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Every Five Minutes Magic Theatre, Fort Mason Center, Marina at Laguna, SF; www.magictheatre.org. $20-60. Previews Wed/26-Sat/29 and April 2, 8pm; Sun/30, 2:30pm; Tue/1, 7pm. Opens April 3, 8pm. Runs Tue, 7pm; Fri-Sat, 8pm (also April 9, 2:30pm); Sun, 2:30pm (also April 6, 7pm). Through April 20. Magic Theatre presents the world premiere of Linda McLean's drama about a man's homecoming after years behind bars.
The Habit of Art Z Below Theatre, 470 Florida, SF; www.therhino.org. $15-25. Previews Thu/27-Fri/28, 8pm. Opens Sat/29, 8pm. Runs Wed-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 3pm. Through April 13. Theatre Rhinoceros performs a "very British comedy" by History Boys author Alan Bennett.
I Never Lie: The Pinocchio Project Phoenix Theatre, 414 Mason, SF; www.99stockproductions.org. $15. Previews Fri/28, 8pm. Opens Sat/29, 8pm. Runs Fri-Sat and April 10, 8pm; Sun, 5pm. Through April 12. 99 Stock Productions performs Meredith Eden's bold fairytale retelling.
"Standing On Ceremony: The Gay Marriage Plays" New Conservatory Theatre Center, 25 Van Ness, SF; www.nctcsf.org. $25-45. Previews Wed/26-Fri/28, 8pm. Opens Sat/29, 8pm. Runs Wed-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm. Through April 27. New Conservatory Theatre Center performs short plays about marriage equality by Mo Gaffney, Neil LaBute, Wendy MacLeod, Paul Rudnick, and others.
East 14th Marsh Berkeley, 2120 Allston, Berk; www.themarsh.org. $20-50. Opens Fri/21, 8pm. Runs Fri, 8pm; Sat, 8:30pm. Through April 26. Don Reed's hit autobiographical solo show returns to the Marsh Berkeley.
Johnny Guitar, the Musical Masquers Playhouse, 105 Park Place, Point Richmond; www.masquers.org. $22. Opens Fri/28, 8pm. Runs Fri-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm (no show Sun/30). Through April 26. Masquers Playhouse performs the off-Broadway hit based on the campy Joan Crawford Western.
Sleuth Center REPertory Company, 1601 Civic, Walnut Creek; www.centerrep.org. $33-54. Previews Fri/28-Sat/29, 8pm; Sun/30, 2:30pm. Opens Tue/1, 7:30pm. Runs Wed, 7:30pm; Thu-Sat, 8pm (also April 26, 2:30pm); Sun, 2:30pm. Through April 26. Center REPertory Company performs Anthony Shaffer's classic, Tony-winning thriller.
Vampire Lesbians of Sodom and Sleeping Beauty or Coma Live Oaks Theater, 1301 Shattuck, Berk; www.viragotheatre.org. $28. Previews Fri/28, 8pm. Opens Sat/29, 8pm. Runs Thu-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm. Through April 19. Virago Theatre Company performs Charles Busch's outrageous double bill.
Bauer San Francisco Playhouse, 450 Post, SF; www.sfplayhouse.org. Tue-Thu, 7pm; Fri-Sat, 8pm (also Sat, 3pm); April 13, 2pm. Through April 19. San Francisco Playhouse presents the world premiere of Lauren Gunderson's drama about artist Rudolf Bauer.
Feisty Old Jew Marsh San Francisco Main Stage, 1062 Valencia, SF; www.themarsh.org. $25-100. Sat, 8pm; Sun, 7pm (Sun/30 show at 2pm). Extended through May 4. Charlie Varon performs his latest solo show, a fictional comedy about "a 20th century man living in a 21st century city."
Foodies! The Musical Shelton Theater, 533 Sutter, SF; www.foodiesthemusical.com. $32-34. Fri-Sat, 8pm. Open-ended. AWAT Productions presents Morris Bobrow's musical comedy revue all about food.
Hundred Days Z Space, 450 Florida, SF; www.zspace.org. $10-100. Wed and Sun, 7pm; Thu-Sat, 8pm. Through April 6. Married musical duo the Bengsons (Abigail and Shaun) provide the real-life inspiration and guiding rock 'n' roll heart for this uneven but at times genuinely rousing indie musical drama, a self-referential meta-theater piece relating the story of a young couple in 1940s America who fall madly in love only to discover one of them is terminally ill. As an exploration of love, mortality, and the nature of time, the story of Sarah and Will (doubled by the Bengsons and, in movement sequences and more dramatically detailed scenes, by chorus members Amy Lizardo and Reggie D. White) draws force from the potent musical performances and songwriting of composer-creators Abigail and Shaun Bengson (augmented here by the appealing acting-singing chorus and backup band that also feature El Beh, Melissa Kaitlyn Carter, Geneva Harrison, Kate Kilbane, Jo Lampert, Delane Mason, Joshua Pollock). Playwright Kate E. Ryan's book, however, proves too straightforward, implausible, and sentimental to feel like an adequate vessel for the music's exuberant, urgent emotion and lilting, longing introspection. Other trappings of director Anne Kauffman's elaborate production (including an inspired set design by Kris Stone that echoes the raw industrial shell of the theater; and less-than-inspired choreography by the otherwise endlessly inventive Joe Goode) can add texture at times but also prove either neutral figures or distracting minuses in conveying what truth and heft there is in the material. Ultimately, this still evolving world premiere has a strong musical beat at its core, which has a palpable force of its own, even if it's yet to settle into the right combination of story and staging. (Avila)
Lottie's Ghosts Brava Theater Center, 2781 24th St, SF; www.brava.org. $20. Thu-Sat, 8pm (no show Fri/28); Sun, 3pm. Through April 6. Dancer, storyteller, and Brava artist-in-residence Shakiri presents a new work based on her novel of the same name.
Lovebirds Marsh San Francisco Studio, 1062 Valencia, SF; www.themarsh.org. $15-50. Thu-Fri, 8pm; Sat, 8:30pm. Extended through April 12. Theater artist and comedian Marga Gomez presents the world premiere of her 10th solo show, described as "a rollicking tale of incurable romantics."
Mommy Queerest Exit Studio, 156 Eddy, SF; www.divafest.info. $15-25. Fri/28-Sat/29, 8pm. Sex scenes in solo shows might sound a little onanistic, but in the right circumstances a door jam or a love seat can serve as a fine co-star. Stand-up comic and actor Kat Evasco demonstrates as much in this raunchy and high-spirited story of her sexual awakening as a lesbian-identifying bisexual, coming out in a household dominated by her closeted mother, a Filipina American drama queen with a long-term female companion she insists is the "gay" one. Presented by Guerrilla Rep and the Exit Theatre's DIVAfest, and directed by Guerrilla Rep's John Caldon (who co-wrote the play with Evasco), the story follows a familiar and predictable arc in some ways — familial hypocrisy giving way to inspirational cross-generational understanding — and the characterizations and set-ups (including a family feud on Jerry Springer) come with not always inspired choices. Moreover not all the jokes land where they should in a performance that starts as stand-up but immediately shifts into the style of a solo-play confessional. (A more thoroughgoing subversion of the stand-up format might have produced more complex, less foreseeable results.) At the same time, there's no denying Evasco's charm and energy, or her buoyant comedic talent, which makes it easier to forgive the play's structural shortcomings. (Avila)
Pearls Over Shanghai Hypnodrome Theatre, 575 10th St, SF; www.thrillpeddlers.com. $30-35. Thu-Sat, 8pm. Through May 31. Thrillpeddlers present the fifth anniversary revival production of its enormously popular take on the 1971 Cockettes musical.
"Risk Is This … The Cutting Ball New Experimental Plays Festival" Exit on Taylor, 277 Taylor, SF; www.cuttingball.com. Free ($20 donation for reserved seating). Fri/28-Sat/29, 8pm. Five new works in staged readings, including two from Cutting Ball resident playwright Andrew Saito.
