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The coverup gets worse and worse. America, are you going to send your kids off to war under this traitorous "commander-in-chief"? Let alone reelect this zombie?
It is time for Moebama to "stand down."
And another thing, why is FOX the only one covering this story. The enemedia ghouls find American life loss an inconvenient truth? Cannibals and ghouls.
"EXCLUSIVE: CIA operators were denied request for help during Benghazi attack, sources say" Jennifer Griffin, FOX News October 26, 2012 (thanks to Zucker)
Fox News has learned from sources who were on the ground in Benghazi that three urgent requests from the CIA annex for military back-up during the attack on the U.S. Consulate and subsequent attack nearly seven hours later were denied by officials in the CIA chain of command -- who also told the CIA operators to "stand down" rather than help the ambassador's team when shots were heard at approximately 9:40 p.m. in Benghazi on Sept. 11.
Former Navy SEALs Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty were part of a small team who were at the CIA annex about a mile from the U.S. Consulate where Ambassador Chris Stevens and his team came under attack. When they heard the shots fired, they radioed to inform their higher-ups to tell them what they were hearing. They were told to "stand down," according to sources familiar with the exchange. An hour later, they called again to headquarters and were again told to "stand down."
Woods, Doherty and at least two others ignored those orders and made their way to the Consulate which at that point was on fire. Shots were exchanged. The quick reaction force from the CIA annex evacuated those who remained at the Consulate and Sean Smith, who had been killed in the initial attack. They could not find the ambassador and returned to the CIA annex at about midnight.
At that point, they called again for military support and help because they were taking fire at the CIA safe house, or annex. The request was denied. There were no communications problems at the annex, according those present at the compound. The team was in constant radio contact with their headquarters. In fact, at least one member of the team was on the roof of the annex manning a heavy machine gun when mortars were fired at the CIA compound. The security officer had a laser on the target that was firing and repeatedly requested back-up support from a Specter gunship, which is commonly used by U.S. Special Operations forces to provide support to Special Operations teams on the ground involved in intense firefights. The fighting at the CIA annex went on for more than four hours -- enough time for any planes based in Sigonella Air base, just 480 miles away, to arrive. Fox News has also learned that two separate Tier One Special operations forces were told to wait, among them Delta Force operators.
A Special Operations team, or CIF which stands for Commanders in Extremis Force, operating in Central Europe had been moved to Sigonella, Italy, but they too were told to stand down. A second force that specializes in counterterrorism rescues was on hand at Sigonella, according to senior military and intelligence sources. According to those sources, they could have flown to Benghazi in less than two hours. They were the same distance to Benghazi as those that were sent from Tripoli. Specter gunships are commonly used by the Special Operations community to provide close air support.
According to sources on the ground, the special operator on the roof of the CIA annex had visual contact and a laser pointing at the Libyan mortar team that was targeting the CIA annex. The operators were calling in coordinates of where the Libyan forces were firing from.
Defense Secretary Leon Panetta told reporters at the Pentagon on Thursday that there was not a clear enough picture of what was occurring on the ground in Benghazi to send help.
"There's a lot of Monday morning quarterbacking going on here," Panetta said Thursday. "But the basic principle here ... is that you don't deploy forces into harm's way without knowing what's going on."
Fox News has learned that there were two military surveillance drones redirected to Benghazi shortly after the attack on the Consulate began. They were already in the vicinity. The second surveillance craft was sent to relieve the first drone, perhaps due to fuel issues. Both were capable of sending real time visuals back to US officials in Washington, D.C. Any U.S. official or agency with the proper clearance, including the White House Situation Room, State Department, CIA, Pentagon and others, could call up that video in real time on their computers.
Tyrone Woods and Glen Doherty, were part of a Global Response Staff or GRS that provides security to CIA case officers and provides countersurveillance and surveillance protection. They were killed by a mortar shell at 4 a.m. Libyan time, nearly seven hours after the attack on the Consulate began -- a window that represented more than enough time for the U.S. military to send back-up from nearby bases in Europe, according to sources familiar with Special Operations. Four mortars were fired at the annex. The first one struck outside the annex. Three more hit the annex.[...]Fox News has also learned that Stevens was in Benghazi that day to be present at the opening of an English-language school being started by the Libyan farmer who helped save an American pilot who had been shot down by pro-Qaddafi forces during the initial war to overthrow the regime. That farmer saved the life of the American pilot and the Ambassador wanted to be present to launch the Libyan rescuer's new school.


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Album Summary
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On this second disc of the Emperor Quartet's survey of Britten's music for string quartet, Alla Marcia appears as an interlude between the first and last of Britten's three published string quartets. The first disc in this series of three was released in 2010, and included a performance of the Second String Quartet described as 'stupendous' in Classic FM Magazine and 'magnificent' in Scherzo, while a Fono Forum reviewer likened it to 'an entire cosmos of colours and nuances.'
Gramophone Magazine, December 2013
It is perceptive of the Emperor Quartet to include the very early Alla marcia...It is most definitely allied to the First Quartet here - their youthful and appropriately caustic playing of the fragmented themes stylised away from the Third Quartet.
Recording information: Potton Hall, Suffolk, England (05/2005).
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Are you looking for a job?
You might want to reconsider after reading this…
8 Shocking Facts, Quotes, & Statistics about the Job Market
#1: A SHOCKING three-quarters of the world's adults do NOT have a full-time job.
According to Gallup's new "Payroll to Population" metric, only 27% of the world's adults were employed full time for an employer in 2011.
#2: The True US Unemployment Rate is 23.6%
(36.7m Americans are Unemployed)
According to CNN, there are 86 Million "Invisible" Unemployed in America.
According to John Williams, an economist who runs ShadowStats.com, the true number of people currently out of work is at 23.6%. That's a whopping 36.7 million Americans.
#3: "The middle class is dead. Most jobs that existed 20 years ago aren't needed now…"
James Altucher wrote recently: "The middle class is dead. A few weeks ago I visited a friend of mine who manages a trillion dollars for one family. No joke. A trillion."
He said: "Look out the window. All the cubicles are empty. The middle class is being hollowed out. […] It's all outsourced or technology has taken over for the paper shufflers."
"You've been replaced. Technology, outsourcing, a growing temp staffing industry, productivity efficiencies, have all replaced the middle class.
Most jobs that existed 20 years ago aren't needed now."
#4: Technology and the Web are destroying far more jobs than they create.
"Over the past 15 years, the global economy has experienced structural changes to a degree not seen in nearly 150 years.
Put simply, the Industrial Revolution of the 1800s has given way to a post-industrial economy.
In this post-industrial economy, technology has now evolved to the point where it destroys more jobs than it creates."
#5: We are returning to Depression Era unemployment
Between 1929 and 1933, U.S. GDP fell around 30%, and the stock market lost almost 90% of its value.
In 1929, the unemployment rate averaged 3%. In 1933, 25% of all workers and 37% of all non-farm workers were unemployed.
#6: "The job-for-life generation told us that if we worked hard we'd end up with a great retirement."
"If we stuck at that soul-sapping job, when we were 60 we could live fabulously, travel and have a whale of a time (assuming you make it that far).
Wait a minute… would those be with those same retirement plans that went down the tube in the crash of 2008? Where thousands upon thousands of regular people who had worked their whole life for the dream at the end were left stranded?
That career-cage deal isn't looking so hot now." . Marianne Cantwell, 'How To Become a Free-Range Human'
#7: "Workers over 50 are the new 'unemployables'
#8: "Young people in bankrupt western nations […] society is going to force-feed you a s*** sandwich. Higher taxes, more debt, fewer prospects, and a much lower standard of living await you."
"University graduates are forced into lowly jobs such as cleaning lavatories. Youth unemployment in the Euro area stood at 22.6% in July. In Spain it rose to 52.9%." . Source: The Evening Standard, 20 September 2012
Tracking Gains in the Job Market
So, what is the solution? -> Think like an entrepreneur. Add more value.
Simon Black says: "The average Korean works 1,000 hours per year more than the average German. Here in Thailand, people who don't have a job simply create one for themselves- selling fruit on the streets, fixing flat tires, whatever they can do to trade their skills and labor for income."
Finally, I want to leave you with this quote from Robert Kiyosaki's book 'Rich Dad, Poor Dad'…
"Most people work very hard, for little money, clinging to the illusion of job security, looking forward to 3-week vacation each year and a skimpy pension after 45 years of work.
If that excites you, go for it. […] Most people never see the trap they are in. Every morning, they get up, they get ready, and hurry out to work. Do they look happy to you?
Why do they do it? Because everybody else is. […] Every day they wake up with this fear gnawing at their soul. They rush off to work, hoping that a paycheck will kill the fear.
Money is running their lives, and they refuse to tell the truth about it…"
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The city of Ann Arbor's website has a fresh new look and feel as of Wednesday morning.
