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Wednesday, August 21, 2013
Getting prepped for back to school means more than buying pencils and book bags. It also means keeping your children healthy and ready to learn.
From preschoolers to teenagers, each student should have an annual well-visit at a pediatric or family medicine practice. If your child is overdue, try to make an appointment for these last days of summer or otherwise as soon as possible. "It's a good time to remember, let's get our checkup," says Dr. Kristen Hood Watson with Trident Family Health.
At Trident Family Health, an annual exam includes a vision and hearing check to ensure children can hear the teacher, read materials and see the whiteboard. You also want your children to be up to date on their immunizations, and while that may seem like something for younger kids, there are important shots for teens and tweens, too.
For example, health officials now recommend that 11- and 12-year olds receive a meningococcal conjugate vaccine and later have a booster shot at or after age 16, when they enter the highest risk period for meningococcal infection. Otherwise, they might be vulnerable to developing meningitis or sepsis, which can lead to disabilities and even death. "It used to be a vaccine associated with teenagers going to college, but it's actually given at a younger age," says Dr. Watson.
Dr. Watson recommends that you keep a current list of your child's immunization records, which should be available from your child's primary care provider. That way you will be prepared should your school or day care need a copy. If you are behind on scheduled vaccinations, she says, don't think it's too late. "We have a way of catching them back up on their immunizations." And once the fall starts, she reminds that it is important for everyone to get a flu shot. "Children have a greater exposure when they are in a school with hundreds of kids."
For children who take daily medications or have chronic conditions, the new school year is an important time to check in with the school nurse and the child's new teacher to make sure an action plan is in place and that they have all the information and supplies that they need. In the case of chronic conditions, Dr. Watson says, she will often write back-up prescriptions, for example, an extra inhaler for someone who has asthma. "Children spend so much of their time at school. It's important that that they have the same rescue medications there as well.
To schedule an appointment with Trident Family Health, please call 843-572-8277.
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on February 12, 2013 - 12:23 AM
Sandra Burdick had always told her daughter, Jessica Delario, that if she called in the middle of the night, it meant someone had died or she had just won the lottery.
So when Delario picked up her phone at about 2:20 a.m. Dec. 22 and heard her mother crying, she didn't know what to think.
It turned out Burdick, 56, who has been playing the lottery since she quit smoking a few years ago, had just won $1 million playing Mega Millions.
"Flip it over, sign it and put it away!" Delario told her mother, referring to the winning ticket.
Monday, Burdick, of Middleport, smiled for the media as she was presented an oversized check for $1 million. She will be taking home a lump sum of $661,800.
Burdick wasn't the only Western New Yorker to win the lottery recently. Cory and Alexandrea Hayhurst, of West Seneca, are splitting $100,000 a year for life, with a $2 million guaranteed minimum.
Cory Hayhurst, 31, was never a big lottery player. But Jan. 4 he went into the Tops Market on Harlem Road in West Seneca to get some groceries. "I just had some loose cash in my pocket," he explained Monday at the New York Lottery's Customer Service Center in Buffalo.
Hayhurst, a warehouse worker, bought several "Money for Life" scratch-off tickets, and when he got to his car, he scratched off three "Win for Life" symbols. In a state of shock, he called his wife, who also thought it was too good to be true.
They still seemed to be in a state of disbelief Monday as they posed with their oversized check.
The couple, who have a young son, will split $100,000 a year for the next 20 years – a net of $33,090 each. Once they get to $2 million, they will continue to receive the same annual amount for as long as Cory Hayhurst lives.
All of the new millionaires said they had no plans to quit their jobs but added that the extra cash would help ease financial stress.
"I think it will be a little more easy peasy," Alexandrea Hayhurst said. "We can feel a little more comfortable."
The Hayhursts hope to travel and invest in their future.
Burdick said she hoped to fix up her house, buy a new car and help out her children.
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Sometimes, the most alarming words a child can say are, "Can I help you, Mom?"
I know what some of you are thinking. You want to tell me that helping is how kids learn, that I should be happy my kids want to spend time with me, that I should be thankful and that one day letting them assist me will pay off.
Trust me, I understand the theory behind what you are saying. But you haven't been in my kitchen lately.
My girls have always been into cooking, but recently they are taking those interests up a notch. Every evening, they rush through their homework in hopes that they can serve as sous chef while I make dinner, or, better yet, embark on a culinary escapade of their own. And because they are siblings, there is often yelling involved and possibly a physical altercation over who gets the "good" job (which is arbitrarily defined as the one your sister got).
I should also explain that the kitchen is usually a happy place for me. Once I became a stay-at-home-mom and had more time, I realized that I love to cook. Slicing, dicing and sautéing relax me. When writer's block rears its ugly head, a few hours with my stovetop helps me to sort out ideas and refreshes me for the next round at the keyboard.
So you can see, the children have forced me to become a mediator and manager in my place of refuge. This makes me cranky. I'm beginning to understand why Gordon Ramsey has such anger issues.
I am not ashamed to admit that I have taken to preparing meals in advance so that I can avoid this scene altogether. Yet another reason that I will declare my undying love to the crock-pot.
I do recognize that, ultimately, I want my girls to know how to cook. I look forward to the time that they will prepare dinner when I'm otherwise occupied. I want to be sure they don't have to rely on prepackaged food when they live on their own and that the learning curve won't be so steep when they have their own family to care for.
But the in-between time is killing me. It's kind of like when they were potty-training and not wearing diapers, but we still had to watch them like a hawk and hustle them to the bathroom every hour or else deal with some very unpleasant consequences.
Sorry for the unpleasant analogy, but you haven't seen my kitchen after they finish cooking.
Let's just say that I always wear shoes.
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When Joanna Mongiello of Altoona sees a self-service checkout available, that's where she heads.
"I think they're easy, and it's faster than standing in line," Mongiello said.
But not Coriena Pfahler of Altoona.
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Brandon Shaw of Altoona uses a self-checkout lane at Home Depot in Altoona. Some customers think the lanes save time waiting in lines, while others think they're too complicated.
"They're too complicated," Pfahler said. "And they take longer than an actual cashier."
In an era when more and more local businesses are making self-service checkout options available, polls have shown customers falling into one of three categories: one-third love self-service checkouts, one-third hate them and the remaining third just want the fastest line.
"I would be surprised if Altoona's percentages are significantly different from those national averages," Home Depot spokesman Stephen Holmes said. "You're probably very similar."
Home Depot, recognized as a leader in the use of self-service checkouts, tried the option in 2002 and deployed it to almost 800 stores within a year, according to an April 2010 study by the Informational Technology & Innovation Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based organization.
The result, Holmes said, has been an improvement in customer relations.
"Contrary to what a lot of people think, that we put in these units to get rid of cashiers, we didn't," Holmes said. "What we were looking for was greater efficiency, and that's what we got. We were able to return some [cashiers] to the sales floor, where they can assist customers who are in the aisles."
More recently, Home Depot updated the hardware and software of its self-service checkouts.
"It speeds everything up quite a bit," Holmes said. "And the interface on the screen - we've made it much more intuitive, so it is much easier to use."
At one time, it was common to see a customer standing at a self-service checkout counter waiting for an employee to help them because something didn't go right. And, it wasn't unusual to be in a store and hear an announcement about someone needing assistance at the self-service counter.
"I never use them because I don't have enough time to learn how to do it," John Didyk of Altoona said. "Get me a cashier and let me get going. I'm busy, and I've got a lot of stuff to do."
Mongiello sees it differently. She said she can get through a self-service checkout and out the door while other shoppers are still waiting in line for a cashier. And apparently she's not the only one.
In a 2012 survey for the NCR Corp., a leading producer of hardware and software in the self-service industry, 71 percent of the respondents described their self checkout experience as "quick and easy."
The good old days
In its April 2010 study, the Informational Technology & Innovation Foundation acknowledged that the first decade of the 21st century witnessed a rapid growth in self-service, an option that's been developing over time.
"Think about placing a call by dialing a telephone instead of using a telephone operator or pressing a button in an elevator instead of using an elevator operator," the study suggested.
Some other options: Banking customers can choose to use a teller, an ATM machine and, more recently, online banking options.
The study identifies self-service gasoline stations as one of the most prevalent self-service technologies. At one time, an attendant pumped the gas, checked the oil, cleaned the windshield and took the driver's payment.
That changed in the late 1970s when drivers were offered the option of pumping their own gas or having an attendant do it.
And it was followed by a pay-at-the-pump system introduced in 1986 in the United States by Mobil, giving consumers the option of swiping a credit or debit card to pay. While only 13 percent of the convenience stores selling gasoline offered that option in 1994, about 80 percent were using the technology in 2002, according to the History of Gasoline Retailing maintained by the National Association of Convenience and Petroleum Retailing.
New Jersey and Oregon remain exceptions to the rule, because in those states, laws prohibit customers from pumping their own gasoline. While the Federal Trade Commission says that translates into higher gasoline costs for consumers, supporters say the laws protect jobs and ensures safety.
Sheetz stores
While the Sheetz convenience store chain embraced pay-at-the-pump options and followed that with touch-screen kiosks to place food orders, it recently began testing self-serve checkout, with a unit now at the Meadows Intersection store.
"It's another strategy we're trying to serve our customers, for their convenience," company spokeswoman Monica Jones said. "It's for the guy who wants to scan his own item and be out the door."
As for the possibly of theft in such haste, Jones said the store's security measures should be effective.
"As always, we have cameras everywhere in the store, and there are cameras on the self-checkout station, too," she said.
At this point, the self-service checkout remains a test, with the potential to allow employees to spend less time at the cash register.
"We're really trying to focus on food and food service and make our employees more available to serve the customers on the floor or by preparing food items or coffee drinks," Jones said. "If we can take some tasks out of their immediate job duties, then they could be in a better position to handle the food service and beverage needs of our customers."
