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Ordering Dreamweaver 3 I saw the Studio upgrade option including a program called Firworks, it said it was a image editer designed for the web. Lets give it a go I thought. Paid for the £149 upgrade and haven't looked back since. Fireworks 3 is without a doubt the best web graphic editer on the market (until V4 comes out). After using many other packages to make web grapgics the intiutive interface of Fireworks come as some sort of dream. Whether you are making ani gifs or compressing your jpegs Fireworks does it fast, clean and easy. If that wasn't enough it write it's own HTML for advanced javascript rollerovers and and navagation systems, nice clean HTML which is a real bonus because you don't have to spend 18 hours in notepad deleting usless tags. And integration with Dreamweaver is a real time saver, make it in fireworks then inport into Dreamweaver or any other HTML package! Thank you MACROMEDIA!!!!
What a great program - in my eyes Macromedia can do no wrong! This graphics package I received as part of the Dreamweaver 3 Suite, and it is the perfect companian to a perfect HTML program! Fireworks 3, runs along the same lines a the infamous Paint Shop Pro and the devine Adobe Photoshop (which is incidentally my favourite graphics package of all time!) providing quick and easy graphics editing to JPEGs GIFs and the new(ish) PNG format (pixelated net graphic) and others such as TIFFs and WMFs. It provides all the features that you would expect imcluding the new ImageMap feature. You can open an image, draw an image map over the top and Fireworks will either integrate it into Dreamweaver or it can display the HTML code to use in any other editor - good eh! Looking at it from a web designers point of view I use it all the time and find it a brilliant piece of software and the JPEG compression is just great! If you want a great graphics package (whether you own Dreamweaver or not) get this one!
Fireworks is an excellent product for creating Logos, Banners and GIF Animations. It is not a very simple program to use initially, but after a few days of learning you soon get the hang of it. I have now created all of the Logo's, Banners and Animated Images for my web-sites using this product. I used to use Paintshop Pro, but I now use Fireworks all the time, the main reason for this is the export wizard which allows you to export your images in many different formats and a preview is displayed showing the different formats. Also the ability to create animations in the same program is great (without having to startup a seperate program to do the animations). I bought this product as a bundle with Dreamweaver 3, therefore it was excellent value for money. Anybody wishing to create lots of images for web-sites really should have a look at this product, even if you only use it for it's export wizard functionality.
This is a program created for webdesign! and let me tell you it is fantastic at what it does. I would have to tell you that this is one of my main tools for webdesign and it is so easy to use and powerfull to. Maybe not as powerfull as Photoshop though it is for a totally different media and so the people who compare these really need to remember that! Fireworks is made for working on site design and so you will generally work at 72dpi and with Photoshop you work at around 300dpi! (see the difference?). Anyway you would be mad to miss out on this program considering its low cost, and it is sooooo very useful!
Since my first delve into web design a good five years ago, I have been on the search for a product that will make things appear so very simple. When I was told by a friend about Macromedia Fireworks, I imagined it to be a purely graphical program. Although it does help in this front immensely, it manages to write some pretty complicated script for you to use, but the product is still not without it's flaws. The first time you load it, you may be overwhelmed by the amount of toolboxes at your disposal, but don't let this put you off. Load up the tutorial, including image rollovers and picture swaps and all will appear a whole lot clearer leaving you to think seriously about what you want your particular page to look like. Remember though, that it will just be that, a page, and nothing more. For an entire site, text is used in abundance, written straight into the source code in HTML, but Fireworks cannot support this kind of text, merely web-compatible images that portray the lettering. In order to create a full page, it is necessary to create menus and titles in Fireworks, and then arrange them on screen in a program such as Dreamweaver, Fireworks' sister program. As far as creating imaging goes, Fireworks is a nifty bit of kit. Many shapes can be created and integrated into tables, with effects such as drop shadows and textures being easily accessible. The end result is all written in tabular form, fully compatible with modern browsers. There are a few quibbles that i think could be avoided. Firstly, and quite importantly, Fireworks exports everything in the same picture format. This may seem a strange thing to point out, but softened edges appear better in jpeg format, whereas strong text is always clearer, and sometimes a smaller file size, when in gif format. Another picture problem involves animated gifs. The help menu tells you to import them to the point where you want them, and it pulls them apart into their constituent frames
, turning the entire screen into an animated gif which really isnt practical. To avoid this, I recommend importing still images and then altering the HTML later. Similarly, if you want different file formats, save two versions, one in gif, the other jpeg, and swap the files over, altering the code as you go. So, these format points aside, Fireworks suits a range of developers, from the young to old, novice to professional. All can benefit from neatly laid out graphics, and smart javascript effects.
We went from PaintShopPro to FireWorks and what a shock that was! FireWorks has to be one of the best graphics programs you can get, we use it in conjunction with DreamWeaver but if there was anything we couldnt be without, FireWorks is it. Everything from groovy button and backgrounds, to the complete navigation bar, animations, distortions, absolutely amazing text and image effects... you name it, its got it. The bad side is you cant just jump in and get it right first time, or second or third for that matter, the instruction manual is a definite must. But once you get the hang of it, you are onto a winner. Oh yes , and the price isnt exactly user friendly but its definitely worth it if you are seriously into your graphics.
Just like the rest of Macromedia's products this one is truly web enabled. The perfect utility to help you make your rich media site. The biggest advantage of using this type of software compared to others such as paint shop or photoshop is that it has automatic antialiasing meaning that even the smallest speck or curvacious bezier is free from jagged lines and distortion. A predominantly vector based package, this wioll enhance your website no end and the results, even with limited time input, will look stunning. An example of the type of graphics this package can produce is the eye catching "napster" logo. I know a few friends who use this program and they all think the same. Stay one step ahead of your competition!
Fireworks is a very hard program to use, but when mastered the results are spectaculor. I recently bought this product as I make web site graphics and some that I have produced are really good. There are many options included within this program such as distortion or speacial effect but I feel the most effective part of this package is the text effects. There are many different fills such as charchoal or oil that can go around the text, and for anyone who are making web sites the text effects are marvelous. My verdict is that there are many option but they are hard to leanr. So what I did was searched on the net for help on fireworks and on the Macromedia web site and eventually I mastered Fireworks....what a brilliant package
Fireworks is a very complicated program to use - and I don't care what anyone says. This application has a ridiculous amount of features and uses- if you want to spend at least the rest of you life trying to learn them. The best thing though about this program is the compression features which are absolulty brilliant and the best on the market. You can shrink wrap your GIFS and JPEG's etc. to manageable icons while still keeping the colour and quality. Fireworks actually splits the page into a 4 split window pane with up to 4 different versions of the same compressed image eg. as a GIF as a JPEG as a PNG etc. The only bad thing is the program keeps on asking me if i want to save my new files as PNGs? a well as my choosen fomat, How do i turn this feature off ? I find most of the features though just too awkward and to use though, you can not use common sense with this program - the instructions and help books are needed. Once learned though and you will be splicing and hot spotting your way to some really slick HTML pages. Its too big an application- not for beginners


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DUDLEY Council has been accused of getting car-ried away with its spending on executive motors.
According to a survey by Intelligent Car Leasing the authority is in the top five worst offenders among Britain's big councils for splashing the cash on posh cars.
The company bases its claims on Freedom of Information figures from Britain's 50 biggest councils, which were asked to reveal the five most valuable unique models under their ownership or management.
The company says the figures show Dudley spends an average of £49,078 on its most expensive cars, compared to a national average of £27,000.
Pete McAllister, who conducted the study for the company, said: "It's disturbing to discover that this level of excessive spending is going on during such tough times for Britain. With Westminster demanding cuts across the board this lavish expenditure cannot be justified."
The survey, which was carried out in November and December last year, found Cheshire West's average car value is the highest, at £53,669, while Hillingdon is the most miserly, spending an average of just £10,527.
However Dudley's finance chief rejects the survey, which he believes may be looking to grab headlines cheaply.
Councillor Pete Lowe, deputy leader of the council and cabinet member for finance, said: "The survey is essentially comparing apples with pears as we provided figures for our two civic cars, which are the only ones we own. Had we also given figures for a further three lower-cost cars, this would have reduced our average.
"In addition, we are currently reviewing our mayoral cars as we look at every option at our disposal to ensure best value-for-money as we manage the significant cuts that are being imposed on us by central government.
"Dudley Council is a low-cost, high performing authority which charges some of the lowest council tax rates in the country and the lowest in the West Midlands.
