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Managing Interoperable Communications... Why Can't We Talk?

Why can’t we talk?

Managing Interoperable Communications
By: Patrick Oliver and Andrew Hull

Every local law enforcement agency must plan for communications interoperability to effectively manage an emergency within their jurisdiction. What is the “best practices” way for a local jurisdiction to effectively address the challenges of public safety communications interoperability?

The goal of interoperability is to facilitate effective communication among various agencies in an emergency situation. One challenge in establishing interoperability is the decentralized nature of law enforcement in the United States. Most critical infrastructure is made up of local agencies, meaning infrastructure differs in each city and the federal government will not get involved in an emergency situation until it is asked to do so.

Four factors inhibit agencies from communicating: 1) incompatible communications technology, 2) limited planning in updating and incorporating communications technology, 3) limited and fragmented radio spectrums, and 4) lack of coordination and cooperation between agencies.

Four Challenges

First, there are outdated (20- to 40-year-old) communications technologies in use. Repairing these systems becomes increasingly costly as the necessary parts are no longer manufactured. Aging technology can obviously put the public and public safety officials at risk. The solution to fixing incompatible radio systems is the use of switching system technology to patch across the different radio systems.

Second, there is limited planning in updating and incorporating communications technology. In the event of a large-scale incident, interoperability requires that many agencies be able to communicate with each other. When developing a radio system, agencies usually consider only their needs rather than looking at how their radio system can interface with other agencies’ systems. Thus, multiple agencies rarely coordinate their radio systems prior to investment; interoperable communication then requires special patches, which can be expensive and risks loss of information in the event of a glitch.

Third, there is a lack of space in the radio frequency spectrum. Because the spectrum is a finite resource, only certain bands of frequencies are available for public safety use. According to the report Why Can’t We Talk (2005): “Public safety interests have to share radio spectrum with television broadcasters, radio broadcasters, government users, cell phones, and other products such as a garage door opener.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has allocated certain frequencies to public safety, but these are inadequate and scattered across the spectrum, making it difficult for different agencies and jurisdictions to communicate.” While previously public safety radios were only able to work at lower frequency, technology has improved and public safety radios can now transmit at higher frequencies.

Currently there are about 10 bands that have been allocated to public safety use. However, because these 10 bands are not all together in one part of the spectrum, the system remains fragmented.

Fourth, agencies lack coordination and cooperation. Although agencies are reluctant to give up control of their radio systems, they may need a single agency to function as the hub for the radio systems. Agencies need to consider pooling their resources, including money, in order to benefit the overall system.

International Interoperability Standards

The federal government has tried to address the problem of incompatible communication technology by creating the Association of Public Safety Communications Officials-International (APCO) Project 25 (P25). P25 is a set of standards for public safety agencies at the local, state, and federal levels; the standards allow agencies to communicate with other agencies or aid response teams in emergency situations. As part of these standards, manufacturers must comply with a minimum amount of P25 standards in order for the radio to be used for public safety.

There are several benefits to using P25-compliant radio technology. First, radios from different vendors can communicate with each other. Second, P25 standards are used internationally and are being adopted for private industry in airports, transit, petroleum, utilities, and chemical companies that rely on interoperability communication with public safety agencies. Third, P25 radios can be used in conventional operations and trunked operations. In conventional operation, agencies need a low-density system where there is direct communication between two users. The trunked operation is for agencies that have a high density of users who can communicate through a group of shared channels.

Fourth, P25 compliant radios can support voice and data transmissions of information. This includes the ability to use clear or encrypted information sharing. Fifth, P25 compliant radios are supported by the United States Department of Homeland Security: the DHS Office of Emergency Communications Fiscal Year 2010 SAFECOM Guidance for Federal Grant Programs specifies, “All new digital voice systems must be compliant with the P25 suite of standards.”

The final benefit of the P25 standards is they do not require their own set of frequencies. P25 technology allows voice and data transmission to take place on the same frequencies an agency was previously using and will communicate with other radio systems. P25 systems can function on VHF, UHF, 800 MHz and 700 MHz frequencies. While most radios previously functioned on one of these bands, technology has developed so some radios are able to transmit and receive multiple bands.

Recommended Response Plan

In response to incompatible communication technologies, agencies must transition to using the appropriate P25 technologies. Even though radio system manufacturers are required to comply with a minimum amount of the standards for common communication, manufacturers may have added features that make one radio system more beneficial to an agency with specific needs.

In response to the problems of limited planning in updating and incorporating communications, agencies should develop a communications interoperability plan that contains the following components: a mission statement, goals, objectives, and governance, and training and technology.

In order to realize the mission and achieve the interoperability vision, a number of goals and objectives must be established. The primary objective is to identify the responsible persons or groups within each region and to facilitate a process for each region to formally address and document the critical planning activities relating to communications interoperability. These include: 1) identify interoperability resources within each region, 2) develop and document applicable SOPs, 3) establish training and exercise programs, and 4) monitor progress and drive improvement.

An additional goal is full implementation of the National Incident Management System (NIMS) throughout the region via a phased approach to integrate it into all hazard plans, policies, procedures, and training and exercise plans throughout the collaborative area. Agencies also need to coordinate planning, training, and exercising to strengthen the region’s overall defenses.

When updating a communications system, agencies must determine and make decisions based on the types of information that need to be transmitted (unit status, intelligence, weather information, road/traffic information, driver’s license information, or criminal records) and the medium of communication (e-mail, fax, cellular phones, and direct voice and data communication).

