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EGYPT - How Egypt turned off the Internet
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how the Egyptian gov't had the Internet shut down. Still shut down today
acc. to this article, but obviously there are some ways to get around it.
(One blogger from Egypt had a post today and he said that only certain
5-star hotels have it, which is why he was able to post anything.)
Egypt may have turned off the Internet one phone call at a time
January 29, 2011 | 10:45 am
Egypt's shutdown of the Internet within its borders is an action unlike
any other in the history of the World Wide Web and it might have only
taken a few phone calls to do it.
"It's something I've never seen; it's totally unprecedented," said James
Cowie, the co-founder and chief technology officer of Renesys, an IT
company in New Hampshire that helps Internet service providers monitor the
security of Web networks and infrastructure.
"Over a period a period of about 20 minutes, it's as if each of the
primary service providers started pulling the routes that lead to them. It
wasn't like a simultaneous withdrawal.
"Nobody flipped an off switch or hit a big red button. It was one by one
until they were all gone."
The Egyptian government cut off nearly all online services between
midnight and 12:30 a.m., Egyptian time, on Friday, Cowie said -- something
he noted on his company's blog as he witnessed the blackout.
As Egypt entered its fifth day of angry protests, the Internet was still
On Saturday, the Associated Press reported that Egyptian security
officials have said that at least 62 people have been killed nationwide in
the mass demonstrations.
President Obama called on Egypt to turn the Internet back on Friday.
The situation in Egypt is different from what took place in Tunisia
recently, with specific services and Websites blocked, or in Iran during
its political unrest, where the Internet was slowed down to an almost
unusable speed but not entirely shut down, he said.
"Egypt is a modern country; the government doesn't own the Internet,"
Cowie said. "There are private companies of varying sizes that own and
operate their own infrastructure. But it seems that they got a call and so
they turned it off."
Cowie said the cooperation of Internet service providers with the Egyptian
government has raised ethical questions that can be diffcult for
businesses legally.
"The fact is, if the government calls up and makes a request within its
legal rights and you're an important company that has to do business and
has shareholders and hopes to do business in that country in the future,
you simply have to follow the law," he said.
The suspension of the Internet is one of Egypt's latest moves in halting
online communications amid unrest.
As the Technology blog reported, on Thursday the government blocked
Internet data for BlackBerry smart phones and on Tuesday social media
websites such as Twitter, Facebook and YouTube were unavailable to
Egyptians as well. Mobile phone service in Egypt was cut off on Friday
The Web, and in particular social media sites, have been an invaluable
tool for activists seeking political and social reforms in Egypt, said
Charles Hirschkind, an associate professor of anthropology at UC Berkeley.
"The Egyptian government, they're hoping that these communication methods
are a lifeline for the protests and activists and they're hoping that
cutting off access will help lead to stopping the demonstrations,"
Hirschkind said. "But it's also apparent from the number of people in the
street that people have plenty of ways to communicate outside of the
Internet as well.
"The social networks in activist and in protest movements like this are
social networks that extend beyond the Internet. The Internet is a tool
but not the social network itself."
[Note: This is a longer and modified version of the story Egyptian
government shuts off nearly all Internet service that ran in the A section
of the Los Angeles Times on Saturday Jan. 29, 2011.]
Egypt Leaves the Internet
By James Cowie on January 27, 2011 7:56 PM | 143 Comments | 22 TrackBacks
Thanks to all for great comments and questions. Please see below for
latest updates on the ongoing Egyptian Internet blackout, including some
trace-based analysis and a few words about neighboring countries. After
this morning we'll be closing this post out, and looking for the
restoration. Hopefully sooner than later. --jim
Confirming what a few have reported this evening: in an action
unprecedented in Internet history, the Egyptian government appears to have
ordered service providers to shut down all international connections to
the Internet. Critical European-Asian fiber-optic routes through Egypt
appear to be unaffected for now. But every Egyptian provider, every
business, bank, Internet cafe, website, school, embassy, and government
office that relied on the big four Egyptian ISPs for their Internet
connectivity is now cut off from the rest of the world. Link Egypt,
Vodafone/Raya, Telecom Egypt, Etisalat Misr, and all their customers and
partners are, for the moment, off the air.
At 22:34 UTC (00:34am local time), Renesys observed the virtually
simultaneous withdrawal of all routes to Egyptian networks in the
Internet's global routing table. Ap`proximately 3,500 individual BGP
routes were withdrawn, leaving no valid paths by which the rest of the
world could continue to exchange Internet traffic with Egypt's service
providers. Virtually all of Egypt's Internet addresses are now
unreachable, worldwide.
This is a completely different situation from the modest Internet
manipulation that took place in Tunisia, where specific routes were
blocked, or Iran, where the Internet stayed up in a rate-limited form
designed to make Internet connectivity painfully slow. The Egyptian
government's actions tonight have essentially wiped their country from the
global map.
What happens when you disconnect a modern economy and 80,000,000 people
from the Internet? What will happen tomorrow, on the streets and in the
credit markets? This has never happened before, and the unknowns are
piling up. We will continue to dig into the event, and will update this
story as we learn more. As Friday dawns in Cairo under this unprecedented
communications blackout, keep the Egyptian people in your thoughts.
Update (3:06 UTC Friday)
One of the very few exceptions to this block has been Noor Group
(AS20928), which still has 83 out of 83 live routes to its Egyptian
customers, with inbound transit from Telecom Italia as usual. Why was Noor
Group apparently unaffected by the countrywide takedown order? Unknown at
this point, but we observe that the Egyptian Stock Exchange
(www.egyptse.com) is still alive at a Noor address.
Its DNS A records indicate that it's normally reachable at 4 different IP
addresses, only one of which belongs to Noor. Internet transit path
diversity is a sign of good planning by the Stock Exchange IT staff, and
it appears to have paid off in this case. Did the Egyptian government
leave Noor standing so that the markets could open next week?
