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A few days ago I was lying on my bed, talking on the phone with my friend Jessie. I was telling her the grim details of the horrific flight I had on my way home from BlogHer. I haven't said too much about my homeward flight, because every time I think about it I end up hyperventilating under my duvet, and one fewer trauma to relive would be nice. All I can say about it now, without the flashbacks driving me to peel the skin from my face, is there was some turbulence. And by "some," I mean "a lot," and by "turbulence," I mean "death was a near certainty." Except it wasn't. So that was a relief.
At any rate, I apparently felt well enough while talking with Jessie to really let loose on the whole ordeal, including the panic attack that kicked into high gear as all the conscious passengers were gripping our armrests and praying fervently. I didn't realize, while I was talking, that Henry was in the next room. So there I was recounting the hours of dry-heaving into an air-sickness bag as my tears soaked my copy of O , when my boy strolled in and asked, "What's a panic attack?" I was still on the phone, so I screeched, "You hush up while Mommy has her Me Time!" Actually I stared at him, wondering how much he had heard, and then I told him we'd talk after I hung up.
Then he asked me thirty more times in rapid succession. Making it really hard to say goodbye to my friend. I still did it, though, because I am able to both talk and wave dismissively at a child. I am a professional.
Again he demanded to know what a panic attack was, and was I really going to die on that plane? The second part was easy, because I definitely did not die on that plane, so obviously those thoughts had more to do with my panic than with the brain-rattling shaking I hyperventilated my way through. "But what's panic?" Henry wanted to know. I contemplated telling him it was a fun new video game I was playing on the plane, but instead I went for the boring, awful truth. I tried to explain, but it sounds pretty silly, all the fear-over-nothing and adrenaline and nausea and so forth. I hope he never has to find out firsthand what a panic attack is. It doesn't look good for him, given his family history, but a girl can dream.
"Are you having a panic attack now?" he wanted to know, which was silly because I wasn't on a plane convinced that I was going to die at any minute. Except, whoops, I was having a panic attack, actually; I've been gripped by stupid low-grade panic since I got back. There's something so embarrassing and ridiculous about being this panicked all the time. How do you express that feeling to someone else? How little sense does it make that I feel like each step I take is the last one before I hurtle off a cliff?
"Nope," I said, "Come lie down on the bed with me." Which he did. And we laid there for a while. He stared at my face while I looked out the window, attempting to approximate some kind of contented expression.
"You had a bad look on your face," he said to me. "Are you having a panic attack?"
"Not at all," I said. It's really hard to lie to him. Damn it all.
"I'll be okay," I told him. Which felt like the truth.


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When Facebook purchased super-photo-app Instagram for $1 billion early last month, one of the first thoughts on many users minds was, "Great, maybe Facebook's mobile apps won't suck so much anymore." But a interesting new amendment to the social network's S-1 filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission has me wondering: Are Facebook's mobile apps intentionally bad?
Here is what Facebook wrote in its updated S-1 (a document required of any company that is preparing to go public):
We do not currently directly generate any meaningful revenue from the use of Facebook mobile products, and our ability to do so successfully is unproven. We believe this increased usage of Facebook on mobile devices has contributed to the recent trend of our daily active users (DAUs) increasing more rapidly than the increase in the number of ads delivered. If users increasingly access Facebook mobile products as a substitute for access through personal computers, and if we are unable to successfully implement monetization strategies for our mobile users, or if we incur excessive expenses in this effort, our financial performance and ability to grow revenue would be negatively affected. [Emphasis mine]
In other words, Facebook hasn't yet figured out a way to make money from mobile, which appears to have given the company little incentive to improve their mobile apps thus far. (Why make mobile more attractive to users if doing so hurts business?) After all, Facebook has not had any problem growing to more than 900 million monthly active users by sticking primarily to its browser-based platform.
And yet, despite Facebook's seeming neglect of the mobile space, more and more users continue to access the social network via their mobile devices — that's what the company believes is behind its surge to more than 500 million daily users. With users flocking to its mobile platform anyway, Facebook is in a bit of a predicament: Master mobile, or suffer the consequences.
This little tidbit puts the Instagram (and Glancee) acquisition into perspective. Facebook's financial success is becoming increasingly dependent on the company's ability to better occupy the mobile space. Failure to do so means less money in the company's (and soon, shareholders') pockets. With the talented team from Instagram — an entirely app-based social network which, incidentally, also doesn't make money from mobile ads — perhaps Facebook can finally crack the mobile revenue-generating code.
At this point, it doesn't appear as though Facebook has a choice.
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The Big Lead found a video of the Jets getting harangued by fans as they went into the locker room for halftime on Thanksgiving night. It is equally horrifying, depressing, amusing, pathetic all while being true. I think you can quickly get a sense of the overall negativity that Fireman Ed is talking about from this clip. I think this also helps me better understand where Dustin Keller was coming from the other night with his tweet about the fans, if this was just a taste of what it was like.
I confess that I am very conflicted about putting this clip up here, as a fan it's almost too embarrassing (for fans and players alike) to share, but at the same time, I think it just goes to show how quickly things have gone downhill for this team and fanbase. Rex Ryan was right a few weeks ago after that Dolphins loss. No one does believe in this team, not its fans and maybe more chillingly, even it's players. There's no pride in them as they skulk into the locker room trying to make it past the verbal assaults as quickly as possible. In New York, it isn't about bold statements or the reservation of making bold statements, it is what it's always been about. It's about winning. And if it's not about winning, it's losing with some dignity.
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by Lou Mancinelli
If there is a matriarch of the Avenue, it just might be Martha M "Marty" Smith. If you called her this, she would likely brush off the comment with a quaint and humble eloquence that could remind you of your grandmother refusing help in the kitchen.
Marty was born and raised in Chestnut Hill and for 67 years has worked at the top of the Hill in a card and gift shop. She started working at the shop when she was 22 and later purchased it in 1960 (currently at 184 Evergreen Ave.) and named it Martha M Smith Gifts. She was thus a business owning female decades ago and thus something of a pioneer.
For years her store has been a local hub. It's a place where friends happen to be customers. A place where people shopped because the lady at the register made them feel very much appreciated. It's like a bar without the booze. People go for company and comfort. They stop in just because.
The store will close in mid-April. When the Local interviewed Smith and her daughter, Gail, on Saturday, March 30, it happened to be Smith's 89th birthday. Second generation customers as well as local merchants stopped in to visit Marty, a common occurrence during her almost-seven decades at the top of the Hill.
Victoria Mason-Ailey, who commutes to New York City for work every day, was one of those people. Mason-Ailey was raised in Chestnut Hill, and her father, Sam Mason, used to frequent Smith's store and bring his daughter with him. He shopped there for "not a few years," said Mason-Ailey, but for "30 or 40 years." When Mason-Ailey gave birth to a daughter, she and her father stopped at the shop on the way home from the hospital before lunch.
Deborah Weiner, owner of The Delphine Gallery at 8435 Germantown Ave. for 16 years, was saddened by the news. She described the way Smith operated her business and conducted herself as "simple … vital and beautiful. And personal."
All day long friends, who also happened to be customers, stopped in with cards and flowers, chocolate and other small gifts for Smith. She talked about what a great day it had been. She had her hair done the day before. She joked that it was for our interview.
"I really could stay here until I'm 100," said Smith, a fiery and gentle woman with clever eyes full of white and a head full of bountiful white hair like comforting clouds of wool.
But the rising costs of running a small shop in the face of an economy still climbing out of a recession have proved too difficult to continue to manage. Couple that with a younger generation that sends fewer cards via the U.S. mail with the recent installation of the Philadelphia Parking Authority parking kiosks — something, according to Gail and her mother, that happened without informing local merchants — and you see the final hacksaw that has felled this Hill institution.
"I know things change and they have to change," said Smith's daughter Gail, about the kiosk situation, "but this hasn't been for the better … but we'll still be around." Many Hill merchants have suffered from the installation of the kiosks and from what they have heard from shoppers, they fear it will continue.
But let's leave that aside because this story is about Marty Smith. "It's all about L-O-V-E-," Smith said, spelling it out. "Everything I did I did because I loved it."
Smith attended John Story Jenks School and Germantown High School. When she graduated high school in 1942, the same year she married her husband Russ, she had already been working at Kilian Hardware on the Avenue since she was 16.
When she was 22 she started to work at the gift shop. It was then located at 8510 Germantown Ave. In 1960 she purchased the shop from Evelyn Daniels. Twenty-six years ago, in 1987, it moved to its current location at 184 Evergreen Ave., fronted by a charming courtyard.
While she raised her two children, Gail and Jon, who attended The Stevens School and Chestnut Hill Academy, respectively, in the 1960s, she didn't work full-time at the store. It was staffed by five people. Being a mother was Smith's first priority. She started working full-time when her children became adults.
Years ago the Avenue was lined with various boutiques and dress shops, according to Smith. There was Rita Coyne, The Deb Shop, which closed in 2000 after 55 years on Germantown Avenue, and Dorothy Bullitt, where The Children's Place used to be.
