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Enough of the pampering! Take the gloves off and let's see what this guy is made of. He's been pampered far too long. A QB in this league needs to be one of the toughest guys on the field. He has to have thick skin and keep looking forward. His mentality needs to be, "I'm going to beat you no matter what you throw at me."
I have seen none of this in Mark Sanchez. Recent articles discussing how he's "trying
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Cam Newton was the number one draft pick and despite his stellar college career, they killed him in the press; can't throw, can't call plays, not smart, can't learn fast enough, etc. If he allowed all these negative things to affect him, he wouldn't be performing as the rookie of the year! I don't see anything close to this in Mark Sanchez!
Time is of the essence, the Jets can't have big "boo boo" games from Mark like last Sunday! Game after game, I see open receiver that he misses. He appears not to be willing to take a hit to make a big completion. A QB's "tough" attitude is picked up by the rest of the team! If the O-line is not protecting you, I expect you to get in their face! If receivers are not running the right route, don't throw your hands up and sulk, get in their face! Some controversy is OK. It builds team character.
This will not be HIS team until he stands up and takes it! These are tough men he is trying to lead and he
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Beautifully situated alongside the Grand Canal, with the entrance - guarded by stone lions and a new lodge which sports the trademark soft Lyons green - just beside the 14th lock, the Lyons Demesne opened to some acclaim in 2007.
The two restaurants - the fine dining Mill Restaurant, and informal Café La Serre – were originally envisaged as the first stage of an unusual project, The Village at Lyons, to include some small specialist shops, a cookery school and accommodation, and the completed sections sit well in their imaginatively landscaped setting with delightful little gardens and ever-present water.
Following the untimely death of proprietor Dr Tony Ryan in 2008, there was a noticeable slowdown and the stunning fine dining restaurant, The Mill, was closed.
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Mueller flew back to L.A. with the couple's twin sons from her rental house in Aspen, Colo. where the fight occurred, her lawyer Yale Galanter tells PEOPLE. Sheen, meanwhile, remains in Los Angeles where he's at work on his hit show.
"Brooke has personal matters and places to take the twins in Los Angeles, so she went home for a few days," says Galanter. "Charlie is staying with a friend for the time she is there."
Sheen, 44, was arrested Dec. 25 after Mueller called 911 saying the actor threatened her. A judge issued a temporary restraining order against Sheen.
Mueller, 32, maintained that she wants to see her husband again. Her attorney filed a motion to try to get the order's no-contact clause thrown out.
Mueller and Sheen will return to Colorado for the Jan 20 hearing, her lawyer said.
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JCI, a Las Vegas company that advised the Dallas Cowboys on fixing its practice facility before it collapsed, has filed for bankruptcy protection. JCI owner Scott Jacobs filed for personal bankruptcy, too.
The company — which is seeking to reorganize and now uses the name S2 Engineers — also has issued its first statement about the collapse: "Scott Jacobs and JCI stand by the services rendered for Summit Structures regarding the Dallas Cowboys indoor practice facility. Mr. Jacobs and JCI do not have any further comment at this time as litigation is pending."
Pennsylvania-based Summit and its Canada-based parent, Cover-All Building Systems, designed and built the practice facility in 2003. The two people most seriously injured in its May 2 collapse — Cowboys staffers Rich Behm and Joe DeCamillis — sued the two companies and JCI last month, alleging that they conspired to conceal the giant tent-like structure's defects.


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Pear Frangipane Tart
Posted By IsaChandra On September 8, 2011 @ 9:59 pm In Desserts,Gluten Free,Main Featured,Recipe | 103 Comments
Makes one 10 inch tart
Our newest baking book Vegan Pie In The Sky will be out next month, just in time for pie season! You can preorder on Amazon now [1]. We're so very excited to give you a few previews and get you ready to tie on that apron, turn up your oven and sink your teeth into some luscious pie. Here's a pic of the entire bookflap [2]: front, back and inside. And here's the cover. Yes, we put a bird on it!
OK, now on to the recipe! It's the perfect addition to your autumn table.
Delicate and ever so fancy, there's so much to love about this classic tart stuffed with a fragrant baked almond custard filling and tender pears. The top is brushed with a bit of melted apricot jam for even more flavor and shimmer.
A few tips:
To melt the jam, gently heat in a small pot for about 5 minutes, stirring often. Or melt in a microwave for a minute or two (depending on the strength of your machine), stirring every 30 seconds. It should be liquid enough to brush on top of the pie.
Pears will brown very rapidly once peeled. Rubbing peeled pears with a little lemon juice will halt the process and allow you to slice and layer them at your own pace.
One Shortbread Shell or Almond Crust [3] pressed into a 10 inch tart pan and parbaked for 15 minutes at 350 F
6 tablespoons cold non-hydrogenated vegan margarine, cut into pieces
2/3 cup granulated sugar
1 1/4 cup blanched sliced almonds, pulsed in a food processor into a fine meal
2 tablespoons cornstarch
pinch salt
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
2/3 cup plain almond milk
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
4 pears (Bartlet or Bosc), peeled, cored and sliced into thin rounds
1/4 cup apricot jam, melted
Preheat oven to 350 F. In a food processor pulse together margarine, sugar, ground almonds, cornstarch, ground cinnamon, and salt until crumbly. Continue to pulse and stream in almond milk, vanilla extract, and almond extract to form a thick batter. Spread frangipane mixture into tart shell.
Peel the pears, remove the core and slice in half. Slice each half into 1/4 inch thin slices and lay overlapping slices on top of the frangipane, gently pressing the pears half way into the batter. Bake the tart for 35 to 40 minutes until the top is golden brown, then move the tart onto a cooling rack and cool for 20 minutes, then brush top of pears with melted jam. Cool tart for at least another hour before slicing with a thin, sharp knife dipped in cold water.
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JAMESTOWN – Jamestown's 2012 homecoming game will be one that is remembered for a long, long time.
In an extremely eventful game that produced a very momentous result, the Red Raiders knocked off top-ranked Buffalo News large school and defending Class AA state champion Orchard Park, 35-28, delighting a crowd of about 3,000 at Strider Field.
"It's a great night for our program and our players," Jamestown fifth-year coach Tom Langworthy said. "We really felt good about our program these last few years, but we needed to get over that last hump, and that was Orchard Park. For tonight, we did that.