"Whilst surveys like this may look to make sensational headlines they must be treated with caution as the figures in this case are misleading."

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5'11 wooden alaia shaped by Randy Budd with artwork burned by myself.
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How'd that puppy ride? I made one out of pine but was stupid and sealed it with polly instead of oil. It now serves as a table haha.
What kind of wood did you use?
Its never been ridden, being glassed tomorrow. I never rode one. I am a hp shorty guy so I dont usually ride alternative shapes too often. Randy Budd shaped the board. I believe their is some Alaskan pine, local cedar and some other species in there. I will ask him again about the woods.
Randy teaches a class at the Tuckerton Seaport on alaia building. I know he oils only in class because of time, but for boards he makes for sale he glasses them I believe.
Wow! Props on the artwork!!!
Are alaias good for knee high summer mushy waves?
thanks RayF. dont know about how they ride. but i think you may need more punch and curl in the wave for this type of board. its more of a sliding and slipping ride


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'"The sad part is we have to start all over again," Buffalo co-captain Daniel Briere said. "We got a little taste of it, but we didn't get to swallow the whole thing. On top of it, we start the season and the Hurricanes are going to raise the banner in our face. Hopefully, that's going to get us going even more and get us hungrier."'
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TWO Knutsford brothers will be brushing up on their leadership skills for their new industry roles.
Stephen and John Falder, who are both directors of the UK's largest independent paint manufacturers HMG Paints, have simultaneously taken on leadership roles with leading national and international paint and coatings industry associations.
Stephen, 53, who is marketing director at Collyhurst-based HMG Paints, has taken over the reigns as secretary general of NOVA Paint Club, a global collaboration of speciality paints and coatings businesses.
The 12 member companies have a combined turnover of more than $4.5billion, employing more than 13,000 employees across 73 manufacturing sites worldwide.
Meanwhile John, 59, managing director of HMG Paints, has become the new president of the British Coatings Federation (BCF), the sole trade association representing the UK paints, printing inks, powder coatings and wallcovering manufacturers.
He is the second Falder to hold this position; Stephen was president in 1999 and 2000.
Stephen said: "John and I are immensely proud to have been selected to represent our industry on both a national and international level.
"We are both incredibly passionate about continuing to improve standards in our industry, especially when it comes to the environment, and we are excited about working with the industry's finest to ensure we can cumulatively achieve great things."
HMG Paints was established in 1930 and moved to Riverside Works in Collyhurst in 1959.
Herbert Falder, Stephen and John's grandfather, was one of the company's founders and ran the business until their father, Brian Falder, took over in 1980.
In 1994, Stephen and John became the third generation of Falders to run the business and have since successfully launched a number of high-profile spin-off businesses including Little Greene and Bradite.


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Texas Fish Records Program Sets Its Own Records
ATHENS—For many people, second only to the thrill of landing a trophy fish is seeing one's name go into the record book for the catch.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department's Joedy Gray is the person in charge of making that happen, and with the cooperation and enthusiasm of Texas anglers, he was very busy in 2010.
"My number one goal when I took over the Angler Recognition Program in 2002 was to increase angler participation, especially among youth, and it looks as if that is being accomplished," Gray said.
Gray cites the following facts to support his claim.
In calendar year 2010,
- 1,223 catches of fish were submitted for awards, the most ever, beating the previous high of 913 in 2009;
- 1,731 awards were issued for these catches, beating the previous high of 1,383 in 2009;
- 64 Outstanding Angler awards were presented, topping the previous high of 51 in 2003 and 2004.
- 36 Junior Angler water body catch-and-release awards beat the 2009 high of 15;
- 16 Junior Angler state catch and release records beat the 2008 high of 10;
- 93 water body catch-and-release records topped 2009's 57;
- and 394 Big Fish awards for the year was just shy of the high of 400 set in 1994 and the second most ever.
Gray is especially proud of the fact that the 356 First Fish awards was extremely high. The previous record was 73 in 2003. First Fish awards go to anglers who report catching their first fish ever, and more than a few go to adults.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department recognizes not just catches of big fish but also fishing excellence through its Angler Recognition Program. The program maintains state record lists for public and private waters and water body records for all public lakes, rivers, and bays. The program also issues certificates for other types of angler achievements such as first fish, big fish, elite angler and outstanding angler. Information on awards categories and current records can be found on the TPWD web site at http://tpwd.texas.gov/fishboat/fish/programs/fishrecords/.
For state and water body records, junior anglers (under 17 years of age) compete in a separate division. If a junior angler's catch beats an all-ages record, the young angler receives recognition in both divisions.
The catch-and-release division is relatively new and is one of Gray's innovations. "It's often difficult or impossible to find a certified scale to get a weight on a fish, and sometimes fish die while the angler is looking for a place to weigh it," Gray said. "That's why we started awarding catch-and-release records, which require only a photo of the fish with a measuring device." Catch-and-release allows anglers to take an active part in conserving fish by releasing them immediately after catching and photographing them.
Gray is also working to increase awareness of the program among youth, especially those who fish in salt water. "If anglers have their own certified scale, each bay system in the state has a number of youth records available," Gray points out. And a catch does not have to be Texas-sized to qualify in a category with no existing record. "There is a minimum weight requirement of two ounces or 0.125 pounds for youth and an eight-ounce or 0.5-pound minimum for adults," Gray said.
In all, 14,179 catches have been awarded 21,095 awards. Gray would love to make your name the next to go into the record book.
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Reports of Van Halen's demise apparently are greatly exaggerated. Frontman David Lee Roth says his band will undertake a major European tour later this year, according to an interview he gave to radio hosts Opie and Anthony on Sirius XM radio.
Some insiders have said in recent months that the band can't stand each other and aren't talking to one another. Some expressed doubts that the group would continue. Roth appeared to put those rumors to rest, noting that they would play, "probably 50, 60 shows," in Britain and Europe near the end of the year. The last time Van Halen played Europe was for a few gigs in Germany and Finland in 1998 when the third and least known frontman Extreme vocalist Gary Cherone was its singer.
Singer Mark Lindsay, the charismatic former frontman for Paul Revere and the Raiders, has released his first record in years, according to producer Gar Francis. "Like Nothing You've Seen," was recorded with E Street Band guitarist "Little Steven" Van Zandt and longtime New Jersey garage rockers The Doughboys. The song will be included on an album Lindsay is recording, his first in nine years. The single is available on Amazon, iTunes and most online download sites.
Lindsay, 71, will be part of this summer's Happy Together tour that also stars Gary Lewis, former Three Dog Night lead singer Chuck Negron, former Union Gap singer Gary Puckett and the tour's producers, The Turtles.
GO-GOs AND B-52 s ANNOUNCE JOINT SUMMER TOUR
New Wave veterans The Go-Gos and The B-52 s will tour America this summer, according to both band's websites. The dates haven't been announced but about 20 of the cities have. It appears the tour will stop at both the San Diego County Fair and the Orange County Fair.
The tour will find The Go-Gos performing without bassist Kathy Valentine, who joined the group in December 1980. The band posted a short statement on its website, "The Go Go's have parted ways with bassist Kathy Valentine, citing irreconcilable differences." At press time, no reason for the split had been given by either party.
English synth-pop biggies Depeche Mode will tour North America beginning Aug. 22 in Detroit, according to the band's website. The tour, its first here in four years, is to promote its upcoming album, "Delta Machine," that will be released on March 26 and is their first in four years.
Thus far, the trio, singer Dave Gahan, guitarist and keyboard player Martin Gore and keyboardist Andy Fletcher, announced 19 dates, including stops on Sept. 22 at the Sleep Train Amphitheatre in San Diego, Sept. 24 at the Santa Barbara Bowl, and Sept. 28-29 at the Staples Center in downtown Los Angeles.
BAD COMPANY's 40 th ANNIVERSARY JAUNT
Bad Company will undertake a 40 th Anniversary Tour that will see the British rockers that formed in England in 1973 from members of Free, King Crimson and Mott the Hoople, play solo concerts and they'll co-headline some shows with southern rock icons Lynyrd Skynyrd, the band reports on its website and on Pollstar.
The dates with Skynyrd run from June 20 in Auburn, Wash. through July 27 in Bethel, New York, the town where the 1969 Woodstock fest was actually held.
Before those co-headlining shows the band, that includes original members drummer Simon Kirke, guitarist Mick Ralphs and singer Paul Rodgers, is set to play the Agua Caliente Casino Resort in San Diego on June 15 and at the San Diego County Fair in Del Mar on June 25.
