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One of the first things I noticed when I saw Kung Fooey at the Off Broadway on Saturday was a stack of newly designed programs, with space set aside for the title, laughing stock plug and publicity photo on the cover. The inside's better too. Brightened pics from the play set behind the scenes and cast bios. In general, everything looks better in it, except one typo in an actor's name. Very nice. Compare the last play program to this month's.
Off Broadway, keep the current team on program duty: Nic Brown designed the cover, and Melissa Singleton designed the program.
Now, on to the ACTUAL play review (the cast changes slightly each show and I can only write about actors I saw).
Young kung fu master Quay Cain Chain (Scot Butler) is on an adventure in the Wild West, after he leaves his homeland to find his destiny. He falls in love with Sara Lee (Sandy Hubble Jensen), and defends her against the bad guys who are trying to steal the gold in her uncle's mine. Pretty straight forward.
Eric Armstrong (Robin Hood: Boyz in the Hood) directs, Eric Jensen is playwright and Clarissa Armstrong is assistant director and choreographer. What this means for the audience is better, and more fun, dance numbers, along with Jensen's focus almost completely on being funny on stage.
The play's been around a while, but songs and jokes are updated, including a hysterical "kung fu" parody of Cee Lo Green's "Forget You." They also sing "Secret Asian Man" and of course, "Kung Fu Fighting."
It's a family show in more way than one. Eric Jensen plays Dogg, while his wife, Sandy, is Sara Lee and son, Austin, is a drinker at the bar, hopefully apple beer.
The best thing about this play is Dogg, the stooge for the show's big, bad villain Marvin Mudley (Clarence Strohn). Jensen usually plays the goofball at OBT, but really pushed it to the limit this time. Watch for his dance montage, ramblings and attempts to "woo" Sara Lee. Best lines from that scene: "You are a very disgusting man!" "Are you into that?" The other actors did a great job not cracking up in scenes with him. I probably wouldn't be able to hold it in.
Other highlights are narrator Patrick Alderman's constant costume changes between scenes, flashbacks to Chain's training with Master Hu, and the biggest shock of all, Chain taking someone's "life." You'll have to see it to understand why that last part is funny. I also love the costumes and sets (even thought there's only two).
My criticisms: Most of the jokes and songs are new, but some still seem kind of old. YMCA...really? Do I have to see a Village People number in every single parody I see? Please no more of it until it's so old it's new again. And it was dang hot in the theater - maybe they're still setting up the AC.
Overall: You should see this. They've set the bar pretty high in the past, so I can't say it's one of the best I've seen at the theater, but it's still very, very funny and even funnier if you stick around for Laughing Stock. This is a great one to take the kids, too.
The play runs now through July 9 on Mondays, Fridays and Saturdays. $16-adults, $12-students, $8-children. Click here for tix and more info.


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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Grumpy old men
It didn't happen after the 72 season, at least in part, because the Nixon administration was involved in a few little things like, I dunno, watergate.
And it just didn't come together after that. But now the time has come and apparently all the living team members will be in attendance.
Except for Manny Fernandez, Jim Langer (who is heavily political), and Bob Keuchenberg.
Look their politics is what it is. But wtf? You don't take advantage of an opportunity to visit the office? Forget about the person and what you think about his politics.
This is an honor. Maybe Kooch does just need a hug after all. His comments and insistence that he can't / won't go only underscores his grumpiness.
Kudos to those who get it. And enjoy!!
If you want to watch it, you can go to whitehouse.gov/live around 2pm.
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Love the 72 Dolphins and I applaude all three for not going to the White house - sacrificing the so-called honor for patriotism. This event has nothing to do with honor - unfortunately this is a calculated political event with a political purpose in mind. There are some things much greater than politics, that are worth boycotting for. Unfortunately David, you are drinking the Obama koolaid and can't see what is happening to our once great and noble country, and therefore, you just don't "get it." Kudos to Fernandez, Langer, and Keuchenberg.
That may be the dumbest comment I've seen all day. If, as you say, this was about politics then why did Steve Ross go? He wasn't the owner in 1972, and he graciously offered Tim Robbie the chance to come. So he could have not shown up.
And yet there he was. Front and center. Smiling, shaking hands, and posing for pictures. With the president. A man he doesn't like for political reasons.
Ross, of course, is a staunch R. And he was the single largest contributor to the Romney campaign among sports owners.
That showed some class, dignity, and respect for the office. And for the honor of what is now his team.
I admit I'm not a fan of Ross, but he earned some of my respect for doing the right thing.
Puh-leaz. This was not about politics. This was about a long overdue honor. This is about sports. Yeah Obama happens to be sports fan but so what?
I'm glad there are some Dolphins on the team with a sense of reality and who are not fake. Who would want to make nicey nicey with an evil man that is destroying our country by design?

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As David Pomerantz tells the story, his grandfather was 6 years old at the beginning of World War II, when Pomerantz's great-grandparents were killed by Nazis. The young boy was put on a train bound for a concentration camp. He was riding in the last car—it was packed so tightly with people that he could barely breathe—when a pin fell out of a coupler, dropping his car from the rest of the train. The boy walked to a nearby town, only to find that its residents were being herded into the square to be cut down with machine guns. When the shooting started, the boy fell to the ground and pretended to be dead. There, the story goes, Pomerantz's grandfather hid for three days under the bloody corpses of strangers. When the coast was clear, the boy got up and walked for miles, until he came across a refugee camp in the woods. He lived there for eight years, in squalor and pain and anguish, before he could immigrate to America, where he eventually married and had two children, Pomerantz's mother and his aunt.
This is what Pomerantz thinks about when he is on the street, parked in front of an abortion clinic five days a week. As he tries to convince a woman to keep her child, he thinks of all those different lineages, the bloodlines that were saved when the train car detached.
"I picture myself as that pin," he says. "I don't just see a baby. I see a line of humanity we're saving that could exist for eternity."
It's late October, and, after a long, sweltering summer, the air is beginning to cool. Pomerantz is standing in front of an abortion clinic not far from Parkland, handing out glossy cards he tells people are "good for one free sonogram." A few feet away sits a large, white van emblazoned with the letters "SOS," which stands for Sonograms On Site. He's 23 years old and has a Justin Bieber haircut, sparkling blue eyes, and an engaging smile. For several hours a day, nearly every day, he tries to direct women away from the clinic and onto his van.
The clinic is on a quiet road, between a wine distributor and a construction site. The front door opens, and a man walks out. He backs up a late-model Chrysler to the door, and a nurse appears, pushing a woman in a wheelchair. A security guard sitting outside helps the nurse get the wheelchair to the side of the car. The woman is wearing a University of Iowa sweatshirt. She's slumped over, in a daze. The security guard opens the car door and the nurse helps her into the passenger seat. In an instant, the car is out of the lot and gone. Then it happens again. The next woman looks glassy-eyed, exhausted. Pomerantz is close enough to see a spot of blood on the woman's sweatpants.
Within minutes, three young women approach the clinic, apparently walking from a nearby neighborhood. They look barely old enough to vote, but two of them have tattoos crawling up their necks. Pomerantz offers them the glossy card, but they don't even make eye contact as they pass him and walk into the clinic.
