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Shakespeare's Juliet asked "What's in a name?"
For Carly Howard, Wilfrid Laurier skip and daughter of Ontario's curling icon Glenn Howard, the name brings with it a legacy of success and expectations.
Carly's curling story is unfolding on her own terms. The success of her father, brother Scott, uncle (Russ Howard) and cousins are all theirs, not hers.
"I've come to the point I realize I am my own person and I am not exactly up to the level of my dad and my brother right now," the youngest Howard says. "I try my best and I definitely want do my own thing and my accomplishments are just mine and no one else's."
There are already plenty of those. Howard, in her second year at Laurier, has the added pressure of following on the heels of Laura Crocker's back-to-back national university titles. She takes it as motivation.
She's made bantam provincials. She's played above her age-group level.
"In our last year in bantams, we did make junior provincials and played Rachel Homan so that was fun. It was really good for us and we went 3-4 (win-loss) there."
She finished off her bantam years winning an Ontario bantam mixed title in 2010 as vice for Guelph's Tyler Sagan. (The team represented City View Curling Club).
Last year, she was vice for Lynn Kreviazuk, along with Kerilynn Mathers and Cheryl Kreviazuk on the Ontario junior tour. The team was ranked No. 1 on the circuit for much of the season, but fell to Westmount's Kendall Haymes in Ontario Curling Association regional playdowns.
"We were a pretty dominant team. (but) You have to expect that eventually we are going to play tough teams and we won't always come out as winners."
This year Howard, Mathers and Cheryl Kreviazuk (all Golden Hawks) are playing OCA juniors with Western's Caitlin Romain. The team is one of two K-W Granite entries in Zone 12 playdowns this weekend. (All teams listed below). The team is ranked fifth on the tour.
Although skipping the university rink, Howard is quite comfortable playing third for juniors. Through bantams she often called the game but threw either second or vice rocks.
"I really like vice. It's probably my go-to position. I get the best of both worlds. I get to stay down and sweep a lot of rocks and get to do part of calling the game."
Strategy is a forte which is no surprise. If you thought there must be a lot of curling chatter around the dinner table at the Howards' house in Penetang, you wouldn't be wrong.
"We do have a lot of salt shakers around and dad sets up 'rocks' and he will be telling me a game that I played and I will have honestly have no idea what shot he's talking about," Carly says. "But he will remember and he will explain to me what could happen exactly."
There's an upswing in trash talk after Team Epping (where brother Scott plays second) and Team Howard clash.
"If Scott wins, he will rub it in dad's face for weeks," she said with a laugh.
Mother Judy also curls playing the Penetang major league with Glenn, Wayne Middaugh and Sherry Middaugh. Her dad's busy schedule means he doesn't get to a lot of Carly's events. But her mom makes sure the support is still there.
"She's probably our No. 1. fan," she said. "It's nice to have that support system, unfortunately dad can't make all my games but she will be there almost every game which is great."
K-W Granite is host to the junior zone playdowns this weekend. The Ontario university playoffs are in February in Guelph.
• So it's a small contingent at the K-W Granite Club this Saturday for junior zones with just four entries in women's and three entries in men. In women's it's Caitlin Romain (K-W), Ailsa Schmitt (Galt), Molly Greenwood (K-W Granite) and Kendall Haymes (Westmount). Three of the entires will move on to regionals. In men's, it's Fraser Reid (K-W), Trevor Ranton (K-W) and Travis Anderson (Galt). There are several juniors with Guelph and Waterloo Region connections playing out of other zones in the province. Please email results to email@example.com. It's tough to track everyone.
• Molly Greenwood and her team of Emily Lloyd, Elanna Lachaine-DeMarchi and Erika McPate were winners in the bantam girls bonspiel at K-W Granite last weekend. Stroud's Matthew Hall won the boys' side.
• In master men zone playdowns in Elmira Tuesday, Frank Gowman (Galt Country) won the A side over Axel Larsen. The B side was won by Mike Dorey (Guelph Country).
• Guelph's Rob Rumfeldt had just one win at the Grand Slam. It was over Glenn Howard. Rumfeldt plays in the Dekalb Superspiel in Morris, Man.
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Co-presented with the Sundance Institute
In May 2011 family and friends gathered together to pay tribute to the late singer-songwriter Kate McGarrigle. Filmed at the Town Hall Theater in New York City by Lian Lunson, this documentary is partly a concert and partly an intimate look at family and friends coming to terms with the loss of a loved one. Performers include Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Anna McGarrigle, Jane McGarrigle, Emmylou Harris, Teddy Thompson, Norah Jones, Sloan Wainwright, Joel Zifkin, and others. (2012, Dir. Lian Lunson, 107 min.)
A short courtyard performance by Kate McGarrigle's son, Rufus Wainwright, will follow the screening. Hammer Members and screening attendees receive priority access to the short courtyard performance.
ALL HAMMER PUBLIC PROGRAMS ARE FREE. Tickets for assigned seating in the Billy Wilder Theater are required and available at the Box Office one hour before each program. Early arrival is recommended. Tickets are available one per person on a first come, first served basis. As a benefit for their support, members enjoy priority ticketing and seat selection, subject to availability.