The Altoona Area Public Library
To the rear of the circulation desk at the Altoona Area Public Library, patrons have the option of using a device to check out their books. But most of them still head to the counter where the staff handles that duty.
"Not a lot of people use it," library Executive Director Jennifer Knisely said. "Maybe it needs to be in a different place."
Rick Opdyke, who works at the circulation desk, said some people try to touch the device's screen and become frustrated when that doesn't work.
It's easy to use, Knisely said, as she scanned the bar code on her library card, then the bar code on a book she wanted to check out. But she doesn't predict the option will surge in popularity.
"Part of the beauty of using the library and coming to the library is the social interaction," she said. "This is where the readers can interact with the staff, talk about what they're reading."
Library patron Terry Smith of Newry said he understands why more companies are offering the option of self-service checkout, but he agrees with Knisely's about the desire for interaction.
"I always like the personal aspect of dealing with a live person," Smith said.
More change
on the way
Some retailers are embracing the next wave of technology.
Home Depot has introduced the option of using Paypal, the online money transfer system, to pay for items, Holmes said.
"You can go into the store, hands-free, plug in your numbers associated with the account, and move on," Holmes said.
Some businesses are making use of newer technology that allows for the use of mobile point-of-sale devices that can read credit and debit cards from any location, then email or print a receipt, depending on the customer's preference.
"Technology is a runaway train anymore," Joy Eger of Altoona said.
As for the use of area self-service checkout stations, Eger said she has used them but has mixed feelings.
"I think they're nice for the younger set," she said. "But the elderly, they like the cashiers. I guess it a matter of what's coming eventually, and it's just a matter of transition."
Mirror Staff Writer Kay Stephens is at 946-7456.


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on November 3, 2012 - 9:03 PM
Erie County Comptroller David J. Shenk, facing a tough election in just two days, issued a report on Saturday rejecting the proposal of County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz for a 3.4 percent property tax increase.
The timing of Democrat Shenk's proposal brought an immediate response from his Republican opponent in Tuesday's election, Stefan Mychajliw. He called the proposal "desperate."
Still, Shenk said that though his review is not yet comprehensive, he sees the possibility of several alternatives to a tax hike.
"During these challenging economic and financial times for county home and property owners, residents should not be subjected to a tax increase," Shenk said. "Our citizens as taxpayers are burdened with some of the highest taxes in New York State and the nation, and the looming expiration of the temporary reduction of employees' Social Security payroll taxes will adversely impact workers.
"The Legislature must use all other means to avoid the proposed property tax increase and bridge the $8 million gap," he said.
Poloncarz has proposed a $1.38 billion budget that relies on a 3.4 percent property tax increase, as well as job cuts and surplus funds, to balance spending as expenses increased and revenues declined.
Most of the spending increases, Poloncarz said, are in areas over which the county has almost no control, such as Medicaid expenses and pension costs.
The county executive has described the proposed tax increase as necessary to maintain services such as libraries and aid to arts and cultural organizations during what he describes as a "perfect storm" of rising costs and a loss of revenue.
But Shenk said that as a last resort, $7.4 million in the assigned fund balance dedicated to a potential new building on the ECC North Campus could be used to offset the proposed tax increase.
"All or part of these funds might be repurposed this year and combined with other savings, such as a reduction in the proposed amount to be funded to the Risk Retention Fund, in order to avoid the tax increase," the comptroller said.
But Mychajliw, while also rejecting any notion of an increase in property taxes, accused Shenk of "saying anything two days before election."
He also reiterated his contention that Shenk could have helped prevent the addition of almost $1 million to the budget gap had he advocated the county control board as a borrowing vehicle (because of available lower interest rates) rather than the county itself.
"It's unfortunate that the appointed comptroller wasted almost $1 million by forcing taxpayers to borrow at a higher interest rate," he said.
"I absolutely oppose the property tax increase," he added, "but the appointed comptroller had a chance to go against the wishes of his friend and boss – the county executive."
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Joey's pretty jazzed to join these ranks. Regional: Witches of Eastwick (Ogunquit), Ragtime (Westchester Broadway), A Chorus Line (Connecticut Rep) Into the Woods (Studio Tenn). Classy shout outs to Dave, Justin, Jeff, James, and of course, Walt.
Broadway: Beauty and the Beast (Beast), Camelot (Lancelot), A Christmas Carol (Fred), The Three Musketeers (Aramis u/s). National Tours: Little House on the Prairie (Pa), Camelot (Lancelot), Phantom of the Opera (The Phantom), A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (Miles Gloriosus), Hans Christian Anderson (Hans Christian Anderson). Off-Broadway: Orphan Train (Rev. Brace), Johnny Guitar (Johnny), Frankenstein (The Creature), Treasure Island (Captain Smollett).Television: "Law and Order", "Third Watch", "Cupid", "Ed", "Sunset Beat", "Police Story" "Goody, Goody". Film: "Those Who Wander", "By The Dashboard Light", "When the Moon Was Twice As Big", "Dark Vengeance", "Savva", "Rap Master Ronnie". Mr. Blanchard can be heard on the original recordings of Johnny Guitar, Sundown, Frankenstein, and Northbound Train.
most recently seen in Nora Ephron's Love Loss And What I Wore, has appeared on Broadway, TV and Film, including Caroline, Or Change; RENT (Broadway & Movie) and "Law & Order." She's happy singing back-up for Oleta Adams and Patti Austin, and is thrilled to join the cast of Newsies!
National tour debut! Pace University MT '13. Thanks to the creatives, Justin/Telsey+Co, and About Artists. Shout out to my amazingly supportive friends, incomparable family, and the Ussies for being there since day one. Love to Andromeda, from Dad.
Andy could not be any happier to be back with the Newsies family! Broadway: Newsies (Original Broadway Cast - Romeo, Crutchie), Gypsy starring Patti LuPone, Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!. Regional: Sacramento Music Circus, Paper Mill Playhouse. Education: NYU. Love to Mom, Dad, Emmy, Clinton, Thomas, and Maggie. Twitter: @AMRichardson3
Turner, age 9, is so excited to perform in Newsies. He has been the featured child performer with the Historic Savannah Theatre cast in over 100 shows since age 5 and played Michael Banks in the regional premiere of Mary Poppins. Owes his musical talent to his grandfather (music director, symphony player; toured shows like Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma, others.) Special THANKS to Barry Kolker, his agent and to his parents in supporting his dreams.
Ethan is 11 years old and lives in Ann Arbor, Michigan. He is thrilled to be joining the cast of Newsies for his national tour debut! Recent credits: The Music Man (Winthrop), Caroline, or Change (Noah Gellman) and Pippin (Theo). Ethan would like to thank his siblings – Shira, Oren and Dana – and, of course his parents and grandparents for their endless love and support! Special thanks to Cynthia, Mark, Linda, Jason, Jayme, Jake, and Nancy Carson. Go Blue! www.ethanjsteiner.com
Broadway/Off-Broadway: Gypsy: Patti LuPone; Hello, Dolly! (twice); Peter Pan (twice); Bring Back Birdie; The Fantasticks. National Tours: 11. Lucky is the man who loves his work. Member: Actors' Equity.
Broadway: Newsies (original cast), Ragtime. Regional credits: Paper Mill Playhouse, The Kennedy Center, Pioneer Theatre, many more. TV/Film: "Law & Order", "L&O:SVU". Webseries: "The Happy Hour Guys". Thanks to family and Jennifer.
Josh is delighted to be making his debut with the national tour of Newsies! He would like to thank his parents, family, and teachers for all the love and support!
Broadway: Newsies (Original Cast), The Ritz, Dirty Blonde. Nat'l Tour: Chicago (Amos). Film: "The Rewrite", "Bear With Us". Television: "Boardwalk Empire", "Good Wife", "The Middle", "Orange Is The New Black".?www.kevincarolan.com.
is grateful to be joining the cast of Newsies! Broadway: "Billy Elliot" in Billy Elliot the Musical. Winner of "So You Think You Can Dance" Australia 2014. Shout-out to my amazing family, Disney, Kevin Levine & my mentor, the iconic Paula Abdul.
Carrying the banner straight from Newsies on Broadway (Swing, Ass't Dance Captain) to his first national tour! BFA Dance + BA Sociology, UC Irvine. Alameda, California native. Thanks to God, family, my lovely Katrina.
UCLA Graduate. Dancer on Disney's "Shake it Up". Henry on "MTV's Awkward". Thanks to God, Family, Telsey and Company, MSA LA, Ms. Rachel, and big bro Jeremy M.
Broadway: Newsies (Swing). Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse Newsies (Buttons). Film: Hairspray (Joey). The Radio City Christmas Spectacular. Montclair State University. Much love to Mom, Dad, Lori Ann, and Family! @jpferreri
Thrilled to be a Newsie!! Broadway: The Grinch. Big Thanks to Richard Hinds, Deborah Zuke Smith, Bruce Winant, Kristin Reeves, Neil Schwartz, Tribe Body, Julianna (CTG), and my inspiring mom, family and friends.
National Tour: Irving Berlin's White Christmas. NYC: Signature Theatre, Joyce Theatre, City Center, Duke on 42nd. Regional: Café Variations (SITI Company). Thanks to Telsey + Co, Take3, Disney and the team! Shout out to my favorite Jonathan Fenton! Love to Mom, Dad, Em, David Rider, and Mike. www.kaitlynfrank.com
Broadway/Nat'l Tours: A Chorus Line (Revival), Chicago (Revival), Harrigan 'n Hart, Copperfield, A Chorus Line (Original Production) Bobby. Regional: years & years. Member: Actors' Equity.
