Thursday, May 7, 2009
John W Creasy
Though not a movie critic, and certainly not a timely movie watcher, I was struck by this movie in an unusual way. First, some background. The girls (wife and daughter) out for the night visiting a Clay Aiken gala in a different city. I'm alone to do what men do when they are alone. For me, it's woodworking, surfing the net, and watching "man" movies. The guy at the video store recommended this movie: "lot's of action and car chases," he said. "You'll like it." Well, I liked it. And not for the car chases. Wash. plays a former bad guy, who probably worked for the govt as a "black ops" thingie. He's a drunk, unable to love. He takes a set up job (set up by his friend, C. Walken) as a body guard for a kid in Mex. City. Her mom is American, so she's blonde. And cute. And eleven. He falls for her, satisfying the viewer. She's kidnapped and, apparently, killed. He, with his black ops skills, goes on a revenge rampage. Also very satisfying. She's returned to her mother, satisfying. Only one thing to criticize. When he's on his way to killing all the bad guys, I wish he'd become, how shall I say it? Dispensable. In other words, this character, if he had nothing to lose, literally, for the (male) viewer, would be perfect. Usually there's some sort of risk, the girlfriend is in danger, the good guys are going to get it (Magnificent 7). When DW starts to kill, and he starts to succeed, the tension builds that the cops will get him. We definitely don't want that. And so, the filmmaker would have done us a favor if DW was absolutely "cost-free" as a revenge-machine. I pondered whether what I was really asking for was cost-free wrongdoing. And I don't think so; the movie is quite emotional because he's a mess and this little girl is the one who somehow finds the key to unlock his miserable life. But, when she's (apparently) gone, no matter how complicated the plot to kidnap her, nor how corrupt the Mex. police, we are uncomfortable when he's about his bad work because (a) he's taking the law into his own hands (something frowned upon these days) and (b) he may get caught. If we don't care emotionally about him -- no "hostages to fate" -- then we can sit back and take the risks he takes and suffer the consequences. At the end, he is not rescued by the bumbling Mex police who were mere minutes away. And he should have been. But that's a secondary point. If John W. Creasy (DW's character) had disabused us of any emotional connection whatsoever, but only during the revenge part of the movie, I, for one, think it would have been a better movie. Sincerely, Movie Central Mr. Commissar, CEO
ruhama canellis
Segun nos contaron, Ruhama Canellis y El Padre Alberto se conocieron cuando el papacito, perdon, el padrecito comenzo a dar misas en la Iglesia de San Patrick en la playa, a donde asistian famosas como Sofia Vergara y Shakira, hace como cinco anos.Cuentan que ella estaba recien divorciada y comenzo una amistad que termino en una relacion secreta por tres anos. A finales del 2008 terminaron pero regresaron en enero del 2009. De ahi que las fotos, tomadas en febrero, fueran tan romanticas celebrando El Dia de los Enamorados, 14 de febrero.Incluso el jueves de la semana pasada El Padre Alberto, Ruhama y su hijo cenaban en un restaurante de la playa.Dicen en Gen TV, Canal 8 para el que trabaja el Padre Alberto que, ultimamente, se le veia diferente y cancelaba las grabaciones (incluso una con Lucia Mendez) sin previo aviso, alegando que lo habian llamado a una reunion de momento, cosa que tambien es posible pero como estan las cosas, suponemos que el poco tiempo que tendria el Padre lo compartia con Ruhama.Tambien cuentan los chismes que sus amigos cercanos estan que trinan de la ira contra el padrecito por haberse dejado tomar esas fotografias.
First Family
SYRACUSE -- The city was a far cry from sprawling suburban homes when Joseph and Isabella Bodily settled there in the spring of 1877.
In fact, they had the first one-room cabin on an 80-acre homestead at the time. Eventually, that cabin was joined by a house, which burned down in the 1940s.
Those pieces of history are now preserved in a new display at the Syracuse City Museum.
The city is hosting an open house to honor the Bodily family, who was one of the first families to live in Syracuse.
Museum worker Bev Gooch said the Bodily family was believed to be the first in many aspects, from having the first home to the first baby and more.
The display honoring them includes poster boards filled with photos and written information about some of the family descendants. Artifacts, such as old temple recommends from as far back as 1941 and bricks from the old home, are part of the display.
At the open house at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, the Bodily family will be honored. The ceremony will include a performance by Robert Bodily, who is believed to be the oldest living descendant of the Bodily settlers.
Though Robert Bodily, who is in his 90s, left Syracuse in 1946 to live in surrounding cities before settling permanently in North Ogden, he said he has many memories of his original home.
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His love for music started when he was just 14 and living in Syracuse. He remembers having a dream about being in a band. That dream inspired him to walk the seven miles to Glen Brothers Music on 25th Street in Ogden from his Syracuse home.
There he bought a guitar and had one music lesson. He said it took many hours of working on the farm to get the money for that, but it was well worth it.
He remembers singing songs while strumming his guitar to entertain his fellow servicemen during World War II.
He served three years, two months and one day in the Army, spending time in Japan and the Philippines. When he left for the war, his daughter was 2 months old, and he returned to find her a toddler.
Long after that service, though, he still continued with his love for music.
Bob's Band is still playing today. His group used to go to local senior centers. Though it performs less, he said the group still producing its own CDs and he is even writing music.
He is excited to perform at the celebration honoring his family. Even more than that, he thinks the display is a wonderful tribute.
"I was tickled to death when I found out," Bodily said.
Gooch said having such displays is important.
"Kids are forgetting about the history. The land is gone. The farming is gone. We have to keep reminding them and showing them."
Just last month, the museum had 600 school-age children at the museum looking at the different displays.
This new display adds another touch of history. Gooch said it honors people such as Mae Bodily, who was a teacher at Syracuse Elementary for 40-plus years before retiring.
"The kids are really interested in what went on," she said.
The display on the Bodily family will continue to be part of the museum indefinitely.
Gooch said museum organizers hope to continue to add to the city's rich history by building displays of other first settling families.
"We want to keep that history alive in Syracuse," she said.
"We want to honor the families that were the first here in Syracuse."
In fact, they had the first one-room cabin on an 80-acre homestead at the time. Eventually, that cabin was joined by a house, which burned down in the 1940s.
Those pieces of history are now preserved in a new display at the Syracuse City Museum.
The city is hosting an open house to honor the Bodily family, who was one of the first families to live in Syracuse.
Museum worker Bev Gooch said the Bodily family was believed to be the first in many aspects, from having the first home to the first baby and more.
The display honoring them includes poster boards filled with photos and written information about some of the family descendants. Artifacts, such as old temple recommends from as far back as 1941 and bricks from the old home, are part of the display.
At the open house at 2:30 p.m. Saturday, the Bodily family will be honored. The ceremony will include a performance by Robert Bodily, who is believed to be the oldest living descendant of the Bodily settlers.
Though Robert Bodily, who is in his 90s, left Syracuse in 1946 to live in surrounding cities before settling permanently in North Ogden, he said he has many memories of his original home.
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His love for music started when he was just 14 and living in Syracuse. He remembers having a dream about being in a band. That dream inspired him to walk the seven miles to Glen Brothers Music on 25th Street in Ogden from his Syracuse home.
There he bought a guitar and had one music lesson. He said it took many hours of working on the farm to get the money for that, but it was well worth it.
He remembers singing songs while strumming his guitar to entertain his fellow servicemen during World War II.
He served three years, two months and one day in the Army, spending time in Japan and the Philippines. When he left for the war, his daughter was 2 months old, and he returned to find her a toddler.
Long after that service, though, he still continued with his love for music.
Bob's Band is still playing today. His group used to go to local senior centers. Though it performs less, he said the group still producing its own CDs and he is even writing music.
He is excited to perform at the celebration honoring his family. Even more than that, he thinks the display is a wonderful tribute.
"I was tickled to death when I found out," Bodily said.
