprechts
Marina Wecksler
Carmen Cristina Wolf
José Luis Yépez Torres
Pedro León Zapata
Manuel Zapico
Luis Zelkowicz
Julia Zurilla
El Nacional, May 26, 2007
Silencing Venezuela's voices: Closing RCTV
Posted by Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru at 10:08 PM Labels: RCTV, Telenovelas, Venezuela May 22, 2007
This is a terrible week for Venezuela. This coming Sunday, RCTV, the country's oldest tv network will close because the government refuses to renew its concession.
RCTV has produced telenovelas that have made history in Venezuela and around the world.
"Not renewing the concession" is the purposefully misleading term used by the government to cloak its real intention of silencing opposition voices. This move has already have a considerable chilling effect on the other networks: Venevision and Televen.
As I said at the beginning of this post: Venezuela is living a terrible moment. I believe that when RCTV broadcasts its last program this Sunday, my country will definitely enter one of its darkest moments regarding freedom of expression and of the press. Who will be the next victim?
Kovačica, art and telenovelas
Posted by Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru at 3:46 AM Labels: Kassandra, Telenovelas, Telenovelas around the world May 19, 2007
Yesterday we visited Kovačica, located north of Belgrade. This beautiful and small town is populated with Slovaks of Serbian citizenship who are intent in preserving their culture and identity.
A crucial element in their culture is their art, which has a clearly defined naif style. As part of our excursion to Kovačica, we visited one of its elderly artists, Katarína Ďurišová in her own home, which is filled with her work: paintings, hand-painted pottery, traditional costumes and embroidered cloths. Katarína welcomed us dressed in traditional garb while she painted her latest ouvre.
Katarína's image and home took me not only to another place, but also to another time.
However, there, in the middle of a room dominated by her art, there was a TV set.
Using our tour guide as interpreter, I couldn't resist and I asked Katarína about her TV consumption habits. Smiling widely, she told me that she only watches teleision at night to entertain herself before going to bed, and that she loves telenovelas!
Katarína spoke fondly of Kassandra and Thalía's telenovelas, particularly Marimar. Katarína was visibly excited when our tour guide told her that I'm from Venezuela..."like Kassandra".
Kassandra and the perception of Gypsies (Roma) in Serbia
Posted by Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru at 12:27 PM Labels: Kassandra, Telenovelas, Telenovelas around the world May 17, 2007
The gypsies (Roma)
have been the victims of racism and segregation throughout Europe. Serbia is no exception. Nataša Simeunović, a graduate student here at Belgrade University, analyzed the media representation of Roma and found that they are depicted as uneducated, beggars, dirty and animals. These representations perpetuate racist attitudes towards the Roma people. Nataša, who is also a secondary school teacher, told me that her students, whose ages range between 15 and 18 years old, hold negative attitudes towards the Roma, who they consider almost subhuman.
At the same time, Nataša told me that during the time in which extremely successful telenovela Kassandra aired here, attitudes toward gypsies improved markedly since Kassandra was a Roma herself.
Once again, and despite the many years I've been observing how telenovela content influences the social formation, I'm fascinated with my conversation with Nataša. I know that telenovelas are a business. But, I would really like that all who write, produce and direct them would understand that telenovelas are much more than just a business.
Telenovela: Lingua Franca
Posted by Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru at 6:29 PM Labels: Telenovela Rosa, Telenovelas, Telenovelas around the world May 16, 2007
I'm still in Belgrade, the city that has been destroyed totally or partially about 40 times. In this part of the world tradition and modernity coexist in a space in which on one side of a street we can see the most beautiful monument and on the other side there is a partially destroyed building, gutted in the last bombing that this city received.
I'm still participating in the Cox Center workshop at Belgrade University. Here, in contrast to my experience in the U.S., I haven't had to explain once what the word telenovela means. Here, both students and faculty find it fascinating that I study these melodramas, and they're constantly bringing up the topic in our conversations. Here in Serbia the telenovela is an international media product, but not a foreign one. Serbians are very familiar with telenovelas and it's almost impossible not to find one on TV whenever I turn it on.
