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California Missions - And More!
An Easy-to-Use History Play for Elementary and Middle School
Grades 2-6
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Includes script, teacher's guide, and audio CD. The CD has all the songs recorded twice: first with singing, so you and your students can learn the songs, and then without voices so your students can perform without us singing along.
And if you ever have any trouble or questions, you can contact us at any time for help.
This Musical can be done as a complete play, skits, readers' theater, or you can just sing songs. No music or drama experience needed!
JB, a Hollywood director, is making a movie -- a tour of early California up to statehood. We'll join her and the cast and crew on the set to watch all the drama of California history unfold. The story begins just before the arrival of Cabrillo in 1542, when we're introduced to the varied Native American tribes settled in California. Then the Spanish arrive with their three-point expansion plan: missions, presidios, and pueblos. As Mexico achieves independence from Spain and the mission era comes to a close, we'll meet the Californios who converted the mission lands to ranches, and then learn about the many people who came west for trade, gold, and other opportunities. Our thrilling blockbuster ends with California's annexation and statehood.
California Missions -- and More, filled with colorful characters and catchy tunes, is a great complement to your curriculum resources in social studies. And, like all of our plays, this show can be used to improve reading, vocabulary, reading comprehension, performance and music skills, class camaraderie and teamwork, and numerous social skills (read about it!) -- all while enabling students to be part of a truly fun and creative experience they will never forget!
Key Concepts
California Missions -- and More reinforces students' familiarity with the following people, events, and concepts:
- The many Native American tribes settled in California
- History of Spanish claims on California
- Joseph de Galvez's expedition to Alta California for colonization and expansion
- Purpose of missions, presidios, and pueblos
- Establishing the missions; Junipero Serra and Don Gaspar de Portola
- Breakup of missions after Mexico's independence from Spain; effects on the Mission Indians (Native Americans)
- Californios/rancheros and the establishment of ranches on former mission lands
- "Yankee" migration to California for gold and trade (Jedediah Smith); conflicts between locals and newcomers
- James Polk and western expansion
- Discovery of gold; John Sutter and James Marshall
- California statehood and symbols
Author: Ron Fink (Composer) and John Heath (Book and Lyrics)
© 2001 Bad Wolf Press, LLC
"My fourth graders performed this play last year, and it was a huge success. I loved that it coincided chapter by chapter with our history text. The kids were so excited to learn the next song, but I would tell them we needed to learn about it first so they would eagerly dig right in! Catchy songs, clever lyrics (the adults were cracking up.) Highly recommended!"
---Dawn Smith, Teacher (4th grade), Pachappa Elementary, Riverside, CA
"It is unbelievable to me how much the kids have learned from this one play. During a recent field trip to our local mission they had tons of infomration from their play that connected to the mission. The same when whe nwe read Island of the Blue Dolphins, they kept making connections to the play. THeir little neurons ahve been firing and they had fun oding it. I am really enthusiastic about his and can't wait to do my play next year."
---Eliana Johnson, Teacher (4th grade), Old Adobe Elementary, Petaluma, CA
"I just love 'California Missions.' I will be doing it annually. Keep up the good work. Thank you for your assistance with education. Of course, now I'll be singing 'Sugar Cubes' until we begin our next Musical!"
---Lance Poldberg, Teacher (4th grade), Butterfield Elementary, Lake Elsinore, CA
"State standards covered...good songs and lyrics. Parents loved it. Humorous!"
---Vince Rosato, Teacher (4th grade), Searles Elementary, San Learnardo, CA
"I emailed you many months ago after my fourth graders completed 'California Missions . . . and More.' I just had to email one more time when, on the LAST day of school, the kids got out the CD to the play and put it on to sing along. Each one cam up and did their song from the play and everyone sang along. This was completely spontaneous and joyful. What a great end to our year!"
---Eliana Johnson, Teacher (4th grade), Old Adobe Elementary, Petaluma, CA
"It is unbelievable to me how much the kids have learned from this one play. During a recent field trip to our local mission they had tons of infomration from their play that connected to the mission. The same when whe nwe read Island of the Blue Dolphins, they kept making connections to the play. THeir little neurons ahve been firing and they had fun oding it. I am really enthusiastic about his and can't wait to do my play next year."
---Eliana Johnson, Teacher (4th grade), Old Adobe Elementary, Petaluma, CA
"My colleagues and I thoroughly enjoyed teaching California History through the performance of "California Missions—and More!." The rehearsals helped reinforce student knowledge of the curriculum and it was an experience they'll never forget!"
---Kristy DuBray, Teacher (4th grade), Maeola R. Beitzel Elementary, Sacramento, CA
Flexible casting from 11-40 students.
Use as many Administrators, Wives, Californios, etc. as desired.
One student can easily play several roles if needed. Note that all roles
can be played by either boys or girls.
This is the first one-third of the script:
JB (Director)
Johnson (assistant to JB)
Native Americans (group #1)
Joseph de Gálvez
Junipero Serra
Captain Portolá
Set Director
Native Americans (group #2)
Costume Designer
Ranchero Wives
Farmers (husband and wife)
James Polk
Jedediah Smith
John Sutter
James Marshall
and a Chorus made up of all students who are not playing roles at the
(Lots of people are busy on a movie set. They are moving things around,
rushing back and forth. There is a director's chair that says, cleverly enough,
"DIRECTOR" on the back. The Director, JB, enters, with her assistant
JOHNSON, who always carries a clipboard.)
JB (shouting out directions, perhaps clapping hands to get attention):
Okay, people, let's get moving. We've got a movie to film and we're
already behind schedule.
JOHNSON: We're all set, JB.
(to CAST and CREW of movie)
Your heard the director. Scene One of JB's most brilliant work,
"California Missions."
JB (cringing): Aaaach.
JOHSNON: What is it, JB?
JB: That title. California Missions. It's so, so…
JOHNSON: Mundane?
JB (ignoring JOHNSON): So…
JOHNSON: Prosaic?
JB: Icky. It's icky. It needs something more.
(Thinks for a second, and then a lightbulb goes on over her head)
I've got it! Johnson, I'm a genius.
JOHNSON: What is it?
JB: The new title of my movie:
(pause: emphasize the "and more")
California Missions—and more.
JOHNSON: Brilliant, JB!
Song 1 - Listen now!
CLASS (sings):
We're gonna make a movie 'bout the Missions
The kind of film our fans will all adore
Yeah it's got grit and luster
A holiday blockbuster
California Missions—Missions and more.
Early California, so exciting
There's mountains and there's valleys to explore
A history bonanza
A film extravaganza
California Missions—Missions and more.
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
On with the show
Oh yeah
Oh yeah
Cue the lights and cam'ras here we go.
From Spanish exploration up to statehood
There's tragedy and romance here galore.
Let's travel the king's highway
As long as it is my way
California Missions—Missions and more.
California Missions—Missions and more.
(JB takes her seat in the Director's chair. The set clears. Three
AMERICANS enter. Note that the gender is important for two of these
JOHNSON: Okay, Scene One. It's the sixteenth century, before the
Spanish start exploring California. Where are the Indians?
NATIVE AMERICAN #1: Excuse me.
JOHNSON: Oh, you're here. You look great.
NA #1 (female): Thanks. But you really shouldn't call us Indians.
NA#2 (male): That's right. There are hundreds of thousands of
throughout the west coast, and we belong to dozens of different tribes.
NA #3: Hey, has anybody seen my acorns?
(looks around, panicked)
I think I've lost my acorns!
