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Hey Beege, how old are you?
As of this writing (April, 2004) I am 17 years
old. My birthday is March 16th. My dad, who helps
me with my site, told me not to tell you his age :-)
What is your real name and why do they call you Beege?
My real name is Bruce Pinchbeck, Jr. but my mom, dad and sister have called me Beege (from B.J. which stands for Bruce Jr.) since I was a baby.
Are you homeschooled?
No, I am in the 11th grade and I attend a school in
Western Pennsylvania. I am starting to look for colleges now.
Hey Beege, are you married?
If I am I have some explaining to do to my mom and
Do you drive yet?
I have been driving for about one year now. Mom and dad tell
me that the best part is paying for my car insurance.
How did you get started with your site?
Our site started in April 1996 kind of by accident. My dad and I were surfing the internet and found a site that had a web editor that we could download and try for 30 days. We downloaded the program and found out that it was not very difficult to make a webpage. We also thought that it would be cool to make a homework helper site that others could use so they would not have to surf all over the WWW to find real good educational links. We had our site up and running within two days. It has grown a lot and has become quite popular over the last two years thanks to all of our fans.
Do you do any traveling since you are now involved with Discovery.com?
I do some traveling for Discovery.com. Actually, traveling is the most exciting part of my work. One summer I went to Chicago to do a promo shoot for Discovery with the "Internet Coach" that was shown in schools around the country. In January (2001) dad and I went to Orlando with Discovery to the FETC conference...this is a big conference for teachers. It was really a lot of fun...I got to meet many teachers and even signed some autographs. I really look forward to traveling more in the future.
Do you ever do personal appearances or give speeches about your site?
Yes, I have given speeches and have done some appearances.
I taught week-long Junior WebMaster courses at Penn
State University (Beaver Campus) during the past three
summers. I will be teaching the course at Penn State again this year, only this time I will be teaching movie production/video editing and robotics.
How did you find all of these cool links for your page?
Dad and I have spent many (and I mean MANY) hours on the Internet looking for good educational links. As our site has become busier with more visitors, many of our fans have suggested real good links.
What is your favorite search engine?
Dad and I almost always use Google when we are looking
for information on the WWW. Ninety-nine percent of
the time we find what we want there. When anyone writes
to us and asks for information on a specific subject,
we usually go to Google.com to find the information
they are requesting.
What are your hobbies or interests?
Well I have many different interests. First I love to play with my computer games and my computer animation programs like Maya. :-) My dad and I like to play laser tag and I play paint ball. My favorite sport is soccer.
How long have you been using a computer?
I can't remember exactly when I began using a computer but dad says I started when I was about 5 or 6 years old. I am pretty good with computers now and sometimes I show my dad and sister new things they can do with the computer.
Do you have any brothers or sisters?
I have a sister who graduated from Penn State University in May, 2000. She majored in Advertising and Spanish. Now she is working in central Pennsylvania doing web design and graphics editing. She is definitely a cool sister.
Beege, would you be my penpal?
I get many requests to be a penpal and because of
all of the time that I have to spend on my own school
work plus on our site, I unfortunately do not have
the time to be penpals with anyone. We get about 20
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Passport changes for 2007 are limited to air travel.
Passport Requirements
As of January 23, 2007, passports will be required for all U.S. citizens traveling to or from the United States via air, to or from Canada, Mexico, Central and South America, the Caribbean (with the exception of Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands), and Bermuda.
* As of January 1, 2008, passports will be required for all U.S. citizens traveling to or from the United States via land and sea, as well as air, regardless of destination.
United States citizens can visit the State Departments web site http://travel.state.gov, or call the U.S. National Passport Information Center: (877) 4USA-PPT. Please allow 6 weeks for processing of the passport application. If you need to travel urgently and require a passport sooner, please visit http://travel.state.gov for additional information on expedited processing.
To find out more information about how to obtain a Passport, please visit http://travel.state.gov/passport/passport_1738.html.
To find frequently asked questions about the New Travel Document Requirements, please visit http://travel.state.gov/travel/cbpmc/cbpmc_2225.html.
To find foreign country entry requirements, please visit http://travel.state.gov/travel/tips/...ures_1229.html.
Thanks for posting a clear message about this. The government has waffled all over the place on this over the past year or so. Frankly I had hoped they would put the hammer down and require passports for everything starting this year.
Although the requirement right now is only for air, folks need to realize that if they have to leave their cruise early and fly back to the U.S. - they then fall under the passport required rules. Princess is even warning people of this.
Dave, That came directly from my latest expedia updates.
You make a very good point. Purchasing insurance is normally one of the precautions for the misfortune of having to fly home early but even the foolish mistake of missing one's ship could put a person in even more trouble without a passport.
Side note:
(I have stood on the deck many times, amazed as I see late passengers arrive only to watch their ship sale away.)
Regarding your side note...yes indeed, it is interesting to behold the stupidity of some people who seem to be fixated with seeing how closely they can cut it on getting to the pier. I realize flight delays happen, but some people will knowingly book a flight schedule that, even if it is on time, puts them on the ground in MIA (or wherever) an hour before the ship leaves. People who do this need to look up to Forrest Gump for intellectual inspiration.
It used to be these people could fly to the first port and pick up the ship - now that is in jeopardy for them if they don't have a passport.
The funny part (or should I say "sad")
is that they are usually wearing next to nothing.
In St. Marten I watched a bikini clad mother presumably with her husband and small children running down the pier holding a large brimmed had on top of her head, yelling and crying toward the back of the Oosterdam. I could just imagine her that evening, sitting in an airport that was all-too well air-conditioned and I stood there utterly transfixed by the scene.
Ha! Yes, those who miss the ship when it leaves the ports-of-call! I remember being on a cruise in 2003 that was in Cozumel one day and we were at Progreso the next day. I like to get up early and watch the arrival proceedings, and so I was up on deck as we moored in Progreso. And there they were.....about a dozen of our fellow passengers who tempted fate (and the clock) while in Cozumel - and lost. They wearily walked down the pier to the applause and catcalls from those of us on the ship. And as you note, many were in bikinis and flip-flops. They were miserable to be sure, but then the Captain called for a meeting with them to add salt to their wounds. I assumed they were very prompt for the rest of the cruise. I can't imagine the embarrassment of boarding a plane or taking the bus to catch up with us while dressed to wow them at the beach. http://images7.fotki.com/v142/photos...33/lol2-vi.gif
A true story, which shows the spirit of a happy ship:
It was a windy and rainy evening we had left Nassau. Just after departure we learned that a nanny and a child was left at the pier in Nassau, while the parents were onboard. Normally this is of course the passengers responsibility to be back onboard on time, but anyone with a heart could easily imagine the mother's feelings being separated from her infant.
So - first we tried to get some assistanse from the pilot boat, but the swells were too rough and we could not take the chance of handing over the child from the pilot boat to the ship.
Fortunately we were not in a hurry as the next port of call was GSC, just a good stone throw away http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...icon_smile.gif
Our excellent captain called for a quick meeting on the bridge and we decided to give lee to lower one of our tenders to go back to the pier and pick up the Nanny and the child. With the permission from the port authority one tender with the appropriate crew headed for the breakwater and the pier as the ship manouvered safely outside waiting. The tender came back and were hoisted onboard carrying one happy nanny and the even happier mother and father were waiting on the deck. The following reunion scenes were very touching to anyone and would have made a perfect picture if it wasn't for the nasty odour of wommit comming from the tender and the motorman knocked out from seasickness http://cruise-chat.com/groupee_commo...icon_smile.gif
A beautiful story, Svein;
I'll bet for every "rant" we get here there is a human interest story like yours--we just don't hear them.
Thank you.
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Judie Perkowski
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On Feb. 10, 2003, Janet Zonker Reed wrote a letter to a family she had never met, thanking them for saving her life.
Its hard to write that kind of letter.
How does a person express gratitude to an anonymous family for donating the ultimate gift new lungs while they are still mourning the sudden loss of their 14-year-old daughter?
It was the hardest thing I ever had to do, said Reed, of Woodsfield. All I could think of was that their daughter had to die so I could live.