Before long, though, two of them return. One is wearing a blue tank top and the other a red sweater. They look inquisitively at the van.
"Come on over," Pomerantz says, his voice as peaceful as he can make it.
The young women oblige. They say that Hangover II is playing in the waiting room inside. It's "too weird" in there, one says. Their friend, the one inside, is here for an abortion. They're told about the van, the free sonograms. After a brief conversation, the woman in blue explains that she's actually pretty sure she's pregnant. The woman in red says she thinks she might be pregnant, too.
"We can do sonograms right here," Pomerantz says. "We can do pregnancy tests, too."
The women are timid. They're torn.
"Come on," one of Pomerantz's friends tells the women. "It's cold out here and the bus is warm."
With that, both women climb on board and the door closes behind them.
David Pomerantz is, in many ways, the new face of the pro-life movement. He doesn't call women baby killers or hold a giant picture of an aborted fetus. He doesn't scream or throw holy water. His goal is to stop abortion, to save babies, by helping mothers. Once he gets them on the van, they're offered a free pregnancy test and an ultrasound. A trained counselor and a sonographer are there to assuage any fears the mothers might have. They want to change minds with kindness, and the idea is spreading. In the eight months Pomerantz has been doing this in Dallas, he has been contacted by multiple groups from all over the country hoping to start mobile ultrasound units of their own.
Pomerantz believes that every abortion is motivated by fear of some sort. And for every fear, the kind people at Sonograms On Site have an answer. Maybe the woman is worried she can't take care of the baby financially. "We have resources, connections," he explains. "We can help you fill out the paperwork to get government money. We have diapers, food, baby clothes, strollers, everything you'll need."
Maybe the woman is in an abusive relationship. "We can get you relationship counseling or a safe place and resources to help you start over, whether you have the baby or not." Maybe she's just afraid this baby will ruin her life and waylay all her plans. "Having a kid will be the thing that saves your life," he tells them. "You'll be happier than you ever thought. You'll have something new to live for!" And for the mothers on the fence, Pomerantz gives out little hand-knit baby booties.
The margins of the internet, where the most passionate die-hards debate abortion every day, have already taken notice. One very popular anti-abortion website called Pomerantz's van "an abortion clinic's worst nightmare." The liberal blog Feministing.com posted a photo of the van under the words "guerilla anti-choice tactics." The writer called what Pomerantz is doing "repulsive." A caption reads: "If you see this bus driving around, please run and call a friend. It's full of people that want to force their scary beliefs on to you."
Pomerantz insists he's there first and foremost to help women, not to preach. "We're the ones offering true choice," he says. "Women are reminded all the time that they can have an abortion, that it's their right. What you don't hear is people telling her it's okay to have the baby, that she can work through her fear. We want to make it easier for you to choose the choice you really want."
He signifies not only a change in the approach of the pro-life movement, but also a change in the tone of the conversation. For years, he has heard people say that pro-lifers care only about a woman until she doesn't have an abortion. He has seen women shamed, ostracized, threatened.
The clinic where he parks his van—Pomerantz would prefer the name of the clinic not be published, fearing it might draw either future clients or troublemakers—has been the site of shrill protests over the years. The police have been called several times, and a freshly painted red line marks where the public property stops and the trespassing charges begin. A few feet from the front door sits the clinic's security guard. He is paid by the doctors to keep the peace at the clinic. A smile comes over the man's face as he gets up and walks toward Pomerantz.
"How're you doing today, Buddy," Pomerantz says. "You remember to take your Centrum Silver?"
Buddy laughs. He's several decades older than Pomerantz, with a gold tooth and a Dallas Cowboys cap on. "Oh, you think you're funny, don't you?" Buddy says. They exchange an elaborate handshake.
"This is my boy right here," Buddy says, pointing at Pomerantz. "Anything happens to him, something's already happened to me."
On most days, Pomerantz is here around 9 am. He's calm, perpetually smiling. He offers an earnest "Have a nice day!" to everyone, even the people who look like they want to punch him in the face. He wants to distance his project from the protestors of yesteryear. "I'd rather be an advocate than an activist," he says.
He tries to approach every woman he sees. When he can't get to someone, one of the regular Catholic protestors generally will. For years, the pregnancy center across the street has had protestors standing in front of this clinic from open to close. Some of them have been protesting abortion since before Roe v. Wade, when they suspected illegal abortions were being performed in college dorms. During the lulls at the clinic, they tell Pomerantz their old abortion-fighting tales, and he tells them about his newer, softer approach.
The idea came when Pomerantz was on a mission trip to New York City two and a half years ago. He was there to learn about street evangelism, how to engage people on the sidewalk. A friend of a friend he met there was pioneering something Pomerantz had never seen before. He had a van—a ratty old clunker—with a mobile ultrasound machine in the back. There were no signs, no shouting, nothing confrontational at all.
"It was just a resource," he says. "If you needed help, we had something for you."
As he gets excited, he sounds part pastor, part prudent businessman. His voice is smooth, a young man destined for a life full of microphones and cameras.
The reaction to the van from the women approaching the clinic in New York was stunning, he says. Instead of running past or looking down to avoid eye contact, the women seemed to be interested in the earnest offer of help. One week he remembers the New York van gave 25 women ultrasounds. Of those, he says, about two thirds decided not to have abortions.
"It was one of the most amazing things I've ever seen," Pomerantz says. "It was everything I wanted from the pro-life movement since high school but had never seen."
Pomerantz wondered why there wasn't one of these vans in every city in America. He stayed in New York to study the van. He wanted to know which approaches worked best, which words sent mothers running. One afternoon, traffic at the New York clinic was slow, and Pomerantz was left by himself for a few minutes. He remembers it clearly: a woman came up to the clinic. As she opened the door, she looked right at him. He was new to this and didn't know what to say. Her hand was shaking as she held the door.
"We have resources," he remembers telling her in his most compassionate, pleading voice. "We can help with a place to live, food, money, whatever you need. Just let go of the door."
She said she couldn't. She already had two kids.He said he could help place the baby with a loving family.
She said she couldn't. She looked at Pomerantz and let out a pained, exhausted screech, then ran into the clinic. He could hear her sobbing through the door.
He knows he'll never forget the look in her eyes. And he knows she'll always remember that before going in for her abortion, some random 21-year-old was begging her to take a step away from the door.
"She didn't want to come talk to me because she knew if she talked to me, she wouldn't be able to go through with it," he says. "I knew right then and there: these women don't really want to have an abortion. They're driven by fear to do something that's unnatural for any mother. If we can save the mother from her source of fear, we can save that child from being murdered."
He initially wanted to start his project in New York, but he says God called him to come to North Texas, despite his never having been here and knowing nobody local. He approached First Baptist Dallas, and someone there directed him to the Downtown Pregnancy Center, which operates rent free out of a church-owned building. It's an arm of Involved for Life. There he met Carolyn Cline, the center's executive director, and pitched his idea for an ultrasound-mobile.
"His goals matched the center's exactly," she says. "I immediately thought of it as an extension of what we were already doing here."
Cline took him to talk to the board of directors of Involved for Life. The board, half of which are members of First Baptist Dallas, said Pomerantz could do it, but he had to raise the money for the van—about $150,000—in five months. With a check for $100,000 from a
single donor coming in just days before his deadline, Pomerantz was close enough to his goal that he got the green light.