JOHNSON: What?
NA #2 (pointing): Is that them in that basket over there?
NA #3: Yes! My acorns!
(races over and grabs basket)
I love acorns. Little ones. Big ones. Some of them get these cute little
lines on them and look just like they're smiling. See? There are fourteen
different varieties of acorn in early California. Would you like me to name
JOHNSON: No! I mean, we've got to shoot this scene. Are you all
so, uh,
fond of acorns?
NA #1: No. That's the point. We live in all kinds of places and
live all
kinds of lives.
Song 2 - Listen now!
Some of us make baskets
Some make great canoes
Some of us wear deerskins
Some wear just tattoos.
I live in the desert
I live by the sea
I live in the mountains
Near an acorn tree!
Don't call us Indians
We are not all the same
Don't call us Indians
We do not know that name
We're Chumash and we're Yokuts
Miwok and Pomo too
Don't call us Indians
If that's alright with you.
Some of us pick berries
Some of us catch fish
Some of us find acorns
What a nutty dish!
(getting carried away)
Acorn paste for breakfast
Really tasty goop
Lunch is acorn porridge
Dinner's acorn soup!
(Spoken:) I LOVE acorns!
ALL THREE and CHORUS:
Don't call us Indians
We are not all the same
Don't call us Indians
We do not know that name
We're Chumash and we're Yokuts
Miwok and Pomo too
Don't call us Indians
If that's alright with you.
(NATIVE AMERICANS exit)
JB: Cut! Brilliant. Perfect. It's got a message but it's
catchy. And there's
the food angle. I'm not a big fan of acorn porridge myself, but I think there
may be an untapped audience out there of nut lovers. Johnson—get me
on one of those cooking shows for the publicity tour.
JOHNSON: Right, JB. Okay, Scene Two. We need Joseph de Gálvez
on the stage. Where is the Spanish Visitor-General of Mexico?
GÁLVEZ: (entering, accompanied by ADMINSTRATORS. HE is holding
a letter):
At last my request has been granted from the king. We shall send an
expedition to Alta California and colonize it for Spain.
ADMINISTRATOR #1: Excellent, Governor Gálvez. But we Spanish
claimed all of California for 200 years. In 1542 Cabrillo sailed to San Diego,
and in 1602 Vizcaíno charted Monterey Bay. Why send an expedition now
in 1769?
GÁLVEZ: Why now? Because the Russians and British are poking
noses around our territory. Why now? Because for 200 years we have
done nothing with Alta California. Why now? Because it will be fun!
ADMINISTRATOR #2: But how do we do it?
GÁLVEZ: How? How we always do it, of course. We'll follow
the famous
Spanish three-step plan to territorial expansion.
ADMINISTRATORS #1 and #2 (together): The three-step plan?
GÁLVEZ: Don't they teach you anything in college these
days? Your
résumés explicitly stated that you had taken Imperialism 101: Introduction
to Being a Colonial Power.
ADMINISTRATOR #1: Uh, I think I may have missed a couple of those
GÁLVEZ: The three-step plan of expansion is quite simple. Repeat
me: Missions.
ADMINISTRATORS #1 and #2 (together): Missions.
GÁLVEZ: Presidios.
ADMINISTRATORS #1 and #2 (together, baffled): Presidios?
GÁLVEZ: Presidios are forts. And the third step is pueblos. Pueblos are cities.
ADMINISTRATORS #1 and #2 (together): Pueblos.
GÁLVEZ: All together now.
ADMINISTRATORS #1 and #2 (together, chanting, going faster and faster):
Missions, presidios, and pueblos. Missions, presidios and pueblos.
Missions, presidios and pueblos. RAH!
GÁLVEZ: Now you get it.
Song 3 - Listen now!
The first step towards our ambition
Is to build ourselves a mission
And then turn the natives Christian
It's really for the best
Then we'll fortify that mission
With presidios positioned
To discourage opposition
To our California quest.
GÁLVEZ and ADMINISTRATORS:
Missions, presidios and pueblos
A three-step plan to stretch our Spanish rule
Missions, presidios and pueblos
The New World will be ours
The New World will be ours
The New World will be ours and that's so cool.
For step three we'll build a city
Though this pueblo won't be pretty
A few families tough and gritty
Will ranch and farm the land
You might call it colonizing
But we're really globalizing
Though the natives are down-sizing
In the end they'll like the plan!
GÁLVEZ, ADMINISTRATORS and CHORUS:
Missions, presidios and pueblos
A three-step plan to stretch our Spanish rule
Missions, presidios and pueblos
The New World will be ours
The New World will be ours
The New World will be ours and that's so cool.
(THEY exit)
JB (from chair): I love it. It's got pathos. I don't even
know what pathos is,
but I know that scene's got it. Keep rolling. Cue Junipero!
(JUNIPERO SERRA and CAPTAIN PORTOLÁ enter)
PORTOLÁ: Father Serra, the mission here in San Diego is really
to take shape.
SERRA: It is a miracle, Captain Portolá. I thought our overland
trip here
from Mexico was difficult, but it was even harder for the ships. We are
fortunate that more of us did not die.
PORTOLÁ: True. But we have now established a Spanish presence
San Diego and Monterey.
SERRA: And someday we will have missions and pueblos up and down
California along El Camino Real, the King's highway.
PORTOLÁ: Perhaps you too will be famous one day. Children will
Father Junipero Serra and his missions.
SERRA: Ya think? Naaaaah. Wouldn't that be horribly boring? I
am just
a humble Franciscan friar doing my best to serve as I can.
PORTOLÁ: The mission is almost finished. Soon we will hang up the bells.
SERRA: Ah, I love the bells. They have traveled a long distance to become
part of our little mission. Our building is modest now, but someday it will
rise up with tall brick walls. The ringing of the bells means our work here has
just begun:
Song 4 - Listen now!
Hear the bells
Cheer the bells
These lovely bells gonna ring away
Hear the bells
San Diego to Monterey.
I love the smell of adobe
Drying in the sun
The walls are rising
Let's start baptizing
Our mission has begun.
SERRA and PORTOLÁ:
Hear the bells
Cheer the bells
These lovely bells gonna ring away
Hear the bells
San Diego to Monterey.
I love the sight of a cornfield
Furrows deep and straight
The grain is rising
So civilizing
Our mission's taking shape.
SERRA, PORTOLÁ, and CHORUS:
Hear the bells
Ding dong
Those lovely bells gonna ring away
Ding dong
San Diego to Monterey
Ding dong
These lovely bells gonna ring away
Ding dong
San Diego to Monterey.
(This concludes the first one-third of the script.)
Sample Songs
Click on the song name to hear samples. Please note that internet song samples have low fidelity and rest assured that the CDs we sell sound much better! (This player requires Flash. If you have any trouble hearing the samples, just contact us for help.)
Full Song List
1. "California Missions—and More"
2. "Don't Call Us Indians"
3. "Missions, Presidios and Pueblos"
4. "Hear the Bells"
5. "Gotta Build a Mission"
6. "Where Do We Go Now?"
