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Pulte Homes is pushing on with plans to purchase the closed Ahwatukee Lakes Golf Club from Wilson Gee and build residential housing on the property despite nearly 80 percent opposition from a group of nearby homeowners in a January poll.
Pulte acknowledges that it might take three to four years simply to gain approval to begin building the community, to be followed by years of construction. That's a long haul, angry neighbors say, complaining that the course already is an eyesore that diminishes their property values only nine months after Gee shut it down.
Mike Brilz, Pulte Homes' vice president of land/Arizona division, who owns a home near the Lakes and who has joined Save the Lakes, a group of homeowners dedicated to preserving the golf course, asked to be heard during its Jan. 25 meeting. Evidently, the membership was not moved by his pitch, based on an e-mail poll conducted by Save the Lakes in the days after the meeting.
"The group was overwhelmingly in favor of the current CC&Rs and not entering into any discussion with the developer," said Ben Holt, president of Save the Lakes. "By a 78 percent majority they voted to 'hold fast.' "
Holt says a clear message was sent by the membership.
Meanwhile, neighbors of Gee's two other Ahwatukee golf courses — Foothills Golf Club and Foothills Club West Golf Club — are watching the Lakes situation with interest.
At a Jan. 22 Foothills Community Association meeting, the board passed a resolution that in effect forbids Gee from accessing an association effluent line and well. Gee had been negotiating with them for use of those assets.
At the Foothills Community Association meeting, Terry Duggan, president of Gee's Foothills Golf Properties, indicated that his group no longer would pursue access to the vacated Phoenix effluent line, for which it has a six-month use permit that expires in April, nor the Foothills homeowners' line and well. Instead, Duggan said, the golf-course owner plans to drill a deeper well at Club West to access water.
A Club West homeowners group is monitoring those plans.
"You don't have to live adjacent to that golf course to be affected by what goes on there," said Foothills Community Association board member Chad Blostone.
Gee has given no indication that the Foothills nor Foothills Club West courses might be sold or redeveloped.
Still, homeowners groups near those courses watch with uneasiness as Pulte pushes forward at the Lakes with visions of a single-family-home community of 293 single- and two-story units on 101.3 acres. It would build about three homes to the acre. Most housing around the golf course is more dense, roughly five homes to the acre. Pulte has been meeting with small homeowner groups to discuss its plans.
Brilz distributed material at the Save the Lakes meeting that outlines a three-to-four-year schedule for gaining approval to build before development can even begin. Phoenix Councilman Sal DiCiccio, who represents Ahwatukee, says he doubts that all of the necessary approvals can be achieved that quickly.
DiCiccio has introduced a resolution, now in the Phoenix Neighborhood Housing and Development Subcommittee, regarding redevelopment of golf courses.
"I am concerned with the growing number of golf courses within city limits that are being allowed to become neighborhood blights due to owner neglect," DiCiccio said in a statement. "More and more this becomes an extortion attempt by the owners to pressure surrounding neighbors to accept zoning changes they would otherwise oppose. They (developers) first create the blight then propose development as a solution."
Until the fate of the Lakes course is resolved, adjacent homeowners who once had views of a lush golf course backed by mountains now see browned-out grass with bare patches, weeds and trash. Barbed-wire-topped chain-link fencing on the perimeter of the course was moved at the beginning of February. Neighbors had complained when it went up in November.
The fencing was moved to the interior of the property to surround only the lakes. Yet some homeowners were unpleasantly surprised to find that the change brought fencing closer to their properties. On Sandia Street, for example, neighbors backing the closed course suddenly were 10 to 20 feet from the newly placed fencing.


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Adding a Custom Action to Confluence
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Tutorial overview
This tutorial shows you how to create a plugin to add a custom action to Confluence. The custom action adds a "draft" label to a Confluence page accessible from the Tools drop-down menu.
Concepts covered in this tutorial:
- Creating a plugin skeleton for Confluence
- Adding a
Web Itemand
XWorkmodule to your plugin
- The Confluence
PageAware, Label, Labelableand
Prerequisite knowledge
To complete this tutorial, you should understand basic Java development – classes, interfaces, methods, and how to use the compiler.
Plugin Source
We encourage you to work through this tutorial. If you want to skip ahead or check your work when you are done, you can find the plugin source code on Atlassian Bitbucket. Bitbucket serves a public Git repository containing the tutorial's code. To clone the repository, issue the following command:
$ git clone firstname.lastname@example.com:atlassian_tutorial/adding-a-custom-action-to-confluence.git
Alternatively, you can download the source using the Downloads page here: https://bitbucket.org/atlassian_tutorial/confluence-custom-action-tutorial/downloads
Step 1. Create and prune the plugin skeleton
In this step, you'll create a plugin skeleton using
atlas- commands. Since you won't need some of the files created in the skeleton, you'll also delete them in this step.
- Open a terminal and navigate to your Eclipse workspace directory.
Enter the following command to create a Confluence plugin skeleton:
$ atlas-create-confluence-plugin
When prompted, enter the following information to identify your plugin:
Confirm your entries when prompted with
Your terminal notifies you of a successful build:
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] BUILD SUCCESSFUL [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Total time: 1 minute 11 seconds [INFO] Finished at: Thu Jul 18 11:30:23 PDT 2013 [INFO] Final Memory: 82M/217M [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Change to the project directory created by the previous step.
$ cd AddDraftLabelAction/
Delete the test directories.
Setting up testing for your macro isn't part of this tutorial. Use the following commands to delete the generated test skeleton:
$ rm -rf ./src/test/java $ rm -rf ./src/test/resources/
Delete the unneeded Java class files.
You'll build a single class for your custom action in later steps.
$ rm ./src/main/java/com/atlassian/plugins/tutorial/*.java
- Edit the
Remove the generated
myPluginComponentcomponent declaration.
