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Missing coach Mark Dantonio on an attempted Gatorade bath is the only thing Michigan State's players got wrong at the Rose Bowl. (Dale G. Young / Detroit News)
East Lansing � Even two days after Michigan State�s Rose Bowl victory over Stanford, it wasn�t hard to bump into a Spartans fan.
For more than a week, green and white gear engulfed Southern California, and on a crowded shuttle bus to LAX last Friday morning, it was no different. Complete strangers, caught in the miserable crowds, were connected simply by their euphoria over Michigan State�s season.
If you were wearing the colors, that meant you got a smile, maybe a high five.
On the bus, the talk was light, filled mostly with fresh memories of the best play of the game or the somewhat fuzzy memories of the tailgating.
But then a simple question was posed: Was the Rose Bowl victory bigger for Spartans fans than the basketball national championship?
The handful of friends crammed into the back row paused and the bus lurched. They didn�t take long.
The Rose Bowl was bigger.
Memory lingers
Granted, this was a small sampling, and the average age of the folks on hand was around 25. At a young age, Tom Izzo�s 2000 national championship team didn�t feel like �their� team. As alums, this football team was.
And that�s fine for a small group, but it is an interesting question to pose to all Michigan State fans, young and old. Izzo has talked about how big football is to a college�s athletic success. He always has understood how big his program is in East Lansing and on a national scale, but also insisted when the football program catches up � and he always believed it would � it would prove his belief football is king.
The Rose Bowl victory has shown that to be pretty sound logic.
Even on a bone-chilling day in East Lansing, when students were asked to forgo camping out to get the best seat for No. 5 Michigan State�s showdown against No. 3 Ohio State, football was still on the mind of many.
The BCS national championship game had just been played, and the final rankings were out. Michigan State was No. 3, its highest rating since 1966. That got the interest flowing again as fans debated if Michigan state should have been No. 2 or if it could beat Florida State.
But the overriding theme was the same � Spartans fans are still ecstatic over the football season.
�People keep asking me does the (Big Ten) championship feel better, all these different things, these levels of excitement,� Spartans coach Mark Dantonio said last week. �I�m just so excited for our football team and our players and our Spartans fans and our families of our coaches.�
Committed coaches
Izzo and the basketball team are part of that, too. Izzo had his team at the Big Ten championship game in Indianapolis, days after they had suffered their first loss. He loved what it did to his team � watching a champion get the job done.
He hopes it carries over. His team has all the pieces to win another national title and not only cap an amazing year for Michigan State sports, but perhaps truly answer the question: Is Michigan State a football or basketball school?
Perhaps it is both.
In the marquee sports, Michigan State has it all. Its coaches are winners. One is the charismatic leader who will sit with students during a football game while elevating his program to elite status. The other will stare down the traditional powers without flinching, maybe crack a wry smile and then invite a rap star into the locker room.
Different men, but both are after the same thing and they are delivering. Each of their programs is at the top of its game.
Goals are still there
The ultimate prize is still out there for the football team and many lamented how a few bad breaks are all that prevented the Spartans from playing for the national title. For the basketball team, a new trophy could come in late April.
It�s what Michigan State has been shooting for.
�One game win or loss by one of us isn�t going to change what we�re building here,� Izzo said in early December. �But that�s that dream of, why can�t you have a successful football and basketball program on the same ground? There�s been a couple, but it�s few and far between.�
It�s all there for Michigan State, and that might be what�s most important.
The Rose Bowl victory or the basketball national title? Which is bigger? It�s a fun debate to have, but when things are this good, who cares?
Both programs are on the same ground now, and that might not change for a while.
�It�s sort of living the dream,� Dantonio said.
One Michigan State fans hope is becoming reality.


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|OBJECTIVE: In spite of major advances in reperfusion therapy for patients presenting with acute coronary syndrome, long-term morbidity is still substantial. A limitation of initial treatment of myocardial ischemia is the lack of prevention of ischemia/reperfusion (I/R) injury. Activated protein C (APC), a crucial mediator in the coagulation process, plays a prominent role in the crosstalk between coagulation and inflammation and provides cytoprotective effects via inhibition of apoptosis and inflammation in several human and animal studies. METHODS AND RESULTS: APC was administered in an animal model for myocardial I/R. APC largely inhibited early myocardial I/R injury after varying reperfusion times, an effect that was absent on administration of heparin, a nonspecific anticoagulant agent. The protective effects of APC were absent in case of absence or blockade of protease activated receptor-1 (PAR-1), indicating a critical role for PAR-1 in this process. Furthermore, we showed a strong antiapoptotic effect of APC in the early phase of reperfusion combined with an antiinflammatory effect at an early stage (IL-6), as well as at a later stage (leukocyte infiltration). CONCLUSIONS: APC exerts strong protective effects on early myocardial I/R injury, primarily via inhibition of apoptosis and inflammation, which are regulated via PAR-1.
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November 2009 Archives
November 30, 2009
Eros, Philia, Agape By Rachel Swirsky
A bit late for this weeks Torque Control Short Story Club Story, but better late than never. The story is Eros, Philia, Agape by Rachel Swirsky published on Tor.com.
It's a story of a woman falling in love with a robot, and a story that seemed to try everything in its power to make me dislike it. It was like a constant challenge to my tastes, which I found a bit annoying, because I wanted to like it, and parts of it I did like.
To start with I thought it was going to be a fantasy story, the description at the start was definitely evoking that feel:
He packed his antique silver serving spoons with the filigreed handles; the tea roses he'd nurtured in the garden window; his jade and garnet rings. He packed the hunk of gypsum-veined jasper that he'd found while strolling on the beach on the first night he'd come to Adriana, she leading him uncertainly across the wet sand, their bodies illuminated by the soft gold twinkling of the lights along the pier.
But then the story reveals the core plot, and I started to like it more. Not an original story, robot love, but the setting was intriguing. Then another hurdle to overcome, the main character was a rich kid, living on a trust fund, which made it hard to like her. Not very sympathetic. I'd have preferred some other reason for her being able to get a robot. But once I'd got over that the story picked up: nice background, got into the characters, nice writing.
Then all of a sudden it turned into a ChickLit story, or worse. Flowery and romantic and overly sentimental.
Then it recovered again.
Then I got bored.
Which is a shame, half of it is a great story that I enjoyed. The other half seemed intent on annoying me.
November 26, 2009
Art From The Early Days Of The Space Race
Berg have a great article on their blog entitled Another Science Fiction: An Intersection of Art and Technology in the Early Space Race by Megan Prelinger. It's a fascinating discussion of the images used in the early space race including adverts, art and magazine covers. Lots of great retro feel optimistic stuff.
Well worth a read.
November 25, 2009
My story Reboot has been published
My short story Reboot has been published by the webzine Short-Story.me.
