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Ethiopian Airlines expands its global footprint to link the world's high growth regions
Ethiopian Airlines will extensively expand its network in 2013, adding Asian destinations as well as increasing its footprint in Africa and linking the two high growth regions to South America.
In Africa, Ethiopian added flights to Blantyre in Malawi and Ndola in Zambia on 31-Mar-2013, increasing its African network to 45 destinations, including 16 domestic points. The carrier also has begun negotiations with the Malawi Government to take a 49% strategic stake in failed flag carrier Air Malawi after being selected as the preferred bidder among eight chosen applicants.
The Asian network will be expanded with the addition of Ho Chi Minh City, Manila and Seoul Incheon in Jun-2013 operating from Ethiopian's existing Asian hubs, Hong Kong and Bangkok. And Ethiopian will become the first African carrier to take advantage of the natural transfer traffic synergies that link the three regions, and form part of its strategy to develop its Addis Ababa base into a Dubai-style hub of Africa.
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Way to go EAL!!!!
This is the way to bury deep down our enemies and jealous diaspora fools and idiots alike, who cry to boycott EAL!
My deepest gratitude and appreciation to the whole crew and employees of EAL!!
Everyone noticed that Australia is the only continent remaining in ETHIOPIAN route?
Ethiopian people and planes are present around the world more than ever due to the high level of cooperation Ethiopia showed towards globalism for the last two decades. Ethiopians are not as unique as they used to be to the world anymore thanks to the world class leader Ethiopia was blessed to be led by for the first time in history from 1991-2012.Now Ethiopia is in a roll making a fast comeback to civilization in this millenium.
We Ethiopian united against poverty, we keep moving in every economic struggle, soon we show the world our united strength when Renasance Dam commences.
Addis Zemen, wodajde zemedee, endet neh??
Why the hell do you bring the diaspora (yourself being the nr. 1 diaspora! Ha ha) into this boring news? Can't you just let loose your obsession with this ugly word? If EAL flies to Mars, it is their own business, and if people want to fly with other airlines, it is also their own business!
Ere teuw ere teuw ato Addis Zemen! Endezih atabesatchen!!
Now to a few lines dedicated to our indefatigable AZ…
Yaddis zemen neger,
ayinessa yeker, leseuw ayeneger
men madreg yishalal yezin sewye neger?
Bimekrut aysema
tebayu temama
keseuw aysmama
nazret laai tetabko kenena lelite
kalafi agdamiw gaar neger sigotete
kemiwezewezew leb-aderk tetchete
matchebtchebun teteh betsera yeshalal
genzeb mesebsebu lant yawatahal
adiswan musherit chereseh restehaal?
L.A. Setmeta meret yewetehaal!!
bekerb gezee wust Fereja ena Musherit L.A. Yemetalu
ke Fairfax hotel suite yeyezalu
"ÿan gezee", Fereja endenegeregn
"menged laay kayehut essun ayadrgegh
ketemawen telo biheed yeshalewal
yeh betcha yebejewaal
bizneseen cherishee agere eskemeles
L.A ketema ednayelaat lewees"
Melektu dersohaal negerum gebtohal
Fereja endalew ketemaen teleh betheed yishalehal
Egnam teregagten kaante tegelaglen
yetekeberu Fitawrari Freem-m tenesh tenfes yebel.
Tht is it for today.
Yesemahawen belebeh yasadereleh.
It is good that EAL is expanding. But bole airport service is nothing but mediocre at best. Never seen such ineptness in airport management. Investing in the fleet only will not lift EAL.
It is a miracle as always the Airline is expanding so rapidly but the management stinks due to the few bubble head opportunist woyane stooges. Many qualified and able professionals have left and are leaving the Airline still because of such rats.
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Bole Airport or any airport management in Ethiopia is not the duty of the Airlines. It is handled by civil aviation authority under Airports Enterprise. So your grievances should be directed to the bureaucrats managing the airport.
Why is it wherever in the world EAL emloyees are mostly Tigres? Unless the position requires special schooling Tigres fill the job openings. For example Amharas in Benishanul Gumuz recently faced the same situation like what we have been hearing just recently happened to Amharas in Benishangul happens to all ethnicities (except Tigres). All ethnicities except Tigres in one way or the other had been getting forcefully evicted and asked to forcefully return (if they are lucky to stay alive) just to find their foods and properties looted having nothing to live on while the same education status Tigres get to travel around the world selling EAL tickets, controbanding , looting people's luggage,money laundering… you name it all the Tigres are in it. If the Tigres are are well educated of course they will not work for their country they will travel outside Ethiopia and make big money and live on not only their job but also they live on the money of the capital flight money looted from inside Ethiopia by their cousins and Tigre relatives. It is sad but the fact of the matter is the money looted from Ethiopia ends up in diaspora Tigres pocket through money laundering EAl/civil aviation emloyees help and the looters will come to diaspora for vacation and entertain themselves thinking no one witnesses their actions.
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The WebSphere EJB Adapter enables the integration broker to exchange business objects with enterprise beans that have been designed using the EJB architecture and deployed on an application server. Similarly, in a WebSphere Process Server environment, EJB bindings enable Service Component Architecture (SCA) components to invoke services provided by EJBs deployed on an application server.
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In the existing environment, the WebSphere EJB Adapter receives a business object from the integration broker -- WebSphere InterChange Server. Using the information contained in the business object, the Adapter invokes the EJB deployed on a J2EE application server and returns the response back to the integration broker:
Figure 1. Existing solution using WebSphere EJB Adapter
Migrating to EJB bindings has several advantages:
- EJB bindings support import and export bindings, while WebSphere EJB Adapter supports only request processing.
- EJB bindings support transactions, while WebSphere EJB Adapter does not.
Figure 2. EJB bindings in WebSphere Process Server interacting with an EJB
Migration in IBM Integration Designer
Using the Migration Wizard in IBM Integration Designer, you can migrate WebSphere InterChange Server artifacts into deployable artifacts and place them in projects within an IBM Integration Designer workspace:
- In IBM Integration Designer, open the Import Wizard and select File => Import. Under Business Integration, select WebSphere InterChange Server Repository and then click Next:
Figure 3. Import Wizard in IBM Integration Designer
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Figure 4. Select WebSphere InterChange Server repository
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Figure 5. Configure connector migration
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Figure 6. Conversion options in wizard
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Figure 7. Migration summary
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Figure 8. Modules in IBM Integration Designer
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Figure 9. Sample request
Figure 10. Response
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Natasha Walia will walk across the stage in her first graduation ceremony today as she receives an associate degree from College of the Canyons.
The 16-year-old home-schooled student also just completed the requirements for her high school diploma, so the graduation will serve to celebrate both achievements.
"We're going to count the COC graduation as my high school graduation, too," Natasha said. "I'm very excited, and I'm also nervous, because I've never been through a graduation ceremony."
The Saugus resident has been homeschooled, along with her younger brother and sister, since fifth grade by their mother Elizabeth Walia. She also enrolled in COC's concurrent enrollment program, which allowed her to work toward a high school and associates diploma at the same time.
"This past year, I just decided I wanted to get it done," Natasha said about her early completion of the two degrees. "It was very time consuming, but it wasn't too stressful. It was actually just right."
Natasha hopes to study Biblical languages next fall at The Master's College, but she has also applied at University of California, Los Angeles. Her career goal is to be a literary translator.
"Languages have always interested me ever since I was a little girl," she said. "I've always looked up to people who can speak another language."
Natasha plans to study Spanish, Greek, Aramaic and Hebrew at Master's. The language lover already studies Latin just for fun.