He bought the van and had the interior customized with cushioned benches, cabinets and drawers, a small toilet (with a curtain), and a micro-fridge so they can offer the women cold water. And, of course, there's the top-of-the-line portable ultrasound machine. Connie Rucker, the head certified sonographer at the pregnancy center, says their machine is probably better than the abortion clinic's.
Next, Involved for Life wrote up the official procedures, and Pomerantz studied the applicable laws and picked a clinic. He chose the one he did because, he says, it's the most frequented. Plus there's public access. The clinic's website features a price schedule, with the fetus's age in weeks next to the cost of the abortion, and three women smiling in the corner of the screen.
The van got rolling in mid-May of last year. The project was originally called "Save the Storks," and there was an illustration of a stork carrying a baby on the side of the van. Pomerantz thought the imagery was innocent and secular enough to seem safe, but it didn't work. Some people inferred that he saw the mothers as nothing more than birds or baby-delivery systems. After a few weeks, he changed the paint job to read Sonograms On Site and made the logo look more clinical.
That's when business picked up. Now the days when he doesn't get anyone on board are few, and he often has more than one in a day. On a recent Monday, they gave sonograms to three women. The first was an 18-year-old immigrant. She'd come to get an abortion because she'd been told that she couldn't get her citizenship if she was pregnant. When Cline showed her a picture of her baby and they explained that someone had lied to her about the immigration statutes, the woman could barely speak through the tears.
The second was a teenage girl referred by the Catholic center across the street. Her sonogram showed that she was likely having a miscarriage. Because the sonographer isn't legally allowed to diagnose anything, the girl was told she needed to make an appointment with a doctor.
The third woman that day was much older. She had tried to give herself an abortion at home and changed her mind. When they hooked her up to the ultrasound and she saw that the baby was alive and well, she was relieved. She left the van grinning, excited about the new life ahead of her.
Pomerantz grew up in a service-oriented environment. He lived outside Philadelphia, with both his parents and his mother's parents. For much of his life, his family worked in a homeless shelter. He was homeschooled until the seventh grade and then he went to a private school where he was the only white kid. For the first time, he realized how sheltered his life had been.
"I didn't know anything about sex at all, and I had no clue what the other kids were talking about," he says. "I was the socially awkward fat kid."
In ninth grade, he transferred to the best private school in the area, an academy for the privileged, the best and the brightest—where he fell in with a group of atheist kids. He began questioning his beliefs. "Atheism seemed like a completely viable option as a world view," he says.
It was around that same time that his father began to exhibit signs of schizophrenia. The family took him to a number of counselors, but it didn't help much. As he saw his father's illness get worse, Pomerantz had a series of religious experiences. The most remarkable, he says, was when he witnessed the exorcism of an infant. He doesn't want to go into more detail, because he doesn't want to distract from his current mission.
Abortion isn't something most kids think a lot about. But Pomerantz became obsessed. He was outraged to learn that friends and teachers—people he considered good Christians—were pro-choice. Every day, he wore a t-shirt with an anti-abortion slogan on it. Every school project was about abortion. Every presentation or essay: abortion. At one point, he baked cupcakes and threw a birthday party for all the aborted children who didn't get to have birthdays. While the other kids ate frosting and cake, Pomerantz showed them graphic photos.
"I owned it," he says. "I was known around school as the abortion kid. If I talked to you, it was probably about abortion." He laughs. "It made me extremely unpopular."
When he graduated from high school, he went to a Bible college in upstate New York. He wasn't particularly gifted when it came to schoolwork, but he enjoyed reading and debating the other students. The more he studied the Bible, the more he noticed how often Satan kills babies in scriptures.
"It goes along with Satan's plan to attack humans," he says. "He goes after the bloodlines. We could have aborted Einstein. Every time I see a woman walking into a clinic, I see a baby, and the forces of the supernatural are influencing this woman to get rid of this baby. I see that woman as a safe loaded with gold that thieves are trying to steal."
Now he lives in a loft in southeast Dallas, a building full of artists and stylish young professionals. The neighborhood streets, though, are patrolled by prostitutes and drug dealers, so he keeps his Prius in the gated parking lot. He leans toward rebellious, but he stays on the straight and narrow. He's still a virgin, for example. He was also a vegan for several years. Not for the animals, he stresses—"I'd own a slaughterhouse if I thought it was profitable," he says—but to lose weight and live healthier. It's the same reason he took up rock climbing. He enjoys going up to the roof with his Bible, praying as he looks out at the Dallas skyline, and then rappelling down the side of his building.
He generally keeps his apartment door open. He seems to know everyone he passes in the lobby or elevator. He regularly throws parties on the weekends that run deep into the night. He calls it "party church." People can bring alcohol, but not too much, and neither drugs nor sex are permitted. "It's true fellowshipping," he says. By 2 or 3 am, he's usually trying to foster discussion of the gospels. Sometimes he stands at his DJ booth and spins.
He certainly has temptations he struggles with—"Every day I wake up, it's a conscious effort not to look at internet pornography," he says—but he doesn't see a problem with alcohol. Sometimes it helps bring people together, and he's all about finding common ground, especially with a topic as divisive as abortion.
On a recent night, it wasn't booze that was flowing, but Pellegrino sparkling water. Pomerantz's mother, Tamara, was in town. She's half Ukrainian, half Brazilian, and she always has a case of Pellegrino sent to Pomerantz's loft in advance of her visits.
"When the water gets here, that's how I know it's time for a Mom visit," Pomerantz says.
She was staying with one of Pomerantz's co-workers (the arrangement in the loft is more suited to someone in his 20s), but she had come by to cook Pomerantz a spaghetti casserole. Pomerantz invited several people to join them: three friends, a reporter, and one of Pomerantz's co-workers. As the plates were making their way to the kitchen sink, one more guest arrived. It was Buddy, the security guard
from the clinic. Buddy recently lost his mother, Pomerantz would explain later, and he needed to be around friendly faces. When he walked in, Tamara gave him a warm hug.
"I've heard so much about you," Buddy said.
"Well, I've heard a lot about you, too!" Tamara said. "Come, come sit down."
The table sat a mix of liberals and conservatives, skeptics and believers, young and not-so-young. And yet all night there was nothing but
pleasant, amicable discourse. Conversation moved steadily from where to get good cheese to what constitutes good health care to eating chocolates filled with liqueur to the unrelated facts that demons are real and cell phone buttons are too small.
By now the two young women who got in the van together have been aboard for more than an hour. Their friend, the one they left inside the clinic, has already come to look for them once. As soon as they got in the van, Pomerantz, standing outside, started texting updates to Cline at the pregnancy center. There, at least one person—often several—will concentrate in prayer, hoping to sway the women aboard the van to choose life. If, when they come off the van, the women need something the center can provide, Pomerantz will send messages so they can have a care package ready.
He hopes one day he'll be successful enough to send dozens of women to the pregnancy center every week. But he also knows that taking care of these mothers is expensive. On this he pulls no punches: "It's a sham for the pro-life movement to say one thing with their mouths and another thing with their pocketbooks," he says. "I don't think you can be pro-life if you aren't giving your time or money or resources directly. You're just anti-abortion, and that doesn't help women."