Here's how it starts:
A quantum worm uncoiled itself out of the machine being restored, suddenly collapsing into a specific state and wreaking havoc within the operating system. Alarms sounded and the graphs scrolling across Tom's screen spiked wildly. His laptop was plugged into a large black box of qubits, the liquid hydrogen coolant vented slowly in quietly dissipating clouds. Inside, beneath the desperately stylish matt black metallic exterior, beneath the ultra-cooled chamber, inside the electron traps, sat a countless number of electrons, reduced to acting as quantum bits. The qubit box was plugged into the local network, copying its state carefully in a safe, isolated, two-phase restore of the destroyed machines.
Go and read it and tell me what you think.
November 24, 2009
Paradox Starts Tonight (Soon!)
November 21, 2009
Spider's Moon by Lavie Tidhar
Spider's Moon by Lavie Tidhar is published in Futurismic and is the second story of his that I have read, the first being The Shangri-La Affair, which I really enjoyed. I liked Spider's Moon equally, if not more.
The sense of place that Lavie conjures is wonderfully atmospheric, set in Asia and hence lovely and foreign to me. Then layered on top are the cyberpunky elements which are cool and technological. Then on top of that some characters to get involved with and a simple but interesting plot.
Spider's Moon is the story of a business trip to Earth. Well it starts there, read it rather then let me inadequately describe the story.
I liked it a lot.
Unrest - Grace Seybold
This weeks Torque Control Short Story Club story is Unrest by Grace Seybold, published in Beneath Ceaseless Skies.
So, another Fantasy story, none of which have won me over yet.
The story is a chain of scenes, flash stories even, in a land in which war is coming. The shifting characters and story is unexpected at first, but then settles into a pattern. The chain is joined at the end, back to the start. Although predictable in it's full arc the story is quite clever and joining up each link. The sub-stories themselves vary in quality, but generally the writing is atmospheric and kept my interest.
What helped me get through this story is that the Fantasy trappings could easily be discarded and swapped for Science Fictional ones, as at the heart it's really just a story about people in war. Having said that I'd much rather read a story about a nameless monster than a Troll for some reason.
Each story is bleak and grim, and the overall tone is depressing. Presumably that's intentional to show the horrors of war, but the result is a rather dark read which I didn't really enjoy. The fragment of hope thrown out to the reader at the end of the story wasn't enough for me. I wanted more hope; from somewhere.
November 19, 2009
A Gattaca TV Series?
Just in case you were searching for some Science Fiction to watch on TV (!), there's rumours of a TV series based on the truly excellent film Gattaca.
Not sure how that would work. They'd have to keep the style. And refrain from gratuitous action sequences.
Via Dave.
November 18, 2009
The Gender Plague - K. D. Wentworth
The third story from DayBreak Magazine is The Gender Plague by K. D. Wentworth. It's a story of a nano-virus switching peoples gender overnight. It sounds a bit crazy and initially feels like an idea with not much of a story. However the story keeps going and going, taking the idea to it's end. An end which is a bit predictable, but definitely optimistic.
Along the way the story has some clichéd moments but also some moments that made me laugh. My favourite line:
He jerked the bed sheet off and averted his eyes from the wobbling upper portion of his semi-naked body until he pulled on a crumpled T-shirt to hide the offending bioware.
Bioware, ho ho.
It's interesting reading this just after reading The Left Hand Of Darkness and comparing the two. The Left Hand Of Darkness is of course a more subtle study of what a world without gender might be like, whereas The Gender Plague is a full-on fast romp (and vaguely reminiscent of that Mel Gibson film where he can read women's thoughts). Consequently The Left Hand Of Darkness feels more realistic, but not as much fun.
November 17, 2009
The Left Hand Of Darkness - Ursula K. Le Guin
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the publication of The Left Hand Of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin, Orbit have published a new hardback edition. It's one of those lovely sized small hardbacks, that are almost paperback size, handy and yet sturdy. I like them. The cover is nice too, two figures trudging into blinding white. And as befits an anniversary edition there are extras: a foreword by Le Guin, some hand drawn maps, some notes on calendar and language, and a short story. All in all a nice book.
I'd never read anything by Le Guin before, another name on my endless to-read list (and The Dispossessed sitting on my shelf), so I wasn't sure what to expect other than its reputation as a classic.
The story starts with the standard stranger-in-a-strange land idea, with some nice description but disappointingly a whole raft of Fantasy baggage: I mean, can a Science Fiction story really use the word 'breeches'? ;-) The story then gets interesting, with three big ideas:
- Firstly the stranger is revealed is an alien ambassador, first contact to a lower tech planet which has been invited to join the galactic community.
- Secondly the planet itself is harsh and cold, not quite Hoth but definitely Arctic circle climate.
- Thirdly the people of the planet have no gender divide, becoming male or female for a couple of days each month, depending on circumstances.
The story is very political, outlining a struggle between two countries, but framed from a personal perspective. All of these threads are blended skilfully, none of it forced, and the end result is masterfully natural.
Unfortunately I got bored. The initial set of ideas melted away and we're left with a personal survival story. Endless trudging across ice and snow. It's like all those dull bits of Lord Of The Rings. Trudge, trudge trudge. I didn't really care about the characters by that point, I just wanted it to end. It's not the subject that's the problem here, but the way it was handled: Kim Stanley Robinson's Antarctica, which also tackles winter survival head on, managed to awe me with the harsh weather and landscape and make me care deeply about his characters. No such joy with The Left Hand Of Darkness.
The gender idea of the story seems to be the one that people talk about the most, but it left me feeling "so what?". It's an interesting thought experiment, but not one that changed my thinking, or even sparked me to think. Somehow it feels a bit old fashioned. Is that because I'm reading it in 2009, or because I'm a man, or because I'm an enlightened New Man(!), or because I find Feminist issues dreary, or [insert rude comment here]? I don't know.
In parts the book reminded me of Iain Banks Culture novels, but without the fun bits. Yes, I know that's backwards, and maybe that's the problem, I read this book first in 2009 and not 1969.
I can't go back to 1969 to see and feel the impact, I can only tell you the impact on me right now. It's like trying to imagine hearing Jimi Hendrix for the first time in 1965 after growing up listening to Van Halen. Impossible.
November 15, 2009
Doctor Who - The Waters Of Mars
It's felt like a long time since the last episode of Doctor Who. More than eleven months.
Was the wait worth it?
I liked The Waters Of Mars a lot. It's a simple story, an alien water virus thingy breaks out and starts spreading amongst the first Mars base, at which The Doctor has just arrived.
It could have been a simple adventure story, where The Doctor defeats the monsters with vinegar or some equally annoying get out. But that doesn't happen. Instead The Doctor has to watch everyone die, because he can't change that point in time. I liked the zombie-esque apocalypse. No one survives a zombie film. (Well, almost no one.)
The only grumble I had was the sonic screwdriver managing to change a robots physical capabilities. A turbo charged robot was a bit silly. But I'll forget that.
I really thought everyone would die. So when The Doctor came back to save them, I thought he was going to fail. And he kind of does. He knows that he can't change anything. And then he realises he can. But he can't can he?