Parking is available under the museum for a flat rate of $3 on weekends.
All Hammer public programs are free and made possible by a major gift from the Dream Fund at UCLA.
Generous support is also provided by Susan Bay Nimoy and Leonard Nimoy, the Simms/Mann Family Foundation, The Brotman Foundation of California, Good Works Foundation and Laura Donnelley, and all Hammer members.


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For a rider like Bauer, there are limited chances to be perfect on the grandest of stages. He came very close on Sunday
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Bauer wins Utah stage as race leader Henao crashes but retains jersey
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Catholic Charities of West Tennessee relies on the generosity of volunteers to help fulfill our mission of helping those in need. Volunteers share their greatest gifts of time, talent and resources to help us meet critical human service needs in our diocese. With a variety of volunteer opportunities for individuals, families, businesses and groups of all faiths and ages we are always expanding our volunteer base. We work with volunteers to find opportunities which match skills, talents and interests. Explore the various ways you can make a difference in someone's life and perhaps even your own.
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Walk with the people who come to us at Catholic Charities of West Tennessee.
Make a difference in someone's life.
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Volunteer with clothes closet, food pantry, drivers, translators, Christmas outreach organizers, photographers, painters, etc.
We especially need volunteers for our Gifts for God's Children program (making phone calls, recruiting sponsors, sorting gifts, etc.). Click here for more information about our Gifts for God's Children program.
Ask us to design a role for you.
Click here for a list of our current volunteer needs
2. Participate in one of our quarterly Volunteer Saturdays
Four times each year a large group gathers on a Saturday morning from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. to complete a structured project.
Huge tasks typically are completed in the short three hours thanks to the large number of volunteers.
A perfect volunteer opportunity for families and large groups!
Can't stay the whole time? No problem! Help as long as you can.
2014 dates are: April 5, July 19, September 20 and December 13.
September 20: (1325 Jefferson location)
- Adults/teens- transition clothes closet from spring/summer clothes to fall/winter clothes
- Young families' project- prepare a gift to give mothers at Christmas
December 13: Gifts for God's Children- Shopping Day
- We give you the child's wish list, you shop from the donations that have been sorted and organized in our gym (1325 Jefferson)
3. Gather your friends, co-workers, or fellow parishioners to support Catholic Charities of West Tennessee
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- A gift drive for Gifts for God's children - click here for a complete list of gift needs
- A food drive for our homeless "walking bags" - We particularly need single serve items that require no refrigeration.
- Men's clothing drive - We are continually in need of washable clothing items for men.
- Projects - We always have landscaping or cleaning projects.
For more information or to sign up
Contact: Peggy Stehling, Volunteer Services
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With a place in the quarterfinals already guaranteed, the U.S. women's soccer team strolled to a 1-0 win against North Korea to end the group stage with three wins in three matches. Abby Wambach scored the only goal in the 25th minute, giving her a goal in each match thus far, and the entire starting XI (minus keeper Hope Solo and captain Christie Rampone) celebrated by lining up, joining hands and doing the wave (video here).
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Robert Kubica feels well and ready race again after his horrific crash in Montreal. But the opinion of FIA doctors is different and he will not be allowed to race this weekend. As much as I feel sorry for Kubica I think that FIA made very sensible decision for the sake of safety of all drivers and perhaps also for Kubica's racing future. This may be just a "better safe than sorry" kind of decision but that is what is right in this kind of situation. Let's hope young Sebastian Vettel can handle the Indy track, banked corner and the walls …<
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14dpo. AF is a no show!
BFN again this morning. But positive OPK two days ago, what could this mean? I dont think I could have ovulated that late..
My temps have been above regular temperature, I have had Mucousy yellowish CM (TMI, Sorry)
I have been using $ tests and BFN, are these tests reliable or should I buy a First Response?
Has anyone had this happened to find that they are pregnant after all? I feel like I am out, Im not feeling hopeful, just disappointed.
Unless you are certain that AF is due(i.e. temping or other OPK), I'd rely on the current OPK to tell me. I think you ovulated after the OPK two days ago.
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Over the last two decades relatively few studies have been published analysing the cosmological traditions of the Celtic-speaking peoples, at least by academic authors. There was a lot of interest in such matters in the 1980s and early '90s, coupled with tentative suggestions about the composition of native Irish or Welsh beliefs in the composition of the … Continue reading
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I've been asked to highlight a recently released independent Irish movie, "The Randomers", the fourth feature-length film from writer-director Graham Jones. The free-to-view drama focuses on a love affair sparked by the actions of a young woman living on the west coast of Ireland who places an advertisement seeking a man for a relationship "without speaking". What follows … Continue reading
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We've mentioned Kingdom Rush Frontiers here a few times before, so odds are you might know a little something about it already. But the long-awaited sequel / expansion to one of the best tower-defense games on the App Store has now gone live, for US$2.99 on iPhone and $4.99 on iPad, and you can ...