"I'm really proud of our kids, the way we did it, the way we fought, and the way we depended on each other throughout the game. It's just fantastic. It's a great night for the program and the community."
The victory ends an 18-game win streak for Orchard Park, which was also ranked first in the state in Class AA. Orchard Park's last loss came against Clarence in the 2010 Section VI final.
The Jamestown victory also ended a 12-game losing streak against the Quakers. The last time the Red Raiders beat OP was in Week Three of the 2002 season when sophomore Joel Rowe hit a late 37-yard field goal to give No. 2 Jamestown a 17-14 win over No. 1 OP.
Jamestown (5-1, 3-1 AA South), ranked eighth among large schools, jumped to a 21-7 lead, held a 21-14 halftime advantage and led by 28-20 after three quarters.
After Orchard Park (5-1, 4-1 AA South) tied the game at 28-28, Jamestown came right back for the game-winning drive.
Junior Da'Quan Hollingsworth had a video-game kickoff return, running to the left side, avoiding tacklers and zig-zagging his way back to the right, to set up Jamestown at the OP 29 with 6:32 left to play.
On fourth and 7, junior quarterback Jake Sisson hit sophomore Zach Panebianco with a pass over the middle that not only got the first down but set the Red Raiders up at the OP 7.
On second and goal from the 8, Sisson hung up a nice pass in the deep right corner of the end zone, where only the jumping, 6-foot-2 sophomore Stephen Carlson could come down with it for the touchdown.
The kick by Panebianco was good and Jamestown had its 35-28 lead with 3:55 left.
"I told these guys that we're scoring; we're not losing this game," said Sisson, who threw three touchdowns and ran for another.
OP's next possession ended when junior Josh Colwell tipped away a fourth-down pass. After Jamestown ran time off the clock, OP had a last-ditch effort as it took over with 1:14 left. The Quakers had a hook-and-lateral play go 70 yards for a touchdown, but it was called back as the lateral part appeared to be correctly called a forward pass. A fumble on OP's next play was recovered by senior Conner Anderson for Jamestown, which ran out the clock.
"It was a great football game," OP coach Gene Tundo said. "They beat us in the first half. They outplayed us. Their quarterback made some great throws and they made some great catches. They're a great football team and they deserve it."
Earlier in the fourth, Orchard Park had driven for a game-tying score with 6:50 left in the game. Jett Modkins went in from 1 yard out, and then the OP line pushed forward as he ran in for a two-point conversion to make it 28-28.
In a wild first half, Orchard Park came out strong, Jamestown responded to take a two-touchdown lead, and OP then got a huge score despite its starting quarterback going down.
Ben Holmes left the game soon after Jamestown took a 21-7 lead in the second quarter with an undisclosed injury. OP coach Tundo said only that Holmes "was just not feeling well; he didn't feel right."
With things looking bleak for OP at that point, the Quakers rallied in the final seconds of the half behind backup Kevin Goltz, a sophomore who was called up from junior varsity earlier this season. Goltz hit older brother Austin, a senior, on big plays to give OP one last shot at the end of the half. Kevin Goltz delivered an outstanding pass to his brother for an 11-yard touchdown that cut the lead to 21-14 with :01 left in the half.
In the third, Orchard Park cut the lead to 1 on senior Mitch Wilson's 80-yard run down the left side. The Red Raiders came right back as Sisson hit Justin Capuano, who was named Homecoming King at halftime – on the right side of the end zone for a 10-yard score and a 28-20 Jamestown lead with 1:16 left in the third.
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Tulsa police say two women suspected in the theft of a woman's purse posted pictures of themselves on the victim's Facebook page.
The pictures were posted on Wednesday, but the victim, Angela Chaney, says her purse was stolen two weeks ago. She says she tried several times to get in contact with the thieves by texting and calling her stolen phone.
"If they even listened to the messages, they heard my plea. I mean, I think the last plea I made was, 'Can't you just have a heart and return my phone? No questions asked,'" said Chaney.
Tulsa police say the women in the pictures are their prime suspects; however, no arrests have been made.


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EDITORIAL Iran in crisis
Iran's clerical rulers are maneuvering to contain and suppress massive protests that continue to rock that country. This unprecedented mass uprising was sparked by outrage over the government's rush to declare Mahmoud Ahmadinejad the absolute winner in the June 12 presidential elections, before votes could have been adequately counted, and despite every indication that his leading opponent, Mir-Hossain Mousavi, was headed either for outright victory or a runoff with Ahmadinejad.
COMMENTARY Iran, elections and protest: the roots of reform
The fact that Iran is not a democracy and that all candidates in the recent presidential election were "cleared" to run by Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei should not blind us to the significance of the election outcome and the response of the people to it. As an exercise in mass engagement the 10th presidential election in Iran puts many in the West to shame. It has been clear from the nightly rallies in the major cities across the country that the Iranian population are desperate to make their voices for change heard.
EDITORIAL Rejecting the vast right-wing (and deadly) conspiracy
Gunmen carried out two assassinations in the United States in 12 days proving that "home-grown" terrorists are ready to act out their hatred of women, African Americans, Latinos, immigrants and people of Jewish background.
Obama in Cairo a profound message for Americans
"Americans have been constantly redefining their national identity from the moment of first contact on the Virginia shore," historian Ronald Takaki wrote. When our first African American president addressed the Arab and Muslim peoples of the world in Cairo, I think the Japanese American historian would have been deeply moved by the president's compelling "redefinition" of America's identity.
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NEW YORK (AP) - New Yorkers living near the World Trade Center disaster site are asking the federal government to keep its terrorism trials and the dangers they could pose out of Manhattan.
A community board representing about 50,000 residents sent a letter to The White House Office of Homeland Security last month making that request and also asking for sophisticated monitoring devices to warn of biological, chemical and nuclear agents.
"Regrettably, our district has twice been targeted by terrorists," the letter said. "We will continue to be a potential target."
The district, on the southern tip of Manhattan, includes the trade center site, the New York Stock Exchange, City Hall and two federal courthouses.
Those two courthouses have been the site of six major terrorism trials since the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center killed six people and injured more than 1,000. The same year, the FBI also unearthed a plot to blow up five New York City landmarks in a single day.