There was plenty to scare the kids, but maybe it's a bit bleak for that core audience? (Target demographic 6 - 11 years ?) Playgrounds will probably be full of kids talking about it tomorrow either way.
And enough for the adults I think. Enough for me anyway, I liked it.
A Weeping Czar Beholds the Fallen Moon by Ken Scholes
The first rule of Short Story Club is that you have to talk about Short Story club. Unfortunately for this weeks Torque Control Short Story Club story, A Weeping Czar Beholds the Fallen Moon by Ken Scholes, I can find much to say apart from (once again) it's just not my type of story.
I read a few pages, gave up, read the last page.
Sometimes I like making sweeping statements, as a challenge (to myself and others). I often say that I don't like Fantasy. This story was another data point in the model describing my SFF tastes, and another step towards its proof.
Of course the model (and my taste) gets blurry at the boundaries, but in general I don't like stories set firmly in the historical analogy / traditional Fantasy quadrant of the multi-dimensional genre space.
November 14, 2009
The Lifecycle Of A New Doctor Who Episode
- New Doctor Who episode, where are you? Emptiness.
- New Doctor Who episode announced! Yay! Hurray! And yay again!
- Trailer for new Doctor Who episode revealed. Oooh, looks awesome.
- Trailer for new Doctor Who episode is on heavy rotation on the BBC. Looks even more awesome.
- David Tennant is on every TV and Radio show in the universe, talking about the new Doctor Who episode. Sounds even more awesome.
- New Doctor Who episode tomorrow!
- Watching new Doctor Who episode, started well.
- Oooh.
- Oh. The ending was rubbish.
- Let down. Exciting, cool but that ending. Oh I can't forgive you.
- A year passes.
- New Doctor Who episode nominated for lots of awards.
- New Doctor Who episode endlessly repeated on BBC3.
- Oh, that old Doctor Who episode is on BBC3, time to watch it again.
- Not as bad a the memory. Ending still rubbish.
- New Doctor Who episode, where are you? Emptiness.
November 12, 2009
Utopias Full Of Opportunities For Science Fiction
Via Niall at TorqueControl comes two interviews with Kim Stanley Robinson: one in The Guardian which I'd seen and one at Shareable which I hadn't seen.
In the Shareable interview KSR talks about utopias and how they are full of opportunities for Science Fiction. He argues that people who complain about utopias being boring are usually well off, and that he has shown that an interesting story can be written in a utopia with Pacific Edge.
Niall and I have had this conversation before: gushing about Pacific Edge, how wonderful it is and how it's set in a utopia!
If you haven't read the orange county trilogy by KSR you really should (they are a trilogy in theme, not story, so you can read them independently).
November 11, 2009
The (New) Prisoner Online Graphic Novel
Yet more online stuff for the remake of The Prisoner, this time an online graphic novel.
The style is quite nice, flowing animation between the panels, and sparse animation in the panels. It's a ten part story, and there's not much to go on from the first part, it's a bit short,but presumably it's not tied to the main plot of the series?
November 9, 2009
Russell T Davies Introduces The Waters Of Mars
Less than a week to some new Doctor Who. Hurray!
The Waters Of Mars looks like the scariest Doctor Who episode ever: zombies spread by water. Or something.
Here's a video of Russell T Davies talking about it (UK Only).
There's more videos and images here.
I'm quite excited now.
November 8, 2009
The Shangri-La Affair by Lavie Tidhar
This weeks Torque Control Short Story Club story is The Shangri-La Affair by Lavie Tidhar, published in Strange Horizons.
The story is set in near future Asia; Thailand and Laos. There's war and confusion. The story follows what appears to be a war-tourist, flying into the region to gawp at the mess, although it's revealed that actually the protagonist is after much more.
I loved the style of the writing, it had a great sense of place, with some really groovy description: funky, cool and foreign. It has plenty of background tech scenery, the sort of layers that give the future a good sense of believability, combined with some striking descriptive images.
The POV is a bit slippery in places, along with the nameless protagonist, and I liked both, producing a tale-of-the-past feel combined with a kind of Ludlum-esque Bourne style espionage.
It doesn't skimp on ideas either, leaving a rather large question for discussion at the end: is peace enforced by biological means something we should use? Peace or slavery?
I thoroughly enjoyed the story. Probably my favourite of the entire story club so far. Highly recommended.
November 6, 2009
November 5, 2009
International Science Fiction Reshelving Day Is Dead
The mischief that was International Science Fiction Reshelving Day has been killed off before it's first debut.
Okay. ISFRD is a bad idea. Hell, it's a terrible idea. It's not my first, and I'm sure it won't be my last. But this one I can do something about.
ISFRD is cancelled.
Which got me wondering if maybe some people heard about it, then went into hiding, off the grid in preparation, and come the day there will be an outbreak of SF books being moved, all over the world AND NO ONE WILL BE ABLE TO STOP IT.
There's a TV series in that.
November 4, 2009
V, Episode 1
The new, re-imagined version of V was shown last night in the US. In the UK it will be shown in the new year, however I saw a preview of the first episode yesterday, courtesy of the UK Sci-Fi Channel.
If you're unaware of the original V then go and read about it. What's important is that it was a Science Fiction series which achieved mainstream success, and delivered some classic SF moments.
As a re-imagined show it has work to do to win me over. I can't help feeling: why? Yes BSG was a success (for a while) and offered something new, but that's the exception so far. I'd rather new shows be developed, with new ideas, or at least new fusions of old ideas.
Most fans will know the plot of V, and hence the original surprise is lost. So it has to win us over in different ways. The initial appearance of the spaceships is handled in a pacey set of cuts that introduces the main characters. As a pleasant surprise this includes Elizabeth Mitchell (aka Juliet from Lost) and Alan Tudyk (aka Wash from Firefly and Alpha from Dollhouse), both of whom I like and play FBI agents. On the downside it includes the annoying teenage son of the FBI agent, who does things like argue with his mom and lust after aliens.
I'm not convinced by the actual initial reaction of the population to the arrival of the spaceships: they stand in the Manhattan streets, point upwards and scream. There's one mention by a teenager that it's like Independence Day, but it's there as a fanboy joke, and the rest of the population are assumed to be in a vacuum, cut off from SF films and literature. And perhaps cut-off from real world events. You'd think that the Manhattan population would run first. The doubt over the aliens is at least handled, with some exploration of how religion would cope, but it was a bit shallow, crammed into a single episode.
The special effects of the spaceships are mediocre. The main spaceships don't create the looming sense of menace that the ship in District 9 did, and they hover over stereotypical landmarks such as The Houses Of Parliament, The Eiffel Tower and The Pyramids. The shuttle craft special effects didn't look that great either.
However after the initial reaction to the Visitors the episode starts to show some promise. There's a bit of intrigue, a splash of action and a disappointment, all of which could develop into something promising in later episodes.
