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'Volcanoes of the Deep Sea' offers different kind of deep-sea exploration
www.theclaycenter.org CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Explore the darkest depths of the ocean with "Volcanoes of the Deep Sea," the new giant screen film opening this week in the Clay Center ElectricSky theater. Winner of the 2005 Best IMAX Film of the Year at the Paris Film Festival, "Volcanoes of the Deep Sea" is a visually compelling and remarkably engaging for a film that takes place in the deep gloom of the ocean.Directed by Stephen Low and produced by oceanic-obsessed film director James Cameron ("Titanic," "The Abyss," "Ghosts of the Abyss," "Aliens of the Deep"), the film follows a team of scientists as they search the ocean floor for the paleodictyon nodosum, a never-before-seen creature that produces a strange honeycomb pattern and may be one of the oldest species still living on earth. It's theorized the animal might live near volcanoes on the undersea floor. At first glance, a documentary about a couple of old guys puttering around the ocean floor, looking for a fossil near some old volcanoes doesn't necessarily sound like that great of a time. (Even if the documentary is produced by an Oscar winner.)Underwater adventures have been done before, and after a certain point, it's easy to imagine there's nothing all that new to cover. Sure, there might be a few new, weird creatures to see, but they always seem to fall into one of a few specific categories: they're albino versions of other creatures, they're boneless or they glow in the dark.Otherwise, the very bottom of the ocean looks like a silent wasteland rendered almost incomprehensible, not just because of its inhospitableness to human life, but its general hostility to all life.As it turns out, that's not the case and with "Volcanoes of the Deep Sea." Even at the deepest depths, there is plenty to see. In fact, with the film, what's found along the way becomes more interesting than the hunt for the paleodictyon nodosum.The hunt for the ancient beastie fades into the background as a broader discussion takes place regarding the tenacity of life and how living things somehow manage to thrive in abundance in places where they should not."Volcanoes of the Deep Sea" challenges the very idea of what is considered habitable. Rationally speaking, nothing should be able to live in total darkness, next to volcanic plumes of poisonous chemicals venting in water hot enough to boil a man alive.Yet, it does. Life endures. Astonishingly, it thrives.Eventually, of course, Low gets back to the hunt for paleodictyon nodosum, which serves as kind of an interesting way of encapsulating what the exploration of the ocean is about."Volcanoes of the Deep Sea" may not be for everyone. There aren't a lot of jaw-dropping visuals, scenes of wild action or any cool looking dinosaurs to keep younger viewers entertained, but it's a good piece of documentary filmmaking.Reach Bill Lynch at email@example.com or 304-348-5195.


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Balfour expected to make debut on Monday
PHOENIX -- Barring any unforeseen setbacks, A's closer Grant Balfour will make his Cactus League debut on Monday.
The veteran right-hander made this known just minutes after throwing 24 pitches to hitters on Friday, marking the second time he had done so since undergoing minor knee surgery four weeks ago.
Balfour followed up the session with a round of running drills, and he said his knee responded to both very well. In fact, "my knee's just kind of a thing of the past now," he said.
"Obviously I have to take care of it," Balfour continued, "but I really haven't been thinking about it. I'm just out there worried about hitting my spots with my fastball and throwing that breaking ball for a strike."
Balfour made use of all of his pitches on Friday, never once inducing a hard-hit ball. That didn't mean he was happy with all of them, though, as his mound manners suggested. More than once the fiery right-hander shared an expletive when a pitch strayed from his target, just as he would during the regular season.
"I treat it like any game and try to get myself fired up," he said. "I'm sure they're not taking at-bats like they would in a game, but for the most part the ball's coming out of my hand good, and I felt like I was getting late swings on my fastball. I even threw it by a couple guys. I like that when they take a pitch that I spot up, I know that I made a good pitch."
Hiroyuki Nakajima was among those who faced Balfour, who he had never seen pitch before. The shortstop said Balfour is "very much intimidating" and he's glad "he's on our side."
"After seeing him pitch, I'm now skeptical he even had surgery," Nakajima joked.
Balfour will have two weeks of preseason action to prepare for the regular season, just as he drew it up following his procedure.
"That's plenty of time," he said.
Jane Lee is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.