The terrorism trials have resulted in the convictions of two dozen men, many of whom spent weeks prior to trial in a nearby federal lockup.
There have been at least two escape attempts, including one in which a guard was stabbed in the eye with a comb filed to a point, and area residents have long feared the courthouses could be targeted as possiblerevenge for terrorism-related arrests.
Several men suspected in terrorist plots are still awaiting their trials, some of which are expected to take place in the courthouses of lower Manhattan.
Paul Goldstein, a district manager for the community board, said members had complained about some of the same issues even before Sept. 11.
During the Clinton administration, the board wrote to former Attorney General Janet Reno urging an end to terrorism trials in the area. Goldstein couldn't recall if Reno's office responded.
So far, he said, the board has not received a response from Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge.
A message left with Ridge's office by The Associated Press on Friday was not returned.
Herb Haddad, a spokesman for U.S. Attorney James B. Comey, said his office would have no comment.
"Obviously, we would like to think that federal officials take these concerns seriously, especially at a time like this," Goldstein said.
"Lower Manhattan has enough targets already without bringing terrorists into the neighborhood," he said.
"You're jeopardizing the lives of thousands of people who live and work in this type of community when you put such a sensitive trial in their midst."
Since 1993, security around government buildings in lower Manhattan has been dramatically increased, with portions of some streets closed to the public and armed guards outside federal courts.
Entrances to the courts are blocked by steel barriers to prevent truck bombs.
In its letter to Ridge, the community board also asked that state-of-the-art monitoring devices to detect poisonous chemicals be installed in its neighborhoods and that a liaison be appointed by the government to interact with the group and with other local government offices.
"Any trials of suspected terrorists should not be conducted in our highly populated district," the letter said, "nor should suspected terrorists be imprisoned in lower Manhattan."
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Love and Care Ministries in Merkel fills the gap for many living below the poverty line
MERKEL, Texas - Love and Care Ministries, which already has a location in Abilene, opened a food and clothing ministry in Merkel in May to help the homeless and poor population there.
Even though it has only been open about a month they have already served more than 200 families there.
Mark Hewitt said Love and Care in Merkel has different needs that the Abilene ministry.
"It's not really homeless like in the community of Abilene. It's probably more poverty. People are just trying to survive, working poor maybe, just really trying to do what they can to survive," said Mark.
The population in Merkel is only about 2600 people, but the U.S. Census Bureau said almost a third of them are currently living below the poverty level.
That's why the ministry Mark helped found provides people in Merkel with clothing, food, furniture and a place to shower.
Paula Sappington said she lost everything after she was told to move out of her apartment.
"To know that you have somebody that'll be there for you and that's what this place resembles... Most definitely has changed my life and made everything easier cause I had to leave everything," said Sappington.
Mark said he is very proud to see his son Zack run the Merkel ministry. Zack said what's most important to him, isn't that people leave with material things, but that they "know that we love them and that God loves them."
Love and Care Ministries relies on volunteers to help prepare food boxes and sort through donated clothing. To volunteer or to donate items visit either of the ministry locations.
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Oh to leave 'Grey's Anatomy'
Previous versions of this story included an incorrect date for the presentation of Stephen Sondheim's lifetime achievement award.
"Grey's Anatomy" star Sandra Oh plans to leave the medical drama after the coming season.
Shonda Rhimes, the show's creator, said she's grateful for what she called the actress' "brilliant" work. Rhimes said "Grey's Anatomy" will savor Oh's character of Dr. Cristina Yang in the upcoming 10th season and then give her the exit she deserves.
ABC said it intends to keep "Grey's Anatomy" on its schedule for years to come and with as many of the original cast as possible.
Others who have left the drama include Katherine Heigl and T.R. Knight.
'Bachelor' actress dies after suicide attempt
Gia Allemand, who was the girlfriend of NBA Pelicans player Ryan Anderson and appeared on ABC's "The Bachelor" and "Bachelor Pad," died Wednesday. She was 29.
Allemand was taken Monday night to University Hospital in New Orleans after an apparent suicide attempt. Allemand was taken off life support Wednesday because of "a critical loss of brain and organ function, life support was withdrawn."
Allemand, a professional ballet dancer and actress, began modeling when as a baby she did Johnson & Johnson ads and also appeared as a Gerber baby. In addition, she did modeling work for Maxim magazine.
In her 2010 appearance on "The Bachelor," she was the third-runner up on the show featuring love interest Jake Pavelka.
Winfrey sorry incident triggered media frenzy
Oprah Winfrey says she's "sorry" that a media frenzy emerged after saying she experienced racism during a trip to Switzerland.
"It was just an incident in Switzerland, and I'm really sorry that it got blown up. I purposefully did not mention the name of the store. I'm sorry that I said it was Switzerland," Winfrey said.
Winfrey said that a clerk at an upscale Zurich boutique refused to show her a handbag because the clerk felt she could not afford the $38,000 purse.
"I didn't have anything that said 'I have money.' I wasn't wearing a diamond stud. I didn't have a pocketbook. I didn't wear Louboutin shoes. I didn't have anything," said Winfrey, who earned $77 million last year.
Vivien Leigh's archives sold to London museum
Britain's Victoria & Albert Museum says it has acquired the archive of "Gone With the Wind" star Vivien Leigh, including personal diaries and letters to her husband, Laurence Olivier.
The London museum said it bought the archive from Leigh's grandchildren for an undisclosed sum.
The trove includes photographs, annotated film and theater scripts, and thousands of letters from Winston Churchill, Marilyn Monroe, Noel Coward and others.
There are more than 200 letters that the actress exchanged with Olivier, to whom Leigh was married for 20 years. She died of tuberculosis in 1967, aged 53.
McCartney to perform at Vegas music festival
Paul McCartney will perform at the iHeartRadio music festival in Las Vegas in September.
The former Beatle will perform on the second night of the two-day festival, which kicks off Sept. 20. He joins a list of top performers, including Justin Timberlake, Elton John, Katy Perry, Bruno Mars and Drake.
Ryan Seacrest will host the event from the MGM Grand Garden Arena. Chris Brown, Maroon 5, Keith Urban, Miguel, J. Cole and fun. will also perform.
