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Although I′m not a sports writer by trade, it would have been considered bad journalism if I had come out on the side of Alabama or Auburn before last Saturday’s big game. But now that the Iron Bowl is over and the season is almost at its end, I can finally reveal which team I claim as my own.

I was rooting for . Fact is, I’ve been a huge fan for thirty years! I want all my kids to graduate from !

Okay, I know what you’re thinking: “Hey, Tim, why are you using that annoying instead of the actual team name? Why are you so hesitant to reveal the name of the team you were rooting for? Huh? Why?”

I’ll tell you why. It’s because the game is not really over. Alabama and Auburn fans will be replaying every second of that Iron Bowl until the next one comes around. And the Monday morning quarterbacking began even before the game was over. Within five minutes of the end of the game here’s a small sampling of the email that was coming into Alabama Live’s feedback line.

Let’s begin with this one from a member of the fairer sex:

“Please print the real reason ‘Bama lost to Auburn: DUMB coaching. DuBose should have been fired on the spot, along with whoever called the dumbest play in the history of Alabama football. The players played great, and should have won. The coach lost the game.”

And this from an Alabama fan living in Florida:

“Dumb Bose” has got to go! That pass play was, without a doubt, the stupidest call I have ever seen in 30 years of football. There is only one to blame. “DUBOSE!” GOT TO GO!!! FIRED TODAY.”

And this little ditty that says what the majority of Alabama fans were probably thinking:

“The Alabama offensive coach should be taken out behind the Auburn stadium and shot. That 3rd down pass play was the dumbest play in the history of Alabama football. Get some new coaches, I can give you some names.”

The great thing about football mania is that it is the most honest kind of fanaticism, breaking all barriers of race, gender and age. Even the teachers in our elementary and middle schools fan the fire. Chelsea, my 9 year old, came home Friday with tears in her eyes because her teacher, a woman she respects and loves, wore a jersey to school. My little girlwas devastated.

“Mrs. Smith is for , daddy. I can′t believe it. I’m never going back to school again! Never!” Great, a 9 year old dropout. Thank you for ruining my baby’s life.

Sometimes I wonder if we take our football too seriously in Alabama. It wouldn’t surprise me if legislators in Montgomery passed a law requiring everyone to put their team preferences on the back of their driver’s license. A harmless idea, I suppose, unless you get pulled over by a state trooper who roots for the other side.

“Mr. Jones, I’m only going to issue you a warning this time, but… uh oh, says here on the back of your license that you’re an Alabama fan. That changes things a bit. It’s a good thing you marked this organ donor box. You’re about to make some kidney patient very happy. Step out of the car please…”

Football fanaticism has been known to break up families, cause domestic violence, and drive otherwise sane people to do really stupid things. Take my brother, Shemp, for example. Shemp is a rabid fan who somehow managed to hitch his marital wagon to a lovely woman who is an equally rabid fan. Talk about your mixed marriages. I don’t think that “Men Are From Mars” guy put this chapter in his book.

Shemp and his wife get along as well as any married couple, until their teams play each other. Then things turn ugly, Veeeery ugly. Shemp takes over the house like a Branch Davidian at a real estate auction, refusing to let his wife in until after the game, which is just fine with her. She would rather watch the game at her sister’s house because her husband is, and I’m quoting her, “an obnoxious fan!”

Hmm, I didn’t know there was any other kind.

It is worth noting that we Alabamians are not the only ones who go nuts over college football. Take last weekend’s Michigan/Ohio State game, for example, which Michigan won 20-14. 120 people were ejected from the stadium for being drunk. Seven fans were ejected for disorderly conduct, six for urinating in public, four for being on the field during the game and two for possession of marijuana. One fan was also ejected for assault. Someone must have drank his beer while he was down urinating on the goal post.

When this year’s Iron Bowl came to a close, the Auburn Tigers came out the winners by one very slim point. I discovered something then, watching the Auburn players celebrate and the Alabama players cry. I discovered that it really didn′t matter which team I had been rooting for because in the end, I was happy and sad, elated and disappointed, amazed and upset.

