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Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo Premieres AVENUE ZOO, 4/21-9/9Broadway World
Animal Tales Extravaganza returns to the Wildlife Conservation Society's Bronx Zoo for the third year with special production – AVENUE ZOO – featuring a guest appearance by Kate Monster, the beloved puppet star of the Tony Award-winning musical AVENUE Q... read more
PHOTO EXCLUSIVE: "It's a Puppet's World!" A Two-Show Day with Avenue Q's Nicholas KohnPlaybill.com
Nicholas Kohn, currently playing Brian in Off-Broadway's Avenue Q, offers Playbill.com readers an intimate look at a recent two-show day as a human living in a puppet's world. He takes us through daily rituals, conducts a tour of the theatre and introduces the numerous creatures who inhabit his life... see photos
AVENUE Q Hosts A College Night 9/21BroadwayWorld.com
The Tony Award winning musical AVENUE Q will feature $25 tickets to audience members wearing an article of clothing from their college alma mater to the musical's "College Night" performance on Wednesday, September 21st at 8:00pm... read more
Avenue Q's Same-Sex Puppets Rod and Ricky Say "I Do" (Video)Playbill.com
Rod and Ricky, the same-sex puppets from the Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q officially tied the knot July 24—the first day same-sex couples could legally marry in the State of New York... read more
See the Wedding Album (Photos)
On Sunday, July 24th, 2011 AVENUE Q's same-sex puppet couple Ricky and Rod, along with their friend Kate Monster joined hundreds of other same-sex couples in New York ... see photos
Gay Marriage Comes to Avenue Q! Puppets Rod and Ricky to WedBroadway.com
Wedding bells will ring over at off-Broadway's Avenue Q on July 24. To celebrate the first day same-sex couples can legally marry in New York, the show's puppet characters Rod and Ricky will tie the knot at City Hall before the show's matinee ... read more
Avenue Q Couple To Exchange Vows SundayNY1
A pair of Broadway puppets will be among the many same-sex couples tying the knot this weekend as the state's new marriage law takes effect. Rod and Ricky from the musical Avenue Q will wed on Sunday.... read more
Avenue Q Celebrates One-Year Anniversary at New World StagesPlaybill.com
The Tony Award-winning musical Avenue Q celebrated the one-year anniversary of its Off-Broadway transfer to New World Stages on Oct. 21... read more
Happy Birthday to Avenue Q! The Musical Celebrates a Year Off-BroadwayBroadway.com
After packing up shop on Broadway last fall and moving into a new off-Broadway home at New World Stages, the residents of Avenue Q have settled in just fine... read more
Photo Coverage: AVENUE Q Celebrates 1 Year Off-Broadway!BroadwayWorld.com
The Tony Award-winning AVENUE Q celebrated its first anniversary at New World Stages yesterday, October 21, 2010. After a triumphant, six-year run on Broadway, AVENUE Q continued its record of unexpected accomplishments... read more
Howie Michael Smith Moves Back to Avenue QBroadway.com
Howie Michael Smith will return to the hit musical Avenue Q as Princeton/Rod beginning September 27. Smith performed in the show, which is now playing at off-Broadway's New World Stages, more than 1,000 times during Avenue Q's Broadway run... read more
Avenue Q to Alter Gary Coleman-Related LinesPlaybill.com
Following the death of 42-year-old actor Gary Coleman, the Tony-winning musical Avenue Q — in which Coleman is depicted as one of the show's characters — will alter some of its script, according to a production spokesperson... read more
See Avenue Q Residents Take on Queen and Royally Rock OutBroadway.com
Ready for some rocking puppet hilarity? A few months after a YouTube video of The Muppets singing "Bohemian Rhapsody" became an Internet sensation, the rowdy puppet crew over at off-Broadway's Avenue Q has decided to join in on the Queen fun... read more
Original Avenue Q Star Returns to Musical Off-Broadway May 2Playbill.com
Original Avenue Q cast member Jennifer Barnhart, who created characters in the show's original Off-Broadway and Broadway runs, returns to the Tony Award-winning musical May 2... read more
PHOTO CALL: Mercedes Ruehl Visits Avenue QPlaybill.com
Tony Award-winning actress Mercedes Ruehl stopped in to visit with the cast and crew of Avenue Q at their new Off-Broadway home at New World Stages... read more
Casting Announced for Off Broadway 'Avenue Q'New York Times