He adds: "I'd love if these pro-choicers gave us money, too. We'd use every cent of it to take care of these women. What would they have me do? Is there anything else I can do? If there is, tell me, because I want to do everything I can."
The van door opens, and the young women walk out. The one in the blue shirt, the one who was pretty sure she was pregnant, looks devastated. The woman in the red sweater, the one who thought there was a chance she might be pregnant, props up her friend as they walk.
Pomerantz wants to approach them. He wants to ask them how their experience was, if there's anything he can do for them. But when he sees the pained looks, he backs away. "Let's give them some space," he says.
The woman in red isn't pregnant. The woman in blue, who now looks like she might crumble to the ground at any second, had a positive pregnancy test, but from the ultrasound it looks likely that she'll have a miscarriage. Before they leave, Pomerantz makes sure they know whom to call if they need help seeing a doctor.
In some ways, the biggest complaint from his opponents is that he's interfering in the lives of strangers, that he's convincing women who can't handle the responsibilities of raising children to have them anyway—or, worse, that he's trying to manipulate women at the most vulnerable moment of their lives. These women are scared and upset, and he shows them a sonogram, a picture that upsets them even more, perhaps leads them to make a life-altering decision based on a fleeting emotion.
"The truth is, there is a responsibility that comes with having sex," he says. "There's a responsibility with having a child, no matter how it was conceived. I wish I could carry a child. I wish I could contribute more to that, as a man. I can help however I'm asked, but it's still up to each person to take responsibility."
By his count, Pomerantz and his friends have saved 52 babies with the ultrasound van. Given the circumstances into which these children were born, Pomerantz knows that not every one of them will grow up to become a happy, healthy, contributing member of society. Maybe one of the 52 will become the next Einstein. More likely, though, he'll wind up in jail. But Pomerantz sees only the good.
"I'm sure the guy who goes to prison will still affect someone positively," he says. "Or his children, or his children's children, or someone else. Or he could come out of jail and end up starting the next Apple computers. Or be a behavioral psychologist. It's fun to think of the possibilities of what all these children could become. Even Hitler changed the course of history, and who knows what good came of that?"
Soon, another woman arrives at the clinic. She parks across the street, and when she sees Pomerantz, she tries to avoid him. He smiles and holds out his card. She gets closer, and he extends his hand. She's nearly past him, nearly to the red line.
"Here," he says. "We can help you."


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Published: Friday, October 4, 2013 at 12:30 a.m.
Last Modified: Thursday, October 3, 2013 at 3:02 p.m.
Editor: Isn't it the most wonderful thing to see that the N.C. Department of Transportation can throw away taxpayers' money making brick crosswalks on the Square? All the while they can't make sure the state highway of Main Street through downtown is paved correctly.
If one were to take a poll, how many would really give a hoot whether the crosswalks on the Square or anywhere else are asphalt or brick? Maybe this is something else to benefit the Barbecue Festival of which the city gets little from and after 30 years still refuses to make public disclosure what the festival makes and who makes it.
No, in these economic times we need to seriously put people in place that are going to spend our tax dollars wisely, do the jobs as they are supposed to be done and not cut corners on public safety. The recklessness and shoddy workmanship on Main Street is and will continue to cause undue wear, tear and damage to vehicles that in turn in time can place lives in danger. By the way, will NCDOT be held responsible when people trip and fall on the new brick crossings? Hmmmmm.
Get it together DOT and do the right thing, not the silly, sad and stupid as has been evidenced in the City of Lexington of late.
Roy "Doc" Branch
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MACON, Ga. (April 15, 2010) - Senior Nic Chernikow (Seymour, Tenn.) moved his way to the top of the league standings in the decathlon this past weekend at the 44th annual Sea Relays, and on Thursday afternoon the conference office named him Atlantic Sun Athlete of the Week.
Chernikow, a two-time A-Sun conference champion in the decathlon, enjoyed a solid weekend in
This marks the first time Chernikow has won the honor and he is the third Buccaneer athlete to receive the accolade this outdoor season.
Chernikow and the Bucs return to action this weekend when ETSU competes in
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- Date submitted: 31 Oct 2011
- Stakeholder type: Major Group
- Name: South Asia Women's Network (SWAN)
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Full SubmissionDHAKA DECLARATION: SWAN (South Asia Women's Network)?s Positions on an emerging Green economy Preamble We, the women of South Asia, gathered in Dhaka, Bangladesh on July 2 and 3, 2011, for the Third Annual Conference of SWAN (South Asia Women?s Network), which was dedicated to the theme of ?Women of South Asia and the Green economy?. We come from nine South Asian countries: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The SWAN Annual Conference brings together eight individual SWAN networks, respectively on Arts and Literature; Women in Peacemaking; Health, Nutrition, and Food Security; Education; Crafts and Textiles; Microcredit, Livelihood, and Development; Environment; and Women in Media. Women working in each of these areas make vital contributions to the Green economy. There can be no Green economy without Arts and Literature that express our local traditions, and women play a central role in preserving and disseminating these traditions. There can be no Green economy without Peace. Armed conflict, terrorism and all violent acts are destructive of the Green economy. The peace we ask for cannot ever be at the expense of women?s rights. A Green economy is the only enduring basis for good health, and for ensuring adequate nutrition and food security. Education for an authentic Green economy is our commitment. Our rich tradition of crafts and textiles does not just contribute to our rich culture; it is the very basis of green livelihoods. Facilitating local sustainable livelihoods is the real role of microcredit and financial systems. We will use the media to show to our region and the world that the women of South Asia bring solutions to the ecological and poverty crises. We will define the Green economy on our terms, through our cultures and our lives. South Asia is the region that bears a heavy burden of the global ecological crisis, including climate change and species extinction. The melting of the Himalayan glaciers, the intensification of droughts, floods, and cyclones and the rising sea level aggravate the already‐serious ecological stresses in our region. Despite the differences and diversity within our region, we all share and depend on one geographical space. During periods of deep catastrophe and uncertainty, we need to recognize a multiplicity of perspectives that will offer diverse and plural solutions. South Asia is one of the richest regions in terms of bio‐cultural diversity, but this diversity is under threat of monocultures pushed through the Green Revolution and genetic engineering. These non‐sustainable and failed technologies are being forced on our people, driving them deeper into debt and poverty. Our rich biodiversity and knowledge heritage is being patented and pirated, depriving our people of the benefits of their own heritage and resources. When environmental crises force us to migrate to cities, we also experience