MAHAVISHNU JOHN McLAUGHLIN's U.S. TOUR
Brit John McLaughlin, the blisteringly fast 71-year-old guitarist, who led progressive jazz fusion outfit The Mahavishnu Orchestra on two occasions, from 1971-1976 that included drummer Billy Cobham and Jan Hammer on keyboards, and again from 1984-1987, will embark on his first U.S. tour in three years in Durham, N.C., on June 11. The brief 10-date jaunt is in support of his last album, "Now Hear This," that came out last year.
Included on the tour are gigs at Bonnaroo, the big music fest in Manchester, Tenn., on June 14, three concerts at the intimate Blue Note New York in New York City, June 18-20, and Canada Trust Toronto Jazz Festival on June 23.
McLaughlin will celebrate the 40 th anniversary of his side project, Shakti, the group that combines Indian music, jazz and acoustic fusion, with a 15-date European tour from the end of October through November.
MOTOWN's FUNK BROTHER TO GET HOLLYWOOD STAR
Motown's legendary Funk Brothers, the session group that backed up its stable of superstars on countless hit records, including The Temptations' "My Girl" and "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone," Martha and The Vandellas' "I Heard It Through the Grapevine," The Supremes' "Baby Love," Stevie Wonder's "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" and Smokey Robinson and The Miracles' "The Tears of a Clown," will be getting its star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on March 21 at 7065 Hollywood Blvd., near La Brea, next to the stars of Dizzy Gillespie, Thelonious Monk and Herbie Hancock.
Thirteen musicians have played as The Funk Brothers at various times. A great number of them have passed. Guitarist and sitar player Eddie Willis, 76, and percussionist Jack Ashford, 78, are planning to attend the ceremony and it's possible that 84-year-old guitarist Joe Messina will also attend.
The Funk Brothers were the subject of the 2002 documentary, "Standing in the Shadows of Motown," and in 2004 they were awarded a Grammy for Lifetime Achievement.
The lineup for George Jones' last Nashville concert, Nov. 22 at the 18,500-seat Bridgestone Arena, two shows before the 81-year-old country legend hangs it up on Dec. 6-7 in Tulsa, keeps growing. The latest additions are Don McLean, Cyndi Lauper and Billy Ray Cyrus.
Those three join a roster that already includes Garth Brooks, Kid Rock, Kenny Rogers, Randy Travis, Alan Jackson, Dierks Bentley, T. Graham Brown, Mark Chesnutt, Charlie Daniels, Joe Diffie, Tracy Lawrence, Patty Loveless, Shelby Lynne, Kathy Mattea, Montgomery Gentry, Sam and Dave's Sam Moore, Lorrie Morgan, The Oak Ridge Boys, Pam Tillis, Randy Travis, Tanya Tucker and Gene Watson.
If Lauper seems out of place, blame Jones, who said, "Now, people may not know this, but I have been a fan of Cyndi's since I first saw her years ago at the Grammy awards. What a thrill it was to hear she will be part of this final celebration," Jones said.
By the time you read this, the new posthumous Jimi Hendrix album, "People, Hell and Angels," is expected to debut at No. 2 on Billboard's Top 200 album chart, according to the Hollywood Reporter. It's also predicted that first week sales could top 700,000.
If the predictions hold true, the album would be the highest charting Hendrix album since the double-album, Electric Ladyland, in 1968, which hit No. 1 for a two-week stay. His last posthumous collection of unreleased material, "Valleys of Neptune," debuted and peaked at No. 4 in 2010.
The album features a dozen songs, most previously unreleased and recorded with his Band of Gypsys, but with a couple of tunes previously released, but different versions of the tunes on the new CD.
Over the pond in Britain, it's a different story. "People, Hell and Angels" debuted at only No. 39 on its album chart, which is his worst album premiere ever.
"Ringo: Peace And Love," what's described as, ""the first major exhibition to explore the life of Ringo Starr," opens at the Grammy Museum in downtown L.A. on June 12, the museum announced.
Among the items showcased, many of which are now historic, are drum kits he played at Shea Stadium and on The Ed Sullivan Show, and his iconic "Sgt. Pepper" suit, as well as the cape he wore in "Help" and the red jacket he wore during The Beatles' final public performance on the Apple rooftop on Jan. 30, 1969. Other personal and unpublished photographs and artifacts will also be on display.
ABBA's AGNETHA RELEASES NEW CD DETAILS
Former ABBA singer Agnetha Faltskog has decided to title her upcoming album "A," only the second she has released since 1987, according to her website. The album, containing ten songs, will be released May 10. An accompanying press release quotes her noting, ""Never thought that I'd ever sing again. But hearing the first three songs, I just couldn't say no!"
In 1986, Sarah Brightman was the first singer-actress to play the role of Christine in Tim Rice and future husband Andrew Lloyd Webber's "Phantom of the Opera," that became the highest grossing entertainment event of all time, with total box office receipts worldwide greater than $5 billion.
In 2015, the 52-year-old Brightman will become the first professional musician to record in space. She will be part of a three-person team that will travel via Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station. In addition, she'll circle the earth 16 times each day for ten days.
She's released a video of her taking her medical examination for the flight. She passed.
After a delay of several months, her new CD, "Dreamchaser," which was influenced by her upcoming trip into space, will be released on April 16.
She'll promote the album with a worldwide tour that will include five rare performances in China in mid-June, including concerts in Shanghai and Beijing.
"Looking Back On Love," a documentary by and about Lenny Kravitz, that chronicles the making of the 44-year-old rocker's 2011 album, "Black and White America," has been released and is available exclusively at the iTunes Store.
The documentary contains interviews spanning more than two years, including Kravitz discussing his creative process, his influences and the recording of the songs themselves. The spotlight also looks at Kravitz's recording techniques
Country singer Claude King died at home in Shrieveport, La., at 90, after a long illness, reports Billboard. Beginning in 1961, King logged 19 country hits through 1971, including his 1962 biggie, "Wolverton Mountain."
"Wolverton Mountain" was a crossover hit for King, not only topping the country chart for nine weeks but it reached No. 6 on Billboard's Hot 100 pop chart, and was awarded gold record status, selling more than a million copies.
His final album, "Cowboy in the White House," was released in 2003 and came 42 years after his previous LP, "Chip 'N Dale's Place," and featured Elvis Presley's and Rick Nelson's guitarist, James Burton.
English jazz trumpeter Kenny Ball died at 82 of pneumonia in a hospital in Basildon, east of London, according to a post on his website. Ball introduced to British listeners a New Orleans Dixieland style of jazz when his single, "Midnight in Moscow," hit No. 2 there. The record also hit No. 2 here (his only U.S. hit), selling a million copies. His last U.K. chart single came in 1967 when his take on The Beatles' (by Paul McCartney) "When I'm Sixty-Four" peaked at No. 43.
Peter Banks, the original guitarist for British progressive rock legends Yes, who played on the group's first two albums, died in London, at 65, from a heart attack, according to Rolling Stone. Banks' body was found at home after he failed to show up for a recording session.
In 2009, Gibson Guitar's Lifestyle magazine included Banks as one of its "10 Great Prog Rock Guitarists."
Yes formed in London in 1968. Tensions between the guitarist and the rest of the band developed during the recording of the group's second LP, "Time and a Word," in 1970, because singer Jon Anderson and bassist Chris Squire wanted an orchestra to be prominently featured on the album and that would leave Banks' axe work in the background. Things eventually came to a head and, in April 1970, Banks was asked to resign. He was replaced by Steve Howe.
An incident reportedly occurred on May 15, 1991 at the Forum in Inglewood when Yes' original keyboardist Tony Kaye invited Banks to perform with the band. Kaye showed up, only to be told by Kaye that Howe had vetoed this invitation and did not want Banks on stage with him. Howe has subsequently denied this in "Notes From The Edge," but the documentary "Classic Artists: Yes," said it happened.
After leaving Yes, in the later part of 1970, Banks was briefly a member of Blodwyn Pig, the band guitarist Mick Abrahams formed in late 1968 after he left Jethro Tull. Then he and Focus guitarist Jan Akkerman became pals and recorded together before he released a solo album, "Two Sides of Peter Banks" that featured such British progressive rock notables as Genesis guitarist Steve Hackett and its drummer Phil Collins, as well as King Crimson and Asia bassist-singer John Wetton.
