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The unique nature of the NBC drama was why James Sikking went to the show's big boss, Stephen Bochco, to ask for tips in how to play the role of Lt. Howard Hunter. Bochco told him to go for it and said he would tell Sikking when he was doing something wrong.
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"The drill instructor looked like he had steel for hair and his uniform had so much starch in it, you knew it would sit in the corner when he took it off in the barracks," says the 80-year-old actor. "So when I started to play Howard, I picked out the way he should be dressed. It had to be a very military look. He had to have those jump boots.
"When people asked me where I got the idea for his look, I told them it was the same look I had in the Army."
Hunter's look was the cleanest thing about the show. When the first episode was being filmed, Sikking recalls the push to make the set look dirtier and dirtier. It had to look like a typical workplace, from the low lighting to bathrooms stained by the bad aim of so many.
The series was a huge change for Sikking, who had worked on more traditional TV shows — "Ironside," "Mission: Impossible" and "Hawaii Five-O" — and a daytime drama before signing on for duty at "Hill Street."
It wasn't just the look and design of the show that was so different. Sikking was accustomed to the kind of TV filming where once a character finished a scene, they would exit and not be needed. "Hill Street" offered a wide look at the police world, which meant even when he didn't have any lines, Sikking would find himself working just as hard in the background.
Critics loved the fresh look on the familiar format. But viewers weren't as enthusiastic. "Hill Street Blues" was at the bottom of the ratings. Yet it picked up 21 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations its first year, winning eight including Outstanding Drama Series, so NBC ordered a second season. It's the lowest-rated series to ever get such a deal.
"When the Emmy nominations were announced, I was dumbfounded. I thought I was about to be unemployed and we ended up being the most-awarded show that year," Sikking says. "I've been an actor for 50 years and when I look back at the show, I think it was the best show I was ever on."
It was that year when Sikking began to understand the importance of viewer demographics. Audiences for "Hill Street Blues" were small, but they were the kind of educated and financially solid group that advertisers have always loved to court.
Each season gave Sikking something new and interesting to play as a way of keeping the growing audience entertained. He used those moments to pick up a 1984 Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. His work was so good it made his brother, Art, worry.
"I remember when Howard tried to kill himself. My brother called and asked, 'You still got a job?' I said, "Yeah," and he said, 'Oh good,' and then hung up," Sikking says.


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Well I live in the largest Greek city outside Greece yes! Melbourne, Australia or Melbournias as it is known in Greek
You would probably referring to kefalograviera cheese though there is another one calle kefalotiri a kind of provolone that can be pan fried with herbs something similar Argentineasn do with old Italian provolone.
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You have no idea how happy I am to have found this site! I grew up outside of Boston where they make what everyone refers to as "Bar Pizza" Wicked Good. About 8" with a thin crust, kinda greasy, awesome cheese --- and cooked in straight sided seasoned pans. ... and usually found in small bar/restaurants all over Boston, Brockton, Easton --- everywhere.
Life was good.
Then we moved to the western part of the state where we were thankful to find a Papa Gino's -- which was ALWAYS our last resort back home -- but the BEST in the area in our new area.
When we'd drive back to Easton or Brockton to visit friends and family we'd stop by Christo's or Buddy's Union Villa or Cape Cod Cafe or even Tip Top Cafe and order a dozen or two "Half Baked" to take home with us. Half Baked meant we could freeze them when we got home and enjoy them over the next several weeks. The three kids thought they were "wicked good" too.
Aside from being the absolute best pizza -- it was pretty darn cheap. $3-$4 each.
Now we're in Virginia -- and I swear -- they know how to BBQ -- but if anyone knows of a restaurant near Richmond that serves our Bar Pizza I'd be forever thankful. I haven't found a pizza here yet that I'd ever order again.... and it's been just over a year.
Every time I think of Bar Pizza I get homesick --- was just looking online to find those pans. I'm seriously thinking of just doing it myself.... unless, of course.....
Thanks for posting this~
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I am writing to you with my wife screaming in the background saying that she feels your pain. She says south shore pizza is an aquired taste, but if she left the south shore (Massachusetts) she would be feeling the same pain as you and possibly die. Strong words from a strong woman. She agrees with everything you have said, even the Papa Gino's comments.
I have spent years perfecting my ultimate pizza. For years she has been busting my balls about how my pizza is great, but I could never make a "real" bar pizza.
Well I finally feel like I can help you here. Unlike my favorite pizza a high temp neo-neapolitan, bar pizza can be made easily at home in a normal home oven at 500 degrees.
She is now yelling at me to help you OK OK OK OK.
KJ this is going to be easier than you think. I have already outlined everything you will need to know in various posts here in the forum, but I will go over it again. You will be amazed at how easy it is to make bar pizza. There are only a few tricks, but they really add up to a special taste.
First, you will need to buy the right pans. They are 10 inch pans, not 8. Make sure they do not have a non stick coating, as this will burn the bottom of your pizza. The black anodized aluminum pans with out a coating are stick resistant, and probably my favorite, but the plain steel or aluminum ones are great as well. Make sure you don't get the new fancy hi temp plastic coated aluminum pans, or the oil will bead up and not evenly distribute on the bottom of the pizza. When you get your pans you will need to season them. This means coating them with oil (or crisco) and baking them in the oven for a while before their first use for pizza.
There are only really two tricks to making this type of pizza. The first is not as much the crust recipe, but more what you do with the crust once you shape the pie. The trick to bar pizza is that the dough is stretched thin, but it is left to raise in an oiled pan before it goes into the oven. This creates the signature crispy, airy crust. If you go to most Italian style pizzerias (like papa gino's) you will see the dough being stretched, topped, and put right into the oven. In a place making bar (a specific style of Greek) pizza you will see piles of pizza pans with just the dough, or sometimes the dough and sauce sitting out in huge piles waiting to be topped and then baked. The amount of time these pre shaped doughs are left to sit before they are put into the oven depends on the temperature of the pizzeria, the amount of yeast that is used in the dough, the hydration of the dough, and the salt content of the dough. This is probably too much to worry about right now, so a good place to start would be to let the dough rise in the pan at room temp for at least an hour, and no more than three. Again, this could change depending upon the above mentioned factors.