7. "We're Tired of Cattle"
8. "Here We Come"
9. "Gold, Don't Say Gold"
10. "Eureka/California Missions and More (Reprise)"
Common Core and Other National Standards
History/Social Studies
- National History Standards 3, 4, and 5 for K-4th
- National US History Standards, Eras 1, 2, and 4 for 5th-12th
- National Social Studies Standards 1, 2, 3, 5, and 6
Language Arts
- Common Core Reading Standards for Literature: 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
- Common Core Reading Standards: Foundational Skills:
- 2nd: Phonics and Word Recognition
- Common Core Speaking and Listening Standards: Comprehension and Collaboration - 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
- Common Core Language Standards: Vocabulary Acquisition and Use -2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th
- Common Core Standard 10: Range, Quality & Complexity:
Fine Arts
Historical Terms
Alta California
El Camino Real
manifest destiny
Compromise of 1850


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Companies looking to reduce the stress of their employees are turning to "mindfulness-based stress reduction."
The technique, pioneered by the University of Massachusetts Medical School, is being adapted for the office, the Wall Street Journal reports. The eight-session program, which ends with a full-day retreat, teaches meditation techniques, stretching, yoga and "body scans" in which participants tune in to their stress and learn to lessen their response. Studies show the program is associated with increased activity in brain regions involving self-control.
Dow Chemical Co. tried an adapted version of the program for the workplace, using online webcasts and exercises to teach employees how to cope with stress, the story says.
One part of the program taught employees the art of "mindful communication" to prepare them for stressful meetings with bosses. The workers were taught to visualize meetings in which they paid attention to the conversation and asked questions rather than becoming defensive. The results are being tested by a corporate-health research firm.
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charred corn tacos with zucchini-radish slaw
I would not say that previous to the last year, we were not taco people. I can think of several carnitas that have brought me nearly to tears (and definitely to tears when they stopped delivering) and we've been doing an egg-tortilla thing for years. But at some point in the last six months, I got bit with the taco bug bad and now I can hardly think of anything else to eat. Saturday afternoon and the toddler is napping and suddenly we're hungry? Black bean tacos! Nothing but a couple zucchini in the produce drawer? Roasted zucchini tacos for dinner! I'm about thisclose to becoming the sort of person who puts peanut butter and jelly on a taco. The taco has become the answer to all questions.
It's this obsession that finally got me to unearth a dish I've been meaning to put my spin on for two years. That's more than a lifetime, if you're this guy, and even he doesn't know why it took me so long. The dish is called esquites and from what I understand but have sadly not yet experienced yet in person, it is a street snack in Mexico. Corn is cooked in butter with onions, garlic, chiles, an herb called epazote and salt. It's then seasoned with lime juice, chile powder and served with mayo in small cups. Oh hi, are you still here? I'm not, because every time I read that description, I run to JFK and book the next flight to Mexico.


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Anderson County Sheriff John Skipper said that deputies were called to the home because a man was apparently suicidal. He said that arriving deputies found the man with a gun, sitting on a sofa inside the home. He said that the man then pointed the gun at the deputies, forcing them to fire.
According to an incident report detailing the events of the shooting, the two deputies fired shots when he approached them armed with a gun.
Anderson County Coroner Greg Shore identified the man as 37-year-old Charles Porter II, who lived at the Old Field Circle home.
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Volleyball starts Great South play with two wins against Agnes Scott and Spelman
September 25, 2010
Winston-Salem, NC-The Salem College volleyball team won their first two Great South matches today at home. The Spirits defeated Agnes Scott this morning in an exciting five-set match (26-24, 25-22, 23-25, 18-25, 15-11). Salem also defeated Spelman this afternoon in four games (25-19, 25-13, 20-25, 25-22). Christine Tillman (King, NC) led the Spirits with 25 total kills on the day. Salem improves to 2-0 in the GSAC, and to 5-8 on the season.
Tillman also led the Spirits with 12 digs in the match against Agnes Scott. Keri Nolan (Calabash, NC) and Aubrey Bradshaw (Valdese, NC) each had 12 kills for the Spirits today. Sara Maher (Longmont, CO) had 47 assists in the two matches, and Chelsea Jones (Glade Valley, NC) added 13 assists. Brittany Miller (Hays, NC) led the Spirits with 14 digs against Spelman. Randi Roppolo (Weeki Wachee, FL) led the Spirits with 7 service aces on the day.
Salem returns to action on October 2nd when they travel to Georgia Wesleyan to play two more conference matches against Huntingdon and Wesleyan.


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Dan Haren was considered one of the best pitchers in baseball at this time last year, having led his league in strikeout-to-walk ratio for three of the last four years. He is now a free agent, even though he didn't have to be. His pitching was so uninspiring last season, though, that the Angels weren't willing to pick up his $15.5 million option. Haren's contract had a $3.5 million buyout, which means the Angels weren't even willing to pay him the equivalent of $12 million. Very curious, indeed.
This means there are two possibilities:
1. The Angels have a self-imposed payroll cap, and they are supremely focused on keeping Zack Greinke, which means they couldn't abide Haren's (or Ervin Santana's) contract.
2. Haren's back is held together with bobby pins and chewed gum from a pack of '87 Topps.
It doesn't have to be either/or, as some combination of the two could be the reason Haren is suddenly a free agent. The Cubs almost swung a deal, with the Angels thinking they were about to get some Carlos Marmol aid, but the deal fell apart.
Cubs team doctor: Okay, this is just a routine, pre-trade physical, with ...
Dan Haren: /shinkshinkshinkshinkshink
Cubs team doctor: ... wait, what is that sound?
Haren: Vertebrae.
Cubs team doctor: Oh.
Haren: I think I left a set of keys in there, too. Long story.
Cubs team doctor: I will … I need to make a phone call. Gimme a sec.
There isn't official word on why the deal fell apart, but both the scuttlebutt and rumblings blamed his back. It was probably his back. Which means that there's a slightly used, top-of-the-rotation pitcher with a few dings, possibly a floor model, available at a low, low price. It's the Nordstrom Rack of the offseason!
The Favorites
The Padres as favorites? The Padres as favorites.
One rival executive predicts that free-agent right-hander Dan Haren will sign with the Padres. Staying on the West Coast is important to Haren, the exec says. Padres GM Josh Byrnes traded for Haren during his previous tenure with the D-backs.
It makes sense. Haren isn't going to get a long-term deal, and he would like to build up his value, maybe even on a one-year deal. Petco Park, even with the fences moving in, would be a perfect place for that. Haren could have gone to all sorts of different schools on a scholarship, but he chose a college an hour away from where he went to high school. You know who does that? People who feel comfortable with where they grew up.
The co-favorites would be the Dodgers, then, even though they already have six starters under contract next year. They clearly don't care, and they might sign Haren as a backup outfielder and Torii Hunter as a starting pitcher just to prove a point.
The Ideal
Boy, I'm going to have to fight every urge in my body to assign each free-agent pitcher to the Royals. I want to see them with an Anibal/Edwin/Haren/Greinke rotation just because. But, again, the West Coast thing is looming large on this decision, so it wouldn't be the Royals anyway.
Give me the Mariners, then, because they're basically the Padres. I know that Mariners fans and Padres fans are disgusted that I'd compare both teams to their dreaded interleague rival, but I gotta call them as I see them. Friendly park, even with the fences coming in, and a little money to spend on improvements. They wouldn't need to go big on a pitcher, with Erasmo Ramirez, Danny Hultzen, James Paxton, and Taijuan Walker getting closer to the majors, so a one- or two-year deal for Haren would be a nice bridge.
Begrudging prediction
Really, the length of the deal will let you know how Haren's back is feeling. A one-year deal means that Haren feels great, and he wants many, many millions next offseason. A two-year deal means that Haren would like a little security in case his back explodes. A three-year deal doesn't tell us anything other than the signing team doesn't care about risks or money in general … so, the Dodgers.