Gooch said having such displays is important.
"Kids are forgetting about the history. The land is gone. The farming is gone. We have to keep reminding them and showing them."
Just last month, the museum had 600 school-age children at the museum looking at the different displays.
This new display adds another touch of history. Gooch said it honors people such as Mae Bodily, who was a teacher at Syracuse Elementary for 40-plus years before retiring.
"The kids are really interested in what went on," she said.
The display on the Bodily family will continue to be part of the museum indefinitely.
Gooch said museum organizers hope to continue to add to the city's rich history by building displays of other first settling families.
"We want to keep that history alive in Syracuse," she said.
"We want to honor the families that were the first here in Syracuse."
santa barbara fires
From the back of his home in the Santa Barbara foothills, Albert Lindemann and his wife said they watched the fire scorch the mountainside.
The couple, who have lived at their five-bedroom home for more than 40 years, said they chose to stay behind Wednesday night to defend their home from the Jesusita Fire by using a fire-blocking gel.
"We just thought we could defend ourselves," Lindemann said. "Our house didn't catch on fire. I think we did everything right."
Lindemann, a history professor at UC Santa Barbara, said two of his pet donkeys -- Pollyanna and Angelina -- fled their open corral when flames closed in on the Lindemanns' home, situated along Tunnel Road, just south of Holly Road.
Standing outside their home this morning, Lindemann fed grass to Pollyanna, who had returned.
"I don't see any burns on her," Lindemann said, checking the animal's coat. She "seems to be OK. Maybe a little water, I'll just stay right here and wait for her mother to come back, but I'm not hopeful."
Lindemann said the vegetation surrounding his home had been burned. He said he was worried about spot fires and his neighbor's home.
"I feel pretty safe now," Lindemann said. "It might come back and burn this area, but it won't be like that firestorm."
Bob Klein, inspecting his home at the end of Holly Road, said he and a few neighbors had stayed behind too. Firefighters this morning were still camped outside his house. Klein pointed to six goat carcasses scattered on the mountainside.
Goats that had been brought in earlier to clear out the brush were evacuated when flames swept through the area. Klein, however, was unsure whether those were the same goats.
"As far as I know, all the people up here got their animals out," he said, adding, "There will be hell to pay come winter -- mudslides. The erosion will be terrible."
Jim McMullin, 66, a retired contractor, has lived at his home along Holly Road for 23 years. The house, built out of redwood lumber, was not damaged when flames reached the back. McMullin used six hoses to put out spot fires Wednesday night.
"I beat the fire back several times but never like this, this was pretty damn spooky," McMullin said. "I would not do it again, It scared the hell out of me and you're talking to an ex-military motorcycle rider."
At least two homes not far from McMullin's had burned down.
"Nobody's house was saved unless they stayed and fought," McMullin said as embers floated in the air.
He said he had recently taken measures to reinforce the eaves and tiled his back deck.
"If I hadn't tiled the deck," McMullin said, "I would have lost the house."
McMullin said that at one point he attempted to leave, but the fire trucks had blocked the road.
"We saved the house, but this is going to be a nightmare for the next four years, all that construction for the road," McMullin said. "A lot of these roads are not legal anymore, so the people who rebuild will have to conform. It's going to bankrupt a lot of people; this road is just not going to have a lot of people on it."
"There's still hot spots and it's going to blow again, we're not out of the woods yet," McMullin said as firefighters mopped up an area where the Tea Fire had burned last year.
The couple, who have lived at their five-bedroom home for more than 40 years, said they chose to stay behind Wednesday night to defend their home from the Jesusita Fire by using a fire-blocking gel.
"We just thought we could defend ourselves," Lindemann said. "Our house didn't catch on fire. I think we did everything right."
Lindemann, a history professor at UC Santa Barbara, said two of his pet donkeys -- Pollyanna and Angelina -- fled their open corral when flames closed in on the Lindemanns' home, situated along Tunnel Road, just south of Holly Road.
Standing outside their home this morning, Lindemann fed grass to Pollyanna, who had returned.
"I don't see any burns on her," Lindemann said, checking the animal's coat. She "seems to be OK. Maybe a little water, I'll just stay right here and wait for her mother to come back, but I'm not hopeful."
Lindemann said the vegetation surrounding his home had been burned. He said he was worried about spot fires and his neighbor's home.
"I feel pretty safe now," Lindemann said. "It might come back and burn this area, but it won't be like that firestorm."
Bob Klein, inspecting his home at the end of Holly Road, said he and a few neighbors had stayed behind too. Firefighters this morning were still camped outside his house. Klein pointed to six goat carcasses scattered on the mountainside.
Goats that had been brought in earlier to clear out the brush were evacuated when flames swept through the area. Klein, however, was unsure whether those were the same goats.
"As far as I know, all the people up here got their animals out," he said, adding, "There will be hell to pay come winter -- mudslides. The erosion will be terrible."
Jim McMullin, 66, a retired contractor, has lived at his home along Holly Road for 23 years. The house, built out of redwood lumber, was not damaged when flames reached the back. McMullin used six hoses to put out spot fires Wednesday night.
"I beat the fire back several times but never like this, this was pretty damn spooky," McMullin said. "I would not do it again, It scared the hell out of me and you're talking to an ex-military motorcycle rider."
At least two homes not far from McMullin's had burned down.
"Nobody's house was saved unless they stayed and fought," McMullin said as embers floated in the air.
He said he had recently taken measures to reinforce the eaves and tiled his back deck.
"If I hadn't tiled the deck," McMullin said, "I would have lost the house."
McMullin said that at one point he attempted to leave, but the fire trucks had blocked the road.
"We saved the house, but this is going to be a nightmare for the next four years, all that construction for the road," McMullin said. "A lot of these roads are not legal anymore, so the people who rebuild will have to conform. It's going to bankrupt a lot of people; this road is just not going to have a lot of people on it."
"There's still hot spots and it's going to blow again, we're not out of the woods yet," McMullin said as firefighters mopped up an area where the Tea Fire had burned last year.
bobby ray
Bobby R. Inman (born 4 April 1931 in Rhonesboro, Texas) is a retired United States admiral who held several influential positions in the U.S. Intelligence community.
Career He served as Director of Naval Intelligence from September 1974 to July 1976, then moved to the Defense Intelligence Agency where he served as Vice Director until 1977. He next became the Director of the National Security Agency. Inman held this post until 1981. His last major position was as the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, a post he held from February 12, 1981 to June 10, 1982.
Inman has been influential in various advisory roles. Notably, he chaired a commission on improving security at U.S. foreign installations after the Marine barracks bombing and the April 1983 US Embassy bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. The commission's report has been influential in setting security design standards for U.S. Embassies.
Since 2001, Inman has been the LBJ Centennial Chair in National Policy at The University of Texas at Austin Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, and in 2005 was the school's interim dean [1]. Inman graduated from Texas with a bachelor's in history in 1950.
Inman has also served on the Board of Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations, Dell Computer, SBC Corporation (now AT&T) [2] and Massey Energy. Massey, a Richmond Va. based corporation which practices the controversial method of mountaintop removal coal mining to blast the tops off Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia and Kentucky, has come under criticism for water pollution, worker safety and environmental record, including the Martin County coal sludge spill, a 300 million gallon spill of coal sludge waste into two pristine mountain streams in Kentucky in October, 2000.
Career He served as Director of Naval Intelligence from September 1974 to July 1976, then moved to the Defense Intelligence Agency where he served as Vice Director until 1977. He next became the Director of the National Security Agency. Inman held this post until 1981. His last major position was as the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, a post he held from February 12, 1981 to June 10, 1982.
Inman has been influential in various advisory roles. Notably, he chaired a commission on improving security at U.S. foreign installations after the Marine barracks bombing and the April 1983 US Embassy bombing in Beirut, Lebanon. The commission's report has been influential in setting security design standards for U.S. Embassies.