Once you have let your dough rise for a while, you can apply the sauce. To stay true to typical bar pizza, I suggest a really smooth sauce with no chunks, seasoned with salt and oregano, and not much else. I have found that a good store bought brand available is Hunts tomato sauce. This is a good quality smooth sauce, but it is really salty right out of the can. If you buy Hunts sauce, just add oregano, maybe some sugar, and do not cook it. Straight from the can with oregano will usually be fine. If it is too thin for your taste, just add in tomato paste until you reach your desired thickness. Typical bar pizza is not heavy on the sauce, so don't use too much.
Now, the other trick to this pizza is in the cheese. My friend Mike has lived in Taunton his whole life, and is an amazing chef. He has worked in restaurants all over the south shore. One day he told me the secret to the cheese, and on the first bite you will agree that he was right. White cheddar mixed with mozzarella. I am convinced that some of the better places might be using a popular (for the area) blend that also includes provolone. Either way you will be happy. Try 50% mozzarella, 25% cheddar, 25% provolone, or even just a blend of mozzarella and white cheddar that is not too scientific. Your best bet is to use the more expensive cheese at your grocery store, and to shred it yourself. I have had good luck with Sorrento or Poly-O mozzarella, and Cracker Barrel white cheddar.
If you have a grocery store, or pizzeria in your area that will sell you their dough you should be happy. If you want to get into making your own dough you have come to the right place. Any simple NY style dough will work great for this pizza. Try the Lehman, or American style dough recipes to start out. Gook Luck, and do not hesitate to write back with questions. I will make sure I answer (or my wife might kill me).
Ah that sweet taste is from grated haloumi cheese ;D
of course if you are in NY or San Diego perfect substitutes would be
Lebanese Aqawi or Georgian Sulugini cheeses found in Middle Eastern or Russian stores
Town Spa! Yes! Scott -- and wife -- geez, you didn't mention her name -- THANK YOU!
You're right --- always piles and piles of black, oily pans sitting out on the counter --- ahhhhh.
Am buying the pans today -- will keep you posted. For now, am late for work!
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XFX is a prime supplier of well known video cards and power supplies. But at the recent Computex in Taipei, XFX changed gears by showing off its newly patented WarPad. Having never released a mouse pad before, XFX decided to go big or go home in its first attempt at providing a loving surface for gamers and in this case I really mean BIG.
The WarPad was specifically designed to get rid of that harsh edge of your old desk. After many hours of gaming, anyone can admit to having a rather sore wrist from the edge of a desk or table at a LAN party. The WarPad aims to fix this discomfort with a wraparound mouse pad that not only has a large playing surface, but also grabs onto your desk with no intentions of being moved. If you want to get a better edge on your game without the edge of your desk holding you back, the WarPad might be just what you need. Let's take a closer look at what the WarPad has to offer.
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The product arrived in a rather large package and, with no surprise, the mouse pad itself was found to be quite massive. It comes nearly ready to get its game on right out of the box. The back of the WarPad's decadent cardboard sleeve screams out the three easy installation steps: 1) SET TO CLAMP; 2) SLIDE AND STOP, and; 3) GLIDE AND GAME — three things I couldn't wait to try out.
The XFX WarPad features the Edgeless Support System (ESS) to reduce arm fatigue and arm pain. The clamp portion of the pad has a nice smooth, rounded edge that looks very pleasing to my wrist. The only concern here is the ability for that wrist support to hold up. If there were to be a fail spot, it would most likely be the point where the plastic meets.
The WarPad is super squishy. It is double the thickness of your usual Wal-Mart mouse pad and feels just as nice as a new wet suit. The entire pad and arm rest are covered in the typical mouse pad fabric for a nice smooth surface. The only issue I noticed right off the bat were a few "lumpy" spots – nothing big enough to affect your game, and likely something that will level out with time (or so I hope).
This super squishy pad comes with the added bonus of being able to roll up around your keyboard for safe travel to LAN parties – no more permanently pressed keys or torn cables. The classy WarPad logo, along with the snazzy XFX logo, are displayed in the top right corner where they are far from harm.
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- SET TO CLAMP: Place the XFX WarPad™ on top of your desk with the curved end facing you. Reach under and pull the two tabs so it clamps onto your desk.
- SLIDE AND STOP: Push the XFX WarPad™ towards the back of your desk until it stops on the brace. Place your mouse on top and you're ready to go.
- GLIDE AND GAME: Double padded for extra comfort, slide your forearm back and forth and feel it glide without a hard edge.
- ESS: The XFX WarPad™ features the Patent Pending Edgeless Support System™ (ESS) that angles and cushions your wrist and forearm during continuous mouse usage. No more dents under your forearms from that hard edge of your desk. It allows your wrist and forearm to glide seamlessly along it's tailored, smooth surface for optimum performance.
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Testing a mouse pad involves time and experience with the pad more than anything. The longer you have it and use it the sooner you find its flaws and reasons to go buy another one. I will be using the XFX WarPad through everyday use in both work and play. The first method of testing will test its ability to endure a typical day at my workstation. It will have to handle all day use of MATLAB and GUI building to pass the test. A full day's use will show whether the added support adds to or takes away from the overall use. The most important method of testing will be to meet up with some in game experience. The WarPad will be subjected to rigorous testing through hours of L4D2, Dragon Age Origins, Magica, and the new favorite MMO Spiral Knights. I will be comparing the WarPad to a typical Wal-Mart pad as well as my desks surface.
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- Motherboard: MSI 790XT-G45
- Memory: 8 GB DDR2 Wintec AmpX @ 800 MHz
- Video Card: Diamond 4870x2 2GB
- Power Supply: Antec TruePower New TP-750
- Hard Drives: 2x Seagate Barracuda 7200.11 RAID 1
- Optical Drive: N/A
- Case: Cooler Master HAF 932 Black Edition
- OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64 Bit SP1
Comparison Mouse Pads:
- Your average Wal-Mart $4.99 black mouse pad
- Plain laminate wood desk surface
The WarPad went to war with me through a long week of rigorous testing. It followed me place to place whether I was working during the day or gaming at night. It handled the frustrations of my work along with the butt-kicking of late night gaming. Its only enemies were those I shall compare it to: the typical Wal-Mart pad and the common desktop surface. It also had to deal with the lousiest standard Dell mouse and the pleasurable, gaming-oriented Razer DeathAdder to see if it could handle both ends of the spectrum.
