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5 Beautifulbosseye | 09/06/2009 | See all bosseye's reviews (62)Top 100 Games Reviewer Whats the best way to rescue hostages from a building? Conventional gaming tactics dictate either the stealthy approach, or the run and gun approach - certainly I was never able to drive a jeep through a hailstorm of gunfire, nosedive straight through the wall of a building onto the second floor, before leaping out, smashing a hole in the floor with a sledge hammer to drop down by the hostages, before lobbing a couple of sticky bombs onto the ceiling to bring the jeep crashing down to ground level, before piling everyone in and the exiting through the back wall in a spray of debris and smoke. And now that I've done that, every game where I'm channeled along a corridor will feel less delightfully exuberant.Of course there was the odd mishap with my rescue approach - a particular highlight was crashing through the building to gain quick access, before leaping out just in time to see the rest of the structure topple over onto the hostages. Hilarious. And its this kind of on the fly thinking that gives every single mission and objective in Red Faction such immense playability. If you want to straight shoot your way around, you can, and you're well catered for. The combat is nicely done, the physics exceptional. If you want to mix it up and toss a few strategic sticky bombs around then go right ahead. Make your own entrances into bases and buildings to meet your obective. If like me you want to charge in all guns blazing in a orgy of physical destruction, finally you can. Hooray!A beautiful game in so many ways - Its a truly heart warming sight to take out the structural elements of a building and watch it crumble into a pile - the physics behind this sort of madness is exceptionally clever. Take out enough of a building to make it critical and you can see the buckling, you can sense the weight. A panel pops here, a window smashes there, and then it gradually caves in. Astounding. Truly it is a joy to behold. The physics have perfect weight and they're just the right side of arcade madness to keep things dynamic without getting stupid. Every single gun battle becomes a scene of chaotic carnage with bodies and debris everywhere. The missions themselves are well varied and take ample opportunity to give you free reign to destroy as much or as little as you need to.Graphically its all rather lovely, with some great lighting and texturing. Buildings are by necessity fairly simple, but theres enough detail there to make them look good, especially when in delightful motion. Combat is good, driving is good, the sense of freedom well purveyed through Mars, and theres a ton of side objectives to complete and also mini destruction challenges which challenge your structural thinking as well as cater to the need to explode.Its a far more cohesive 'world' than many free roaming games, and generally a pleasure to explore.Problems are minor - some areas of the map are a little dull, and driving between distant sections can occasionally be a little grating. Theres a few too many 'vehicle fetch' missions, which are dull and the odd glitch with the localisation - prepare to enjoy being chatted to in German now and again.Minor niggles all though, this is an awesome game - theres a huge amount of attention to detail, the world works just right, the balance between the factions and your presence is well set up, the missions are entertaining, the technology is astounding. Its a game of stories, a game that fills you with utter glee as an audacious and completely insane plan works, often not as intended - a building collapsing unplanned on the advancing soldiers, an enemy with a sticky bomb stuck to his foot, flailing and screaming - amazing and wonderful. Buy it.
3 Good but not GreatWoody2k9 | 09/06/2009 | See all Woody2k9's reviews (1)The game is good but it's hardly up there with the best of them. All this game reminds me of is Mercenaries 2 !!!Don't get me wrong it is a good game but it is just so repetitive ! It's hardly tests you to the limit !!I can't really wait to complete the game so that i can trade it in and get back the majority of the money that i wasted on it !!!Online play is reasonable but nothing special ! All in all there have been and will be better games out this year ! I'd only get this if your bored for a week or so !Still.... this is only my opinion !
5 Demozzroarjoe | 24/04/2009 | See all zzroarjoe's reviews (10)based on the demo its very very good, alot of action and free roaming
5 Better the GTA IV ???? ............I think so !!!Hoopr001 | 30/04/2009 | See all Hoopr001's reviews (11)Think of GTA IV on mars..... well yes may sound weird and not to great but i promise you the destruction you can cause is heavenly and i have never seen any thing so life like. With the time they have taken over this i am glad to say it has been worth waiting for as i have been an red faction fan from the start .I was disappointed when i first heard it was going to be in third person however now i have played it I'm glad to say this was a positive change and opens up the game to more possibilities With the GTA IV style of gameplay and with so many similarities you no what to expect even just by playing the demo.Overall this is a futuristic version of GTA IV with good guns, original vehicles, original missions and the unbelievable destruction.But listen you will still love the game even if you didn't like GTA IV, its just got a lot of similar features and it is better then GTA IV.
5 Great funRush319 | 04/07/2009 | See all Rush319's reviews (101)Top 100 Games Reviewer I really don't know how anybody gave this less than 4 stars, but they are entitled to their opinion. Not a shooter as people have been labelling it, Red Faction is a sandbox game that is fantastic fun and definitely a technical marvel compared to the ropiness of comparable titles such as Mercenaries 2 or Saints Row 2. The graphics are good and the shooting just about makes the grade. What really stands out though is the destruction and the physics surrounding this. Volition really have pulled something fantastic off here. Every building is descructible and fun to destroy, great fun. You'll see every structure as a challenge. How can I make that collapse? Despite what people have said, this is not the only element to the game. The open world works well with it's area liberation similar to that of Crackdown and the variation of missions and side quests with great exploration. If you enjoyed the titles I mentioned earlier, then this is a must buy for you and everyone should give strong consideration to a technical triumph and fun game that doesn't get boring quickly. Hasn't achieved so many good reviews by accident.


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Hachiko: The World's Most Loyal Dog
Dogs are known for being loyal companions -- but we've never met any as faithful as Hachiko, an Akita from Japan who spent 10 years waiting for his master.
If you've ever seen the canceled-before-its-time (but now revived!) show Futurama, you'll probably remember Bender, the alcoholic robot; Leela, the beautiful one-eyed captain; and Philip J. Fry, the bumbling pizza delivery boy who was cryogenically frozen for a thousand years before joining the Planet Express intergalactic mail delivery team. But do you remember Fry's loyal, loving dog, who waited for his master until the end of his life? If you didn't think a cartoon character could make you cry, it might be time to reevaluate after you watch this heart-wrenching scene.