Update (17:30 UTC Friday)
The Internet routing situation for Egypt continues to be bleak, with an
estimated 93% of Egyptian networks currently unreachable. Renesys saw no
significant improvements or changes in Egyptian international Internet
routing overnight.
We have examined the takedown event more closely, looking at the sequence
in which Egyptian service providers removed themselves from the Internet.
The following plot shows the number of available networks for each of the
significant providers, between 22:00 and 23:00 UTC last night (midnight to
1am Cairo time).
Our new observation is that this was not an instantaneous event on the
front end; each service provider approached the task of shutting down its
part of the Egyptian Internet separately.
* Telecom Egypt (AS8452), the national incumbent, starts the process at
* Raya joins in a minute later, at 22:13:26.
* Link Egypt (AS24863) begins taking themselves down 4 minutes later, at
* Etisalat Misr (AS32992) goes two minutes later, at 22:19:02
* Internet Egypt (AS5536) goes six minutes later, at 22:25:10.
First impressions: this sequencing looks like people getting phone calls,
one at a time, telling them to take themselves off the air. Not an
automated system that takes all providers down at once; instead, the
incumbent leads and other providers follow meekly one by one until Egypt
is silenced.
Update (14:00 UTC Saturday)
The Egyptian Internet blackout continues into its second full day, with no
substantive change overnight. The government seems to have put itself in a
tough position, as the Egyptian working week begins tomorrow, and with it,
incredible disruptions to Egypt's economy and debt rating from the loss of
Internet and mobile communications. With every hour that passes, the
continuing comunications blackout is public evidence that they have
utterly failed to regain control of the evolving situtation.
This plot shows the round-trip delays packets experienced between New York
and Egypt in the days leading up to the blackout. The blue background
shows the number of successful traces that reached their destinations
inside the country. There's some variance in latency ahead of the
shutdown, but not more than we'd consider normal for Egypt; that is, we
don't see evidence of throttling or intentional congestion of the national
Internet connections before everything goes dark. They seem to have gone
straight from plan A (block twitter and facebook) to plan Z (turn off the
Internet) without stopping at any intermediate solutions. Iran took the
more subtle throttle-and-monitor approach after their dubious elections in
We've also been asked repeatedly whether other countries in the region are
readying a "kill switch," and whether there are already outages in, for
example, Syria. The answer, for now, is no. Syria's Internet connectivity
appears to have been quite stable, as have other countries in the region,
and nobody else has significant Internet connectivity problems so far.
I predict that Egypt's "kill switch" experiment will serve as a cautionary
tale: the economic and reputational costs of the shutdown far exceed the
benefits of regaining total information control.
We would also note that there appear to have been no significant
disruptions to other countries' traffic passing through Egypt on
fiberoptic cables such as SMW-4 and FLAG FEA.
As we've noted before, the majority of Internet connectivity between
Europe and Asia actually passes through Egypt. The Gulf states, in
particular, depend critically on the Egyptian fiberoptic corridor for
their connectivity to world markets. Commodity traders are already nervous
about the potential impacts on oil prices of any closure of the Suez
Canal, but the potential risks to global Internet connectivity through
Egypt are equally significant, and far less widely understood.
Are the folks at Davos thinking about this? They should be.
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Oct. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Polish stocks rose for a fourth day, with the benchmark index climbing to the highest in more than two weeks, after partial results showed the government winning a parliamentary majority in yesterday's general election.
The WIG20 Index rose 3.4 percent to 2,265.59 at the 5:30 p.m. close in Warsaw, trimming this year's drop to 17 percent.
Prime Minister Donald Tusk's Civic Platform won 39.2 percent of the vote, according to official results from 99.5 percent of precincts. Tusk's coalition with the Polish Peasants Party, which got 8.4 percent of the vote, is projected to have 234 seats in the 460-seat parliament, the Warsaw-based Electoral Commission said. Zloty bonds rallied as Tusk, set to become the first re-elected prime minister since communism ended in 1989, pledged to cut the budget gap that has quadrupled since 2007.
"Investors are cheering for this victory of stability," Jaroslaw Antonik, who helps manage the equivalent of $1.7 billion at Warsaw-based mutual fund KBC TFI SA, said by phone. "Expectations are that the current policy will be continued, probably with some deeper reforms."
PKO Bank Polski SA, Poland's biggest bank, advanced for a fourth day, adding 2.6 percent to 34.05 zloty, and Bank Pekao SA, majority-owned by UniCredit SpA, increased 4.1 percent to 145.7 zloty. PZU SA, the largest insurer by market value in central Europe, climbed 4.4 percent to 319.9 zloty.
PBG SA, Poland's third-largest construction company, closed at the highest level in a month, soaring 8.9 percent to 79.7 zloty, as the company increased its sales forecast by 30 percent to about 3 billion zloty ($943 million) and earnings before interest and taxes by 13 percent to about 260 million zloty.
PKN Orlen SA, the country's biggest oil company, gained 5.7 percent to 36.79 zloty and Grupa Lotos SA, the second-largest refiner, climbed 5.2 percent to 24.5 zloty. Oil rose for a fourth day in New York as investors bet that fuel demand may increase after a pledge by European leaders to contain the region's sovereign-debt crisis.
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Sarah finally called to give me the scoop on her night around 5:00 PM.
"What took you so long?" I asked, thinking maybe her and Tim had spent the day together.
"I got called into work," she explained.
"So..." I said. "What happened last night?"
"That, my friend, is a story I'll have to tell you in person. Can I come over after work?"
I replied in the affirmative, and then did a bit of cleaning so Sarah wouldn't think I'm a slob. Kidding. Sarah knows I'm a slob, but I still try to convince her that I've cleaned up my act since we were college roommates. She showed up a little after 6:30, with food from her restaurant and a bottle of wine.
"Did you steal the wine too?" I asked.
"I wouldn't say steal, exactly..."
I poured the wine, Sarah put the food out, we got settled, and then she told me her story. I can't remember it word for word, so I'm going to paraphrase.
