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I watched Every Little Step on Sky Arts today and it was fascinating! A very entertaining insight into the audition process that we don't often see and some great insights into the original production. It brought tears to my eyes and made me appreciate the show all the more.
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A Chorus Line
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Posted 24 February 2013 - 06:33 PM
Posted 24 February 2013 - 07:15 PM
Every Little Step also available on Netflix - an excellent documentary.
Posted 24 February 2013 - 09:04 PM
To jump on the 'no show has ever made me feel this way' bandwagon, its just incredible that a show can have this affect on people, i just knew the moment the show finished i probably won't have a connection to show like i have with this one again. The power of theatre eh I'm just glad i have this from the beginning of the run, show i generally like i see near the end of the run and really regret it. The Palladium may well be a home from home for me.
"How dare they try to end this beauty!?!?"
Posted 24 February 2013 - 09:41 PM
What are the programs/studio brocures like??
Posted 25 February 2013 - 01:04 AM
Last friday they only had the standard £3.50 cast bios, no other merchandise was available
"How dare they try to end this beauty!?!?"
Posted 25 February 2013 - 10:01 AM
Will put this in the ticket thread also, but I have a spare ticket to see the show on Friday night. It is purchased as part of a group booking so it is top price reduced to £39.50
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Posted 26 February 2013 - 04:20 PM
I got to see this on Saturday and three days later, still cannot stop thinking about it. What an incredible production!
Posted 27 February 2013 - 10:54 AM
It looks like I am the only person NOT to like this show then ! I like to go to shows without being swayed by other opinions so I do not read reviews.I do, however,read this forum so I was very excited to see the show last night with the WoS outing.I have seen all the underground posters and a couple of the tv performances so it looked promising.But what a let down.There is NO set .. well apart from the black walls swinging occasionally into mirrors,NO costume changes - except for the last 5 minute finale.When you look at the production photos most of them show the gold costumes and brilliant lighting ( which is only the last 5 minutes of the show anyway) , the acting was patchy although there were 3 or 4 performances that were good.. but there are 17 peoeple in the chorus that have their story to tell 1 by 1 and most of them looked bored to me...and the dancing was ok.John Partridge is off stage most of the show talking via speaker to the cast and he also sounded bored.
I am sorry but if I pay that kind of money for a west end show at the London Palladium I expect a lot more than dull sets,lack of costume and a smattering of decent performances in a 2 hour show ( with no break)
I am sorry but if I pay that kind of money for a west end show at the London Palladium I expect a lot more than dull sets,lack of costume and a smattering of decent performances in a 2 hour show ( with no break)
Posted 27 February 2013 - 11:04 AM
You do realise that 'no big sets and no costume changes' are essential to the story?!
Posted 27 February 2013 - 11:08 AM
Yes but it is still a valid point, the ticket prices are just as high as Charlie and the Chocolate Factory for example, Its all about perceived value. For that type of money people want a full evenings entertainment. A short show with little set or costumes costing the same as a big budget show doesnt look great.
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After talking with DTV, they sent me a refurbished H21-200. At first the receiver worked great, but has recently developed a weird issue. Every night between 8:45pm and 10:30pm CST the picture/sound will go black. If the receiver is on, everything disappears but the receiver stays on. If the receiver is off, it will power on, but no picture/sound will display. You have to press the reset button between 2-6 times to get everything back to normal. Sorry I don't have the exact time this issue occurs, but I go to the gym between the hours the issue happens. All I know is it's working just fine before I leave, but when I return I have to spend sometimes up to 45 minutes to get it working again.
The only guess I have is DTV has a set time they have the receiver check for updates and it's hanging which causes the receiver to crash. Totally guessing here, but not sure what it could be. Before I call DTV, I wanted to pick your brains first.
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Do you have an AutoTune set for 8:45 that may be tuning to a channel with no content?
Nope... I can't even pull up the guide or anything. The receiver does turn on, but no picture, sound or anything.
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Something is happening during that time period and it most likely has nothing to do with what DirecTV is up to since that is prime viewing time and they send their updates (and do other mysterious stuff) in the middle of the night so as not to irritate subscribers.
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What happens if you check the satellite signal meters during the mystery time period? (if you can actually display them)
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"We discussed the issue with MICA and they have been fully supportive and have confirmed that our land will support an educational facility," said Love.
Jim O'Donnell, Y tennis player and attendee at the fundraiser, was pleased with the partnership.
"I was stunned at the announcement, but it's a great location. I've been told by people who know that it will be a benefit for both (partners)," he said.
Realtor Jim Prange whose children attended Lely High School also came to the function.
"Lely is an incredible school. My two kids had good experiences there, but it will help from a real estate point of view to have our own community high school on the island," he said.
Watt's interest in an on-island high school started about a year ago when she attended a meeting to discuss a possible charter high school.