Now, of course, Fry's dog never really existed (nor did the murderous Killbots, luckily), and you might scoff at the idea that any canine could really exercise such supreme loyalty. After all, your dog forgets that you're alive whenever your sister stops by bearing bags of Pupperoni. And while it's true that most animals are more loyal to their meals than to their masters, we know of an amazingly faithful dog that could be a real-life counterpart to Fry's ever-loving pooch: Hachiko, an Akita from Tokyo.
Hachiko was brought to Tokyo in 1924 by his owner, a college professor named Hidesamuro Ueno. Each day, when Ueno left for work, Hachiko would stand by the door to watch him go. When the professor came home at 4 o'clock, Hachiko would go to the Shibuya Station to meet him.
Though this simple act alone shows a tremendous amount of loyalty, that's not the end of it: The following year, Ueno died of a stroke while at the university. Hachiko didn't realize that he was gone, and so the dog returned to the train station every single day to await his master. He became such a familiar presence there, in fact, that the station master set out food for the dog and gave him a bed in the station. Even so, Hachiko never shifted loyalties –every day at 4 o'clock, he hopefully waited by the tracks as the train pulled in, searching for his best friend's face among the people getting off.
Hachiko's love for his master impressed many people who passed through the station, including one of Ueno's former students, who became fascinated by the Akita breed after seeing Hachiko. He discovered that there were only 30 Akitas living in Japan, and began to write articles about Hachiko and his remarkable breed, turning the world's most loyal dog into a household name, and creating a resurgence in popularity for the Akita.
Hachiko died in 1935, after 10 long years of waiting for his master. But the dog would not be forgotten –a year before his death, Shibuya Station installed a bronze statue of the aging dog, to honor its mascot. Though the statue was melted down during World War II, a new version was created in 1948 by the son of the original artist. Go to the station now, and you'll be able to see the bronze statue of Hachiko – still waiting, as ever, for his master to come home.
Want to learn more about Hachiko and the amazing Akita breed? Watch Hachi, the movie based on his story (co-starring Richard Gere), or check out these great books:
Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain, by Martha Sherrill
Hachiko Waits, by Leslea Newman
Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog, by Pamela S. Turner
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Baritone Artur Ruciński belongs to a selected group of Polish opera singers who have risen to international fame in recent years. Born in Warsaw, he studied at the Academy of Music and started building his repertoire in performances with the Warsaw Chamber Opera and at the Warsaw National Theatre, where he made his debut in 2002 singing the title role in Eugene Onegin, of which Polish Music Journal reported: "... Artur Ruciński's beautiful singing and lyric quality was the highlight of the evening". Soon followed invitations to sing with Valery Gerghiev Prinz Jelecky in The Queen of Spades, title role in Onegin and Valentin in a new Robert Wilson production of Faust. However, the turning point of his career came when M° Daniel Barenboim heard him and invited him on the spot to sing Eugene Onegin under his baton and alongside Rolando Villazon at the Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin in March/April 2010. The years that followed brought performances in many of the world's most important opera houses and concert halls. The late music journalist Karl Löbl wrote of his Carmina Burana: "Baritone Discovery at Vienna Musikverein – take note of the name Artur Ruciński and go to every opera in which you can hear this singer...". He appeared at Bregenz Festival (Tadeusz in Weinberg's The Passenger), Teatro Liceu Barcelona (Krol Roger), Hamburg State Oper (Lord Ashton in Lucia di Lammermoor), Valencia (Lescaut in Manon with Lorin Maazel conducting and Eugene Onegin, conducted by Maestro Wellber and recorded on DVD). He returned to Berlin to sing again under M° Barenboim, this time Conte Almaviva in Le Nozze di Figaro. In summer 2011, Artur Ruciński made his debut at the Arena di Verona with Roméo et Juliette (Mercutio) to much acclaim by press and public. He went on to sing I Masnadieri (Francesco di Moor), Messa di Gloria and Kindertotenlieder in Naples with M° Luisotti conducting. January 2012 saw his UK debut, giving a solo Rosenblatt recital of opera arias and Tadeusz Baird's Four Love Sonnets, settings of Polish translations from Shakespeare, at London's St. John's Smith Square in London. In May 2012 he made his American debut as Marcello in La Bohème with Los Angeles Opera, and in 2013 he debuted at the Opéra Bastille in Paris as Ford in Falstaff, and returned to Arena di Verona where he sang Il Trovatore (Conte di Luna) and La Traviata (Germont Padre). Recent highlights include I Masnadieri at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice and Festival Verdi in Parma, Il Trovatore at the Vienna Festwochen, conducted by M° Wellber, and in January 2014 his first collaboration with M° Kirill Petrenko at the Munich State Opera (Eugene Onegin), followed by a new production of Falstaff (Ford) at the Opera of Frankfurt am Main conducted by Bertrand de Billy, Attila (Ezio) in Warsaw and Eugene Onegin in Bologna. Upcoming plans in 2014 include Il Trovatore at Teatro La Fenice in Venice and his debut at Milan's Teatro alla Scala with Simon Boccanegra (Paolo Albiani). In 2015, Lucia di Lammermoor (Lord Ashton) at Zurich Opera and Don Giovanni (title role) at Paris Opéra Bastille, while in 2016 the debuts in New York at the Metropolitan with Madama Butterfly (Sharpless) and in London at the ROH with Lucia di Lammermoor (Lord Ashton) are coming up. Artur Ruciński devotes part of his busy schedule to concert performances and appearances on Radio and Television at Warsaw Festival, in Paris, Oslo, Dresden, Vienna, Berlin, to name some, singing repertoire from Handel's Messiah to Penderecki's Lukas Passion. The memorial concert of Gdanks with Britten's War Requiem under Neville Marriner received wide attention. In 2014/15 he will appear at the popular "Christmas in Vienna" concert in Vienna's Musikverein with Piotr Beczala, and in February 2015 he will be back in Vienna singing Szymanowski's Stabat Mater with the RSO under Ingo Metzmacher. Numerous CD and DVD's document the versatility of this exceptional young artist.
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5 Fab-u-lusgreylady | 24/01/2012 | See all greylady's reviews (10)Wonderful film...never mind the hype this witty affectionate portrait of Hollywood's Golden Age has real heart. A film about characters you'll care about & yes the dog is a real star too! Treat yourself to this one. You'll watch this until you wear out the disc & then you'll want to buy another one.