I'll stick with the Padres: two years, $24 million. In a series filled with wrong predictions, this has a chance to be the wrongest. Last year at this time, Haren probably would have gotten $100 million from a team, if not more. Maybe there's a team out there still willing to do that. They would be slightly insane to do that, but … well, the Dodgers. Josh Beckett can platoon with Adrian Gonzalez, you know.


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i was visiting before two nights magnificant tapas recomended jmaon the corcetas and chilli prawns great friendly stuff end with dream almond cake make me feel in barcelona for aminutes. highly recomended:)
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Posted: Thu Oct 20 2011
The upsurge in Spanish food quality in London since the 1990s can in part be dated from the arrival in Borough Market of food importers Brindisa, bringing first-rate Iberian hams, cheeses and other essentials to the city almost for the first time. The firm's showcase tapas restaurants are equally a benchmark. In early 2011, star chef José Pizarro left to start José, but we haven't noticed any drop in standards, so you'll still find an ideal blend of superb ingredients and refined cooking (the latter normally confined to larger dishes).
At the original Brindisa in Borough Market, 'black rice' (cooked with squid in its ink, with unusually fragrant aïoli) had a superbly smooth flavour, without any acridity; ham croquettes gained extra depth from the quality of the meat. Padrón peppers (Galician peppers simply fried and salted) exemplified wonderful produce being allowed to shine. The style is easy going, prices very reasonable – though inescapably higher for delicacies such as the finest Ibérico meats. Wines are sophisticated and priced accordingly.
The only drawback is that it's often impossible to get a seat at the Borough and Soho branches, as there's no booking; fortunately, South Ken's Casa Brindisa does now take reservations.
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Tapas Brindisa
18-20 Southwark Street
020 7357 8880
Tapas served 11am-3pm, 5.30-11pm Mon-Thur; 9-11am, noon-4pm, 5.30-11pm Fri, Sat; noon-10pm Sun
Tube: London Bridge tube/rail
Tapas £4-£12.90
i was visiting before two nights magnificant tapas recomended jmaon the corcetas and chilli prawns great friendly stuff end with dream almond cake make me feel in barcelona for aminutes. highly recomended:)
Very expensive given the poor quality of the food and recipes. Patatas Bravas similar to McDonalds potatoes with ketchup Tortilla and fish overcooked
Went a few weeks ago and the food was fab.
Have never eaten at the restaurant, and would be wary after these dreadful reviews, but the chorizo/rocket roll, from the stall in the market, is nothing short of sublime.
While the quality of the food is generally good (Chorizo on toast, Gambas etc) the bill can get eyewateringly obese if you add in a decent bottle of wine. Their charcuterie plate is odiously expensive. Sorry but £95 for 6 assorted snacks and a few glasses of wine does not cut it anymore with lacklustre service and an extended wait for a table. Will not be going back.
Love this place, great food and great setting 5/5
I went to this restaurant on good recommendation. A pleasant meal was spoilt by the following- Mussels dish. Four out of twelve mussels were completely closed. We ate the eight good ones and asked the waitress about the other four. She said she would replace them. After a long wait nothing happened and when asked again she said she had spoken to the kitchen who didn't feel they needed to provide four mussels as we had eaten the other eight! I didnt want to make further fuss and embarrass my guests. I settled the £90 bill for a very light meal for three and left feeling that their lack of grace was not becoming for a restaurant in your guide. I have used your guide to locate some fantastic restaurants in London and Rome. Apart from tonight it has been spot on. Kind regards Dr. Peter Dickens
Excellent, their modern take on tapas is unlike anything else I have sampled in the city
I thought the food was fantastic! Typically the spanish are known for their love of meat and typically you would not see much vegetarian food on the menu in most resaurants in spain, so I think to mark the restaurant down for this single critisism is a little unfair.
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A newer type of gas piping, called corrugated stainless steel tubing, has been linked to leaks and fires in other parts of the U.S. after nearby lightning strikes. The tubing has been in use in Minnesota since about 1989.
"The best way to find out if you had it or not is go out and look at the gas meter on your home. There will be some piping that will exit the gas meter, it will travel along the side of your house and then go into your home. Most of the time the CSST is a yellow jacketed flexible tubing that would go into your house. Sometimes it's black," said Jon Wolfgram, chief engineer with the state's office of pipeline safety.
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In the rarefied strata of upmarket apparel retailers, New York's Bergdorf Goodman occupies space at the apogee. But before its renovation, the store's sixth floor bordered on dowdy. Architect James Harb, a New York-based specialist in store planning and design, teamed with lighting consultant Bill Schwinghammer, of Johnson Schwinghammer Inc., to transform the 20,000-sq.-ft. (1,858-sq.-m) selling floor into a warmly elegant, easily navigable space.
"The floor doesn't demand a high overall ambient light level," Harb noted. He wove his design around a central gallery with rooms that open from it to form a "street of shops" for Giorgio Armani, Anne Klein, Max Mara, and others. He also opened up perimeter windows to bring natural light into the individual designer galleries.
Before the renovation, downlights and spots using PAR lamps were the primary illumination, but Schwinghammer introduced a whole new palette. "Retail is always changing and constantly shifting," he says. For the aisles, sconces and ceiling fixtures designed in the 1920s by French manufacturer Perzel were selected. "The sconces are simple and overscaled," Schwinghammer says. Harb owned an original sconce from which Lite Makers in Long Island City, NY, made four exact replicas measuring 24" (61cm) from top to bottom.
Square and circular ceiling fixtures are reproductions of Perzel originals fabricated in frosted glass with bronze trim, lit with three 60W A-lamps. In the three elliptical rooms that feature a central circular Perzel ceiling fixture, Schwinghammer kept additional overhead illumination to a minimum. Single-lamp MR-16 fixtures are unobtrusively integrated within the ceiling's molding pattern.
For the rectangular and corner rooms, ceiling fixtures comprised of three 50W low-voltage MR-16s were placed around the perimeter. Made by Modular International of Pittsburgh, the lamps in each fixture can be rotated independently. "It is more cost-effective to purchase, install, and maintain one fixture versus three typical fixtures," Schwinghammer says.
Schwinghammer also specified a baffle to block light straying from overly efficient T-8 fluorescent lamps on the floor, which now has a residential look. In this, he was adhering to one of the rules of thumb for lighting bin-hung merchandise: Keep the customer's eyes focused on the goods.


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"I'm happy for Kristen and Annie," Cody told The Playlist, "but honestly, particularly in the director category, it's a little depressing. There were a few ladies nominated the year I was, but that's not the norm."
Despite all the attention given to Kathryn Bigelow's Best Director Oscar win for 2009's "The Hurt Locker," the number of female directors is actually going down. A recent report from the Center for the Study of Women in Television and Film called The Celluloid Ceiling found that only five percent of 2011's highest-grossing movies were directed by women -- down from seven percent in 2010 and nine percent in 1998. Of the 250 highest-grossing films last year, only 14 percent were written by women, while 38 percent of the films employed one or no women in roles such as producer, director, writer, editor, or cinematographer. "There is inequality going on, and it's institutionalized, and it needs to stop," Cody said, adding that she used to blame women for their own lack of inclusion -- "maybe they weren't assertive enough, maybe they were too deferential" -- but since becoming both a mother and a director, she's started thinking differently. "It seems a lot of people in power are not comfortable with women writing or directing," she said. "They think it's incompatible with motherhood or some other responsibility, and that freaks me out. A lot of women are doing amazing things as producers and executive producers, but on the creative side? Not as much, and that's deeply depressing."