April is Ohio Organ and Tissue Donation Awareness Month, which makes Reeds story even more special.
Just six months before she sat down to write that letter to the family who had lost their daughter to a brain aneurysm on Aug. 10, 2003 Reed had a double lung transplant at the Cleveland Clinic .
Her lungs had been slowly deteriorating. She was born with a genetic lung disease, Cystic Fibrosis, the most common fatal genetic disease in the U.S. Cystic Fibrosis causes the body to produce a thick, sticky mucus in the lungs leading to life-threatening lung infections. Common symptoms include persistent coughing or wheezing, excessive appetite but poor weight gain, and sometimes salty-tasting skin.
Even though CF is genetic, none of Reeds siblings, three older sisters and a younger brother, have the disease, nor could Reeds family trace the disease to any other relative.
I was really sick as a child. Doctors thought I had asthma or tuberculosis. It wasnt until I was at Childrens Hospital in Columbus that they determined I had CF, said Reed.
That was in 1976 when she was 13 years old. A freshman in high school, Reed weighed just 68 pounds.
In addition to not breathing properly, your digestive system doesnt work. I was on a lot of medication, but a lung transplant was never discussed, she said.
In spite of her health problems and the medication she had to take, Reed said her parents handled it very well, saying, They never made a big deal about it. They tried to let her be a normal child.
Reed continued her education, graduated from college, taught school for several years and married Joe Reed on July 4, 1987. Her declining health forced her to give up teaching in 1990. Even with additional breathing treatments and medication, she knew her health was slipping day by day. Hospital admissions were becoming more frequent and she was becoming resistant to antibiotics.
Because of her steady decline, doctors at Childrens Hospital suggested she consider a double lung transplant and recommended Cleveland Clinic.
Normally, people have one lung transplanted because you can live with one lung, but CF patients cannot live with one good lung and one infected with CF, said Reed.
Reed checked in at Cleveland Clinic in 2001. After spending the day undergoing tests, she was informed she was considered too healthy at the time to be listed for a transplant but would be re-evaluated every three months. In between evaluations, she began extensive testing to complete pre-transplant prerequisites and was listed in 2002.
The usual waiting period for lung transplants is about six months, so Reed was amazed that five months later, on Aug. 10, 2003, at 2 a.m. she received a phone call telling her she had a donor and instructing her to be at Cleveland Clinic by 7 a.m. There is a four-hour window for lungs to be transplanted.
According to Reed, compatability with the donor is always the big question, but the only requirements for a match is same blood type, and there cannot be more than a two-inch difference in height. Race or gender is irrelevant. Because of Reeds petite size, a young teenager was the perfect match.
Reed said she didnt notify her family until she was certain the operation was a go. At 11 a.m. that morning Reed kissed her husband, Joe, good-bye and was wheeled into the operating room. The operation was completed in five hours.
Her recuperation went smoothly without a hitch. She was feeling stronger each day breathing easier and not coughing. On Aug. 21, two days after her 40th birthday, she was discharged from the hospital but was required to stay at the Cleveland Clinic Guesthouse to be nearby for daily appointments. On Aug. 30 she was allowed to return home. She was ecstatic to say the least.
I had 20 percent lung function before the transplant, now Im at 120 percent, said a smiling Reed. I have had no signs of rejection, but I will always be on medication and I have to exercise every day. She said she feels great.
Even though a donors personal information is kept confidential, doctors at the Clinic said she could write to the family after allowing them a six-month grieving period. The letter must be sent to the Clinic which they will forward to the family.
After writing to the family thanking them for their unmatched generosity, the family responded. That is when Reed discovered her donor was a 14-year-old young woman who died suddenly of a brain aneurysm.
There is not a day that goes by that I dont think of my donor and her family, said Reed. It was the ultimate gift.
Since then Reed has become an advocate for organ and tissue donations. She opened a Curves franchise in downtown Cambridge in September 2003 and said she feels she can do much more by being a businesswoman than as an individual.
What better way to promote organ/tissue donation awareness, raise money for CF through the Great Strides for CF walk, stress the importance of exercise for women and give God credit for saving my life, said Reed.


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A minor tussle followed, before the boy managed to break free and run home.
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Caraway Red Cabbage Recipe
"My family just loves this fresh-tasting red cabbage dish," writes Rosemarie Kondrk of Old Bridge, New Jersey. "It's low in fat, sugar and salt—and quick to prepare."
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 1/2 cup water
- 4 teaspoons white vinegar
- 3/4 teaspoon caraway seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 9 cups shredded red cabbage
- Sugar substitute equivalent to 4 teaspoons sugar
- 1. In a large saucepan, saute onion in butter until tender. Add the water, vinegar, caraway seeds, salt and cabbage. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in sugar substitute. Yield: 10 servings.
Nutritional Facts
1/2 cup: 31 calories, 1g fat (1g saturated fat), 3mg cholesterol, 141mg sodium, 5g carbohydrate (0 sugars, 2g fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 vegetable.
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Last week's column ended my extended presentation on the state of the sugar industry, which had begun on January 5 of this year. Because of the topics I had chosen to address in recent times it has not been easy to cover them adequately in highly summarized columns, hence a number of extended series in this period.
To recall for the benefit of those who are not regular readers of this column, in addition to the recently concluded series on sugar, there were extended series discussing money laundering in Guyana and the Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Bill; the Amaila Falls Hydro Project; Guyana's public indebtedness at the 30th Anniversary of the Third World Debt Crisis; and, the Management of Guyana's public investment programme.
In the interests of full disclosure I should inform readers that the above named series have piggy-backed on academic articles, conference papers and chapters that I have written which are scheduled to appear in forthcoming books on development challenges in Guyana. Interested readers can obtain copies of the available papers from the University of Guyana, Institute of Development Studies' Website.
Proposed new focus
With the above circumstances in mind, it is my intention, at least for the remainder of this year, to focus on a miscellany of topics to be presented in shorter articles. These should not require more than, at most, two or three columns to adequately address any of the proposed topics. It is also my intention to select these topics from a long list of themes/issues, which interested readers have been inviting me to address for some time now. These topics will seek to include: access, quality and availability of economic and social statistics in Guyana; poverty and inequality; the performance of the macroeconomy; the National Budget and the budgetary process; key prices and their behaviour (especially the wage rate, exchange rate and interest rate), the phantom economy; the economic consequences of crime and corruption; the scramble for minerals in Guyana; and, the role and size of government in the national economy.
As is readily apparent the list is long. My hope, however, in indicating some of the topics in this column is to pre-empt readers who have already approached me suggesting topics from having to do so again. I propose to cover all their suggested topics, eventually. I should perhaps also mention that recently I have been pressed to add to this list of topics: whether it is appropriate for Guyana to be negotiating "national debt write-off as settlement for slavery reparations." I will address this in a July column before Emancipation Day.
The first set of topics I shall be treating with is the role and size of government, and whether in economic terms the Guyana government can be said to be too big, too little, or just about right for its economy. In the next section I begin by looking at the roles of government.
Roles of government
Since the early Independence years, and particularly during the period of intense debates about socialism in the 1970s, the size and role of government in our economy has been an enduring issue. In the 1970s, the then PNC government had publicly declared its aim of "owning and/or controlling 80 per cent of the economy." This was the cornerstone of its political economy and was aimed at 1) ending foreign domination and exploitation of the country's resources; and 2) fostering a state/cooperative-led model of autonomous growth and development.
When examined closely the debates in those years were as much political, social, cultural and ideological in essence, as they were economic. If truth be told, however, economics does not offer universally accepted indicators of the efficient (optimal) size of government for any economy.
Similarly it can be said economics does not offer universally agreed guidelines for the roles government should play in the economy. Indeed, across the world this practice varies enormously, indicating I believe that such roles are conditioned by the historical time and place an economy/society finds itself occupying.
Common sense rules/roles
Notwithstanding the above, there are certain commonsense economic rules to follow. One such rule is that reducing inefficient government functions/activities facilitates economic growth and development. And, by parity of reasoning reducing efficient government activities/functions adversely impacts on a country's economic growth and development.