"We moved here from Ohio where we had all 12 grades in our community," she said. "We wanted the same community appeal for our children."
Bruce Davis, an Academy volunteer, agreed with Watt's sentiment.
"Everybody has heart strings in certain places," Davis said. "The people of Marco Island should be afforded this opportunity."
In an e-mail blast to its members on Saturday, the Y's Strategic Planning Committee explained what would be gained from the Memorandum of Understanding.
"The plan seeks to provide the Y with the expanded facilities needed to enhance its programs with a focus on health and fitness, adult education and expanded child care. Shared space for programs also will be available including a cafeteria/kitchen, multi-purpose room, music room and auditorium/gymnasium," it read.
Watt explained that by combining resources, the project will have a greater chance of attracting local, state and federal funding. She noted the location will provide greater efficiencies in land, construction and development costs.
Plans to fund shared facilities could be a boon for the Y since it has been struggling to raise enough money to build an addition on its own.
The school is currently working on its grades 9-12 curriculum offering traditional core programs with college preparatory classes, an enhanced marine-sciences program, competitive sports and English as a second language courses.
As with all charter schools in Florida, enrollment is open to students throughout the county and is offered on a first-come, first-served basis.
"The school has already partnered with Florida Gulf Coast University to offer adult education and lifelong learning opportunities through it Renaissance Academy," Watt said.
Sierra Rose, an 8th grader who now attends the Marco Island Charter Middle School, joined the event's program by singing "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong.
"I think it would be a unique learning opportunity, convenient and close to home," she said of the Academy.
The Marco Island Academy is hoping to open its doors in August 2011.


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The following property crimes were reported to the Anniston Police Department during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.
• Residence, 1700 block of Marguerite Avenue: game console, computer.
• Residence, 1900 block of Dooley Avenue: firearms.
• Residence, 1500 block of Cooper Avenue: firearm, television.
• Residence, 400 block of Gate 3 Road: jewelry.
• Residence, 100 block of Cave Road: firearm, air conditioner, air guns, sword.
• Residence, 1900 block of Dellwood Avenue: stove, refrigerator, air conditioner.
• Residence, 0 block of West 34th Street: computer.
• Residence, 300 block of Elm Street: air conditioner, television.
• Residence, 4000 block of Jones Circle: knife, cash, Bluetooth head set.
• Residence, 3900 block of North Cross Street: televisions, tools, fireplace.
• Department store, 5500 block of McClellan Boulevard: clothing, surveillance system, camera, door knob/dead bolt, batteries/battery charger. (Recovered 08-10-2012)
• Restaurant, 1500 block of Quintard Avenue: cash.
• Church, 1600 block of Golden Springs Road: laptop computer.
• Residence, 1400 block of East 11th Street: jewelry, coins, motorcycle title.
• Residence, 1300 block of Greenbrier Dear Road: hearing aid.
• Public building, 3400 block of McClellan Boulevard: night vision goggles.
• Department store, 5500 block of McClellan Boulevard: merchandise. (Recovered 08-11-2012)
• Drug store, 400 block of East 10th Street: cash.
• Residence, 300 block of Elm Street: clothing.
• Residence, 2700 block of Walnut Avenue: cash.
• Residence, 800 block of Blueridge Drive: iron table and chairs.
• Residence, 700 block of East 6th Street: outdoor furniture.
• Residence, 2300 block of Moore Avenue: tire and rim. (Recovered 08-14-2012)
Auto-related thefts
• Residence, 3300 block of Coleman Road: debit card, personal I.D., computer, keyboard, mouse, 2002 Nissan Quest.
• Residence, 1400 block of Christine Avenue: cash, firearm.
• Parking lot, 1500 block of Quintard Avenue: cash, cell phones.
• Residence, 1700 block of Moore Avenue: 1995 Isuzu Trooper.
• Department store, 3200 block of McClellan Boulevard: personal I.D., wallet, 200 Pontiac Sunfire.
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The following property crimes were reported to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office during the seven-day period ending at 7 a.m. Thursday.
• Public building, Martin Luther King Drive, Hobson City: computer monitor.
• Residence, Jackson Trace Road, Ohatchee: television, firearm.
• Residence, Brutonville Road, Jacksonville: game console.
• Department store, Mudd Street, Lincoln: knives, games, swords, machete.
• Church, Martin Luther King Drive, Hobson City: air conditioning unit.
• Residence, Choccolocco Road, Anniston: cash.
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Take down(no but we need to do something) Windows 7 Taskforce
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Maybe we could take the top 100 of all submissions and put them into a dossier and send this to Steven Sinofsky (he is very open for ideas of the users)....
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Should we report IE9 beta quirks?
Even though IE9 isn't a part of Windows 7, it is tightly focused around Windows 7 in many ways which makes me wonder whether or not it would be appropriate to post UX quirks about IE9 here as the development of IE9 progresses.