Both teams played their hearts out and I think we should, as a state, be proud of Alabama and Auburn. It’s just a damn shame that in football somebody has to lose.

And still you ask, which team was I rooting for?

None of your business.

Tim Knox
Entrepreneur, Author, Speaker, Radio Host
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When a painter is getting ready to paint, a color palette is usually chosen first. For example, if a forest is to be painted, the artist may choose browns, greens, and blues for the sky. Once the palette is chosen, it makes it easier to create the painting. Why? Because color decisions are now out of the way.

We can apply this concept to music as well. In particular, New Age piano playing. In your lesson, Reflections in Water, we have four chords to play with and we have the order in which they are to be played. Now, all that is required “to paint” your sound portrait is the ability to take these chords and play around with them.

Once the decision about what chords to play and how to play them are out of the way, you can now focus on making music. This is how I created Reflections in Water. I knew that the piece would be in the Key of C. I then chose a few chords from this key and fooled around with them.

It can be very confusing for the beginner in improvisation.

There are so many choices and ways to go about making music. This is why limiting choice is important. Also, it is equally important to begin by using simple means. Many students think that if they can’t compose like Beethoven or Mozart, they are untalented. Get rid of this idea quickly. Everyone starts from simple means and it’s a good idea to begin your experience in improvisation the same way.

Edward Weiss is a pianist/composer and webmaster of Quiescence Music’s quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html online piano lessons. He has been helping students learn how to play piano in the New Age style for over 14 years and works with students in private, in groups, and now over the internet. Visit quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html www.quiescencemusic.com/piano_lessons.html now and get a FREE piano lesson!

So, you want to buy a new piano or upgrade your old piano. There are so many options when it comes to purchasing one of the oldest musical instruments, the piano. You have the choice of purchasing a new piano, a 2nd hand piano, or even a digital piano. There are so many choices and so many brands to choose from. But, be careful… there are also many traps along the way.

The piano has been around for about 300 years and over that time the essence of the piano has not really changed. The cabinets have changed over the years and have improved but the internal workings have not really changed from the first models produced in the 1700’s. The basic workings are that you play a key then a hammer hits a string and it vibrates and the sound is reflected off the soundboard to produce the musical tone (sound). There are approx. 10,000 parts in a piano and many of these are very finely tuned. The moving parts within the piano are called the ‘action’. Just like a car the ‘action’ is the engine of the piano. If the action has problems or is not maintained then the piano will not perform as it should. A piano is generally considered to be one of the hi-end purchases or investments that we make in our lifetime. It is very important to spend time researching various options like new, 2nd hand, brands, warranty, etc. before jumping in on an impulse and purchasing a lemon.

Does size matter?

The answer to this question is… Yes and No. Size/height of an upright piano does not really matter. The difference in pianos in relation to size, means that in an upright piano the soundboard and also string length are greater therefore give the piano a richer tone and an increased resonant sound. For instance… in an upright piano with a height of 108cm compared to a larger upright of 121cm there is a height difference of 13cm. Therefore there is approx. 13cm more in the height of the soundboard and also greater length of the strings. The soundboard of a piano is like the speakers in a stereo system, the bigger the speakers the greater the bass response and deeper the tone. This is exactly what happens in a piano. You must also keep in mind the size of the room in which the piano is going to live. In some rooms that have deep pile carpet and heavy curtains the smaller pianos will loose their volume because of the ‘soft furnishings’ absorbing the sound. If the player is just a beginner or has only been learning for a short amount of time then a smaller size piano like the 108cm or 112cm will be fine. If the player is a serious student, teacher or a person that has been playing for sometime, then a 121cm or larger would be required, maybe a grand piano. The reason for this is that the player has experience and performance ability and would be looking for a better tone and resonance in the piano which they are playing or practicing on.

New or 2nd hand?

I guess the short answer to the question of 2nd hand is…

PROCEED WITH CAUTION!

