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The Stetson lacrosse team will conclude its three-game home stand on Monday, playing host to Wagner at 7 p.m. at the Athletic Training Center.
The Hatters (0-9) have fallen to Sacred Heart and Saint Joseph's during the current stretch of games in DeLand. Stetson will look to pick up its first win of the season on Monday against the Seahwaks.
Sophomore Paige Levesque led the Hatters with two goals the last time out, giving the attacker five scores and three assists on the season. She is currently tied with sophomore Danielle Horgan and freshman Lindsay Summers for second on the team in scoring. Freshman Christina Loya leads the way with seven goals and three assists for 10 points.
Wagner (2-3) comes to DeLand after a loss at Monmouth back on March 8. The Seahawks are 0-2 on the road this season with their two wins coming against Fresno State and Manhattan. Shea Gegan leads Wagner with eight goals and six assists for 14 points through five games of the season.
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These days, brides can go cheap chic for a wedding gown from Target. She can hit the online Web sites of mall favorites such as J.Crew or Ann Taylor. And if she thinks she has snagged herself a real prince, she can turn to Disney for a new selection of dresses inspired by Disney princesses, including Snow White, Cinderella, Jasmine and Ariel.
"It's a nice shift from where things have been," says Jenna Lyons, the head of women's design for J.Crew, which initially launched four styles of wedding dresses in 2004.
It's no wonder these nontraditional wedding dress sources are popping up. Weddings are a booming business in the United States. Last year about 2.5 million couples got married, with the average couple spending about $29,000. Of that, about 10 percent is usually spent on the bride's gown, veil and accessories, a cost that trailed big-ticket items such as the reception, wedding consultant, rings and photography, according to the Association of Bridal Consultants.
The change also shows the shift in our culture. Today's bride is hardly a traditional gal. She's getting married later in life, sometimes twice. Often she's paying for it with her fiance instead of her parents footing the bill. And more frequently, couples are planning destination weddings that call for more casual wedding apparel.
Those kinds of brides are partly what pushed J.Crew into the bridal apparel business.
Lyons said wedding dresses were a natural step after the company heard from brides that they were wearing off-the-rack J. Crew dresses to weddings on beaches and in the Bahamas.
"They're the kind of girls who know J.Crew," she says. "They want something more casual and understated."
So the company took the basic silhouettes of the dresses they already designed and used them as a pattern for creating wedding dresses and bridesmaids gowns. Recently flower girl dresses were added to the list, as well as apparel for the groom, groomsmen and ring bearers.
Brides and bridesmaids have to order the dresses online or over the phone with a customer service representative. But Lyons said sizing often isn't an issue. A bride can go into the store and try on a J.Crew dress to figure out her size. Because the bridal line is built from a similar dress silhouette, the sizes will be the same.
The dresses all have J.Crew's signature clean, crisp lines without heavy embellishments, such as big bows on the derriere or heavy lace trim and beading. The most expensive is a simple raffia embroidered linen gown for $2,450. The cheapest, at $228, is an embossed cotton strapless gown that's actually designed with a beach wedding in mind.
Bridesmaids' dresses, meanwhile, come mostly in bright colors instead of pale pastels with classic party dress cuts in cotton or silk faille or chiffon. They're all designed with the idea that the bridesmaid can actually wear it again.
"We don't do florals, we don't do frou-frou," Lyons says. "It's more understated."
Disney had its own ideas about capturing brides. Instead of the subtle bride, it wanted the one who always dreamed of being a princess with a fairy tale wedding.
The company asked couture wedding dress designer Kirstie Kelly to create Disney's Fairy Tale Weddings dress line using Disney princesses Cinderella, Snow White, Jasmine, Sleeping Beauty, Ariel and Belle as her inspirations.
Kelly says she spent months studying the princesses by watching the movies each night with her 1-year-old son.
"It was a great starting point for getting the characters," she says.
Don't shop for the dresses expecting to find costumes like the ones Snow White and Cinderella wore.
Instead, you'll find their personality in the gowns. Headstrong and feisty Ariel from "The Little Mermaid" has a collection of more form-fitting gowns that are sultry and alluring. Gowns for "Beauty and the Beast's" Belle are romantic with embellishments of lace, ribbon and bands of satin. Cinderella gowns are classic glamour made from silk tulle and duchesse satin with embroidered beading and crystals. Snow White gowns are sweet and demure made from silk, chiffon and satin. "Aladdin's" Jasmine inspired Bohemian chic gowns, with plenty of draping and appliqued lace. And "Sleeping Beauty's" Aurora gowns are gentle and romantic, made with a mix of georgette, chantilly and high-shine satin.
The gowns, which debuted in April, are available at select bridal salons. Prices range from $1,100 to $3,500.
For some brides, though, the notion of an expensive ball gown that can be preserved for generations isn't realistic. They'd rather splurge on the reception or the honeymoon than the dress.
That's where Target fits in.
In May, Target debuted its first line of wedding dresses, all designed by Isaac Mizrahi.
Each dress - ranging in cost from $89.99 to $159.99 -- is designed with a traditional bride in mind, including a strapless sheath, a tulle ball gown and a slinky silk cowl dress.
Mizrahi, who has been designing for Target since 2003, also created a line of bridesmaids dresses that can double as a party dress. Most cost less than $50.
"This is his take on the classic silhouettes," says Target spokesman Joshua Thomas. "They're for the bride who wants to look great on her wedding day but not spend a lot of money."
J.Crew's wedding and bridesmaid dresses have the company's signature clean, crisp lines without heavy embellishments.
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Who among us didn't have a grandmother whose dining room table wasn't centered by at least one holiday cactus plant?
OK, maybe the plant wasn't the at the center of the table, but I would be willing to presume there was at least one Thanksgiving, Christmas or Easter cactus somewhere in the house.
Our grandmothers probably didn't know that the plant they lovingly coaxed into bloom on each of those holidays was not from the dry, arid desert we most often expect a cactus to grow. The term "cactus" is pretty much relative anyway. The naming of cacti has been a constant headache for enthusiasts of the plants, mainly because no one has been able to come up with a standard that differentiates from the many hundreds of cacti species.
But rather than make this too complicated, I will simply tell you that Thanksgiving and Christmas cacti belong to a genus of plants called Schlumbergera, named for Frederic Schlumberger, a 19th-century French cactus collector. It might also be helpful to know that Thanksgiving cacti were formerly called Zygocactus. The reason you might like to know this is because sometimes they are still labeled this way by commercial growers.
The common name of these cacti is also misleading. Some plants labeled as Christmas cactus (Schlumbergera x Buckleyi) will bloom as early as November. Thanksgiving cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) is often mislabeled as Christmas cactus. And while the Thanksgiving cactus traditionally blooms four to five weeks earlier than the Christmas cactus, some growers have crossed the two plants into something that blooms at varying times between the two. I can't tell you the number of people who have said to me, ''I have a Christmas cactus, or it could be a Thanksgiving cactus. I don't know what it is.''
