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Fair warning: Knee-jerk post. I'm frustrated and trying to let it out without my posts being littered with asterisks.
Simple questions: What do you think the problem areas are for this team, and what do you suggest we do to fix them? By "fixing" them I don't mean, "player X has been playing like crap, so let's trade him". That may be an answer to some of them, but let's try to be as realistic as possible.
Problems lately, from my perspective (and in no particular order):
1) Paul George is shooting terribly. His defense is still good, but his shots are simply not falling and it's hurting us.
2) Turnovers. The main culprits here are Lance and PG.
3) The bench. I'll break that down since it's pretty broad. CJ Watson has been awful lately. Luis Scola has been awful lately. Granger had a decent shooting night tonight, but by and large, his shooting has been abysmal this season. Mahinmi is a complete non-factor on offense.
4) A sense of entitlement. We have lost that "us against the world, blue collar gold swagger" mentality. We go into games thinking that just by showing up, we are going to win. Wrong.
5) Roy has become almost a non-factor on offense.
1) Really not much we can do to fix it. Paul will shoot himself out of it and will be better for it. But he has to improve his shot selection and he really needs to stop whining to the refs so much. It's having the reverse effect.
2) For his part, Lance needs to cool it with this flashy, behind the back ****. The laser passes thrown at the heads of other players aren't good either. He needs to play under control. His talent is undeniable, but it doesn't mean a damn thing if he can't corral it. We need Bird to sit him down. PG needs to focus on ball handling and make better passes.
3) Well, I understand Bird wanting to add a scorer. I don't know what is wrong with CJ or how to fix it besides letting him play through it. With Luis, I think we need to add some wrinkles to the second unit offense. Namely, don't resort him to a pick and pop shooter. Put him closer to the basket. Let him post guys up. Getting the ball that far out is fine if he's making his shots, but if he puts the ball on the deck he's liable to turn it over. I think Granger needs more time. We know the fix for Ian Mahinmi; we are just waiting for it to be ready.
4) This one is on the coaching staff, Bird, and the veteran leaders (West & Hill). Really, it's on the whole team, but we need those guys to light a fire.
5) He needs more touches. He can't get into much of a rhythm because he just isn't getting the ball in positions to score very much.
Anyway, long post, mostly just me blowing off steam. Feel free to contribute. And by no means is this a panicky, "this team doesn't have what it takes to win it all" type of posts. I still think this team will be fine and is absolutely a contender, but we are going through a rough patch and need to sort it out. Look forward to hearing what the rest of you have to say.


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But in the real world, you can have only two out of those three properties. Add the folding factor and you can still pick only two. In other words: cheap folding bikes are both inefficient and shoddy; and whilst you can have a folding or take-apart bike that's great to ride, it will be more expensive and less durable than an equivalent non-folding bike.
Once you've got over this reality check, and saved up a bit more, you'll find folding or take-apart versions of most sorts of bicycle. The most popular sort however, is the commuter folder, of which it has to be said that a British-made Brompton is the premium example.
This sort of bike is designed to fold as quickly and as small as possible for rapid access to and from public transport, with no stowage hassles - although some operators will insist that even a Brompton is put in a bag. With only a few miles to ride at either end of the journey, commuter folders don't have to be particularly efficient or comfortable to still be a whole lot better than walking! Pay enough though, and they can nevertheless be quite good to ride. Some people even tour on Bromptons!
(Left) A folding bike makes travelling by public transport much easier
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In Decatur, Alabama, Mary Dixson chooses sesame seeds, poppy seeds or rosemary to sprinkle over these pretty golden rolls. The dough is easily made in the bread machine to save time.
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- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons water (70° to 80°)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 cup mashed potato flakes
- 2 tablespoons nonfat dry milk powder
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried rosemary, crushed
- 1 to 1-1/2 teaspoons salt
- 3 cups bread flour
- 2-1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- Sesame seeds or poppy seeds or dried rosemary, crushed
- In bread machine pan, place the first nine ingredients in the order suggested by manufacturer. Select the dough setting (check dough after 5 minutes of mixing; add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water or flour if needed). When cycle is completed, turn dough onto a lightly floured surface. Punch down and let stand for 10 minutes.