This is for several reasons. There are a lot of people selling 2nd hand pianos who are making a lot of money playing upon the ignorance of the piano buying public. They have found that they can take an old piano and clean up the instrument, make the metal parts shine, polish the wood and in general tidy up the appearance of an otherwise useless piano and then place a high price on the instrument. There has always been a sense of ‘the higher the price the better quality’, this is not the case. When it comes to second-hand pianos you need to “do your homework”. Its like buying a second-hand car!! You need to get the advise of someone in the industry like a Qualified Piano Tuner, or a Piano Teacher who knows what to look out for. One of the pianos to try and avoid is the “over-damper” pianos. These usually have problems with the damper mechanism and have been found to be a lot of hassle to repair by tuners and technicians.

Be aware that there are a lot of second-hand pianos being imported from Asia and you really need to “proceed with caution” on these. You will probably be told that they are great pianos, excellent condition, etc. But, consider if they are all that they are made out to be, why did the Music School, University, etc. in Asia decide to replace these pianos??? Also, the comment by the salesperson, “they have not had much use!!” is something you need to think about. Remember that about 75% of these pianos have come from a Music School, University, etc. and are from 5 years to 20 years old and have countless students practicing on them for maybe up to 14 hours a day over every day of the year for 5-20 years. That’s a lot of work that these pianos have been receiving and it makes you wonder if over this time if they have been properly maintained and serviced.

There are some good models coming in to Australia as second-hand Imported Pianos and these are from homes and have been used as private pianos. When purchasing any of these instruments from a store or a private piano tuner selling these types of pianos is to make sure that they have some type of warranty which include the pin block, frame, soundboard. The person selling these instruments should be able to place a 5 year warranty on the above. Also make sure that the piano is tuned in your home after delivery, this is usually done about 1 week after delivery with a new piano and should also be done with a piano that is second-hand .

Why maintain a piano?

The piano is a highly developed and complicated piece of equipment. It contains about 240 different lengths of high tensioned wire. These lengths of wire make up to 85 to 88 notes spread across the music tonal range. For each note there exists a mechanism which in the upright piano contains up to 14 different moving parts and in a grand piano up to 22 moving parts per note. This means that there is around 2000 moving parts in a piano!! Since the piano must be maintained at a specific tension to achieve a good musical sound the matter of maintenance becomes an ongoing process. If you play the piano several hours a day and work to a performance standard you may need to have your piano tuned frequently. This could be mean that your piano would need to be tuned 5-6 times a year, or more!! A finely tuned and functioning instrument will make practice and performance much easier and encourage students to practice more because their instrument is performing at its best. It will also give you peace of mind that your investment in the piano will last. Having the piano maintained will ensure that it will always be performing at its best and will stand the test of time. You should realize that a piano will never stay in tune, no matter what brand it is or if it is an upright or a grand. However, a piano that is manufactured to a high standard and using better materials will stay in tune for longer periods. Also keep in mind that a new piano will require several tunings throughout the first 2 years. This is usually every 3-4 months until the strings and pin block have time to ‘wear in’ and settle down.

Does the brand name make a difference?

The answer has changed a great deal over the years. Brand names do not really make a great deal of difference when it comes to buying a new piano. When it comes to buying a 2nd hand piano which has had many birthdays (30 ), the brand name will make a HUGE difference in the quality of the instrument and also the purchase price. In regard to new pianos most brands have a model (usually the height is the model number, 121cm 108cm, 115cm, etc.), and you will find that all brand names have a model in the same height. The price is usually around the same or maybe $500.00-1000.00 difference. The difference in price does not mean that the more expensive one is any better or is going to last any longer or not less tunings each year. Warranty varies on new pianos from 3-5 years, to 10 years to a Lifetime Warranty. The longer the warranty the better off you will be because the manufacture is willing to provide a warranty like this to their instrument, which means they are certain that the piano will be fault free for the warranty period. The only advice really when it comes to buying a new piano is to shop around and be sure you purchase a well known brand name from an authorised piano dealer. If in doubt talk to your piano tuner or call the importers of the product and talk to them. The best advice is to… get advice!!

Acoustic or Digital?