They got back to Tim's house, and the minute they got in the door, they were all over each other. Clothes stated coming off, they left a trail all the way into the bedroom, blah blah blah... you know that whole drill. They had sex, which even though Sarah acts like it ain't no thing, she never really does with someone she's just met. Afterward, she got up to pee and when she came back, he was all bundled up under the covers. The thing was, it as really hot in his apartment and Sarah didn't much want to be under the comforter. She kind of got half-under, but not far enough to get into a proper snuggle.
"Don't you want to get under the blankets?" he asked.
"I'm okay, thanks." Sarah replied.
And then something truly horrible happened. His voice took on a high-pitched tone, and he busted out the ... wait for it ... baby talk.
"Doesn't Sarah-wara want to get under the warmie blankie?" he asked.
Her mouth dropped. She inched away from him. He kept trying to lure her under the warmie blankie with his awful, awful baby talk.
"Sarah-wara's aaalll the way on the other side of the biiiig bed," he continued. "Daddy doesn't like it when Sarah-wara is --"
"You know what?" she interrupted. "I totally forgot. I actually have to go meet someone."
He dropped the baby talk instantly. "Sarah, it's 4:30 in the morning."
"I know," she said, getting out of the bed. "Craziest thing. It was the only time we could get together. I'm sorry. I'll call you though, okay?"
She got dressed as quickly as she could and hightailed it out of there. The end.
"Wow," I said, when she'd finished. "But he seemed so... normal."
"I know," she said. "I'm starting to think I've had the right idea dating all of these trainwrecks all this time. They wear their freak tags where you can see them. It's better than dating some like, investment banker that wants to pee on me."
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China industrial output rose 8.9% year-on-year in August
Published on Sep 9, 2012 3:22 PM
BEIJING (AFP) - Production at China's factories, workshops and mines weakened in August, the government said on Sunday, in a fresh sign of slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.
Industrial output increased 8.9 per cent in August compared with the same month last year, the National Bureau of Statistics announced. That represented a slowdown from the 9.2 per cent gain recorded in July.
Output for the first eight months of 2012, meanwhile, rose 10.1 per cent compared with the same period in 2011, the National Bureau of Statistics said.
Retail sales - China's main gauge of consumer spending - were 13.2 per cent higher in August year-on-year, the bureau said, marginally better than the 13.1 per cent increase recorded in July.
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Anything Western. I liked Wagon Train, Rawhide, Bonanza, and Gunsmoke.
Big Valley!! And wouldn't you just love to see a modern day Miss Kitty? I loved James Arness!! Loved him in How the West was Won as well. Which reminds me, I would like to see a remake of Scarecrow and Mrs. King.


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(01-11-2013 04:36 AM)jacobystealshome Wrote: 1. forums were slow (better now) 2. i dont like that posts about football in general are segregated to their own forum. i know this is supposed to be about cards, but id rather have all football in one forum (trading and box breaks are fine as sub-forums) talking about sports in general, and having the posts banished to the other part of the forum is non-sensical, given the lack of new posts
(01-10-2013 10:36 PM)hazezofgreen Wrote: If people would respond more to threads, you'd see more threads. Virtually nobody even browses this messageboard. Unfortunately it is not 2005 and everyone is spread out on other sites.
(01-11-2013 09:32 AM)mrdub Wrote: it might have something to do with the fact that certain topics we are not allowed to discuss on here due to the TOS. for example, alot of threads on blowout are about doing box breaks, and we here can only talk about what we've broken. same thing with ebay links, and prices of cards.


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by BWW News Desk - Jan 27, 2015 NiCori Studios and Productions and Irvington Town Hall Theater announce the third performance in the Cabaret on the Hudson series. The performance will be held on Monday, February 16 at 8pm. Cabaret on the Hudson is a series that features three outstanding cabaret performers or small groups, each bringing a 25 minute sampling of their New York City cabaret shows to Westchester, NY. Many of the performers are Broadway veterans and have performed in New York City venues such as 54 BELOW, the Oak Room at the Algonquin, Birdland, Feinstein's at Loews Regency, Iridium, the Metropolitan Room and Jazz at Lincoln Center to name a few. Cabaret on the Hudson will be hosted by multi-nominated Cabaret singer and host of the 'Music at the Mansion' series, Corinna Sowers Adler and will feature Benet Braun on piano. (more...)
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by BWW News Desk - Jan 27, 2015 Broadway shows, other scheduled events and most of New York City shut down last night in preparation for the blizzard predicted to be one of the City's worst winter storms ever. This did not deter Broadway icon Chita Rivera, her musicians or the producers at THIRTEEN who had previously scheduled a concert taping for January 26. THIRTEEN is producing Great Performances: Chita Rivera, a special retrospective to celebrate Ms. Rivera's extraordinary career then and now for broadcast as part of PBS' Fall Arts Festival 2015. (more...)
Broadway's Chita Rivera Comes to The Alden in McLean, 2/24
by BWW News Desk - Jan 27, 2015 Come celebrate the one and only Broadway legend CHITA RIVERA in a unique solo concert event, coming to The Alden in McLean for one night only on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. (more...)
FOX Picks Up Comedy Pilot Starring John Stamos
by TV News Desk - Jan 23, 2015 Variety reports that the FOX Network has officially greenlit an untitled comedy pilot starring John Stamos for its 2015-16 season. (more...)
WAKE UP with BWW 1/23/2015 - IT'S ONLY A PLAY's New Address, SCHOOL OF ROCK, NEVERMORE and More!
by Jessica Showers - Jan 23, 2015 Good morning, BroadwayWorld! Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it? This weekend's big news: IT'S ONLY A PLAY moves to its sister theater tonight, SCHOOL OF ROCK hunts for its leading players, NEVERMORE opens on Sunday and more! (more...)