If you really want to know what type of cactus you have, you have to look at the shape of the leaves.
The leaves of holiday cactus resemble segmented thick pad-like structures, joined from one to another. The flowers emerge from the tips of the leaf chains. Leaves of the Thanksgiving cactus are serrated with ''toothed'' leaf segments. Christmas cactus leaf segments are rounded. The Easter cactus (Rhipsalidopsis gaertneri) is a plant from an entirely different genus and blooms in early spring. Its leaves are thickly ridged to form a three-dimensional triangular shape.
The plants we often buy are likely from six species of epiphytes, which are tree-dwelling plants from the rain forests in Brazil. The leaves are flat and shallow so that water can easily run off, creating dryer conditions. In our homes, these plants should be grown in containers of rich, organic soil. The soil should be kept moist while the plant is in bloom, but can be left to dry out between waterings when the plant is not blooming. Be sure the container has drainage holes so the plant isn't sitting in muddy soil. In the wild, the plant enjoys filtered bright light from between the leaves of its host tree. At home, the plant should be kept in a sunny window with some protection from the heat of the sun through the glass, usually in the form of half-opened blinds or sheer curtains. In summer when most people move their indoor plants outside, place your cactus under a patio roof or tree where it can receive indirect light in early morning, but shade when the sun is at its brightest and hottest.
If you admired one of these plants in someone's home, it is likely you came home with a few segments of leaves. These plants are extremely easy to grow from cuttings. Simply put a leaf segment into moist soil and in a few weeks, roots will form and new leaves will grow. Depending on the variety, plants can grow upright or with long, pendulous leaf chains. Blooms can be red, pink, orange, white or purple.
If you can't to get your plant to bloom, it could be because it needs long periods of total darkness and cool night temperatures to form buds. Beginning mid-September, place the cactus in a closet or cover it with a large, brown paper bag from about 6 p.m. to 8 a.m. However, if you keep your cactus in a cool room, around 50 degrees in September and October, the plant is likely to bloom even without the dark period. Fertilize when buds begin to form with a houseplant fertilizer according to the manufacturer's directions.
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GRAND BLANC, MI – Grand Blanc East Middle School's newest
afterschool club already has its first award.
About two dozen seventh- and eighth-grade students on the new VEX Robotics team meet after school to build, tweak, and program their robots, which they then take to competitions where they must use the robots to score points by moving balls around to various areas and put them containers.
Tom Brown, a 2013 Grand Blanc High School graduate and University of Michigan-Flint student, volunteers with the students. Brown, who spent four years on the high school's robotics team, said the students are doing well and that they're always improving their robots.
"Most of the kids are completely new – even to nuts and bolts," he said. "So they go in head first."
Tech Ed Teacher Tim Yauch had taught a FIRST LEGO Robotics team, but this year started the VEX Robotics team because he wanted something different for the students.
As being a part of the team, Yauch said the students learn programming and basic machinery skills, as well as how to work as a group, problem solving and they get experience that is the closest to a work environment at this age.
"Some have never seen anything like this before," Yauch said.
Last month the two teams competed at a VEX Robotics competition at Carman Ainsworth Middle School and the seventh-grade team took home the Judges Award.
"It's really nice for a rookie team," Brown said about the award.
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Both students also have a favorite part – Devon likes driving the robot and Ashish likes shooting the balls.
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That's where Ostrow, who is representing the Bay State in the America's Junior Miss competition, said she got her idea for the mermaid that she and her host family were building Sunday at a sand sculpture competition on Dauphin Island's west end.
But unlike the wicked mermaids of her home state, Ostrow said her sand model was a kinder, gentler Alabama mermaid.
"The mermaids in Massachusetts aren't this modest," she said, pointing to her mermaid's seashell swimsuit.
The sand sculpture contest was part of a beach outing for 50 contestants who are in Mobile to vie for a $50,000 scholarship and the title of America's Junior Miss. The final competition will be held Saturday night.
After a miserably hot first week filled with physically demanding rehearsals, Junior Misses said they were enjoying every second of the cool breeze, temperate water and laid-back atmosphere on the beach.
It also didn't hurt that this was the first day the girls didn't have to practice their routines, giving them a chance to sleep in and take naps.
"All week long when I've tried to get out of bed I've fallen because my legs are so sore," Texas' Madison Greer said. "Now I'll be ready for another four-hour fitness practice."
For North Dakota's Ashley Berg, Sunday marked the first time she'd been to a beach since she was 3 years old. She took to it like a cat to catnip.
"This is amazing," Berg yelled in a gravelly voice as she pulled Illinois Junior Miss Betsy Kuckuk into the water. "I want to go to school here."
Junior Miss organizers let the girls play in the water for about an hour before starting the sand sculpture competition. The theme was technology, which was perhaps cruel since the girls have been deprived of their cell phones and iPods since they arrived in Mobile last week.
The winning sculpture -- of a giant hand holding an iPod -- belonged to Maryland's Hannah Stone and Indiana's Whitney Johnson. Stone said if it were her iPod, it would probably be playing the Beyonce hit "Single Ladies."
Kansas' Mallory Gillilard and Colorado's Lauren Detwiler built a very sharp digital camera.
"We're the unlikely contestants," Gillilard said. "We're both from very landlocked states."
"They told me: 'Lauren, pretend it's snow,'" Detwiler said.
After the sculptures were built, Michigan's Jojo Bierlein and Idaho's Kayla Hoover walked along the beach, letting the warm water lap up against their ankles.
"Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, they're all cold," Bierlein said. "This is different. I love it here. I could stay all day."
A loud buzzer sounded from the parking lot. "I think it's dinner time," Hoover said.
"I think I'd rather go swim again than eat," Bierlein said.
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Although businessman Michael Baskin and his associates had short-term rental permits revoked last year for two short-term rental properties in Paia, he continues to operate them, despite an order to stop operations as of Jan. 26, according to a complaint filed Friday in 2nd Circuit Court.
The permits were revoked Nov. 27 for the Paia Pad at 40 Ae Place and for the Paia Place at 95B Hana Highway. The county's notice of revocation allowed Baskin, the owner of the Paia Inn Hotel, and others listed as the property owners until Jan. 26 to stop operations because of violations of special management area rules, the zoning code and permit conditions.
Now, "based upon information and belief, it appears that as of the date of this filing of the complaint herein (Friday), defendants continue to operate short-term rental homes on the subject properties, notwithstanding that the permits required by the County of Maui have been revoked," says the complaint signed by Deputy Corporation Counsel Mary Blaine Johnston.