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Whitney (TV series)
Whitney | |
Genre | Sitcom |
Created by | Whitney Cummings |
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Country of origin | United States |
Original language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 2 |
No. of episodes | 38 (List of episodes) |
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Executive producer(s) |
Producer(s) | Nancy Haas |
Editor(s) | Richard Candib |
Camera setup | Multiple |
Running time | 22 minutes |
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Distributor | NBCUniversal Television Distribution |
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Original channel | NBC |
Picture format | 1080i (HDTV) |
Original run | September 22, 2011 | – March 27, 2013
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Whitney is an American sitcom that ran on NBC from September 22, 2011, to March 27, 2013. The series originally aired in the 9:30 pm (E/P)/8:30 pm (C) Thursday night timeslot.[1] The show stars Whitney Cummings and is based on her real-life experience and her comedy routines. On September 25, 2011, the pilot of Whitney was multipurposed on various Universal Television networks, including Oxygen, E!, Style, and Bravo.
On May 9, 2013, Whitney was canceled by NBC after two seasons.[2]
The series follows Whitney Cummings, as she portrays a fictionalized version of herself, and her very supportive live-in boyfriend, Alex. Even though the two have decided that they will not commit to marriage, she does question how committed they are in their 3-year relationship and tries to go as far to prove a point. She begins to fear what she sees as "relationship boredom" and worries what will happen next that could possibly end their relationship. Because of what she sees and hears around her involving other relationships, she uses unconventional methods to keep the romantic flames glowing with Alex, often seeking the help of her close friends. The sitcom is set in Chicago.[3]
Cast and characters[edit]
Main cast and characters[edit]
- Whitney Cummings as herself, a photographer.
- Chris D'Elia as Alex Miller, developer of the "Mendeavors" website that helps men gain life skills and accomplish various tasks.
- Rhea Seehorn as Roxanne Harris, an over-the-top divorcee and Whitney's friend who later becomes her boss.
- Zoe Lister-Jones as Lily Dixon, a close friend of Whitney's and ex-fiancée of Neal.
- Dan O'Brien as Mark Murphy, Alex's best friend and a former Chicago police officer who now owns Low Bar.
- Maulik Pancholy (Season 1)[4] as Neal, Lily's ex-fiancée and a friend of Alex. After Alex and Whitney see him on a date with a man, he comes out as bisexual.[5]
- Tone Bell (Season 2)[6] as R.J. (short for Reginald José), Alex's long-time friend from high school, and a bartender at Low Bar, the gang's new hangout.[6]
Recurring cast and characters[edit]
- Jane Kaczmarek as Candi, Whitney's mother
- Peter Gallagher as Vince, Whitney's father
- Hayes MacArthur as Lance, Roxanne's ex-husband
- Chelsea Handler as Dr. Price, Whitney's therapist
- John Cleese as Dr. Grant, Whitney and Alex's couples therapist
- Dean Norris as Wayne Miller, Alex's father
Development and production[edit]
Whitney was one of two network television shows created by Whitney Cummings to premiere during the 2011-12 United States television season. The other, which she shares creator credit with Michael Patrick King and does not star in, is the CBS series 2 Broke Girls which is produced by Warner Bros. Television.[7]
For Whitney, Cummings serves as the executive producer, creator and writer with Scott Stuber, Quan Phung, and Betsy Thomas for Universal Television.[8] Beverly D'Angelo originally played Patti, Whitney's mother, in the pilot episode before being replaced by Jane Kaczmarek, with parts of the pilot being reshot as a consequence.[9] The tabloid, New York Post reported that Cummings received $60,000 per episode for the first three episodes, and was to receive a salary increase after the show ordered for a full season because of good ratings.[10]
NBC moved the series to Wednesday beginning January 11, 2012.[11] On May 11, 2012, NBC renewed the series for a second season, which was to premiere on October 19, 2012. On October 8, 2012, the premiere date for Whitney was delayed by NBC to give it proper marketing.[12] On October 18, 2012, NBC announced it would air the season 2 premiere of Whitney on November 14, 2012.[13]
After the poor critical reception of the show upon its debut that was largely directed at Cummings herself, the producers of Whitney changed the direction of the series to a more ensemble-like show in the style of Friends to reduce the pressure on Cummings, who was also experiencing personal troubles. At the time, her mother had suffered a stroke, and her sister was entering rehab.[14] Wil Calhoun replaced Betsy Thomas as showrunner for the second season.[15] Additionally, Maulik Pancholy did not return to the show for the new season as the show focused more on the relationship between the two leads and less on the ensemble cast as seen in the later part of the previous season.[16] It was also announced that NBC Stand Up For Diversity winner Tone Bell would join the cast as a character named "RJ".[6]
On November 9, 2012, NBC ordered five additional scripts for the television series, but only picked up three, increasing its season order to sixteen.[17]
International broadcasts[edit]
The series had been picked up in Canada by CTV, where it premiered on September 19, 2011, after the season premiere of Two and a Half Men. It continued air on the same night as the NBC telecasts, but was also scheduled in different timeslots by region. Whitney ended up becoming the No.1 new comedy of the season during 2011-12 in Canada on CTV. The second season began airing on October 20, 2012.[18] In the UK, India, and Ireland, Whitney had been picked up by Comedy Central, and began airing on July 3, 2012.[19]
The series premiered in Australia on the Seven Network on October 11, 2012.[20]
The series has aired on M-Net in South Africa and on Universal Channel in Poland .