This is really a matter of preference. With today’s digital pianos becoming better and better it is very hard to make judgment between digital and acoustic. I guess the best way to work out which is best for you is to think like this…An acoustic piano is essentially the same instrument that has been around for about 300 years. Music was and is still composed for the piano and for piano performance with orchestras, concert halls, etc. It is a pure instrument and always will be. The digital piano however has a multitude of instruments and drum samples with disk drives, etc. It is more like a computer with a keyboard!! It is an excellent composition tool with various voices like, piano, strings, brass & woodwind sounds and of course the rhythm unit and disk drive to save your work. You can then transfer your work to a computer and using MIDI software printout your composition as a musical score. The digital piano is also great for the younger student providing all these features to help keep their interest in learning the piano. So, as you can see either acoustic or digital, you need to work out which is best for you and what you see to be long-term value for yourself and your family. Although acoustic pianos have been around for 300 years, the digital models change with technology about 12-18 months. So, the digital piano you buy today will be out dated usually within 1-2 years.

Conclusion…

A piano purchased today will always be a piano. Unlike the digital piano where the features are increasing and becoming more impressive each year as technology gets better and better. You will not see on an Acoustic Piano a rhythm unit (drum machine), auto chords, display screens like the star ship enterprise, or a blender or even a milkshake maker!! The piano is a “true” instrument that requires dedication and determination to master. It takes years of lessons, practice and a belief in oneself of achieving an ability to be able to perform on such a majestic instrument.

Before purchasing any piano keep the following points in mind and your purchase should then be a happy one!!

Best advice is to… Get Advice!

Paul J. Kenny

Paul′s extensive musical career spans over 20 years. His accolades and degrees include several Bachelor of Arts (Music) Degrees, Associate of Music, Licentiate in Composition, Bachelor in Business Administration, Doctorate Degree in Music and Doctor of Philosophy in Music Education. Paul is also a Fellowship Member of the Academy of Saint Cecilia London and a Fellowship Member of the Cambridge Society of Musicians, as well as a Professional Member of the Australian Society of Music Educators.

Paul has been a music teacher and performer for over 20 years. Some of Paul’s students have gone on to be professional musicians or continuing studies at a University or Conservatorium of Music.

So you broke your first string. Or perhaps you just want to slap some nice DR’s on your axe. In any case, follow these steps carefully to change your electric guitar strings.

Steps

1. Notice if you have a floating bridge, jam it with something. To do this, bend the bridge up (like you′re doing a dive on the guitar) and put something between the guitar body and bridge. Your tremolo bar will work for this, but a ruler is best.

2. Loosen the strings by down-tuning. Once they’re loose enough to touch the fret board, cut or pull the strings out of the pegs.

3. Go on a floating bridge, pull the strings out of the back of the bridge. On a regular bridge (like a Fender Strat or any other string-through guitar) just pull the strings out of the back of the guitar’s body.

4. Replace the strings. Just slide them in where you removed them.

5. Put the strings through the pegs on the head of the guitar. Here’s the best way to do it: Push the strings in until they’re about as loose as I described in step 2. Now, bend the string in the OPPOSITE direction you’ll be turning the pegs for higher tuning.

6. Twist the pegs until the string is on correctly. Try putting some tension on the string (by pulling it up) at about the 12th fret. Pull it up firmly, but don’t snap the string. This keeps the string wound tight around the peg, not just wound loosely around, which may not work at all.

7. Remember that Once all the strings are on, tune them! Do this by removing whatever was holding up your bridge (if you had a floating bridge, that is) and slowly let the bridge down. Not extremely slowly, just move it down so the strings don′t snap. To tune, you just pluck a string and tune it like you would before playing. Make sure you’re not tuned too low or too high! Do this by playing some chords or something, and see if it sounds right. Now just tune all 6 strings, and you’re done.

8. Make sure

Still photography freezes a scene. A photo is still in nature but sometimes you would like to convey a feeling of motion to the viewer. For example when taking a photo of a moving car or a runner. There are techniques that can help you achieve that – here is how.