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Paia businessman Michael Baskin stands outside one of his Paia vacation rentals in December while responding to complaints that led to Maui County revoking permits for two vacation rental properties. Now, the county has filed a complaint seeking a court order for Baskin and other property owners to stop renting the accommodations to visitors.
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Reached via cellphone Tuesday afternoon, Baskin said: "We have filed an appeal" of the permit revocations. And, he said he was "in discussions and working with the county at this very moment."
Later, he released a written statement via email.
"We believe that the county was in error in revoking the permits, and we have filed timely appeals," Baskin wrote. "Our use of the properties as short-term rentals is grandfathered, and we have been operating them successfully as such for many years without complaint.
"The current onslaught of violations against the Paia Inn and (short-term rental) properties was a coordinated attack motivated by competitive concerns and organized by the owners of Flatbread Restaurant and neighboring (short-term rental) owners," he wrote. "(Council Member) Mike White agreed to represent these neighbors by making several unfounded complaints on their behalf, which is in violation of the county's policy on anonymous (request for services) complaints, and repeatedly refused to meet with us despite numerous requests to do so."
White, who holds the council's Makawao-Haiku-Paia residency seat, said Tuesday evening that the request for service wasn't anonymous because he signed it after personally viewing what he determined to be violations at Baskin's properties.
"They're easy to spot," he said. "There's no doubt in my mind that these were violations."
In one instance, Baskin had built "right up to a neighbor's fence . . . totally taking up the setback," White said.
The council member previously said neighbors asked him to intervene because they felt "some degree of intimidation" from Baskin. He said he found that the neighbors' concerns were valid and offered to file a request for county action on May 30.
Baskin has a "significant problem with the truth," White said Tuesday. "He can allege all he wants, but the bottom line is that I felt very strongly that these residents were telling the truth."
In the November permit revocation letters for the Paia Place and Paia Pad properties, Planning Director Will Spence said there was "false and misleading" information during both application processes for the short-term rental permits.
For example, in the case of the Paia Place property, three bedrooms were permitted but there were an additional six rooms, identified for other uses in permit applications, that were being used for visitor accommodations.
According to the notice of revocation, a room described as an "office" in permit applications is being advertised for rent as a "bedroom"; a "living room" as a "junior suite"; a "study" as a "second bedroom"; a converted garage area referred to as an "office" as a "junior suite"; and two "storage rooms" as "deluxe rooms."
Baskin has disputed the "false and misleading" charge.
Now, according to Baskin's emailed statement Tuesday, many of the alleged violations against the properties "were, in fact, simple corrections, which were timely made prior to the violations being issued. Moreover, many of the allegations against us relate to work that we simply did not do."
"We have received strong support from the Paia community and have received over 50 letters from business owners and residents of Paia since the (Dec. 22) article in The Maui News ran, all showing their support for the Paia Inn," Baskin wrote.
In the brief phone conversation, Baskin did not respond when asked if he was continuing to rent units at the two properties with revoked permits.
The complaint contains copies of Internet advertisements for Baskin's properties.
A copy of an Internet ad is titled "Availability Calendar Paia Inn Hotel." (Permits have not been revoked for the hotel, although as of December, there was a pending notice of violation against the hotel for failing to obtain a special management area determination of an SMA permit for grading, grubbing and excavation. That came with an initial $30,000 civil fine and a daily $10,000 fine if uncorrected.)
In an exhibit in the county's complaint, a handwritten notation next to two Paia Inn rooms identified as one-bedroom suites with a garden view shows that the rooms are located at 40 Ae Place and another luxury room is at 95B Hana Highway. Both properties are vacation rentals with revoked county permits, and dates showed that they're currently available or being used as visitor accommodations.
The complaint says that the county believes that "defendants will refuse and fail to voluntarily correct the existing violations on the property and have continued and will continue to operate short-term rentals on the properties without the necessary short-term home rental permits."
The complaint asks a 2nd Circuit judge to order Baskin and other owners from continuing to use the properties "in violation of the provisions of the Maui County Code" until they've obtained the necessary permits.
The county also wants a judge to rule that Baskin and his associates are in violation of special management area rules, the Maui County Code and the conditions of short-term rental home permits.
Aside from Baskin, other defendants include Seashore Properties LLC, the Paia Pad Trust, Paia Pad LLC, the Paia Place Trust, Paia Place LLC, Naomi Hillinger and Walter Hillinger.
Late last year, Baskin faced $119,000 in civil fines involving five properties and 26 notices of violations. Baskin has appealed the violations and fines.
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Rob Lowe is taking preemptive action against a former family babysitter, claiming in a blog post Monday that the woman is demanding $1.5 million from the actor and his wife "or she will accuse us both of a vicious laundry list of false terribles."
"It is an attempt to damage and humiliate not only my wife and me, but our two young sons as well," Lowe, 44, writes in an article titled, "Household Betrayal," on The Huffington Post.
"My family is devastated at this betrayal; this woman worked in our home and traveled with us off and on for seven years, without complaint," he adds, and posts what he alleges are two friendly text messages from the woman after she quit her job.
Lowe, who does not name the woman in question, says his wife "tried to mentor this young woman" and be supportive about personal issues, but "we never saw this coming."
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Besides the fantastic special teams (note the sarcasm), the Colts did have some other bright spots in 2011. One of the fan favorites on a very poor defense was middle linebacker Pat Angerer.
While Angerer was overrated by many Colts fans, he has some very special talents, and a nose for the football. For these reasons, Angerer had the top performance by an 4-3 middle linebacker in 2011, according to Pro Football Focus:
1. Pat Angerer, Indianapolis Colts: Week 15 vs. Tennessee (+6.6)
While we were as sick as anyone being told Angerer was a top player because he made a lot of tackles (newsflash, the Colts allmade lots of tackles because their defense was on the field so often) we wouldn't argue with how excellent he looked in Week 15. He ended up with seven defensive stops (including a tackle for a loss) while forcing a fumble, breaking up a pass, and hauling in an interception. A performance to excite a fan base who had little to get excited about in 2011."
I was planning on doing a larger post on this today, but the special teams disturbances distracted me for a while. I'll have a more detailed post up on Thursday about Angerer.
I'm very intrigued in Angerer's performance last year, how he improved, and how he fits into the new 3-4/hybrid defense. While Angerer doesn't have the prototypical size for a 3-4 linebacker, I don't think that's as big of a problem as some. I'm also wary of citing Angerer's coverage skills as a problem, as he was the Colts' best linebacker in coverage last season, at least, statistically. He's a good football player, so I'm not going to worry too much about the system.


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Gold has ended higher, snapping a three-day losing streak, as signs of improvement surrounding the Greek debt deal and a weaker dollar gave gold a boost.
The most actively traded contract, for April delivery, rose $US11.80, or 0.7 per cent on Wednesday, to settle at $US1,683.90 a troy ounce on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange.