Professors and students tell me that until a couple of years ago most telenovelas broadcast here were from Venezuela. Now Mexico clearly dominates the airwaves. The first (and most common) possible explanation for this might be that Serbian audiences prefer Mexican telenovelas, which are more traditional, rosa and melodramatic than their Venezuelan counterparts. However, this should be studied. Because how do we know whether these TV stations are receiving good offers that include Venezuelan quality telenovelas? What if those who make purchasing decisions are under the (probably wrong) perception that Serbians prefer traditional telenovelas, simply because they--the decision makers--are so used to these traditional stories that they reject any that break the mold?
So, as it has become the norm in my academic journey, I have more questions than answers:
- What telenovelas are offered to these Serbian TV stations? What are their prices? Is there a difference among the prices of Mexican, Colombian and Venezuelan telenovelas?
- What are the factors involved in the purchasing decision? Do these Serbian networks have reliable data about the telenovela reception and consumption patterns of the Serbian audiences?
- How do Serbians "read" and interpret telenovelas? What is their perception of Latin American women and men?
All interesting and important questions that I wish I can answer one day...Meanwhile I enjoy the great feeling of being in a place far from Latin America in which telenovela isn't a foreign word.
Mundo de Fieras in Belgrade
Posted by Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru at 1:52 AM Labels: Gaby Espino, Mundo de Fieras, Telenovelas, Telenovelas around the world May 15, 2007
I'm in Belgrade since yesterday. A city that only a decade ago was bombarded by NATO to pressure dictator Milosevic into leaving its stronghold over this area.
I don't know Belgrade well yet. However, I can already say that it has the European cities' brand of beauty and the scars of its pecular history of transitions: From Yugoslavia to Serbia and Montenegro...to Serbia.
It's a different world from the one I know. However, there's something here that reminds me of my Caracas. I don't know if it's that there's a certain amount of chaos in its traffic, a bit of improvisation in our University hosts, that the coffee is delicious, or simply that it's hot right now. The fact is I don't feel this place is completely strange or new to me.
Least of all when I turned on the TV in my room. I have cable and, therefore, CNN and BBC the perennial and desirable companions of those who travel and need news in English. But, there are also two stations that broadcast Mexican telenovelas almost 24 hours. Yesterday I watched a bit of Mundo de Fieras, and I felt, once again, what most Latin Americans who live abroad feel when we watch a telenovela away from home: a familiarity and an understanding. We "know" our telenovelas uniquely well. And when we're far away we don't mind watching a telenovela, even if we don't really like it (I don't particularly like this new version of Mundo de Fieras). What is important to us is what we feel when we watch these melodramas in a faraway TV screen, like mine here in Belgrade.
In addition, it's always great to see people from our country on television. And there she was: Gaby Espino showing that she's able to work in any country, even in difficult and ultranationalist Mexico. She was also a reminder of the many incidents and happenings that occur in the production of telenovela, how distorted their press accounts can be, and how mistaken the public's perception can also be.
On Mother's Day
Posted by Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru at 11:43 AM Labels: Cosita Rica, Telenovelas May 13, 2007To write about the role played by mothers in telenovelas would take time, and today I don't have a lot of time because I'm flying to Belgrade, Serbia with a team of professors and journalists, organized by The Cox Center for International Mass Communication Training and Research to participate in a workshop at Belgrade University .
However, on Mother's Day, I must mention that mothers play a fundamental role in telenovelas. Sometimes because they (intentionally or unintentionally) abandon their son or daugther, triggering the main conflicts in the melodrama. Sometimes because mother and daughter compete for the same man, as in new telenovela Aunque Mal Paguen. And sometimes because mothers represent the purest and most sacrificed love of all.
Here's Tania Sarabia as Mamasanta in Cosita Rica. A blind mother with a wonderful sense of humor, who could see better than those whose eyes actually work well. Mamasanta was the universal mother: intuitive, dedicated, protective and loving.
Happy Mother's Day to all mothers!
Esmeralda v. Por Estas Calles
Posted by Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru at 9:38 PM Labels: Telenovela de Ruptura, Telenovela Rosa, Telenovelas May 7, 2007Sometimes I feel that in Latin America we spend a lot of time arguing which is the best type of telenovela. The ones called "rosa" or those that in Venezuela we've decided to call "de ruptura", but that scholars define as "neobaroque" (Calabrese, 1997) and "stylistic postmodern" (Steimberg, 1997).