loss of livelihoods due to lack of access to urban space, materials and new forms of urban management. Our bodies are imprinted with toxics from unsustainable consumption of others. The right to sustainable development should be inalienable. This is vital for women?s empowerment and for preserving our planet for future generations Women of South Asia bear the highest burden of climate change, biodiversity erosion and unsustainable forms of urbanization. But we also bring solutions to these global crises with our knowledge, skills, wisdom, and experience. We seek to work in harmony with nature, rather than resorting to geoengineering that could further aggravate the ecosystem balance. That is why we bring something unique to the global discussion on sustainable development and the Green economy in the lead‐up to Rio+20 and visions beyond. Statement and Commitment A Green economy should be an economic system that ensures social justice and equity, protects the ecological balance and creates economic sufficiency. Such a Green economy should replace the current economic order, which is based on inequity, environmental destruction and greed, which has resulted in keeping nearly half the world?s population in poverty, and has brought the planet to the point of a severe environmental catastrophe through climate change. The core idea of a Green economy must be poverty alleviation, environmental sustainability through maintaining biodiversity, and the well‐being of all the people. As SWANs, we embrace such a Green economy. We commit ourselves to raising our collective voices for it. We will transcend the fragmenting boundaries that attempt to divide us, and will unify our energies to create a better world for all. Our local economies have always been in harmony with nature. We have used resources prudently, and shared them equitably. SWAN believes that agriculturists and craftspeople around the world have always worked in tandem with the seasons and in harmony with nature. A craftswoman carries with her the wisdom of generations that did not pillage the planet for profit. She has a deep commitment towards nurturing the natural world for sustaining livelihoods. The only raw materials needed to keep millions employed is a thriving green environment with rich forests, wild grasses, clean waters, and unravaged hillsides. The dignity and creativity of hand‐work greatly contributes towards sound rural economies. This work of women across the South Asian region must be acknowledged by all those who wish to build an inclusive and truly integrated, ecologically balanced world. Today, those who have created the ecological crisis talk of the Green economy. For them, the Green Economy means appropriating the remaining resources of the planet for profit ? from seed and biodiversity to land and water as well as our skills, such as the environmental services we provide. For us, the privatization and commodification of nature, her species, her ecosystems, and her ecosystem services cannot be part of a Green economy, for such an approach cannot take into account our traditions. The resources of the Earth are for the welfare of all, not the profits of a few. Sharing our vital resources equitably and using them sustainably for livelihoods and basic needs is at the heart of our concept of a Green economy. Our rich knowledge of biodiversity, our ecologically sustainable agriculture, and our crafts techniques are free of fossil fuels and toxics. They generate creative and dignified livelihoods and they provide the basis for poverty alleviation. We stand committed to strengthening these life‐giving traditions. It is of vital importance to spread awareness about these issues through the media and through the educational process, which reaches out to youth and children. Awareness about the Green economy and the significance of its diverse impacts is essential in order to enable all segments of society to make informed choices. Recognizing the changing face of the media, SWAN encourages the use of new media, including social networking tools, to reach out and support the women of South Asia in their struggle to meet the challenges of ensuring the Green economy for sustainable development. Our Green Economies are diverse and decentralized and therefore are a path of empowerment for all. Women are the storehouse of knowledge and provide the cultural base to create and build economies that increase wellbeing and happiness, joy and beauty, sustainability and equity. It is from our region of South Asia that the concept of Gross National Happiness has spread worldwide. We will deepen this concept and make it the basis of the Green economy. We stand committed to peace in our region and to strengthening these life‐giving traditions. We commit ourselves to defending the ecological integrity of our region ? our mountains and rivers, our land and oceans, our natural forests, biodiversity and seeds. We commit ourselves to creating prosperity and peace through the Green economy that protects and enriches our natural and cultural heritage. We commit ourselves to resisting those irresponsible policies and armed conflicts that directly harm women and children. We commit ourselves to equity and to defending vital resources, like forests, seed and biodiversity, rivers and water, as a commons. We recognize that the Green economy we envisage will greatly facilitate and strengthen women?s empowerment in South Asia and in other parts of the world. We commit ourselves to working together to show that a better world is possible. We commit ourselves to making our voices heard at all important regional and multilateral forums where these issues are being discussed. Signatories: 1. Ms Veena Sikri, Professor, Academy of Third World Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia University, New Delhi (India) : Convener of SWAN and Coordinator of the SWAN on Arts and Literature 2. Dr Vandana Shiva, Navdanya (Research Foundation for Science, Technology & Ecology), New Delhi (India), Co‐coordinator of the SWAN on the Environment 3. Mr. Uchita de Zoysa, Executive Director, Centre for Environment & Development, Colombo (Sri Lanka) : Co‐coordinator of the SWAN on the Environment 4. Ms Shinkai Zahine Karokhail, Member of the National Assembly of Afghanistan : Coordinator of the 5. Ms Shaheen Anam, Executive Director, Manusher Jonno Foundation, Dhaka (Bangladesh) : Coordinator of the SWAN on Microcredit, Livelihood and Development 6. Dr Mira Shiva, Director, Initiative for Health, Equity and Society; and Founder Member, Diverse Women for Diversity : Coordinator of the SWAN on Health, Nutrition and Food Security 7. Dr Rasheda K Choudhury, Executive Director, CAMPE (Campaign for Popular Education), Dhaka (Bangladesh) : Coordinator of the SWAN on Education 8. Ms Jaya Jaitly, Founder President of the Dastkari Haat Samiti, New Delhi (India) : Coordinator of the SWAN on Crafts and Textiles 9. Ms Nandini Sahai, Director, The International Centre, Goa (India) and Founder Director, MICCI (Media Information and Communication Centre of India) : Coordinator of the SWAN on Women in Media. AFGHANISTAN: 10. Ms Razia Sadat, Member of the National Assembly of Afghanistan 11. Ms Elay Ershad, Member of the National Assembly of Afghanistan 12. Asila Wardak Jamal, Director, Human Rights & Women's International Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kabul 13. Ms Monireh Hashemi, Theatre Director, Simorgh Film Association of Culture and Art (SFACA), Herat, 14. Ms Frozan Rahmani, Correspondent, Pajhwok News Agency, Kabul 15. Ms Hasina Safi, Afghan Women's Education Centre (AWEC), Kabul. BANGLADESH 16. Ms Sabrina Islam, President, Women Entrepreneur's Association, Dhaka 17. Ms Farida Zaman, Professor & Chairman, Deptt of Drawing and Painting, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka 18. Ms Tropa Majumdar, Theatre Director, Dhaka. 19. Ms Munni Saha, Head of News, ATN News, Dhaka. 