Among the recently released albums, digital reissues and deluxe box sets are a 2-CD with 5-LPs package from Paul Revere and The Raiders, circa 1965-1967, "Here They Come/Just Like Us/Midnight Ride/The Spirit of 67/Revolution;" "The Next Day," David Bowie's 24 th studio album, and the until-now retired New York City transplant's first album in a decade; "Old Sock," Eric Clapton's 21 st solo album that sees him joined by Paul McCartney, his old Blind Faith bandmate Steve Winwood, Chaka Khan and his old friend JJ Cale; "What About Now" is Bon Jovi's 12 th studio CD since 1984; and "Unplugged" from jazz and jazz fusion guitarists Larry Carlton and Robben Ford (also out on DVD).
The 1971 "Chicago III (Remastered & Expanded);" "Ronnie Dio and The Prophets: The Early Years" shows the late metal frontman in the early '60 s leading a doo-wop-style group; "Graffiti on the Train," from Welsh rockers Stereophonics; a re-release, "Listen to the Warm (Deluxe Edition)," the 1967 LP from singer, songwriter and poet Rod McKuen; an expanded 2-CD reissue of "Train to Nowhere," from British blues rockers Savoy Brown, most of whose members became Foghat; and "Her Greatest Hits" from Broadway, motion picture and TV star Ethel Merman.
An import, "Collection: 1973-2012 Australian Tour Edition 2013" from Bruce Springsteen; "Lift," from 69-year-old jazz fusion guitarist Larry Coryell; a three-for-one import from Glen Campbell, circa 1972-1974, "Glen Travis Campbell/I Knew Jesus (Before He Was A Star)/I Remember Hank Williams;" a two-for-oner from The Andrews Sisters, "Greatest Hits in Stereo/Great Golden Hits;" "Icon" from gospel singer Cece Winans; and "Icon," from country-pop-gospel singer Amy Grant; the recently recorded, "Live From The Island," from country rockers Commander Cody and His Modern Day Airmen.
Box sets include a 4-CD pack from The Grateful Dead, "Dick's Picks Vol. 25 - May 10, 1978 New Haven, CT, May 11, 1978 Springfield, MA;" a 3-CD import, "Live at the Isle of Wight 1970" from The Who.
Albums new to vinyl include "Lonely & Blue: The Deepest Soul of Otis Redding;" a 3-disc box from The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, "Will the Circle Be Unbroken (40 th Anniversary 180 g Vinyl Edition)" sees the folk and bluegrass giants playing with Mother Maybelle Carter, Roy Acuff, Doc Watson, Earl Scruggs, Merle Travis, Jimmy Martin, and others on compositions by the likes of Acuff, Scruggs, Travis, Martin, Hank Williams and Joni Mitchell; "Gambler," the 1979 album from Kenny Rogers.
Some of the newly released DVDs are "The Jeff Beck Group - Got The Feeling: A Musical Documentary (2013);" the 2-DVD "Live at Wembley (2013)" by Queen with added previously unseen footage; "Cat Stevens - Wild Thing: A Musical Documentary (2013)," includes "Live In Concert" filmed on November 27, 1971 and PBS' "Full Circle" TV concert from June 8, 1971 in London; a 2-CD non-musical documentary, "Bob Dylan - After the Crash (Special Edition 2013)," looks at Zimmy's life between 1966 and 1978.
Classic acts from the '50 s, '60 s and '70 s continue to perform. Here's what two of them are doing.
He led the most successful instrumental group of the '60 s, and when he recorded a song with a rare vocal, it shot to No. 1. She was the voice that decade that made cool jazzy Bossa Nova an international sensation.
He's trumpeter Herb Alpert, who led The Tijuana Brass, and she's Lani Hall, former lead singer with Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66. Next year marks the couple's 40 th wedding anniversary. They've been performing together for decades.
From 1962-1969, Alpert's Tijuana Brass scored three Top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart but a whopping 18 Top 10 s on the adult contemporary or easy listening chart as it was called at the time, including 14 in a row. They ran a streak of 26 straight Top 40 singles on one chart or both. The group was popular right from the start when their debut single, "The Lonely Bull," hit No. 6 in 1962.
In early 1968, Alpert asked boffo composer Burt Bacharach if he and his songwriting partner Hal David had a little gem of a song tucked away that they'd kind of forgotten that they would give him. They did indeed find an older song no one had recorded so they gave it to him.
It was a song that allowed Alpert a rare vocal turn, "This Guy's in Love with You," and it was a No. 1 pop smash, remaining on top for four solid weeks. But that didn't compare to how it did on the easy listening chart, where it reigned at No. 1 for 10 weeks. It was also huge in Britain, where it peaked at No. 3.
Since 1970, he's had 19 adult contemporary Top 40 adult contemporary hits, including his biggest post-TJB hit, the instrumental "Rise," that also hit the top of pop chart and went to No. 4 on the R&B chart to boot!
In 1966, Sergio Mendes heard Lani Hall sing in gig in Chicago and immediately let his then-lead singer go and hired Hall for his new group, Brasil '66. Mendes then inked a deal with Alpert and Jerry Moss' A&M Records. As with Alpert and The TJB, Brasil '66 was big instantly upon the release of the debut LP, "Herb Alpert Presents Sergio Mendes and Brasil '66," an album that was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2011. From the No. 4 debut single, "Mas Que Nada," the group scored 18 straight Top 40 easy listening/adult contemporary hits, including their light breezy run-through on The Beatles (Paul McCartney-penned), "The Fool on the Hill," that hit No. 1. That 1968 single was preceded by Bacharach-David's "The Look of Love" that was a No. 2 hit and following it was their version of Paul Simon's "Scarborough Fair," that also hit No. 2.
In 1972, Hall embarked upon a solo career and in 1982 she recorded a string of hit Latin pop LPs that she sang in Spanish. In the mid-'80 s, she battled the Epstein-Barr virus that can cause infectious mononucleosis. It sidelined her until 1998.
Now 67, she and Alpert, who turns 78 at the end of the month, have been actively performing together since 2007. In concert, the duo performs a rich mix of TJB and Brasil '66 hits, as well as their solo hits. On March 24, they'll headline a matinee concert that will open the Ann and Jerry Moss Theater at the New Roads School in Santa Monica, then on July 17 Hall and Alpert are headlining at the Hollywood Bowl.
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My husband has had two rounds of chemo. He is on 2 weeks on and one week off. This was his off week. He is sleeping almost around the clock with only short breaks in between. His appetite is almost nil, consisting mostly of a lot of fresh squeezed oj and boost. Is this much sleeping common?


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China has often been vilified by some Americans who are worried about job losses here due to the competitive forces of lower-cost goods produced in China.
These trade ties have, at times, become political, with some viewing China as competing unfairly due to an artificially weaker currency or perhaps because of a lack of the environmental protections (and their cost) that we have here. As such, this can be a sensitive topic.
It is also an important topic considering the growth of imports from China. In 1995, China accounted for only 6% of total imports, but that increased to 18% in 2011. During this period the number of detailed product types that China exported to the U.S. increased by 2,000.
Is this cause for concern? Maybe not, as recent research from the New York Fed has shown that the entry of Chinese exports into markets tends to reduce the prices other manufacturers charge and/or improve the quality of goods those non-Chinese producers make. This consideration shows there are benefits to Chinese competition that extends beyond what China exports to us to include those products from other producers as well.
After all, competition is what drives capitalism. A level playing field is important, no doubt, and we can't ignore differences in environmental costs or concerns, whether or not currencies are dictated by market forces as they should be. But what research shows is that China's entry into a market benefits consumers.
Specifically, the research shows that when Chinese exports compete with goods produced either here or imported from abroad, the markup of some of those non-Chinese goods can decrease by up to 30%. That means that these non-Chinese competitors are attempting to compete on price, lowering the markup (and consequently the selling price) to consumers across all products in a given category. On average, the level of U.S. import prices was 2.2% lower due to China.
These decreases in markups, which were particularly large for manufactures such as machinery, electronics and transportation products, provide strong evidence of the pro-competitive effects of trade. Of course, with a lower markup this can mean lower profit margins for those companies competing against Chinese goods. On the other hand, it may force greater efficiencies in the use of capital and labor and such productivity enhancements can benefit the economy more generally over the longer term. After all, consumers who save funds from lower prices on one product have more money left over to buy another, helping sales of unrelated companies.