You have probably experienced shooting blurry photos usually as a result of wrong camera settings or the object moving while you were taking the photo. Such blurriness is not something you would like to see in a photo but if controlled some blurriness can actually be used to capture and convey the feeling of motion in a still photo.

Shutter speed is what determines if a photo is frozen or blurry. The faster the shutter the more frozen the photo is. The slower the shutter the more motion is captured in the photo in the form of blurriness. Open the shutter for too long and the photo will be completely blurred.

There are two ways to capture motion: to blur the moving object while keeping the background in focus or to blur the background while keeping the object in focus:

Blurring the object: Blurring a moving object captures its motion. For example consider a car driving down the road. If you freeze such a scene with high shutter speed the viewer can not tell if the car is moving or if it is parked. However if you use a slower shutter speed the moving car is blurred and the feeling of motion conveyed.

Blurring the background (panning): Consider the same car from the above example. Another way to convey its motion is by blurring the background while keeping the car in focus. This is much harder to accomplish. The concept is simple: set the camera to a slower shutter speed. Pan the camera in a way that it follows the car. The car stays still at the same spot in the photo. Then shoot the photo as you continue panning the camera to keep it aligned with the moving car. The result is a car that is in focus while the background is blurred.

What is the right shutter speed needed to capture motion? Unfortunately there is no magic number. The shutter speed depends on many factors such as the speed of the object, its distance and the amount of motion (or blurriness) that you would like to capture. As a rule of thumb shutter speeds faster than 1/250 of a second tend to freeze the scene while shutter speeds slower than 1/50 of a second tend to result in some blurriness. If the object is very slow you might need to keep the shutter open for even a second or more. If the object is very fast 1/50 of a second can be all that you need.

It is very important to keep the camera steady when taking photos using slower shutter speeds. Usually when capturing motion in such a way you would need to stabilize the camera using a tripod or by putting the camera on a steady surface. The exception is when trying to blur the background of a moving object – since you need to pan the camera to keep it aligned with the object the camera inherently needs to move. The movement needs to be in the same speed and direction as the object and only in that direction. Sometimes such panning can be done using a tripod that allows control movement of the camera.

Photos that capture motion are impressive. The only way to learn how to shoot such photos is by experimenting. Start with experimenting blurring the moving object. This technique is relatively easy and within a short time you will master it. Once you do try to experiment with blurring the background. This is much harder to achieve and can be frustrating at the beginning.

Ziv Haparnas is a technology veteran and writes about practical technology and science issues. This article can be reprinted and used as long as the resource box including the backlink is included. You can find more information about photo album printing and photography in general on printrates.com printrates.com - a site dedicated to printrates.com photo printing.

So what do you do when looking for a great drum sound but don’t have cash to spend on sample CD’s and modules? Your Fruity Loops sounds are getting lame and you don’t want to download a cheesy VSTi, right?. The answer to this problem is simple. Fire up your Cool Edit and edit an existing commercial song, perhaps from a platinum selling billboard chart topping hit. Cut the drums out and make sure the voice isn’t layered o any part of it. If these sounds were used in one successful song, it’ll make yours’ successful as well, won’t it? The drums on these #1 hits are hot and you want your tracks to sound just like it, don’t you? WRONG. You will never be successful this way. Atleast I wouldn’t think so.

An issue today in my mind, personally speaking, are aspiring producers and artists trying to get in the game by doing what the heavy weights do. Now i′m not saying that someone wouldn′t be able to learn a thing or two from a top selling artist but when it comes to actually mimicking the sounds and production methods, a line needs to be drawn. No one wants to hear another “this” or “that”. It’s been quite heavily disturbing to browse sample selling sites and see how “Neptune Kits” and “Dre Kits” are part of the catalogue. Why would someone want to PURCHASE and use something that’s been used all ready? The sounds are hot and obviously liked by the mainstream so why not!? You would be selling yourself out, that’s why. It wouldn′t be wrong to use a sound developed by someone else but it would be wrong to take the direct approach that someone else allready has. Make your stuff sound like you, not someone else. Try to compliment them and build on what they’ve done, if anything. Most importantly, express YOUR SELF. That is what artistry is about…There are SO many sources out there for free VSTi’s and soft-instruments if you don′t have the cash to develop your own sounds. Sampling from another DOESN’T have to be a MUST.