The cast for the coming Off Broadway transfer of "Avenue Q" should look familiar to audiences who have seen that satirical puppet musical on Broadway or on its national tour. ... read more
'Avenue Q' downsizes from Broadway to OffNewsday
In June, they said that their raunchy and endearing Tony-winning, grownup-puppet musical would close Sept. 13 after six years on Broadway. But after what was to be the emotional final curtain last Sunday, producer Kevin McCollum announced from the stage - wait, hold your tears! - the big little hit was not going away after all. Instead, it will boldly go where few have gone before, reopening Off-Broadway at the New World Stages on Oct. 9... read more
'Avenue Q' Won't Close, Moving Off but Not OutNew York Times
"Avenue Q," the satirical Broadway puppet musical that was to close after its Sunday performance won't be shutting down after all. Instead it will transfer to an Off Broadway theater... read more
'Avenue Q' Off-Broadway bowVariety
With the announcement that "Avenue Q" will reopen Off Broadway after its Sept. 13 shuttering on the Main Stem, it's tempting to imagine that the lines between on-Broadway and off it are starting to blur... read more
Monster Mash: 'Avenue Q' transferring off-BroadwayLA Times
Not closing yet: Tony-winning "Avenue Q" will move off-Broadway following its run at New York's John Golden Theatre... read more
Still Wanna Live On Avenue Q?Perez Hilton
Heartbroken that Avenue Q played it's final performance in the John Golden Theatre yesterday? Stop your blubbering! You can still see it again and again - at it's new location... read more
A Whole New Purpose: Avenue Q Will Re-Open — Off-BroadwayPlaybill.com
News of the New York City death of Avenue Q has been greatly exaggerated. At the final Broadway performance of the Tony Award-winning musical comedy Sept. 13, producer Kevin McCollum announced that the show will resume performances Off-Broadway on Oct. 9... read more
AVENUE Q SWINGS!Playbill.com
Avenue Q's Tony-winning composers, Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx, hosted a special evening at the Lucille Lortel Theatre to benefit the Greenwich House Music School's Piano Fund.
The June 27 evening featured the Tony-winning Avenue Q score performed in jazz, classical and "other surprising arrangements." Mary Ann McSweeney, who plays bass in the Avenue Q orchestra, will be the musical director for the concert, which will boast a host of special guest stars to be announced at a later date... read more
LIGHTS ARE BRIGHT ON 'AVENUE QYale Daily News
With graduation looming just over a month away, many nervous seniors may find that the first song in the hit Broadway musical "Avenue Q," "What can I do with a B.A. in English?" hits just a bit too close to home.
But it is at least a little heartening to know that in the case of Bobby Lopez '97, the writer of that song, the answer to that question was to become a Tony Award-winning composer... read more
Q's TARTAGLIA ADDS SECOND PUPPETRY MASTER CLASSPlaybill.com
John Tartaglia, who earned a Tony Award nomination for his performance in the puppet-filled musical Avenue Q , recently announced that he would offer some tricks of his trade during a five-week intensive master class in theatre and children's television-style puppetry.
Response to the master class has been so overwhelming that the young actor has added a second master class. The second class will be held on the same dates - Saturdays, May 7-June 4 - from 1:30-4:30 PM. The weekly three-hour course will focus on the types of puppetry that can be found today on Broadway and on children's television programs... read more
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"I'm Kate Monster, and in 'Avenue Q', atop this famous skyscraper, I sing 'I wish I could go back to college'".
The answer, of course, is the Empire State Building.
Avenue Q was nominated for the Best Musical Show Album Grammy award!
Best Musical Show Album Nomination
Avenue Q - The Musical
Jay David Saks, producer; Robert Lopez & Jeff Marx, composers/lyricists (Original Broadway Cast Recording With Stephanie D'Abuzzo, John Tartaglia & Others)
THANKSGIVING DAY Parade!
John Tartaglia and Rod appeared at the CBS (local Channel 2) anchor desk for an interview segment with weatherman (and Parade anchor) Dave Price on Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 2004 for CBS-TV's national coverage of the Thanksgiving Day Parade.