The city has launched a redesigned version of a2gov.org in an effort to enhance online transparency, increase access to important city information and create a more user-friendly site for its residents, businesses and visitors, city officials said.
The new design allows the city to still provide a tremendous amount of information about services, but in a streamlined and easier-to-navigate format, city officials said, noting the site includes these enhanced user features:
- Multiple navigation entry points under the headings Enjoy, Business and Democracy.
- A "What Do You Need?" quick-launch menu
- New calendar system with RSS feed
- Social media integration
- A "Report a Problem" page with a new "A2 Fix It" citizen-request app
- Responsive design that enables content to conform to the visitor's device
- Increased accessibility to information due to ADA design and compatibility testing
- An enhanced parks and recreation site.
The A2 Fix It app allows residents to report issues such as potholes, graffiti, illegal dumping, street lights being out, traffic signal problems and missed trash/recycling pickup straight from their smartphones, tablets or computers.
In 2011, the city hired a company called The Understanding Group to perform an assessment of the city's website.
The assessment identified a need to address deficiencies related to usability of the homepage, the website's search reliability and usefulness, the presentation of information, and the underlying organization of information on the site.
In 2012, the city approved a $38,500 amendment to the contract with The Understanding Group to begin the process of addressing those deficiencies. That brought the total project budget up to $48,000.
Last October, the city entered into a $26,900 contract with Keystone Media LLC to move forward with redesigning the city's website.
Feedback on the new site can be sent to firstname.lastname@example.com.
City officials noted although a site map has been submitted to Google to optimize search engine results, it might take several weeks for Google to complete the A2gov search update. The city is closely monitoring inquiries about search engine results and is working with Google to ensure the search engine update is completed.
Ryan Stanton covers Ann Arbor city hall for The Ann Arbor News. Reach him at email@example.com or 734-623-2529 or follow him on Twitter.


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Camp has been a popular summer activity for kids for decades. If your kids can't attend camp, you can bring camp to them and create a lot of at-home family fun in the process. Whether you need activities to do outdoors or for rainy-day indoor fun, camp-style activities are a great way to keep kids occupied and active.
Here are a ton of creative camp-style ideas to get your kids moving and entertained!
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Keep your kids entertained all summer (well, maybe for a whole weekend!) with these camp-inspired activities. Click through for all the fun ideas...
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Scout camps teach kids how to be self-sufficient even when outdoors. There are lots of cool recipes you can find online for camp-style meals simple enough for your kids to make and good enough for your kids to love. Camp-style meals involve putting a bunch of ingredients into a packet of aluminum foil which are then cooked on an open fire. There are some great meals and desserts that are super-tasty and easy to make with the kids for a different kind of dinner time fun.
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Who doesn't love to play with water when the temperatures are soaring? A quick trip to a dollar store can net your family some serious backyard fun. Water balloons and squirt guns are fairly inexpensive and a great way to cool down on a hot day without having to keep the hose on for hours. Older kids may enjoy a full-on water balloon battle and younger kids may love tossing balloons back and forth until they break.
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Backyard Gaming 4 of 11
Often kids today are caught up in electronics and are missing out on decades-old fun. Think of all the backyard games you enjoyed as a kid (or do a quick Internet search for some refreshers). A family jump rope contest, a sack race, an egg/spoon race, and an old-fashioned game of freeze tag can bring back a lot of memories for mom and dad and teach kids to have fun while unplugged.
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Hit the library and take out some kid-friendly ghost stories. When the sun has set, grab some flashlights and get ready for some storytelling time. For even more creativity, have your older kids work on stories of their own during the day and let them showcase their writing after dark.
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If you have the means to set up a television and DVD player out in the yard, you can create a cost-effective movie night kids are sure to remember. Pop some popcorn and pull out the lawn chairs and sleeping bags to create a movie night experience reminiscent of the popular drive-ins. To make it more fun, invite the neighbors over.
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For a true camping experience, pull out the tent and set it up in the backyard for a night or two. Older kids will love sleeping outside on their own. Younger kids can play in the tent during the day. If you don't have a tent, make the living room an adventure with some bed sheets and sleeping bags.
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Whether you can sing like an angel or tend to make the stray cats howl, have everyone sit around in a circle and teach them your favorite camp songs. If you can't remember the words, a simple search online will give you printable lyric sheets to follow.
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Take your kids on a hike at a state park or even just around your neighborhood. See how many flowers and trees you can identify by taking out some reference books from the library or printing off pictures from the Internet. It's a great way to spend family time and learn a little something about the area you live in.
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If you don't have a safe place to build a fire in your yard, light a small fire in your grill to toast some marshmallows when the sun goes down. S'mores are a very popular camp treat that are sure to bring back good memories for the adults and create new ones for kids of all ages.
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Borough President James Molinaro will hold an awards ceremony tomorrow night to honor the winners of the "Readers are Leaders" fourth-grade challenge.
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The reading program involves fourth-grade classes in the borough's public, parochial and private schools. Over a period of five weeks, students were asked to read a total of six books and submit one book report.
One student from each school was selected as the "Champion Super Reader" by the school coordinator and has been invited to attend the awards ceremony, along with the student's family, principal and coordinator.
Molinaro will present the student winners with a certificate of achievement, a bookmark, and a Barnes & Noble gift certificate.


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On the connector shown below I want to connect the shapes around the perimeter to the internal gnd layer. I have selected each shape and assigned the net "gnd" to each but I get no ratsnest showing a connection needs to be made. The status command does not show them as unconnected either.
Previously I would have edited the copper area to assign the net, then placed a "free via" to connect to the gnd plane. I don't see a method to get a small hole into the shape.
I tried to add pins to the library part, but that requires adding additional pins to the schematic symbol. Plus, can you even have a pin inside a shape?
(I sure picked the right avatar........)
It looks like your shapes may be static shapes. You may need to change them to dynamic shapes before you can associate them with nets. Select the shape and RMB - Change shape type
In reply to budnoel:
Tried that. When I try to change the shape type I get "A shape that is part of a symbol cannot be changed".
When I try to edit it in the symbol editor, the option to change the shape is greyed out and only the defer dynamic fill is available. (Don't know what that does........)
In reply to TH Designs:
It sounds like you may have simply drawn the shapes in symbol editor. I believe you need to create padstacks for those odd shapes if that is indeed what you want your lands to look like. If you do a File - New and choose "shape symbol" you will be able to create the shape in editor. You then need to create a new padstack in padstack designer. You can associate the shape you created by choosing under the Layers tab "Geometry - Shape" and then browse to the shape. Let me know how you make out.
In the board editor:
In reply to fxffxf:
I did exactly what you suggested by selecting the shape then assigning the net from the options box where the list of nets are available. If I hover ofer the shape it tells me that the net I chose is what the shape is associated with BUT, there is no rats nest and no way to route the net to the inner layer.
I have experimented with modifying the library symbol to have a pin in each of the shape areas. I then edited the schematic symbol to add these pins as power pins, named GND with no length so they don't show on the part.
When I load the netlist, the symbol is updated, but it is no longer placed or routed. I then tried refreshing the symbol on the board without loading the new netlist, but it won't let me because the number of pins don't match the netlist. Thought if I could get the part loaded, then bring the netlist over everybody would be happy. No can do.........
There has to be an easy way to connect shapes of a symbol to a net without having to reload the parts and re-route everything.
Ratsnest are not displayed to shapes. There is an Isolated shape report that you can acccess via the Reports or Status dialog. If the shape is isolated then you will need to tie it to the appropriate net by via routing from the shape to an object on that net. If could just mean that you need to add a via from shape to another layer to tie it to a already connected shape. This can be done via the add connect command.
This assumes you are using positive planes.
Maybe this is how it is done, maybe I just stumbled onto something.......
After I assign the 10 shapes around the connector to the "GND" net, I was expecting to see a ratsnest that I could clikc on and route from. Didn't have one. Since I have spent close to three hour on this, my frustration level is climbing so I just tried Route - Connect, clicked on the shape and made a short trace, double clicked to insert a via and the connection was made to the GND plane!
I tried the same thing on a shape that did not have any net associated with it. It allowed me to route a trace and place a via, but no connection was made to either plane (which I would expect).
So it looks like assigning the shape to a net and the MANUALLY putting in a trace from the shape to a via will connect it to the gnd plane. (I would really like the via in the shape, I'll try that also)
I don't know if this will remain when a new netlist is loaded, but I'm hoping it stays.
fxffxfRatsnest are not displayed to shapes. There is an Isolated shape report that you can acccess via the Reports or Status dialog. If the shape is isolated then you will need to tie it to the appropriate net by via routing from the shape to an object on that net. If could just mean that you need to add a via from shape to another layer to tie it to a already connected shape. This can be done via the add connect command.This assumes you are using positive planes.
Looks like we were typing at the same time................ You stated what I think I figured out. Thanks!
