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Published: January 3, 2013 at 1:02 PMBuzz Killington here!
One thing to remember is this: The Tolkien estate fought against The Hobbit movies from being made, and has been generally displeased with all of the movies, and generally with Peter Jackson. They don't seem pleased with the commercialization of Middle Earth.
I think we are a long time away from having Lord of the Rings in a theme park. The family is the biggest stumbling block, and they tend to be exceedingly protective of Tolkien's works. Maybe, when the next generation takes over, something will happen (and that will happen sooner than one might think, Christopher Tolkien is in his late 80's), but until then, I really don't see the family signing off on anything anytime soon. Which is disappointing, I would love to see what Universal Creative or Disney (who will never get this license due to Tolkien's loathing for all things Disney) could do with this.
Published: January 3, 2013 at 1:04 PMSo let's see if where there's smoke there's fire
Published: January 3, 2013 at 1:16 PMRobert Niles: "I've not heard any reputable reports about any potential relationship between Christopher Tolkien and J.K. Rowling, either, so I don't know if she'd be able to convince the Tolkien family to sign off on a deal."
I Respond: Why would she even try?
(Related): It seems reasonable to question if the Tolkien family would EVER do anything with Disney.
From a previous post offered by Mr. Tim Odom:
"It might be advisable [...] to let the Americans do what seems good to them — as long as it was possible [...] to veto anything from or influenced by the Disney studios (for all whose works I have a heartfelt loathing)."
- The Letters of J.R.R. Tolkien, #13
"I recognize [Walt Disney's] talent, but it has always seemed to me hopelessly corrupted. Though in most of the 'pictures' proceeding from his studios there are admirable or charming passages, the effect of all of them to me is disgusting. Some have given me nausea"
– Letter to Miss J.L. Curry, of 15 July 1964
Published: January 3, 2013 at 1:19 PMI'm both excited and worried by this potential development.
Then again I might just be getting old.....
Published: January 3, 2013 at 1:32 PMIf Universal can't get the LotR rights from the Tolkien family, maybe they can acquire the rights to The Hobbit menu from Denny's and use it to replace one of their awful counter service restaurants.
Published: January 3, 2013 at 1:33 PMIf Universal can't get the LotR rights from the Tolkien family, maybe they can acquire the rights to The Hobbit menu from Denny's and use it to replace one of their awful counter service restaurants.
(sorry for the double post when the non-logged in comment appears.)
Published: January 3, 2013 at 1:47 PM. I'm very, very excited for this!
Published: January 3, 2013 at 1:54 PM@David: You're just getting old, man. Universal's picked a contrast compared to Disney that appeals more to teens and young adults, and that's a smart deal, really. Kids these days have a ton of cash to throw around because their parents don't know any better, so if they live in or around Orlando, they're going to get year passes and spend money on food and souvenirs.
Anyway, I find it amusing that the Tolkien family doesn't seem to like the commercialization of Lord of the Rings/The Hobbit. I thought Peter Jackson did a good job with the Lord of the Rings films, I thought The Hobbit was an excellent movie.. what aspect of money is there not to like? As long as the films don't suck and the source material can be handled properly and respectfully to J.R.R. Tolkien's work, what's the issue? I don't honestly see one.
Then again, I'm not some old eighty-something.
Published: January 3, 2013 at 2:05 PMYeah nothing says credible for the family of tolken like a 5.99 Denny's grad slam lord of the menus. There's a waitress with a staff slamming it down in front of customers yelling, "You shall not pass!". While a deformed split personality cook is looking down at a ball of grease and grime repeating to himself, "My Precious" while the tolken family is sitting in one of those round booths smirking, "One menu to rule them all"
Class act those people.......
By the way I'm hungry now....
Published: January 3, 2013 at 2:06 PMMr. Malone writes: Kids these days have a ton of cash to throw around because their parents don't know any better, so if they live in or around Orlando, they're going to get year passes and spend money on food and souvenirs.
I Respond: I don't know the actual economics of WHY, but I was in a meeting once where a theme park executive (a VP) indicated that when an AP holder visits the park more than seven or eight times the park begins losing money on the deal.
Published: January 3, 2013 at 2:28 PMI have to admit, I had the Hobbit Grand Slam at Denny's. What can I say, I am a sucker for greasy Denny's food every now and again. And, yeah, the hilarity of the Tolkien's being against commercialization when you can get Hobbit-themed Denny's food is right there. But, it is what it is with the Tolkiens. I want nothing more than them to prove me wrong, for Christopher Tolkien to be at a Universal Studios Press Conference heralding the agreement to construct a LOTR themed land, but I am pessimistic that will ever happen.
But, I will say, the pancakes in that Grand Slam were pretty awesome.
Published: January 3, 2013 at 4:07 PMThe funny thing is, I have never seen any of the LOTR movies. For once, I don't have an opinion. :)
This is probably the only blockbuster series of movies I have no desire to watch. My brother-in-law bought me a box set a while ago because he always buys movies that he likes for other people instead of what they like. They are still shrink wrapped and have never been opened.
Published: January 3, 2013 at 5:20 PMWell if they ever did build a LOTR land where would it go? It seems too similar to Potter (similar in genre not in details, I don't mean to offend any fans here) to me to share a theme park. It would be like building a star trek land, and battle star galactica land in the same park...to similar and redundant in terms of genre. And since Orlando is now completely Potterfied in both Parks I just don't see where they'd put this land.
Published: January 3, 2013 at 8:36 PMSaw the first 3 films and enjoyed them. Found them to be a fun adventure to go on. That being said, I never felt inspired to see the franchise in a theme park, though I'm sure plenty of attractions can be drawn up from the source material. I would definitely be excited to visit a themed land based off of these works if executed properly though. Either way, seeing Universal just keep on plowing forward is very exciting and dizzying all at the same time. Universal these days is to exciting cutting edge theme park attractions, what Disney is to cutting edge interactive queues, and ride/food reservation systems <----some sarcasm intended. I hope Uni does get the rights, it could only help nudge Disney forward in the attractions department.
Published: January 4, 2013 at 12:43 AMCan't wait for Universal to bring the excitement of the Lord of the Rings trilogy ie, walking around in a circle for 12 hours.
Published: January 4, 2013 at 2:55 AMJust to add spice to the debate here's a link for those of you who have never found it to a guy with a real sense of imagination - it's his take on how a Lord of the Rings themed land could work in an existing theme park, (in this case Disney's Hollywood Studios).
Total blue-sky thinking (imagineering?) of course but sometimes it helps to be able to visualise an idea...
Published: January 4, 2013 at 2:55 AMJust to add spice to the debate here's a link for those of you who have never found it to a guy with a real sense of imagination - it's his take on how a Lord of the Rings themed land could work in an existing theme park, (in this case Disney's Hollywood Studios).
Total blue-sky thinking (imagineering?) of course but sometimes it helps to be able to visualise an idea...