Taxonomies are never perfect. But, we can say that Esmeralda, written by Delia Fiallo, is the archetype of the telenovela rosa. It includes a traditional dramatic structure, a love story between two protagonists of different socioeconomic levels, a baby switch, a blind protagonist that recovers her sight before the end, manichean characters, a generic context, a scarcity of subplots, and the many twists and turns that have kept several generations glued to the TV watching its many versions and remakes.
Por Estas Calles, originally written by Ibsen Martínez (he didn't write it until the end), exemplifies the telenovela de ruptura. Por Estas Calles chronicled and editorialized the Venezuelan political situation while its main love story eventually disappeared.
In general, telenovelas are located in a continuum between these two extremes. Some are more rosa with their redundant and repeated plots and simplistic characters. Other telenovelas are more de ruptura as they include social conflicts and changes taken from reality, present complex characters that are both ambiguous and unpredictable, and tell stories that combine personal and social problems. Personally, I prefer the latter. I like telenovelas whose characters are so well constructed that their actions are coherent, while the telenovela doesn't lose any of its entertainment or emotional power. I like telenovelas in which identification occurs thanks to a process in which we recognize ourselves and those we know in the melodrama's characters and plots.
The argument Rosa vs. Ruptura has consumed network executive, writers, actors, entertainment reporters and the audience. Nevertheless, it's increasingly difficult to classify a telenovela using this taxonomy. And it's virtually impossible to predict a telenovela's success based on this tipology. The genre's history is populated with both telenovelas rosa and de ruptura which have been successes and failures. The truth is that we can spend our whole lives arguing this topic, but telenovelas can only be classified as GOOD or BAD ones.
The manufacturing of opinion in a telenovela online community
Posted by Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru at 7:11 AM Labels: Telenovela research, Telenovelas May 4, 2007
For years now I've been observing an online bulletin board whose intended focus is Venezuelan TV, but most of its posts are about telenovelas. It's important to note that studying these online communities posits the same challenges as most research on computer mediated communication (CMC) do:
-Issues of identity.- How do we define identity when there is no body associated with a name? Most of the people who post in bulletin boards do so behind a nickname or pseudonym: therefore we don't know their "real" identity.
- Is that online community representative of the entire population?
Observing this particular community, I've noticed that, following a similar pattern to that of the larger societal formation, public opinion is constructed based on reiteration and perceived authority. I've also observed that there is a general sense that the community is representative of the entire population. Therefore, every day the bulletin board is the site of a struggle to define the meaning of what happens in the world of Venezuelan telenovelas. In addition, this bulletin board is used by the two main networks--RCTV and VV (Venevision)--to influence opinion, at least among the members of this particular online community. Hence, it's a common occurrence that when a new telenovela airs, suddenly the number of posts increases, and their content is predictable: some extoll the virtues of the new telenovela, and some deride its competition.
This week, RCTV premiered Mi Prima Ciela, a remake of two previous telenovelas written by Pilar Romero: Elizabeth and Maite. Even before the telenovela aired, the bulletin board was filled with posts celebrating the promotions of the new telenovela. These promos truly impacted the community. There were also many posts qualifying the (very successful) competing telenovela as "boring". The night that the first episode of Mi Prima Ciela aired, many posted messages expressing that it was the best thing they had seen in years and that they were sure that this telenevola would win the ratings war, giving RCTV its first win in more than a year. The next morning, again, there were many celebratory posts, several of them assuring that they had heard "through their sources" and even on the radio, that MPC had definitely won the night before.
Finally, at the end of the day, the ratings were posted and even though MPC had raised the ratings of its unfortunate predecessor by 4 points, it did not win the crucially important 9 p.m. spot.
The online community exploded. Those who favor RCTV wrote angry posts questioning the validity of the ratings, assuring everyone that it was impossible that the new telenovela had not won the ratings because "everyone" they knew had watched it, and they had heard people in the streets singing its musical theme. Participants who favored the competition, VV, were relieved to see that Voltea pa' que te enamores which had been winning since it premiered months ago, was still unbeaten. This online storm raged for about 24 hours.
This is one example, among many, of how these online communities are a mix of useful information, manipulation and opinion formation. It's a reminder that opinion formation is never pure and always prone to manipulation. It's also a reminder to me, the researcher, that I need to be constatnly aware of the limitations of the information that these communities provide for my studies.