Carman Napier Coming to The Triad with Special Guest Anita Gillette, 2/23
by BWW News Desk - Jan 21, 2015 Actress & singer Carman Napier will make her New York City solo show debut in Little Fish, Big Apple. Carman first appeared in New York in Songs For A New World and recently garnered acclaim for her portrayal of Diana in Next To Normal at The Gallery Players. This evening of musical theater and pop songs will also feature stage and screen star Anita Gillette (Chapter Two, Cabaret, Moonstruck, 30 Rock) and the talents of Noah Ricketts (Beautiful:The Carol King Musical) and Samantha Cutler (Billy Elliot: The Musical). Little Fish, Big Apple will be performed at Stage 72 at The Triad on Monday, February 23rd at 9 pm. Doors at 8:30 pm. (more...)
Jason Gotay, Ephie Aardema & More to Lead Private Reading of Ryan Scott Oliver's DARLING
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2015 A private reading of Ryan Scott Oliver's DARLING, a dark sexy re-telling of Peter Pan, is set for January 21st at the Pearl Studios in New York City. (more...)
Alexander Rodriquez to Bring I'LL DRINK TO THAT! to Rockwell Table & Stage, 1/31
by BWW News Desk - Jan 20, 2015 Radio show co-host Alexander Rodriguez from Universal Broadcasting Network's popular show Happy Hour with Ben & Alexander will hit the stage on January 31st in his one man show, 'I'll Drink to That!' Regaling the audience with stories of mishaps from (literally) blind dates, on stage blunders, and bar faux paus, this show will mark Alexander's return to the stage and first one man show in seven years. With his fast quips, pension for vodka and eclectic taste in music, there is no telling where this evening will end. (more...)
Michael Airington to Bring 'OH MY GOODNESS...' to Martinis Above Fourth Table + Stage, 1/29
by BWW News Desk - Jan 19, 2015 Martinis Above Fourth Table + Stage in San Diego presents the critically-acclaimed Oh My Goodness . . . it's Paul Lynde, the hilarious show written and performed by Michael Airington, for one night only! (more...)
Seattle Musical Theatre to Present SWEET CHARITY
by BWW News Desk - Jan 16, 2015 Seattle Musical Theatre invites Seattle to spend Valentine's month with SWEET CHARITY, the girl who wants to be loved. This Tony Award-winning musical follows the titular broad as she sings, dances, laughs, and cries her way through the harsh reality of Times Square, searching for The One. Even amongst a colorful array of characters, including her cynical trio of streetwise girlfriends, a phony evangelist, a list of unreliable suitors, the unflappable Charity knows in her heart that there's gotta be something better than this. (more...)
The Cleveland Pops Orchestra Presents a TRIBUTE TO THE ACADEMY AWARDS FOR MUSIC, 2/6
by BWW News Desk - Jan 16, 2015 The Cleveland POPS Orchestra with conductor Carl Topilow will salute the Academy Awards for Music at Severance Hall on Friday February 6, 2015. The first half of the two-hour concert starts at 8:00 p.m. and will feature musical selections representing each of the eight decades in which songs and original scores for movies have been recognized by the Academy. The audience will experience, in order of decade, music from The Wizard of Oz (30's), Sea Hawk (40's), Ben Hur (50's) The Graduate (60's), The Godfather (70's), Amadeus (80's), Titanc (90's), and Lord of the Rings (00's). The second hour of the evening will feature a wide selection of songs and scores that were in contention for, but did not win the coveted golden statue - including Chicago, Mamma Mia, Jersey Boys, Les Miserables, West Side Story, West Side Story, My Fair Lady, Mary Poppins, and more. (more...)
The Cleveland POPS to Salute Academy Awards for Music in Feb 6 Concert
by BWW News Desk - Jan 15, 2015 The Cleveland POPS Orchestra with conductor Carl Topilow will salute the Academy Awards for Music at Severance Hall on Friday, February 6, 2015. (more...)
Broadway's Chita Rivera Comes to The Alden in McLean, 2/24
by BWW News Desk - Jan 15, 2015 Come celebrate the one and only Broadway legend CHITA RIVERA in a unique solo concert event, coming to The Alden in McLean for one night only on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. (more...)
Candice Guardino Set for CBS Comedy Showcase
by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2015 Following the showcase, Candice Guardino's hit show Italian Bred will perform on Tuesday February 3rd, 10th, and 17th at the Hudson Theatre. Italian Bred opens Tuesday February 3rd at 8pm. (more...)
CATS, 'LITTLE MERMAID', 'MOCKINGBIRD' and More Set for The Manatee Players' 2015-16 Season
by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2015 The Manatee Players will once again bring a full season of theatrical magic to the Manatee Performing Arts Center! (more...)
Vanessa Williams Set for Broadway at The Nourse Concert Series
by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2015 ?Hosted by Sirius XM Radio Star Seth Rudetsky whom the New York Times dubbed "The Mayor of Broadway," this unique series will debut this winter at The Nourse Theater with two concerts. (more...)
CANDICE GUARDINO is part of the CBS Comedy Showcase, ITALIAN BRED follows
by BWW News Desk - Jan 12, 2015 NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ Prior to the return of Candice Guardino's hit show Italian Bred, Guardino will be participating in the CBS Diversity Showcase. Just a little over 20 actors and writers were selected from over 2,500 that auditioned, who in turn wrote and performed their own original material under the supervision of Director, Rick Najera. (more...)
2015 Music Circus Season to Feature MY FAIR LADY, PETER PAN, HAIR & More!
by BWW News Desk - Jan 11, 2015 California Musical Theatre announced a varied lineup of musicals for the 2015 season of Sacramento Music Circus at the Wells Fargo Pavilion, the 65th season for what has become a Northern California summer tradition. The summer lineup will include two classics that are Music Circus audience favorites, Lerner and Loewe's My Fair Lady and Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents and Stephen Sondheim's West Side Story, as well as the Mississippi adventure Big River, the musical comedy Bye Bye Birdie, the magical journey Peter Pan, and a sixth show that will be offered as an option for season subscribers, the generation-defining Hair. (more...)