Published: January 4, 2013 at 8:08 AMI think LOTR would be a HUGE mistake for Universal in Orlando. They already have so much invested in Harry Potter, to bring in another beloved fantasy franchise to live alongside a HUGE hit like the Wizarding World could devalue both franchises. If the rumors are true about the costs of LOTR and consider the $1+ billion spent on the rights and first phase of HP land in IOA and the projected nearly $500 million being invested in phase 2, it just doesn't make sense to have over $3 billion invested into a single resort that is already overflowing with muggles.
Now, put LOTR in Hollywood in lieu of the planned HP land, and I think they would have a serious hit. Instead of copying what has been done in Orlando, Hollywood would have their own unique land that would drive attendance from around the country, and compete head to head with Disneyland and DCA. While plans are already in motion for HP land in Hollywood, they could probably be relatively easily converted to LOTR since the two franchises have similar styles. A Forbidden Journey-style attraction themed to LOTR wouldn't be that difficult to convert with Ringwraiths filling in for the dementors, the Battle of Pelanor Fields filling in for the Quiddich match, and the Battle at the Black Gate and casting the Ring into Mt. Doom creating the climax.
I'm all for cloning successful rides on opposing coasts, but if Universal is going to spend billions purchasing the rights to the LOTR franchise, they should let it stand on its own before placing it alongside an already successful fantasy novel series turned theme park land.
Published: January 4, 2013 at 11:23 AMRussell, FWIW (which ain't much, I understand), I completely agree with you.
However, I could see Universal canceling the planned HP London expansion at USF and replacing it with LOTR. That switch could work. Then they could put the Grigotts coaster and all the London stuff in Hollywood instead of a clone of IOA's Wizarding World.
Published: January 4, 2013 at 11:38 AMI doubt they can put the brakes on the WW expansion now. It would take far to long to get the approvals to reverse course on the new Orlando development and convert it to Harry Potter now that so much groundwork has already been layed. A "train" would never work in the LOTR environment, so all of the infrastructure that has already been put into place for that would be wasted.
However, I could see them scrapping the HP plans for Hollywood and creating a LOTR land there in lieu of a clone of IOA's Wizarding World. That would make far more sense since field work has yet to begin and minor tweaks could be made to the plans to suit the LOTR universe.
Unless, of course Universal Creative has plans on the book to make the Orlando expansion in the LOTR universe, and has been using HP as a front all along and a fallback if the LOTR deal never got done. Now that would work, because it would put LOTR as a separate admission from HP.
Published: January 4, 2013 at 1:20 PMIf in fact Universal is finally getting the rights to Middle Earth it would first go to their "crown jewel" in Orlando and then world wide like they are doing with WWOHP.
So in Orlando the options are:
Studios: Large tract of land behind Simpsons and MIB is often discussed but entrance would be awkward.
But here is another option for that land
Enter through Kidzone as its rethemed for the Shire, with the Coaster being a ride on one of Gandalfs fireworks, ET could be a dark ride, and have it themed to Bilbo's Birthday everyday and with a festival feel.
Then use the large tract of land to open up to Rivendale, Lonely Mountain and of course in the back Mordor
Lost Continent: but could be awkward this close to WWOHP and kinda small for all the trouble
Marvel: Solves two problems...and could claim the unused amphitheater land
Jurassic Park: Plenty of land...but again maybe to close to WWOHP
Toon Lagoon: Solves problem of theme that is losing relevance
Best Option: Theme Toon Lagoon for Hobbit Trilogy & theme Marvel Superhero Island for the LOTR Trilogy
Published: January 4, 2013 at 2:03 PMI just don't see it working or fitting in at IOA. If LOTR takes over an existing island, it's going to make a mess of the park for almost 2 years. That's just not going to fly with guests spending $80/day when half of the park is off limits because of construction. When WW was being built, it was in a corner of the park that was relatively undeveloped, and only caused minor closures of existing rides and attractions. Even with the current WW expansion, a lot of the new construction is being conducted in former backstage areas and on the Jaws footprint.
While you could take Dudley Doo Right or Bluto's Bilge Barges offline for a few months at a time, it would take over a year to repurpose that land for a non-water based attraction. Look at Jaws, it's been almost a year since work started, and the new attraction isn't likely to open for another year and a half. It doesn't hurt USF because there's plenty of other stuff to do, but do that to IOA, and you've got a serious problem.
Imagine tearing down all of Toon Lagoon for LOTR. The only way it could be done "right" would be to completely cut off access to the entire island, which eliminates the circular traffic around the park, creating dead ends at Spiderman and JP. Also, with the new on-site resort under construction just beyond the southern boundary of IOA, there's not a lot of space behind DDR or JP to work with for a new attraction or expansion of the area they could use (the Toon Lagoon Theater space could be used though).
Marvel Island is off limits until Disney pushes the issue. They just plunked a bunch of money to upgrade Spiderman, I doubt they would retheme one of the best rides on the planet for a new property. Again, to do it "right", that entire island would need to close and all of the intricate themeing around Hulk, Dr. Doom, and Spiderman would need to be completely reworked. That's 2 of the 5 "big" rides in the park that would be closed for nearly 2 years---not going to fly with park guests.
It makes a lot more sense for Studios, but I just don't see that park getting another huge investment after it has been almost completely revitalized over the past 5-7 years with Mummy, Despicable Me, Rip Ride Rocket, Transformers, Simpsons, and the new HP expansion. Also, there's existing space within the park that needs attention (T2 and Twister) before they expand the footprint anymore.
The only way it makes sense to put LOTR into Orlando would be to make an entirely new theme park. Putting LOTR in Hollywood makes far more logical sense because that park needs to maintain the momentum created by Transformers, and start turning itself into a destination instead of an also-ran.
Published: January 4, 2013 at 2:13 PMLOTR 12 hour Trilogy of small folks walking about alot....
Published: January 4, 2013 at 2:21 PM@TH Creative, Not sure how the parks lose on Annual Passholders coming often. The parks are VERY, VERY seldom filled to capacity and something is better than nothing.
As to Lord of The Rings, Universal is the logical place for a park IF one is done. Universal is probably just trying to set itself up for the franchise whenever it is available. They have enough on their plates right now
Published: January 4, 2013 at 6:52 PMthe comment concerning LOTR & Hobbit being movies and not a long term themed land.
Note at the end of the 20th century the surveyed British and American Booksellers and Libarians for the greatest english written novels of the century.
Only two books appeared in the top ten of all four list
The Hobbit and To Kill a Mockingbird and LOTR as a collection was in the top 20 for all 4.
So even if you don't go to the movies most people have read the books over the last seventy some years
Also most people refer to Tolkein as inspiring many if not all the fantasy writers since then.