20. Ms Lubna Marium, Creative Director, Sadhana, Dhaka 21. Ms Khushi Kabir, Coordinator, Nijera Kori, Dhaka 22. Dr Kaosar Afsana, Associate Director Health, BRAC, Dhaka 23. Dr Meghna Guhathakurta, Executive Director, Research Initiatives Bangladesh, Dhaka 24. Dr Niaz Zaman, Professor, Department of English, University of Dhaka 25. Ms Rubi Ghaznavi, Managing Director, Arannya Crafts, Dhaka 26. Sara Zaker, Deputy Managing Director, Asiatic Marketing Communications, Dhaka 27. Suraiya Chowdhury, Director of Design, Prokritee, Dhaka 28. Ms Rokeya Sultana, professor, Department of Print Making, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Dhaka 29. Ms Kanak Champa Chakma, Contemporary Free Lance artist 30. Ms Jharna Dhara Chowdhury, Secretary, Gandhi Ashram Trust, Jayag, Noahkhali BHUTAN 31. Ms Kunzang Choden Tshering, Chief HR Officer, Ministry of Economic Affairs, Thimphu 32. Ms Roseleen Gurung, Microfinance Specialist, Tarayana Foundation, Thimphu. 33. Ms Namgay Wangmo, Project Officer, Bhutan Association of Women Entrepreneurs (BAOWE), Thimphu 34. Ms Meena Rai, Programme Officer, Bhutan Association of Women Entrepreneurs (BAOWE), Thimphu INDIA 35. Ms Bharati Chaturvedi, Director, Chintan Environmental Research and Action Group, New Delhi. 36. Professor Madhu Khanna, Director, Centre for Comparative Religions and Civilisations, Jamia Millia Islamia University 37. Dr Saryu Doshi, Author and Art Historian, Mumbai 38. Ms Shalini Joshi, Co‐Director, Nirantar, Centre for Gender and Education, New Delhi 39. Dr Sabiha Hussain, Associate Professor, Dr KR Narayanan Centre for Dalit and Minority Studies, Jamia Millia Islamia University 40. Ms Sohaila Kapur, Theatre Director and Playright, New Delhi 41. Ms Sarita Kumari, Social Activist, Ghanerao, Rajasthan 42. Ms Sadia Dehlvi, Editor, Curator, Author and Art Historian, New Delhi 43. Ms Usha Ganguli, Theatre Director, Rangakarmee, Kolkata. Email : 44. Ms Arati Jerath, The Crest Edition, Times of India, New Delhi MALDIVES 45. Ms Yudhra Abdul Latheef, Attorney‐at‐Law, Deputy State Attorney, Attorney General?s Office 46. Ms. Aminath Shaneez Saeed, National President 2011, Junior Chamber International, Maldives, 47. Ms Thoiba Saeedh, Director, Encore Theatre Productions, Male 48. Ms. Aishath Rishtha, Programme Mannager, SWAD, Society for Women Against Drugs, Male MYANMAR 49. Ms Cherie Aung Khyn, CEO & Designer, Elephant House Co. Ltd, Yangon 50. Ms. Nu Nu Yee, Vice President, Myanmar Women Entrepreneurs? Association, Yangon 51. Mr Isaac Khen, Executive Director, Gender and Development Initiatives, Yangon, NEPAL 52. Ms Pramila Acharya Rijal, Chairperson, SAARC Chamber Women Entrepreneurs? Council (SCWEC). 53. Mr Bidur Thapa, Director of Field Programmes and Operations, SEARCH‐Nepal, Kathmandu 54. Ms Prativa Shrestha, Coordinator, Status of Women in Nepal Report, Shtrii Shakti, kathmandu, 55. Ms Radha Kayastha, Madhesh Foundation for Peace and Development, Kathmandu 56. Ms Abha Jha, Madhesh Foundation for Peace and Development, Kathmandu PAKISTAN 57. Professor Salima Hashmi, Dean, School of Visual Arts and Design, Beaconhouse National University, Lahore 58. Ms Madeeha Gauhar, Artistic Director, Ajoka Theatre, Lahore. 59. Ms Madiha Kazi, Textile Designer, Thardeep Rural Development Programme, Karachi 60. Dr. Durre Sameena Ahmed, Chairperson and Senior Research Fellow, Center for the Study of Gender and Culture, Lahore 61. Ms Marianna Baabar, Diplomatic Editor, The News, 27 A, Harkey Street, Rawalpindi 62. Ms Zoia Tariq, CEO, ZEST Media/Events/Publications, Lahore 63. Ms Ambreen Waheed, Executive Director, Responsible Business Initiative, Lahore 64. Dr Faiz H Shah, Head, Development Management, Asian Institute of Technology, Bangkok. 65. Ms Tabinda Alkans Jaffery, CEO, Asasah Microfinance, Lahore 66. Ms Zehra Arshad, National Coordinator, Pakistan Coalition for Education, Islamabad. SRI LANKA 67. Hon'ble Justice Shiranee Tilakawardane, Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, Colombo 2. 68. Ms Vidyani Hettigoda, Chairperson, Women?s Chamber of Industry and Commerce, Colombo. 69. Ms Nishani Jessica Marina Dissanayake, Foreign News Editor, Lakbima (Sinhala daily), and Editor, Samudra (Sinhala magazine) 70. Ms Mano Alles, Managing Director, Abans Financial Services, Colombo 71. Ms Rohini Nanayyakara, Chairperson and Board Member, Lanka Orix Leasing Company Ltd, and Lanka Orix Microcredit Limited, Colombo 72. Ms. Chandramali Liyanage, National Crafts Council of Sri Lanka, Colombo.


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Malls are great for a little early-morning power walk. Or to kill time before meeting your pal for a drink. Or to cure that Cinnabon craving. (Hey, we won't tell if you don't.) But shopping? How quaint.
Today reports more and more people are using their smartphones to buy things, and they're shopping in bed (43 percent), in the bath (14 percent) and—eek!—on the toilet (18 percent), according to a Shop Direct Group survey. Wow, we wish we didn't have that image in our heads.
"Convenience is also playing a part," On Device Research marketing manager Sarah Quinn tells the news show. "They have their mobile switched on, and it's usually with them all the time, so they don't need to wait until the evening when they're at home to switch on their PC."
Apparently, they don't need to wait until they've washed their hands either.
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PCGen Overview
PCGen is a FREE Open Source character generator and maintenance program for role-playing games. It currently supports the d20 RPG system and includes data sets based upon gaming material from Wizards of the Coast, Paizo Publishing and dozens of other publishers. The project's current focus is on gaming material released under Wizards of the Coast's Open Gaming License (OGL) but the PCGen team also works with publishers to get permission to include limited Closed Content as well. PCGen runs on Windows, Mac OS X and Unix/Linux using Java (see Technical Requirements section below).
Mission Statement
To be the world's most flexible d20 character generation and maintenance software.
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PCGen Features
- Allows you to Create and Maintain multiple Characters.
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- Supports Deity/Domain selection and the granting of the appropriate level dependent abilities.
- Produces numerous customized character and party sheets in HTML, TEXT and PDF formats.
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- Track combats, including damage, spells, and can even roll attacks. The current combat state may be saved for those game sessions which end in mid-combat.
- The combat tracker has a full stat block for loaded characters/enemies. If you want to see how your abilities look, you can pop up GMGen if you don't want to export a character sheet.
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Are credit or debit cards better for vacation?
Going on vacation this between now and Labor Day?
The easiest way to pay for it is to swipe your credit card, and deal with the bill next month.
If you are at the beach, or especially a pricey place like Disney World, swiping a credit card for everything is fast and convenient.
But a report in Yahoo news says it comes with both pros and cons.
The Advantages
Advantages of using a credit card for travel include:
- You get rewards points.
- You can easily rent a car, with no cash hold.
- You can hold a hotel room with no down payment.
- You usually get protection for lost luggage or a fender bender.
But the disadvantages include:
- A huge credit card bill when you get home.
- A 20% or higher interest rate if you don't pay off the trip right away.
- You are tempted to overspend.
With a credit card, as opposed to debit, its so easy to spend more on trinkets, drinks, and meals than you should.
If you do, you may say "Doesn't that stink?"
The movie The Hangover may not be the only hangover coming out of Las Vegas.
So Should You Say Charge It?
Money experts say a credit card is much safer to use than debit when you travel, because theres no risk of a thief draining your bank account.