When Smith moved her store out of its Germantown Avenue location, she received a call from the Dwyer family (of Dwyer oil), who wanted Smith to move into the Evergreen Avenue location, which they owned. It wasn't the same as being on the Avenue, but it wasn't too far either, less than a minute's walk.
The relocation, driven by higher rents, meant moving into a smaller space as well. Over the years Smith carried various gifts, like trinkets and jewelry, in addition to holiday cards. The quantity of her inventory lessened, but the quality remained. On the Saturday of our interview the shelves, some of them 80 years old, had blank spaces like missing teeth.
When Martha M Smith Gifts closes something vital along the Hill will have disappeared. "It breaks my heart," Smith said.
"There would be no empty stores" on the Avenue if business owners "behaved the way Marty Smith behaved," said Marie Rankin, a neighbor, who recalled when she needed a needle and thread, Smith helped her out. It's those small things that made a big difference.
"Marty IS Chestnut Hill," said Rankin. When the store closes, Chestnut Hill "will never be the same."
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1. Re: Moving LR3 photo folder to a new driveweb-weaver Mar 26, 2012 10:08 AM (in response to jon-j)2 people found this helpful
If you have not done so already, create one (1) parent folder for all of your image folders, so that all of your image folders are sub-folders of this one parent folder. Give it a descriptive name.
This you have to do in Lr so that Lr "knows' what has been happening.
Now. close Lr and in your OS (Mac Finder / Win Explorer) move this just created parent folder (with all its sub-folders) to the new drive.
WARNING: At this point do NOT change the folder structure or the folder names.
Open Lr. You will see that all the folders in the folders panel show question marks besides them because Lr has lost the contact to these folders.
Right-click the parent folder that you created earlier and select <Update folder location> or <Find missing folder., navigate to the actual location of this folder on the new drive and click on it.
Lr will then find all the sub-folders on its own, provided you have not changed folder names or folder structure.
2. Re: Moving LR3 photo folder to a new drivejon-j Mar 26, 2012 12:39 PM (in response to web-weaver)
Great answer. Many thanks and thanks for the rapid reply
3. Re: Moving LR3 photo folder to a new drivecerity Apr 8, 2012 8:18 AM (in response to jon-j)
@web-weaver Can I check something with you re above procedure?
Is it 100% guaranteed that LR3 will reassociate catalogue develop module history with re-found folders and images?
Are there any circumstances where catalogue develop history would be lost, or previews require regeneration?
4. Re: Moving LR3 photo folder to a new driveCornelia-I Apr 8, 2012 9:58 AM (in response to cerity)
Hi cerity,
The LR catalog contains records which point to each image file. Apart from that the record has all metadata about the image, be that what you find within Library module-metadata panel, keywords, or all develop instructions including history and a pointer to the previews-folder.
If you move images in the way described above just the pointers to the image get updated. So no trigger to loose any other part of the record.
That is the reason why re-importing any images is such a bad idea: re-importing creates new records in the catalog (if they are not rejected as redundant) without any link to the previous records.
The path to loose your previous work would be to move the images outside of LR, accept the missing images inside your catalog so they are removed, and reimport.
As long as you follow the instructions, which just update the pointers to the image files, you should be safe.
Of course, catalog corruption can always occur, independant from any move.
So whenever you plan to do such a reorganisation it is always wise to backup your catalog first. In case you screwed up or something else went wrong you always have a defined point to restart from.
Lost previews: usually occurrs only if you rename you catalog, but forget to rename the corresponding previews-folder. This is no catastrophe, just work for your comp to recompile them (which may take some 20hours for 100k images).
You can trigger check for previews and recreation of some missing ones by command Library-previews-render standard previews.
5. Re: Moving LR3 photo folder to a new driveweb-weaver Apr 8, 2012 10:55 AM (in response to cerity)
You wrote: "Is it 100% guaranteed that LR3 will reassociate catalogue develop module history with re-found folders and images?"
When you move images to a new drive with the procedure that I described previously, the catalog remains the same. By moving images the catalog is not changed at all. That is why you have to point Lr to the new location of the images. Before the "ponting to" the catalog has still the old location stored and does not yet reflect the new location of the images. When this happens Lr sends you "missing folder/image" messages. The "pointing to" procedure updates the catalog with respect to image location but in every other respect the catalog remains the same. So your edits are preserved.
And you wrote: "Are there any circumstances where catalogue develop history would be lost, or previews require regeneration?"
Yes there are. When you re-import images your develop history, your edits, and all else what you did in Lr would be lost - unless you saved metadata to file for every image. But even when you save metadata to file your virtual copies, your collections, and your stacking would be lost because these things are saved in the catalog only.
It is the catalog where Lr saves everything you do in Lr. When you re-import images, the images will be loaded into Lr as they are on disk but the catalog will be ignored. So re-importing brings the images into Lr again but without all the settings stored in the catalog.
6. Re: Moving LR3 photo folder to a new drivecerity Apr 10, 2012 3:50 AM (in response to web-weaver)
Thank you Cornelia and web-weaver - I spent a couple of days fathoming and testing. Could you check out what I am doing?
I can begin to see how to archive (physically move) my images from one drive to another - meaning physically moving the images and develop settings, meta etc. I think this is a normal procedure for a lot of photographers who have to keep a working PC uncluttered by archiving to an external or network drive.
To archive my photos (RAW and JPEG) I cannot use "Export", because the Export dropdown generates additional copies or additional originals without develop settings, meta, etc.,The 'original originals' stay in original physical location also.
To archive my photos by folder or by selection with settings, I must use "Export as Catalogue". This creates a new (let's call it temporary) catalogue and imports selected files or folders and associated catalogue data into the new catalogue, and at the same time makes a new physical copy of the photos. The Export as Catalogue dialogue enables user to chose a new catalogue name, and a (let's call it temporary) physical location. This copies folderstructure\files to a subdirectory titled \Photo? Is it always a sub directory named \Photo\folderstructure\files, or is it coincidental because my original root directory happens to be \Photo ?
Nevertheless, via "Export as Catalogue" we retain original library and physically located files as-was, plus we get a new catalogue with duplication of meta and develop settings, et al, plus a physical duplicate of images in a new location - correct?
Then, if workflow was to archive by physical movement (move in OS terms), instead of archive by copy, then it would be necessary to manually delete physical files and directories from the original catalogue - correct?
Now if my archive drive has its own Archive Catalogue, I must not use Import to fetch in files and settings from the new (Export as Catalogue) catalogue generated previously. I must use "Import from Catalogue" otherwise the develop settings, meta, etc, are not imported to the archive catalogue.
After running "Import from Catalogue", if the physical file location was not where ultimately required on the archive drive, I must also delete the temporary located files, and perhaps the temporary catalogue.
This is where my testing brought me. No damage done so far. Now, when I "Import from Catalogue" a folder structure from my temporary Catalogue, LR did not import the full folder structure as there was some former remnants on the archive drive from a time before I bought LR. I guess LR cross checked meta data somehow and decide there were some unaltered files already present on the archive drive, and decided to hide those from the importation process. Luckily I had noted the original export folder/file counts and verified the same import quantities. Luckily I had not deleted any original folders/files, nor temporary catalogue or temp folders/files. By searching the Archive drive I discovered where the remnants were lurking, and actioned appropriately. Now I got a full 100% import of catalogue data and files and although they were imported as ..\Photo\ folderstructure\files I could easily drag drop and rename as I liked.
So to complete a workflow of Moving folders and files from one drive to another (move in OS terminology), I must
a) "Export as Catalogue" to a temporary catalogue and physical location.
b) note the folder/file counts for verification later.
c) "Import from Catalogue" the temporary catalogue and folder/file structure, at the same time verifying and import dialogue folder/file counts.
d) Delete original physical files and catalogue information from original catalogue
e) Rename, Drag and drop the imported folders/files as required, if the original \Photo\folderstructure\files directory structure is not exactly as required.
f) Optionally, delete temporary catalogue, and physical files.
7. Re: Moving LR3 photo folder to a new driveweb-weaver Apr 10, 2012 8:18 AM (in response to cerity)
Your description of moving image files and folders to a different drive is very convoluted and plain wrong.
Why don't you want to follow the procedure that I outlined earlier?
You can do whatever you want, but I can guarantee you that you will end up in a mess.
I think that it is the idea of "archiving images" that puts you on a wrong track. Archiving images was a technique when we had limited space on our computers and on-line external drives were not yet developed.
This technique of archiving by taking images off-line (off the computer) is outdated. In the world of external hard drives taking images off-line and "archiving" is obsolete. All images stay on-line all the time, and there is no necessity to take images out of Lr ever. The idea of "archiving" and creating a separate "archiving catalog" will only bring trouble and frustration for you. Why do you want to do this? What is the necessity? What is the advantage?
