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CBS comedies again claimed the top four spots in the demo rankings Monday , led by No. 1 show ”Two and a Half Men” — but were down a bit week to week, while ABC kicked off the night with an above-average delivery for ”Dancing With the Stars,” which was trimmed to an hour for its performance finale.

According to preliminary national estimates from Nielsen, CBS opened the night a demo winner with ”How I Met Your Mother” (4.3/12 in 18-49, 10.1 million viewers overall) and ”2 Broke Girls” (4.4/11 in 18-49, 11.2 million viewers overall) though both declined some from their hot showings of last week. Also down a bit in demos were ”Two and a Half Men” (5.2/13 in 18-49, 15.7 million viewers overall) and ”Mike and Molly” (4.2/10 in 18-49, 13.1 million viewers overall), though the absence of ”Dancing With the Stars” competition helped them attract more older viewers and thus their largest overall audiences in more than a month.

Ratings for ABC are subject to revision as the preliminary estimates include a preemption for NFL football in Boston, but ”Dancing With the Stars” averaged a 3.6 rating/9 share in adults 18-49 and 20 million viewers overall in the 8 o’clock hour , up vs. recent weeks but again well behind last year’s performance on the comparable night. It was followed by the debut of alternative series ”You Deserve It” (2.1/5 in 18-49, 10.0 million viewers overall), which performed modestly and retained about the same percentage of its lead-in audience as last year’s ”Skating With the Stars,” which similarly bowed following the performance finale of ”Dancing.” And closing out the night, ”Castle” averaged a 2.7/7 in 18-49 and 11.9 million viewers overall, though these numbers should come down in the nationals.

Fox’s dramas continue to perform sluggishly, with ”Terra Nova” (2.1/6 in 18-49, 6.5 million viewers overall) down a couple of ticks week to week and remaining a distant third among the Big Four in the 8 o’clock hour. And at 9, ”House” (2.5/6 in 18-49, 7.3 million viewers overall) held steady week to week in demos while picking up some older viewers to boost its overall audience.

At NBC, ”The Sing Off” (1.4/3 in 18-49, 4.3 million viewers overall) was up a tick, and 10 p.m. newsmag was down a bit (0.9/2 in 18-49, 3.6 million viewers overall).

CW appeared to be on a slight uptick with its drama combo of ”Gossip Girl” (0.7/2 in 18-49, 1.5 million viewers overall) and ”Hart of Dixie” (0.7/2 in 18-49, 1.8 million viewers overall), with ”Gossip” hitting a season high in total viewers. The net aired the football game in Kansas City, so these preliminary, affiliate-based ratings could be adjusted in the nationals.

Preliminary 18-49 averages for the night: CBS, 4.0/10; ABC, 2.8/7; Fox, 2.3/6; Univision, 1.5/4; NBC, 1.2/3; CW, 0.7/2.

In total viewers: ABC, 14.0 million; CBS, 11.8 million; Fox, 6.9 million; NBC, 4.0 million; Univision, 3.5 million; CW, 1.6 million.

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Mr. KING of New York. Mr. Speaker, since the tragic Islamist terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 no law enforcement agency has been more effective in preventing another successful terrorist attack than the New York Police Department. Under Commissioner Ray Kelly's leadership the NYPD has had 1000 police officers working 24/7, building a counterterrorist infrastructure and taking proactive action to stop at least 14 terrorist plots against New York City.

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Montana's done a lot of things right during the Great Recession.

We're one of two states that weathered the storm of difficult economic times consistently maintaining a budget surplus and an unemployment rate 2 percent below the national average. Our success is grounded upon making responsible decisions about budgeting and saving, making common-sense cuts when necessary and working hard to support a diverse economy.

Our state's history taught us the danger of putting all of our eggs in one basket. As a result, Montana's economy is one of the most diverse in the United States, with thriving traditional industries like agriculture and mining, to cutting-edge businesses built on information technology and biotech.


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Our country's traditional family values must be protected by our government. As the father of an adopted daughter, I am particularly passionate about my belief in the sanctity of life, and my votes in Washington will reflect that belief. I grew up on my parents' family farm, and I worked hard in the fields when I was young, and I worked hard after college to keep our agribusiness running well. We all worked hard because we knew we had to, as a family. I hope that I, along with my wife of 23 years, Shea, are instilling those same values in our three children. The free market allows us to work hard and be successful, but it's our family and their welfare, that motivate us to be successful. When our country loses sight of family values, we will be a nation economically lagging, too.

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DETROIT – Mercedes-Benz concedes arch-rival BMW likely will remain as America’s best-selling luxury brand in 2012.

But Mercedes expects to ultimately claim the title, not that it matters much beyond industry bragging rights, says Steve Cannon, CEO of Mercedes-Benz USA.

“We don’t expect to be No.1 this year, and I’m fine with that,” he tells WardsAuto. “We’re not going to ratchet up incentives and do other things to get to the top. I’m a competitive guy and I’d take No.1, but I want to get there naturally.”

The home office in Stuttgart, Germany, feels the same way, Cannon says. “There has been zero pressure. They are happy with our performance in the U.S. No one is saying, ‘Steve, here’s a pile of money, go out and win a sales title.’”