Since 2001, Inman has been the LBJ Centennial Chair in National Policy at The University of Texas at Austin Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, and in 2005 was the school's interim dean [1]. Inman graduated from Texas with a bachelor's in history in 1950.
Inman has also served on the Board of Directors of the Council on Foreign Relations, Dell Computer, SBC Corporation (now AT&T) [2] and Massey Energy. Massey, a Richmond Va. based corporation which practices the controversial method of mountaintop removal coal mining to blast the tops off Appalachian Mountains in West Virginia and Kentucky, has come under criticism for water pollution, worker safety and environmental record, including the Martin County coal sludge spill, a 300 million gallon spill of coal sludge waste into two pristine mountain streams in Kentucky in October, 2000.
nesn.com
NESN, New England's most watched sports network, is owned by the Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins and delivered to over 4 million homes throughout the six-state New England region and nationally via DirecTV and Dish Network. The definitive source for New England sports programming, NESN has been the top rated regional sports network in the country the past 4 years and was the first regional sports network in the country to originate every game and studio show in high definition.
NESN's Mission Statement
The New England Sports Network is passionately focused on delivering Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins programming and promotion of unparalleled breadth and quality.
NESN is committed to the creation and distribution of New England Sports content that entertains, informs and enriches people’s lives.
We strive to become the pre-eminent regional sports network while maintaining superior financial performance, a challenging and rewarding work environment, and meaningful corporate citizenship.
NESN's Mission Statement
The New England Sports Network is passionately focused on delivering Boston Red Sox and Boston Bruins programming and promotion of unparalleled breadth and quality.
NESN is committed to the creation and distribution of New England Sports content that entertains, informs and enriches people’s lives.
We strive to become the pre-eminent regional sports network while maintaining superior financial performance, a challenging and rewarding work environment, and meaningful corporate citizenship.
Tuesday, May 5, 2009
keyt
KEYT-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, and San Luis Obispo, California areas. Licensed to Santa Barbara, California the station broadcasts on digital UHF channel 27 and uses VHF channel 3 as its virtual channel. KEYT's transmitter is located on top of Broadcast Peak, located between Santa Barbara and Santa Ynez, California in the Santa Ynez Mountains. KEYT is owned and operated by Smith Media, LLC. KEYT's studios are located at 730 Miramonte Dr. on TV Hill, overlooking downtown Santa Barbara.
KEYT operates the area's MyNetwork TV affiliate on its DT2 digital subchannel, branded as MyRTN. It is also offered on Central Coast cable systems on channel 13. MyRTN clears the entire MyNetwork TV programming schedule and airs programming from Retro Television Network, as well as a few syndicated shows.
During the 1950s, the station ran programming from all four TV networks: ABC, CBS, DuMont, and NBC [1]. KEYT operates morning, afternoon, and evening newscasts. KEYT channel 3 has identified itself as KEY News since the 1980s. In the ratings game, KEYT is number one in ratings for late news.
Between KEYT's launch of its HDTV signal on March 2007 and September 2007, KEYT-HD was unavailable to cable subscribers in the Central Coast, due to a contract dispute with the local cable companies. KEYT has since reached an agreement with Cox Communications in Santa Barbara and Comcast in Santa Maria in providing its HDTV signal to them.
As of late October 2007, KEYT reached an agreement with Charter Cable in San Luis Obispo to carry its HDTV signal.
KEYT operates the area's MyNetwork TV affiliate on its DT2 digital subchannel, branded as MyRTN. It is also offered on Central Coast cable systems on channel 13. MyRTN clears the entire MyNetwork TV programming schedule and airs programming from Retro Television Network, as well as a few syndicated shows.
During the 1950s, the station ran programming from all four TV networks: ABC, CBS, DuMont, and NBC [1]. KEYT operates morning, afternoon, and evening newscasts. KEYT channel 3 has identified itself as KEY News since the 1980s. In the ratings game, KEYT is number one in ratings for late news.
Between KEYT's launch of its HDTV signal on March 2007 and September 2007, KEYT-HD was unavailable to cable subscribers in the Central Coast, due to a contract dispute with the local cable companies. KEYT has since reached an agreement with Cox Communications in Santa Barbara and Comcast in Santa Maria in providing its HDTV signal to them.
As of late October 2007, KEYT reached an agreement with Charter Cable in San Luis Obispo to carry its HDTV signal.
new moon teaser trailer
Amazon's listing for the Twilight Blu-Ray Ultimate Collector's Set includes news that a New Moon teaser trailer will be included on the May 5th DVD release. It's doubtful that much footage will be ready by then, as shooting is only due to start next week at the earliest. Still, after only two full months of filming, the first teaser footage of Twilight was released during the first week of May last year, and with Summit's lightning fast release schedule, anything is possible.
unthink kfc.com
9/9/1890Harland Sanders is born just outside Henryville, Indiana.
1900-1924Harland Sanders holds a variety of jobs including: farm hand, streetcar conductor, army private in Cuba, blacksmith's helper, railyard fireman, insurance salesman, tire salesman and service station operator for Standard Oil.
1930In the midst of the depression, Harland Sanders opens his first restaurant in the small front room of a gas station in Corbin, Kentucky. Sanders serves as station operator, chief cook and cashier and names the dining area "Sanders Court & Caf?"
1936Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon makes Harland Sanders an honorary Kentucky Colonel in recognition of his contributions to the state's cuisine.
1937The Sanders Court & Caf?adds a motel and expands the restaurant to 142 seats.
1939The Sanders Court & Caf?is first listed in Duncan Hines' "Adventures in Good Eating."
Fire destroys The Sanders Court & Caf? but it is rebuilt and reopened.
The pressure cooker is introduced. Soon thereafter Colonel Sanders begins using it to fry his chicken to give customers fresh chicken, faster.
1940Birthdate of the Original Recipe
1949Sanders marries Claudia Price.
1952The Colonel begins actively franchising his chicken business by traveling from town to town and cooking batches of chicken for restaurant owners and employees.
The Colonel awards Pete Harman of Salt Lake City with the first KFC franchise. A handshake agreement stipulates a payment of a nickel to Sanders for each chicken sold.
1955An interstate highway is built to bypass Corbin, Kentucky. Sanders sells the service station on the same day that he receives his first social security check for $105. After paying debts owed, he is virtually broke. He decides to go on the road to sell his Secret Recipe to restaurants.
1957Kentucky Fried Chicken first sold in buckets
1960The Colonel's hard work on the road begins to pay off and there are 190 KFC franchisees and 400 franchise units in the U.S. and Canada.
1964Kentucky Fried Chicken has more than 600 franchised outlets in the United States, Canada and the first overseas outlet, in England.
Sanders sells his interest in the U.S. company for $2 million to a group of investors headed by John Y. Brown Jr., future governor of Kentucky. The Colonel remains a public spokesman for the company.
1965Colonel Sanders receives the Horatio Alger Award from the American Schools and Colleges Association.
1966The Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation goes public.
1969The Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
1971More than 3,500 franchised and company-owned restaurants are in worldwide operation when Heublein Inc. acquires KFC Corporation.
1976An independent survey ranks the Colonel as the world's second most recognizable celebrity.
1977Colonel Sanders speaks before a U.S. Congressional Committee on Aging.
1979KFC cooks up 2.7 billion pieces of chicken. There are approximately 6,000 KFC restaurants worldwide with sales of more than $2 billion.
12/16/1980Colonel Harland Sanders, who came to symbolize quality in the food industry, dies after being stricken with leukemia. Flags on all Kentucky state buildings fly at half-staff for four days.
1982Kentucky Fried Chicken becomes a subsidiary of R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. (now RJR Nabisco, Inc.) when Heublein, Inc. is acquired by Reynolds.
1986PepsiCo, Inc. acquires KFC from RJR Nabisco, Inc.