The Lr concept is so simple: All images stay in Lr forever - in one catalog. There is no necessity for archiving, there is no necessity of creating more than one catalog. If you run out of room on your computer you simply move photos to an external drive BUT the stay in Lr. They are not archived, they are not exported, they simply remain in Lr and they remain in one and the same catalog. Period.
If you want a backup for your photos get an external hard drive that can be set to RAID 1 (mirroring). These drives contain two physical disks and every image is saved to both disks, and should one disk fail, all photos can be retrieved from the other disk.
8. Re: Moving LR3 photo folder to a new driveCornelia-I Apr 11, 2012 12:44 PM (in response to cerity)
Hi cerity,
like web-weaver I am also wondering you would want to have 2 catalogs: why create an archival-catalog? why not leaving all images inside your one-and-only master catalog?
LR now can digest several hundert thousands of images inside 1 catalog, and they can be spread across all storage media. Though it is wise, as web-weaver suggested as very first thing, to have one parent-root folder on each storage drive, containing all detailed image-folders.
So I, too, would advise to just move your image-folders inside your master catalog to the destination location.
That is all what is needed.
If you indeed insist on having 2 catalogs, you need to handle several interim transportation-vehicle-catalogs, as you have outlined.
But why such fussiness?
9. Re: Moving LR3 photo folder to a new drivefocalclarity Aug 13, 2012 11:22 AM (in response to Cornelia-I)
This info is very helpful; thank you!
Question: When I keep all my photos in LR, it takes up space on my computer hard drive (which filled up this summer). So, I moved my 2011 "mother photo file" to my external hard drive. Is that bad? Then in 2012 I created a 2012 "mother photo file", which is now the main folder I have in LR. Am I doing this incorrectly? Now, I Import photos into my EHD, create a Sub-Folder in LR under my 2012 Main Folder, edit images, Export to EHD, and then Export again to computer for current use. When I don't need them on my computer, I just delete the computer Folder. So, if I have to access the Folder in LR again, I just plug in my EHD so that it "syncs" with LR. Am I doing this correctly?
Thanks in advance for your help; I'm still really new to LR!
10. Re: Moving LR3 photo folder to a new driveweb-weaver Aug 13, 2012 12:11 PM (in response to focalclarity)
Moving photos to an external hard drive is not only OK, it is the way to go because external HDs are usually larger than internal ones and some of them come with RAID 1 .
BUT - moving images to an external HD should NOT involve exporting these photos and / or removing them from Lr.
All your photos can and should stay in Lr no matter where they are - internal HD, external HD. There is no need to remove photos out of Lr or to export them.
I don't quite understand your workflow regarding exporting photos and exporting again.
There is no need to export any photo as long as it remains in Lr. It seems some people think they have to export a photo when the editing is done - why do they think that? I don't know, but exporting is not necessary. If you want to do an alternate edit, simply create a virtual copy. If you want to safeguard your edits, make a backup of your (edited) photos - by copying via your OS to an external HD, for instance.
Exporting a photo is only necessary in case
a) you want to send a photo by e-mail and need to create a (small) JPG for that;
b) you want to upload a photo to a website and need a JPG for that;
c) you want to send a photo to a lab for printing and you need a JPG or a TIF for that;
d) you want to send a photo to a client and need a JPG or a TIF for that;
e) maybe there's one or two other reasons but can't think of any ...
So, basically, exporting is only necessary if you want to send a photo to a different location than your own computer system.
As long as the photo remains on your system, exporting is not necessary and only creates copies that clog up your hard drive.


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OK, so after heavy persuasion from Steve-O and Trogdor who are dirt poor (as am I), we finally decided to bite the bullet and start phase #1 of begging you suckers for money. OK, I'm kidding of course. But there is a new shop link in the menu bar now.
If you guys are looking for any gear off the NHL.com shop, give your brothers at the Foil a reach-around and search it up on our shop site, and then make the purchase. If you purchase an item with our affiliate id in the URL (i.e. just simply click the item link from our shop, to save from figuring it out the difficult way), we will earn a massive amount of coin which will allow Steve-O to upgrade his car from a Saturn to a Lamborghini Diablo. In all seriousness (yes I was actually attempting to be funny there), any money we earn will go back into hosting fees which are unfortunately not too cheap at this point now. We're not looking to mooch money or anything… just taking advantage (that maybe came out wrong) of anyone who might already be looking for some gear from the NHL.com shop.
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LONDON (Reuters) - Giant chocolate coins, squeezing people into a Mini car, didgeridoo playing and "sport stacking" will all be pushed to their limits during Guinness World Records day on Thursday.
The eighth annual global celebration of the weird and wacky will see more than 420,000 people attempt to smash old favorites of the record-breaking world, many for charity.
At least 400,000 of those involved will be schoolchildren building pyramids of plastic cups against the clock (sport stacking) in the southern United States, while Britain's Manjit Singh will be firmly at the weirder end of the stunt spectrum as he attempts to lift over 23.5 kg (51 lbs) using only his eye sockets.
A team from Germany will attempt to beat the record for smashing the most pairs of coconuts in the space of one minute, while neighboring France will host a competition to throw the highest number of shaving-cream pies in a minute.
Some would-be record-breakers will be raising money for high-profile causes. Alberto Deleonardis is leading an effort in Bologna, Italy to mint the world's largest chocolate coin,
"We decided to use the attempt as a way to raise funds to restore a primary school near Modena that tumbled down during the earthquake that struck earlier this year," he said.
The perennial quest to squeeze 28 people into an old model of the British three-door classic Mini automobile will be undertaken in London by a team of women who have pledged all proceeds to the Children in Need charity.
In other time places, participants have opted for record attempts that demonstrate some national pride.
Fifteen year-old Australian Lachlan Phelps aims to break the record for holding the longest note on a didgeridoo without using the traditional "circular breathing" technique which lets the player draw breath while still holding a tune.
Another Australian will attempt to don the most pairs of underpants worn and in Finland, an attempt will be made on the record for the most ice hockey target shots in 30 seconds.
"This year it seems to be all about bringing records back home to the people who are most passionate about enjoying their culture and national identity," said Craig Glenday, editor in chief of Guinness World Records.
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A coaching veteran who has mentored a trio of 3,000-yard passers, Kurt Roper joined the Duke program in January of 2008 and serves as Assistant Head Coach and Offensive Coordinator while coaching the Blue Devil quarterbacks.
In 2012, Roper directed the Duke offense to a school single-season record 410 points and 31.5 points per game, marking the fifth-highest total in school history. All-ACC wide receivers Jamison Crowder (76 receptions, 1,074 yards, 8 touchdowns) and Conner Vernon (85-1,074-8) established a conference record for most combined catches while becoming just the second pair in league history to post over 1,000 receiving yards in the same season. In addition, quarterback Sean Renfree threw for over 3,000 yards and finished his career ranked among the ACC's all-time leaders in passing yardage (7th; 9,465), pass completions (3rd; 898), 300-yard passing games (t4th; 11) and completion percentage (6th; .647).
Renfree went on to be a seventh round pick of the Atlanta Falcons in the 2013 NFL Draft while Vernon signed a free agent contract with the Oakland Raiders.
Under Roper's guidance in 2011, the Blue Devils ranked second in the ACC in passing offense as wide receiver Vernon became the first player in league history to post multiple seasons with 70-plus receptions. In addition, wideout Donovan Varner eclipsed the school's all-time catch record while Duke rushed for 19 touchdowns, matching the program's highest output since 1995.
In 2010, Duke averaged 381.3 yards per game — the program's highest total since 1989 when the Blue Devils captured the league championship. Renfree became just the fourth player in Duke history to throw for more than 3,000 yards in a season, and Vernon was an All-ACC pick after catching 73 passes. In addition, Brandon Connette set a school record for rushing TDs by a freshman with eight while Duke had five players with 30 or more receptions for just the second time in school history.
In 2008-09, Roper directed two-time All-ACC quarterback Thaddeus Lewis, who finished his career as the school's all-time leader in pass attempts (1,510), pass completions (877), passing yards (10,065) and passing touchdowns (67). One of just two players in ACC history to throw for more than 10,000 yards in a career, Lewis led the ACC in total offense in 2009 while throwing for 3,330 yards and 20 TDs.
Lewis, who set or matched over 50 school records during his tenure at Duke, earned the first start of his NFL career as a member of the Cleveland Browns in the 2012 regular season finale at Pittsburgh. He now plays for the Detroit Lions.
Also in 2009, Varner ranked first in the league in both receptions per game (5.42) and receiving yards per game (87.2) en route to earning first team all-conference honors.
Roper came to Duke after serving the 2006 and 2007 seasons at Tennessee where he coached the running backs. The Volunteers produced 19 wins in two years with one SEC Eastern Division crown and a pair of Outback Bowl berths.
Tennessee's rushing attack in 2007 was featured by Arian Foster, who gained 1,193 yards on 245 carries while scoring 12 touchdowns on the ground. Foster went on to lead the NFL in rushing in 2010 and earn invitation to the 2011 Pro Bowl.