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keltik wrote:I think you may like the QOLF in 150. Marmoset used to rock those in his all 150 back.
I had not thought of the QOLF (and Marmoset throws a lot farther than I do, unfortunately). I threw a 150 MOLF several years ago, and I could not get it up to speed. Is the QOLF easier to throw than a P PD? Looks like Disc Golf Center has 1.1 QOLFs, 1.2 SOLFs, and 1.2 MOLFs around 150 - are any of those more likely to work for my low-powered throws?
keltik wrote:you may also try the QJLS in 150. Its flight is very similar to our old friend the XL.
QJLS is an interesting suggestion - I have considered testing them several times. The MJLS and SJLS flew similarly to my Valks, but with slightly less distance and reliability. Would the Q JLS complement a Valk - Teebird - Diamond lineup?
keltik wrote:ESP plastic does hold up well but I don't know how much so in 150 class. what are you looking for this moderately OS driver to do?
I am looking for something a little more stable than the Valks to make certain lines easier to hit. I can do sweeping hyzers and straight to fade shots with the Valk, but I have to be very precise. I am also looking for a disc that is easier to throw for decent distance into a headwind. Star Valks and fresh DX Teebirds work, but again the margin for error is small. Star or Champ Teebirds are reliable, but shorter.
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It's clear online music collaboration has potential. Mixmatchmusic came out of beta this week and there are a host of other similar services including Splice, eSession and digitalmusician.net. Electronic Musician magazine has an article online comparing a bunch of them but it's from October 2007 so keep in mind things change fast online. To read the article: click here
Channelflip.com is a net "TV" channel full of tech stuff and they have profiled yet another competitor in the online music collaboration space called Rifflet. For any of these to succeed in the long term they need to be free (ad driven and paid pro-accounts sound good to me), beautiful, fast and have a strong community.
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The Twin Towers Correctional Facility and adjacent Central Arraignment Court in Los Angeles went on lockdown, and an area search launched, after a civilian employee reported to her supervisor about 8:45 a.m. that she saw "somebody outside who resembled suspect Dorner," Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokeswoman Steve Whitmore said.
"Out of a preponderance of caution, we locked down the facility as well as the streets in front," Whitmore said.
The search was called off about 11:30 a.m. after investigators determined, "It was a false alarm," Whitmore said.
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What's the definition of a treasure? Something precious hidden in a safe place by a king may be? Serbian electronic music pioneer Rex Ilusivii (The King of Illusions in Latin) left an extensive collection of never-heard-before musical gems in his mother's place, and other secluded corners of the world. They have been properly archived, years after his death in a studio fire in Brazil in 1999, the evening of the promotion of the São Paulo Confessions album he made as Suba.
From this archive that spans the 1980-1991 period, reflecting both his cutting-edge creative spirit and his classical training, In The Moon Cage (1988) has been selected as a first newly mastered release to emerge on two 12'. It is meant as an invitation to take a peek into the now finally unlocked treasure chest, filled with valuables of an undeniable intensity and sincerity, belonging to the multifaceted man behind the Rex Illusivii and Suba monikers: Mitar Subotić.
On In The Moon Cage, Subotić treats us to Yugoslavian folk lullabies, rain songs, ancient incantations, combined with equally mesmerizing electronics. These works, circulating on tapes that Subotić sent out in person, were awarded the UNESCO International Fund for Promotion of Culture, enabling him to start his influential career as a producer in Brazil. Yet, In The Moon Cage and the rest of his early projects have remained mostly uncharted and unrecognized until this day.
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The U.S. national team's January camp, which coach Jurgen Klinsmann stressed was about "preparation" for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers and not just preseason exercise, concluded Tuesday night with a miserably anticlimactic 0-0 tie against a young Canadian side in Houston.
Despite spending three weeks together in Southern California, an American squad comprised of MLS hopefuls and a few foreign-based players on the margins of the qualifying picture failed to establish much chemistry. It certainly failed to excite the crowd of 11,737 who showed up for the first U.S. men's national team game at BBVA Compass Stadium.
The U.S. looked static and sluggish, movement off the ball was minimal and the sort of individual flair that might have troubled the conservative Canadians was absent. Despite dominating possession, the U.S. didn't give goalkeeper Simon Thomas, a 22-year-old free agent, much to worry about. In fact, the most dangerous player on the field likely was Canadian captain Dwayne De Rosario, the 34-year-old D.C. United forward playing for just the third time since September knee surgery.
The draw extended the U.S.'s unbeaten run over Canada to 16 games (8-0-8) dating back to 1985, but there aren't many men who played at BBVA Compass Stadium who will be comfortable boasting about their role in lengthening the streak.
Chicago Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson, in his first senior international start, was up to the task when challenged by De Rosario. U.S. central defenders Omar Gonzalez and Matt Besler, along with captain Kyle Beckerman (who anchored the midfield), were solid on the ball and rarely out of position. But they faced almost no pressure from a Canadian team that was content to sit back and dare the U.S to break it down.
That breakthrough never came.
Klinsmann began the match with a pragmatic first 11, deploying MLS marksman Chris Wondolowski and Eddie Johnson up top with Seattle Sounders utility man Brad Evans in support. Graham Zusi and hometown favorite Brad Davis, the Houston Dynamo playmaker, would be relied upon to provide service from the flanks.
Tuesday's game represented a massive opportunity for Wondolowski and Davis, two veterans who might be running out of time to establish themselves as regular internationals.
Both worked hard, but neither impressed. Wondolowski, the reigning MLS MVP, won several balls in the penalty area and crafted a couple of shots on goal, but he still couldn't end his international drought. Davis was uneven on his set-piece delivery and lacked much movement around him with which to work.
De Rosario had the best chance of the first half, but Johnson parried his 10-yard blast in the sixth minute.
"Obviously we dominated the whole game," Klinsmann told ESPN at halftime. "Canada just sits back and just waits for a counter break. Until you kind of unlock it and score a goal, it's difficult to open up the game. ... We told the guys to speed it up, play more urgent and break that slow approach from Canada."
Klinsmann introduced two talents the game appeared to need at halftime -- winger Josh Gatt and playmaker Benny Feilhaber. Gatt possesses the speed and one-on-one dribbling that can unlock a compact defense, while Feilhaber has the vision to hit the killer pass.
Both showed flashes of promise, and Feilhaber's 53rd-minute through ball to Johnson eventually led to a Davis shot from close range. But Canada would continue to bend without breaking. The visitors had yielded a combined 12 goals in their past two games, including Saturday's 4-0 exhibition loss to Denmark. But the U.S. had no answers Tuesday in Houston.
Next Monday, Klinsmann is expected to name the squad that will travel to Honduras for the Feb. 6 World Cup qualifier. It will be comprised mostly of European-based players, with several from the recently-concluded camp expected to fill it out.
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" Tyne House / 26 The Side / Newcastle Upon Tyne / NE1 3JA / Tel: 0191 222 0808. "
Coco mos I found incredibly disappointing following rave reviews from my family. My parents had been before so we decided to choose here as a place for my birthday meal, however it bitterly disappointed me! we had not booked but headed there for about five, to find an almost empty restraunt bar a few tables with toddlers in tow.
And yet the waiter chose to sit us in the middle of these tables with children, not good for a grown up a famliy to enjoy their meal to the sound of wailing children. The menu was impressive, lots to offer, although i found the vegetarian dishes a bit repetitive, tending to be simple variations on a margerita pizza and a tomato and basil pasta. I chose to go for a tomato and basil pizza, however by basil it seemed they meant literally one leaf, placed in the centre of my pizza. As a whole we found the food bland, basic and unexciting.
Throughout our meal the other tables in quieter more ambiant areas of the restraunt remained empty, and so posing the question why logic wouldn't have sat us in one of these tables. With the screaming toddlers we decided to eat up fast and head to somewhere else for a pudding.
My parents too were disappointed, expecting so much from their past visits, recieving very little.
Went to Coco Mos on 29/09/07 and it was a total shambles - the worst service ever. Had to wait more than an hour for our table. They ran out of dishes and said it wasn't their problem, too many bookings. We ordered drinks that never arrived (but were on the bill). It was a 30th, so we'd taken a cake - which was given to another birthday party. I could go on...
I went to Cocomos Italian restaurant with a party from work on the evening of 13th September. I was very impressed both with the superb food quality and value for money. The waiting staff were excellent. The place is large and was about half full when we were there but i am sure they would have coped if it had been packed out. I have been to many Italian restaurants in Newcastle but this has to be the best overall eating experience I have had for many years.
Having visited Cocomos recently, I only hope my experience is not a common feature for this restaurant. I recently booked a table for 6 for my son's 21st birthday on a Saturday night. Upon arrival at the restaurant I was pleasantly surprised at the size and layout and proceeded to be located to our table. I was informed to wait at the bar to be seated. After 3/4hr and several requests, my party was eventually seated at a table for eight, although staff did say that this was our reserved table!. Following our starter, which was very good, although drinks were hard to obtain, we ordered our main course. The main courses arrived and I literally mean just the main course!! When I told the waitress that the vegatables/ potatoes etc had not been served, I was told in a rather patronising way that all side orders were EXTRAS as stated on the menu and that all 6 of our party had not read the menu properly! If you want a steak or chicken etc then thats all you will get!! A steak that was requested to be cooked medium to well was served up raw. It was returned and its replacement was just as bad, if not worse. A request to speak to the Manager was greeted by a shrug from what was friendly table service and so a formal request was made to speak to someone in charge. When it was put to the 'Management' our complaints, I was informed that the delay was to be expected for a Saturday night!! even though the table was booked and the other difficulties I encountered was due to it being a Saturday night and they had been busy since 5pm! Overall in conclusion I would say that as a general restaurant for run of the mill Pizzas it has a good atmosphere and ideal for Hen/ Stag parties, but if your looking for a nice Italian restaurant for anything other than a Pizza to eat then this should be possibly one of the last on your list unless you are restricted to this part of the Quayside otherwise I would suggest a meal at many of the Italian restaurants on Osbourne Road, Jesmond then a taxi down to the Quayside for the nightlife.
On a recent foray into Newcastle city centre with hmself and Little Miss, we decided to try out this place, it being one of those restaurants which I have noticed but never been inside.
It is situated at the bottom of Dean Street, right in the centre of Newcastle, and near the quayside, so because of its prominant position, will obviously get a lot of passing trade. It's actually hard to miss having huge glass windows and a big red neon sign...probably this which appealed to little one.
Outside the restaurant, on the pavement (pedestrian only area) there are tables and chairs for outside eating, and also for people who may only want a coffee and watch the world go by.
Inside, the restaurant is quite different to what you would expect from the ouside. I was expecting all flashing neon lights and a fairly basic set up but the restaurant, whiclt big, does give quite a feeling of intimacy. There are tables and chairs by the window (where we sat) But once you get right into the restaurant, it is actually divided into sections, and the back area is a bit space crafty with a large wooden divide and low ceilings.
The bar area is the only area at which you can smoke- good news for people who want to eat without a smoky atmosphere, and whilst this is in the centre of the restaurant, there is no all encompassing "fog" of smoke. This area has low tables and chairs beside the window and the actual bar itself is large although i didn't notice any but the most basic of drinks; I somehow don't think obscure drinks would be their forte!
At each end of the room there is a large screen showing relaxing sunset and beach scenes which had Little miss fascinated.
We were handed 3 menus...
*The Magnificent seven which is available Sunday to Friday 12pm-6.30pm and saturday 12pm till 4pm. This has 7 pizzas and pastas which cost only £3.95- great value for the centre of Newcastle.
*Children's menu which costs £5.95, and included a pizza on which children could select their 3 toppings, chicken escalopes and pasta. The children's pizza is smaller than the full size pizza and I suppose the bit children like is the choosing of toppings.
*The main menu; very big menuincluding hot and cold starters starting at £3.50 for potato skins, and going up to £5.95 for the king prawns. There are also arange of salads from £3.95 for a green salad- (a tad pricey for some lettuce) and going up to £4.95 for a chicken salad.
There are 16 pizzas to choose from and if not eating during the happy hours, these will set you back from £5.95. having seen the size of the pizzas (huge) this isn't bad value, because whilst himself managed to eat all the pizza he didn't manage the chips he had ordered in case of hunger pangs!
There is a good selection of pasta dishes , and these again come in a really good sized portion. I had the penne amatriciana and unlike some places, there was plenty of bacon in the sauce, and the pasta wasn't at all soggy...perfectly al dente.
Also available are chicken dishes, all priced at £9.50, meat dishes from £13.95, veal duck and lamb dishes and fish dishes.
There are side dishes availabel, and if ordering a meat dish, it's worth remembering to order a side dish because I asked the waitress, and they actually come served without any accompaniments. I for one would be disappointed had I assumed that there would be some vegetables or potatoes, and got none. the side dishes cost from £1.50 for French fries and there is a good selection of vegetables and potatoes although for the price of the meat dishes I do think they should be less stingy and add some vegetables.
Whilst we aren't vegetarian, i did notice a distinct lack of vegetarian dishes on the menu. In fact, i think if you're vegetarian, then you would have to have a pizza or pasta dish or a salad. Given that most places do offer a vegetarian option, I do think this is something the restaurant should remedy.
The staff were very helpful and polite, and appear to welcome children. We certainly didn't feel that we shouldn't have a 5 year old in the restaurant.
The toilets are pretty basic but clean, and are situated right at the far end of the restaurant. the sign for the toilets is the only neon sign inside the place ( I knew there had to be one)
The atmosphere is friendly and relaxed and although we were there on a lunchtime,there was still a buzz in the place, and there was a range of different ages and people in there- from families to people obviously on a business lunch. The music was all kind of old dean Martin/Frank Sinatra stuff and playing at exactly the right level so you could sing along but still hear your companions speak.
We had the pizza and pasta from the magnificent seven menu, which were excellent value, and Little Miss enjoyed choosing her toppingsfor her pizza and had a good go at wolfing the whole lot down. The pizzas had nice crispy bases and plenty of topping and the pasta dish was served with lots of sauce. All dishes came to us piping hot and there was no feeling that the food had been sitting round waiting to be served. Good food and lots of it.
Service was good, and staff helpful but not constantly "there". Prices are very reasonable. We all ate and drank (including ice creams) for under £20 so absolutely no complaints there.
the only grumbles I would have is the non inclusion of extras for the meat dishes and the absence of vegetarian dishes. A few of my friends are vegetarian so this place would be a defintie no.
the one other thing I would point out is that wheel chair access is probably limited as there are 6 or 7 stairs to get into the main part of the restaurant, so this is something they should maybe address. the problem isn't so bad with pushchairs as they are easier to carry up and down stairs (as I remember)
All in all a good restaurant which I would recommend for a good value, tasty pizza or pasta in the centre of Newcastle.
thanks for reading
Cocomos, family-friendly, authentic, Italian restaurant. Open 7 days a week from midday until midnight (last orders at 10:30pm). Kids welcome. Full kids menu available every day between 5pm and 6:30pm. Kids can create their own pizzas from pizza dough and 3 of their favourite toppings. The Magnificent 7 Happy Hour available Sunday-Friday from midday-6:30pm and Saturday midday-4pm. Choose from 7 pizzas and 7 pastas at just £3.95. Business lunch, set menu, available Monday-Saturdy from midday-2:30pm. 3 course lunch £8.95. 1 course lunch £6.95. Sunday lunch available every Sunday between 1pm and 4pm. 3 course lunch £9.95. 1 course lunch £6.95. NUFC fans offer. Show a valid match ticket when ordering your meal and receive either a FREE glass of wine or half-pint of beer or lager with your meal. (one drink per person per meal, each person must hae a valid match ticket).