A Telenovela's Soundtrack-Part IV: The Main Musical Theme
Posted by Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru at 6:48 AM Labels: Cosita Rica, Mi Prima Ciela, Telenovela music, Telenovelas May 3, 2007Even in telenovelas that showcase a variety of songs, the most important theme is the telenovela's. It used to be the case that a telenovela's main theme would be chosen because of the artist who performed it. Either because the person was already famous or because the network wanted to promote her/him. In contrast, these days, it's an increasingly common occurrence that the main musical theme be specifically composed for the particular telenovela.
For example, the theme for telenovela Cosita Rica was composed and performed by Voz Veis, after meeting with writer Leonardo Padrón.
The main musical theme is key to build a telenovela's identity. It projects its personality and suggests its general mood. Therefore the main theme is a fundamental ingredient of all promotional materials. It is now common to create a videoclip using images from the telenovela.
Below, the videoclip of Mi Prima Ciela, a telenovela that premiered last night on RCTV. Both the lyrics and the images give us important clues about this telenovela's synopsis: Three cousins, thre parallel love stories, and one of them is doomed because she has a terminal illness:
A Telenovela's Soundtrack-Part III: Stories' Musical Themes
Posted by Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru at 6:00 AM Labels: Ciudad Bendita, Cosita Rica, Roque Valero, Telenovela music, Telenovelas May 2, 2007(Note: Since blogging is new for me, please forgive the clumsiness of my links to music. They will open in a new window and may take a bit to load. With some browsers, the link might not work the first time you click on it. Try again, please)
Just like the most important characters may have their own musical theme, the main storylines also do. Some of these aren't written specifically for a particular plot or telenovela, but work well, nevertheless.
For example, Roque Valero's Ando de Puntillas became the theme of Patria Mía and Vicente in Cosita Rica.
There are themes, though, that are composed with a specific plot in mind. Below, two examples:
In Cosita Rica, Frank Quintero wrote Ella Dos Veces, for the story of Cacique, Verónica and María Suspiro.
In Ciudad Bendita, Roque Valero composed Cuando te Miro, for the love story of Juan and Bendita, the protagonists.
A Telenovela's Soundtrack-Part II: Characters' Musical Themes
Posted by Dr. Carolina Acosta-Alzuru at 11:11 AM Labels: Carlos Montilla, Ciudad Bendita, Henry Soto, Telenovela music, Telenovelas, Yanis Chimaras May 1, 2007It's become increasingly common to associate a musical theme to each of the most important characters in a telenovela. In this case, music contributes to the construction of the character by emphasizing its defining traits, and adding one more identifier to that character.
In this video, we see actor Carlos Montilla recording El Darwin. This song was composed by brothers Victor and Pablo Escalona specifically for womanizer Darwin, Montilla's character in the telenovela Ciudad Bendita.
I should note that in Ciudad Bendita there were two actors who both composed and sang themselves their characters' musical themes:
- Yanis Chimaras' El Chaca Chaca for character Puro Mercado
(Note: Since blogging is new for me, please forgive the clumsiness of my links to music. They will open in a new window and may take a bit to load. With some browsers, the link might not work the first time you click on it. Try again, please)
- Henry Soto's Otra Mentira Más for character Kike Palacios


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Hello, I see numerous eBay listings for this range hood--apparently just a number of resellers getting the same product from China. The prices are all around $350. Does anyone have a more reputable source for an identical/similar looking design, or thoughts on buying this hood? I am looking for an under cabinet mount, and I specifically like the curved front corners and the substantial size of this one. But I don't mind spending somewhat more if there's a more trustworthy source available (although I'm definitely looking to keep the price down!). Thanks! |
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For some reason this looks like a Proline range hood to me, but I cannot find exactly same looking on on Proline website. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Proline
I've been looking at range hoods recently, I think that's a Cavaliere. They're priced in the $600-$700 range on Overstock. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Cavaliere Euro
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If it sounds too good, it is. |
Buyer beware with eBay. |
Check out range hoods sold at Costco. Good prices, and the Costco return policy is excellent. Their hood models come and go; sometimes there have been major scores reported on this forum. Try to get one with baffle filters rather than mesh if you can. Costco usually offers 30" and 36" sizes in each hood, and some of the ones shown as a chimney style can be mounted under a cabinet without the chimney. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Hoods at Costco
Personally, I don't like hoods with touch panels, etc. for controls. In the unlikely event that Broan can't supply a replacement part for my hood, I can source whatever I need elsewhere, since is just basic switches and a potentiometer. Good luck doing that in 5 years from some unknown name. It probably will not fail, but if it does, you have a boat anchor. |
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Plextor M5M 256GB mSATA SSD
As we mentioned, you don't get any bells and whistles with the Plextor PX-256M5M. I've yet to see an mSATA drive with bells or whistles, so this isn't anything unique to this product.