Roper got his start in coaching at Tennessee, serving as a graduate assistant coach from 1996-98 while working with the Volunteer defensive and special teams units. He then followed current Duke head coach David Cutcliffe to Ole Miss and spent six years in Oxford as the Rebels went 44-29 with four bowl game victories. Mississippi enjoyed one of its finest seasons in school history in 2003 when the Rebels went 10-3, captured a share of the SEC Western Division title and defeated Oklahoma State, 31-28, in the Cotton Bowl.
While with Ole Miss, Roper coached the quarterbacks all six years and added the responsibility of passing game coordinator for his final three seasons. Among his pupils was record-setting, All-America signal-caller Eli Manning, the 2003 SEC Player of the Year who was the number one overall pick in the 2004 NFL Draft.
In 2005, Roper coached the quarterbacks at Kentucky under Rich Brooks.
In all, Roper has coached in 10 bowl games: 1997 Florida Citrus, 1998 Orange, 1998 Independence, 1999 Independence, 2000 Music City, 2002 Independence, 2004 Cotton, 2007 Outback, 2008 Outback and 2012 Belk.
A native of Ames, Iowa, Roper earned three varsity letters on the gridiron as a defensive back and quarterback at Rice before graduating in 1995. He went on to earn a master's degree from Tennessee in 1998.
Roper is married to the former Britt Albertson of High Point, N.C., and the couple has one daughter, Reese, and one son, Luke. His brother, Zac, also is a member of the Duke football coaching staff.
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Leaving to go to my sons in Eastern Wa to try out the Snow Bird this morning, wish me luck. Hopefully pictures this afternoon.
Good Luck !
looking forward to the pics Bob!
Good Luck and have fun!!....Chip
Where're you gonna be?
I look forward to the Pictures, I really like that machine!!
uncross you're fingers, it didn't help.
First drove 65 miles to Easton Wa. Pulled the trailer out of the shop and it would not start.
recharged the bat. tried starter fluid, got back fires, no start. pulled the timer and found it broken,little spring laying in the timer cover and the roller bent out of shape. It was running when I put it in the trailer last week and has been sitting there sense. can't figure it out unless the rough road ride did it.New timer on order monday and will go back in a couple weeks, hope the snow stays until then.
OH and for pictures I took the camera out and it said no card,it was still in the computer from last up load.
If I didn't have bad luck today I wouldn't have any luck at all.
Bob(with nose out of shape)
Shucks !
Foiled again!
Never say die,IT WILL BE OUT AND RUNNING just a little set back.
Bob, what's this all this waiting a week for parts nonsense, next time call a friend, warning! it may cost you a ride if I had to deliver the parts.
Just got back from Steve Tomaso with all I need. The old timer was the old style jap one with the orange insulator and the roller assembly was brass or copper and nether of us have ever seen one that had gotten bent like this one.It must have started years back and just got to the never work again state after the rough trip on I-90's right lane over the pass. You know the right lane before you get to Easton.
If your T won't start check your timer.
Well Steve is a good friend. So good job!! I'm always off sat. Thru mon. So if you end up running this contraption on a weekend and you don't mind company I would drive to easton and meet you for a ride. Give me a call.


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Even though many people haven't actually read the book or seen the excellent 1956 film (and the remakes that followed), most know the story of Moby Dick.
It's one of those yarns that seem to get passed down the generations.
Herman Melville's novel is a classic piece of literature and has ensured his fame down the years.
In The Heart Of The Sea is the story behind Moby Dick, the real-life drama encountered by the whaling ship Essex out of New England in 1820.
For the movie, director Ron Howard recounts the tragic tale via one of the survivors, quizzed by Melville who is desperate the get the facts for a new book he is planning.
Ben Whishaw (who seems to be cropping up everywhere at the moment) is Melville and Brendan Gleeson is Tom Nickerson, who was a young boy on the Essex and who is now haunted by what happened.
Nickerson recalls the conflict between the Essex's captain, George Pollard and the first mate Owen Chase.
Pollard has been made captain of the Essex because of who he knows rather than talent while Chase, an experienced whaler, feels cheated out of the command.
Tensions run high but all that is put aside when they encounter a giant white whale that takes things personally.
The action scenes are impressive and the CGI is sound enough.
The main concern I had was that the interplay between Whishaw and Gleeson was far better than that between Chris Hemsworth (as Chase) and Benjamin Walker (as Pollard).
Melville and Nickerson are supposed to be just setting up the storyline but become as strong a thread as the main plot, mainly due to some fine acting.
The excellent Cillian Murphy as Chase's crew-mate and friend Matthew Joy was also rather under-used.
Putting those grumbles aside, though, this is a sound action drama that does seem to vividly conjure up the experiences endured on the high seas.
Film details: In The Heart Of The Sea (12A) 122mins
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Chris Hemsworth, Ben Whishaw, Brendan Gleeson
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Hi everyone!
I'm back to share with you my new layouts of month.
My first one is :
The young woman was silent ...
For this layout I have to work in layer, several paper of the collection Happy Accident,
a few paper cut and my chipboards.
I used Fortuity paper.
First my background is very simple a little cheese cloth here and there and some stamping with Serendipity medley and Grungy grid stamp.
In the foreground the title "Story" embossed with the embossing powder "Copper".
Under this one a chipboard of the kit "Spring Trinkets" embossed with Snow embossing powder, I then sprinkled with brilliant Burnt Copper.
On both sides of the title, the chipboard ginger's poppies embossed with Pink Dust embossing powder.
Which I cut in two and placed on two different layers under the photo
Under the top of the picture, we find part of the chipboard Holiday Deer
( No one said that deer live only in winter ... ;) But I removed the snowflakes from the chipboard.
I cut the chipboard so as to keep that central part for the top of my photo
the other two pieces of the chipboard are layered under the flowers on the right side of the photo.
I embossed them with Oatmeal embossing powder and distressed with light brown ink pad.
If we look again on the left side of the picture we find one of the kit chipboards Petite Boutique Frames.
I embossed it with the powder "Snow" then I made a crackle treatment and then I added pink ink to bring out the cracks.
Then I glued a piece of lace to the back.
I also used two deer from the kit "winter deer" I also embossed them with Oatmeal embossing powder and distresser with light brown ink pad.
I used small pink flowers from Courtship Roses kit.
Here is a few close ups:
Fortuity, Happy Accident
Petite Boutique Frames
Ginger's Poppies
Winter Deer
Holiday Deer
Story, Fairytale, Magic
Spring Trinkets
Embossing Powder:
Pink Dust
Burnt Copper
Serendipity Medley
Grundy Grid
Courtship Roses
My two others layouts featuring Garden Life paper
For the first of two, I used Felicity paper.
This background is a little more sophisticated than the first.
I started by creating my texture then I played with ink and stamps.
I really like the attached letter writing of "Serendipity Medley"stamp.
I used it with a black ink to create contrast.
Then with the chipboard "Shabby Brick Bits" I added a little more texture to my background.
I embossed it with "Snow" and applied a thin layer of blue opalescent paint.
To embellish my photo, I always opt for layers of paper, thus creating depth to my creation.
Between the different layers I added here, my flowers.
The daisy comes from the kit "Attic Charms Daisy" the roses come from the kit "Garden Blooms"
If you look on either side of my photo, I used a peony from the kit "Chesterville Blooms" that I cut in half.
As journaling for my layout I used few printed chipboards from Garden life
and "inspiration" come from Happy Accident printed chipboard.
Have you seen the new Rose Leaves chipboards? I love them! Here I painted them in green.
In the lower right corner of my page, there is a flower, normally white from Heartland Blossoms kit ...
A happy accident made him fall into my ink ... and became like that ... I find her pretty!
I kept the best for the end ... my butterflies! (Royal Monarchs)
First of all, I put white gesso, after I used two different inks, one green and one gold.
Then I made some white splash with gesso.
With a piece of lace that I inked with the same ink as my background,
I stuck to the back of my butterflies. I really like the result!
Felicity, Garden Life
Shabby Brick Bits
Printed chipboard Garden Life
Printed chipboard Happy Accident
Rose Leaves
Royal Monarchs
Serendipity Medley
Attic Charms Daisy
Garden Blooms
Cherterville Blooms
Heartland Blossoms
Blossom Story
For this layout I've not did mixed media background.
I just played with the paper ... I cut it, torn it, and distressed it.
I started with the paper "Flower Bed" which I drew the flowers with black pencil.
Each of the flowers one after the other ... I spent the day ...
I've used almost all the paper in entire.
Each of the cut parts placed on different layers under my photo.
My title "story" is embossed in white and then half of the top is embossed in purple.
I used Snow and Lavender Eggs embossing powder.
Butterflies are stamped on a paper of "Spring Parade / May Vignettes"
I used "Bourbon Street" and "Spring Accents" stamps
The "Looped Frames" and "Quatrefoil Panel" chipboards are simply embossed in white with Snow embossed powder.
The small piece from Quatrefoil Panel is embossed with Baby Pink embossing powder.