Stephen is so grateful to be touring with Newsies! Most recently: We Will Rock You (National Tour), Open (Italian Tour), Chuthis. Endless thanks to my family, friends, Telsey+CO, Disney, and bloc for your love and support. @stevohernandez
Broadway: Beauty and the Beast (Babette), The Little Mermaid (Ursula u/s). National Tours: Disney's On the Record, Little House. Regional: Paper Mill: Little House on the Prairie, Other: Chicago. Television: "Law and Order".
Tours: Beauty & The Beast (International), GHOST (1st National) Regional: The Little Mermaid, Sweeney Todd, NSMT's A Christmas Carol, Nine. Endless thanks: Telsey, Disney, Ricky, MJD, incredible friends, and loving family! Equity Debut!
Broadway national tour debut! Thanks to the Disney creatives, Justin/Telsey+Co, and the team at Don Buchwald & Associates. So much love to Robert, KJKTDS, and the 'rents. Pace MT '15. www.devin-lewis.com @devinlewis7428
Broadway: Into The Woods, The Scarlet Pimpernel, Jekyll & Hyde, A Christmas Carol. National Tours: Deaf West's Big River, South Pacific. Grateful to Kathy & Sweetpea for being my refuge.
Broadway: Wicked. Tours: Young Frankenstein, Joseph...Dreamcoat, The Wizard of Oz. Regional: Goodspeed, Papermill Playhouse, Pittsburgh CLO, KC Starlight, Atlanta Theatre of the Stars, The Arden, Riverside Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory. ericjonmahlum.com
Nicholas is ready to "Seize the Day" in his debut on a professional show. He would like to thank his friends and especially his mom and dad.
Tour debut! Millikin University '15. Regional: Bye Bye Birdie, Crazy for You (Drury Lane), Mack and Mabel (Porchlight). Huge thanks to Justin, Gray, Mom, Chloe and EVERYONE along the way. Instagram: @a_norms
Broadway: Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Dance: Rasta Thomas' Bad Boys of Dance. Thanks to the Newsies creative team, Disney, Telsey, Barry Kolker, Dedra Daniels Mount, all teachers and family for love and support.
Tours: Hello, Dolly!, CATS, The Wizard of Oz. International: CATS (Mistoffelees) Come Fly With Me (dancer/aerialist). Thanks to the Telsey + Co/Newsies team. Love you Mom, Dad and David. @mj_rios
Tours: Wicked (u/s Boq), Cats (Mungojerrie) Regional: Musical Theatre West, 3-D Theatricals, MUNY. Originally from St. Louis, MO. BFA from Rockford University. Thank you to Jeff, Lou, Telsey, Justin, Craig, BBR, Jodie, Friends and loving Family, especially Mom. @DanyoSwitzer
Tours: Cathy Rigby is Peter Pan, Cats. Regional: PCLO, Sac. Music Circus, Casa Manana, Riverside, NYCOpera, La Mirada, DCL. Thanks to Chris, Jeff, Lou, Ricky, Justin and CTG. It takes a village: Sarah, Eloise, Reese, Karma, Patti, Gorman and Bub.
National Tour: Cats (Mr. Mistoffelees). Regional: Merry-Go-Round, Lyric, Gateway, Fulton, MTWichita, Casa Mañana, Fireside, Gretna. OCU alum. Immeasurable gratitude to the Newsies team & his theatrical family. For Mom, in loving memory of Dad. @dancinchaz
Thrilled to be joining Newsies on Tour! Broadway: Newsies (Henry) Regional: Radio City Christmas Spectacular (Grand Ole Opry). Thanks to Mom, Dad, Andrew, The Mine, Telsey & Co and the entire creative team. @iainyoung
This is Anthony's National Tour Debut! New York Theater: Count to Ten (NYMTF), Home for the Holidays (HA!HA! Comedy Club). He would like to thank Barry, Justin, Disney, and all his friends and family!
Las Vegas-Disney's The Lion King, Mamma Mia!, Cirque du Soleil's O at the Bellagio, Toronto-Disney's Beauty and the Beast, Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Opening team-Disney Cruise Lines. Proud member of Actors' Equity Association.
Broadway: The Cripple of Inishmaan starring Daniel Radcliffe. Tours: We Will Rock You, Mary Poppins, A Christmas Story, Young Frankenstein, 101 Dalmatians, Jesus Christ Superstar, Evita, Cats 25th Anniversary, Miss Saigon, A Christmas Carol and Swing! (Japan tour). Regional: Paper Mill Playhouse, Pennsylvania Centre Stage, Surflight Theatre. Proud graduate Penn State University. Love to her family.
Broadway: Allegiance, The Cripple of Inishmaan. Off-Broadway: The Ruins of Civilization, Tales from Red Vienna (MTC). Regional: Romeo and Juliet, Private Lives (Hartford Stage). Tour: A Christmas Story. Other: New London Barn Playhouse. BFA in Stage Management from The Theatre School at DePaul University.
Broadway: Rocky, Ghost the Musical, Man and Boy. Off-Broadway: Cotton Club Parade (Encores!), The Common Pursuit (Roundabout), How I Learned to Drive (Second Stage). BFA in Stage Management from The Theatre School at DePaul University.
Theater: God Bless You Mr Rosewater, Little Shop Of Horrors, Real Life Funnies, Atina: Evil Queen Of The Galaxy, Kicks, The Apprenticeship Of Duddy Kravitz, Beauty And The Beast, A Christmas Carol, Weird Romance, King David, Der Glöckner Von Notre Dame, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Leap Of Faith, Aladdin and Newsies. Film: Little Shop Of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Beauty And The Beast, Newsies, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Hunchback Of Notre Dame, Hercules, Life With Mikey, Lincoln, Home On The Range, Noel, Enchanted, Shaggy Dog, Tangled and Mirror Mirror. Songs: Rocky V, Home Alone 2 and Captain America. Awards: 8 Oscars (19 nominations), 11 Grammys (including Song of the Year) , 7 Golden Globes, Tony® (plus 4 nominations), Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, New York Drama Critics, Olivier and London's Evening Standard Award, Drama League. Honors: Songwriter's Hall of Fame, Doctorates from New York University and University of North Carolina School of the Arts.
Broadway and off Broadway: Newsies (Tony, OCC Awards, Drama Desk nom.); The Madwoman of Central Park West; Isn't It Romantic; Beyond Therapy; Coming Attractions; Idiots Karamazov (Yale Rep). Film and TV: Home Alone 2: Lost in New York; A Goofy Movie; Oliver & Co.; Newsies; Tribute; Used People; Life with Mikey; The Lion King II: Simba's Pride; 102 Dalmations; PBS Theatre In America: Out of Our Father's House; The Little Mermaid TV special; Polly; Sesame Street; Wubbulous World of Dr. Seuss. Pop songs: "Copacabana," "I Made It Through the Rain," "Paradise Café."
Harvey Fierstein is a four-time Tony Award winning writer and actor. His Broadway writing credits include Kinky Boots, Torch Song Trilogy (Tony, Drama Desk, Dramatists Guild Awards), Safe Sex, Legs Diamond and A Catered Affair (12 Drama Desk nominations and the Drama League Award for Best Musical). His La Cage Aux Folles is the only show to ever win Best Musical and 2 Best Revival Tony Awards. Other plays include Spookhouse, Forget Him and Flatbush Tosca. His teleplays include Tidy Endings for HBO (ACE Award), and On Common Ground for Showtime. His children's HBO special, The Sissy Duckling, won the Humanitas Prize and the book version is in its fifth printing. Other honors include the Drama League Award for Outstanding Performer of the Year, a special OBIE award, NY Magazine Award, and nominations for The Olivier Award and an Emmy. His political writings have been seen on PBS' series "In The Life" and published in The NY Times, Huffington Post and Hartford Courant. He was inducted into The Theater Hall of Fame in 2008.
Sold their first feature film pitch, Newsies, to Disney. They went on to write the hit animated films Tarzan, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Anastasia. Their live-action credits include Newsies and 102 Dalmatians. Bob and Noni also contributed to the film The Lion King and have written screenplays for every major studio. They met as actors, members of the Ensemble Studio Theatre, LA, and were later cast as husband and wife in a play for LA Theatre Works. It took. Bob, a graduate of St. John's College in Annapolis, appeared in Total Recall, Ruthless People and Hill Street Blues, among others. Noni's TV credits include Taxi, Little House on the Prairie and 7th Heaven, to name a few, and her features include Memories of Me and The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio. Bob and Noni live in Los Angeles with their son, Ben.
Broadway: Bonnie & Clyde, Grey Gardens, Deaf West's Big River (2004 Tony Honor, Excellence in Theatre), Brooklyn, Bells Are Ringing (2001 Revival), Annie Get Your Gun (1999 Tony Award, Best Revival), Grease (1994 Tony nomination, Best Choreography), Tommy Tune Tonite!, The Will Rogers Follies. West End/International: Disney's High School Musical 1 & 2: On Stage!. Regional/National tour: Jekyll & Hyde, Upcoming National Tour; Disney's Newsies, Paper Mill Playhouse; Jane Austen's Emma: A Musical Romantic Comedy (2011 Craig Noel Award, Outstanding Resident Musical), The Old Globe; Bonnie & Clyde (2009 San Diego Critics Circle Award, Outstanding New Musical and Outstanding Director of a Musical), Asolo Rep Theatre and La Jolla Playhouse; Dolly Parton's 9 to 5: The Musical, 1st National Tour; Deaf West's Pippin, Mark Taper Forum; Disney's High School Musical: On Tour!, Disney Theatrical; The Civil War and Shenandoah, Ford's Theatre. Ford's Theatre Associate Artist.