The Collegiate Chorale's NOT THE MESSIAH Set for Next Week
by BWW News Desk - Dec 9, 2014 The Collegiate Chorale presents the New York City premiere of Eric Idle and John Du Prez's Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) at Carnegie Hall, December 15-16, 2014 at 8pm. (more...)
Conservatory Theatre Company Presents URINETOWN, Now thru 12/14
by BWW News Desk - Dec 9, 2014 Point Park University's Conservatory Theatre Company presents Urinetown, the wildly original Tony Award-winning musical satire about greed, corruption, love, and revolution. (more...)
BWW Reviews: ANDREA MCARDLE Returns to Kennedy Center
by Jennifer Perry - Dec 8, 2014 As a kid, I loved all things Annie. I wasn't yet born when the show premiered on Broadway, but was introduced to it - like many were in the 80s - through the cast recording and the initial movie version. I'm no longer a little kid, but I have to admit I was pretty excited to see Andrea McArdle - the original red-headed orphan who I had previously only heard on an audio recording - in her solo cabaret performance at Kennedy Center last week as part of the Barbara Cook's Spotlight Series. The series features some of the best performers that Broadway has to offer and Ms. McArdle is certainly deserving of her place within that elite group for her long career in musical theatre. (more...)
Official: BEACHES Musical Set for Pre-Broadway Run in Chicago This Summer
by BWW News Desk - Dec 8, 2014 Kyle DeSantis, President of Drury Lane Theatre, announces today that the Broadway-bound production, BEACHES will replace DEATHTRAP from June 24 through August 16 during the 2015-2016 season. Presenting the first new work on the Drury Lane stage in 21 years, BEACHES signifies the theater's renewed dedication to develop new works. (more...)
Pioneer Theatre Company Presents PETER AND THE STARCATCHER, Now thru 12/20
by BWW News Desk - Dec 5, 2014 Pioneer Theatre Company presents the Tony Award-winning play Peter and the Starcatcher tonight, December 5 through December 20, 2014. (more...)
Chita Rivera Coming to The Alden in McLean in February
by BWW News Desk - Dec 5, 2014 Come celebrate the one and only Broadway legend CHITA RIVERA in a unique solo concert event celebrating her 80th Birthday, coming to The Alden in McLean for one night only on Tuesday, Feb. 24 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets and more information at www.aldentheatre.org or 703-790-0123. (more...)
HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA: Hume-Fogg's Karissa Wheeler
by Jeffrey Ellis - Dec 4, 2014 Charming and exuberant, Karissa is doing the whole senior year experience to the hilt, leading her classmates in their final year at one of the nation's leading high schools, and somehow finding time to pursue her passion of theater. (more...)
Kritzerland to Present 'THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT' in January
by BWW News Desk - Dec 29, 2014 Kritzerland at Sterling's Upstairs at The Federal presents THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT - OUR ANNUAL YOUNG PEOPLE SHOW! on MONDAY, JANUARY 12, 2015 - 7:00 PM. (more...)
THE ENSEMBLIST Podcast Welcomes Jess LeProtto and Tamika Lawrence
by BWW News Desk - Dec 29, 2014 Mo Brady and Nikka Graff Lanzarone announce the release of The Ensemblist's 38th and 39th episodes, as well as two new Broadway photography journals. (more...)
Leddy Center to Hold Auditions for Spring Musical BYE BYE BIRDIE, 2/21
by BWW News Desk - Dec 28, 2014 Director Elaine Gatchell is holding open auditions for Leddy's 2015 summer musical production of Broadway's first Rock Musical 'Bye Bye Birdie', on Saturday, Feb. 21. (more...)
VIDEO: John Stamos Surprises Holiday Shoppers by Picking Up Their Tabs!
by TV News Desk - Dec 26, 2014 Broadway vet John Stamos spread some holiday cheer earlier this week when he joined the #JustGotJingled campaign, and went undercover at a JCPenney store in Los Angeles, California. (more...)
BWW Reviews: GRIGWARE Picks His Best in LA Theatre for 2014
by Don Grigware - Dec 26, 2014 The Best in LA Theatre for 2014 (alphabetical listings; Equity, Equity-waiver & Non-Equity productions are mixed) (artists performing outside LA may be included in performance categories) (more...)
Candice Guardino's ITALIAN BRED to Return to the Hudson Theatre, 2/3-17
by BWW News Desk - Dec 24, 2014 It was announced today by Bull by the Horns Productions, that Actress, Writer, and Storyteller Candice Guardino has been invited back to the Hudson Theatre to perform her smash hit show Italian Bred. (more...)
Way Off Broadway's 2015 Season to Open with AND THEN THERE WERE NONE
by BWW News Desk - Dec 23, 2014 Following its 20th Anniversary Season during 2014, The Way Off Broadway Dinner Theatre will be kicking off its next season, the 2015 Season, with a classic murder mystery by the Grande Dame of mystery writers, Agatha Christie. The new season will begin on January 9th with And Then There Were None. (more...)
PETER PAN LIVE's Lost Boys Will Play 54 Below on February 10
by BWW News Desk - Dec 23, 2014 For one night only (February 10 at 7PM and 9:30PM), the Lost Boys can be found on the stage of 54 Below! Come join this talented group of boys as they sing, dance, tell stories, and maybe even share some behind-the-scenes secrets. Anything can happen when 54 Below becomes Neverland for a night. Directed by Gina Rattan (NBC's Peter Pan Live, Matilda) and produced by Shoshana Feinstein. (more...)
HIGH SCHOOL DRAMA: Kaila Wooten
by Jeffrey Ellis - Dec 18, 2014 Our series continues this week with our first home-schooled actor, the lovely and talented Kaila Wooten, an amazingly talented and remarkably poised teenager who has been on stages throughout Middle Tennessee for much of her life and in 2013 was named a First Night Honors Most Promising Actor. (more...)