1997PepsiCo, Inc. announces the spin-off of its quick service restaurants - KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut - into Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc.
2002Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., the world's largest restaurant company, changes its corporate name to YUM! Brands, Inc. In addition to KFC, the company owns A&W?All-American Food?Restaurants, Long John Silvers? Pizza Hut?and Taco Bell?restaurants.
2006More than a billion of the Colonel's "finger lickin' good" chicken dinners are served annually in more than 80 countries and territories around the world.
2007KFC proudly introduces a new recipe that keeps the Colonel's 11 herbs and spices and finger-lickin' flavor, but contains Zero Grams of Trans Fat per serving thanks to new cooking oil.
1900-1924Harland Sanders holds a variety of jobs including: farm hand, streetcar conductor, army private in Cuba, blacksmith's helper, railyard fireman, insurance salesman, tire salesman and service station operator for Standard Oil.
1930In the midst of the depression, Harland Sanders opens his first restaurant in the small front room of a gas station in Corbin, Kentucky. Sanders serves as station operator, chief cook and cashier and names the dining area "Sanders Court & Caf?"
1936Kentucky Governor Ruby Laffoon makes Harland Sanders an honorary Kentucky Colonel in recognition of his contributions to the state's cuisine.
1937The Sanders Court & Caf?adds a motel and expands the restaurant to 142 seats.
1939The Sanders Court & Caf?is first listed in Duncan Hines' "Adventures in Good Eating."
Fire destroys The Sanders Court & Caf? but it is rebuilt and reopened.
The pressure cooker is introduced. Soon thereafter Colonel Sanders begins using it to fry his chicken to give customers fresh chicken, faster.
1940Birthdate of the Original Recipe
1949Sanders marries Claudia Price.
1952The Colonel begins actively franchising his chicken business by traveling from town to town and cooking batches of chicken for restaurant owners and employees.
The Colonel awards Pete Harman of Salt Lake City with the first KFC franchise. A handshake agreement stipulates a payment of a nickel to Sanders for each chicken sold.
1955An interstate highway is built to bypass Corbin, Kentucky. Sanders sells the service station on the same day that he receives his first social security check for $105. After paying debts owed, he is virtually broke. He decides to go on the road to sell his Secret Recipe to restaurants.
1957Kentucky Fried Chicken first sold in buckets
1960The Colonel's hard work on the road begins to pay off and there are 190 KFC franchisees and 400 franchise units in the U.S. and Canada.
1964Kentucky Fried Chicken has more than 600 franchised outlets in the United States, Canada and the first overseas outlet, in England.
Sanders sells his interest in the U.S. company for $2 million to a group of investors headed by John Y. Brown Jr., future governor of Kentucky. The Colonel remains a public spokesman for the company.
1965Colonel Sanders receives the Horatio Alger Award from the American Schools and Colleges Association.
1966The Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation goes public.
1969The Kentucky Fried Chicken Corporation is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.
1971More than 3,500 franchised and company-owned restaurants are in worldwide operation when Heublein Inc. acquires KFC Corporation.
1976An independent survey ranks the Colonel as the world's second most recognizable celebrity.
1977Colonel Sanders speaks before a U.S. Congressional Committee on Aging.
1979KFC cooks up 2.7 billion pieces of chicken. There are approximately 6,000 KFC restaurants worldwide with sales of more than $2 billion.
12/16/1980Colonel Harland Sanders, who came to symbolize quality in the food industry, dies after being stricken with leukemia. Flags on all Kentucky state buildings fly at half-staff for four days.
1982Kentucky Fried Chicken becomes a subsidiary of R.J. Reynolds Industries, Inc. (now RJR Nabisco, Inc.) when Heublein, Inc. is acquired by Reynolds.
1986PepsiCo, Inc. acquires KFC from RJR Nabisco, Inc.
1997PepsiCo, Inc. announces the spin-off of its quick service restaurants - KFC, Taco Bell and Pizza Hut - into Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc.
2002Tricon Global Restaurants, Inc., the world's largest restaurant company, changes its corporate name to YUM! Brands, Inc. In addition to KFC, the company owns A&W?All-American Food?Restaurants, Long John Silvers? Pizza Hut?and Taco Bell?restaurants.
2006More than a billion of the Colonel's "finger lickin' good" chicken dinners are served annually in more than 80 countries and territories around the world.
2007KFC proudly introduces a new recipe that keeps the Colonel's 11 herbs and spices and finger-lickin' flavor, but contains Zero Grams of Trans Fat per serving thanks to new cooking oil.
Canandaigua Academy
Canandaigua Academy suicide had extra ammo, explosive devices:
A 17-year-old senior who shot and killed himself this morning in a bathroom at Canandaigua Academy had 30 rounds of ammunition and two explosive devices in his locker.
Police said Thomas Kane used a sawed-off shotgun and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound but did not use the Molotov cocktail-type devices, two glass bottles filled with liquid and rags, that were in his locker.
The district will start the day two hours late on Wednesday.
Canandaigua City Police Chief Jonathan P. Welch said police will have a greater presence at Canandaigua Academy but not because they think anything will happen.
going to run the full gamut on this to make sure there were no other students involved,?Welch said.
The school was put on lockdown following the morning shooting and students were evacuated and taken to Canandaigua Middle School.
No one else was hurt. After-school activities for grades six through 12 were also canceled.David Connell, 17, a Canandaigua Academy senior, has known Thomas Kane over the years."He seemed like a good kid to me," Connell said. "He didn't seem like the kind of kid who would do this."Kellie Baker, whose daughter attends Canandaigua Academy, was among the parents waiting at the middle school earlier today.
"What we've heard so far I think is that it was just one student that was involved, but I just feel bad for that student and his parents or her parents and all the parents here," Kellie Baker said. "I've lived here my whole life and we've never had anything like this happen.
"I did get a text from my daughter about 11:18 this morning and it just said 'Mom. I love you very much. I'm sorry if I've ever done anything mean to you. I love you.' And that was it," Baker said. "I thought it was kind of odd because we hadn't heard about this yet."
According to school spokesman Andrew Thomas, there was a "suicide with a firearm" that happened between 9:30 and 10 a.m. in a bathroom by the south entrance of the schoolæ¯ athletic wing. An automated phone message system at 1 p.m. alerted all approximately 4,000 parents in the Canandaigua City School District.
City Manager Kay James said she does not recall any other suicides at a Canandaigua school in recent history.Canandaigua School District Superintendent Donald Raw said he was "very proud" of how school officials and students responded to the situation. He said the students all remained calm and followed evacuation instructions.
Different emergency drills are practiced throughout the year, including drills for lockdowns and evacuation, both of which happened today.Welch said police were conducting a two-part investigation ?one of which involves searching the inside of the school and the other focusing on the outside, including the parking lot where some students were parked.
He said the vehicles would be returned to students once the investigation is complete. He said the investigation is a "precautionary measure." A few students, who the chief said are friends with the victim, are being interviewed by police.Officials do not know yet how the student brought the gun into the school. Raw said the school does not have metal detectors but there are some video cameras.
"We don have regular searching going on," Raw said.
The students were evacuated class by class and as they walked out, police searched each individual "to some degree." About 1,325 students attend Canandaigua Academy. Streets were blocked off near the school. The Canandaigua Fire Department assisted with traffic control in the area.
A 17-year-old senior who shot and killed himself this morning in a bathroom at Canandaigua Academy had 30 rounds of ammunition and two explosive devices in his locker.
Police said Thomas Kane used a sawed-off shotgun and died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound but did not use the Molotov cocktail-type devices, two glass bottles filled with liquid and rags, that were in his locker.
The district will start the day two hours late on Wednesday.
Canandaigua City Police Chief Jonathan P. Welch said police will have a greater presence at Canandaigua Academy but not because they think anything will happen.
going to run the full gamut on this to make sure there were no other students involved,?Welch said.
The school was put on lockdown following the morning shooting and students were evacuated and taken to Canandaigua Middle School.