On November 29, 2004, the Tony Award-winning songwriting team Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx sang their hit songs from Avenue Q, along with some unknown "trunk songs" at Birdland (315 West 44th Street). This was the first time the duo performed a full concert in public. They were also joined on stage by some Extremely Special Guests! The evening was part of The Winter Season, presented by Jim Caruso in association with TheaterMania.com, which features top Broadway and cabaret performers at the world-class music room.
Robert Lopez and Jeff Marx created and wrote all the songs for the hit Broadway musical Avenue Q, which won the 2004 Tony Awards for Best Original Score, Best Book of a Musical, and Best Musical. Before it moved to Broadway, Avenue Q enjoyed a sold-out run Off-Broadway at the Vineyard Theatre, where it received the season's Lucille Lortel Award for Best Musical. In 2000, Bobby and Jeff won the coveted Ed Kleban Award for Lyrics for Kermit, Prince of Denmark, a proposed Muppet Movie based very, very loosely on Hamlet. They wrote and orchestrated two shows for Theatreworks/USA (Reading Rainbow and Ferdinand The Bull), plus a handful of children's songs for The Disney Channel. They are currently working on a musical comedy film for Universal Pictures, and a stage musical based on a particular religion with Matt Stone and Trey Parker from South Park. The writing team is eagerly anticipating the September 2005 opening of a second company of Avenue Q in Steve Wynn's new hotel, Wynn Las Vegas. Jeff and Bobby both write lyrics and they both write music, together, in the same room, at the same time. They met in 1998 in the BMI Workshop, which they recommend highly to any aspiring musical theater writers.
BIRDLAND has been a world-class music room on the Manhattan nightclub scene since 1949. Jazz superstars Sarah Vaughan, Count Basie, Dinah Washington, and more recently Ann Hampton Callaway, Diana Krall, John Pizzarelli and Tito Puente have all performed on the BIRDLAND stage. The room offers top-flight music in a world class setting, good sight lines and acoustics, and a menu featuring award-winning Southern cuisine. Most recently, it's become the home of Jim Caruso's Cast Party, the weekly Monday late night showbiz gathering featuring impromptu performances by the Broadway, jazz and nightclub crème de la crème.
Bush and Kerry (Puppets) Battled it out on Broadway at Times Square Avenue Q Debate
Link: http://www.playbill.com/news/article/88733.html
Puppets to Debate - And We Don't Mean Bush and Kerry
Link: gothamist.com
AVENUE Q performed "For Now" on the nationally-televised JERRY LEWIS TELETHON for the Muscular Dystrophy Association on Sunday, Sept. 5, 2004.
Congratulations to the cast and crew for receiving THREE 2004 TONY AWARDS including Best Musical, Best Book of a Musical and Best Original Score.
AVENUE Q Nominated For NY GLAAD Media Award
Avenue Q was nominated NY GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding NY Theatre Broadway and Off-Broadway.
AVENUE Q's Mirena Rada Won Award for Theatrical Costume Design
MIRENA RADA, who designed the costumes for Avenue Q, was named to receive the TDF/Irene Sharaff Young Master Award.
AVENUE Q's Tartaglia Is a Hollywood Square
John Tartaglia, who stars as both Princeton and Rod in the hit new musical Avenue Q, held a spot in the syndicated game show "Hollywood Squares."
AVENUE Q Tickets Presented on Queer Eye For The Straight Guy
Tickets to Avenue Q are presented to the straight guy as part of his cultural makeover on Tuesday, December 2 on Bravo at 10pm.
AVENUE Q Appeared on NBC's Weekend Today Program.
NBC's national Weekend Today program had a segment with Avenue Q actors and puppets as they played "Santa's Helpers," gathering gifts from the audience as part of NBC's annual Holiday gift drive on December 7, 2004.
AVENUE Q Featured on an Episode of MTV's Made
Avenue Q was featured on MTV's Made, a show where one willing candidate desperately wants to transform his or her life, and is willing to do just about anything to achieve that transformation.
The AVENUE Q Cast Album Reached Billboard Top 20 List
The cast album for the Broadway production of Avenue Q made the top Billboard Top 20 Internet Chart!