Long Zheng, please let us know whether or not it would be appropriate to post UX quirks about IE9 here. Thank you.
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This submission [Improving Task Bar] has been removed because
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Improving Task Bar
a few suggest with taskbar.
1. open application icons should be group together(move closer together), ungroup when application close, so i don't need to move too much to get to the application.
2. better way to access multirow icons. (more...)
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This submission [No More Dotted Lines Around Focused Elements] has been marked a duplicate of
Whats with the dotted lines
No More Dotted Lines Around Focused Elements
Windows 7, as of now, shows way too many of those grey dotted lines around stuff. Especially when you use a keyboard a lot to control stuff, they just pop up in the most inopportune places! Seriously, there's like a hover state and a clicked on state (more...)
Remove the dotted lines and make Aero highlighting clearer.
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Layout options & window sizes in Explorer
Changing window size & layout options in Windows Explorer affects subsequently opened Explorer windows universally. I often arrange several open windows so that they can all be viewed simultaneously and I can copy/paste, reference text, or drag & (more...)
Perhaps this could be solved with shortcuts? If one could create a shortcut to a folder, library or network location and associate layout options for the browser window the shortcut is meant to open it would be helpful.
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Bring File types tab back
'Default Programs' control panel is does not provide nearly the same functionality as 'Folder Options>File Types' did in previous versions.
Having gone straight from XP Pro to Win7 on all my machines, the loss of functionality due to elimination of the 'File Types' tab in Folder Options is killing me. I want to change default icons and also associate actions for specific file types (more...)
Bring this functionality back, no matter the form or framework... Just find a way to bring this functionality. It is pivotal to the needs of ANY, not only advanced, Windows user.
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('Search' tab now exists where 'File Types' used to.)
This submission [translation issues] has been removed because
Sorry, this isn't the place to post Office UX quirks.
translation issues
I was pleasantly surprised with the new " translation" addition to microsoft word.
You could say there are a few tweaks. This requires a long explanation.
1. English spelling to Arabic characters is no translation. Arabic (more...)
The Best Solutions
Egyptian, Lebaneese or Moroccan Arabic would have been a much better choice,
along with an actual translation. Because of ancient history, Egyptian Arabic is the most commonly taught in the U.S.
Make (more...)
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This submission [Excel Worksheet Tabs (This is really for the Microsoft Office Suite)] has been removed because
Sorry, this isn't the place to post Office UX quirks.
Excel Worksheet Tabs (This is really for the Microsoft Office Suite)
In very large excel workbooks, if you have a large number of worksheets in your workbook that you need to toggle between frequently, it can get annoying to have to scroll back and forth across the bottom. The shortcut keys make it easier and you always (more...)
It would be nice, and much more usable if there were a display option that would allow you to tab your worksheets vertically/on the vertical scroll bar (Identical to the format for page tabs that is currently used in OneNote 2007). This would be useful (more...)
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NTFS should handle Original Creation Date
When you copy a file (not moving) the Creation Date gets replaced by the date in which you copied it. This makes sense because that specific file was created in that date, however, what the file represents (a family picture for example) was not created (more...)
Have NTFS include an Original Creation Date that can never be changed or have it not replace the Creation Date, when you copy a file, and instead put the old one.
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"Save Target As..." fails to simultaneous download two different files with the same name
Sometimes when you download a file (say a PDF) from a site it has a default name for certain files (eg article.pdf). If I right click on the link to that file and choose "save target as", point to a location on disk and click save (without (more...)
I assume the missing is hidden somewhere, perhaps in temporary internet files... but I cannot find that in the AppData.
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Snap Any Window to Half the Screen Size in Windows 7
I have a 23inch monitor and its somewhat difficult for me to drug a window across the screen so that it can be half the screen size.
There should be a link or a right click option on the menu bar to allow users to do that.
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This submission [Who is Listening ???] has been marked a duplicate of
Are Taskforce subsmissions really used?
Who is Listening ???
I have another W-7 device input problem that I would like to ask about, but first I would like to ask if Microsoft Software developers actually read the problem entries on this website?
I could Not find anywhere that indicated if (more...)
The goals and actual purpose of this webite and how this is accomplished, should be posted?
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This submission [Windows 7 promotional song] has been removed because
Not relevant to UX
Windows 7 promotional song
Since Windows 7 is such a fantastic product from Microsoft, I reckon that Windows 7 deserves it's own promotional song not only to promote itself, but also to help promote Microsoft's other products in general.
This song: (more...)
Make a Windows 7 promotional song based on the above suggestion.
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Paint: Make the shape drawing tools as flexible as in Microsoft Office apps
Say for example you draw a speech bubble, it is very difficult to position the pointed bit from the speech bubble to exactly where you want.