5 A movie that acts as a love letter to yesteryears moviesChuffed | 16/07/2012 | See all Chuffed's reviews (40)Beautifully filmed, beautifully acted, beautiful score. Telling a simple but effective story about a silent movie star and his descent into obscurity at the arrival of the talkies. This film without the use of dialogue captures the emotion and attention of the viewer. If you appreciate movies of yesteryear this movie is a must - if you are Die Hard 17 or a Twilight fan I would give this a miss. Excellent movie that ouzes class for film lovers to appreciate.
5 Didn't want it to finish !JAJD123 | 06/09/2012 | See all JAJD123's reviews (7)I bought this film a while back and only recently watched it. I loved it from start to finish. It's brilliant,with a great storyline and the best acting I've seen ina long time. All the hype and awards this film received is truly deserved.
4 The Artist.Kevin1075 | 01/11/2012 | See all Kevin1075's reviews (754)Top 100 Reviewer Top 100 DVD Reviewer Top 100 Music Reviewer 2011's critical darling and Oscar winner is a wonderful reminder that such believed outdated techniques such as Black and White and silence can still create entertainment.While I was slightly disappointed that the underlying story is very similar to the story of 'A Star is Born' as Jean Dujuardin's silent movie icon finds himself challenged not only by a beautiful new rising star in the charming Berenice Bejo but also the coming age of talkie's which will end the era of silent's.But with great performances, beautiful old glamorous production design this is a good and entertaining film that can easily be enjoyed by all but is probably of even more interest to cinema buffs as well thanks to it's clear affection for old Hollywood as well.
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Lunch Tavern - Open at 11:30am
Lunch is $5 per person. Pay in advance at troll and pick up a ticket to get your meal.
Menu - TBA
Dinner Taverns opens at 4:00pm
Our feast dinner is designed to be simple food you can bring to the gaming tables and continue playing. We have an open time for dinner so folks can stop by when they would like to get something to eat rather than worry about everyone eating at once.
Chicken Bacon pasties
Spinach Cheese pasties
Pork Sausage
Served with Bread & Mustard
Pickled Vegs
Pickled Eggs
Dinner meal: $5
two of: (Chicken Pasty/Spinach Pasty/Sausage)
Vegetables & a Picked egg
a Drink
A la Carte:
Chicken Pasty, Spinach Pasty, Sausage -- $2 each
Vegetables, Pickled egg -- $1 each
Pasty dough: Flour, water, yeast, salt, oil, sugar, and egg
Chicken pasties: Chicken, bacon, sage, salt & pepper
Spinach Cheese pasties: Spinach, cheeses (Cheddar/Jack), eggs, ginger, salt & pepper
Pork Sausage: Pork, buttermilk, spices, salt & pepper, (Served with bread)
Mustard: Red wine vinegar, mustard seed, bread crumbs, salt
Pickled Vegetables: Mushrooms, turnips, cauliflower, carrots, vinegar, honey, caraway/anise/mustard seeds, salt & pepper
Pickled Eggs: Eggs, vinegar, sugar, salt, spices
Recipe Information
Chicken Bacon Pasties
This is an adaptation of the "Icelandic Chicken" recipe from "An Early XIII
Century Northern-European Cookbook", reworked as a pasty.
One shall cut a young chicken in two and wrap about it whole leaves of salvia, and cut up in it bacon and add salt to suit the taste. Then cover that with dough and bake like bread in the oven.
Spinach/Herb Cheese Pasties
This is adapted from the greens/herbs tart recipe from "Le Menagier de Paris",
reworked as a pasty.
To make a tart, take four handfuls of beet leaves, two handfuls of parsley,
a handful of chervil, a sprig of fennel and two handful of spinach, and pick
them over and wash them in cold water, then cut them up very small; then bray
with two sorts of cheese, to wit a hard and a medium, and then add eggs thereto,
yolks and whites, and bray them in the cheese; then put the herbs into the mortar
and bray all together and also put therein some fine powder. Or instead of this
have ready brayed in the mortar two heads of ginger and onto this bray your cheese,
eggs and herbs and then cast old cheese scraped or grated onto the herbs and take
it to the oven and then have your tart made and eat it hot.
Wild Game Hunter Sausage
This is a modern recipe, chosen because of its' use of european medieval spices.
Served with Bread & Mustard
The mustard recipe is taken from "Le Menagier de Paris"
…and if you wish to make (mustard) properly and at leisure, put the mustard-seed
to soak overnight in good vinegar, then have it ground fine in a mill, and then
little by little moisten it with good vinegar: and if you have some spices left
over from making jelly, broth, hippocras or sauces, they may be ground up with it,
and then leave it until it is ready.
Pickled Vegetables
This recipe comes from "Ein Buch von Guter Spise"
Flavor caraway seeds and anise with pepper and with vinegar and with honey.
And make it gold with saffron. And add thereto mustard. In this condiment you
may make sulze (pickled or marinated) parsley, and small preserved fruit and vegetables,
or beets, which(ever) you want.
Pickled Eggs
This is a modern recipe, chosen because its' ingredients fit european medieval spices.
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Did Betty White Hook Up with William Shatner Back in the Day [AUDIO]
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Betty White called in to talk to Ryan about some of her some of her past projects, her up coming projects, what it is like to be the new "it" girl in Hollywood, and what really happened with William Shatner.
The first thing Ryan asked Betty was about her old cooking show, Sue Ann Nivens, where she was known as the "sex kitten". Betty giggled and replied, "well no, I was the neighborhood nymphomaniac!" Then Ryan went on and compared her to the current "Justin Bieber" of actresses. Betty replied "You can't get rid of me, is what you're saying! I just won't go away!"
Betty, who has been in this "wonderful business for over 63 years", is Hollywood's hottest commodity at 88 years old, told Ryan that, she can't get over the fact that she is sitll working and that she doesn't get tired. "I'm blessed," she said, "With good health and great energy and I love what I'm doing." When Ryan asked what is the key ingredient to have such energy she replied, "A positive attitude."
Ryan then asked Betty about the William Shatner rumors and if the two every "hooked up". "I was a huge fan, but I never met him until Boston Legal," she told Ryan sadly. "So you didn't make out with him back in the day?" Ryan asked. "No I didn't, darn it! I cried" She said.
Finally, Ryan asked Betty about some of her new books. "I've written five but I've just been contracted for two more! I love to write, it's a great privilege," Betty said. She also admitted to Ryan she is not sure how she is going to fit it all in the schedule but she just "says yes to everything", then figures it out after. Today was also the 25 year anniversary of Golden Girls, a sentimental day as Betty is the last living star of the hit TV show. "Isn't that something?," Betty said, "I just, I love those girls so much. Tthey are still around, they really are."