Equity's "GYPSY ROBE" Presented to Carmen Ruby Floyd in AVENUE QActor's Equity
CARMEN RUBY FLOYD is the second recipient of Actors' Equity's famous "Gypsy Robe" for the 2003-2004 Broadway season. The colorful icon was presented on the opening night (Thursday, July 31, 2003) of AVENUE Q, recreating an historic, theatrical ritual that began on Broadway over 50 years ago... read more


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On Friday, July 14th, at 8:43 p.m., I took the following picture. I had arrived at one of the main gates of the AirVenture grounds in Oshkosh, Wisconsin! On this particular day, I walked 20.3 miles and took 57,300 steps. While an uneventful end to a long journey on foot, I felt an incredible sense of accomplishment and was most excited to have reached my destination!
Tomorrow (Sunday), I'll be finishing up the story of the last two days on the road, in addition to adding several more posts during the following weeks. Today, though, I took the day off to give my body a rest, and to reflect on this rich and cool experience I've been fortunate enough to have. Stay tuned. Much more to come…:-)

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Johnny Football Can Dunk [Instagram VIDEO]
Does anyone really believe that because Johnny Football can dunk, it will raise his draft stock?
Yes, Johnny Football does or he wouldn't have posted this video to Instagram. Plus he also dunks off the wall like LeBron James and other NBA players did a few weeks ago.
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Here are some books authored by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr that you may be interested in reading.
|Strength to LoveThe remarkable courage and deep conviction of Martin Luther King Jr. live on in this classic prophetic text, a veritable primer in the principles and practice of nonviolence. Despite nearly fifty years since its publication, Strength to Love reads as pertinently to our situation as it did in the midst of the civil rights movement. Yet Strength to Love is more than a blueprint of a movement; it is a template for personal authenticity in an age when vast social and economic change demand and depend on personal integrity. As King averred, "Only through an inner spiritual transformation do we gain the strength to fight vigorously the evils of the world in a humble and loving spirit." This brief classic holds the key to that transformation.
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Have you ever wondered how seesaws go up and down or how screws stay secure in walls? In the How Do series, readers are welcome to guess along with the rest of us—and then explore the science behind the right answers. Beginning concepts of mechanical engineering including levers, wedges, inclined planes, and more are learned through diagrams, photos, and informative and engaging text.
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CFO Moves: Telenor names CFO, Berry Plastics Names a CFO to Board
Telenor ASA, a Norwegian telecom provider, named Jorgen C. Arentz Rostrup finance chief, effective no later than Nov. 1. Mr. Rostrup was most recently president at Yara North America Inc., a fertilizer maker, and had previously held the CFO role at Norsk Hydro AS. Mr. Rostrup succeeds Richard Olav Ava, who stepped down amid a bribery scandal linked to the company's ownership stake in Amsterdam-based VimpelCom, which admitted to bribing an Uzbek official in exchange for business.
Berry Plastics Group Inc., an Evansville, Ind.-based consumer packaging maker, named Edwards Lifesciences Corp. CFO Scott B. Ullem to its board of directors. Mr. Ullem was named finance chief at Edwards Lifesciences in January 2014, and was previously CFO at Bemis Company Inc. from May 2010 to December 2013. Mr. Ullem will receive standard non-employee director compensation, which includes a cash retainer of $23,750 per quarter plus reimbursements for out-of-pocket expenses incurred in connection with director duties, according to the company's proxy filing.


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iPhone 5: Who Should & Shouldn't Buy One
Should you or shouldn't you buy the new iPhone 5? That's the question that Apple users have been asking themselves since yesterday's event. The answer is simple. If you have been using Apple products all this while and have accessories gathered then it is the iPhone 5 for you. However if you just want a larger display, blazing LTE speeds and a faster processor then there are Android phones available for less that can offer it.
iPhone 5: who is it for?
The iPhone 5 was revealed last night and pre-orders for the new iPhone begin on Friday of this week. But should you rush out to get it? The new device is a good improvement over the iPhone 4S as it comes with a 4 inch Retina display and a faster processor. However Apple is not the only players in the smartphone market that can offer more size and speed.
There are other phones out there that have much larger screens and they have the same quality, if not better. The iPhone 5 does come with 4G LTE but then this is available on other handsets, such as those on Android, where it has been around for a while now.