Tom on those connectors that have mounts, you might want to think about making the pads as an actual padstack, i.e adding a pin for each one. On the schematic side you can either hide those pins or re-draw the symbol to include them.
My preference is one from electrical/drc checking. Thing is the symbol might not look ideal on the schematic but doing those mounting pads as pins has the added advantage that your schematic will exactly match that board, plus you will also get a net.
I think having floating pads in a footprint can lead to errors on the board, sometimes costly ones.
Anyway just a suggestion.
Thanks Scott
In reply to ScottCad:
In the future I will do that. I made a new symbol already. I would have done it on this board, but every way I tried, when I brought the netlist in it blew away my routing / placement. I didn't want to have to re-route 8 connectors again so for now I am editing the shape in Editor and assigning it to the gnd net, then manually placing a trace/via to gnd. It works pretty well with no DRC's. I even reloaded the netlist a few times and it didn't impact what I did.
I'm probably jinxing myself here, but I think I'm getting the hang of this monster. This board was a pretty simple 4 layer debug board for a video controller. I start a job next week which will be the real test of what I have learned (or haven't learned). 12 circuits of high current DC, processors and MOSFETS. Not to mention the heat dissipation issues that go along with such circuits. I expect it will take about 30% longer then I estimated due to the learning curve I'm still on. I'm looking forward to it, in a sort of demented way..........
Have a great weekend!
Tom, not sure if you spotted it but there is an option in capture and also in Import Logic to leave existing etch alone when doing a forward annotation. That sucker is handy if you have routes routed in and you dont want them to be blown away.
When you netlist in capture you could un-check "Allow etch removal during eco"
Best of luck on that new board, sounds like you are ready to take the Bull by the Horns : )
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This is the second part of my trip report, the return flight from JFK
Well after Two exciting nights in NYC it was time to head back to the UK. Our flight wasnt until 1900 so the wife had me trailing around Tiffanys and Bloomindales in the afternoon, even with my hangover from hell
We jumped a cab back to the airport around 1600 and has the craziest taxi drver in the world. He was some guy from the Ukraine who would ask you for any date special to you and he would tell you what day that date fell on. He was quite nice actually if not a little crazed.
The cab ride took around an hour as the traffic was horrendous. The cab driver told us that this was the norm but I would hate to think I had to use that interstate every day.
Using this road and being stuck in really slow traffic we got quite a good view of departing aircraft out of LGA
I managed to snap a quick pick of this US Airways Dash 8
We arrived at Terminal 7 around 1700 and made our way to the BA check-in desks. We stood in queue for about 10minutes and then it was our turn to check-in. Making our way forward to the dsk we wee greeted by a lovely lady called Janice. She was so helpful and just pleasant and just oozed customer service, even though we were staff. I asked her how the flight was looking and she said that it was looking quite busy but said that I would probably be given a seat in World Traveller Plus. To be honest I think she is the nicest BA staff member Ive ever come across in any airport ive travelled through. We could do with more like her
She handed us our boarding cards and wished us a safe journey and we then made our way to security. I thought this part was going to take an age but we were through in about 7 or 8 minutes.
Having been in the states for 2 days I still hadnt tried a Maccy D's so the wife ordered me to stand in the queue. This was the funniest Mc D's I've ever had the misfortune to visit. I would be surprised if they dont have a staff turnover of 1per day, the manager was a right nasty piece of work. I ordered my big mac meal x2 and was waiting for it when the manager shouted ' Im goin to the crapper, d you think you guys can do the f*****g job without me for 10 minutes'. Well I was in stictches and so was this other English guy standing next to me.
We ate our meal and had an hour and 10minutes or so to kill until we were called to the BA Customer service desk to get our boarding cards.
We had a bit of a walk around T7 and it was jst like being in LHR with the amount of BA flight/cabin crew i there.
We then took a seat in the gate 4 area and the Mr's just laughed at me as I sat there and described each plane and airline then went past the window, to her.
Where we were sitting had a good view of the runway and the aircraft were touching down right opposite us.
taxiing to the runway for take-off, well, the queue for take-off anyway
The gate area was quite busy and there was some wierd people sitting next to me. They were talkin to themselves and this one guy was reading his book out loud and making different voices for each different character. WTF, lets hope he's not on my plane and pray even more that if he is on my plane, that he's not sittin next to me.
A view of the gate 4 area of T7
Around 25mins before departure time we got called over to the Customer Service desk and were handed our boarding cards. 44J and K. Aaaarrgghh. wheres my lovely new club world seat
No, really, I was just glad to get on the flight.
We went and stood in the queue for boarding and in within 10 minutes we were on the plane, greeted yet again by a smiling cabin crew member and the CSD. It was a long walk down to the back of the plane and the Club world cabin again looked fantastic with its nice pristine white seats. We passed through Club World and then through World Traveller Plus which was quite full which is very unusual as it's normally quite empty on the flights ive been on.
We got to our row and their was someone sitting in the aisle seat. It was also very hot and within minutes I was sweating my plums off. Everyone was complaining about the heat and there was a girl in seat 43H who wasnt felling to well because of it. A cabin crew member came over and asked her if she was ok and I heard him consulting with the Purser to see if they should discuss offloading her. To be honest she didnt look too well and she filled 4 sick bags before we even began push back.
We pushed back at 1905 and began our taxi towards rthe runway. The Captain came over the tannoy and introduced himself, the FO and his CSD. He also advised that the engineering team had been doing some work on the aircraft and that they'd had to turn the AC off to do this. He explained that it would be hotter towards the back of the aircraft but the temperature was dropping now that the engines were started and that once we took off it would cool down quite quickly.
An A330 taking a bit of a crazy aproach
As we were taxiing to the runway I caught a quick view of the planes in front of us. There must have been a queue of about 45 minutes which the Captain confirmed about 2 minutes later. There were a lot of planes about on different taxiways including alot of small comuter planes ie ERJ's and CRJ's
AA 757 with AF 747 in the background
We were about 10 minutes from entering the runway when one of thecabin crew members came down to me and the wife and asked if after take-off we could make our way to seats 13F and G
BONUS, the New Club World was coming to me!!! Yeah
As you can tell both Mrs Burnett and I were very happy and looking forward to checking out the new seats and actually having a good nights sleep.
About 10 minutes later the very same cabin crew member came down the aisle, stopped next to our row and asked ' Mr and Mrs Burnett, could you make that seats 29F and G?' yeah no probs I said whilst actually wanting to say NO to him. FYI 27FG are in World Traveller Plus.
Hey I was still happy that I was going to be sitting in WTP as the bird in front of us was still filling sick bags like there was no tomorrow.
We pulled onto the active runway, I dont know which one it was though, maybe someone can help me out here. I know there was water on our right hand side and the taxiway was on our left. the take-off run was quite a long one and we slowly climbed into the night sky.
After about 10-15 minutes the fasten seat belt signs went off and me and the wife amde our way to our new seats. There were quite a lot of people on the move and it looked like a few people had been bumped upto Club.
The new seats were ok and as I had travelled in this cabin quite a few times before I knew what to expect.
The crew came round asking what drinks people wanted so I took a Gin and Tonic, a white wine x2 and a can of Stella.
I took a quick look at the moving ma and we were making good prgress already
The meal service started and I opted for the Chicken with rice which also contained cous cousand green beans and some disgusting sauce. I ate the chicken and headed straight for the stella I hadn't yet opened. Claire(the wife) was fast asleep and there was no disturbing her, not even with the turbulence we were going through.
I decided to watch Pursuit of Happiness with Will Smith in which was very good and passed a couple hours of flying time.
My only problem is I always want to look at the moving map whne Im watching a film. BONUS, the wife was alseep so I could look at hers.
Here we are Mid-Atlantic
After the film finshed I started to listen to one of the CD's available,I cant remember what it was now but it helped me on my way to La La Land..zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
I woke up about 2 hours later when we hit a bit of moderate chop and it must be a reflex action now, I switched on the moving map
Not long to go now
I started to watch Family Guy and couldnt stop laughing at it. I actually got stared at by some woman sitting in a window seat to my left as I think I woke her up. Ooops
The cabin crew soon came around with breakfast which not a lot of people took from them. Needless to say I took mine and finished the lot along with a black coffee.
The next hour passed like minutes and we were circling over London awaiting clearence to land at the centre of the universe, LHR (only kidding)
Our descent was a kind one with no bumps or side winds and we landed smoothly around 10mins early.
What I couldnt believe was that as we ended our taxi we were going to be at a remote gate. Ive never had this happen before at LHR and was quite bemused.
One of the engines that had helped transport me across the Atlantic
There was 3 or 4 busses to transport us from the remote stand to T4. Oncde in the terminal building it too us around 10minutes to reach immigration where the queue was quite big. I was hoping that we would have missed a lot of the early morning arrivals but they must have been delayed or something because the queues were huge.