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After twenty years of sleeping on a waterbed, I went to a regular mattress...and HATED IT. (The waterbed dissolved in a spectacular fashion. Don't ask.) I had to make some adjustments or never get a good night of sleep again. A friend recommended a memory-foam type mattress to go on top of my now-despised mattress. I bought the Enviro-green because it had all five-star ratings. If you're going into unknown territory, might as well go with the best, right? It arrived in a cardboard box that didn't look anywhere near big enough to hold even a set of sheets. I put the roll of foam on the bed and saw it was only half as wide as the bed, which was discouraging. I started unrolling it... you know those cans of refrigerator biscuits that you have to separate with your fingers? It was like that, only a LOT more difficult. Later I saw that it was "machine-rolled," which would explain it. I got it unrolled and then saw you have to open it up like a book so that it is mattress-sized. More separating. When it was all unrolled, it looked not unlike a large greenish slab of biscuit dough. It did not look promising. I left it alone for a couple of hours. When I returned, things had improved considerably. It had poofed up, the edges squared, and overall it looked much more like what I had in mind. It smelled somewhat like nail polish remover. I had nowhere else to sleep that night so I made the bed up and slept on it -when your face is right next to it, you definitely notice the smell. (The next two days, I took the sheets off and let it air out; the smell is now completely gone.) It took a little getting used to for me (20 years of a waterbed is rather different). Now I love it. My back and hips like it to. I am very happy with it and in fact recommended it to a friend who also purchased one.
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Three to compete for Miss FallbrookMiss Teen Fallbrook pageant also draws three contestantsThursday, March 28th, 2013 Issue 13, Volume 17.
Hornsveld said this years candidates for Miss Fallbrook are Mary Alyce Boyd, 17; Shavonne Donoghue, 18; and Daniela Ruiz, 19. Boyd is sponsored by California Porsche Restoration, Donoghue by The Grand Tradition Estate and Gardens, and Ruiz by Jack in the Box. Miss Teen Fallbrook contestants are Julia Albanna, 15; Irene Martinez, 16; and Andrea Ordonez, 15. Albanna is sponsored by El Toro Market, Martinez by The Flooring Guys and Village Interiors, and Ordonez by El Toro Market and Fallbrook Froyo. Serving the community for the past year in these positions have been Miss Fallbrook Lexi Houk and Miss Teen Fallbrook Kenia Robles. Tickets to the pageant are $15 and can be purchased at www.missiontheatre.com, by calling (760) 731-2278 or visiting the CAST Dance Store at 200 N. Main Ave. 20 comments
I am voting for the Boyd girl. Although I wouldn't be heartbroken, if the Ruiz girl won. I say all this, and the Donoghue girl will more then likely win hahaha
I remember Shavonne as a little girl. What a beautiful young woman she has become. Brendan and Rosalyn, you must be very proud!
What happened to the Miss Fallbrook pageant? Only 3 contestants?
@ Authenticity......you are so right!
I think they look just like "Charlie's Angels".
Good luck to all the ladies! I'm sure you will represent Fallbrook well.
(Not to detract from their "time") - my vote has always been forever with Miss Congeniality-D.(S.)/DocMac!-hope you read this and smile; quietly, secretly knowing -who wrote this.
Comment #2 you just described daniela ruiz one of the prettiest girls out there not just by looks but by heart. She's really an amazing person and I'm sure the other girls are as well, but If someone deserves this it is without doubt, Daniela. I'm voting for you Dani and it doesn't matter if you win or not because just by being there you're already a winner. & to all the people that know you, you'll always be The Best Girl Out There.
I am in complete agreement with Authenticity. I LOVE our little town, and the feeling of community most of us share. I would like to see someone who truly represents OUR TOWN's very down to earth, honest, caring, giving, hardworking, selfless and moral values be selected to represent our community as Miss Fallbrook. If you have to "fake it to make it", you simply don't make the grade.
I wonder why there is only 3 contestants for Miss Fallbrook? Has the bad economy made it too difficult/unaffordable for young ladies to compete for Miss Fallbrook? I don't remember a pageant with so few contestants. These 3 ladies are all very beautiful. May the most articulate, community-oriented, intelligent, and kind contestant win the title of Miss Fallbrook!! Good luck!!
Daniela i hope you win!!! :) I have known her for years and she has a big heart! She is also beautiful inside and out! Love u!!!
I hope the best young lady wins. The genuine real leader and best ambassador for our community. Good luck shavonne you are a wonderful young lady and would be a great ambassador for our little town.
I wish you all good luck. Go Daniela, u got this! Ignore the rude comment "The Truth."
I have known Daniela for some time now and I can say that she is a smart and wonderful girl who gives back to the community by helping migrant students reach their potential in school. She is someone who would represent Fallbrook at its highest because of her dedication and commitment.
The three young ladies are beautiful. Please people, Fallbrook is known as The Friendly Village! Lets not make ugly coments about the contestants please! I'm sure they all deserve the "Miss Fallbrook" title. Instead of ugly coments lets ALL go and support the pageant!
Daniela is such a hardworking girl, with so much experiences in life behind her that have really made her the strong young lady she is today. I have known her for a while now, and she would make the ideal Miss Fallbrook. She knows what hard work is, and appreciates the little things life has to offer. She will surely appreciate the opportunity of being Miss Fallbrook, and fulfill her responsibilities to the fullest with the bright smile she always has. As mentioned in the previous comments, Daniela really does have a big heart. She would be perfect for Miss Fallbrook.
Miss Danii you have my vote 100% I've known you for a while now and I know what type of person you are. A hard working independent and responsible person you work hard for what you want I honestly think you deserve this. Your a 100% Fallbrook girl and you do a lot for these town
GO Andrea ;) .
andrea is natural beauty.. hope she wins!
I've known Mary Boyd and the family . They are all a wonderful family for the city of Fallbrook!!!!!!!!!! Mary is always there to help all that are in need!!! She would represent FALLBROOK NOT just from the beauty from the outside but for who she is in the inside!!!!!!! HOW GREAT IS THAT FOR OUR WONDERFUL TOWN OF FALLBROOK!!!!!!! You go MARY! Heart of a Angel, Soul of the city YOU ROCK!