If you already have an iPhone or other Apple product then the new iPhone 5 may be perfect for you. After all Apple are well known for delivering a great user experience as this is seen with the Mac and the iPads.
While Android has been updated with Jelly Bean, iOS is still an excellent OS and it too has improved with iOS 6 which brings more than 200 new features.
Phones such as the HTC One X cost half the price of the iPhone 5 and even the Samsung Galaxy S3 recently went up on Amazon for just $99 on contract. Therefore if you want a great handset for less, there are options out there.
While the screen of the iPhone 5 is superb, there are bigger screens out there such as on the Galaxy Note 2 with 5.5 inches.
If you want great tech then the iPhone 5 comes with iOS 6 and a great camera but on the downside the battery will not last as long as other devices on the market (Motorola DROID RAZR MAXX) and the iPhone 4S lacks NFC.
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OLYMPIA – Local projects will soon receive state funding, thanks to capital budget negotiators striking an agreement to pass the 2017 construction plan. Representative Kristine Reeves, D-Federal Way, is a member of the Capital Budget Committee and secured funding for STEM classrooms, the Federal Way Senior Center, and the Auburn YMCA, along with other projects totaling over $35 million.
"I'm excited that the capital budget is finally law—and that Saghalie Middle School will finally get the STEM classroom funding they need to help educate our children and ready them for the 21st century economy," said Reeves. "The $1 billion in new school construction across the state will lower class sizes and improve learning experiences for our kids."
Representative Mike Pellicciotti, D-Federal Way, has been a vocal advocate to fund conservation of the Weyerhaeuser North Lake property, and worked with capital budget members to include funding to replace Federal Way's "Safe City" crime hot spot cameras to improve public safety in Federal Way.
"We've worked hard in these first two weeks of the legislative session to ensure that state funding was approved to help keep our streets safe, improve schools, and beautify our community. I will continue to prioritize projects important to our constituents and am happy to see this local project funding secured," said Pellicciotti.
Additional projects funded in the capital budget are below:
- $23 million to Highline Community College
- $2.8 million in Federal Way School STEM facilities,
- $250,000 for Weyerhaeuser Campus Land Preservation,
- $250,000 in funding for the Federal Way Safe City Camera replacement project,
- $175,000 for the Federal Way Senior Center,
- $250,000 for the Federal Way Chamber Economic Development Project,
- $1 million for the Performing Arts & Events Center,
- $900,000 for Healthpoint Federal Way dental clinic capacity grants,
- $763,000 for the Auburn Valley YMCA,
- $500,000 to the FUSION Domestic Violence Transitional Housing Program,
Statewide, the capital budget totals in at over $4 billion in projects, with significant education investments, including:
- $1 billion for school construction,
- $15.5 million to build Early Learning facilities,
- $30 million for rural and distressed K-12 schools,
- $800 million for state colleges and universities, with $433 million for community and technical colleges, and
- $15 million for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) grants at K-12 schools.
Mental health investments include $76 million for community behavioral health, $58 million for construction and renovation of state facilities, and $24 million for supportive housing programs. There is also an additional $105 million for housing projects.


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On Fri 15 Aug, the Guardian featured an article on the "noisy row" between librarians on either side of the overdue fines debate. The article provides an overview of the issues surrounding fines within a UK wide context and also points to some interesting alternatives. According to the report, a New Zealand library is using a Guitar Hero challenge to settle overdue fines.
Palmerston City Library held their Guitar Hero Amnesty on Mon 18 Aug, inviting teenage library users with overdue books to take on the Overdues Librarian to songs by Alice Cooper and Poison. If victorious, the young people could have their existing fines waived. This is certainly an innovative approach to dealing with fines and a good example of how video games are being used to attract young people to public libraries (although many Scottish libraries do not charge children or young people for overdues).
Any suggestions or examples of innovative alternatives to fines would be welcomed.
The 'for and against library fees' debate continues at the Guardian books blog.
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Every June, Mountain Sage in Groveland hosts the Sierra EcoSUMMIT - two full days of the latest science, land practices, community building, farming, local foods and entertainment. There are numerous workshops, speakers and activities for people of all ages. There are also dozens of booths, interactive displays and vendors in addition to live music and fine, healthy food.
There will be 30 free workshops and seminars as well as the outdoor festival brimming with hands on demonstrations, regional artists, educational booths and live cultural dance and music.