On the first day of testing, the WarPad went to work with me. I don't have a huge desk at work since I'm only an intern, but it clamped onto the square edge with no problems at all. My first concern was that I might be able to push down on the armrest with enough force to make it fall off my desk since it sits about two inches off the edge. Of course, if you push directly on it with the intent to knock it off the desk, don't be surprised if it falls. But even with a heavy gaming arm, you would be hard-pressed to make the WarPad fall off during use. Once I slid it onto my desk, it locked into position and was set for an entire day of hard work.
My arm never felt better after a long eight-hour day of constant computing and mouse work. I almost felt as if I had more energy to go home and continue my mouse work in a much needed gaming session. When I arrived home, I was greeted with a small complication. The table I am stuck using as a desk this summer has a rather large lip on it – larger than the rated 2" thickness. Needless to say, the WarPad didn't fit. For the time being, I laid out the pad to enjoy its humongous size anyway. I cannot say exactly how much it improved my skills, but with great confidence I can claim a lot more head shots simply because I could actually keep my mouse on the pad for a change.
Since evaluating peripherals is very subjective, I can only comment on how much I liked or disliked the WarPad's different features and compare them to those of other products. It all comes down to personal preference in size, shape, thickness, and smoothness, which will make or break the pad depending on what best suits you.
When the WarPad first showed up on my doorstep, I was worried about the massive amount of desk space that would be rendered unusable. However, after a week with this pad, I don't think I will be going back to a normal mouse pad. Its size isn't the only plus factor — the wrist support, unlike those tacky gel wrist supports you can buy, is a part of the mouse pad. It flows with the pad as one uniform piece down and around the edge of your desk. There are no rough edges to catch on so you are free to move about without running into anything, unless of course you run off the giant pad. In that case, you should probably start thinking of a new hobby — if you can't stay on this pad, gaming is not for you.
The Razer Goliathus Extended Control Edition is currently the only pad out there larger than the WarPad. It does not feature any type of wrist support, however, as it is just a rather large mat that covers the entire playing surface. Competing oversized pads tend to be around $20 to $30, but they are not of the same caliber in thickness or support. Therefore, at $54.99, I would be willing to buy the XFX WarPad over any other top-named gaming mouse pad. Overall it's, well… just one damn good pad.
- It's HUGE
- It clamps to your desk so it doesn't move with you
- The wrist support actually reduces gaming fatigue
- Spending $25 more than a normal pad of similar size gives you some wrist support
- Double the thickness means extra comfort
- It's HUGE
- Limits your desk/table options
- It can't handle older desks with a large finished front
- It won't fit securely around thin desk edges
- $55 is a lot to spend on a single mouse pad


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"A good garden may have some weeds" – Thomas Fuller M.D. 1
Now that it is springtime and everything is green again, many people are heading outdoors to beautify the landscaping around their home or apartment. This is one of my favorite times of the year because of all the new life and color you see outdoors. What is your favorite time of the year?
Living Artwork
If you are planning a garden this year perhaps you may want to consider going vertical. One of the hot trends I have noticed in gardening is vertical gardens. I have especially noticed this in smaller or balcony gardens. There are three things I love about this design trend.
- Art: Vertical gardens are living pieces of abstract artwork.
- Uniqueness: Plus, as you can see in the examples below, there is much variety in the art you can create with a vertical garden. You have a rainbow of colors, shapes and textures to design with. The sky's the limit.
- Low Space Requirement: Lastly these gardens are ideal for people with small yards or no yards at all. They are perfect for city dwellers. All you need is a wall to hang your living masterpiece on.
Go Get Your Hands Dirty
If you are interested in rolling up your sleeves and testing your green thumb., here are links and images of some of my favorite vertical gardens.
- Brooklyn Limestone Vertical Herb Garden
- Woolly Pocket
- Miss Modish Grow A Wall
- Flora Grubb Gardens Vertical Succulent Garden
- Inspired by Charm DIY Vertical Wall Garden
- greenUPGRADER DIY Vertical Garden with Reclaimed Gutters
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In a dramatic change to break a budgetary logjam, Republican Gov. M. Jodi Rell offered a new budget plan Wednesday that would raise the state income tax on millionaires, eliminate the state's inheritance tax, and cut the sales tax from the current 6 percent to 5.5 percent.
Rell's move was a major breakthrough as Democratic legislators embraced the new plan as a framework toward a final deal that would end the bitter, months-long battle over taxing and spending that has left Connecticut as one of only two states without a budget.
In a sharp reversal from her stances since February, Rell would raise the state income tax to 6.5 percent on couples earning more than $1 million per year and individuals earning more than $500,000 per year. The current maximum rate is 5 percent.
While Rell's move shocked some insiders, it was not the first time that she has proposed raising the state income tax. She proposed a hike several years ago in order to fund a massive increase in state spending on education. That plan, however, was unveiled in good economic times, and the state budget surplus kept rising so much that legislators and Rell decided that raising the state income tax was not necessary.
Democrats were immediately supportive of Rell's concepts, and they canceled Thursday's special session in which they had originally intended to vote on their own version of the budget. That is no longer necessary, and the Democrats will now work with Rell to reach a compromise budget that would likely come to a vote next week.
"Generally, we're very encouraged by the governor's proposal,'' said House Speaker Christopher Donovan. "We see common ground that would serve as a basis for that [budget] agreement.''
Senate President Pro Tem Donald Williams, who has criticized Rell's proposals in the past, said Rell's support of the so-called millionaires' tax was "a significant step'' toward reaching a deal.
"I take it as a very positive sign,'' Williams said.
Lawmakers also were intending to vote on borrowing more than $900 million to cover the deficit for the last fiscal year that ended on June 30, but that vote might not happen until Tuesday, September 1 - an important deadline for closing the books on the previous fiscal year.
>> Rick Green: Rell to Dems: I compromise, can you? Supports income tax rise
The overall increase in the state income tax would be more than $1 billion over two years, and the tax increase would be retroactive to January 1, 2009. Rell's budget chief, Robert Genuario, said that most of the people earning more than $1 million per year pay their taxes in quarterly installments, and the retroactive increase would not be an administrative nightmare.