Agencies must also take into account whether the links for communication are permanent or require a connection. If communication requires a connection, the agency must determine the acceptable amount of time to wait for the connection to be made. Permanent communications are preferable because of the time-sensitive nature of the public safety communications.

Ancillary Response Plan Issues

An additional response to the lack of planning in updating communications systems is to involve elected or appointed government officials in the process. Government officials set the budget for the municipality, so involving them in plans allows them to understand why the agency is asking for more funding. In addition, if the government official cannot reallocate funding in a budget, they may be aware of available grants or may be able to write a recommendation in the grant process.

It may also be beneficial to establish a governance structure to be in charge of the overall operations of the communications systems. This can be an existing structure or a structure formed specifically for the interoperable communications systems. A governing structure is beneficial because an outside body may be better suited than the agencies to consider the needs and functions of all agencies involved in the interoperable communications system. Developing a governing structure can help all agencies involved through better communication between agencies, coordination of resources based on agency function, and better cooperation.

In response to the lack of available space in the radio spectrum, agencies must consider both temporary and permanent solutions to the problem. One temporary solution is patching, the process of connecting two or more separate radio channels together so parties can communicate.

Patches are either made manually at a communications center through connecting wiring or through a computer-aided switching system, which patches frequencies of all attached radios. The advantage of this type of system is patched agencies can communicate while using their current technology. The downside is that without a switching system, the radios will only patch where system coverage overlaps.

Another temporary option is to develop a radio cache to store radios for other agencies that do not have the interoperable radio channel in their own radios. The benefit of this is that all agencies on scene will be able to communicate on the same radio frequencies. The disadvantage is that people must be aware of communications on two or more separate radio systems. Another disadvantage is that an agency has to invest in radios that are only used in situations where some responding agencies are not a part of the interoperable system; this may be difficult for an agency to financially justify.

A permanent solution is for an agency to invest in a trunked radio system. Most agencies use set channels for each type of communications (for example, one channel for car-to-car communications and another for communications with dispatch). The problem with this type of system is when one user is on the channel, no one else can use that frequency at that exact time.

Alternatively, a trunked communications system uses a group of frequencies for communications via a computer that selects an open channel. In the pool of multiple frequencies, groups of similar users are grouped together into talk groups and can communicate through the pool of frequencies.

Another permanent solution is transitioning to the 700 MHz band of frequencies, a band that was freed through the switch from analog to digital television. After the transition, these frequencies were reallocated to use for public safety agencies. The 700 MHz band of frequencies requires digital radio communications technology, but the benefit is more users can use the band because digital radio communications technology can produce a better voice quality over a longer distance than analog systems. Another benefit is that digital communications are more easily encrypted to securely transfer information.

The final solution for an agency is to join a regional or statewide system. Radio technology is limited by the geography of the area where it is being used; however, with the ability to interconnect with various towers and to reassign frequencies to cover a larger area, a system can work across an entire region or state.

An example of this system is the Ohio MARCS (Multi-Agency Radio Communication System).  This system is an 800 MHz system that processes radio, data, and computer-aided dispatching (CAD) technologies across Ohio and provides statewide interoperability and clarity through a trunked system that can be used anywhere in the state as well as 10 miles over the state boundary in all directions.

Patrick Oliver is the Director of Criminal Justice Program at Cedarville University. Andrew Hull is a criminal justice student at Cedarville University. Professor Oliver may be reached at

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Roberto Martinez has revealed that Everton left-back Leighton Baines will have to wait before the club offer him a new contract at Goodison Park.

Manchester United made very public attempts to sign the left-back over the summer with David Moyes unconvinced by the alternatives to Patrice Evra down the left side of United’s defence.

With the Frenchman into his 30s, Moyes is likely to want a top quality, reliable defender to walk into the side when he’s not available, decides to move on or retires.

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“At the moment, all we are focusing on is games and any individual contracts or situations are put aside. In the last two games, once the window was closed, it's closure and he can concentrate on his football,” said Martinez.

The first problem that creates for the Old Trafford side is it makes him instantly more valuable to Everton.

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Famous Movie Cars

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Sometimes the cars in a movie become as famous as the movie does.  Perhaps the best example is the movie Back to the Future? Today is there anyone who doesn’t know what a Delorean is?  If Back to the Future was never made, Deloreans would be just interesting cars from the past.  Let’s have some fun and take a look at several other cars made famous by Hollywood movies.

1958 Plymouth Fury

Christine was a big, red 1958 Plymouth Fury and the star of the 1983 Stephen King horror movie of the same name. Here’s the plot: Arnie Cunningham (Keith Gordon) is a misunderstood teenager who purchases a wrecked 1958 Fury to restore. After he finishes it, he catches the attention of Leigh Cabot (Alexandra Paul.) When the two start to date, Christine becomes jealous and starts to disrupt their relationship.

1932 Ford Deuce Coupe

It’s the early 1960s and the end of the summer in a small California town. Several of the young residents are leaving for college the next day and the angst of leaving their familiar home behind  starts to sink in. American Graffiti is basically a movie about dealing with the anxiety of saying goodbye to the “familiar” and embracing change.  A sub-plot in the movie is actor Paul Le Mat behind the wheel of his bright yellow 1932 Ford Coupe being taunted by Harrison Ford in his ’55 Chevy.  Director George Lucas grew up in southern California’s car culture and this permeates  American Graffiti.