The series currently airs on Comedy Central in India and on Super RTL in Germany.
Critical reception[edit]
Whitney premiere received mixed reviews from critics, with Cummings herself receiving criticism in online articles and reviews for the series. The first season holds a Metacritic score of 49/100.[21][22][23] The New Yorker magazine's Emily Nussbaum suggested that Cummings was 2011's "sexy-girl hate magnet", experiencing a disproportionate amount of attention for being successful as well as attractive.[22] An example of this saw Andrew Goldman of The New York Times asking Cummings in an interview if she had slept her way to success.[24] Much criticism was also aimed at what was perceived as an overly aggressive ad campaign for the show by the network. The critics also found issue with the content of the ads, which were described as "regressive" and "old-fashioned".[25][26][27][28] Upon its debut, the pilot episode received mixed reviews, holding a score of 49 out of 100 on the review aggregator Metacritic.[29] Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times found that the episode was the funnier of the two shows by Cummings debuting that season because the humor was more unique.[30] Robert Lloyd of The Los Angeles Times found that despite some missteps, the series was promising, writing that "[e]ventually the mood relaxes, even as the slapstick amps up, and what may prove to be a charming comedy begins to emerge."[31] The bulk of the reviews however found the series to be a retread of past sitcoms, with dated jokes.[29] One such review came from The Huffington Post website, which found the series to be uninspired, and many of the characters to be tenuous at best.[32] The premiere was given a D− by The A.V. Club reviewers Erik Adams and Steve Heisler, who highlighted the weakness of Cummings' acting.[33]
As the series progressed, some reviewers remarked about improvements in the show. Willa Paskin of online magazine Salon found that the series improved structurally from the eighth episode onwards, while the chemistry of the two leads was brought to the forefront. However, she still found that the jokes were not good enough.[34] Jaime Weinman from Canadian news magazine Maclean's agreed with Paskin, additionally noting that the series depicted a more realistic relationship compared with other freshmen sitcoms such as New Girl.[35] Stephan Lee writing for Entertainment Weekly magazine compared Whitney favorably to Cummings' other series, 2 Broke Girls, citing what he perceived to be an increasingly stronger and more multi-dimensional supporting cast in the former.[36] Jesse Fox of Splitsider, a sister site of current events website The Awl also found that the series began to find its footing as it progressed from its pilot and misleading initial ad campaign.[37]
The series debuted on Canada's CTV on September 19, 2011, three days before its U.S. premiere on NBC. The show won its timeslot with two million viewers, buoyed by its lead-in, the much-anticipated ninth-season premiere of Two and a Half Men.[38]
The series made a modest debut in the US, scoring with 6.8 million viewers and a 4.0/6 rating. However, it premiered more importantly to a strong 3.2 18–49 demo rating (on which the cost of advertisement is often dependent).[39] By December it had dropped to 4 million viewers and a 1.9 rating, being described by Entertainment Weekly as in "a ratings murk".[40]
The show moved to Wednesdays at 8 pm midway through its first season, getting 4.5 million viewers and a 1.7 18–49 demo rating on its first airing.[41]
Season | Timeslot (ET) | Episodes | Premiered | Ended | TV Season | Rank | Viewers (in millions) |
Date | Premiere Viewers (in millions) |
Date | Finale Viewers (in millions) |
1 |
Wednesday 8:00 pm (2012) |
22 |
6.84[42] |
4.09[43] | 2011–2012 | #109[44] | 5.11[44] |
2 |
16 |
4.22[45] |
2.88[46] | 2012–2013 | #107[47] | 4.19[47] |
Awards and nominations[edit]
Year | Award | Category | Recipients and nominees | Outcome |
2012 | People's Choice Awards | Favorite New TV Comedy | Whitney | Nominated |
Women's Image Network Awards | Comedy Series | Nominated | ||
Actress Comedy Series | Whitney Cummings | Won | ||
Film/Show Produced by a Woman | Nominated |
- ^ Seidman, Robert (July 6, 2011). "NBC Announces Fall Premiere Dates - 'Chuck,' 'Grimm' Premiere October 21; Early Premiere for 'Parenthood'". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved July 6, 2011.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 9, 2013). "UPDATE: NBC's 'Whitney' & '1600 Penn' Cancelled, 'Parks & Recreation' Renewed". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved May 9, 2013.
- ^ "Whitney - A Decent Proposal - Video". NBC. October 13, 2011. Retrieved October 18, 2011.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (August 22, 2012). "Maulik Pancholy Departs 'Whitney', Returns To '30 Rock'". Deadline.com. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ Buckman, Adam (March 14, 2012). Gay or Straight? Little Bit o' Both as Whitney Explores Bisexuality. Xfinity. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ a b c Goldberg, Lesley (September 5, 2012). "'Whitney' Adds NBC Diversity Program Winner as New Series Regular". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ ""Person of Interest," "Two Broke Girls" First to Series at CBS; Sarah Michelle Gellar-Led "Ringer" Shifts to The CW". The Futon Critic. May 13, 2011.