The sales tax would be cut on everyone - from major corporations to the poorest citizens - from the current 6 percent to 5.5 percent. Citing an economic study, Rell said that the cut would create 8,300 jobs.
"This is a huge, huge boost to our economy,'' Rell told reporters in her Capitol office.
As reported in The Hartford Courant on Wednesday, Rell would increase the cigarette tax to $3 per pack, up from the current $2 per pack. That increase would bring an additional $103 million to state coffers from smokers.
The Democrats have recently agreed to the cigarette increase, as well as Rell's plans for a temporary, 10 percent surcharge on the corporate profits tax. Any corporations that do not make a profit would not owe any tax.
In return for the tax changes, Rell is asking the Democratic-controlled legislature to cut $520 million from their latest budget proposal last month.
"We need a state budget,'' Rell said. "It is time to move negotiations forward, not inch-by-inch but with great strides toward a meaningful agreement.''
Rell made her announcement on short notice - and Democrats had not yet seen all the details of her latest plan. The proposal marks Rell's fourth budget since she unveiled a no-tax-increase budget in February.
Democrats have held a series of news conferences around the state to demonstrate their opposition to Rell's proposed cuts. The latest event was Tuesday under the Capitol's south portico that featured children carrying multi-colored balloons as Donovan and Williams decried Rell's proposed cuts for Head Start, pre-school, and the 62 family resource centers that provide child care and other services in public school buildings around the state.
Democrats in the House of Representatives were expected to discuss the issue during a caucus Wednesday in Hartford.
The Connecticut Working Families Party, known for its liberal stances, said Rell's compromise was not enough.
"The public clearly supports making our taxes more progressive, and at long last Governor Rell is starting to move in that direction,'' said Jon Green, the party's director. "But it still is not defensible to demand deep service cuts in healthcare and education while safeguarding the inheritance of trust funders."
While Rell's office said she would be raising taxes by a net total of $710 million over two years, Senate Democratic spokesman Derek Slap said the total included various "sin'' taxes that had already been proposed by Rell. As such, he calculated that Rell's new, net increased taxes that were offered Wednesday were slightly more than $300 million when the two sides are trying to close an estimated gap of about $850 million.
"She is not meeting us halfway,'' Slap said. "Her proposal does not meet Democrats half way.''


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MRSA Update: UCSF Creates Task Force To Study Overhyped Scare
Jim Burroway
February 7th, 2008
If you remember from last month, we saw the mainstream media and anti-gay extremists hype a study by scientists from the University of California, San Francisco by reporting that a "flesh-eating superbug" was sweeping the gay community and threatening to spread into the"general population." This drug-resistant staph infection, known as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), has actually been spreading among straights for decades (especially among professional athletes and military personnel). But that didn't stop the usual band of anti-gay extremists, who are never ones to be sticklers for truth or accuracy, to exploit the misery of others to blame gays for once again being a threat to the "general population" — all with their cynical brand of "love," of course.
The hype eventually retreated somewhat — some members of the mainstream media took a deep breath and sought out some second opinions as UCSF offered a half-hearted apology. But that did little to clarify the situation, and the hype of the "flesh-eating superbug" has continued to take on a life of its own.
That's why three local San Francisco activists, Michael Petrelis, Clinton Fein, and Hank Wilson, sought a meeting with UCSF to discussion the events of last month. That meeting took place on Tuesday, and Petrelis and Fein have reported the results. Here are some highlights:
The following people were present at the meeting: Barbara French, Associate Vice Chancellor, University Relations; Kieran Flaherty, Director of State Government Relations; Shane Showdon, Director of LGBT Resources; Aimee Levine, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Public Affairs, Beth Mooney, assistant to Barbara French and Dr. Chip Chambers, a scientist and professor involved in the MRSA study. …
The core problem presented by the press release was a misapplication of epidemiological terminology that implied that gay men were about to unleash a MRSA strain on the "general population" instead of acknowledging that the strain already exists in the "general population," despite findings that it seems to have a higher preponderance among men who have sex with men.
This misconception was fueled by comments by one of the lead authors of the study, a postdoctoral scientist, Binh Diep, who expressed grave concern about "a potential spread of this strain into the general population."
…UCSF was quick to acknowledge the boundaries breached by Binh Diep. As a postdoctoral scientist, while excited about communicating the findings of his study, and whilst genuinely hoping to communicate the information in the interests of promoting health, he was unequipped to recognize the extent to which his comments could be misconstrued….
…Ms. French acknowledged that an internal task force had been created in the wake of the MRSA fallout, to streamline and coordinate efforts between and among various departments relating to the dissemination of news and public communications. This is an important and significant development.
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|Season 4
|Country of Origin
|United States
|Original Channel
|Original Run
| September 26, 2012 -
May 22, 2013
|"Bringing Up Baby"
|"Goodnight Gracie"
|DVD Release Date
|September 24, 2013
|Season Chronology
| ← Previous
"Season 3"
| Next →
"Season 5"
Cast and Characters
- Ed O'Neill as Jay Pritchett (24/24)
- Sofía Vergara as Gloria Pritchett (24/24)
- Julie Bowen as Claire Dunphy (24/24)
- Ty Burrell as Phil Dunphy (24/24)
- Jesse Tyler Ferguson as Mitchell Pritchett (24/24)
- Eric Stonestreet as Cameron Tucker (24/24)
- Sarah Hyland as Haley Dunphy (22/24)
- Ariel Winter as Alex Dunphy (23/24)
- Nolan Gould as Luke Dunphy (24/24)
- Rico Rodriguez II as Manny Delgado (24/24)
- Aubrey Anderson-Emmons as Lily Tucker-Pritchett (21/24)
- Rebecca & Sierra Mark as Joe Pritchett (8/24)
- Reid Ewing as Dylan (4/24)
- Wendi McLendon-Covey as Pam (2/24)
- Rob Riggle as Gil Thorpe (2/24)
- Benjamin Bratt as Javier Delgado (1/24)
- Stephanie Beatriz as Sonia (1/24)
- Elizabeth Banks as Sal (1/24)
- Michaela Watkins as Susan (1/24)
- Tom McGowan as Principal Roth (1/24)
- Edward Tournier as Jeoux (1/24)
- Matthew Broderick as Dave (1/24)
- Paul Scheer as Paul (1/24)
- Billy Dee Williams as Himself (1/24)
- Lainie Kazan as Eleanor (1/24)
- Jason Mantzoukas as Kenny (1/24)
- Elizabeth Peña as Pilar (1/24)
- David Faustino as Tater (1/24)
- Maxwell Caulfield as Professor Cooke (1/24)
- Maribeth Monroe as Maggie (1/24)
- Richard Riehle as Norman (1/24)
- Justine Bateman as Angela (1/24)
- Paget Brewster as Trish (1/24)
- Anders Holm as Zack Barbie (1/24)
- Margaret Easley as Rachel Lissy (1/24)
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|"Bringing Up Baby"
|Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh
|Steven Levitan
|September 26, 2012
|Phil takes Jay on a very unconventional fishing trip with his buddies, and Gloria struggles with how to break the pregnancy news to him. Meanwhile, Dylan moves into the Dunphy household temporarily, and Mitchell and Cam decide to look into adopting a cat as they continue to cope with their failed attempt to adopt another child.