Consumers don’t care which luxury auto maker is No.1, he says. “It’s totally inside baseball. It may help in team building, but it doesn’t increase sales.”

The Mercedes U.S. unit is on a roll this year, exceeding sales goals and setting company records for eight of 11 months, Cannon says. “Our all-time sales record was 253,000 vehicles in 2007, and we’ll exceed that this year with sales north of 270,000,” Cannon says.

Mercedes won’t give an exact figure, lest it show its hand to fellow German auto maker BMW, he says.

BMW edged out Mercedes for the top spot in 2011, but Mercedes claims its rival used questionable tactics, including offering heavily discounted wholesale prices to its dealers.

“We’re not going to dance around sales figures,” says Mercedes spokesman Geoff Day. He predicts BMW will announce its 2012 U.S. sales in early January “15 minutes after we announce ours.”

Mercedes expects to win the luxury sales title within two years on the strength of new product, Cannon says.

In May, Mercedes plans to introduce a refreshed E-Class midsize sedan. Cannon calls it “our bread-and-butter car.”

Later in the year, the auto maker will debut its redone flagship S-Class and an all-new CLA, a small entry-level car selling for about $30,000.


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INTERVIEW-India's 2012/13 iron ore exports may halve

(For other news from Reuters Global Mining and Metals Summit, click on http://www.reuters.com/summit/GlobalMiningandMetals12) * Higher domestic demand to cut India's export availability * NMDC exports likely only to Japan in 2012/13 * NMDC targets 2012/13 output of 30 million tonnes * Eyeing overseas coal assets for domestic steel making By Ratnajyoti Dutta and Jo Winterbottom NEW DELHI, March 29 (Reuters) - India's iron ore shipments may plunge by as much as 57 percent in 2012/13 as a ban ...

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GENEVA – Ford Motor Co. shows a battery-powered passenger version of its Transit Connect van at the auto show here that could become yet another offer in its electric-vehicle range.

The electric passenger-van concept joins the cargo version of the vehicle Ford unveiled at the Chicago Auto Show in February and plans to sell in the U.S. in 2010.

Dan Jenkins, media relations manager for up-fitter Smith Electric Vehicles, says Ford has made no decision on electrifying the passenger version. However, he says in Europe, where Smith sells the vehicles under its own name, customers can order a passenger van now for delivery next year.

The Ford Tourneo Connect is a gasoline-powered passenger version of the Transit Connect sold in Ford’s European markets that adds seats, windows and some comfort features to the commercial version.

For the electric Transit Connect, Ford will ship windowless van bodies from the factory in Kocaeli, Turkey, with seats installed to get around the U.S. tariff on imported commercial vehicles.

The vehicles also will be exported without powertrains installed. Smith will add those at a new plant it will set up in the U.S.

A location for the factory has not been selected, though Smith has said it probably would be in the Midwest. After a visit to EVS-23 two years ago, the company solicited incentive offers from American states, and “we heard from all of them,” Jenkins says.

Smith formed a U.S. subsidiary, Smith Electric Vehicle U.S. Corp., giving unnamed private investors 51% of the shares, so it can qualify for green-mobility incentives from the Obama Admin. Jenkins does not say how big the factory might be, but in the U.K. Smith has installed capacity for 1,500 vehicles per year.

The Ford Transit Connect will be Smith’s second EV sold in the U.S. Later this year, a customer will launch sales of a Smith-modified Class 5 commercial van.

Smith sells the Transit Connect in the U.K. as the Smith Ampere (and Jenkins says he may talk with Adam Opel GmbH about its choice of name for the upcoming Opel Ampera extended-range EV). It is priced there at £35,000 ($49,000), about double the cost of Ford’s internal-combustion version.

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OCTOBER 31 (Reuters) - Fuji Kiko Co Ltd CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS ESTIMATES (in billions of yen unless specified) 6 Months to 6 Months to Sep 30, 2012 Sep 30, 2012 LATEST PREVIOUS FORECAST FORECAST Sales 46.04 45.40 Operating 2.44 2.00 Recurring 2.74 1.90 Net 1.67 1.30 ...

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After solid appearances this year of Sin City and Batman, seeing comic book adaptation Fantastic Four is a fantastic letdown: The general idea about four colleagues in the space business undergoing radical physical changes is interesting but the execution is loud and repetitive, and the actors are disconnected from their mission.

Spawned from another Stan Lee comic, this film version takes almost the whole film to have the four principal characters, who have been transformed into superheroes by a cosmic storm, come to terms with their new gifts, including being a human torch, stretching your body like elastic, becoming invisible, and being a rock with its attendant strength.

It's all typically American filmmaking with the accent on stunning graphics and de-emphasis on character and story depth. The plot includes the necessary villain, who looks invulnerable for a while; the effects of a romance among principals gone badly; and the transformation of tough guys into softies and the reverse. All cliches are alive and functioning well here.

After killing a doctor who tells him his "entire biophysical structure changing," the villain says, "I think I'll get a second opinion." Audiences will need one as well after I killed off Fantastic Four in this review.