In similar vein economics recognizes that, while in practice government roles differ across economies worldwide, conceptually every government today performs four distinct, observable commonsense roles, although in practice these are closely intertwined.
The first of these is that, in today's world, all governments (including Guyana) produce goods and services for the economy. These cover an exceptional variety of items, ranging from building public infrastructure for use by private business and citizens (roads, bridges, rail networks, markets and ports) to providing many essential public and social services (like social protection, health, education, and personal security).
In Guyana there are also several major for profit state-owned enterprises, which play substantial roles not only in the sectors where they located, but also in the wider economy; examples of these include: GuySuCo (sugar), GPL power (electricity), media, and printing.
In recent times increasing attention is also being directed towards what are termed public-private partnerships. These have been linked to the controversial public company: National Industrial and Commercial Investments Ltd (NICIL), which has created a number of special purpose vehicles (SPVs) to facilitate such transactions. Most of the SPVs NICIL has created have partnered with foreign-based investors.
The second role of today's government is to be the location/source through which income transfers are made in the economy. These income transfers are both vertical in nature (for example, from rich to poor) and horizontal (for example, old age pensions). The latter would normally be based on age and independent of a person's income or wealth.
There is a fundamental difference that should be noted between government spending on goods and services and its income transfers. I shall explain this in next week's column where I plan to wrap-up this discussion of the roles of government.
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CARACAS/HOUSTON (Reuters) – Venezuela's unraveling socialist government is increasingly turning to ally Russia for the cash and credit it needs to survive – and offering prized state-owned oil assets in return, sources familiar with the negotiations told Reuters.
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By Carl Bildt CHICAGO – We are now in the final days of the industrial age.
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During Men's Health Week, the man/woman in the street were asked to speak on their lifestyles and what they do to maintain their health or to encourage their significant others to lead healthy lifestyles.
Drug use/abuse: A more humane approach needed…
By The Caribbean Voice There are no reliable statistics on the amount of persons engaging in the use of illegal drugs or those described as addicts.
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October 30, 2007
Days of our Lives Star Kevin Spirtas (ex Craig) headlines in Broadway on Ice. Along with Gold Medalist and Emmy Winner, Dorothy Hammill, Days of our Lives Kevin Spirtas (ex Craig) headlines Willy Bietak's Broadway on Ice musical spectular playing November 13 – 18 at the Red Robinson Theater in Coquitlam, Vancouver, BC, Canada. Spirtas will also perform on the show's tour December 5 – 9 in the Texas cities of Corpus Christi, El Paso, Laredo and Hidalgo, costarring with Nancy Kerrigan; then again with Hamill December 27 – 31 at the Cerritos Center For The Performing Arts in Cerritos, CA. Contributed by MEW
October 27, 2007
ATWT's Colleen Zenk-Pinter (Barbara) was diagnosed with cancer on her tongue, and has undergone three reconstructive surgeries on her tongue. She was diagnosed last Spring, and the great news is....today she remains cancer free. Contributed by MEW
October 22, 2007
In some breaking news, One Life to Live's Nathaniel Marston (Michael) was arrested early Sunday morning in New York City for attacking innocent people and brawling with police. Officers took the actor to Bellevue Hospital for treatment of his injuries. Find out more . Contributed by LMS & LDB
Congratulations to the General Hospital and General Hospital: Night Shift team! With their legs a bit tired, General Hospital and General Hospital: Night Shift is very happy to announce that the General Hospital and General Hospital: Night Shift team at this year's AIDS WALK LOS ANGELES raised an amazing amount of money for the cause. As of today at noon, the team –- which was co-captained by Kimberly McCullough (Robin) and Jason Thompson (Patrick) and 10 other cast members –- placed 5TH among all teams walking yesterday by raising approximately $53,000. Way to go GHers. And many thanks to everyone who contributed, as you helped GH reach this milestone. Soapdom couldn't be more proud of everyone. Contributed by LMS & MCM
October 19, 2007
OLTL's Kassie DePaiva (Blair) will be the first celebrity guest co-host on "The View" to substitute for permanent co-host Elisabeth Hasselbeck, who begins her maternity leave next week. DePaiva will be seated alongside co-hosts Whoopi Goldberg, Joy Behar and Sherri Shepherd on Wednesday, Oct. 24. DePaiva first appeared on "The View" as a featured guest in June, 2000 and has since been a celebrity guest co-host four times. "The View" airs Monday-Friday, 11:00 a.m.-12:00 noon, ET, on the ABC Television Network. Contributed by LMS
October 18, 1007
Danny Bonaduce, former child star, talk show host, radio personality, and known for other slightly more taudry things such as several stints in rehab, admitted to buzz that he loves the soaps. "I used to watch Contributed by LMS back when Kelly Ripa was Haley,"Bonaduce said. "I always had a thing for her. But that's another thing," he said with a chuckle. "I'd just been tuning in to the soaps and still do. Since my life is a soap, why not watch one?" Contributed by MEW
October 17, 2007
In some huge General Hospital Buzz, I am hearing a big character will be killed off during sweeps at Nik's bacchanalia ball---- female. And there will be an interesting twist in just who is running the Zacchara crime family. I also heard that Brandon Barash has been upped to contract status as Johnny Zacchara on GH. Contributed by LDB
Cameron Mathison (Ryan, AMC; Superman, Dancing with the Stars) was the second celebrity saved on last night's results show. High off his record high score and knowing that he's around to dance for at least another week, he was whisked off to Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood to host the live season finale of "I Wanna Be a Soap Star." And what a powerhouse of energy he was! He kicked the warm up guy off the stage, and took over the warm up himself. He was on fire, and we were treated to an announcement of his good fortune on "Dancing with the Stars." Stay tuned to Soapdom for our complete coverage of the "I Wanna Be a Soap Star" live season finale, coming soon. Contributed by LMS
October 15, 2007
Best-selling author and star of the Food Network's Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee, makes an appearance as herself, on AS THE WORLD TURNS, Thursday, Oct. 18. Lee stops by "Oakdale Now" to share some Halloween cooking tips with Katie (Terri Colombino) and Brad (Austin Peck). Contributed by LMS
October 11, 2007
Days of our Lives' Thaao Penghlis stars in "The Mirror" to be screened October 19 at the Hollywood Film Festival
Big Screen Entertainment Group (OTC:BSEG) is proud to announce that its new thriller, "The Mirror," will be making its world premiere at this year's prestigious Hollywood Film Festival in Hollywood, California. "The Mirror," written and directed by BSEG's President of Production Stephen Eckelberry, stars Kelly Le Brock ("Weird Science," "The Woman in Red,") Thaao Penghlis ("Days of Our Lives," "Mission: Impossible") and Erin Cahill. The film will be screening in the prime slot of 7:00 pm Friday, October 19th at the Arclight Cinemas in Hollywood, one of the premiere venues in the country. Tickets to the screening go on sale beginning Wednesday, October 10th through the theater's website, www.arclightcinemas.com. BSEG will be hosting an after party, to which screening attendees will be invited. The party will be sponsored by Patron Tequila. 'We are proud to a part of the Hollywood Film Festival, and excited to be premiering at the Arclight," said BSEG CEO Kimberley Kates. "When one looks at the other films, starring actors such as James Franco, Minnie Driver and Rebecca De Mornay, it points to the quality of the festival, and underscores the impressive achievement of Stephen Eckelberry." Contributed by LMS
October 10, 2007
When Kelley Menighan Hensley (Emily) returns to Oakdale on October 24th, it looks like she could be poised to start a storyline where she is linked (romantically?) with real life hubby, Jon Hensley (Holden). However, in a recent interview with Soap Opera Digest, she confessed that they'd both prefer not to work together and expressed those sentiments to the powers that be at the show. "Jon and I, honestly, were both very much against it AT FIRST [emphasis mine], just because theres a new baby in the house and we really don't need to have the same schedule at this point," she revealed to SOD. "I think it would be fun for the fans, but I said to [Chris] Goutman [executive producer], I had a happy marriage for 11 years. Can we keep it that way, please? He laughed." All we can say is stay tuned. Contributed by CL