1982 Pontiac Trans Am

KITT (Knight Industries Two Thousand) was a high-performance 1982 Pontiac Trans Am that co-starred along with David Hasselhoff in the series Knight Rider.  It was a souped-up sports car that offered artificial intelligence to assist David Hasselhoff in his escapades.  In the series, KITT could hold a conversation, shoot weapons and transform into other vehicles. Although Pontiac never released a Trans Am in “Kitt trim,” the series undoubtedly sold a lot of Trans Ams for them.

1973 Gran Torino Sport

A 1973 rusty, green Gran Torino appeared in the Coen Brothers classic movie “The Big Lebowski.” Owned by “The Dude” (Jeff Bridges), the Torino shows up in many scenes. It’s a real wreck of a car that is stolen, crashed and abandoned by thieves, used to deliver ransom money. When researching this article, we spoke with The Patrick Dealer Group of Schaumburg, IL and they said the Torino wasn’t the first choice for the movie; another car was originally planned but a 1973 Gran Torino Sport was chosen so that actor John Goodman could fit in it!

1969 Chevelle Malibu

In “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby,” Ricky Bobby (Will Ferrell) drives a black and gold 1969 Chevelle Malibu. After major competition with Jean Girard (Sacha Baron Cohen), and a serious wreck on the track, Ricky has to find a way to make it to the top again.  This is a race movie and the hero of the movie, without  question, is the 1969 Chevelle Malibu.

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Mime Home's Dyeing Process

Jemima tells us her home dyeing techniques for her unique textiles. Especially in a overpopulated city like Hong Kong, it's hard to believe that all of these beautiful designs can be created at home.........

When I was in university studying textile design, we learnt about the Japanese method for dyeing fabrics, this process really captured my mind, for its mesmerising and abstract patterning. This technique is all about creating a resist on the fabric, so that when it is immersed in dye, some sections of the fabric will not take on the dye colour. The resist might be in the form of stitching, pleating, folding, scrunching or wrapping, the possibilities and patterning is endless. I have experimented with things that I have found around my home; sewing with waxed twine, clothes pegs, clamping with bulldog clips, binding to wood. Other variations can be achieved by playing with the tightness of the binding and also what fabrics are used. For example a thin cotton fabric that has been pre-washed will take on colour very quickly but a heavy linen will take more time.

Arashi shibori, also known as pole-wrapping shibori

I really love this technique, but it is very time consuming. The cloth is wrapped on a diagonal around a pole. Then the cloth is very tightly bound by wrapping thread up and down the pole. Next, the cloth is scrunched on the pole. The result is a pleated cloth with a design on a diagonal. "Arashi" is the Japanese word for storm. The patterns are always on a diagonal in arashi shibori which suggest the driving rain of a heavy storm.

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Another very simple technique that I love to employ is just simply, dip dyeing with a ready made cushion or tablecloth. I will put the first quarter of the fabric into the dye for 20 mins, then the next quarter for another 20 mins and finally i will put in the next quarter in for another 20 mins. (I usually have about 5 dye buckets on the go so i’m not just sitting around in between !) The result is a beautifully graduated depth of colour or ombre effect with the dye. The watermarks are often uneven, like the tide washing up on the sand of a beach. I always like to leave a bit of the raw fabric to balance the composition of the finished piece and to highlight the hand dyed process.

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We are saddened by the passing of our long time congregant, Sally Goldstein, wife of Harvey Goldstein. The funeral will be held Thursday, April 6th at 12:30 PM at Sinai Chapels on the Horace Harding Expressway. Burial will be at Beth Moses Cemetery on Long Island.

Shiva  will be observed at the Goldstein home, 80-45 214th Street in Hollis Hills Thursday from 7-9 PM, Friday 12-5 PM, Sunday 12-5 PM and 7-9 PM and Monday 10 AM -2 PM. Minyan Thursday and Sunday at 7 PM.

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#Booklove: dying to read!

To wrap up #BookLove week (a.k.a. Random Acts of Publicity), I'm posting a big list of books I'm dying to read - some of them already in the world and some of them yet to come.

See, that's the trouble with BookLove...the TBR pile just keeps getting bigger! Here are some in mine:

BAMBOO PEOPLE by Mitali Perkins
Charlesbridge, 2010, 11 and up
Chiko isn’t a fighter by nature. He’s a book-loving Burmese boy whose father, a doctor, is in prison for resisting the government. Tu Reh, on the other hand, wants to fight for freedom after watching Burmese soldiers destroy his Karenni family's home and bamboo fields. Timidity becomes courage and anger becomes compassion as each boy is changed by unlikely friendships formed under extreme circumstances...

Mitali has a way of getting to the heart of the matter in ways that astound and inspire me. This is at the top of my list!

STRUTS & FRETS by Jon Skovron
Amulet/Abrams, 2010, 14 and up
Music is in Sammy’s blood. His grandfather was a jazz musician, and Sammy’s indie rock band could be huge one day—if they don’t self-destruct first. Winning the upcoming Battle of the Bands would justify all the band’s compromises and reassure Sammy that his life’s dream could become a reality. But practices are hard to schedule when Sammy’s grandfather is sick and getting worse, his mother is too busy to help either of them, and his best friend may want to be his girlfriend. When everything in Sammy’s life seems to be headed for major catastrophe, will his music be enough to keep him together?