Make the shape drawing tools as flexible as in Microsoft Office apps as in you can move the shapes and adjust the shapes exactly however you choose to do so.
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Add an option in Windows Explorer to split zip files across multiple locations
Third-party compression utilities allow you to do this, and I know that Windows Explorer does in fact allow you to open zip files that span multiple volumes, but there is no option to allow you to create multi-volume zip archives.
Add support in Windows Explorer for creating multi-volume zip archives.
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Cameron Russell admits she won "a genetic lottery": she's tall, pretty and an underwear model. But don't judge her by her looks. In this fearless talk, she takes a wry look at the industry that had her looking highly seductive at barely 16-years-old. (Filmed at TEDxMidAtlantic.)
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Boiling It Down
I have had two careers: (1) teaching the social studies (2) selling promotional merchandise. Teaching is selling: selling is teaching.
Modern Medicine
When I watch the morning news on cable television, I see advertisements for cures for allergies, back pain, sneezing, athlete's foot, tiredness, smoking, and many more maladies, real or imagined. All of these ads tell me to see my doctor, who can write a prescription enabling me to buy the stuff that is being advertised. If I don't feel terrific, I am told, there is some product somewhere that promises me I will feel better, but I must first see my doctor in order to spend my money. In the face of this commercial onslaught, I have chosen to believe in alternative medicines. My alternative attending physicians are witch doctors.
I visit a unique practice known as "Shamans R Us". Their offices are on the sixteenth floor of an office building on the upper West Side. I walk in whenever I wish, because the chief executive of the clinic is a psychic. With her abilities, she knows in advance when I am coming so there is no need to make an appointment. As a matter of fact, she knows all of today's patients' names, phone numbers, e-mails, ailments and bank balances before they enter. This makes doing business with her very easy. She answered all of my questions before I asked them. In addition to solving my physical needs, she also tells me where the stock market is heading: this alleviates my need for health insurance.
Thank You for Smoking
I went to a business meeting recently. I was the first person to arrive, and the receptionist led me to a conference room. I was given a cup of coffee to enjoy while waiting. Sitting there, I noticed a triangular piece of wood on the table. Engraved on the brass plate attached to the wood were the words: "Thank You For Not Smoking".
I don't smoke, but many folks do. The smoking industry, i.e., tobacco growers, processors, manufacturers, marketers, distributors, retailers, etc., involves billions of dollars. It is claimed that 5.5 trillion cigarettes are smoked a year. The problems resulting from the human intake of carcinogens from smoking the tobacco gives additional employment – and profit – to doctors, nurses, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and others.
The Three Little Pigs
In the current economic atmosphere, there is a blame game being carried on. With our national credit rating having been downgraded, the future is dicey. What will happen is anyone's guess. But amidst all of this brouhaha, there are those who are making money as a result of this fiscal fiasco, and find the current conditions to be profitable. I would consider their behavior piggish. These people are pigs.
This little piggy went to market. Actually, he wasn't that little. He was a mature pig, having gone to Yale for his M.B.A. Being a pig, he could not drive a car, because his physical gifts did not match his intellect. So the pig hired a limo and driver to take him to the market…the New York Stock Exchange. As you have no doubt heard, there are many pigs in the market. This pig's job was to solicit members of the U.S. Congress for Wall Street favors: he was in charge of gathering Pork. Overall he was quite successful, although some of his competitors thought that he was occasionally ham-handed.
Children and Responsibility
I think that there is a unique lesson to be learned by the dilemma posed when one examines the story of Little Bo-Peep. Ms. Bo-Peep, as you no doubt know, was little, which indicates that she was probably pre-adolescent. Some one – probably her parents (who owned the sheep) – entrusted her with their care. I am quite sure you recall the story, but I wish to explore it further.


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January 30, 2013
Rain pouring from the sky Wednesday night caused a tricky drive home for some people. Two women found themselves stuck under a bridge off of Ivy Road as they tried to drive through the water.
"The driver did what they shouldn't try to do. Cross water. They thought they could go through it. You should never try to cross water especially in a smaller vehicle. And they learned their lesson," said Cpl. Greg Davis of the Albemarle County Police.
Fire crews and police responded to the scene around 7 p.m. Wednesday night and were able to get the passengers out of the car safely and into a police car to warm up.
"It's not a swift It was a water rescue. The water is not moving it's kinda staying in place so theres no fear of going anywhere else. They were staying put in the car," Davis said.
The driver of the tow truck that pulled the car out of the water said he's seen this before on days with very heavy amounts of rain.
Police say whether you think it doesn't look like a lot of rain or you're questioning to continue driving, don't do it.
"As I was sitting here another vehicle tried to go around my police car and through the water as well. So you just want to pay attention to your surroundings and never cross through water."