With a day left to complete the transaction, more than 50 per cent of private-sector bond holders pledged to participate in the deal, up from 39.3 per cent earlier Wednesday.
While the Greek government needs 90 per cent participation to make the restructuring voluntary, without the deal Greece faces the prospect of a devastating and messy default.
"Today was a bit of sunshine on the Greek government and it was bullish for the euro," said Mike Daly, a gold broker with PFG Best Research.
Gold futures rallied on the Greek news, with gold for April delivery quickly adding $US10 a troy ounce on reports of the higher participation rate in the swap. Earlier in the day, gold had traded near flat as investors paused to consider the market outlook after three straight days of sharp losses.
"Everybody seems to like this," said Sterling Smith, analyst with Country Hedging.
"Granted we're not at the 75 per cent everybody was looking for, but seeing 50 per cent is better than the 39 per cent we saw earlier today and would have been quite dismal for the Greeks and added to their menu of problems."
A stronger euro also added to gold's allure. The euro recently traded at $US1.3137, up from $US1.3112 late Tuesday in New York.
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Gold futures are priced in US dollars and seem less expensive to investors who use foreign currencies like the euro when the greenback eases.
In other precious metals: May silver finished at $US33.585, up 80.2 US cents; April platinum ended at $US1,627.30, up $US15.40, while June palladium closed at $US685.35, up $US13.75.


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Billy Lee Robinson Jr., 40, of Greathouse Road, Buckhannon, died Monday, Aug. 18, 2014, at his home.
He was born May 3, 1974, in Upshur County, a son of Billy Lee Robinson Sr. and Rachel Cutlip Robinson, who survive in Buckhannon.
He was united in marriage July 2, 1994, to Kelly Ann Sundback Robinson, who survives.
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Also surviving are two sons, Matthew Thomas Robinson of Huntington and Cody Lee Robinson of Buckhannon; one brother, Adam Ralph Robinson of Buckhannon; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Lonny and Jenny Worley of California; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, and nephews.
He was preceded in death by maternal grandmother Orlena Cutlip; and paternal grandmother Inis Robinson.
Mr. Robinson was a proud veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps and was an avid outdoorsman. He attended Cornerstone Community Church.
The family will receive friends at Heavner and Cutright Funeral Chapel Thursday, Aug. 21, from noon to 1 p.m., the funeral hour, with Pastor John Darnell officiating. Interment will follow in French Creek Memorial Gardens, where the Upshur County Honor Guard will perform military honors.
Online condolences may be extended to the Robinson family at www.heavnerandcutright.com. The Robinson family has entrusted Heavner and Cutright Funeral Chapel with the arrangements.


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USENIX Tips for Admins: Virtualization and HPC Don't Go Together
At the USENIX LISA conference in San Diego, Lee Damon and Mike Ciavarella presented a foundation workship as a tutorial for admins with tips and tricks for working efficiently. The presentors didn't agree on all points, but one commonality was that they advised against running High Performance Computing (HPC) together with virtualization.
Virtualization was one of the main themes at the California conference, where workshops on the subject ranged from the open source Hypervisor Xen and virtualization with VMware ESX Server to a training session for programming virtual infrastructures. All this information prompted Damon and Ciavarella to warn against making rash decisions without first thoroughly testing a solution. Damon came up with a study in point. As sysadmin at the University of Washington, he has been maintaining huge clusters with HPC. Although he doesn't doubt the usefulness of virtualized systems, he feels that combining them with HPC can be problematic. His Australian colleague Ciavarella concurs in that he has had similar experience at the University of Melbourne.
In their often entertaining presentation, the two colleagues waxed skeptical in general about some of the new fashions in IT. One example is the iPod, which they observed some sysadmins using even as a backup solution. Damon cited another example where a sysadmin asked him for advice how he could reduce his workload, admitting that he often put in 120-hour weeks. This overtime was mainly because of downloads and patch updates for the countless open source applications he needed to administer. The response from Damon and Ciavarella was "Think of it, free software isn't necessarily free, even with no licensing fees. It costs labor hours!" On the one hand not all updates make sense. On the other, it might be best to calculate whether commercial support contracts easily offset working time best used otherwise. In the experience of the two presentors, many sysadmins forgo this calculation in favor of existing support contracts.
The overall consensus was that working time is a major issue among sysadmins, who even during the conference were incessantly juggling laptops, beepers and cell phones. Many of the tips that came out of this tutorial revolved around this issue and documentation was presented as one major bit of help. In fact, Ciavarella is dedicating another tutorial Wednesday on the subject with the title "Documentation Techniques for Sysadmins."
The streaming video of the LISA'08 conference is available at a cost from here.
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Review for Exam 3 (excludes # 11, 12, 13, 17, 18, 20, 21, 23, 24, 25, 38, due to graphs and/or tables)
The aggregate demand curve:
Shows the amount of real output that will be purchased at each possible price level
The interest-rate and real-balances effects are important because they help explain:
The shape of the aggregate demand curve
The foreign purchases effect suggests that a decrease in the U.S. price level relative to other countries will:
Increases U.S. exports and decrease U.S. imports
The real-balances, interest-rate, and foreign purchases effects all help explain:
Why the aggregate demand curve is downsloping
Other things equal, a decrease in the real interest rate will:
Expand investment and shift the AD curve to the right
In an effort to avoid recession, the government implements a tax rebate program, effectively cutting taxes for households. We would expect this to:
Increase aggregate demand
The immediate-short-run aggregate supply curve represents circumstances where:
Both input and output prices are fixed
The shape of the immediate-short-run aggregate supply curve implies that:
Total output depends on the colume of spending
Other things equal, an improvement in productivity will:
Shift the aggregate supply curve to the right
Shifts in the aggregate supply curve are caused by changes in:
One or more of the determinants of aggregate supply
The equilibrium price level and level of real output occur where:
The aggregate demand and supply curves intersect
The group of three economists appointed by the President to provide fiscal policy recommendations is the:
Council of Economic Advisors
Discretionary fiscal policy refers to:
Changes in taxes and government expenditures made by congress to stabilize the economy
Fiscal policy refers to the:
Manipulation of government spending and taxes to stabilize domestic output, employment, and the price level
Discretionary fiscal policy is so named because it:
Involves specific changes in T and G undertaken expressly for stabilization at the option of Congress
Contractionary fiscal policy is so named because it:
Is aimed at reducing aggregate demand and thus achieving price stability
An economist who favors small government would recommend:
Tax cuts during recession and reductions in government spending during inflation
An economist who favored expanded government government would recommend:
Increases in government spending during recession and tax increases during inflation
In the United States monetary policy is the responsibility of the:
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
The consumption schedule shows:
The amounts households intend to consume at various possible levels of aggregate income, a direct relationship between aggregate consumption and accumulated financial wealth
In the late 1990s the U.S. stock market boomed, causing U.S. consumption to rise. Economists refer to this outcome as the:
Wealth effect
The investment demand curve will shift to the right as the result of:
Business becoming more optimistic about future business conditions
If the nominal interest rate is 18 percent and the real interest rate is 6 percent, the inflation rate is:
12 percent
The multiplier effect means that:
An increase in investment can cause GDP to change by a larger amount


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I like the site, however w/ the checklist, any way to make it a bit friendlier? IE, actually list ceiling height and how it is measured (ductwork, etc) What are teh number of light fixtures? pointing people at DCMR I'm pretty sure is illegal under cruel and unusual punishment clause in the constitution
If the basement ceiling height falls short of the required 7 feet by a few inches, are there any options (other than removing our tenant and spending a large amount of money to dig out the floor by a few inches)?