|Steven Levitan & Dan O'Shannon
|Jeff Melman
|October 10, 2012
|Phil and Claire drops Haley off at college, which is a difficult moment for any parent, but it's made worse when they manage to really embarrass Haley. Meanwhile, Manny forces Jay and Gloria to take a baby class. Mitch and Cam drop Lily off for the first day of kindergarten, but when she gets into a tussle with another little boy, they end up having a meeting with the boy's confrontational lesbian parents.
|Danny Zuker
|Gail Mancuso
|October 10, 2012
|Phil and Claire sets a five-year plan. Phil is going in for a vasectomy. Meanwhile, Jay and Gloria disagree about whether or not to find out the sex of the baby. Gloria is in denial about needing maternity clothes. Now that Lily's in kindergarten, Mitchell tries to gently steer Cam towards a part-time job to occupy all his extra time.
|"The Butler's Escape"
|Bill Wrubel
|Beth McCarthy-Miller
|October 17, 2012
|Luke wants to quit magic and Phil just can't seem to accept it. Meanwhile, one of Gloria's new pregnancy symptoms is snoring and she's keeping the whole house awake, forcing Jay to take desperate measures; and Mitch and Cam's household dynamic is put to the test when they decide to swap duties - Mitch staying at home with Lily while Cam goes off to work at his new job as the music teacher at Luke and Manny's school.
|"Open House of Horrors"
|Elaine Ko
|James Bagdonas
|October 24, 2012
|Claire has overdone it in Halloweens past and the neighbors definitely don't share her enthusiasm, so this year she's being forced to tone it down and keep it "kid-friendly," and Phil has an idea to hold an open house on Halloween night. Meanwhile, Mitch and Cam host a costume party while contending with Lily wondering who her real mom is, and Gloria's pregnancy hormones are on overdrive, making her even more hotheaded than usual.
|"Yard Sale"
|Abraham Higginbotham
|Gail Mancuso
|October 31, 2012
|Jay and Gloria hold a yard sale to help Manny and Luke with their school's charity fundraiser, and the entire family pitches in: Phil feels pressured to both sell and buy something, Mitch and Cam help Claire assess Alex's new 'boy friend,' and Manny finds an old trunk that hides a secret Gloria wants to see remain a secret.
|Becky Mann & Audra Sielaff
|Gail Mancuso
|November 7, 2012
|Phil and Claire get the dreaded late night call that Haley has been arrested for under-aged drinking, so they bring Mitchell, the family lawyer, in tow to the police station. Cameron stays back to watch over Alex and Luke, but they get into some crazy mishaps under his care. Meanwhile, Jay gets out of baby shopping with Gloria, but ends up having to deal with a surprise visit from Dede, and tries to scoot her out before Gloria gets home to prevent Dede from seeing that she's pregnant and to avoid the potential blow back.
|"Mistery Date"
|Jeffrey Richman
|Beth McCarthy-Miller
|November 14, 2012
|When Claire takes Manny and Luke along to Alex's academic decathlon for the weekend, Phil attempts to throw together a boys' night at the house, inviting a fellow Bulldog alum he just met—but their wires are definitely crossed. Meanwhile, the pressure is on for Alex at the decathlon, Manny and Luke bar mitzvah hop at the hotel trying to find a cute girl, and Cam and Mitch arrange for quite the surprise baby gift for Jay and Gloria.
|"When a Tree Falls"
|Ben Karlin
|Steven Levitan
|November 28, 2012
|Against his wishes, Mitchell is dragged into helping Cam save a tree from being cut down in the park. Phil and Jay battle it out in the ring at an Olympic-themed birthday party for Luke and Manny's friend. Claire takes an absentminded Gloria on a shopping trip, but things get a little out of hand. Haley begins her community service, while Alex's plan to get revenge on her sister goes awry.
|"Diamond in the Rough"
|Dan O'Shannon, Becky Mann & Audra Sielaff
|Gail Mancuso
|December 5, 2012
|Manny and Luke's little league team unexpectedly makes it into a playoff game, so Claire and Cam scramble to find a location and decide to do a makeover on a rundown field. Inspired, Claire and Cam want to try their hand at flipping a house while they're at it, and Phil and Mitchell fight over who will be the bad guy to tell them no. Meanwhile, Gloria tries a bonding technique by using a microphone to sing to the baby in utero, which definitely incites a reaction from Jay.
|"New Year's Eve"
|Abraham Higginbotham & Jeffrey Richman
|Fred Goss
|January 9, 2013
|Jay planned for the whole family to celebrate New Year's together at this great hotel in Palm Springs. However, when the hotel turns out to be less than stellar, everyone starts to branch off to do their own thing, leaving Jay dejected, that is until he runs into Billy Dee Williams. Meanwhile back at home, Haley and Alex watch over the kids, which proves to be quite a challenge.