'The Showtune Mosh Pit' for December 17th, 2014
by Paul W. Thompson - Dec 17, 2014 The latest in unauthorized gossip and buzz from the heart of Chicago's showtune video bars, and musical theater news from Chicago to Broadway. Two weeks of voting left for the BroadwayWorld Chicago Awards! The 'Annie' film and 'The Merry Widow' open, 'Patsy Cline' extends, 'Sherlock Holmes' sings, 'Cupid' has a heart, and MCL Chicago, Drury Lane Oakbrook and Black Ensemble Theater plan new works for 2015, including 'Beaches' and a tribute to Roger Ebert! (more...)
Breaking News - SOMETHING ROTTEN! to Skip Seattle and Open at the St. James Theatre in Spring 2015; Casey Nicholaw Set to Direct!
by BWW News Desk - Dec 16, 2014 Producer Kevin McCollum has just announced that SOMETHING ROTTEN!, a completely original new musical comedy directed and choreographed by Tony-winner Casey Nicholaw (The Book of Mormon, Aladdin), with music and lyrics by Grammy -winner Wayne Kirkpatrick and Golden Globe nominee Karey Kirkpatrick and a book by Karey Kirkpatrick and best-selling author John O'Farrell, will begin previews March 23 and officially open April 22, 2015 at Broadway's St. James Theatre (246 West 44th Street). (more...)
The Collegiate Chorale's NOT THE MESSIAH, With Eric Idle and Victoria Clark, Begins Tonight at Carnegie Hall
by BWW News Desk - Dec 15, 2014 The Collegiate Chorale presents the New York City premiere of Eric Idle and John Du Prez's Not The Messiah (He's a Very Naughty Boy) at Carnegie Hall, tonight and tomorrow, December 15-16, 2014 at 8pm. (more...)
Bobby Rydell to Play Suncoast Showroom, 1/10-11
by BWW News Desk - Dec 15, 2014 Bobby Rydell, All-American boy of the Baby Boom era, will perform his rock n' roll hits at the Suncoast Showroom January 10 and 11. (more...)
TexARTS Cabaret Series to Present A COOL YULE
by BWW News Desk - Dec 15, 2014 The TexARTS Cabaret Series presents A Cool Yule, a celebration of the iconic holiday music made famous by Andy William, Nat King Cole, Peggy Lee and current artists such as Sugarland, Brian Setzer, Tony Bennett, Ceelo Green and more! (more...)
Cabrillo Music Theatre Brings HOLIDAY FAMILY CELEBRATION to the Scherr Forum Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 13, 2014 Cabrillo Music Theatre brings its yearly Holiday Show for the troops to the Civic Arts Plaza for the first time, with CABRILLO'S 2014 HOLIDAY FAMILY CELEBRATION! For years, Cabrillo has been putting on a specially-prepared variety show exclusively for the troops and their families, at the Naval Base Ventura County. This year, Cabrillo will transfer this memorable performance to the Scherr Forum tonight, December 13th, the evening following the show for the troops. (more...)
THE SOUND OF MUSIC NUNS' CHRISTMAS PARTY Comes to 54 Below Tonight
by BWW News Desk - Dec 12, 2014 54 Below, Broadway's Supper Club, presents 'The Sound Of Music Nuns' Christmas Party' tonight, December 12, 2014 at 9:30 pm. (more...) |


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Just so I get to know my brethren a bit better lets talk about what you carry for defense. I'm in GA which allows open or concealed carry with a permit. The vast majority of the time, I CC a Walther PPK, in a Galco IWB, loaded with Gold Dots. If I'm wearing casual clothes I also have a pocket holster for it. I used to have a NAA Guardian pocket pistol - but my wife stole this one. In GA, all guns must be carried in a holster or with a belt clip - no loose pocket carry is legal. If I'm just running out of the house in a hurry on a quick errand, I'll generally grab one of my guns I have a paddle holster for and just OC for that trip. Most often this is my XD .45 Compact as it resides in my living room on the coffee table. My community is pretty OC friendly and it's not uncommon to see many folks packing openly...
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I either carry my Springfield 1911, or my Springfield XD sub compact. I use gold dots for both and Fobus paddle holsters for both. When I'm feeling "classy" LOL I carry my S&W 10-7 snubbie.
Generally, I'll carry the Colt 1991A1 either in a Galco Sumer Comfort or Miami Classic II Shoulder System loaded with Gold Dot 230 gr. JHP. The full size Colt is more comfortable than the Taurus 24/7.
People get the government they deserve.
I have to carry my H&K P2000 off duty and I have about 5 or 6 different holsters. Most of the time I carry in a Blackhawk CQC paddle but I also use a De Santis gunhide belly band, an Aker paddle or belt slide (same design), a Don Hume high rise thumb snap belt slide, a custom made Allessi OWB double snap slide or a Galco shoulder holster (identical to Sonnys in Miami Vice), I also have a Galco fanny pack. What I carry my H&K in depends on where Im going and what Im doing.
Linda, you say "have to carry" an HK - is this your official off-duty weapon? If so, it's a nice choice...
Please disregard Glassharts post above thats my carry not hers.. My computer crashed and I was using hers and forgot to sign her off and sign in as myself. Glasshartt carries a Glock 19 on duty and a Glock 26 off duty, she will carry in a fanny pack or the new Fobus paddle. She also has a Lady Smith Model 60-3 that she will throw in a runners belly pack (very small) if she needs something lower profile than the 26.
I carry a walther ppks./ with a biachi owb. Or a 1911 with a side armor 15 deg. cant iwb. I am going to get a side armor for my xd 45. The 1911 is a good concealable gun imo.
I didn't carry for quite a while but am back to carrying most of the time. I've had the CCW for SC for about 10 years. I like small so I carry my Colt Mustang Ponylite in .380 mostly in an IWB cloth type holster with a clip for pants or belt. Sometimes I will use a Thunderwear holster. I know I can't get to it fast but at least it is there. I am currently looking to add a pocket holster that I can just drop it in my front pocket. I also have a Kimber Ultra Elite in .45 (3" barrel) but I don't carry it much. I need to invest in better holsters for both. I have Federal Hydra Shok in both. 95 and 230 grain. I'm also signed up for the non resident Utah class so that I can add GA to the states I can carry in. PS: I will be glad if/when SC changes the law so you can carry in a restaurant that happens to serve alcohol. Currently if I stop to have lunch at Applebee's, TGIF etc. I have to leave the weapon in the car...