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I am so sorry that your trauma was not recognized for such a long time. How is your child now? I can't imagine going through something like that, and I can't imagine anyone denying such a situation being traumatic! I know what panic attacks feel like, though I haven't had any for years now, thank God. Do you know what kind of therapy you will be working through yet?
My ODS had seizures as a baby and eventually a stroke, and had a medication toxicity issue that almost killed him. He's fine now aside from some lingering issues from his stroke.
My youngest has cancer and he's doing pretty good, still in treatment and he will always be in a very high risk category but he's doing very, very well and living a near-normal existence outside of his treatments.
I have *finally* received some referrals for actual one-on-one psychiatric help, and I've actually been referred to a psychiatrist that's more along the lines of psychotherapy/cognitive behavioral therapy vs. drugs which are currently not an option for my due to my son's health status. (He's still frequently breastfeeding.)
I'm looking forward to it and I hope it helps. There are many issues aside from the PTSD that need to be addressed, but that's the most pressing for me right now because of how it impacts my abilities to be a caregiver.


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Thursday, April 30, 2009
Joe Coppock, a senior from Sioux Falls, is the recipient of the Augustana Covenant Award for Excellence. Coppock has pursued a double major—chemistry (ACS) and biology—and will graduate cum laude on May 24.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
It's an event that features the 14 graduating seniors in the Augie art department. At the show, you will find everything from classic or traditional styles of work to more contemporary styles.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Beth Singleton has served on the Campus Ministry staff for the past three years as an ambassador and as a coordinator of Outreach Ministries. As president, she will chair meetings of the Campus Ministry staff during the 2009-2010 academic year.
Friday, April 24, 2009
Augustana senior student-athletes Jason Donnelly (Elk Point, SD) and Amy Puthoff (Hartford, SD) swept the college awards at the 38th annual Fellowship of Christian Athletes Honor Athlete Luncheon.
Bethany Jochim, a sophomore physics major from Pierre, SD, is the lead author of an article published in the Journal of Physics B: Atomic, Molecular, and Optical Physics, published by the Institute of Physics.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Andrea Krogstad, a junior from Baltic, SD, has been chosen to represent South Dakota at the second annual Student Congress June 20-27 in Lexington, KY, on the campuses of Transylvania and the University of Kentucky.
Monday, April 20, 2009
Augustana senior Dan Day (Vermillion, SD) has won a National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship. Day will study life sciences and computational biology at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Friday, April 17, 2009
Amanda Miller, class of 2003, is the playwright behind a new musical in Omaha. A project Miller started back in 2004, "Fat Girlfriend, the Musical" opened Thursday, April 16 at the Shelterbelt Theatre.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Pamela Schroeder, assistant professor of Nursing at Augustana, has been invited to serve as a Quality and Safety Education for Nurses facilitator for phase III of the national QSEN project.
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
The Carole Bland Cultivating Faculty Excellence Endowment has been created at Augustana to honor the life and work of Carole Bland, longtime Board of Trustee member, alumna and great friend of the College.
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Mayorga-De La Hoya presser!
February 28, 2006
By Whit Haydon from Fight News
The fireworks continued between Oscar De La Hoya and Ricardo Mayorga Tuesday afternoon at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in West Los Angeles. If the media and all in attendance were looking for free entertainment from Mayorga, they got it in great abundance, as Mayorga reeled off a series of quotes and antics that would make a longshoreman blush.
"On May 6th I'm going to make you my bitch", shouted Mayorga, clad in an exquisite Matador's outfit. ""No one will recognize you. You remind me of an old lady past his prime sitting in a rocking chair doing nothing." he shouted as loud as he possibly could despite jeers from random members of the 150 or so in attendance.
"This clown sitting to the right of me has disrespected me. My strongest hand is my right hand, see his eye? I'm going to use it to detach his retina.....You're going to be my bitch in my bed anytime I want you. I hate bitches and I'm going to make you my little bitch."
Mayorga looked down from the dais at De La Hoya, who appeared to be seething. Trying to get a rise out of him, Mayorga feinted at the golden boy, who did not flinch despite Mayorga's hand coming within an inch.
The antics continued as Mayorga stood on his seat and made crotch grabbing gestures toward the crowd and De La Hoya, shouting "I'm the one with the balls. You (Oscar) don't even know how to represent your own people. (All the latin people) will be rooting for me on May 6th."
Mayweather Sr. then went to the podium and went off on Mayorga.
"Sit your bum ass down. If you put your hands on me you're going out."
Mayorga kept screaming. Mayweather kept challenging him but nothing happened.
King interruped "We're never even going to make it to May 6."
De La Hoya finally took the podium and had very little to say, but his comments were very pointed. "This will be...................... the fight of my life." said De La Hoya. "I've never had anger except for one guy out there, and he got knocked out" (obviously referring to Fernando Vargas).
Turning to Mayorga with fist clenched: "I'm going to knock you out - Credo - Believe me. Credo. You have disrespected me, my wife, and my people and I will knock you out." (translated from Spanish).