- ^ "Updated: NBC Picks Up "Smash", "Prime Suspects" and Two More Sitcoms to Series". TV By the Numbers. May 11, 2011.
- ^ Andreeva, N. (August 11, 2011). "Jane Kaczmarek Joins New NBC Comedy Series 'Whitney'". Deadline.com.
- ^ "Cummings into her own". NYPOST.com. October 9, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ "NBC Mid-Season Schedule: 'Harry's Law' To Sunday, 'Grimm' Stays Put, 'Up All Night' Moves Later, 'Whitney' To Wednesday, 'Chuck' Series Finale Set & More". Tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com. November 14, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ "Community and Whitney Premiere Dates Delayed". E! Online. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
- ^ O'Connell, Michael (October 18, 2012). "NBC Cancels 'Animal Practice,' Adds 'Whitney' to Schedule". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved October 18, 2012.
- ^ "Whitney drops stockings - The Howard Stern Show". Howardstern.com. March 13, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (May 31, 2012). "Wil Calhoun Joins NBC's 'Whitney' As New Showrunner". Deadline. Retrieved August 23, 2012.
- ^ "Maulik Pancholy Not Returning to NBC's Whitney - Today's News: Our Take". TVGuide.com. August 22, 2012. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
- ^ Andreeva, Nellie (November 8, 2012). "NBC's 'Whitney' Gets Order For 5 Scripts". Deadline.com. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
- ^ "CTV Fall Lineup". Channel Canada. Retrieved October 30, 2011.
- ^ "Whitney show profile". Comedycentral.co.uk. October 3, 2011. Retrieved June 12, 2012.
- ^ "Your first glimpse at what is new to Australian TV in 2012". The Courier-Mail. September 3, 2011. Retrieved November 28, 2011.
- ^ "Whitney - Season 1 Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More". Metacritic. Retrieved September 29, 2012.
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- ^ Kondolojy, Amanda (February 16, 2012). "Wednesday Final Ratings: 'American Idol,' 'One Tree Hill,' 'Survivor,' 'Whitney,' & 'Criminal Minds' Adjusted Up, 'The Middle,' 'CSI,' 'Rock Center,' & 'Happy Endings' Adjusted Down". Zap2it. Retrieved April 28, 2013.
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External links[edit]
- Official website
- Whitney at the Internet Movie Database
- Whitney at TV.com
- Whitney on Comedy Central UK
- 2010s American television series
- 2011 American television series debuts
- 2013 American television series endings
- Television shows set in Chicago, Illinois
- Television series by Universal Television
- English-language television programming
- Fictional versions of real people
- American television sitcoms
- NBC network shows


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Im at 1700 elo and miss fortune is my go-to main. I tried to fit team comps with other ads but I just dont do good with them. as far as i can tell: mf is an amazing laning with good trading and high burst and an aoe ult with good range and can destroy teams in mid-late game teamfights. She seems to fit any comp and against any comp, but she is underused, underrated and underapreciated in competitive play. Why is there so much hate on mf?
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I don't play MF myself, but I would hazard a guess that her ult being a channel and her Double Up being unreliable on what it hist are probably some of the reasons why she's looked down upon.
Yeah.Her ult is just to easy to disrupt.
Im reading other forums about mf that all say the same thing: she needs a buff or a remake to make her viable, and that she has a very weak ult for ad carry. im starting to think that im the only person who thinks she IS a good carry.
She don't have a escape mechanic, that's it and there are just way too much of incountereable CC already in strong characthers, so it's really difficult to not die late game if you compare her with Corky, Graves, Ezreal, Tristana, Kogmaw, caitlyn , even Ashe and Varus have some hard CC to give them more space when they start to be focus. Her kit is good, her pasive is rather good, her steroid is good, she have an steroid and a healing debuff thats greeat, her range is ok, but she can position herself after the teamfight start, is just too much risk if their team have for example, a Malphite, alistar, Nautilus, etc etc, there are too much things in this game, she have to burn a flash to do the same as Corky.
I think Miss Fortune is fine as is. They could make it so her passive doesn't end when she gets hit by a minion but that is about it.
kavinh the third
i heard alot of people saying MF was a weaker version of graves so there's little point to playing her. even if that's not true it's probably got to do with how weak her ultimate is for a ranged adc.
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I love MF and she does fairly well during laning. She is one of the more well known champions despite losing out to several other ad carries (personally I'd take Caitlyn's snipe over hers any day) but I think she is a wonderful character to the community. Her speed boost also takes down turrets fast. Playing her can be difficult and your team will worry about you in team fights but she is still very fun to play and I look forward to the day where she either gets an ult boost or something. She is also compared to other "gun" welding carries a lot. With no exceptional shine (Cait's range etc) other than a famous strut and gorgeous skins, she loses out in popularity.


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Posted By Ryan Casey On October 9, 2012 @ 12:04 pm In Football | 5 Comments
Pine Creek has forfeit its Sept. 28 win over Liberty for using an ineligible player.
