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A £1.49m project to restore passenger services from Wareham to Swanage has run a special train along the route to show how the scheme is developing.
It was the first time that a SouthWest Trains diesel train had visited a heritage railway, the Class 159 unit passing the popular Swanage Railway steam service – hauled by 1940s Brighton-built West Country class Bulleid Pacific No. 34028 'Eddystone' – at Harman's Cross station.


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Mount Hope Cemetery (Rochester)
Gate House of Mount Hope Cemetery
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Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, founded in 1838, is one of the United States' first municipal rural cemeteries. Situated on 196 acres (793,000 m²) (0.3 square miles) of land adjacent to the University of Rochester on Mount Hope Avenue, the cemetery is the permanent resting place of over 350,000 people. The annual growth rate of this cemetery is 500-600 burials per year. Mount Hope also contains the ruins of a now outdated catacomb system, most notably with its sealed entrance on the east-facing drumlin upon entering the cemetery from the north. Its alternative entrance (also sealed) can be found in the Sunken Garden of Warner Castle across Mt. Hope Avenue.
Geology of Mount Hope[edit]
About 12,000 to 14,000 years ago, Mount Hope was covered with ice one to two miles thick. As the glacier receded, cracks appeared in the ice, and these crevasses became rivers of water and gravel. When the miles-high ice sheets finally melted, these river beds were left as ridges created from all the rock and rubble that had been deposited by the flowing river. In geological terms, these ridges are called eskers. One such esker snakes its way through much of Mount Hope Cemetery. The Seneca Indians used it as a trail from the Bristol Hills south of Rochester to Lake Ontario on the city's northern border. For them, it provided a continuous high path through the moraine and visibility of valleys around them. Today, this esker is a principal vehicular lane through the cemetery and is called Indian Trail Avenue.
Notable burials[edit]
- Samuel G. Andrews
- Susan B. Anthony
- Charles S. Baker
- Johnny Baker
- John Jacob Bausch
- Hartwell Carver
- Jonathan Child
- Emma Lampert Cooper
- Adelaide Crapsey
- Algernon Crapsey
- Edward R. Crone
- Abraham De Mallie
- Isaac De Mallie
- Frederick Douglass
- Thomas B. Dunn
- George Ellwanger
- Elizabeth Hollister Frost
- Frank Gannett
- Morton Goldberg
- Seth Green
- James Hard
- Myron Holley
- Thomas Kempshall
- Henry Lomb
- General E.G. Marshall
- Vincent Mathews
- Alexander Millener
- Lewis Henry Morgan
- Anna Murray-Douglass
- Jacob Myers
- Henry O'Reilly
- Amy and Isaac Post
- Charles Mulford Robinson
- Nathaniel Rochester
- Thomas H. Rochester
- Abraham M. Schermerhorn
- George B. Selden
- Henry R. Selden
- Hiram Sibley
- Elijah F. Smith
- Fletcher Steele
- Margaret Woodbury Strong
- Theron R. Strong
- Samuel R. Thayer
- James Vick
- Lillian Wald
- Henry Augustus Ward
- Don Alonzo Watson
- Jessica M. Weis
- George Whipple
- Frederick Whittlesey
- Abel Carter Wilder
- Owens Shepard
- Nick Tahou
General Elwell Stephen Otis was originally interred at Mount Hope before being removed to Arlington National Cemetery. Notable cremations at Mount Hope include Blanche Stuart Scott and George Eastman.
Friends of Mount Hope[edit]
The Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery is a non-profit organization of volunteers founded in 1980 to restore, preserve, and encourage public use and enjoyment of this unique historical treasure.
The Friends of Mount Hope have been instrumental in completing a number of improvements throughout the cemetery. Projects such as the restoration of the 1872 Moorish Revival gazebo, upgrades to the 1874 High Victorian Gothic gatehouse, repair and uprighting of stones, monuments and obelisks, and the rebuilding of the cobblestone road (Ravine Avenue) have been completed.
They even allow volunteers to take part in the restoration with the "Adopt-A-Plot" program. Each year volunteers willing to reclaim and beautify old family plots help keep the rich history of this cemetery alive for future generations.
If you plan on visiting this unique landmark you can stop at the gatehouse where a free pocket guide which includes a map of Mount Hope Cemetery is available.
Mount Hope Historians[edit]
Richard O. Reisem
Richard Reisem is a Rochester resident and the cemetery's unofficial historian. He has written two books about the history of the cemetery. The photographs in both books were taken by the late Frank Gillespie. Reisem has written more than a dozen other books covering Rochester and New York state history and architecture. He is a trustee of the Friends of Mount Hope Cemetery and sometimes provides guided tours.
Mount Hope Cemetery: America's First Municipal Cemetery
The Landmark Society of Western New York published a coffee table book, now out of print, about the cemetery. Tales of heroism, tragedy, romance, torture, achievement, suicide, adventure, pageantry, intrigue, embezzlement, weird happenings, fame, and even cannibalism are interwoven with rich, moody large duotone photographs of Rochester's world-famous cemetery.
Buried Treasures in Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York: A Pictorial Field Guide
Also by Richard O. Reisem with photographs by Frank Gillespie, "Buried Treasures" is a 176 page spiral bound pocket guide to the cemetery which contains short biographies of 500 notable persons interred therein, along with burial locations, maps, gravestone photographs and a brief guide to Victorian funerary symbolism.

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In the end, was it really worth it?
Leading up to last Saturday's UFC on FOX 5 all B.J. Penn could talk about was how he wanted to rewrite his legacy. The former two-divisional UFC champion was angry his name didn't come up in discussions about the greatest fighters of all time anymore and he wanted to prove this omission was a grave mistake. He was motivated, in shape, and chomping at the bit to get back in the Octagon and scrap. For Penn, his comeback represented a last chance to prove to the world - and perhaps more importantly to himself - that he was still relevant and not just a legend whose day in the sun had irrevocably faded to twilight.
Then Rory MacDonald beat the hell out of him.