- Divide dough into 12 portions. Shape each into a 10-in. rope. Holding one end of rope, loosely form into a coil. Tuck end under; pinch to seal. Place 2 in. apart on a greased baking sheet. Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 30 minutes.
- Brush tops with egg. Sprinkle with sesame or poppy seeds or rosemary. Bake at 375° for 13-16 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from pan to a wire rack. Yield: 1 dozen.
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Broadhead continues to expand its involvement with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS). The Minneapolis-based advertising and marketing agency was recently awarded a contract to raise awareness of the invasive species known as the emerald ash borer (EAB).
The new-business announcement came just days before the nationwide kickoff of APHIS' Emerald Ash Borer Awareness Week. Broadhead sprang into action, developing a social media campaign and a full satellite media tour. "We really had to kick things into high gear," says Kiersten Schroeder, vice president and account director at Broadhead, "and the hard work paid off tenfold."
The satellite media tour included radio interviews that aired on numerous stations across many of the states impacted by the EAB, and gave the effort's "I Promise" campaign a renewed push on social media. The nationwide push, leading into the Memorial Day weekend, reached millions in targeted markets. "Our task was to increase engagement through multiple channels, creating a momentum that would last throughout the summer," adds Schroeder.
Since becoming a federal government contractor in late 2008, Broadhead has worked with the General Services Administration (GSA), USDA APHIS, USDA Rural Development, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The agency has worked with USDA to help raise awareness of devastating pests such as the gypsy moth, the Asian longhorned beetle, and the emerald ash borer.
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Bonepile, you can stick a marlinspike any knot. When you're ready to break it down, just remove the spike.
It may not be rocket science, but it's still science.
I see, I wasn't thinking about a strap with no loop in it. What about a toggle with a 1" slit in it for the strap. That way you eliminate the need for the amsteel altogether.
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Some comments here on difficulty with untieing knots in straps. No need to ask how I know, but the knot can be soaked in hot/warm water for a few minutes and unties fairly easy.
This sliding toggle will put me back on the single line suspension of which I dream, having gone from giant whoopie to failed UCR. I'll try it with a fixed loop on one end and the sliding toggle on the other. Thanks, IM!
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The toggle is a solid dowel, compression of a larkshead knot won't collapse the toggle. No sharp bends in the cord to cause a failure.
Couldn't you move this back to a more simple setup (no tee, straight toggle) simply by reversing the ends? Larkshead the amsteel to the hammock, put the toggle on the top end going through the tree strap. Then you won't have small radius to small radius but have the wider area of a 1" tree strap against the small radius. I just like the idea of the smaller straight toggle over a tee.
Want to be able to disconnect from the hammock?... Use one of the dutch whoopie hooks on the hammock end instead of a larkshead.
I now have a reason to order up a knurling tool for my metal lathe, I'm thinking a fine knurling on an aluminum/ti round bar would eliminate any chance of slippage. Would be super easy to manufacture as well. And the amsteel is abrasion resistant (used in winch lines for a long time), and the tree strap is as well since the tree bark will be much rougher than a fine knurling.
Oooo what a great idea. Being whoopie sling challenged (I don't have them) this idea is just the thing for me. Do you need to make sure that the tarp is over the toggle? My next though is the tree strap length as it is limited in adjustment, even if you vary the number of wraps around the tree..
I'll take 2, jobo.
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2 p.m. Wednesday, February 27, 2013
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In recognition of Black History Month, the Broward Sheriff's Office is honoring the Tuskegee Airmen who were the first African-Americans trained as military pilots in the United States Army Air Corps in World War II.
A ceremony acknowledging their accomplishments and dedication to breaking down barriers will take place Wednesday at the African-American Research Library and Cultural Center in Fort Lauderdale.
Students from Oriole Elementary School will present a brief history of the servicemen. Lt. Col. Leo R. Gray, Lt. Col. Eldridge Williams and Judge Richard B. Rutledge are the three honorees attending the program. Broward Sheriff Scott Israel will present the retired Tuskegee Airmen with a special award for serving their country with pride and honor while battling racism and bigotry.