Jon is one of those rare cool guys who doesn't seem to know he's cool, and that makes him just plain likeable. I have a feeling he writes the same way: honest and inspiring, the kind of book you'd have as a friend.

Dial, 2010, 14 and up
Seventeen-year-old Lennie Walker, bookworm and band geek, plays second clarinet and spends her time tucked safely and happily in the shadow of her fiery sister Bailey. But when Bailey dies suddenly, Lennie is catapulted to center stage of her own life—and, despite her nonexistent history with boys, finds herself struggling to balance two. Toby was Bailey’s boyfriend; his grief mirrors Lennie’s own. Joe is the new boy in town, a transplant from Paris whose nearly magical grin is matched only by his musical talent. For Lennie, they’re the sun and the moon; one boy takes her out of her sorrow, the other comforts her in it. But just like their celestial counterparts, they can’t collide without the whole wide world exploding.

Everyone keeps telling what a gorgeous book this is. I confess...I've been afraid to read it. Maybe it's too close to home. But every time I see it, it calls to me.

MAGIC UNDER GLASS by Jaclyn Dolamore
Bloomsbury, 2010, 11 and up

Nimira is a foreign music-hall girl forced to dance for mere pennies. When wealthy sorcerer Hollin Parry hires her to sing with a piano-playing automaton, Nimira believes it is the start of a new and better life. In Parry's world, however, buried secrets are beginning to stir. Unsettling below-stairs rumors swirl about ghosts, a madwoman roaming the halls, and Parry's involvement with a league of sorcerers who torture fairies for sport. Then Nimira discovers the spirit of a fairy gentleman named Erris is trapped inside the clockwork automaton, waiting for someone to break his curse. The two fall into a love that seems hopeless, and breaking the curse becomes a race against time, as not just their love, but the fate of the entire magical world may be in peril.

An automaton, a fairy, and cool steampunk details? Definitely. But beyond that - I had the great fortune of meeting Jackie at BEA and then getting to know her at ALA, and I think she's quite possibly one of the nicest (and most stylish) people I know.

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Books I didn't mention in detail but I'm still dying to read: LOSING FAITH by Denise Jaden; THE MOCKINGBIRDS by Daisy Whitney; SEA by Heidi Kling (I know! I'm so behind!); ILLYRIA by Elizabeth Hand...

Ok, readers, what are you dying to read right now? What's in your TBR pile? What book is calling to you?

  1. Well, I personally recommend The Sky is Everywhere, but I guess I can see how you may be a bit reluctant to read it. I hope that it won't affect your reading of the book when you eventually do get around to reading it, because TMAS and TSIE have such different feels to them, and although their central 'focus' is similar, the way they are dealt with are completely different.

    Most of the others are on my TBR list too. :P

  2. I can't wait to read Blue Fire by Janice Hardy which is out in October and The Iron King by Julie Kagawa.

  3. Oh, I'm going to have a Story Secrets interview with Janice soon, plus a giveaway of Blue Fire.

    Thanks, Cass! I almost picked it up the other day, but then my dad was reading the Hunger Games books at my house and I didn't have Mockingjay, so I bought that instead. Those are on my TBR list, too, but I haven't gotten there yet. I know, heresy! :P


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Legendary TV Director James Burrows Reveals Secrets Behind 'Friends,' 'Will & Grace,' 'Cheers'

On the eve of an NBC tribute that reunited the 'Friends' cast (minus one), the veteran who has directed 1,000 television episodes talks about a network exec's reaction to the 'Will & Grace' pilot ("Too many gay jokes"), why Ross and Rachel had to break up, and who nearly starred in 'Cheers.'

This story first appeared in the Feb. 26 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe.

When Will & Grace star Sean Hayes first proposed the idea of a TV special dedicated to James Burrows, the director had his doubts. "I thought, 'Give me some of the drug you're taking,' " says Burrows. "I'm behind the scenes. People don't know me." People may not know Burrows, 75, but his IMDb page reads like a roster of comedy's greatest hits, and hot pilots all jockey to land his services. Since he got his big break on Mary Tyler Moore in 1974, the iconic director has helmed the vast majority of Taxi's 114 episodes, co-created Cheers, shot the pilots of Friends and The Big Bang Theory and directed nearly 200 episodes of Will & Grace. In that four-decade span, the son of Tony winner Abe Burrows also has picked up 10 Emmys, five DGA Awards and a lifetime achievement award from the Television Critics Association. So when NBC decided to celebrate Burrows hitting his 1,000th episode of TV (on NBC's forthcoming comedy Crowded) with a lavish dinner in late January, the "Must See TV" tribute lured everybody from Jennifer Aniston and Melissa McCarthy to Ted Danson and Bob Newhart. Ahead of the two-hour telecast Feb. 21, the married father of four sat down at his palatial home in Bel Air to discuss what made the Cheers writers "scared shitless," the gay kiss on Will & Grace and, reluctantly, how to step into the spotlight.

Your tribute lured the casts of Friends, Big Bang Theory, Will & Grace and Cheers. What did it feel like being in that room?

Like a good acid trip!

You often direct pilot episodes, which means it's your job to put nervous strangers at ease. What's your secret?

Kindness, which I learned from my father. I'm not a martinet or a dictator. I don't come in for the day of rehearsal knowing where my actors are going to be on the stage. I sit with my cast, and I talk to them about their characters, and I try to get them to like one another because if they do, that's going to come across onscreen. So I'll try to do lunch together. Sometimes I'll bring them here for a party, which I did with Mike & Molly. With the Friends kids, I took them to Vegas.