Most of the time a S&W model 37 w/hydra-shoks tucked in waist, or if I'm wearing enough clothing to cover, a Glock 30 w/hydra-shoks (oh no, palm to forehead-I can hear the roar now guy's and gal's) tucked into waist. If I'm just running to the grocery store or the beach, a Kel-Tec P3AT w/Magtech jhp, front pocket. No holsters used.
"As an American, I was not so shocked that Obama was given the Nobel Peace Prize without any accomplishments to his name, but that America gave him the White House based on the same credentials"...Newt Gingrich The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living.
Right now, Im carrying a G17, loaded with Win. Ranger 124gr+p. I have the Lone Wolf trigger bar, and Lone Wolf adjustable reset trigger. Sometimes I carry a Kimber Pro Carry II, loaded with 230 gr Win Rangers. Ive been know to carry a menagerie of other pistols. BUT, I sold em all
I could make a list of a bunch of guns i have, or "have", or wish I had. Why would one feel compelled to provide that infornation freely? Do you feel the need to show off? Is it some immature game of oneupsmanship? Why do you feel it necessary to list your guns?


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WHITE RIVER JCT. — The Hurricane Hill 5k/10k Trail Run will take place on Saturday, Sept. 13to benefit the Friends of Hartford Track, a non-profit organization. Parking and registration will take place at the Upper Valley Aquatic Centerlocated at 100 Arboretum Lane in White River Jct.
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The 5K is for runners, walkers, families and youth; the 10K is for runners only and is the official race for the series. The race is a .75-mile walk from UVAC. A shuttle bus will be provided.
The cost is $20 if registered by Sept. 12 or $25 on race day (youth — 13 to 17 years — is $15 by Sept. 12 and or $20 on race day). There is no fee for runners 12 and under.
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RICHMOND — The third annual Cochran's/VARA Dry Land Clinic will take place at Cochran's Ski Area (910 Cochran Rd., Richmond) on Sunday, Sept. 14 from noon to 5 p.m.
This event is a joint effort between VARA and Cochran's.
It is a program put together for the VARA membership and is also open to other states memberships. This is a great opportunity for young ski racers and coaches to experience a day of fun dryland conditioning with some of this country's top ski racers.
The event will be run by 2013 World Championship Team member, Robby Kelley, US National Champion & Olympian Jimmy Cochran, NCAA Slalom Champion Timmy Kelley, current members of the UVM Ski Team and college coaches. The clinic is open to all ski racers and coaches.
The check-in will begin at noon.
From 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. the clinic will be conducted by Robby Kelley, Timmy Kelley, Cochran, and University of Vermont Ski Team members. Attendees will be introduced to a variety of dryland workout sessions and will have the opportunity to challenge themselves on three US Ski Team fitness tests (vertical jump, broad jump and pull-ups).
At 1 p.m. there will be a tuning clinic.
At 3:30 p.m. USST Racers and UVM Racers will signautographs.
There will be a silent auction and barbeque at 3:30 p.m.
Registration: Please register on our website www.cochranskiarea.com. Please be sure to give your T-shirt size.
The fee is $25 which includes a T-shirt and the barbeque. Much more will be going on and as the day builds out we will update the details on www.vara.org and www.cochranskiarea.com.
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- Elongated design can be used with extra-long baguette-style loaves
- Double-tray design lets you bake two loaves at once
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- Material: Heavy Gauge Steel with Nonstick
- Origin: China
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I bought this product as a Christmas gift for my mother-in-law, a woman who loves to bake. Even with all the kids gone, she bakes cookies, bread and makes treats; then sells them at her office to coworkers. She loves the bread pan and has already used it twice. She reports, "I love the fact that the bread pan holds the shape of a 'loaf' instead of raising flat across the cookie sheet that I used to use. The bread has a more uniform shape. Also, the clean-up is something to get excited about -- the finish of the bread pan comes sparkling clean with the swipe of the dish cloth, --no baked-on hard spots.....and I love it that you don't have to clean dough out all of the little holes with a toothpick like you have to on our old pizza sheet. I hadn't greased the bread pan first as my recipe didn't say to, and it didn't stick to the finish. I hope to bake bread more often now." It's great to have purchased a gift for her that she truly enjoys and will use often!
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I purchased the pan to bake gluten-free french bread. I didn't have to line the pan w/ foil, and my bread turned out very nice... much better than when I would try to shape the loaf on a sheet pan. It is a very useful addition to a gluten-free baker's kitchen... I'm glad I purchaed it.
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Everyone probably knows someone who snores. Everyone at some point or another has wondered if they snore, or can remember a time when they've been elbowed or have elbowed someone who was snoring.
"It's estimated that approximately 30% to 50% of the US population snore at one time or another ..." (AAOMS.org) while "[o]ne in five adults has at least mild sleep apnea and one in 15 adults has at least moderate sleep apnea. OSA [obstructive sleep apnea] also affects 1% to 3% of children."
Snorers are the brunt of teasing and jokes, but in many cases snoring is something that needs to be treated.
Snoring versus Sleep Apnea
Just because a person snores, doesn't mean they have sleep apnea. But everyone who has sleep apnea snores.
Snoring happens when air is prevented from moving freely through your nose and mouth during sleep because of a narrowing of the airway, "either from poor sleep posture or abnormalities of the soft tissues in your throat" (Helpguide.org).
Sleep apnea is when a person stops breathing while snoring. "Sleep apnea is generally defined as the presence of more than 30 apneas during a seven hour sleep. In severe cases, periods of not breathing may last for as long as 60 to 90 seconds and may recur up to 500 times a night" (AAOMS).