No one else was hurt. After-school activities for grades six through 12 were also canceled.David Connell, 17, a Canandaigua Academy senior, has known Thomas Kane over the years."He seemed like a good kid to me," Connell said. "He didn't seem like the kind of kid who would do this."Kellie Baker, whose daughter attends Canandaigua Academy, was among the parents waiting at the middle school earlier today.
"What we've heard so far I think is that it was just one student that was involved, but I just feel bad for that student and his parents or her parents and all the parents here," Kellie Baker said. "I've lived here my whole life and we've never had anything like this happen.
"I did get a text from my daughter about 11:18 this morning and it just said 'Mom. I love you very much. I'm sorry if I've ever done anything mean to you. I love you.' And that was it," Baker said. "I thought it was kind of odd because we hadn't heard about this yet."
According to school spokesman Andrew Thomas, there was a "suicide with a firearm" that happened between 9:30 and 10 a.m. in a bathroom by the south entrance of the schoolæ¯ athletic wing. An automated phone message system at 1 p.m. alerted all approximately 4,000 parents in the Canandaigua City School District.
City Manager Kay James said she does not recall any other suicides at a Canandaigua school in recent history.Canandaigua School District Superintendent Donald Raw said he was "very proud" of how school officials and students responded to the situation. He said the students all remained calm and followed evacuation instructions.
Different emergency drills are practiced throughout the year, including drills for lockdowns and evacuation, both of which happened today.Welch said police were conducting a two-part investigation ?one of which involves searching the inside of the school and the other focusing on the outside, including the parking lot where some students were parked.
He said the vehicles would be returned to students once the investigation is complete. He said the investigation is a "precautionary measure." A few students, who the chief said are friends with the victim, are being interviewed by police.Officials do not know yet how the student brought the gun into the school. Raw said the school does not have metal detectors but there are some video cameras.
"We don have regular searching going on," Raw said.
The students were evacuated class by class and as they walked out, police searched each individual "to some degree." About 1,325 students attend Canandaigua Academy. Streets were blocked off near the school. The Canandaigua Fire Department assisted with traffic control in the area.
el torito
Founded in 1954 in Encino, California, El Torito has been a pioneer in the California full service Mexican casual dining restaurant segment. Leveraging more than 50 years of operational experience, El Torito is currently the largest Mexican restaurant brand in California in terms of number of restaurants and operates franchise locations in Japan, Turkey and the Middle East. Designed to replicate authentic cooking found in a traditional Mexican hacienda, the restaurant focuses on using fresh, high-quality ingredients to prepare made-from-scratch Mexican cuisine. A staple of El Torito's menu, and an example of the Company's commitment to freshness, is the popular made-from-scratch tableside guacamole that is prepared according to the guests' specifications. Located predominantly in Southern California, the restaurant offers lunch, dinner and Sunday brunch.
Operating 69 locations, El Torito's menu features regional specialties created by its own executive chef, Pepe Lopez, including sizzling fajitas, hand-made tamales, enchiladas and tacos as well as traditional Mexican combination platters. Salads and soups are also available for both lunch and dinner. El Torito offers a wide selection of upscale margaritas, in addition to a complete list of beers and cocktails. El Torito also offers take-out and delivery, as well as catering and in-house banquet services.
The restaurant drives additional traffic during the traditionally slower day parts of early evening and weekly post lunch periods through Happy Hour offers and specialty theme menus. As part of the Happy Hour promotion, guests enjoy value-priced signature appetizers and drinks. The Company's Pronto Lunch Menu offers guests. value priced entrees that are prepared quickly to accommodate time sensitive guests. El Torito stimulates incremental traffic with value promotions such as its longstanding Taco Tuesday (only in Southern California) programs, where guests can enjoy grilled chicken or steak tacos in the cantina.
Galina rusanova
Galina Rusanova was born in Siberia, Russia.
After graduating she worked as an actress in the Children's Theatre, which is based in the Siberian city Novokusnetsk. She then moved to a local radio station where she was a radio announcer and news reader which then progressed to presenting and editing a cultural programme.
In London she did acting at BBC One, after finishing a program at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
She is a recognised author in Russia and has published books in Moscow, which include "Snowstorms and white lilies" a semi-autobiographical novel, "To learn the Alphabet" an educational book for children using poetry made and images of animals and birds and "Kill the Demon" a fictional work which is a mixture of real life, mystics and love.
At the beginning of 2002 she started painting and took private lessons from the artist, Israe Zohar, who advised her to pursue a professional career.
Galina has had two very successful exhibitions in St. John's Wood in London in 2004 and 2005. Auction, at Ansbacher Bank, February 2007, ten of her paintings were sold.
Her works are in private collections in the USA, France, Russia, and England. Her art works are selling in the "hang:ups" Art Gallery in St.John's Wood, and in Gallery "Hey Hill", in Mayfair. Galina draws inspiration from her dreams, she feels that most of the time life is very black and white and enjoys filling it with colour. She has been based in the United Kingdom for the past twenty years.
After graduating she worked as an actress in the Children's Theatre, which is based in the Siberian city Novokusnetsk. She then moved to a local radio station where she was a radio announcer and news reader which then progressed to presenting and editing a cultural programme.
In London she did acting at BBC One, after finishing a program at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art.
She is a recognised author in Russia and has published books in Moscow, which include "Snowstorms and white lilies" a semi-autobiographical novel, "To learn the Alphabet" an educational book for children using poetry made and images of animals and birds and "Kill the Demon" a fictional work which is a mixture of real life, mystics and love.
At the beginning of 2002 she started painting and took private lessons from the artist, Israe Zohar, who advised her to pursue a professional career.
Galina has had two very successful exhibitions in St. John's Wood in London in 2004 and 2005. Auction, at Ansbacher Bank, February 2007, ten of her paintings were sold.
Her works are in private collections in the USA, France, Russia, and England. Her art works are selling in the "hang:ups" Art Gallery in St.John's Wood, and in Gallery "Hey Hill", in Mayfair. Galina draws inspiration from her dreams, she feels that most of the time life is very black and white and enjoys filling it with colour. She has been based in the United Kingdom for the past twenty years.
Area code 206
Area code 206 is a telephone dialing code in the U.S. state of Washington for Seattle, the islands of Mercer, Bainbridge and Vashon, and portions of the Seattle metro area from Des Moines to Woodway.
At inception, area code 206 served all of Washington state. In 1957, Eastern Washington was split as area code 509.
In 1995, 206 was split again, limited to the Seattle metro and Puget Sound area, with the remainder of Western Washington assigned area code 360. Then in 1997, 206 was again split, limited to its current territory; the Eastside and northern suburbs were assigned area code 425 and the southern suburbs and Tacoma metro area were assigned area code 253.
At inception, area code 206 served all of Washington state. In 1957, Eastern Washington was split as area code 509.
In 1995, 206 was split again, limited to the Seattle metro and Puget Sound area, with the remainder of Western Washington assigned area code 360. Then in 1997, 206 was again split, limited to its current territory; the Eastside and northern suburbs were assigned area code 425 and the southern suburbs and Tacoma metro area were assigned area code 253.
Brian Jennings
Brian Lewis Jennings (born on October 10, 1976 in Mesa, Arizona) is an NFL player. He is a long snapper and a tight end with the San Francisco 49ers. He went to Arizona State University. He was drafted by the 49ers in the 7th round (230th overall) in the 2000 NFL Draft. He made the 2004 Pro Bowl as a need player.
High school career
At Red Mountain High School in Mesa, Arizona, Jennings lettered in American football, basketball, and track. As a senior, he was the team captain of the football team and was an All-Region honorable mention as a tight end.
College career
Jennings played college football at Arizona State where he played in 32 games as a tight end and long snapper. He finished his career with four interceptions, one touchdown and nine tackles.
NFL career
Current long snapper for the San Francisco 49ers.