In summary: shows some promise but must tread carefully and aim higher.
I'm now going to talk in more detail about the episode and there will be…
November 3, 2009
Paradox, 5 Reasons It Will Be Better Than FlashForward
Paradox is a new show to be shown soon on the BBC (no confirmed date yet). Here's the blurb:
If you could see the future, would you change it? That's the dilemma facing Detective Inspector Rebecca Flint (Tamzin Outhwaite) and astrophysicist Dr Christian King (Emun Elliott) in Paradox. They find themselves thrown together when a series of rogue images are transmitted into Dr King's laboratory from space.
The fragmented images appear to be of a major incident, but shockingly they suggest it has yet to happen; it's in the future. Christian, Rebecca and her team, DS Ben Holt (Mark Bonnar) and DC Callum Gada (Chiké Okonkwo), have just 18 hours to work out the clues and prevent a tragedy.
Sounds like FlashForward right?
Except that there are a few reasons why it's likely to be better than FlashForward:
- No one is doing a terrible fake American accent.
- There is no Jack Davenport character, played by Jack Davenport.
- It's a five episode series. Not a (hopefully) five year series. Which means that the story will actually be concluded.
- There's a hard and fast time limit. Eighteen hours, five episodes means all thriller, no filler.
- They're already talking about "the moral and emotional implications of changing the future".
Check out the trailer embedded below:
November 2, 2009
Love, Trailer. Cool Looking SF Film
Love looks like an interesting SF film. Astronaut trapped aboard the ISS, going crazy.
Here's the trailers on the Apple site. Embedded below is a YouTube version.
Awesome xkcd Character Interaction Charts
I presume you all read xkcd? In which case you will have seen the amazingly awesome Movie Narrative Charts. Which is so awesome I had to blog it. The Primer chart especially made me laugh.
If you don't read xkcd….what are you doing?
Dollhouse Season One Now Showing On ITV4
ITV4 are now showing Dollhouse season one, starting last Monday and continuing every Monday at 9pm. ITV4 is a free digital TV station, so this is the first time Dollhouse has been shown in the UK on free TV.
Straight after Dollhouse, ITV4 are showing Sanctuary, which is now three episodes in.
Dollhouse doesn't appear to be available on the ITV Player though.
Defying Gravity, First Impressions
Defying Gravity is now being shown on BBC2, and after three episodes, I like it.
The story is about a round the solar-system trip, following the crew of eight and their back-story. Although there's clearly more to it than that, something else is going on, something probably alien that hasn't been shown yet.
The back-story flashbacks blend seamlessly into the present time plot. Sometimes with flashbacks and back story there's a jarring effect, but Lost set the standard higher, and Defying Gravity follows in that vein. Each episode so far has felt like one story, not a story with infodumps.
There's a lot of focus on the characters and their relationships, both in the present and throughout their training. It's all handled well, and the acting is pretty good. I like the interplay between the characters.
The visuals for the spacecraft Antares are quite nice too, they look like CGI but manage to capture the sense of scale of the ship, something which I feel is lacking from SGU.
The main annoyance is the voiceover, which feels lazy and unnecessary. Pandering to the TV stations?
Overall I like it. I know the show has been cancelled but I'm going to watch all of it and hopefully continue to enjoy the psychological investigation of the characters.
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The scene suggests Chekhov: Three sisters enter one after the other, their late-Edwardian dresses trailing across the floor. Their matching hats create a halo for each, and their white elbow-length opera gloves lend a statue's purity to the women's refined gestures. The three stand in the stateroom of their father as he stands upstage of the white velvet covered table, placing himself immediately behind a large emerald-colored vase of spring flowers on the table to begin his pronouncements. As the father addresses his three daughters, an attendant takes the vase away and his words become a little less flowery. The father speaks quickly, his white beard moving rapidly; the three sisters form a well-staged triangle equal distance from their father. Even without the words, the family dynamics between the three sisters and their father is conveyed in a series of glances, shifting stances, and fawning presentations to the patriarch. Only a longing to go to Moscow is missing.
That the three sisters are Goneril (the lovely Corinna May), Regan (a fiery Kristin Wold), and Cordelia (Kelly Galvin), and their father is the patriarch's patriarch, King Lear (Shakespeare & Company patriarch Dennis Krausnick) makes the Chekhovian domesticity an odd choice at first blush. But as director Rebecca Holderness' King Lear plays out, towering tragedy is foresworn for a more salon-scaled treatment of the characters' fall. Capturing the surprising humor in a play that more often resembles Beckett's bleakness and despair, this is a King Lear more accessible, more human, one who is isn't "more sinned against than sinning," as Lear says, but more given to social faux pas and fashion indiscretions.
Set in 1906 Russia, Shakespeare & Company's 2012 version of King Lear plucks the matter of this monstrously difficult play with a time, place, and look similar to the Royal Shakespeare Company's 2007 Ian McKellen King Lear that played for three weeks at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, and the RSC's four-week sojourn at Manhattan's Park Avenue Armory in 2011. Both of those versions used Czarist Russia and military uniforms that suggested World War I. Shakespeare & Company's settings and costumes are a little sparser and much more intimate than the grander stage pictures of the RSC's productions. This production is accessible, audience-friendly, easy on the ears and eyes and soul.
Even the horror of the Duke of Gloucester's blinding is handled with an eye to not offend or shock: Hidden behind a white sheet (white sheets stretched across the black pipe scaffolding of the Founders Theatre feature prominently here in the stage design as they would in an unused drawing room), his eyes pop, staining the clean white sheets red with all the shock of a hors d'oeuvres-serving miscue.
A strength here is Krausnick's domesticated Lear. This is a Lear very at home in his drawing rooms; a king whose actions after banishing favorite daughter Cordelia unhinge the props of propriety and make his descent to babbling, high-pitched "lean and slipper'd pantaloon" imminently observable. That Lear is loved has no better sign than the sad empathy of Kevin G. Coleman's Fool, who descends deep into sorrow and whose face registers all the pain, regret, and dashed hopes I would want in any production of King Lear—and too frequently never experience. As Edgar says at play's end, "The weight of this sad time we must obey; speak what we feel, not what we ought to say." Director Holderness keeps the sad weight and the feeling bearably human in this King Lear.


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While media focuses on Darvish, Rangers pitchers focus on fielding
SURPRISE, Ariz. – This, it appears, will be the Spring of Pitchers Fielding Practice.
Pitchers fielding ground balls is a staple of early spring training workouts, but this year the drills have become the emphasized fundamental for manager Ron Washington, who always has a specific aspect of the game for his team to improve upon.
The Rangers pitchers need to improve every aspect of their fielding. Over Washington's five years as manager, the team ranks tied for 23rd most chances accepted by pitchers and worst in the majors in fielding percentage (.935). Rangers' pitchers 85 errors under Washington are the most by an AL staff since 2007.
"We can be better," Washington said. "I want them to do it right. This is their time."