'Twilight Saga' author produces new movie
When Stephenie Meyer's name is mentioned, most people think of her "Twilight Saga" vampire books and films. But the author wants a new audience as a film producer.
Meyer produced "Austenland," starring Keri Russell and based on the novel by Meyer's friend Shannon Hale. The film, directed by Jerusha Hess, opens today in limited release.
"Austenland" is a romantic comedy about a single thirty-something woman (Russell) obsessed with Jane Austen novels who spends her life savings to visit a British Jane Austen theme park.
Sondheim gets award for lifetime achievement
Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim is being awarded one of the top honors in the arts world: the Edward MacDowell Medal for lifetime achievement.
The award was presented Sunday at the MacDowell Colony, the prestigious retreat for artists, writers and composers in Peterborough, N.H. It was the first time the medal had been awarded for achievement in musical theater. Past recipients include Robert Frost and Georgia O'Keefe.
Sondheim has won more Tony Awards than any other composer. His hit musicals include "Follies," "A Little Night Music" and "Sweeney Todd."
Lifetime renews 'Devious Maids'
The Lifetime channel says it's renewing "Devious Maids" for a second season.
Lifetime says the series about the lives of domestic workers and their wealthy bosses has proved the network's fastest-growing drama since its June debut.
"Devious Maids" is from "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry and includes Eva Longoria, who starred in the ABC drama, as an executive producer.
Inspired by a Spanish-language telenovela, the "Devious Maids" ensemble cast includes Ana Ortiz and Judy Reyes. Lifetime ordered 13 episodes for the second season.
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My first big climb was call Big Hill Rd and after I was at the top I know why they called it that…..it went for about 2 miles but the grade was good like climbing the passes….just one pedal stroke at a time. Then in McKee I stopped for some ice and the gal behind the counter said she had lived there all her life and didn't think she could ever do what I'm doing I assured her she was young and in time if she really wanted to do anything she could……
Then I came closer into McKee and the Court Houses in these small towns always amaze me how large they are
Stopped and had my sandwich and then back to pedaling. As I was going up the final hill into Manchester I came across Willa as she was walking down the hill she commented how hot it was and boy she wished she had a bike, it would be better than walking to loose weight. So I stopped and we chatted awhile and she also was inspired by me and what I was doing, she told me about her kids, grandkids, boy friend all in just a few short minutes….I encouraged her to keep walking and watch what she was eating and she could loose the pounds needed….then I continued up as she went down walking….
As I came around the corner I saw a AT&T store and so I thought I would go check with then to see why my photos were not down loading from my iPhone to computer….Jesse greeted me as I walked in and asked how he could help and boy was it too hot to be riding bike today….I told him my story and he asked if he could have my email and take a photo with me and he was going to put this up on a website that would get lots of attention
Jesse and I talked for 30 minutes at least. He was interested in my passion of helping others and said that Clay County was probably the poorest county in the State.
Get to the Best Western and Ramona was there checking in and it was only 2pm, so that was cool because I was headed to meet Katy's parents at the Red Bird Mission in Beverly, KY about 30 miles away…I helped unload the Van took a quick shower and left around 3pm for the mountains to meet Scott and Fran Woodworth…..What a delightful couple. I first met Fran the Executive Secretary to Mr. Collins the Director of the School. She and Scott had been there for the last 15 years and just love it..Scott and Fran introduced me to Tim, John, Michael, June, Norma all workers in the offices. Then Scott took me on a tour of the facilities. The school has 160 students they pay on a sliding scale, she said some pay very little, and that they do not turn anyone away. He also took me to the old church that they still use for services, it was beautiful and you can enjoy the photos. Fran said when we left that dinner was going to be at 5:30pm so to be sure and be back, we were back by 5:15pm and Fran locked up her office and we headed to dinner
They asked to stay the night and had a room all ready for me, very delightful and very generous to take me in…..Katy you are one luck gal to have such awesome parents, your dad and mom spoke very highly of you. I also met a lady from PA and Doug from Georgia, he is a Pastor at a Methodist Church in Covington, GA….He was also a cyclist and wanted to take a walk to go see my bikes…..so off we went, Scott and Fran met me back over where the Van was parked. Doug was hit by a car 6 yrs ago and hasn't ridden since but loves cyclists and was very impressed with what I was doing. He said a prayer before saying good bye with Scott, Fran and myself. He said I made his day…..
The last 2 days have been so special and the wonderful people that I came across were incredible, loving people……I would love to go back and volunteer for the Mission in the next few years…..I think it is rewarding to help others in any situation.
Rod I hope you know that you are my angel as well as I'm your angel, safe travels each day……and please connect with me and let me know how you are doing.
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Former Explosion players move on
Former Erie Explosion quarterback Adam DiMichele has accepted a graduate assistant coaching position at Temple, while offensive lineman Marcus Gordon has signed with the Arena Football League's Philadelphia Soul.
DiMichele earned league MVP honors while leading the Explosion to a division title in 2011.
At Temple, DiMichele will return to his alma mater to work under new coach Matt Rhule.
Gordon helped lead Erie to the league's highest-scoring defense last season. He is the 13th former Erie Explosion player to sign with an AFL or CFL team in the past two seasons.


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A blind French girl. A brilliant German boy. A locksmith who works at a world-class museum. A French resistance worker who doubles as a housewife. An agoraphobic great uncle who has not left home since the close of the last war, WW1. A Nazi army gem expert who prowls after a world-class jewel that he believes will cure his advanced cancer.
These are the main characters that people this fascinating WWII novel. Tying them all together are radio signals and a blue diamond worth millions.
The novel alternates (mostly) between the points of view of Marie-Laure, a blind girl and Werner, an orphan who teaches himself advanced radio skills. Marie-Laure has been blind since the age of six. Just after the German occupation, she and her locksmith father flee Paris, but soon after the Germans take and imprison her father.