Pine Creek made Liberty and CHSAA aware of the ineligible player on Monday. Pine Creek, which won 37-14, drops to 1-5 this season. Liberty is now 4-2.
The loss is a blow to the playoff hopes for Pine Creek, the Class 4A runner-up a year ago.
Pine Creek plays Sand Creek on Thursday, while Liberty plays Rampart on Saturday.
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Patchy morning fog in the valleys. Otherwise mostly sunny with highs in the mid 50s. Clear and cold Tuesday night. Lows will be near 30 degrees inland.
The Oregon Cascades are a winter enthusiast's dream and a valuable water resource to much of the state year round; but in the middle of winter, the ski resorts are closed and local businesses quiet despite the fresh snow.
2015 has been anything but normal in Western Oregon when it comes to the weather. One word pretty much sums it up: MILD! Here's a look at the numbers.
The constant snowfall is hurting businesses in New England. Places like one pizzeria in New London, Connecticut is just waiting to reopen, but the snow continues to fall.


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I like to keep in mind the method of determining if the rally attendee was an MOA member, and I think that method was "self-declaration". In other words if you neglected to check a box or provide your MOA number, you'd appear as a non member. With the amount of manual tallying involved in these numbers, the level of accuracy may be questionable - this is not a poke at the tally takers just a fact of the data collection method. I think we should be cautious when using the numbers to make important changes to policy.
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Java Programming, Lecture Notes #1315 Sixth in a miniseries This lesson is also the sixth lesson in a miniseries intended to get you up and running with Sun's Enterprise JavaBeans(TM) very quickly. The lessons in this miniseries will show you the steps involved in writing, compiling, deploying and executing a simple bean. The discussion will be brief, and is intended primarily to get you to the point that you can get something running very quickly. More details in subsequent lessons Subsequent lessons will come back and fill in the gaps to help you more-fully understand each of the steps. Subsequent lessons will also teach you about the different kinds of beans and how to use those beans in different situations. Recommended supplementary reading It is strongly recommended that you study the previous lesson entitled Enterprise JavaBeans(TM), Getting Started with EJB, Part 5 before embarking on this lesson. Additional supplementary material that I have written is available at Gamelan. As of the date of this writing, Gamelan does not maintain a consolidated index to my Java tutorials. Therefore, they may be difficult to locate on the Gamelan site. A consolidated index with links to the tutorials on the Gamelan site is available at Baldwin's Java Programming Tutorials. The required steps An earlier lesson entitled Getting Started with EJB, Part 1 contained a list of the required steps for writing, compiling, deploying and executing a simple bean. Abbreviated versions of the first seven steps in that list are repeated below. The last step shown above is a big one, so I have subdivided it into several sequential lessons, beginning with the lesson entitled Enterprise JavaBeans(TM), Getting Started with EJB, Part 3. In this group of lessons associated with deployment, I am walking you through the detailed steps necessary to deploy your new bean in the J2EE server. I am providing that information in cookbook fashion, meaning that I will tell you what to do but not necessarily why to do it. Application and bean jar files are available In this lesson, I am assuming that you have completed the first six steps and the first two parts of the seventh step. The first two parts of the seventh step are described in the lessons entitled Enterprise JavaBeans(TM), Getting Started with EJB, Parts 4 and 5. Having completed these steps, you should have a J2EE application file named HelloApp.ear that you created in a previous lesson entitled Enterprise JavaBeans(TM), Getting Started with EJB, Part 4. The main topic of this lesson That application should contain your Enterprise Bean packaged in a jar file (you packaged your bean in a jar file in Part 5). However, the application hasn't yet been deployed into the J2EE server. Deployment of the application into the J2EE server is the main topic of this lesson. Viewing tip This lesson provides screen shots of the critical steps in the process. You may find it useful to open another copy of this lesson in a separate browser window. That will make it easier for you to scroll back and forth and refer to earlier material and figures without losing your place. Beans versus beans Just in case you are reading this lesson without having read the earlier lessons in this series, I will tell you that an Enterprise Bean is not the same thing as a JavaBean Component(TM), as discussed in my series of tutorial lessons beginning with lesson number 500. Start the J2EE server To start the J2EE server running, enter the following command at the prompt in one of the windows: j2ee -verbose A large amount of text will appear on the screen. Make certain that the text on that screen ends with the following text. Otherwise, the server hasn't been properly started. J2EE server startup complete. Starting the deployment tool Once the server has been started successfully, you need to start the deployment tool running. To do this, enter the following command in another window: deploytool A splash screen will appear first followed by a screen that looks similar to Figure 1. This is the main deployment screen. (Unfortunately, the text in this screen shot isn't readable. This screen is quite large and I had to reduce the size of the screen shot considerably to make it fit in this narrow publication format.)