What about an old song, perhaps a classic 60′’s one? All the hot producers are sampling this way, aren’t they? Sure…but how about writing what’s in your head instead of using someone else’s piano skills or string arrangements? It will benefit you in the long run even if you don’t want to mess with keys or have no experience at all. Once again it wouldn’t be wrong to sample a classic and turn it into something new but I am quite disgusted when everyone just turns to this method of production by default. Sampling is like a trend these days. Unless you make your track 10X better than the original it will not catch on. It must compliment YOUR SONG, never the other way around.

Sampling is a common practice used by many producers and artist world wide. Taking something else and turning it into something fresh is a beautiful thing. The main thing to avoid here is that what you take doesn’t turn YOU into SOMETHING ELSE. Express yourself…

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PJ Flaquer is a musician out of NY. He is currently making his way in to the spot light in the fields of entertainment, business and LIFE. His samples based website is the #1 source for FREE High Quality Samples on the net.

When I was a child my dad got a supper eight camera and shot our family movies. The family would sit at night, in the living room, while my dad put up the projector that screened our home movies. The quality of the films was poor and the audio sounded as if it came from far far away. Nostalgic as it may appear to some of us, there is not much to miss by the loss of the film format.

As a photographer I love the film format. A top-notch camera captures the light and color better than any high definition camera. The contrast can be very dramatic and the process of film development is extremely romantic. With that said, one must notice that esthetics only goes so far. There are other factors that should be taken into consideration.

Although film is superior in my view to digital it is also more complex and not so user friendly.

Film

When shooting moving pictures Film is a highly difficult task:

• Film celluloid does not record audio and one needs a separate recording device. Focus is very complex and there is an additional person that operates that side of the camera.
• Film needs to be developed and can’t be seen immediately unless it is also recorded on a digital device.
• Lighting can be a lot more difficult than digital because film is highly sensitive.
• Reels need to be changed often in a highly difficult process involving unloading and reloading in the dark, with out the use of visual sight!
• Film material and the process of filmmaking is offensively expensive. It does not allow filmmakers to take a lot of takes and that creates more room for mistakes.
• High Cost of raw material makes it harder to acquire the desired practice, hone it and penetrate the film industry.
• Large crews are needed for a shoot.
• Big studios have absolute control of what is filmed and what is not. That means they control the amount of films made, talents and the content.

Digital

Digital camera revolution made shooting pictures easier:

• Audio is recorded on the same strip as the film, using multiple channels.
• Digital Cameras are user friendly and viewing the materials is possible Immediately, after a shot is taken.
• Materials are cheaper and allow plenty of takes. DV cassettes cost few dollars and allow at least 45 minutes of straight recording.
• Reloading a tape is simple and no “blind” practice is needed.
• Digital format is not as sensitive to light as film. Although it reduces some of the contrast and color range, it also reduces the amount of light needed.

These digital format advantages allowed a huge change in media. Documentaries are popping out in great numbers. All one needs is a $2,000, 3 chip camera and a desire to tell a story. The home computer may be a good enough solution to edit the film and compose the sound track.

The Internet is full of Websites introducing amateur work. These amateurs have the chance to make films in industry format and get discovered as talent.

Independent filmmakers are making feature films and do not need to answer to the big studios. Freedom of speech wins!

Even well known directors are shooting in high definition digital format. George Lucas made the first three ‘Star Wars’ digitally.

The digital renaissance age is already here. Innovations are swift and rapid and if you blink once, you may miss worthwhile. For this reason I keep a digital camera in my car, so I can record those happy moments, those extra ordinary moments, like my daughter’s first steps…. At night I hook the camera to the television and sit with my family to watch the movie of our lives.