A myth surrounds the blue diamond itself. Marie-Laure learned about the diamond early in her life. The myth says that anyone who carries it will have bad luck befall them. Unfortunately, the museum director entrusts the locksmith with this diamond as the Germans enter Paris. He also ordered two other duplicates created to confuse anyone trying to track the diamond. None of the three employees trusted with the diamond know who has the real one.Read more »
The Amish are most often thought of in regards to their strict religion, quality workmanship, and their horse and buggy culture. One aspect of their culture and beliefs that has not been well known until recently is the practice of "rumspringa" [running around]. This is a rite of passage given to Amish teens in which they are allowed to experience the ways of the world, or as the title of the documentary suggests "The Devil's Playground," for a period of one year. These young adults are allowed to experience the enticements of living in a technological word but they are often also exposed for the first time to the world of drugs, alcohol, sexual pleasure and crime. At the end of the year they choose whether to return to the Amish culture and its lifestyle or to remain in the outside world and its ways.
There are times when everything in life seems just as clear as... mud. That's doubly true if you happen to spend lots of time scrounging the Mississippi River, which is exactly what the characters in the latest from Jeff Nichols (director of 2011's shamefully overlooked Take Shelter) do to get by. Centering on Ellis and Neckbone, two early-teens swamp rats who befriend a fugitive hiding out near their fishing spot,
Think your childhood was non-mainstream? A little kooky? Perhaps on the bizarre side? Well check out the hand Josh Safran was dealt being born in the early 70s in a commune in San Francisco during the height of Flower Power and the counter-culture.
Safran makes his childhood—first in city communes; later in remote cabins in the mountain wilderness actually sound happy. Credit his mother, Claudia, for that. Highly intelligent, emotionally warm, full of passion for political change and hope for a just world, Claudia imparted to Josh many values. Yet, she also barely kept food on his plate and never gave him a beautiful home. In fact for one three month period, they lived in a visqueen shelter on tree stumps in a rain forest. Yet these are failings of poverty not intent. Much worse were allowing her lovers to abuse him and to threaten them both by driving under the influence of alcohol on icy mountain roads, often in the dark.
The book is sad, poignant, funny, and a surprising page turner from beginning to end. Check out this hook of an opening sentence "By the time I was ten, I had hitchhiked thousands of miles and befriended hundreds of remarkably strange people." Here's a short list of them: Crazy John, Uncle Tony (no blood relation), conniving Bob, deal-making
August means back to school, the first touch of a chill in the morning air, and football, of course! This year, three of the Rosie Award nominees are about or related to football – in very special and different ways. Geoff Herbach's novel Stupid Fast is set in the exciting and bewildering world of high school football, where Felton Reinstein has gone from being a bullied failure of a stand-up comedian to a seriously fast, seriously gigantic football player in his sophomore year. There's a decent amount of football action (including off-season training) and a bit of romance, but Herbach's strong point is how he balances a story about a neglectful mother with Felton's often hilarious struggles to control his newly grown-up body and the popularity it brings. Fans of Carl Deuker or Paul Volponi's sports novels will enjoy this one.
The decade was only roughly ten years gone when the BBC (and then US network VH1) brought nostalgia for the 1980s to TV with I Love the '80s in 2001. America has long been fascinated with looking back on its pop-culture history, but the decade that saw PCs, video games, cable TV, and a variety of musical sub-genres explode maintains a hold on our imaginations. Two of this year's Rosie Award nominees focus on the decade, centered on what has become our true national pastime – gaming.
In a traditional romance, the heroine meets the hero and sparks fly. And often even though there is attraction, the hero and heroine don't always like each other very much at first. Of course in a romance, they are able to work out their differences and end up happily ever after.
While in many ways Love and Leftovers was a traditional romance, the hero and heroine are already dating when you first meet them! Marcie and Lionel are dating but there aren't any sparks. Marcie's family falls apart and she is forced to move across country with her mother. She struggles to keep her relationship going long distance, but is distracted by her mother's depression and making friends at her new school. When sparks start to fly with a new local boy, Marcie gets even more confused.
Warning: this book contains Serious Issues. You've also been warned that there aren't any angels, zombies, vampires, demons, or changelings. No one has supernatural superhero powers. It isn't set in the future and there has not been an apocalypse. Still interested? Yes! I loved this. Shine by Lauren Myracle is a realistic, gritty and powerful coming of age story that is raw and emotional but also completely worthwhile.
After Cat's friend Patrick is brutally assaulted, marked with a gay slur, and left for dead at a gas station in their hometown of Black Creek, NC she decides to figure out who could have done something so horrible. The sheriff is investigating, but seems sure that it was outsiders - just someone passing through. At face value, this book is a mystery. Cat sets out to interview people who were with Patrick the night of the attack to establish a timeline and she tries to determine motive. Patrick was friends with many people in town who were also uncomfortable to some degree with his homosexuality.
But really the heart of this book isn't so much figuring out who did it, but how the characters come to terms with the resolution. Cat also has to face her own demons in this process. I liked that she wasn't a superhero, but a girl who got kind of messed up and is really trying to do the right thing.
if missing capitals drive you crazy, this may not be the book for you. however, i hope you will try it because the colour of milk brims with a young girl's voice. despite the fact that she lives on an english farm and does back-breaking labor from dawn to dusk under her brutal father's command, mary still possesses a sense of wonder at the world.
the time period covers the years of our lord, 1831 and -32. throughout this compelling novel, mary repeats over and over "this is my book and I am writing it in my own hand". you'll have to finish it to understand why these words resonate.
mary shares the harsh farm work with her mother and three sisters. violet sneaks off at night for sensual adventures in the hay loft. (mary discovers this when she goes out to press her head against the cow she loves dearly and almost the only creature who gives her any comfort). whenever she is not working, beatrice holds a bible in her hand, but when she recites what is inside it, mary notices that she's holding it upside down. hope suffers from the same bad temper as their father and dreams of living in her own house with a rich husband.
I think there are very few of us who haven't at one time or another dreamed of being a superhero. The chance to fly, manipulate objects with our minds and be nearly invulnerable would be wonderful. I'm sure we'd all like to think that we would be noble and use our power for good. Chronicle is the record of three teenage boys who after encountering a strange object underground begin to develop special powers. They start slowly at first but over time their powers develop. Having such new powers invites mistakes, accidents, and failures.
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VIENNA - The president of Mathews School Board of Education said he hopes voters in his district are willing to express their concerns to school officials and explain their reasons for voting down a request for a 2-mill permanent improvement levy.
After reviewing incomplete unofficial results of Tuesday's general election, Dr. Kenneth Wallace said the school district has a lot of tough decisions ahead of it - including where and how to make necessary cuts to keep the district from deficit spending and depleting its reserve funds.