In more ATWT Buzz, rumor has it that an actress with a recently developed frontburner storyline will soon be leaving the show. Contributed by CL
October 9, 2007
This past weekend in New York City was all about Guiding Light. It was the GL 70th Anniversary Fan Club gathering. Stars and fans had a blast. Check out the official photo gallery Contributed by LMS
October 8, 2007
Congratulations go out to Days of our Lives newest hunk, Matthew Florida, who debuts tomorrow (Tuesday, October 9, 2007) in the contract role of Ford Dekker. He and his lovely wife, Anna Zielinski, welcomed a beautiful, bouncing baby boy, Ryan Henry Florida, into the world on Monday, October 8th, weighing in at 6 lbs, 7 ounces and 19 inches long. But get this. Talk about "oh baby!" On Wednesday, October 10th, watch for Florida to strip tease us as he engages in a scene where it almost all comes off. I am talking close to naked, y'all! Set your TiVos and VCRs for this one. The character of Ford Dekker is gonna hit Salem by storm, or by skin, or whatever. Just be sure to tune in! ;o) Contributed by LMS
Woe's me! It's true. Soapdom can now confirm that one of Salem's most beloved characters will soon be gone from the canvas. John Black, played by Drake Hogestyn, is being written off the show. Stay tuned to Soapdom's Sneak Peeks and First Looks for the week of October 15 which is when the unthinkable will take place. Contributed by LMS
While over in As the World Turns land, fans are bored and enraged at the same time. They hate what's happened to the Carly and Jack romance, and hate even more that Carly will resort to unethical means to keep her man. The kicker is that apparently, Michael Park, who plays Jack, shares the fans' sentiments, except he believes that Maura West (Carly) is doing a wonderful acting job with the material. Interesting that with just about a year left on the As the World Turns contract with CBS, the show is getting less favor from fans. Also, while we're at it, only a year left on Guiding Light's contract as well. Want to keep your soaps on the air. Be sure to Snail Mail the Powers that Be . Contributed by LMS & CL
In more As the World Turns Buzz, on October 12, 2007, As The World Turns will launch www.AsTheWorldTurns.net, a brand new website dedicated to providing behind-the-scenes content featuring the cast of As The World Turns. The site includes a virtual studio where fans can navigate through real As The World Turns sets, a downloadable desktop update, which fans can customize with their favorite character, a community section, complete with an interactive "Tell Us" feature and an engaging character section which will give viewers new ways to learn about their favorite characters. The 100% flash site will provide a one-of-a-kind virtual experience for fans to better experience all that As The World Turns has to offer. Contributed by LMS
October 5, 2007
Congrats go out to Passions. The soap has been voted the Diversity Awards "2007 Favorite Daytime Television Drama Award" recipient. The Diversity Awards present honors for creative achievement in television and film to individuals, casts, and projects whose work has exemplified diverse talent and creativity in television and the cinematic arts. Contributed by LMS
In more awards Buzz, both General Hospital and The Bold and the Beautiful took home top honors in the Sentinel for Health Awards. Click for more . Contributed by LMS
October 3, 2007
One Life to Live's Kassie dePaiva needs your help putting her first video together. According to Kassie, "all you have to do is sing along with 'Too Little' with me. Sing alone or with family or friends... just make sure you do it soon and get it to Sage Island before October 17, 2007. The top three fan videos will receive an autographed microphone and every fan who makes it in the video will receive an autographed photo by celebrity photographer Robert Ascroft." Up to 70 fans can end up in the video! Let Kassie tell you all about it herself . See Kassie singing "Too Little," from her latest CD, "I Want to Love You." For all the details and directions visit Kassie dePaiva's official website . Contributed by LMS
But that's not all. DePaiva is also hosting a brand new PBS television show called Knit and Crochet Today . Contributed by LMS
On October 8th, the character of Babe on All My Children will make a drastic change. She will go from being played by Alexa Havins (who originated the role in 2003) to being played by Amanda Baker who is coming off a stint as Jolene on General Hospital and GH: Night Shift. As Havin's Babe offers a hug, it's Baker's Babe who ends up being the one doing the hugging. To get to know Baker, check out Amanda Baker's official message boards . As for what's in store for Alexa Havins, you'll soon be seeing her on the big screen. She just completed filming the feature film, "27 Dresses," which stars "Grey's Anatomy's Katherine Heigl and a bunch of former soapers including James Marsden (ex Scott, AMC), and Josh Casaubon (ex Hugh, OLTL), with nine-year old Peyton Roi List. Plus, Havins is currently in production on another feature starring John Travolta called "Old Dogs." Both films are due out in 2008. Contributed by LMS
Fans of As the World Turns are up at arms regarding a recent article in Soap Opera Digest on Carly and Jack. The article spilled the beans on the fact that Carly is not really dying! The problem is, once she finds out, she hesitates coming clean, and continues to lead Jack on. Is this a typical Carly ploy? Will she at least tell Parker the truth? How do you feel about this latest development? Let us know on the Soapdom ATWT Message boards . Contributed by CL & LMS
FUNNEEBONZ said:
I just cannot believe that Days of our Lives killed John Black off the show! He and Marlena were one of the great supercouples. Maybe he isn't really dead? Now, that would be interesting.
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Jerry Christmas - 2006 Page 2
Kudisch, Butler, Testa, Hoty, Etc. Set for NAMT Festival
by BWW News Desk - Sep 20, 2006
Casting and directors have been announced for The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT)'s 18th Annual Festival of New Musicals, which will be held at New World Stages on Sunday, October 8 and Monday, October 9, 2006 (more...)
New Musical 'Party Come Here' starring Foster, Finkel, Hilty, Hopkins, Mann And More Showcased At NAMT
by BWW News Desk - Sep 13, 2005
PARTY COME HERE, a new musical by Daniel Goldfarb and David Kirshenbaum, will be part of the the National Alliance for Musical Theatre's 17th Annual Festival of New Musicals, on September 25th-26th. (more...)
Andrew Lippa Pens Opening Number For 79th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade Featuring Camp Broadway
by BWW News Desk - Oct 7, 2005
CAMP BROADWAY, the award-winning theater arts education company, of 480 performance-loving kids, ages 9-13, will perform live in the Opening Number of the 79th Annual Macy*s Thanksgiving Day Parade® which will be televised live on NBC this November 2005. (more...)
by Jena Tesse Fox - Nov 30, 2003
Since all the other cool theatre kids now play at the King Kong Room, it was certainly high time for Andrew Lippa to join in the fun. (more...)
Photo Coverage: NAMT Showcase and Reception
by Ben Strothmann - Nov 13, 2006
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre (NAMT)'s 18th Annual Festival of New Musicals was held at New World Stages (340 West 50th St. between 8th and 9th Avenues) on Sunday, October 8 and Monday, October 9 (more...)
Porter, Sills, Etc. Set for NY Stage & Film, 6/23-7/30
by BWW News Desk - Jun 9, 2006
Chuck Cooper, Gregg Edelman, Douglas Sills, Sally Murphy, Leslie Kritzer, Lee Wilkof and Billy Porter are among the stars who will make the trek to Poughkeepsie, New York for 'New York Stage and Film' at Vassar College from June 23rd through July 30th (more...)
Rothenberg and Stamberg Set for NYSF A Steady Rain
by BWW News Desk - Jul 3, 2006
Adam Rothenberg and Josh Stamberg will star in Keith Huff's A Steady Rain as part of New York Stage and Film at Vassar from July 11th through 23rd (more...)
McGinnis Replaces Reinders in Lippa Concert, 12/11
by BWW News Desk - Dec 3, 2006
Megan McGinnis, who can currently be seen on Broadway in Les Miserables, has replaced the previously announced Kate Reinders (Wicked) for composer/lyricist Andrew Lippa's evening 'Andrew Lippa, Asphalt Beach and Assorted Divas' at the Metropolitan Room on Monday, December 11, 2006 at 9:30pm (more...)
NAMT Festival of New Musicals Includes Lippa, McBroom
by BWW News Desk - Aug 1, 2006
The National Alliance for Musical Theatre has selected the eight new musicals that will be presented as part of its upcoming Festival of New Musicals, including works by Andrew Lippa and Amanda McBroom (more...)