The Scion Marsh San Francisco, 1062 Valencia, SF; www.themarsh.org. $15-60. Thu-Fri, 8pm; Sat, 5pm. Through April 18. In his latest solo show, Brian Copeland (Not a Genuine Black Man; The Waiting Period) explores an infamous crime in his hometown of San Leandro: the 2000 murder of three government meat inspectors by Stuart Alexander, owner of the Santos Linguisa Factory. The story is personal history for Copeland, at least indirectly, as the successful comedian and TV host recounts growing up nearby under the common stricture that "rules are rules," despite evidence all around that equity, fairness, and justice are in fact deeply skewed by privilege. Developed with director David Ford, the multiple-character monologue (delivered with fitful humor on a bare-bones stage with supportive sound design by David Hines) contrasts Copeland's own youthful experiences as a target of racial profiling with the way wealthy and white neighbor Stuart Alexander, a serial bully and thug, consistently evaded punishment and even police attention along his path to becoming the "Sausage King," a mayoral candidate, and a multiple murderer (Alexander died in 2005 at San Quentin). The story takes some meandering turns in making its points, and not all of Copeland's characterizations are equally compelling. The subject matter is timely enough, however, though ironically it is government that seems to set itself further than ever above the law as much as wealthy individuals or the bogus "legal persons" of the corporate world. The results of such concentrated power are indeed unhealthy, and literally so — Copeland's grandmother (one of his more persuasive characterizations) harbors a deep distrust of processed food that is nothing if not prescient — but The Scion's tale of two San Leandrans leaves one hungry for more complexity. (Avila)
She Rode Horses Like the Stock Exchange Thick House, 1695 18th St, SF; www.crowdedfire.org. $15-35. Wed-Sat, 8pm. Through April 12. Crowded Fire kicks off its 2014 season with the world premiere of Amelia Roper's dry comedy about financial disaster.
Shit & Champagne Rebel, 1772 Market, SF; shitandchampagne.eventbrite.com. $25. Fri-Sat, 8pm. Open-ended. D'Arcy Drollinger is Champagne White, bodacious blond innocent with a wicked left hook in this cross-dressing '70s-style white-sploitation flick, played out live on Rebel's intimate but action-packed barroom stage. Written by Drollinger and co-directed with Laurie Bushman (with high-flying choreography by John Paolillo, Drollinger, and Matthew Martin), this high-octane camp send-up of a favored formula comes dependably stocked with stock characters and delightfully protracted by a convoluted plot (involving, among other things, a certain street drug that's triggered an epidemic of poopy pants) — all of it played to the hilt by an excellent cast that includes Martin as Dixie Stampede, an evil corporate dominatrix at the head of some sinister front for world domination called Mal*Wart; Alex Brown as Detective Jack Hammer, rough-hewn cop on the case and ambivalent love interest; Rotimi Agbabiaka as Sergio, gay Puerto Rican impresario and confidante; Steven Lemay as Brandy, high-end calf model and Champagne's (much) beloved roommate; and Nancy French as Rod, Champagne's doomed fiancé. Sprawling often literally across two buxom acts, the show maintains admirable consistency: The energy never flags and the brow stays decidedly low. (Avila)
The Speakeasy Undisclosed location (ticket buyers receive a text with directions), SF; www.thespeakeasysf.com. $70 (gambling chips, $5-10 extra; after-hours admission, $10). Thu-Sat, 7:40, 7:50, and 8pm admittance times. Extended through May 24. Boxcar Theater's most ambitious project to date is also one of the more involved and impressively orchestrated theatrical experiences on any Bay Area stage just now. An immersive time-tripping environmental work, The Speakeasy takes place in an "undisclosed location" (in fact, a wonderfully redesigned version of the company's Hyde Street theater complex) amid a period-specific cocktail lounge, cabaret, and gambling den inhabited by dozens of Prohibition-era characters and scenarios that unfold around an audience ultimately invited to wander around at will. At one level, this is an invitation to pure dress-up social entertainment. But there are artistic aims here too. Intentionally designed (by co-director and creator Nick A. Olivero with co-director Peter Ruocco) as a fractured super-narrative — in which audiences perceive snatches of overheard stories rather than complete arcs, and can follow those of their own choosing — there's a way the piece becomes specifically and ever more subtly about time itself. This is most pointedly demonstrated in the opening vignettes in the cocktail lounge, where even the ticking of Joe's Clock Shop (the "cover" storefront for the illicit 1920s den inside) can be heard underscoring conversations (deeply ironic in historical hindsight) about war, loss, and regained hope for the future. For a San Francisco currently gripped by a kind of historical double-recurrence of the roaring Twenties and dire Thirties at once, The Speakeasy is not a bad place to sit and ponder the simulacra of our elusive moment. (Avila)
Tipped & Tipsy Marsh Studio Theater, 1062 Valencia, SF; www.themarsh.org. $15-50. Sat, 5pm; Sun, 7pm. Through April 6. Last fall's San Francisco Fringe Festival began on a high note with Jill Vice's witty and deft solo, Tipped & Tipsy, and the Best of Fringe winner is now enjoying another round at solo theater outpost the Marsh. Without set or costume changes, Vice (who developed the piece with Dave Dennison and David Ford) brings the querulous regulars of a skid-row bar to life both vividly and with real quasi–Depression-Era charm. She's a protean physical performer, seamlessly inhabiting the series of oddball outcasts lined up each day at Happy's before bartender Candy — two names as loaded as the clientele. After some hilarious expert summarizing of the do's and don'ts of bar culture, a story unfolds around a battered former boxer and his avuncular relationship with Candy, who tries to cut him off in light of his clearly deteriorating health. Her stance causes much consternation, and even fear, in his barfly associates, while provoking a dangerous showdown with the bar's self-aggrandizing sleaze-ball owner, Rico. With a love of the underdog and strong writing and acting at its core, Tipsy breezes by, leaving a superlative buzz. (Avila)
Twisted Fairy Tales Shelton Theater, 533 Sutter, SF; www.leftcoasttheatreco.org. $15-25. Thu-Sat, 8pm. Through April 5. Left Coast Theatre Co. performs the world premiere of seven one-act LGBT-themed plays based on classic children's stories.
The Two Chairs Bindlestiff Studios, 185 Sixth St, SF; www.performersunderstress.com. $10-30. Thu-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm. Through April 13. Performers Under Stress performs Charles Pike's new play, described as "No Exit as a love story set in Napa on the Silverado Trail."
Venus in Fur Geary Theater, 415 Geary, SF; www.act-sf.org. $20-120. Opens Wed/26, 8pm. Runs Wed-Sat and Tue, 8pm (also Sat, 2pm; Tue/1, show at 7pm); Sun, 7pm. Through April 13. American Conservatory Theater performs a new production of David Ives' 2012 Tony-nominated play.
The World of Paradox Garage, 715 Bryant, SF; www.paradoxmagic.com. $12-15. Mon, 8pm. Through April 7. Footloose presents David Facer in his solo show, a mix of magic and theater.
The World's Funniest Bubble Show Marsh San Francisco, 1062 Valencia, SF; www.themarsh.org. $8-11. Sun, 11am. Extended through May 25. The popular, kid-friendly show by Louis Pearl (aka "The Amazing Bubble Man") returns to the Marsh.
Wrestling Jerusalem Intersection for the Arts, 925 Mission, SF; www.theintersection.org. $20-30. Thu-Sat, 7:30pm; Sun, 2pm. Through April 6. Intersection for the Arts presents Aaron Davidman in his multicharacter solo performance piece about Israel and Palestine.
Accidental Death of an Anarchist Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Roda Theatre, 2015 Addison, Berk; www.berkeleyrep.org. $29-99. Tue and Thu-Sat, 8pm (no show April 18; also Sat and April 17, 2pm); Sun, 2 and 7pm. Through April 20. Berkeley Rep presents comic actor Steven Epp in Dario Fo's explosive political farce, directed by Christopher Bayes,
Arms and the Man Barn Theatre, 30 Sir Francis Drake, Ross; www.rossvalleyplayers.com. $13-26. Thu, 7:30pm; Fri-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm. Through April 13. Ross Valley Players perform George Bernard Shaw's romantic comedy.
Bread and Circuses La Val's Subterranean, 1834 Euclid, Berk; www.impacttheatre.com. $20-25. Thu-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 7pm. Through April 6. Impact Theatre performs "a cavalcade of brutal and bloody new short plays" by various contemporary playwrights.
The Coast of Utopia Ashby Stage, 1901 Ashby, Berk; www.shotgunplayers.org. $20-35 (three-show marathon days, $100-125). Previews Wed/26-Fri/28. Opens Sat/29. Part Three: Salvage runs through April 27; Part One: Voyage runs March 26-April 17; Part Two: Shipwreck runs March 27-April 19. Three-play marathon, April 5 and 26. Through April 27. Check website for showtime info. Shotgun Players performs Tom Stoppard's epic The Coast of Utopia trilogy, with all three plays performed in repertory.