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July 2008, Fleet Financials - Feature
by Richard Alaniz
When he accepted a cell phone from his employer in 2005, John Halpin never guessed that a perk would get him fired. But the global positioning system (GPS) in the veteran New York City school employee's phone contradicted his time cards, showing that he left work early on a repeated basis. Last year, the Department of Education dismissed him, following an administrative law judge's recommendation.
Halpin, a 21-year employee of the schools who oversaw the system's carpenters, argued that his privacy was invaded because he didn't realize the phone contained a GPS system. The judge was not sympathetic, even though that same GPS system showed Halpin often came to work hours early. The judge found that "The department [of Education] is not expected to notify its employees of all the methods it may possibly use to uncover their misconduct," according to the New York Post. "The undisputed intent of issuing the cell phone with GPS was for the department to be able to determine the whereabouts of its supervisors in the field."
Despite high-profile cases such as Halpin's, employer use of GPS tracking is still rare, even as other types of employee monitoring are growing. While two-thirds of employers monitor their workers' Internet activity, less than 10 percent use GPS systems on company vehicles, according to the "2007 Electronic Monitoring & Surveillance Survey," conducted by the American Management Association (AMA) and The ePolicy Institute.
Of the companies surveyed, 8 percent use GPS to track company vehicles; 3 percent use GPS to monitor cell phones; and less than 1 percent use GPS to monitor employee ID/Smartcards.
However, cases such as Halpin's are becoming more common among employers that utilize surveillance methods. The survey found employers are taking more disciplinary actions against employees who flout company policy. More than 25 percent of these employers have fired workers for misusing e-mail, and nearly one-third has fired employees for misusing the Internet.
While drivers and other vehicle fleet workers may balk at the idea of being monitored, surveillance tools can offer many advantages to both employees and employers, such as reducing idle time, improving routing systems, and mitigating risk. At the same time, vehicle fleet managers who may want to consider the use of GPS systems should also be aware of legal restrictions and must be sensitive to employees' concerns about surveillance.
Employee Surveillance Trends
According to the AMA/ePolicy survey, Internet and e-mail monitoring are the most common types of employee surveillance tools — 66 percent of respondents monitor Internet connections, and 65 percent use software to block connections to certain Web sites, including those that contain pornographic material, social networking sites, and sports.
Nearly 45 percent of companies monitor their employees' e-mail. Of those that do, 73 percent use technology tools that automatically check e-mail content, and 40 percent hire people to manually read employee e-mail. Another 45 percent monitor phone calls, and nearly half of respondents use video monitoring to counter theft, violence, and sabotage. Less than 10 percent of employers use video surveillance to track on-the-job performance, the survey found.
Legal and security risks are driving more employers to monitor employees.
"Concern over litigation and the role electronic evidence plays in lawsuits and regulatory investigations has spurred more employers to monitor online activity," said Nancy Flynn, executive director of the ePolicy Institute. "Data security and employee productivity concerns also motivate employers to monitor Web and e-mail use and content."
Advantages of GPS Systems
Beyond minimizing legal and security risks, the use of tracking devices in vehicles and cell phones offers concrete savings to employers. And employees — at least, the honest ones — can benefit from the use of GPS devices by increasing their efficiency and decreasing their downtime.
Beyond monitoring employees for misconduct, GPS devices can offer a solid return to the bottom line. For example, with a GPS device, dispatchers can give drivers very specific driving directions to a location, which saves time and gas. Such devices also come in handy when traffic conditions or road closings require drivers to find more direct routes around detours.
Companies can also become more efficient with vehicle routing through tracking technology. When dispatchers know where every car and truck is, they can dispatch the ones closest to a particular job.
Monitoring vehicle speed is another way that technology can save on gas expenses while improving safety. Drivers who consistently go faster than the speed limit use more gas and cause more wear and tear on vehicles. They also expose themselves and others to a greater risk of accidents. By tracking which drivers are exceeding the speed limit, companies can educate those drivers about the downsides of speeding, and discipline them as necessary.
Vehicle fleet managers can also improve efficiency by tracking and eliminating employees' unauthorized breaks. If employees are making unauthorized personal use of vehicles, GPS tracking can strongly discourage that behavior.
In case of theft, GPS systems can also help recover stolen vehicles and inventory.
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An old fried chicken restaurant becomes a new light-filled architecture studio and workshop.
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San Diego hosted Gator by The Bay this past weekend. With fingers, feet, and stomachs ready, hundreds of people flocked to Spanish Landing this past weekend for this year's Gator by The Bay, a fantastic annual gathering with an abundance of zydeco, blues, crawfish, and other wonderful Cajun treats right here in San Diego.
Gator by the Bay Festival – Largest Zydeco and Cajun Festival on the West Coast
Gator by the Bay is celebrating their 9th annual festival this year at Spanish Landing Park on May 7, 8, and 9, 2010. Gator by the Bay is the largest Zydeco and Cajun festival on the West Coast, continually celebrating the rich and unique culture and style of Louisiana. This year, they've got some exciting events planned: 25 bands on five different stages, free dance lessons, and 8,000 lbs of crawfish straight from Louisiana!


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The international release date is finally here, and now players around the world are scrambling to grab gear, ammunition, and the latest The Warz hack and cheats. Zombie games are hot right now, and gamers have been eating up point-and-click adventures like The Walking Dead and survival horror games like DayZ. The Warz brings another survival horror game to the table, with some unique features that many players find preferable over the gritty and grim reality of DayZ. Of course, players can still kill other players, making the game somewhat daunting for newbies. Before you enter the 400 square kilometer world and have to start beating off hostile players with your flashlight, take some time to look into some The Warz cheats that can make playing the game a lot more fun. Although the game is brand new, sites like TMCheats have been working hard to bring you the world's first configurable hacks, giving you greater control over your gaming experience.
Developer Hammerpoint Interactive has promised us a different kind of Massive Multiplayer Online experience, and so far they have kept to their word. The world of The Warz is set five years after the outbreak that turned almost everyone on the planet into flesh-eating zombies. Like Bohemia Interactive's DayZ, players in this game must not only avoid being killed by zombies and other players, they must gather food and survival supplies in this hostile environment. Hiding out and hoping for the best is simply not an option. Players will be competing with each other for the best weapons and equipment, making temporary alliances that can dissolve at any moment.