Washington, however, acknowledged significant improvement from Colby Lewis, the team's most significant offender the last two years, may not be possible. Lewis, who battles a degenerative hip condition, has made nine errors over the last two seasons. It is tied with A.J. Burnett for the highest in the majors.
Washington said Lewis' condition keeps him from being able to field the ball, turn and fire to first in optimal fashion. The hip also prevents Lewis from getting off the mound very quickly, which can then force him to hurry his throw.
Each spring, Washington seems to stress a different theme. As the club has gotten better, the areas for improvement have gotten more specific. Improving the pitcher's fielding is as specific as it gets. It was also at the center of Washington's talk with his pitchers before the first workout.
In addition, pitching coach Mike Maddux discussed the importance. His brother Greg, now a Rangers' special assistant to the general manager and an 18-time Gold Glove winner, is expected to work closely with the pitchers on fielding this spring. Mike Maddux said Greg had not yet made any tweaks to the Rangers' pitchers' fielding program, but also said he will.


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Topic: Halloween: The Many Faces of Michael Myers, Part 8
Rob Zombie's Halloween (2007)
Shattering the record for the number of different masks seen on-screen in a Halloween film (first set by Halloween 4), Zombie's reboot has so many masks that a single collage featuring all of them would take up half a page. So I've opted instead to break them down according to the film's timeline, starting with...
1. The clown mask, worn by Michael during the opening of the film, when he kills the bully after school, and when he kills his stepfather and Judith's boyfriend. An authentic '70s plastic clown mask Zombie and company purchased from ebay, duplicates had to be made because the original was fragile and brittle.
2. The "clean hero" mask, sculpted by Wayne Toth from a headcast of The Shape actor Tyler Mane. Young Michael would wear this mask only once, during the sequence where he kills his sister Judith. Very few copies of the "clean hero" were needed, as it's only used for the space of a few minutes in the film.
The series of masks Young Michael creates during his stint in the insane asylum while under Dr. Loomis' care. These masks were all created by the prop and costume departments. Most are paper mache atop either cardboard or a thin plastic base to maintain their shape during filming.
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A series of masks seen on grainy black and white film during Dr. Loomis' voice-overs, depicting Michael falling further and further into insanity.
Nurse Mask
The mask Young Michael wears when he kills the nurse in the cafeteria. This would be the last time we see a masked Young Michael in the film.
Farewell Mask
Worn by the now-adult Michael when Dr. Loomis informs him he will no longer be Michael's doctor.
Escape Mask (aka The Pumpkin Mask)
The mask worn by the now-adult Michael Myers when he escapes from the asylum. The mask looks like paper mache but is actually latex, painstakingly sculpted by Wayne Toth and set atop a rigid latex bass. Multiple copies were made due to the sequence in which it appears being lengthy and stunt-heavy.
1. Referred to by fans as the "buried" mask or "the artifact" mask, this is an aged version of the "clean hero" mask Michael digs up from the floorboards of his childhood home upon his return to Haddonfield, and is worn by The Shape during the remainder of the film. A new sculpt made from a clay mold of Shape actor Tyler Mane's original headcast, copies were produced which Toth hand-painted individually, sans a template. To prevent Mane from having to wear his long-haired wig under the mask, hair extensions were glued onto the inside of the mask itself around the neck, and a terrycloth towel was glued to the inside of the brow to soak up perspiration.
2. In an homage to a similar scene from Carpenter's original, The Shape at one point appears in the classic "sheet ghost" outfit. The homage was so specific that it even utilized the same style of eye glasses seen in the original.
(NOTE: This still isn't ALL the masks seen on-screen in the film. Adult Michael's cell is covered with all the different masks he's made over the years; I lost count but there looks to be at least thirty or forty unique masks hanging about the room. I considered providing a screen-cap but in order to see the masks in any kind of real detail would require a photo so large that it would double the width of this web page, so instead I encourage you to watch the film and freeze frame to see the masks for yourself.)
The Actors:
Young Michael
Eleven-years-old when filming began, Daeg Faerch had appeared in a handful of films prior to Zombie's reboot but had never seen a Halloween film, and had never even heard of Michael Myers. When asked what the experience of playing young Michael was like, Faerch claimed it was "really, really fun," gushed over being allowed to use the F-word repeatedly, and blushed over a behind-the-scenes kiss from Lori Strode actor Scout Taylor Compton. Interestingly, though Faerch did most of his own stunts in the film (including the assault on the bully in the forest), a short, female stand-in was used during the sequence where Young Michael, wearing the "clean hero" mask, assaults his topless sister (I guess it's okay for an eleven-year-old to scream "fuck" countless times but ya gotta draw then line when it comes to boobs). Faerch has been busy since his Halloween days, appearing in a number of films as well as a surprising amount of Shakespearian theater.
Adult Michael/The Shape
Tyler Mane, a 6"9" former pro wrestler, had appeared in a small number of bit roles following his retirement from the sport in 1996. But it wasn't until he appeared as Sabretooth in Brian Singer's 2000 big screen adapation of the X-Men that he gained any kind of real recognition as an actor. From that point on his bit roles turned into more recognizable supporting roles, until he landed a part in Zombie's previous film, The Devil's Rejects. Appearing for only a handful of moments in that film's opening, Mane left enough of an impression on Zombie that the filmmaker requested him personally to portray The Shape in his remake. The job wasn't easy; the mask and outfit were a constant point of discomfort, and Mane found it difficult having to perform using only his eyes and body language. But to aid in his portrayal, he sat down and watched the entire Halloween series (not counting the Shape-less part 3), paying especially close attention to the original (much like Resurrection's Shape actor, Brad Loree). Mane would return for Zombie's Halloween sequel two years later, making him one of only two actors to play The Shape twice, and the only one to do so in consecutive films.
Others who wore the mask:
Steve (Adam Weisman), the first character to wear an actual Shape mask in the film, does so while in bed with Michael's sister Judith. Moments later, Young Michael brains him with an aluminum baseball bat and takes the mask for himself. Weisman, an actor, comedian and mortician(!) has only appeared in a small handful of roles since '07, though word has it he's very active on Twitter.
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Kendrick Lamar was a big winner at the Soul Train Awards, which were hosted by comedian Anthony Anderson in Las Vegas on Friday. The rapper took home album of the year for Good Kid, M.A.A.D. City.
Some other winners included Robin Thicke featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I. for song of the year; Miguel for best R&B/soul male artist and Tamar Braxton for best R&B/soul female artist.
The event, which airs Dec. 1 on Centric and BET, honors R&B's most soulful artists.
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Notwithstanding plastic surgery, health improvements and other modern biological enhancements, we are all getting older, and the country is too. Today roughly 18.5% of the U.S. population is over 60, compared to 16.3% a decade ago; by 2020 that percentage is expected to rise to 22.2%, and by 2050 to a full 25%.