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HOUSTON -- The Astros plan to give Chris Carter most of his playing time at designated hitter and first base now that they have so many versatile outfield options with the addition of Trevor Crowe and Jimmy Paredes.
Carter is hitting just .207 and ranks first in the Major Leagues in strikeouts, but he leads the team with six homers and has 14 RBIs. He's made 15 starts in left field, one at first base and was in the lineup at DH for the 14th time on Tuesday against the Angels.
"Having Robbie Grossman, Brandon Barnes and now J.D. Martinez back off the disabled list and Paredes here, it gives us some options to have better defensive options out there on a regular basis," manager Bo Porter said. "But at the same time, you want to have Carter's bat in the lineup. He's a guy who can change the game with one swing."
Following a six-game stretch in which he hit .462 with four homers and seven RBIs, Carter entered Tuesday hitting .152 with two homers and seven RBIs in his last 20 games. He had struck out 33 times in his past 66 at-bats.
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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"State of Emergency Planning and Preparedness"
Presented at Board of Supervisors Meeting
The Board of Supervisors accepted a report, "Fairfax County: State of Emergency Planning and Preparedness," from County Executive Anthony H. Griffin that was presented to the board during the morning session of today's meeting.
Griffin outlined the progress the county has made since Sept. 11, 2001; presented an overview of the county's emergency management response and outline of who is in charge during an incident; discussed evacuation plans, including the needs and responses by the county for special populations and ways the county communicates with its residents and internally with key responders; and presented a future action plan for continued efforts the county can undertake. His plan of action included:
- Adopting best practices from other jurisdictions.
- Using performance-based approaches to the county's staffing, planning, equipping, training and exercising.
- Updating the county's Emergency Operation Plan to include full compliance with the National Response Plan, including the National Incident Management System and Incident Command Structure.
- Committing support to each of the emergency support functions to ensure that the county can provide a balanced response to an emergency.
- Building on existing relationships and forming others to look for creative ways to ensure that every county resident has an emergency supply kit in their home or apartment.
- Increasing the use of available funding to enhance communication capabilities, such as satellite phones, the National Capital Region's interoperability efforts of connecting emergency operation centers, and the creation of a regional wireless broadband network.
Residents unable to attend the meeting may view a Channel 16 replay of the board meeting on Saturday, Oct. 22, beginning at 10 a.m. Griffin's presentation is also available on the county's Web site at www.fairfaxcounty.gov/emergency/planning_and_preparedness.pdf. For more information on the meeting or the presentation, call the Office of Public Affairs at 703-324-3187, TTY 711.


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First of all Granger is no way our best player and if he were we are in trouble. Then there is that word if again. If all these things happen we might be pretty good. How long do you wait on all these ifs. I like many others are tired of waiting on what might happen. This team with this pitiful bench is going nowhere. Our 7'2" 270lb center spends more time on his back than on his feet. Paul George changes his approach to the game and has success. Many of the others can't even learn from his example and do the same or even attempt it.
JMO, but DJ seems to be in a little bit of a pout about being a backup. He needs to get over himself and start playing hard. Since he is going to get shorter minutes, he doesn't have to worry about playing too hard for the minutes he's in. Hopefully getting benched will be the kick in the butt he needs. Dude has his shortcomings, but he can play.
Just a little note. Hibbert's FG% for the month is above 40%, at .408.
Any news on Ben?
It doesn't change the fact that our wins against the Mavs, the Sixers, the Bulls and the Jazz have indicated that we can beat those playoff teams when we play them at home.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
Regarding Ben and DJ, some good points from aamcguy and Freddie. I guess Augustin is a better shooter despite the fact he hasn't shown that this season. But if you held a gun to my face and asked me to pick one of the two, i would go with Ben for the reason he will give his everything during the game cause he knows he is not the most talented player on the team and for the fact that DJ will get burnt any ****ing time night in night out whoever his opponent is.