You co-created Cheers. What are your favorite memories from its run?

I remember when George [Wendt] entered the first time: After everybody went, "Norm!" Teddy [Danson] said, "What do you know?" And Norm said, "Not enough," which got a huge laugh. That was never intended as a joke. I looked at [co-creator] Glen Charles, and my look said, "Oh my God, they're laughing at a character." I knew then that we had something special. It became daunting after that because every time George entered, you had to come up with a new joke. I have other fond memories. When we originally thought about the show, we [intended for] Sam to be working for a woman. But then the Charles brothers come back with this character of Diane Chambers [a waitress played by Shelley Long], which was extraordinary. When Shelley decided to leave, we decided to go back to the old way, and we cast Kirstie [Alley] as Sam's boss. In rehearsal, we wrote her like a strict disciplinarian who was very tough with Sam. But in the run-through, that didn't work. So at one point, Kirstie had to go into the office, and for some reason the door handle didn't work. She turned it again, and then she became flustered. I looked at Glen and Les [Charles], and I said, "Oh my God, this is what this character is. This is a character who thinks she's a strong woman, pretends to be a strong woman, but underneath there's this bundle of nerves."

Amid much controversy, Shelley Long left after season five. How difficult was that transition?

We were scared shitless because Sam and Diane were the propeller that drove that show. The other characters in the bar were just tubing behind the show. But we began to find out how incredibly skilled the other actors were. Lilith [Bebe Neuwirth] and Frasier [Kelsey Grammer] got a lot of stories. George got stories. Woody [Harrelson] got stories.

You turned a lot of heads when you had Sam and Diane kiss. Was there any hesitation?

We got raked over the coals by a lot of critics who said, "You've killed the show." Because Moonlighting was on, and they never got together. But I kept saying, "Sam Malone is [supposed to be] this incredible stud, this lothario, and if he can't bed a woman after a year, then he's not." So we made that choice. We couldn't write that flirting anymore. We got a lot of people upset till they saw what these two kids could do.

Conversely, on Friends, you directed Ross and Rachel's big breakup. Why was it important to split them up?

It's the same as Sam and Diane. They flirted for a lot longer, but you have to shake it up. … If you don't fight, and if you don't get angry, you have no place to go.

Why were there different endings for Ross and Rachel compared to Sam and Diane?

Well, if Shelley had stayed, Sam and Diane would have gotten together.

What are your best memories from Friends?

One of my favorites was the prom video [during which Rachel finds out that Ross was prepared to be her backup date]. For me, one of the best things is at the end, when they're all watching it, and Jennifer gets up and slowly crosses the stage to Ross. I remember [Friends co-creator] David Crane saying to me, "Isn't that [walk] too long?" But it was a great moment. You don't know what she's going to do, and all of a sudden she kisses him.

What was it like filming the first same-sex kissing scene on Will & Grace?

We never set out to proselytize. We knew that if we could get the audience to watch it, somehow they wouldn't leave it because it was so funny. You'll notice at the end of the pilot, there's a kiss between Will and Grace. And at the end of the first year, there's a kiss between Will and Grace. In the back of my mind, I wanted audiences to think that somehow Will will take magic pills and become straight. He would never do that. We would never do that. But I wanted people to at least tune in to see how funny it was. I'm sure there's a sector of the population that would never watch because it had gay people all the time. But I always say Ellen kicked the door open, and we broke it down.

Why were you successful where Ellen struggled?

I think maybe Ellen [DeGeneres]' coming out [on her show] was thrust upon [the audience] because they started with a different show. It was kind of this thing at the end that they were not, in essence, ready for, but we were balls-out from the beginning. It broke down barriers because it was really funny. And since it was somewhat cartoonish, it wasn't really threatening.

What were those conversations with the network like?

I'll never forget on the pilot, one of the NBC executives came over to me and said, "Too many gay jokes." I said, "If not here, then where?"

When Burrows' NBC tribute was being billed as a Friends reunion, he admits he was "a little concerned." He stresses it's not a reunion of any of his shows because none of his former actors are in character. "All they do is they talk," he says, "and embarrassingly enough, it's about me."

Is there one actor who showed the most improvement over time?

Sam Malone was originally a wide receiver for the Patriots when it was written. Then we cast Ted, and we made him a pitcher. We had an audition for the Sam and Diane characters. There were three couples who auditioned in front of the network: We had Fred Dryer and Julia Duffy, Billy Devane and Lisa Eichhorn and Ted and Shelley. Fred Dryer was a famous football player, but Ted and Shelley were clearly the best suited. So we hired Dryer to play one of Sam's friends who was a sports guy. I said to Teddy, "Watch [Fred] because that's who Sam Malone is. He's a peacock. He's always spreading his feathers. Watch how he grabs his groin." Ted is not a jock. Ted's a farceur from Carnegie Mellon. But he's a good enough actor to learn how to do that. He improved a lot over the first couple of shows.

You've done 1,000 shows, and you've won 10 Emmy Awards. What motivates you now?

I like the process and the casts. I like going in and having your day broken up by being with new people. I still get nervous on shoot night.

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Nancy Grace: Conrad Murray 'Should Have Gotten Murder One'

"When he gets out... he's gonna be miserable," Grace tells THR. "He and Casey Anthony can have a tea party in four years."