Once immigration was cleared we made our way down to a chaotic baggage reclaim. LHR must be one of the worst airports in the world for this in my opinion.
Once we had picked up our bags we made our way to the LHR Express to get to T1. As on the weay to JFK we just caught the train beofre it left the terminal and arrived in T1 in a further 5 minutes.
T1 wasnt as busy as I thought it was going to be for a monday morning and we went directly to the staff travel office. There were a few cabin crew members waiting for their flights back to the regions and we soon got served and issued with boarding cards for the flight to NCL.
I was looking forward to this flight as it was going to be on a 757-200, one of my favourite planes. both the wife and I were shattered and just went straight to the gate even though there was about and hour and ten minutes before the flight.
The empty gate area
I watched people disembark from their planes and watched other aircraft taxi past.
AC 777-300. My first time seeing one of these. BEAUTIFUL
An A320 pulled onto the gate after arriving from GLA
The AC 777-300 taking off
BMI A320 taxiing to the runway
Watching out of the window I saw our 757 arrive and it looked tremendous. IMHO one of the best looking planes out there. Respect to 'THE FLYING PENCIL'
The passengers onboard soon disembarked and 20 minutes later it was our turn to start boarding. Again we were greeted by a smiling BA cabin crew member and advised that my seat was in the rear section of the plane.
We were in seats 25B and C so we began the walk to our seats. We got to the back section of the plane and I was horrified. I wouldn't have expected this on a britannia flight back in 1974, The seats were horrendous, the cabon was so shabby and to be honest I was quite embarresed to be BA staff.
I was actually thinking to myself that some people pay £300.00 upwards for a fully flexible ticket and might have to have to put up with this cabin. The seats were made of cloth and were a complete different shape to the fabulous leather seats 5 yards in front of me.
There were actually some Sunderland FC football players sitting about 4 rows behind me. God knows what they thought?
The toilet at the rear section of the plane
Another view of the cabin
After harrassing my wife with the thoughts on the cabin the aircraft beagn its pushback. It wasnt a long taxi to the runway and within 10 minutes we were airborne. Take-off was a blast and because we were so light we basically jumped into the air.This is one of the reasons I love the 757! During the take-off run the toilet doors in front of me had opened along with about 3 overhead lockers. Breakfast was served which consisted of a muesli bar and some coffee. Tne flight only lasted about 45 minutes and was quite bumpy until we reached the north-east and then it was staright sailng all the way in.
Touchdown was quite far down the runway but we soon slowed down to exit speed ans left the runway.
It was a great trip and I sampled some fantastic service from BA. Even some of the passengers I spoke to on the plane agreed with me that BA's service was one of the best offered trans-atlantic they didnt know I was BA staff).
I would have loved to have travelled in the new Club World cabin but never mind. i'll leave the trip reports on that to Fgbdavidson or Wrightbrothers


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|[TowerTalk] homebrew 20m ground mouted vertical... good idea??
|Kenneth Hirschberg" <firstname.lastname@example.com (Kenneth Hirschberg)
|Sat, 21 Jul 2001 18:25:31 -0700
Jim - I agree completely with your assessment of the expected performance of 4 low elevated radials. Such an arrangement takes care of current return (so will 1 radial), but does a lousy job regarding the other fuction of a ground plane, namely screening the near-field from lossy earth. ("lousy" equals about 2 to 4 dB worse than it could be) The main reason for this response is the reference to "radials" that continues to be made regarding the WWVH antenna referred to. That antenna is essentially a coaxial sleeve type half wave vertical dipole. The sleeve in that case just happens to be a conical wire cage. It has a very nice feature, in that it can be fed underneath by coax. The reference to the lower part of the antenna as "radials" probably confuses many folks as to what they are looking at. The radial field at ground level is, of course, a screen, not a current return, and would be just as effective if it were laid out as perpendicular wires in a mesh, as long as the spacing was adequately small. Vy 73, Ken ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Reid" <email@example.com> To: <email@example.com>; "Josh T" <email@example.com> Cc: <firstname.lastname@example.com> Sent: Saturday, July 21, 2001 4:53 PM Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] homebrew 20m ground mouted vertical... good idea?? > > > Some one suggested: > > > > If you can elevate the vertical about 10' or so and use > > 3 or 4 elevated radials... > > You will be dissapointed!! The E-field lines at the ends > of the resonant elevated radials will couple strongly to > earth at such a low height! The result will be that both > xmit'd and rcvd signals will be down from 3 to 6 dB > from those of a horizontal dipole up 1/2 wave or so > above ground. The strong voltage points at the radial > ends couple RF current into the soil where half or more > of your rcvd and output power will be lost to heat!! > > If you put such an array up at least 1/2 wave, or about > 33 feet or so to the feedpoint of the vertical element and > the four "radials" you will not loose so much power, but > you also will not have the "gain" off the sides of the dipole; > but at least reasonalbe omni spreading of all of your output > power. Also, the radials need to be horizontal up there > at that height to avoid coupling to earth. > > Out here on Kauai at WWVH, they found they had to put > in a very extensive radial field beneath their elevated > vertical 15 mHz antennas, which also use the down > sloping radials. Have a look at this photo of the installation > at WWVH; you can see the radial lines, about 120 of > them around the antenna base. Look under the fence > rails about the enclosure: > > http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/stations/wwv.html > > or a close up: > > http://www.boulder.nist.gov/timefreq/images/radiostations/wwvh-large/wwvh5.j > pg > > This is a 15 mHz, 1/2 wave vertical array, with several down > sloping radials. The ends of the radials terminate at those long > white insulators at the lower ends. These towers are spaced > 1/4 wave apart and driven 90 degrees out of phase: the > result, a cardioid pattern favoring out at the far Western > Pacific. Note that the feed point is up something over 1/4 wave in > height and the ends of the "radials" are up nearly an eighth > wave; 120 ground screen radials were still needed to > recover the field strength out in the Western Pacific. > > 73, Jim KH7M > > > > > List Sponsor: Are you thinking about installing a tower this summer? Call us > for information on our fabulous Trylon Titan self-supporting towers - up to > 96-feet for less than $2000! at 888-833-3104  > www.ChampionRadio.com > > ----- > FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/towertalk > Submissions: firstname.lastname@example.com > Administrative requests: email@example.com > Problems: email@example.com > > List Sponsor: Are you thinking about installing a tower this summer? Call us for information on our fabulous Trylon Titan self-supporting towers - up to 96-feet for less than $2000! at 888-833-3104  www.ChampionRadio.com ----- FAQ on WWW: http://www.contesting.com/FAQ/towertalk Submissions: firstname.lastname@example.com Administrative requests: email@example.com Problems: email@example.com
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Teeny Tot Tuesday Workboxes
I've had a lot of questions on how to keep your toddler busy while you're doing school. I've found that giving our Teeny Tot her own workboxes was really the key to keeping her occupied. She just turned 3, and her motivation right now is to feel like she's doing the same thing that the big kids are doing.
Here are some of the items in the Teeny Tot's workboxes today:
- Wooden Fish Puzzle (I couldn't find the exact one, but this is close)
- Wooden Lacing Blocks
- Ice cube tray from Bed, Bath & Beyond, bamboo toast tongs, and pom-poms
- ABC lacing beads from JoAnn's craft store, small ice cube tray from Bed, Bath & Beyond.
- Beads & Pattern Cards
And here are some of the items in action. These are our Beads & Pattern Cards from Learning Resources. When she first started, I had her practice lacing the beads, now that she's 3 I gave her a card and had her match the pattern on it.
Another thing that really helps keep her occupied is reading time. Quite often Strawberry Shortcake will read to the Teeny Tot. She loves it, and it benefits everyone!
This is a game called Tangoes Jr.. It's great for younger kids, it comes with 7 large magnetic game pieces and 12 double sided puzzle cards. The pieces are magnetic so they don't slide around.
This is one of our Hot Dots Jr. alphabet packs and Ace the talking dog pen. The Teeny Tot loves the little sounds that the pen makes. I would tell her the name of the letter and have her click on the matching lowercase dot.
These are one of our favorites. They're called Kumon ABC's write and wipe. These cards are uppercase, but they also sell lowercase and numbers too. You use them with dry-erase markers and though you can't see it in the picture, there are light dotted lines to trace.
I hope that helps give you some ideas to keep your toddler busy. If you have any to share, please feel free to leave a comment!
Stay tuned next week for Teeny Tot Tuesday!
Oh… how I love childhood. Those are exciting learning resources.
Aww, her and TJ are around the same age and have all the same cool things in their boxes.. You have a beautiful family =)
Great ideas!!
Your kids are so lucky. You have some of the neatest games and workbooks. I wish I had all of those. My kids would love that. Looks like so much fun.
What is the abc bead and tray activity pictured? And where did you find a tray like that? Thank you so much for the great ideas!!