"I had a friend who was studying Latin, so I tried it and I fell in love my first semester," Natasha said. She received a Latin Bible for her 16th birthday.
Natasha said she doesn't feel like she has missed out on anything by concentrating on her studies and graduating early.
"School is my forte, so I was glad I could take advantage of that," she said. "I've had a very fulfilled school experience and I feel like I haven't missed out on anything."
In between studying for her high school and college courses, Natasha attended church three times a week, spent time with her friends and played sports.
"I think, being homeschooled, you don't get less socialization, you actually get more, because you can take your work with you and go places," she said.


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Something practical for Gaza
I know from the response to various posts I have written about Gaza that there is great interest in the issue among readers of this blog. Many people have a feeling of helplessness as the tragedy continues to unfold. Here is something of a practical nature which has been brought to my attention and I pass the message on for your consideration:- (more…)


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The monographic focus section of issue n. 3 was edited by Ulrich Wyrwa and Werner Bergmann. It is dedicated to
"The Making of Antisemitism as a Political Movement. Political History as Political Movement (1879-1914)",
with 18 essays covering many different national contexts.
The issue is also enriched by six book reviews and the discussion of
the "Storia della Shoah in Italia" (eds. M. Flores, S. Levis Sullam,
M.A. Matard Bonucci, E. Traverso (Torino:Utet 2010)).


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Thank you Laura Fuentes, Chief MOM
Three years ago my daughter entered a picky eating stage and I could not get her to eat anything! My son followed her path a year later. I came across Missy's book The Sneaky Chef and I immediately fell in love with her ingenuity! The brownies were such a hit that I began putting them in their lunch box. They wanted a treat? Have a brownie! I'd say.
My daughter has slowly grown more open to trying new things; my son is another story. For the past year he has eaten macaroni and cheese nearly 2-3 times per week. Initially, I used Missy's technique of adding pureed carrots or squash (anything orange) to add a nutritional boost to the organic, out of the box pasta. Soon, it became apparent that I needed to come up with my own "power sauce" in order to really maximize nutrition.
They say desperation is the mother of all invention. After trying many sauces and online recipes, I realized that simple ingredients worked best. There are days I whip up a single serving of "power sauce" while the pasta cooks; other days, I get really inspired and whip up a huge batch so all I have to do is pull a serving from the freezer and warm it up. Below, I'll share with you both options so you can make the power sauce at home.
Power Sauce: Homemade Creamy Cheese Sauce
Courtesy of MOMables™' Recipe Stash
Large Make ahead recipe: yields 12 1cup servings.
• 5lb bag organic carrots, peeled and washed
• 32oz (2lb) container part skim ricotta cheese
• 12 oz sharp cheddar cheese
• 1/2 cup milk
1. Peel and wash carrots. Cut in a few pieces. Steam
2. Steam carrots until soft (12-15min for that size load)
3. In a blender/food processor add half of all the ingredients above and blend/puree well.
4. Repeat process for second batch.
5. After cooling, pour 1 cup of pureed mac and cheese into individual zip bags or freezer containers.
6. To make mac and cheese dinner: pour 1 cup power sauce and mix with cooked pasta (12oz dry pasta)
Single Batch: yields approx. 1cup sauce
• 3/4 cup steamed carrots
• 1/3 cup ricotta cheese
• 1-2 oz sharp cheddar cheese
• 2TB milk
Repeat directions.
Laura Fuentes is the Chief MOM at MOMables™. A wife, mother of 3 and a lunch enthusiast who insists on healthy, wholesome food for her family. She's on a mission to help busy parents overcome the difficulties of packing fresh school lunches. On her personal blog, SuperGlueMom.com, she writes about motherhood, deadlines, healthier living, and keeping her cool, even when her kids super-glued her hair. She's also a food contributor to numerous sites and is published weekly on an online news hub.
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Clay Colored Stool After Gallbladder Removal
Gallbladder removed 6 years ago, recently had light clay colored stool few times back to normal the next day, is this is a result of no gallbladder?
No: This is not a result of no gallbladder, but could represent a problem with the pancreas. More likely, it is the result of something you ate. Having said that, you may want to see your primary care provider for Aptekar clnete evaluation. May need to run some blood tests as well. Hope this helps! ...Read more
Clay Colored Stool (Definition)
Stool is clay colored (gray stools) is a symptom in which there is not enough yellow, brown, or green color in the stool, meaning that there is not enough bile (from the liver and gall bladder) in the stool. Gray stools can be due to a blockage in the flow of ...Read more
Why am i having green stool after gallbladder removal?
It's bile: Before gallbladder removal, it stored bile and emptied when u are food. So the bile was mixed in with food. Now the bile is running through ur GI tract even without food hence change in color. It may get better over a yr or so. It is not harmful to u, however. ...Read more
Is it normal to have yellow stool for a year? Even after gallbladder removal?
Stool sample: Change in the color of your stool should be evaluated. Bile gives stool a darker color. However, if you are doing fine and this has been ongoing for a year, you can get an elective appointment with your doc. A stool sample for analysis will help diagnose. ...Read more
Pale stool normal after gallbladder removal?
Concern : You should be concerned that you could have blockage of the biliary ducts. Changes in stool after ccy is not uncommon but further evaluation reasonable. ...Read more
Is oily stool a year after gallbladder removal normal? I have had a CT scan and MRCP to evaluate pancreas, both were normal.
Fat malabsorption.: After we have our gallbladder removed, we begin to have trouble digesting dietary fats - the gallbladder normally stores bile, which helps us to prepare fats for digestion. So without a bonus release of bile, we will not digest fats properly, which means they end up in the stool, causing that oily stool to which you refer. This effect is permanent. ...Read more
Would not having clay-colored stool rule out a gallbladder issue, or can you still have gallbladder disease with normal colored stool?
Clay colored: stool suggest that bile duct is somehow blocked and do not let the bile go into the bowe. You can have gb disease with normal colored stool. ...Read more
How common are side effects (weight gain/loss, trouble digesting, etc) after gallbladder removal?
Fairly rare: The vast majority of those undergoing cholecystectomy (removal of the gallbladder) do not experience any of the things you mention. Occasionally people have trouble digesting very fatty meals but that is not good for you anyway and can be managed by a moderately low fat diet. Changes in weight are not at all related. ...Read moreSee 2 more doctor answers
Can protein powder or iron pills cause diarrhea after gallbladder removal? Does diarrhea mean I am not absorbing the nutrients?
Diarrhea: Both iron tablets and protein powder can cause diarrhea. Gallbladder surgery can also cause diarrhea ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
What could cause pain after gallbladder removal?
Normal short term: It is normal to have some pain around the port sites after lap chole and around the incision for an open procedure. These usually decrease by 2 weeks. If you seem to be having deeper pain, or if you experience fevers, night sweats or don't feel like you are getting better, call your surgeon for advice. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
What is a good diet after gallbladder removal?
Low fat: Low fat, high fiber, avoid greasy fried foods and excessive butter and drink plenty of caffeine free, alcohol free fluids. ...Read moreSee 1 more doctor answer
Gallbladder Removal (Definition)
Gallbladder removal is just that. Surgical removal of the gallbladder. Technically known as a cholecystectomy, it is usually done laparoscopically with small incisions and is one of ...Read more
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Sac like organ that serves to store bile, a digestive detergent which is made in the liver. Typically contracts after eating and sends the stored bile down ducts to ...Read more
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Monroe has same body issues as Simpson
"GOODE FRIENDS, for friendship's sake forbeare to utter what is gossipt here. In social chat lest unaware thy tongue offend thy fellow players."