Save and close
Import your project into your IDE
Make your project available to Eclipse.
atlas-mvn eclipse:eclipse
You'll see a successful build message:
[INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] BUILD SUCCESSFUL [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ [INFO] Total time: 54 seconds [INFO] Finished at: Tue Jul 16 11:03:59 PDT 2013 [INFO] Final Memory: 82M/224M [INFO] ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Start Eclipse.
You can open a new terminal window to perform this action.
$ cd ~/eclipse $ ./eclipse
- Click File > Import.
Eclipse starts the Import wizard.
- Expand the General folder tree to choose Existing Projects into Workspace.
- Click Next.
- Click Browse and enter the root directory of your workspace.
Your Atlassian plugin folder should now appear under Projects.
- Ensure your plugin checkbox is ticked and click Finish.
Eclipse imports your project, and it's now visible in your Package Explorer view.
Step 2. Create an
AddDraftLabelAction stub class
You've created the plugin skeleton. Here you'll create a stub class in Java called
AddDraftLabelAction. This class uses the existing class,
ConfluenceActionSupport , to leverage existing methods for managing page labels like
LabelManager . This class also implements
PageAware interface methods to ensure your custom action only engages with current, valid pages.
This step uses Eclipse, but you should be able to use any comparable features in your IDE.
- In Eclipse, locate the
com.atlassian.plugins.tutorialpackage under
- Right-click the package and choose New > Class.
- Name the class
- Under Superclass, choose
- Under Interfaces, add
Tick the checkboxes to create method stub code with Constructors from superclass and Inherited abstract methods.
Click Finish.
Eclipse builds
AddDraftLabelActionwith stub code.See an example with stub code.
Here's an example of the class with stub code:
Step 3. Modify the stub code and add an
execute method
You've built the foundation for your class, now you'll flesh out the stub code. Your class foundation is built from
ConfluenceActionSupport and
PageAware, so it inherits methods that deal with validating or identifying a specific Confluence page. Here you'll add additional interfaces –
Label, Labelable, and
LabelManager– so that your custom action can add a label to a page.
Add the
Label, Labelable,and
LabelManagerinterfaces to your class.
These interfaces provide access to methods and fields for managing and creating labels in Confluence.
labelManageras instance variables.
Complete the stub code for
getPage()obtains the current Confluence page, and sets the
page. With
setPage()defines which page your custom action should interact with.
Modify the stub code to
return truefor methods with a boolean
These methods are all inherited from the
PageAwareinterface. Now your custom action will only execute if the Confluence page is within the scope of user permissions, is defined as a page, and is the most recent version.
Invoke the
Add the
executemethod to instantiate a new draft label.
executemethod returns the "success" message as a
String, which your
XWorkmodule in the
atlassian-plugin.xmlfile uses to trigger a page refresh.
Save your changes.
Here's what your finalized
AddDraftLabelAction.java file should look like:
Step 4. Add a
web-item module to the
atlassian-plugin.xml plugin descriptor
You've built the skeleton for your plugin and finalized a Java class. Now you'll modify the
atlassian-plugin.xml file to describe how Confluence should interact with your code. This file bases these dependencies on your
pom.xml . The
atlassian-plugin.xml file was generated when you created your plugin skeleton.
In this step you'll add a
Web Item module to your plugin. This module type allows you to customize application menus in Confluence with links to your custom action. You can add modules to Confluence with the command
atlas-create-confluence-module, but in this particular case it's more convenient to simply modify the
atlassian-plugin.xml file directly.
- In your IDE, open
This file is located under
- Locate the closing
</plugin-info> tag.
Add the following directly after the closing
This section defines the
<label>users will see in the Tools menu, and when the custom action is accessible (
system.content.action/primary). There are four sections in the Tools menu: primary, marker, secondary and modify. Designating your plugin's location as primary will place it at the top of the menu.
- Save your changes.
Step 5. Add a
XWork-Webwork module to
Now, you'll add an XWork-Webwork module. Your
Web Item component module defines the label and placement of the custom action. In this step you'll define what the custom action should do within Confluence using an
XWork-Webwork module. The
xwork module will rely on your Java class,
AddDraftLabelAction. This module informs Confluence to reference your Java class to execute on the page. After the draft label is applied,
ApplyDraftLabelAction.java returns a String literal value of "success". This module then uses that message to trigger a "redirect" to the current page; which is the same as a refresh.
- In
atlassian-plugin.xmllocate the closing tag for your newly-added
Add the following on the line after
- Save your changes and close the file.
Update your project changes. If you're an Eclipse user, your directions are as follows:
$ atlas-mvn eclipse:eclipse
Here's an example of the complete
Step 6. Build, install, and run your plugin
In this step you'll install your plugin and run Confluence. Then, to test your custom action, you'll add a page and add a "draft" label to the page from the Tools menu.
Open a terminal window and navigate to the plugin root folder.
$ cd AddDraftLabelAction
Start up Confluence from your project root using the
This command builds your plugin code, starts a Confluence instance, and installs your plugin. This may take a few minutes.
Locate the URL for Confluence.
Your terminal outputs the location of your local Confluence instance, defaulted to http://localhost:1990/confluence.
[INFO] confluence started successfully in 71s at http://localhost:1990/confluence [INFO] Type CTRL-D to shutdown gracefully [INFO] Type CTRL-C to exit
- Open your browser and navigate to your local Confluence instance.
- Login with
- Click Create.
- Choose Blank Page and click Create.
- Add some content and click Save.
- Click Tools > Add 'draft' label.
- Verify that the 'draft' label was applied.

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Monica Lewis: Sports bras are more of a workout than the gym
I've experienced a lot of barriers to exercising. These exercise blockers come in many forms -- as in there's no time for exercise. As in it's boring. As in there are too many other things to do.
But I never thought an exercise blocker would come in the form of a bra.
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And getting out of the sports bra was like trying to escape a blood pressure cuff at full inflation. It twisted itself around my neck and just about strangled me. Then it pulled my hair, stretched out my right nostril and almost pulled my eyelids off. Finally, it slingshotted off my head and hit the ceiling.
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Then we need to do the same with carrots (or whatever)....and of course we need to do the same thing with a specific animal (meat).