Visit digital-cameras-4u.com” target=”_blank digital cameras for the consumer to learn more. Ron King is a web developer: ronxking.com” target=”_blank Articles for authors. Copyright 2007 Ron King. This article may be reprinted if the resource box is left intact and the links live.

Making its debut in the fall of 1985, The Golden Girls quickly established itself as a fixture of Saturday night prime time television. Following the lives of four older women living together as roommates in Miami, the show displayed a raw wit and a biting humor. The women live in the house of Blanche Devereaux (Rue McClanahan), a Southern belle who loves men of every kind and has dated every eligible bachelor in the Miami area. Her roommates are former high school teacher Dorothy Zbornak (Bea Arthur) and St. Olaff housewife and widower Rose Nylund (Betty White). Rose loves to tell stories about her former hometown, much to the chagrin of the other girls. The three are joined by Dorothy’s mother, firebrand Sophia Petrillo (Estelle Getty), a spunky Italian immigrant who always speaks her mind. In her early-eighties, Sophia may walk at a measured pace, but the velocity of her sarcasm only increases with age.

The Golden Girls (Season 4) DVD offers a number of hilarious episodes including the season premiere “Yes, We Have No Havanas” in which Blanche and Sophia discover that they’re both dating the same sweet-talking Cuban, prompting a heated competition for his affections… Other notable episodes include “The Auction” in which the girls try to pay for a new roof by profiting from the impending death of a celebrated painter, and “You Gotta Have Hope” in which Dorothy’s hospital charity event is headed for disaster, at least until Rose reveals that her father, Bob Hope, will perform at the show…

Below is a list of episodes included on The Golden Girls (Season 4) DVD:

Episode 77 (Yes, We Have No Havanas) Air Date: 10-08-1988
Episode 78 (The Days and Nights of Sophia Petrillo) Air Date: 10-22-1988
Episode 79 (The One That Got Away) Air Date: 10-29-1988
Episode 80 (The Yokel Hero) Air Date: 11-05-1988
Episode 81 (Bang the Drum, Stanley) Air Date: 11-12-1988
Episode 82 (Sophia’s Wedding: Part 1) Air Date: 11-19-1988
Episode 83 (Sophia’s Wedding: Part 2) Air Date: 11-26-1988
Episode 84 (Brother, Can You Spare That Jacket?) Air Date: 12-03-1988
Episode 85 (Scared Straight) Air Date: 12-10-1988
Episode 86 (Stan Takes a Wife) Air Date: 01-07-1989
Episode 87 (The Auction) Air Date: 01-14-1989
Episode 88 (Blind Date) Air Date: 01-28-1989
Episode 89 (The Impotence of Being Ernest) Air Date: 02-04-1989
Episode 90 (Love Me Tender) Air Date: 02-06-1989
Episode 91 (Valentine’s Day) Air Date: 02-11-1989
Episode 92 (Two Rode Together) Air Date: 02-18-1989
Episode 93 (You Gotta Have Hope) Air Date: 02-25-1989
Episode 94 (Fiddler on the Ropes) Air Date: 03-04-1989
Episode 95 (Till Death Do We Volley) Air Date: 03-18-1989
Episode 96 (High Anxiety) Air Date: 03-25-1989
Episode 97 (Little Sister) Air Date: 04-01-1989
Episode 98 (Sophia’s Choice) Air Date: 04-15-1989
Episode 99 (Rites of Spring) Air Date: 04-29-1989
Episode 100 (Foreign Exchange) Air Date: 05-06-1989
Episode 101 (We’re Outta Here: Part 1) Air Date: 05-13-1989
Episode 102 (We’re Outta Here: Part 2) Air Date: 05-13-1989

About the Author

Britt Gillette is author of The DVD Report, a thedvdreport.blogspot.com movie review site where you can find more reviews like this one of thedvdreport.blogspot.com/2006/03/golden-girls-season-4-dvd.html The Golden Girls (Season 4) DVD Review.

Pounding torrential rains pummel the Washington DC podium pushing politicians. Battering storms flood out the Blob of Bureaucracy and bureaucrats. It is great to see that since Washington DC cannot clean up it own corruptions and crime that Mother Nature has come to conquer the corridors correctly.