But some businesses don't lower prices. Instead, they compete by raising quality. Here the research shows that marginal costs -- the researchers' measure of the quality of a given good -- can increase by as much as 50% for some goods. That means that these non-Chinese competitors respond to competition from China by differentiating their products to offer consumers a better product than they did before. Perhaps not too surprisingly, this has, in turn, led to an increase in the quality of goods China exports, offering further benefit to quality-conscious consumers.
Research suggests the entry of Chinese exports into a market benefits consumers by both lowering prices, regardless of country of origin, and/or improving the quality of other, competing products. Competition here is likely a good thing. I will leave the more political discussions to policymakers, acknowledging their concerns.


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CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- West Virginia's largest Internet provider is questioning whether the state Broadband Deployment Council should distribute $3.15 million in grants next week to make broadband service available to an estimated 2,600 homes in rural communities.
The $1,200-per-household cost is about $500 more than what a federal grant program spends to subsidize broadband expansion in rural areas. One Pocahontas County broadband project recommended for state funding would cost about $10,000 per household.
"Clearly West Virginia taxpayers have an interest in the prudent use of their funds," said Frontier Communications executive Dana Waldo, who also serves on the Broadband Council. "Cost should be a concern."
Waldo also predicts the grants could discourage private investment. Telecommunication firms might choose not to expand broadband service on their own, if they believe the government plans to subsidize competitors, he said.
"State code cautions that the council should respect market forces and avoid duplicating or displacing existing service or getting involved in projects where companies will serve the market in the reasonably near future," said Waldo, senior vice president and general manager of Frontier's West Virginia operations.
But council member Lee Fisher, a Braxton County farmer, said Frontier's objections shouldn't stop the board from handing out grants to the company's competitors next week.
Fisher said West Virginia law requires the governor-appointed council to find ways to bring broadband to the state's most rural communities.
"People in rural parts of the state deserve that service," Fisher said. "The council was put in place to determine how to get service to these people."
Fisher noted state law and council rules don't set a per-household limit on broadband project costs. He said West Virginia's broadband construction costs top most states because so many people live in rural areas here.
"The per-household cost is always going to be higher because you don't have many urban areas, and you don't have as many households to put into the bottom of the equation," Fisher said Monday. "You just don't have as many people in West Virginia."
The Broadband Deployment Council never attached any stipulations about project costs when it solicited grant applications from telecommunications firms and nonprofit organizations.
"Cost per household is obviously something you look at, but the council, from the beginning, made it clear that anybody was open to apply," Fisher said.
A Broadband Deployment Council grant review committee has recommended that board members distribute $3.15 million for 14 projects -- a dozen of which would provide Internet to rural households via wireless towers. The other two projects would offer broadband through telephone wirelines.
Wheeling-based StratusWave Communications, Buckhannon-based 3Wlogic and Spruce Knob-Seneca Rocks Telephone Inc. have applied for grants.
The projects' costs range from $740 to $10,000 per household.
The council, which meets Dec. 12, also is expected to award $923,000 for four projects designed to increase demand for high-speed Internet in rural areas.
"The council has a role to play promoting the advantages of broadband," Waldo said. "That is a mission it can take on right now."
The state Legislature established the Broadband Deployment Council and allocated the broadband expansion grant money four years ago. Much has changed since then.
In 2010, West Virginia received $126.3 million in federal stimulus funds to expand broadband and bring high-speed fiber-optic cable to more than 1,000 "community anchor institutions" -- schools, libraries, health centers, county courthouses, 911 centers, state agencies and other public facilities. Frontier is building the fiber network, but the state has pledged to allow other Internet companies to use the network to serve customers.
Companies such as Frontier also now offer satellite Internet service, so technically every household in West Virginia has access to broadband.
"The latest generation of satellite broadband service -- called 'Frontier Broadband' -- currently provides coverage to all unserved areas of West Virginia," Waldo said.
What's more, the federal government has established a broadband expansion program of its own -- called the Connect America Fund.
In July, the Federal Communications Commission announced plans to spend $115 million to subsidize broadband Internet providers that extend services to rural parts of the U.S.
The FCC said the subsidies would prompt broadband companies to serve rural areas that lack customers.
FCC Chairman Julius Genachowski declared the program "the most significant effort ever undertaken to connect rural America to broadband."
Frontier accepted a $71.9 million subsidy from the FCC to bring broadband to nearly 93,000 new households in 27 states, including in West Virginia, where Frontier is the state's largest Internet provider by far.
Next year, the FCC is expected to expand the Connect America Fund and make $1.8 billion available to bring broadband to the nation's most rural areas.
Within the next several months, Frontier plans to offer broadband Internet to 85 percent of its West Virginia customers -- a percentage that will climb higher with the Connect America Fund subsidies. Frontier has spent more than $250 million and brought broadband to more than 136,000 additional households in West Virginia since 2010, Waldo said.
"The council's mission cannot and should not be the same today as it was four years ago," Waldo said. "We do not have the same environment. The private-sector investment in broadband deployment, including the new satellite-based service, and the emergence of the Connect America Fund have changed the landscape."
At a Broadband Deployment Council meeting last week, Waldo said the grant review committee recommended funding projects in multiple areas where Frontier already offers broadband service. The committee plans to review Frontier's new information about broadband coverage before the Dec. 12 meeting.
Fisher said he expects the council to award the entire $4.1 million next week.
"We need to get these things voted on and approved and processed," Fisher said. "We're going to do the best job we can."
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SEAL BEACH - Don "Waldo" Autry, a well-known skateboarder in the 1970s who was featured in movies, magazines and books, was found dead Wednesday in Seal Beach. He was 55.
Autry, who also worked as a hairdresser near his home in Seal Beach, was the first to perform several stunts now popular today, friends said.
"Waldo was the legend of all skateboard legends," said Dave Hegstrom, a friend. "He is a pioneer of what extreme sport and skateboarding is today."
The circumstances of Autry's death could not be confirmed Saturday; friends said he died of natural causes. The Orange County Coroner's office has not yet released an official cause of death.
Autry's death came just five days before he was to be featured in a movie, "The Signal Speed Run," which premieres Sunday at the Walter Pyramid at Cal State Long Beach.
Autry's early pool and pipe skills were also featured in the 1970s surf movie, "Five Summer Stories," Hegstrom said.
A North Long Beach native, Autry birthed several of his fearless stunts along the Los Angeles River bed where, as a kid, he would skateboard for hours.
Although he is known as one of Long Beach's finest sons, Autry's skateboarding skills extended far beyond the borders of Long Beach, friends said.
"There would never have been a Tony Hawk or anybody, if Waldo had not laid the pavement for everybody, and everybody acknowledges that," Hegstrom said.
Autry set a precedent for much of the skating done today, said lifelong friend Chris Strople.
"He was one of the first true vertical skateboarders," he said. "He was the real icon for the skateboard industry and probably one of the most fearless that I know by far."
Over the last seven years, when Autry wasn't skateboarding, he could be found doing hair at the Upstairs Downstairs Hair Salon in Seal Beach, where he was a highly-sought hairdresser, said salon owner and friend Matthew Clark.
"As a hairdresser he was extraordinary. He was a great hairstylist," he said. "He had reputation behind him like Carlton and Vidal Sassoon."
Throughout their 15 years as friendship and working together, Autry was always happy, Clark said.
"Don was free-spirited - whatever was happy at the time," he said. "People always had time for him because he was liked. I don't think there was an enemy on this planet for him."
Despite his many accomplishments, Autry was an honest, yet humble man, Clark said.
"One thing I liked about Don, that I'll remember, is he was for real," he said. "He didn't exaggerate, he didn't lie, he said it like it was."
He was also a very funny guy, his friends said.
"He liked making people laugh. He was the funniest guy there every was to be around," Hegstrom said. "You could never find anyone that was more of the life of the party than him."
He was also known to give you the shirt off his back if you needed it, said his friend Steve Olson.
"Waldo was a happy-go-lucky guy who was fearless. Back then he paved the way for what is happening now," he said. "I think Waldo will not only go down as one of the pioneers of modern day skateboarding, but as a very good person, carefree and always trying to do good by others. He's one of the nicest people I've ever met."
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Bosses of Great Western Hospital in Swindon have been told that a damning inspection report is a "wake up call".
The report was published in December following an unannounced visit by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in October.
The CQC said the hospital did not meet three standards – cleanliness and infection control; staffing; and assessing and monitoring the quality of its service provision.
It did meet standards for respecting and involving patients and the care and welfare of patients.