It wasn't so much an athletic contest as it was a slaughter, with the once mighty Penn playing the part of sacrificial lamb. Although Penn showed flashes of what made him great in the first round - most notably when he did his trademark pogo-stick jump on one leg as MacDonald unsuccessfully attempted to take him down - the outcome was never in any doubt. MacDonald bullied the Prodigy around worse than a middle schooler trying to extract lunch money from a hapless third grader. At one point in the second round an unresponsive Penn covered up and appeared to be out on his feet as MacDonald unloaded with a series of brutal strikes in rapid fire succession. Referee Herb Dean was seconds away from stepping in and putting a merciful end to the punishment, but somehow Penn managed to gut through and hang on till the end of the round.
Not that it mattered though. In the closing frame of the fight the battered Penn was reduced to little more than a barely mobile target for MacDonald to style on with impunity. MacDonlad was so dominant that on two separate occasions the usually reserved Tristar product broke into the Ali shuffle, drawing forth a hailstorm of boos from a partisan audience who wanted to see the former Prodigy return to his bygone glory days. The uncharacteristic showboating served as the exclamation point on a performance that heralded Rory MacDonald's arrival as a legitimate top star. It was also a bit of a slap in the face to Penn, highlighting just how ineffectual the former icon had become.
After a showing like that it wasn't surprising when UFC president Dana White called for Penn's retirement during an interview with Ariel Helwani on the Fuel TV post-game show. It's tough to watch a legend of the sport get knocked around like a human heavy bag.
This is where It's tempting to roll out the cliche narrative of the aging warrior "going out on his shield" in a noble last stand against the vanguard of the new breed, but I don't think that's applicable in this case. While Penn undoubtedly showed the heart that made him a legend by refusing to quit while being brutalized by the younger MacDonald, the real story in the fight was that of a 168 pound man being dominated by a ridiculously larger opponent who likely outweighed him by 20 to 30 pounds on fight night. What else would you logically expect given the size differential between the two?
On the Road to the Octagon special hyping up the fight, Penn opined that martial arts is all about technique overcoming superior size and brute strength. This may have been true when he was breaking into the sport in 2001, but in 2013 it's no longer the case. Today everybody at the elite level in the UFC is technically advanced. Gone are the days of much smaller fighters finding pathways to victory through holes in larger opponents' games. That's why people who walk around near 200 pounds like Rory MacDonald go through the suffering of cutting weight: it gives them a competitive advantage they wouldn't have fighting at their natural weight against larger men who are cutting down to meet the divisional limit.
The frustrating thing here is that Penn knows this is how the game is played. For whatever reason though he was once again unwilling to play along. Was Penn's insistence on making his comeback at welterweight hubris? Obstinacy? Laziness? A foolhardy miscalculation? Or maybe some mix of all of the above?
Perhaps we'll never know what made Penn decide to come out of retirement and fight an opponent who realistically looked at least two weight classes bigger but in retrospect it seems a baffling choice for a man who wanted to prove he was one of the all time greats.
That's what made this fight so exasperating to watch. Sure, MacDonlad looked great in victory, but so what? Was it really that impressive to see him dominate a much smaller man who was coming into the fight with over a year of ring rust? Did the beating Penn suffered at the hands of the emergent superstar prove anything other than the same lesson we've seen reinforced time and again about how a good big man almost always beats a good little man? If this comeback was about B.J. Penn writing the last chapter of his legacy, why didn't he give himself a better opportunity to show what he was made of by making the sacrifice of cutting down to his optimal weight class?
In a way though, maybe Penn did end up cementing his legacy on Saturday night. His wasn't the storybook career of an Anderson Silva or a Georges St. Pierre, but rather it was one consisting of peaks of awe-inspiring achievement and valleys of squandered talent. Penn had all the tools to build a solid resume as the greatest lightweight of all time if he had only remained diligent in his training and kept within his natural weight division. Instead he'll be remembered as an immeasurably gifted fighter who failed to make the most of his inborn abilities.
Penn's goal in coming out of retirement may have been to remind the world how great he was, but instead he once again left us wondering what might have been. As frustrating as it is for all of us who will never have an answer to that question, it must be infinitely more troubling to Penn himself.
That's the thing with regrets though: by the time we realize our mistakes in life, it's often too late to do anything about them.
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According to a new filing by Bethesda Softorks (thanks Eurogamer), the company behind recent Fallout and Elder Scrolls titles has claimed a trademark for "an on-going television program set in a post-nuclear apocalyptic world." Considering the only post-nuclear apocalyptic world is their Fallout RPG series, it is more than likely referring to a possible Fallout TV show.
The news of a possible Fallout TV show is coincidental for some, with Eurogamer speculating that the recent tweets by DJ Three Dog actor Erik Todd Dellums could have been connected. The recent tweet stated that "To all my #Fallout3 and #ThreeDog fans: There may be more of the Dog coming! Fingers crossed!" with many speculating it could be pointing to a new title in the RPG series, however with the discovery of this trademark it may have simply been talking about the TV show. It isn't known yet whether the TV show will follow closely to Bethesda's Fallout 3 title, or be a completely new setting.
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Radiation therapy is a type of cancer treatment that uses beams of intense energy to kill cancer cells. Radiation therapy most often gets its power from X-rays, but the power can also come from protons or other types of energy.
The term "radiation therapy" most often refers to external beam radiation therapy. During this type of radiation, the high-energy beams come from a machine outside of your body that aims the beams at a precise point on your body. During a different type of radiation treatment called brachytherapy (brak-e-THER-uh-pee), radiation is placed inside your body.
Radiation therapy damages cells by destroying the genetic material that controls how cells grow and divide. While both healthy and cancerous cells are damaged by radiation therapy, the goal of radiation therapy is to destroy as few normal, healthy cells as possible.
About half of all people with cancer receive radiation therapy as part of their cancer treatment. Doctors use radiation therapy to treat just about every type of cancer. Radiation therapy is also useful in treating some noncancerous (benign) tumors.
How radiation therapy is used in people with cancer
Your doctor may suggest radiation therapy as an option at different times during your cancer treatment and for different reasons, including:
Side effects of radiation therapy greatly depend on which part of your body is being exposed to radiation and how much radiation is used. You may experience no side effects, or you may experience several. Most side effects are temporary, can be controlled and generally disappear over time once treatment has ended.
Source: National Cancer Institute, 2007
Some side effects may develop later. For example, in rare circumstances a new cancer (second primary cancer) that's different from the first one treated with radiation may develop years later. Ask your doctor about potential side effects, both short and long term, that may occur after your treatment.