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Skip to comments.For father of released POW, growing a beard and studying captors defined the years
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Bob Henley, former pastor at the(ir) Presbyterian Church of the Big Wood, recalled how friends periodically would ask Bergdahl if he hadnt crossed some line, if he hadnt succumbed to some form of the captive-bonding Stockholm syndrome.
But Bergdahl assured his friends he was just doing whatever he could to ensure his sons release. I guess you really had to be in his shoes, Henley said.
The five-year waittook a toll on both of his parents, according to friends and others .
Bergdahl is fiercely intelligent, friends said, yet he dropped out of college, going to Idaho with his wife in 1980 after studying at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He taught himself Pashto. He is religious, at one point making the 300-mile round trip a couple of times a month to attend an Orthodox Presbyterian church in Boise with his family.
Bergdahhas said he grew his beard as a chronology marking the time that his son was missing. Bergdahl also did it in a bid to win sympathy from his sons captors.
At the time their son was taken, the Bergdahls were attending a conservative Presbyterian church in Boise. Glenn Ferrell was the pastor.(H)e talked at length with Bergdahl, as the father questioned and probed his own beliefs to reach some understanding of the radical Islam driving the Taliban.
Bergdahl also talked with Mark Stephensen, a board member of the National League of POW/MIA Families, who lives in Boise. Stephensens father was a Vietnam War MIA for 21 years. Stephensen saw how Bergdahl had changed his appearance and altered his interests to align with his sons experience.
Ill give him the benefit of the doubt, Stephensen said, because, by the grace of God, I wasnt in his position.
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ALL respect to the six who died looking for him; I don't pretend to know what went on. But I can't respect the eager willingness to immediately believe the worst.
I hated having to cut out so much of the article. Please go to the link and read to get a more insightful look at the family, particularly the dad.
This sounds more like Damage Control.
The problem was having him do his thing on international television while standing next to the President of the United States. The act belittled the White House.
The statements made by his fellow soldiers, and the statements proven to have been made by Bowe are more than enough for me.
The Washington Compost is a direct propaganda rag of the Islamic Obamanistas. So, I'm not surprised that it paints a rosey picture.
Corroboration, if available, would probably be locked up in government archives.
Not supposed to change title. You didn't know that? This will probably be pulled.
6 KIA because Bowe did a walk around with the Taliban. Explain that to the 5 year olds who have and never will have their fathers.
Based on what we know now he probably wasn't tortured or otherwise abused, so it seems likely that he cooperated with the enemy. After all, he sought them out.
Remember, Hasan was a work place incident. I'll never forget Obama saying "Don't come to any conclusions".
And the father had the nerve to thank allah at OUR WHITEHOUSE.
Bowe deserted his post in a war zone. As a result others died.
The only remaining question in my mind is did he also actively aid the enemy.
That is very bad no matter how you slice it. At a minimum he should be prison for a long, long time.
You shoul dbe concerned about what this guy did, the loss of American lives, the five maniacs that monster in Washington released.
Where is your common sense?????
"fiercely intelligent"....what the hell is that?
At a minimum, Berghdal is a deserter...that much is fact.
He needs to face the full punishment for that action.
The only question left for me is whether he was/is a collaborator...
His dad, well, that's another topic, but he sure hasn't ingratiated himself by uttering islamic phrases.
Growing one's beard to show solidarity; learning to speak Pashtu to communicate with those holding a loved one captive; and even watching, favoriting, and subscribing to jihadists' YouTube channels to better understand the enemy is one thing, but reciting the bismillah in Arabic at a White House press conference in the Rose Garden AFTER that loved one is safely in U.S. custody is a whole different thing.
I don't understand Bob Bergdahl's actions. Stockholm syndrome doesn't even begin to answer the questions about him.
My two cents.
Both the above 2 posts sum up my feeling quite well.
It is called making your own bed and lying in it
or maybe their chickens have come home to roost.
If we didn't know so much about what went on between the father and son BEFORE the traitor walked off I might be different
But no one should pretend this is some honorable warrior coming home.
"Not supposed to change title. You didnt know that? This will probably be pulled."
Oops, been too long since I posted. Well, if it gets pulled it gets pulled.
Just trying to get people to see that not every bad interpretation is necessarily the right one. It seems I am fighting a losing battle.
I said in my opening statement there all due respect to the six who died, their five year olds and so forth, and that I don't KNOW what went on, just want to try to stop the rush to judgment. It seems it's falling on deaf ears.
Many accuse me of being deaf, stupid, whatever because I am not buying the "traitor sleeper cell family" line whole hog. Well, don't be deaf, stupid, whatever the other way, either. Anyone with their eyes open can see there are things going on here that make no sense and do not jive. I can't explain it but I don't think it is so cut and dried as many posting these days are saying.
Very likely, probably. But I don't think he had to brain power to show them how to trigger an IED with a cellphone.
"I dont understand Bob Bergdahls actions."
Neither do I, but I am taking a "wait and see" position instead of an "off with his head!" position.
"You shoul dbe concerned about what this guy did, the loss of American lives, the five maniacs that monster in Washington released."
I am absolutely concerned about all of the above.
Also innocence before guilt, "handling," delicate negotiations, mental cracks, and inconsistent reports which do not come together to make any sense.
I don't understand this situation.
If he deserted his post in a war zone, I agree, unless it's proven that he went bonkers or something.
I don't defend desertion.
But forgets how to speak English, so his father has to recite a Muslim Prayer at the White house for him...
I guess he's now a muslim too?
So if the dad grew the beard to curry favor with the 'captors', why didn't he cut it when the son was free?
It's no easy task to maintain one of those btw. I'm kin to duck dynasty types. You have to want to have that beard.
"And the father had the nerve to thank allah at OUR WHITEHOUSE. "
Not defending it. Just trying to figure out WHY. It doesn't make sense to me. Thinking there is more to the story than meets the eye.
"6 KIA because Bowe did a walk around with the Taliban. Explain that to the 5 year olds who have and never will have their fathers."