San Francisco 49ers — No. 86
Friday, April 24, 2009
FAA to publish expanded bird strike database
Bowing to pressure from the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), the US DOT has pulled back a 19 March proposal by the FAA to block the public from gaining access to raw bird strike data through Freedom of Information Act requests.
In a statement, the FAA says it will now make its entire database available on-line tomorrow, with only a "very small amount of data" redacted, including personal phone numbers. "The FAA has determined that it can release the data without jeapordarizing aviation safety," says the agency.
Select portions of the incident information collected since 1990 are currently available to the public, but the FAA had requested to block access to raw data due to a "serious potential that information related to bird strikes will not be submitted because of fear that disclosure of raw data could unfairly cast unfounded aspersions on the submitter."
The agency cautioned that analysis by the public of bits and pieces of the data could lead to inaccurate portrayals of airports and airlines, thereby having a negative impact on submission of the reports.
Fifty-five comments were on the proposal were submitted to the FAA during the public comment period, which closed yesterday, including a request from the NTSB to make all of the data publicly available.
"Over the next four months, the FAA will make significant improvements to the database to improve the search function and mike it more user-friendly," says the FAA in today's statement, adding that it also plans to "work with the aviation community to find ways to improve and strengthen bird strike reporting."
In a statement, the FAA says it will now make its entire database available on-line tomorrow, with only a "very small amount of data" redacted, including personal phone numbers. "The FAA has determined that it can release the data without jeapordarizing aviation safety," says the agency.
Select portions of the incident information collected since 1990 are currently available to the public, but the FAA had requested to block access to raw data due to a "serious potential that information related to bird strikes will not be submitted because of fear that disclosure of raw data could unfairly cast unfounded aspersions on the submitter."
The agency cautioned that analysis by the public of bits and pieces of the data could lead to inaccurate portrayals of airports and airlines, thereby having a negative impact on submission of the reports.
Fifty-five comments were on the proposal were submitted to the FAA during the public comment period, which closed yesterday, including a request from the NTSB to make all of the data publicly available.
"Over the next four months, the FAA will make significant improvements to the database to improve the search function and mike it more user-friendly," says the FAA in today's statement, adding that it also plans to "work with the aviation community to find ways to improve and strengthen bird strike reporting."
welcome to Nuvell
Nuvell companies are nationally-recognized auto financial services companies, equipped with a broad range of services to fit many needs. We provide services to customers who are unable to obtain credit from traditional sources and dealers looking for a myriad of financing options for their organization. We are committed to providing superior services to each and every customer and dealer.
As a wholly-owned subsidiary of GMAC, Nuvell has quickly become one of the nation's premier providers of comprehensive vehicle financing and servicing.
Excellence in execution, a highly motivated, performance-driven workforce, and customer loyalty sets us apart from all others.
As a wholly-owned subsidiary of GMAC, Nuvell has quickly become one of the nation's premier providers of comprehensive vehicle financing and servicing.
Excellence in execution, a highly motivated, performance-driven workforce, and customer loyalty sets us apart from all others.
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
San Jose Sharks
Two competing theories of how the first round series between the Anaheim Ducks and San Jose Sharks will play out are somewhat explained by cruching the numbers. For the Sharks, February, March and April has been about maintaining focus while overcoming the largest streak of injuries the team has faced since the lockout. Integrating key players like Patrick Marleau on the first line, Ryane Clowe on the second line, and Grier/Cheechoo/? on the third line raises questions about how quickly they can regain an even strength scoring pace that was already below what Anaheim can bring to bear.
The Anaheim Ducks are already working the refs prior to the start of the series. Losing out to Philadelphia for the regular season team penalty minute title (1434 to 1426), those in the Anaheim camp are concerned before the fact that they might not get a majority of calls. Giving San Jose's top two lines power play opportunities is like picking out the guns to be used by your own firing squad, it is never going to turn out well.
After bedlam ensued during the last meeting between these two bitter Pacific Division rivals, resulting in 70 third period penalty minutes, there are also concerns that the game will be called tighter than many of the free flowing regular season contests. Maintaining discipline in the face of adversity has to be a critical factor in the game for the 8th seed. "Ducks in the Box" is a parody song that just might have to be made by fans in San Jose.
Each team was built from the goal out, but it is that second layer that deserves the spotlight. A pair of Norris Trophies on the Ducks blueline, vs a Norris trophy on the ice and one in the general manager's "bunker" for San Jose. Three Stanley Cup veterans who have been around the block several times were added to a Presidents Trophy winning San Jose roster, vs trade deadline acquisitions which should have been illegal in Ryan Whitney and James Wisniewski.
They key failure in each round of the playoffs for the Sharks last year was the inability of the defense to move the puck up ice quickly, jump starting the potent offense. They now have puck moving defenseman on all 3 pairings, and in Blake-Vlasic's case, they have 2. In the Sharks offensive zone the defense will look for any one of a baker's dozen of 200-pounders to set up in front of the net, be heavy on their sticks, looking to bang home loose pucks and rebounds. On the power play, Ehrhoff and Boyle are going to be very difficult to slow down, let alone stop.
The 26-29 minute time on ice average for Chris Pronger and 26-30+ minute time on ice average for Scott Niedermayer could lurch northward early in the series. Francois Beauchemin returned from injury for 2 games late in the season, but the defensive load can now be more evenly distributed between 6-foot-4 offensive defenseman Ryan Whitney and agressive in-your-face defenseman James Wisniewski. If the Sharks are looking to follow the Calgary model of last year, make intelligent dumps down low and pound on the defense early to make them tire late, it is going to be extremely difficult to accomplish against Anaheim's deep defensive corps.
This series is going to be won or lost with physical 1-on-1 battles in the corners and in front of the net, and by the skill each blueline has moving the puck. Each team has the defensive talent to get the job done on both sides of the ice, execution and shift-to-shift intensity will be key.
Even strength goals and empty net goals were used to determine the even strength figures. Power play goals were used to determine the power play figures. Shorthanded and shootout goals were not used. Patrick Marleau finished 2nd in the NHL with 5 shorthanded goals, Joe Pavelski and Travis Moen finished tied for 11th with 3. Anaheim defenseman Scott Niedermayer tied Simon Gagne for 2nd in the NHL with 4 shorthanded assists.
More details and notes will be posted with a full San Jose Sharks vs Anaheim Ducks WCQF series preview later tonight.
san jose sharks Introduction.
The Anaheim Ducks are already working the refs prior to the start of the series. Losing out to Philadelphia for the regular season team penalty minute title (1434 to 1426), those in the Anaheim camp are concerned before the fact that they might not get a majority of calls. Giving San Jose's top two lines power play opportunities is like picking out the guns to be used by your own firing squad, it is never going to turn out well.
After bedlam ensued during the last meeting between these two bitter Pacific Division rivals, resulting in 70 third period penalty minutes, there are also concerns that the game will be called tighter than many of the free flowing regular season contests. Maintaining discipline in the face of adversity has to be a critical factor in the game for the 8th seed. "Ducks in the Box" is a parody song that just might have to be made by fans in San Jose.
Each team was built from the goal out, but it is that second layer that deserves the spotlight. A pair of Norris Trophies on the Ducks blueline, vs a Norris trophy on the ice and one in the general manager's "bunker" for San Jose. Three Stanley Cup veterans who have been around the block several times were added to a Presidents Trophy winning San Jose roster, vs trade deadline acquisitions which should have been illegal in Ryan Whitney and James Wisniewski.
They key failure in each round of the playoffs for the Sharks last year was the inability of the defense to move the puck up ice quickly, jump starting the potent offense. They now have puck moving defenseman on all 3 pairings, and in Blake-Vlasic's case, they have 2. In the Sharks offensive zone the defense will look for any one of a baker's dozen of 200-pounders to set up in front of the net, be heavy on their sticks, looking to bang home loose pucks and rebounds. On the power play, Ehrhoff and Boyle are going to be very difficult to slow down, let alone stop.