Fool For Love Pear Avenue Theatre, 1220 Pear, Mtn View; www.thepear.org. $10-35. Thu-Sat, 8pm; Sun, 2pm. Through April 6. Pear Avenue Theatre performs Sam Shepard's iconic play, about a pair of former lovers who reunite at a lonely desert motel.
Geezer Marsh Berkeley, 2120 Allston, Berk; www.themarsh.org. $25-50. Thu, 8pm; Sat, 5pm. Through April 26. Geoff Hoyle moves his hit comedy about aging to the East Bay.
The Lion and the Fox Berkeley City Club, 2315 Durant, Berk; www.centralworks.org. $15-28. Thu/27-Sat/29, 8pm; Sun/30, 5pm. Central Works performs a prequel to its 2009 hit, Machiavelli's The Prince, which depicts a face-off between Niccolo Machiavelli and Cesare Borgia.
Once On This Island Lucie Stern Theatre, 1305 Middlefield, Palo Alto; www.theatreworks.org. $19-73. Wed/26, 7:30pm; Thu/27-Sat/29, 8pm (also Sat/29, 2pm); Sun/30, 2 and 7pm. TheatreWorks performs the Tony-nominated musical about a star-crossed love affair in the tropics, inspired by Hans Christian Andersen's The Little Mermaid.
Caroline Lugo and Carolé Acuña's Ballet Flamenco Peña Pachamama, 1630 Powell, SF; www.carolinalugo.com. Sat/29-Sun/30, April 6, 12, 19, and 30, 6:15pm. $15-19. Flamenco performance by the mother-daughter dance company, featuring live musicians.
"Dance Anywhere" Various locations; www.danceanywhere.org. Fri/28, noon. Free. Add yourself to this international public-art happening — or catch performances by local pros, busting loose at public venues like the Yerba Buena Gardens (Lizz Roman and Dancers) and the Embarcadero in Oakland (Pink Puppy Project). Check the website for a complete list.
Dandelion Dancetheater with Ysaye M. Barnwell ODC Theater, 351 Shotwell, SF; www.dandeliondancetheater.org. Wed/26, 7:30pm. $7-12. One-night-only collaboration between the dance company and the Sweet Honey and the Rock vocalist, performing Tongues/Gather.
"Drag Queens of Comedy" Castro Theatre, 429 Castro, SF; thedragqueensofcomedy.eventbrite.com. Sat/29, 7 and 10pm. $35-100. With Coco Peru, Sasha Soprano, Lady Bunny, Shangela, Pandora Boxx, Bianca Del Rio, and DWV, plus hosts Heklina and Peaches Christ.
"Dream Queens Revue" Aunt Charlie's Lounge, 133 Turk, SF; www.dreamqueensrevue.com. Wed/26, 9:30pm. Free. Drag with Collette LeGrande, Ruby Slippers, Sophilya Leggz, Bobby Ashton, and more.
Daisy Eagan Society Cabaret, Hotel Rex, 562 Sutter, SF; www.societycabaret.com. Fri/28-Sat/29, 8pm. $25-45. The Tony winner performs her new solo show, One For My Baby.
"Honest to God" Dance Mission Theater, 3316 24th St, SF; www.dancemission.com. Fri/28-Sat/29, 8pm; Sun/30, 7pm. $20. Dance company Number9 performs its latest evening-length work.
Jim Jeffries Warfield, 982 Market, SF; www.thewarfieldtheatre.com. Fri/28, 8pm. $37.50. The actor-comedian (Legit) performs his new live show, Day Streaming.
Sean Keane Purple Onion at Kells, 530 Jackson, SF; www.purpleonionatkells.com. Fri/28-Sat/29, 7:30pm. $10. The SF comedian performs.
"A Killer Story" Mechanics' Institution, 57 Post, SF; www.milibrary.org. Wed/26-Thu/27, 7pm. $15-25. Staged dramatic reading of Dan Harder's noir play.
"Luster: An American Songbook" Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness, SF; www.sfgmc.org. Wed/26, 8pm. $25-75. San Francisco Gay Men's Chorus performs works by Gershwin, Porter, Ellington, and Berlin, as well as the world premiere of a tribute to Tyler Clementi.
"Magic at the Rex" Hotel Rex, 562 Sutter, SF; www.magicattherex.com. Sat, 8pm. Ongoing. $25. Magic and mystery with Adam Sachs and mentalist Sebastian Boswell III.
Mona Khan Company Garage, 715 Bryant, SF; ticketfly.com/event/475517. Sun/30, 5:30 and 7:30pm. $20. The Indian contemporary dance company presents Soch, a night of vignettes.
"The Naked Stage" Bayfront Theater, B350 Fort Mason Center, SF; www.improv.org. Sat/29, 8pm. $20. BATS Improv performs a completely improvised play.
"ODC/Dance Downtown" Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater, 700 Howard, SF; www.ybca.org. Wed/26-Thu/27, 7:30pm; Fri/28-Sat/29, 8pm; Sun/30, 4pm. $20-75. The acclaimed contemporary dance company marks its 43rd season with world premiere boulders and bones, inspired by the work of artist Andy Goldsworthy, among other works.
"Pilot 64 — Sound Bodies: New Dance and Live Music" ODC Theater, 3153 17th St, SF; www.odcdance.org. Fri/28-Sat/29, 8pm. $15. Choreographers work in close collaboration with composers and musicians.
"Point Break Live!" DNA Lounge, 373 11th St, SF; www.dnalounge.com. April 4, 7:30 and 11pm. $25-50. Dude, Point Break Live! is like dropping into a monster wave, or holding up a bank, like, just a pure adrenaline rush, man. Ahem. Sorry, but I really can't help but channel Keanu Reeves and his Johnny Utah character when thinking about the awesomely bad 1991 movie Point Break or its equally yummily cheesy stage adaptation. And if you do an even better Keanu impression than me — the trick is in the vacant stare and stoner drawl — then you can play his starring role amid a cast of solid actors, reading from cue cards from a hilarious production assistant in order to more closely approximate Keanu's acting ability. This play is just so much fun, even better now at DNA Lounge than it was a couple years ago at CELLspace. But definitely buy the poncho pack and wear it, because the blood, spit, and surf spray really do make this a fully immersive experience. (Steven T. Jones)
Push Dance Company Museum of the African Diaspora, 685 Mission, SF; push.eventbrite.com. Sat/29-Sun/30, 1 and 3pm. $10-25. The company presents the premiere of a dance installation, Point Shipyard Project, inspired by the community living near the toxic Hunters Point Naval Shipyard.
Right Now Improv Trio Exit Theatre, 156 Eddy, SF; therightnowatexittheatre.eventbrite.com. Fri/28-Sat/29, 8pm. $20. The all-female comedy improv troupe performs, plus special guest Huge, an improv musical comedy duo.
"The Romane Event Comedy Show: Grand Hiatus Show" Make-Out Room, 3225 22nd St, SF; www.pacoromane.com. Wed/26, 8pm. $10. Comedian Paco Romane hosts his ninth-anniversary show, the last regular entry in his "Romane Event" series, with an all-star lineup that includes Marga Gomez, Joe Tobin, Kaseem Bentley, Sean Keane, David Gborie, and others.
"Women on the Move" Brava Theater, 2781 24th St, SF; www.dancemission.com. Fri/28, 8pm. $15-30. Singers Holly Near and Gina Breedlove, plus Dance Brigade and Grrrl Brigade, perform at this Grrrl Brigade benefit. Come early (7pm) for the silent auction and raffle.
"Work MORE! #6" SOMArts Gallery, 934 Brannan, SF; cargocollective.com/workmore. Fri/28, 7pm. Free. Mica Sigourney (a 2014 SOMArts Commons Curatorial Residency recipient) presents the opening-night party and interactive drag show to celebrate a new exhibit of drag performer and artist collaborations.
"MarshJam Improv Comedy Show" Marsh Berkeley, 2120 Allston, Berk; www.themarsh.org. Fri, 8pm. Ongoing. $10. Improv comedy with local legends and drop-in guests.