I also added chipboard Leafed Bough that I cut into several pieces. I painted this one in green.
I used several yellow flowers of the kit "Garden Blooms" but I removed the central
part of the flowers to keep only the petal of the bottom.
In Bloom B-Side / Garden Life
Flower Bed / Garden Life
May Vignettes / Spring Parade
Looped Frames ( Small )
Quatrefoil panel
Tiny Bits Quatrefoil panel
Leafy Bough
Story, Fairytale, Magic
Embossing Powder:
Baby Pink
Bourbon Street
Spring Accents
Garden Blooms, yellow
That's all for the month, I hope to have inspired you for your layouts.
Thank you for stopping by!
See you next month :)
see you soon!


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Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 128 diseños de 22 diseñadores freelance.
The Friendly Dentist
We are a new dental practice starting from scratch needing to attract local business. We are young, fresh & fun but also professional/clinical. Wanting to portray a relaxed & calm environment.
Located in a row of shops on a busy road in a residentual area so signage needs to stand out to be noticed by passing traffic.
Basically we want something that will grab peoples attention as they pass by. We do not want to come across stuffy but do need to be professional for patients to feel they can take us seriously. We want something that is relaxed and is welcoming to go with our name "The Friendly Dentist". We are located near the beach so that could possibly be used as an inspiration but not essential. From a clinical aspect we want to use colours like blues or greens with white. We have thought of possibly using a nautical or french provincial theme but are not really sure if that will work. We want a picture/icon etc. Feel free to be creative.
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Take a moment to think about the last marketing campaign your credit union ran. Who was your target audience?
That answer could potentially be anyone: members without e-statements, members under the age of 35, members with an auto loan at a local bank, members who frequently shop at Target. But no matter which groups you have set your sights on, there remains one group to focus on before launching a successful campaign. Your fellow employees.
According to a recent Gallup study, 71% of the American workers are either "not engaged" or "actively disengaged" in their work.
If a comparable percentage of your employees are not engaged in their own jobs, it's safe to assume that a majority of them are equally disengaged in your credit union's marketing efforts. There are, however, easy steps that credit union marketers and managers can take to encourage employees to take ownership. Garnering staff buy-in will ultimately result in a more successful campaign – after all, an employee's excitement about a promotion will certainly resonate with members more than no mention at all (or worse, a halfhearted gloss-over).
When beginning the process of developing credit union employees as a target audience, staff members should have all necessary information and materials well in advance of the campaign launch. This ensures that they will develop a firm understanding of the ins and outs of the promotion and have ample time to get on board.
Managers also play a crucial role in engaging staff in marketing promotions. The behavior of senior leadership has a direct effect on employee engagement. As the campaign rollout begins internally, managers should actively and frequently discuss with employees the reasons why the campaign is good for members and the credit union. Any internal contests affiliated with the promotion should be championed by all members of the credit union senior leadership team to excite the rest of the staff.
Another way to engage staff in marketing efforts is to make it real for them – real facts, real figures, real results. For example, if you're launching a fundraising promotion with a charity, go over how many meals you could give to local families in need.
Give the campaign value and make it personal for employees. If they are able to comprehend the impact that it could have on the member or the bottom line there is a better chance they will get behind it and become actively engaged. And of course the best way to get staff excited about marketing is to gather their ideas and input from the start.
When it comes to developing staff as advocates of your current marketing efforts, there's no room for lack of interest. Taking the necessary steps to invest in your employees as a target audience before reaching out to members or potential members is a great start in rebuilding their engagement level and getting the feedback you need for the campaigns you create.
The Cooperative Trust is a grassroots organization composed of several hundred young credit union professionals. Its activities include meetings, mentorships online collaboration and development projects. Opinions expressed are the personal views of the author.
Liz Weger is a marketing specialist at Pathways Financial Credit Union in Columbus, Ohio.
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It is hard to imagine that Mark Twain � author of "Tom Sawyer" and its sequel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," which many consider to be the great American novel � ever had trouble getting anything published. But his play, "Is He Dead?" which Twain (pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835�1910) wrote in 1898, wasn�t published until 2003, and wasn�t produced for the stage until four years later.
"Twain had written the play while living in Europe and expected to get it produced, but various unforeseen circumstances got in the way and that didn�t happen until Twain scholar Shelley Fisher Fishkin rediscovered the manuscript in 2002 and arranged to have it published in book form the following year," explained Laura Espy, who is directing a production of "Is He Dead?" that opens this week at Beatrice Herford�s Vokes Theatre in Wayland. This first mounting by a local community theater comes seven years after playwright David Ives adapted the three-act comedy into a two-act version that premiered on Broadway at the Lyceum Theatre on Dec. 9, 2007.
"There were 35 characters in Twain�s original version, but Ives pared that back. We have 11 actors in our cast, and with some double-casting they play about 17 roles. One person in our cast plays five different roles, while two others play two each," says Espy of the fictional, farcical Paris-set story of a young artist, the real-life Jean-Fran�ois Millet, who fakes his own death to gain fame and fortune.
"One of the things Twain is best at is commentary on society. People like Garrison Keillor ("A Prairie Home Companion") and many of today�s comedians and humorists owe their styles, if not their careers, to Twain. In this play, he is examining the art world in a fictionalized account of the life of Millet. When his art is being auctioned off, the artist realizes that having people believe he is dead drives up the prices. Twain uses comedy to show how people are pushed to drastic measures because what they do for a living is not valued. As the scheme reveals itself, Twain poses interesting questions about fame, greed and the value of art, and pokes his patented, mischievous fun at everyone involved. Twain�s unique style of humor is very much alive and evident in this piece which is crafted similarly to his other works."
A Tufts University graduate whose full-time career is in high-tech marketing with EMC in Hopkinton, Espy acknowledges that people don�t associate Twain with theater.
"David Ives has done a wonderful job shaping this piece into a show that is pure fun � frothy, silly, and immensely enjoyable. It�s funny, because you never know what is going to happen next in the madcap scheme."
South Grafton�s Todd Yard takes on the role of the artist who dresses up as a woman, Widow Daisy Tillou, in a plot twist that came purely from Twain�s vivid imagination and not from Millet�s real life. Yard is joined on stage by Brian Moyer and Nick LaPete, both of Jamaica Plain, Jason Rutledge of Wayland, Chris Deter and Emily Earle of Arlington, Wellesley�s Cathy Merlo, Roger Alix-Gaudreau of Derry, New Hamsphire, Samara Hendin of Watertown, Kathy Lague of Sudbury and West Newton�s David Mularski.
"Our cast is having a wonderful time with this material, because actors are always looking for new challenges and this piece presents its fair share of them," says Andover native Espy who now calls Newton home. And not just the material on the page.
"This show is a fun challenge for a costume designer. The early 1800s setting provides a specific palate but we see both what poor, destitute artists would wear as well as what their outfits would be when they have higher means. Elizabeth Tustian of Framingham has designed all the costumes as well as hand-made all the outfits for the Widow Daisy Tillou with her assistant, Eileen Bouvier of Gardner. The sets, like the costumes, fit in two distinct palates. The first location is the apartment of a destitute Millet, who works in grays, browns, and other darker tones. His life is dark and he is full of worry. On the other hand, in Act II, Millet is now his alter ego, the Widow Tillou, and has some money. The Widow is having fun with the disguise and therefore is far more colorful than her counterpart. Her surroundings reflect not only her new-found wealth, but also her more flamboyant tastes. Set designer Brian Crete of Jamaica Plain has created an amazing set that transforms one location into the other, with the environment of each space matching the general tone of the person who inhabits it."
Espy, who will direct "Avenue Q" for Vokes in the fall, says that while a Twain scholar may have discovered this play, you don�t have to be one to enjoy it.
"This show is all about embracing the Twain style of American humor. It makes its points in a spoonful-of-sugar kind of way."
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"Is He Dead?"
WHEN: July 17-Aug. 2 WHERE: Beatrice Herford�s Vokes Theatre, 97 Boston Post Road (Rte. 20), Wayland TICKETS: $15-$25 INFO: 508-358-4034; vokesplayers.org
Vokes takes on little-known Twain farce
It is hard to imagine that Mark Twain � author of "Tom Sawyer" and its sequel, "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn," which many consider to be the great American novel � ever had trouble getting anything published. But his play, "Is He Dead?" which Twain (pen name of Samuel Langhorne Clemens, 1835�1910) wrote in 1898, wasn�t published until 2003, and wasn�t produced for the stage until four years later.


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By Glenn Ruffenach
Two new reports about Medicare highlight changes for selected beneficiaries in 2013 and the broader challenges the insurance program faces in the years ahead.
The reports come from the Kaiser Family Foundation, a leading nonprofit that specializes in health-policy analysis. Their report titled Medicare's Role and Future Challenges is actually an infographic that provides a helpfully concise look at who Medicare covers, what kinds of services its beneficiaries use, and, as the authors put it, "the balance policymakers must strike between setting fair payments, keeping care affordable, and sustaining the program for future generations." (One eye-popping stat: Out-of-pocket medical expenses ate up 26% of the average Medicare beneficiary's Social Security benefit in 2010, up from just 14% in 2000.)