I think a dual trilogy where every movie makes almost if not exceeds a billion dollars in revenue, that when done will probably exceed Star Wars current total and get pretty close to Harry Potters for eight films
and 3/4 so far have been nominated for Best Picture
and heck some of the most immersive themed aread imaginable
If this isnt the recipe for a Theme Park land, I don't know what is
on a side note the main difference between rowling's and tolkein's worlds is this:
Rowling integrates Wizards and other creatures into our world and explains how we miss them
Tolkein instead creates his own world with the creatures and men live and yes walk alot
Published: January 4, 2013 at 7:18 PMMerlin could buy the rights and do a park exclusive for middle earth. They have the funds and an English company would be more aceptable for tolkien's family.
Published: January 8, 2013 at 8:04 AMI'm surprisingly indifferent to this. To begin with I think it was a rash of a choice to acquire the franchise like it was for Disney to get Avatar. It's one of those situations where something may earn box office bucks, but doesn't fit very well into the landscape of existing theme parks.
On that note, both in Avatar and LOTR, a chunk of their film's brilliance is the scope and scale that cannot be reflected in a single land alone.
And too like Avatar, what are the rides going to be? Ride a tree? Pet an uruk? (hoever you spell it).
The one thing that LOTR has that Avatar hasn't is the thoroughly established universe that will be profitable with merchandise and food, but isn't that what the Tolkein family is wanting to avoid?
And is make a mediocre segue, LOTR's universe is only mostly well known by those able to tackle the books. Unlike Potter, the majority of the LOTR fans probably have only seen the movies, which are very abridged versions of hte universe, so aside from selling a lot of rings, I'm not sure what other merchandise might have importance to the regular guest.
Utlimately, I think, again just like Avatar, this was a grab just to have it so others would not- even considering the low probability of Disney ever getting the rights. I think it was a rash response to Disney owning Lucas Film.


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We are in the middle of a Dr. Seuss-themed Teacher Appreciation week at our school. Besides the obvious green eggs and ham, I needed to think of some theme appropriate food for our big luncheon.
Two of our little friends dressed up as Thing 1 and Thing 2 for a school assembly last week, and they were so stinkin' cute I had to turn them into cupcakes. I found the Thing 1 Thing 2 labels from this adorable store and the blue cotton candy from our local Sam's Club.
This isn't really a recipe (ahem, I may or may not have bought the cupcakes from the store), but a how-to-replicate kind of thing. Honestly, I assembled these in less than 20 minutes. And they were a total hit.
Thing 1 Thing 2 Cupcakes
Make sure to add the cotton candy at the last minute. If you let it sit too long (or try transporting it anywhere with humidity), the cotton candy will shrivel up and crystallize.
24 frosted mini cupcakes
24 labels (you could make your own; I bought them here)
3 cups blue cotton candy
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- It draws a diagrams from your txt-data files
- It scales your diagrams automatically or manually
- You can open as much txt-files as you need simultaneously
- Columns in the txt-files can be divided by commas, tabulators or semicolons
- You can preview and print out your diagrams
- You can show Spectrum for any of your curve (Fast Fourier Transform)
- You can get an Interpolation file for all your curves with any intervals
- It draws a diagrams from your txt-data files.
- It scales your diagrams automatically or manually.
- Simply make a txt or csv (ASCII) file like that:
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4/20/2005; 10131.18; 10232.34; 9978.74; 10012.36
Run VIGraph and open that file. You will get a diagram with 4 colored lines (for Open; High; Low; Close). The header of diagramm will be "Dow Jones" and the horizontal axe below will be "Date".
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Sarah you are killing me with your gorgeous posts!! Chloe is one of my favorite designers too and their feminine and delicate work is just a dream. Have a great Tuesday! xoxoReplyDelete
The shorts are incredible!!! I love that she's showing just a little bit of skin between her tops and bottoms - it's so quietly sexy.ReplyDelete
P.S. Judy Aldrige's home is wonder-full. Lots to look at!!
Those shorts are adorable, though alas I think you'd have to be a 0/2 to look any good in them. So I'll leave them to you, dear Sarah!ReplyDelete
Congrats on the giveaway win...always fun, yes?
Chloé is a personal favorite of mine as well and these shorts are totally on my lifelong wishlist! The model is stunning. Thanks for the links and see you on Facebook!ReplyDelete
love the scalloped ending, congrats on winning the giveaway !!!ReplyDelete
i wish those shorts would look so fabulous on me! jxxReplyDelete
adding you on FB now! :) whoo! :)ReplyDelete
congrats on the giveaway! :) lucky you! :)
and yes those shorts are soo pretty! :)
Daniella + La Boheme -- Aww, thank you!ReplyDelete
LouBou -- very, very similar -- good memory! I think they were from the See by Chloé collection :)
Caroline -- I couldn't agree more...
Thank you ladies for adding me on Facebook*
Best shorts ever. They are the prettiest!! I heart Chloe.ReplyDelete
Cannot agree more! Chloe is my favorite brand, especially since Hannah McGibbon's around.ReplyDelete
These shorts are so, so beautiful! The scalloped edges, the high waist, the "paperbag" feel of the belt... just stunning, perfection!ReplyDelete
Just perfect,Sarah.Always stunning posts,ReplyDelete
Have a lovely day,
I will post this link in my facebook too
Oh they are pretty and she looks just gorgeous in them. Lovely location too.ReplyDelete
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Elisa -- that is so true...ReplyDelete
Cecelia -- thank you.
Lovely collection!!ReplyDelete
Hello Maria! Very much so! The top is actually my Michael Kors, I believe, but they look gorgeous with the Chloé shorts :)ReplyDelete
Los shorts me encantan.ReplyDelete
these have always been my most favourite shorts ever and while am more of a summer dress girl, if i were to wear shorts, it would most definitely be these, and pretty much anything chloé makes, to be honest . . . congratulations on winning the give-away! how fun. and thank you, as always, for all of your lovely and thoughtful comments! you're wonderful :)ReplyDelete
{p.s.} too bad you can't make it to the martha thing in nyc! considering it, but would be more fun to know if you were going as well xo
oh! and nearly forgot -- happy, happy blog birthday!
Oh yes I love these shorts! I've been lusting over them. Good luck getting them for your bday honey :)ReplyDelete
And congrats winning the prize!
Oh and I am now following you on FB as well.
I was obsessed with those shorts when they came out last year. they were featured in an issue of Vanity Fair. I totally went on a search for a more economical version. I've been wearing them all summer!ReplyDelete
Roséline -- Oh, how I wish I could go! I was so excited by the invitation, and wondering who else might attend... wishing I could book a flight for the event, and meet you! xoReplyDelete
Erin -- me too! They're too fantastic for words! I only have one pair of shorts, as I don't like most, but would love to have these as well :) What is this alternative that you've found?
Chloe is definitely my fave too... love the colors, the shapes, the feminity...ReplyDelete
Such pretty shorts! Isabel Lucas looks stunning in this editorial xxReplyDelete
Agreed: those shorts are preppy & pretty & altogether perfect.ReplyDelete
gorgeous. i've recently rediscovered chloe and wonder why i haven't been totally enamored this whole time! the campaigns the past few seasons have been divine.ReplyDelete
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Even as friends and family mourn the deaths of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and niece, the man suspected of murdering them may be released as soon as Monday, TMZ reports.