"Placas: The Most Dangerous Tattoo" Laney College Theater, 900 Fallon, Oakl; www.sfiaf.org. Wed/26-Sat/29, 8pm. $12-40. Ric Salinas of Culture Clash stars in Paul S. Flores' acclaimed play about one man's struggle to keep his family together amid street violence in the Mission. *


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You may have seen the round "Contributor" buttons with the ASF feather at ApacheCon this year. To get one, all you need to do is make an individual donation (cash/check/Paypal) to the ASF, and let me know about it, and I'll give you a button for free.
While we hope that we've recognized everyone's contributions in code, community, and other content, it's important to remember that the ASF has actual costs in terms of bandwidth, hardware, infrastructure and the like. Separately, our Foundation non-profit status requires us to show broad public support in our donations. That makes it doubly important that there are enough individual, personal, donors to the Foundation – any any level from a dollar or a euro and up.
None of this is meant to pass over the tremendous contributions that our committers and all of our community has given to the ASF over the years. It's just a realization of the larger picture, and a reminder that there are more ways to contribute than just patches and helpful emails.
Note: If your organization or employer is interested in sponsoring the ASF at a larger level, with the attendant recognition, we're happy to see that too. Jim has a great overview about Sponsoring the ASF at the Corporate and Individual Level that's worth a look even if you're not considering a contribution.


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So many shows so little time. I have wasted a quarter, or maybe a little less than half of my life sitting on the sofa watching TV.
Before I go off telling you my favorite shows, I do have some disclaimers about my taste.
I hate ALL reality TV shows and every competition show just drives me up the wall. I particularly hate American idol, America's Next Top Model, Modern Family, and any other singing show. Other shows like Face off and Project Runway don't irk me as much but I still feel really stressed out when I watch them so I just don't.
Also, I hate ghost shows. They are either so boring, or so fake, or so creepy, you were better not having watched in the first place. The only one I still watch is Paranormal Witness.
I never liked Rugrats, South Park, nor The Simpsons, nor Family Guy. I can't like them. Sorry. Oh but the number one show, I absolutely hate, is Dancing with the Stars. I just don't understand how it's popular. O.o ???
This is what's recorded on my DVR.
Vampire Diaries is so pre-conceived, but I love it. It's perfect for lonely single girls, to fulfill the need of having love and attention. Whats so great, is that Elena is sought after by two smoking hot guys. She is always the victim, and always gets what she wants. Even, when she is wrong everyone forgives her because she's so 'compassionate' or whatever. Basically she is Ms. Perfect. Despite the gory scenes, after watching this, I sleep well.
Once Upon a Time, costumes are the best part of this show despite being written by the same people who wrote Lost. Regina, the evil queen, carries the whole show.
Flight of the Conchords, is something that's not on air anymore but I recently got into them again. You can still find some place online to watch it. They are brilliantly funny. Also, so it's much fun to copy their New Zealand accents. The recurrent jokes on this show are to die for.
New Girl, seems so wacky at first, but I grew into the awkward humor. No laugh tack in this comedy, so it gives a fly on the wall effect. Bravo to the writers. They have eliminated the "ha-ha" one-liner tackyness of original sitcoms. I really feel like I know the people in the show. I also relate to their wild behavior because that's how I act around friends.
Adventure Time is a very colorful cartoon. I love the animation and the acid trip story lines. There are many princesses and kingdoms. I would recommend this show to you if you like fantasy. Lumpy Space Princess, also known as LSP, is my favorite character.
2 Broke Girls is very much a punch drunk, one-liner type comedy with a rambunctious laugh track. The two girls make a hilarious juxtaposition. Despite their differences, they come together to make ends meet, with their struggling cupcake business. The show always ends with the amount of money they have accumulated. I really hope at the end they both become rich. However, my fave character is Sophie, a Polish woman who dresses too lavishly for daily life. She wears tight bandage dresses in bright colors and accessorizes with fake bling and fur. One of my favorite quotes "My hair is extended, my nails are extended…and well…I'm just too extended to walk."
Regular Show, this is another cartoon, a little bit similar to Flight of the Conchords. It's about two poor guys that work at a park. They have an angry boss. And they get into fantastical heaps of trouble. You'll know what I mean by fantastical, once you watch the show.
One Tree Hill, oldie but goodie. If you've never watched One Tree Hill, I really suggest you do. Seasons 1-4 are GOLD. The rest is just a load of crap. I'm not currently watching this but it is the best show that has ever been on TV, EVER, so it is worth mentioning. I recommend this to people who like stories based in high school. My advice: try to limit yourself to one episode a night.
I almost forgot, Perception, is a very CSI type show, which I usually hate. However, this one I like. I'm not sure why…I do know that the main guy is a hottie that kind of looks like Ian from Vampire Diaries. It's about a college professor that helps the FBI solve crimes. He suffers with bouts of schizophrenia, that's both a gift and a curse. His visions help him solve crimes, but hinder normal relationships.
I tried to say enough about the shows so that I didn't ruin it, but still managed to intrigue.
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Last July, Lewis Gordon Pugh became the only person to ever take a long-distance swim at the North Pole. Wearing only a Speedo, cap, and goggles, he managed to paddle 1 kilometer (0.6 miles) in saltwater that was a frigid -1.7 degrees C (29 degrees F.) – below the freezing point of freshwater. It was the coldest water in which a human had ever swum.
The record-setting swim wasn't his first encounter with icy seawater. In 2005, he plunged into 0 degree C water at Petterman Island, Antarctica, to claim the right to the most southern swim in the world. He's also swum the longest fjord in Norway, the 127-mile Sognefjord; the English Channel; and in 2006, the famed Thames River in Britain – all 203 miles of it – stopping off at 10 Downing Street to chat with then-Prime Minister Tony Blair.
But Mr. Pugh, who has earned the moniker "Polar Bear," doesn't want to be known as merely a thrill-seeking athlete. Today, his single-minded purpose is to bring attention to the plight of his favorite place on earth, the fast-melting Arctic Ocean.
Last summer saw the Arctic's sea ice shrink to just half the volume of only four years earlier. Scientists are quickly recalculating their estimates that Arctic summers might be ice-free by midcentury. Last month, one scientist estimated that it could happen as soon as 2012.
"We need to save the Arctic not because of the polar bears, and not because it is the most beautiful place in the world," Pugh explains in an interview, "but because our very survival depends upon it." The changes at the northernmost part of the world are dramatic illustrations of worldwide climate change, he says, "the canary in the [coal] mine."
Pugh has seen the changes firsthand as he's traveled to the Arctic in recent years. Last summer, he had no difficulty finding open water to take his polar swim – plenty of large gaps in the ice had opened in the area around the North Pole.
Together with a small team of helpers, Pugh traveled north aboard a Russian ship to the geographic North Pole. As he stood on the ice preparing for his historic swim, the inky water looked foreboding. "When I stood there on the ice, I didn't know if in 20 minutes time I would come out alive," he recalls. Pugh had never tried, even in practice, a swim in water so cold. "I had been training in water that was 2 degrees [C]. That doesn't sound like a big difference ... but it's the difference between night and day."
Using a mental technique he'd been taught, he was able to raise the core temperature of his body as a defense against the bitter cold. "It's visualizing exactly how the swim is going to work out," he explains. "It's squeezing out all the fear."
After shaking hands with his spotter, Jorgen Amundsen (a relative of famed polar explorer Roald Amundsen), Pugh leapt in. Following a route designated by flags planted along the ice, he made his 0.6 mile swim in a little more than 18 minutes, enough distance to qualify for an international record. (Others had briefly jumped into the polar water, but none had come close to traveling far enough to qualify as an official "swim.") Pugh suffered no long-term ill effects, though the fingers on one of his hands remained numb for several months afterward.
Big feat, few results
While his feat briefly made world headlines, Pugh laments that it hasn't had the impact he had hoped. He thought that by showing that someone could swim at the heart of the Arctic, the most northern place on Earth, world leaders would have been shaken into taking action against global warming.
Looking back, he says, "I think that I was slightly naive. I thought that if I showed people the beauty of the Arctic and the beauty of the polar bears that they would care so much that they would stand up and try to make a change."
Since then, Pugh has been traveling the world, speaking about the need to combat climate change and especially to preserve the Arctic. "It was so utterly disappointing that I came back from the North Pole, and a month later, Russia put a flag on the bottom of the sea there," he says. The flag was a symbol of the claim Russia is making on the seabed from its borders to the Pole. Other countries, including Norway, Canada, and Denmark (on behalf of Greenland), are making Arctic claims as well.