Keep the link to this report handy: As the debate in Washington about spending and taxes continues (and it's likely to get very arcane, very fast) it can help you get a clearer sense of what's at stake for Medicare.
If you or a family member are already enrolled in a Medicare Advantage program, or are considering joining such a program next year, check out Medicare Advantage 2013 Spotlight: Plan Availability and Premiums. This 17-page report looks at trends in Advantage offerings, the choices available to beneficiaries, and the premiums and selected characteristics of available plans.
In contrast with traditional fee-for-service Medicare, an Advantage plan typically offers a set group of health-care providers and takes the form of a health maintenance organization or a preferred provider organization. Almost 14 million Medicare beneficiaries, or about 27% of the total, are enrolled in Advantage plans.
Under the Affordable Care Act, the federal government is reducing subsidies to the private insurers that run Advantage plans, a change that has sparked concerns about whether such plans will raise premiums or reduce coverage.
But the Kaiser report finds that "the Medicare Advantage marketplace remains robust in 2013, with little change in the number of plans offered, and relatively modest increases in average premiums." Nationwide, 2,078 Advantage plans will be offered for general enrollment in 2013, up from 1,974 plans in 2012. Average monthly premiums, meanwhile, will increase 12.1%, to $38.58 from $34.41, for current participants in Advantage plans with prescription-drug coverage.


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Our target audience is librarians.
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Two very important ways in which he is better equipped is the quality of customer service and availability of merchandise..."
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I love you, papabear!
by k.wel March 22, 2008
I don't know... let me run it past my Papa Bear.
by Dougie's Bug March 15, 2009
A growly bossy bear that will make you behave...when he needs to. Otherwise, a PapaBear is the epitome of kindness and compassion. He is the perfect balance of tough and cuddly, that keeps our little family going.
by SpankyPantsMcgee February 12, 2014
Bill O' Reily, as said by Stephen Colbert.
"We are less than 48 hours from papa bear coming on our show, and my chair is squeaking!" -Stephen Colbert on Tuesday, the 16th of January.
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A wordblazed outword gang lockin' lo' down the back street of a grubby estate:
Timothy: Whaddup, papa bear?
Kieth (an individual of greater authority): Not much.
Timothy: Whaddup, papa bear?
Kieth (an individual of greater authority): Not much.
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Your cellmate who will do bad things to you.
Papa Bear's coming for you tonight!
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Papa Bear a.k.a Sir Bear a.k.a Grandmama Bear a.k.a Babooshka Bear a.k.a Mama Bear a.k.a The Chode a.k.a Chodius Maximus a.k.a Bear a.k.a Ass Bear a.k.a Dick Bear a.k.a Fag Bear a.k.a Puss Bear a.k.a Ridculous Bear a.k.a Naughty Bear, is a big Paraguian man that shares qualities that of a big papa grizzly bear. He loves zong's, food, and slowly but surely is starting to put the women before the drugs. He is an angry dorm head that rules with an iron claw and breaks the majority of his toys, causing him to be frequently cast into his cave of solitude.
Guy 1: " Yo Papa Bear what's goodie son?"
Bear: " Tryna get high off my ass aha ahahah ahah ahahah!"
Guy 1: " Your an Addict Bear!"
Bear: " Tryna get high off my ass aha ahahah ahah ahahah!"
Guy 1: " Your an Addict Bear!"
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It's easy to argue you that Halloween is America's most popular secular holiday. Most people spend more on Halloween than they do on Labor Day, July 4, Thanksgiving or any other non-religious observance. Just ask Gary Garabedian of Rhode Island Costume in the Warwick Mall.
"As you know, this is the busiest time of the year for me," said Garabedian on a recent visit. "I've got someone out back and we are doing a quick inventory, so if you want to hang around awhile, I'll be able to talk to you later."
With that, Garabedian disappeared behind the racks and racks of costumes and left me to loiter around the store, to check out what was "trending" this year. No wonder he's busy. According to Time magazine, Americans will spend about $8 billion on Halloween and individuals will spend $79.82 on costumes, candy and decorations, according to the National Retail Federation.
With this being a presidential election year, there are plenty of masks of Romney and Obama, but there is also a Michelle Obama mask, indicating her immense popularity, or notoriety. There is a Hillary Clinton mask, but I don't remember there being a Hillary mask when she was First Lady, before she ran for the presidency herself. (I didn't see an Anne Romney mask on the rack at Rhode Island Costume but that could change, depending on the outcome in November.)
But, for the most part, political costumes have limited appeal. Popular culture dictates a great deal to the costume market.
"It often depends on what's in the movies that year," said Frank Matarese, who has been working for Garabedian for 11 years. "Pirates are always good."
Comic book heroes are a perennial favorite, with Spider-Man, Batman, Catwoman and Wonder Woman near the top of the list. "Zombies are big with the kids," said another associate at the store, "And wrestlers."
An observer from another culture might wonder about the financial success of Halloween in America, but most anthropologists would feel right at home with it. Nearly every civilization has some sort of ritual to calm the restless spirits of the departed. The Night of the Dead in Mexico is one and religions of the Far East incorporate the veneration of departed souls with varying measures of fear and respect.
According to history.com, Pope Boniface IV dedicated the Pantheon in Rome in honor of all Christian martyrs in 609. Pope Gregory III later expanded the festival to include all saints as well as all martyrs, and moved the observance to Nov. 1 and blended it with older Celtic rites. All Souls Day was celebrated similarly to Samhain, with big bonfires, parades and dressing up in costumes as saints, angels and devils. The All Saints Day celebration was also called All Hallows' Day and the night
All Hallows' Evening, later contracted to Halloween.
In the English-speaking world, Halloween's roots are in the festival of Samhain (pronounced sow-in). This day marked the end of summer and the harvest and the beginning of the dark, cold winter, a time of year that was often associated with human death. Celts believed that on the night before their new year, the boundary between the worlds of the living and the dead became blurred. On the night of Oct. 31 they celebrated Samhain, when it was believed that the ghosts of the dead returned to earth. Ceremonies and sacrifices to appease the spirits ensured a better year to come but it was also a celebration of the harvest and a time to rest until the drudgery of farming began again in the spring.
As you could imagine, the Puritan pilgrims of New England had little use for Halloween because it looked like too much fun to be good for you. Halloween was much more common in the southern colonies, where Celtic immigrants brought their customs with them. As the beliefs and customs of different immigrants were assimilated, the American version of Halloween began to emerge. The first celebrations included public events held to celebrate the harvest, share stories of the dead, tell fortunes, dance and sing. Colonial Halloween festivities also featured ghost stories and mischief making of all kinds.
By the middle of the 19th century, Irish and English traditions took hold and Americans began to dress up in costumes and go house-to-house asking for food or money, a practice that eventually became today's "trick-or-treat" tradition. Young women believed that on Halloween they could divine the name or appearance of their future husband by doing tricks with yarn, apple parings or mirrors.
Halloween had evolved into a holiday for the young, but the high numbers of young children during the '50s baby boom has allowed grown-ups to take some of the fun into adulthood. Trick-or-treating supposedly prevents tricks being played on you by providing the neighborhood children with small treats, but there is no proof that it works. Kids still prank their elders, possibly spurred on by consuming vast amounts of sweets.
But certain Halloween traditions and beliefs that today's trick-or-treaters are unaware of would be regarded as downright quaint by the digitally engrossed, like knowing who their future husbands would be and reassuring them that they would be married. Who wouldn't like to return to the 18th century Irish cook who might bury a ring in mashed potatoes on Halloween, to bring love to a lucky guest?
In Scotland, a woman named a hazelnut for each of her suitors and tossed the nuts into the fireplace. The nut that burned to ashes, rather than popping or exploding, represented the girl's future husband. If a woman ate a concoction of walnuts, hazelnuts and nutmeg, she would dream of her future husband. Women tossed apple-peels on the floor to shape their future husbands' initials or peered at egg yolks floating in a bowl of water or stood in front of mirrors in dark rooms, holding candles and looking over their shoulders for a lover's face. Other rituals were more competitive, like the first successful apple-bobber would be the first married.
Pam Matson, a teacher at the Rocky Hill School in Potowomut, was in Rhode Island Costume surprised at some of the historic things I told her about Halloween. She's a big fan of the day because she said the shared activities at the school boost the morale of the kids and gives the teachers a chance to incorporate some knowledge into the affair.
"We usually try to teach them something with our costumes," she said. "Last year, we dressed up as the 'Noble Gases' and we all wore crowns for neon, argon and such. My husband's a teacher too, and he tries to do the same thing."
With all due respect to our teachers and the noble gases, show me something in a pirate, or a zombie.


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... the Boston Red Sox had a left fielder who often put himself first and the needs of his team a distant second.