The CQC said GWH did not have enough experienced nursing staff and found cleanliness on a number of wards to be "unacceptable", with overflowing general waste bins and dust under patient beds that appeared to have been there for a number of days.
The report was discussed by Wiltshire Council's Health Select Committee on Tuesday and GWH's chief nurse Hilary Walker spoke of the action it was taking to meet standards.
Committee vice-chairman John Noeken said: "There is a little catalogue of woe there. This (report) is a wake-up call. There is a hell of a lot to be done."
Ms Walker said the hospital had identified in early 2013 that it needed to recruit more nurses and had taken on 80 additional registered nurses in the past ten months, many coming from overseas. She said another 40 nurses were going to be recruited.
She said the hospital had decided it should have a ratio of one nurse to seven patients and had freed up senior sisters to provide a supervisory role on the wards.
Ms Walker told the committee, which met in Trowbridge, that the cleanliness issue was "embarrassing" and she would have expected the hospital's own systems to identify problems.
She said they were speaking to Carillion, the hospital's cleaning contractors, about improvements and an in-house nursing and housekeeping team was being established to carry out routine cleaning of medical equipment.
She said: "I think we are good at cleaning after a patient contact, but not so good at the routine weekly clean."


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text: Arts Notes: May 19, 2013 By Staff reports May 18, 2013 Story Share Tamarack openingsBECKLEY, W.Va. -- For the Aug. 29 jury session, Tamarack has opportunities for products in the following categories:Dried flowers/wheat weaving; pottery; knitted items; adult apparel (dresses, shirts, jackets, tops, vests, etc.); decorative painting on wood and/or metal; leather purses; jewelry (original, unique designs with handmade components); candles (carved, seasonal, soy); stained glass; hand-blown glass; framed and/or matted calligraphy; handmade toys; and colorful metal sculptures.Tamarack also has opportunities for fine art and fine craft in various media in the David L. Dickirson Fine Art Gallery.Every item sold at Tamarack is approved through a review process wherein a product is critiqued by a panel of master craftsmen and artists for quality, consistency, appropriateness and marketability.Artists who want to submit their work for review, should send photos (prints or on disk), artisan history and complete contact information to Robin Watson, Artisan Services Coordinator, One Tamarack Park, Beckley, WV 25801, or email information and photos to firstname.lastname@example.com and jury fees are $20; jury session is $30.For more information, call Jeff Faulkner, creative coordinator, at 304-256-6843, ext. 154; or visit www.tamarackwv.com.Ceramics artistHUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Robert Briscoe is the Walter Gropius Master Artist for May at the Huntington Museum of Art. Briscoe will speak about his work in ceramics at 7 p.m. May 23. Admission is free. An exhibit of works by Briscoe is on view through June 30. He will present a three-day workshop from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. May 24-26. Call 304-529-2701 for workshop fee information.Briscoe has worked as a studio potter since 1967. He was a founding member of the Upper St. Croix Valley Pottery Tour, in Minnesota, an annual destination for collectors nationwide. He has received awards, including a McKnight Artist Fellowship (2001 and 2007) and a grant from the Jerome Foundation (1987). His work has been featured in Ceramics Monthly, American Craft, The Art of Contemporary Pottery and in public collections such as the Smithsonian American Art Museum's Renwick Gallery in Washington, D.C.Celebrate RosiesHUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- A celebration of Rosie the Riveter will take place May 22 at the Pullman Plaza Hotel.A documentary film about the West Virginia Rosie the Riveters will be shown from 2:30 to 4 p.m., followed by a session featuring women who worked in factories during World War II. The first Blenko glass art depicting the working Rosies will be unveiled. A dinner with Rosies will take place at 6 p.m. for $26 a person. Call 304-525-1001 for more information.Hansford Center art classesST. ALBANS, W.Va. -- The Hansford Center, 500 Washington St., St. Albans, hosts three art classes beginning this week: "Introduction to Illustration," 6 to 8 p.m. Mondays; "Still Life/Figure Drawing," 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesdays; and "Basic Drawing," 1 to 3 p.m. Fridays. Each class runs five weeks.The instructor is Michael McAteer, a graduate of Columbus College of Art and Design. He'll have free open-studio sessions from 3 to 4 p.m. Fridays.Fees are $60 per class. For information or to register, call McAteer at 304-760-8482 or email email@example.com art show/sale CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The FestivALL Teen Art Show & Sale, showcasing art from high and middle school students, will be on exhibit June 20-24 in Center Court at Charleston Town Center Mall as a part of the 2013 FestivALL Charleston.The competition is open to students who live and attend school in Kanawha County. Entries will be judged and prizes awarded. Student artists will be given the opportunity to sell their work.Entry forms are available at Guest Services on Level One of the mall. Submit art and forms to the attention of Olivia Smolder, mall management office, Level Three (Food Court). The submission deadline is 5 p.m. June 18. Contact Smolder at 304-345-9526 or email@example.com with any questions about the event or contact John Gillispie, 304-529-2701, ext. 307.Levi Stone photographsHUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- The Huntington Museum of Art will feature 80 photographs by Levi Holley Stone in a new exhibit titled "The Herald-Dispatch Presents: Looking Back: Huntington Through the Lens of Levi Holley Stone."The exhibit will be on view May 25 through Aug. 18. Emmy Award-winning writer and documentary filmmaker John Witek will lead a walk through the exhibit at 7:15 p.m. June 25. Admission is free. A reception follows.Witek stumbled upon Stone's work when he purchased more than 1,000 negatives by Stone at a local flea market. He didn't know he had discovered a cache of unique images taken by a self-taught photographer with great vision."Before photography was considered an art, Stone was creating masterworks with a $20 vest pocket Kodak," Witek said. "If you ever wondered what Huntington was really like in the good old days, you'll see for yourself in these stunning pictures."Many of Stone's images portray people and places encountered in Huntington from as early as 1912 and into the 1940s. These include shots of crowds during parades, luncheonettes, pool halls, vaudeville entertainers, movie theaters and more.To have your announcement included in Arts Notes, email firstname.lastname@example.com or send it to Arts Notes, The Charleston Gazette, 1001 Virginia St. E., Charleston, WV 25301. Artwork can be submitted electronically or by mail. Deadline for inclusion in the Sunday Gazette-Mail is the Tuesday before Sunday publication. 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Bridges leaves Stevens to coach at Leander
Updated 10:08 pm, Thursday, March 28, 2013
Lee Bridges was approved as coach at Leander on Thursday after spending 13 years coaching in the San Antonio area.
Bridges, who spent the last eight years at Stevens, guided the Falcons to the state semifinals in 2010. He also coached at Taft for five seasons, including a trip to the state final in 2001.
He has a 111-115 career record in 20 seasons, including 36-44 in seven seasons at Stevens. Bridges, 56, who also had coaching stints at Killeen and Austin High, is returning to Central Texas.
Leander was 11-2 last year, reaching the third round of the Class 4A Division I playoffs.
Bridges' best season at Stevens came in 2010, when the Falcons went 11-4 and reached the 5A D-I state semifinals. That team was led by Mykkele Thompson, who rushed for 2,859 yards and 40 touchdowns. Thompson is now a defensive back at Texas.
Stevens had a 1-9 season in 2012.
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At Taft, Bridges was 35-23. In addition to the 5A D-I state final berth in 2001, the Raiders also reached the state quarterfinals in 2004.
Bridges also was honored in 2012 with the American Football Coaches Foundation's Texas Coaches Influence Award. The award honors coaches for their positive impression on their teams and community.
Stevens is the third Northside ISD school to lose its football coach this offseason. Marshall's Keith Kaiser left for Boerne Champion and Jay's Bobby Jack Goforth is now the coach at Caldwell. Tim Williams is the new coach at Marshall, while the Jay position is still open.
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I-66 Town Hall Meeting on April 19
April 12, 2010
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Short- and long-term solutions to alleviate congestion on I-66 will be the topic of discussion at a town hall meeting on Monday, April 19, 7 to 9 p.m., in the Board Auditorium of the Fairfax County Government Center. A question-and-answer session is included. This meeting was previously scheduled for Feb. 6, but was postponed due to snow.
The meeting is hosted by U.S. Rep. Frank Wolf, Fairfax County Springfield District Supervisor Pat Herrity and Sully District Supervisor Michael Frey. Staff from the Fairfax County Department of Transportation also will participate.
Topics to be discussed include:
- Extended use of shoulder lanes.