"What it has set off ... is this sort of race for ownership of the Arctic," Pugh says. With the price of oil rising above $100 a barrel, and sea ice diminishing, mining the Arctic seabed for oil, gas, and other minerals soon may become economically feasible.
A call to keep the Arctic 'untouched'
"We need to draw a line in the snow," says Pugh, who has left his work as a maritime lawyer at a law firm in London to dedicate his life to saving the Arctic. "We need an Arctic treaty ... it needs to be an untouched zone," he says. "Now is not the time for chatting. Now is the time for action, for cooperation, and to put aside national interests."
Pugh was born in Britain, spent time as a teenager in South Africa (his first big swim was the seven miles from Robben Island, where Nelson Mandela was imprisoned, to Cape Town), then returned home. On a bicycling trip in Norway, he fell in love with the beauty of the Arctic wilderness. "It's a magical place," he says. "Desolation, utter beauty. It's hard to describe. You have to be there."
Along with numerous speaking engagements (he's already served as a "warm-up act" for Al Gore), he's planning a new Arctic endeavor for later this year. Though he's kept the details secret, "The next expedition will take it to an entirely different level. It won't be a swim on a single day. It will be a journey" – a six-month expedition somewhere at the top of the world.
Pugh expects to spend much of the rest of 2008 in the United States, trying to raise interest in his cause. "America is just so powerful a country," he says. "It's amazing to see [what happens] when America gets behind something; it's so exciting."
His message is not one of despair, but a call for action. "There is hope. There's still time, but we're in the 11th hour," he says. "And we don't want to get to the 12th hour."
Though Americans will have many issues on their minds during this year's presidential campaign, from Iraq to the mortgage crisis, Pugh hopes that battling climate change will emerge near the top. "I can't think of anything more important than the environment we leave to our children and our children's children."


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Joel McHale's got the right spirit: while hosting a major awards show, be funny.
The "Community" star and host of "The Soup" is tackling his first big live hosting stint on Saturday as the emcee of the Independent Spirit Awards, that beachy, breezy fete of indie filmdom, and he gave PopcornBiz a preview of what he has in mind – kinda.
"I'm not going to tell you any of the jokes because I want them all to be surprises, but most of it will be in Spanish, just as a challenge," jokes McHale.
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He's also not revealing whether he'll go for the guests' jugulars, Ricky Gervais-style, even though McHale himself is known for not pulling any punches skewering Hollywood and reality stars on his E! show. "My main concern, really, is just making the jokes really funny," he says. "People are like, 'Are you going to really go hard at them?' I say 'I don't know, just as long it's funny.' I don't really care what the jokes are. Hopefully there will be no major injuries."
McHale's made himself a student of celebrity emcees across the board. "The best hosts are the people that keep the show moving along and keep the ball in the air – meaning you're the glue that keeps the show moving," he says. "As long as you can do that I think you're going to be somewhat okay. Obviously, your jokes at the top need to be funny, and you can't mumble."
Among the best of the best, in his mind: "Chris Rock hosting the MTV Movie Awards. I really liked Dave Letterman's hosting of the Oscars, and Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin's hosting was incredible, and Billy Crystal for so many years and Jon Stewart and Ellen DeGeneres were awesome. Who else? Kathy Griffin – I always like what she does."
While the Spirit Awards have been considerably more freewheeling than the average Industry backslappery (past hosts have included the witheringly wry John Waters and scatological Sarah Silverman), McHale says "that doesn't make me casual about it, but that nature of it means that you can a little looser and you can get away with more, probably. I'm not saying that I'm trying to get away with most risqué and sexiest jokes that I can. The only thing that's my main concern is making sure that the jokes are funny. You can be as innovative or as edgy, you can do all those things, but if it's not funny it's not funny."
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RAWR! Bring on the Tigers
"Those that fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it." – Winston Churchill
There have been a lot of bizarre things happening around baseball these past 24 hours. The Boston Red Sox capped an epic American League Wild Card collapse, falling apart at the hands of the Baltimore Orioles…and maybe their 6-20 month of September.
The Tampa Bay Rays – who rallied back from a 7-0 deficit against the Yankees – stunned the world and captured the AL Wild Card.
It proved one thing: sometimes it takes all 162 games to make the postseason.
Now Boston (the team everyone and their mother picked to be representing the AL in the World Series) is going home for the winter, and the Rays will play the Texas Rangers in the American League Division Series – a rematch of last year's first round.
Then there are the Yankees, who are the AL East Champions. They finished with a record of 97-65, the best in the American League. The Bombers will square off with the AL Central winners, the Detroit Tigers, in the ALDS.
Right back to where we started on Opening Day.
But the last time the Yanks and Tigers faced off in the playoffs was 2006 – and it did not go well for New York.
The Yankees were predicted to go deep into the playoffs that year; they had a pitching staff featuring 19-game winner Chien-Ming Wang, the tactical and crafty Mike Mussina, and the Big Unit, Randy Johnson.
Game One was easy to watch. The Yanks (with home field advantage) took care of the Tigers in convincing fashion, winning Game One 8-4. Derek Jeter and Jason Giambi both homered – as did Curtis Granderson – but he was on the other side of the field in the other dugout, a member of the Tigers.
After such an encouraging Game One, everything just came unglued.
Game Two was set to take place the night after Game One, but a rainout forced the two teams to play the following afternoon. I can't say for sure whether or not it halted the Yankees' momentum, but Joe Torre once said that "playoff rainouts hurt."
And boy, did the Yanks hurt following that rainout.
Game Two started nicely, but turned into a nightmare. The Yankees had a 3-1 lead after four innings, and it looked as though they were going to be putting themselves in a favorable position: a two games-to-nothing lead going to Detroit.
But the Tigers were able to claw their way back into the game, scoring once in the fifth and once in the sixth. Then in the seventh, they plated a run to make it 4-3, and they never looked back.
The biggest spot in that game came on the shoulders of one Alex Rodriguez. He had been under heavy scrutiny for not putting up the best power numbers in '06 – although he did smash 35 home runs and he drove in 121 runs. I don't see what's so bad about that.
Yet, he had been failing in clutch situations – and all season long, the Yankee fans booed him off the field whenever he didn't come up big.
Rodriguez was standing in the batter's box at Yankee Stadium in the bottom of the eighth of Game Two, two outs, the bases loaded, down by one run, and facing the flame-throwing Joel Zumaya.
Talk about pressure; needing to come up big in a huge spot.
Zumaya blew A-Rod away on the first two pitches before throwing a breaking ball, buckling Rodriguez's knees and puzzling him for a called strike three. As he retreated towards the dugout a torrential shower of boos and jeers rained down on the Yankees' third baseman.
Rodriguez was booed off the field – at home.
The Yanks were never able to capitalize and home field advantage was taken away from them. With the ALDS tied 1-1, they headed to the Motor City. What happened in Game Three still shocks me to this day.
Detroit sent former Yankee Kenny Rogers to the mound and his numbers against the Yankees were unreal. The lineup Torre posted had 20 home runs combined in their career off Rogers. The analysts all said this was the Yankees' game to win; they even strategized how Jim Leyland, the Tigers' skipper, should maneuver his bullpen – because they all believed Rogers was going to get shelled.
Not the case at all.
Rogers dazzled the Yanks, tossing 7 2/3 innings of shutout ball. He allowed five hits and two walks, but struck out eight on the way to a 6-0 Tiger victory.
It didn't make sense. The Yankees owned this guy, how did they not hand him his rear end?
It was revealed when the Tigers made the World Series that Rogers had grease on his pitching hand – and that grease was on his hand during the ALDS vs. the Yankees (and subsequently the American League Championship Series against the Oakland A's).
Perhaps his greasy hand was the reason the Yanks couldn't touch him that night?
From there it was all but over. Torre decided to start Jaret Wright in Game Four and he fell apart in the second inning, allowing three runs. The Tigers eventually went on to win the game 8-3 and claim the ALDS.
With the way the Yankees played that year – full of passion and drive – a first round knockout was not how I envisioned the season ending. What shocked me the most was, instead of New York talking about how well the Mets were doing in the postseason, the Yankees dominated the backs of the newspaper pages.