One of the ways in which The Warz attempts to change MMO gaming is with Hammerpoint Interactive's promise that players will only pay for the game once, and never again. The entire game is available for download, and there is no monthly subscription fee. Supposedly there will also be additional content available for download in the future, and this will be available for free to everyone who has already purchased the game. Hammerpoint is promising additional maps and environments to take advantage of using The Warz cheats and your own wits.
Another difference between The Warz and similar games is the ability to run on relatively low-end hardware. Hammerpoint claims that the game will run on integrated video cards and even low-end laptop computers. While this hasn't exactly been put to the test yet by veteran gamers, it does open up the possibility of a much wider audience and therefore many more players. Given that the game runs in a large and persistent world, this means more competition, more potential enemies, and more people to pwn with your awesome The Warz hacks. Veteran gamers will already have the advantage, however, and those who stay alive the longest will have the greatest supply of weapons and food. The game spawns notes, diaries, and hidden caches of supplies. Those with the greatest firepower stand the greatest chance of controlling with spawns. Essentially, the longer you survive, the easier it will be to survive.
Perhaps the most compelling reason to use cheat codes and The Warz hacks is the one-hour cooldown for reviving dead characters. Unlike DayZ, in which a dead character is lost forever, players killed in The Warz will not lose their characters permanently. While it is possible to revive a character that has been killed by a zombie, fellow player, or starvation, gamers must wait one hour to resurrect. Hammerpoint has helpfully provided five character slots for each player, but in a world where you can be shot moments after entering the playing field, dying can seriously cut into your game time. Newbie players may find themselves burning through all of their character slots in mere minutes. Die more than once on a character and you will find yourself spawning with no items, no weapons, no supplies, and no hope.
The game is still in the alpha release phase, and this hour-long timer may get scrapped if the developers find that it is chasing players away. However, TMCheats has offered a far better option than tossing the game and finding something else to play. With The Warz hacks you can find yourself surviving long enough to locate the best weapons, the best supplies, and the most strategic areas from which to stage your own exploits.
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#7. United Kingdom. Number 7 is not quite a royal rank in this deck, but the English took the crown on highest share of private spending on education among all others in the top 10.
Population with tertiary education: 39.4% Average annual growth rate: 4.0% Education spending as pct. of GDP: 6.5% (12th highest)
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26 Minors Released With Minor Restrictions
Approximately 40 anti-expulsion youths remain in prison, after 26 minors were released today with only minor restrictions. Their goal: to prove that disengagement will shut down the country.
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A spokesman for Honenu, a civil rights organization that is providing legal aid for the arrestees, told Arutz-7 today that today's release of the 26 was considered a victory. "The police caved in," he said. "They had refused to be released under severe restrictions, such as four months of house arrest. In the end, the only restrictions are that they may not enter the greater Tel Aviv area until June 15."
Thirteen other youths, including 8 girls, still refuse to identify themselves, in a further effort to confound the police and courts. The Prison Service is considering dispersing them in other prisons in order to pressure them to divulge their names.
The arrestees' goal is to show that an attempt to implement the disengagement will shut down the country.
Over 500 people were arrested after last Monday's mass road-blocking campaign. Organizers expect that many times that number will begin marching towards Gush Katif and northern Shomron, sitting down on the road at police roadblocks, if the order is given to close these areas. The special new Disengagement Wing at the Maasiyahu Prison in Ramle has room for 900 prisoners.
Among the 80,000 students taking their high school English matriculation exams today were 11 road-blocking students in Maasiyahu Prison. Their demand to be tested in jail was immediately accepted by the Prison Service, which often affords other prisoners the chance to study and be tested. The demand was originally turned down by Education Ministry officials, however.
Yesterday, Education Minister Limor Livnat gave in, saying that only students who agreed to identify themselves could be tested. All the students who asked to be tested identified themselves several days ago.


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When you think about purchasing all of your beautiful wedding decorations it sounds fun and exciting. However, it can easily turn stressful once budget comes into play. We all wish we had the bank balance of the rich and the famous to ensure that our wedding venue looks like something out of a fairy tale, yet this is unfortunately not the case. Nevertheless, this does not mean that your venue won't amaze. You simply need to get more creative when it comes to the selection and use of your decorations. Luckily that is what this article is here to help you with. Read on to discover some easy and cost effective ideas for decorating your wedding reception venue.
A wedding is undoubtedly all about love and romance. You need to create this romantic feel via the wedding decorations you use. The easiest and most effective way of doing this is through candles. And, the great news is, candles are relatively cheap as well. When purchasing candles it is advisable to play around with different sizes. Tall, small, thick, thin; if you purchase a varied selection you will make your wedding decorations a lot more interesting. In addition to this, if you are hosting an evening reception candles are simply a must-have. They are essential when it comes to generating the perfect atmosphere. You want it to feel warm and inviting, and candles can easily do that.
Flowers are undoubtedly the most important feature out of all the wedding decorations. However, flowers are unfortunately one of the most expensive decorations as well. So, how can this problem be fixed. There are several different ways you can overcome this issue. Instead of opting for a vase or a decoration containing flowers alone, bring some other adornments into the equation so that you minimize the number of flowers that are needed. Or you can combine real flowers with beautiful sparkly paper flowers. This creates a stunning combination. Another option to consider is going for one or two bold flowers that stand alone. This is definitely in trend at the moment and is a great option to go for if you are looking to create a contemporary theme within your venue.
The only thing left to do is begin your shopping spree. Make sure you create a list and write down all of the wedding decorations you have purchased as you go along. You can refer to this list with every new decoration you buy. After all, it is important to ensure that everything works well together and that you don't duplicate your purchases or buy anything that is going to clash. And don't forget to take the advice regarding getting creative. No matter whether you deem yourself to be artistic or not, this is something that will come in particularly handy. It is amazing what you can do with a bit of fabric instead of buying a readymade table cloth, or as mentioned, a sprinkle of glitter can have a massive impact.


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'The Hunger Games' hits theaters March 23! Which scene are YOU most looking forward to?
There's something tricky about turning a hugely successful book like The Hunger Games into an even bigger movie franchise — the fans know exactly what to expect! Still, Josh Hutcherson assures everyone that the most memorable scenes from the books will translate well onto the big screen. "I can't wait for fans to see the tracker jacker scene," Josh told Celebuzz on Jan. 11 at the 2012 People's Choice Awards. "The make up is incredible. The scene is insane."