The sole suspect in the case, William Balfour, is currently being held on a parole violation not related to the case. If he's not charged with the late-October murders, or if there's insufficient evidence that Balfour violated his parole, he could be released early next week. Balfour is scheduled to stand before the Illinois State Parole Review Board on Monday at 9 a.m.
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Theatre Frisco
Direction by Paula Coco
Stage Management by Suzanna Stanley
Scenic Design by Chris Berthelot and Paula Coco
Lighting Design by Joe Nagel
Costume and Properties Design by Deborah Jaskolka
Diction and Dialect Coaching by Yvonne Vautier-DeLay
CAST (in order of appearance)
Mike Spitters as "Froggy" LeSueur
Billy Betsill as Charlie Baker
Mary Tiner as Betty Meeks
Bryan Hasley as Rev. David Marshall Lee
Shelly Ohmes as Catherine Simms
Chris Berthelot as Owen Musser
Jason Scott as Ellard Simms
Carrie Campbell, Beth Cooper, and Kris Kahle as The Townspeople
Reviewed Performance 2/9/2014
Reviewed by Richard Blake, Associate Critic for John Garcia's THE COLUMN
Be prepared for a show full of superb comedy, acting, and even a lesson in humanity with Frisco Community Theatre's production of The Foreigner!
Set in a fishing lodge in rural Georgia, the comedy revolves around two of its guests, Charlie Baker and Englishman "Froggy" LeSueur. Charlie is so pathologically shy that he is unable to speak. As way of explanation, Froggy claims his companion is the native of an exotic country who does not understand a word of English. Before long, Charlie finds himself privy to assorted secrets and scandals freely discussed in front of him by the other visitors. These include spoiled Southern belle Catherine Simms, Rev. David Lee, her fiancé and a seemingly humble preacher with a dark underside, her younger brother Ellard, a simpleton who attempts to teach Charlie English, and Owen Musser, the racist county property inspector who plans to oust property owner Betty Meeks and convert the lodge into a meeting place for the Ku Klux Klan.
Following its premiere in Milwaukee, the play, directed by Jerry Zaks, opened on November 1, 1984 at New York City's Astor Place Theatre where it ran for 686 performances. The opening night cast included the playwright Larry Shue, Anthony Heald, and Patricia Kalember. It eventually won two Obie Awards and two Outer Critics Circle Awards including Best New American Play and Best Off-Broadway Production. Sadly, Shue would be killed in a plane crash the following year, not living to see the continued popularity of The Foreigner. To this day, the play has been revived a great many times, from high school to the professional level.
The play is presented in the Black Box Theatre of the wonderfully unique Frisco Discovery Center. Seating about 120 patrons on three sides of the performance space, the venue literally puts you right in the action. Is this a problem? Absolutely not. In fact, it allows you to see the actors' wonderful facial expressions, hear some of the funniest line deliveries I've heard in a long time, and thoroughly immerse you in the superb acting this production offers.
Direction by Paula Coco is exciting, precise and right on the money. She uses the space well, creating intimate moments focusing on a few characters and full stage action with the entire ensemble. I thoroughly enjoyed her usages of the three primary action areas, the living area, dining area, and front counter/door area. It was also refreshing to see conversations blocked "naturally" as if in real life. The space allows for it perfectly and Ms. Coco takes full advantage of it. The character development with her actors is also very well done, each being very distinct and all their own. When a director can get the audience to react naturally to a character on stage, she/he has done their job perfectly. Congratulations on a job well done, Ms. Coco.
Coco partnered with Chris Berthelot in the simply designed set. Utilizing the main floor space for most of the action, and a raised level leading upstage to the other rooms of the lodge, is perfect for this theatre. I loved some of the attention paid to detail, such as the dining room table with subtly mismatched chairs and the overstuffed sofa, which set the perfect feeling for this Georgia lodge. Everything is constructed well, sets the scene, and allows the actors to have great flow and movement throughout the performance.
Joe Nagel's lighting design is simple yet perfectly suited for the production. He uses some wonderfully rich amber's and blues for back and side lighting which also accent the basic stage washes. There are some very nice touches that establish day/night scenes with backlight flooding through the large window upstage and through the front door of the lodge. I was especially impressed with the lighting for the "blackout" caused by the impending attack, and Nagel's use of the instruments on hand, in conjunction with hand-held LED lanterns brought in by the cast, is executed without flaw. This is one of the best designs for a community theatre production I've seen in a long time.
Costume and properties design by Deborah Jaskolka are done well. Lovely clothing details in every scene abound and add great dimension to the overall production quality. From Charlie's bow ties to Ellard's overalls, every design is wonderfully developed and executed. Jaskolka deserves very high praise for her work as Properties Mistress as well. Her use of real food for the meals, of which you could actually see steam rising, and wonderful items like real miniature coke bottles the cast drinks from and headlined newspapers and magazines, show that even the smallest of props had great attention to detail paid to them.
The highest of praise has to be given to Yvonne Vautier-DeLay for her evident hard work with the cast concerning diction and accents. It is a true pleasure to hear believable Georgian accents, only highlighted by very believable British accents. I've seen this show many times, with and without accents, and the script screams for GOOD accents to be used. It is obvious her cast worked hard and studied very closely. Brava on an exemplary aspect of keeping true to an Author's intention!
This show is cast perfectly. Every actor in every role is wonderful to watch and conveys this story with ease and great artistry.
Billy Betsill as Charlie Baker carries this show in true professional style. In almost every scene, he has a lot of dialogue as well as enormous comedic scenes to pull off, and WOW, Mr. Betsill does that and so much more. His timing is perfect, facial expressions are wonderful and acting technique is off the charts. It is a true pleasure to watch him shine in this role.
"Froggy" LeSueur, played by Mike Spitters, brings a lovely, comedic-driven professionalism to the role. You are never disengaged while he is on stage and he has just the right amount of moxie the moment he enters.
Mary Tiner, in the role of Betty Meeks delivers some of the funniest lines in the show, straight-faced and all smiles. Every moment she is on stage, Ms. Tiner is engaging, wonderful to watch, all while adding her own special touches to an already exceptional woman's role.
Catherine Simms, played by Shelley Ohmes is another stand-out performer in the show. She interpreted the role well and presents it with a beautiful arc in character, displayed not only in her expressions but in body language. Watching her go from an irritated, slightly overbearing woman on the edge to a kinder soul with compassion is a pleasure to behold.
Rev. David Marshall Lee is played by Bryan Hasley with a commanding force when he is on stage. He draws you into his character, allows you to feel his confusion and his underhanded motives with the ease of a seasoned actor much more his senior. His performance is entertaining and never once detours from the author's written character intention.
Jason Scott as Ellard Simms is remarkable in this production. There is never a moment of apathy or confusion with his character. Scott gives his role a unique twist and it works splendidly. This role can be taken too far and over-the-top, but Mr. Scott holds a perfect balance of high energy and subtle perceptions I have never seen before. Yes, there are some outrageous moments that are scripted, and when those do come up, prepare yourself for a wild, side-splitting display of true comedic timing and splendid acting!