Both snoring and sleep apnea can affect the quality of sleep for the snorer and their family, which can affect memory and work or school performance among other things, it is in the snorer's best interest to use an anti-snoring device to restore the quiet in their house.
Types of Snoring Devices or Remedies
The type of anti-snoring device or remedy your family doctor or dentist might suggest all depends on what is actually causing the snoring. The goal of treatment is to keep the airway open or unobstructed so that air can flow properly through the mouth and nose.
"Overall, those with mild to severe OSA [obstructive sleep apnea] have a 52% chance of being able to control their sleep apnea using an appliance. OAs [oral appliances] are on the whole less effective than CPAP but may be better accepted by patients ..." (Sleep Journal).
The Simple Science behind Snoring & Sleep apnea.
-This problems arise when breathing through the nose start to be difficult,
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I used a NASAL SPRAY by YSNORE that helps to relief snoring by clearing the breathing passage way and lubricating the throat, tongue and tonsil area. It is a homeopathic application with cative ingredients like GINGER and YAM ROOT hwich is herbal and natural with no known side effects. It really works for me. Hope it helps other. See their website www.ysnore.com.sg
October 7, 2011 - 5:46pmHomeopathic remedies are clearly more used nowadays, which is a good thing for sure. Its always better to try out alternative / natural snoring solutions instead of going for the mechanical devices.
October 12, 2011 - 8:59amI wouldn't say they're "more used", but they certainly have advantages and it's good to know of people who have used them and for whom they have worked.
But not every remedy will work for every person because it depends on the cause of the snoring at the outset. The remedies may stop the sound, but may not address the underlying issues causing the sound. Unless that is dealt with and fixed, a person will have to always use remedies when they sleep.
A remedy isn't a cure or a true fix it. It only treats the symptoms. For some, that's enough. For others, it is certainly worth investigating more thoroughly what they can do to solve the situation altogether. Often the cost of continually using these remedies over the long-term will be more than an actual procedure or treatment to deal with the causal factors...particularly in cases of obstructive sleep apnea where there is a structural issue at play.
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A flatlander finds a last, old west
SOUTH SIDE, B.C. -- You drive off a ferry at the south side of Francois Lake in the north-central part of this province and roll into one of the last western frontiers.
Most of the material things are the same as elsewhere. But the people are a bit different.
For one thing, they cherish their privacy. The settlement is new enough that people remember why their families came here: to get away from oppressive societies that never let them alone. "Stupid people asking a lot of stupid questions," an old-timer told me, my daughter, Jen, and my granddaughter, Gwynneth.
The first non-aboriginals came early in the 1900s, travelling by pack and saddle horse for a month over rough ground and in rough weather the 240 kilometres from Bella Coola on B.C.'s west coast. More came when the Grand Trunk Pacific, a transcontinental railway, passed nearby in 1914 on its way to Prince Rupert. Still more wandered in during the '30s and '40s. "We even got a bunch of hippies in the '60s," says Dave Critchlow, a longtime resident and retired stockman. One of them was my sister, Pat, who married Critchlow.
Many of the newcomers settled on the small farms and ranches that are dotted around the area's lakes and rolling, tree-clad hills. In the background are the Tweedsmuir Park mountains. South Siders are the people who live in the bush at the end of long gravel driveways. A few rusting cars and farm implements usually decorate the front of their properties.
Outsiders have called them rednecks, but that's not accurate. They usually get along even though they have vastly different backgrounds -- aboriginals, railway construction workers from the east, Mennonites, ranchers from America's northwest and, yes, hippies.
"We had two lesbians who ran a store," says Critchlow. "They did well. People thought they was from Lebanon."
They are also not candidates for the Tea Party. They want government services, such as hydro and health, and are willing to pay for them if they are effective and efficient.
Privacy, though, is where they differ at least from me. I've been poked and prodded so much by government that I no longer care. Not the South Siders.
I was sitting around with some of them at my sister Pat's birthday party when I brought up the long-gun registry. My nephew, Sean, a lawyer in nearby Smithers, quickly told me about a woman who left her husband. She phoned the Mounties and told them her husband was despondent. They checked the registry, found he had a long gun and went around to visit him. "They used the registry to invade the guy's privacy," said my nephew.
"Bull," I replied. "The guy might have been a danger to himself or others. Too often, the police are criticized for not being proactive with people with mental issues. They did the right thing."
My argument didn't fly, but the discussion was soon over. South Siders are kind to people who are not as intelligent as they are.
They also appreciate a dry wit -- Critchlow hauled a big, worn-out Korean War army truck to the front of his property near Cheslatta Lake. He and his friend, Wes, painted a big sign on it: "Cheslatta Militia. For Hire." Critchlow's disappointed no one has called him -- perhaps because the sign is painted on a manure spreader.
South Siders love Canada. Most days. For many of its 87 years, the folks at tiny Wistaria have gathered at their community hall on Canada Day to lunch at potluck, watch their children play games and, some years, play mixed softball.
"I love this country," Sigfus Gestur Gislason, 64, tells me at this year's celebration. "I have no cellphone and most days there are no cars behind me on the roads." That's good. The South Side only has two gas stations.
On the South Side, women are accepted as the equals of men -- because they always have been. Living with pioneer men is not easy. In a book on the area, Pat Turkki says one fellow arrived for his wedding right from the trail. His bride "married him, long hair, whiskers, slouch hat, dirty shirt and all." After the ceremony, the groom informed his bride he'd pick her up in the morning. He had to stay with his horses overnight to make sure they didn't stampede.
A highlight for me of any trip to the South Side is a chat with my friend, Wes, a tall, rumpled guy whose family has been in the district almost forever. He displays the resilience of South Siders. He can do a dozen different jobs -- and he has done most of them because, even on the South Side, life is changing.
Now, he builds logging roads and then, where the logging is finished, he destroys them "to keep the environmentalists happy."
To survive in the new South Side you need to know more than one dance step.
Tom Ford is editor of The Issues Network.
Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition August 2, 2011 A10
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