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Oh, and it's quite funny that all the other teams get passes for their injuries but the Pacers do not. How about being fair to all teams and acknoweledge that injuries to their best player are of great importance? Is that too much to ask?
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
P.S. Including Bynum is laughable. That is like including Gordon and the Hornets. They are injured so much you actually expect them to not play more than they do play.
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And unlike you, I do this for every team in the league. Because I want to be fair to every team. The Lakers would be better without injuries. The Mavs would be better without injuries. The Bulls would be better without injuries. The Sixers would be better without injuries. The Knicks would be even better without injuries. We would be better without injuries.
That's pretty easy to understand, isn't it? But some people around here are just not willing to give the Pacers the credit they're due. I don't know why. It probably ruins their petty agenda. But I don't really care.
And the fact that those teams wouldn't trade any of those players for Granger is irrelevant. He is our best player and the influence that he has on our team is as big as the one that those players have on their respective teams.
Tonight, all flags must burn, in place of steeples.
Autonomy must return into the hands of the people.
You make my point for me Granger is nowhere close to the caliber of player you mentioned. Sure when he comes back he will help us. But IMO he will not instantly make us a serious contender. His play could also limit the contribution of PG by taking him out of the position he has started to flourish at.
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Nothing in life worth having comes easy.
Danny WAS the Pacers best player for some years I don't think that is the case anymore, so the talk of the "Pacers best player coming back" is a bit of an exaggeration by some of his fans.


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Much emphasis has been laid on the process of preparation lately — especially after the England debacle. What is preparation? How does one prepare? These questions popped up many times during post-result analysis. While I believe preparation to be a personal prerogative, some key aspects ought to be included in the larger blueprint.
With India's tour to Australia only a fortnight away, it has become imperative to answer these questions. In a three-part series, I will share with you the finer points of my preparation and the experience of the 2003-04 tour. The attempt is to provide you, the reader, with the essential perspective and insight necessary to view the game better.
In August 2003, when I had recently recuperated from a knee surgery, I got a call from Virender Sehwag and Ashish Nehra enquiring the status of my fitness. John Wright had asked them to make that call and also prepare me to be called for the India camp slated to start soon.
At the camp in Bangalore, my physical fitness and cricketing skills were tested thoroughly. Though the camp ended with the Challenger Trophy, I was rarely given the opportunity to bat against the white ball under lights leading into the tournament.
For me it was always about facing the red cherry in white flannels. I was picked for India Blue but the team management thought it was wise not to play me in the limited overs tournament — good thinking. I realized I was in the loop — thankfully — but was struggling to decode their bigger plan.
I was subsequently picked for the Board President's XI and India A teams to play against the touring New Zealanders. I scored in both side games and found myself heading towards Ahmedabad for my Test debut against the Kiwis. It was a dream coming true.
While I viewed this opportunity to be my litmus test, the think tank had other plans. That the New Zealand series was just preparation for Australia dawned upon me much later — such was the approach. A test here or there didn't matter, what did was the plan to conquer Australia. Today, if Ajinkya Rahane has been roped in as the third opener and Rohit Sharma for No.6 slot, they too should have been given a match here or there as preparation and exposure for the potentially hostile Australian bowling. Unfortunately, they would now go into the series under-cooked.
Well, as for me, for every risky shot I played during those two-Test match series, I got an earful from Wright. While he wanted me to do well on debut, his eyes were firmly set on India's success in Australia and my role in making that possible. He would tell me to stay away from cutting or pulling, for it would be difficult to keep the ball down on bouncy Australian wickets. His many such advices kept coming my way during the course of the Test series. Finally, I was given a few weeks to prepare on my own —above all, mentally — before we left for Australia.
Unfortunately, I'd broken my finger during the Test series and the weeks between the last Test against New Zealand and our first tour game against Victoria were spent resting the finger. I was advised not to bat because holding the handle prevented my fracture from healing. This was best time to gather information about the surfaces in Australia and also to know a thing or two about their bowling.
I requested ESPN to provide video recordings of Michael Vaughan's outstanding batting during England's Ashes tour. He'd scored over 500 runs fiercely dominating the Australian attack.