|"Party Crasher"
|Danny Zuker & Christopher Lloyd
|Fred Savage
|January 16, 2013
|With the baby coming soon, Jay and Gloria go to great lengths to throw Manny an extra special surprise party for his 14th birthday—and there are plenty of surprises to go around. Meanwhile, Phil and Claire deal with a new much older guy that Haley has started hanging out with, and Cam becomes jealous of the special bond Lily seems to have with Mitch.
|Bill Wrubel
|Lev L. Spiro
|January 23, 2013
|Gloria's mom, Pilar, and sister Sonia have made the voyage from Colombia, and they come bearing traditions, baby names and a whole lot of family baggage. Meanwhile, no one seems to have confidence that Phil will be able to help with the kids' problems, but there just might be a method to his madness. And Lily has picked up some bad habits, so Mitchell and Cameron try their hardest to mind their Ps and Qs to set a good example for her.
|"A Slight at the Opera"
|Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh
|James Bagdonas
|February 6, 2013
|Cam is putting on the school production of "Phantom of the Opera", but when their star falls ill, Manny pulls all the stops to land the lead - even if that means going against Luke. Meanwhile, Jay teaches Phil to golf and they wind up in a golf-off with Pepper and Mitch; Gloria takes Alex along on errands, which include a visit to a psychic; and Claire's adventures in babysitting Joe and Lily become a comedy of errors.
|"Heart Broken"
|Danny Zuker
|Beth McCarthy-Miller
|February 13, 2013
|Phil and Claire's Valentine's plans land Claire in the emergency room. Jay and Gloria try to be intimate for the first time after the baby, and Mitchell has a wild Valentine's night after drinking and blacking out at his party.
|"Bad Hair Day"
|Elaine Ko
|Gail Mancuso
|February 20, 2013
|Claire runs into an old lover at her college reunion. A mishap causes Cam to give the baby a disastrous haircut, and Jay has to put his bowling match on hold to build up Manny's confidence.
|"Best Men"
|Dan O'Shannon, Abraham Higginbotham & Bianca Douglas
|Steven Levitan
|Febraury 27, 2013
|Mitch and Cam's best gal pal, Sal, makes one of her notorious surprise drop-ins, but this time with big news - she's getting married... tomorrow! Cam and Mitch are the best men, but they can't help but question whether this party girl can really settle down, and they consider an intervention. Meanwhile, Gloria has trust issues with their new nanny, Claire has a rare bonding moment with Haley, and Phil helps Luke with a girl he likes.
|"The Wow Factor"
|Ben Karlin
|Steven Levitan
|March 27, 2013
|Mitchell seeks to help Lily deal with a playground bully but goes too far in the process. Jay finds himself in trouble with Gloria when she finds him at a movie theatre during his babysitting time with Joe. Cam and Claire are at odds over their home renovation and seek to influence Cam's lesbian friend to side with their visions for a backyard idea; and Phil's plans to show Alex and Haley the joys of home improvement hit a roadblock.
|"The Future Dunphys"
|Elaine Ko
|Ryan Case
|April 3, 2013
|At the hospital Claire and Phil see the older version of their family; Mitchell and Cameron plan a day for Lily and Gloria; Manny and Jay go to a private school to look around.
|"Flip Flop"
|Jeffrey Richman & Bill Wrubel
|Gail Mancuso
|April 10, 2013
|Phil is pretty confident in his ability to sell Claire and Cam's flipped house, but when it proves to be a little harder than he thought, he recruits the whole family into taking some desperate, borderline crazy measures. Meanwhile, Javier is visiting Manny and brings along his new girlfriend, which doesn't sit very well with Gloria.
|"Career Day"
|Paul Corrigan & Brad Walsh
|Jim Hensz
|May 1, 2013
|Phil's attempts to woo Luke and Manny's class on Career Day get interesting with the arrival of rival real estate mogul Gil Thorpe, who soon sets his sights on helping out Claire. Cam and Mitch enlist the help of Haley to teach Lily a lesson about the tooth fairy. Jay sits down to tackle a lifelong dream.
|"My Hero"
|Abraham Higginbotham
|Gail Mancuso
|May 8, 2013
|The entire family is invited to the local roller rink for a fundraiser by Mitchell's ex-boyfriend Teddy. Cameron struggles to deal with Teddy's close relations with the family. Phil teaching Gloria to roller skate leads to disastrous and hilarious results. Haley and Alex exchange advice while spending time with a couple of boys. Jay and Claire are at ends over his offer to work for him and gradually take over the closet business. All the while, Luke and Manny are dealing with their own problems to complete their "My Hero" essay on a family member.
|"Games People Play"
|Ben Karlin & Danny Zuker
|Alisa Statman
|May 15, 2013
|Phil gets a brand new RV with high hopes of going on a fun family road trip, and Claire decides to let him learn the hard way why this will likely be a terrible idea. Meanwhile, Manny has misplaced his backpack and Jay and Gloria go with him on a hunt for it, breaking into Claire's house and then into Mitchell's house - where they do some over-the-top snooping; and Lily's gymnastics meet brings out an unrivaled competitive spirit in Mitch and Cam.
|"Goodnight Gracie"
|Steven Levitan & Jeffrey Richman
|Steven Levitan
|May 22, 2013
|Everyone flies down to Florida to be with Phil after his mom's passing. Claire helps Phil with Gracie's last wish for Frank, and the kids reflect on the gifts grandma left for them. Gloria has to contend with an outstanding arrest warrant in Florida, Cam finds himself fitting right into an elderly women's group at Frank's retirement community, and Jay runs into a pivotal person from his past.


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Cautious politicians and powerful NRA are calculus for no new weapons controls
With the nation's latest shooting massacre came the latest calls by gun-control advocates for tougher laws. But those views, once shared by most Americans, drew little reaction from a country and its political leaders whose sentiments have shifted dramatically over the past two decades.
The Violence Policy Center and dozens of other gun-control groups issued a joint statement blaming an "out-of-control, militarized gun industry" for the shootings at a movie theater in suburban Denver early Friday that killed 12 people and left dozens injured.
Some of the groups directed their frustration at President Barack Obama, who was once a vocal advocate for stricter gun laws but has done little to change them.
Following remarks the president made in Fort Myers, Fla., where he cut short a campaign swing and told the nation that he is "heartbroken" about the shootings, the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence responded by saying: "We don't want sympathy. We want action."