The tray is actually a mini-ice cube tray. I think I found it at Bed, Bath and Beyond. The beads were just an alphabet bead set from JoAnn's craft store in the bead section, it was a couple dollars at most.
So fun!! We have the Tangoes, Jr. set and the kids love it. Such great ideas!!
Thanks for sharing! I would be interested in where you found the lacing cards? I have been looking for ones just like that!
She looks like she's having so much fun, and I love seeing all of the activities you put together for her. 🙂
Oh thank you, those are great! Sorry I did not clarify.
I was actually talking about the upper right hand picture wIth the
Lacing shapes. Do you remember where you got those?
Thank you!
I wasn't sure! Here are the wooden lacing shapes:
Hope that helps!
Hi Erica! I would love for you to share some of Teeny Tot's trays at my tray link party. I change out my toddler's trays weekly as well and have a lot of fun planning them. I also love your printables and we use them all the time 🙂
what great ideas! thanks so much for sharing!
I love all the pics of Teeny Tot and all the ideas for her boxes. I have a 2 1/2 year old boy and
just started homeschooling my 6 and 7 year old boys this year. I always thought the baby was low maintenance until I had to focus more attention on the older boys. I have created busy bags, have a ton of wooden puzzles, etc. If I am cooking he can do "math" as he calls it for awhile quietly. If we are having school time and I am talking to one of the other boys he starts talking loudly and repeatedly (even if it is to announce that he is coloring). He interrupts asking for food or anything else he can come up with.
He is obviously competing for attention and I know he is only 2 and I know we just started our home school journey, but my 7 year old is easily distracted and so am I…lol! Any advice on methods and ideas for training a 2 year old and keeping them busy during school time is welcome 🙂
I saw the pics of Teeny Tot using the IPAD 2. I thought about trying that with him until he walked up while his brother was using it and hit it with his plastic hammer and cracked the screen :/.
Thank you for sharing this post at WOTT, Erica! We have an ice cube tray kind of like the one you used with the alphabet beads, but it definitely doesn't have as many holes. Teeny Tot is so cute with how focused she is 🙂 We are using the snowman printables this week. Thank you for being a blessing!


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"Everyone who met him fell in love with him," Jason Hoagland said of his son, Zackery Hoagland-Nemeth. "He's going to be missed by a lot of people."The toddler was found dead in Apartment A of 571 Route 46 in White Township following a devastating fire Tuesday afternoon. His cause of death and the origin of the fire remain under investigation, according to New Jersey State Police.
The boy's mother, 28-year-old Melissa Nemeth, and Bangor resident Joshua Weaver, 20, who was at the home when the fire broke out, were hospitalized for smoke inhalation.
Authorities had indicated neither faced life-threatening injuries. Nemeth was taken to Morristown Medical Center; Weaver, to Hackettstown Regional Medical Center. Representatives of neither hospital returned calls for information Wednesday.
Hoagland said he was still trying to get in contact with Nemeth. The 30-year-old Blairstown Township man said he's received an outpouring of support, but the loss of his only child has been unspeakably difficult. Hoagland said he was phoned by a friend Wednesday as crews were battling the fire.
Hoagland said his young son was as gregarious as they come.
"He was so outgoing. He could make friends anywhere he went," the father said. "All he had to was walk in the room and it would light up."Responders attempted rescue
New Jersey State Police Trooper Christopher Kay, a spokesman for the agency, said state police arrived on scene at 1:09 p.m. with the home already engulfed in flames. Kay said New Jersey Department of Transportation workers were at the home, aiding the two injured adults.
Kay said Trooper Gary Monterosso, of the Washington barracks, and Trooper Richard Nugnes, of the Hope barracks, learned from the adults that a child was still inside the burning home.
He said the troopers entered the front of the home but only got about 20 feet inside before the searing heat and choking smoke forced them out. The men then tried a side door, but were again repelled by the smoke, Kay said.
Another wave of troopers arrived on scene, according to Kay. Troopers Scott Carlen and Michael Leonardi, both of the Washington barracks, and Trooper Erich Reuter, of the Hope barracks, tried to enter the home. But, Kay said, the trio were pushed back by the fire after getting only about 10 feet inside.
Fire departments from 10 companies began to arrive to battle the blaze, Kay said. Three emergency medical squads responded to help the injured.
But it wasn't until the fire was extinguished that crews could get inside the two-story home. Firefighters uncovered the body of the 2-year-old shortly after the blaze was out, Kay said.
Monterosso was taken to Warren Hospital for smoke inhalation and fellow trooper Leonardi would also later seek medical treatment from the heavy smoke, according to Kay.
"It was just tragic all around," Kay said of the fire.
The frantic scene around the charred two-story white house was replaced Wednesday afternoon by an eerie quiet. The pungent smoky smell still hung in the air, but there were no authorities or officials in sight.
A bluish-green SUV pulled up to the residence behind the home, and a man later identified as Colin Melchior began sweeping up debris in front of his house. When approached by a reporter, Melchior shook his head and muttered quietly, "No."
Workers at the Family Dollar store in the A&P Food Market plaza just east on Route 46 from the scene said Melchior works there as a manager and was the toddler's grandfather.
Adalberto Castelomendes, owner of Al's Pizza in that same shopping plaza, stopped by the burned home to see if he could do anything to help. Castelomendes said he had spoken frequently to Melchior, as the two work in neighboring businesses at the plaza. When he read about the fire in Wednesday's newspaper, the pizzeria owner said he was heartbroken.
"I have little grandchildren who I love very much. Seeing this, it really hurts," Castelomendes said, his eyes welling with tears. "I want to see what I can do to help."Castelomendes said he wants to see if he can raise money for the family at his pizzeria.
"They will need a lot of help. I want to do the best I can," he said.
The stress of working at an emergency scene when someone is in peril can be incredibly stressful, Warren County Public Safety Director Frank Wheatley said Wednesday.
A special critical incident stress debriefing for any of the responders to the White Township fire -- ranging from police to firefighters to dispatch workers who handled the call -- was slated for 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Belvidere firehouse.
Such debriefings typically offer responders the chance to discuss their experience and offer tools and programs to help them deal with any lasting trauma, Wheatley said.
Wheatley applauded such programs for helping responders cope, something he said was not around when he worked in law enforcement years ago.
"Now they have these tools and they recognize it can be like post-traumatic stress disorder," Wheatley said. "It doesn't have to affect you tomorrow, it can affect you years from now."


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Penn State is among the top six schools Paramus (N.J.) Catholic standout Jabrill Peppers is considering, joining LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, Rutgers and Stanford. The favorite in the clubhouse, though, is the Wolverines, writes Tim Sullivan for the Detroit Free Press.
Peppers is a five-star talent who currently checks in at No. 2 on the ESPN 150. He's listed as an athlete, but is more likely to enroll at Michigan (or Penn State) as a cornerback. He's set to announce his final decision on ESPNU this Sunday.
Peppers' teammate Juwann Bushell-Beatty is already committed to Michigan, which boasts the No. 1 class in the nation, according to ESPN.com's most recent rankings. Coach Brady Hoke already has eight commitments from athletes on the ESPN 150, by far the most in the nation.
Peppers would be a dynamic No. 9. He has the size -- 6-1, 210 pounds -- and skill to play on either side of the ball. Or both. He could be an impact player early, especially for a Michigan defense showing signs of improvement under Hoke.
In other Big Ten football news ...
Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany ranks No. 2 nationally with a $2.8 million salary in 2011, writes Steve Berkowitz for USA Today.
Pacific-12 Conference commissioner Larry Scott was credited with nearly $3.1 million in compensation during the 2011 calendar year, according to the conference's latest federal tax return – and he isn't the only highly paid member on his staff.
Scott received $1.575 million in base compensation -- $575,000 more than in 2010 – and about $1.5 million in bonus and other pay, according to a return provided Sunday by the conference in response to a request from USA TODAY Sports.
Scott's compensation is about $300,000 more than that reported for Big Ten commissioner Jim Delany and almost double the nearly $1.6 million total for Southeastern Conference commissioner Mike Slive.
Northwestern's Pat Fitzgerald is building a brand of success on the recruiting front, writes ESPN.com's Jared Shanker:
This recruiting success is unprecedented in Evanston. The Wildcats' 10 commitments are the most in the conference. Top commit Clayton Thorson (Wheaton, Ill./Wheaton North) is ranked No. 11 among pocket passers. Running back Justin Jackson (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North) and athlete Dareian Watkins (Galion, Ohio/Galion) are four-star prospects coveted by Big Ten teams considered more prestigious than the program that in January won its first bowl game since 1949.
"Based on conversations with our young men and their families, there is great momentum around our program," Fitzgerald said.
Much of that has to do with the players who have built the foundation at Northwestern under Fitzgerald. The best recruiting tool in the Wildcats' arsenal is the players already on the team, the coach said. While it is the staff that is on the road visiting high schools and meeting with coaches to find potential recruits, Fitzgerald relies on his current roster, too.