We've shown mSATA drives before, more than any other review site for that matter. There isn't much to see with the sticker in place.
With the sticker removed, we found a Marvell 88SS9187-BLD2 and a pair of Toshiba 19nm NAND flash chips on this side.
On the other side we found two more Toshiba NAND flash chips and a single Micron 512MB DRAM chip for buffering page table data.
We did find something in our physical inspection of the Plextor M5M that seemed a bit odd. Here we see the Toshiba flash in a BGA (ball grid array) package. This is the first time I've seen a BGA package this far off the PCB.
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The Queue: The fate of Sky Captain Swayze and Ka'anu Reevs {WoW}
Dec 5th 2011 2:07PM Tinfoil Hat Theory:
Remembering back to the first quests alliance side heading into Vashj'ir. Before you jump on the ships to ride out to the battle this conversation is had by the troops on the dock:
Stormwind Soldier says: I think I can just make it out from here. Right on the edge of the horizon.
Stormwind Recruit says: Make what out, exactly?
Stormwind Soldier says: The new island - just surfaced after the last earthquakes.
Stormwind Soldier says: It's what we're fighting for. On this front, at least.
Now sure there is a small island out there but I always felt it was kinda lame, nothing going on. But could this small chunk of land be just a small island off the coast of Pandaria? Since it just "surfaced" after the last earthquakes would it be too much of a stretch for it to just have the veil of mists removed from it?
We were heading off to a naval battle maybe some troops fell to the bottom maybe others washed up on the shores of Pandaria. That would make the next expansion run almost concurrently with (or at least shortly after) the Cataclysm. That would help with the whole time travel thing.
Blizzard announces World of Warcraft Annual Pass {WoW}
Oct 21st 2011 3:33PM "I have an active subscription already; what happens to the time I already paid for?
Any qualifying subscription time remaining on the account at the time of accepting the Annual Pass offer may be applied toward the 12-month subscription commitment.
For example: If you had started a 6-month subscription 2 months prior to accepting the Annual Pass offer, 4 months of your remaining subscription time would be applied toward your 12-month subscription commitment."
The Queue: Digging for questions edition {WoW}
Mar 16th 2011 12:29PM So I was thinking about my time playing WoW the other day... Come this December I will have been playing WoW for 7 years. I will be turning 27 this year so I am rapidly approaching the point in time where I will have spent a full quarter of my life on this game. I can't think of a game or even a hobby that I have had continuously this long. What fraction of your life have you poured into this game?
Scattered Shots: What other classes should know about hunters {WoW}
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This list is the most common usage for the markers. Though things that are commonly known aren't known merely because they are common. And there are always exceptions. A raid I used to run with used Blue Square as the main kill target because our main tank was color blind and had difficulty seeing Skull. More often than not this will be the list that is used.
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Jan 3rd 2011 7:23PM There is a portal back to your capital right next to the raid entrance.
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For today's blog, I have invited a special guest to give us an insight into this rather 'taboo' and awkward subject. It's hard to imagine but it's reality – sometimes weddings get cancelled. By way of inviting someone who has the inside track on dealing with this harsh topic, I hope this information will be received in a positive way and ease the process for you.
Cancelling a wedding is an emotional event, whether you're cancelling due to relational problems or just postponing because someone is ill or there is a death in the family. When cancelling a wedding, considerations of etiquette are definitely important. For instance, you'll need to send notice to your guests about the cancelled wedding, and you'll need to send all of the gifts that you haven't already used back.
But no matter why you're cancelling your wedding, one of your top priorities will probably be getting your money back. In the United States, the average cost of a wedding ceremony and reception is about $28,000, and in the UK, it's about £18,500. Clearly, you don't want to just toss all that cash out the window if you need to cancel your wedding. While it may not be possible to get back every penny you've already spent on the wedding, here are some tips for getting your money back:
Contact Vendors as Soon as Possible
The first thing you need to do as soon as it's decided to cancel the wedding is to contact vendors. The sooner you contact your vendors, the more of your money you're likely to be able to get back. You may want to look over your contracts with vendors before contacting them, just to see what, exactly, you signed up for.