"Why did the Yankees lose? Is Joe Torre Coming Back Next Year? What Happened to A-Rod?"
Even in defeat, the Yankees upstaged the Mets.
For as many differences I see between 2006 and now, some things look the same.
What's Different This Time Around
Well, for one, different position players. Granderson was on the 2006 Tigers team and now he is a Yankee. It's worth noting the centerfielder had a big ALDS against the Yankees: two homers, five RBIs, a triple, he slugged .765 and stole a base.
Instead of doing that against the Yankees, he'll look to do it for them this time.
Gary Sheffield, Bernie Williams, Bobby Abreu, Hideki Matsui, Johnny Damon, and Giambi for that matter, were all in the starting lineup in the 2006 postseason.
Now, all of those players are on different teams – or retired. And it works both ways.
Some of Detroit's difference-makers in '06 are gone. Craig Monroe, Placido Polanco, Ivan Rodriguez, and Sean Casey are no longer on the team.
A lot of the pitchers have also moved on. Our starting three does not consist of Wang, Mussina, and Johnson – and thankfully Jaret Wright is no longer in pinstripes. CC Sabathia (19-7, 3.00 ERA), Ivan Nova (16-4, 3.70 ERA) and Freddy Garcia (12-8, 3.62 ERA) will head up the Yanks' ALDS rotation.
Aside from the big one, meaning Justin Verlander, the Tigers' staff has also changed since 2006.
Throughout the season I knew what Verlander had been doing (24-5, 2.40 ERA). But I hadn't been keeping up with the rest of Detroit's starting pitching. In fact, the other day I asked myself,
"Who is their number two starter? RoboCop? He's from Detroit, it makes sense."
But then I looked up Doug Fister, who is 8-1 in 11 games for the Tigers this year with a 1.79 ERA. Behind him is Max Scherzer, another starter who is not exactly a slouch: 15-9 with a 4.43 ERA.
What works in the Yankees' favor, though: no funny business or should I say "greasy action."
It's clearly a different corps of players and it's a different time. But I can't help but be reminded of what happened in '06 and parallel it to 2011.
What Looks the Same
The regular season records. In 2006 Detroit finished at 95-67, while the Yankees ended their campaign at 97-65. They met in the ALDS and look what happened.
Fast forward to 2011. The Tigers ended at 95-67; the Yanks at 97-65. They are about to meet in the ALDS, and…well…I am sure the Yankees hope the outcome will be much different, despite the eerie similarity.
There's also the A-Rod factor.
This year was probably the worst season for Rodriguez. Numerically he failed to hit 30 home runs for the first time since 1997. He hit 16 this year with a .276 batting average and 62 RBIs – and he could not stay off the DL.
Rodriguez was hurt for the majority of the season, and even when he came off the disabled list he could not fend off the injury bug. A jammed thumb, followed by a sore knee – he couldn't stay healthy.
I have this sinking feeling A-Rod is going to perform poorly in the postseason because of his injuries this year – which in a way mirrors what he did in '06. It doesn't look good for him now, but as they say, the postseason is a new season, and maybe he can come out of his funk and get back to making good contact at the plate.
Once he does that, his power will return.
Along with A-Rod, home field advantage was something the Yankees also had in 2006, which didn't work in their favor. Splitting the first two games takes home field away from the Yankees. Suppose Verlander outduels Sabathia tomorrow night, but the Yankees answer and get to Fister to take Game Two.
New York would have to go into Detroit and win at least one game – and Comerica Park will undoubtedly be shaking and baking; rocking and rolling. It was difficult for the Yankees to handle in 2006, and expect no difference this year.
Differences and similarities aside, this is looking to be an interesting postseason. Can the Yankees, who most skeptics doubted at the start of the year, win the World Series for the 28th time in their storied history?
If they learned anything from 2006, they certainly have a chance.


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NEW YORK, March 3 (UPI) -- Rick Nash provided a goal and an assist and scored during a shootout Sunday, powering the New York Rangers over Buffalo 3-2.
Nash assisted on Derek Stepan's tally 3:35 into the third period and then added his own marker less than 1 minute later for a 2-1 Rangers lead as the Sabres' Patrick Kaleta was serving a 5-minute major penalty.
But Buffalo, still down a man on the same penalty, tied it up when Nathan Gerbe notched a short-handed goal.
After a scoreless overtime, Nash went first in a shootout and scored on a backhander past the Sabres' Ryan Miller.
Ryan Callahan followed with a score and Henrik Lundqvist made a pair of stops in the tiebreaker to seal the win for New York, which claimed a second straight victory.
Lundqvist finished with 28 saves.
Drew Stafford found the net and Miller turned aside 26 shots for the Sabres, whose three-game winning streak was snapped.


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As is standard now for the Brodd family, we head out to the Christmas Tree Farm the Saturday after Thanksgiving. The weather was pretty good and the girls were in good spirits. While we didn't see Santa at the tree farm, we were able to take advantage of the wagon ride through the snowy tree farm.
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Monday, December 19, 2011
Believing Butterfly {Market Street Stamps}
It's almost time for another great new release from Market Street Stamps - and today I get to give you a little peek at a wonderful new set!
I took the fabulous new Believing Butterfly and created this card.
Be sure to head on over to the Market Street Stamps blog to check out what the other designers created with the new stamps!
Thanks for stopping by today!
Cardstock: The Paper Company (Kraft);
Stamps: Market Street Stamps (Believing Butterfly);
Ink: Tsukineko (Spring Pansy, Purple Hydrangea, Eggplant);
Mist: Studio Calico (Bluegrass);
Twine: The Twinery (Lilac);
Dies: Spellbinders (Labels Twenty);
Tools: Fiskars (Trimmer, Scissors; Martha Stewart/EK Success (Scoring Board);
23 comments:
- Amanda said...
Your card is simply beautiful!! I just love the misting and you butterfly really pops off the page..
Scrappy hugs
Amanda :0)
- December 19, 2011 at 9:34 PM
- Raven B said...
Oh how I love this let me count the ways! The glimmered background is fabulous! That sentiment us amazing and I am in love with the butterfly! So pretty!z,
- December 19, 2011 at 11:06 PM
- Unknown said...
Oh I love the butterfly, the sentiment and that way that you worked with the mist
- December 19, 2011 at 11:34 PM
- Unknown said...
Not sure if my comment went through
Love the butterfly, the sentiment and what you did with the mist
Love, Love, Love it
- December 19, 2011 at 11:36 PM
- Lindsey Wood said...
This is fantastic! I love the colors you used and the mist gives it a nice finishing touch!
- December 19, 2011 at 11:53 PM
- Savannah O'Gwynn said...
OHHHH! GORGEOUS! I love the misting--love the kraft and white! BEAUTIFULLY done:)
- December 20, 2011 at 12:17 AM
- Chunyuan said...
Gorgeous card. Love the misting and cut out butterfly.
- December 20, 2011 at 12:40 AM
- Emily said...
So pretty Tifany! I love the colors you used!
- December 20, 2011 at 7:00 AM
- Brenda Weaver said...
great CAS design, Tifany! I love the color spritzing you have going on. So pretty!
- December 20, 2011 at 7:49 AM
- Tenia Nelson said...
Awesome card!!! tfs!!!
- December 20, 2011 at 7:51 AM
- Miriam Prantner said...
Really pretty! Great misting and I really like how you used that die. Simple and sweet. Thanks!
- December 20, 2011 at 9:42 AM
- Bunnyfreak said...
Love the misted background.
- December 20, 2011 at 5:03 PM
- Jeanette said...
Beautiful card! Love how the butterfly pops!
- December 20, 2011 at 6:23 PM
- Naomi said...
Simply GORGEOUS! LOVE the colours and the glimmer mist effect...and this new set is beautiful!
Happy Holiday Hugs,
- December 20, 2011 at 8:46 PM
- Indy's Designs said...
What a simply beautiful card!
- December 20, 2011 at 10:41 PM
- Tammy V said...
I love the simplicity of your card and the misting of color!
- December 21, 2011 at 12:38 AM
- Kitty said...
Ooooh pretty misting! I'm getting addicted to all the studio calico mists!
- December 21, 2011 at 9:17 AM
- Amy Williams said...
Beautiful card! Absolutely love the butterfly!
- December 21, 2011 at 2:44 PM
- Romaine said...
Beautiful spritzing on the die cut!