My finished basement ceiling height is approx 6.8 and I am sure I am in the majority when it comes to DC row houes. Could the ceiling hight requirment be reduced to 6.5 so that most can get thier apartments legally rented? I think spenting an insane amount of money to dig down 2 or 3 inches is crazy.
A few of the basic requirements are pretty onerous. Hardwired smoke detectors are not required for a residence or unrented finished basement, and are probably very expensive to install. Why is it legal for any residence to have normal, battery-operated ones, yet if you happen to be taking money from a tenant you need hardwired ones?
Having exit doors that can be opened without keys means no deadbolts. Most of us living in DC wouldn't dream about having no deadbolts, and most people have security gates too. Unless of course your front door has no windows which nobody really wants — but that's still not a substitute for a deadbolted gate.
To get legal on these two points would probably cost a homeowner a lot of money: housewide electrical work, sophistocated/expensive new doors, gates, and locking mechanisms. I am not even sure how one could provide for a window in a basement bedroom that also served as a keyless exit. Basement windows are the most common breakin area in houses, so most people have security bars on them. There are security bars that can be locked with a padlock, but that would still need a key to open.
How would you advise a homeowner who wants to get legal on these points, but also provide for safety from break-ins, which, honestly, is a much more serious concern than fire safety for much of DC? In my own home, I have deadbolts but keep a key hanging near the door in the event of fire. Obviously this isn't good enough for a basement rental under these laws.
I guess I realize the law is the law and you're not going to change it, but the fact that these requirements would be pretty challenging and expensive for many to meet in a reasonable way will be a big roadblock for people who want to be in compliance.
By having requirements that seem oriented more towards larger buildings rather than a basement rental — maybe they're even the same — seems likely to result in worse overall safety. Since many people will not be able to meet these requirements without great expense they have little choice but to remain out of compliance, which is worse for safety in the big picture.
Personally I think that if non-hardwired smoke detectors and deadbolts are legal for a non-rental, they should be legal for a basement rental. The configuration of the structure is no different than if it wasn't rented. The laws should reflect that the structure is basically a residence and not an apartment building, where these laws make much more sense.
Assuming that this will not change, though, perhaps you can make recommendations as to how people could solve these problems. What kind of security gate can be opened from the inside without a key, and without allowing an intruder to just reach around? Where do you get one? Can you retrofit existing ones? How much does it typically cost? How much does it cost to have a house upgraded with hardwired smoke detectors? Do you have to hardwire them to the whole house, or just the ones in the basement?
Having some research or links available would probably help people understand better what they are facing.
I want to provide my kudos to DCRA for this site…I'm anxiously waiting for more info to be posted and explained so hopefully one day I will feel confident in the process.
Toward that end, I want to echo the very articulate posting by "Recommendations?" about the challenges of being compliant with DCRA inspection codes, yet providing tenants/roommates a very basis day-to-day sense of security and safety against robbery and intruders, with bedroom windows/exit doors having security bars, etc. This is a huge concern. I asked the former go-to store on Cap Hill about what the "code" security bars for a ground level window and door might be (so didn't need key, special knowledge, etc)….it was a grate-like crisscross window covering…very jail like in appearance and an immediate turnoff from a homeowners' asthestics perspective. So, I would be very interested AND GRATEFUL to have DCRA share info on what models are considered compliant to install, etc as "Recommendations?" requests.
Thanks again, looking forward to what this site might become for those who want to do the right thing.
Federal City Ironworks made short, affordable work of my emergency egress needs for my basement. 8 inch iron tube welded to inside of existing wrought iron security door allowed retrofit with thumb-turn deadbolt. Bedroom egress window with finger-proof iron mesh and internal slide bolt. Less than $1000 for peace of mind. (Putting in the egress window itself was another story!!)
An electrician put in hardwired smoke detectors for about $600 with labor.
I think you should read the checklist again. Not only does it not say you can't use deadbolts, it says you MUST provide a deadbolt.
It just has to be the kind that uses a lever or knob action to unlock from the inside. Not the 'double cylinder' kind that requires a key on both sides.
If you want to rent a unit that has a double cylinder lock, it is very easy to change. It shouldn't cost you more than about $20.
Charlie, deadbolts that are not double-keyed are almost useless for security. That is the point. Unless the door in question has no windows (or, more likely, it's a security gate) an intruder can easily knock out a window and reach around to open it. It is the most common way to break into a house and is the entire reason for double-key deadbolts.
Few tenants would want to live somewhere so easily compromised. Hence the need for expenisve or complicated solutions in order to provide good security as well as meet the fire safety requirement.
Ironically, the result of this code is most likely that landlords will do exactly what you are saying. As a result, people are safer in a fire, an extremely rare event, but their safety from break-ins, a much more common event, is not protected in any way.
Jimmy-proof deadbolts are available with a thumb-turn action on the inside and are most definitely not 'useless'.
All this complaining just makes it even more evident that there are landlords who don't want to comply. Get off the sofa, and off the internet, and go to the hardware store and see what is available instead of insisting that it isn't possible to comply.
Any chance that you'd want to provide links to the property maintenance codes identified above?
What happend to my post?
What is an adequate emergency escape and rescue opening in a bedroom? Is there a required distance from the floor to a window opening?
I think what you guys are doing with this site is fantastic. It will be so helpful to have a one stop site where we can get all the information we need to make our apartment legal.
I look forward to hearing more about Item No. 6 related to gas meters and fuel burning appliances. That's the biggest issue for getting my basement in compliance.
I posted yesterday, but it looks like it got deleted, so I will try again.
First, thanks for the site, it is very helpful.