I acknowledged that in my opening post thing and will continue to do so. I have nothing but respect for those soldiers and do not support their death AT ALL.
Just ask the admin moderator to fix the title
What do you do with the statements of his comrades in arms, who would have taken a bullet for him? Are you reading and understanding what they are saying?
btw, congrats - the mods had mercy and changed the title for you.
Um. .. how do I do that? Pinged to moderator. . .
"What do you do with the statements of his comrades in arms, who would have taken a bullet for him? "
I give them credence. I would not dismiss them.
I think they are telling the truth, as they know it and see it.
Why did he walk off base? I don't know. But he walked off. That's pretty clear to all.
I just thought he was a Duck Dynasty fan....
He taught himself Pashto.
Why ???? and when ???
The only, and I mean ONLY, thing in his defense on that one is the intercepted Taliban communications reported by Michael Hastings in that 2009 Rolling Stone article.
The Taliban seemed to think Bergdahl was a big fish based on the size of, extent of, and resources dedicated to the military search to recover him. That's what saved his life. They thought we would play ball ... and eventually we did.
Bergdahhas said he grew his beard as a chronology marking the time that his son was missing.
isn't that what a calendar is for ???
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that other mod_erator addy is supposedly the dead mail office...
I think the mother knows about the code but doesn't know the code herself.
The son sent some boxes home just before taking off. He said to use them. Them what??
He enabled his son's self destructive actions; that is not intelligent.
Thank you for making me a better person.
Such as.......?
"isnt that what a calendar is for ???"
indeed, that would make more sense.
did he also actively aid the enemy.
apparently so...
they knew just where to ambush and kill our troops..
up to then only one guy in the unit had died...due to an EID
Americans caught by the Taliban star in snuff flix. So that he is still above ground and still possessing his noggin is purely suspicious. Also, captives are usually isolated and don't end up speaking fluent Arabic to the point they forget their native tongue. That means he was working closely with Arabic speakers for some time. It is a stretch to say that indicates he was likely a turncoat?
Yes. The Haqqani were those of the Taliban rape tapes.
I wonder if the father felt some level of guilt for not preventing his son from enlisting.
As far as the thing about praising Allah while at the podium with the President? Wasn't Obama exploiting the parents when he marched them out there to get credit and photo ops for releasing their son's release? I'm not unhappy that the media maneuver backfired.
I heard Mark Steyn say that the homecoming parade for him was canceled.
""Anyone with their eyes open can see there are things going on here that make no sense and do not jive."
Such as.......?"
- a family that are members of Bible believing churches with credible pastors for decades being accused of being Muslim sleepers
- a 'lover of the Taliban' weeping for joy after identifying his rescuers as Special Forces (didn't see that with Lindh!)
- a conservative Christian who suddenly spouts Pashto
- a "hater of America" that consults with Vietnam MIA experts and is received and defended as genuine
- folks who want to utterly believe what some soldiers say and disbelieve others
- assumptions as to his motivation for leaving base when they are not known
- news reports of repeated escape attempts vis a vis Muslim reports that Bowe was a happy converted bomb making Muslim
- Bowe's haggard appearance, why so for a man who is lovingly accepted into some new Muslim family
- army didn't list him as a POW? yet traded five prisoners for him?
- lack of notice to Congress. . .
- the Bergdahls press appearance which really smelled of "handling" to me. . .
all kinds of weird stuff. I can't explain it.
I assume that means they're moving it to DC?
This is WaPo.
WaPo is in deep with Obama.
So why is WaPo providing this article?
Answer: to help Obama.
My guess:
to "humanize" the parents. Get America to know how the Bergdahls; where they go to church, where they walk. But mostly to show America how the parents have suffered, the counselling they've had. I expect there to be a series of "comfy" interviews with the Bergdahls in the next few days. Oprah on the couch - complete with crying.
Then there will be the reunion. And scenes of joy. Because WaPo has laid the ground work for this reunion, America will have empathy for the parents, and see their son through the eyes of the parents. And America will then wonder - why should we prosecute this man? How can we make those lovely parents suffer any more?
Or do I exagerate?
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Coming home with a shopping bag full of fabric that has no known future as of yet, is very normal in our home. My husband is very patient and supportive with my love to sew.
As a child, my mom put me in sewing lessons. That was all I needed in life. I was hooked. I still remember that pair of M.C. Hammer pants that I wore everywhere. I was so proud of every tiny project I made.
As soon as I could start teaching other I was ecstatic! And I continued to challenge myself and sew new things.
Then I went to Ricks College (now known as BYU-Idaho) and majored in Fashion Design and Construction. Loved it! I had so much fun! This is where I learned a lot more techniques and was able to design a line of clothes.
I designed and sewed my own wedding dress when I married in 2000. Loved it! After I had my second child, my daughter, I couldn't resist every frilly dress and huge bow I could find. So I started creating my own. I am having so much fun, and my kids are to. They keep coming up to me, "Mom, can you make this? (As they show me a drawn picture or start motioning with their hands.)" They are budding designers ready to shine. My husband and I now have 4 children who are my true inspiration for my patterns.
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A Wall Street Journal-NBC News poll released late on Wednesday, however, held the potential to shake up the stalemate. Three-quarters of those surveyed, including 61 percent of Republicans, said they would accept raising taxes on the wealthy to avoid the so-called cliff, as Democratic President Barack Obama is demanding.
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Actor Daniel Radcliffe says celebrities, who use social media, lose their right to privacy.
The 24-year-old, who does not have his own Twitter or Facebook page, thinks stars should avoid sharing personal details about themselves on social networks if they seek a private life.
"I don't have Twitter and I don't have Facebook and I think that makes things a lot easier," contactmusic.com quoted Radcliffe as saying.
"If you go on Twitter and tell everybody what you're doing moment to moment and then claim you want a private life, then no one is going to take that request seriously," he added.