Chris Berthelot playing Owen Musser shines on stage as well in a very difficult role. Playing a viscerally disliked character, the tendency is for the audience to hate the actor instantly. Mr. Berthelot presents his character in the finest of fashion and lets the story make you hate the character, not the actor. He presents a truly wonderful performance.
It is very clear the cast and creative team were up to the task in presenting a wonderful product on stage. As I mentioned, I've seen this production quite a few times and I have to say it's at the top of my list as the overall best performed!
Take the time to see this Frisco Community Theatre's The Foreigner to be highly entertained and, at the same time, learn a little about morality from the storyline.
Frisco Community Theatre
Frisco Discovery Center
8004 N. Dallas Pkwy.
Frisco, TX 75034
Runs thru February 23rd
Ticket prices are $20.00 for evening shows, $19.00 for matinees, with available discounts of $2.00 for seniors 60+, students and military.
For more information or to purchase tickets, please visit their website at
www.friscocommunitytheatre.com or call their box office 972-370-2266


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Tanner Scheppers was a consensus first-round talent who fell to the Rangers in the second round of last week's draft because of concerns about the health of his shoulder and Jonathan Mayo of MLB.com reports that two teams passed on him because they believe he has a 50-percent labrum tear that will eventually require surgery.
Here's what Texas general manager Jon Daniels had to say about Scheppers' status:
I'd prefer not to discuss specifics of Tanner's medical situation for two reasons: One, he's not our player until he's signed; and two, I'm uncomfortable doing so in general. The best I can put it is this: He was examined by Dr. [Keith] Meister before the draft. He was cleared to be selected, with the understanding that there may be a heightened level of risk versus other pitchers of a similar age and experience level. We took him with eyes wide open and hope to sign him this summer.
This isn't the first time that Scheppers' shoulder has been an issue. In fact, he went through a very similar situation last year when he fell from likely first-round pick to the Pirates at No. 48 overall after being diagnosed with a stress fracture.
Rather than sign for below-market money Scheppers opted to follow in J.D. Drew's footsteps by playing for the independent league St. Paul Saints, where he stayed healthy and reestablished himself as a top-notch prospect by flashing a mid-90s fastball and plus curveball.
As Mayo notes, "the Rangers clearly felt comfortable enough to select Scheppers" while "others concluded the injury was too severe and decided to pass." He has until August 17 to sign this time around and the Rangers seemingly wouldn't have used a second rounder on him without being willing to pony up above-slot money, but obviously that would all change if he indeed needs to go under the knife.
Ironically, the Rangers received the No. 44 pick that they used to select Scheppers as compensation for losing the oft-injured Milton Bradley as a free agent.


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Truthdigger of the Week: Russell Brand
Posted on Oct 27, 2013
Every week the Truthdig editorial staff selects a Truthdigger of the Week, a group or person worthy of recognition for speaking truth to power, breaking the story or blowing the whistle. It is not a lifetime achievement award. Rather, we're looking for newsmakers whose actions in a given week are worth celebrating. Nominate our next Truthdigger here.
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We in the West are rightly weary of lofty pronouncements from celebrities. In societies shaped by advertising, sane people come to regard statements by the rich, with their carefully constructed images, with extreme skepticism. Promotions for products and political personalities turn out too often to be lies designed to steal money from unwitting consumer citizens, falsehoods that additionally rob their victims of precious time and a measure of their inborn ability to trust.
What to think then of the most recent performances by British comedian Russell Brand? Earlier this month it was announced that Brand, who has been increasingly vocal in his dislike of all manner of elites, would guest-edit an issue of the London-based left-liberal magazine New Statesman. The theme? Revolution. An early-October interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones offered an unofficial preview of what was in store to viewers unacquainted with Brand's political thinking. A newcomer myself, I concluded at the time that the basics of Brand's sense of what's wrong were spot on, but that his insistence on mystical sources of salvation exposed him as another celebrity detached from reality. Now, after watching him deflect the provocations of BBC stuffed shirt Jeremy Paxman, and reading his essay in the latest issue of New Statesman—which deserves to be read for its dead-on insight and playful, engaging voice ("The price of privilege is poverty. David Cameron said in his conference speech that profit is 'not a dirty word.' Profit is the most profane word we have.")—I'm less sure.
"Russell Brand, who are you to edit a political magazine?" Paxman asked at the start of their interview as it appears on YouTube. "Is it true you don't even vote?" he added.
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"Well I've not invented it yet, Jeremy!" Brand responded. "I had to do a magazine last week. I've had a lot on me plate. But I say, here's the thing you shouldn't do. Shouldn't destroy the planet, shouldn't create massive economic disparity, shouldn't ignore the needs of the people. The burden of proof is on the people with the power. Not people, like, doing a magazine [which includes writing by Noam Chomsky and Naomi Klein] for a novelty."
Let's spend a moment reviewing Russell Brand's personal history. Wikipedia says he was shipped around during a lonely childhood that included at least one episode of sexual abuse. At some point his father took him on a sex tour of the Far East, presumably in his teens. Around age 17 he enrolled on a scholarship in a prestigious theater school, but was expelled after a year for missing class and using drugs. By the year 2000 he was performing stand-up, and in 2004, around age 29, he embarked on a one-man show centered around an allegedly honest account of his years of addiction to heroin.
We don't need to guess at the nature of this experience. We have it in Brand's own words, embedded in a testimony he gave in April 2012 to the British House of Commons Home Affairs Committee. Brand became a drug addict, he said, "because of emotional difficulties, psychological difficulties and perhaps a spiritual malady. For me, taking drugs and excessive drinking were the result of a psychological, spiritual or mental condition. ... I was sad, lonely, unhappy and detached, and drugs and alcohol for me seemed like a solution to that problem." Addiction is a "disease" and an "illness," he declared, which led to him being arrested 12 times. "I was a criminal when I was a drug addict ... by virtue of my addiction, and the ways that I had to acquire money to get drugs." He credits his recovery to the methods of Focus 12, a drug and alcohol rehabilitation organization that he now helps support financially and which is helping large numbers of other addicts recover.
What stands out from all of this is the comedian's obvious deep, personal acquaintance with suffering and taboo joys, and an accompanying inability to burnish himself with an image that commands the respect of those who regard straightened ties, perfect grammar and a refusal to swear as true marks of decency. Brand did everything those people learned not to. Though it was not always healthy or attractive, he energetically embraced life. He didn't go to Eton, the proud training ground of so many well-behaved scions of the kingdom and then the empire. He dropped out of school, dove headfirst into a hedonistic decade of drugs and alcohol, and took his pleasures between the thighs of who knows how many women. Having survived the variety of experiences of youth and taken their lessons seriously, he is now more or less always free to be at play.
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Hi. I'm uploading pictures on to this site for the next couple of months for Yoru who's out of the country.