Earlier the two had come in separately, and the face-off came and went without incident. De La Hoya came in with almost a presidential flair, very businesslike. Two minute later it was Mayorga coming in with his incredible attire and usual flamboyance that added more than a mid-sized level of electricity through the room.
Don King said he is aiming for an unprecedented two million PPV buys at 49.95 a pop on this one, drawing laughter from some, yet King never backed off.
"Two million is nothing is a pittance compared to the worldwide population" King said.
King had fun as Mayorga's promoter, promising that De La Hoya "will have to endure the powerful pummeling of the nuclear tank before him (in Mayorga)."
The bout will be for Mayorga's 154 lb WBC crown at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas on May 6th in what could likely conclude the career of Oscar De La Hoya regardless of what happens in the ring.


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What message should we be sending to the aliens?
It's an awesome concept – a probe sent from Earth into the Milky Way with messages of peace for any alien life that may be encountered outside our solar system.
We sent them love songs and concertos and messages of peace as a demonstration of humanity. We sent them a demonstration of humanity at its highest – our moments of brilliance, of unity and of selflessness.
Last week, the Voyager celebrated its 35th anniversary of its launch to explore Saturn and Jupiter. Now, it is at the cusp of our solar system, on the brink of exiting the celestial realm that we are familiar with and launching into interstellar territory.
This, in and of itself, is quite extraordinary. With equipment developed in 1977 (that's before home computers, CD-ROMS and disposable cameras) we have examined the 10,000 strands that comprise Saturn's rings, its moon Titan and the rings of Uranus which are so dark they are almost imperceptible.
Now, we are approaching the heliopause and the creativity and science of the human race is further out into space than ever before.
The message sent on by the United Nations reads: "As the Secretary General of the United Nations, an organizations of the 147 member states who represent almost all of the human inhabitants of the planet earth. I send greetings on behalf of the people of our planet. We step out of our solar system into the universe seeking only peace and friendship, to teach if we are called upon, to be taught if we are fortunate. We know full well that our planet and all its inhabitants are but a small part of the immense universe that surrounds us and it is with humility and hope that we take this step."
It is a beautiful sentiment; but it also devastating in its irony. To talk of teaching when we, as a species, are driving the extinction of species and destruction of their environment faster than new species can evolve leaves a bitter taste in my mouth. We are currently in the midst of our Earth's sixth known spate of mass extinction. However, unlike those in the past driven by asteroid strikes and volcanic eruptions; in the last 1000 years we've managed to obliterate 500 species (and that figure does not come near the total considering all those lost before their discovery and classification by scientists) through the destruction of habitats, introduction of foreign species and anthropogenic climate change.
It's a message that talks of humility, hope and of humanity as if we have a track record of learning from our mistakes and evolving to live in prosperity and peace. The Secretary General says that we wish to be "taught if we are fortunate". No species has behaved with such consistent, meaningless brutality against its own members than humans – time and time again.
We failed to learn from the 15 million deaths of World War One. We had another war instead where the Allies dropped 3.4 million tons of bombs and 72 million people were killed.
We watched Stalin attempt to starve off most of the Ukraine in an insidious genocide that destroyed individuals, their families and their culture as they were forced to sometimes eat their own children or the bodies of those who had already died in desperate attempts to survive.
We then bore witness to the torture, starvation, gassing and poisoning of 6 million people at the hands of Hitler and his Nazi regime. The Holocaust is referred to in Hebrew as Yom HaShoa which means destruction or catastrophe and is one of the most vividly remembered examples of our capacity as a species to carry out acts of extreme cruelty that result in incredible devastation.
We sent the sound of a kiss of a kiss between mother and child on one of the Golden Records on board the Voyager.
Perhaps we should have included the sound of an air raid siren – a sound that meant fear for everyone in Britain during the Blitz.
We included a picture of the Earth's children surrounding a globe.
Perhaps we should have also included a photo of 'Napalm girl' – the forever naked, nine year old Vietnamese girl running and screaming as napalm eats away her clothes and skin.
We have done many, many incredible things as a species. Extraordinary acts of courage and compassion go undocumented and unremembered in our collective history that make us worthy of the humanity that is documented on those Golden Records. But we have also committed atrocities and possess a capacity for destruction that has been proven resilient by history.
There has been a lot of discussion about space exploration recently after Curiosity landed on Mars and then the 35th anniversary of the Voyager. Kurt Waldheim's (UN Secretary General) message reminds us of something that we often forget – "our planet and all its inhabitants are but a small part of the immense universe that surrounds us".
Divisions and brutality makes less sense when individual ambition and aspiration is insignificant in the presence of a vast and awesome universe. Destruction feels less powerful when we remember that we have only been around for a second in the lifetime of the universe.