- Use of shoulder lanes on weekends.
- Non-High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) use of the ramps and Monument and Stringfellow interchanges during non-HOV times.
- Bus-only ramp at Nutley Street.
- I-495 and I-66 interchange.
- Status of the environmental impact statement for I-66.
- Bus rapid transit.
The town hall meeting will air on Fairfax County Government Channel 16 on April 28, May 3 and May 8 at 8 p.m. and will be available for viewing online under "Supervisor Programs."
For more information, contact the Springfield District Office at 703-451-8873, TTY 711.
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Fancy a drink? Our drinks columnist Sam Wylie-Harris checks out the best wine promotions and suggests some superb vinos to kick-start the new year.
Rich pickings from the grapevine January is a prime time for wine lovers to bag a bargain with so many stores and wine merchants offering discounts and savings.
Indeed, dipping into the wine fund to replenish the rack will make those indulgent moments when you reach for a glass all the more worthwhile.
Cash :: Everyday wines from Asda's new mid-tier range, The Wine Selection, offer a refreshing drop of sunshine. Margaret River Semillon Sauvignon, Australia (£4.48 from £5.98, from January 3 until February 20, Asda) blends lemony fruit from the semillon grape with zesty sauvignon blanc.
:: Grapes grown on old vines signal concentrated wines with a rich mouthfeel and dense fruit. Try Finest Old Vines Tempranillo 2010, Spain (£5 from £7.99, from January 2 until February 19, Tesco), which showcases hints of ripe blackberry fruits, plummy aromatics, spice and oak.
:: South Africa has made chenin blanc its calling card, and Zebra View Chenin Blanc 2012, Perdeberg Winery, South Africa (£5.61 from £7.49, Marks & Spencer) is overflowing with apple, apricot and citrus flavours on a snappy finish.
:: The Lodi region of California is famous for its first-rate zinfandel, but it also produces some jammy shiraz such as Blackburn & James Shiraz 2010, California, USA (£6.65 from £9.99, January 3 until January 22, Waitrose). Weighty and rich with sweet cherry flavours, cedar, pepper and spice, it's a warming red to sip and savour while curled up on the sofa.
:: A versatile food wine, riesling is rising in popularity and St Hallett Eden Valley Riesling 2011, Australia (£6.99 from £8.99, The Co-Operative, until January 15) is a good introduction to this racy style from Down Under. With invigorating lime aromas and steely acidity, pair this dry white with Indian or Asian dishes.
Debit card :: South African winery Journey's End rarely produces a duff wine and Kendal Lodge Cabernet Sauvignon/Merlot 2010, Stellenbosch, South Africa (£8.24 from £10.99, now until January 27, Marks & Spencer) is testament to the winemaker's skills. It's a soft, generous cabernet with fresh currant and plum, roasted herb and a long, elegant finish.
:: For a fresh and vibrant Chilean chardonnay, try Vinalba Reserva Chardonnay 2012, Chile (£8.99 from £10.99 when buy two, until February 4, Majestic). Tropical fruit notes mingle with lemon meringue and honeysuckle to create a delicate but lively white with good acidity and a clean aftertaste.
:: An old favourite, a good Rioja under Harrods' own label will bring some extra pizzazz to the table. Harrods Rioja Crianza, Spain (£9.25 from £11.50, now until January 20, www.harrods.com) is a tempranillo temptress with mellow strawberry and spiced cherry fruit, vanilla oak and a dry, moderate finish.
:: Pull the cork on Chateau Maris, Les Vielles Vignes Minervois La Liviniere 2010, France (£9.99 from £12.99, January 3 until January 22, Waitrose). Made from biodynamically tended syrah, with silky smooth brambly dark fruit flavours and subtle spice, drinking for a good cause never tasted so good. This classy red has lovely depth and a delicious mouthfeel.
:: A pretty Italian rose with a floral bouquet can always be put aside for a rainy day, or Valentine's even. Burlotto Elatis 2011, Italy (£16.95 from £22.95, now until January 20, www.harrods.com) is made from nebbiolo grapes and this seductive coral pink promises crunchy red berry flavours, superb freshness and a streak of minerality on the long finish.
Credit card :: Wines by the case and magnums offer excellent value for the year ahead, and Laithwaites has an impressive line-up with its Bordeaux Reds Sale, which features 12 wines from six chateaux spanning three good vintages - 2008, 2009 and 2010. And while these clarets are drinking well now, the cellar master will enjoy laying them down to be appreciated in several years' time. Bordeaux Reds Sale (£83.88 from £112.08, saving of £28.20, www.laithwaites.co.uk) includes two bottles of the following: Chateau Le Prieure Mouillac Bordeaux 2009, Chateau La Rose Tour Blanche Bordeaux 2009, Le Grand Chai Bordeaux 2008, Chateau Jeanneau 2010, Chateau Haut Robert Cuvee Tertre de Fontenot 2009 and Chateau de Camblanc Medoc 2009.
:: Marlborough, New Zealand, is famed for its sauvignon blanc and fans should take advantage of The Wine Society's Marlborough Sauvignon Case (£136, www.thewinesociety.co.uk). Hot off the grapevine, it's an opportunity to sample some pukka wines which are new to the UK, such as Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc 2012, plus the latest vintages from famous wineries such as Cloudy Bay and Greywacke. A 12-bottle case includes two bottles of the following: Stoneburn Sauvignon Blanc, Wither Hills Sauvignon Blanc, The Society's New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, Dog Point Sauvignon Blanc, Greywacke Sauvignon Blanc and Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc.
:: For celebrations and weddings, nothing beats a magnum, and Chateau Poitevin, Medoc Cru Bougeois 2008, France (£180, case of six magnums, saving of £35, www.fromvineyardsdirect.com) was cited as a top wine by Decanter magazine. A rising star from the Left Bank, this Bordeaux beauty has lasting appeal and a core of ripe black fruits, velvety smooth tannins and a whisper of spice on the lingering finish.
:: Liquid news New additions to a stylish line-up... Harvey Nichols has expanded its own-label wines to include Harvey Nichols Margaux 2009, France (£25, Harvey Nichols nationwide). Produced by Chateau Rauzan-Segla, it's a Bordeaux second growth from an exceptional vintage. In keeping with the rest of the range, the image on the label provides a link to the winemaker and harks back to the days when a bicycle was the standard form of transport around the vineyards. Other top drops include Harvey Nichols Riesling 2011, Australia (£16), Harvey Nichols Shiraz 2010, Australia (£15.50) and Harvey Nichols Sauternes 2010, France. For more information, visit www.harveynichols.com


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Gonzalez has strong chance to be long man
PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. -- Edgar Gonzalez drove more than 2,200 miles to Kissimmee from Hermosillo, Mexico, for Spring Training, and he hopes to be able to be in Houston when the season begins on Sunday night.
The veteran right-hander, signed out of the Mexican League last year, allowed three runs and four hits while throwing 45 pitches over three innings in the Astros' 6-2 loss to the Mets on Wednesday in his final spring audition for a spot in the bullpen as long reliever.
He's got a good shot to make the club, which must trim one more relief pitcher. In 13 innings this spring, Gonzalez allowed five runs, 11 hits, two walks and struck out 10.
"I feel great," he said. "I'm so happy, because so far it's my best spring in my whole career. I just say thank you to the Houston Astros because they gave me the chance, the opportunity to be here the whole way. I feel like I'm ready for the season."
Gonzalez has been on an Opening Day roster only twice before - 2007-08 with the Arizona Diamondbacks. He's still waiting to hear from the Astros if he's on the club, but teammate Bud Norris has been firmly in his corner.
"I talked to Norris like two or three days ago and he told me, 'You know what, Gonzo? You've got a good chance to make the long reliever,'" he said. "'Last year at this point you were home in Monterrey, and right now you're here to try to make the team and I think you're going to make it.' I was so excited when he told me. It's Norris; it's not the big guys. I'm so happy to be here and all the things happening right now. I can't wait for the season to start."
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Buckets of FunRiddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.
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When finally I am full and can take no more
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What am I?
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AnswerI am a slot machine. In a casino, people carry their coins around in cups and buckets. True gamblers will feed the same machine for hours to hit the jackpot. When a slot machine is full or reaches its set level, it pays out. Everyone comes rushing over to see the machine paying the jackpot. Slot machines are usually shown or thought of having fruit in the window.
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POLICE are investigating a violent brawl at the bottom of Victoria Hill in the early hours of the morning which has left one man in serious condition at Great Western Hospital.