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SPRING AWAKENING Comes to Foothill Music Theatre, 2/21-3/10
SPRING AWAKENING, the 8-time Tony Award winning Broadway musical, will be presented by award winning Foothill Music Theatre and Foothill Music Arts, with direction by Milissa Carey, musical direction by Mark Hanson and choreography by Amanda Folena, February 21 - March 10, 2013 at the Lohman Theatre, Foothill College, 12345 El Monte Road, Los Altos Hills. The public may purchase tickets ($10 - $28) either online at www.foothillmusicals.com or by calling (650) 949- 7360. NOTE: SPRING AWAKENING is a powerful coming of age story with mature themes: sexual situations, partial nudity, and strong language.
Based on the infamous 1891 Frank Wedekind play of the same name, SPRING AWAKENING features an electrifying score by Duncan Sheik, and book and lyrics Steven Sater. SPRING AWAKENING swept the 2007 Tony Awards winning eight out of its eleven nominations, including Best Musical, Best Director (Michael Mayer), Best Book (Steven Sater), Best Choreography (Bill T. Jones), Best Orchestrations (Duncan Sheik), Best Lighting Design (Kevin Adams), and Best Featured Actor (John Gallagher Jr.). Hailed as the "Best Musical of the Year" by the New York Drama Critics Circle, the Drama Desk, the Outer Critics Circle and the Tony Awards, SPRING AWAKENING emerged as one of the most talked about musicals on Broadway, where it ran at the Eugene O'Neill Theatre from December 10, 2006 through January 18, 2009, for 888 performances and 29 previews. Said Charles Isherwood of The New York Times, "Broadway may never be the same. This brave new musical, haunting and electrifying by turns, restores the mystery and the thrill to that shattering transformation that stirs in all of our souls." The original cast recording of SPRING AWAKENING won the 2008 Grammy Award for Best Musical Show Album.
Set against the backdrop of a repressive and provincial late 19th century Germany, SPRING AWAKENING tells the timeless story of teenage self-discovery and budding sexuality as seen through the eyes of three teenagers. Haunting and provocative, SPRING AWAKENING celebrates an unforgettable journey from youth to adulthood with a power, a poignancy and a passion the moved John Heilpern in The New York Observer to declare it, "A miracle that must be seen to be believed ... The best new musical in a generation."
Director Milissa Carey has assembled a stellar cast for SPRING AWAKENING, including: Juliana Lustenader as Wendla, Jason Rehklau as Melchior, Ryan Mardesich as Moritz, Brandon Leland as Hanschen, Warren Wernick as Ernst, Casey Ellis, as Ilse, Holly Smolik, as Martha, Carissa McElravy, as Thea, Mark Sanders as Georg, Dillon Mena as Otto, Taylor Sanders as Anna, Justin Karr as Adult Male, Caitlin Papp as Adult Female. The cast also features: Jacob Marker, Jeremy Griffith, Dana Johnson, Lyn Meheula, Ashley Steffenson, Lori Grass.
MILISSA CAREY (Director) joined the Foothill faculty in 2003 and teaches in both the Theatre and Music Departments. An award-winning Bay Area actress, Carey has performed leading roles with many Bay Area theatre companies including TheatreWorks, Center Repertory Theater of Walnut Creek, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Pacific Alliance Stage Company, San Francisco Playhouse, Thick Description, 42nd Street Moon, Theatrefirst, American Musical Theatre of San Jose, George Coates Performance Works, and Urban Opera. She was in the cast of the 25th Anniversary Broadway National Tour of Evita under the direction of Hal Prince. Carey has performed with Foothill Music Theatre as "Kate" in Kiss Me Kate, "Golde" in Fiddler on the Roof, and "Lily" in Twentieth Century, directed by Jay Manley, and directed Foothill Music Theatre productions of Working and All Shook Up. Most recently she directed The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee at the Bus Barn Stage Company, as well as projects at American Musical Theatre of San Jose and the A.C.T. Young Conservatory. She is also on the faculty of the San Francisco Conservatory of Music as an acting teacher and stage director in the Opera Department.
MARK HANSON (Musical Direction) returns to Foothill Music Theatre for his eighth show. He has provided musical direction for many Bay Area theatre companies, including eight musicals at Bus Barn Stage Company, including last year's 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee. Other Bay area credits include Broadway by the Bay, Contra Costa Musical Theatre and Foothill Music Theater. Mark is a member of the music faculty at College of San Mateo.
AMANDA FOLENA (Choreography) Artistic Director of Broadway By the Bay, Folena has a BA in Theatre from the University of Southern California and an MFA in Acting from Purdue University. She has worked with many Bay Area companies including San Jose Repertory Company, Opera San Jose, Center REP, Diablo Theatre Company, California Theatre Center and Summer Repertory Theatre in Santa Rosa. Directing and choreography credits include The Producers, Kiss Me Kate, The Full Monty, Dead Man Walking, Annie, Gypsy and Compleat Female Stage Beauty.
Duncan Sheik (Music) In addition to writing the music for Spring Awakening, Grammy award nominated singer-songwriter Duncan Sheik has collaborated with Playwright Steven Sater on The Nightingale, a musical based on the Hans Christian Andersen classic which will premiere at the La Jolla Playhouse in the fall of 2007. Sheik has composed original music for The Public Theatre's Shakespeare in the Park production of Twelfth Night and for The Golden Rooms of Nero, which opened at the Magic Theater in San Francisco earlier this year. His self-titled debut album was an enormous popular and critical success and spent 30 weeks on the Billboard 200. Other albums include "Humming," "Daylight," "Phantom Moon" and "White Limousine." Sheik also composed and produced the original score for the feature film A Home at the End of the World, and his songs have laced the soundtracks of dozens of movies and TV shows. Currently, Sheik is composing the music for the musical adaptation of American Psycho, as well as collaborating with director McG on a feature-film adaptation of Spring Awakening, set to begin filming in 2013.
Steven Sater (Book & Lyrics) won the 2007 Tony Awards for Best Book and Best Score for his work on Spring Awakening. His plays include the long-running Carbondale Dreams, Perfect for You, Doll (Rosenthal Prize, Cincinnati Playhouse), Umbrage (Steppenwolf New Play Prize), A Footnote to the Iliad (New York Stage and Film, The Miniature Theatre of Chester), Asylum (Naked Angels), Murder at the Gates (commissioned by Eye of the Storm), In Search of Lost Wings (Sanford Meisner) and a reconceived version of Shakespeare's The Tempest, with music by Laurie Anderson, which played London's Lyric Hammersmith and toured internationally. In addition to Spring Awakening, Sater has collaborated with Duncan Sheik on the NY premiere of Umbrage (HERE), Nero (The Magic Theatre), The Nightingale (O'Neill Musical Theatre Conference, La Jolla Playhouse), the critically-acclaimed album Phantom Moon (Nonesuch), and the songs for Michael Mayer's feature film A Home at the End of the World.