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Christmas Tea Party
This will be our 2nd annual Christmas Tea at The Oliver Inn.
It will be on Saturday December 7th with 2 seatings available, Noon and 2 pm.
Reservations are necessary since seating is limited. Please call the Inn for reservations
574-232-4545 or you can book online. Click HERE to book.
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COULD this be Bolton's most patriotic street?
Residents of Aldercroft Avenue in Breightmet have gone above and beyond to prove that they are the town's most passionate England fans.
The street has been covered in St George's flags, bunting and Three Lions banners, as residents come together to support the team in Brazil.
The decorating began a week ago when Paul Pritchard began to cover his house in England regalia — soon after the whole street began to follow suit.
Mr Pritchard said: "I started putting mine up about a week ago and I think others saw and joined in. I have seen people out until 10pm putting flags up.
"It is the World Cup and it only happens every four years. It's a big thing and we are all coming together to show our support. It's a good way of getting a bit of community spirit going, and all the kids in the street have been getting involved."
Mr Pritchard said that photos of the decorations were put on social media sites which has resulted in people driving to see the impressive array of flags for themselves and take pictures.
He added: "We are going to be having a massive street party for the first game on Saturday — so no cars will be getting through."
Another family that has gone all out in support of the England team is the Caddy household, with large flags covering their home.
Mum Sally Caddy said: "We have all made a lot of effort and it's lovely to see everyone getting on board with a bit of team spirit — we all know each other on the street and will be watching the games together.
"I'm not sure how the team are going to do but I hope they get out of the group because we would like to keep the decorations up for more than a week."


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Stan Wheeler Mentorship Award Winners
Basis for the Award
|Mona Lynch
University of California, Irvine
|Mona Lynch is an inspiring teacher, scholar and colleague, offering her abundant intelligence, research skill and good humor as a model of scholarly excellence. She has encouraged, trained, and supported not only her students and colleagues, but many others with whom she has no official affiliation. As one mentee wrote, "Mentoring is an undertaking usually specific to graduate student advisees and other officially recognized relationships. Yet sometimes—perhaps against the odds—academic mentoring relationships develop outside of these." For Mona, such relationships are habitual. She reaches out to individuals at all stages in their careers, crossing both disciplinary and institutional boundaries. As another beneficiary of her mentorship wrote, "Mona welcomes non-traditional students (in terms of educational background, age, previous career experience, and criminal backgrounds) into graduate school and works closely to support them as they navigate the challenges of a new cultural context or a second career."
Within these relationships, she helps to develop scholars to pursue their own interests, while providing an example of a sharp analytic mind and impeccable scholarship. As another student wrote, "[A] good mentor not only advises his or her students, but helps them become more confident, creative, and independent scholars on their own terms. Mona has been able to do this effectively for me and the many other students she advises . . ." In doing so, she develops deeply personal relationships, with one mentee writing that, "I think of Mona as a friend, a mentor, and, in a sense, a member of my family."
Mona's influence also extends beyond her own work, as she develops individuals' ability to serve as mentors themselves, not only by providing an exemplary model, but by actively "encouraging advanced students to assist junior students [to navigate] graduate school and developing a research agenda." Her work advancing the Center in Law, Society and Culture and the West Coast Law & Society Retreats provide rich interactive opportunities for the development of Law and Society scholars. Mona does this scholarly and organizational development work while remaining "committed to the betterment of society through action-oriented research."
|Susan Silbey
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Susan Silbey is truly a great, an outstanding teacher and mentor, both to her students and her colleagues. Colleagues described Susan's qualities with "Wisdom, energy, commitment, generosity, and enthusiasm have deeply affected our collective experience, transformed our academic work, and provided a model for academic life".
Through her writing, teaching, and engagement in academic life, Susan models what it is to be a leader and valued contributor in the academic community. Susan demonstrated the great compassion and generosity that so many of us love and appreciate about her. She cares so much about helping and supporting students. She listens carefully to you, and works with you to help you find your unique voice and your passion. She demands excellence in scholarship, she is uncompromising in her standards, and she pushes you to develop your capacities for critical thinking.
The committee was especially impressed by arguments on Susan's ethical attitude, such as "Allergic to pomposity and mystification, she has an abiding faith in the democratic nature of social science choices".
Susan is guided by the belief that the techniques associated with good scholarship are not in-born talents possessed by a select few, but things that can be taught, learned, and perfected through practice. She serves as a model and a mentor for other women who wish to excel in their fields, and who, in so doing, will transcend socially imposed and internally enacted gender limitations. Susan is a woman who has transcended those limitations. It has been meaningful and formative for me to experience her fearless example.
|Jacques Commaille
Ecole Normale Superieure de Cachan
|Jacques Commaille is an extraordinary mentor. As a pioneer in interdisciplinary studies he dedicated his career to building a field "from scratch" in which his students and colleagues could thrive. Jacques inspired students to follow his lead, nurturing their scholarship and love of research while guiding and supporting development of their careers. Former students described Jacque's "contagious enthusiasm," "deeply passionate" engagement with their work, and "empathy and intelligence" that made him "an unparalleled mentor." One said, "He has the desire—and skill—needed to help students articulate that which they themselves want to do and then to help them bring this to fruition." Another wrote, "Jacques is the role-model who most often comes to my mind." All are qualities shared by the best mentors, but Jacques has given his students much more. Over many years of effort Jacques has established research institutes, secured teaching positions, created publications and funded research projects, winning the hearts of students within his own country and from abroad while welcoming collaboration with colleagues across the globe to enrich these opportunities. He and his former students have played an important part in establishing law and society in France as an internationally recognized field of teaching and scholarship. For his extraordinary dedication to mentoring, Jacques Commaille is winner of the Law and Society Association's Stanton Wheeler Mentorship Award for 2014.
|Lawrence M. Friedman
Stanford University
Lawrence M. Friedman has served as a beloved mentor to generations of students, colleagues, and scholars in the law and society tradition. Teaching over many years in a law school environment, he has educated and inspired not only his JD students but also undergraduate students and students in other graduate programs and professional schools. Students from outside the United States benefited from the international legal studies programs that Lawrence has helped to sustain. Colleagues near and far regard him as a model of "first-rate citizenship and institution-building for the profession at large."
Lawrence Friedman's mentorship goes well beyond inspiring others by outstanding teaching and brilliant and prolific scholarship. Many nominators wrote movingly of the way in which Lawrence Friedman took deep interest in their personal well-being and professional development. He offered trenchant advice and unflagging support that transformed their lives.
For his outstanding mentorship of law and society scholars, Lawrence Friedman richly deserves the Stan Wheeler Mentorship Award.
|Valerie Hans
|Valerie Hans is a superlative mentor who has made
enormous contributions to the development of young scholars from many
disciplines, drawing them into the law and society field, improving their
scholarship, and advancing their careers. "Mentoring is in Professor Hans'
DNA," said one letter. "She is incapable of encountering a younger scholar
without seeing potential in them and working to help them fulfill that
potential." In doing so, Valerie is remarkable not only for generously
giving of her time and scholarly acuity, as all fine mentors do, but also
for many "above and beyond" attributes and actions. Among them are the
unflagging energy and dedication Valerie devotes to mentorship; her
especially warm, kind, supportive personal manner; the frequency with which
she co-authors papers with students and younger scholars; and her
construction of numerous institutional mechanisms that integrate students
from multiple disciplines and nations into the community of sociolegal
As just some examples of the latter, at Cornell Law School Valerie helped create a new JD/PhD program that trains students in law and social science, and created a committee that encourages current and former law students to pursue a teaching career – and helps them do so. She has co-founded and co-chairs two LSA International Research Collaboratives through which she helps young international scholars develop journal publications, travel to meetings, and (as one nomination puts it) does many "small acts of kindness." A Cornell colleague emphasizes that Valerie's "mentoring has well served not only her home institutions, but the entire field of law and social science."