Before you undergo external beam radiation therapy, your health care team guides you through a planning process to ensure that radiation reaches the precise spot in your body where it's needed. Planning typically includes:
After the planning process, your radiation therapy team decides what type of radiation and what dose you'll receive based on your type and stage of cancer, your general health, and the goals for your treatment. The precise dose and focus of radiation beams used in your treatment is carefully planned to maximize the radiation to your cancer cells and minimize the harm to surrounding healthy tissue.
External beam radiation therapy is conducted using a linear accelerator — a machine that directs high-energy beams of radiation into your body. As you lie on a table, the linear accelerator moves around you to deliver radiation from several angles. The linear accelerator can be adjusted for your particular situation so that it delivers the precise dose of radiation your doctor has ordered.
You typically receive external beam radiation on an outpatient basis five days a week over a period of at least two to 10 weeks. Treatments are usually spread out over several weeks to allow your healthy cells to recover in between radiation therapy sessions. Expect each treatment session to last approximately 10 to 30 minutes. In some cases, a single treatment may be used to help relieve pain or other symptoms associated with more advanced cancers.
During a treatment session, you'll lie down in the position determined during your radiation simulation session. You might be positioned with molds to hold you in place, and shields may be placed to block radiation from reaching certain parts of your body.
The linear accelerator machine may rotate around your body to reach the target from different directions. The machine makes a buzzing sound. You'll lie still and breathe normally during the treatment, which takes only a few minutes. Your radiation therapy team stays nearby in a room with video and audio connections so that you can talk to each other. You should speak up if you feel uncomfortable, but you shouldn't feel any pain during your radiation therapy session.
If you're receiving radiation to a tumor, your doctor may have you undergo periodic scans after your treatment to see how your cancer has responded to radiation therapy. In some cases, your cancer may respond to treatment right away. In other cases, it may take weeks or months for your cancer to respond. Some people aren't helped by radiation therapy.


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I have just received in the mail my new copy of the Mongolian Edition of Camels Gone Wild.
I have just received in the mail my new copy of the Mongolian Edition of Camels Gone Wild.
I want to know why dwarf planets aren't named Sleepy, Dopey, Sleezy, Horny, Creepy and like that.
Or Walt. That would be genuinely weird.
I think you're thinking of the Illamanaughty.
This is your moderator speaking.
I just wanted to let those of you on the left side of the thread know that if you look out you'll get a lovely view of the Grand Canyon.
Dang these aisle seats! Oh, well. At least there's still a beverage service. Service. They have service in tennis, too. That makes me nervous for some reason.
So many bugs, so little time.
I still haven't gotten my omelet.
The urologist who performed the vasectomy for a certain politician and former candidate for the presidential nomination is being sued.
"Omelettes in Bondage" was an off-Broadway play, written by playwright Marvin L'oeuf, which ran for about 2 weeks in May of 1974.
Breakfast is served all day here on BAUT.
So many bugs, so little time.
My morning orange juice tasted suspiciously like coffee today.
Did you know they now refuse to serve you at the Golden Arches if you're not wearing headgear?
The Golden Arches National Monument, located in downtown Jackson, Tennessee is the least visited urban national monument.
So many bugs, so little time.
But it did earn the distinction of having a Johnny Cash song written in it's honour.
Or honor, if you're that way inclined.
The most popular male baby name for 2009 was Boutros Boutros.
It's also my favourite new liqueur.
British citizens must salute at the mention of petrol.
This is in honor of Robert Baden-Octane-Sugarbush, who established the merit badge system of antiknock fuel ratings.
Traditional dictates that today is the day when all Australians worldwide are called to action: to get drunk, irate and punch on with a platypus.
Platypus punch actually contains beetles and not the famous monotreme. It is a traditional drink in the Rocky Mountains of North America. I kid ya not.
So many bugs, so little time.
Platypus Punch is the latest TV offering from Nick Jr. the branch of the cable network Nickelodeon, which caters to the 1 to 3 year old viewers. Its full of sounds and colors; does it really matter about the story arc and the character development?
This is a bit off-topic, but the movie rights to Arthur Byron Cover's Platypus of Doom and Other Nihilists have been purchased by Adam Sandler. He will likely play the lead character. Angelina Jolie has been rumored for the part of Aardvark of Despair.
So many bugs, so little time.
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Food Quotes and Sayings
Too much food will fill you up. And out.
My life is a constant battle between my love of food and not wanting to be fat,
A party without a cake is just a meeting.
You are what you eat. Avoid nuts.
When I feel sad, lonely, bore or just down. I feel like to eat south Indian food espically Dosas! Because it solidify my feeling of boredom and confirms that sadness has its own value.
Seize the moment. Remember all those women on the 'Titanic' who waved off the dessert cart.
- Erma Bombeck
They say you can't have your bread buttered on both sides, I say, you can, but you might get your hands dirty in the process.
Anything is good if it's made of chocolate.
- Jo Brand
What I say is that, if a man really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow.
- A.A. Milne
After a good dinner one can forgive anybody, even one's own relatives.
- Oscar Wilde
Ask not what you can do for your country. Ask what's for lunch.
- Orson Welles
He was a bold man that first ate an oyster.
- Jonathan Swift
An onion can make people cry but there's never been a vegetable that can make people laugh.
- Will Rogers
I love cooking with wine. Sometimes I even put it in the food.
- W.C. Fields
Let your food be your medicine and your medicine be your food. – Hippocrates
Our bodies run on the fresh green fuel of the land.
- Terri Guillemets
Fish, to taste right, must swim three times – in water, in butter, and in wine.
The body becomes what the foods are, as the spirit becomes what the thoughts are.
Courage, cheerfulness, and a desire to work depends mostly on good nutrition.
- Jacob Moleschott
The trouble with eating Italian food is that five or six days later you're hungry again.
- George Miller
All sorrows are less with bread.
– Miguel de Cervantes
Soup is just a way of screwing you out of a meal.
- Jay Leno
Avoid fruit and nuts. You are what you eat.
– Jim Davis
Don't eat anything your great- grandmother wouldn't recognize as food.
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CHARLESTON, W. Va (WVVA)- West Virginia Governor Earl Ray Tomblin gave his annual state of the state address in a packed statehouse on Monday.
The Governor's speech covered hot button issues from drug abuse to the state budget and education reform.