Watching him bat made me ignore Wright's lessons — "see off the new ball/play safe". But I was soon reminded of them as we set foot on the Australian soil.
Vaughan's splendid batting may not have influenced the way I batted on that tour. My role was clearly cut-out, but the knowledge that the Australian bowlers can be taken to task calmed a few nerves for sure. I had grown up watching them make mincemeat of our batsmen, and so this was indeed a welcome change. Just before taking that flight from Chennai to Adelaide via Kuala Lumpur, I also made a call to Sir Geoffrey Boycott and took a few pearls of wisdom on ways to bat on hard/bouncy Australian pitches.
Even though, I may not have got a good number of hours in the nets before embarking on a memorable journey, I did try my best in making the most of the time and prepare mentally. Since hindsight is a wonderful gift, I can now safely look back at my pre-tour preparation and say that playing and succeeding in Australia is as much about mental toughness as it is about having the right technique.
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A lot of the Kaman discussion is focused on whether he makes us better. To me, it's a no-brainer that he does (provided we don't give up much to get him).
What should be weighed, though, isn't "Is it better to get Kaman or do nothing." It's "Is it better to get Kaman or do X" where X could be.... what?
The purpose of this thread is to find all available values of X. What players are likely to be available for a combination of AJ Price, our 1st-round pick, our 2nd-round pick, the Warriors' 2nd-round pick, Stanko Barac, and $14mil in cap space?
EDIT: The following teams are over the 2012 salary cap of $70.3mil.
1 Los Angeles Lakers $87,865,859
2 Boston Celtics $79,205,308
3 Miami Heat $77,261,861
4 Dallas Mavericks $74,825,424
5 San Antonio Spurs $73,158,034
6 Memphis Grizzlies $71,411,715
7 Atlanta Hawks $70,442,035


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SWINDON Wildcats will welcome back Mr Reliable in 2014/15, with Sam Bullas once again signing on at the Link Centre.
Bullas, who contributed 10 goals and 20 assists for the Cats in the English Premier League last season, will join up with Swindon for the sixth successive campaign.
The 23-year-old former Great Britain Under 20 international becomes head coach Ryan Aldridge's 11th summer acquisition, with Stevie Lyle, Alex Symonds, Steve Whitfield, Shane Moore, Lee Richardson, Ollie Betteridge, Aaron Nell, Jan Kostal, Henri Sandvik and Tomasz Malasinski already tied down to new deals in Wiltshire.
For Aldridge, it was practically inconceivable to put together a roster for the upcoming season that didn't feature Bullas's name.
He told the Advertiser: "He's a huge part of our club. I think if we had a year without Bully it would be a shock to the system for the fans and his teammates. It's great to have him back.
"Last year we set a goal of points he was going to get and he achieved that so obviously we'll have to go a little bit higher this year. He's getting better and better every year but he is Mr Reliable. He works hard every night and he's a really big part of our team.
"Bully is definitely one of the guys in the middle of the dressing room who is keeping the guys together, so he's a great character and an absolute gentleman to be honest with you.
"He's great with the new guys who come in and the old guys as well. He's important for us."
With 11 signings made, Aldridge has stated that he is close to concluding his business for the summer.
But he's not quite done yet, saying: "We're pretty close to getting everybody done now. We'll be releasing the names of the rest of the signings over the next few weeks but we're pretty much done now, to be honest."


text: I advise you to watch Game 7 of the 2002 WCFs. I was watching that last night, and Pollard was night and day between now and then when it came to footspeed, hustle, and his defense on Shaq was SOLID. He just looked sharp, and if we had the Pollard from 2002, he'd have started at C all year. Damn back injury.


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There was a circus in town in Tampa, and it just left St. Petersburg on Sunday....or is it returning to the ice tonight against the Capitals? Something to ponder.
Oh, and someone over in Lightning marketing thinks that Jeff Schultz (#55) and Zenon Konopka are a key selling point for ticket buyers, clearly that's why they used this picture as their front splash on their website to promote buying tickets to the game.