Vendors like your DJ, caterer, and even your venue that probably wouldn't have gotten full payment until they rendered services on your wedding day will normally just keep whatever deposit you've given them. You most likely won't be able to get that money back, but you probably won't have to pay them anything above and beyond the deposit, either, unless you cancel absolutely at the last minute.
Cancelling your wedding dress order can be a little trickier, especially if you're getting a custom-made wedding dress. If the dress hasn't been cut yet, you may be able to negotiate a small cancellation fee that will simply give the dressmaker some money for her time. If your dress is already made, or if you've had an off-the-rack dress altered, you may not be able to get your money back at all. One option, though, is to see if the bridal shop will sell it for you at a sample sale. You won't get all your money back with this option, but it can be helpful.
Check with Your Credit Card Companies
Depending on the terms of service on your credit card, you may be able to get some money back for cancelled wedding items. If you don't receive services or goods that you've paid for because of cancelling your wedding, your credit card company may actually give you back some of the fees. This is particularly true if you're having a destination wedding, since many credit card companies offer travel insurance when you use a card to pay for major items.
If you've done your homework checking credit card reviews to find the best credit cards with no foreign transaction fee and the best travel cards, then you may already know the cancellation policies of your credit card. In some cases, though, these policies are similar to travel and wedding insurance. This means that if you're cancelling because of disastrous events or even a death in the family, you may be able to get your money back. If one party just got cold feet, you might be stuck with the payments you've already charged to your card.
At any rate, it's definitely worth checking with your credit card company. If you've been a great customer, you may be able to work with them to get at least some of your money back.
Sell What You Can't Return
While you may not be able to return everything to get your money back dollar for dollar, you can probably sell a lot of the physical items you've already bought for your wedding. For instance, centerpieces, decorative items, flower girl and bridal dresses, shoes, accessories, and more, all sell very well on sites like eBay.
You can even sell an engagement ring on eBay or Craigslist, where you may get an even better price for it than you would get through a jeweler. Etiquette surrounding the rings is tricky, though. In a typical situation, according to popular site TheKnot.com, the person who calls off the wedding does not have the right to keep the ring or ask for it back. In most cases, the engagement ring is offered to the bride-to-be by her fiancé. If he calls off the wedding, she can keep or sell the ring, but if she calls it off, she has to offer it back to him. This is the case unless the ring is a family heirloom on one side or the other, in which case the ring must return to the family to whom it originally belonged.
Cancelling a wedding can be an emotional train wreck as well as a difficult process – both financially and according to etiquette. Remember, lots of people have cancelled weddings before you. This is good because it means that there are already certain rules and regulations in place for cancelling your wedding, but it's frustrating because it means wedding vendors are very good at protecting themselves from having to pay you back. But by taking these three steps, you stand the most chance of getting at least some of your wedding funds back so that you can move on with your life.
Thank you to our Guest Blogger: Ashyia Hill is a social media advocate at CreditDonkey, where she helps people find the best credit card deals.