Perhaps his biggest statement of the night stemmed from the state's student achievement evaluation.
Governor Tomblin added that his first act in bettering education in the state of West Virginia will be to draft legislation which will require every county to offer a full day four-year-old preschool program within three years.


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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – You are Teddy Bridgewater. You are playing the way you were supposed to play, like one of the best quarterbacks in college football.
You have directed the University of Louisville to victories in the Cardinals' first three games. You rank in the Top 10 nationally in all the important NCAA passing statistics. You're primed to post king-sized numbers Saturday against Florida International.
NFL scouts pack press boxes to watch you perform. Opposing coaches dig up new superlatives to describe what you do.
Everything is great. Wonderful.
Except for one thing – two teams have emerged as the NFL franchises most likely to select first and second in the 2014 NFL Draft.
You might as well stay in Louisville for your senior season – or play on Mars. You'd have a better chance making the playoffs, the first four-team college football playoff. Maybe the more Jacksonville and Cleveland lose, then Louisville wins. Nah, too much money involved here.
It's too early to predict which NFL teams will make the 2014 Super Bowl. It's never too early to predict either Cleveland or Jacksonville will earn the first overall pick in the 2014 NFL Draft, putting them directly in line to select Bridgewater.
This is an intriguing topic on Thursday because of what happened on Wednesday in Cleveland. The Browns, a franchise with two winning seasons in the last 14 years, showed they were unwilling to let the Jacksonville Jaguars walk absolutely untouched into the overall first draft pick status.
No way.
The Browns dumped Trent Richardson, a guy they drafted with the third overall pick in 2012, to Indianapolis for the Colts' 2014 first-round pick.
If you are a Browns fan, you can debate the move. Some say it was bold and brilliant. You got value for a guy with a bad knee whose yards per carry average is completely ordinary. Running backs aren't that valuable in the NFL any more. It was a reach to take Richardson with the third pick.
Others say the Browns panicked, giving up on Richardson too soon. He's playing behind an ordinary offensive line, while adjusting to a new system. He needed time. Watch what he does with Andrew Luck in Indy.
That's NFL Insider 101 talk.
This is Teddy Bridgewater talk. Most insiders say Bridgewater will be the first or second pick in the draft next April. The Browns just made a move likely to make a bad team worse.
Two games into a 16-game run, the Browns and Jaguars are right where you don't want them to be, battling face-mask to face-mask for the first overall pick.
Cleveland has a young, ordinary quarterback named Brandon Weeden. He has thrown three interceptions and one touchdown in the Browns' first two games. You take Bridgewater next April if Weeden is your quarterback.
Jacksonville has a young, ordinary quarterback named Blaine Gabbert. He has thrown two interceptions without a touchdown in the Jaguars' first two games. You take Bridgewater next April if Gabbert is your quarterback.
The Jaguars have huffed and puffed to 11 points while starting 0-2. The Browns have exploded for 16 total points while matching that 0-2 and then making a firmer commitment to tanking by dumping Richardson.
Cleveland is the place where Tim Couch's career went to get bruised and battered. Couch, Kentucky's Bridgewater, was the Browns' first pick in 1999. He endured so many vicious takedowns that his shoulder was never the same and his career ended before it really began.
Did I mention the Browns have not won more than five games since 2007?
Jacksonville has been nearly as tough on its fans – and quarterbacks. No winning seasons since 2007. One playoff victory since 1999. Empty seats. More than a few people booing Gabbert, Chad Henne, David Garrard or anybody else Jacksonville trots out to play quarterback.
The Jaguars started this season looking like a lock to earn the first pick and take Teddy Bridgewater. Now Cleveland has decided to make it a race.
Jacksonville or Cleveland? Two scary words for any talented college football quarterback.
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The Supreme Court can't solve the issue, or problem, of same-sex marriages ("Most justices voice doubts on Defense of Marriage Act," Page A1, March 28). It is a moot point. It is ridiculous to think or believe that two people of the same sex can be legally or otherwise married. It defies the original meaning of the word, and who says anyone can change that?
The very institution of marriage goes further back than we realize. Of course it was the joining of ONE man and ONE woman for procreation and continuation of the human race. The court has no authority to overturn natural law, and in considering doing so, the justices are overstepping their powers to dispense justice.


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All across the nation, state capitals set the stage for "Guns Across America" rallies. The message was simple: Gun owners are law-abiding citizens who want to protect themselves, their families and their property.
In Bismarck, about 75 people braved extreme temperatures and wind chill, as a string of speakers made impassioned pleas to leave current gun rights intact. "A gun is just the same thing as insurance -- protection against the people that want to harm us."
"And everybody wants to argue with it, but the police's response time -- 20 minutes -- is not good enough. It's not their duty to protect my family. It is my duty to protect my family."
"There's two other leaders in the world that we all are well aware of that had gun control in their countries -- and that's Stalin and Hitler."
"Silence is nothing more than just becoming sheep. We need to let everyone know that these are all freedoms and we are not going to let them go. They need to be there for our children." One advocate had words for those who would infringe upon Second Amendment rights: "They are simply scared and uneducated. I know this, because I used to be one of them. I grew up in a home without guns. I was not exposed to hunting, shooting sports or self-defense methods. All that I knew was that guns were dangerous and I was not to ever touch them. Looking back, I feel I was vulnerable and deprived." Not everyone was of like mind. One attendee brought with her a somewhat different point of view. "I'm not opposed to hunting, but I really don't understand why we have to have overkill with the assault rifles," said Judith Hammer. Overall, resolve against the severe wind and weather was strong, as was support for the Second Amendment. Rod Bosch of Mandan had this to say: "I feel our freedoms are being trampled. I just think that the Second Amendment of the Constitution is being overlooked."Benjamin Ponzer of Gwinner said, "I feel that the Second Amendment is, should not be infringed upon in any way, shape or form. And I'm a, I very much enjoy using my Second Amendment in recreational activities and on the off chance that, hopefully, I never need it, but it's there."
The ongoing nationwide gun control debate will be addressed by Representative Kevin Cramer tonight as he speaks to the Burleigh County "Friends of the NRA" organization. The group celebrates the Second Amendment today, which is "Gun Appreciation Day."