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An especially interesting primary battle is taking place in the County Executive election in Lehigh County. While Democrat Tom Mueller is unopposed in the primary, former county commissioner Dean Browning and current commissioner Scott Ott are fighting for the soul of Lehigh County's Republican Party. Browning is a conservative who was ousted in his bid for re-election two years ago when he voted for the budget proposed by then-County Executive Don Cunningham because it included a tax increase. Ott, a Tea Party conservative, led the effort to remove Browning.  On May 14, Republicans will choose their candidate to challenge Mueller. Join host Alan Jennings, an activist who commonly takes liberal positions in his "day job" as Executive Director of the Community Action Committee of the Lehigh Valley, as he moderates this one-on-one debate between the Republican candidates on this week’s program. (Original air date May 2, 2013.)


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“Whose God Rules?” is the question to be addressed by the Reverend Nate Walker in a Needham Lyceum at 9:15 a.m. on Sunday, February 3rd, at First Parish in Needham.

Reverend Walker is the Minister of the First Unitarian Church of Philadelphia, a current research fellow at Harvard Divinity School, and editor of a recent book entitled Whose God Rules? Is the United States a Secular Nation or a Theolegal Democracy? (2011, Palgrave Macmillan).

The book originated from a sermon Walker gave in 2008. In it he observes that the United States is not a theocracy where one religion determines all law. Neither is it a purely secular nation where religion is banished from public life. What, then, he asks is the true religious nature of this country?

His answer is that the United States is a theolegal democracy — a system that permits, rewards and encourages officials to use theology to make law without formally establishing a state religion.

 “This book is a provocative and pioneering effort to rethink the complex relation of religion and the state in the American past and present,” says Cornel West. Additional contributors include Alan Dershowitz, Martha Nussbaum, Kent Greenawalt, Robby George and William Schulz. Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair wrote the foreword.

Needham Lyceums are free and open to the public. First Parish is fully accessible and located just off the town square at 23 Dedham Ave (route 135).  Please enter through the Lincoln Street doors and follow signs to the Lyceum. There is ample parking in the town lot off of Lincoln Street. For more information, go to www.uuneedham.org or call the Parish office at 781-444-0823.

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The event was very organized, moderately difficult obstacles, and very muddy!  If you are interested in jumping into the craze of "adventure" and "mud" runs, a 5K like this would be a good start.

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What's up, Doc? Prescribing Zumba over Zoloft.

Zumba is taking over the world. At least that's what my instructor's T-shirt declares, and she may be right. How else can an exercise class be so popular that medical professionals are prescribing Zumba over Zoloft?

Seeking to step away from the edge of depression that threatened me as I hibernated through another Chicago winter, I listened carefully to my doctor's advice.

In his thick Puerto Rican accent, he shocked me with his no-nonsense approach to mood management.

“Do more Zumba,” he said when I begged him for something to make the winter blues go away.

“But Doc! What about the lifelessness, the exhaustion, the incessant obsessing  over my kids' lives?”

He smiled and slipped into a little candid coaching.

“Your 40s are a crucial time. Your metabolism slows down. People gain weight. They give in, give up and gain 20 pounds.”

Who me?

“By their 50s, the extra weight gives them back pain and arthritis. They get more depressed, watch TV and gain  more weight. Their health problems compound. Finally, they come to me looking for the magic bullet,” he said.

Boy did this guy have me pegged. But I'm a fairly active person.

“You have to eat salad, salad, salad,” he explained. “I'm not one of these no-carb people, but no cookies or muffins."

I can get rid of cookies, but if this guy prescribes a no-pasta zone, he's out on his ear.

"Pasta is good!  Just make sure you eat lots of vegetables," he said.

Scanning my history, he looked at me and smiled.

"Try the Zumba!" he said with finality, as he closed the file on his computer. "No way are you getting any pills."

Walking out of the doctor’s office I realized I just got the truth slapped into me while being hypnotized by a charming Latino accent.  Deep down, I knew he was right.

I remembered the Zumba class that I had taken at Courts Plus and the vibrant instructor who taught it. I decided to return to her class to see if I could reignite the spark that had been beaten into dormancy by the brutal blizzard of 2011.

Entering Courts Plus, I already felt better for simply changing my routine.

Listening to other women talk about the depressing weather was enough to take the sting out of my own blues.  I knew I was not alone as I heard people complaining about the bone-chilling freeze.

“It was so cold I think I pulled a muscle coming out of my car the other day!” said one woman.

“I don’t know why I live here,” said another, as we all commiserated, recognizing her bluff.  Every city has its Achilles' heel, and ours was buried under 3 feet of snow.

“I couldn’t keep warm yesterday," a friend said, as we waited for our instructor.  "I finally gave up, put a fire on and stayed under the covers all day with a good book."

We were a group who needed motivation.

Our effervescent instructor was just the woman for the job.

Zumba is a combination of dance moves that will have you sweating harder than you would during a 3-mile run on a hot summer day.

Our instructor, Lisa, is one of those rare people whose free spirit infects everyone around her. I can’t imagine a better job for her—or a better instructor for the class. It takes a very special person to take 30 middle-aged women and teach them to wiggle and gyrate to beats from around the globe.