Second, is there a requirement that a basement apartment must have two exits, or is one door sufficient? If not, is it acceptable to have one door to the outside and another door that leads up to stairs to the first floor, where there is an unlocked door, and in an emergency, the basement tenant could walk through the main home to get to the front door? Thanks
One additional comment – – I completely agree with FFX's comments. My ceiling is around 6ft 10 in, and it seems exceptionally onerous to have to dig out the basement for an additional two inches. Digging out a basement, as you are most likely aware, is not only expensive but could in fact danger the foundations of the houses next to you. Can you have a process where you can apply for a waiver when you are talking a few inches, or can you make a specific exception for basement apartments? It would be a shame to let my unused basement go to waist when it could bring a tax-paying resident into the city. thanks
Thank you for providing this resource and more importantly for being available and responsive. As you can see from my long comment above, I think that the law as it seems to be now is challenging and not necessarily the balance of safety and reasonability. But laws evolve slowly and I realize that's what we're dealing with today.
Right now the fact that you are here, got this resource online in record time, and seem genuinely interested in helping people is a huge and refreshing departure from the "old DC way." I think most people want to do the right thing and feeling like you're on our side instead of our antagonist is the best thing you could possibly do. This is the best thing I've seen come out of DC government in a long time. Kudos and keep it up.
I could not agree more with the comments of "Recommendations?'." It is so nice to see a DC Agency be so responsive. Of course, an additional benefit is that it will increase the number of affordable, safe rental units to DC residents and hopefully bring in more tax revenue to the city.
I too appreciate this. It is amazing how one relatively simple outlet, such as this could have a HUGE impact when it comes to residents and city government. I congratulate [DCRA] for deciding to do this great service. I learned so much more already and the DC gov is becoming less scary thing. Topics such as Ceiling height, whether or not separate metered electric and water is required for rental basement, etc are all interest to me.
I bought a house where the previous owner had spent an enormous amount of money to create a basement unit. She had the floor dug down, put in a front entrance, removed the stairs between the main house and the unit, and put in a full kitchen, bathroom, and laundry facilility. I kept the tenant who was living there when I bought it five years ago. She is planning on moving out at the end of this month.
I am ambivalent about renting the space again specifically because I've gotten such inconsistent information. What I am concerned about are:
-utilities are all still shared. There is no separate metering. (Fortunately, they are not in the bedroom space.)
-The stairs between the main part of the house and the basement are gone and the bathroom downstairs is the only logical place they could go.
Everything else checks out, with regard to safety requirements. It is my understanding that I need to have a C of O, in this case to be legal, but that I can't get one unless I separate out the utitlies (which would not make financial sense for me at this point).
Any input from DCRA is greatly appreciated.
To follow-up on Matt's question, it would be really helpful if you could link us to the proper codes and regulations applicable to DC (particularly the ones sited in the checklist). I have searched on the general DCRA website and was not able to find them. Thanks
Now, if only DCRA could make dealing with bad contractors more resident friendly!
Federal City Ironworks made short, affordable work of my emergency egress needs for my basement. 8 inch iron tube welded to inside of existing wrought iron security door allowed retrofit with thumb-turn deadbolt. Bedroom egress window with finger-proof iron mesh and internal slide bolt. Less than $1000 for peace of mind. (Putting in the egress window itself was another story!!)
@Chris Linton – good to know, but I don't know if I'd call less than $1000 (presumably not that much less) affordable. The cost of an entire security gate installed when I did it a year ago on my home was barely over $1000.
Since you'll probably need two gates, double it. Then there's the window bar issue.
This is a tough regulation to comply with in a reasonable way. I have seen the iron tube solution on security gates to apartment buildings – but only when the gate is separate from the main entrance. It seems pretty inconvenient for a main egress that is used frequently, and assuming there's a regular door 6-8″ behind it with its own doorknob, could be difficult to implement in that space.
This seems like one of those areas where a well-intentioned law that makes sense for a larger multi-unit building may not be practical for a basement rental. In reality most single family homes with security gates have double-key deadbolts on them. It is most certainly a potential problem in a fire, but it exists for the vast majority of residences already. If the solution is difficult or prohibitively expensive to implement, then perhaps the regulation doesn't make sense for this kind of rental. If it's too hard for people to resonably comply with certain regs then a lot of people will end up remaining off the books — which may be worse for the big picture than if this regulation didnt exist.
The separate meter requirement also seems odd. What a huge expense for anyone who might try to rent an existing finished basement legally– just not going to happen. What's the benefit? Consumer protection from gouging of electric bills by the renter? Isn't this something that can just be agreed upon between the two parties?
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Thanks for this information. I don't see any mention of a need to separate electricity – so that the basement would be separately metered and fuses for the upstairs would actually be upstairs.
Is this not a requirement? I have seen other unanswered comments on this subject, so any clarification would be much appreciated.
"Access to bathroom not through a bedroom"
I'm assuming this is for units with more than one bedroom… wouldn't' this be OK for a 1 BR apartment?
Thanks for that answer about the need for each dwelling unit to have access to their panel.
Just so I am clear: if a basement apartment houses an electric panel (for the upstairs) and a subpanel (for the basement), this is acceptable. How would an inspector determine whether each dwelling unit would have 24/7 access? This could be written into the lease, I suppose.
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Charlie, how would any deadbolt with a thumbturn on the inside be secure if there is a window on the door? Maybe you didn't understand my concerns. An intruder can break the window and reach around. This is one of the most common types of break-in.
Likewise, a thumb turn would be completely uselss (yes, really) on a security gate which is just bars.
I'm sorry you think of this as "complaining" rather than expressing concern over the challenges in providing a rental that is both safe AND secure without breaking the bank.
Why would anyone with no interest in complying even be reading this?
As I wrote in reply to JA before: regular thumb-turn deadbolt with a steel tube welded to the inside – cut to either a "no-reach-around" length for a security gate with space behind, or cut to meet flush to an inward-swinging door on the same jam, is a simple, secure fix. Cheap too. Problem solved.
Again, thanks for this great DCRA website!
In reviewing the checklist, it sounds to me like the list includes within it items for commercial/larger-than-two-units residential apartment rentals versus just those items that must pass inspection for a legal basement unit in a residential house. For example: "Fire alarm boxes (pull stations) shall remain operational and unobstructed (DCMR 12)" or "Exit signs shall be remain visible and illuminated at all times (DCMR 12)."
Could DCRA review this checklist and revise it with those items that are just applicable to renting out one's residential basement as a legal separate unit (i.e., making a single family home into a two unit residence), as that is the professed mission of the information on this website. That would be very helpful so one doesn't just take a guess about which of the currently listed items applies to getting a C.O. for a place that is other than a residential two-unit family home (i.e., a commercial or larger residential apartment building).
What is the required height clearance for stairways? I have an old basement that only has 6'8″. The only way out of the basement is up the stairs or out the back door. Will this affect my ability to rent the basement as a bedroom?
You are not specific in section "Stairs [DCMR 12]"
If I dont meet the requirements to rent my basement separately, I can still rent the whole house and give me tenant access to the basement correct?