Tony, Drama Desk, and OCC awards for Newsies. Broadway: Godspell, South Pacific (Tony & OCC Noms) Women on the Verge..., Sunday In The Park With George, The Ritz, Martin Short-Fame Becomes Me, 13, High Fidelity. Off-Broadway: Altar Boyz (Lortel & Callaway Awards, Drama Desk Nom.); Bat Boy (Lortel Award); tick,tick..BOOM!, West End: South Pacific; Sunday In The Park; tick, tick...BOOM!.Director/Choreographer: SILENCE! The Musical (Best Off-Broadway Musical OBA), Emmet Otter's Jugband Christmas, Radio Girl, How To Save The World..., Departure Lounge. Concerts: Hair w/Jennifer Hudson, Chess w/Josh Groban. TV: "The Rosie O'Donnell Show".
Broadway: Bonnie & Clyde (set and costume design), The Philanthropist (costume design) and Brooklyn the Musical (costume design). Off-Broadway: Nightingale (set design), Grace (set design), The Overwhelming (costume Design), Zanna–Don't! (co-set and costume design), Almost Heaven (costume design) and Fighting Words (set design). Selected Regional: Emma and Himself and Nora for the Old Globe; The Civil War and Shenandoah for Ford's Theatre; Home for Williamstown Theatre Festival; Nightingale and Pippin for the Mark Taper Forum.
Selected New York credits include Jersey Boys, Lincoln Center's The Rivals (Tony Award) and Henry IV (Tony nomination), The Merchant of Venice (Tony nomination), The Columnist, Take Me Out, Proof, Love! Valour! Compassion!, The Apple Tree with Kristin Chenoweth, Enchanted April, Julius Caesar with Denzel Washington, How I Learned to Drive, Dinner With Friends, Buried Child, The Mineola Twins (Lortel and Hewes Awards) and Il Trittico for The Metropolitan Opera. Graduate and current faculty at Yale School of Drama.
New York credits include: Peter and the Starcatcher; The Pee-wee Herman Show; Next Fall; Kiki and Herb Alive on Broadway; Silence The Musical; Love, Loss, and What I Wore; Meet Vera Stark; Side Effects; A Lie of the Mind; Ordinary Days; Knickerbocker; Family Guys Sings; Jerry Springer The Opera; The Voysey Inheritance; The Internationalist; Almost, Maine; Streamers; Rufus Wainwright's Judy Concert at Carnegie Hall; and Jennifer Muller The Works. Jeff is a producer of "Submissions Only."
Memphis, The ThreePenny Opera, Barefoot in the Park, Steel Magnolias. Numerous New York and regional theaters and companies including: The 5th Avenue Theater, McCarter Theater, Seattle Rep, La Jolla Playhouse, LA Center Theater Group, Guthrie Theater, KC Rep, Dallas Theater Center, Playwrights Horizons, The New Group, NYSF Public Theater, CSC, Signature Theater NYC, SoHo Rep, Vineyard Theater, The Civilians, Mabou Mines, and national and international festivals and tours.
Deuce, Faith Healer, Jumpers, The Woman In White (realization & system design), The Little Mermaid, Woman On the Verge..., Wonderland. West End: The Sea, Marguerite, As You Desire Me, Jumpers, Hitchcock Blonde (realization), The Woman in White. Elsewhere (selection): A Disappearing Number (Barbican & World Tour), Measure For Measure (National Theatre & world tour), Tiefland, (Zurich, Barcelona), Rebecca (Vienna, Stuttgart), The Three Musketeers (Berlin, Stuttgart), Richard II (Old Vic, Recklinghausen) Swan Lake for SF Ballet, TFANAs Hamlet, The Ring Cycle (St.Petersburg, Russia). Carrie off-Broadway.
Thirty years on Broadway as music director, arranger, and conductor: Nine (1982), Grand Hotel, Mayor, The Secret Garden, King David, Triumph of Love, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors, The Little Mermaid, Sister Act, Leap of Faith. Alan Menken's music director for twenty years; films include Captain America, Tangled, Enchanted, Hercules, Home on the Range, Shaggy Dog, Pocahontas. TV: Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Direction for "A Christmas Carol," nomination for "The Music Man." Has concertized, arranged, and recorded with the Boston Pops, St. Lukes Orchestra, Carly Simon, Barbara Cook, Jane Krakowski, Kristin Chenoweth, and many others.
It was twenty years ago today…….Danny began work as musical director and orchestrator of Newsies the motion picture. Now, after a long life as a cult movie on the internet, Newsies comes to Broadway, which is where Danny's career began, with such shows as Pacific Overtures (dance music) Big River
(musical supervision) Footloose (orchestrations) and many others. Other films
include Beauty and the Beast and Aladdin and there are too many other Broadway shows to mention. Thanks, Kenny Ortega and our original Newsies, and thanks Disney theatricals for keeping the faith and bringing Newsies to a wider audience.
15 Broadway musicals including Hugh Jackman: Back On Broadway, Sister Act, Platinum, The First, Merlin, The Goodbye Girl, Legs Diamond, Guys & Dolls (1992), The Boy From Oz, Chita Rivera: The Dancer's Life. Radio City Christmas Spectacular 75th celebration, composer. A 3-time Emmy Award nominee, Hummel has created music with Liza Minnelli, Tommy Tune, Bernadette Peters, Rufus Wainwright, Donna Murphy, Shirley MacLaine, Malcolm Gets, Julie Wilson, Amra-Faye Wright, Peter Allen, Barbara Cook, Marcia Lewis, and Brian Stokes Mitchell.
Broadway: Clybourne Park, The Columnist, Magic/Bird, Bonnie & Clyde, The Mountaintop, Women on the Verge…, Merchant of Venice, Memphis, Henry IV, The Rivals, Cymbeline, Lombardi, Fences, Looped, Miracle Worker, Superior Donuts, 33 Variations, Guys & Dolls, In the Heights, Jersey Boys, The Color Purple, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, Good Vibrations, The Apple Tree, A Raisin in the Sun, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Lieutenant of Inishmoor, Sight Unseen, High Fidelity, Xanadu, The Mountaintop. Signature Theatre's Angels in America, Intelligent Homosexual's Guide… Love to James.
Broadway/Tours: First Date, Motown, Kinky Boots, Jekyll & Hyde, Annie, Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark, Rock of Ages, Wicked, Priscilla Queen of the Desert, Sister Act, Million Dollar Quartet. Off-Broadway: Nobody Loves You (2nd Stage), Atlantic, MCC, Signature. Regional: La Jolla, Paper Mill. Film: The Odd Life of Timothy Green, Friends with Kids, Joyful Noise, Margin Call, Sex and the City 1 & 2, I Love You Phillip Morris, Rachel Getting Married, Dan in Real Life, Across the Universe. TV: "Smash," "The Big C." www.telseyandco.com


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Rob Morris, the pastor of Christ the King Lutheran Church, in Newtown, Conn., asked Addison, Ill.-based Lutheran Church Charites to help by sending K-9 comfort dogs to comfort the grieving. The organization sent a team of golden retrievers to the town where 27 people, mostly children, were killed in the second worst school-shooting in US history.
On Sunday, the dogs and their handlers spent time with those affected by the shootings and were also at the Newtown High School vigil Sunday evening. The handlers will be at other Newtown schools on Monday to talk with children, and the dogs will be there along with them.
Individuals can pet the dogs while they talk or pray with the handler. The Chicago Tribune reported Tim Hetzner, president of the Addison-based Lutheran Church Charities said, ""Dogs are non-judgmental. They are loving. They are accepting of anyone . . . it creates the atmosphere for people to share." He added that some who were struggling with grief preferred to pet the dogs in silence.
The comfort-dog project started in 2008 when a gunman opened fire at Northeastern Illinois University killing five students. Dog caretakers from Lutheran Church Charities brought the dogs to campus with the hope of distracting students from the tragedy.
Students were appreciative and asked university leadership to allow the dogs to return. The project began with several dogs in the Chicagoland area, and there are now 60 dogs in six different states.
Lutheran Church Charities sends volunteers for major disasters, like Hurricane Sandy, throughout the United States. When the dogs aren't deployed for major crises, they visit nursing homes and hospitals.
Lutheran Church Charities are doing a good work by sending handlers and dogs to Newtown. It is unimaginable what these families are going through. Not only is it the holiday season, but it is also a time of great distress in this small town.
The children may always associate December, the holidays, and Christmas with memories of what happened on Friday, Dec. 14, at Sandy Hook Elementary School. After years of emotional healing, maybe they will also remember the golden retrievers and the kind people who brought them.
Golden retrievers are wonderful, gentle, patient dogs and excellent with children, but it's not only the children who the dogs are helping to open up and share their innermost feelings. The Chicago Tribune reported Hetzner asked one Newtown man how he was doing, and he said, "This year, I've lost five loved ones and now this happened . . . the whole town is suffering." Adults are benefiting from the K-9s visit too.


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5 Awesome Parasites That Torture Animals (That I Hate)
I could destroy you.
That said, I get tremendous satisfaction out of seeing these animals die in extraordinary but natural ways. The world has provided some ruthless parasites that target the insects, spiders and rats I hate most. These parasites don't just kill either, they torture, emasculate and generally show their hosts such unapologetic violence that I can't help but be impressed. The enemy of my enemy is my friend, and I consider these five tiny torture artists my allies for life.
Liver Fluke vs. Ants
Ants are awful. They mock us with their super strength, their unrelenting commitment to the species and by eating all our floor candy. Also, like a passive aggressive roommate, the ant loves to hang out in your kitchen pointing out the dirty plates you left in the sink or the crumbs on the floor by silently hovering around them until you notice. If an ant could refold the dishtowel every time you finish with it while sighing loudly, it absolutely would.
"Somehow the toilet paper roll is on the wrong way again. Just a heads up."