text: The folks at Vice Magazine in collaboration with New Era bring us the story of Smith Street Tattoo's. This first episode in a three part series focuses on Dan Santoro who's very distinct style attracts tattoo enthusiasts from around the globe. Dan who his partners describe as "a little odd" shares some amusing anecdotes about tattoo's gone awry as well as gives us some insight into his appreciation for the classic sailor style shared by his partners. The clubhouse atmosphere that exists in that little shop in this little corner in Brooklyn is pretty special.


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GWU bookstore loses $200K in stolen books
WASHINGTON (AP) - Three men have been convicted of stealing textbook the George Washington University Bookstore and selling them online.
Forty-two-year-old Hao Nguyen of Falls Church, Va., and 21-year-old Darrell Coleman and 22-year-old Kiry McCullum, both of Washington were convicted Thursday. They will be sentenced Jan. 18.
According to the government's evidence, Coleman and McCullum were seasonal employees at the bookstore, where they unloaded textbooks and stocked them on shelves. Security video showed them taking books from the shelves and taking them to the loading dock.
Prosecutors say the two passed the books to Nguyen, who sold them online. The bookstore lost about $200,000 in textbooks.


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The court on April 13, upheld a lower court March ruling, and crews from Detroit-based Dan's Excavating were on site the next day for 24 hours, staging equipment to begin the most controversial part of the work — demolishing a pier of a newly-built four-lane ramp.
The ramp had been built by the Ambassador Bridge to lead to a proposed new bridge to replace its current span opened in 1929. The company built ramps on both the Detroit and Windsor sides but they end abruptly. The company is still awaiting regulatory approval to construct the six-lane cable stayed bridge to which the ramps would connect.
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But MDOT lawyers had argued that Pier 19 — the last pier holding up the ramp on the Detroit side — was constructed directly over a planned truck route that is part of Gateway, a mostly completed decade-long project that has reconfigured the Detroit side of the Ambassador Bridge to create more efficient links to freeways.
A few days after the ruling, crews were "about a third of the way done" with removing the beams between Piers 19 and 18, MDOT project manager Tia Klein said. A concrete pecker was used to demolish the deck and beams. The four, 60-foot pier columns and cap were then to be removed by crane.
Dan's Excavating beat out Walter Toebe Construction, also of Detroit, for the job. Toebe had obtained the contract from the bridge company in a separate project to re-deck the bridge over the past year.
The court ordered owners of the privately-operated Ambassador Bridge to deposit $16 million in an account to pay for the work, with $9.4 million going to the design-build contractor and the rest for engineering, inspection and other fees.
Demolishing the pier is the first priority for MDOT because it desperately wants to open the long-delayed two-lane truck road by May 15 and improve the flow of commerce between the two countries. Currently trucks from Canada clearing U.S. Customs have to drive a convoluted route through city streets before they can enter freeways.
The demolished pier will allow trucks to seamlessly leave the Customs plaza and travel a third of a mile along bridge company property to a mostly finished ramp leading to Interstates 75 and 96. The road will be separated from passenger vehicles by concrete barriers.
Meanwhile work continues on the connecting truck ramp to fill in a 500-foot gap between two finished sections. One part is open air and the other merely piers and beams without decking for what's known as Structure 32. Work on S-32 didn't begin until the bridge company turned over to MDOT land upon which the structure is being built. This occurred after separate litigation in the years-long legal battles between the company and MDOT over completing Gateway. The company maintained it was living up to its share of construction work and blamed MDOT for making last-minute changes, delaying the project. The Michigan courts disagreed.
Klein said pier demolition should only take a week.
But completing the final few aspects of Gateway will take longer.
This includes a ramp leading from I-75 and I-96 to the Ambassador Bridge — and to Canada — for both cars and trucks. Currently drivers have to use service roads and city streets to enter the bridge.
"We'll have everything inside the plaza completed and reopened to traffic by Sept. 30," she said.
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Learning through Play
Curious Cat is on the prowl again. The heroine of AU theater professor Caleen Jennings's newest children's play, STEAMystery, embarks on an adventure that kicks off this year's performing arts season dedicated to exploring the links between the arts and sciences. (STEAM represents science, technology, engineering, arts, and math.) "The idea of theater as a meeting place of the disciplines is something that appeals to me greatly. People think of the arts and the sciences as being polar opposites, and they're absolutely not," Jennings says.
Jennings wanted to write a children's play to fit this season's arts and sciences theme. And so she turned to Curious Cat, the heroine of her 2008 children's play, Chem Mystery. In STEAMystery, Curious Cat and her Zooville school friends are challenged by Principal Panda to compete for "most imaginative project." The students are confused by their assignment, but Principal Panda tells them that the clue to being successful on this project is "STEAM." Still unsure, they tackle the assignment and discover what STEAM really means.
Writing this show was akin to putting a puzzle together. From Chem Mystery, Jennings had her heroine, Curious Cat, and had Principal Panda at Zooville School, which is in Imagine Nation on the shores of the Whim Sea. She wrote Curious Cat's friends into the cast based on the actors who auditioned and their strengths. For instance, one actor is a gymnast, so she plays Charlotte Cheetah, a dancer.
One challenge Jennings encountered as her script unfolded was how to turn the play from something "didactic" into something that promotes "fun and discovery." She found her answer by writing a song for each of the STEAM disciplines, around which the characters took shape. The concepts of the contest and working as a team grew out of ideas for easy transitions from one song to the next.
Jennings, who has taught playwriting, acting, and directing at AU since 1989, will teach a workshop, "Putting the Play in Playwriting," following an afternoon performance of the play at this year's Fall for the Arts on October 5. This annual arts fundraiser is open to the general public. In this workshop, she will demonstrate how to transition from conversation to theatrical writing.
Participants will see that playwriting—"planned dialogue"—is natural, part of play, and something most of us did as kids. She worries that parents are over-programming their children. "Children need time to do nothing, to relax, daydream, make up stories, and imagine. That very valuable time is getting written out of the schedule."
One of Jennings's favorite parts of teaching a playwriting class or workshop is having the playwrights experience their work performed on stage. "It's powerful both for the playwright and for the audience when a playwright is able to put his or her story on stage," she says.
When student works were incorporated into her spring 2013 play, Wecycling, audience members were moved to tears when they experienced the actors' real stories on stage. "It's important that we tell our personal stories and have an audience bear witness. It's one of the most ancient and profound functions of theater," says Jennings.
STEAMystery will run Thursday, October 3, through Sunday, October 6, at the Studio Theatre in the Katzen Arts Center. Thursday and Friday, the show starts at 8:00 p.m. On the weekend, it starts at 2:00 p.m. It is recommended for ages six and up. Jennings and her cast are also taking STEAMystery to Savoy Elementary School in Anacostia.
Fall for the Arts takes place on Saturday, October 5. Jennings's workshop starts at 4:00 p.m., following the 2:00 p.m. performance.