This is the inscription, imitating Shakespeare, that is borne out in metal script over the main fireplace at the Players Club off Washington Square, New York. I have been in the Players many times, but never noticed this before. I had to laugh. I had just embraced actor Ben Gazzara on the stairs and he'd said, "You look even better than when I sat on the beach with you in Ostia back in 1957." I was thinking what a great gossip era that had been. Young actor Gazzara was madly in love with my friend Elaine Stritch. She was in Rome, making "A Farewell to Arms" and I was her secretary. Ben had rushed over to see Elaine. The Catholic schoolgirl turned performer, felt she could not marry Ben because he was divorced. She had started then dating Rock Hudson in Rome and I, as Elaine's Girl Friday, was listening to Ben's tale of heartbreak and woe while thinking what a good-looker he was. Well, I didn't write anything about any of that because I wasn't then a columnist. My, my, how times have changed. We were in the Players Club for a reading by Elaine and five other fabulous actors — including the bombshell actress Gina Gershon — of a new play by Ginna Carter. (Dixie's daughter). In our audience this one star-studded night — Barbara Walters, Tommy Tune, Nathan Lane, Michael Feinstein, Dixie and Hal Holbrook, publisher Arthur Carter and scouts from every major Broadway producing house as well as the Times' Ben Brantley. He came at my invitation, just for the hell of it. (I had invited the Post's own theater expert, Michael Riedel, but I don't think he made it.) Well, anyway, I have to "watch it" if I go back to the Players, now that I know they ask us not to gossip.
STARTING this very night you can see a rare American musical as the second "Encores!" series presents Jerome Kern and Oscar Hammerstein's "Music in the Air." (You're right. I don't think I ever heard of it either.) This will star the delightful brat Kristin Chenoweth, the gorgeous Douglas Sills, as well as Tony winner Dick Latessa (the husband in "Hairspray") plus Tom Alan Robbins and Sierra Boggess. Let's add the unique Marni Nixon who was the voice of Audrey Hepburn in "My Fair Lady" and also sang for Deborah Kerr in "The King and I," as well as Natalie Wood in "West Side Story." The Rodgers & Hammerstein organization has restored this musical which hasn't been seen since 1932. You may remember a few of the famous songs, however — "I've Told Every Little Star" and "The Song Is You."
THE FAMOUS charms are in evidence, not a little on the fleshy side — diet anyone?"…"This movie cements the fact that the actress is in need of a good girdle"… "She has been slimmer and trimmer previously"… The above quotes are a random sampling of critical reviews of Marilyn Monroe's later films. Her zaftig shape sparked a lot of negative comment. She (and her brunette counterpart Elizabeth Taylor) were not "allowed" to be plump, because size standards were different. This is a myth. Both were savaged for their over-abundant curves. Monroe whittled herself back down to her calendar girl shape in the year before her death — she'd had enough criticism. Taylor continued the battle, often losing.
I REFER to these classic waistlines to remind you all that times have not changed. A few extra pounds were a crime in the 1950s and seem to be a crime today. Look at what is happening to poor Jessica Simpson! The singer has a shape that looks no different — and quite a bit better, really — than the average American woman. She's put on a few, but is hardly ready for a carnival act. Not that you'd know it from the headlines: "The Fat Lady Sings!" Geez! Jessica might consider a stylist, to present her new landscape more discreetly, but how she dresses is as much her business as how much she weighs. Both Jenny Craig and Weight Watchers are said to be eyeing Jessica's figure with interest. Still, Jessica's burgeoning bod doesn't seem to bother Disney. They are still hot to develop a series for the blond beauty. The latest idea is an updated version of "Barefoot in the Park," a play, which was made into a hit movie starring Jane Fonda and Robert Redford. Jessica would be the kooky, adventurous wife married to a stuffy lawyer. (This was, more or less, the premise of "Dharma and Greg," which ran for a few seasons. Are there any new ideas? Not really.) Whatever develops — in her career or in her jeans — just leave the girl alone with her perfectly normal, still attractive, body.
NOW THE service for the Shubert's Gerald Schoenfeld, happening Monday 1 p.m. at the Majestic will have a limited number of seats available to the public on a first-come, first-served basis.


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Many dreams that come to fruition start with a single daydream.
Escotar came about when Lance Hofstad created a fake band with a co-worker at his day job. Soon this simple idea, created 10 years ago, turned into a reality.
"I had a day job with an internet startup during the first Dot com bubble in Seattle,'' Hofstad said. ''A co-worker and I created a fake band that we wrote fake songs for to pass the time. We'd send each other emails with subject lines that were supposed to be the title and you had to send back song lyrics. We had a lot of friends, who were messing around playing tunes, so we decided to form a band with some of these tunes.''
The co-worker introduced Hofstad, who sings and plays guitar, to drummer Sean Kearney, and they started playing together as Skearney.
"We played some shows, but you know how bands are,'' Hofstad said. ''Soon outside forces came to weigh on the band, and Kearney and I were left paying for our rehearsal space and wanting to play more music. I'd been writing songs that the band wasn't using. We started playing those songs and took the name, Estocar, which I had been using as an umbrella for these things that I have been fooling with during this time."
Rounding out the band is Steve Melle on bass, and Estocar has released six albums since 2002. Saturday's show at Cedars West End is part of a tour in support of 2012's ''Faux Fiction,'' and the group also is working on a new disc.
Fact Box
WHO: Estocar, Moons of Saturn and Dave Pokrivnak and Dave Knowlden
WHEN: 10 p.m. Saturday
WHERE: Cedars West End, 706 Steel St., Youngstown
"We have about a dozen plus new songs that we are working toward recording for our new album, 'Celluloid,''' Hofstad said. ''We are planning on playing about 3 to 5 of the new songs for this tour. ... We are still touring on 'Faux Fiction,' though we are mostly focused on playing new material and preparing it to be recorded. We have a lot of new songs, but while we are out on the road this time, we will play about 40 percent of the new material, 40 percent from 'Faux Fiction and then the other 20 percent is a song here and there from our previous albums."
Kearney said that the band definitely is influenced by the angular noise pop meets art punk sounds of Pere Ubu, Mission of Burma and the minimalist style of Young Marble Giants. He said the band is also influenced by some of the acclaimed neo- psychedelic post-punk Paisley Underground bands of the 1980s such as The Dream Syndicate and The Long Ryders. The Pere Ubu and The Dream Syndicate influence is quite evident in the band's 2006 effort, "Garage Philosophy."
"You don't simply hear these influences, but it's all mashed up in my dysfunctional disco playing style,'' Kearney said. ''I am incorporating old analog drums - thank you eBay - made by Syndrum and Synare along with some delay pedals stacked upon my regular drum set to add a little long tail to each beat. I am trying to channel Young Marble Giants and Suicide.''
According to Hofstad, the band gets a lot of Joy Division and Talking Heads influences. Estocar does add their unique artful landscape and playful lyric craft.
"We are just trying to put as much energy and emotion into the music as we could, in a tiny rehearsal space underground on Capitol Hill in Seattle,'' Hofstad said. ''There is a great music scene that lives and breathes out in the northwest, and I'd say it has been a large influence on our approach and playing. There are so many good bands and they all do their own thing. I definitely listen to a lot of music, but don't really set out to sound like anyone at this point or really in the past for that matter. We have been having fun playing for so long that it is starting to find its own feel that is all our own."


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This is a subject that I have strong opinions about to say the least. For CGPS' first investigation we did have a couple of 15 year-olds present. This changed right after the investigation. The teenagers didn't take things as seriously as I would've liked and didn't have the composure needed when dealing with the unknown. Plus, they accidently erased audio!