Fortunately, there are a handful of parasites who want nothing more than to ruin an ant's day. The liver fluke (Dicrocoelium dentriticum) in particular spends a healthy portion of its existence trying to get an ant accidentally eaten by a cow. The liver fluke will travel through three different species of animal in its life but will only actively try to kill one of those hosts. It begins as an egg in cow feces which is devoured by a snail. It hatches inside the snail and then gets expelled into a slime ball which is, in turn, eaten by an ant.
This is where the liver fluke gets malicious.
It will infect the ant's mind, changing the insect's behavior -- but only at night. The ant functions normally throughout the day until the temperature drops in the evening, at which point the infected ant feels a very specific urge to climb to the top of a blade of grass where it will potentially be ingested by grazing cattle.
Via gimmecorn.com
What a dumb way to die.
Forcing an insect to be eaten by a slow moving, stupid vegetarian mammal is a pretty specific humiliation to make an ant suffer, still, the liver fluke does it each night, the reason being that the liver fluke can only fully mature and reproduce inside the cow's liver and also because fuck ants.
The Insect Destroyer vs. Houseflies
The average day for a housefly is spent running into windows, throwing up on exposed food and then getting lost inside a lampshade. They're hopelessly stupid creatures right up until you carry one outside in a glass to free it and it deliberately flies back into your house before you can shut the door. Everything a fly does seems intentionally annoying; they are animals designed by nature to infuriate humans. If flies started dropping out of the sky by the thousands instead of birds, we would throw a massive parade just to hear the crunching sound of their bodies under the floats.
Parades need candy.
While I may never see swarms of flies drop dead in midair, I take pleasure in knowing there's a parasitic fungus out there that makes them explode. The Entomophthora fungus, or Insect Destroyer is a fungus that eats flies from the inside out and then fires spores off in every direction in the hope of landing on a new host. The spores only germinate when they land on an insect and immediately begin penetrating the cuticle of the fly. From there, the fungus replicates inside the fly, devouring its insides for about five days. Just before the host dies and when the spores of the fungus are ready for dispersal again, the fungus tricks the fly's brain into climbing to the highest, most conspicuous spot, for an epic death in an explosion of spores.
The Insect Destroyer, is a hard name to live up to.
Toxoplasma Gondii vs. Rats
Rats are miserable animals. If their interest in trash, proclivity for stealing and general obnoxiousness weren't enough, rats have the added bonus of being completely terrifying. It's hard to identify exactly what it is about a rat physically that makes them horror incarnate because I don't like the idea of looking at them for long periods of time, but if I had to guess, I would say it's partially because of the soulless black eyes and partially because they are walking biological weapons. In fact, if you are a new parent and happen to see your baby in the disease-ridden paws of a rat then, man, just let it go and start over. That's not a battle that's worth winning.
"Gross. Keep him."
The Toxoplasma gondii parasite is one of the few things that make me feel better about the ubiquity of rats around the world. The parasite lives its adult life hiding away in the intestines of housecats and laying eggs in their feces. But, like most kids who are born into shit, the parasite acts out in the early years by torturing small animals. T. gondii spends an incubation period inside rats, altering their brain chemistry in oddly specific ways: the parasite destroys whatever impulse a rat has to stay away from predators like cats. But rather than just emboldening the rats, the parasite then makes rats attracted to the smell of cat urine.
"Don't you look at me. Don't you dare look at me."We've mentioned this parasite before but recent studies show that it's not just a fleeting curiosity on the part of the rodent either, the rat is sexually attracted to the smell of cat urine and, presumably, interested in nailing a cat. In most cases, the cat won't see any immediate gain from the arrangement and will opt instead to eviscerate the rat. This focused brand of torture is all an elaborate method to get back into the cat's intestines, but from the perspective of an outside observer, I can't help but feel like T. gondii and I are on the same page about how badly rats suck.


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Green Day played four new songs from their forthcoming trilogy of albums '¡Uno!, ¡Dos!, ¡Tré!' at the Summer Sonic Festival in Japan over the weekend.
The trio performed a two hour set on Saturday (August 18) in front of a crowd of 40,000 at the Marine Stadium. Of the new songs, 'Stay The Night', from ¡Uno!, leaned closest towards the band's old material, with its charged guitar riff.
Other tracks aired included '99 Revolutions', which also featured on the soundtrack of the movie 'The Campaign, new single 'Oh Love' and 'Let Yourself Go'.
The band went on to play some of their older material including 'Basket Case', 'Longview,' '2,000 Light Years Away', 'Minority' and 'American Idiot', which saw frontman Billie Joe Armstrong pulling Japanese fans on to the stage for hugs and even giving one lucky girl one of his bracelets.
"That was amazing!" fan Kane Nakamura told NME after the show "They haven't changed much, but the new songs are seriously cool and they gave it so much energy – it was worth the price of three or four tickets, that's how satisfying it was."
"It was cool that they played so many songs everyone knows and not just their new material," added Kazuki Oda. "The crowd went totally nuts."
Full review at NME: HERE


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The Heidelberg University-Community Chorus is in final rehearsals for its spring concert at 7 p.m. May 1 at St. Joseph Church in Tiffin. The program title, "A Grand Night for Singing," is taken from one of the selections to be performed. The chorus was assigned a new director for 2011-2012, Paul Mayhew, who is finishing his first year on the Heidelberg faculty. Having the concert at St. Joseph is a change from previous years, when it took place at Trinity United Church of Christ.
"We'll always think of Trinity as our home base. We have a unique relationship there," Mayhew said.
Trinity's pastor, Louis H. Dorsch, sings in the chorus, and Trinity's organist, Joan McConnell, is the accompanist for the chorus. Mayhew said he hopes to gain more exposure for the chorus by moving the concert to other churches. Heidelberg's Concert Choir often performs at St. Joseph, including its upcoming home concert at 3 p.m. Sunday. Mayhew said he is anxious to hear his singers in the acoustics at St. Joseph.
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Paul Mayhew directs a rehearsal of the Heidelberg University-Community Chorus.
The chorus includes 72 singers, four of whom are charter members - Anne Baumgartner, Joan Groce, Robert Overholt and Sister Maureen Studer. About 30 are college-age, while the remainder are community members. A few are in their 80s. Although many sing in their own church choirs, participation in the chorus gives them a connection to Heidelberg University.
"Many of those community members are Heidelberg grads, and they are very proud to be still associated," Mayhew said. "I love doing community chorus. I love intergenerational choruses."
Meet the director
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Heidelberg Symphonic Band to present spring concert
The Heidelberg University Symphonic Band, under the direction of John E. Owen, director of the School of Music and professor of trumpet, is to perform its spring concert at 7 p.m. Saturday in Brenneman Music Hall.
"The Cowboys" - an early composition by John Williams before he gained international fame as the composer for the film scores for "Jaws," "E.T." and the "Star Wars" movies - is to kick off the concert. The work is reminiscent of the Western writing of Aaron Copland with its jazz-inflected feel. The orchestra is to play another jazz-infused number, "Suite Francaise" by Darius Milhaud, one of the most prolific composers of the 20th century, followed by "Handel in the Strand," a light-hearted Percy Grainger piece that has a definite dance feel.
The second half of the concert is to feature three compositions. The first is the six-part "Variations on a Korean Folk Song" by John Barnes Chance, which highlights various sections of the orchestra. The next number is to be "Bandancing" by Jack Stump, professor of music and director of band studies at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. A contemporary piece, "Bandancing" fuses elements of popular dance styles with the harmonic style of Stump, an accomplished percussionist. Gustav Holst's "Mars," a piece conceived near the beginning of World War I and a movement from the larger suite of "The Planets," is to conclude the concert.
The concert is free and open to the public.
A native of Oregon, Mayhew has been an educator for 25 years. He started his career with 17 years teaching and directing musical theater productions in the public schools of Tucson, Ariz., where he also was assistant director for the community chorus. Next, he spent two years at Northern Arizona University to obtain a master's degree. Mayhew taught on the NAU faculty for another two years and conducted the community chorus there.
For about four years, he taught high school music again in his hometown and cared for his aging parents, who now are deceased. After that, Mayhew completed a doctorate at Florida State University 2007-2010 and served one year as assistant director for Tallahassee Community Chorus. Last year, he had a one-year position at Northwest Missouri State University to cover a sabbatical for a faculty member.
When Mayhew was hired as assistant professor of music education at Heidelberg, he was excited to be director of the university-community chorus in Tiffin. Because few groups encompass a range of ages from students through senior citizens, he is anxious to preserve that mix.
"There aren't nearly as many community groups of any kind (now) as there were 20 or 30 years ago," Mayhew said. "There are civic groups, and they're generally older, and there are student groups and fraternities. But I can't think of very many intergenerational community groups. So I put an emphasis on that."
Promoting a sense of community within the chorus was one of Mayhew's goals. In the fall, he made a name tag for every singer and placed it on the chairs to indicate the seating assignments. On successive weeks, he intentionally changed the arrangement.
"I mixed up their seating every Tuesday night. So there was never a time where the students came and sat together and the older folks sat together and looked at each other like foreigners," Mayhew said.
Each week, the director also encouraged people to walk around and introduce themselves to people they had not met before. As a result, they have learned names and formed some bonds with other singers. The older community members love knowing students' names and hearing about their families. Mayhew said three undergraduates are Facebook friends with Peg Baker, a retired teacher.
"They love her and Peg loves them, and that's a great example that gives (students) a sense of connection to the Tiffin community," Mayhew said. "This is truly an intergenerational community, so ... I think that sense of community is important."
Another chorus member, Carol Campbell, said she is pleased with the music Mayhew has chosen for the chorus, in addition to the friendly atmosphere he established.