The event is held on a 2 acre historic 1867 homestead nursery grounds of Mountain Sage, site of the Sierra Earth Fest.
The summit and festival are free so that all, no matter what income bracket, or situation, can attend and gain social mixing, the latest applied conservation science and best land practices for the Sierra Nevada.


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What happens when you have to wake up at an ungodly hour every morning and walk into a stressful job? You get Ben Bowman, our perennially-cranky but amusing producer of the 4:30 a.m. newscast. Check out Ben's Breakfast Blog for a lighthearted look at his experience during a time that most of us are still in a deep REM phase. Feel free to use the "Comment" link at the end of each blog to add to the discussion!
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Touker has built a considerable retail portfolio, and his global manufacturing network includes established fashion brands Hawes & Curtis and Ghost. He is passionate about creating the big brands of tomorrow, and continues to invest in start-up businesses by adding value and a point of difference. As well as manufacturing and retail, he is a long term investor in commercial property, and his property empire is rapidly expanding.
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Favouring the sustainable over the temporary, style over fashion, and creativity over the same old approach, the wearer of our boat shoe is a modern man.
Looking to innovative materials to help minimise our carbon footprint and create a collection that is as sustainable as it is classic, the result is an ethically sourced collection with soul. We handcraft all our footwear in Brazil and look to the vibrant city of Rio for inspiration.
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We live on three lakes that are connected: White Lake, Kauneonga Lake and Amber Lake. I wanted to take the 30-45 minute walk over to the bog forest on Amber Lake where we canoe to see the carnivorous pitcher plants in the summertime, especially since I had never checked on them in the winter. Even in summertime Amber Lake is a quietly mysterious place, in winter it is even more so. There is some interesting history on White Lake here.
Animal footprints surround a watering hole in the bog forest (above). It was hard to spot the pitcher plants among all the dead leaves (below).
These American pitcher plants (Sarracenia purpurea) are about five-inches tall and live on mossy islands in the bog. They had a frozen block of ice in their throats and downward-facing hairs that help keep insects from climbing back out over the lip. In the summertime they are more conspicuous when they send up tall flowers.
The bog is a series of small moss islands surrounded by channels. In the summertime we canoe in between the islands where the water is very deep, dark and tannic. Once I fell in trying to see a pitcher plant and was covered in incredibly smelly black anaerobic mud. I had a hard time convincing Chad to let me back in the canoe while he kept me out with his oar. He would have survived the Titanic I feel sure.
Amber Lake with a stunted hemlock tree in the bog.
A partially frozen ice fishing hole. The ice looks to be about 10-12 inches thick.
In the woods on the far edge of Amber Lake and Kauneonga Lake, we came across a derelict summer camp hidden in the woods. I know from a friend who went there in the 1960s that it was called Camp Hi-Li (Hebrew Institute of Long Island). There is a facebook group that shows photographs of this camp in its heyday.
It's unclear to me why they would have wanted a swimming pool when the beach on the lake and is 100 feet away.


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A story by Meg's Servant
It had taken me years and most of my fortune. The ingredients were so rare that I only had enough for one batch, and one batch only. If I was right, after drinking it, I would be able to absorb the strength of others. Imagine the possibilities!
I hear a knock on my door. "Not now!" I think as I put the cup down and answer it.
"Hiya Tom," a bubbly Meg says to me. "My computer crashed again, can you help me out?" you ask me.
"I am busy, can you come back later? I can help you then," I tell you as I start the shut the door but you slide in anyway. You look around my apartment.
"Shew!" you say. "What stinks?" you ask as you walk over towards the table with the cup on it. "Wow, is this it? The formula you told me about?" you ask.
I walk over. "Um yes," I say to the attractive and fit Meg. "I just finished it. Hopefully after I drink it I will have the power to drain people's strength," I tell you.
You roll your eyes. "That sounds ridiculous," you say and then give it some thought. "Although it would be cool to like get really strong," you say as you pick up the cup. "Is this your only batch?" you ask.
I get nervous. "Yes," I say. "Please, hand it over," I say. You smile and bring the cup up to your red lips. GULP! You drink it down before I can stop you.
"No!" I yell as I rush over but am too late. You put the cup down on the table and let out a little burp. "Excuse me!" you say laughing.