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As other investigators know, you can get really startled by things during investigations. Even seasoned investigators have had this happen. The difference is in the reaction to such things. Everyone on my team is trained not to scream when confronted with such things, nor run away. Now, like I said, MOST teenagers would be prone to do just that. Once that occurs, there is a loss of credibility and contamination of evidence beyond use.
In spite of what a teenager may think, they haven't had the life experience to keep them calm and even safe during a paranormal investigation. My group has investigated in older structures where care is needed to physically remain safe. Running negates safety.
Let's not forget that not all "entities" are friendly either. It takes a mature person to deal with a darker haunt and I have even had members of my group decline to go on cases feeling that they are not prepared enough for a possible dark or demonic entity. It takes a strong faith as well. Teenagers shouldn't be put at risk in these situations, and ABSOLUTELY no one under the teenage years should be put in harm's way. These are my opinions, but I stand by them.
As far as if a client wants to use his/her child in an investigation I would STRONGLY advise against it. I certainly don't want to expose the child to anything dangerous or upsetting. I have done cases where the child is present - asleep - in the house and done okay. In these cases we always have a camera in the child's room, but wouldn't want to directly involve a child in the actual investigation. I haven't had a client take me to task on this yet, but it may happen I suppose. If it does I will deal with it professionally and respectfully advise against it to the client.


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Fearing that spinal surgery would leave him an invalid needing constant care, Bob Welch told his wife in a suicide note: "I'm not going to do this to you," according to a friend.
The body of the former Fleetwood Mac member and successful solo artist was found in his Nashville home Thursday by his wife Wendy. The musician, 65, had shot himself in the chest, police say.
Family friend Bart Herbison, executive director of the National Songwriters Association, says Welch underwent spinal surgery about three months ago, The Tennessean reports.
"It had become apparent to Bob that he was not going to recover, that he was going to become an invalid," Herbison says. "He had seen his father become an invalid and watched his mother care for him for many years."
A member of Fleetwood Mac from 1971 to 1974, Welch had solo hits with "Sentimental Lady" and "Ebony Eyes."
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The little boy wasn't getting good marks in school. One day he made the teacher quite surprised. He tapped her on the shoulder and said ..."I don't want to scare you, but my daddy says if I don't get better grades, somebody is going to get a spanking."
Rich's Crazy News Story Of The Day:
British supermarket chain Tesco apologized after a mother complained her 7-year-old daughter was allowed to buy a bottle of wine. The mother said she waited outside of the Tesco Express store in Exeter, England, while her daughter went inside the store to buy her some "surprise" early Mother's Day gifts and she was shocked when the girl emerged with a box of chocolates and a bottle of sparkling wine. Tesco said the employee who sold the wine to the girl was not fired but is no longer with the company.
The Wacky World of Crime With Officer Hancock's police blotter:
Police in Margate, Florida said a pawn shop worker was accidentally shot in the buttocks by another employee who was putting a gun into a display case. The employee was taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
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Police in Ballwin, Missouri said an intruder reported by a man who arrived home to a broken window and noise coming from his basement turned out to be a turkey. Police said Kevin Corrigan called 911 after arriving home to find broken glass on the floor and the counter near his back door and hearing sounds coming from his basement. Officers arrived at the home a few moments later and discovered the intruder was a wild turkey. The turkey apprehended and released in the wild.


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by J.C. Duffy
Duffy, a neophyte cartoonist at 30, has a sense of humor that can make B. Kliban seem like W. Disney. A pig looming on a horizon is captioned, "Suppose giant 'bull swine' roamed the earth, and the only way to scare them was to show them their own reflection. Wow!" A bovine astronaut in a rocket ship—"First Cow on the Moon"—says, "Sweet Jesus, this is no simple trek to the north forty!" Many drawings feature pigs and/or deserts; if that means something, it's a moot point. (Addison-Wesley, $3.95)
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The 5th Circuit Court of Appeals doesn't have a hard-to-reconcile split on abortion. Its decisions regarding laws in Texas and Mississippi reflect the impact of those laws much more than their underlying legitimacy.
Federal Judge E. Grady Jolly has issued a 2-1 ruling upholding a district court's injunction against a Mississippi law that would require doctors performing abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital.
Just why doctors would find it so difficult to obtain that privilege is somewhat puzzling, but what is disturbing is the pro-abortion position that views the procedure as not much different from having a wart frozen. In and out, no big deal - after all, this pregnancy is merely a thing "unwanted."
Earlier this year, the 5th Circuit upheld a similar Texas law. That was the one in which state Sen. Wendy Davis, now a Democratic candidate for Lone Star governor shamelessly waffling on her abortion extremism, earned fawning media attention for trying to keep abortion legal at dates far beyond that accepted in virtually the entire world.
So if Jolly, who was appointed to the bench by President Reagan, ruled against Mississippi's law and a separate panel upheld the Texas law, what do those legal tea leaves foretell for Louisiana's recent law (one, again, crafted with very similar language)?
In Mississippi, the pro-abortion plaintiffs argued the law would have the effect of shuttering the state's only abortion clinic in Jackson. Jolly's ruling agreed that was true, though the judge also cautioned, "nothing in this opinion should be read to hold that any law or regulation that has the effect of closing all abortion clinics in a state would inevitably fail the undue burden analysis."
Furthermore, as Jarvis DeBerry noted in a post on this ruling at NOLA.com, Louisiana's law would not close every abortion clinic in the state, so that core argument against the law is probably moot. As the 5th Circuit panel held in the Texas matter, "(the law) on its face does not impose an undue burden on the life and health of a woman, and the district court erred in finding to the contrary."
All in all, given the 5th Circuit's Texas decision, Jolly's caveat, and even the dissent from 5th Circuit Judge Emilio Garza, it would seem, well, injudicious to bet against Louisiana's law being tossed.
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Monday, January 3, 2011
SOTDays: Perfume logging catch-up
So, Friday I was unscented, on the same principle as Scentless Saturday--I spent the day with Himself, and Himself likes a lack of perfume on occasion.
Saturday I wore Un Crime Exotique, because it's a fine holiday perfume that I haven't worn enough. But it wasn't quite right for my end-of-vacation lamenting mood; too happy and sweet.
Sunday, we threw one final holiday party, the second annual Eating Junk And Watching Rubbish event, so of course I wore Sushi Imperiale.
Today, so far, I've worn nothing; I'm still in holiday jet lag, so to speak. I really should go correct that. The perfume, that is, not the jet lag.
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6 comments:
- Vintage Lady said...
I sometimes do this too. I like not wearing anything but then don't you feel you have your own scent? I love this too.
- January 4, 2011 at 5:32 AM
- Vanessa said...
I still remember to apply scent most days, but decided to stop writing down what I am wearing, as it was becoming a chore and I never looked back to see what my past choices were. In my case, it is not as though they ever add up to a quorum of "most worn in February" type of thing. I feel strangely weightless, but I may yet come to regret my new, untagged freedom.
- January 4, 2011 at 5:05 PM
- ChickenFreak said...
Greetings, Vintage Lady! I find myself feeling weirder and weirder when I don't wear fragrance. :) Maybe I should not-wear it more often.
- January 4, 2011 at 10:50 PM
- ChickenFreak said...
Howdy, Vanessa! I do look at my old choices occasionally, though not so much that I'll say "You'll be soooorry" or anything like that. While the scent of the day is definitely about perfume, I think that to some extent it's a diary or journal, and the scent gives me a built-in subject to write about. If I weren't blogging about it, I suspect that I wouldn't bother to record it.
- January 4, 2011 at 10:51 PM
- MyPerfumeLife said...
I still haven't tried Sushi Imperiale. I must get some as I'm sure it's something that I will really like.