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Hi all, My contractor laid my tiles in halves instead of what we agreed upon (1/3th or more random). He said since kitchen, which have totally different tiles and size, was laid in halves, it would look better if the living room tiles are laid the same way. Now I'm stuck at the point where, what should I do?? Rip these tiles and redo? I guess these tiles cannot be reuse anymore? Does it look bad to leave it halves like this? I don't have enough experience to make this judgement. Can someone give me an input? Thank you very much! |
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Just for you to see the room pattern. It's basically 3 rectangular rooms and be hide the wall is the kitchen. |
I'm really conflicted on this. I generally prefer the random look but since the tiles are all the same length and aren't all that long, I don't mind the uniform pattern. At the very least I'd be irritated that I asked for it one way and got something different without being consulted. |
Thank you for the reply JFC. Yes, the tiles are not very long, and I have no idea if I will or will not like the uniform way. I guess my question is, is the uniform way look normal? Do people lay these kind of tiles like that? I don't want to rip the whole thing out if it's not necessary, so is it necessary is the main question (necessary = bad looking and will bug me so bad that it has to be redone)? |
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Wood-Look tiles should be typically be laid in 1/3 dimensions BECAUSE they are generally somewhat "bowed." If you lay them in halves, you'll get lippage. If you go with "thirds," it is minimized. |
Thank you StoneTech. That's my thought too, but is halve really "bad"? |
I have to agree with Stone Tech. Visually I find that halves looks good with this tile. If there is no serious lipage between the tiles, I'd say leave it. A more random layout of this tile might give you a result that would look chopped and possibly a little odd. |
My feeling mirrors that of glennsfc. If the product had longer and random lengths I'd say lay it random. With the shorter uniform lengths it's harder to get a decent stagger distance between the end joints. I think the 1/2 overlap is acceptable. It looks nice in the picture and will look great once it's grouted. |
Thank you all for your input! |
SO!!!!???? what did you decide to do? i was in a very similar situation early december. so curious to hear more!!!! also. what is the name of that tile? it looks like it might even be the exact same tile as ours too. |
"Halves" can be bad if there is significant "bowing" to the material....that's why the 1/3 plan seems to work best as it minimizes the "toe trippers..." |
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The majority of High Intensity Therapeutic Ultrasound (HITU) applications use strongly focused ultrasound fields generating very high local intensities in the focal region. The metrology of these high‐power ultrasound fields is a challenge for the established measurement procedures and devices. This paper describes the results of measurements by means of the radiation force for a total acoustic output power up to 400 W at 1.5 MHz and up to 200 W at 2.45 MHz. For this purpose, a radiation force balance set‐up was adapted for the determination of large acoustic output powers. For two types of HITU transducers, the relationship between the total acoustic output power and the applied net electrical power was determined at close transducer‐target distance. Further, dependence of the measured electro‐acoustic radiation conductance on the transducer‐target distance was investigated at reduced power levels, considering the appearance of focal anomalies. Concluding, a list of the main uncertainty contributions, and an estimate of the uncertainty for the used radiation force balance set‐up is given for measurements at high power levels.
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We did our dreaded grocery shopping today. Went to Publix since they had better deals this week than Winn-Dixie. What a mistake. That store is so crowded and the parking lot is always packed. I wish people wouldn't leave their carts and go wandering off clear up to the other end of the aisle. Spent most of my time just waiting to go up and down aisles due to traffic and forgotten carts. Aarrgghh! OK, rant over. Since we just got everything in the house and put away, tonight we're having melty Brie with grapes and pear slices. Publix does have wonderful produce. Been cold all day--32 when I got up--and it looks like we will have about 4 days of this. Hopefully our last cold of the season! Hope you've had a good day! What's for dinner at your house? |
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Cold here and I've got down slippers on right now. Back to The Diplomat for their yummy bowl of chili. Just right! |
- Posted by Marilyn_Sue (My Page) on Fri, Feb 1, 13 at 17:22
I think the high today was 18. It is down to 17 now. I bought a manual pasta roller and cutter at Meijer yesterday and so today I spent the day making noodles to freeze. They are drying now and tomorrow I will bag them up and freeze them. For supper we are having chili soup and crackers. Iced tea to drink and caramel cake for dessert if he wants. Sue in Central Indiana |
- Posted by georgysmom (My Page) on Fri, Feb 1, 13 at 17:42
When I got home last night I asked DH about his dinner. He didn't see the potato salad in the refrigerator. This is the same man every time I have company and buy special ingredients, even when I hide them (like sour cream or cream cheese or a block of cheddar) he finds them and eats them and I have to go back to the store for more. So, tonight we are having the steak, potato salad and some greens. I really don't care for London broil that much maybe I will just finish off the mushroom soup. It is really cold and windy here, too. |