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As a gay man, what are the main issues that you want to help raise awareness of with healthcare providers?
The main issue I would like to raise is that of mental health. The statistics for people from the LGB&T community who suffer with mental health issues compared to non-LGB&T folk is extremely worrying. I myself have been through several mental health related issues and I wish when I was going through them I had the help and support from places such as the LGF
What one thing would you like to achieve during the course of the Community Leaders project?
I would like to get the message out that people are not alone when dealing with mental health issues, and there are people/organisations out there willing to help.
What would you say to anyone who is frustrated at the way their healthcare needs are met but who may feel unable to challenge the situation ?
I would like to remind them of organisations like the LGF who are here to help anyone in that situation. Our health should be the most important thing on our minds and we should never allow others opinions/actions to deter us away from ensuring we get the best possible care available .
It isn't easy for anyone with health issues to feel up to challenging the status quo but what has made you want to try and improve things for both yourself and other LGB people?
I have been suffering with health care issues for the best part of half of my life. From an early age I had body image issue . I suffered from bulimia from the age of 14 up until I was 23. As a result of this I also dipped in and out of depression. This has continued on from the age of 14 up until I recently was required to stay in hospital to finally challenge my demons and work on some of the issues that have affected my life.
A large part of all of these issues was the fact that I was not happy being gay. Looking back I realise I have always known deep down, however I was scared due to family and social pressures to ever come out. My teen years were not the happy joyful times that my friends recount, but were plagued with lies and deceit. Mainly me lying to myself about who I truly was. This inevitably caused many issues within me which lead to various episodes of depression throughout my life. To hide these issues I started to self-medicate through the use of alcohol and drugs which only exasperated the situation.
I would like to say that once I "came out" it all got easier but then came the guilt for lying all those years, guilt with myself and for those around me who I lied to. The self-medication then continued which only helped worsen the situation.
This is why I want to improve the situation. If just one person reads this and realises they are not alone and seeks help I will know that my contribution was worthwhile.
*We would like to thank George for sharing his story and have changed his name to protect his anonymity. If like George you want to be an advocate for lesbian, gay and bisexual people and you live in Greater Manchester , we'd love to hear from you. To find out more visit lgbt.foundation/volunteer or email firstname.lastname@example.com
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I sauteed the onions and garlic right in the soup pot, which saved dirtying another pan!
Serve hot, with extra chopped cilantro and/or lime to add at the table.
Chicken and Pinto Bean Soup with Lime and Cilantro
(Makes 6-8 servings, recipe created by Kalyn)
1 onion, diced small
1 T chopped garlic
1-2 tsp. olive oil
8 cups homemade chicken stock (or 5 cans chicken broth)
2 ts. dried oregano (preferably Mexican Oregano)
1 T ground cumin
1/2 tsp. ground Chipotle chile powder (or use a small amount diced canned Chipotles in adobo or your favorite hot sauce)
2 cans (15 oz.) pinto beans with juice
4 cups diced, cooked chicken
1 can (4 oz.) diced green chiles (Anaheim chiles, not jalapenos)
1/2 cup hummus (or refried beans)
1/4 cup lime juice (I use my fresh-frozen lime juice)
1 cup chopped fresh cilantro (or use less or substitute thinly sliced green onion if you're not a cilantro lover)
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Merion's Citron and Rose hosted its first winemaker dinner on July 24, which showcased the offerings of Herzog Winery.
Since the departure of opening chef Yehuda Sichel and consulting chef, Michael Solomonov, Citron and Rose, the kosher restaurant in Merion owned by David Magerman, has been busy redefining itself. A new chef, Karen Nicolas, was brought in from the critically acclaimed Equinox Restaurant in Washington, D.C. Brunch and lunch services have begun. And on the evening of July 24, the restaurant hosted its very first winemaker's dinner.
A sold-out crowd of 20 diners — an impressive number, considering it was the inaugural event in the series and that it was taking place on a Wednesday night at the end of July — was shoehorned into Citron and Rose's private dining room, where they were introduced to Joe Hurliman, the winemaker for California's Herzog Wine Cellars.
Hurliman, an energetically affable presence in the packed room, was making his first visit to the Philadelphia area. Judging by the wines he brought with him, he definitely wanted to make a good first impression.
The five wines he paired with Nicolas' eclectic cuisine were chosen during the course of two months' worth of conversations and preparations between the two.
The collaboration was evident from the first pairing, an amuse of buckwheat blinis with chive custard and tomato caviar and a Dappier brut NV. A surprisingly high alcohol-content 2010 Russian River chardonnay revealed its creamier melon aspects when imbibed after a bite of fluke crudo with summer melon, radish and mustard curd. A duo of cabernet sauvignons played off against each other when sampled with duck two ways (spiced breast and confit leg).
A 2009 Mount Veeder iteration had peppery, slightly conserve notes that sang after a bite of the spiced breast, while the more subtle, well-mannered finish of a 2009 Chalk Hill made a perfect foil for the richness of the confit. And a refreshingly just-sweet-enough late-harvest orange muscat was an ideal companion for the citrus and tropical summer swirls surrounding a (kosher, remember!) almond panna cotta.
Sadly, none of the five dishes prepared for the meal — the aforementioned items, as well as a mushroom pierogi with deliciously salty/crispy sweetbreads and generously sliced discs of summer truffle — are on the restaurant's regular menu, but they certainly made for an impressive introduction to what Nicolas is doing on Montgomery Avenue.
One final note: None of the Herzog wines are available in the state stores — shocker, I know. That said, they are available at Rosenberg Judaica and Wine, just down the street at 144 Montgomery Avenue.


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USC athletic director Pat Haden made a pre-emptive move Thursday night.
On the eve of Pac-12 Media Day, before any reporters could ask about where USC coach Lane Kiffin stood in Haden's eyes, Haden had the answer.
"I anticipate the media will ask me if our football coach is on the hot seat this year," Haden said in a recorded video on the Trojans athletic site. "Here is my answer and will be my answer whenever I'm asked: He is not. I'm behind Lane Kiffin 100 percent. I have great confidence in him. He's a very hard-working, detail-oriented coach. He's a dynamic playcaller, in my estimation, and he's an exceptional recruiter. He knows USC and he knows what it takes to be successful here."
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Now, the one question reporters may have is why Haden's figure dropped from 150 percent to 100. After the Trojans lost to rival UCLA last Nov. 17, Haden told the Los Angeles Times that "Lane is my head coach, 150 percent."
So, if anything, expect Kiffin to answer questions today at Pac-12 Media Day regarding Haden's comments.
Regardless of Haden's statement, it would be a topic of conversation today. After all, the Trojans lost their final three games last season and finished a disappointing 7-6. And things don't get any easier this season.
Haden noted in his video statement that USC will have just 70 scholarship players this season instead of the maximum 85 because of NCAA scholarship limitations and players leaving the program.
"This is not an excuse but it's a fact that our staff will have to deal with as they prepare for 13 regular-season games," he said. "I am confident this team will make a good run at the Pac-12 South Division title."
Entering his fourth season as USC head coach, Kiffin is 25-13 overall and 17-10 in conference games.


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Situated in the village of Fernie Alpine Resort with ski-in ski-out accessibility, award-winning Alpine Lodge provides a unique accommodation experience. Blending the atmosphere of a resort with the warmth and service of a B&B, Alpine Lodge is the best of both worlds (and a great place to be after a long day shaking the world-famous powder from your hair). Good friends are made around the huge log fireplace while you sip your wine and share the day's adventures.
Alpine Lodge is a purpose built "Inn" type of lodge. Typically found in European and South American resorts, Alpine Lodge was specifically built to offer amenities to cater to an alpine traveler's needs. Ski in/ski out accommodations, a steam room, jacuzzi, drying room, laundry, large fireplace, great room and media room are just some of the sevices and facilities available to Alpine Lodge guests. Bedrooms are all 3 piece ensuite with shower type facilities. The bedrooms whilst comfortable are not the focal point of the lodge. The common areas are what makes this accommodation particularly unique. Please enjoy them.
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After the greatness of his 2009 album Jet Black, it's nice to hear new stuff from gay musician Gentleman Reg again. Today, the singer announced his upcoming work along with a preview track. According to Exclaim, he takes the Robyn-Body Talk route and will release three EPs over the course of the year. They will all be components of the full-length Leisure Life, set for a fall release. The first EP, Leisure Life Part One is scheduled for a July 3 digital release and "Waiting Around for Gold" is the first track.
In Jet Black, Reg had polished off the rougher edges of his previous sound and produced a stellar album. That echoes here in "Gold" with added emotional resonance that works superbly. If this is any indication of what's to come, 2012 should be a good year for Gentleman Reg and perhaps a great one for his listeners.


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Your attitude sounds very similar to my Dads (Geoff) - despite the fact that his recurrance was diagnosed April 06 his scans show no change. We have been told that at present research in the cancer immunotherapy field is moving very fast, if we can just keep things stable then the techniques are improving all the time. You may or may not be aware of some recent research carried out at Oxford University here in the UK which incoporated work injecting cancer with viruses including the common cold virus with impressive preliminary results - I think my Dad understands it better then me so he may be able to post and explain it better.. (I will look for a link and post it meanwhile). what are the 'off label' drugs you are planning on taking?
I wish you all the best with the chemo regime, meanwhile I hope you have a great break and respite from it all in Colorado..