Obligations to Dancing With the Stars may have kept Nancy Grace from offering live HLN commentary on the Conrad Murray verdict, but that hardly means she's curbing her opinion about Michael Jackson's doctor, convicted earlier today of involuntary manslaughter.

The Hollywood Reporter caught up with the legal analyst after her low-scoring performance on Monday's Dancing With the Stars, and in addition to being in surprisingly good spirits, she entertained reporters backstage with a side of herself she rarely shows on the lighthearted competition.

PHOTOS: 10 TV Trials That Shook the World

"I've been talking about Michael Jackson since he was charged with child molesting," Grace tells THR. "I made it very clear what I thought after I read the autopsy report and the state's and the defense's evidence. Yes, of course I would have liked to weigh in on the verdict, but I've weighted in what I thought the verdict would be, including what it would be and when it would come in. Luckily, I was two for two."

And while Nancy is pleased with the conviction, she says she wishes the trial had gone a little differently.

"I think the whole charging decision was wrong," she says. "He should have been charged with Murder One... He should be doing life behind bars."

STORY: What the Pundits Are Saying About the Conrad Murray Verdict

Jail time, for the record, is something she sees in his future. Grace says that those expecting house arrest might want to change their bets to the maximum four-year sentence in prison.

"When he gets out, I've got news for him: God's gonna get him," she says, candidly. "He's gonna be miserable. He can run, but he can't hide. Hey, he and Casey Anthony can have a tea party in four years."

As for her own immediate future, the leader board and the judges' critiques make it look like this could be her last week on the Dancing With the Stars. Judge Len Goodman, in particular, was grim about her prospects of staying in the competition, comparing her to Cinderella just shy of midnight.

"That's Len's personality. It rolls right off my back," she says of the harsh words. "It wasn't the first time and god willing it won't be the last."

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Sadly, we are really considering switching curriculums! We have used Sonlight for 2 years. My DD used Core B & C. This year she has been bored with the readers & read alouds all being history based. The history program part itself is also not enjoyable for her either. Has anyone every done the unthinkable and switched to something else!? I am very sad to leave and keep trying to convince myself it will be better when we do American History next year. If anyone has been in a similiar situation with Sonlight what is your advice?

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4222 Kingsbury Place,  Riverside CA, 92503 (Residential)

3 beds , 2 Full baths
912 sqft
Status: Sold
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Must see home in the heart of Riverside, centrally located near shopping schools, churches and parks. Low taxes!!!. Upgraded paint, kitchen, and bathrooms.
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Nice, unfurnished apartment 4 +1 in lucrative locality in Prague 2 - Vinohrady

Nice, unfurnished apartment 4 +1 with a total area of 132 m2 is situated on the 2nd floor of the brick house in very popular location in Prague 2 – Vinohrady, in the street Mánesova. Part of an apartment is kitchen, living room, bedroom, in the bathroom there is a bath and toilet. Neighborhood civic apartment is perfectly equipped, located here by shops, restaurants, wine bars, or theater. Large Riegrovy deck, ideal for sport or recreation, are situated just a minute walk from the house. Ideal quiet location in the very center of Prague (Wenceslas Square just 300 meters from the house). Perfect transport service – a tram stop and metro station 200 meters from the house.

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4 star country house hotel is currently recruiting for a Sous Chef. This is an exciting opportunity for an aspiring chef to join our team in a busy and challenging environment which incudes abusyBrasserie and 120 cover conference and banqueting. The successful candidate will be part of a large brigade and be able to support the Head Chef in the running of this busy kitchen. If you are proactive, ambitious, have an eye for detail and a real passion for creating fresh, locally sourced rosette level dishes then we?d like you to join our team. Candidates will have experience as a Sous Chef at a similar establishment, hold a relevant NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent, be a good team leader and be able to coach and develop their team .

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A Guide for the Archer Queens special ability (Royal Cloak)

Let’s finish our little Heroes post session today with the last one – using the Archer Queens Royal Cloak. Have you already checked out yesterdays post about the Barbarian Kings Iron Fist? You should if you haven’t.
First let’s have a look at the Royal Cloak ant what it’s doing to the Archer Queen. First of all it will heal the Queen which is more important because she doesn’t have nearly that much health points as the Barbarian King. Secondly it will also summon Archers and hide the Archer Queen for a few seconds so defensive buildings will focus on other troops. Last but not least she will get a huge increase in damage so she can easily destroy (depending on her level) a Town Hall in a few shots.

Situation 1: Saving a Queens life

You will see the Archer Queen dropping in health very fast because she simply has much less health than the Barbarian King. The healing effect of the Royal Cloak is much more effective and critical for her than for the Barbarian King.

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Also you can see her not getting any further damage because she will disappear for the defensive buildings and they will focus on other troops, back to start if you use that in the right moment. I recommend you to closely look at the Archer Queens health and also how fast she is dropping (is there damage from 2 Archer Towers or are there 5 defensive buildings shooting at her?) to get the right time. It’s about after she lost at least 1/3 of her health but be careful: waiting one second to long can cost you your Archer Queens life which is very annoying because you don’t have her damage (and you waisted a lot of it without the Royal Cloak) and you will have to wait until she fully regenerates.