The double storm caused by tropical weather being pushed up the Eastern United States from the Trade Winds has left some major flooding behind. But this is only Part I and as Part II is the bunching up of multiple storm systems coming across the United States in the normal weather cycle, also full of moist air and lots of rain behind that.

Can Washington DC and its corruption last under this extreme pummeling and power flush of politics? Can the male homosexual lobbyist paid staff straighteners swim their sorry butts to safety? It is about time that someone took the initiative to teach our over spending scoundrels a lesson.

The headlines read Washington DC Floods and Gets a Power Flush and the rest of America is looking forward to more rain to help these bureaucrats brain so they can see that it is time to refrain from wasting the taxpayers monies with pet projects and crap which is lame. It is good to see Washington DC get the power flush it needs and hopefully this will continue for a thru the week. Consider this in 2006.

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Nominated for 12 Teen Choice Awards in its five-year (six season) run, including Best Drama Series, Dawson’s Creek quickly built an extensive cult following. A surprise smash hit for the enterprising WB network, the show initiated a successful string of numerous original series for WB such as Angel (1999), Gilmore Girls (2000), and Smallville (2001). Set in the fictional township of Capeside, Massachusetts, the series was nonetheless filmed almost entirely on location in Wilmington, North Carolina (although the opening theme song, “I Don’t Want To Wait,” is written and performed by Massachusetts native Paula Cole). Creator Kevin Williamson (writer for the blockbuster movie Scream) is said to have modeled the characters on Dawson’s Creek after various aspects of his own self from his adolescent years…

Dawson’s Creek follows the lives of several teenagers, some of whom grew up together, as they struggle through the tempestuous and volatile years of pre-adulthood. The title character is Dawson Leery (James Van Der Beek), an introspective and intelligent dreamer who lives nearby lifelong best friend Josephine “Joey” Potter (Katie Holmes), a tomboy unaware of how truly beautiful she is. Mutual friend Pacey Witter (Joshua Jackson) is part of their clique, as are newcomers Jennifer “Jen” Lindley (Michelle Williams), Andrea “Andie” McPhee (Meredith Monroe), and Jack McPhee (Kerr Smith). Together, the friends form the basis of a teen soap opera, complete with high drama, curiosity, and bits of comic relief. Know for its intelligent subject matter, clever dialogue, and no-holds-barred tackling of issues, Dawson’s Creek made most of its cast overnight celebrities…

The Dawson’s Creek DVD features a number of dramatic episodes including the series premiere in which longtime friends Dawson, Joey, Pacey, and new friend Jen attend their first day of tenth grade. Meanwhile, Dawson notices that Joey is growing jealous of his attraction to the new girl in town, and Pacey develops a crush on an unknown woman who just happens to be a teacher at Capeside High… Other notable episodes from Season 1 include “Discovery” in which Dawson discovers his mother’s affair, Joey’s knowledge of it, and some personal information about Jen, and “The Scare” in which Dawson and company scare themselves for real when a serial killer heads toward Capeside during their Friday the 13th séance…

Below is a list of episodes included on the Dawson’s Creek (Season 1) DVD:

Episode 1 (Pilot) Air Date: 01-20-1998
Episode 2 (Dance) Air Date: 01-27-1998
Episode 3 (Kiss) Air Date: 02-03-1998
Episode 4 (Discovery) Air Date: 02-10-1998
Episode 5 (Hurricane) Air Date: 02-17-1998
Episode 6 (Baby) Air Date: 02-24-1998
Episode 7 (Detention) Air Date: 03-03-1998
Episode 8 (Boyfriend) Air Date: 03-10-1998
Episode 9 (Road Trip) Air Date: 03-17-1998
Episode 10 (Double Date) Air Date: 04-28-1998
Episode 11 (The Scare) Air Date: 05-05-1998
Episode 12 (Beauty Contest) Air Date: 05-12-1998
Episode 13 (Decisions) Air Date: 05-19-1998

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