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To hell with insincerity. Fuck you!
We all judge others even if it isn't our place to judge, but supposedly at the end we are all judged by one!!!
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According to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, John Drosdick, a director of Triumph Group (TGI), bought 5,000 shares of the stock on Feb. 4 at an average price of $69.21 apiece. Drosdick now owns 10,000 shares of Triumph, a $3.5 billion market cap company that designs and manufactures aircraft parts and components. This purchase doubles the number of shares Drosdick owns directly. He had previously bought shares in November 2012 at prices of about $64 per share. Insider purchases are often considered bullish signals for a stock because the insider is choosing to increase exposure to the company rather than diversify investments.
At the end of January, Triumph released fiscal third-quarter results. Revenue rose 8% from the same period in 2011, thanks to sales increases in all three of the company's segments. Cost of goods sold has been higher, but net income still increased 14% as margins expanded slightly. This brought earnings per share for the quarter to $1.51, roughly what Triumph earned per quarter in the first half of its fiscal year.
It's important to note that there is high customer concentration at Triumph: About half its revenue comes from Boeing (BA). Investors generally do not like to see customer concentration this high because sourcing decisions by the customer or a drop in demand can eliminate a large share of revenue. Also, concerns about the safety of Boeing's new 787 "Dreamliner" aircraft, as well as macro factors, have left Boeing's stock price about flat in the past year against a rising market, causing some market players to turn bearish on the company. Boeing recently filed fourth-quarter results, and while revenue was up from the fourth quarter of 2011, net income fell 30%. For an investor interested in Triumph, based on the insider purchase or the financials, this is a point worth investigating before buying.
Triumph trades at 11x trailing earnings. The forward price-to-earnings ratio, based on analyst expectations of earnings in the fiscal year ending in March 2014, is 10. Aerospace and defense companies are generally trading at earnings multiples in that range, so it's not surprising that a major supplier is as well. Boeing currently carries a trailing PE of 15, but Lockheed Martin (LMT) and Northrop Grumman (NOC) are valued at 10x historical earnings or lower.
We can't help but notice that, in absolute terms, the combination of earnings multiples in the 10 to 11 range and earnings growth rates that have recently been in the 10% range would generally be considered very strong. So, there is a bullish case for Triumph as long as the market for its products shows modest growth. A beta of 1.3 is certainly not low, but perhaps lower than expected for a company dependent on demand for aircraft.
While it's important to become familiar with a company before making a decision, Triumph does seem to be an intriguing value prospect. The stock is priced in line with many aerospace and defense companies at about 10x earnings, but it has been achieving solid growth rates. While the Boeing relationship is certainly a concern, it also indicates that Triumph is not as dependent on military spending (therefore not as threatened by federal spending cuts) as Lockheed Martin, for instance.
If we were satisfied that Boeing doesn't pose too much risk, we could see Drosdick's insider purchase as one potentially worth imitating.


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My 9 y/o daughter has hair almost exactly like your daughter's. She hates it, too. She doesn't get teased at all, though. She gets compliments on her hair constantly, but I think she does not like the attention her "big poofy hair" brings her. I'm hoping to someday get her to wear her hair down again, but it's been years since she has. I am here today to look for help with products, too.
I wish you luck and I wish I had some advice. For now, I'm in the same boat (minus the teasing - and I'm disgusted that it is happening to your child).
my hair was like that!!! im a bit older now and im in an all girls school and i always thought my hair was too puffy but its gown and its straightened out a bit when i was a kid it was a four now its just a 3C because the weight of it straightens it out!! but wait a few years she will love i i hated mine for so long i was going to shave my head or get it permanently straightened but im 13 now and now my friends tell me my hairs nice too and not just adults!! when i was younger i wouldnt like washing my hair cause it hurt to much when i brushed it but i learned to wash it everyday and use TONS of conditioner!!! even just do this for a while and it might help also dont brush it when its dry or starting to dry!! and maybe use a leave in conditioner or a mouse!!! hope this helped


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Becoming the most powerful motorcycle of any kind ever to enter the race, we're exclusively revealing that Chip Yates will be racing his 240bhp, 365lb/ft electric superbike at Pikes Peak on June 26. Chip's bike is currently set up for paved tracks, where he made history by placing second in a race against gasoline superbikes back in January. With the help of a friend, we uncovered this news yesterday, but Chip's now agreed to go on-record.
"We're ecstatic to have been invited by Pikes Peak International Hill Climb officials to compete in this epic event," says Chip. "The course is almost completely paved, but I will be challenged by several miles of dirt in the middle of the climb and I'll be calling on my previous SCCA Pro Rally driving experience to get safely through the lower grip sections. Our engineers are busy developing new traction control software and mapping that will automatically adapt based on my position on the mountain."
"Me and my wife Julie in my 1989 Toyota MR2 Supercharged, SCCA Pro-Rally car competing at the Rim of the World Pro Rally in 2002. In 2001, Julie and I won the SCCA Southern Pacific Group 5 Rally Championship in this car. Group 5 is basically 2wd open class. This is to support the idea that I have some experience on dirt roads with big dropoffs!"
The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is a one-of-a-kind event held annually in the Colorado Rockies that sees wildly powerful cars and motorcycles race up a 12.42-mile, 156-turn, part-dirt, part-paved course. Traditionally, supermotos or other dirt-capable motorcycles race, last year the Ducati Multistrada 1200 placed 2nd and 6th in the race.
Chip's won't be the first electric motorcycle to take part in Pikes Peak, but it will be the first with a serious chance of competing directly with ICE motorcycles. The point? To prove "electric motorcycles don't need to be slow and boring."
But how is a nearly 600lbs pizza delivery bike going to fair on such a technical course? Pretty well, according to Chip. "Two key benefits of our electric powertrain will really help me climb from 9,390 feet all the way up to the 14,110 foot summit. First of all, our superbike makes 240 horsepower at sea level and 240 horsepower at 14,110 feet – we do not suffer any power loss due to elevation, whereas gasoline-powered vehicles will lose around 30% of their power at the top. Secondly, our 365 ft/lbs of torque is available from 0 rpm as soon as I open the throttle – with few straight sections, we don't have to wait for revs to build up in order to blast off the course's 156 turns and tight corners."
In the run up to the Peak's two-day test on June 4th and 5th, Chip's team will be making wide-ranging modifications to the electric superbike. Expect to read about them here.


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We are new with WhosOn and all seems to be going pretty well. We are working on our last bits of customization before going live and have run into a snag with canned responses.
When we open the Edit Canned Responses window everything seems to go well until we press the save button. After a brief moment a box comes up... the box is titled "Canned Response Error" and it contains this message: "Could not save canned response. An Unspecified Error Occurred"
That's it. We cannot save any server-based canned responses.
We tried inserting a URL, using plain text, adding skills and selecting those.... Even only creating a subject with no content.
My user account is an administrator and the permissions inside WhosOn are wide open.
I speculate that it might be a database problem, but I am new to SQL Server and do not know what to look for nor where to look.
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WASHINGTON — The top Democrat in the Senate said Tuesday he'll press ahead with new legislation to repeal automatic spending cuts that are now beginning to sting.
Majority Leader Harry Reid says he wants to use savings from the drawdown of troops in Afghanistan to repeal the cuts, called sequestration. The effects are beginning to ripple through the government and the economy, most visibly with delays in air travel caused by the furloughs of air traffic controllers.
The timing of Reid's effort wasn't clear and it faces long odds. Republicans are sure to oppose the move because they see the idea of claiming savings from war funding as gimmickry. The money, Republicans and many budget experts say, was never intended to be spent in the first place and shouldn't fuel other spending.
At issue are across-the-board spending cuts of 5 percent to domestic agencies like the Federal Aviation Administration and 8 percent to the Pentagon that began to take effect in March. They are required because of the failure of Washington to follow up a 2011 budget pact with additional spending cuts.
The cuts total $85 billion through the Sept. 30 end of the budget year and would require many federal workers to absorb pay cuts with forced furlough days. Lawmakers have been particularly upset with the air traffic delays and announced closures of control towers at rural airports. Economists warn that the cuts will slow the recovery of the economy but Republicans and President Barack Obama have been unable to agree on a way to repeal them and replace them with other cuts or tax increases.
The Senate is currently debating legislation that would empower states to require online retailers to collect state and local sales taxes for purchases made over the Internet. That legislation is expected to occupy the chamber through the end of the work week; senators are expected to then break for a one-week vacation.