- January 5, 2011 at 7:00 AM
- ChickenFreak said...
Hey, MPL! Yes yes, try it! It's theoretically possible to not like it - I think that no perfume that's a _guaranteed_ like is interesting enough to be a love, if you see what I mean. But it's ever so worth trying.
- January 7, 2011 at 11:21 PM


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Government authorities in Azerbaijan released a Baptist minister from prison Wednesday after holding him in custody for seven months.
Zaur Balaev was arrested by government authorities in May 2007 on charges of using violence against state representatives. Church members continue to insist that the charges were false.
After his appeal failed in October, Balaev was transferred to a prison in the capital city.
The pastor was pardoned under an March 18 decree from President Aliev, which was published on the presidential Web site. The decree also pardoned 58 other prisoners and reduced the sentence of one more.
Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter was among those who had appealed for Balaev's release. He had written a letter on Balaev's behalf to the Azerbaijan president last month.
"It's a great joy to be free," Balaev told the Forum 18 News Service after his release.
More Work to Defend Freedoms
Ilya Zenchenko, head of the Baptist Union, welcomed the release.
"We thank God and those who prayed and supported Zaur," he said. "But there is a lot more work still to be done to defend religious freedom in Azerbaijan."
State officials have refused to disclose whether Balaev and his congregation will be safe from future official harassment. Protestants have been repeatedly threatened with jail in Azerbaijan, but none of these threats have come to fruition.
One Religious Prisoner Remains in Prison
Jehovah's Witness Samir Huseynov was not on the presidential amnesty list and remains in prison.
He was sentenced to 10 months in October 2007 for refusing compulsory military service on religious grounds.
"We weren't surprised that Samir Huseynov wasn't freed," one Jehovah's Witness told Forum 18 News Service. "Otherwise they wouldn't have imprisoned him in the first place."
Huseynov is still awaiting his appeal hearing.
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Belly up to the Sandbar
Behind the Bar looks at area nightspots and the people who own or manage them.
For Gary Miller, 45, owner of the Sandbar Draft House and Grille, life's biggest adventure is meeting new people.
Miller has always been self-employed. He was a financial broker, had a bait-and-tackle shop and once owned a canteen food service. He still owns a flooring company in Erie. These various endeavors and experiences have allowed him a chance to meet so many and to be a "people person."
Having the Sandbar situated near the entrance to Presque Isle State Park, he has that opportunity in abundance. People from all over the country, as well as many locals, stop in to enjoy what some might call Erie's official "beach bar."
Enter the Sandbar and you'll see bright summer colors, walls festooned with fishing nets and a variety of simulated crustaceans. It's all in fun for this casual gathering place.
You'll find a large variety of draft beers here -- more than 30. The Sandbar has craft beer, microbrews, imports and domestics all poured ice cold to beat the summer heat. There also is a full-service bar.
The former game room has been turned into a room for private celebrations. Miller offers the space for free and provides a special catering menu.
When the patios were built, patrons had a new place to congregate. Late-night party people love to socialize under the stars. During the day, families especially like the outdoor area to eat. And why not? The menu is both adult- and kid-friendly.
The Sandbar offers more than 25 "Beach Burgers" including the "Sandblaster," which boasts a half-pound of Angus beef.
There are also 30 great wing sauces. Or try any of the diverse assortment of appetizers, sandwiches, wraps and specialty pizzas.
On Wednesdays and Thursdays the Sandbar has a DJ from 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.
Listen to live music every Friday and Saturday night. This Friday features Gnosis, and perennial crowd pleaser Stiletto takes the stage Saturday night.
Food, drink, music and fun await you at the Sandbar. It's just the place to hang out with old friends -- or meet new ones.


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Master-planned communities. The concept has been around at least since the nation's capital was built, and always the plans are conceived with movement in mind, says Rob Kent, urban planning professor.
But while planners consider how to get people to work, to the market and back home as efficiently as possible, engineering behavior is not so simple.
Especially when the movement depends heavily on the automobile.
"The problem is that in most planned communities the physical layout is for the car," Kent said in a recent interview. "The streets and their dimensions are for cars, creating a space without a lot of walkable distances."
The words "planned community" is as ubiquitous in the Santa Clarita Valley as words like "strip mall" or "homeowners association."
The idea of a planned community was seeded in the Santa Clarita Valley in the 1960s with the birth of the master-planned community of Valencia.
Tax codes, onion fields
In the 1960s, Los Angeles County changed its tax code and began assessing the onion fields and farms of the Santa Clarita Valley for "highest and best use," which translated into residential development.
The Newhall Land and Farming Company, which owned the land, brought in Victor Gruen, who was dubbed "the father of new urbanism."
"Gruen embraced the European principles of walkability," said Marlee Lauffer, spokeswoman for Newhall Land. "Valencia is planned as a series of neighborhood villages with either a park, school or shopping at the core of each village."
Weaving through the village is a road network of local streets with residences on them, collector streets that accept traffic from the local streets, and arterial roads on which collector streets dump their traffic. The arterial roads connect the villages, Lauffer said.
Kent chairs the urban planning and design department at California State University at Northridge. He defines a walkable distance as 500 meters or less — in American terms, just over a quarter of a mile.
"There are supposed to be organic places that resemble the center of commercial life," Kent said. Within each village are markets, pharmacies and places to purchase basic goods and services.
More than a village
Urban planners like Kent consider the village concept a failure in reducing the number of car trips within the planned community.
What's driving people to drive more?
Kent's answer is habits and consumerism.
"We're trained to drive," he said. "California cultural orientation is toward the car."
Consumers are also trained to gather their needs from various sources. "There is very little loyalty to a supermarket," he said.
Kent cites studies by economic geographers indicating that consumers will shop locally for low-order, or basic, needs. However, specialty items will drive consumers to leave their "village" to shop.
"We go to Trader Joe's across town to buy that bottle of wine or that special cheese," Kent said.
Lauffer agreed that specialty items put residents back into their cars and contribute to additional shopping trips and traffic. "People are always going to drive to Trader Joe's or Whole Foods for specialty items," she said.
Paseos are for walking
Under Gruen's master plan, the idea was to get people out of their cars in the evening and on the weekends to walk, Lauffer said. To help people get out of their cars on the weekends, Gruen and Valencia's planners included 30 miles of paseos in Valencia.
"You can walk behind your cul-de-sac to you neighbor's home," she said. People could also walk to the store or to school.
However, the paseo systems are rarely used for more than recreational walking or social visits, Kent said. "I think they are attractive and support walking," he said. "But most people don't use the paseos for transit. They use it for recreation."
Lauffer agreed, adding that people may walk to a local shopping mall for dinner, but they're still going to get into the car to buy groceries.
Paseos offer some advantages, Kent noted. "They take pedestrians off the street, which helps car traffic move," he said.
When people think of planned communities they often think of cul-de-sacs, Kent said. Valencia is no exception. "(Cul-de-sacs) are designed with the intention of allowing kids to play in the street without worrying about cars," he added.
But the serenity of the cul-de-sac comes with a price. "It forces traffic onto main arterial roads and doesn't allow traffic onto side streets," he said. "There are no back roads from one place to the next."
Lauffer said it isn't dumping cars on arterial streets that creates traffic in the Santa Clarita Valley; it's the lack of arterial roads.
Soledad Canyon Road, which becomes Valencia Boulevard west of Bouquet Canyon Road, serves as the arterial connection to all the communities in the city of Santa Clarita.
That robs Santa Clarita Valley residents and those who work here of travel options — and creates traffic.
Planners see the answer in completion of the cross-valley connector, a road marred by delays.
"When the cross-valley connector is complete, it's going to relieve major tension on Soledad/Valencia (Boulevard)," Lauffer said.