It's not likely to receive any, in part because of the politics around the issue, which even gun-control advocates acknowledge isn't in their favor. "It's pure calculus at this point, and the calculus is that it's not worth touching this issue," said Dan Gross, president of the Brady Campaign.
That calculus, he and others said, includes the power of the National Rifle Association and its 4 million members — many of whom live in critical swing states, such as Virginia and Ohio, that likely will determine this year's presidential election.
There is also the reality no gun-control measures could pass through Congress, where Republicans control the House and where, even in the Democrat-controlled Senate, support for gun rights is strong.
National polling, too, helps explain Obama's position on the issue. A 2010 Gallup survey shows that support for greater gun restrictions has fallen 34 percentage points over 20 years, while support for fewer restrictions or the status quo has grown by about that amount.
Two priorities for gun-control advocates are a ban on assault weapons and an expansion of required criminal background checks to include buyers at gun shows. But those measures wouldn't have stopped James Holmes, the alleged shooter in Colorado, from buying most of his firearms. A ban on assault weapons may have blocked his purchase of an AR-15 assault rifle, but he would have been able to buy the two pistols and shotgun he allegedly brought with him to the movie theater. All four weapons were purchased legally after background checks.
Like Obama, Republican challenger Mitt Romney has supported a ban on assault weapons in the past, while he was governor of Massachusetts. But since then, he has adopted a hard line against all gun controls. At a speech to the National Rifle Association this year, he suggested that Obama would try to restrict guns in a second term.
The NRA and other gun-rights groups have sought to cast Obama as dangerously anti-gun. The Web pages for the NRA and the Gun Owners of America are stocked with accusations that the president is sneaking gun restrictions into international treaties and executive orders.
"He's a very active and aggressive president when it comes to undermining Second Amendment rights," said John Velleco, director of federal affairs for Gun Owners of America. "His administration supports a renewal of an assault-weapons ban based on the gun violence in Mexico along the border. Yet he doesn't acknowledge any role in his administration in fueling the violence. It's almost as if the evidence wasn't there."
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"If there's anything to take away from this tragedy, it's the reminder that life is very fragile," he said.


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Ambassador Verveer and the staff of S/GWI were greatly saddened to learn of the deaths of human rights champions Myriam Merlet, Magalie Marcelin and Anne Marie Coriolan, in the Jan. 12 earthquake in Haiti. We join other parts of the State Department, the U.S. Government, and the international community in supporting the world's rescue and relief efforts. Please commemorate the lives and achievements of these extraordinary and courageous women by contributing to the relief effort today. You can text "HAITI" to "90999" to donate $10 from your cell phone, or contact the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund with your larger donation.
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Game Description: The year is 1963. Your name is Bond, James Bond. And your mission is to slip inside the dangerous and debonair world of the original 007 played by none other than Sean Connery. Travel to exotic destinations such as Istanbul on the Orient Express, connect with a beautiful Russian double agent, and immerse yourself into an authentic re-creation of the classic Bond world. In missions that combine driving and stealth, delve deeper into the plot of the legendary film in an experience that will leave you shaken... and stirred.
So long as they're framed as action adventures, there's never going to be a game that captures the spirit of the James Bond franchise. Mostly this is because when it comes right down to it, a Bond movie isn't about the action or the explosions, or the cars (well, it's a little about the cars)—it's about the way all of those elements combine to create a very specific feel. James Bond is effortlessly cool. Methodically gunning down hundreds of repetitive enemies? Less so.
That doesn't make From Russia With Love bad, mind you. It's actually quite good, and a worthy successor to 2004's Everything or Nothing (EON), although it suffers from not having that title's thrilling car chases or fantastic co-op multiplayer mode. As 3rd-person action with a few flying and driving sequences, From Russia is at the top of its genre. As for recreating the feel of watching a 60's Bond film, it falls a little short.
It's not for a lack of trying, though. The weapons, costumes, vehicles, and locations have all been painstakingly recreated here, and all of the work paid off wonderfully. The game is full of stunning environments, and the characters that populate them are, to a man, fantastic. With one rather glaring omission, the game certainly manages to recreate the film's setting, even if it doesn't always feel like it.
Of course, the developers' biggest coup was obtaining Sean Connery's agreement to lend his voice. Without a doubt, this game couldn't have worked without him. Listening to some voice actor attempting to do Sean Connery would have been distracting and cringe-inducing, as the voice acting in Indiana Jones games always manages to be. At the beginning, there's a strange disconnect that comes from looking at young Connery and hearing old Connery, but that quickly fades away, leaving the player to be entertained by a vocal performance that, shockingly, Connery didn't just phone in.
However, while all of the trappings are right, the setting just isn't served by the gameplay. Running down corridors and blasting hordes of enemies isn't the sort of thing that should be happening in a Sean Connery Bond film. Game developers have been well served by Goldeneye and the rest of the Pierce Brosnan Bond films. His Bond was as likely to have an assault rifle in his hand as he is a Martini, more believable in body armor than a tuxedo, and he never once paused for a tense game of Baccarat with the super-villain he was after. They were modern action films, with the rather cavalier attitude towards bloodshed that suggests—and it's hard to find two media with more crossover potential than action movies and violent games. Heck, the franchise had gone so far down this road by 2004 that EON managed to be a better Bond "movie" than the last two actual films. This sort of attitude just doesn't fit with the film version of From Russia With Love, and since it does such an excellent job of recreating that film's environments and situations, it's impossible not to make the comparison. And the game is the worse for it.
Apparently due to ongoing legal disputes with Kevin McClory the game doesn't feature the evil criminal organization SPECTER. They've been replaced by the slightly more preposterous cabal known as OCTOPUS, which doesn't seem to be an acronym of any kind. The game also doesn't feature what is arguably the film's most famous (certainly most ripped-off and lampooned) scene: the boardroom sequence in which Blofeld demonstrates why failing SPECTER isn't a great career move. Even though he didn't get a face until You Only Live Twice, Blofeld was always a very real presence in the Bond films, and his absence here undercuts the villains quite badly.