On the program
The first half of the program for May 1 represents the four historic eras of music: Renaissance, baroque, classical and Romantic.
The pieces to be performed in the first half include "Come ye Sons of Art" by Henry Purcell (1659-1695); "Exsultate Justi in Domini" by Lodovico Grossi da Viadana (15601627); "The May Night" by Johannes Brahms (1833-1897); and Laetatus Sum Johann Michael Haydn (1737-1806). Violinists Elizabeth Grace and Jonathan Vestal, and trumpeters Michael Lee and Stormy Rankin, are to join the chorus on two selections. Mayhew said he is trying to expose students to large choral music from all periods.
"I really enjoy singing all the pieces from the concert because there is such a great variety of music from different periods. My favorites are 'Exsultate Justi' by Viadana and 'Children Will Listen' by Stephen Sondheim. I like the Sondheim because of the message in the text. Anyone who is a parent or grandparent can relate to it. I get a bit emotional every time we sing that one," Campbell said.
During the intermission between the two segments of the program, Heart and Soul, a barbershop quartet, is to entertain the audience. Ken Krieger, director of Heidelberg's Water Quality Lab, is the tenor of the quartet, with Lou Engler (lead), Tom Evans (baritone) and Ted Williams (bass).
The break gives chorus members time to rest and regroup. The chorus' second half is to include lighter selections, mostly from musicals, such as "State Fair," "Into the Woods," and "Music Man." They also are to perform "Earthsong" by Frank Tichelli, a living, contemporary composer.
"The concert starts with a renaissance motet and finishes with '76 Trombones,'" Mayhew said.
Sunday, chorus members who could attend sang "Irish Blessing" as a tribute at Nancy Getz' celebration of life. Mayhew said he was sad to see the season drawing to a close.
"We do love each other. I really love working with them and they seem to love me. We have a wonderful time on Tuesday nights," Mayhew said. "It's been a great first year."
Looking to next year, Mayhew is to continue with the Heidelberg University-Community Chorus, and to direct the Singing Collegians, a student show choir. Mayhew said he would like to add chorus pieces in Latin, German, French and Italian. He also was excited about Heidelberg students working with the Ritz Players again at some point, as they did for "Hairspray." Another goal is to collaborate with Micheal Anders, a Heidelberg alumnus who directs the University of Findlay-Community Chorus. The two directors have discussed performing joint concerts in Tiffin and Findlay.
The Heidelberg University-Community Chorus concert is free and open to the public. Rehearsals for the chourus are to resume in the fall, and adults of all ages are welcome to join.


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A lacrosse ball hurled at 30-100 mph can kill a man. It's been proven, unfortunately, 19 times since 1980. Sometimes the tragic but rare incidents make the national news, like when Cornell University defenseman George Boiardi stepped into a shot during a 2004 game against Binghamton. He stopped the shot with his body like any great defenseman might. His heart stopped and he died in front of his family, friends and fans. Things might have been different had an Automated External Defibrillator, or AED, been present to restart his heart, the way they do in hospitals routinely. His is the most recent death from sudden death cardiac arrest in lacrosse. The Boiardi family refused an autopsy but it is assumed that the occurrence of a phenomenon called commotio cordis caused his death. Some of the 19 deaths involved underlying and undetected heart conditions, but 10 cases were determined to be caused by blows that triggered commotio cordis which I will explain in more detail later. Boiardi was a standout player on a popular college team and his misfortune brought commotio cordis awareness and the AED issue to the attention of the nation.
While the death of Boiardi was a catalyst, prompting public demand and the most recent actions by US Lacrosse, AED manufacturers, school administrators and health researchers, it was Louis Acompora's passing in 2000 that was the real precursor to the whole discussion about commotio cordis in lacrosse and the eventual movement toward the use of AEDs on our fields. The 14 year-old Long Island goalkeeper was hit in the chest with a medium speed shot. As he started up the field with the ball he collapsed and died of a sudden cardiac arrest. Accompora's family, like Boyardi's started a foundation to use the remembrance of their son to create awareness about commotio cordis and the use of AEDs. Both have been instrumental in changing the mindset among school and team administrators all over the country. The families have saved at least two lives in the process. In 2008 alone two high school players were revived by AEDs after heart stoppages on a lacrosse field.
23 lacrosse players in the United States have actually suffered a blow causing sudden death or cardiac arrest since 1980. 4 have lived. Alex Beuris of North Carolina's Cardinal Gibbons high school was one of those lucky players that had access to a defibrillator on the field. In 2008 he was checked hard with a stick and nearly died as his heart stopped a few minutes later. Alex couldn't have been more fortunate, as three doctors and four nurses were among the parents in attendance. His life was saved, after three electrical jolts from the miracle machine and all of the medical professionals on site that day agree that without the defibrillator, Alex would be gone.
Alex's school bought the AED in 2001. Beuris remembers that as a freshman, his job was to carry the device to games. In 2007 U.S. Lacrosse teamed up with a cardiac monitoring manufacturer, Cardiac Science Corp. to help teams and leagues afford AEDs. The machines cost about 2,500 on the street, but schools and teams can get the life saving devices through US Lacrosse for under 1,500. This should be seen as a necessary and cheap investment for any school that offers lacrosse, baseball, softball, football and hockey according to studies by medical researchers.
Just this week, the Journal of Pediatrics published a research report which repeats the sentiment. The report claims that while it's a million to one chance that a shot would cause death, lacrosse is "associated with excessive risk compared to other sports" according to the study's leader, Dr. Barry Maron of the Minneapolis Heart Institute Foundation.
How rare is commotio cordis? If a shot hits the exact spot on a player's chest, over the left ventricle of heart, at the precise moment in the heart's rhythm; a moment which lasts for only 15 thousandths of a second on each beat, an electrical impulse which stops the heart can be triggered. The occurrence is a perfect storm of unlikely precision. The researchers stressed that cardiac arrest remains rare in lacrosse.
A million to one seems like an acceptable risk at first, especially for each of us, individually. The average goalie might face 450 shots a season and another 500 or so in practices. That puts each keeper at a 1 in 1052 chance. A defenseman is less at-risk, with perhaps a 1 in 3000 likelihood of incident. But lacrosse is the fastest growing high school and youth sport in America. The growth of the game each year multiplies the chances of it occurring somewhere. If there are 50 shots in an average lacrosse game and a team plays about 15 games a season in a league of 10 teams, only 266 leagues would produce a million shots. With summer leagues, high school, youth and middle school leagues in 50 states, at least one child would be affected per year on average. And that doesn't include practices. Like I said, last year, there were two.
But defibrillators are not the solution. They are the safety net should all other measures fail. They're effective only when one of our kids is already lying on the field with no pulse. We'd like to prevent these injuries instead of just mitigating the death toll once they occur. Certainly all schools should have an AED on the sidelines, but as a back-up. Something else is needed to protect kids from this random and tragic occurrence that statistically will happen again sometime very soon.
Some think the solution is in the rules. A movement was afoot after the Cornell incident in 2004 to make stepping into a ball after a shot illegal. The chairperson of US Lacrosse's safety board, Dr. Margo Putukian has reportedly said that coaches should teach kids not to end up in front of shots on their way to the goal. Neither is a realistic option. We are dealing with intense and aggressive athletes who would, quite frankly, take the chance of getting hit, getting penalized and even the rare chance of being fatally wounded to stop the winning goal from occurring in a big game. They are warriors and shying away from that ball requires a characteristic they do not have at that moment.
Can you imagine how the implementation of a penalty would play out? A team is up by one in the last minute of an NCAA championship but the other team has the ball. With 20 seconds left a shot is taken and the defender steps in to eat the ball as he must in that scenario. He's hit in the chest and he's ok, but the penalty is called. The defender doesn't pick up the ball and run out the time, winning the game. Instead, the ball is given back to the shooter. The defenseman has to leave the field while his team plays in a man down situation for 20 seconds and loses the National Championship. I wouldn't watch that sport. Would you?
Women's lacrosse has a "dangerous shot" rule that penalizes a shooter for letting one rip with a defender in the way. The rule rewards athleticism and the defender who can play perfect position defense. It's a great rule for a game without helmets and pads. I'm not criticizing women's lacrosse (today), but men don't want that rule.
Others think the solution lies in the construction of the ball. A lacrosse ball is harder than balls in other sports and travels faster than most. It is a dense 5.25 ounce mass of hard rubber that has very little resilience or "give". If you watch a slow motion picture of a small and pretty hard squash ball, for example, at the moment of impact on the squash court wall, you will see it compress fully. It will look flat as a pancake for a split second before bouncing back off the wall at a pretty good pace. The lacrosse ball would compress no more than maybe ¼ inch of its 2.5 inch diameter at great speeds. A squash ball is hollow in the middle while the lacrosse ball is not. Both are hard and hurt when they hit you at high speeds. Even though the squash ball can travel up to 170 miles per hour, it hits the body with far less impact, or we'd be talking about squash deaths.
If we were to learn from the squash ball, we would create a lacrosse ball that is just as heavy as it is now, bounces about the same off the turf, but was hollow in the center so it could compress upon impact. It would bounce off the pipe a bit more softly on close misses than it does currently, but we'd all get used to that and pipe shots would remain in play far more than they do now so it could improve the pace and flow of the game as a byproduct. But that still doesn't prevent cases where the blow to the chest is from a hard check and not a shot.
There is an obvious need for better chest protection. In the 10 cases of commotio cordis related lacrosse deaths, four of the victims were goalies wearing chest protection. Because the condition is triggered by the precise position and timing of the blow and the density but not the speed of the ball, any goalie at any level is at as much risk as the next. Today's pads take the impact and soften it, absorbing much of the impact. But since a 30 mph shot could cause commotio cordis, the impact of a 60 mph shot even after being diffused by about 50% could still kill. Most teen players can shoot in the 60's and high school players often shoot in the 80's. Chest protectors need to be redesigned to channel the entire impact away from the center of the chest.