The 26-29 minute time on ice average for Chris Pronger and 26-30+ minute time on ice average for Scott Niedermayer could lurch northward early in the series. Francois Beauchemin returned from injury for 2 games late in the season, but the defensive load can now be more evenly distributed between 6-foot-4 offensive defenseman Ryan Whitney and agressive in-your-face defenseman James Wisniewski. If the Sharks are looking to follow the Calgary model of last year, make intelligent dumps down low and pound on the defense early to make them tire late, it is going to be extremely difficult to accomplish against Anaheim's deep defensive corps.
This series is going to be won or lost with physical 1-on-1 battles in the corners and in front of the net, and by the skill each blueline has moving the puck. Each team has the defensive talent to get the job done on both sides of the ice, execution and shift-to-shift intensity will be key.
Even strength goals and empty net goals were used to determine the even strength figures. Power play goals were used to determine the power play figures. Shorthanded and shootout goals were not used. Patrick Marleau finished 2nd in the NHL with 5 shorthanded goals, Joe Pavelski and Travis Moen finished tied for 11th with 3. Anaheim defenseman Scott Niedermayer tied Simon Gagne for 2nd in the NHL with 4 shorthanded assists.
More details and notes will be posted with a full San Jose Sharks vs Anaheim Ducks WCQF series preview later tonight.
san jose sharks Introduction.
Fox and Friends
The program starts at 6:00 a.m. Eastern Time with the latest Fox News Live headlines and analyzes the news of the morning. It continues with many different segments including interviews, updates of news stories with correspondents at any number of bureaus, analysis from the hosts, and many different regular morning show segments. Fox & Friends evolved from Fox X-press, FNC's original morning-news program.
The show also has a list of regular contributors, including Dr. Manny Alvarez with "Ask Dr. Manny" and "Dr. Manny's Healthbeat," two regular health segments, Mancow Muller with a short chat session towards the end of the weekday edition of the program, and any number of other contributors.
After the September 11, 2001, attacks, an additional hour was added to the beginning of the weekday show, but branded as a separate program called Fox & Friends First. It was the first FNC program to air live for the day, starting at 6:00 a.m. It was discontinued on July 13, 2008 and replaced with an additional hour of Fox & Friends. (Such a change, however, is only cosmetic: Both shows were both produced by the same staff and cycled the same anchors, the only difference being the graphics package.)
In the first quarter of 2007, Fox & Friends held a significant lead in the Nielsen ratings among morning television shows on American cable channels, averaging 769,000 viewers, compared to CNN's American Morning's average of 372,000 viewers and MSNBC's Imus in the Morning program, which averaged 361,000 viewers at the time of its cancellation by MSNBC on 2007-04-11.
The show also has a list of regular contributors, including Dr. Manny Alvarez with "Ask Dr. Manny" and "Dr. Manny's Healthbeat," two regular health segments, Mancow Muller with a short chat session towards the end of the weekday edition of the program, and any number of other contributors.
After the September 11, 2001, attacks, an additional hour was added to the beginning of the weekday show, but branded as a separate program called Fox & Friends First. It was the first FNC program to air live for the day, starting at 6:00 a.m. It was discontinued on July 13, 2008 and replaced with an additional hour of Fox & Friends. (Such a change, however, is only cosmetic: Both shows were both produced by the same staff and cycled the same anchors, the only difference being the graphics package.)
In the first quarter of 2007, Fox & Friends held a significant lead in the Nielsen ratings among morning television shows on American cable channels, averaging 769,000 viewers, compared to CNN's American Morning's average of 372,000 viewers and MSNBC's Imus in the Morning program, which averaged 361,000 viewers at the time of its cancellation by MSNBC on 2007-04-11.
whsv tv3
Channel3 signed on October 6, 1953 as WSVA-TV (for We Serve Virginia Agriculture). It was owned by Frederick L. Allman and his Shenandoah Valley Broadcasting Corporation along with WSVA radio (AM 550 and FM 100.7, now WQPO). The station was a primary NBC affiliate, with secondary CBS and ABC affiliations.
Although it was owned by one of Virginia's leading broadcasters, WSVA-TV operated on a shoestring budget. Station engineers switched to and from the signals of the three network affiliates inWashington, D.C. because it was unable to afford direct network feeds.[1] It didn't air local programs (except for news) until 1956. It dropped CBS in 1963.
In 1965, the WSVA stations were sold to James Gilmore, Jr., a Michigan businessman. The station began phasing out NBC in 1968, continuing to air some NBC shows until 1975. It picked up The Today Show from 1968 to 1975 (when Good Morning America debuted), but only aired the second hour of the show since the station didn't sign on until 8 a.m. (a practice that continued well into the 1970s). On occasion, engineers forgot to switch over for local breaks, resulting in channel 3 airing the local breaks from WMAL-TV (now WJLA-TV) in Washington, which provided the ABC feed over the network lines to WSVA.
In 1975, theFederal Communications Commission ruled that if a market had only one FM radio station, one AM radio station and one television station, they could not be owned by the same person. Gilmore sold WSVA-TV to Benedek Broadcasting in 1976, and the station assumed its current calls, WHSV. Under Benedek, the station was finally able to buy a network feed.
In the early 1990s, the station started its weekday newscast at noon.
Until 1999, WHSV’s main studio was located along U.S. Route 33, west of Harrisonburg. Construction of a new broadcast facility in downtown Harrisonburg began in 1998. WHSV relocated to its new home in the spring of 1999.
Most of Benedek's stations, including WHSV, were bought by Gray Television in 2002. A 5pm weekday newscast was also added in that same year. At that time, a new set was constructed in the station's Augusta County Newsroom in Staunton. The streetside set featured a window overlooking Downtown Staunton along West Frederick Street. The 5pm weekday newscast became WHSV’s first newscast to originate from the Augusta County Newsroom. In October 2003, WHSV began originating its 5pm newscast from both Harrisonburg and Staunton. WHSV's 6pm weekday newscast also originated from both Staunton and Harrisonburg for a brief period in the spring of 2004. During that time, WHSV’s 6pm weekday newscast featured 3 anchors. The 3 anchor, dual-city format was abandoned after a few months.
WHSV purchased its first microwave live truck in 2004. Prior to that, the station relied on rented equipment for remote broadcasts. Since 2004, WHSV has purchased additional microwave equipment for use by its news department.
Also in 2004, WHSV’s parent company, Gray Communications, launched WCAV in Charlottesville. WHSV management played a major role in the launch of WCAV, providing managerial, sales, and human resources support. Several members of WHSV’s news and production staff transferred to WCAV following its launch in August 2004.
2006 was a year of significant change at WHSV. On February 27, 2006, WHSV’s weekday morning Daybreak newscast began airing at 5am instead of the previous 5:30. This coincided with the debut of new weather technology purchased from WSI Corporation.
WHSV’s Harrisonburg and Augusta County news studios underwent a dramatic overhaul in April 2006 with the addition of new sets and studio camera equipment. WHSV newscasts were broadcast from a temporary studio in the Harrisonburg newsroom during the two week construction period. New sets debuted at 5am on April 24, 2006. At that time, portions of WHSV’s previous set, which was used from 1999 until 2006, were donated to nearby Turner Ashby High School.
News Director Van Hackett announced his retirement from the station in 2006. Hackett served as WHSV’s news director from December 2003 until August 2006. Hackett was succeeded by former TV-3 reporter Ed Reams, who left a job at WDSU in New Orleans, LA to return to the Shenandoah Valley. On July 21, 2006, popular weather anchor Jay Webb left after six years with the station. Webb accepted a job with WDBJ in Roanoke, VA. Webb enjoyed a week long send-off from his on-air colleagues before his final WHSV broadcast on July 21.