"You…you bitch!" I yell as I grab your arms. "What have you done?" I scream.
Your laughter turns to concern and then anger. "Did you just call me a bitch?" you ask sternly. "Well, maybe we should test your formula Tom," you say to me.
I begin to feel an odd sensation, like I am getting the flu. I start to get light headed. "What is going on?" I think and then suddenly realize what is happening. The arms I am holding start to feel firmer…not just firmer but…STRONGER!
"No!" I say as I realize you are draining my muscles.
"Oh yes!" you say as you get stronger. I let go of your arms and stumble back on weaker legs. I look at you and you have larger muscles than before.
"What a rush!" you say as you flex your biceps. A small, but noticeable bump creeps up. "Wow, that is new!" you say. You look at me. "Awww…what's wrong Tommy boy? Feeling weaker?" you tease as you walk towards me.
"No! Please! Stay, stay back," I say to you as I back away. You see me moving and pounce, putting me in a bear hug. You begin draining me again.
"Ung," I gasp as my strength rushes out of me. I feel the arms around me getting larger, stronger.
"P..please..s..stop," I gasp as your biceps begin to fill your once loose sleeves and your thighs expand larger.
"Ummm…nope!" you say. I begin to struggle with my fleeting strength. I hear you laughing. "Oh, is that all you got Tommy boy?" you tease. "Methinks ol' Meggy is now stronger than you!" you say taunting me.
She is right. She is now stronger than me, and only getting stronger and stronger.
"mmmeg.." I gasp. "i..b..eg, ung you…pl..ease..s..s..top," I wheeze.
You laugh again. "Very well," you say as you let go. I fall in a heap at your feet. I have never felt so weak. You look down at me.
"Wow Tom, you don't look so hot? Maybe next time you don't call me a bitch huh?" you say as you walk around me. I feel a heavy foot on my back pushing me down. "So, how much of your strength do I have?' you ask.
"I..I don't know," I say feeling a tad better. "A lot. Please, please let me keep what I…" I don't get to finish. You slide your foot out of your sandal and step on my hand. You begin to take my strength again.
"Mmmmm…." you moan. "We have been talking all about you, how's about talking about me?" you say. " I am feeling SO STRONG! I think I have a lot of your muscles, your strength. But, tell you what," you say feeling ultra-powerful. "If you can move my foot off your hand, I will stop," you say looking down at my shrinking body.
I am so weak now. I bring my free hand over to our big foot. "Ung," I gasp as I feel the drain quicken when I touch you. "Unnngg..mff…." I gasp as I try and pry your foot off my hand.
You smile as you realize how weak I actually am. You can't even feel my efforts. You moan with delight as you get more powerful from my touch.
"i..c..can't.ung, m..ove your..ung..mmff…f..oot," I gasp to you as I stop trying. "i..its..ung, so..too..s..strong," I gasp. "p..l.ease…m..eg…"
You look down at me smiling. You realize your foot is now stronger than my entire body. You laugh with delight. You have defeated me and now contain almost all my strength. You stop draining me but leave your foot where it is.
"So Tom. You can't move my foot. Guess that means it is now stronger than you," you say proudly.
"y..es," I gasp looking up at your now powerful body.
"Excellent. So, I think things will change around here, don't you? For starters, I think you should make up for calling me a bitch. I think you should be my servant, my slave," you say to me as you take another drink of my dwindling strength.
"ung….p..leae you..so..s.s..s..str..ong. I, ung, i..w..will..s..serve, ung…y..you," I say. "you…and, ung…o..only, ung..y..yo…you."
You smile again and stop. You have destroyed me. I am weaker than your smallest of digits. You take your foot off my hand and put it in front of my face.
"If you are my slave Tom, you will kiss my foot," you say with pride.
I don't want to but I know I have no choice. You are my physical superior. Your body now pumps with the strength of mine. Using all my strength I lift my head and put my lips on your foot. SMOOCH. I kiss it and then leave it on your mighty foot.
"You're so strong now," I say to you with my face resting on your foot.
I hear you laugh. "Yes I know. And I will only get stronger! This world will bend to my will!" you say to me as you order me to kiss your foot again. I do it, knowing you have enough power to make good on your threat.