Whenever she has brought up the issue, Cody said, "I've been told, 'Be quiet and just do good work.' If I don't [stay quiet], that makes me look like I'm a shrill harpie. But conversely, if I am quiet and just doing good work on my own, then I'm the only one who benefits from that. I'm going to continue to be outspoken and explicitly feminist about this, and I wish more women would do the same."
And Cody is doing something about it. Along with her "Fempire" girls-club -- screenwriter friends Dana Fox ("What Happens in Vegas," "Couples Retreat"), Liz Meriwether ("No Strings Attached"), and Lorene Scafaria ("Nick and Nora's Infinite Playlist," "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World") -- she's the co-chair of the Athena Film Festival, which showcases the work of women filmmakers, and starts in New York on February 9th. "I want other opportunities to be created for other women," she said. "If I'm having the greatest career ever, but shitty conditions still exist for other women, then that's not a solution."
As she begins pre-production in Louisiana on her untitled directorial debut (formerly referred to as "Lamb of God"), Cody's making a concerted effort to hire as many female crew members as possible for the film, which starts shooting interiors in March. "I'm not going to apply gender bias," she said. "If a guy is more qualified, I'll hire him, because I'm looking for the best person for the job."
When seeking advice from directors of her past films, Cody learned something useful from "Jennifer's Body" helmer Karyn Kusama -- who made her movie with a toddler in tow. "She told me that I need to be as firm as possible about getting home on time," Cody said. "I have to say, 'This is when the day ends.' And I'm doing that, but at the same time, it's making me more conscious of my femaleness. You don't hear male directors worrying about struggling to be a father at the same time, how to juggle family." Because they have wives to take care of their family business for them? She laughed, "I guess I need a wife!"
Cody said "Lamb of God" was discarded as a title because a metal band called Lamb of God has the name trademarked for all usage, and because the word "God" doesn't play well overseas. "I don't know what to call it yet, but I have to choose something," she said. "The subject matter is really rich, since it involves fate, beauty, insecurity, innocence, experience. I'm kind of overwhelmed!"
Depending on how overwhelmed she is during the entire shoot, Cody hasn't decided yet whether she'll continue directing. "I'm going to see if I like it," she laughed. "Maybe I'll do it again. I still don't think of myself as a career director, but I'm willing to give it a try."
The Athena Film Festival runs from Februay 9-12.
c | February 8, 2012 3:05 AM
Men are weak. I wish they never existed. Cody is right. Good for her for speaking up. Every industry is somewhat like this.
Maurice | February 1, 2012 3:54 PM
I hate all of the movies in that little Fempire of hers but I thought Young Adult was pretty damn fantastic.
DK | February 1, 2012 3:52 PM
More than Cody being snubbed, Charlize Theron was snubbed.
JD | February 1, 2012 12:37 PM
One more reason to hate Diablo Cody: even though the industry has handed her one golden opportunity after another, she cries sexism whenever anything less than incredible happens to her. The industry is no more sexist than she is. Cody could have brought Young Adult to a female director, but she chose to let a man direct it. You know why? When she worked with a female director, the movie sucked. That's logical decision-making, not sexism. As for Young Adult, it's really just Greenberg with a female protagonist and a really obvious script. If Baumbach's film -- which is infinitely better and more original than Young Adult -- didn't get nominated for anything, why would YA?
SNUB | February 1, 2012 11:06 AM
Also, to clarify. Of course I'm for more diversity both in front of the camera and behind the camera.
I just think in Hollywood, money is the most important thing, no matter what gender you are. If you prove you can make money, you'll have no problem getting work (Nancy Myers, Nora Ephron) and getting projects off the ground. If your movies flop (Lexi Alexander, Karyn Kusama) it will be harder. I don't think that's a gender thing.
jimmiescoffee | February 1, 2012 10:56 AM
pretty much agreed. i think saying cody is hit and miss is an oversell. maybe if she didn't typecast herself with such obvious projects and repeatedly hit the audience over the head with her dialogue tendencies she would be better serving the female film community.
Snub | February 1, 2012 10:33 AM
Why was she "snubbed?" why should it be set in stone that her screenplay gets nominated? Time to come to grips with the fact that just because the internet per-ordained it a great movie because it had Patton Oswalt, her, and Jason Reitman attached, doesn't mean it turned out to be any good or that the Oscars have to recognize it.
It's also worth noting that the movies her "fempire" has created - "What Happens in Vegas" "Couples Retreat" "Jennifer's Body" "Nick and Norah" etc, were all awful, hated movies. That has nothing to do with the gender of the people who wrote them, but let's not act like these are amazing writers and directors who aren't given a fair chance. The fact is they've put out mediocre to bad work. Not saying they can't provide something great in the future, but come on - can you really argue that the director of "Jennifer's Body" deserves to be in the running for studio films? Or that the writer of "No Strings Attached" should be getting higher profile writing gigs?


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Since its start in Spring 2011, the Undergraduate Journal of Global Citizenship has been a fledgling, but active journal dedicated to publishing undergraduate research. This semester, two students are leading an effort to give the online publication some needed stability. Meghan Gallucci '14 (English) and Courtney Carroll '14 (International Business) are currently serving as the … Continue reading
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Last month, the Fairfield Model United Nations club celebrated its 10th annual high school conference. On November 15, the Model UN club welcomed 200 students from 12 high schools in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut. IL majors Allison Scheetz '16 and Klevisa Kovaci '14 were the conference organizers. Allison was the Secretary General for … Continue reading


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No, Joe Manganiello won't growl, so don't ask. Nor will he yell, 'Stella!"
Not that I was going to ask the "True Blood" actor since this is an interview about the theater, art and soul-searching topics but sometimes he says his fans — and even his friends — can't resist asking him to let loose one of those primal responses.
Manganiello (rhymes with Tang — a-nello), who stars as the werewolf Alcide Herveaux in the popular HBO series, is taking on another beastly role, that of Stanley Kowalski in Tennessee Williams' "A Streetcar Named Desire,' which begins previews at New Haven's Yale Repertory Theatre Friday, Sept. 20. (The show opens Sept. 26 and runs through Oct. 12.)
It's not the first time Manganiello, 36 — most known for his roles as Peter Parker's nemesis Flash Thompson in the "Spider-Man" trilogy, Big Dick Richie in "Magic Mike" and as leader of the pack in "True Blood" — has taken on the lusty "Streetcar" role. The six-foot-five actor — now with just a touch of gray at the temples — was often chosen to play Stanley in scene classes when he was a student at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh. In 2008, he took on the role professionally in a production in West Virginia.
Yale Rep director Mark Rucker learned that the actor was interested in the Rep production and went to Los Angeles to meet the actor in person. Though Rucker once saw him in a new play festival and knew Manganiello had a BFA in acting, Rucker had not seen his film and TV work but caught "True Blood" on Netflix before the meeting and found him "mesmerizing."
Manganiello impressed Rucker in person, too, especially when they began discussing the character of Stanley. "He's also got emotional depth and he has vulnerability which are all parts of Stanley, too."
Rucker says Manganiello's physical presence will make the relationship between Stanley and the character's wife Stella more sexual, powerful and primal. "He doesn't have to do a lot to establish who is man of the house. He just needs to walk into the room,'' he says.Manganiello got the part without auditioning.