He was thought of as a child by many people, an overgrown adolescent who didn't know how to function in adult society. Many of teammates would laugh at (or dismiss) his regular hijinks and say "Well, that's just the way he is."
He refused to play several times, even defying his manager's orders. He once quit the Red Sox and went home to pout for a few days. He deserted the team without permission, deciding he would rather play in an exhibition game (for extra money) than play a season-ending game at Fenway Park (so much for the fans who wanted to see him bash a home run that day).
He regularly disobeyed the Red Sox team curfew and was fined and benched several times. Every off-season he demanded more and more money from the Red Sox front office, telling them he'd quit the game unless they gave in to his demands. Many of his teammates were furious at Red Sox management for allowing this egomaniac to often call his own shots with the team -- come and go as he pleased -- while everyone else had to follow the rules.
He drank to excess and was sometimes found in the morning passed out in the streets of Boston by children -- children! He was regularly involved in car accidents, sometimes with women who were not his wife. He loved to spend time with prostitutes.
Red Sox fans today firmly believe the team was insane to have got rid of this mystery player.


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Georges Cuvier. Le Règne Animal Distribué d'après son Organization: pour Servir de Base a l'Histoire Naturelle des Animaux et d'Introduction à l'Anatomie Comparé. Paris: Deterville, 1817. Purchased through the Harriet Randolph Memorial Fund
Even while theological writers like Paley were attempting to reconcile the new scientific discoveries with Christian theology, scientists such as the French naturalist Georges Cuvier (1769-1832) continued to find fresh evidence of a changing world. Cuvier is best known for his work concerning the extinction of species, drawing upon fossil evidence. In 1800 he published a paper which argued that the differences among the skeletons of modern elephants and mammoth and mastodon fossils demonstrated that each animal came from a different species, and that therefore one could conclude that the mammoth and the mastodon were extinct. His paper came at a time when extinction was still widely argued, since many believed that it implied imperfection in God's creation. Instead, some scholars claimed that fossils of large unknown creatures were the ancient ancestors of species which still existed and would eventually be found in unexplored regions of the earth. Cuvier's work made a strong case for rejecting this argument.
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Long Beach "The West Side Story" Premiere
April 19th, 2011
Don't miss it! On Friday, April 29th we're premiering the show @ 9PM at the venue across the street from The Red Room bar. The premiere is FREE and open to ALL AGES. After the show we're heading over to the Red Room for the *after party with the homies! (*MUST be 21 or older for the after party). Also, Anthony Acosta from The Skateboard Mag will have photos on display. See below for more details…
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By Hugh Hunter
Stagecrafters is currently presenting "The Price" (1968), by Arthur Miller, a taut domestic drama that is bound to grip your attention.
The story is simple. Two brothers, Victor and Walter Franz, are permanently estranged. When they have to meet in order to sell the family heirlooms, Walter does not show up. For Victor, still wearing his police officer's uniform, this is an old story.
Right from Victor's opening moments of solitary brooding, you sympathize with him as a man with a grievance. You learn that he gave up a promising career as a scientist in order to support his father, a man broken by the Great Depression. At the same time, brother Walter just abandoned the family and went on to become a wealthy doctor.
Directed by David Flagg, the stage set is overpowering and almost tells its own story (set design, Scott Killinger). It is an attic in a New York brownstone full of tables, chairs and chests, phonographs, a fencing foil, a classical harp. What secrets lie locked up in this conglomeration? We find out.
Flagg's cast is top notch. Dan Gudema almost steals the show as Gregory Solomon, the furniture appraiser. Nearly 90 years old, Solomon is an immigrant from Russia. Speaking with a Yiddish accent, he makes a host of folksy observations even as he downgrades the furniture's value so as to connive Victor into accepting a low price.
Faith Yesner has a tougher field to plow as Esther, Victor's wife. Her personal haplessness is unexplained; her main function here is to prod Victor into a more sincere expression of what he really wants. (Notwithstanding Miller's feminist beliefs, in much of his work women characters are mere accessories.)
But both Esther and Solomon are foils for the brothers. Philip McCrossan is utterly believable as the mysteriously conflicted Victor — resentful, uncommunicative, basically honorable but also less than honest. He meets his match in Walter, strongly performed by John Reardon. Walter will not give Victor the chance to dodge hard truths.
And what are the hard truths? You never lose the sympathy you feel for Victor, but the easy view of him as an honorable man who has been dealt a series of caddish blows collapses into a more complicated truth.
"The Price" is Arthur Miller at nearly his best. Having lived through the Great Depression — his own businessman father was bankrupted — Miller takes "the system" to task. And yet, for all those people caught up in the sweep of such great events, he argues that our sympathies also have to take into account the "victim's" own need to lie and self-deceive.
The idea of a family with "buried secrets" is the basic stuff of melodrama. But the intelligence of Miller's script and the uncompromising Stagecrafters production take "The Price" to a different level, and give us a convincing glimpse into the moral ambiguity that lies hidden in ordinary human affairs.
Stagecrafters is located at 8130 Germantown Ave. "The Price" will run through June 26. Reservations at 215-247-9913.


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Musicologist in Residence This Week
November 11, 2010
Professor Peter Burkholder, Distinguished Professor of Music at Indiana University's Jacob School of Music, will be in residence at Wabash November 15-17, and will give a public lecture November 16.
Dr. Burkholder, past president of the American Musicological Society, will visit several classes, dine with students, and give a lecture entitled "Music of the Americas and Historical Narratives on Tuesday at 7:30 in Korb Classroom.
"Peter is a friend of Wabash and a graduate of Earlham College," said Wabash Music Professor Larry Bennett. "More importantly for our students, he is the author of the most widely used textbook in English about music history [
A History of Western Music
]. Our students use it in four different courses."
Professor Burkholder received his undergraduate degree in music from Earlham College, and earned his master's degree in music composition and Ph.D. in the history and theory of music from the University of Chicago. He taught at the University of Wisconsin before coming to Indiana University in 1988. He is also Adjunct Professor of Comparative Literature and served as Associate Dean of the Faculties in 1995-2000.
Professor Burkholder's studies of musical borrowing have shown how and why composers from the Renaissance to the 20th century reworked existing music to create new pieces. By emphasizing the variety of borrowing techniques used in each era and their continuity across time, he has helped to establish borrowing as a distinct field of study. He has also reshaped views of the American composer Charles Ives by illuminating Ives's ideas, methods, training, artistic development, and relationship to the European classical tradition.
Professor Burkholder is interested in pedagogy and has published on strategies for teaching music history. In 2001 he was asked to rewrite the leading music history textbook,
A History of Western Music
. His first edition was published by Norton in 2005 and is now used by most music majors in North America.
Professor Burkholder's research has garnered awards from the American Musicological Society, the Society for American Music, and the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, and grants from the American Council of Learned Societies, among others.
He has served as President of the American Musicological Society and is President of The Charles Ives Society.
His lecture Tuesday night lecture is free and open to the public, and is sponsored by the Lecture Committee.
Wabash College
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AGroleau9 needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 168 designs submitted by 38 freelance designers.
We want a cool, modern logo that incorporates our company name, 3G Home Renewal, LLC.
3G Home Renewal, LLC.
3G Home Renewal, LLC has 3 divisions: Interiors, Exteriors, & Small Jobs. We'd like to add a logo to our T-shirts, letterhead, etc. and be able to add the "Exteriors" etc. under the logo when applicable (so we need a cool font as well).
We do residential work and want our logo to be friendly to homeowners. It should have an established feel and exude trust, reliabilty, etc.
- Item 1... A cool font and some kind of pic or icon
- Item 2... Bright, catchy color, but not too many different colors. It has to look good on T-shirts and not all the shirts are white!
- Item 3... We like blue, orange, green, yellow
- Item 1...Pastel colors
- Item 2... Nothing too industrial (we do residential work)
- Item 3... Just a font -- we need some kind of icon
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With any luck, this should finish Boehner. Let us hope to be relieved of this fellow.
Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) voted in favor of the legislation, splitting with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-Va.) and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.). Rep. Paul Ryan (Wis.), the Budget Committee chairman and former Republican vice presidential nominee, voted yes.
The 257-167 vote culminated a day of high drama in the Capitol, as Republican leaders considered and then quickly abandoned a plan to attach steep spending cuts to a measure passed overwhelmingly by the Senate early Tuesday morning.
For individual votes by states click on Gov Track and scroll down a bit on their page here at Gov Track
The House passed the fiscal cliff deal late on Jan 1.
The earlier Senate vote at 2am can also be found here.
Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012 (On the Senate Amendment)
House Vote #659 [primary source: house.gov]
- Date:
- Jan 01, 2013 (112th Congress)
- Result:
- Passed
- Related Bill:
- H.R. 8: American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Introduced by Rep. David "Dave" Camp [R-MI4] on July 24, 2012
Current Status: Passed Senate with Changes
This was a vote to approve or reject a bill or resolution.