She does this all without uttering a word. By just clapping her hands, Lisa has an amazing command over us all.  OK, several of us throw a hip to the left while the rest of the room bounces to the right. But she is accepting and kind when we fail to look like the Urban Bush women who originated some of the moves. Her face lights up when the booming lyrics celebrate the pace of her joyful heart.

The first class takes the most courage.  Midwestern moms fail to produce the gyrations that our Latina counterparts summon between sips of margaritas. But nobody seems to mind.

Clapping and dancing  to beats from around the world, I felt a sample platter of cultures being infused into my bloodstream.  I dreamed of pairing my pulse with Cuban seafood and colorful skirts.

Pretending to be on the dance floor of a Brazilian bar has long-lasting health benefits. “Fake it til you make it,” I sang to myself as I forgave my lack of finesse.  I  felt the anxiety that had been frozen into my bloodstream heat up and evaporate into the Columbian Copacabana in my mind.

I began to think my Latino doctor was right and that our world was becoming smaller each day.

Lisa ended our class with soothing music from right here in the USA to anchor us into our world. Thirty fellow mediocre moms piled out of the room a little lighter on their feet.

I stormed my teacher like the Zumba groupie I was becoming.  She gave me her card and thanked me for my enthusiasm.

At home I Googled  the fitness craze.  According to Zumba.com, “Zumba is an effective, exhilarating, Latin-inspired, easy to follow, calorie-burning dance-fitness party that has taken the fitness industry by storm. It achieves the perfect balance of a progressive core workout, full-body cardio and strength training, and a stress-relieving, energy-producing fitness experience.”

It’s all that and more. Listening to the sounds from a hotter climate melted my frozen frown. Beneath the ice I thought I recognized something I hadn’t seen in a while. The rhythm of rushing water that was buried beneath the deep freeze of Chicago’s icy winter had begun to flow. Spring may be a long way off, but I had seen the movement of life and was inspired.

I may be a product of my environment. But for an hour in the basement of a cold gym in Elmhurst, my vivacious instructor infused enough life into me to awaken me from my dormancy.

I zipped my puffy parka over my sweaty clothes and headed home.

As I drove, I dreamed of a salted margarita to go with my dance class.

Thinking of my doctor's advice, I knew I'd have to skip the chips and salsa. So, for now I will sip water and eat those salads, salads, salads. But I intend to spice up those salads with some jalapenos, cilantro and lime.  It wasn’t my idea, it was the Zumba.

It’s taking over the world, one middle-aged woman at a time.

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[Editor's Note: This article was updated to correct the days students will have off in Feburary 2014. They will have Feb. 13 and 14 of and will return to school on Tuesday, Feb. 18.]

The Wilton Board of Education approved on Thursday night a revised calendar for the 2013-14 school year that will reduce the number of days off for winter break in February, decrease the amount of parent-teacher conference days from five each year to four and shift a professional development day for teachers from Feb. 3 to Feb. 14.

Instead of students having four days off following President's Day (Feb. 17), they will now only have Thursday, Feb. 13 and Friday, Feb. 14 off, while teachers attend professional development.

The changes were made in response to the increasing number of snow days Wilton students have had off during the 2012-13 school year due to Superstorm Sandy in October and a snowstorm in January.

In November, Wilton parents started an email campaign to the Board of Education and Superintendent Gary Richards asking them to consider postponing that month's parent-teacher conference days—which, when held, reduces a full-day of school to a half day—since Sandy had already kept students out school during the weeks prior.

The decision to move a professional development day to Feb. 14 was suggested by board member Lory Rothstein, who said that parents and children would appreciate the extra day off before President's Day weekend.

Assistant Superintendent Tim Canty said that it although it might be more difficult to secure offsite professional development training right before that weekend, he said that the administration would just make sure to organize an on-site program for that particular day in the year.