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Queensland Observer says:
"What message should we be sending to the aliens?"
Ask them to contact the Golgafrinchams for us, because we're in desperate need of their B-Ark.
Those we can off-load to a planet of their choosing that is far, far away from Earth - Obama, Al Gore, the UN, the Greens party, the ALP, most journalists, all bleeding-hearts, refugee activists, Aboriginal activists, Lefty lawyers, PC-interfering busybodies, and then to add a bit of colour to the above beige people - militant Unionists, all militant Islamists, criminal Bikie gangs, ethnic criminal gangs, and finally add a dash of rainbow with the loopiest from the hippy communes, and homosexual activists.
I'm sure Lefty World would be a wonderful nirvana and they all can happily live peacefully together hugging trees and participating in drum circles.
However, we get to keep the telephone sanitisers.
SAm says:
Thanks a lot. I love hearing the actual positive stuff we do in regards to space exploration, possibly the one last noble and genuinly peaceful venture our species are capable of, and you come here and depress me with all this.
Just, thanks. Glad I started the day this way
colin says:
So we should have included a message of rancour and disharmony, replete with pictures of destruction and war, should we?
Voyager was launched in an era of hope and by a group of idealistic, enthusiastic people; you cannot denigrate their efforts by sullying the intent of their message.
And so, now, what is it that your article suggests? That we look at what has failed to occur since we sent that probe out all those years ago, or that we rue the mistakes we have made since? Frankly, I think that we have come a long way since that probe departed; human rights are so much more entrenched and adhered to than ever before; the Berlin wall and Apartheid have both fallen since then; people are living longer, healthier lives; we live in an age of technological wonderment…the list goes on and on. Perhaps you should concentrate on the good that has come since that message sent by naive, enthusiastic innocents was created.
P.s 1) Disposable cameras have been around since at least the 1960s 2) The Vietnamese girl of which you speak was NOT, "...running and screaming as napalm eats away her clothes and skin…"; she had already been burned prior to the photo - there was no napalm still in flame on her, and she was crying in pain and anguish (a small detail, perhaps, but sensationalism should not distort history) 3) NO species that has been proven categorically to have been rendered extinct by so-called anthropogenic climate change…
FINK says:
"What message should we be sending to the aliens?"
Turn your ship around, your little green leader the esteemed General Lantern, Bob Brown has resigned. Your plans to seek intergalactic asylum or invasion have been averted just in time before the next election.
stephen says:
Kim Kardashian is on her way to Brisbane.
I'd like to see her craft diverted, to make a rendevous with Voyager, to breach the cusp that is the Solar System, never to be seen again.
gobsmack says:
Any aliens that stumble upon Voyager will think we're stuck in the 1970s.
We need to send out a new probe with a new message.
"We have made great advances since our last probe. We have invented Facebook, Twitter and Reality TV, not to mention T20 cricket."
Al says:
My biggest issue with this is not that it was sent, but the actual message and details it contains.
I am glad for the expansion in our knowledge, but the messages we have sent out are sent on the assumption that those who find them (if any) are actual benevolent, or at least indifferent.
It contains clear details of where we (Earth) are located.
There seems to have been no consideration for what may occur should it be found by a malevolent entity. Perhaps seeking a new source of food, resources, collonisable planets and slaves.
This assumption could be devastating to the future generations of people on Earth.
SimpleSimon says:
The prospect of Voyager leaving our solar system is immensely exciting. I can't wait to hear what it finds. I think the fact that it's been going for 35 years and still has an estimated 8 years of fuel left is amazing. Science rules.
John L says:
It'll be another 30,000 years before it emerges from the Oort cloud, then we can say it has really left the Solar System, if it manages to emerge from that soup of debris.
Freeman says:
"Now, it is at the cusp of our solar system, on the brink of exiting the celestial realm that we are familiar with and launching into interstellar territory."
Yer, The imagery you try to create is far from reality. Voyager is about to enter a territory of nothingness that is almost impossible to comprehend. to put it into scale, if the sun were the size of a footy and the earth were the size of a pinhead, and the earth were a matter of mere meters away from the sun, the closest solar system to earth would be 4 kilometers away. and of course, there's no reason the voyager would head in the right direction to encounter that solar system.
It will be hundreds or thousands of years till the Voyager encounters another solar system.
Dan says:
I'm not sure what the point is of this article other than humans do good stuff and bad stuff. It could have all been said with a picture of the yin and yang.
I love space exploration because it makes me so proud to be a human. When curiosity landed on Mars recently I walked around for a week thinking - how many other animals in the universe could land a $2billion robot with artificial intelligence, a 15 year battery and an onboard scientific laboratory on another planet? We achieve these things by working together and by working together we can conquer the cosmos.