OMG season 3 in legend of Korra is going to be more about Beifong's family! They still haven't revealed who Toph married XD cant wait for it to come out!!!
I was a Toph/Sokka shipper, and I was so depressed when it didnt happen
another dump! heh, i just made mysefl laugh >w<
anyway toph looks so cute here!
anyway toph looks so cute here!
(( I Need to Stop Drawing...Dump )) ,.....
wat the hel man your drawing are awesome! if i could draw like this i would leave school and go to shounin jump in japan ! srsly !
wat the hel man your drawing are awesome! if i could draw like this i would leave school and go to shounin jump in japan ! srsly !
Lovely sketches ~ x3
Lol, "Gris" means pig in danish XD
Lol, "Gris" means pig in danish XD
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You like Avatar!!?!?!
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Hahaha sorry moment of boredom
I love people like you who just get all morbid and depressing when you're BORED. It's so amusing to me if that doesn't offend you.
Hmm, not really strange as this whole art dump was done in moments of boredom and they range from girly shoujo crap to extremely morbid depressing things.
Yeah, because that's just awesome. I wish I keep get myself to draw when I'm bored. If you check out my deviations, they are of realistic drawings of guns.
TOPH D That's really good, except I thought her hair was puffier. o:
Who is Gris? Have he been posted before?
BTW Awesome work Yoru!
BTW Awesome work Yoru!
Your female characters are starting to look the same. My favorite is Toph.
I love the Robin one.
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Hello random uploader. Anyways Love your drawings. For Hinata doesn't look like Hinata to me. :/ Toph look awesome and the drawing of you and Hitomi is really cute. The drawing of Dei without the ears is nice too. :/ No, wonder you call him a wolf in Sheep clothing. You drew Robin!
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Grant Elementary School, which is located in the south-central part of Fremont, Nebraska, is a K-4 setting which uses an alternative calendar in order to extend learning opportunities to students, lessen 'summer learning loss', and increase achievement. It is a School wide Title I building. Programs that are offered to our 120 students include Title I, Reading Recovery and Special Education. The staff includes 7 classroom teachers, a special education teacher, and a Reading Recovery/Title I teacher, along with a variety of special area personnel. The PTA is very active in supporting school purposes. Grant School has been certified by the National PTA as a Parent Involvement School of Excellence. Brent Cudly is the current principal.
The school's 'continuous learning calendar' is based on a modified single-track, 45/15 (45 days of school, 15 days break) schedule. Each quarter is approximately 41-42 days in length followed by an intersession break of 10-15 days. Intersession breaks offer optional 'extended learning opportunities' and vacation to our students. Note: 'Morning Extended learning Opportunities' are offered for a total of 10 days throughout the year.
Morning (8:00–11:00) intersession activities are available to approximately 40 eligible students in grades one through four. Eligibility is determined by using a triangulation of data process using assessment, classroom performance, and teacher recommendation. Prioritization occurs when more than 40 students meet the criteria for eligibility. Registration letters are sent to the parent/s of eligible students. Participation is optional, but if the parent/s register the child, daily attendance is expected. Extended learning opportunities focus on readers workshop, writers workshop, spelling and math skill-building in a multi-age environment. Certified teachers and instructional para-professionals are able to provide this service through flexible scheduling.
Data indicates positive signs of achievement growth. Teachers have indicated that they have spent less time reviewing, are further ahead in the curriculum than previous years, and that students seem ready to learn after each intersession break.


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Mama's Orange (Or Lime) & Coconut Cake
Recipe by Um Safia
Here is the recipe for our orange (or lime) & coconut sponge cake. It is a moist, light, orange / lime flavoured sponge with just a hint of coconut. It keeps well in an airtight container for a week & can be frozen before icing (it freezes very well). This recipe is simple to make & not time consuming at all.
Top Review by Bondnz
I can't believe no-one has tried this recipe so far! It's delicious!!! I made it for my mum's 50th & everyone (even my pro-baker grandmother!) raved, raved, raved!!! I doubled the recipe for two layers & used Karen=^..^='s Orange Buttercream Frosting (rec#42665) to fill & ice. It was so moist & tasted devine! I loved the subtle coconut kick! I only had half the oranges to use so added in a dash each of lemon & lime juice to compensate for some of the missing rind & had to sub some oil for a bit of the butter but it didn't seem to impair it in any way. The cake was quite dense though - more like a fruit cake than a sponge but it was still so soft & moist & soo sooo tasty!! Really simple recipe to follow - & well worth the effort!! It was exactly what I was looking for - Thank you!!
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Ingredients Nutrition
- 8 ounces self raising flour
- 8 ounces margarine or 8 ounces butter
- 6 ounces sugar
- 2 ounces desiccated coconut (unsweetened)
- 3 medium eggs
- 3 oranges, zest of (or limes)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- approx. 200ml water
- 3⁄4 cup icing sugar
- orange juice (or lime juice)
- 1 teaspoon margarine (or butter)
- orange & lemon candy (jelly slices)
- silver dragees
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- Cream the margarine and the sugar until light and fluffy. Whisk the eggs into the sugar/margarine mixture.
- Slowly add the flour (sieved), baking powder, orange zest and coconut. Stir in a figure of 8 fashion.
- Gradually add enough water to loosen the cake mix up a bit. It should be the consistency of a slightly thin custard.
- Pour into a non stick cake tin, preferably with loose bottom. I use an 8'' round tin for this cake.
- Bake on a middle/top shelf in the oven at 180 c for around 45 mins or until a skewer comes out clean.
- Remove from tin and cool on wire rack. Once cooled, top with the icing or dust with icing sugar.
- To make the icing, beat the margarine with the sugar & enough of the juice to form a spreadable icing. Cover the top of the cake & decorate with the jelly slices & dragees / silver balls.


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November 19, 2011
Three goals over the course of two minutes late in the game propelled Wheaton to a 4-2 comeback victory against Washington-St. Louis on Saturday night. With the win, the Thunder (22-1-2) advance to the semifinals of the NCAA tournament.
November 18, 2011
Now celebrating its 25th year, the Wheaton College Gospel Choir presents its fall concert, titled "Legacy."
November 17, 2011
Dr. Robert C. Roberts, Distinguished Professor of Ethics at Baylor University, will talk about the role emotions play in realizing moral truths.
November 16, 2011
The Wheaton Center for Faith, Politics and Economics will host a lecture by Erica Field on the topic of "Development and Human Dignity."


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Jose Maria Basa
Jose Maria Basa (b. December 19, 1839 - d. July 10, 1907), a native of Binondo, Manila was a Filipino patriot and propagandist.
Early Life
He studied at University of Santo Tomas, where he received a bachelors degree in philosophy in 1860. He inherited a distillery in Trozo, prospered and became well-known in Binondo.