For those of you unfamiliar with The Hunger Games universe, "Tracker Jackers" are genetically mutated wasps that inject venom into their targets, making them grossly distorted and generally screwing with their mental state.
So, basically, it should be totally awesome. And totally gross.
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I totally became a fan of the Hunger Games when I read the first book and I totally like all the action in the arena parts. I totally think all the stars did a very good job in this movie. This book made me cry and happy. My teacher is even a fan too. I totally am a great fan of all the stars and hope to meet them soon!
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ONDCP Celebrates National Public Health Week
This week, ONDCP joins the American Public Health Association (APHA) and partners across the country in celebrating National Public Health Week. Following the release of the Obama Administration's National Prevention Strategy, Federal, state, and local officials around the Nation are participating in this annual observance to provide education, resources, and tools to help people lead healthier lives.
As Director Kerlikowske stated in a recent interview with The Nation's Health, the official newspaper of APHA, the drug problem is "…a public health issue as much as a public safety issue. Whether it's through (screening and brief intervention and referral to treatment) or moving to additional work with primary care physicians who become more knowledgeable about the issues around dependence and addiction, etc.—all of that means that we have a better chance of dealing with this and reducing the problem if it's part of a public health, education, and criminal justice focus."
Research shows preventing drug use before it begins is a cost-effective, common-sense approach to promoting safe and healthy communities. Teens who don't use drugs perform better academically, have fewer auto accidents due to drugged and drunk driving, and are more productive due to lower absenteeism. Preventing drug use also lowers rates of HIV transmission due to decreased injection drug use and other risky behaviors, creates safer home environments for children previously considered drug-endangered, and revitalizes neighborhoods through coalition-based efforts. Put simply, drug prevention saves lives and cuts costs.
For additional information, tools, and resources, visit the National Public Health Week website.
For more information on ONDCP's prevention efforts, visit our prevention page.
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It's one of the ironies of the Moore's Law era that, even if a technology's efficiency improves dramatically with time, it can become obsolete as more reliable, and better, technologies supersede it.
Conventional hard drives are being replaced by memory chips because chips are faster and, in time, seem poised to become cheaper. Copper, despite advances like Digital Subscriber Line (DSL) and the cable industry's DOCSIS standards, is being replaced by wireless technologies. You might call this Hedy Lamarr's revenge. The 1940s Hollywood star gets co-credit, with composer George Anthiel, for creating the signal-hopping technology that now powers WiFi and most major wireless networks. The idea, designed to help win World War II, was to coordinate the equivalent of player piano rolls, to switch frequencies as you would notes, so those in the middle who didn't know the tune couldn't hear what was being said. When this is applied using modern Digital Signal Processors (DSPs), you get a highly efficient scheme to pack tons of bits into a minimum of airborne frequency. As phones have become mobile Internet clients, it means that copper networks become obsolete, unless they have enough optical fiber behind them to handle long-haul traffic. Even then they're not a profit center, because Wide Division Multiplexing -- replacing a single on-off white light signal with a range of colors -- means the carrying capacity of fiber has zoomed, making each line less valuable. Verizon is paying the equivalent of its entire market cap, or $130 billion -- the equity in both its wireline and wireless network holdings -- to gain full control of its U.S. network from Vodafone. In other words, the equity value of its wire holdings is less than zero. A lot less.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Less than a year into the U.S. federal government's foray into *finally* recognizing gay people as human (less so trans people), we're falling over ourselves to use the homophobia and transphobia of other countries (much of it fomented and/or exacerbated through a variety of previous and/or ongoing imperialist interventions) as an excuse for more imperialist intervention. Because saving brown women from brown men is no longer enough for white men (and women--to paraphrase Spivak).
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So the internet chatter over the past few days (which I mostly miss because I got off the Facebook) has been about Honduran singer Polache. It appears he was competing in an international singing contest in Viña del Mar, Chile. He performed in the "folklore" category, singing his song "I Speak Spanish" (in Spanish). Young Polache (née Paul Hughes) had his shirt off, his tattoos exposed, and an array of similarly shirtless, tattooed backup dancers. The screen in the back showed images of stereotypical "gang members" as he performed.
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The students ate breakfast, waited just a bit for the rain to slow down, and then set out on their first day of blood collection for their study on the prevalence of sickle-cell anemia in Ciriboya.
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NEW WILMINGTON, Pa. - Nineteen Westminster College early childhood/special education majors participated in a Math/Literacy Night at Campbell Elementary School in Ohio in October.
The Westminster students shared children's books, math activities and iPad applications that families could explore further at home. They also presented learning stations focused on math, reading and technology to more than 300 parents, grandparents and other family members of students in kindergarten through fourth grade.
"Our pre-service teachers need to begin essential conversations with each child's first learning partners in order to understand the power of families," said Dr. Charlene Klassen Endrizzi, professor of education. "As our students encountered an array of families, including some who spoke only Spanish, they began to understand the need to expand avenues for connecting learning across home and school environments."
"Finding ways to connect reading and math to each child's home environment can lead to much greater success in learning as students continue to grow," said Hannah Shaffer. Shaffer, a senior, is a daughter of Mark Shaffer and Susan Shaffer, Vandergrift, and a graduate of Apollo-Ridge High School.
"Every family has a different story and it is our job as teachers to learn that story so we can best teach their child," said Olivia Hvizdos. "It is crucial that we as teachers take time to value and learn important information from families." Hvizdos, a junior, is a daughter of Rian and Nancy Hvizdos of Fairview Park, Ohio, and a graduate of Fairview High School.
Emily Scharf said, "By coming to our family night parents and grandparents showed that they wanted to further their child's education at home because they understood that learning does not just happen at school." Scharf, a senior, is a daughter of Joseph and Cynthia Lay Scharf of Pittsburgh and a graduate of Mount Lebanon High School.
The program was collaboratively created by Endrizzi and Dr. Sararose Lynch, assistant professor of education. The Westminster students are from Endrizzi and Lynch's elementary education block methods education courses Literacy in the Primary Classroom and Mathematics for Primary Grades.
Key collaborators at Campbell Elementary include Principal Dr. Bob Walls, Darlene Spurio, Ryan Stowell, Vicki Tekac, Annette Tovarnak, and Justine Truslow.