WT February 11, 2013 at 07:18 PM
Adam- Did I hit a raw nerve? Or does the truth hurt? What did I say that wasn't part of the conversation you initiated and not true?
Alethiologist February 12, 2013 at 12:24 AM
WT Ironic that you started the name calling nonsense and quickly turned it around to accuse Adam of what you did. Why not just admit you are part of the greedy crowd that couldn't care less that your demands place unfair burdens on those who have not manipulated the system to the extent you and other government employees have done? There are people who have lost their jobs, have not had a wage increase in years. The state is bankrupt because pandering politicians caved into your obscene demands. What gives you the right to slander Adam or others just because they report facts you prefer to ignore. Grow up.
WT February 12, 2013 at 12:55 PM
Alethiologist - That is a lot of claims and accusations. All without the benefit of any evidence to support your position. So Lets start from the top. 1) You claim that I "started the name calling nonsense". Could you kindly quote me where I did this and be sure to include the names you claim I called Adam. 2) You then go on to say "Why not just admit you are part of the greedy crowd that couldn't care less..." I'm not sure who you are attacking here. Is this a personal attack on me? Or are you using a broader brush and referring to unions as the 'greedy crowd' and thus as a member of a union, greedy by association? Please clarify your accusation and provide evidenced to support you claim. To be continued...
WT February 12, 2013 at 12:58 PM
Continued... 3) You confuse me again when you continue with "The state is bankrupt because pandering politicians caved into your obscene demands." Who are the "pandering politicians" you are referring to? Is it our town Selectman, BOE and BOF members? Is it our state representatives and governor? Is it our federal congressmen and senators? Please specify who you are calling a 'panderer' and provide evidence to support your accusation. 4) Finally you accuse me of slander. This is a very serious accusation. I hope you thought this through very carefully before you hit the 'submit' button. According to Dictionary .com, slander is defined as "a malicious, false, and defamatory statement or report" I am going to have to insist that you quote me where I have committed this great offense to Adam and demonstrate how my quote rises to this standard. If you cannot, then you owe me an apology. If you can, then I owe Adam one. It is not my intention to harm anyone. My goal is to bring the level of discussion here up out of the playground of name calling and unsubstantiated accusations to an adult conversation where concerned people from all sides of an issue can meet and discuss ideas as civil members of this town in the hope of finding workable solutions. Are you willing to join me in this endeavor?
WT February 14, 2013 at 01:11 PM
Alethiologist- On Monday you leveled the very serious charge of slander against me and I called you on it. You have a couple of days now to think about what you have done. It is now time to post your evidence in support of your accusation or, to use your phrase, "grow up" and post your apology.

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When Is Trick Or Treating in Woburn?

Is there a set time? What about rain? You've asked, now Patch Answers!

In this week's column, we tackle a reader's question on Halloween Trick or Treating.

This will be the first year that we will be taking our daughter out trick-or-treating (in Woburn), and I wanted to know if you could tell me if Woburn would re-schedule trick-or-treating due to inclement weather? I was also wondering if Woburn had set hours for trick-or treating.

Well, we checked in with both Woburn Police Chief Robert Ferullo and Mayor Scott Galvin. Both had the same, simple answer:

Trick or treating for kids is Oct. 31. And if it rains? It rains. Same for snow! So get ready for whatever Mother Nature might hit us with, trick or treating will be held no matter what on Wednesday.

As for a set, scheduled time, there is none in Woburn. However, many parents like to go early while it's still light out.

If you'd rather stay indoors, the Woburn Mall is offering Trick or Treating from 5 to 7 p.m.

Do you have a question for You Ask, Patch Answers? Submit it via email at woburn@patch.com or in the comments below!

Melisa Doherty October 25, 2012 at 03:42 PM
Thanks Danielle for answering my question :-) Of course by inclement weather, I was refering to cases like the first poster mentioned. What prompted my curiosity was that a family member from another town had their trick-or-treating postponed last year due to power outages from the snow, thus making it unsafe for small children and their families to walk around outside at night.
Walt Cassell October 25, 2012 at 04:00 PM
Coming from Alabama, we never had that problem, But I can see why there are some concerns, You have some of the darkest streets I have ever seen, A little rain (or snow I guess) won't hurt a little kid on the quest for candy, but walking these streets in a storm could be another story.
William October 25, 2012 at 08:08 PM
It's called parenting. If you think you and your child will be "unsafe" then don't venture out. You don't need a Mayor or Woburn PD to tell you otherwise. Halloween is October 31st and should always remain so. If we have a blizzard on Dec 25th will we be asking Santa to postpone Christmas?
Danielle Masterson October 25, 2012 at 08:09 PM
We will be in contact with Chief Ferullo and Mayor Galvin throughout the storm, so if this hurricane does hit and lasts longer than expected, we can follow-up on this question. Like Melisa said, we asked both men about the possibility of rain or snow storms - not hurricanes! :) If anything changes, we will publicize it here on the site and on social media and get the word out to everyone! I promise! :)
Melisa Doherty October 25, 2012 at 09:42 PM
It amazes me how extremely out of context a simple and innocent yes or no question can be taken, or how quickly people will judge other parents. Obviously any parent with common sense wouldn't venture out in dangerous weather.

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Sounds Good

11 am - 1 pm Weekdays

About The Show

The music on Sounds Good is a mix of legacy artists who are still making great music now (Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson, Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Bonnie Raitt) deep cuts from classic artists (The Band, The Beatles, Grateful Dead, Talking Heads, REM) great contemporary artists who don' t receive commercial airplay (Neko Case, Wilco, Jack White, Darrell Scott, The Black Keys) and those who defy the boundaries of categorization (Punch Brothers, Bela Fleck, Ry Cooder, Bill Frisell, Justin Townes Earle). You'll also get a bit of World music, Blues, Soul/R&B, Reggae and Jazz.

Additionally, you'll hear interviews with newsmakers and community leaders, live music from some of our region's best musicians, our community events calendar and more.