Evangelist Franklin Graham prayed on a sidewalk outside the Pentagon Thursday after his invitation to a prayer service inside was withdrawn because of comments that insulted people of other religions. More>>


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The San Jose Sharks enter this one 1-5-3 in their last nine contests after winning seven straight to open the season. The Dallas Stars enter as a group looking for answers - Allowing 18 goals on 101 shots in the last four games.
For the second straight game to begin a three-contest home stand Thursday night the Stars found themselves spectators in a phenomenal third period for the away team.
"We gave up a couple goals, but we knew two's a tough lead to have," Brenden Morrow commented. "So we kept working we may get some breaks. We got one and we took a couple penalties. It's tough to create anything when you're short."
They were short for the final 2:00 minutes of the game, rendering a comeback effort almost non-existent. Meanwhile San Jose comes in on the second night of a back-to-back after short travel from Chicago, having lost to the Blackhawks by a tally of 2-1 Thursday.
San Jose has been out-shot or tied with the opposition in each of their last five games.
From Stars PR: "Seven different skaters have made their Dallas Stars debut this season, and each have tallied at least one point so far. JAROMIR JAGR leads the newcomers with 11 points (4G-7A), followed closely by CODY EAKIN (2G-7A-9 PTS) and DEREK ROY (1G-8A-9 PTS). Rookie ANTOINE ROUSSEL has notched four points (3G-1A) this season, with three of them (2G-1A) coming during his current three-game point-streak."
The puck drops tonight at 7:00pm CST~ on Fox Sports Southwest.
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Injuries continue to be the name of the game for Dallas as big-name players in Kari Lehtonen, Ray Whitney and Trevor Daley continue to miss time with various upper and lower body ailments. Nevertheless Dallas is expected to hit the ice with roughly the same lineup that faced Vancouver Thursday night.
The Benn and Roy lines continue to generate the most offensive chances, while Cody Eakin's trio searches for consistency a bit. Depth scoring from what's being termed the "third line" could go a long way toward a Dallas victory tonight.
Meanwhile the Stars are expected to miss yet another game with dynamic puck-moving defenseman Trevor Daley, who is dealing a neck issue right now.
"We hope that he is going to be a morning skate guy tomorrow, but playing is highly unlikely," opined Gulutzan on Daley.
Much of the intrigue surrounding tonight's contest will be concerning which goaltender gets the start for Dallas. Gulutzan was unwilling to name a starter after Friday's practice, but we should know during morning skate today between 10:30-11:00am. Who's your guess? Does Nilstorp deserve another shot, or does Bachman get a chance to jump back in and claim the backup spot for his own?
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San Jose has been struggling offensively, scoring just 11 total goals in their last 9 games (1.222 per game) en route to a 1-5-3 record after a powerful 7-0-0 start to the year.
To be fair they've suffered three different regulation losses to the Chicago Blackhawks in that span, as well as the St. Louis Blues and red-hot Anaheim Ducks, so it's not as if they're mailing it in with an easy schedule.
What the Stars have to be wary of tonight is being the cure for what ails this Sharks bunch who has scored two or fewer goals in nine of its last ten games. Cristopher Nilstorp. Richard Bachman... whoever. Someone needs to come up big tonight in Lehtonen's absence lest the Sharks abundantly talented forward group break through, or even worse, their defensive core as did Vancouver's Thursday.
The Sharks lineup could look something like this...
The average size and potential speed of this lineup will give the Stars fits. Adam Burish returns on their fourth line looking to make in impact as well, and wearing #37, no less -though he wore it many years before. That it might be a fitting tribute to his late teammate might be only a convenient side effect.
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A couple of weeks ago, free-agent Johnny Damon signed a deal with the Cleveland Indians. But after missing spring training, Damon needed some time to get back into playing condition. But he seems to be nearly ready ...
Look for Johnny Damon to join the #Indians on Tuesday when they open three-game series against the White Sox in Chicago.— paul hoynes (@hoynsie) April 30, 2012
It's not immediately apparent that Hoynes has a source for this information, or is merely speculating. But he's close to the organization so I suspect is closer to the former than the latter.
It's hard to say if Damon is "ready" to hit major-league pitching; instead of working with one of the Indians' minor-league clubs, he's been getting his at-bats in extended spring training.
Cleveland can definitely use some help. The Indians have used only four outfielders all season, and all four have struggled. Shin-Soo Choo will continue to play almost every day in right field, and Michael Brantley in center. But left fielder Shelley Duncan bats right-handed, has a .221/.304/.422 career line against right-handed pitchers and basically should never be allowed to play against them. The same may be said of Aaron Cunningham, the Indians' fourth outfielder.
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There is a metro police officer who has found a way to shine a positive light on some of the city's darkest areas, and he is armed with a camera instead of a gun.
Maj. Rich Lockhart is a 23-year veteran of the Kansas City Police Department. He spends his days protecting, then once the sun goes down, he revisits some of the city's darkest areas to capture their beauty.
"I think being a police officer, you are more observant of your surroundings, and that is what gives me some of my inspiration when I do take pictures after I'm not working," Lockhart said.
He gets out of the office quite a bit and drives to a lot of places most people don't go, like the forgotten and abandoned places.
"It is like going back in time almost," Lockhart said.
He has recently been itching to shoot an alley in the West Bottoms. Landscapes and architecture inspire him. He looks for line, texture and color.
"It is something that can really add character to your picture," he said.
Once the sun goes down, he revisits the city's darkest areas, capturing the metro's historic beauty.
"About an hour after sunset, the sky gets really deep, dark blue, and you can't really see it until you capture it in a photograph," Lockhart said.
He hopes his portraits show people the peaceful beauty that remains in some of the areas hit hardest by crime and violence.
"It is a very spiritual experience for me. You are capturing a moment, and for me, you capture a lot of things people don't see ... you capture it and preserve it for all time," he said.
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The annual wine festival kicks off Thursday, and the most notable change for visitors might not be at the festival itself, but getting there.
Grapevine Convention and Visitors Bureau officials say access to the 27-year-old festival has never been better. The DFW Connector, where several highways all converge on Grapevine, is complete in most directions.
"We've got a lot of new lanes and a lot of new ways to get here," said Barry Lewis, marketing director for the Grapevine Convention and Visitor's Bureau. "There is very easy access. A lot of construction is completely done."