Situation 2: Kamikaze destruction

This is more a situation for either the last attack of the session or the “typical” situation of a leftover Town Hall and a dead army. The Archer Queen is able to deal a massive load of damage while her special ability is activated – let’s call this hit and run:

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The bad thing about this is that she will probably die so you should really use this tactic wisely and only if you’re sure it will get you your desire:
  • Destroy a Town Hall and make a win/get additional star
  • Destroy a nice filled Gold Storage/Dark Elixir Storage
You can also just do it on other situations when you know you’ll go to bed after this attack, but keep in mind that someone will attack your base while you sleep (you just raided, no shields here) and maybe you want to see here defending instead of regenerating – your choice.

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11/07/2016 14:16 | Updated 11 July 2017

I was born into a musical family in North Carolina. Music ushered me into life quite literally because my dad was playing the Irish fiddle in the delivery room when I was born. I began singing in our family band The Tune Mammals at the age of 2. When my dad gave me my first guitar lesson at the age of 12, I immediately started making up my own songs. I never took to the piano, but when I picked up the guitar, I found a vehicle to express my inner voice as a songwriter.

I kept all my ideas, lyrics, and scribblings in notebooks from the age of 12 right up to college. I recently counted around 50 notebooks and I still keep them all.

My parents raised us on great music and theatre. I was watching and participating in Shakespeare productions from as early as 5. I grew up with Shakespeare and the rhythmic flow and lulling sounds he created in his verse. The context didn't make much sense at that age, but I was still fascinated and soaked the sounds in like a sponge. It became a constant in my life growing up. I couldn't know then how much more deeply The Bard would resonate with me later in life.

I read some Shakespeare in my teens, both on my own and in school and I went deepest into it around six years ago when an old friend called out of the blue saying his leading lady had backed out and he needed a Rosalind for his Adirondack Shakespeare production of 'As You Like It' (Shakespeare's largest role for a woman!). I ended up learning my part and rushing in to play Rosalind at the last minute. It was terrifying and utterly thrilling as I hadn't done that kind of thing for a while, but incredibly inspiring to realise what I was still capable of, and definitely a pivotal moment in my life.

Rosalind speaks mostly in prose rather than verse. I recorded my lines to a metronome and found my own hidden meter in her prose. I was able to break it down in bizarre ways and would practice walking in time on a treadmill, speaking aloud like a crazy lady at the gym. I found myself falling in love with Shakespeare even more deeply than ever before. A year later I wrote the music for the Adirondack Shakespeare company's "Twelfth Night", setting texts like 'Come Away Death' and 'Oh Mistress Mine'.

'Be Still' was another song I wrote around that time. The words "Be still my heart" popped into my head when I was searching for words for my chorus. They were familiar enough to me to know I didn't write them. I did a little research and remembered it was none other than our guy Shakespeare. I must have retained the lines from my childhood... or maybe it was that time I played Hamlet at my high school production of Dogg's Hamlet, reciting Shakespeare backwards!

I hear music in all of Shakespeare's works. It is some of the most beautiful text on the planet and it begs to be sung! It's amazing how much music is crammed into any given Shakespeare play. It's written like song lyrics. His female roles were ahead of their time. For example Rosalind, who spends most of the play disguised as a man is a forward thinking, free speaking, strong female role. Lady Macbeth was another female character who many would argue is pulling all the strings in Macbeth. Shakespeare's strong female characters and Queen Elizabeth I were empowering women in a time when that wasn't commonplace.

When beginning to write the music for my upcoming album 'Regina', my inspiration was sparked by my fascination for Shakespeare, Queen Elizabeth I, and the Elizabethan era.

Queen Elizabeth I is someone I've been fascinated with for a while; the mysteries surrounding her life, her virginity, and her supposed love affair with Robert Dudley. She and Shakespeare lived at the same time, and I've always wondered if his female roles were at all inspired by her, and her strength. I wrote a song called 'The Letter', inspired by Queen Elizabeth I and the love between her and Robert Dudley. This letter from Dudley was an actual thing that was found after she died in her most prized possessions.

This "Liz 1" theme quickly broadened to being a "queen theme", which over time became Regina, who has developed into my songwriting alter ego, muse, and imaginary friend. Regina is a divine queen, and a strong feminine force. When I write with her, I can get my ego out the way and get into a more productive and connected creative zone.

She is someone who helps guide the way, and a voice I can trust, like an anchor, or an extension of my truest self.

I am about 16 songs deep in my writing collaboration with this new writing platform, and going strong! I wrote a song called 'Ophelia', inspired by Shakespeare's Ophelia from Hamlet, mixed with the Brazilian queen Moema, and aspects of Irish damsels from traditional Irish folk music. I also did a setting of Mercutio's 'Queen Mab' speech from Shakespeare's 'Romeo & Juliet'.

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For me, the Olympics are over. As I sat on my train home having left the Olympic Park on Friday for the last time, panicking that I had yet to iron a shirt for the wedding I was supposed to be attending in the morning, a sense of irrevocable sadness enveloped me.

I am gutted it is all done with. I went into the Olympics expecting disaster and full of cynicism. But I was won over.

The only thing I am left feeling bitter about is the fact that I may never see an event on this scale in my own country again.

However, as I left the park, probably never to return, it wasn't this which left my heart so heavy. It was knowing that we are not going to get the chance to do it all again in six years, as we would have done, were the 2018 World Cup being hosted in England.

The following may be something you have already read, or indeed something you will read quite a lot over the coming weeks. If that is the case, good, because I couldn't be more certain of it and the more people saying it, the better.