Basa was a member of a reformist group. He was accused of participating in the 1872 revolt which led to the execution of Gomburza. After two years, he , together with other accused people, were given a pardon under the condition that they will not return to the Philippines. He settled in Hong Kong with his family where he became a successful merchant. Basas's home became the temporary house of some of the exiled Filipinos like Jose Rizal, Marcelo H. Del Pilar and Graciano Lopez Jaena.
He was also an active promoter of the propaganda movement as he donated money to the cause and for the smuggling of the copies of La Solidaridad and other Rizal's novels into the Philippines. In 1898, Gen. Emilio Aguinaldo established a junta in Hong Kong, he served in the general's committee and was appointed as the Director of Justice.
When Spanish-American war broke up, he and other wealthy Filipino in exile offered money for the American government to either grant protection or to annex the Philippines. He died in Hong Kong, and after four years, his remains were brought to Manila.
- Quirino, Carlos. Who's who in Philippine History. Manila: Tahanan Books, 1995.
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Optimized ANSI-C code, which describes the digital element of the chip, is used in Agilent's ADS platform to verify the RF/mixed-signal design performance against published wireless standards. Once verified, this same optimized ANSI-C is then input into Mentor's Catapult C compiler to create very high-speed integrated circuit hardware description language (VHDL) that is used for gate-level synthesis into an ASIC.
"ST has developed one of the industry's most advanced system level design flows to manage the increasing complexity of today's System-on-Chip designs," said Philippe Magarshack, Vice-President and General Manager of Central CAD and Design Solutions at STMicroelectronics. "By integrating best-in-class tool technologies from Agilent, Atrenta, Calypto and Mentor with ST's own design expertise, our system-level design flows can build chips faster, with higher quality and productivity, allowing our customers to derive the maximum benefit from ST's advanced chip technologies."
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Reader: All aboard for a Frasca food hall at Union Station!
The RTD board won't decide which of two competing partnerships will redevelop Union Station until next Tuesday, but the Union Station Neighborhood Co. upped the ante this week by revealing that the market/food hall it's proposed to put in the historic space would be run by none other than the founders of Frasca Food and Wine.
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The Sage Hospitality/Crawford plan for Union Station is a travesty! In order to jam a hotel into that space, they have to drop a new ceiling into the beautful hallways, change the roof lines and punch in several elevator shafts. It will the ruin the entire historic character of the building, and the hotel doesn't even make any economic sense!
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If I had to distill President Obama's 2011 State of the Union address down to one word, I'd go with: Jobs. If I had three words? Jobs, jobs, jobs.
The President's message last night was quite clear: America needs them. Bad. And although Obama said that message was not about the 2012 presidential vote, it seems apparent that jobs will be the front-runner in the looming election rhetoric. To that end: Expect small business to be mentioned often by politicians on both sides of the aisle in the coming year. You know the refrain: Small business is the engine for jobs growth… You can fill in the rest.
Small business certainly got some airtime in last night's State of the Union. (Missed it? You can read a complete transcript here.) In a sense, it helped bookend the President's address, starting with an early mention. After noting the rise of corporate profits, the recent gains in the stock market, and the return of a growing economy, Obama said: "But we have never measured progress by these yardsticks alone. We measure progress by the success of our people. By the jobs they can find and the quality of life those jobs offer. By the prospects of a small business owner who dreams of turning a good idea into a thriving enterprise."
Notice the close proximity of jobs and small business there?
Obama later reached out to Americans frustrated by the digital revolution and its impact on manufacturing and other industries. To paraphrase: Times have changed. Global competition is white hot. But out of the tumult of massive change comes opportunity: "Today, just about any company can set up shop, hire workers, and sell their products wherever there's an Internet connection," Obama said.
That's absolutely true, and it highlights the tremendous entrepreneurial power of the online world. But digital access is still an issue for some. In discussing the need for infrastructure investment, particularly in high-speed wireless networks, Obama said: "It's about connecting every part of America to the digital age. It's about a rural community in Iowa or Alabama where farmers and small business owners will be able to sell their products all over the world."
Obama made several mentions of small business owners by name. He pointed to the Allen brothers and their Michigan roofing company, which began manufacturing solar shingles as a way to adapt to recessionary pressures. In talking about health care, Obama said: "I'm not willing to tell Jim Houser, a small business man from Oregon, that he has to go back to paying $5,000 more to cover his employees."
There was one particularly noticeable call to action in the speech that would have day-to-day impact on smaller companies: In the course of discussing health care, the President essentially called for the repeal of the so-called 1099 rule that is set to take effect next year: "We can start right now by correcting a flaw in the legislation that has placed an unnecessary bookkeeping burden on small businesses."
I'll make a prediction here. Once the powers-that-be figure out the dollars and cents — the State of the Union did, after all, call for fiscal responsibility — expect the 1099 rule to be repealed quickly and with a certain amount of public flourish. It's a relatively fast feather for the caps of both Republicans and Democrats: Look how we worked together to get rid of this onerous red tape on behalf of small businesses everywhere. Eliminating the rule would also align nicely with Obama's recent order for federal agencies to review their regulations to ensure they're not impeding small business growth.
The President returned to small business at the close of his address, citing Brandon Fisher, whose startup's drilling technology contributed to the safe rescue of the Chilean miners last year. Obama quoted one of Fisher's employees, who said: "'We proved that Center Rock is a little company, but we do big things.'"
That became Obama's closing mantra: We do big things.
Small business owners and entrepreneurs everywhere were likely nodding in agreement.
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3rd International Workshop on GPM Ground Validation Planning
February 25, 2008
Tim Schneider and Christopher Williams of the NOAA Earth System Research Laboratory will participate in the Third International Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Ground Validation (GV) Planning Workshop. The workshop, "Establishing a Framework for International Partnership in GPM Ground Validation," will take place 4-6 March 2008, in Buzios, Brazil. Its goal is to develop internationally coordinated research and observational programs designed around three major ground validation approaches: national networks, process studies and field campaigns, and integrated hydrometeorology applications. Tim is a member of the workshopÕs Program Advisory Committee and will give a presentation entitled, "Linking NOAA HMT & Operational Hydrological Applications in the U.S. with GPM GV." Christopher will attend as a member of the NASA GPM Science Team and of the NASA GV Working Group. He works as liaison between the NASA GPM and NOAA HMT Programs.
In 1997 NASA, in cooperation with the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched the Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM) satellite. NOAA found the high-quality precipitation data from the TRMM satellite to be extremely useful in many different forecasting applications. Since TRMM was only intended to last three to five years in orbit, NASA plans to launch a new satellite to succeed TRMM with the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission in 2013.
NOAA's HMT program, which accelerates the transfer of NOAA research technologies into operational use by the National Weather Service (NWS), is being used as a framework to build collaborations between NOAA and NASA to transfer GPM observations seamlessly into NWS operations.
Accurate global precipitation measurements are key to understanding the EarthÕs water cycle and predicting weather and climate. NOAA will play a significant role in GPM and these workshops are first steps towards development of a strategic plan to formalize preparations and implementation of the GPM mission.