Homemade noodles sounds just right to me. I had leftover soup from last night. Then I made my version of a Manhattan. Used leftover chicken breast on half a slice of bread, and covered it with chicken gravy. Wow, that is cold for FL. We've been about 14 to 15 all day. To get down to 6 tonight. Shirley |
After a few hours of snow this morning, sun came out, temps went up, snow melted. Turned out to be a beautiful day. Dinner was cheeseburgers on English muffins, broccoli, applesauce, and a new mac & cheese recipe I wanted to try. The mac & cheese was one where you toss everything into the crockpot, and just let it go for about 3-4 hours. Not generally a big slow-cooker fan, but this recipe was pretty good |
Glenda and Sue, wish I'd thought of chili this morning. Chili on a chilly day is so good. Glad you found a good restaurant chili, Glenda. It's usually either too bland or too hot for me. Sue, I should make noodles and freeze them. I usually make them, cut them and let them to completely dry and then keep them in a Mason jar in the pantry. They last pretty well that way, too. I had to laugh, Georgysmom because Harry is the very same way. Now I just tell him not to eat xxxx because it's for yyyy. We're having potato salad Sunday. Shirley, all that gravy talk yesterday at Lindalou's post, made us all wanting gravy, I think. You make me feel guilty even mentioning 32 degrees when a lot of you are so very much colder. I had our heat set on 68 last night and I heard the heat come on a lot! I wish we'd get a good rain here. Azzalea, I never thought of putting a burger on English muffins, but it sure sounds good. I love my crockpot for the very reason you said. Just toss everything in and let it go. Tonight I'm making oatmeal in mine so Harry can have it for breakfast. It's so simple, just 2 sliced apples, brown sugar, cinnamon and oatmeal. Cook overnight and voila--breakfast! Crockpot corned beef is the only way I make it. Turns out perfect every time. There are lots of recipes out there that don't call for processed foods and the ones I've tried have all been very good. |
Dh and I spent the whole day doing some much needed house cleaning. As our dinner hour neared, Dh suggested a quick and easy meal. So oatmeal with a sprinkling of cinnamom and cloves and topped with some crystalized ginger is what pleased us both. Thawed and heated a couple lemon scones to go with it. Needless to say, dh's blood sugar will be sky high for the evening. |
- Posted by YogaLady1948 (My Page) on Fri, Feb 1, 13 at 18:52
I have been decluttering and cleaning the upstairs for 3 days. I even did base boards~~~why do we gotta have baseboards??? The back of my van is full for the thrift store. Since I shopped yesterday, I planned roast beef sandwiches for DH and avacodo/cheese for me. I bought potato salad and cole slaw~~I get it at Sprouts and it is good;) I will slice up a red pear for us;) I am tired~~~ |
Patti--I hate to buy burger buns for just the 2 of us, but usually have some Eng. muffins in the freezer, so that's often what I use for burgers--they're round, it works, and saves all those leftover buns--LOL |
- Posted by phyllis__mn (My Page) on Fri, Feb 1, 13 at 19:39
Mashed potatoes and hamburger gravy, roasted sweet potaoes. Made way too much, of course, so I will be eating that for a while! |
Gazania, bet that oatmeal made your house smell really good--like cookies baking! I was going to make Harry crockpot oatmeal after dinner this evening. It cooks overnight, but I only had a little dab of old-fashioned oatmeal. Why in the world anyone would save that little amount is beyond me. So, no oatmeal tomorrow. Your lemon scones sound to die for! YogaLady, no wonder you're tired. I've had it in my mind to do the same thing--starting with the walk-in closet. I'm moving us into the spare room while I do it. Harry goes back to bed after breakfast and usually sleeps until noon, so I don't get much done in there. Good planning for your meals while you're busy cleaning. Do you grill your avocado/cheese sandwich? They had lite Havarti cheese on sale today and that sounds like it would be good. I have 3 avocadoes I need to use pretty soon. It's a great idea, Azzalea. We happen to have buns in the freezer right now, but I really think I'd like the English muffin better. Phyllis, you can never have too much gravy!! Your dinner sounds delicious. I've never made hamburger gravy--just sausage or dried beef. I'm going to have to try it soon. With the leftovers, you could put some peas or vegetables of your choice in with the gravy and top with mashed potatoes and sprinkle cheese on top, like a shepherd's pie. Hope you are staying warm! |
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My tile setter told me that he will be using something called Prism grout rather than Epoxy grout. I have been hearing that Epoxy is the best grout out there when it comes to staining etc. The grout lines in my 20 year old tile floors have become very dark from staining and I do not want that to happen in my newly remodeled bathroom. We will be using marble tile on the shower walls, the back splash and bathroom walls and as well as the floor. Will the Prism grout be as good as the Epoxy? He mentioned that the Epoxy is very hard to work with. Help please! |
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I forgot to mention that I will be using a light colored grout so I want it to stay light...I am using Crema Marfil marble. |
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