Finally, the intergenerational impact of Valerie Hans's open-hearted style of mentoring is highlighted by a former student who wrote, "In our profession and in life, we all need a mentor, a guide, a teacher, a friend – someone to take our hand and lead us where we want to go but are too afraid, too unsure to go all alone. Dr. Hans has taught me this valuable lesson, something I am trying to model with my own students."
|Kiyoshi Ikeda
A "mentor of mentors," Kiyoshi Ikeda imprinted a
cross-cultural generation of individuals who played formative roles for the
Law and Society Association in particular and in shaping the field in
general. Nominations from former students and colleagues document an
engagement with Ikeda spanning over 50 years. Their commentary portrays a
man for whom mentorship is a way of life. Recognizing that Ikeda's pattern
transcended the traditional notion of academic mentoring, a longtime
colleague emphasized that for Ikeda, "helping other people achieve their
potential was at the very core of his life, and he expressed it in virtually
every interaction." His tenacious, yet thoughtful, shepherding helped
advance promising students from ordinarily marginalized demographic
backgrounds and showed how to use a discipline to improve lives. His
generous mentorship was not limited to students in his classes, but extended
to students in other programs and schools. His deep commitment could be seen
in how he supported his students, whether this meant driving them to
important meetings, helping them navigate the challenges of conducting
research in unorthodox settings, or undertaking more orthodox mentoring
tasks. A cohort of his early undergraduate mentees recall that he treated
them with great respect, as collaborators and professionals.
Notwithstanding the pivotal importance of undergraduate education, mentorship at the undergraduate level is seldom given the credit or support it deserves in the academy. It also fitting to note an early connection between Ikeda and Stan Wheeler, who at Russell Sage was instrumental in funding a research project of Ikeda's in Hawai'i that helped launch law and social science careers for the participating students. Ikeda's mentoring was not limited to undergraduates; he helped found the Hawaiian Sociological Association and is widely acknowledged in graduate and published works on issues pertaining to heterogeneous groups. At the University of Hawai'i at Mānoa, Emeritus Professor Ikeda is appreciated for having achieved "change for the good without confrontation." Fondly known as someone who "mentors everyone in sight – undergraduates, graduate students, and faculty,"
|Howard S. Erlanger
|As one nominator observed, "For the field of law and society, Howard Erlanger is a mentor par excellence. He has devoted most of his career to fostering excellent law and society scholarship by mentoring young scholars, and for that, the field owes him a great debt. There is a vast network of young, and now not-so-young, law and society scholars whose research, writing, and academic well-being have benefitted from incredibly helpful mentoring by Howie." Howie's mentorship is recognized both within the extensive University of Wisconsin system and the larger law and society community. Howie enthusiastically mentors numerous law and society graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Wisconsin, including students in law, political science, and sociology. In 2004, Howie received the Underkofler Award for Distinguished Teaching (a career achievement award) from the University of Wisconsin system. As Review Section Editor of Law and Social Inquiry since 1982, Howie seeks out graduate students and young faculty to give them an opportunity to publish, reading drafts and helping them turn vague ideas into well-cited essays. In addition to creating and raising money for the Hurst Institute (an intensive biennial two week program for advanced graduate students and new faculty interested in legal history), Howie founded the Midwest Law and Society Retreat (a conference designed to offer graduate students the opportunity to participate in a regional conference) and the University of Wisconsin Aardvarks to mentor young law professors in the art of teaching. During his LSA Presidency from 2003-05, Howie established the LSA Connections Committee (to make young scholars feel welcome at LSA meetings and to connect them with senior scholars). He is a long-time supporter of LSA's Graduate Student Workshop and Summer Institute and the more recently established joint LSA/ABF Law and Social Science Dissertation Fellowships.
|Robert A. Kagan
Austin Sarat
It is fitting that the
inaugural award of the Stan Wheeler Mentorship Award should go to two of
Stan's mentees. In a symposium that Bob Kagan and Austin Sarat organized
(along with Patty Ewick) to honor Stan, they reflected on his legacy as a
"This…is but a small tribute to Stan's extraordinary career and to the
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FAMILIES are invited to 'Hop-on' down to Altrincham this week until April 19 for a fun-filled Easter egg trail across the town.
The hunt is on to find the 24 colourfully decorated eggs that have been hidden in shops across the town.
When found, the shopkeeper will provide a chocolate Easter themed treat to all participants, as well as a stamp or signature on the activity sheet - available to print off at altrinchamforward.co.uk or collected from the Altrincham Forward office on Shaw's Road.
The eggs were planted on April 14 and the hunt is on until April 19 between 10am and 3pm each day (excluding Good Friday).
All completed activity sheets (with all stamps or signatures collected) will be entered into a prize draw to win a family ticket to Silver Blades Ice Rink.
To be in with a chance to win, completed forms must be posted to or dropped off at: Altrincham Forward, Shaw's Road, Altrincham, WA14 1QU no later than April 25.
That's not all! On 19th April, an 'egg-stra' special giant egg will be hidden somewhere in the town – the person who finds this first will win a family meal (up to the value of £50) at Frankie and Benny's or a cinema ticket (for up to four people) – for clues follow @AltrinchamFWD and #altyeaster There is lots happening over the Easter holidays in Altrincham – visit www.altrinchamforward.co.uk or follow @AltrinchamFWD and #Altyeaster for details.


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Beneath the cherry trees in Wooster Square Park on Sunday afternoon, squealing children chased after bubbles, dogs barked with excitement and a steel-drum band filled the park with jingling melodies. But there was a major drawback: The cherry trees were not in bloom. The 37th Annual Cherry Blossom Festival was in full swing at the […]
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"You're bad in bed anyway!" screamed a would-be bride as she ran out of Commons in her wedding dress Thursday. While her escort — a policewoman clad in a skin-tight cat suit — followed close behind, the groom stood there laughing beside a reverend donning silk pajamas. As this couple's public wedding spat played out […]
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Blasphemy! In a YouTube video of a performance by Spring Fling headliner MGMT, whose members graduated from Wesleyan, the guitarist appears to be wearing a "YALE SUCKS" T-shirt. Fast forward to 1:48.
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Compass and Rule is not the newest secret society on campus. With approximately 100 items, including drawings, manuscripts, maps, models and scientific instruments, "Compass and Rule: Architecture as Mathematical Practice in England, 1500–1750" — currently on display at the Yale Center for British Art — explores the separation of architectural design from physical construction over […]
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More than 500 students from 45 different colleges and universities gathered at Yale over the weekend for the 15th annual Black Solidarity Conference, assembling to discuss progressive change within the black community. To address this year's theme, "Progress is Personal: Erasing Complacency, Embracing Our Purpose," events included several speakers, workshops and performances. Friday's opening ceremony […]
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Carolyn Brown '13 called the minibus after squash practice this October, thinking that it would be the fastest way to meet her suitemates for a birthday dinner. But when she called, she discovered it might be a belated birthday. "Even though the restaurant was really far away, I had to run," Brown said. "It was […]
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Yale owns two islands. But you can't get to either of them by air, land or sea. They exist only in Second Life, an online universe where people can buy land and trade services. [ydn-legacy-photo-inline id="8177″ ] The University purchased its first virtual island, Elihu, in 2007. While the second island lies fallow and Elihu […]


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BWW Interviews: James Vasquez Brings PAGEANT to the Cygnet Theatre
The PAGEANT is back at the Cygnet Theatre and James Vasquez, a San Diego native who is no stranger to our theatres, is happy to be the man that directs this new production. I was able to chat with him between rehearsals to chat about bringing the Glamouresse pageant back to the stage. PAGEANT is playing at the Cygnet Theatre through Sunday, August 31.
After going to Julliard for school, James found himself back in San Diego as a performer and choreographer at various theatres including the North Coast Rep, San Diego Musical Theatre, Diversionary Theatre, and the Old Globe Theatre. He was first introduced to PAGEANT when he was cast as Miss West Coast in the North Coast Rep, but revisited the show as the role again in the 2005 Cygnet production. Now that he is coming back to the Miss Glamouresse pageant for the third time he is experiencing it as the director of this bevy of beauties. So how has that history impacted how he tackles the show for this run?