Iowa's James Morris has been named to the 2013 Lott Trophy watch list, the university announced:
Morris, a native of Solon, Iowa, has earned Academic All-Big Ten recognition the past two years and was named to the CoSIDA/Capital One District VI Academic All-America team last fall.
Morris has been a starting linebacker for the Hawkeyes since his true freshman season in 2010. Last season he ranked third in the Big Ten and 31st in the nation in tackles per game (9.4). He ranks 16th in career tackles (293). He was named a Permanent Team Captain in 2012 while earning the Hayden Fry "Extra Heartbeat" Award and the Players Choice Award on defense. Morris earned honorable mention All-Big Ten honors as a sophomore and junior after being named Freshman All-America by CollegeFootballNews.com as a freshman.
Michigan State quarterbacks coach Brad Salem sees 'pretty even' competition between Andrew Maxwell, Connor Cook, writes Diamond Leung for MLive.com:
"As you look at those two that have got playing experience under their belt, the competition, pretty even," Salem told the MSU Genesee County Alumni Club. "Andrew we've got to really have a little bit better spring maybe than Connor you'd say."
Coach Mark Dantonio had said after last month's spring game that Maxwell would enter the summer as the team's No. 1 quarterback and that Cook was "right there" as the starter would be determined in the fall.
Maxwell, a senior, is the incumbent starter who threw for 2,606 yards, 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions while Michigan State went 7-6. He was benched during the game-winning drive in the Buffalo Wild Wings Bowl led by Cook, a sophomore now battling for the job.
Nebraska's Tom Osborne pitches Legends Poll voters to be part of playoff selection process, writes Rich Kaipust for the Omaha World-Herald:
While participating in a recent forum in New York City, Osborne wasn't afraid to mention that he thought the Legends Poll might be the "best method" to help with a selection process when football goes to a four-team playoff in 2014.
Osborne was on with Don James, John Robinson, Terry Donahue, Gene Stallings and the like. Even Bill Snyder before he returned to Kansas State.
"These were all football people," Osborne said.
They had Saturdays free to watch football, unlike as voters during their coaching careers when Osborne said he would regularly scramble to find out scores and then phone in his ballot – "with minimum thought" – sometimes as late as 2 a.m. on Sunday.
Purdue athletic director Morgan Burke believes in first-year coach Darrell Hazell, writes Pete DiPrimio for The Fort Wayne News-Sentinel:
The Boilers have had losing records in four of the past five years and Burke has had enough. He conducted a national search after deciding to fire former coach Danny Hope, got a lot of feedback from some very knowledgeable people and found, in Hazell, a guy he believes can do now what Joe Tiller did a decade or so ago:
Return the program to national prominence.
He sees a solid roster for Hazell just as Tiller inherited a solid roster from former coach Jim Colletto. All that was needed was the right coach and staff to maximize that talent.


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354 - Enhanced Layout options
What steps will reproduce the problem?
1.Join a 25 man raid
2.Have a 25 man layout
3.Grid no longer fits cleanly in my UI
What is the expected output? What do you see instead?
I'm a 10-man raider. My UI is tailored to fitting my 10-man Grid layout, but on occasion I raid 25s and I don't have an appropriate solution to automatically fit 25-man grid into the space available. I would expect to be able to use the 'advanced' options in the layout config to adjust the height of the panels to fit 5 rows into the available space.
Instead, the only option is a 'scale' slider, which adjusts the height appropriately, but also shrinks the width, which is unsatisfactory.
What Grid2 version and language of WoW are you using?
Grid2 vr720. English.
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Rarely Done Productions, no stranger to the off-beat and unsung, again invades Washington Street's coziest performance venue, Jazz Central, with a plum of a show with the promising title of "Scream Queens".
This entertaining homage to the buxom femme fatales from the "B" movies of the '50's and '60's, directed by the likes of Russ Meyer and Roger Corman, is a raucous trip down mammary lane that's full of good fun, singing, dancing, and, oh, yes, attractive women, often scantily clad, reminiscing about their better days.
The smart, talented ensemble comprised of Cruz Gonzalez Cadel, Dorothy Lennon, Aubry Panek, Korrie Strodel, Colleen Wager, and Erin Williamson will especially awaken your memory sensors if you remember lazy, rainy Saturday afternoons watching black and white horror movies on local (no cable) television stations, or Saturday night "sneak-ins' at a local drive-in theater when the natural attributes of these females filled the large rectangle at the end of the parking lot.
Set up, panel-style, with the six women trading stories, friendly barbs, and experiences, the show is set in a hotel, wherein a convention (The 7th Annual International GlamaGore ScreamiCon) commemorating and re-living their lives and the movie era itself is being held much the way "Star Trek" conventions are held around the country, and we, the audience, become convention attendees with frequent participation, even onstage, in the festivities.
The somewhat riotous environment of the piece itself seems to spread its uncontained spirit beyond the stage boundary, indeed, into the audience as audience members feel free to comment and exhort the cast onto more outrageous commentary about their unusual film histories. All eight stage cylinders are often cranking at the same time with entrances, exits, live music, and even projected film filling in various backgrounds.
With over a dozen song and dance numbers, "Scream Queens" allows for the display of the many and varied talents of this ensemble of experienced women. Although most of the singing is a group effort, of particular note are "I'm Alright, Momma" led by Cruz Cadel as a Diana Ross impersonation, "Don't Open That Door" led by Colleen Wager, exposing the key mistake made throughout the "slasher" genre, and a poignant and sweetly sung reflection by Aubrey Panek, titled "Happy Endings".
Judging from the pre-show stirrings of the audience (who all seemed to know each other, and behaved accordingly) and the uplifted spirits of this cast, the show's director, Dan Tursi, must have had his hands full without a whip and chair at both rehearsals and the several performances.
Details: Length of Performance: Two hours (incl. a 15-min. intermis.)
Attendance: Full, Active House
Family Guide: Get a babysitter-this is an adult show.
"Scream Queens" presented by Rarely Done Productions from June 4-19 at Jazz Central, 441 Washington St., Syracuse. For information and tickets: 315-546-3224 and www.Rarelydone.org


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PARSIPPANY-TROY HILLS — Three westbound lanes were closed on Route 80 in Parsippany after a car fire caused rubbernecking accidents and delays this afternoon, according to N.J. State Police.
Drivers traveling west along Route 80 near Route 287 are advised to seek alternate routes.
The car fire occurred at around 6 p.m., and the lanes were reopened about 90 minutes later, state police said.
Three minor rubber-necking type accidents in the area of the car fire contributed to additional delays that reached the intersection of routes 280 and 80.
State Police said those accidents were cleared up by 8 p.m.
At times, commuters driving on Route 80 west were reduced to a standstill, eyewitnesses said.
Northbound traffic on Route 287 near the intersection of Route 80 is also delayed, according to the Department of Transportation website.
Delays for westbound traffic approaching Parsippany-Troy Hills remain approximately 20-25 minutes, the website reports.


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WHEN Charlie Manuel gets his 1000 win, let him ride into the sunset. Charlie is a good guy but most of those wins came behind talented Phillies and Cleveland teams.
DARIN RUF shows he knows how to work the count and get good at bats, that's something Jimmy Rollins never learned how to do.
SOME PRO players become better hitters in the Major League and some guys even become switch hitters, like Pete Rose, Phil Rizzuto, Lou Brock, Maury Wills to name a few. As Dick Vitale would say, "that's hitting coaches for you baby", and there's more pudding in this proof.
THESE PLAYERS that want to cheat by taking steroids, lets put them all on the same team, call them the juicers and see if the people come out to watch them play and hit their 600 foot home runs.
I HAVE two comments, with the limited Patriot News coverage, I'm hoping the Pigskin preview will not be compromised and did Bill O'Brien ever win a Super Bowl with the patriots? - The Pigskin preview will be coming out later in August and Coach O'Brien was not a coach for the Patriots when they won their last Super Bowl.
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LONOKE COUNTY, AR - The county clerk of Lonoke County has been charged with cyber bullying.
A Class A misdemeanor warrant was issued on Monday for Larry Clarke.
The Lonoke County Sheriff's Office says Clarke came in on his own when the warrant was served. The process did not require that he have a mugshot taken.
The charge stems from a case (see related link attached) that dates back to February in which Clarke was accused of using derogatory language in a post on Facebook.
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Brett Favre led Green Bay to seven division championships and two Super Bowl appearances in 14 seasons with the Packers.
How quickly people seemingly forget the past.
Favre was showered with boos from his former adoring fans upon his return to Lambeau Field on Sunday -- a sight that was all too familiar to "Traitor Jack," according to the Pioneer Press.