Event planners say there should only be one traffic issue; northbound SH 121 and northbound Highway 360 coming into Grapevine will close Friday at 8 p.m., and reopen late Saturday morning. Drivers are urged to exit Stone Myers Parkway, park, and take a shuttle in.
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Grapefest officials have added buses and space to their park and shuttle at Grapevine Mills. 55 passenger coaches will take visitors from the lot to the festival's South gate.
"By having the large coaches out of Grapevine Mills, the additional parking spaces that are out there just makes it easier access," Lewis said.
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NFL superstar Adrian Peterson claims he's officially off the hook for resisting arrest ... after prosecutors decided there wasn't enough evidence to prove he shoved an off-duty cop at a Houston bar this summer.
As we previously reported, AP was arrested on July 7 after he allegedly got hostile and physical with an off-duty police officer who was trying to escort the seemingly hammered NFL star out of the bar.
Now, Peterson's lawyer is telling the media the Vikings running back testified before a grand jury today, which found there was not sufficient evidence to pursue the case against him.
After getting the news, Peterson texted an ESPN reporter, "They dropped the charges. Thank God."
Peterson has always maintained he did nothing wrong that night -- telling reporters, "I'm 200% innocent."
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There were too many lies. The bar owner said he was there for 5 hours, drunk and hostile.... Really? The video showed he was there for 45 minutes.
This was BS from the start , AP is a decent human being.We are in a time where LYING ass clowns who hide behind a badge will get expose thanks to video be it by phone or otherwise.
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I think the judge just saw the amazing season AP is having and decided to drop the charges.
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Peterson is a great north to south runner.. he doesnt need many moves he has amazing break out speed. To bad he plays on the Vikings though.. they suck.
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Recently 'Bourne 5' was delayed almost an entire year from August 14, 2015 into the more prime real estate of July 15, 2016. Could it be the real reason was to accommodate original star Matt Damon's return to the series? That's the latest rumor.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. - After leading the Eagles to an undefeated week with huge wins against conference foes USC Upstate and ETSU, junior Courtney Chihil (Tipp City, Ohio/Alter HS) earned Atlantic Sun Player of the Week honors, for the second time this season, the conference office announced on Tuesday.
For the week, Chihil, who was recently named to the 2010-2011 Capital One Academic All-District 3 Women's Basketball first team, led the Eagles to a 2-0 record and averaged 17.5 points, 7.0 rebounds and 7.5 assists, while shooting 58.8 percent from the floor and 81.3 from the charity stripe.
In the Blue and Green's 70-59 win over Upstate on Saturday night, Chihil finished with a career-high and game-high 22 points on 6-of-10 shooting from the field, including hitting 9-of-12 from the charity stripe. Chihil also added four rebounds and three steals in 32 minutes. Just two days later, the nursing major missed a triple-double with a 13-point, 10-rebound and nine-assist performance in FGCU's 81-65 win over ETSU in the A-Sun/CSS Game of the Week.
The Eagles (19-1, 12-1 A-Sun), who are one of four one-loss teams in Division I (UConn, Green Bay, Baylor), will head to Georgia for a two-game road trip. The Eagles will take on the Bears of Mercer (1-21, 1-12 A-Sun) on Saturday, Feb. 12 (2 p.m.), before heading to Kennesaw, Ga. to battle the Kennesaw State Owls (7-14, 4-9 A-Sun) in a Valentines Day showdown on Monday, Feb. 14 (7 p.m.).
PLAYER OF THE WEEK: Courtney Chihil
• Second career A-Sun Player of the Week award; second this season
• Led the first place Eagles to wins over USC Upstate and ETSU
• Averaged 17.5 points, 7.5 assists and 7.0 rebounds on the week
• Scored a career-high 22 points against Upstate
• Shot 58.8 Pct from the field and 81.3 Pct from the free-throw line
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Nov 16, 2005, 9:30 AM
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As more and more tunnels open around the world, we're going to see more and more pure tunnel flyers, that is people who like tunnel flying - but have no interest in leaping out of a plane whatsoever .. or skydivers who have "twigged" that the tunnel is cool BECAUSE it's different to skydiving.
Also, as tunnel flying becomes established as a sport in its own right I think the skydiving community will come to see it as something quite different to how many perceive it at the moment. Most skydivers perceive tunnel flying as a training tool for skydiving .. instead of an incredible, fun and potentially extremely athletic environment in its own right.
I've done a shed load of tunnel (erm .. not by some of your standards maybe) and a lot of my skydiving friends just don't "get it" .. they think it's a waste of money. When I explain to them that I tunnel fly because I enjoy it in its own right.. a lot of them don't really get it. Them suggesting to me that I am doing too much .. is like me suggesting to them they should cap the number of skydives they do, yeah right. If you've found something that puts a smile on your face in life .. you should keep doing it. (well .. you know .. within reason .. and this doesn't apply to Michael Jackson)..
Ofcourse .. once these same skydivers have been in the tunnel a few times.. the penny starts to drop .. but it's slow going with a lot of them. The tunnel is different to skydiving .. sure there are parallels and cross overs but it is different and that is actually a GOOD thing. We have new things to try and learn, we can have new competition formats eg - stamina events etc.
There aren't that many pure tunnel flyers here in the UK yet and by pure tunnel flyer, I mean someone who only uses a tunnel to fly .. or a skydiver who has "got" it and isn't convinced that what we do in the tunnel should be a replica of what we do in the sky... I think I know personally all these pure tunnel flyers in the UK .. this is going to change soon though .. we have 2 very different but incredible tunnels .. yeee haaa!
How many pure tunnel flyers do you know? Or .. are we all here in this forum?
I think dropzone.com is a brilliant web site .. but that in its current format it will not be well suited to the up and coming wave of tunnel flyers. There are people I know who tunnel fly who don't get what it is to do with skydiving .. they don't make the connection, this is a good thing for the sport because - personally I think the connection with skydiving - is damaging to it's growth. Very few people want to do something even remotely associated with plane jumping.
Anyway .. How many pure tunnel flyers .. tunnel junkies .. tunnel rats do you know .. what's your guess as to how many there are right now?
The discussion site for tunnel flyers
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Well after my 2 visits, I'm convinced.
Also, the weather in the UK is so tempremental
I'll be making more visits to the tunnel than the DZ this winter.
I'm also taking some non-jumping mates to have a go and they would never have considered skydiving...