The bill extends indefinitely marginal tax rates on annual family income up to $450,000, lifts the top capital gains and dividends rates to 20 percent, extends unemployment insurance benefits and a host of other tax provisions.
It delays automatic spending cuts for two months, setting up another fiscal showdown over replacing those cuts, raising the debt ceiling and funding the federal government. The Hill
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Western Tradition "The Wars of Religion" For a century and a half, the quarrels of Protestants and Catholics tear Europe apart.G
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Western Tradition "The Rise of the Trading Cities" In the midst of religious wars, a few cities learn that tolerance is good for society and good for business.G
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Unfinished Nation "Saints and Strangers" Discontent of Puritan Separatists; their journey to Plymouth.The Mayflower Compact; life once off the ship. Experience with Irish influences attitude toward Native Americans. Massachusetts Bay Company as structure for a colony. Creating a godly community; the role of the town meeting and church. Expansion and growth brings colonists into conflict with Native Americans.G
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Unfinished Nation "The Lure of Land" English interest in colonization hindered by Civil War and rise of Oliver Cromwell; resumes under Charles II. Expanded list of immigrants find home in middle colonies. Agricultural interests take hold in Carolinas and Georgia. James II attempts to exert greater control over colonies, parliament, and European neighbors; overthrown in Glorious Revolution. Colonies exerting more independence, becoming more diverse.G
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Unfinished Nation "A New Corporate Order" Explosion of U. S. industry after Civil War, and factors which motivate unprecedented growth. Power and wealth amassed by corporate magnates. Recruitment of labor force. Women and children in the workforce. Workers attempts to organize for better wages and working conditions. Measures used to stifle worker discontent.G
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Unfinished Nation "The Age of the City" Industrialization shifts economic power and population to cities. Increase in immigration and ethnic neighborhoods; nativist reaction. City planning and infrastructure; urban transportation. Housing for wealthy, middle class, poor families. Threat of poverty, fire, disease. Growth of political machines, bossism. Consumerism. New leisure pastimes.G
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Human Condition "State of Mind" This episode discusses the epidemiology of mental disorders and explains the more promising treatment approaches now emerging to help individuals enhance their psychological health. It follows the cases of a woman who suffers from depression.G
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Human Condition "Lives In Balance" This episode discusses stress reduction as a means of improving individual health, and explores a variety of stress reduction approaches that can help people control their emotional and physical responses to the stress of daily living.G
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Earth Revealed: Introductory Geology "Earth's Interior" Demonstrates how seismic waves occur and explains the measurement of gravity, heat flow, and earth magnetism, to provide information about Earth's interior.G
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Essential Pepin "Shell-Ebration" Crab Cakes With Avocado Sauce; Oysters Madison; Mussels Poulette; Mussels Gratinee; Clam Fritters. D
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Lidia's Italy In America "New York City and New Jersey: An Italian-American Picnic in NYC" In this episode Lidia and Tanya embark on a whirlwind tour of New York City. Tanya takes viewers to Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty, and Lidia brings viewers to Union Square Market, where she shops for the makings of an Italian-American picnic. Lidia prepares a delicious Fried Zucchini Prosciutto; a Scallion and Egg Sandwich; and a Celery, Artichoke, and Mortadella Salad. D
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Simply Ming "Bryan Caswell & Filleting Fish" Do you know what to do when your kid or a friend brings you a whole fish? Well, Ming is going to show you how to break down that tasty fresh filet the right way! And waiting in the wings joining Ming, is Houston's Chef Bryan Caswell. Working together with the surprise catch of the day, and ingredients from Ming's pantry, they create two delicious dishes on the fly: Tea-Smoked Trout with Thai Cucumber Tomato Salad and Crispy-Skin Snapper with Fennel & Swiss Chard Agro Dolce. D
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Mexico -- One Plate at a Time with Rick Bayless "From Lobster to Chocolate Clams: A Delicious Feast in Magdalena Bay" Rick and local guide Luis Garduno of REDTours venture out on a skiff to learn about sustainable fishing on Magdalena Bay. They catch up with local lobster fishermen and learn about sizing lobsters. Then they watch as clam divers haul up the local chocolate clams from the bottom of the bay. D
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Sara's Weeknight Meals "Gone Fishin' with David Pasternack" Seafood expert David Pasternack, from New York's fish temple Esca, shows why he loves food with fins with three favorite recipes from his arsenal: Fettuccine with Rock Shrimp, Corn and Jalapeno; Grilled Mahi Mahi with Panella and Chickpeas and Salt-Baked Pesce per Due with Braised Greens. Cooking fish this way makes it easy and accessible. D
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Cook's Country from America's Test Kitchen "Fried Chicken and Biscuits" Chris and Bridget visit Princes in Nashville to try their famous Nashville Hot Chicken. They return to the kitchen determined to replicate the top-secret recipe. Then, Jack challenges Chris to a tasting of whole kosher dill pickles. D
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Joanne Weir's Cooking Confidence "Flavor Fiesta" It's a party when Joanne and her student Cheryl get together. Joanne adds a sweet crisp twist to classic guacamole, shows how to improve a store bought stock to elevate tortilla soup, and then the party really begins with muddled cherry margaritas Recipes: Sweet Pea Guacamole, Tortilla Soup with Pork Meatballs, Tortillas and Cheddar, and Fresh Cherry Margaritas. Student: Cheryl Kovelchik, Entertainment Marketing. D
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America's Test Kitchen from Cook's Illustrated "Chocolate Torte" Host Christopher Kimball visits the Hotel Sacher Vienna to taste Sacher torte, and test cook Yvonne Ruperti shows him how to make foolproof Chocolate Torte at home. Next, tasting expert Jack Bishop challenges Chris to a tasting of baking chocolate. And finally, gadget guru Lisa McManus uncovers the best nut choppers. D
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Scrapbook Soup Christina Mauch is featured in the first segment teaching special techniques for creating paper dolls. Next, Kathy Kromer creates a whimsical photo collage using scrapbook paper and 3D embellishments. Then, Julianna Hudgins creates dimensional banners. D
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This Old House "Barrington Project, Part 2 of 10" Host Kevin O'Connor arrives to find builder Andy Tiplady with the house wide open, his foundation in place and framing underway. The new open floor plan requires structural steel that gets bolted and then welded in place. With the steel installed and high winds already kicking up, Andy and his crew button up the house for the impending bad weather, which turns out to be Hurricane Irene. D
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Ask This Old House "Upgrading a Neglected Urban Patio; Hanging a Heavy Mirror" Landscape contractor Roger Cook heads to San Francisco to upgrade a neglected urban patio. Then Roger, along with host Kevin O'Connor, general contractor Tom Silva and plumbing and heating expert Richard Trethewey, asks, "What is it?" Afterward, Tom shows Kevin how to hang a heavy mirror on a wall. D
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American Woodshop "Outdoor Keyed Deck Chairs" These interlocking chairs are hard to find yet easy to make. D
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America's Heartland Farm researchers in Illinois use smart phones to battle world hunger. One California firm brings in a glowing white crop of.salt. D
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NOVA "Ice Age Death Trap" In a race against developers in the Rockies, archaeologists uncover a unique site packed with astonishingly preserved bones of mammoths, mastodons and other giant extinct beasts, opening a vivid window on the vanished world of the Ice Age.G
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Antiques Roadshow "Eugene, OR - Hour Two" Host Mark L. Walberg joins appraiser Jeffrey Schrader at the Willamette Heritage Center at the Mill, site of the former Thomas Kay Woolen Mill, to discuss the history and current values of World War I uniforms. Highlights include: a circa 1800 New England Chippendale chest-on-chest; an 1846 map of Western America; and an early 20th-century Russian presentation sword from the reign of Tsar Nicholas II, purchased by the owner for $500, and valued between $75,000 and $100,000. Part 2 of 3G
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Antiques Roadshow UK "Retrospective" Host Fiona Bruce introduces a mix of some of the series' tastiest morsels. Then some new additions to the ROADSHOW's team of specialists talk about what it is like to join the gang.G
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Rick Steves' Europe "The Best of Slovenia" In the little-visited and underrated alpine country, Rick begins in the capital city of Ljubljana, enjoys the mountain resort of Lake Bled, ventures into the Julian Alps, goes spelunking in a gigantic cave, and swims with Slavs in a charming Adriatic port.G
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The Lawrence Welk Show "The Italian Show" Aladdin, the show's resident Italian, acts as host for much of the show. The Lennon Sisters boat down a Venice canal singing "Santa Lucia." Barbara and Bobby dance to "Tarantella." Joe Fenny sings "O Sole Mio."G
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Are You Being Served? "Hoorah for the Holidays" Staff members are excited when the store management offers them a tour while the store is closed for redecorating.G
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Last of the Summer Wine "Will Stella Find True Love with Norris Fairburn?" When a blast from a hunting horn he has just purchased from Auntie Wainwright brings an angry response from Stella, Hobbo is convinced that Stella needs a man. He sets out to find one for her in the village.G
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