Of 2,983 votes counted Tuesday night, 1,712, or 57.39 percent went against the levy, while 1,271, or 42.61 percent supported it.
Mathews School officials were trying to wait patiently, but anticipation was getting the best of them by 11 p.m. Tuesday, as election results remained at a standstill. For most of the evening the race was too close to call with only 25 percent of the precincts reporting.
At that time, the issue was failing by a slim margin. The school district had asked voters to approve a 2-mill permanent improvement levy officials said is needed to help keep the district from deficit spending and depleting all of its reserve money.
Based on incomplete unofficial results, the levy appeared to lack enough support. However, even then it was too hard to call with 43.66 of the voters counted being in favor of the levy and 56.34 percent against it.
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WHEN: 6 p.m. today
WHERE: Mathews High School
WHAT: Discuss district finances
''It's hard,'' Wallace said. ''We'd like to know what's going on and how we'll be able to proceed, move forward, as a district. We have a lot of decisions to make, and it would help to know the result of this. There's really nothing to say right now. All we can do is wait and see.''
The school board has scheduled a special meeting for tonight to discuss the district's financial options and how it will be impacted by the levy. Much of that talk likely will be based on results of the levy request included in Tuesday's general election.
The 2-mill, five-year permanent improvement levy is being requested to help pay for renovations at Mathews High School. The levy would generate more than $307,000 a year for the district.
The school district is looking at a proposal, presented to the school board by superintendent Lee Seiple that calls for eliminating positions, increasing student fees and cutting expenses.
Wallace said many of the decisions the school board is facing could greatly be impacted by whether voters approved the levy.
Treasurer Teri Andrika has said the school district has more money going out than coming in and has to pull money from its reserve funds. She said she's concerned that eventually the district could run out of money and deplete its reserve funds unless it can cut spending or generate more income.
According to her estimates, expenditures could exceed revenue by close to $650,000 by the end of the 2010-11 school year and by more than $726,000 in 2012.
''This will definitely make our job a lot more difficult,'' Wallace remarked in response to the results. ''I really didn't expect this. I just hope that the people who elected to vote can do more than vote and give us an opportunity to hear what their concerns are.
''We have a lot to be proud of. It's hard to view this as anything other than people not seeing the value of having a quality school district. It definitely will impact how we go about making our decisions,'' he said.


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Sore throats, ear infections and stomach bugs are greeting kids who are just returning to school. Those are just some of the issues local doctors are talking about when looking at "What's Going Around" the area where you live.
- In Palm Springs this week Dr. Michael Jardula reports patients are coming in with short-lived intestinal problems. This virus is making the rounds with vomiting, diarrhea, and general malaise. It appears to go away on it's own with no major problems.
- The folks at Desert Oasis Healthcare Pediatrics in La Quinta are still treating seasonal allergies. Colds are running rampant. They're also starting to see more ear infections caused by colds and allergies. Now that flu season is coming, Nurse Practitioner Gabrielle Schwilk says they're also encouraging flu shots.
- Allergic rhinitis is the main issue at the Mecca Clinic. Dr. Randolph Gibbs says if the stuffy nose, congestion, and sneezing last more than a week, it could actually be a virus. "Some individuals may require allergic testing and further work up," says Gibbs. Gastroenteritis is lingering among all age groups. The loose stool, fever, and cramping usually goes away within about 48 hours.
- Upper respiratory infections are keeping Dr. Frank Arian busy in Palm Springs this week. Wash your hands every time you touch public surfaces, or every time you share a private surface with someone who's sick. Dr. Arian also saw a cluster of hand, foot and mouth disease, that presented as a sore throat and a rash to the top and bottom of feet. This usually gets better within five days, but is highly contagious. Children should stay at home to avoid spreading this around.
- Lots of children with staph infections are coming in to Dr. Arturo Quintanilla's practice in Rancho Mirage. These are basically skin infections with either blisters or cellulitis. All staph infections need antibiotic therapy. He tells us the problem is that staph has gone from being something picked up in hospitals, to something out in the general public. The best way to avoid this is to keep day cares and preschools squeaky clean with soap and water, and antibacterial wipes.
- In La Quinta, Dr. Efren Wu reports several cases of stomach flu, or viral gastroenteritis. This should go away on it's own between three to five days. But drinking plenty of fluids will help, along with keeping your hands clean and washed. Dr. Wu has also seen lots of school-aged children coming in with sore throats. If your child also has a fever, it's a good idea to see the doctor to make sure it's not strep.
Watch "What's Going Around" Tuesday evenings at 5:30 and Wednesday mornings at 6:45 on CBS Local 2 News.


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Practical jokes across the world
Published: Thursday, April 4th, 2013
April Fools' Day was one of my favorite days of the year. Playing pranks on people and it being perfectly acceptable? Count me in!
Now, as a (somewhat) mature individual, I'm pretty paranoid on April 1 and I think it has to do with my karma. All of those fake spiders and rubber bands around the sink sprayer has finally caught up with me. And since I work with a few pranksters in the office (I'm looking at you, Jason!), I can't help but be paranoid.
But my newfound paranoia is also considered a phobia — Aphrilophobia, or more commonly referred to as Foolsadayphobia — and shared by many across the world. In fact, April Fools' Day is celebrated all over the world.
Many believe April Fools' Day was first celebrated when the Gregorian calendar was adopted in the late 1500s, when the new year was moved from April 1 to Jan. 1. Those who kept the old tradition and the old date were labeled fools, hence the association. However, celebrations of the day vary from culture to culture.
France celebrates the day, known there as Poisson d'Avril (April Fish), which was celebrated with the school children taping a picture of a fish on the back of an unsuspecting classmate. Italy also celebrates the same tradition named Pesce d' Aprile. Perhaps this is how the 'kick me' signs came about?
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A girl who is not attractive and whose face seems to be arranged in a rather clumsy manner. Giving her the appearance of being moronic, slow witted or dumb. A girl with a goggy face.
'Dude is that girl hot?'