- December 21, 2011 at 8:21 PM
- Cindy Lou said...
Very soft, flowing card. Love your spritzing, the gentle progression of colors is soothing and just naturally leads the eye up to the beautiful butterfly. Thanks for sharing!
- December 21, 2011 at 10:05 PM
- Mary-Anne V said...
Such a nice card! Love the Market Street stamps…thanks for the chance to win.
- December 21, 2011 at 10:23 PM
- Viji Siddharth said...
Absolutely love the card! simple, elegant and beautiful!
- December 22, 2011 at 5:25 PM
- Cassandra said...
Love your butterfly! Nice card :)
- December 22, 2011 at 5:46 PM


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Authorities say the mother of three children killed when a sport utility vehicle that police said was carjacked crashed into a group on a north Philadelphia corner last month has passed away.
A Temple University Hospital spokeswoman confirmed Friday that 34-year-old Keisha Williams died Thursday night but could provide no other details.
Williams had been hospitalized in critical condition since the July 25 crash that killed 15-year-old Keiearra Williams, 10-year-old Thomas Joseph Reed and 7-year-old Terrance Moore as they were selling fruit for a church fundraiser. Their funeral was held Monday. Also injured were a family friend who was nearby and the woman who had been carjacked.
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Total TimePrep: 40 min. Bake: 25 min.
Makes12 servings
As others mentioned, I subbed in Panko breadcrumbs for cornmeal and Old Bay & Lemon Pepper for the sage and oregano. Next time I will use Accent for the salt and maybe a 1/2 tea of poultry seasoning as well. A lot of ways to go here to please the family taste buds. Using a rack over the baking pan was a great suggestion to prevent chicken from getting soggy during baking. I had to fry 7 min per side to help get them all the way cooked thru in my electric skillet. If you want a real golden color to the skin also add 1/2 tea of turmeric to the dry ingredients. Family and friends always ask why my chicken is so golden compared to theirs, hope they don't read this review! ha ha
Just found this recipe - it looks delicious! I like the idea of using the boneless skinless strips. @safetysu - where do you see the nutrition information? Fried foods are going to have more calories, but you can eliminate some of it by modifying the recipe - don't use the skin, bake on top of rack, etc.
I would bake this on a rack after frying as the bottom of the chicken got a little soggy from the grease. Otherwise, it was awesome! We didn't mind the oregano and sage so I kept the recipe the same.
It is too yummy and delicious.
My family would have liked this better if it didn't have the sage. I did like the crispy texture of the chicken.
Would just like to ask why there are so many calories for one serving when people want to lose weight they can't have any of this.
I normally try all recipes as written to get a true picture of the flavours and method but in this case due to family likes and dislikes I did some substituting with my first try. I used boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into strips, substituted homemade bread crumbs for the cornmeal and as suggested by another cook substituted lemon pepper for the sage and oregano (also eliminating the regular pepper). Loved the coating as it was light and the family loved the flavours and how alot of the oil was eliminated during the finishing in the oven (I put the strips on a rack over a baking pan).
i like this recipe. you can also use boneless chicken breast or strips and it is so amazing
I have two suggestions.1. Add onion powder to the flour mixture.2. To speed up the cooking process, cook your chicken pieces in a pressure cooker for about 10 minutes and then proceed with the coating and frying! Very fast!
I made a couple substitutions recommended and it had no flavor at all. Chicken was moist but that was about it.


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Ralph Gibson, (born in Los Angeles, 1939) studied photography while in the Navy and then at the San Francisco Art Institute. He began his professional career as an assistant to Dorothea Lange and went on to work with Robert Frank on two films. Gibson is widely regarded as both a prolific photographer and bookmaker, and founded Lustrum Press in the early 1970s. Gibson's numerous awards include three grants from the National Endowment for the Arts, a John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Fellowship and Leica Medal of Excellence. His photographs are in major public and private collections worldwide, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Modern Museum of Art. He divides his time between New York and France.


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Nothing is ever easy. I should've learned this by now. Allergy testing has stalled because I'm highly sensitive to glycerin. Glycerin is used as a preservative for the allergens in the injections for Immunotherapy. Every dose so far has given me a terrible headache and a welt-like red bump at the injection site. Before I can continue tray testing they have to get the base at the proper dosage. Each day the headache is milder, we were hopeful today's dose would be the right one, but the headache has reared its ugly head once again. Maybe I'll have better luck on Thursday. Now, tray testing will lead into next week. I was really looking forward to wrapping it up this week, too. Tuesday, I have a dentist appointment. I need two crowns. I'm dreading it my last crown took a long time to get used to. I need a total of three – childhood fillings are falling apart and there's not enough tooth left to have them replaced. The two are next to each other and are in the worst condition from grinding and clenching, so I'll get those done first. It's a huge hit to the pocketbook so I'll wait to do the third.
I'm really growing tired of the daily poking, prodding, appointments, driving across town, etc. I cannot wait until the tests and upcoming dental work are complete.
This weekend I went through all my products checking for glycerin. I can't use anything that has it listed as a first or second ingredient. Fortunately, most of my stuff was okay because I'm also allergic to cocoa butter therefore I choose many hypoallergenic products. However, all my body lotions were bad. Water, glycerin… in every single one. Shopping for a safe one was a challenge, Frank helped me read bottles to speed along the process, finally I came across Aveeno, and I had a winner.
I've suffered from headaches for ages, I've never pinpointed a trigger, and I've always attributed them to sinus issues and allergies. I never gave it more thought than that. It's highly likely glycerin was the cause of my grief. Wild.
We've replaced our air filters at the house with the highest allergen reducing kind Lowe's carried. Hopefully, they will make a difference. I figure I'll try whatever I can to help myself feel better. Frank may even benefit from the changes, as well.
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Beat the Streak Report: Tuesday, Sept. 22
Today's recommended picks
Joey Votto, 1B, Reds
.615 AVG (8-for-13) lifetime vs. Reds starter Zach Duke
Ryan Braun, OF, Brewers
.500 AVG (5-for-10) lifetime vs. Cubs starter Randy Wells
Derek Jeter, SS, Yankees
.474 AVG (9-for-19) lifetime vs. Angels starter Ervin Santana
BTS all-time leader: Michael Karatzia, 49
MLB all-time leader: Joe DiMaggio, 56
Yesterday's results
GBaby continued his late-season push for BTS glory, receiving a 1-for-4 effort from Joe Mauer to move up to 39 games.
Behind him, the standings remained unchanged. larrythemailman1 stepped up to 34 games thanks to a 2-for-4 showing from Ryan Braun, while Jason Kubel (1-for-5) and Matt Holliday (2-for-4) helped stikid610 and struck00 hold onto their shares of third place, at 32 games.
Yesterday's Top 5 most selected players
1. Derek Jeter (NYY): 11.1%, 2-for-4
2. Ryan Braun (MIL): 9.8%, 2-for-4
3. Joe Mauer (MIN): 6.5%, 1-for-4
4. Albert Pujols (STL): 6.3%, 2-for-5
5. Jacoby Ellsbury (BOS): 4.8%, 1-for-5
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Tuesday, 9/22……..
Trying to end the year on a "high note" 🙂
Derek Lee tore it up last night – HR and single.
I'm going with Ichirio on Tuesday, if I'm not mistaken, he has not had two 0-fer games in a row all year. M's had an off day on Monday and "The Little Magician" should be ready to hit. Derek Jeter looks very solid.
Tip of the Day for WED – CUBS v. BREWERS……..
As a Cub Fan – Hate to make this post but a hit is a hit.
Cubs are starting Jeff Samardzija(former Notre Dame Fottball Player). JS has struggled all year and is hittable.
Take a look at the MIL lineup for a hit on Wed. Cecil Fielder, Mike Cameron could take a JS fastball and hit it into orbit or at least break the back of one ot the empty seats in LF/RF.
hammanm, champion_88, vinny, teampeanut – Is the plan to exchange email addresses to plan a strategy over the winter for 2010 still a go for us?
good luck to all today!
Hi to email@example.com – Can you get me some tickets to a game at Fenway v. NYY? 🙂
Please join the crowd and post who you like each day. The blog is updated "somewhat" regularly but do not count on the "King's at the Plate" for the best advice each day. The chances of winning BTS are very long (e.g. – The RSOX win all 15 games in one season V. NYY comes to mind as a comparison.) But if we post who we like each day with some reasoning we can work as a team and maybe, just maybe one of use could be a big winner.
hammanm posts regualry who he likes and he is the holder of a 43 game streak this season. His picks are well researched and his advice is rock solid.