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August 19, 2013

11:05 AM
My Long Journey Home
Artist : Chalie Louvin
Album : Self Titled
Label : Tompkins Square
11:08 AM
Artist : The Wood Brothers
Album : Ways Not To Lose
Label : Blue Note Records
11:11 AM
Nobody’s Fault But Mine
Artist : Leftover Salmon
Album : The Nashville Sessions
Label : Hollywood Records
11:31 AM
Artist : Slaid Cleaves
Album : Still Fighting The War
Label : Music Road Records
11:34 AM
Artist : Feist
Album : Let It Die
Label : Interscope Records
11:38 AM
More Than You Know
Artist : Eddie Vedder
Album : Ukulele Songs
Label : Monkeywrench Records
11:42 AM
Oh Henry
Artist : The Civil Wars
Album : Self Titled
Label : Sensibility Recordings/Columbia Records
11:45 AM
The One You Should’ve Let Go
Artist : The Lone Bellow
Album : Self Titled
11:51 AM
Train In Vain (Stand By Me)
Artist : The Clash
Album : London Calling
Label : Epic
11:54 AM
Soon You’ll Be Gone
Artist : The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra
Album : The Benevolence of Sister Mary Ignatius
Label : Universal UK
11:56 AM
2 A.M.
Artist : Casey Driessen
Album : 3D
Label : Sugarhill
12:04 PM
Artist : Patty Griffin
Album : American Kid
Label : New West
12:09 PM
All My Days
Artist : Alexi Murdoch
Album : Time Without Consequence
Label : Zero Summer Records
12:27 PM
Never Be The Same Again
Artist : KT Tunstall
Album : Invisible Empire / Crescent Moon
Label : Blue Note Records (Universal)
12:32 PM
Four Score
Artist : Low
Album : The Invisible Way
Label : Sub Pop
12:34 PM
The Mansion
Artist : Deadstring Brothers
Album : Cannery Row
Label : Bloodshot Records
12:41 PM
The Man Who Lives Forever
Artist : Lord Huron
Album : Lonesome Dreams
Label : Iamsound
12:46 PM
Low Road
Artist : Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
Album : Self Titled
Label : Hollywood Records
12:51 PM
Space Travel Is Boring
Artist : Sun Kil Moon
Album : Tiny Cities
Label : Caldo Verde
12:55 PM
Artist : Wye Oak
Album : Civilian
Label : Merge Records

4:57 pm
Fri August 30, 2013

Policy Solutions Around the Growing Workforce Needs of Manufacturers

Greg Higdon, President & CEO of Kentucky Association of Manufacturers

Former Kentucky State Senator Greg Higdon, now President and CEO of the Kentucky Association of Manufacturers, seeks policy solutions around the growing workforce needs of manufacturers. These needs include recruiting more students into workforce development programs; developing a curriculum spanning secondary and postsecondary education to produce a more work-ready adult graduating and more. The Fancy Farm native’s career trajectory has put him in Frankfort for work, but Higdon returns to western Kentucky each weekend and he visits Kate on Sounds Good to talk about his latest progress.

4:09 pm
Thu August 29, 2013

Eating Breakfast = Healthier Students, Better Students

Credit Janine, Wikimedia Commons

Southeast Dairy Association's nutrition affairs program manager Laura Marbury says new research shows that the most important lesson of the day for better students could be eating breakfast. Marbury is a registered dietitian, responsible for implementing nutrition programs for health professionals, educators and consumers throughout Tennessee and Kentucky. Prior to joining the Southeast Dairy Association, she served as a medical nutrition therapist at UAB Hospital in Birmingham, Alabama, where she provided diet recommendations and education to oncology, obstetric and pediatric patients. She and Kate Lochte discuss breakfast eating strategies.

4:02 pm
Thu August 29, 2013

Murray Police on National Drinking & Driving Prevention Effort

Each year, nearly 10,000 people die on the road due to drunk driving, which is the equivalent of 20 jumbo jets crashing each year and killing all aboard. In order to stop this deadly epidemic, law enforcement in every state and most US towns and cities will be cracking down on drunk driving through Labor Day. Murray Police Department Crime Prevention Sergant speaks with Chad Lampe about the crackdown.

12:43 pm
Wed August 28, 2013

Woodmen of the World Launch 'Red Basket' Giving Initiative

Woodmen of the World’s Angela Hatton brings news of a new non-profit, direct-giving website called “Red Basket – Tiny Deeds. Tremendous Good” that connects people in need of financial assistance with those willing to help. She speaks with Kate Lochte about this new initiative, why Woodmen of the World started the program and how one can participate. Click here for more about Red Basket.

12:20 pm
Wed August 28, 2013

50 Years Later: The Cultural Significance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream Speech"

On this day 50 years ago, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave his famous "I Have a Dream" speech to a crowd of over 200,000 civil rights supporters from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial during the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom. Commentator and Murray State History Professor Dr. Brian Clardy reflects on this defining moment of the Civil Rights Movement, and it's cultural significance then and 50 years later.

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4:36 pm
Tue August 27, 2013

KY Chamber Rep on what the Affordable Care Act Means for Businesses

An overview of how the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will affect you and your business is on the horizon for attendees of this Thursday's Business@Breakfast of the Murray Calloway County Chamber of Commerce and Murray State's Town & Gown office. It starts at 7:30 a.m. in MSU's Curris Center Ballroom. The Kentucky Chamber of Commerce presentation includes several online and in-person resource options. Its Manager of Public Affairs, Ashli Watts, brings the program. The Campbellsville University and University of Louisville graduate worked at the Kentucky Bar Association and the LRC before joining the chamber last year. Kate Lochte has the interview.