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If you play a lot of paintball (you're reading a paintball blog so you obviously do, right?), then you have probably found yourself interested in filling your own tanks at home. Traveling to your nearest fill station can get expensive, time-consuming, and an inconvenience. Moreover, if you currently live in the middle of nowhere like I used to, then it becomes unfeasible to drive dozens of miles round trip to fill up your tank. I know where you're coming from: I used to have to drive 80 miles round trip in my younger years just to get a tank refilled. Believe me when I say I would have seriously considered giving away one of my body parts to be able to fill up my tank at home.
The point is this: there are a ton of great reasons why you should consider filling up tanks with your own air. If you play with a group of guys, they will thank you too, and if you have a lot of players in the area? Having a fill station others can use has the potential to become a fairly profitable side gig. Whatever your reasons for wanting to fill your own tank, you need to know how to do it the right way. It's a question we get a lot over here at Hustle Paintball, so read below to find the best way to fill up your CO2 tanks at home!
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- Why do we do this? Because CO2 that stays in a hot tank for a few hours can blow burst discs. Ensure they're cool, never leave your tanks sitting in the sun.
- Take your scale off the tank, close the pin valve, and purge the rest of the air out of the line.
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Google going to launch it's much awaited tablet, all new Nexus 7 II tablet packed with most advance OS Android jelly Bean 4.3 and fastest processor 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 in Indian market by late 2013 expected priced between Rs 14,000 to Rs 21,000. which is already available in US market through Google Play priced at $229 for 16GB version and 32GB for $269 while the LTE with 32GB for $349.
The all new Google Nexus 7 II(2) tablet powered by 1.5 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro CPU, 2GB of RAM, 16 or 32 GB of internal storage runs on Android Jelly Bean 4.3 OS sporting a 1.2MP front-facing camera and a 5MP rear camera with Virtual Surround sound offers you the highest resolution 1920 x 1200 7-inch display. measures 7.9 x 4.5 x 0.3 inches supports T-Mobile, AT&T and Verizon LTE connections weighting 11.2 ounces.
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A recommendation for a three-year temporary-use permit is slated to be on the agenda for the Sept. 1 meeting of the Santa Clarita Planning Commission.
However, Thomas may still face the prospect of paying more than $2,000 a month for two, on-duty sheriff's deputies to be on the scene when he holds the Wednesday night motorcycle cruise-ins.
"The city wants to negotiate some sort of agreement but it doesn't appear they're willing to waive the requirement for me to pay for deputies," said Thomas, himself a retired 25-year veteran of the Los Angeles Police Department.
It remains unclear if the planning department's recommendation will call for paid deputies, Associate Planner Mike Ascione.
In the lead-up to next week's meeting, Thomas said he and attorney Hunt Braly met with city officials Friday.
"It's very important that we can work things out," Braly said. "I am cautiously optimistic."
Tension over the Route 66 bike nights — which Thomas has hosted for the better part of a decade — swelled last spring.
The Planning Commission voted in early May to continue until Sept. 1 a request for a five-year temporary use permit for the bike night. In the meantime, the four-month permit the city granted Thomas will allowed him to continue holding the events.
Sheriff's Capt. Anthony La Berge has raised concerns to city officials about what he said is a presence at bike nights of motorcyclists who are members of the Vagos and Mongols motorcycle clubs. The two groups are categorized as outlaw motorcycle gangs by the U.S. Department of Justice.
La Berge has said the presence of biker gangs can create an atmosphere for potential violence.
Thomas has contended that 99 percent of bike night attendees are simply cycle-lovers. He said that while some biker-gang members have shown up, they're not welcome and nothing violent has happened.
The retired cop pays several current and retired lawmen to provide security for the bike nights, which typically draw several hundred people on the evenings they're held between spring and fall.


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• Ectopic pregnancy following total hysterectomy is rare. The majority of ectopic pregnancies evidently were present at the time of hysterectomy, but sometimes they occurred years after a total hysterectomy. To our knowledge, only 24 cases have been reported to date, with two thirds of these appearing in the last 14 years. Several factors are involved in this curious entity, namely, the role of the general surgeon in its definitive treatment, the increasing frequency of hysterectomy in women of childbearing age, and the vagueness of exact differential diagnosis before laparotomy. Two different pathophysiologic mechanisms have been postulated in its occurrence. In addition, two subgroups of patients have been identified with regard to timing of the clinical presentation. We will review the known factors, describe the clinical course, and add our own case report of this condition.
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Monte Alto: Steward of Patagonia
Patagonia. The very name of this storied South American region conjures up images of spectacular mountain peaks and lush temperate forests, of natural treasures demanding to be conserved. In Southern Chile, one forestry company has risen to the challenge, making a major investment in the sustainability of its land, an area rich with high-conservation value forests or HCVF -- a designation given to forests that are particularly significant for environmental or cultural reasons.
Headquartered in Punta Arenas, Chile, Monte Alto has achieved Forest Stewardship Council® (FSC®)/Rainforest Alliance certification for the 145,000 acres (59,000 hectares) of forestland it owns and manages as well as for its sawmill and its drying and processing facility. The achievement proves that the company has complied with the FSC's comprehensive standards for social, environmental and economic sustainability -- a feat that is particularly impressive in an area as ecologically complex as Patagonia. "For Monte Alto, achieving certification was a major challenge," explains the Rainforest Alliance's Freddy Peña, regional manager for the Rainforest Alliance's SmartWood program in South America, "because it required a management plan that reconciles the use and harvesting of wood with the maintenance of the forest and its environmental values and resources."
The company's forests predominately grow lenga, a broad-leafed deciduous tree species native to South America. Dry lenga forests are home to pumas, foxes, condors, woodpeckers and some 20 other species of birds. Outside of Chile, lenga is often called Chilean or Patagonian Cherry, due to its resemblance to American Cherry, in terms of its color, streaking and density.
Monte Alto's land is home to Chile's most researched native forest. Over the past 30 years, the company has collaborated with the Universidad de Chile on studies of local flora and fauna as well as research on the environmental impacts of various forestry practices -- all in an effort to determine how best to manage its natural resources.