Like it or not, football is the national sport. Yes, I am fully aware that many English people proudly claim to "have no interest in football" and often moan about the cheating, preening, ill-educated buffoons who parade around the pitch earning more in an hour than many will earn in a lifetime.

But can you honestly say that if the English national team were to walk out to a World Cup Final at Wembley Stadium, you can think of a single person who wouldn't at least be keeping their eye near a television screen?

Remember that feeling when Mo Farah was running down the final straight to win his gold medal last weekend? Can you really say that you wouldn't have been going at least 50 times more crazy if you replaced Mo for Wayne Rooney, and the running track for the goal of Victor Valdes in the 90th minute?

Much has been said about the Olympic legacy and the ripple effect that should be felt as a result of hosting the Olympic Games. I cannot think of a greater way to capitalise on the current national euphoria or legacy to the games than launching a fresh World Cup Bid.

When the World Cup was awarded to Russia, after the initial anger, a few people piped up with relief, claiming that, as a nation, we were not ready to host an event on that scale, and that the Olympics would prove it. How laughable an idea is that now?

London, usually a miserable place full of rude, self-centred people, has undergone a transformation over the past two weeks. Friendly volunteers at train stations have smiled as they wave Olympic visitors through the busiest stations with little disruption to London's grumpy commuters. In fact, the 'grumpy Londoners' have been among the greatest ambassadors for the country, welcoming our guests and brimming with as much enthusiasm as those attending the games.

If England were to host the World Cup, the entire country would benefit from this kind of makeover as the action would be more evenly distributed throughout the country, rather than largely concentrated to one 500-acre site in East London.

This would also benefit local business in a way that the Olympics has not been able to for the area surrounding the Olympic Park. Last week I visited Leyton High Road, a high street visible from the park. Shop owners said that they had not seen any boost in trade, as the Olympic Park was fenced off, preventing tourists from exploring the local area. Football stadiums are not designed like this, and the areas surrounding the grounds would benefit from the additional visitors.

"But an English World Cup isn't the same as a British Olympics." Isn't it? The Olympics have largely taken place on one site surrounded by high level security. How British is that? Also, what is to stop us launching a joint bid with our Scottish or Welsh friends? Unlikely, sure, but it isn't totally out of the question.

And as for the English 'football hooligans' who would pick fights with all the foreign fans, presumably all these people were on holiday for the past fortnight? Or are they such democratic thugs that they simply only pick fights with fellow football fans?

Unless the Royal Family are involved, Britain doesn't 'do' national pride particularly well. Patriotism all too often gets hijacked by a vocal right-wing minority that no sensible person wants to be associated with. If the Olympics has helped the progressive majority reclaim British patriotism, imagine what an English World Cup could do, and not just for the English people, but for English football also.

If the FA are smart (leave it), as soon as the Paralympics are over with they will leap on this goodwill and use the astonishing efforts of this summer to get everyone fully behind a bid for a World Cup to be played on English turf. Preferably before I am buried six feet beneath it.


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The Jewish holiday of Passover takes place each Spring based on the Hebrew Calendar and lasts eight days (seven if you are in Israel). The focal point of the holiday is the Seder(s) [translation:order, arrangement] which take place on the first two nights of the holiday, but Passover extends for an entire week. Keep reading to learn the holiday's history and how to observe Passover at home.

Passover is based on the story of Exodus from the second book in the Jewish bible, which tells the story of the Hebrew people's liberation from Egypt, where they were enslaved by the Pharaoh, according to the Bible. During the Seder, Jews retell the entire story, starting with the enslavement of the Hebrews, through the ten plagues and the exodus from Egypt by way of the Red Sea. In Exodus the Hebrew slaves were lead to freedom by Moses, a prophet who God reached out to after ignoring the plight of his chosen people for generations while they toiled in slavery. However, Moses's name is notably absent from the Passover Seder. Why? Because the emphasis is put on God and not any one Jewish leader. For the full Passover story watch the Disney film Prince of Egypt, read the Bible or read this.

Since the exodus from Egypt, Passover has been celebrated in different manners throughout time, while Jewish traditions evolved to the point they are at now. The modern Seder incorporates the teachings and observances of medieval European Rabbis. Today different sects celebrate the holiday in different ways based on different traditions developed among Jewish communities spread across the world.

The most important, and most difficult Passover rule is the commandment to abstain from bread, and any other leavened bread (called Chametz) (meaning anything with yeast in it) for the entire holiday. Ashkenazic (Eastern European) Jews also abstain from Kitniyot (anything that could be confused for Chametz, including rice and most other grains, although Quinoa is still allowed, mostly because Jews only discovered it in the last few years. Sephardic Jews eat Kitniyot, so the Passover diet is a bit easier for them.

To prepare for Passover, many Jews take it upon themselves to clean their entire house/apartment to remove all Chametz, and cover all kitchen surfaces--there can't be any where you are living during the entire eight days (another option is to escape to Florida, Israel or some other warm destination for teh duration). It is also necessary to use a different set of dishes, cutlery and cooking equipment throughout the holiday, if you wish to fully commit to observing Passover.

On the night before Pesach, Jews participate in Bedikat Chametz [translation: search for leavened bread] by scattering ten pieces of chametz through their home and searching them out using a candle for light and a feather and wooden spoon to collect the pieces of bread. To complete the ritual, put the chametz in a bag and burn it the next morning. More info on Bedikah Chametz here.

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