Funding for children's books and door prizes came from Westminster College's Drinko Center for Experiential Learning, the Marion G. Resch Foundation, and Campbell Elementary.
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A New York-based company known for its unique hay-drying process has launched a grassroots, Web-based campaign to raise funds for independent nutrition research on its end products.
"We see this as a way for people who have a love for animals and/or an interest in new technology to participate in something we believe has the potential to dramatically change forage harvesting and improve the nutritional value of animal feeds." So says Jeff Warren, founder of Top Quality Hay Processors, LLC (TQHP) in Geneva.
TQHP started in 2008. The company's hay-drying method features a natural-gas-powered oven that turns freshly cut forage into dry hay in under four hours. Hay & Forage Grower stories on the company are Godiva Hay and Working Beautifully.
The company now sells products in 120 outlets in 16 states. Product lines include several varieties of 20- to 23-lb bagged hay bales, 1-lb packages of timothy, alfalfa and orchardgrass-alfalfa hay for small animals (rabbits, guinea pigs, etc.) and a bottled feed supplement made using alfalfa leaves.
"We have hundreds of testimonials from people who have fed our products to their animals," Warren says. "It's been fantastic. But unless there are research results from major universities verifying what those people are saying, you don't really have much credibility in the marketplace."
Specifically, Warren would like universities to undertake nutrition and palatability studies for three target markets – equine, small animals and dairy goats. He estimates the total cost of the studies at $40,000.
To get the funding, he's put out the word on the Internet through outlets like LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and a crowd-funding site, Indiegogo. He's asking people to make a minimum contribution of $5 by Dec. 31.
In November, the first month of the Internet campaign, TQHP raised more than $2,000. "The people who work on crowd-funding projects tell me it takes 30-45 days to build awareness, so we're getting to the point where we should start seeing some more results," Warren says.
To build more visibility, he's asking people to check out a TQHP video on the Indiegogo site. "You move up in the page rankings as more people click on the video. The idea is to advance to the home page, so more people will see your project when they go to the site. We had moved up to the fifth page as of late November."
Warren stresses that the fund-raising campaign isn't directed at selling product immediately. "We're not trying to get anybody to buy anything right now. We're just trying to give people the opportunity to get involved in something that we think of as truly revolutionary."


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- 2Place the watermelon in a blender and blend until liquified, about 1 minute. Pour through the strainer into the bowl and scrape a rubber spatula against the inside surface of the strainer to push the juice through until only pulp remains. Discard the pulp. (You should have about 3 cups of juice.)
- 3Transfer the watermelon juice to a nonreactive 2-quart container. Add the rum, lemon juice, liqueur, and sugar and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours. Just before serving, stir to recombine. Pour over ice and garnish with a few blackberries.


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The crowd in Boston was in an appreciative mood that night, and Shannon was hooked. "Once I got over the initial nervousness, it was a rush," he says. He then worked his way through the ranks like any other merengue wannabe, playing in house bands on the Washington Heights circuit. Shannon played clubs, weddings, quinceañeras, even New York's Dominican Day Parade before 500,000 spectators. He recalls, "I thought we were going to be playing at a restaurant along the parade route, when the band leader told me: 'Gringo, get on the float. Let's go.' At first I thought they were going to hate us because we were just a small cruddy band, but we got cheered the whole way."
Shannon says he enjoyed the anomaly of "being the only white guy in a club." He recalls he was often suspected of being an undercover police agent, but says the mistrust usually melted when people heard him speaking in Spanish. "It's the most beautiful thing in the world. I never once had a problem," he says. He did get hassled once while lugging amplifiers and rehearsal gear inside a friend's place in a Dominican neighborhood. But his antagonists were cops. "They were like, 'What are you doing here?' They didn't say it, but they implied, 'What are you doing here, little white guy, buying drugs?'"
Despite his sense of acceptance by Dominicans in general, Shannon did encounter some problems getting fellow musicians to take him seriously. He suggests some of his erstwhile musical associates may have been afraid of being upstaged by a gringo. "That's when I realized if I don't do something on my own, if I don't call the shots, I'm never going to get where I want to go," he says. He took out a $10,000 bank loan and began work on his debut album, the eponymous Patrick Shannon. After hashing out four tracks, in which many friendly musicians and composers gave him cut rates, Shannon was discovered by someone with genuine industry connections.
Randy Ramos, formerly a singer with established Dominican artists such as Luis Almonte, remembers the first time Shannon visited his basement studio. A mutual acquaintance asked Ramos to listen to a demo, without disclosing any details. "Two of the tracks gave me goosebumps," says Ramos, who also owns a Washington Heights travel agency. "I told them to play it for me again, and when I asked who it was, I remember Patrick was sitting on the floor, and he said, 'It's me,' and I said, 'Get out of here.' I couldn't believe it."
For a stake in the proceeds, Ramos agreed to bankroll the remainder of the production and set Shannon up at a major studio in Santo Domingo to complete the album. The final product, slated for retail release this week, is more than a novelty. It is a well-crafted record from first song to last and showcases Shannon's fine voice. And though his origins do not go without mention, he refrains from milking them and sings without an accent. (He now speaks Spanish with only a slight accent.)
Ramos admits that Shannon's nationality was part of the initial intrigue, but says he believes Shannon will make the cut with Latin consumers on artistic merit. "Honestly if you're trying to cross over from your culture or race in the recording business, you better have some talent to back it up," he offers. "If not, you're not going to last very long. The beautiful thing this guy has is he loves singing the music. It's not about making money or becoming famous; it's because he really loves singing merengue."


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On Thursday, February 16, the SEM Ensemble Orchestra, directed by Petr Kotik, will present recent works by Charlie Looker, A. Vincent Raikhel, Anne Guthrie, Jose Luis Hurtado, Brendan Connelly, plus a tribute to Morton Feldman, with his 1978 Why Patterns?
Who are these interesting new composers, some of whom just out of school or still in school? Charlie Looker (b. 1980, New York City), is a member of the New York-based Ensemble Zs. A. Vincent Raikhel (b. 1984, Athens, Georgia), is a student at Manhattan School of Music. Anne Guthrie (b. 1983, Minneapolis) attended the University of Iowa and Goldsmith's College in London. Brendan Connelly is a founding member of the Wet Ink Ensemble and the Theater of a Two-Headed Calf (in residency at LaMama. José Luis Hurtado, from Mexico, is a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard.
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