"Mother Nature took care of a lot in that regard," says a now-smooth shaven Manganiellio of his formidable physique during a recent break in rehearsals in downtown New Haven — though he admits to supersizing things with an extensive workout regimen. (Manganiello was on the cover of August's Men's Health, talking about his life, career and "the easy way to big arms." And yes he has sleeve-busting biceps that pop out of his gray T-shirt.)
His physical regimen during "Streetcar" isn't a tough as for other projects. "I'm playing a human being finally," he says. "I get in there and lift every morning but it's not like 'True Blood' when I'm working out for size and for cutting because I'm playing a supernaturally strong character."
Manganiello says his focus "is on what the character means to me, what the story is that I'm telling, how I connect to it on a human level and what my instinct is telling me. You then have to pull something out of your gut that cannot be false in any way."
The challenge, he says, is to convince an audience to believe in the relationship of an alcoholic who beats his pregnant wife who then takes him back. "This play is such an exploration of the human side of an abusive relationship with an active alcoholic but a large portion of Stella staying with Stanley is the sex."
Artistic Side, Too
Manganiello says his early life as a working class kid growing up in a Pittsburgh suburb was a conflict between his physicality and his artistic instincts. A young man of his size is automatically channeled into sports.
"But on the inside I had this artistic side, too," he says. In high school Manganiello explored filmmaking, borrowing a movie camera from school and making homemade shorts. "I slept with a pad and a pen next to my bed and I would wake up in the middle of the night and start scribbling ideas and writing dialogue. I would set the alarm and get up at 6 a.m. and pick up my friends and start shooting. I never wanted to get up at 6 a.m. for anything."
Making movies was " a little less…," he pauses. "Let's say I was less judgmental of myself making movies than trying out for the theater club."
But in his final year of high school he did just that and got the role of Jud in the musical "Oklahoma!" "The sports coach made cracks at me in the hallway about the football team captain doing a musical. I remember seeing this row of letterman sports jackets in the audience, teammates who had come to see me with their girlfriends" — and not exactly to support him.
He says he knew his physique made him an odd sight in the drama club — also when he went to school at Carnegie Mellon, well-known for its acting program. "It was like Gulliver's Travels or something. But I knew there was something special about [acting] and I knew I had to do this. It just started pouring out of me in a way that I knew college football or basketball was just not going to happen."
And the reaction to his family?
"It was not OK," he says. "But my mother was willing to mortgage the house for me to go to college which was pretty amazing of her to offer but the head of the department said, 'Hold on, let's see if we can find some money for you.' My mother was OK with it. She was always supportive of my artistic side as a kid. Dad wanted me to go conquer the world and me being an artist was probably seen as, you know, that I'm trying to take the easy way or I'm lazy or something. But that was not really the case."
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Remember when the Philadelphia Phillies didn't trust Ryan Madson as a closer? In my head, I've probably made it a bigger issue than it was, but I do recall that there was some hesitation. Then Madson became the closer anyway and saved 32 games this last season, with a 2.37 ERA. Then Madson became a free agent. Now Madson looks like he's going to return and make some bank. Jim Duquette:
Hearing #Phils closing in on 4 year deal with closer Ryan Madson. If so, nice job getting this done on both sides !
Various sources, including Yahoo!'s Tim Brown, say that Madson's going to get $44 million over four years, with a fifth-year option. Nothing is set in stone yet and things could fall apart in an instant because who knows, but something tells me Madson and Scott Boras aren't going to let this contract get away.
There had been recent reports that talks between Madson and the Phillies had heated up. There were also reports that the Phillies were interested in Jonathan Papelbon, but Madson brings some familiarity. And maybe a lower price, although, now, I'm not sure.
The analysis on this one is very simple. Ryan Madson is a good relief pitcher. Probably a great one. Since 2007, he's posted a 2.89 ERA, with nearly a strikeout an inning and a 4.2 strikeout-to-walk ratio. Ryan Madson's also 31 years old, and the Phillies look like they're going to give him at least four years at $11 million a pop. That is steep. Probably a little too steep, given standard reliever volatility. Ryan Madson's an excellent pitcher who looks like he's going to be overpaid.
But what needs to be taken into account is that Ruben Amaro mints his own money, of which he has an unlimited supply. Slight overpayments can be a big deal, but they're less of a big deal for teams like the Phillies, who spend money like they're allergic to it. Here's what the Phillies wanted to do:
- Bring back Ryan Madson
Here's what it looks like the Phillies are going to do:
- Bring back Ryan Madson
I doubt they're too worried about the details, and you shouldn't be, either. Unless your team is also in the market for a free agent closer. In which case, haha.


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The real winner of the Grammys: Chipotle
The most mesmerizing and moving part of Sunday night's Grammys wasn't Adele's performance or the Whitney Houston tribute. It was the Chipotle commercial.
The two-minute ad, titled "Back to the Start," is set to a powerful Willie Nelson cover of the Coldplay song "The Scientist" and features stop-motion animation to portray a family farmer who realizes the importance of sustainable agriculture. (Scroll down to watch.)
In the beginning of the video, the farmer decides to switch to factory farming, and what appeared to be a happy farm morphs into one with penned-up animals that are sent to factories and pumped with antibiotics. The farmer then begins contemplating the harsh living conditions of his livestock and the potential consequences of the system he's adopted.
Just as Nelson croons "I'm going back to the start," the farmer realizes his mistake and fervently begins taking apart all of the buildings holding the farm animals, allowing them to roam free in open pastures once again. The ad concludes with the farmer loading his products onto a Chipotle Mexican Grill truck, which drives away, leaving him and his family satisfied with the business they're running and leaving the viewer with a message: "Cultivate a better world. Chipotle.com," as well as encouragement to download the song on iTunes to benefit the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to creating and raising awareness of sustainable and healthy food.
The imaginative video was uploaded to YouTube in August, accumulating more than 4.7 million views (as of Feb. 13), and aired in about 5,700 movie theaters, according to Ad Age. However, its airtime during the Grammys made it Chipotle's first national advertisement in the company's 18-year history.
And it's safe to say it made an impression. These are just a few of the reactions on Twitter:
- @MichaelAusiello 90 minutes in and the highlight of the #Grammys is that Chipotle commercial.
- @elleburdi My favorite part of the Grammys was the Chipotle commercial.
- @poniewozik Coldplay-based Chipotle commercial > actual Coldplay performance #grammys
The short film promotes the Mexican restaurant chain's "Food With Integrity" philosophy, described on the company's website as "Chipotle's commitment to changing traditional 'fast food' culture by serving customers the very best ingredients, all raised with respect for the animals, the environment and the farmers."
"Delicious, affordable food can be produced without exploiting the farmers, the animals or the environment," said Steve Ells, chairman of the Chipotle Cultivate Foundation. "Chipotle has proven this to be true, but Chipotle is only one small part of the solution. Our goal now should be to have all food produced as sustainably as possible."
The Willie Nelson cover is being sold on iTunes for 99 cents, and according to the New York Times, it had been downloaded about 25,000 times as of Feb. 9. At least 70% of the track's proceeds will benefit the Cultivate Foundation.
Chipotle produced another short film, called "Abandoned," back in October, using the vocal talent of Karen O., lead singer of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, to cover Willie Nelson and Wayton Jennings' "Mama, Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys." The video was an advertisement to promote Chipotle's annual Boorito fundraiser, which helped raise money for Farm Aid and the Cultivate Foundation, and explored the economic hardships farmers face in an increasingly industrialized agricultural system. "Abandoned" can be viewed here.