But before the chest protector is redesigned, it needs to be redefined. The device is used by a goalie to do his every day job; stopping the ball. It already protects him adequately from the multitude of shots he fields in practices and games. But the next generation of chest protection must protect the player against the most catastrophic event, however rare, as well. While goalies throw themselves in front of every shot they can, the defensemen stand closer to the shots, have less time to react and usually wear no chest protection at all. And since it is our job as adults in the game to protect all of the kids standing between the shooter and the goal, we should design one for defensemen too. Perhaps even the shooter's teammates that might find themselves in front of the goal on offense should wear them too.
In November of 2006, Dr. Vito A. Perriello, Jr., along with the Bollinger insurance company presented the "Risk Management Forum for Amateur Sports" on the topic of commotio cordis to US Lacrosse. Bollinger is US Lacrosse's insurer. Two years ago, they recognized the following as "What we know":
• Prevention is best treatment
• Quick recognition and action is critical
• Best treatment for an arrhythmia is defibrillation, like with an AED.
• CPR alone will rarely work
• Animal studies show AED at 1 minute yields 100% success, at 2 minutes 80% and at 4 or more minutes 0% survive
• Present chest protectors don't work
In the "what we don't know" section, they stated that we don't even know if the current chest protectors prevent commotio cordis or possibly increase the chances, showing that we really don't have a clue on this type of chest protection. And we have major lacrosse manufacturers that specialize in knowing the latest technologies and applying them to lacrosse. If Kevlar or titanium or air pockets were the answer, we'd already have the problem solved. They really need to start from scratch. The area we are trying to protect is much smaller than the area a chest protector covers. A successful device could be very small for all we know. Besides, the chest protectors already work for accomplishing the goalie's regular duties. The designers need to toss that old chest protector aside and just focus on protecting that softball sized spot on the chest. If a smaller device works, all players could wear it and it could be incorporated into the chest protector for goalkeepers.
The lacrosse community could help, but there needs to be an incentive and a way for people with ideas to tell them to someone without committing the money or time to patent the idea. For good reason, the manufacturers don't entertain unprotected ideas very often. If one were similar to an idea already being developed in the long process to actual production, how would they prove that? And how would someone prove that they did not? US Lacrosse could create a clearing house for ideas from individuals and give access to all of the manufacturers. We would know, of course, if anyone had already come up with an effective solution. It would be the hottest selling piece of equipment this year. If an idea in the clearing house is good enough to work, then it is obviously better than any which the manufacturers have had. This "open platform" of ideas for manufacturers would be monitored by US Lacrosse so they would know if someone ideas are used and award that person some predetermined dollar amount.
As compensation to the community for assisting them in this urgent endeavor, the manufacturers must also make the technology resulting from a suggestion an open platform. This means that all of the manufacturers can use the idea, even if it's patented, in the interest of protecting all kids and not turning commotio cordis into a confusing marketing term like "offset" or "titanium". I only propose this rather socialist approach because I personally have a few ideas I think would be very effective and even with my connections in the lacrosse industry, I would need to patent the ideas before any discussion with those who might implement them should they actually make sense to anyone but me. Maybe I'll just publish them here. This is a pretty open platform.
http://boiardifoundation.org/ - Mario St. George Boiardi Foundation
http://www.la12.org/index.html - Louis Acompora Foundation


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Egypt Sees Largest Clash Since Revolution
CAIRO—Tens of thousands of supporters and opponents of Egypt's president clashed Wednesday, hurling rocks and Molotov cocktails and brawling in Cairo's streets, in the largest violent battle between Islamists and their foes since the country's revolution early last year.
The confrontation started in the evening after Islamist protesters marching in support of President Mohammed Morsi, a former leader of the Muslim Brotherhood, moved to break up a demonstration by the president's non-Islamist opponents outside the presidential palace in Cairo, where Mr. Morsi has his offices.
Supporters of the rival camps, spurred by public defiance by influential figures on each side, waged back-and-forth battles in side streets outside the palace walls as night fell, shutting down major thoroughfares. Around midnight, police formed a barrier between the camps, with thousands of demonstrators on each side, as gunshots rang out and each side accused the other of firing live rounds.
Those allegations couldn't be confirmed. The Muslim Brotherhood said at least one of its supporters had been killed, while opposition officials said two of their supporters had died. An early Thursday report by state television quoted the Health Ministry as saying five people were killed and 446 people were injured, according to the Associated Press.
The Obama administration exhorted the sides to respect each other and refrain from bloodshed. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, speaking in Brussels, called for a two-way dialogue. She also expressed dismay at the constitutional process, saying Egyptians "deserve a constitutional process that is open, transparent and fair and does not unduly favor one group over any other."
Also in Cairo, crowds besieged the Brotherhood headquarters in the al Moqatam neighborhood, ONTV said. Protesters also burned down a Brotherhood headquarters in the Suez Canal town of Ismailiya, Egyptian media reported.
The conflict between Islamists and their opponents has been behind some of the Middle East's bloodiest civil wars. Those who battled in the shadow of Cairo's presidential palace mirrored Egypt's secular-Islamist divide—with a crowd of mixed-gender and mainly young Egyptians, many in tight jeans and hipster haircuts, facing off against men in conservative dress shirts or robes and skullcaps.
Egypt's opposition was galvanized last month when Mr. Morsi issued a decree granting him nearly unrestricted powers and placing him above the judiciary. The decree paved the way for hurried approval of a constitution that was drafted by an Islamist-dominated body that the opposition says was working illegitimately and produced a charter weighted with Islamic law. The government has set a referendum on the draft for Dec. 15.
Anti-Morsi Egyptians took to the streets. On Tuesday, they marched on the presidential palace to denounce Mr. Morsi, the first time in recent memory that protesters made it to the palace walls. On Wednesday, Muslim Brotherhood leader Essam El-Eryan, speaking on al-Jazeera, called on millions of Egyptians to go to the presidential palace to "defend the state and its legitimacy."
Mohamed ElBaradei, one of the leaders of the opposition, countered on Wednesday that Mr. Morsi had lost all legitimacy. The president, he said, bears full responsibility for the current violence and is in danger of drawing Egypt into "something worse."
Speaking in a televised press conference, Mr. ElBaradei was flanked by Egypt's top opposition leaders, including ex-Arab League chief Amr Moussa and Hamdeen Sabahi, both former presidential candidates. It was a rare show of unity by Egypt's historically fractured opposition forces, and an indication of how far Mr. Morsi's decree had gone toward galvanizing his opposition, which was largely quiescent through the early months of Mr. Morsi's presidency.
"We will not enter any dialogue until the constitutional decree is rescinded and the constitutional referendum is postponed," said Mr. ElBaradei, adding that they will pursue "any means necessary" to restore democracy and dignity to Egypt.
A Muslim Brotherhood spokesman, Gehad al-Haddad, accused Mr. ElBaradei and other opposition leaders of inciting violence. He wouldn't rule out that Mr. Morsi could order their arrest on those grounds.
Egypt's public prosecutor, who was appointed by Mr. Morsi, on Tuesday ordered an investigation into allegations by a private citizen that Messrs. ElBaradei, Sabahi and Moussa, among other opposition leaders, were conspiring with Zionists to overthrow Mr. Morsi's government. The three didn't address the allegations.
At the palace early Thursday, police fired tear gas into a crowd that was divided by the newly erected cordon.
Many in the anti-Morsi camp complained the president had elevated himself to a dictatorial level, and accused the Muslim Brotherhood supporters who arrived Wednesday evening of inciting violence against peaceful protesters. Islam Hassan, a 26-year-old clothing-store manager, said he would stay at the site until Mr. Morsi rescinded his extraordinary powers.
On the other side of the cordon, a larger group of men who characterized themselves as Muslim Brotherhood supporters also said they would remain at the site. They characterized the anti-Morsi protesters as thugs paid by former regime insiders to bring down an elected leader.
"The problem is that these people could say no in the [Dec. 15 constitutional] referendum, but they don't want a referendum," said a Morsi supporter who identified himself as Ahmed Abdel Khaleq, a 29-year-old accountant. "They don't want a democracy."
Early Thursday, hundreds of pro-Morsi protesters had spread blankets on the hard pavement in front of the palace, preparing to spend a night in the rough to hold their territory. Members of the pro-Morsi crowd were also seen pummeling and dragging a man they characterized as an opposition thug.
The administration of Mr. Morsi, who hasn't appeared in public since he left the presidential palace after protesters descended on Tuesday, has sent out confused messages about how the conflict could be resolved. His vice president, Mahmoud Mekki, in remarks to reporters Wednesday, offered to sit down and negotiate with the opposition. He later said the proposal was his own, not a formal government offer. He said the referendum on the constitution would go forward as planned.
As the crisis deepened, three of Mr. Morsi's aides, tapped from outside the Muslim Brotherhood, quit in protest. "Egypt is bigger than a narrow-minded elite," one of the aides, Seif Abdel Fattah, told Egyptian television. He added that he could "no longer stay silent because the Muslim Brotherhood had harmed the nation and the revolution."
The aides who stepped down were popular among many of the young revolutionaries who led the early 2011 uprising against then-President Hosni Mubarak. They were tapped in part to fulfill one of Mr. Morsi's campaign pledges to recruit a broad and inclusive advisory team.
—Sam Dagher in Cairo
and Stephen Fidler in Brussels contributed to this article.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH -- The question of what to do with the Flagler Avenue Boardwalk became somewhat clearer Wednesday when the Community Redevelopment Agency members approved what they think is the best way to fix and preserve the structure.