On May 19, 1991, Morris walked to the mound at Tiger Stadium to face his old team for the first time. He says he wasn't sure what to expect. It didn't take him long to find out. On an otherwise pleasant Sunday afternoon, 17,148 fans verbally mugged him. The invective directed at him was beyond anything he thought possible, Morris said.Morris recorded the loss that day after allowing seven runs in the first inning. Favre fared much better. But, Morris said time has healed all wounds and his once-rocky relationship with Tigers fans has since been rekindled.
"I was hurt," Morris recalled. "I thought, 'These people don't have any idea what I've gone through here.' That was my initial reaction."
The best part of Morris' story is the happy ending. By the time his career ended, the Detroit fans had gotten over the bitterness and began to celebrate Morris' accomplishments as a Tiger. When he returns for alumni functions, he now receives standing ovations and stadium-rattling applause.Despite the 201 games Morris won with Detroit and the World Series MVP he won with the Twins, the five-time All-Star, as Forbes' national editor Michael K. Ozanian notes, is "still, incredibly, not in the Hall."
"That was then, this is now," Morris said. "Like I said, time heals everything. That'll probably happen to Favre."
Ozanian also mentions, as many baseball traditionalists have, the key difference between yesteryear's pitchers and the modern-day pitcher.
Forbes.com, Nov. 2: Someone should have grabbed (Cliff) Lee by the neck and reminded him about Jack Morris staring down Tom Kelly when Morris thought the Twins manager was going to pull him from the seventh game of the 1991 WS against the Braves.
Morris throws 149 pitches, goes 10 and wins 1-0. Game. Set. Match. Twins win. The game shortened Morris' career and he is still, incredibly, not in the Hall. But he went 10 for the team. Someone should have reminded Cliff Lee about that game.
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At just under 2,300 students, the entire district of Kelloggsville is smaller than some area high schools.
But this tiny district, home of the Rockets, has a chance to make a big statement to the rest of Michigan about an important issue for taxpayers: saving money.
The district's superintendent of 10 years, Samuel Wright, just announced he is retiring next month.
The board should not let this moment pass without seriously exploring the benefits of sharing services or consolidating with a neighboring district. District residents would benefit from a full airing of the pros and cons that even partial consolidation brings.
Board members can start by considering a proven model of alliance right next door. The districts of Wyoming (5,100 students) and Godwin Heights (2,100 students) share the services of one superintendent, Jon Felske. Each realizes savings of about $100,000 a year, while preserving their own identities.
Kelloggsville is encircled largely by the Wyoming and Godwin districts, as well as Kentwood (8,400 students).
Sharing superintendents is a good way to shave administrative costs, which are rising in the 34-district West Michigan region. A Press pay survey conducted last year showed that 176 administrators and educators earned $100,000 or more in 2008. Just five years earlier, only 58 people topped $100,000.
The same survey also listed the top 10 salaries for each district in West Michigan. Kelloggsville was fairly typical for the region's smaller districts. It spent nearly $1 million — yearly pay to its top 10 administrators, including the superintendent, several principals, and directors for special education and technology.
Lansing is highly tuned to the consolidation issue. Legislation that would force mergers is a possibility as the state looks to trim more than $1 billion from its next budget.
Just a few months ago, a state panel, the Legislative Commission on Government Efficiency, recommended giving the state superintendent the power to merge school systems when a 5 percent savings can be shown. The report concluded Michigan can no longer afford its multi-layered government structure, with 551 school districts and 1,800 units of local government.
Some lawmakers prefer a competing idea: creating a 15-member commission to offer a statewide school consolidation and reorganization plan that lawmakers could then accept or reject, without changes. Commission members would include the state superintendent, school administrators, board members, parents and teacher union representatives, and one appointee each by House and Senate leaders.
State Superintendent Mike Flanagan, meanwhile, has suggested countywide consolidation of operations such as transportation, food service, accounting, printing, shipping and receiving, building on sharing already done in Kent County for data services, payroll, purchasing and more.
So how does the Kelloggsville school board proceed to find new leadership, with this uncertainty as a backdrop? Board members may fairly put some burdens on lawmakers, the state superintendent and Education Department leaders to provide direction.
Consolidation doesn't have to mean the Kelloggsville name and "Rocket pride" would be lost. If retaining that identity is important to the community, the school board can find ways to preserve it.
But Rocket pride could also be a symbol for something else: a willingness to blast into new frontiers. That would be a good gift from Kelloggsville to its class of 2010: A high school diploma, and the promise of a better, more efficient Michigan.
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43rd Annual Witte Game Dinner
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The 43rd Annual Witte Game Dinner brings together the all of the best traditions of a South Texas party with one-of-a-kind silent and live auction packages, a delicious array of game cuisine and a rousing concert for kicking up your heels at the end of the evening under the open San Antonio sky and stars.
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The Hot Tools Professional Rainbow Gold Curling Iron heats up fast and has high, even heat for longer-lasting curls.
Kim L.
May 25, 2013
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Normally I love hot tools and when I needed a new curling iron and saw the rainbow gold iron, I was excited to try it! When I got home and plugged it in the first time, the button that turns it on was broken completely out. I still had the receipt and so I took it back, and they exchanged it, no problem. Then the moment i turned on the second iron, the same button on the side broke. I had thrown away my receipt because surely the first one was a fluke, right? I'm a bit frustrated. Luckily the iron is stuck in the on position so all I need to do is plug it in if I want to use it. But a bit annoying to not be able to just turn it off and on when needed.
It seems it has a defective on/off button.
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What is excessive urination?
I mean how many times should a cat use the litter box for urinating a day? I know it's different for every cat, but what would be considered too many times? I remember when my cat was in a diabetic state (he's in remission now) that he would drink a lot, then urinate every hour or 2. Usually it was about 6 or more times a day. I know that was excessive, and it was happening because of the diabetes. Now that he's in remission he usually goes 2 or 3 times during the day, (not sure about night), at least from what I notice. But yesterday I was a little alarmed because he was going to the litter box every 2 hours or so when he usually went every 4 to 6 hours before. He did this 2 hour thing twice, then I know he didn't go for at least 4 hours before I went to bed because I was in the basement where his litter boxes are the whole time. He was also a little sick yesterday, so he was in a deep sleep for those 4 hours. I believe the culprit was the lactulose I gave him in the morning that made him sick. He doesn't usually get sick from lactulose, but I gave him a dose of 2 ml when I thought he needed it when in fact he didn't. He usually doesn't get sick on lactulose, but because he didn't need it, I guess it made him feel a little nauseated. Because he didn't need it, his stool was too soft when he went, not diarrhea, but wasn't formed properly either. It was after he went that he started feeling sick and threw up a bit of bile and was off his food. Because he threw up just a little bit, I wasn't too concerned about that. It seemed he was feeling a bit nauseous, and he didn't throw up again after that. I was concerned about him becoming dehydrated, and the fact he didn't have much of an appetite, but luckily he ate very well a few hours later when I gave him his afternoon meal. I loaded that meal with water, which he loves, and that was when the peeing every 2 hours started. So could it have just been the extra water combined with the lactulose? I know on days he gets lactulose he does seem to urinate more. In any case, I'm keeping an eye on him today. If he urinates as frequently as he did yesterday, I'm going to bring him to the vet to see if he has a UTI. He is not straining, and I can hear when he urinates that it's a normal amount, at least today when he went. Otherwise he's normal in every way, with activity level, eating, and drinking. I'm just worried about that frequency he was going yesterday. I would appreciate any thoughts and opinions on this. Thanks.
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Re: What is excessive urination?
Lactulose is a sugar based product (anything with 'ose' at the end...fructose, sucrose etc.), so it probably amped up his sugar level in his blood and he started having diabetic symptoms as his system couldn't handle it. How is he doing today?
If he needs something to help with his bowels, why not something that doesn't affect his sugar...like petroleum jelly?
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Re: What is excessive urination?
I was concerned about the sugar in lactulose too, but my vet assured me it was indigestible sugar and not absorbed, so it's safe for diabetics. The thing I notice most when he's diabetic is excessive drinking, and he didn't do that yesterday at all. He either just licked the water twice, or ignored the dish all together. Even with the extra water in his food, if it was his diabetes, he would be bent over the dish. He can never seem to get enough water in him when his blood sugar starts to go beyond normal levels. I think the reason lactulose causes more urination is because it draws in moisture to make the stool soft. I do avoid giving it to him because even though it's not digested into his system and should not raise his blood sugar, I can't help being paranoid. Usually a bit of unflavoured Metamucil mixed into his afternoon meal keeps him pretty regulated in the poop department so I don't use lactulose very often.
He's fine today. He's more awake and alert now than yesterday, and whatever was bothering him seems to have passed. I did call the vet clinic for advice, and the tech said I should leave water out of his food for about 2 days to make sure the frequency has stopped. I'll put in a little, though, just not as much as yesterday.