At least the action is good. It features almost the exact same control set up as EON did, differing only in the places where it has been improved on. Now the awkwardly-titled "Bond Vision" allows players to see and aim at special critical locations on their enemies' bodies. Grenades can be shot and detonated, rockets blown up while still in the launcher. This is the kind of gimmick that seems like it would get old, but it really doesn't. The hand-to-hand combat system has also been massively improved. Now, whenever the player is too close to an opponent to shoot them, he gets the opportunity to, by pressing a button that flashes onscreen, incapacitate his opponent with a satisfyingly brutal 'Takedown'. This move is accompanied by one of the game's cleverer notes: While Bond is busy punching one thug, the others will exclaim "I haven't got a clear shot!" It's a small detail, but it's nice to see this behavior finally acknowledged and explained.
The driving and flying sequences aren't nearly as satisfying this time around. The driving levels seem oddly limited, as they mostly restrict the player to narrow winding streets that don't allow for many opportunities to speed or pull any interesting stunts. In a surprising turn, the game's jetpack sequences are even worse. The simple controls and unlimited ammo the player is provided with combine to make it far too easy to dodge out of the way of enemy fire while using auto-aim to constantly blast them with a barrage of machinegun fire. This weird difficulty valley makes the jetpack boss fight something of a joke.
From Russia With Love is a great film. From Russia With Love is not a great adaptation of that film, as it seems to believe that what the source material really needed was a few more rocket launchers and gatling guns. Despite all of my problems with the game conceptually, though, I can't fault its design or playability. It's a great action game, just not a great James Bond game.
Disclaimer: This review is based on the Gamecube version of the game.
According to ESRB, this game contains: Suggestive Themes, Violence
Parents should be a little careful letting younger children play this game. While it is bloodless, there is plenty of violence on hand, and a little of the innuendo that the series is rightly known for.
James Bond fans should be willing to pick this up just to hear Sean Connery playing the part for the first time since Never Say Never Again.
Fans of Man vs. Helicopter action won't be disappointed either, as they'll get a chance to play as young Connery as he fires a shotgun at one of those hovering monstrosities.
Third-person action fans have another title to put on their must-buy list. From Russia With Love is a straightforward action game in the style of Winback, and a really good one at that.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing gamers should have no problems with the game, as it features full subtitling, onscreen instructions, and those little flashes that let you know when you've been shot. They will, however, be missing out on what must have been the single most expensive part of the development, Sean Connery's voice acting.


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Several months ago, I connected and (3) year old Sony 15" LCD monitor to a (3) year old Sony Vaio.
Every week or so, when the computer is rebooted or comes out of sleep mode, the desktop image on the monitor is way off center (sometimes half a screen off), and I have to utilize the monitor's menu to readjust the pitches to get it back.
What could be causing this anomoly (sorry, not spelled right).
Thank you very much for responding.
What could be causing this anomoly (sorry, not spelled right).
We already told you in your earlier post below.
No, this issue that I am having was not what the previous post was about. In that post, I was asking about the video card. I have not added any video card. The VIAO still has the "onboard" video hardware.
This post is regarding a "problem" I am having with the monitor.
Try a different LCD monitor, if the same thing occurs it's probably in your on-board display adapter/drivers.
Is the Sony monitor Detected as "Sony" or generic LCD in Device Manager?
There is nothing to learn from someone who already agrees with you.
Unless there is a problem with the way the monitor saves settings (battery, or such) then I'd suspect it is just junky stuff.
The monitor is either too fast adjusting to the new settings or the video card is not providing stable settings fast enough.
Power down the system and all wall warts with a power strip when not in use. It will save energy and protect your system.
I read it wrong and answer it wrong too. So get off my case you peanut.
I have tried all of the suggestions above, with no resolution.
Have discovered a new problem. Sometimes, when the computer comes out of sleep, the monitor is very dark, difficult to see the desktop. Have found that rebooting does not help, only unplugging the monitor from power and computer cable gets it back to where it's supposed to be.
IS IT POSSIBLE that the "onboard video card" on the VIAO is just not appropriate for the 15" monitor? What could other possibilities be?
Any, ANY help here is muchly appreciated.


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Chapter 33 - Post-9/11 GI Bill
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Detailed information on the Chapter 30 program is available through the Department of Veterans Affair website. To apply, you must complete the VA Form 22-1990, Application for VA Educational Benefits.
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This program is designed to assist veterans with service-connected disabilities obtain and maintain gainful employment that is consistent with their interests, aptitudes, and abilities and that can be supported through the current labor market. Eligibility includes:
Facts about Chapter 31:
The Department of Veterans Affairs website has detailed information available regarding the Vocational Rehabilitation & Employment Program.
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The Post-Vietnam Veteran's Educational Assistance Program provides education and training opportunities to eligible veterans and active duty personnel who contributed to the program while on active duty.
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Additional information regarding the Chapter 32 program is available through the VA website. To apply, you must complete the VA Form 22-1009, Application for VA Educational Benefits.
Chapter 1606 - Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserves (MGIB-SR)
If you are a member of the Selected Reserves, you may be eligible for this program. The Selected Reserves includes the Army Reserve, Navy Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Marine Corps Reserve, Coast Guard Reserve, Army National Guard, and the Air National Guard. You must have a six-year obligation to service in Selected Reserves and have completed basic training.
Detailed information on the Chapter 1606 program is available through the VA website. To apply, you must complete the VA Form 22-1009, Application for VA Educational Benefits.
Chapter 1607 - Reserve Educational Assistance Program (REAP)
REAP provides educational assistance to members of the Selected Reserve (Sel Res) and Individual Ready Reserve (IRR) who are called or ordered to active duty in response to a war or national emergency. You must have served on active duty on or after September 11, 2001, for at least 90 consecutive days to be eligible. If you became injured or have an illness incurred or aggravated in the line of duty and are released from active service before completing 90 consecutive days, you may also be eligible.
The educational assistance allowance is a percentage of the Montgomery GI Bill Active Duty rate based on the number of continuous days served on active duty. If you are released before 90 days for a disability you will receive the 40% rate. You may receive a maximum of 36 months of this benefit.
More information about Chapter 1607 benefits is available through the VA website. To apply, you must complete the VA Form 22-1009, Application for VA Educational Benefits, listing Chapter 1607 on the form.
Military Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA)
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