Remember – There is a big element of luck in the game.
So wear your lucky RSOX jersey when you make your picks each day.
I have the privilege to get to Fenway back a few years ago to see two games – Had a great time! I sat behind homeplate in the grandstand – wooden seats, very close together with almost no leg room – would not trade that experiece for any other.
Yeah, that is still the plan, but we might want to start exchanging them soon, since there is only 2 weeks left of the regular season.
I will still be here into October and even November, as there is still the bracket challenge and Postseason Survivor to do, but I am unsure how many of you play that contest as well?
I would not be surprised if there is not a Beat the Streak: October Edition, since they did one for September this year?
I'm not overwhelmed with any picks for today. I'm going with Shin-Soo Choo vs. Edwin Jackson. He's hitting .300 for the year and .467 vs. Jackson.
I went with Derek Jeter today. I know that Ichiro has not gone 0 for X in back-to-back games this year, but that is the same angle that ended my 22-game hit streak back in Ichiro's 262-hit season and his 1 for 6 off Jeff Niemann (all of those stats are from this year probably) is not a good sign.
Is anyone doing any of the postseason MLB.com fantasy contests?
champion_88 – I'll be on the look out for Bracket Challenge and Post Season Survivor. Did not know about these items.
How did they work last year?
My email is: firstname.lastname@example.com
Put champion_88 in the subject line so you do not go into my spam box.
I will be playing all the postseason games like I do every single year and for those of you who want to keep in contact here is my email.
We can talk strategy over the offseason so that one of us can win in 2010.
I'm going to be out of town and away from a computer this weekend. Here's my upcoming picks:
Wednesday – Michael Young
Thursday – Miguel Cabrera
Friday – Alberto Callaspo
Saturday – Jimmy Rollins
Sunday – Rajai Davis
Monday – Jacoby Ellsbury
Cool Hamman. I will send you an email and dragbunt I got your email so good deal.
Wed. 9/23…………..
I mentioned that CUBS are starting Jeff Samardzija on Wed at MIL. He has been bad this year. This is his 2nd start. I'm going with MIL leadoff hitter Felipe Lopez for Wed.
I say the under over is that Samardzija does not get out of the 4th inning at MIL – a hitters park. Good day to bring your glove to the game if you are sitting in the outfield.
This is a tough pick for a Cub fan – but – I can't influence the outcome of a game only make picks that I think will be best to extend my modest streak.
Ichirio hits a HR! I took Aramis Ramirez CUBS in HR BTS today and Ichirio in BTS. Would never have thought to take Ichirio in HR BTS!
Hammanm got your email. We now have 3 BTS players working to beat the King in 2010. BTS Player are you going to join us, same for champion_88?
I enjoy your posts… good information… send me an email
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You are currently browsing the tag archive for the 'pentecostal' tag.
This is the number two question I get, after:
Are there pets in heaven?
Both questions are tough to answer in a simplistic way!
First of all, there is often a "question behind the question." So, before answering, I counter with "What do you mean by Lutheran?"
Let's start with Martin Luther (1500's in Germany). I once was blessed to meet the greatest Luther scholar of the 20th century, in person, Roland Bainton, in the early 80's after a lecture. I asked him why he never joined a Lutheran Church. His witty response was: "I've never seen one. Luther himself, ironically, would not be welcomed in most Lutheran churches today."
Martin Luther
So, are you Lutheran? If you can answer difficult theological questions simplistically, you probably aren't following Luther's pattern.
Asked whether there is pre-destination, Luther answered "yes and no." Asked if we can lose our salvation, Luther answered "yes and no." Asked if we are basically sinners or totally justified, he answered "yes." Luther was a Bible teacher, and not a systematic theologian. He loved the (obvious) dramatic tensions in scripture and was OK with just leaving them be. His counterpart, Calvin, seemed to have a high need to cram the Bible into a neat system.
There are parts of Luther's teaching and personality that I, without reservation, condemn and reject. His bizarrely anti-Semitic view of European Jews was an outrage. His mowing down of the peasant revolt was inexcusable. His eschatology was primitive at best and incomprehensible at worst (He thought Pope Leo was literally THE Antichrist). He had no sense of Christian mission to the majority of the non-Christian world.
But he was spot-on right about the whole Bible revolving around Grace, Faith, and Christ. And he was crazy-courageous in standing up to the whole authority structure of his world (Popes and Emperors) to make it stick. He rediscovered Paul's "Jesus plus nothing" and remade much of the Western Church around it.
Along with Isaac Newton, he is one of the most mercurial and influential humans ever to walk this planet (Newton, like Luther, had his mega-quirks). By deconstructing the monastic world-view (which had been dominant for centuries), philosophically and practically, Luther helped lay the foundation for the Modern World in which you and I live.
Ironically (I thought of this while walking the ancient stones of the Via Sacra), Luther and Paul were the two greatest historical figures ever to walk the streets of Rome. No one at the time, in that city, even noticed them. Luther and Paul could care less–they just went out and re-made the world. All of the emperors and heroes of Rome amounted to: not much. We name our sons Paul–and our dogs, Nero.
Am I a follower of Paul or Luther? No. So perhaps I'm not a Lutheran, in that sense. Luther didn't want us to use the term "Lutheran" (see his exact quote at the bottom of this page) and Paul, in 1 Corinthians, was horrified that people would label themselves with his name. I, like Luther and Paul, am a follower of Jesus Christ alone.
But what about faith families? What about denominations? I am totally a product of Lutheran theological-cultural upbringing, and can't do much about it. It's like being Jewish, it's a cultural tattoo which you can't remove without lasers. Even if I (God forbid) were to become an atheist, I'd be a Lutheran atheist.
If I were to join a Baptist or Catholic congregation, I'd still be a Lutheran member of that church. If you are Jewish or Lutheran, you understand the tribal implications of these labels :-). I'd actually, if I had my 'druthers, like to be a charismatic Anglican (the Alpha London folks), but I'm too blue-collar Lutheran to pull it off long term.
So, is the church I pastor, Robinwood Church, Lutheran, because I am the primary teacher? Perhaps. We affirm (in our bylaws) the unaltered Augsburg Confession, the Small Catechism, and the ecumenical creeds. We would qualify, thus, for joining the Lutheran World Federation.
But we are non-liturgical. Totally. More than you think. And we are very Pentecostal in our expression. It doesn't look "Lutheran." We have no Euro-centric trappings of any kind. We are a California beach church that meets in a warehouse. No Lent. No Advent. No lectionary. No altar table. No permanent cross. I don't own a clerical collar. There isn't a single hymnbook in the building. It would be hard to find the word "Lutheran" on our website. I only wear shoes if it's a cold day. The music is loud.
But if any trained theologian were to visit us for three Sundays, he or she would say:
They sure aren't Calvinists or Arminians. Not Roman Catholics. Not Southern Baptists. Not Eastern Orthodox. Not liberal North American PC activists. Not Anglicans. By default, they must be Lutherans. Expressive, non-legalistic, missional–but pretty dang Lutheran at the core.
If Luther were to show up at Robinwood Church, I'd probably tell him off (privately) for that goofy Jew-bashing (and a few other things) of his, but we'd pour him a beer (and cut him off at two) and share his love of God's Word, and the tensions that are simply there in it.
Is Robinwood Church Lutheran? Yes and no 🙂
And like Luther and Paul, we don't care if "important" people don't notice what we're up to, we're busy remaking the world.
For more information:
Robinwood Church Worldwide Podcast
My book explaining Pentecostalism to Lutherans.
Follow me on Twitter @RobinwoodChurch
Join the Facebook Group: Robinwood Church
LUTHER'S QUOTE on LUTHERAN LABEL:
"People should not call themselves 'Lutherans'. 'What is Luther? After all, the teaching is not mine. Neither was I crucified for anyone . . .How then should I — poor stinking maggot-fodder that I am — come to have men call the children of Christ by my wretched name?' Not so, my dear friends; let us abolish all party names and call ourselves Christians, after him whose teachings we hold."
Who said that?
Martin Luther.
–from, "A Sincere Admonition by Martin Luther to All Christians to Guard Against Insurrection and Rebellion 1522"


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