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Reader Aaron Cashion writes:
"Watched your DVD about drawboring today after reading your 'Workbenches' book. Really enjoyed both. I had never heard of drawboring, and this will defintely be going into my arsenal. Where can I get a good eggbeater style hand drill? Are there new quality ones being made or should I go the eBay route and look for a vintage one? I prefer to buy quality and not some Asian import for $4.99."
Ah Aaron, I relish opening this can of oligochaetes.
I have yet to encounter a newly manufactured eggbeater drill that I like. That doesn't mean there aren't any. I've always been curious about this drill from Germany. However, I've never seen one boring in the wild.
Most of the eggbeaters , more properly called "hand drills" , that I've used have been from the venerable Millers Falls company. This company made a shocking quantity and variety of these drills, and you can learn all about the different models here at Old Tool Heaven.
In the Midwest and East, you can find these tools at almost any antique store, flea market or garage sale. I typically pick them up for $5 to $15 when they are in good working order. Look for a chuck that has jaws that open and close properly (they can be missing their springs). You want the gear train to move smoothly , through usually a little cleaning and lubrication can fix things up.
Typical hand drills will be missing their removable side handles, so snatch up any that of those that you stumble on.
These drills come up every darn day on eBay, though you cannot tell if the thing is clapped out. Here's a search script that will take you to a page of drills. However, I prefer to take my drills for a spin before spending my American dollars.
The other option is to spend a bit more and get a drill that is better than new.
Wiktor Kuc of New Mexico buys these old drills and rebuilds them so that they look and work better than when they came from the factory. I've had a few of Wiktor's drills pass through my hands, and all I can say is that the man charges far too little for the work he does. If drill restoration is an art form, Wiktor is the Leonardo.
You can purchase these drills from Wiktor at his web site wktools.com. You might have to wait a bit for one, but it's worth it.
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Study of Knee Replacements for Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis (PFA/TKR)
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|Osteoarthritis, Knee
|Device: Knee arthroplasty
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|Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Quadruple (Participant, Care Provider, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Patellofemoral Arthroplasty (PFA) Versus Total Knee Replacement (TKR) for Isolated Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis
- Patient-reported outcomes (disease-specific and generic QoL instruments) [ Time Frame: 10 years ]The physical functioning score of the Short Form (36) Health Survey is the primary outcome measure of the study. Disease-specific patient-reported outcomes (Oxford Knee Score, KOOS and Kujala) and a second generic quality of life measure (EQ5D).
- Implant survival, clinician assessment and cost. [ Time Frame: 10 years ]Secondary outcome measures relate to implant survival, clinician assessment and cost. Implant survival will be assessed by 5- and 10-year implant survival rates and by analyzing causes for revision surgery. Clinician assessment includes Knee Society Score (stability, range of movement, effusion, tenderness etc.). Assessments of immediate and long-term costs are based on patient diaries, sick leave, use of medical services and drug prescriptions.
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|June 2007
|Estimated Study Completion Date:
|October 2024
|Primary Completion Date:
|October 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Avon patellofemoral replacement
Knee arthroplasty with insertion of patellofemoral joint replacement.
Device: Knee arthroplasty
Comparison of patellofemoral arthroplasty versus conventional total knee arthroplasty in cases of isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis.
Other Names:
Active Comparator: PFC Sigma CR total knee replacement
Knee arthroplasty with total (tricompartmental) knee replacement.
Device: Knee arthroplasty
Comparison of patellofemoral arthroplasty versus conventional total knee arthroplasty in cases of isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis.
Other Names:
Detailed Description:
Isolated patellofemoral osteoarthritis can be a disabling condition of the knee necessitating knee arthroplasty. It is debated whether total knee replacement or isolated patellofemoral replacement is the better treatment option. This randomized trial attempts to give a qualified answer to the debate by comparing clinical outcome (range of movement, stability, effusion, patellofemoral tracking, tenderness, stair climbing), patient self assessment scores (EQ-5D, Oxford Knee Score, KOOS, SF-36, AKS), complications (infections, revisions), longevity (survival analysis) and cost (direct and indirect) for the two implant types.
The Avon patellofemoral implant has been chosen, as this is the patellofemoral implant with the best documentation. The PFC Sigma CR total knee implant has been chosen as it a current standard implant and market leader.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|18 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Isolated PF-OA
Exclusion Criteria:
- Medial or lateral OA
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01326156
|Aarhus University Hospital
|Aarhus, Denmark
|Principal Investigator:
|Anders Odgaard, FRCS, DMSc
|Dept. of Orthopaedics, Aarhus University Hospital
|Responsible Party:
|University of Aarhus
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01326156 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|May 19, 2009
|Last Updated:
|May 2, 2017
|Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement:
|Plan to Share IPD:
Keywords provided by University of Aarhus:
Knee cap
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Osteoarthritis, Knee
Joint Diseases
Musculoskeletal Diseases
Rheumatic Diseases
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017


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Guest blogger Elizabeth Lindsay, aka nameberry's very own Olivekit, was wracked with indecision over what to name her third baby girl — a dilemma followed closely by all her friends on nameberry's message boards. The final name choice surprised everyone, even Olivekit herself.
Baby Ooh La La (what my two-and-a-half-year-old calls her little sister), entered the world on July 23rd, after a quick and almost painless delivery (love the epidural). My beautiful baby girl debuted with an ear piercing scream that made the doctor laugh and say that Baby Ooh La La was the loudest baby that she had ever delivered. She gets that from my husband.
After cleaning her up and weighing her, they handed her back to me. We looked her over and studied her features, she looked a lot like her big sisters Olive and Kit, but with more hair. She was perfect.
We oohed and awed over her, took a lot of pictures, and then one of the delivery nurses asked, "What's her name?"
Crap. What followed were endless conversations about what she would not be named.
Me: How about Phoebe, nickname Bea?
Me: Why not?
Hubby: It sounds like a mean girl's name.
Me: What?!
(After pushing, I found out that he asked out a Phoebe once on a date in Junior High and she said no. Emphatically. Phoebe was out.)
We tried (trust me) to come up with a name. I read every book, made lists, got opinions from the wonderful ladies of Nameberry, and my loving but opinionated husband found fault with every name I came up with. Plus, having two daughters named Olive and Kit, the pressure was on to find a name that went perfectly with theirs. Not an easy task.
I envy people who can just pick a name for their baby and that's that. When I was pregnant with Olive, we had a couple over for dinner and the topic of baby names came up. Even though they weren't expecting yet, after ruling out a couple of names, they agreed on William for a boy. A five minute conversation and sure enough, years later, they welcomed baby William Archer. It was never that easy for us.
Olive was going to be Courtney or Kendall until I had a dream that I was calling her by a different name and she looked at me and said, "My name is Olive, Mommy." I woke up and told my husband, who loved the name. I didn't. I wasn't going to name my daughter Olive. The only Olive I had ever heard of was Olive Oyl and I don't even like olives. But my husband started calling her Olive toward the end of my pregnancy and when she born, Courtney Olive she became.
At my ultrasound for my second pregnancy, the baby had her back turned to us so the gender was going to be a delivery surprise. Since I didn't want to call him or her "it" for the next five months, we nicknamed the baby Kit because that worked for a girl or a boy. I was positive that I was having a boy. The pregnancy was so much different than with Ollie's and sadly, I didn't dream up for a name for this baby, but we had a few names picked out for him.
"It's a girl!", the doctor proudly announced. My husband looked at me confused for a second, before we laughed and welcomed our second baby girl into our lives. But what on Earth were we going to name her?


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Farouk Launches New CHI ARC Rotating Curling Iron
Farouk Systems, Inc. announces the launch of the new automatic rotating curling iron, the CHI ARC, available June 1, 2013.
The CHI ARC features a rotating 1" ceramic barrel that curls hair at the push of a button and a MCH ceramic heater that reaches up to 410 degrees F in 30 seconds, as well as a digital temperature display, right and left control buttons, and a reset button that will bring the clip back to its start position for maximum ease and comfort. The ceramic barrel ensures even heat distribution while eliminating frizz.
Olivia Culpo, Miss Universe 2012, has been selected as the celebrity spokesmodel to support this trendy new tool.
"Hairstylists make it look so easy, and I love it when I can put my hair in their capable hands. But even for me, it's not always easy to do my own hair, which is why I love the new CHI ARC. It literally curls your hair for you! It is as close as it gets to having your own personal stylist," says Olivia Culpo, Miss Universe 2012.
Culpo and her red carpet curls take center stage in the new CHI ARC commercials set to air on local NBC networks beginning June 3, 2013 leading up to the Miss USA 2013 pageant on Sunday, June 16.
CHI offers multiple chances to win the new CHI ARC with the 'Go Curly vs. Go Straight' Sweepstakes running on facebook.com/CHIHaircare from June 1 – June 26. For more chances to win the new CHI ARC, join the #MissUSA chat with @CHIHaircare during NBC's live broadcast of Miss USA 2013 on Sunday, June 16.