Avoiding bottlenecks
But Kent said connector roads alone won't solve Santa Clarita's long-term traffic problems. Keeping Santa Clarita from turning into one bottleneck takes smart planning, and Kent warns against adding dense development in Santa Clarita's core.
"If people start building apartments, that could create congestion like what's seen in the San Fernando Valley," he said. "You can't put the volume of traffic from apartment buildings onto a road network like Santa Clarita's, (which is) built for single-family homes."
Looking ahead
Moving forward, Newhall Land and Farming will employ improved design techniques in its continued development of Valencia and its future development of Newhall Ranch. The Newhall Ranch development is 21,000 homes that will be built between Interstate 5 and Highway 126.
"There are probably a couple of things we could have done better in planning Valencia," Lauffer said.
One of them would be making the community more walkable.
"People have changed," Lauffer said. "When we developed Valencia, people didn't walk to work. They do now."
Connecting the paseos to industrial areas didn't come to the planned communities in Valencia until the 1980s.
The newer communities in Valencia and the plans for Newhall Ranch will include connections from the paseos to adjacent industrial parks when completed.
Bridgeport, for example, has those connections to allow walking into the industrial areas.
The oft-maligned cul-de-sac design will be modified in Newhall Ranch, Lauffer said. Newhall Ranch will come with more arterial roads to connect its villages and fewer cul-de-sacs. The move away from cul-de-sacs will give motorists more secondary routes between locations, she said.
Changes in attitudes about design and differences in the landscape are also driving the plans for Newhall Ranch, Lauffer said.
"Valencia is mainly flat, where Newhall Ranch has hills," she said. "We'll need to employ a different design to develop that community."


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The corn bunting is a large, heavy-looking brown bunting with a particularly thick bill.
Image: Andy Hay
Corn buntings are generally found on open arable and mixed farmland.
The UK population of corn buntings fell by 89% between 1970 and 2003. This is mainly because fewer seed and insect food sources are available to them on farmland.
Also, because corn buntings are a late nesting species, their nests can be destroyed during harvesting or cutting.
A nesting habitat that remains available until the late summer
Corn buntings nest on the ground in cereal fields, set-aside, grass field margins or unimproved grassland. They start nesting late in the spring, usually June or July, and can have flightless chicks in August.
Lots of seeds throughout the year
Adults feed mainly on seeds, especially cereal grain. Places where they can find seeds include rotational set-aside, harvested root crops, winter stubbles, newly-sown crops, weeds in the crop margins, areas of spilt grain or places where cereals are fed to outdoor cattle. They are becoming extinct in some pastoral areas of the UK.
Insects and spiders to feed to chicks in the spring and summer
Corn buntings take insects from crops, set-aside, grassland and field margins to feed their chicks. Breeding success relates directly to the availability of insect food
On arable land
Only use pesticides when the infestation exceeds the economic threshold. Try to avoid using broad-spectrum insecticides after 15 March. These remove beneficial insects and spiders that move into the crops in the spring. The loss of this food source is particularly damaging to corn buntings.
Adopt conservation headlands. Avoid spraying the outer six metres of cereal fields with insecticides or herbicides targeted at broad-leaved weeds. This enables beneficial insects and chick food for corn buntings to survive. You can get agronomic advice from the Game Conservancy Trust.
Spray and cultivate stubbles as late as possible. This provides important winter feeding habitat. Seed-rich wild bird cover crops are very important on farms where overwinter stubbles are not a viable option. Cereals are an essential component of wild bird cover crops in areas with corn buntings.
Create grass margins around arable fields to increase food availability close to the nesting habitat. Include species such as cocksfoot in the seed mix to create a tussocky sward. After the margins are established, cut in the autumn only once every three years. Avoid cutting all margins in the same year. Corn buntings are more likely to use margins that have no boundary feature or just a post and wire fence.
Use beetle banks in fields greater than 20 hectares to provide nesting cover for corn buntings and over-wintering habitat for beneficial insects. Beetle banks are two metre grass strips through the middle of arable fields. Such fields can be managed as one unit, as the headland is still cropped.
On grassland
Introduce arable fodder crops or create small plots of wild bird cover to provide a seed-rich habitat in pastoral areas. Maize is probably not of value to corn buntings unless it is undersown with a seed-bearing crop. Undersown cereal crops will provide seed food through the winter. The lack of cultivation in the autumn as well as restrictions on herbicide use will produce an abundant supply of insects.
Fence off margins of up to six metres around improved grassland and leave these unfertilised, uncut and ungrazed. Graze or cut in September every two to three years. Select margins that are adjacent to short thick hedges or post and wire fences.
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LANSING – There are a little more than 24 hours left to cast your vote for Mid-Michigan's Best Doughnut.
The poll, which was launched last Wednesday, has racked up nearly 2,800 votes and the current leader is Lance's Bakery in Owosso with 43 percent of the vote. Second place belongs to Meyer's Bakery in Lake Odessa with Nana's Sweet Treats in Mason coming in third.
The winner of this poll will automatically get a visit from MLive entertainment guru John "Gonzo" Gonzalez when he travels the state starting this Friday, March 14, to determine Michigan's Best Doughnut. However, just because your favorite place doesn't win, doesn't mean that it may not get a visit.
Who might get one of those extra visits will depend on how much love you show your favorite doughnut place in the comment section below. Do you have a special story about the owner? Does the shop make a unique doughnut? If so, let us know!
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Manfrotto launches the ML840H, expanding its existing LED light range
London, July 2012 – Manfrotto, the leading global developer of imaging accessories and supports, is proud to announce the launch of the new Manfrotto ML840H as part of its innovative range of LED lights. This new model expands the extraordinary range of lights and aims to introduce a new and bold way to experience photography and videography, based on advanced technology and with special attention to design.
The Manfrotto ML840H adds a fresh new dimension to the existing Manfrotto lighting systems; it is the largest and most powerful in the range, and incorporates a ''ball head to hotshoe'' system that allows it to be pivoted, angled and turned to direct the light as required. It can be mounted on a flash hotshoe either horizontally or vertically thanks to the DUO feature with its two shoe attachments, allowing multiple ML series lights to be stacked together to give an even stronger light.
The Manfrotto ML840H also has a flash setting, triggered by a sync cable, that emits a pulse of light four times brighter than the maximum continuous light it can produce. The presence of a variable dimmer allows for precise control over light output and exposure. In addition to this, it also includes useful light modifying accessories - a diffusor and two gels.
This LED light has an in-built rechargeable lithium battery which will keep it lit at full brightness for approximately 1.5 hours and retails at £249.95. It allows professional photographers and enthusiastic social recorders alike to enjoy full control over the areas that should be illuminated and those where it should be dark.
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The Supreme Court upheld Obamacare (mostly). Some complicated legalities, but, what else is new? I was interested in Romney's "Repeal and Replace" response on the day of the decision. He said on day 1 that he would repeal it, and then listed all the things he'd replace – which was a list of everything already in Obamacare, except the personal mandate. Funny that he'd leave that out when that was the basis for Romneycare in Mass. Afterall, the idea came from the Heritage Institute, a conservative think tank. And it's the basis of current Republican tax policy – expand the base to cut rates – which is exactly what it's doing in Mass.
But that mandate. I guess nobody much likes being told what to do, especially by the government. But let's see. Do you wear your seatbelt? Do you drive pretty close to the speed limit? Do you wear clothes when you're out in public? That's the gov't. telling you what to do. But, you say, the difference is that if you don't, you only get fined. Ah ha!