'No man shes a total Goggers, it looks like her eyes are trying to escape from her face'
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Effects of the Supreme Court's Citizens United ruling are trickling down into our state politics, and the result is less transparency in our democracy. Trackable political donations have plummeted in the past four years, as secretive, independent political spending groups have become increasingly prominent. Now, groups such as "Committee for Our Children's Future" can run $1.5 million ad campaigns that earn "Half True" ratings from PolitiFact ("Committee for Our Children's Future runs second ad promoting Chris Christie," Jan. 30), and there is no way to know whether the ads are funded by concerned voters or by CEOs looking for political favors.
One way to be sure that special interests aren't behind these questionable ads is for the Securities and Exchange Commission to require corporations to disclose their political spending. New Jersey voters have lots of opinions — let's make sure they're not being drowned out by secret money.
Gideon Weissman, New Jersey Public Interest Research Group


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Anyone who has been using Facebook for a while knows that, since the company went public, there has been an avalanche of changes. One of these changes was immediately noticeable when we began to see a bombardment of unsolicited advertisements on our Facebook newsfeeds. However, little did we know that this was just the experimental stage in which Facebook developers were attempting to determine the public response to wading through all the garbage in order to get information about their friends.
Since it was new, I know that at first I thought that these advertisements were being unintentionally passed on by my electronically challenged family and friends who didn't know what they were doing. Of course, you must understand that while these people can get into trouble answering questions that pop up on their machines at unexpected times, they view Facebook as a playground for fun and games. So when I get some type of unwanted notice, request, or announcement, I normally ignore the solicitation and go on with normal daily activities.
However, Facebook needs ways to increase its revenues, so it is also going to make changes to the way developers are allowed access to its website. The company's hope in doing so is that, with developers having easier access to the site, it will in turn make it easier for them to develop new Facebook applications that it can get the unwitting public to buy.
Why Are Developers Receiving the Red Carpet Treatment?
Only the most uninformed are unaware of the beating that Facebook took when it went public several months ago. Since that time, Facebook, once the darling of the Internet, has continued to see its stocks fluctuate as it struggle to change Wall Street's sour opinion regarding its ability to make a profit. So, in order to change this opinion, Facebook will need to make some drastic moves to increase profits, which may explain why it is attempting to make it easier for developers to develop Facebook applications. In other words, the company is hoping against hope that, between advertising and new applications, it will be able to line its coffers and increase profitability.
How Will Consumers Like Unwanted Advertising?
While Facebook investors attempt to increase revenue, how are Facebook users handling the deluge of changes that have occurred on their personal pages and newsfeeds? My personal opinion is that, for those of us who choose to use Facebook, these changes have done little to further our enjoyment in using the social network. I know for a fact that several of my friends and family have given up on Facebook and have shuttered their accounts.
However, I chose a different route. Instead of closing my Facebook account, I have installed a program called Social Fixer. This program manages my Facebook page and effectively cleans out the annoying advertisements, unwanted sponsored advertisements, and other assorted junk. In fact, it has completely restored my Facebook account to one that I can actually use.
With that being said, I know that many of you are as frustrated as I was, so why do the people behind the scenes at Facebook come up with these schemes? Money: it is as simple as that. It is almost like the company is shouting that it cares more about revenue then it does about its clients. However, now that I have made this statement — which I have heard echoed numerous times on Facebook — let us look at the facts.
The purpose of Facebook, like any business, is not to become our friend or to give us a nice, warm, fuzzy feeling all over, but rather to make a buck. Its sole purpose has always been to one day cash in on its creation by going public. The developers at the time were looking to the future and saw the creation of a new social networking site as a golden opportunity. Unfortunately, when it was finally able to enter the race, it stumbled at the start line and has been forced to accept declining revenues that have resulted in unhappy investors. So, while Facebook developers struggle through their own financial turmoil and face the fact that investors are losing money on an investment that they thought would rival what had happened when Google, Apple, and other highly prized institutions when they went public, they know that they need to change what they are doing.
That means that, as long as Wall Street continues to challenge the company to produce a solid revenue source, we Facebook users will continue to be forced to accept the changes that are thrown at us. I would even venture a guess that we will be in for more advertisements and more applications in the very near future. If that prospect bothers you and you feel that you can't or won't deal with the inconveniences any longer, your only option is to move on. If that describes how you feel, I hear that Google+ is open for new members.
What do you think?
Comments welcome.
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Learn How to Program Stochastic Models
Highly recommended, the best-selling first edition of Introduction to Scientific Programming and Simulation Using R was lauded as an excellent, easy-to-read introduction with extensive examples and exercises. This second edition continues to introduce scientific programming and stochastic modelling in a clear, practical, and thorough way. Readers learn programming by experimenting with the provided R code and data.
The book's four parts teach:
In a new chapter on systems of ordinary differential equations (ODEs), the authors cover the Euler, midpoint, and fourth-order Runge-Kutta (RK4) schemes for solving systems of first-order ODEs. They compare the numerical efficiency of the different schemes experimentally and show how to improve the RK4 scheme by using an adaptive step size.
Another new chapter focuses on both discrete- and continuous-time Markov chains. It describes transition and rate matrices, classification of states, limiting behaviour, Kolmogorov forward and backward equations, finite absorbing chains, and expected hitting times. It also presents methods for simulating discrete- and continuous-time chains as well as techniques for defining the state space, including lumping states and supplementary variables.
Building readers' statistical intuition, Introduction to Scientific Programming and Simulation Using R, Second Edition shows how to turn algorithms into code. It is designed for those who want to make tools, not just use them. The code and data are available for download from CRAN.
"Computation has become so central to the field of statistics that any practicing statistician must have a basic understanding of scientific programming and stochastic modeling. Introduction to Scientific Programming and Simulation Using R provides an excellent entry-level text on the subject. This is a well written and well-designed book that will appeal to a wide readership and prove useful for several different types of courses. It provides a very good introduction to programming using the R language that has become widely used in statistical education and practice. It also introduces the fundamental tools needed for stochastic modeling: numerical analysis, probability, and simulation. -Christopher H. Schmid, Journal of the American Statistical Association
Praise for the First Edition:
"Overall, the authors have produced a highly readable text. As prerequisites do not go beyond first-year calculus, the book should appeal to a wide audience; it should also be eminently suitable for self-study. On a somewhat larger scale, it may help to further establish R as a kind of Swiss Army knife for computational science. I strongly recommend it."