The code was written for apartment buildings, not basement apartments. The effect of applying it strictly will be to close down most basement apartments.
The iron bars and double cylinder deadbolts on basements are essential for tenant safety. Banning ones that are fixed or locked in practical effect bans them.
The 8% of square footage in window space is impossible in most basements. That would mean a small 500 sq.ft. basement would have to have 40 sq. ft. of windows. Impossible in most.
The new business license requires a new inspection of existing buildings that have a Certificate of Occupancy already for 2 units. Not only that but since the law requires that both the basement and the owner's unit be licensed, even the owner's unit will have to be inspected for code. Gross infringement of privacy.
Why can't people who live in the same residence just have housemates, who admittedly have their own areas, and avoid this basement separate apartment nightmare.
Also if someone already has a C of O listing the basement as a legal separate unit and they fail this new inspection required by the Business License, what happens to their C of O? Is it downgraded to single unit?
Required Certifications
■Water Heating Facilities (inspect between March 1—September 1) (2+ Dwellings) (12 DCMR §PM-505.5)
■Central Heating System (inspect between March 1—September 1) (2+ Dwellings) (14 DCMR §501.10)
■Air Conditioning (inspect between September 1 and May1) (1+ Dwellings) (14 DCMR §510.2)
What does this. Do I hire a Heating/cooling company to inspect to make sure working properly. Do I get a certificate from them stating the inspection. What does inspect between Sept. and May mean?
Hi, I have 3 questions with regard to my basement apartment.
1. I have a gas stove in the unit. There is a light/fan above the stove. The fan just re-circulates the air and is not vented to the outside. Will my apartment fail inspection if this is not vented to the outside.
2. With regard to this requirement: "Other spaces have adequate lighting." Does this refer to the amount of light let in throw windows or is there a specified number of light fixtures that are required per sqft. in a room. If light fixtures are lacking can portable lighting be used(i.e. floor lamps)
Also, what are these certifications? :
"Required Certifications
* Water Heating Facilities (inspect between March 1—September 1) (2+ Dwellings) (12 DCMR §PM-505.5)
* Central Heating System (inspect between March 1—September 1) (2+ Dwellings) (14 DCMR §501.10)
* Air Conditioning (inspect between September 1 and May1) (1+ Dwellings) (14 DCMR §510.2)"
Who certifies them(heating, plumbing guy) or city inspectors? How often do they have to be certified. Why are there specific dates for the certification?
Looking forward to future topics.Good job!
I don't mean to be a pain, but I'm going to re-post my spring entry and hope for some clarification with this re-dux entry…I've re-read the checklist again today and it still seems that some of these provisions are applicable to larger commerical rentals, not just basement apartments. Could DCRA please clarify how we know if an inspector is going to adhere to ALL these items on the checklist, or if there are some on this checklist we're supposed to know don't apply to basement dwellings. See my two cites in original post as examples of where I'm confused. Thanks again for this line of communication with DCRA!!
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Again, thanks for this great DCRA website!
In reviewing the checklist, it sounds to me like the list includes within it items for commercial/larger-than-two-units residential apartment rentals versus just those items that must pass inspection for a legal basement unit in a residential house. For example: "Fire alarm boxes (pull stations) shall remain operational and unobstructed (DCMR 12)" or "Exit signs shall be remain visible and illuminated at all times (DCMR 12)."
Could DCRA review this checklist and revise it with those items that are just applicable to renting out one's residential basement as a legal separate unit (i.e., making a single family home into a two unit residence), as that is the professed mission of the information on this website. That would be very helpful so one doesn't just take a guess about which of the currently listed items applies to getting a C.O. for a place that is other than a residential two-unit family home (i.e., a commercial or larger residential apartment building).
My neighbor has just installed a natural gas line to install a gas grill on his wooden deck that covers the entrance to his rental basement unit and that sits less than 1 foot from my wood framed sun room. Is this legal?
My inspector told me that ALL the outlets in the bathroom and kitchen needed to be GFI outlets. I'm skeptical because I don't see this in any other house or apartment I've been in.
He also said that the water heater needed an "electrical disconnect" but then went on to say that if the cabinet it was located in did not have a door on it, then this would not be required. This seems strange to me. While I can see that an electrical disconnect might be required, I can't see what that has to do with a door.
Can I read these items as they are written in the code to help me understand them before my next inspection?
There are several comments above, mine included, that have gone unanswered for a good bit of time. Is there any chance we might see some information back from DCRA about the inquiries or should we just repost them again? Still trying to do the right thing but definitely still need some more clarity about the process. Thanks again!
Thanks for trying to keep up with the questions. I am still dumbfounded by two requirements mentioned by others but not answered yet:
1. Required Certifications
■Water Heating Facilities (inspect between March 1—September 1) (2+ Dwellings) (12 DCMR §PM-505.5)
■Central Heating System (inspect between March 1—September 1) (2+ Dwellings) (14 DCMR §501.10)
■Air Conditioning (inspect between September 1 and May1) (1+ Dwellings) (14 DCMR §510.2)
and 2.
Light [IPMC 402]
■Each habitable space has at least one window
■Glazing shall be min. 8% of total floor area.
-Does this mean that each separate room (living, dining, bedroom) have its own windows? That of course is impossible in a rowhouse.
-The apartment is big, so even if the entire front wall was glass, it wouldn't cover 8% of floor area. Are there exceptions made?
Hi, Would you please clarify the number of exits required to rent a basement apartment in a single family unit? I have a backdoor that goes directly outside from the basement to the driveway and will covert one window so that it meets egress requirements. Contractor says I need a front door from the basement as well. I had planned to use the basement back door as the tenants front door. House is on the corner, so backdoor is easily accessible from the street. Would one door and one window meet egress requirements?
is there a regulation for apartments in DC above the first floor that indicated a certain percentage of the floor has to be carpeted and if so, does this also apply to homeonwers carpeting theri first floor if they rent out their basement unit?
I already have a business license for a house I have rented. Now I want to rent out my basement. I have the original blue prints, the permits, and inspections that were conducted. Will these documents be sufficient to get my C & O? Also, do I need another inspection? Can I just go to DHCD Rent Control Registration?
Hi, Is there a list of inspectors that is current? The link provided on a previous page is a non existent page. I would like to have hire an inspector to do a pre inspection to see if my rental complies so that I know what hurdles I may come up against. Also, purchased this property 9 years ago and it had already been renovated. How do I get copies of the permits used in the renovation?
Thanks so much for this website. It is a valuable source of information for homeowners, as well as renovators.
Who do you call to get a "required certification" for water heating and central heating systems?