Well, supposing you're basically law abiding and do all those things. No fines for you! But suppose that whenever somebody else got caught doing those things, you got fined $20. Huh! Well, that's how our current health insurance works. Those with health insurance pay for those without it who just go to the Emergency Room.
Personally, I'd rather have everybody in and save some dollars. Besides, what is it you tell your kids? "How do you know you don't like it, you haven't even tried it yet!"
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Baywatch was the biggest TV show of the 90's and was sold right around the world, it seems watching fit people bounce needs no translation. Baywatch also had a theme tune that demands you stand up and run in slow motion – or at least visualise Pamela Anderson doing just that.
Behold the title sequence in all its glory.
But what about all those believable-looking lifeguards? How many ended up in rehab, Playboy and third-rate reality TV shows? The answer is .. almost all of them. However the are a few surprises in the pack. Catch-up with the ENTIRE cast of Baywatch after the jump!
David Hasselhoff – Mitch Buchanan
Hasselhoff was already famous for his part in Knight Rider, he produced and starred in Baywatch, along with spin-offs like Baywatch Nights and Baywatch Hawaii. Was also a huge music star in Germany and sang on the Berlin Wall in 1989. After battling alcohol problems he now pops up in reality competitions like Britain's Got Talent and is a regular panto star.
Parker Stevenson – Craig Pomeroy (1989 -1990, 1997-1998)
Parker was a 'teen heart-throb' in 70's series The Hardy Boys. He has two children with his ex-wife Kirstie Alley.
Shawn Weatherly – Jill Riley (1989-1990)
A former Miss Universe and Miss USA, she also appeared in Police Academy 3. She is now living in Newport Beach, California with her husband and two kids.
Billy Warlock – Eddie Kramer (1989 -1992)
Billy has also appeared in daytime soaps General Hospital (playing the brilliantly named A.J. Quartermaine), Days of Our Lives and As The World Turns. Was engaged to Baywatch co-star Erika Eleniak, is now married to former Days of Our Lives co-star Julie Pinson.
Erika Eleniak – Shauni McClain (1989 -1992)
Erika was the girl that Elliot kisses in ET. Before Baywatch she was a Playboy model and since the show she starred in films like Under Siege and The Beverly Hillbillies. More recently she appeared on reality shows like The Real Gilligan's Island and Celebrity Fit Club and has a daughter called Indyanna.
Peter Phelps – Trevor Cole (1989-1990)
An Aussie actor who has also appeared in soaps like Sons and Daughters, A Country Practice, Flying Doctors and more recently All Saints. He also played a surfer in Point Break alongside Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze.
Brandon Call – the orginal Hobie Buchannon (1989 – 1990)
Apparently he decided to leave the show after the first season as it wasn't that popular.. yet. Brandon worked on the family comedy 'Step by Step' during the 90's. He was shot twice during a road rage incident in 1996 but survived. Doesn't seem to be involved in acting anymore.
Holly Gagnier – Gina Pomeroy (1989 -1990)
Another Baywatch star who worked on daytime soaps, she went on to play Cassie on 'One Life To Live'. Also had a small role as Joey's sister 'Mary Angela' in Friends. Most recently she appeared on "Private Practice", and the season finale of "Ringer". She is divorced with one daughter.
Monte Markham – Don Thorpe (1989 – 1992)
Monte played a villain in The Six Million Dollar Man and Blanche's gay brother on The Golden Girls, is still acting.
John Allen Nelson – John D Cort (1989 -1990, recurring after that)
He appeared as Monica's boyfriend Paul "The Wine Guy" in Friends, co-wrote some martial-arts films and most recently starred in 24 and Vanished . He has been married twice and has three children.
Gregory Allen Williams – Garner Ellerbee (1989–1990, 1992, 1993–1995, recurring)
After Baywatch Garner popped up in guest roles on The Sopranos, One Tree Hill, Boston Legal and films like Remember The Titans, Old School and Oliver Stone's biopic 'W'.
He has written four books – one dealing with the Los Angeles race riots of 1992.
Jeremy Jackson – the second Hobie Buchannon (1991 – 2000)
He beat Leonardo DiCaprio to the part of Hobie when it was being recast. Says he had a serious drug problem during his time on Baywatch and went to rehab after leaving the show.
He has appeared on ropey reality shows like 'Confessions of a Teen Idol' in an attempt to re-start his career and came fifth on 'Celeb Rehab with Dr Drew' in 2011 (he had an addition to steroids). A sex tape featuring Jeremy and a porn star popped up online in 2008.
In January 2015 he took part in 'Celebrity Big Brother' (UK).
Richard Jaeckel – Ben Edwards (1991-1992, recurring)
Was a well-known character actor with roles in loads of westerns and war movies. He was Oscar nominated for his role in Sometimes a Great Notion. His son Barry was a professional golfer who won the PGA Championship
Died in 1997 aged 70.
Nicole Eggert – Summer Quinn (1992 – 1994)
Nicole started out in 80's sitcoms Who's The Boss and Charles in Charge. After Baywatch she appeared in Celebrity Fit Club and the Comedy Central Roast of David Hasselhoff. She was engaged to the late teen-star Corey Haim in the early 90's and rushed him to hospital with a drug overdose several times.
She is now divorced with two daughters and is currently taking part in the US version of celeb diving show 'Splash'. You can follow her on Twitter here.
David Charvet – Matt Brody (1992-1995)
David is actually French and moved to the States after winning the Green Card lottery. After Baywatch he appeared in Melrose Place but left acting in 1999 to focus on his music career. More recently he appeared on reality show The Superstars and the French version of The Farm 'La Ferme Célébrités'. He's married with four children.
Pamela Anderson – CJ Parker (1992 – 1997)
Pamela moved from Canada to LA to pursue her modelling career, she landed a small role on Home Improvement and posed for Playboy many times. After her iconic role in Baywatch, Pamela starred in her own flop movie Barb Wire. These days she appears on reality shows like Dancing With the Stars, Australian Big Brother, Bigg Boss (the Indian Big Brother) and Dancing on Ice.
She has two sons from her marriage to Tommy Lee and married Kid Rock in 2006 but divorced the same year. Her marriage to Rick Saloman was annulled in 2008.
Kelly Slater – Jimmy Slade (1992 -1993)
Kelly had a guest-role on Baywatch but is known as a professional surfer. He was crowned crowned ASP World Champion a record 11 times. He is both the youngest (at age 20) and the oldest (at age 39) to win the title. He has a teenage daughter called Taylor.
Alexandra Paul – Stephanie Holden (1992 – 1997)
Since Baywatch she has appeared in loads of films (though none you've heard of). She did film a cameo in Borat which was cut but remains on the DVD extras. Alexandra is also an endurance athlete and an environmental activist. She appeared in the documentary 'Who Killed The Electric Car?'
Yasmine Bleeth – Caroline Holden (1994 – 1997, recurring)
Yasmine was a child-model and has been working in soaps before landing her Baywatch role. He met her husband while in rehab for cocaine addiction – and avoided jail after being convicted of drug possession in 2001. She has been clean for over a decade and says about cocaine "It became my boyfriend, my best friend, my family."
Jaason Simmons – Logan Fowler (1994 – 1996)
Aussie actor Jaason (yup that's how he spells it) came out as gay in 2008. Has adopted a son called Odin from Uganda.
David Chokachi – Cody Madison (1995 – 1999)
David has a degree in political science. After Baywatch he appeared in some show called Witchblade and a few TV movies. Like Jeremy Jackson he appeared on Confessions of a Teen Idol, a reality show where ex-celebs try to re-ignite their careers.