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH – City commissioners are staring at a $541,000 deficit for Fiscal Year 2011-2012 and are reviewing budget projections to whittle away at that figure.
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David Steven Duke, 40, of Deltona, died August 31 at home. Mr. Duke, who came to this area in 2005 from Atlanta, Georgia, was a chef, and enjoyed fishing, reading, and hanging out with friends.


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From the Copper Kings
For most of the 20th century, resource extractors ruled Montana. One major force for decades was the Anaconda Copper Mining Company, whose reach extended as far as Chile and Mexico. Their power base cracked when, in 1971, Chile's newly elected socialist president Salvador Allende seized Anaconda's Chilean mines. In that moment, the people of Montana saw an opportunity to pose their own challenge to the reign of the copper kings. The spring after Allende's action, Montana held a constitutional convention, drafting a new constitution in an effort to prevent the likes of Anaconda from running the state again. A centerpiece of the new constitution implores the state to provide "a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations."
But those words only went so far, as Anaconda left a heavy legacy in the form of the largest Superfund site in the nation. The vast swath of land is contaminated with arsenic, lead, copper, cadmium, mercury, and other toxic pollutants. The site stretches from Butte to Missoula, over 120 miles in length, and includes another 300 square miles of uplands contaminated by smelter emissions.
To King Coal
Today, the resource has changed, but the methods are the same. One of the biggest sources of environmental degradation in modern day Montana is coal extraction.
In August 2012 anti-coal activists staged a week of sit-ins called the Coal Export Action at the state capitol in Helena. The target of their protest was a lease being considered by the land board which would expand Signal Peak Energy's mine in Musselshell County, which opened in 2009 to serve a new demand for coal to export to Asian markets. Signal Peak's mine is already huge and it is growing thanks to a 2012 Bureau of Land Management lease of 2,680 additional acres. It is primarily a long-wall underground mine with a history of safety violations, but the mine site includes areas slated for surface extraction. Signal Peak's proposal was to lease a several hundred acre section of school trust land from the state. Despite the week of protests, the state awarded Signal Peak the bid in September. The approval came with no consideration of environmental impacts of the mining and burning of the coal.
What difference does a constitution make?
Somehow, a new constitution was not enough to prevent history from repeating itself in Montana. But now, once more, Montana is waking up to the need to resist resource extraction.
What happens in Montana will affect all of us. And not just because of the global impacts of increasing greenhouse gas emissions or the local-impacts of coal dust trains blowing through Northwestern communities, but because the citizens of Montana, only 40 years ago, changed their constitution with the intention to free themselves and future generations from this kind of corporate exploitation. Montana is, at least theoretically, ahead of other states in challenging corporate environmental destruction. How Montana courts interpret the scope of the constitutional language, "a clean and healthful environment in Montana for present and future generations," could guide strategies in other states, or other countries, as they consider crafting constitutional resistance to the power of corporations over nature and communities.
For more on the Coal Export Action and its NLG legal support, see the Winter 2012 issue of Guild Notes.


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PITTSBURGH - Pittsburgh Penguins captain Sidney Crosby lost several teeth and needed oral surgery after he was hit in the mouth with a puck during a 2-0 victory against the New York Islanders on Saturday.
Coach Dan Bylsma wasn't sure if the injury affected Crosby's jaw and didn't know if he would miss any more time. The Penguins, who have won a league-high 15 straight games, host Buffalo on Tuesday.
"I just know he had some issues with his teeth," Bylsma said. "Just from the replay I know that."
Bylsma saw enough to become concerned about the health of the team's biggest star, particularly because of his well-documented history battling concussion problems.
Crosby missed considerable time the past two years because of concussions. He was sidelined for the final 41 games in 2011 and the Stanley Cup playoffs, in addition to skipping most of the 2012 regular season as symptoms lingered.
"I think every time that type of thing happens to a player you think about it," Bylsma said.
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Crosby has enjoyed a resurgence this season, leading the league with 41 assists and 56 points. He holds a 10-point lead over Steven Stamkos in the NHL scoring race.
Saturday's injury could hinder Crosby's march to the scoring title.
A bloodied Crosby, who did not return to the game, skated off the ice with a towel covering his mouth after Brooks Orpik's slap shot from the point deflected off a stick and hit the Canadian center just 1:28 into the game.
"When you see the replay, he had no chance to move," said newly acquired star forward Jarome Iginla, who made his Penguins debut after a blockbuster trade early Thursday morning with the Calgary Flames. "He didn't see it hit him. It's a very, very unfortunate play."
Crosby immediately fell to the ice and tossed his stick in the air. He then went to the hospital for surgery.
"It's very tough to see that happen to anybody on the ice, but this is your teammate, and Sid's such a great player and a big part of this team," Iginla said.
"He's a tough guy and a competitor. Guys were definitely checking to see how he was doing."
Pittsburgh still managed to go on to its 15th straight win, moving within two of the NHL record of 17 straight victories set by Mario Lemieux and the 1992-93 Penguins.
The team won behind third-period goals from Matt Cooke and James Neal. Tomas Vokoun made 35 saves. Pittsburgh went 15-0-0 in March, the first perfect month in league history. The Penguins also won a franchise best 12th straight at home.
The record crowd at Consol Energy Center responded with a thunderous ovation when Iginla was announced as part of the starting lineup. Iginla, who played right wing for most of his career in Calgary, skated the left side on a line with reigning NHL scoring champion Evgeni Malkin and Neal, an All-Star forward.
The excitement quickly turned to concern 1:28 into the game when Crosby left the ice.
Pittsburgh appeared stunned without its captain, and the Islanders took advantage, registering the first eight shots of the game, but came up empty against Vokoun.
Vokoun registered second consecutive shutout. It was the third shutout Vokoun has been part of, relieving injured starter Marc-Andre Fleury during a 1-0 victory Tuesday against Montreal.
Vokoun's biggest save came in the third period while the game was still scoreless, stopping Islanders speedy forward Michael Grabner on a breakaway.
Cooke scored his sixth about a minute later, picking up the rebound from defenseman Deryk Engelland's shot at the top of the crease, and firing a spinning shot behind Islanders' goaltender Evgeni Nabokov.
Neal scored soon after, firing a wrist shot past Nabokov during a two-on-one. It was his 18th goal.
New York, winners of three straight, entered Saturday's game tied with the New York Rangers for eighth place in the Eastern Conference.
The Penguins received the biggest boost from their penalty kill.
Chris Kunitz, the team's second-leading scorer, was assessed a 5-minute major penalty and a game misconduct late in the second period for checking Islanders' center Josh Bailey from behind. Bailey initiated contact, but Kunitz got the better of the play, sending the Islanders' forward dangerously into the boards. Bailey did not return.
The major penalty turned into a two-man advantage for the Islanders three minutes later when Orpik was whistled for tripping, but Pittsburgh successfully killed off both penalties.
Game notes: Penguins' defenseman Paul Martin needs surgery on a broken bone and will miss six weeks. The Penguins are already without Kris Letang, the NHL's leading scorer among defenseman, who is out seven to 10 days with a broken toe. . Orpik appeared in his 621st career game, tying Ron Stackhouse for fifth on the team's all-time games played list and first among defensemen. . The Penguins conclude a five-game homestand, hosting Buffalo Tuesday, while New York visits New Jersey on Monday.


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There are two distinct categories of FSI: one-way interactions, in which the fluid will impart some action on the structure, but the response of the structure does little affect the fluid motion, and two-way interactions, where the fluid motion and pressure affects the displacement and deformation of the structure and, in turn, the structure has a significant effect on the fluid flow.
An example of one-way interactions would be where a fluid heats or cools a stiff, supported structure which produces thermals tress loads and deformations in the solid, while an example of two-way interactions, the solid structure responds to pressure or viscous shear traction in the fluid, while the fluid responds, especially from the velocity of the structure.
STAR-CCM+ uses implicit coupling to handle FSI cases, as well as Dynamic Mesh Evolution techniques such as Rigid Body motion and Mesh Morphing techniques.
FSI is handled entirely in STAR-CCM+ without the need of any external software or modules, and can be controlled via Java macros to map and export fluid dynamic loads for use in a structural solver, such as our partner software ABAQUS.


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What appears to be happening on the select
Dell models is that when the processor warms up slightly, a
throttling mechanism kicks in, cutting the CPU performance by 95
percent or more. Any running applications are thus slowed to a
crawl -- the computer acts as if it is frozen. The CPU slowly
kicks back in, but even after regaining its composure slightly, only
reaches about 50 percent of the initial clock speed.
users have been complaining about the problems on the company's
support forums. In what appears to be a desperate attempt to
save face, the company has begun banning troublesome complainers and
deleting their posts. One prolific user that has been banned,
"Tinkerdude", has actually release an extensive 59-page
analysis of the problems dubbed "Performance loss during normal
operation in a Dell Latitude E6500 laptop due to processor and bus
clock throttling". That document can be found
here (PDF).
The issues affecting the Studio XPS 1645
appear to be similar, but less debilitating. Its issues seem to
center around an inadequate AC adapter, according to a forum
thread. While Dell hasn't respond to the E6400/E6500
problems, it is shipping beefier replacement adapters to XPS owners
who call and complain.
quote: BTW, my current contact at Dell (in the Executive Escalation Team at the Resolution Expert Center) turned out to be a complete joke. Turns out she doesn't even remotely understand the problem. I'll put together a separate post on that - the situation is astonishingly ludicrous.


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Sources: RIM, Barrons, Reuters
quote: RIM finally eked out a decent quarter. Beat analyst estimates, even. That is, if you don't count the $485 million bath the company took on unsold tablets. The PlayBook — ill conceived, poorly executed — is RIM's worst product. And it might just take down the whole company.