Chipotle's sustainability stance:
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- Chipotle works with sustainable family farms.
- Chipotle serves more naturally raised meat and local produce than any other restaurant company in the United States, according to the company's website.
- Dairy used in Chipotle's food come from cows raised without the use of synthetic hormones.
- While American pork producers use more than 10 million pounds of antibiotics per year to prevent disease in their confined pigs, all meat served at Chipotle is naturally raised, "coming from animals that are raised in a humane way and without the use of antibiotics or added hormones," according to Fox News.
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Vandals set fire to wheelie bins in Tang Hall, York
9:45am Wednesday 14th November 2012 in News
VANDALS left a trail of destruction in the Tang Hall area of York after setting fire to 11 wheelie bins in a night of "mindless vandalism."
Police were alerted to the spree in the early hours of yesterday by North Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service, which had officers on the scene tackling the fires until 5.20am.
Witnesses, or those with information, are now being urged to come forward by York Police.
A spokesman for the force said: "Not only was this an act of mindless vandalism, but it is dangerous and thankfully nobody was hurt.
"It is also very inconvenient for the residents whose bins have been damaged and somebody is going to have to bear the cost of replacing them.
"Anyone who knows who is responsible or witnessed the incidents is urged to contact the police or Crimestoppers with information."
According to the police, four bins were set alight in Etty Avenue, three in Burlington Avenue, one in Constantine Avenue, one in Fourth Avenue, one in Seventh Avenue and one in Rockingham Avenue.
Anyone with information is asked to phone York Police on 101 or Crimestoppers can be phoned anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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2:05pm Wed 14 Nov 12
MrChuckles says...
I do anticipate some total idiots will no doubt start the petty, barrel scraping argument, "wah wah... wahh our kids have nothing to do"... and then go on to try invent some totally wacky and warped excuses for these parentless morons (however the excuses are often entertaining, for a laugh)!
It's also funny to note that they feel people will report the criminals, (also in times of falling crime.. its more people dont bother reporting it) people may be reluctant to report these mindless vandals, because if one of them happens to have burnt themselves on the bin they set fire to, they would quickly of course take the the bin owner to court.
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Yorkie41 wrote:It happened in the early hours - before the bins had been emptied.
I know there is no excuse for this kind of behavior, but why don't people put their bins away after they have been emptied.
It is standard practice to put the bins out the night before collection as they have to be out before 7am.
7:45pm Wed 14 Nov 12
Buzz Light-year says...
Not much to set fire to when they're empty...
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The major in film and digital media at Cleveland State University introduces students to the ubiquitous presence that film, digital communication, and broadcast media occupy in contemporary life. The major gives students an appreciation of the role technology plays in society, of the cultural foundations of film, and of the complex influences of media on human behavior.
The major, housed in the Division of Media Arts and Technology, has three sequences: film, digital media and media studies.
"...Bond. James Bond." "Life is like a box of chocolates; you never know what you're gonna get." "Frankly, my dear. I don't give a damn." "You talkin' to me?" "I'll be back." These are just a few of the most famous quotes in film history according to the Guinness Book of Film. More quotes and movie history can be found at http://www.filmsite.org/
For more than a decade, the study of film has been one of the fastest growing disciplines at American colleges and universities. Film studies students normally follow one of two career directions. Most students directly enter the communications job market. Advertising, public relations, technical writing, educational media and free-lance filmmaking are just a few career possibilities.
Some students continue their education in graduate school. As many as one-fourth of the film courses taught in the United States are graduate courses. In addition to graduate studies in film, other disciplines include American studies, popular culture, library studies, broadcasting and public communications. Students work closely with the film studies adviser to select coursework both inside and outside the program. This requires planning at three levels: 1. Selecting the right courses from within the film studies program; 2. Selecting courses from outside electives that are directed toward vocational preparation; and 3. Developing an Internship (optional).
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By Jeff Greer
With all the turmoil surrounding Illinois' football program over the past few weeks, there was one constant in Gardens running back Roshard Burney's recruiting process: West Virginia.
The Mountaineers' persistence paid off on Monday, when the bruising and elusive Burney committed to West Virginia. Burney (6-0, 205, No. 9 on the PBGametime Big Board) also had scholarship offers from Cincinnati, Illinois, Purdue, Rutgers and several non-BCS schools, including FAU. Burney visited Morgantown, W. Va., over the second weekend of October.
"It's been on my mind since I got back," Burney said. "Ever since I came back from that visit, I've loved West Virginia. It was a great atmosphere and I feel good about the coaching. They want what's best for me."
Illinois and WVU were in the front seat for Burney's services all fall, but when Illinois fired coach Ron Zook on Sunday, that was the final nudge in WVU's favor.
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It's been a breakout season for Burney, who transferred to Gardens from Glades Day before his junior year and shares backfield duties with fellow senior Alex Clark. He leads all large schools rushers with 1,966 yards and 19 touchdowns in 11 games. He averages 7.1 yards a carry and 178.7 yards a game, and was an absolute monster when Clark missed time late in the season because of an ankle injury. He's broken 100 yards in a game 10 times this season and 200 yards three times.
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FORT MYERS, Fla. – The FGCU women's soccer team topped the U-17 Mexican National Team, 4-1, on Sunday afternoon in front of 1,034 fans in an exhibition match at the FGCU Soccer Complex. The game was the Eagles' final tune-up before the regular season.
"The fan support for both sides was amazing today," said head coach Jim Blankenship. "A lot of people came out to support this game and it provided a great atmosphere. This is great exposure for soccer in southwest Florida and hopefully this will bring people back to more of our games this season."
Redshirt junior Katie Donnellan netted the first goal in the eighth minute to give the Eagles a 1-0 lead. After running down a pass on the left side of the field, freshman Jenci Villaverde found Donnellan with a pass into the center of the goalie box en route to the junior beating the keeper on the right side of the goal.
FGCU took a two-goal, 2-0, lead when Villaverde struck again, this time scoring on a one-on-one with the keeper in the 25th minute of the match. Villaverde, a first-year forward from Palm Bay, Fla., scored in both exhibition games to start her collegiate career.
Mexico's best chance of the first half came in the 36th minute when a shot by Mexico's Paola Lopez was headed for the back of the net, but redshirt junior Kat Hunter cleared the ball of the goal line.
Junior Stephanie Powers earned the win in net and tallied three saves in her 45 minutes of work, as the Eagles took a 2-0 advantage into the locker room.
Redshirt sophomore Ashley Ciesielczyk tallied both Eagle goals in the second half. Donnellan connected with Ciesielczyk at the 53:50 mark to give FGCU a 3-0 lead. Junior Brianna McCall served a corner kick to the middle of the net which found Ciesielczyk in the 84th minute for her second goal and the final tally of the match.
Mexico scored its lone goal in the 57th minute on a direct kick. Christina Murillo hit a hard ball past the outstretched hands of senior keeper Kirsi Keenan. Keenan stopped four shots in the second half.
"I was pleased with our effort and the way we came out to start the game" Blakenship said. "We need to get in a rhythm early in games and today we did that, but we need to do a better job of staying in rhythm the entire contest. We've had a good preseason with two wins over quality opponents so we should have some confidence going into the start of the season."
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Despite the many options I gave you, it was always clear that Rosie Huntington-Whiteley was going to win Promo Tour Star of 2011 for 'Transformers: Dark of the Moon'.