My color coding scheme Because the following text will be a mixture of action statements and explanatory text, I will color the action statements the following color of blue to make them easy to separate from the explanatory text. What is JNDI? JNDI stands for Java Naming and Directory Interface(TM). According to Sun: What does this mean? That's a mouthful for sure. Here is what it means in this situation. Later, we will be building a Java client application that can communicate with the J2EE server and invoke business methods on our Enterprise Bean. That application must be able to identify the bean upon which the business methods are to be invoked. In this section, we will specify a name that will be used by the client to identify the bean. That is the JNDI name. The JNDI name I will have more to say about the technical ramifications of JNDI naming in a future lesson. At this time, we simply need to specify a name for the bean that is different from names given to other beans that have been deployed in the server. Confirm the correct application First you need to make certain that you are working on the correct application. To do this, select HelloApp in the tree view of the screen shown in Figure 1. Specify the JNDI name The next step is to specify the JNDI name of the bean. Select the JNDI Names tab. This will cause the screen to change to look something like Figure 2.
Type MyHello in the JNDI Names field and press the Enter key on your keyboard. Deploy the application The next step is to actually deploy the application. To do this, select the Tools pulldown menu. Then select Deploy Application from the Tools pulldown menu. This will cause a screen to appear that looks something like Figure 3.
Specify the J2EE server On this screen, verify that the Target Server selection near the center of the screen is either "localhost" (or the name of the host running the J2EE server). If you have been following the instructions in these lessons up to this point, it should be "localhost." Check Return Client Jar Next, you should select the checkbox entitled Return Client Jar. This will cause the appearance of the screen to change to something like that shown in Figure 4 where an additional text field has been added at the bottom of the screen.
Specify path for the client jar file Enter the full path name for the file HelloAppClient.jar in the text field that appears near the bottom of the screen. This jar file will be needed later when we build a client application that accesses the bean. This path will specify where you would like for this jar file to reside. For this example, you can simply accept the default path already in the field. Get the JNDI Name Verification screen Click Next to proceed to the next screen, which should look something like Figure 5.
On this screen, you should verify that the JNDI name for the HelloBean is MyHello. Get the Completion screen Click Next to proceed to a screen that looks like Figure 6.
This screen contains some information about the status of your efforts. Assuming that the text reads "Click Finish to deploy the application," Click Finish on this screen. The Deployment Progress screen That should cause the application to be deployed and a deployment progress screen that looks something like Figure 7 should appear.
A lot of work is being done as these progress bars move up the screen. If everything goes well, both the blue bar and the green bar should progress to the top with no error messages being generated. Click OK when both bars reach the top, indicating that the deployment is complete. Back to the J2EE Deployment Tool Main Screen This will take you back to the J2EE Deployment Tool Main Screen shown in Figure 1. Terminate the program Choose Exit on the File menu of the screen shown in Figure 1 to terminate the Application Deployment Tool. Enter j2ee -stop at the command prompt to terminate the J2EE server. Your Enterprise Bean has been deployed The new application and its associated Enterprise Bean have now been deployed in your J2EE server. If you had a client program ready to run at this point, you could access the server and execute the business method of the bean. I will show you how to write such a client program in the next lesson. Your application file At this point, you also have an application file named HelloApp.ear, which contains the following files: The application.xml file The application.xml file contains the text shown in Listing 1. Note that I have manually entered some line breaks to force this material to fit in this format. (I also added boldface and color for emphasis.) <!DOCTYPE application <application> Listing 1 At this point, you can ignore everything near the top that I haven't highlighted in boldface. (For more information on XML, see the consolidated index on my web site.) The application element The application element is highlighted in boldface. I used color to help separate the three elements that are nested inside the application element. The boldface material indicates that this is an application with the display-name and description shown and containing a single moduleI, which is an ejb jar file. (Presumably, if I had also added web components in addition to the Enterprise Bean, additional modules would be identified in the XML file.) The file named sun-j2ee-ri.xml The contents of the file named sun-j2ee-ri.xml are shown in Listing 2. <j2ee-ri-specific-information> Listing 2 The enterprise-beans element This XML file contains information about things that we haven't discussed yet. However, you will probably recognize the enterprise-beans element highlighted in boldface. You will also probably recognize the red ejb-name and blue jndi-name elements nested inside the enterprise-beans element. The Enterprise Bean jar file The file named ejb-jar-ic.jar in the above list of files is the jar file containing the Enterprise Bean. The following files are encapsulated in this jar file: The manifest file Again, the manifest file is essentially empty, except that it does contain the single line of text shown in listing 3. Listing 3 The deployment descriptor file The contents of the deployment descriptor file named ejn-jar.xml are shown in Listing 4. (Again, I manually entered some line breaks to force the material to fit in this narrow format.) <!DOCTYPE ejb-jar PUBLIC '-//Sun Microsystems, <ejb-jar> Listing 4 This is the deployment descriptor file for the Enterprise Bean. (Once again, I have used color in an attempt to visually separate the elements in the XML document.) Although you probably don't have the detailed knowledge at this point to understand everything in Listing 4, you will probably see some glimmer of recognition for all of the elements except perhaps the transaction-type element. I will be discussing transaction processing and how that effects Enterprise Beans in future lessons. This bean receives and returns a String object This is a stateless session bean. According to Implement the SessionBean interface. Tested using Sun j2ee and JDK 1.3 under public class HelloBean implements SessionBean{ public void ejbCreate(){ public String aBusinessMethod(String str){ public void ejbRemove(){ public void ejbActivate(){ public void ejbPassivate(){ public void setSessionContext( public HelloBean(){}//public constructor }//end class HelloBean Listing 5 public interface HelloHome extends EJBHome{ Listing 6 public interface Hello extends EJBObject{ Listing 7 Copyright 2000, Richard G. Baldwin. Reproduction in whole or in part in any form or medium without express written permission from Richard Baldwin is prohibited. Richard has participated in numerous consulting projects involving Java, XML, or a combination of the two. He frequently provides onsite Java and/or XML training at the high-tech companies located in and around Austin, Texas. He is the author of Baldwin's Java Programming Tutorials, which has gained a worldwide following among experienced and aspiring Java programmers. He has also published articles on Java Programming in Java Pro magazine. Richard holds an MSEE degree from Southern Methodist University and has many years of experience in the application of computer technology to real-world problems.