Its managers understand that the conservation of the HCVF forests affects more than just the company's economic interests. "Aside from improving its productivity," says Federico Hechenleitner, Monte Alto's general manager, "we want to maintain all of the environmental services that the forest provides." Among them, he cites the protection of soil and water, the production of oxygen and the buffering of wind. Without the trees, wind erosion would be a huge problem in the area. "We want to maintain the landscape component of our forests," adds Hechenleitner.
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Like Frank Bruni last month, Maureen Dowd spills New York Times news ink talking about how Mitt Romney can't shake the feeling that he is a bottled up, out of touch presidential candidate, and in large part because he won't talk about his Mormon faith, which is so central to his life.
But unlike Bruni, Dowd seems to poo-poo Mormon beliefs and devotes much of her op-ed to Mormon proxy baptisms, which are an easy, but unrepresentative, target.
As for why Romney won't talk about his faith, it's for the reasons we know to be true: too many of Romney's would-be voters, conservative-leaning Christians, think that the Church of Jesus Christ Latter-day Saints is a cult. (Supporters of some of the other GOP candidates have said as much.) Even though the president of Fuller Theological Seminary has said that evangelicals can and should feel comfortable voting for a Mormon, that's just not likely to happen—yet.
So Dowd writes:
Mitt works overtime pretending he's a Nascar, cheesy-grits guy and masking his pride in his bank account and faith.
When he talked about his beliefs in his last presidential run, it sometimes provoked confusion, like this explanation to an Iowa radio host about the second coming of Christ: that Jesus would first appear in Jerusalem and then, "over the thousand years that follow, the millennium, he will reign from two places, the law will come from Missouri, and the other will be from Jerusalem."
Just as Romney did not step up immediately after Rush Limbaugh called Sandra Fluke "a slut," he has yet to step up as the cases have mounted of Jews posthumously and coercively baptized by Mormons, including hundreds of thousands of Holocaust victims; the parents of the death camp survivor and Nazi hunter Simon Wiesenthal; and Daniel Pearl, the Jewish Wall Street Journal reporter murdered by Al Qaeda in Pakistan. (His widow, Mariane, told CNN she was "shocked.")
I'm not sure why Romney should "step up" to discuss the proxy baptisms. He's running for president of the United States, not of the LDS. Did we used to ask our Episcopalian U.S. presidents to defend the Archbishop of Canterbury or JFK to opine on the pope?
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Gettysburg College sophomore Jason Potter made big waves during the NCAA Division III swimming and diving championships, held Wednesday through Saturday at the Conroe ISD Natatorium in Shenandoah, Texas.
Potter, a 2011 graduate of New Canaan High School and a former standout with the Rams' swim team, earned All-America honors in five events, as the Bullets collected 65 points and finished 15th out of 49 scoring teams at the meet. It was their second straight top-15 performance at the Nationals, as they were 14th last year.
Potter was part of the Bullets' 400 freestyle relay team which earned first team All-America honors, and he was an honorable mention All-American in the 200 and 800 freestyle relays, as well as the 50 and 100 freestyles.
Potter had an outstanding final day of the Nationals, as he broke or tied records in each of his four swims.
His first race was the preliminaries of the 100 freestyle and he set a Gettysburg and Centennial Conference record with a time of 45.08 seconds, breaking the former mark of 45.23 set by the Bullets' Matt Libby in 2011.
That mark didn't stand long as he swam a 44.88 in the first leg of the 400 freestyle relay, helping the Bullets' team, comprised of four sophomores, set a conference record of 3:00.92 while finishing seventh.
The quartet included Potter, Mike Harmon, Stu Cobbinson and Ashton Leyens.
Potter went on to win the consolation final of the 100 freestyle, finishing ninth overall and taking another 0.21 seconds off his school record with a time of 44.67 seconds.
In the championship final of the 400 freestyle relay team finished sixth with a time of 3:00.92 to tie the school and conference record. Potter clocked the fastest split with a 44.91.
The final day was a remarkable finish to the week for Potter, who kicked off the meet by taking 11th place overall in the 50 freestyle last Wednesday.
He swam a 20.60 in the preliminaries to finish in a tie for 16th place with Tyler Woods of Johns Hopkins. Potter won the swim off with a school record time of 20.28, before finishing in 20.45 during the finals.
On day two, Potter, Harmon, Cubbison, and Leyens earned an All-America honorable mention by finishing second in the consolation finals and 10th overall with a time of 1:22.22 in the 200 freestyle relay.
Potter was also 22nd in the 200 freestyle in 1:39.91.
In the 800 freestyle relay on Friday, the Bullets again earned an All-America honorable mention with a 13th place finish in 6:42.03. That foursome included Potter and Tyler Gould of Darien, along with Cubbison and Leyens.


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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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- Rated: PG-13
- Genre: Fantasy
- Release Year: 2007
- Running Time: 120 minutes
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Parents need to know that, as has been the case with each succeeding movie, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix has its main characters taking on bigger challenges, with darker themes and more intense danger. The climatic battle scenes with "You Know Who" and his minions are downright frightening. Spoiler alert: There's a very upsetting (but bloodless) death of someone near and dear to Harry. As a result, he grows even more introspective and angry. At the very least, he does enjoy his first kiss (no spoiler to Potterheads), and Ron and Hermione continue their flirtatious bickering.