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How do you set heager (and footer) margins. ON my worksheets the header right margin is about 1/4 inch from the edge of the paper. The page margin is set to 1/2 inch. I can't figue out how to adjust the header margins. The margin dialog box isn't as useful as the dialog box in Word 2007.
Try this. Page Layout tab, Page Setup group, Margins button. Click on Custom Margins. On the margins tab, you can change any of the page margins, and the header/footer margins. Or, on the Header/Footer tab, you can click a box to automatically align these to the page margins.
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I already have the "align with page margin " checked and this doesn't help. In the page margins dialog, margins tab, you can only control the vertical placement of the header, not the horizontal. The header/footer tab (in the dialog) does not have position settings. So, even with the align with page margin checked, the header and footer are not aligning with my margins!
Interesting. Before I posted previously, I did a very quick test of the "align with page margins" and thought it was working. I read too quickly the settings on the page margin tab, forgetting that that was the vertical placement. Sorry about that.
I did some quick testing on one of my working spreadsheets just now and see your dilemma. If I play with the column width, sometimes I can make the page and header margins line up with the "align with page margin" box checked. It looks like the header margins are on too coarse a scale?
Yes, that's what I do to. I adjust the column width and get reasonable alighment. Must be a bug in the program!! I also experience the problem that when I'm in page layout, I can't always select a singe cell. The program selects a group of cells or rows when I click a cell. It drives me crasy. The only solution is to switch to normal layout. Must be another bug. I wish I knew how to contact Excel technicians.


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A cyclist was taken by ambulance to a Fort Collins hospital after colliding with a U.S. Forest Service law enforcement truck Saturday afternoon in north Fort Collins.
The male cyclist was riding northbound on the sidewalk along the west side of College Avenue when he collided with the truck as it entered College from eastbound Hemlock Street, Fort Collins police officer Michelle Johnston said. She said the Chevrolet Silverado had stopped at the stop sign, and the collision appears to have happened as it was turning on to College.
The cyclist was standing up and talking with paramedics shortly after the crash. He was taken to Poudre Valley Hospital for examination, according to police.
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A 46-year-old York woman is scheduled to appear in court later this month on charges of stealing money for her employer, according to Fairview Township Police.
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The 3D content you see on a TV might be from a channel that broadcasts 3D TV programs, 3D movies, or games read from blu ray players (compatible with HDMI 1.4). 3D TV's are just 2D TV's, having an extra dimension - depth. Hence, if you buy a 3D TV you could switch between the 2D and 3D modes. Some of the TV brands in the market also offer you the feature of conversion from 2D to 3D. A straight 3D video content from the source which is displayed on your TV is called native 3D, and that is preferred the most, because of the high quality it offers when compared to the lower quality content which is converted from 2D.(Some of the TV brands in the market also offer an option of converting 2D content to 3D. However the quality of converted 3D can't really compare with native 3D content even on a good 3D HDTV. Native 3D is pure 3D content from the source itself, which is then displayed by your 3D TV and is consequently of much higher quality.)
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History is a record of what happened and, perhaps, why. But, implicitly, it can also be about what could have happened but didn't. If Lincoln hadn't gone to the theater that night in April, for example, he might have died of old age.
Once events happen, they can't "unhappen," yet it is human nature for us to ask, "What if?" Oliver Stone has asked the question through much of his film work over the years, and asks it again in the first four films in his 10-part documentary series, "The Untold History of the United States," premiering on Showtime on Monday, Nov. 12.
In fact, "What If" might have been a more accurate title for the series, at least on the basis of the first four films, because much of their content isn't untold, per se, but, rather, re-told with Stone's interpretation and emphasis.
The first four chapters focus on American history from World War II, through the development and deployment of the atomic bomb, to the post-war Truman and Eisenhower years and the Cold War.
The primary points Stone makes in the first four episodes are:
The price of American aid to Britain in the early years of World War II was the end of British trade dominance after the war and a new and more powerful role for the United States in global economics.
Although the United States believes World War II was won by the Allies, Stone says the Soviet Union should get the credit for defeating the Germans.
Similarly, although popular thinking is that the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki ended the war in the Pacific, Stone says the bombs had nothing to do with defeating Japan but, rather, it was the eastward push by the Soviets in China that forced Japan to surrender.
The "real" Harry Truman was a "far darker" figure than portrayed in David McCullough's Pulitzer-winning biography.
If FDR had backed his third-term vice president, Henry Wallace, for the fourth term, it would have prevented the Democratic convention from being manipulated by party bosses into nominating Truman. That would have made Wallace president after FDR's death, the atomic bombs never would have been dropped on Japan, the rise of the military-industrial complex would have been blocked, the United States and the Soviet Union might have forged a postwar working alliance, and the Cold War might never have occurred.
The films are at their best when they provide a panoramic view of our history in the middle part of the 20th century. Ably abetted by the superb editing work by Alex Marquez, "Untold Story" shows how the nation's international policies were shaped, refracted and, at times, undermined by internal politics.
That said, Stone's predictably narrow intensity sometimes works against him, frequently throwing the overall balance of each film off by leaving us with unanswered questions on some topics, and, in a way, too much information on others.
What: "Oliver Stone's Untold History of the United States"
When: 7 p.m. Monday
Where: Showtime


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Rating Facial Expressions
New software could help mental-health professionals assess patients and ensure that salespeople project a positive attitude.
Software that recognizes and rates smiles was demonstrated recently at an exhibition in Tokyo, where attendees competed to outsmile one another.
The smile-checking technology is the latest addition to Omron Corporation's OKAO Vision software suite, which detects faces in images and can determine the person's gender and approximate age, or verify his or her identity from a database of faces. The smile software is Omron's first foray into facial-expression detection and analysis, a field that could revolutionize how humans interact with machines, and with each other.
Omron, a Japanese electronics company, won't say if it plans to commercialize its smile software, which was on show at Japan's Combined Exhibition of Advanced Technologies. But spokesman James Seddon says that it could be used in digital cameras to help capture people's broadest smiles, in market research and customer-service training, and even by mental-health professionals to evaluate patients. Sony uses similar technology in some of its newest digital cameras so that they snap pictures when people are smiling their best.
Omron's smile-measurement software picks up the hallmarks of a smile–such as narrowed eyes, an open mouth, creases around the mouth, and wrinkles turning downward around the eyes–and uses an algorithm to assess the extent of the smile and rate it on a percentage scale. The analysis is performed in real time and only takes about 44 milliseconds using a Pentium 4 3.2-gigahertz PC, Seddon says. The smile software works on images of faces as small as 60 pixels wide.
Omron engineers used about 10,000 images of human faces–some with spontaneous smiles, some with posed smiles, and others sporting different expressions–to train the software to evaluate smiles.
Omron's smile-recognition technology is part of the company's OKAO Vision software suite. The face-recognition component of the software analyzes patterns of light and dark in an image to determine if it includes a face. Because it's based on contrast, Seddon says that the system performs well when dealing with poorly lit images.