"It's been really interesting challenge because we learned the show when we did it at the North Coast Rep, it was directed and choreograph by Russell Garret who's also a San Diego native and was the original Ms. Texas, he actually helped create the show back in in the late 80's. So we learned that original off Broadway production with a original off Broadway choreography. So in some ways I feel like the pageant that I learned originally was near perfection. However, you know it's 12 years since that first time I did it and the world is changed and I've changed and my point of view is changed and my voice as an artist I think have become clearer and so it, putting my own spin on it has been easy just to sort of follow my instincts. But the challenge has come in feeling like I want to honor that original production but also make ours its own special, new production."
While there could be some awkwardness in not playing his old role, luckily, there has been nothing but love for this production's Miss West Coast, Luke Harvey Jacobs. "It's been a really great rediscovering that role with a new actor who is so smart and so open to cheering what I have to say. But he is also so ready in bringing his own ideas to this table. So it's been fun to see a new interpretation of a role that I love so much and I love even more now because of what Luke is doing."
David Mcbean, as the lovely Miss Deep South is also returning to this show, having worked on it with Vasquez previously. So how are the two veterans doing with the new version of the show? "We joke a lot because I'll be teaching choreography and we'll start running it and the rest of the cast will do the new choreography in just by habit David and I will go into old choreography, so he sometimes curses my name when I was teaching the choreography." James is a adamant though, that this show would not be the same with David as part of the cast. "David leads the company, you know because he's done the show and because he's so smart and so strong. He's a really fantastic company leader and has been really helpful in helping them grasp the style of the show. He's fantastic and he's so open and willing onstage which I love. I love that this cast is open and willing and not afraid to fail. That's one of the things I love about this cast. Across the board they get out there and they go big and they go bold and they laugh at themselves afterwards."
James credits more than just his fantastic cast for putting together this show, he cannot praise the other members of his team enough either. "My design team is my favorite design team! It's a group of people that I've worked with on a handful of shows. My set designer Sean Fanning is really amazing. Then Michelle Caron, my lighting designer, knows how to light a show, it's so beautiful and pink.," He says with a laugh. "The costumes in this show are unbelievable. My costume designer Shirley Pierson really honors the original designs and put her own brilliant spin on it and they're just stunning. I mean all of them have been handmade except for opening dresses that were bought and she all trimmed to fit the style of the show. Everything audience will see on that stage is handmade."
"I feel so blessed to have this team behind me. They make me look good. You know, the director sometimes gets a lot of the attention but I would not be getting the attention without my support team and my collaborators."
Beauty pageants sometimes get a bad rap in modern day America, with people saying they send the wrong message to girls. So what is it that the audience will get out of this fun and frothy homage to the pageant circuit?
"There's nothing wrong with coming into a theater for an hour and a half and just laughing and just sort of escaping and that's what draws me to do it -just to sheer joy. I do think there are statements that are made about beauty and pressures, but there's also heart underneath each and every one of these characters. It really comes down to being comfortable with you who you are and expressing yourself. We see such a diverse display of different personalities on stage in the show. So I think we can connect with each one of this characters in our own way and laugh about it and laugh about our differences and sort of leave doing 'I'm okay and my quirkiness is okay.'"
So if the audience wants to celebrate along with the cast and wear a tiara to the show, that is something James can fully support. "We absolutely want them to come feeling glamorous. So if they've got a tiara and they want to rock it, they absolutely should. But know that those girls on stage are going to be fighting to steal it from them. We celebrate everybody's beauty at the Glamouresse pageant."
Check out the PAGEANT before the chance for the crown is gone forever on August 31st. For show times and ticket information for to www.cygnettheatre.com
Photo Credit: Daren Scot/ Cygnet Theatre (Max Cadillac, Conor Tibbs, Ryan Fahey, Phil Johnson, David McBean, Luke Harvey Jacobs, Charles Osborne)


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I've been sent a text from o2 to say that I've in the new silver level of their priorty club.
I admit it - I'm a point collector. I'm nearly in the silver level of my airline club, I'm so very nearly gold at Hilton HHonors ... but what do I have to do to move up a level at o2?
In fact, is there a bronze or blue level in o2's priority club below silver? I've poked around the website and can't see any mention of levels.
Priority Clubs are dangerous things. They play on psychology and for every up there's a down. Frankly, if there's a single level called 'silver' or if every iphone user is slapped into silver (notice how the URL in the text contains iphone) then I'll be pretty annoyed. Why? They're treating me the same as everyone else but trying to dress it up as something I've earned to elevate me above other users.


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Glossy bolt tutorial in GIMP
Today we are going to create a glossy bolt in the Gimp. This tutorial is inspired off of a Photoshop tutorial by Constantin Potorac at Tutorial9.net. Let's get started!
Step 1
Open up the Gimp and create a new white document that is 600x1000 (portrait) pixels in size. Create a new layer and name it "lightening_base." Using the Paths Tool, create a lightening bolt shape like below. Just click for the separate points. Close the path by holding the CTRL key and clicking on the last point that will connect to the end. In the Tool Options box, hit the Selection from Path button. Your path will turn into a selection. Using the Bucket Fill Tool, fill the selection with #FF9C00.
Step 2
Now let's create the 3D part of the bolt. Duplcate the lightening_base layer twice. Fill these layers with #FFC66C. Move the layers below the lightening_base layer. Select the first duplicate with the Move Tool, and then hit the down arrow key 5 times, then the right arrow key 5 times. Select the second arrow key and then hit the down arrow key 10 times, and the right arrow key 10 times.
Step 3
Next, merge the two layers we created from duplicating. Name the layer "bolt_3d." Using the Paths Tool, make a selection like I have below and fill with #FFC66C. (Make the selections like we did in step 1). Do this with the rest of the jagged corners.
Step 4
Now we'll add shadows. Get out the Burn Tool. Choose a soft brush and set the Exposure to 60%. in the tool options. Make the brush larger if needed. Select the bolt_3D layer and burn the corners like below.
Step 5
Again with the Burn Tool, burn the corners of the lightening_base layer. You will also want to burn some of the edges of the bolt as well.
Step 6
Right click the lightening_base layer and click the Alpha to Selection option. This will create a selection around the base of our bolt. Create a new layer named "bolt_stroke." Change the foreground color to #FFAB45. Fill the selection with the Bucket Fill tool. Go to Select > Shrink. Shrink the selection by 2 pixels. Hit the ok button and then hit the delete button (on your keyboard!). Use the Blur Tool to smooth out the stroke.
Step 7
Right click on the "lightening_base" layer and select Alpha to Selection. Create a new layer on top of all the others and name it "bolt_corner_highlight." Using a soft brush, highlight the corners of the bolt with the same color used for the stroke (#FFAB45). Play with opacities and brush sizes.
Step 8
Now let's add in some more intense shadows. Select the bolt_3D layer. Right click this layer and select Alpha to Selection. Set the foreground to #800300. Select the Brush tool and using a soft brush, "burn" in some more intense shadows within the inner corners.
Step 9
Duplicate the bolt_stroke layer and go to Color > Brightness/Contrast. Lower the brightness completely and raise the contrast all the way. Using the Move tool, move the layer down and to the right by only a FEW pixels. Go to Colors > Colorize. Use the settings shown below and hit ok.
Get out the eraser tool and using a soft brush, erase the corners of the darker stroke we just created to where they blend in with the corner of bolt.
Step 10
Let's add some more light colors on the top of the bolt. Create a new layer on top of all the others and make a selection like below by right clicking on the bolt_3d layer and selecting Alpha to Selection. Use a soft brush with #FFA93C as the color.
Step 11
Create a new layer and make a selection like below with the Lasso Tool. Change the foreground color to #FFBF6C and with a soft brush, paint in the areas. Set the layer mode to Overlay.
Step 12
Next we need to improve the shape of the bolt_3D layer. What we'll do is we will make some selections like below and draw over the layer with some more colors and shadows. So first, create a new layer and then do like I just described. In other words, after you have made your selection, you will have to completely recolor and shade the selection like it previously was. Now before you freak out, let me tell ya we aren't doing this to every corner. Just do maybe two or three of them. :)
Here's how mine turned out:
Step 13
Right click on the lightening_base layer and select Alpha to Selection. Create a new layer between the bolt_stroke layer and the lightening_base layers. Using a soft brush, draw with #E20001 on the top of the selection and draw with #FFA739 on the bottom of the selection.