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4:31 pm
Tue August 27, 2013

Playhouse in the Park Presents: "The Odd Couple"

The Odd Couple’s Oscar Madison has a perfect line for lunchtime: “I got brown sandwiches and green sandwiches. It’s either very new cheese or very old meat.” MSU English and Philosophy’s Rusty Jones directs Playhouse in the Park’s The Odd Couple opening Friday for a two weekend run. Dr. Jones brings cast members Brad Brauser (Oscar) and Tom Jackson (Felix) to visit Sounds Good. This Neil Simon iconic comedy won a Tony in 1965 and, according to the American Association of Community Theatres, it is still one of the most frequently produced comedies by community theatres around the world. See more at Playhouse in the Park's website.

3:55 pm
Tue August 27, 2013

Women in Telecom Golf Day Raises Scholarships Funds

Annie Vandiver joins Kate Lochte on Sounds Good. She's with the Center for Telecommunications Systems Management at Murray State and is planning the annual AT&T Women in Telecom Golf Day at Miller to raise scholarship funds for women in the TSM program. Vandiver talks about this networking event and the event speaker, Barbara Webb, and her contributions in the telecom industry. They talk about women in the telecom industry in general, and the many career opportunities available in the field.

12:19 pm
Mon August 26, 2013

How to Tackle Bullying in the Workplace

Murray State's LGBT and URSA Program Coordinator Jody Cofer Randall also chairs the Murray Human Rights Commission, and we speak with on Sounds Good today - the topic is bullying in the workplace. He speaks with Kate on the subtleties of bullying, how to identify the symptoms and how to handle the situation. They talk about the Human Rights Commissions' education campaign and how your business can get involved. See more about the Murray Human Rights Commission.

4:16 pm
Fri August 23, 2013

A Look at the Autumn Lineup for MSU's Cinema International Free Film Series

Murray State’s Cinema International Program is underway with the beginning of classes this week. English and Philosophy associate professor Tim Johns joins Kate Lochte on Sounds Good to talk about the first show: The Master, starring Philip Seymour Hoffman and Joaquin Phoenix. Tim previews the season ahead including free film showings from France, Portugal, Germany, Spain, Japan, the UK and Greece. Also, they talk about perceptions of foreign films in the US and among American students in general. See the complete schedule and film descriptions, here


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4:24 pm
Tue July 17, 2012

Luallen Says She Won't Run Against McConnell

Former Auditor Crit Luallen says she will not challenge Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell in 2014. Luallen has long been considered to be among the best-situated Democrats to unseat McConnell. She served two terms as auditor and many political observers credit her with raising the office's profile during her tenure.

Luallen also served in former Governor Paul Patton's administration for several years.

But the long-time public servant tells Kentucky Public Radio she will not enter the 2014 race.

“No, I’ve stated repeatedly in the last several months when I’ve been asked that the U.S. Senate race is not my interest. My real background experience, where I believe I can make the most difference is state policy and state leadership. So if I run again I’m looking toward the governor’s race," she says.

Also rumored to be interested in the 2015 governor’s race is Attorney General Jack Conway, a good friend of Luallen’s. The former auditor says the two would never face off in a primary. Instead, the two will discuss their plans sometime in the future.

“Jack worked for me for 7 years in the governor’s office, I’m the godmother to his daughter, and we are very close." says Luallen. "We will be talking together and thinking this through together and there will never come a time when we’re not supporting each other."

Luallen says any talk of a shared ticket with Conway is "premature."


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11:31 am
Thu January 24, 2013

Bill Would Give Some Ex-Felons in Kentucky a Clean Record

A bill filed in the General Assembly would allow some Kentuckians convicted of one or more class D felonies to have those convictions deleted from their record. The aim is to remove a barrier many ex-criminals face in gaining employment.

The Messenger-Inquirer reports a measure sponsored by Campbellsville Rep. John Carney and Covington Rep. Arnold Simpson would require a person convicted of one or more Class D felonies stemming from a single incident to complete his or her sentence and wait ten years before asking a court to expunge the offenses.

A judge would then consider recommendations from the Commonwealth’s Attorney, who would conduct interviews with victims of the crimes perpetrated by the felon.

Under the bill, if the convictions did not involve sexual offenses or any crimes against juveniles, and if the felon had no prior convictions, the judge could decide to expunge that person’s record.

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Union Head: School Committee 'Forcing a Lawsuit'

The committee approved a resolution absolving itself of any responsibility for a $24 million shortfall in the school employee pension fund.

The Coventry teachers union has no choice but to sue the town, union President Kelly Erinakes told the School Committee Tuesday after the committee adopted a resolution absoving itself from any liability for the underfunded school employee pension system.

"I don't know how you can ethically say you have no responsibility to the pension," Erinakes said before the committee adopted the resolution. "You'd be passing an untruth."