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Westmoreland Cultural Trust kicks off season with kids favorite
Westmoreland Cultural Trust is kicking off the holiday season with a family musical designed to energize children's imagination.
"Santa's Enchanted Workshop," onstage at the Palace Theatre for two afternoon performances this Sunday, is part of a national tour by Theatre IV, a division of Virginia Repertory Theatre based in Richmond. With book, music and lyrics by Richard Giersch and additional lyrics by Bruce Craig Miller, the show follows a young boy, Stanley, as he searches for Santa and discovers his Christmas spirit along the way.
Tour manager Gordon Bass says "Santa's Enchanted Workshop" offers an important message as it reminds children that "it's not the gifts of Christmas that are important, but simple faith that keeps life magical."
The plot revolves around Stanley and his younger sister, Susu, who, like many children their age, are having doubts about whether Santa exists. Susu is more of a believer than her brother, but they agree to venture to the North Pole for some answers. Before they reach their destination, though, they become lost in a blizzard and seek shelter in a rundown old gas station. There they meet Old Nick, who convinces them that the station is really Santa's Enchanted Workshop and that he is Santa.
"The kids learn that, with a little imagination, Christmas magic can light up even an old garage," Bass says. "With Nick's help, Stanley's faith is restored."
Bass says the actors in this production — Mike Brown, Katie Ford, Louise Keeton, Matt Lipscomb and Jacob Pennington — are college graduates with degrees in performance or musical theater. When the current tour ends, they will have presented more than 40 performances in 10 states.
Theatre IV is the second-largest touring theater company for young audiences in the country, offering performances of their shows in 32 states for nearly one million children, their parents and teachers, according to Bass.
"The excitement that we see in the eyes of the children is still the same today as it was when I started touring back in 1983," he says. "The magic of live theater will continue to dazzle and amaze children of all ages."
The musical is geared to grades kindergarten through five. In addition to advance sales, tickets will be available at the door one hour before each performance.
Candy Williams is a contributing writer for Trib Total Media.
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At Kisco Senior Living, we're not only dedicated to making a positive difference in the lives of our residents, we strive to make an impact on communities and families as well. In fact, "Making A Difference Every Day" is our motto and it's something we live by. If you want a firsthand look into Kisco Senior Living and what our associates do to help out those in need, just take a look at some of the pictures that have been captured. Browse the pictures below to get a great idea of what we're all about. From a memory walk and food drives to Homes of Hope and the Arthritis Walk, you'll find there is plenty to smile about, when Kisco associates lend a helping hand.
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Presents Ian Grose in his first solo exhibition since winning the L'Atelier in 2011. His exhibition Notes runs until February 28. 161 Main Street, Joburg. (Then it will travel to Oudtshoorn as part of the Absa KNNK.) Tel: 011 888 8548 or e-mail [email protected]
Various artists exhibit at Flamingo Dam on the first weekend of every month. Queens Road (at the main circle and shops), Thornhill, Modderfontein, Joburg. E-mail [email protected]
Old Masters on exhibition. Maroelana Centre, Maroelana Street, Pretoria East. Tel: 012 346 0728 or e-mail [email protected]
ASSEMBLAGE – NewARC
Newtown Artist-Run Centre and Studios: Connecting Joburg's visual arts community. Artists should apply for space to participate in these projects: zine workshops by Kai Lossgott (www.kailossgott.com/bio.html). In Focus Creative Mentorship Workshop tomorrow and Sunday. Book now at www.infocusmentorship.com. For more information e-mail [email protected] Visit www.newarcstudios.co.za
I Collect Gingers. A debut solo exhibition by Anthea Pokroy, artist and photographer. Through her photographs Pokroy begins to construct a narrative, history/future and system of classification around this self-identified "race". She uses this minority (2 percent of the world population) and mythical group of red-headed people. Ends March 22. 2 Jellicoe Avenue, Rosebank, Joburg. Tel: 011 788 4805 or e-mail [email protected]
A permanent display of Old Masters and new artists. 300 Main Road, Bryanston, Joburg. Tel: 011 706 3738 or e-mail [email protected]
Dynamic Stasis, a new body of collaborative work by internationally acclaimed digital artist Nathaniel Stern and printmaker, Jessica Meuninck-Ganger. Ends tomorrow. 44 Stanley Avenue, Braamfontein Werf (Milpark), Joburg. Tel: 011 726 2234 or e-mail [email protected]
An exhibition of various artists including Jenny Stadler, Eric Duplan and Collen Maswanganyi will be on display until February 26.
Thereafter Gallery 2, in association with Clive Viveiros and Dr Eric Hefer of Pinpoint Human Resources, is proud to host the first solo exhibition of work by the Absa Gerard Sekoto Award Winner 2012, Bambo Sibya. The exhibition is titled Khumbula Ekhaya, which can be interpreted as "I'm homesick, I'm longing to go back home and I'm missing home". Opens on Saturday, March 2 and ends Thursday, March 28. 140 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Joburg. Tel: 011 447 0155 or e-mail [email protected]
Presents Informal Studio: Marlboro South. The travelling exhibition documents a university course on in-situ upgrading developed by 26'10 south Architects with the University of Johannesburg last year. The exhibition consists of four mini- documentary films as well as text, maps, drawings and a comic. Ends Sunday, March 31. 119 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Joburg. Tel: 011 442 3232 or e-mail [email protected]
Their first solo exhibition by internationally renowned Berlin-based South African video artist Candice Breitz, titled The Woods. Opens Saturday, February 23, ends Saturday, March 30. 163 Jan Smuts Avenue, Parkwood, Joburg. Tel: 011 788 1113 or e-mail [email protected]
In association with Art Source South Africa, the gallery presents Venus at Home, a solo exhibition by Usha Seejarim using ordinary household objects as materials to create a series of sculptures and installations. Ends Sunday, May 12. King George Street, between Wolmarans and Noord streets, Joubert Park, Joburg. (Secure parking is available) Tel: 011 725 3130/80 or e-mail [email protected]
Annual Valentine's exhibition. Artworks in all media by top South African artists. Ends March 2. Norscot Centre, Penguin Drive, Fourways, Joburg. Tel: 011 465 7934 or e-mail [email protected]
The Loom of the Land. Artists include Conrad Botes, David Goldblatt, Pieter Hugo, Zanele Muholi, Ina van Zyl and many more. Ends March 1. 62 Juta Street, Braamfontein, Joburg. Tel: 011 326 0034/41 or e-mail [email protected]
A solo exhibition titled Discordance, with fine art photography by Michael Meyersfeld. Ends February 27. Enter A1 in Kingsway, corner University Road, Auckland Park, Joburg. Tel: 011 559 2099 or e-mail [email protected]
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Wakefield Youth Soccer
Meeting Minutes
Monthly and Annual Meeting
July 14th 2005
Knights of Columbus
I. Call to Order: 8:10 PM
Board Members Present:
President-Joe Tringale; Treasurer-Phil Good; Picture Coordinator-Scott Robertson; Travel team Coordinator-Bill Mathews; Intramural Coordinator-Gary Hickey; Secretary-Mark Pistorino, Registrar – Kevin Horrigan.