Gena Lee Nolin – Neely Capshaw (1994 – 1998)
A former 'Price Is Right' model, Gena quit Baywatch in 1998 to star in her own series 'Sheena', a woman who lives in the jungle and can morph into different animals. Like many of her Baywatch co-stars she posed for Playboy in 2001. Gena has been married twice and has three children.
Donna D'Erico – Donna Marco (1996 – 1998)
A former Playboy model she has appeared in a few independent films since Baywatch. Donna was married to Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx for nine years, they divorced in 2007. She is now a devout Catholic and says of her past – "It seems to me like another person. It's not who I am today." In 2012 she injured herself while looking for the frozen remains of Noah's Ark on a Turkish mountain.
José Solano – Manny Gutierrez (1996 – 1998)
His acting career stalled after Baywatch and he wasn't heard of again – until he was arrested in 2008 for burglary of a tattoo parlor.
Traci Bingham – Jordan Tate (1996 – 1998)
Before Baywatch he appeared in Marky Mark's 1992 video for 'Good Vibrations'.
Yes this is Mark Wahlberg, and don't you ever let him forget it.
Since Baywatch she's appeared in reality shows like The Surreal Life and Celebrity Big Brother where she made it to the final (non-celeb Chantelle Houghton won).
Nancy Valen – Samantha Thomas (1996 – 1997)
She made her debut in Porky's Revenge and has guest starred on shows like CSI, Saved By The Bell, Boy Meets World and Friends. She is now a TV producer and has been married since 1994. She is best friends with her former Baywatch co-star Yasmine Bleeth.
Michael Newman – Michael Newman (recurring since star and full time 1996 – 1999)
Michael was a real-life lifeguard who was a consultant on the show but frequently appeared on screen. Apparently many scenes from the show were re-enactments of real-life rescues Michael had made. He is now a real-estate agent in Pacific Palisades and is married with two children. In the last five years he has been living with Parkinson's Disease.
Carmen Electra – Lani McKenzie (1997 – 1998)
Carmen's real name is Tara Leigh Patrick. She began her career as a dancer and in the early 90's was signed to Prince's record label. After a Playboy shoot she landed the Baywatch role which made her world famous. Carmen was a member of the Pussycat Dolls dancing troupe (before they became the music group). She has appeared in a load of dodgy comedies like Scary Movie, Meet the Spartans, Epic Movie, Date Movie, Disaster Movie (you get the idea).
She has been married to basketball player Dennis Rodman and Jane's Addiction singer Dave Navarro.
Most recently she was a guest judge on X Factor and Britain's Got Talent, she hinted that she may have had a secret relationship with Simon Cowell.
Kelly Packard – April Giminski (1997 – 1999)
Kelly is a Mormon and was married in 1997. She has since appeared on info-mericals and TV game shows like Pyramid.
Michael Bergin – J.D Darious
He was apparently the first male super-model. In a book he said he had an affair with Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy while she was married to John F Kennedy Junior. He is now married with two children.
Angelica Bridges – Taylor Walsh (1997 – 1998)
Since the show Angelica did a shoot in Playboy magazine (surprise, surprise). She is the lead singer of a pop group Strawberry Blonde, is married with a daughter.
Marliece Andrada – Skylar Bergman (1997)
She went on to .. do a shoot in Playboy magazine! (and not much else)
Mitzi Kapture – Alex Ryker (1998 – 1999)
Mitizi had appeared in a quality-sounding detective show called Silk Stalkings for five years before joining Baywatch. Since then she popped up on the soap The Young and the Restless and a few TV movies.
Brooke Burns – Jessie Owens (1998 – 1999)
Since Baywatch, Brooke appeared in soap opera North Shore for five years. She has also appeared in the new version of Melrose Place and Shallow Hall (in a part written especially for her). She was married to former Home and Away and Nip/Tuck star Julian McMahon and was engaged to Bruce Willis (they broke up in 2004). She is now engaged to film director Gavin O'Connor.
And that is the entire cast of Baywatch! Phew! So a few stints in rehab, quite a few Playboy photo-shoots and one search for Noah's Ark.
The cast of Baywatch – we salute you!
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A public memorial service is scheduled Thursday for Dr. Edward A. Pechter, a noted Santa Clarita Valley plastic surgeon and philanthropist who died suddenly last month.
The service is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Hyatt Regency Valencia.
A member of the Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital Foundation board, Pechter had been in practice for more than 20 years. He had a teaching affiliation with UCLA and in 2005 he received the UCLA Plastic Surgery Clinical Faculty Teaching Award for Excellence in Resident Education.
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I would take out Lampley Merchant Steward and Kellerman and replace them with Roy Jones Jr James Toney Antonio Tarver and Victor Ortiz.
++ I would also add catchweights, in case virtual fighters were too scared to go up in weight.
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I forgot to mention that in champion mode the cut scenes looked terrific everything smelt of boxing there was a real here we go feeling before the bell each opponent felt like a challenge i loved it and iv continually repeated champion mode for this reason if they can somehow bring this into legacy with some of the great cut scenes before the fight that would hugely increase the legacy mode play factor i think.
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Remember guys... if EA still owns the Fight Night Franchise.... you can't really expect much
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In Legacy they need let you make more 480k when you are the unified champion. Also you used to be able to go up and down in weight they should bring that back. I just want another Fight Night plain and simple and more fighter would be great also.
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The first thing that should be addressed is how most boxers look absolutely nothing like the video game versions of themselves. They make a welterweight fighter look like a short heavyweight with the wrong style, strengths, weaknesses, etc.
If they can make the NFL guys look exactly like the pro players, why not boxing? Also, the fighters are way too slow in-game, and they telegraph punches. Make it more realistic by giving the fighters believable levels of speed and it will be more challenging but more fun. Yeah, it'll be difficult at first, but the realism will pay off in the long-term...
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they obviously have different design teams working on the games, so you cant expect the same quality from a football game to be applied to boxing... plus i think fight night champion was the first from EA CANADA. thats why its different from fight night 3. there seems to be no news regarding a new boxing game.... i hope they dont let the franchise die.
my wish list:
get the HBO team to sign on to do commentary... they freaking agreed to do the crappy don king boxing game.... it would be cool to have the espn team do most commentary, but title fights & PPV fights would be the HBO team... this would be VERY satisfying for career mode.
more participation from promotional companies... it seemed GBP was all up in the game. it would be nice to actually have some licensing from the different promo companies.
tweak game mechanics... previous version packed more thud when punches land... FN champion seemed to just roll too much, every punch felt like glancing blows. the added camera shake didnt help, IMO. lost realism... too arcade-ish
make divisions more deep... its sad when featherweight, bantam, etc only have 1-2 fighters to choose from... feels like a demo.
complete animation & player model overhaul
im sure they are having a hard time justifying another release for the franchise considering this "dying" sport..... but im sure a well thought out game with the polish and presentation of the THQ/Yuke's UFC game will be greatly appreciated.
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I'd put more story behind career mode... Or "legacy" mode, whatever they wanna call it
In FNR3 you had rivals, the only problem was that u had to fight them at certain points, no choice... The new games need rivals that progress along side you, and you can choose whether or not to fight them... And it could effect your popularity (like, if u duck them, your popularity drops... They duck u, their popularity drops... etc)
Also, you can only move up 1 weight class... In real life there's no cap and their shouldn't be in the game either...
Also there are 3 belts, but only 1 ranking system... What's the point of that? All three belts should have their own rankings
And the most annoying thing is, once you move up in weight and become the unified champion... Your stuck with the same top 5 or 6 contenders to fight... It doesn't matter if you already beat them, knocked them out in the first round, or they stick around, and you have to just hope they retire at the end of the year... They should constantly be eliminating people that you just beat once you become champ... Doesn't have to be permanent, just for a while...
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