—C. Kleiber, Universität Basel, Basel, Switzerland, in Statistical Papers, March 2012
This book is a good resource for someone who wants to learn R and use R for statistical computing and graphics. It will also serve well as a textbook or a reference book for students in a course related to computational statistics.
—Hon Keung Tony Ng, Technometrics, May 2011
… a very coherent and useful account of its chosen subject matter. … The programming section … is more comprehensive than Braun & Murdoch (2007), but more accessible than Venables & Ripley (2000). … The book deserves a place on university library shelves … One very useful feature of the book is that nearly every chapter has a set of exercises. There are also plenty of well-chosen examples throughout the book that are used to explain the material. I also appreciated the clear and attractive programming style of the R code presented in the book. I found very little in the way of typos or solecisms. … I can strongly recommend the book for its intended audience. If I ever again have to teach our stochastic modelling course, I will undoubtedly use some of the exercises and examples from Scientific Programming and Simulation Using R.
—David Scott, Australian & New Zealand Journal of Statistics, 2011
It is not often that I think that a statistics text is one that most scientifc statisticians should have in their personal libraries. Introduction to Scientific Programming and Simulation Using R is such a text. … This text provides scientific researchers with a working knowledge of R for both reviewing and for engaging in the statistical evaluation of scientific data. …It is particularly useful for understanding and developing modeling and simulation software. I highly recommend the text, finding it to be one of the most useful books I have read on the subject.
—Journal of Statistical Software, September 2010, Volume 36
The authors have written an excellent introduction to scientific programming with R. Their clear prose, logical structure, well-documented code and realistic examples made the book a pleasure to read. One particularly useful feature is the chapter of cases studies at the end, which not only demonstrates complete analyses but also acts as a pedagogical tool to review and integrate material introduced throughout the book. … I would strongly recommend this book for readers interested in using R for simulations, particularly for those new to scientific programming or R. It is also very student-friendly and would be suitable either as a course textbook or for self-study.
—Significance, September 2009
I think that the techniques of scientific programming presented will soon enable the novice to apply statistical models to real-world problems. The writing style is easy to read and the book is suitable for private study. If you have never read a book on scientific programming and simulation, then I recommend that you start with this one.
—International Statistical Review, 2009
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When Pat Sullivan got a call from Joe Dumars, it was an easy decision for him to come back to Detroit.
August 15, True Blue Pistons: Pat Sullivan grew up in New Jersey and was working there, with another year on his contract as an assistant coach on Lawrence Frank's staff with the Nets, when Joe Dumars changed coaches in June. Sullivan's family is still nearby. One of his two brothers was really nearby - he was living with him. So you would guess that Sullivan faced a tortured decision when the Pistons offered him the chance to sign on under Michael Curry.
Not so much.
"It was really, really easy," Sullivan told me this week. "Joe called me and started to talk and I said, 'Joe, if this is what I think it is, would you call (Nets president) Rod Thorn and Lawrence Frank out of respect to New Jersey.' He said, 'You got it.' I hung up the phone, he called them, I called him back and I said, 'Joe, when do you want me there?' That was it. Three phone conversations. It took no more than 10 minutes. I would have run to Detroit. That's how much love I have for this organization."
Sullivan spent the 2003-04 and 2004-05 seasons in Detroit as an assistant to Larry Brown, who shares Sullivan's University of North Carolina roots. When Brown left the Pistons to go to the Knicks, Sullivan landed in his native New Jersey and spent the last three seasons with the Nets.
The Dean Smith, North Carolina, coaching tree is strong in basketball and spread all over America. It can only help coach Curry to have a man like Pat Sullivan on the coaching staff.


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My physical therapy has ended (back is a lot better!!!) but I'm trying to continue the momentum of working out. I quit the gym quite some time ago so finding a new one will be an interesting experiment. This morning I began a 7-day-trial at the YMCA – which, so far, I'm liking – but am wondering if it may be too expensive for somebody who only does 20-30 minutes of cardio…
…I actually spent MORE time waiting on line for this car wash. But was really in the mood to do a drive-through version, inspired by Jill Soloway's movie.
Listened to this great interview with Giada De Laurentiis on Alton Brown's show while the VW got its bath.
Speaking of podcasts, my episode of Employee of the Month is finally out! Such an honor to get the same award as Gloria Steinem, Joy Behar, Janeane Garofolo, Rachel Maddow, Amy Sedaris, and many many more.


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There's a certain category of musical that seems to emerge from nowhere -- bearing scant prospects for extended success -- and which then proceeds to demolish expectations on its way to buffo box office.
"I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change," which comes to the Jefferson Performing Arts Society Feb. 4-20, is just such a piece. The musical opened off-Broadway in August of 1996, and played a still-astonishing 5,003 performances before its final curtain in July of 2008. Featuring a score by Jimmy Roberts and book/lyrics by Joe Pietro, it asks – and answers – a fistful of questions about modern relationships.
So why has "I Love You..." the second-longest running musical in off-Broadway history ("The Fantasticks" holds the presumably-unbreakable record of 17,162 performances), proved so compelling? Andrew Crusse, who's directing the JPAS production, offered a few thoughts:
"What it does is mix the right blend of humor with some eye-opening honesty," Crusse said, recalling that he first encountered the show in New York when he was all of 19 or 20. At that tender age, "I didn't get it," he acknowledged.
When you're not far out of your teenage years, "you're not thinking of loneliness, of, 'I would love to share my life with that special someone,'" Crusse said. "You're thinking of how many special someones can you share your night with?"
Now, at 40, Crusse realizes that "everybody sees themselves in some part of another of this piece...The music kind of flashes some subliminal things where you say, 'That's me.'"
The cast for JPAS's production of "I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change" includes Matias Grau III, Katherine McClain, Wendy Miklovic and Cliff Thompson. Alicia Grubb choreographs; Jonne Dendinger is the music director. It's an adult piece, with grown-up themes, so you'd best get a sitter for the kidlets.
Performances begin Feb. 4 and run Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m., and Sundays at 2 p.m., all at the Teatro Wego! Theatre, 177 Sala Ave. in Westwego. Tickets are $30, $27 for seniors and $20 for students. Call the JPAS box office at (504) 885-2000, or go online at www.jpas.org.