But Yahoo says a credit card vacation can give you a cash hangover, and end up costing you much more than a debit card vacation.
Bottom line: If you can pay off your credit card each month, it's a safe way to spend while you travel, and in many cases you get to build up rewards points.
But if it costs you even more down the road, then you may want to consider cash or debit (or old fashioned Travelers Checks) for part of the trip, so you don't waste your money.
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Cooke Scores Twice as Women's Hockey Upends No. 7 Clarkson, 4-1
POTSDAM, N.Y. (2/15/13) - Seniors Kelly Cooke and Corey Stearns both had three-point games, to lead the Princeton women's hockey team to a 4-1 win over No. 7 Clarkson on Friday, Feb. 15 at Cheel Arena.
Princeton handed Clarkson just its second loss in the past seven games.
The win coupled with a loss by Colgate moves the Tigers into eighth place in the league standings, the final playoff position, with a 5-12-2 record and three games remaining.
Clarkson's Danielle Skirrow scored an unassisted goal midway through the first period in what would be the Golden Knights only goal of the night. Skirrow picked up a loose puck at the blueline, skated down the right side and deked a defender en route to the goal and fired a shot that went top shelf. Freshman netminder Kimberly Newell kept the Tigers alive making 14 saves in the first period as Princeton was outshot 15-6.
Cooke and Stearns teammed up for the game-tying goal at 4:34 of the second. Cooke fired a hard shot from the left boards in the only goal of the second period.
Cooke scored what would be the game winner at 3:42 of the third period, setting up three straight goals for the Tigers. Stearns and junior Sally Butler assisted on the goal.
Junior captain Denna Laing gave Princeton the two-goal lead at 17:40 as she knocked in an Olivia Mucha rebound.
Stearns sealed the win with an empty-net goals, as Clarkson pulled Howe for the extra attacker, with Cooke and sophomore Ali Pankowski earning assists with 1:35 left on the clock.
Howe finished the game with 18 saves, while Newell was cluth on the other end stopping 40 shots.
The Golden Knights fall to 23-8 overall and 15-4 in the ECAC, while Princeton improves to 10-14-2 overall.
Princeton faces St. Lawrence tomorrow, Feb. 16 at 4 p.m. The Saints played to a 1-1 draw with Quinnipiac this evening.


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College Hockey:Late goal from Rodriguez lifts Bowling Green past Canisius
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bowling Green wrapped up its weekend series with nonconference foe Canisius on a positive note when senior winger Marc Rodriguez netted the deciding goal with 1:32 remaining in the third period in a 3-2 win at the Buffalo State Ice Arena.
Rodriguez's tally gave the Falcons (5-10-5 overall) a victory and a tie in their two-game tilt with the Golden Griffins (6-9-5 overall). Bowling Green now has an eight-game undefeated streak against the AHA that dates back to Oct. 2007.
Falcons' coach Chris Bergeron was unhappy with a lack of execution in his team's 2-2 tie with the Griffs on Saturday, but offered measured praise for the Falcons' play on Sunday.
"I think our process was better and we're happy with the result," Bergeron said. "We're just executing better. Our game plan is a pretty simple game plan. It's defend hard, try the push the pace through the neutral zone into the offensive zone and just go to our game at that point. We just struggled with that yesterday — the exchanges, the d-to-d play, the d-to-forward play was just not good. I thought today was way cleaner, way crisper and ultimately, we spent more time in their zone."
After struggling to a 2-9-3-1 mark (the CCHA settles overtime ties with shootouts) to start the season, Bowling Green — currently tied for 10th place in the CCHA with Northern Michigan — has posted a 3-1-1-1 record over its past six contests.
Rodriguez's game-winner squashed the hopes of a Canisius squad that had matched Bowling Green goal-for-goal — and nearly shot-for-shot — through the previous 123 minutes of hockey. Second-period markers by Griffs' forward Cody Freeman and Falcons' winger Dajon Mingo knotted the teams at 1-1 until the first goal of freshman Brent Tate's collegiate career gave Bowling Green a 2-1 lead at the 7:42 mark of the third period.
Canisius tied the score at two with five minutes remaining in the game when junior winger Kyle Gibbons dove to swat a loose puck behind Falcons' goaltender Tommy Burke.
Rodriguez, however, sealed the win when he fought through a scrum at the left post to swat the rebound from Camden Wojtala's point shot past Griffs' netminder Tony Capobianco with just over 90 seconds left on the clock.
"It's nice to see [Rodriguez] get rewarded," Bergeron said. "You go around the net enough and good things will happen. He's a great kid and it's nice to see good things happen for him. He's been contributing this year."
Burke collected 32 saves in the victory, his second of the season. Capobianco had 27 stops in the loss.
Canisius allowed three goals in regulation for the first time since a 6-3 win over RIT on Nov. 10. The loss did compound a vexing trend for the Griffs, who are now 0-6 in one-goal games this season.
Dave Smith's team is 4-4-2 in its last 10 games, but has seemed to make each loss as painful as possible. Sunday's defeat to the Falcons came on a goal in the final two minutes. The previous two Griffs' losses were overtime decisions to AHA foes Army and Mercyhurst and the Griffs were on the wrong end of a 2-1 decision to archrival Niagara on Nov. 16.
Smith, however, was taking a more philosophical view of the result to end the weekend.
"I thought we were strong as the game was winding down," he said. "I thought our legs were fresh. We had guys going who were hungry. It seemed like their guys had pucks go in our net easier than pucks that went in theirs.
"I think our program is ready to take the next step. There was a time when we could not play 60 minutes with a CCHA team, whether they were at the top of the standings or the bottom of the standings. Over two nights, that's 125 minutes where we wore them down. What we need to do as a program is eliminate the little bit of a lull to keep the win last night or keep the win tonight and win those games on a consistent basis.
"The talent is there and that's the big-picture stuff. I thought we really skated with them and wore them down."
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ZF-11563: zend_form_element_file creating a custom element ( )
hi i would like to create a custom element where this element would have
1 file element 1 text element (for a caption for the file)
however the view helper it hard coded into the Zend_Form_Element_File class
why a want to create a combo element like this is because i got 10 files to upload on a page and if I have to use 2 elements instead of 1 combo element then there will be a lot more code to to create a work around or 2to3 times more calling to the data base which mean more server load
there is a related bug already mentioned http://framework.zend.com/issues/browse/ZF-8136 but it seem is not an issue BUT it is because its the same issue i currently have.
Also this is the only element that does not have a value if there was just text to state a file name that already uploaded when form was populated that would make the user experience so much better
Reclassifying as minor new feature. The use case you describe is not in the scope of the current Zend_Form_Element_File / Zend_View_Helper_FormFile pair. What you will need to do is extend the existing elements to create a "combo element" class. An example of how this is done can be seen here (it's a three-field date element, but the principle is the same) http://akrabat.com/zend-framework/…


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Frans Lanting and Art Wolfe: Using Photography's Power for Planet Earth
In a special presentation before a packed room at PDN's Outdoor Photo Expo in Salt Lake City on Friday, photographers Frans Lanting and Art Wolfe talked about their careers as nature photographers who have focused on conservation. Photographer Patrick Donehue moderated the presentation. Both Lanting and Wolfe are self-taught photographers, and each is extremely committed to preserving the beauty and disappearing elements of the natural world. During the presentation they spoke of their shared belief that one person can make a difference.