Nov 16, 2005, 11:36 AM
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There are probably a couple of thousand of us world wide, MAYBE.. and that's with 23+ years of exposure!
if you count active online people that number drops to under 1000 I think, from my experience.
Over the last 8 years since I started Bodyflight Network, we've tried a wide variety of formats, and although I have had forums and discussion groups active on there in the past, they are just not active enough to become an asset and were mostly filled with adverts, and so have been removed in favor of less active ways of participation. We now provide links to dz.com's wind tunnel form for discussion on every wind tunnel page. You can see here that the activity in this forum is pretty slow and is a great deal of adverts, which is inevitable at this stage of the industry, as more promotion is needed!
Today we see & hear from as many people overseas as we do in the states, that certainly has been a recent trend in the last 3 years. So while business is picking up, I think it will still be a few years before I at least see the growth that I'm looking for.
I'm a 'pure' tunnelflyer, as you called it and I love the sport... I have dedicated myself to promoting it and everything about it.
Nov 17, 2005, 5:54 AM
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Nothing outrageous about the comment, and as someone who will probably be the type of person you refer to I'm happy to share my thoughts.
I've lurked around here for a long time and enjoyed reading the comments and learning more about the sport, however, I'm 41, with two little kids, a wife and a demanding job and therefore taking up skydiving now is not really a sensible option for me. I've done one tandem and loved it. However, the reality of my situation is that skydiving is too risky to take-up now. However, last Sunday I flew at Airkix, which is around 30 mins from where I live, and was absolutely amazed at how good that felt. This is something that only has financial barriers, my wife tried it and was impressed and when my eldest son is 5 in February he can also join in.
I'm sure there's an element of the skydiving community that will resent the (perceived) erosion of 'their' territory, but I guess the reality is, the tunnels could generate a lot of business for DZ Operators.
I've got many colleagues and friends who are very keen to try the tunnel, but think I was mad to do the tandem. To qualify this, they think the tunnel sounds expensive, £38 for 2 or 2.5 minutes is a lot, and as they never intend to jump out of an aircraft the comparison costs mean nothing. It will be interesting to see what happens to pricing in the UK once the novelty wears off. With apologies to Bodyflight at Bedford, the guys at Airkix have done a brilliant job in generating publicity for their tunnel and their location will generate tremendous interest from other people visiting Xscape to ski, but generating business 7 days a week, 364 days a year will require a lot of creative thinking - and I'm sure 'deals' will arise.
So, will there be a whole generation of flyers who will probably never skydive? Yes, most definately, and I hope to be one of them!
Nov 17, 2005, 7:31 AM
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With apologies to Bodyflight at Bedford
No need to apologise!
Our intention for startup was not to go overboard with advertising etc. As a new business we want time to increase and round our processes etc. Too much too soon generally causes problems in the beginning.
The reality has been however that we have all been run of our feet with the amount of people wanting to fly.
Over the next few months we may start to publicise more and we are planning some events etc. Our members scheme will launch soon too.
Overall there are alot of people that can be introduced to bodyflying and as a sport in its own right I am sure there will be large progressions over the next few years.
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And I look forward to visiting you at some point soon. Two tunnels within one hour of home (and for that matter, two DZ's within 15 mins!), I just need to win the lottery..........
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Note: This is Part II of "The King Has Left the Building." For Part I, which features director Travis Preston, set designer Chris Barreca, and lighting designer Chris Akerlind, click here.
ELLEN McCARTNEY, COSTUME DESIGNER
There were two factors that drove the costume design in a very specific direction. The first was Travis Preston's choice of an all-female cast, which was an emotional choice rather than a physical one. We never had any intention of to hiding the fact that the cast was female. On the contrary, the image of the women posing as men served to heighten the physical, emotional, and spiritual qualities of both sexes and helped bring to the surface the presence of male dominance in King Lear. One was constantly mirrored against the other.
The second factor was the spaces we were planning to stage the play in. The first space was REDCAT; with its deconstruction and construction going on at the same time. The clothes needed to speak the same language of construction and deconstruction. This, of course, very much related to the text and the deconstruction of Lear's world. There was a Cubist feel to the construction site with the ability to see through walls and experience multiple viewpoints. The question was which materials to use in this space. We wanted to work with a modern material, something that related to construction and perhaps was not typically used for clothing. The other interest was to in some way treat the skin of the body itself as a texture of construction. Travis and I had used industrial felt in another project and we were interested in working with it again.
Industrial felt (pressed wool) is both a fabric and a building material. It is a sculptural material that can be constructed, giving the body volume and shape, which related to the construction zone we were in. It is also an ancient material, protective and warm. The first set of designs included felt coats paired with silks and sheer fabrics.
The second space was the Brewery. This space was not under construction but was instead a huge cavernous room. It had a haunting cold feeling. But the felt seemed right for this space as well. For the Brewery, the forms needed to be specific and solid, not transparent. This space did not suggest Cubism in any way. Some parts of the design were completely redone — for instance, the army, which turned out to be a much stronger choice. Originally they wore combat pants and sheer blouses; this changed to felt suits constructed out of layers of gray wool. At times they appeared to be shadows in the space and at other times a formidable force.
Both REDCAT and the Brewery had one thing in common — an operatic scale, which meant the actors needed help in filling the space. We wanted recognizable clothing that spoke a universal language, but it needed to be larger than life.
The silhouette for the women playing the male roles was influenced by a number of disparate sources. The design was equally influenced by ancient history as by modern history. Some of the research included contemporary western suits, 16th-century. Northern European dress, African tribal dress, 19th-century body/movement studies, and Eastern vs. Western concepts of the body. We also looked at the artwork of Joseph Beuys, Cindy Sherman, Eadweard Muybridge, Issey Miyake, and Rei Kawakubo. We were interested in tapping into universal/global cultures of the body and its importance as a forceful form in nature.
The suit, which is universal in its shape, became the starting point for the men's clothes. The male suit transforms the body into an elegant abstract shape, which completely masks the imperfect human form. This form, influenced by the long unisex kimono worn in Asia, was the main source for the shapes of the felt coats worn by Lear, Kent, and Gloucester. These shapes in turn influenced the look for the rest of the cast. The women were in a way the most difficult to design for. It was hard not to reduce them to the most obvious choices. They needed their own visual language relative to the men and as the men were presented by abstract shapes, the women were presented by organic shapes more familiar to the eye. Lighter fabrics such as lace, hosiery, and silk were paired with trenchcoats and felt. They were projections of what the male in this world has created in its women.