Enterprise JavaBeans: Getting Started with EJB, Part 6
February 13, 2001
Previous lessons showed you how to accomplish the first two steps. This lesson will show you how to accomplish the third step. This will involve several operations, including:
I will walk you through the operations necessary to accomplish this step without attempting to explain the purpose of each operation. Subsequent lessons will provide information that bears on the purpose of the operations. Introduction
The last step is a big one Sample Bean Program
Creating the J2EE Application
Starting the System
Packaging the Enterprise Bean
Deploying the J2EE Application
"The Java Naming and Directory
Interface(TM) (JNDI) is a standard
extension to the Java(TM) platform,
providing Java technology-enabled
applications with a unified interface
to multiple naming and directory
services in the enterprise. As part
of the Java Enterprise API set, JNDI
enables seamless connectivity to
heterogeneous enterprise naming and
directory services. Developers can
now build powerful and portable
directory-enabled applications
using this industry standard."
The manifest file is empty.
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Cp1252"?>
PUBLIC '-//Sun Microsystems, Inc.//DTD J2EE Application 1.2//EN' 'http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/
<description>Application description
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Cp1252"?>
<rolemapping />
You will probably recognize the first three of these files as the compiled class files for the program source code that is provided near the end of this lesson.
Manifest-Version: 1.0
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="Cp1252"?>
nc.//DTD Enterprise JavaBeans 1.1//EN' 'http://java.sun.com/j2ee/dtds/ejb-jar_1_1.dtd'>
<description>Hello Bean</description>
<description>A hello bean</description>
</ejb-jar> Summary
Previous lessons showed you how to accomplish the first two of these steps. This lesson showed you how to accomplish the third step. This involved several operations, including:
Once the application had been deployed, I showed and briefly discussed the contents of several of the files created by the deployment process. Where To From Here?
Complete Program Listings
/* File HelloBean.java
Copyright 2000 R.G.Baldwin
Rev 9/15/00
via a single business method. It also displays
information about its life cycle in the
System.out log file or on the system comsole
depending on whether or not System.out has been
directed to the log files.
Sun, a session bean must meet the following
Class is defined as public.
Class cannot be defined as abstract or final.
Implements one or more ejbCreate methods.
Implements the business methods.
Contains a public constructor with no
Must not define the finalize method.
WinNT 4.0 workstation.
import javax.ejb.*;
import java.util.Date;
SessionContext ctx;
System.out.println("HelloBean Created "
+ new Date());
}//end ejbCreate()
return "Hello " + str;
}//end aBusinessMethod()
System.out.println("HelloBean Removed "
+ new Date());
}//end ejbRemove()
System.out.println("HelloBean Activated "
+ new Date());
}//end ejbActivate()
System.out.println("HelloBean Passivated "
+ new Date());
SessionContext ctx){
this.ctx = ctx;
"HelloBean got SessionContext "
+ new Date());
/* File HelloHome.java
Copyright 2000 R.G.Baldwin
Rev 9/15/00
import javax.ejb.*;
public Hello create()
throws java.rmi.RemoteException,
}//end interface
/* File Hello.java
Copyright 2000 R.G.Baldwin
Rev 9/15/00
import javax.ejb.*;
import java.rmi.*;
String aBusinessMethod(String s)
throws RemoteException;
}//end interface
About the author
Richard Baldwin is a college professor and private consultant whose primary focus is a combination of Java and XML. In addition to the many platform-independent benefits of Java applications, he believes that a combination of Java and XML will become the primary driving force in the delivery of structured information on the Web.


text: In an effort to narrow down the project goals, I think it would be right to begin by focusing on the local enviroment, and completely ignore inetutils, net-tools, sysklogd, and networking for now. RSBAC was talked about a bit before, does anyone have strong opinions about RSBAC vs Selinux? The two major problems with Selinux that I'm aware of is the role based access control is under patent by a private US company, and Selinux is based on obsolete 20 year old standards. RSBAC is more free, and more modern in design. It might take some testing to get it to work on first boot, but it comes with added security for user lfs/installer_role, among others. This might be the best way to start off hlfs, by fixing the foundation.