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Corporate tax rates beg for cut but reform tough to achieve
Experts say the odds that Congress will heed President Obama's call this week to slash corporate tax rates are the highest they've been in years.
Scott Hodge, head of the non-profit Tax Foundation, says tax reform is likely this year because Japan is slated to cut its corporate tax rate in April, giving the U.S. the highest rate. "We'll have to do something," he says.
Yet passing sweeping reform is so contentious, creating distinct winners and losers, that analysts say it still faces a bruising fight on Capitol Hill.
In his State of the Union address, Obama urged lawmakers to lower the 35% corporate tax rate, offsetting the revenue loss by eliminating deductions and loopholes that benefit "particular companies and industries."
The high rate hampers U.S. companies' ability to compete with foreign rivals, business officials say.
"A stable, reliable, equitable and non-discriminatory tax system that provides a level playing field is essential for long-term economic growth and job creation," the Business Roundtable said Wednesday.
Conflicts among industries have stymied reform proposals for many years. The last sweeping overhaul was in 1986.
But several forces are coalescing to drive the renewed push.
Japan's planned tax cut is one. Also, Obama will strongly push for a lower corporate rate to defy his "anti-business" reputation, says Chris Krueger, analyst for the Washington Research Group.
Key Republican and Democratic lawmakers also favor tax reform, he says. Yet Krueger says the odds of reform "are still under 50%."
"I think it's very difficult to do because there are winners and losers," says Clinton Stretch, managing principal of consulting firm Deloitte.
For example, manufacturers are among sectors that can take advantage of a research tax credit, a deduction for U.S. production and faster tax write-offs for equipment purchases.
"We want to make sure manufacturers aren't on the losing end," says Dorothy Coleman, vice president of the National Association of Manufacturers.
By contrast, most U.S. retailers can't use manufacturing deductions and foreign tax shelters. Lowering the tax rate and getting rid of loopholes "is a winning type of approach," says Rachelle Bernstein, tax counsel for the National Retail Federation.
Joe Rosenberg of the Tax Policy Center says tax rules that favor some industries distort incentives.
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Diamonds, big enough to grace a necklace or bracelet, may be raining down in the atmospheres of Saturn and Jupiter, U.S. scientists say.
Carbon in its dazzling crystal form may be abundant on the solar system's two largest planets, researchers told the annual meeting of the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society in Denver last week.
The diamond creation starts when lightning storms high in the atmosphere turn methane into soot -- carbon -- which as it falls into layers of the atmosphere with increasing pressure hardens into chunks of graphite and then diamond.
The biggest of the diamonds would be more than a quarter of an inch diameter, "big enough to put on a ring, although of course they would be uncut," Kevin Baines of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory said.
Baines and colleague Mona Delitsky from California Specialty Engineering analyzed the latest temperature and pressure predictions for the planets' interiors, as well as new data on how carbon behaves in different conditions.
Stable crystals of diamond would "hail down over a huge region" of Saturn in particular, they concluded.
Other researchers said the findings, based on what is known of the atmospheres of Jupiter and Saturn, make sense.
"The idea that there is a depth range within the atmospheres of Jupiter and [even more so] Saturn within which carbon would be stable as diamond does seem sensible," Planetary scientist Raymond Jeanloz of the University of California, Berkeley, told the BBC.
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About 230 attended the invitation-only event held under a warm summer evening at Pleasanton's Alviso Adobe Community Park. Mayor Jennifer Hosterman, who hosted the event, admits she lucked out with last Friday night possibly being the last warm night of the season. By Saturday night, the evening temperature had dropped 20 degrees and it was even more chilly Sunday night.
In addition to current members of Pleasanton commissions, committees and task forces, the invitation list included more than 30 here for a visit from Tulancingo, Mexico as part of the city's annual program of visits by a Tulancingo delegation and a similar trip made there by Pleasanton's sister-city organization. The group joined hands to sing songs of welcome on the old adobe front porch. They were followed by the Mariachi Colima de Javier Magallon mariachi band, which performed during the event.
Hosterman said the Shapiros were chosen for this year's Mayor's Award to honor their long-time commitment to Pleasanton and many of its organizations.
"As a matter of fact, you can barely say the name of our city without mentioning Joyce and Bob Shapiro," Hosterman said.
She said Joyce Shapiro is a long-time Pleasanton resident who operated a business downtown in the 1970s during which time she also served as a member of the Planning Commission and also launched the Pleasanton Downtown Association.
Later, as Joyce Shapiro was working on getting the Senior Support program up and running and taking over the management of the Chamber of Commerce Leadership Pleasanton program, Bob Shapiro joined her in volunteer work for the Tri-Valley YMCA, the Las Positas College Foundation, the Rotary Club of Pleasanton and the Chamber of Commerce.
Together, the Shapiros were recognized earlier this year with a Community of Character award.
"A matched pair who love each other and Pleasanton, too," Hosterman said. "Can it get any better than this?"


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INDIANAPOLIS -- Re-signing kicker Adam Vinatieri to a two-year deal was not only the right thing, but the only thing to do for the Indianapolis Colts.
Vinatieri isn't showing any signs of slowing down with his young 41-year-old kicking leg. He's coming off one of the best seasons in his 18-year career, making 35 of 40 field goal attempts and going a perfect 34-of-34 on extra points.
"I'm pumped that Adam and the Colts were able to come to an agreement," punter Pat McAfee said. "It's been an absolute honor working with a future Hall of Famer for the past five years, and two more years of that will be wonderful. Adam is a stud, with a lot left in the tank. I'm excited to help him reach a couple more folks on that all-time scoring list, and most importantly, win a lot more games together for the best franchise in the NFL, the Indianapolis Colts."
Vinatieri's professionalism and leadership is huge inside the Colts' locker room, as they continue to climb up the ladder in the AFC.
Re-signing Vinatieri also allows McAfee, who agreed to a five-year deal last week, to learn from one of the best and a possible Hall of Famer. McAfee, who handles kickoff duties, said he would eventually like to kick field goals, too.
"However long he wants to play, I just wanted to know whenever that guy is done, whenever that Hall of Fame career is over, that I just want a fair shake in kicking as well," McAfee said last week.


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Justin Bieber is an Unphotoshopped Natural Beauty, Random Tabloid Claims
Posted by Orhan Bülbül Labels: Justin-Bieber
Justin Bieber is a natural beauty.
This comes as no shock to fans of the singer, but the editors of Brazilian teen magazine Star Todateen were forced to make such a statement this week in the face of questions about its cover shot of the cutie. They claim Photoshop was NOT used to create the following look:
Justin Bieber is single. Some young men out there might be interested in him based on this photo.
'We would like to say there was no change made in the area of the singer's eyes. We had a technical problem that darkens certain areas of the photo,' the publishers wrote in a letter to The Huffington Post, adding:
'We also want to say that all of us find Justin very naturally beautiful. We'd never think it necessary to alter pictures of him. Natural beauty says it all, right?'
Sometimes. Rachael Leigh Cook would beg to differ over claims that this picture has not been altered.
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