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From the opening scene in which Harry Potter (Daniel Radcliffe) and portly dolt Dudley (Harry Melling) are attacked by Dementors, our courageous young hero has an ever-heightened awareness -- and acceptance -- of how his destiny is entwined with You Know Who's. In THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX, the fifth installment of J.K. Rowling's seven-volume phenomenon, Harry, who survived his last confrontation with Voldemort (Ralph Fiennes) but watched school favorite Cedric Diggory perish, is no longer a popular wizard genius. The Ministry of Magic mounts a smear attack against him and Professor Dumbledore (Michael Gambon), he is nearly expelled, Dumbledore avoids him, and new Defense Against the Dark Arts professor Dolores Umbridge (Imelda Staunton) tries to squash the idea that the Dark Lord is back. Sweetly odious Umbridge refuses to teach any defensive spells, so Hermione (Emma Watson) convinces Harry to hold secret classes in combat magic. Meanwhile, Umbridge, a child-hating, Ministry-approved enforcer, installs herself as dictator and launches a fascist campaign. In a climactic battle, Harry and friends face Voldemort's fearsome Death Eaters -- like Azkaban escapee Bellatrix Lestrange (Helena Bonham Carter) and wicked Lucius Malfoy (Jason Isaacs). There's a tragic (albeit expected) death and an even more tragic moment when Harry thinks he's alone and defeated. But Potter lovers know that Harry isn't ever alone: He has an entire world of devotees on his side.
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There's no longer a doubt that, with the advent of this gripping film, Harry Potter -- the character, as well as the film series -- has grown up. In this dark (even by Potter standards) and captivating new adventure, the kids face increasing peril, and the thrills intensify right up to the explosive ending. The gravity of the situation takes a front seat, with bureaucratic intrigue and boot-camp magic lessons overshadowing the brief romantic interest between Harry and Cho (Katie Leung). Sure, Harry finally enjoys his first kiss, but the infatuation doesn't last.
And forget about Quidditch, because director David Yates doesn't include any game sequences -- or much of the Hogwarts social scene, for that matter, outside of the clandestine magic lessons. Those who haven't read the novels might hope for a Ron (Rupert Grint) and Hermione hook-up, but apparently that's just not in the books ... yet, anyway.
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Families can talk about the movies' increasingly mature themes as Harry grows into a full-blown adolescent. Why is Harry so angry? Do you think Harry and his friends act and feel like real teenagers?
Even though this movie and the last one are rated PG-13, they're heavily marketed to younger kids -- do you think that's OK, or are the later movies too scary for little kids?
Potterheads: What parts of the book were best depicted in the film? What got left out that you would have included? What scenes included heavy foreshadowing of things to come?
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|Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint
|David Yates
|Warner Bros.
|Magic and fantasy
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|sequences of fantasy violence and frightening images.
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Not to be confused with the Atom Blasters series.
The Atom Blaster is a Nerf ball blaster that was released in 2005 under the Ball Blasters series.
It comes packaged with one Ballistic Ball.
It is a small blaster that fires a single Ballistic Ball. It has a similar name to the Atomizer, although as a blaster, it is completely different. While the Atomizer used a slingshot-esque design, the Atom Blaster is a trigger-based ball blaster. When the ball is inserted into the blaster, the Atom Blaster is automatically cocked. This is due to the method of firing; a rubber piece the ball is placed against. Pulling the trigger of the blaster releases the rubber piece, firing the ball.
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It was created by Barry Kudrowitz for Hasbro for his master's degree at MIT. During production, it was referred to the "Hand Popper", and over the various stages of development, it had been a stomp grenade, a hand grenade, and even a water blaster.[1]
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I grew up in a single-parent family. My mother raised three of us. She supported me on getting a job in the States because she thought I would stay there for a year or two only.
In 1989, the year of the Tiananmen Square massacre, I took a three-month course in animation in Canada. It was a big change for me. When I arrived, people asked me if Hong Kong was okay. Many people didn't know Hong Kong was far from Beijing.
I started my career as a junior animator in PDI (Pacific Data Images), which was then bought by Dreamworks.
The biggest difficulty I faced was the language barrier. I couldn't speak English very well. Another problem was a drastic change of lifestyle. Hong Kong is a busy place. But the place I lived, Silicon Valley, was so quiet that if you see someone walking down the street at night, you should feel worried.
After spending more than 10 years in the States, I do think about working in Hong Kong often. In fact, I was transferred back to Hong Kong last year. I enjoyed it very much.
I love working in the US. They make sure you have enough time to do your job well. I feel attached to that country because it is where I learned all my skills. Working in Hong Kong was very tough because we had to work overtime often. But generally the team spirit was good – that makes my life easier. But in terms of living, I much prefer Hong Kong.
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My first blockbuster as supervising animator was "Antz" (1998). I drew over a thousand designs for the hero, "Z," based on the face of Woody Allen [who acted as the voice of the character] and from observations of real ants. The heavy workload wasn't the toughest part; it was the creative part that was most difficult because it's hard to dig up something new.
Animating is a very, very long process. If you're lucky, it takes "only" two to three years to finish a film with 200 workers. Hong Kong film investors are always looking for a fast return. They'll ask, "Will the film be ready for the summer holiday?" I'll ask, "Which summer holiday?" And they'll say, "This one."
It's natural for Hong Kong investors to be very skeptical because of uncertainties with long-term investments. But every investment bears a risk and if you do your calculations carefully, the risk can be minimized. Besides, track records tell us that animations do make money, not only from the box office, but also from merchandise and DVDs.
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Children's books are a unique art. You can tell a long story, potentially with a meaningful moral, with the least text and the simplest artwork. That's why I like it.
Hong Kong has just started its "creative industry." I believe there are many talents in China and Hong Kong. But we need to tackle piracy before the creative business can take off. Otherwise, we won't get anywhere.


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Detail Information
- Obstacles in the optimization of bone health outcomes in the female athlete triadGaele Ducher
Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Vic, Australia
Sports Med 41:587-607. 2011....
- Vitamin D status and musculoskeletal health in adolescent male ballet dancers a pilot studyGaele Ducher
Noll Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park 16802, USA
J Dance Med Sci 15:99-107. 2011..Further investigations in larger samples of adolescent athletes are needed to determine if this could negatively impact bone growth and place them at higher risk for musculoskeletal injuries...
- Effects of repetitive loading on the growth-induced changes in bone mass and cortical bone geometry: a 12-month study in pre/peri- and postmenarcheal tennis playersGaele Ducher
Noll Laboratory, Penn State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA
J Bone Miner Res 26:1321-9. 2011..05). In conclusion, both pre/peri- and postmenarcheal tennis players showed significant exercise-induced skeletal benefits within a year, with greater benefits in cortical bone geometry in pre/perimenarcheal girls...