II. Secretary's Report:
· Minutes from June meeting read and accepted.
III. Treasurer's Report:
· Phil Good read and submitted monthly Treasurer's Report which was accepted.
· Ending balance - $71,055 in checking account, $44,912 in term deposit and $59,672 in the field account. $175,639 total balance as of 7/14/5.
IV. Intramurals:
· New format for Kindergarten program. A 4V4 (or 3V3) educational program will be implemented this year which will be more focused on teaching and providing more ball handling and better skill development. Laura Ray from Mass Youth Soccer explained the teaching system and rationale along with its benefits and format, in detail and provided handouts which define the program. Basically, the new program increases skill level by maintaining focus in smaller groups. Kindergarten coaches will be notified the week of July 18th.
· Steve deGaravilla is the new Kindergarten age director.
· Large group this year. Gary is putting teams/coaches together, which is a "scrambled" format this year, with no segregation by school district.
· Coach's clinic at Walton Field (behind Galvin Middle School) scheduled for August 28th. THIS IS MANDATORY TRAINING FOR ALL INTRAMURAL COACHES. The only exception will be for 5-8 coaches who have previously attended the training.
o 4 PM for Kindergarten coaches (Special clinic for U6 Kindergarten coaches)
o 6 PM for all others.
· Times will be assigned to pick-up uniforms and equipment. More information at next meeting.
V. Travel Teams
· New Girls U10 Team this fall. Brings total to 7 teams.
· All paperwork was submitted on time.
· Discussion on players who are delinquent on payments from last year. Phil Good will create a list of these players. Action to collect money will be decided at next meeting
VI. Pictures
· Date set for September 17th and 18th (9AM to 5PM)
VII. Registrations
· Late registrations continue to be received. Last day for registration on-line will be September 1st. Late registrations will continue to be accepted until the first game (9/10).
VIII. Middlesex Youth Soccer League
· Paul Melanson read the June and July meeting minutes.
· MA is 48th of 50 states in Fees. Considering raising fees $3/player in State.
· Mandatory travel coaches meeting scheduled for Thursday 9/1/05
o U10 – 7 PM
o U12/U/14 – 8:15 PM
· Season begins 9/10 thru October. Need to get field permits thru Nov. 5th for rainout date.
· Rosters limited to 18 players for spring. Fall can have additional players.
· Field maps need to be posted to website. Phil and John Bosco with update website information.
· Coaches are responsible for behavior of children and parents! 140 Yellow and 7 Red cards this past season.
· Paul commented that the age directors in MYSL have a difficult and time consuming job. We need to support them and develop a better understanding of the rules, especially regarding make-ups and cancellations. This information (any other pertinent info) is on the website, so we need to minimize calls by checking for answers on the site. We need to do what we can to reduce the workload on the MYSL officers. Fines are assessed for improper cancellation of games.
· August 2nd Placements will be done at the Towanda club in Woburn. Paul cannot attend. Bill Mathews will attend in his place.
IX. Other Business
· Steve Maio discussed the status of the Walton field and removal of the backstop and clay from baseball diamond. The town is looking for $5000 to complete the field work. Unfortunately, the town is unwilling to return any exclusivity or preferential scheduling in return for our kind donation. It was agreed to submit the donation with a letter to the town. Paul Melanson has action to draft letter.
· MLS Camp August 8-12th.
· Thank you and appreciations given to Bob McCarthy for his dedication to the WYS program.
X. Meeting Adjourns


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And in Chéri, no hearts are in control. The title character (played by Herman Cornejo) is a lusty young man of 24; his beloved, Lea (Alessandra Ferri), is his mother's 49-year-old friend and as in need of a reaffirmation of life as her paramour is evidence of what true maturity means and can do. Their fling begins only occasional, powerful and passionate in isolated instances, but grows to consume their souls. It's interrupted, at first by Chéri's (largely arranged) marriage to a much younger woman and later World War I — after which, needless to say, lined faces, disapproving glances, and the oppression of only casual consummation accelerate the approach to critical mass.
Though the Playbill insists that the show is based on Colette's 1920 novel of the same title and its 1926 sequel, it's perhaps more accurate to say it was "inspired by" the written works. Plot is conveyed only in snips of narration from Chéri's mother, Charlotte (Amy Irving), who stalks the shadowy middle ground between her son and friend trying to comprehend how they came together and, eventually, what drives them apart. Charlotte's words, cobbled into four wispy if impactful monologues by playwright Tina Howe, serve only to link and provide bare explanation to the unspoken scenes (accompanied on the piano by Sarah Rothenberg, playing excerpts of Ravel, Debussy, Mompou, Poulenc, Wagner, and Feldman with thundering ferocity).
In them, telling the only story that matters, Cornejo and Ferri convey the unbridled libidinous urges that unite and unify the lovers, the deflation of separation, and the anguish of realizing when things are well and truly over. Although there's not a ton of dancing, all told, each movement that does occur lands with maximum force. On the chillingly rare moments Chéri and Lea move together, they're fully fused, spinning, leaping, and lunging as one. Yet even in these instances, you sense the barren boundaries between them, as though they're on some level aware that what they have cannot — or should not — be maintained, and that further energizes everything else.
More captivating still are their "solos," which derive almost exclusively from the maddening necessity of being away from the other. Ferri gets two of these, as Lea essentially "loses" Chéri twice, and presents with heartbreaking clarity the older woman's descent into nothingness, progressing through the rejection and denial of grief before finally arriving at the terrifying acceptance of it. Cornejo, in the work's climax, communicates a collision of complex emotions with utter clarity, defining all the borders of a man who longs to give in to his urges but, thanks to a variety of circumstances, has lost the ability to genuinely recognize them when they occur — and this all resolves in a startling coup de théâtre that propels you into the depths of despair as little else frequently manages.
Clarke has not wasted or misused a single second or inch of stage space; even the walls of the set, by David Zinn (who also designed the costumes), appear to be thrusting away from reality just as the two lovers are, and Christopher Akerlind's lights masterfully reveal and obscure things the pair would undoubtedly prefer hidden or exposed. Clarke's direction is so precise, in fact, that it pierces even through the only elements that don't fully satisfy: the speeches. Though they anchor us in the delicacy and whimsy of the era, and Irving delivers them with an unquestionable conviction, they exist as if perpendicular to the dances, wanting to be a part of that universe but lacking the fundamental tools necessary to become so.
Neither Clarke nor her dancers need the help. Their evocation of love, loss, and everything in between is so total that you intimately understand their every nuance — no additional words required. If you, like they, sometimes feel trapped, maybe that's how it should be? Even when the outcome is less than ideal, or even less than good, Chéri tells us, the ecstasy more often than not is worth the agony.
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