During the late summer and early fall of 2006, WHSV underwent major technical upgrades to make way for the station’s new digital subchannels. A large tower was built behind the station’s Harrisonburg studios to accommodate the additional satellite receivers needed for WHSV’sFOX and MyNetworkTV ventures. WHSV’s main analog transmitter was replaced during the week of August 31, 2006. Broadcasts were only available to viewers with cable while the transmitter was being replaced.
On October 30, 2006, WHSV dropped longtime 5:30 pm program "The Andy Griffith Show" in favor of a 5:30 pm newscast anchored by recently promoted Melanie Lofton. This coincided with the debut of a new logo for the station and updated newscast graphics. While the logo itself was new, elements of a previous graphics package were retained. WHSV also began branding itself as "WHSV News 3" during newscasts. On November 27, 2006, WHSV dropped Gari Communications' "Making a Difference" in favor of 615 Music's "News One (V.1, V.2, Mini)" as its news open music.
Over the Thanksgiving 2006 weekend, the WHSV.com and the TV3Winchester.com websites received a huge makeover. Most of the Gray Communications stations have adopted this new website layout.
UntilWVIR-TV signed on from Charlottesville in 1973, channel 3 was the only commercial television station between Richmond and Roanoke. It opened a translator on channel 64 in Charlottesville in 1979. However, WHSV rarely (if ever) covered events in the Charlottesville area. In 2004, the Charlottesville translator became a separate station, WVAW-LP on channel 16.
On December 31, 2007, WHSV revamped their website, whsv.com.
On Wednesday, January 16th, 2008, WHSV announced that their three major networks, WHSV, The Valley's FOX, and My Valley, would be available on the Direct TV lineup.
On Monday, April 7th, 2008, the WHSV 5pm and 5:30pm newscasts consisted of a 3 anchor lineup with Melanie Lofton, Bob Corso, and Meteorologist Tracy Turner. This new format came along with a new arrangement of the newscast.
On Tuesday, June 10th, 2008, WHSV announced that they expected their newscasts to be in HD by the end of the year 2008. This hasn't happened for whatever reason. No updated date for HD newscasts has been given.
Although it was owned by one of Virginia's leading broadcasters, WSVA-TV operated on a shoestring budget. Station engineers switched to and from the signals of the three network affiliates inWashington, D.C. because it was unable to afford direct network feeds.[1] It didn't air local programs (except for news) until 1956. It dropped CBS in 1963.
In 1965, the WSVA stations were sold to James Gilmore, Jr., a Michigan businessman. The station began phasing out NBC in 1968, continuing to air some NBC shows until 1975. It picked up The Today Show from 1968 to 1975 (when Good Morning America debuted), but only aired the second hour of the show since the station didn't sign on until 8 a.m. (a practice that continued well into the 1970s). On occasion, engineers forgot to switch over for local breaks, resulting in channel 3 airing the local breaks from WMAL-TV (now WJLA-TV) in Washington, which provided the ABC feed over the network lines to WSVA.
In 1975, theFederal Communications Commission ruled that if a market had only one FM radio station, one AM radio station and one television station, they could not be owned by the same person. Gilmore sold WSVA-TV to Benedek Broadcasting in 1976, and the station assumed its current calls, WHSV. Under Benedek, the station was finally able to buy a network feed.
In the early 1990s, the station started its weekday newscast at noon.
Until 1999, WHSV’s main studio was located along U.S. Route 33, west of Harrisonburg. Construction of a new broadcast facility in downtown Harrisonburg began in 1998. WHSV relocated to its new home in the spring of 1999.
Most of Benedek's stations, including WHSV, were bought by Gray Television in 2002. A 5pm weekday newscast was also added in that same year. At that time, a new set was constructed in the station's Augusta County Newsroom in Staunton. The streetside set featured a window overlooking Downtown Staunton along West Frederick Street. The 5pm weekday newscast became WHSV’s first newscast to originate from the Augusta County Newsroom. In October 2003, WHSV began originating its 5pm newscast from both Harrisonburg and Staunton. WHSV's 6pm weekday newscast also originated from both Staunton and Harrisonburg for a brief period in the spring of 2004. During that time, WHSV’s 6pm weekday newscast featured 3 anchors. The 3 anchor, dual-city format was abandoned after a few months.
WHSV purchased its first microwave live truck in 2004. Prior to that, the station relied on rented equipment for remote broadcasts. Since 2004, WHSV has purchased additional microwave equipment for use by its news department.
Also in 2004, WHSV’s parent company, Gray Communications, launched WCAV in Charlottesville. WHSV management played a major role in the launch of WCAV, providing managerial, sales, and human resources support. Several members of WHSV’s news and production staff transferred to WCAV following its launch in August 2004.
2006 was a year of significant change at WHSV. On February 27, 2006, WHSV’s weekday morning Daybreak newscast began airing at 5am instead of the previous 5:30. This coincided with the debut of new weather technology purchased from WSI Corporation.
WHSV’s Harrisonburg and Augusta County news studios underwent a dramatic overhaul in April 2006 with the addition of new sets and studio camera equipment. WHSV newscasts were broadcast from a temporary studio in the Harrisonburg newsroom during the two week construction period. New sets debuted at 5am on April 24, 2006. At that time, portions of WHSV’s previous set, which was used from 1999 until 2006, were donated to nearby Turner Ashby High School.
News Director Van Hackett announced his retirement from the station in 2006. Hackett served as WHSV’s news director from December 2003 until August 2006. Hackett was succeeded by former TV-3 reporter Ed Reams, who left a job at WDSU in New Orleans, LA to return to the Shenandoah Valley. On July 21, 2006, popular weather anchor Jay Webb left after six years with the station. Webb accepted a job with WDBJ in Roanoke, VA. Webb enjoyed a week long send-off from his on-air colleagues before his final WHSV broadcast on July 21.
During the late summer and early fall of 2006, WHSV underwent major technical upgrades to make way for the station’s new digital subchannels. A large tower was built behind the station’s Harrisonburg studios to accommodate the additional satellite receivers needed for WHSV’sFOX and MyNetworkTV ventures. WHSV’s main analog transmitter was replaced during the week of August 31, 2006. Broadcasts were only available to viewers with cable while the transmitter was being replaced.
On October 30, 2006, WHSV dropped longtime 5:30 pm program "The Andy Griffith Show" in favor of a 5:30 pm newscast anchored by recently promoted Melanie Lofton. This coincided with the debut of a new logo for the station and updated newscast graphics. While the logo itself was new, elements of a previous graphics package were retained. WHSV also began branding itself as "WHSV News 3" during newscasts. On November 27, 2006, WHSV dropped Gari Communications' "Making a Difference" in favor of 615 Music's "News One (V.1, V.2, Mini)" as its news open music.
Over the Thanksgiving 2006 weekend, the WHSV.com and the TV3Winchester.com websites received a huge makeover. Most of the Gray Communications stations have adopted this new website layout.
UntilWVIR-TV signed on from Charlottesville in 1973, channel 3 was the only commercial television station between Richmond and Roanoke. It opened a translator on channel 64 in Charlottesville in 1979. However, WHSV rarely (if ever) covered events in the Charlottesville area. In 2004, the Charlottesville translator became a separate station, WVAW-LP on channel 16.
On December 31, 2007, WHSV revamped their website, whsv.com.
On Wednesday, January 16th, 2008, WHSV announced that their three major networks, WHSV, The Valley's FOX, and My Valley, would be available on the Direct TV lineup.
On Monday, April 7th, 2008, the WHSV 5pm and 5:30pm newscasts consisted of a 3 anchor lineup with Melanie Lofton, Bob Corso, and Meteorologist Tracy Turner. This new format came along with a new arrangement of the newscast.
On Tuesday, June 10th, 2008, WHSV announced that they expected their newscasts to be in HD by the end of the year 2008. This hasn't happened for whatever reason. No updated date for HD newscasts has been given.
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