What follows are highlights and images from Lanting and Wolfe's presentation.
In his early career, Frans Lanting discovered "pure magic" in the work of nature illustrators, Dutch wildlife photographers and landscape photographer Ernst Haas, and set out to develop his own esthetic point of view.
A well-known image Lanting recently made in Namibia caused people to wonder whether it was a painting or not, he recalled. He explained that it's actually simple to make a painterly image if you can anticipate the pattern. "To me photography is about recognizing patterns, it's subliminal," he said.
This is evident in his Horseshoe crab image, pictured here. Lanting realized that he could apply this way of seeing to different habitats all over the world, and through this engage viewers with the content of the photographs. "If you want to get ideas of the natural world across, you better have a very graphic style that will attract a lot of eyeballs," Lanting told the audience. (more…)


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Fresno State: One of the fastest players on the Bulldog team and when healthy is a game-breaking threat ... the active NCAA kick return specialist with an average of 32.25 yards per return in his career and has an NCAA high of three touchdowns ... owns Bulldog records for most career kickoff touchdown returns (3) and most in a season (2) ... only player in Bulldog history with kick returns for touchdowns in consecutive games ... named the WAC Special Teams Player of the Week four times in his career ... will contend for All-America honors as a kick return specialist and expected to see action as a starting cornerback ... preseason All-America selection by several magazines each of the last two seasons ... brings blazing speed to special teams and the defense ... played in 33 games in his career. (2008) Ranked No. 5 in the NCAA in kickoff return average at 29.3 ... played in 11 games, starting the first six of the season ... made 31 tackles on defense and special teams ... had a career-high 11 tackles, 8 of them solos against No. 10 Wisconsin ... had four pass deflections ... named WAC Special Teams Player of the Week vs. Nevada with 241 kick return yards, including a 92-yard touchdown ... missed two games due to an injury, including the New Mexico Bowl. (2007) The NCAA leader in kickoff return average (35.8 yards), outdistancing the closest kickoff returner by two yards ... selected to a couple All-America teams ... scored two touchdowns on kickoff returns and returned a blocked field goal for a touchdown against Nevada ... was selected the WAC Special Teams Player of the Week three times ... in 10 games as a cornerback, he had 37 tackles and broke up three passes. (2006) Had seven tackles in 12 games of action as a special teams player and in nickel and dime packages ... had one pass deflection.
High School: Despite not playing football until his junior season, this talented two-way player helped lead West High to a Section title ... a versatile athlete who led the squad with 43 receptions for 901 yards and eight touchdowns, fourth-most yards in Kern County ... averaged 21 yards per reception ... had two carries for 53 yards and a 38-yard touchdown ... on defense, he had 52 total tackles, six interceptions with 170 return yards, blocked two punts and six field goals ... had one blocked punt and two blocked field goals against South High ... led West to a 12-1 record and section championship win over Tulare Union ... select first-team all-area as a defensive back.
Personal: Born April 4, 1988 in Bakersfield, Calif. ... parents' names are Tahlia Orange and Anthony Jefferson ... prefers to go by the name A.J. ... enjoys playing video games and sleeping ... admires his grandfather because he inspires him to do what is best.
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It's safe to say you won't see a more funny or satisfying play about (well, loosely about) existential angst and a school shooting than Salt Lake Acting Company's latest production, The Exit Interview.
Penned by William Missouri Downs and a National New Play Network Rolling World Premiere, The Exit Interview lets the audience know right away that this is no straightforward play, thanks to the two cheerleaders who take the stage and deliver a jolt of energy and a laundry list of topics tackled in the following 100-or-so minutes that might offend audience members--everything from theological arguments to the biases of Fox News.
It's a hilarious and unexpected beginning to a show that evolves into an offbeat exercise in the theatrical "alienation effect" championed by Bertolt Brecht, the German playwright and director who entrances the play's Dick Fig (Darrin Doman), an academic losing his job and undergoing an exit interview as the show begins. Fig's skeptical mind and inability to suffer through idle chit-chat has cost him his girlfriend just as his career is collapsing, and the woman doing his exit interview, Eunice (Nell Gwynn), engages Fig in a cat-and-mouse conversation that forces Fig to uncomfortably confront both her faith in God, and her desire to talk about the weather.
Then the shooting starts.
It's a jarring juxtaposition when gunfire cracks through the entertaining banter, launching The Exit Interview into exciting, surreal tangents that would make Brecht proud. Four actors--Marin Kohler, Cassandra Stokes-Wylie, Bijan Hosseini and Terence Goodman--play multiple parts in scenes that offer comic relief and philosophical musings outside the storage room where Fig and Eunice are hiding from the shooter moving across campus.
Goodman is particularly strong as a Fox News reporter trying to go national with the school-shooting story, even though the only question he seems to want answered from those he interviews is, "What do you think God's plan is for you?" Goodman is also involved, along with Stokes-Wylie, in an excellent exchange between rival scientists, while Hosseini and Kohler engage in another "play within the play," acting as the head of the Mormon and Lutheran churches who start a debate on their respective faiths, only to have that debate end in surprising, decisive fashion.
The cast at the final preview I saw was excellent all around, easily bouncing through the disparate scenes that Downs created for his play. Likewise, the behind-the-scenes folks had their hands full with this one compared to many productions, from the high number of costumes needed for the 20 or so characters played by the six actors, to the intricate sound and lighting work required, in addition to an ever-changing video screen overhead, introducing the scenes.
All together, the elements Downs brings together in The Exit Interview make for one of the more intriguing theater experiences you're likely to have, and you'll laugh throughout while you're left pondering several big issues. Can't ask for much more than that from SLAC's season finale.
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During Cardinal Dolan's visit to Holy Rosary parish and its Don Bosco Community Center in Port Chester on Friday, he spoke of the strong collaboration of Catholic Charities with both the parish and the center.
Catholic Charities social worker Mariana Duenas has been providing professional services for almost a decade. The Don Bosco Community Center was the site of a recent Feeding Our Neighbors service event.
Our immigration services have provided informational sessions at the parish. There is a connection being developed with day laborer programs at the Don Bosco Worker Center and the Obreros Unidos de Yonkers at St. Peter's parish in Yonkers.


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ZF-40: Zend_Db_Select SQL: FOR UPDATE
When Zend_Db_Select::toString() is called the FOR UPDATE syntax should be processed by the Zend_Db_Adapter* that it belongs to. The current method generates a syntax that is incompatible with MySQL. Allowing the Zend_Db_Adapter_*::limit() method to process a $forUpdate flag would solve the problem.
There should also be support for SELECT ... LOCK IN SHARE, and the corresponding locking modes in SQLite ( http://www.sqlite.org/lockingv3.html ), and similar for the other adapters. This issue overlaps with [ZF-39].
Changing fix version to 0.8.0.
Recategorize as Zend_Db_Table component.
Marking this issue Postponed, to be revisited in a later release of Zend_Db.
The SQL-only version of this has been resolved in r7508 in trunk.