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The final battle is about to begin in the heavens and at the box office. That's right, the Jedi are coming just one more time as the last of the epic "Star Wars" movie franchises gets set to battle it out on the silver screen.
And on the eve of the film's release, legendary "Star Wars" creator George Lucas bared his private feelings to "Extra."
"It's been an adventure," he admitted of his nearly 30-year space journey. "It's hard at times, but it's been fun. I'm happy to know it's finished. I'm happy I did complete it."
"Revenge of the Sith" is the sixth and final chapter of a phenomenal big-screen space saga that began three decades ago, and Hayden Christensen, who returns as hero Anakin Skywalker, told "Extra" some moving secrets from behind the scenes.
"You could see in George's eyes that there was this retrospective going on," Hayden revealed. "Thirty years of film-making leading up to this."
The young Canadian actor, who was hand-picked by George over the famed likes of Leo DiCaprio, says he gave the role all he's got, and then a little more. "And because it was the final one there was an air of nostalgia all the time, and really a need to be part of it, you know," he added.
You can catch the landmark piece of moviemaking when "Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith" opens May 19th.


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Sea Dogs and Rock Cats Part 4
The Sea Dogs open up a 4-game series in three days against the New Britain Rock Cats (Twins affiliate) on Friday night at New Britain Stadium…The two teams will play a doubleheader tonight and make-up last night's game when Portland returns to New Britain in July.
Roster Move yesterday: Right-hander Chris Balcom-Miller was activated from the disabled list and assigned to High-A Salem…Former Sea Dog Kyle Kaminska announced his retirement.
Coverage begins at 4:15 PM on the U.S. Cellular Sea Dogs Radio Network
Game 1
Portland Lineup: Hissey 9, Bogaerts 6, Shaw 3, Thomas 7, Linares DH, Almanzar 5, Wilkerson 8, Spring 2, Meneses 4, Haeger RHP
New Britain Lineup: Richardson 8, Petterson 4, Sobolewski 5, Pinto 2, Ortiz 7, Rodriguez 3, Santana 6, Smith DH, Goncalves 9, DeVries RHP
'DOGS AND 'CATS AGAIN: Portland has played 10 of 31 games against the New Britain Rock Cats, and open up a 5-game series on Thursday night at New Britain Stadium…The Sea Dogs finished their past homestand at 4-2, and have won eight of 10 series to start the season…New Britain has won four straight and are tied for second place with the Trenton Thunder, three games behind Portland…Knuckleballer Charlie Haeger makes his second straight start against New Britain.
THAT'S OFFENSE: Tony Thomas went 4-for-4 with 3 RBI and finished a homer shy of the cycle, as Portland clobbered the Reading Fightin Phils, 10-4 on Wednesday night at Hadlock Field…Thomas had a single, double and a triple, before doubling in his final at-bat…Xander Bogaerts knocked in season-high 3 runs, nailing a two-run double, during a five-run fourth…Peter Hissey went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI and Heiker Meneses went 2-for-4 with two runs scored…Lefty Drake Britton worked six innings in relief of Franklin Morales to earn his third win of the season.
MORE ON MORALES: Morales worked two scoreless innings, allowing two hits and fanning three…The lefty became the 30th player to make a Major League rehab assignment with Portland and the 24th as a Red Sox affiliate…Morales was the fourth player this year to rehab with Portland: Craig Breslow, Stephen Drew and John Lackey.
GLAD TO HAVE YOU BACK: Bogaerts did not play from Saturday through Tuesday, due to tightness in his core…With his triple last night; Bogaerts extended his hitting streak to a season-high, nine straight games…With their two triples in last night's game, Portland leads the Eastern League with 14 triples
NOT BAD FOR ON THE ROAD: Dating back to 2011, the Sea Dogs are 4-0-1 in series at New Britain Stadium…Portland took two of three from the Rock Cats on April 11-14, winning the series opener 9-3…After a rainout on April 12th, the two-teams played back-to-back 10-inning games, with the 'Cats taking the series finale 6-5.
FIRING UP ZEROES: Chris Martin's scoreless streak was extended to 19.2 innings with two scoreless frames on Sunday afternoon…Martin's scoreless streak is the longest since Jeremy Kehrt worked 17 scoreless frames from June 1-17, 2010.
WHAT'S ON DECK: The two teams play a twinbill tomorrow afternoon beginning at 4:35, Portland's first doubleheader of the season…Saturday's game begins at 6:35 PM and the series finale is Sunday at 1:35 PM…The Sea Dogs have a scheduled off day on Monday, before a three-game series in Manchester, New Hampshire.


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A picture may say 1,000 words, though there is possibly another story lurking just outside the frame. This is certainly the case with the images featured in "The First with the Latest! Aggie Underwood, the Los Angeles Herald, and the Sordid Crimes of a City."
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Wesson's plan calls for replacing the lost parking with angled parking along Serrano and Oxford Avenues. Hopefully there will be ample bike parking as well. Public wifi provided by the library is also planned for the park.
Susan Orlean, the bestselling author of The Orchid Thief (kind-of inspiration for the movie "Adaptation") and Rin Tin Tin: The Life and the Legend, as...
Saunders is a kind of literary guide, taking us on a tour of the human condition. In his previous stories, he has outlined for us the cage built from capitalism and longing from which none of us is free. But in his latest collection, there is hope that these bars might have the capacity to bend.
I write here about my experience not as an administrator since I am not one of those, or even as a librarian although I am one of those. I offer this opinion only as an impenitent bin rat that has collected songs going back to the original days of vinyl.
Since the library doesn't have any rules against children running wild, that would be okay, right? No. It wouldn't.
Librarians have been focused on creating practices to help kids and teens understand that information online is content that must be evaluated, and that the power to create meaningful content themselves is, literally, at their fingertips.
When you're a teenaged book lover summer reading is the best reading! The freest reading! It's staying up all night under the covers with a flashlight because you don't have class in the morning reading!
I will state right up front that I am a librarian. I am also a big fan of Bill Maher. But as far as I'm concerned he really stuck his foot in it on Oct. 14 when he said, "We have the Internet. We don't need a library at all."
Libraries are located at a unique intersection of spatial design. They are spaces that store, articulate and distribute formats (media), which are vessels of information.
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No matter how hard we try, each week there are bound to be a few interesting entertainment nuggets that fall through the cracks and fail to get a mention in print. But through the magic of the Internet, we're able to highlight them here. This is 'This Just In ... '."
Michael Doyle, author of "Boxoffice Open: Michigan's Small Town Movie Theaters" and "Michigan Movie Theaters: A Pictorial History," will be on hand to sign copies of his books. Doyle is professor emeritus at Michigan State University, an avid collector of movie memorabilia and a consultnat for theater restoration projects.
Don't worry, kids, there will still be cake and "Finding Nemo" afterward.
- What: Michigan Theatre's 78th Birthday Celebration, featuring door prizes, award presentations, book signing, birthday cake and a screening of "Finding Nemo."
- When: 3:30 p.m. Saturday, May 10.
- Where: Michigan Theatre, 124 N. Mechanic St.
- Cost: Free.
- Details: 517-783-0811.
The United Way of Jackson County Labor Participation Committee will have its 18th annual spaghetti dinner on Friday. Proceeds will go to two United Way agencies geared to seniors: Jackson Friendly Home and Community Medication Assistance Program. Why, you can almost taste the meat or vegetarian spaghetti, garlic bread, salad, dessert and beverage.
- What: Spaghetti dinner fundraiser.
- When: 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, May 9.
- Where:Polish National Alliance Hall, 638 Page Ave.
- Cost: $7 adults, $5 senior citizen and children 10 and younger., $7 for delivery.
- Details: 745-0696.
The next Brown Bag Movie at the Albion District Library focuses on California and what the land of pleanty has meant for native people, Spanish missionaries, forty-niners all the way through modern-day farmers. Bring your lunch, the library will bring the coffee and cookies.
- What: "Land of the Eagle: Searching for Paradise."
- When: 12:15 Wednesday, May 14.
- Where: Albion District Library, 501 S. Superior St.
- Cost: Free.
- Details: 517-629-3993 or www.albionlibrary.org.


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BATON ROUGE -- Gov. Bobby Jindal called on the Legislature on Wednesday to broaden Louisiana's laws against human trafficking by making it a crime to "advertise" a child for commercial sexual exploitation.
State law already outlaws the recruitment, transportation or kidnapping of a minor sexual exploitation. The expanded law would also punish people who knowingly facilitate trafficking by methods such as listing children for sexual services on the Internet.
"The virtual world evolves quickly and criminals use it to exploit our children any way they can," Jindal said.
The bill will be introduced by Rep. Walt Leger III, D-New Orleans, for debate during the two-month legislative session that starts April 25.
Jindal made the announcement at the Louisiana Sheriffs Association, where he also unveiled an anti-crime initiative in Baton Rouge.