It is believed he was glassed in the face and remains in the hospital's resuscitation ward.
The road around Regent Circus was closed for much of the morning while details of the fight, believed to have involved around 15 men outside Dream Lounge, are established.
Three men in their early 20s have been arrested for grievous bodily harm and are currently in custody at Gablecross Police Station.
Forensic officers are currently combing the scene for evidence and discover exactly what happend.
A spokesman for Wiltshire Police said: "Police were called 4.21am on May 25 to the scene of a fight outside the 'Dream Lounge' in Victoria Road, Swindon.
"The fight is believed to have involved 15 men and one man received serious facial injuries and was taken to Great Western Hospital.
"Three men, all aged in their early 20's, were arrested on suspicion of grievous bodily harm and were taken to Gablecross police station where they remain in custody.
"Enquiries are continuing.
"Swindon CID are asking for any witnesses to contact them with information. Please call 101 or if you wish to remain anonymous please call Crimestoppers on 0800 555111."


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The Royal United Hospital in Bath has ambitious plans for a £110m transformation over the next five years.
Old buildings will be demolished and replaced by new facilities including a Cancer Centre, pharmacy and integrated therapies unit.
RUH chief executive James Scott said: "The Trust is on the cusp of one of the most exciting periods of development and improvement in its history.
"We've had a fantastic year of delivering great quality care, as highlighted by our good Care Quality Commission report earlier this year and our commitment to improving safety was confirmed by our selection as one of 12 trusts chosen to lead the national Sign up to Safety campaign.
"We now have an exciting five-year plan firmly in place to help us build upon our reputation for providing the half a million people we serve with highest quality care.
"Transforming the site means we can transform the services we provide our patients and our newly-approved estate strategy will enable us to do just that – sweeping away poor quality buildings and providing a hospital estate that we can all be proud of.
"We are now poised to take the first step in what will be a very exciting journey. These plans will ensure we are in the best position to deliver excellent care now and in the future."
*The RUH has restarted its bid to become a Foundation Trust. The regulator, Monitor, will begin its assessment of the RUH this month.


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DeFrancesco continued to study through high school, drawing from Philadelphia's rich jazz organ heritage and the numerous veteran players who still found work on the city's club scene. At 16, he was the first recipient of the Philadelphia Jazz Society's McCoy Tyner Scholarship, and was also a finalist in the Thelonious Monk International Jazz Piano Competition. He met Miles Davis on a local television show and impressed the trumpeter enough that DeFrancesco was invited on tour following his high-school graduation in 1988.
After appearing on the well-received Live Around the World and Amandla albums, DeFrancesco scored a solo deal with Columbia and released his debut as a leader, All of Me, in 1989. Four more Columbia albums followed (Where Were You?, Part III, Reboppin', Live at the Five Spot), one per year, and DeFrancesco's reputation grew steadily, helped by the fact that as a virtuosic yet vintage-style organist, he was something of an anomaly on the early-'90s jazz scene. His arrival presaged -- and, in fact, helped kick-start -- a renewal of interest in organ jazz of all stripes, and he remained one of the most versatile and advanced of the new breed of players; inspired by Davis, he even picked up the trumpet as a second instrument.
After parting ways with Columbia, DeFrancesco recorded sets for Muse and Big Mo, and began working extensively with guitarist John McLaughlin. His appearance on 1994's After the Rain and his subsequent international tour with McLaughlin brought him to a whole new audience. He spent the next few years working mostly as a sideman, however, and returned to the studio under his own name in 1998, recording All or Nothing at All for Big Mo; he also appeared with his father on All in the Family for High Note. The following year brought The Champ, a tribute to Jimmy Smith (also on High Note), and a new record deal with Concord Jazz, which kicked off with the Mafia movie soundtrack tribute Goodfellas.
DeFrancesco finally teamed up with longtime hero Jimmy Smith for 2000's Incredible!, and issued the Concord follow-up Singin' and Swingin' in 2001, which spotlighted his easygoing vocals. In the meantime, he also continued to record sessions for High Note, including the sequel The Champ: Round 2 (2000) and another tribute to one of his influences, The Philadelphia Connection: A Tribute to Don Patterson (2002).
Always a busy and prolific artist, DeFrancesco released five albums in the next five years: 2003's Falling in Love Again, which featured jazz singer Joe Doggs; 2004's Plays Sinatra His Way; 2005's Legacy, again with Jimmy Smith; and 2006's Organic Vibes. Live: The Authorized Bootleg followed in 2007 from Concord Records, while Joey D! appeared in 2008. In 2009, DeFrancesco paid tribute to one his idols with Finger Poppin: Celebrating the Music of Horace Silver. In 2010, DeFrancesco returned with the similarly minded tribute album Never Can Say Goodbye: The Music of Michael Jackson. The following year, DeFrancesco celebrated his 40th birthday with the release of the studio album 40.
In 2012, he was joined by guitarist Larry Coryell and drummer Jimmy Cobb for the album Wonderful! Wonderful!, followed by One for Rudy in 2013. DeFrancesco then collaborated with vibraphonist Bobby Hutcherson and saxophonist David Sanborn on the 2014 trio album Enjoy the View. In 2015, he delivered the soulful quartet effort Trip Mode. ~ Steve Huey, Rovi


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Seventy-five years later the AWL has grown to become the largest humane facility in the Chicagoland area, serving over 22,000 animals annually from more than 64 communities. Its multi-faceted mission: to prevent cruelty to animals, provide quality homes through its adoption program, promote respect and compassion for all creatures through education, provide shelter and care for homeless and unwanted animals, reduce pet overpopulation through low cost spay/neuter clinics, provide veterinary care for low-income pet owners and relieve the suffering of all animals - is carried out by a dedicated staff and volunteers.
Today, the Animal Welfare league operates two shelters in the Chicagoland area. Our founding shelter is located on Wabash Avenue in Chicago serving the impoverished area. Our main office, located in Chicago Ridge, is a full-service shelter open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. The AWL operates a full service clinic that is open to the public Monday through Saturday. The Animal Welfare League prides itself on the fact that every animal that makes its way to our door is accepted: no animal is ever turned away.
The Animal Welfare League also allows people to view adoptable animals on the website at www.AnimalWelfareLeague.com.
Also, be sure to check the website for upcoming events, adoption specials and so much more!
Puppies and Dogs $159.00
Kittens and Cats $82.00
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All adoptions include: spay/neuter, 1 yr. rabies vaccine, 1 yr. booster/s vaccine, Avid microchip, 10-day health guarantee and collar/leash or carrier box
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NOTE: Some shelters have physical locations you can visit; some of these shelters may only have pets for a limited time, so please do not wait for a reply—just go visit the shelter! Other organizations are rescue groups run by busy volunteers who may take a while to reply. You can find information about the shelter or rescue group caring for this pet, and their adoption procedures, on the pet's details page on Adopt-a-Pet.com.


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Get ready to experience one of Thor's most popular stories in comic history when Marvel Knights Animation's THOR & LOKI: BLOOD BROTHERS debuts for the first time on DVD shelves nationwide on September 13, 2011 from Shout! Factory, in association with Marvel Knights Animation.
Inspired by thegraphic novel from Robert Rodi and Esad Ribic, THOR & LOKI: BLOOD BROTHERS takes a powerful look inside the minds of Thor and Loki, two adversarial brothers in the mystical land of Asgard and seemingly forever enemies. But just why does Loki hate his brother Thor? And could it be that this master of mischief isn't really the villain he's been branded? Loki's insatiable lust for power and his feud with Thor take on new meaning in this resonant epic.
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NEW YORK — Looking to battle skinny skin and enlarged pores, La Roche-Posay has developed the new Effaclar Mat Daily Mattifying + Pore-Refining Moisturizer.
For the first time, this formula contains a unique combination of ingredients that neutralizes shine for lastingly matte, clear and balanced skin with tightened pores, the manufacturer stated.
Effaclar Mat acts at the source to help prevent glands from secreting excess sebum. Sebulyse, a sebum-targeting active ingredient, enables the formula to more effectively minimize sebum from the start.
Effaclar Mat is to be applied morning and/or evening all over the face after thorough cleansing. It is oil-free, noncomedogenic and tolerance-tested on oily skin under dermatological control.
It has a suggested retail price of $31.99 and can be purchased at select physicians' offices, select CVS/pharmacy, Ulta, Walgreens and Duane Reade locations.