Step 14
Using a soft brush, erase the corners of the stroke on the bolt_stroke layer.
Step 15
Now we'll add some gloss to the bolt. Create a new layer on top of all the others named "gloss1." Make different selections like below and then using a yellow color and a soft brush, draw some faded shades of light and then set the layer mode to Overlay or Soft Light.
Step 16
Let's add in some final strokes and we will be done. Create a new layer. Using the Paths Tool, draw in some lines near the edges of the bolt. With a yellow color for the foreground color and a small, soft brush selected for the paint brush, go to Edit > Stroke Path. Select "Stroke with a Paint Tool" and select the paint brush. Also be sure to check the Emulate Brush Dynamics button. Lower the opacity of the layer.
Wasn't that easy? Yeah there was a lot in it, but the end result is pretty sweet.
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Is it possible to implement Testimonials section from Cleancut Theme in the Habitat Theme?
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And you do not planning to do in the future? Even for extra fee?
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Air traffic at West Palm Beach Airport (PBI), Fla., came to a screeching halt for about an hour on the morning of April 12 due to a lightning strike, but it wasn't an airplane that was hit. The primary runway at PBI was out of service for about an hour when a bolt of lightning left what airport officials described as a "pothole" on 10,000-foot-long Runway 9L/27R. According to officials, the lightning hit at 9:40 a.m., leaving a crater four inches deep and 18 inches in diameter. It was repaired by 10:30 a.m. The damage, along with intermittent ground holds because of the dangerous weather moving through the area, caused numerous delays at the airport, particularly for business aircraft departures. Delays were compounded by the fact that Monday morning– particularly after a holiday such as Easter–is often a busy departure period for business aircraft regardless of the weather.
Separately, about three hours later, at 9:38 a.m. PST, an electrical equipment failure caused a 10-second power outage at Los Angeles International Airport that interrupted ATC service and snarled air traffic for most of the next several hours. About 100 airline flights were affected, according to an airport spokesman. The outage was blamed on a bird perched on a power line that touched something that was grounded, disrupting power to the airport.


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I want a shotgun for sporting clay but between being a lefty and having a 13.5 LOP ...Was thinking a over under but the LOP is still a issue unless I go youth which fits great but the barrel length drops down to a 26 in. and I'm looking at a 20 guage insted as well...So now I'm actually throwing in Benellis left handed 20guage youth in the mix...I guess my concern would be is a 26in. to short ?
Not at all. I shoot a 21" barrel Remington Special Field for everything, including trap.
Why not just get a full sized 12 gauge semi and get a spare stock off eBay and cut it to suit you?
Because the shotgun I actually wanted was a benelli sbe left handed and the stocks aren't wood...I tried writing them twice on there web site to see if I could get a youth stock made...I ended up getting a Beretta 686 O/U for 800 less then I would of paid for the benelli...Oh and they never even wrote me back...I always wanted a O/U any way...I'll still do some research...I might just get Benelli's Motefeltro and call it a day but the lack of customer service has turned me off enough to explore other options as well.
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STOCKHOLM (Apr. 5)
Mass deportation of Jews from Germany, which was suspended about two months ago, was resumed on Passover, according to reports from Berlin published by Swedish newspapers today.
The Berlin correspondents of the Swedish newspapers reported that Jewish families in Germany were given a few hours notice to appear at the railway stations where they were packed into freight cars and transported to Nazi-occupied territory in Eastern Europe. The maximum age of the Jewish deportees was raised to 65 years.
The plan to establish ghettos for Jews within the Reich and in the Czech Protectorate has been abandoned, the Swedish correspondents reported from Berlin. Despite the mobilization of all rolling stock for the Spring offensive, there are enough locomotives and cattle trains available to transport thousands of Jews from Germany, Austrian and the Protectorate to Nazi-occupied Eastern territory, the Swedish journalists write. They add that the present policy of the Nazis is to deport citizen people of mixed blood who previously enjoyed certain privileges under the Nuremberg Laws. The number of such people in the Reich today is estimated at about 1,200,000, including women.
The correspondent of the Stockholm Social Demokraten today reported from Berlin that after April 15 all Jewish households throughout Germany will be forced to display on their doors a black Mogen David on a white background. The correspondent suggests that the now measure is designed to make the public branding of Jews are completes. German Jews, like Jews in all Nazi-dominated territories, are already obliged to wear a yellow Star of David on their outer clothing whenever they appear in the streets.


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Denzel Ward sat stone-faced as the mother of the man he murdered told him Friday that she forgave him.
Moments before, a Richmond County Superior Court jury returned a verdict finding Mr. Ward guilty of murder and a weapons violation.
Mr. Ward was just 16 on the night of July 1, 2007, when he fired several shots in the parking lot of Club Platinum. One bullet struck 24-year-old Nicholas Carpenter, tearing through a major artery in his abdomen, killing him.
According to witnesses who testified this week, Mr. Ward was upset after a group of young men from a rival neighborhood jumped him inside the club. He retaliated by firing several shots at the front of the building, where many people were milling about.
Mr. Carpenter was just there to pick up his little sister, said Diane Murphy, their mother.
"Nicholas was innocent," she said.
It was a senseless crime, and all the pain inflicted on her family and Mr. Ward's could have been avoided if Mr. Ward hadn't picked up a gun that night, Ms. Murphy said.
Mr. Ward testified that it was an acquaintance, Qwmane Coleman, who fired a gun from the backseat of his car.
But both Mr. Coleman, who is in jail awaiting charges in another shooting, and 16-year-old Chavious Oliver, who is in juvenile detention for violating the probation sentence he received for cocaine, both testified that Mr. Ward was the shooter.
It was painfully obvious that neither Mr. Coleman nor Mr. Oliver, nor any of the other witnesses, wanted to testify, Assistant District Attorney Geoffrey Fogus said in his closing argument.
All the witnesses seemed to change their account of what they saw or heard, defense attorney Michael Garrett told the jury. Mr. Ward was the one witness who answered every question directly and without contradiction, Mr. Garrett said.
Mr. Fogus conceded that Mr. Ward did a good job on the witness stand, but he asked the jury to judge the truth of what witnesses said, not their character.
The jury deliberated about five hours Friday.
Because there was only one sentence possible for Mr. Ward, the attorneys agreed to an immediate sentencing.
Judge James G. Blanchard Jr. imposed the sentence of life in prison plus five years.
Ms. Murphy said she knows this will be hard for Mr. Ward's family but that they will be able to visit him, and someday he might again have a life and a family. She will never have her son back, she said.
"I forgive you because that's the only way I can find closure ... he was my only son," she said.
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This week's trial had a crowded courtroom most days, and Judge James G. Blanchard Jr. ran a tight ship. During the trial, several people were found in contempt and the judge ordered them taken into custody. They had the option of 20 days in jail or a $200 fine.
Among them:
- Samilla Brown, a witness who was late to court and found to have cocaine in her pocket when arrested
- Tierra Jones, a witness who was late to court
- Tacoyia Nolan, a witness who was late to court
- Calvin Morton, a witness who was a day late to court
- Indigo Bush, a court observer whose cell phone rang during court. Everyone was warned repeatedly this week to ensure cell phones were turned off.


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Jennifer Lopez graces the cover of Us and opens up about losing the weight after welcoming twins Max and Emme with husband Marc Anthony in February 2008.
I remember my flabby belly hanging out right after I gave birth," Lopez, 40, says. "I kind of laughed and said to Marc, 'Look, baby! Isn't this crazy?' I just didn't care."
In hindsight, J.Lo admits that she feels differently about that "belly." She says, "I look back at pictures from that time, and I'm like 'Oh, god, I was fat. I was still heavy eight months out!'"
It was her two kids who inspired Lopez to shed 50 pounds. "You get to the point where you're like, Where am I? What happened to me? I got to get myself together for my kids, you know? They need to know what I really look like."
The Back-Up Plan star she's "back to the size I was before I had the babies," although her "rib cage" shifted while carrying the twins. "Before I was always able to fit into sample-size clothes from designers, and now they have to take them out just a bit…It's no big deal."