Had it not been for the collaborative infrastructure and unstinting support of the uniquely creative environment that exists at the Center for New Theatre at CalArts, it would not have been possible to interweave the many intricate elements of the sound design and production audio that this large-scale site specific interpretation of King Lear demanded and deserved.
As early as the first workshop discussions of the piece I knew the scope would require a sound designer to think out of the box, in the box, beside the box, and then remember that at times "the box" (our slang for the seating platform) was going to be moving. My immediate approach was to share the wealth — and the workload — so I enlisted one of my top graduate students at the time, Leon Rothenberg, as co-designer rather than assistant. I wanted to be able to invest in him the same responsibility, commitment and authority over the creative and collaborative process, as I would have with the director and other members of the creative team. This move was the key element in the success of the project for me. We were able to work as a team on a set of responsibilities that may have truly drown one designer alone. There became a natural division of labor between us that saw Leon taking the lead in the in the creation of the audio playback source material and I dealing with the physical design of systems and delivery — but at all times our approach was collaborative and interdisciplinary.
It is safe to say that I had never done a site-specific piece of this magnitude before. These were completely empty spaces, the first the size of a football field containing a central smokestack and not a single AC outlet. I didn't need the smokestack, but I could have used the outlets. The second space has all the charm and acoustic resonance of artist's loft. Lots of concrete parallel walls, high ceilings, and the only reverberance dampening available provided by the occasional visiting pigeon. There was never any question that all of the actors would be close miked, both for acoustic reinforcement as well as to lend a specific textural aura to each different movement. The space would play host to many different speaker systems reflecting the desire that, at any given moment, these elements of reinforcement and playback may need to be subtle, supportive, and subversive all at once.
Despite all the good intentions and lofty desires I felt as a collaborative artisan I always knew it would eventually all boil down to the doing it. To accomplish the massive requirements of the physical production would take a committed, knowledgeable, and persevering crew. It became apparent to Leon and me early on in the process that the load-in/running crew would become the backbone of the project's success or failure. We were fortunate enough to staff these positions with six of my graduate students from the sound design program at CalArts. They all embraced the workload and challenges of the project with a competence, knowledge, and enthusiasm that rivals any professional crews I have worked with.
Whereas the other four movements of the piece all had controlled audio environments and some form of near field audio delivery, the fifth movement would open up the playing space to encompass the size and grandeur of the warehouse space. We found that maintaining an intelligible level of reinforcement while still serving the cinematic style of the piece was proving to be a difficult mix. The reverberant nature of the cavernous warehouse kept the audience members from relaxing into the final "telling" of the Lear tale. I hit on the idea of providing each audience member with their own personal listening system — for use only in the fifth movement. This would enable them to control their own audio perspective in relation to the piece. This meant attaching a Walkman-like Telex SoundMate and headphones to each seat and broadcasting the audio reinforcement to the audience, giving them the ultimate final control on how they would experience the remainder of the play.
I liken the entire process to one of my favorite movies, Journey to the Center of the Earth (the original with James Mason as the Admiral): it was harrowing, excruciating, enthralling, and creatively affirming all at the same time. At the very end of the film, as the ruddy crew are licking their wounds, Lars (the tall blonde Swedish-sherpa type) approaches Mason and stammers, "If you ever go down there again, Lars go too." That's it for me — forget about the long hours, hard work, and endless layers of grime you find only in factories once used by Thomas Edison. Regardless of the enormity of it all, if they ever go down that road again, Jon go too.
My involvement with King Lear began two years ago during the summer between my first and second years of graduate school at CalArts. I had just come off a very successful design and I was ready to work, but I had no idea what I was getting myself into. The size and scope of King Lear would be the largest show that I had ever been involved with, and to go from student to co-designer and collaborator with my former professors was a difficult but rewarding trial by fire.
We certainly had our hands full. The task of developing the show was immense. Travis Preston is a director who makes a habit of working with design as a formative element — which meant sound and music on day one. Travis called upon composer/musician Vinny Golia, who was involved throughout the entire development of the piece, to work with us. He also played live during performances. Working with Vinny during the initial workshop period, we were able to explore impulses and ideas much in the same way that the actors were. At the end of the workshop, whole sections had developed from ideas inspired by the sound and music. By the time we began actual rehearsals, we had so intertwined ourselves into the action that the actors expected sound and music to be there, as though rehearsing without it was like rehearsing without a major character. It was great to be able to interact with the director and the actors this way; it made our involvement that much more integral to the shaping of the piece as a whole.
The result was a huge output of highly integrated material. And a good thing, too, since it was clear from site visits that the immensity of the Brewery space would demand a pervasive treatment. Besides the obvious practical functions of reinforcement, sound would be called upon to provide an important structural element. We needed to create an environment in which the actors could connect over great physical distances. Sound and music filled the great space and gave them a common medium in which to communicate. In the end, for a running time of almost four hours, there were not more than about thirty minutes without something playing underneath. But we would have to serve another purpose as well.
One of the largest challenges that we faced apart from building a system to cover five different settings in two large warehouse rooms was the sound of the city around us. We couldn't ignore it, so we had to consider it as integral to the presentation. This was not only one of the major dramatic thrusts of the piece, it was the only solution practical to the maintenance of a coherent aesthetic. Besides being next to the US 5 freeway, the Brewery's location was subject to freight train passage, the occasional air show and a host of other surprises each night. Interestingly, despite the occasional siren or helicopter, the acoustics of the building created a sort of reverberated wash of all the outside sounds that not only mellowed their impact but also made them easier to work with. Sound could then reinforce the relationship between the play and the city outside — to unify it with its downtown setting. This was a major piece of the Travis' vision and one of the main reasons why this location was chosen. The soundscape used and complemented the outside world, drawing it into the play rather than trying to shut it out.
When all was said and done I was exhausted but elated. I certainly learned how to think fast and cover the occasional misstep. I am glad that I got the chance to collaborate with my mentors. Jon and I were able to create a working dynamic that I am sure will continue to serve us in the future. Perhaps everything will seem easier from here on out — or maybe next time we should just go bigger.
For Part I of "The King Has Left the Building," click here.