She gave us an interesting variety of drop-dead gorgeous looks which saw her featured in the BDOTW poll nearly every week for the month of June.
Of the nine looks she showcased, my favourites were Gucci, Naeem Khan, Michael Kors (Rio) and of course Burberry.
The great thing about Rosie is that she has continued to wow us on the red carpet at other events, proving that the tour wasn't just a fluke.
Runner up: Emma Stone for 'The Help'
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Using Savonlinna, a small town in Southwestern Finland in the heart of the lake district, as my base, I joined guide, Tanja Honkonen, for an auto tour of several major attractions in the area. Fortunately, Tanja drove, which freed me up to soak in the beauty of the forested area into which Lake Saimaa makes numerous indentations.
Our morning started in Savonlinna with a quick look at some of the region's cultural history and life on the lake through the centuries at the Provincial Museum, housed in a restored granary on the island of Riihisarri, a stone's throw away from Olavinlinna Castle. In the summer, a tar steamship, passenger boat, a tug and a schooner are moored just off shore and open to visitors for tour.
For lunch, we sampled the most popular delicacy from the lake, a mild white fish called vendace (miukku in Finnish), served on a wooden platter on the sixth floor, roof-top terrace restaurant of the Sokos Hotel. Besides giving us a unique taste treat, the dining experience overlooks the town from one of its loftiest vantage points.
A quick drive to the hamlet of Kerimaki took us one of the Finnish superlatives, namely "the biggest wooden church in the world." Rumor has it that the architect designed the massive structure in centimeters, but the builder misunderstood and erected the church using inches, which are 2.54 times larger than centimeters. At any rate, the structure is 148 feet long, 138 feet wide and 121 feet tall, big enough to seat 3,000 worshipers and another 2,000 standees.
I particularly enjoyed the view from the choir loft, which gave me a better appreciation of the expansiveness and spatial grandeur of this truly remarkable structure.
On our way to Lusto, the Finnish Forest Museum, we stopped at a vista overlook high on a rocky crest with a view of the seemingly ever present lake. The gorgeous expanse was a mix of gray stone boulders, water of the azure blue lake, purple clumps of primrose, white birch, and green spruce and pine. Here and there, farmer-planted plots of grain added even more interest. On the way back to the car, Tanja pointed out wild lingonberries, red in their ripeness, growing close to the ground. A smaller and juicier cousin of the cranberry, lingonberries are to Finns as blackberries are to Americans -- summertime staples free for the picking.


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Men's tennis drops a pair
The JU men's tennis team fell to Appalachian State and South Alabama on consecutive days at the Keith Watson Family Tennis Complex.
The Appalachian State Mountaineers defeated JU 5-2 on Tuesday afternoon. Fernando Banos-Lopez and Larry Condez were able to win for the Dolphins in their individual matches.
Banos-Lopez was able to win his match in straight sets 7-5, 6-4. The victory was his fourth individual match win of the year.
Condez was able to win for the fourth time in his last five matches bringing his season record to 5-5. He defeated the Mountaineer's Matt Saltsgaver in three sets 3-6, 6-4, 7-6.
The Dolphins returned to the court on Wednesday to face the #45 ranked University of South Alabama team.
JU was defeated 5-1 as the conclusion of the match was not played out due to weather.
Freshman Eimon Heywood recorded the Dolphin team point with his win individual win. He defeated his opponent in three sets with a score of 6-4, 6-7, 1-0. The win marked Heywood's first of 2012.
Heywood and fellow freshman Eduardo Martinez teamed up to win their doubles match 8-2 for the only other JU victory on the day.
The men's tennis team (2-9) will look to stop their losing skid against ETSU when they host them on March 16th at the Keith Watson Family Tennis Complex.
Match Results:
JU Men 2 Appalachian State Men 5
1. Casagrande/ Hansen vs Kloc/ King- ASU 8-5
2. Banos Lopez/ Fantova vs Markov/ Humblet- ASU 9-8(5)
3. Heywood/ Martinez vs Karendal/ Saltsgaver- ASU 8-4
1. Fantova vs Markov- ASU 6-1, 6-4
2. Casagrande vs Kloc- ASU 6-2, 6-1
3. Banos-Lopez vs Humblet- JU 7-5, 6-4
4. Hansen vs King- ASU 6-3, 7-6(4)
5. Martinez vs Karendal- ASU 3-6, 7-6(4), 6-2
6. Condez vs Saltsgaver- JU 3-6, 6-4, 7-6(5)
JU Men 1 #45 nationally ranked South Alabama 5
1. Casagrande/ Hansen vs Kuehne/ Bartsch- USA 9-7
2. Banos-Lopez/ Fantova vs Bocaert/ Gregor- USA 8-4
3. Heywood/ Martinez vs Leitner/ Kirmse- JU 8-2
1. Banos-Lopez vs Daniel Leitner- 7-6(5) Did not finish
2. Fantova vs Hall- USA- 6-2, 6-2
3. Martinez vs Bartsch- USA- 6-4, 6-3
4. Hansen vs Gregor- USA 6-4, 6-2
5. Heywood vs Boglic- JU 6-4, 6-7(4), 1-0(7)
6. Condez vs Kuehne- USA 6-0, 6-0


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Colfer, who shows a striking resemblance to the famed Disney character Pinocchio, previously tweeted, "Dear Disney on Broadway, I fully accept your offer to be Pinocchio…as soon as you ask." If Disney has plans to adapt the classic film for the stage, Colfer would seemingly be a perfect choice.Continued...


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Livestock of all kinds are not unusual sights in rural areas of Shelby County, but one animal left many people surprised as it roamed the streets of Shelbyville.
A Hereford cow escaped its trailer Tuesday morning created a small challenge for city police officers in wrangling the critter.
Officer Brad Getz spotted the bovine at North Chestnut and Fourth and, using his vehicle, kept the animal from wandering out onto the roadway. Eventually, she turned onto Morgan, heading back toward Main.
"She didn't like it and nudged the car, but kept right on walking," Getz said. "I didn't have a lasso or anything and didn't know what else to do."
The owner of the trailer arrived and with the help of a few people coaxed the cow back into the trailer and continued on their way.
"It was pretty uneventful, but comical," Getz said.
Submitted Photo by Karen Walker


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Pitching, Harris behind recent success
Washington utility player coming up with big defensive plays
WASHINGTON -- Entering Sunday's action, the Nationals found themselves on a four-game winning streak.
Pitching and defense are the main reasons the Nationals have won back-to-back series against the Yankees and Blue Jays. The starting pitching and bullpen, for example, have a combined 1.31 ERA. And position players such as outfielder Willie Harris have been spectacular with the glove.
"A few things have come together the past few days," said manager Manny Acta. "Obviously, we played very good defense against the Yankees. We went through a long bad period, but now certain things are clicking. Starting pitching has a lot to do with it. You say what you want, but when you have an ERA of 3.00 from your starters for almost a month, that means a lot and it give you more of an opportunity to stay in the game."
Harris is another reason the Nationals have stayed in games. He has made three spectacular catches in as many days. Acta has not ruled out playing Harris more often because of his defense and clutch hitting, but Harris knows what his role is with the team.
"In my heart, I'm an everyday player, but in my contract, I'm a utility guy," Harris said. "So it's not my decision, but whenever I'm out there, I'm going to try to put together a professional at-bat and I'm going to play defense hard. I'm going to do everything the right way. I just want to give to the game."
Bill Ladson is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.