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Ortiz to play first base for Red Sox in Philadelphia
BOSTON -- Red Sox manager John Farrell plans to use slugger David Ortiz at first base during Boston's upcoming road trip to Philadelphia.
The Red Sox begin a two-game Interleague series in Philadelphia on Wednesday, and since the games will be in a National League park, there will be no designated hitter.
Farrell said he'll use the trip to give both Ortiz and starting first baseman Mike Napoli a day off.
"We plan to give each guy a day at first and a day off and be available to pinch-hit," Farrell said. "It's yet to be determined which day it will be, but we'll be able to use it to our advantage as far as a rest day for either guy."
Ortiz has not started a game at first base this season and has only started nine games at the position since 2011. The 37-year-old took some ground balls on Monday to prepare, and Farrell said he has no concerns.
"I think the one thing people overlook is that he's a pretty darn good first baseman and we have no issue at all with putting him at first base," he said.
The Red Sox have certainly relied on their designated hitter this season. Ortiz is hitting .341 with eight home runs and 34 RBIs in 32 games. The only guy on the team who has knocked in more runs is Napoli, who will have to sit out if Ortiz plays first.
An American League team playing in an NL park is a disadvantage, Farrell said.
"Our team isn't built like a National League team," he said. "While we've used our bench in certain matchups, we certainly don't use it to any extent to which a National League team does. That's not to make an excuse, that's just to know that there's two different style of play and teams are built to reflect that style."
Michael Periatt is an associate reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on twitter @MichaelPeriatt. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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AUSTIN, Texas — Starting this fall, folks can buy a Texas hunting or fishing license over the Internet for the first time.
When new season licenses go on sale Aug. 15, hunters and anglers can buy online via a new service from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department through Texas Online.
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A man and a woman were robbed at gunpoint near downtown Palo Alto on Tuesday night, police said.
The victims, a man in his 50s and a woman in her 20s, were walking northbound on the 300 block of Ramona Street at about 8:30 p.m. when they were approached by a man, police said. He allegedly blocked the sidewalk, drew a black handgun, and demanded their wallets and the woman's purse.
After handing over their things, the victims were ordered to turn around and walk in the other direction, police said. They then heard the man run away northbound on Ramona Street.
The victims arrived at a restaurant on the 400 block of Emerson Street about 10 or 15 minutes after the robbery and told staff what had happened, police said. An employee called police, who searched the area but could not find the man.
The robber was described as black, in his early 20s, about 5 feet 8 inches tall and 165 pounds. He was wearing dark-colored pants and a gray hooded sweatshirt with the hood up.
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Greetings Everyone,
I also posted this on E-Sangha.
While reading up on some information concerning the coming Buddha Ariya Metteya, I came across the idea of the "world cycle". Of course, I've heard of this before in Buddhist cosmological teachings, but I never really pondered it until now.
It is said there will be a total of five Buddhas in the current world cycle, Metteya being the last. Thus, beings must practice rightly and aspire to meet Metteya Buddha during his sasana before the current world cycle is complete. Beings not attaining Enlightenment (or, in Theravada practice, the first stage of Awakening) before this world cycle expires will find it incredibly difficult to do so afterward.
What do you all think of this? Where can the idea of the "world cycle" be found in the suttas? Do beings trapped in samsara wander from one world cycle to the next, or does something different happen to them when this world cycle ends? How long does a world cycle actually last?
I look forward to everyone's responses.


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Marsha Puppe, 66 - February 08, 2012
Marsha (McNickle) Puppe, 66, of Leawood, KS, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2012, at the Menorah Medical Center in Kansas City.
Puppe was born Jan. 31, 1946, to Glen and Jean (Cole) McNickle.
Survivors include: her husband, Gerald of Leawood; her son, Steve (Megan) and Madison and Sydney of Olathe, KS; a brother, Stan (Susan) of Overland Park, KS; numerous nieces and nephews.
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We have now created a new sub-forum, dedicated to the topic of Ordination!
Ordination sub-forum
This sub-forum provides an opportunity for those considering entering the homeless life to ask questions about ordination, travel arrangements, contacting monasteries and the monastic life in general. It's also a place to discuss other issues relating to ordination such as Vinaya requirements, the issue of bhikkhuni ordination and so on.
I've moved some topics into the new forum but have been mindful to leave some topics in their original locations if there was some possible need for them to remain in their original locations (e.g. Dhammic Free-For-All, Classical Theravada, Personal Experience). If you wish for a topic you have created to be moved into the Ordination forum, please let me know via PM. Also, if you created a topic which has been moved into the Ordination forum, but you would like to see it moved elsewhere, please let me know that too.
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Mountain weather can be brutal, so you need top-notch protection from a technical shell. You want a jacket with fabric that boasts a high waterproof rating (20K+) and a highly breathable membrane, ample durability, and a construction that includes fully taped or welded seams.
Technical shells intended for backpacking don't need many bells and whistles, but pockets that are placed higher so you can access them when you're wearing a backpack can come in handy. Jackets you'll wear climbing should also have helmet-compatible hoods and good wrist closures to seal out storms.
Because technical shells have to fit comfortably when you're wearing a backpack or a climbing harness, they tend to feature a fit that's on the slimmer side of regular (this varies by brand). Be careful not to choose a fit that's so slim or a size so small that you can't add extra baselayers or an insulating layer.


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www.office.com/setup Blogs: Today's post was written by Jacob Guttman, IT Manager, Menchies
It's hard to believe it when you look at our rapid growth, but Menchies is still a very young company. We were founded in 2007 with a single store in Valley Village, California. Now, we have more than 300 franchise locations around the world. Maintaining connections between Menchies headquarters, the franchise community, and our guests is critical to our success.
In the past, we used hosted services for email, collaboration, and document management. And we used a separate, Java-based application for instant messaging. One of the most persistent challenges I faced was trying to support our company's growth with a set of applications that weren't tightly linked together and that didn't fit the day-to-day work needs of our employees.
An increasing number of our employees want to be able to access email and other applications on a range of different devices, including their smartphone or tablet. Ultimately, they want to be able to connect with colleagues and seamlessly move information between applications without having to think much about the underlying technology.
When we started looking at moving to a new productivity and collaboration solution, the major factors influencing our decision were ease of use, anywhere access, simplified administration, and cost-effective scalability. As we took a closer look at Microsoft Office 365, it was the obvious choice. And, with help from our partner Cal Net Technology Group, we were able to make the switch to Office 365 quickly and easily. With Office 365, we get online access to all of the capabilities we need-email, calendaring, document management, and unified communications-all rolled into one solution. And it automatically works together with the Microsoft Office tools that our employees use every day.
One great example of how Office 365 supports the business needs of Menchies and fits the way our people like to work is through our use of Microsoft Lync Online. We're constantly researching the best real-estate options for interested franchisees. With Lync Online, colleagues can set up virtual meetings on the fly and share market research, maps, and other information in just a few clicks. It's so fast and easy to use, and provides a consistently smooth user experience across all of the technology platforms we use-iOS, Windows Phone, Android, and BlackBerry.
Beyond the benefits that our employees have gained, I love Office 365 because it provides such a simple administrative experience. My team easily saves three hours a week based on fewer helpdesk requests. One simple reason is that with 25 gigabytes of mailbox storage per account and online archiving through Exchange Online, employees almost never run into archiving issues anymore.
Also, with Office 365, we anticipate reducing costs over time. For example, we don't need to maintain a separate BlackBerry server anymore. Microsoft SharePoint Online is included in our plan. We also no longer need a separate internal chat platform. By consolidating services, we've been able to achieve full payback on our investment in Office 365 in nine months. By operating more efficiently and shifting IT cost savings back into the business, we can drive growth and ultimately put more Menchies locations on the map, which makes just about everybody smile.
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Coffee lovers looking for some do-it-yourself tips turned out Saturday to hear Diedrich Coffee founder Martin Diedrich lead a free "Coffee Brewing 101" class at The Ecology Center in San Juan Capistrano.
Diedrich opened the first Diedrich Coffee in Costa Mesa in 1984 and grew the company to more than 40 locations in California, Colorado and Texas. He resigned in 2004 from Diedrich Coffee, which since has been sold in parts to Starbucks and Green Mountain Coffee Roasters.
Martin Diedrich now owns Kean Coffee, with locations in Newport Beach and Tustin.