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Here stands a rebuke to the idea that in the digitized world everything is available. Well, if you strain a bit you can get this notoriously out of print movie. The Brazilian version of the semi-legal Chimes at Midnight aka Falstaff aka Campanadas a Medianoche can be bought for a cool $40, and all you do is turn off the Portuguese subtitles. However, thanks to the poor sound of this masterpiece, English subtitles might be necessary. The entire film was post-synced: "not a word in direct sound," said the co-star Keith Baxter, who played Prince Hal. Led by the obtuse Bosley Crowther of the New York Times, critics of 1967 put their finger on this very obvious button. Few of them considered how few viewers come out of a movie saying, "Boy, the picture, the script and the acting sucked, but wasn't the sound great?"
Last Sunday, the local film archive showed Chimes at Midnight; me and 100 other people turned our back on a sunny afternoon, and treated ourselves to a rare 16mm screening of one of the most imaginative, stirring and beautifully composed Shakespeare films ever made. I mentioned it to Cinematical's Jeffrey Anderson and he pronounced Chimes at Midnight a better film than Citizen Kane. I don't have that kind of enthusiasm (Citizen Kane changes lives, and Chimes is a rougher sell). And still, everyone will tell you about Citizen Kane, whereas Chimes is not just a gem but a half-buried one. The weakling King Richard II of England is dead, killed on Valentine's Day 1400. The new king Henry IV (John Gielgud) has a bad conscience; he got his crown through usurpation, and now there are rebels in the north who want the throne. The heir apparent, his son Prince Hal, later the hero Henry V, is uninterested in politics or valor.
Hal is a wastrel, a tavernaut lounging in the presence of the sardonic old knight Sir John Falstaff (Welles) a fat lord of misrule. He is a robber and a drunk, but a poet mostly, a "whoreson obscene greasy tallow-catch" who knows the Biblical wisdom that it is better to be a live dog than a dead lion. Falstaff has ladies on his side, too; a sad-faced wench called Doll Tearsheet (Jeanne Moreau), and his exasperated landlady Mistress Quickly (Margaret Rutherford).
The great friendship starts to fray in time of war. The kingdom is in revolt, led by a dangerous lord called Harry Percy, known as Hotspur (Norman Rodway). Hal meets his rival in battle. The fight is the lynchpin of the play, the place where Falstaff overreaches himself. Hal begins to rise even as Falstaff begins to sink into disease and death. The film is, as one scholar called it, a long goodbye; the parting of these two friends is a comedy that turns into silence and tragedy. Welles said, "Falstaff is a man who is defending a force-the old England-which is going down."
How Welles made this film defies the studios' favorite legend about how a prodigy made Citizen Kane and was then reduced to nothingness by ego and weight-gain. The Welles-libel is used to keep filmmakers in their place, and to frighten them into thinking they're nothing without the studio system. But then Welles shows how it's done with plain ingenuity.
Using about a million dollars got under false pretext (a producer wanted a version of Treasure Island) Welles made his adaptation of bits of five Shakespeare plays. He hangs it together by passages of the same history Shakepeare used, Holinshed's Chronicles. The passages are read in narration by Ralph Richardson who, Welles once said, played an even better Falstaff on stage than Welles did.
The film is set in half-abandoned castles, with clouds of incense for mists, actors borrowed for a week or two in between shows, and cardboard silhouettes for long shots when he didn't have actors. When Rodway, the actor who played brave Hotspur, turned out to be shy of horses, Welles had him raised on the shoulders of two extras to make it look as if Rodway were high in the saddle.
Welles filmed a battle of Shrewsbury that defied decades of cinematic ideas of medieval glory, and which has been a regular source of inspiration for war-film directors since. The battle has the sounds of a wrecker's yard, with the clunk of maces and clubs against armor; the blowing dust gives way to a churned, muddy scrimmage. This vision of the clumsiness of battle has all the freshness of silent film. And it has comedy too, as our hero, wobbling in his dirty, barrel-shaped armor, looks for a place to hide from the fray. The description of how it was done is Bridget Gellert Lyons' fine book on Chimes at Midnight, which includes a scene by scene description and script, as well as interviews with Baxter and Welles.
Another Welles idea is the historically accurate scene of heavy armored knights being hauled onto horseback by ropes angled over tree branches. It rhymes with scenes of men on wooden gallows; warriors and thieves have a common fate in this film, since both are hanged. It's remarkable enough to hear Welles' excellent editing of Shakespeare--few Shakespeare films make the words seem so off hand-and yet it's the visual contrasts that are remarkable. The warm filthy inside of a rough-timbered tavern gives way to the stone mausoleum of the court (it's shot in Spain's Cardona castle, at the time a ruin, and now a parador). The wide lively horizontals of this seedy alehouse contrast with the sharp verticals of the pikestaffs held by the king's black-armored guard. Everything in the king's court is elongated, steep, hierarchical; one has to mount a series of block-like steps to stand in his presence.
Given his pick between the warmth of peace and plenty, and the youth-robbing cruelty of war, Hal makes the choice any financially-interested party makes. In peacetime, watching this choice is sad enough; in wartime like ours, the old King's last advice to his son: "Be it thy course to busy giddy minds/with foreign quarrels..."* seems practically on the nose. In this comical tragedy or tragical comedy, duty battles to the death with the sweetness of life. Welles, as author of the film, and as a man who was a bit of a Falstaff himself, comes out bravely as a soldier in favor of the latter.
(*in order to legitimize an unsteady unpopular government, that is)
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A new group in the Lehigh Valley wants to make the area the next Silicon Valley.
It's called Lehigh Valley Tech and it's helping high tech entrepreneurs get off the ground.
Christian Birch is the founder and CEO of Map Decisions, a local company that aims to revolutionize how organizations collect and share data. He said, "I spent the last 13 years as a professional consultant supporting local government."
Now, Birch works for himself. He says he's an entrepreneur thanks to Lehigh Valley Tech.
"Lehigh Valley Tech is a grassroots movement that's focused on encouraging entrepreneurship and technology in the Lehigh Valley," explained Anthony Durante, organizer for Lehigh Valley Tech.
The group gathers once a month at Ben Franklin Tech Ventures in Bethlehem for "meet-ups," which organizers say you used to have to drive to New York or Philadelphia for. He said the group first started out as barely a dozen people; now 50 to 60 people show up for every meet up.
Durante said, "Our goal is to bring together the programmers, the engineers, the designers to kind of get them working together and hopefully building companies and good ideas."
Birch's company, which also operated out of Ben Franklin Tech Ventures, was spawned by and is made of three members of Lehigh Valley Tech. Birch says he probably wouldn't have met those people or been able to get his idea off the ground as quickly if it wasn't for LV Tech.
The group's goal is to continue promoting other high tech entrepreneurs, and hopefully give rise to the next great thing.
Durante said, "You hear the stories about Facebook and Twitter and things like that that are big internet companies, but they all started with an idea and a couple people working on it."
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