To those who enjoyed the moment as much go to youtube and search for "Dare mighty things" based on the landing and the following quote by Theodore Roosevelt
"Far better it is to dare mighty things, to win glorious triumphs even though checkered by failure, than to rank with those poor spirits who neither enjoy nor suffer much because they live in the gray twilight that knows neither victory nor defeat"
Tim the Toolman says:
Turn around. One of the most powerful nations on earth insists its leader believes in an imaginary friend, and makes laws based on outdated knowledge from 2000 years ago. Another group will murder and destroy if someone draws a cartoon of someone who died over a thousand years ago. We think diluting onion in water gives it magic powers and that lying on a blanket full of magnets cures you of many ills. We think that poking ourselves with tiny pins will realign a magic energy flow that has no evidence of existing. We studiously ignore science whenever it doesn't confirm what we already believe. We consider those who undertake studies of humanity to be worth of no more than frying our most basic starchy foods. We venerate those who can knock a small object around or professionally lie more than we ever care about those who heal, discover and enlighten. We love nothing more than to tell others how despicable they are and that we wish for them to suffer in unimaginable agony for eternity. We spend far more on inventing ways to kill each other than we do trying to improve our lot. We consider psychological manipulation of many to benefit a few, to be perfectly reasonable. We consider it acceptable for billions to suffer so that a few can by more things they don't need. Turn around, there's little of worth here. You will be sullied just knowing of our existence.
Thus ends my misanthropic rant for the day.
Gordon says:
The efficient packaging of so many ahistorical logical inconsistencies and unexamined cosy assumptions into three short pars about the 20C disasters should win some sort of award.
If we start w/ WWI: "we didn't learn" says Sophie…sooo, thus NOT waging war against Stalin in 20s or 30s was the RIGHT thing to do then? No no no, it wasn't. Hitler being as arsehole needed a response so: hence WWII, Nooo that was wrong too says our Sophie…despite it being also wrong that we "bore witness" to the holocaust. Tell us oh wise one what would YOU have done starting from say, 1914.
Maybe we should have tied a black armband around the voyager & left it at that..
MarkS says:
We have not failed to learn anything. You on the other hand have NFI. The real universe is not a group hug & a stirring round of kumbaya.
colin says:
@Tim the Toolman 09:45am | 19/09/12
No, not a misanthropic rant, but a succinct, truthful, and humorous take on all that the empty-headed, the violent, the weak-willed, the power-crazy, and the gullible do to make this world such a place…
Vote One Tim the Toolman!
Jak says:
In the 60's and 70's it was only loonies who believed in flying saucers, aliens and extraterrestrial communication with them. Scientists told us so. Forty years on, a couple of generations of Hollywood movies later, Scientists now believe the opposite. Sophie Trevitt would be an ideal person to make first contact. They could study misanthropic pessimism first hand.
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Video clip of "Long way to the top if you want to rock n roll" by ACDC or "Gangnam Style" by PSY
Abhor The Alien says:
"They shall be my finest warriors, these men who give of themselves to me.
Like clay I shall mould them, and in the furnace of war forge them.
They will be of iron will and steely muscle.
In great armour shall I clad them and with the mightiest guns will they be armed.
They will be untouched by plague or disease, no sickness will blight them.
They will have tactics, strategies and machines so that no foe can best them in battle.
They are my bulwark against the terror.
They are the defenders of Humanity.
They are my Space Marines…
...and they shall know no fear."
St. Michael says:
Obviously you've not read the book "Contact", Sophie. Any message sitting aboard Voyager I has been far outdistanced by our electromagnetic broadcasts ever since we learned to transmit images and sound through the air, mostly because EM transmissions travel at the speed of light or close to it.
Therefore (and as "Contact" goes into in passing as part of its story) If there's any message that reaches people listening on the far side of the galaxy, it will in all likelihood be Adolf Hitler's opening of the Summer Olympics in 1936, since TV broadcasts before that date didn't have enough powerto escape Earth's atmosphere.
Ever since that date, all of our TV and EM transmissions have been winging their way into the cosmos - everything from 9/11 to net porn, anything that was broadcast with enough power to escape the ionosphere. You don't need to worry about the "Napalm Girl" image going on Voyager I, the Vegans probably already have it.
But they will also have every other image that's been transmitted - images of children suddenly hearing again after being deaf for all their lives; images of the smallpox eradication program; images of the speeches of Martin Luther King, John F. Kennedy, of Gandhi; images of Mother Teresa; images of firemen running into the Twin Towers ahead of its fall to rescue people; images of relief efforts in Africa; images of our computers and the Internet and Higgs-Boson and every other good deed mankind has wrought, along with the bad.
I wonder what they'll think of us.
Jokular says:
If there is Alien life and they do come here, do you really think they'd be friendly and want to share a latte?
Kika says:
"We will turn your vessel around if you enter our borders illegally. If you proceed we will have no choice but to send you to Nauru. From Earth"
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