- Energy deficiency, menstrual disturbances, and low bone mass: what do exercising Australian women know about the female athlete triad?Stephanie M Miller
School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
Int J Sport Nutr Exerc Metab 22:131-8. 2012..The aim of this study was to investigate the knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors of regularly exercising adult women in Australia toward eating patterns, menstrual cycles, and bone health...
- The impact of recent technological advances on the trueness and precision of DXA to assess body compositionRebecca J Toombs
Women s Health and Exercise Laboratory, Department of Kinesiology, Penn State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 20:30-9. 2012..Thus, this paper reviews the evidence regarding the trueness and precision of DXA body composition measurements from the pencil-beam to the narrow fan-beam densitometers...
- Effects of repetitive loading on bone mass and geometry in young male tennis players: a quantitative study using MRIGaele Ducher
Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition, Research School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences, Deakin University, 221 Burwood Highway, Burwood, VIC 3125, Australia
J Bone Miner Res 24:1686-92. 2009..This suggests that the window of opportunity to improve bone mass and size through exercise may be longer in boys than in girls...
- Skeletal benefits after long-term retirement in former elite female gymnastsPrisca Eser
Centre for Physical Activity and Nutrition Research, Deakin University, Burwood, Australia
J Bone Miner Res 24:1981-8. 2009..Skeletal benefits were site specific, with greater geometric adaptations (greater bone size) in the upper compared with the lower limbs...


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Many high-profile presidential hopefuls chose to skip Thursday night's debate in South Carolina. But those who attended took some strong positions.
Vice President Joe Biden will meet with a team of lawmakers from both parties Thursday at the Blair House to begin talks on trying to tame America's spiraling debt.
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Regeneron has developed a site-specific integration cell-line platform with optimized host cell, vector, and medium to maximize cell productivity from single-gene cell lines, according to James Fandl, Ph.D., vp, protein-expression sciences. Dr. Fandl explained that traditional methods of causing a cell line to produce enough protein to conduct an experiment are imprecise, and the results are generally not predictable.
"When using random integration methods, for example, the genetic material integrates into different locations in the cell genome each time, producing different results that are neither predictable nor reproducible." In contrast, a site-specific cell line is both predictable and reproducible because the genetic material is inserted precisely at the same spot each time. "A site-specific cell line is easy to make, reproducible, and efficient," he said, noting that a single researcher can produce more than 20 cell lines within four to six weeks.
Regeneron's more targeted approach uses site-specific recombination sites—flp/frt or cre/lox, for example—inserted into a transcriptional hotspot. Regeneron has had consistent results in its decade of experience with site-specific cell-line development.
Isolating site-specific integrants by flow cytometry further increases throughput, and bioreactor titers currently range from 1.5 to 2.5 g/L, Dr. Fandl said. "We can, therefore, screen a lot more antibodies up front, purified from what will become the production cell line. That saves a tremendous amount of time."
Ajinomoto's Corynex™ expression system is a gram-positive, fast-growing soil bacterium that produces a high yield of recombinant protein secreted directly into the culture supernatant. The process is streamlined and generates fewer impurities than the traditional E. coli production system, according to the company.
"Many experiments that hardly produced protein in many traditional methods could be efficiently secreted in the Corynex," reported staff scientist Yoshimi Kikuchi, Ph.D. "Furthermore, a protein that has complex structure, such as many disulfide bonds, homodimer, heterodimer, and multimer structures could be secreted as correctly folded structures possessing biological activity." Therefore, refolding is not required.
Dr. Kikuchi said the purification process is simple. "Since there are minimal amounts of original secreted proteins in the culture supernatant of Corynebacterium glutamicum, the purity of the target protein secreted in the Corynex is very high." Purification requires only six steps, according to Ajinomoto's literature, whereas the production process using E. coli listed 12 steps.
As an example, Dr. Kikuchi elaborated, human IGF-1 could be produced efficiently using either the Corynex system or E. coli as a host strain. Using Corynex, it is produced in its correctly folded form and purified in only one-step chromatography.
"Using E. coli as the host strain, IGF-1 accumulates in the cytoplasm as an inclusion body, for which a re-folding process is required to obtain the active form. Furthermore, the re-folded IGF-1 is purified in four-step chromatography."
Tests, in which living MCF-7 cells were measured four days after being stimulated by human epidermal growth factor produced naturally or by the Corynex system, showed nearly identical results.
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BSO Director David Upham will share the podium with Bainbridge Youth Orchestra Directors Reid Blickenstaff and George Ramsey on Sunday, as the two groups peform their second annual collaborative program, "A Musical Heritage." Selections include works by Mussorgsky, Mozart, Haydn and Smetana. In a grand finale, all will fill the stage to perform from Stravinsky's epic ballet, "The Firebird." The family-frienly concert is at 3 p.m. April 26 at Bainbridge Performing Arts. Tickets: www.bainbridgeperformingarts.org.
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New work by Bainbridge choreographer Roxanne Foster will appear this weekend in Dance Ensemble Northwest's "In the Company of Women II," an evening of classical and contemporary dance at Bainbridge Performing Arts. Other works include "The Rite of Spring," by company director Michael Falotico, and "Dances for Mary of Burgundy," a reinterpetation of renaissance dance by Flemish composer Daniel Sternefeld. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. April 24 and 25 at BPA. Tickets are at Eagle Harbor Book Co.
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Aoife O'Donovan and Heather Masse, classmates, collaborators and friends during their school days, went their separate ways for a time – O'Donovan to Crooked Still and Masse to The Wailin' Jennys. Fast-forward to April 2009; the now nationally recognized folk goddesses have teamed for a West Coast tour that includes a Sunday evening stop on Bainbridge. Catch them at 7:30 p.m. April 26 at Island Music Guild Hall, 10598 Valley Rd. Tickets are at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/62208.
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