The School Committee untimately voted 2-1, with two members absent, to affirm the resolution the Town Council passed last month. Chairwoman Katherine Patenaude joined member Ann Dickson in approving the measure. Committee member Judith Liner voted no. Patenaude, despite voting for the resolution, indicated her opposition to it Tuesday. She said she signed on because the School Committee was required to do so in order to avoid another qualified town audit, which would likely lower the town's bond rating, costing taxpayers more to borrow money. Voters in November approved a slate of school improvement bonds.

According to the resolution, the Collective Bargaining Agreement between the School Committee and Coventry Teachers Association/School Related Personnel Local 1075 Union, states "the School Committee shall provide a contribution to a pension plan," but does not specifically obligate the committee to provide defined benefits outside of what is contractually required. Essentially, the resolution states the town and the committee are not responsible for the $24 million shortfall in the union pension. (See the full resolution attached.)

That leaves the question of who is responsible. Since 1977, the pension plan's board of trustees — made up of two members of the School Committee and two from the union — have set the pension terms. Erinakes asked the committee how it can now disavow itself of any responsibility.

"Since the 1970s this committee and this union have worked together," Erinakes said. "Now it seems this committee is washing its hands of it. We are supposed to be in this together. You're forcing a lawsuit. You're putting the union in a position that it has to file a lawsuit."

Patenaude, while saying she only approved the resolution because she did not want to hamstring the town's ability to borrow money, seemed to welcome a lawsuit to answer the question of liability.

"If it means a lawsuit, so be it," Patenaude said. "Nothing will happen until someone sues someone."

Svolpe January 10, 2013 at 05:43 PM
You know in the end who will end up being responsible for this shortfall the "Taxpayers" either way. It just politics as usual shifting the heat of the situation somewhere else. Just reflects on the intellect and character to the people we elect..
chris visinho January 10, 2013 at 06:30 PM
We just moved here under a year ago. Im all set paying for someones past screwups that barely pertains to us.
A Taxpayer January 10, 2013 at 07:47 PM
Be sure to send Kelly Erinakes an email at cta1075@aol.com to tell her where she can stick the lawsuit.

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WordPress Plugins » Topic: SendPress Newsletters http://wordpress.org/plugins/sendpress/ WordPress Plugins » Topic: SendPress Newsletters en-US Mon, 14 Jul 2014 04:01:39 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.1 SendPress Newsletters http://wordpress.org/plugins/sendpress/#post-44942 Fri, 26 Oct 2012 19:14:48 +0000 plugin-master 44942@http://wordpress.org/plugins/

Sending great emails and newsletters is something that should be easy and not require a third party system. This plugin aims to fix that and allow you to manage newsletters and emails with easy within WordPress. Instead of focusing on providing every single feature under the sun, SendPress tries to provide only the ones that you really need. It aims to make email marketing through WordPress easy, complete and extensible.

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    Posted 4 years ago #

    I'm pretty near finished customizing the Atahualpa theme using a test site. I've changed scads of settings - only now I learn that transferring the customized theme to the existing blog is not simply a matter of copying the customized Atahualpa folder over to the Themes folder of my existing blog.

    I understand this requires that I export the Atahualpa settings from the PHP database - only I have no idea how to do this. My host is GoDaddy, and I don't see an WordPress/PhP editing/exporting section in their hosting control manager.

    So I'm wondering if this is possible or if I'll have to reproduced all the tweaks in the existing site. There are many, and I'd prefer to have the old site get the new "look" instantaneously.

  2. Rev. Voodoo
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    Posted 4 years ago #

    it's in your sql database, not php database I believe.

    I'm on godaddy too...you have to do into your database menu.

    open that up, find your wordpress DB, it will give you the option to manage via phpMyAdmin which is exactly what you want.

    Its a bit daunting when you get in there, but you have to export the proper data from your mySQL then import it into the new blogs database....

    Unfortunately, I don't use that theme, and have no idea where it stores its info? wp_options maybe?

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CAN NOT LOG IN (2 posts)

  1. juanitaunica
    Posted 1 year ago #

    I've been trying for a few days to log into my wordpress site and nothing happens when I enter my username or password. I also tried to reset it, clear my cache and cookies, and try other admin log ins, and nothing!

    Please help!

  2. esmi
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    Posted 1 year ago #

    - switching to the Twenty Eleven theme by renaming your current theme's folder inside wp-content/themes and adding "-old" to the end of the folder name using FTP or whatever file management application your host provides.

    - resetting the plugins folder by FTP or phpMyAdmin.

    - re-uploading all files & folders - except the wp-content folder - from a fresh download of WordPress. Make sure that you delete the old copies of files & folder before uploading the new ones.

    - running the upgrade manually via wp-admin/upgrade.php

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Completely Hiding Pages From Non-Subscribers/Subscribers (2 posts)

  1. Jaded-tinite
    Posted 3 years ago #

    Hey, quick question:

    I am using the "Subscribers Only Content" plugin, but I am wondering if I can:

    - Completely hide pages from non-subscribers (i.e. the link to them does not appear in the pages menu)

    - Hide pages from subscribers (I have a page in the pages menu that redirects to the registration form)

  2. longtailrider
    Posted 3 years ago #

    I also don't like the 404 on 'subscriber only content'. I did a work-around to get a login form on the 404 page.

    It's a little silly but seems to work.

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