Enemy blog: Check out the Miz over at Fight for Old DC
This is the second meeting between the two teams. The first meeting we lost 3-0 at home, so tonight we'll have to do better. This weekend was weird with a big win in New Jersey on Friday and Sunday, and a lackluster effort on Saturday night in Philly. We will play the Caps again at the end of the month on January 31st, then 3 times in the month of March on the 4th, 12th and 20th.
Washington has had some changes since last saw them. Ovechkin is now the captain, they no longer have Chris Clark or Milan Jurcina and now have Jason Chimera. They also just schooled the Thrashers over Saturday night, 8-1. Ouch.
The Caps are now 3-0 since Ovechkin took over the captaincy and since they play the Lightning, Panthers and Leafs this week, may keep going full speed ahead with their wins.
The Lightning spend the next two games at home, playing the Panthers next before heading out on the road for a bit of a stragely put together trip mileage-wise. The Lightning practised this morning in Brandon as the ice wasn't ready yet after the circus that was in town. The Lightning have lost the last 12 straight games to the Capitals so a win would be nice...
Line-up Notes:
- Mike Smith is in goal
- Blair Jones cleared waivers and is in Norfolk
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Continuing the game from Friday night, Lightning managed to hold on to their lead through the remainder of the game today in Newark. The rosters had to be the same (except for legitimate injuries), meaning that Halpern was back up in the press box.
- Stamkos added another goal tonight to keep the Lightning's 3 goal lead over the Devils after Zajac had scored halfway through the 3rd. He ended up with 2 goals and 1 assist in the game
- Parise scored another goal for the Devils at 19:26, but by the game was too far out of their reach
- Meszaros who was a scratch Friday played tonight since Smaby is out with an injury from the game against the Flyers, and Hale was in for Ohlund as Ohlie was out with a stomach virus.
This was the last meeting between the two clubs for the regular season and I was pleased that we were able to keep the lead through the game. It's kind of a curious idea to start a game when you are already down by 3 and have had two days to think about the situation. I wonder what the mentality in the room for the Devils was going in to it? The team has to tell themselves that they needed at least 4 goals to come up with the win or maybe there wasn't as much pressure to win since they were already so far behind?
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Caption THIS:
Wait, there was a game tonight? Because clearly the Lightning didn't show up tonight.
- Shots were 18 for the Lightning, and 31 for Philly
- The Lightning took 6 penalties and though penalties are to be expected when playing Philly, but they were mostly stupid penalties like tripping, hi-sticking and hooking penalties
Game 43 will resume tomorrow night in NJ at 6pm. The game will start right at the point where it left off with the Lightning with the 3-0 lead.
And here's a link for some reading before tomorrow night's game, check out Raw Charge's Best Tampa Bay Lightning Line Combinations of the Past Decade. I chose the MVP line of Prospal, Lecavalier and St. Louis, and you can check out my reasons why if you check out John's post, DOOO IT.no comments
The Lightning game is on pause due to a lighting failure.
With 9:12 left in the 2nd period and just 44 seconds after Steven Stamkos' goal, the lights went out in the Devils end. After more than 2 hours, NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman decided to postpone the game. The announcement was made at 10:07 PM ET. According to TSN, the game will resume at the point where play was stopped.
Since both teams play tomorrow night, they really couldn't wait that long to fix the problem. The Lightning will now travel to Philadelphia for tomorrows game. Tocchet wants the game to resume on Sunday, provided that the building would be available, but no decision has been made yet. The last time this occurred was on Nov 22, 2005 when Jiri Fischer had a seizure on the bench.
The Lightning had seven shots, and three of them were goals. Downie deflected Foster's shot on a powerplay in the first period. Bochenski and Stamkos scored in the second period.
So the Lightning game tonight was literally lights out.no comments
After a few days off, the Lightning begin a short 3 game roadtrip with a date with the Sabres tonight. They'll be facing off with two teams with the best goalies in the East finishing off with a back to back game against a team that got their goalie off of waivers, should be a fun trip.
Enemy blog: Check out Vance over at Double Edged Sabres
This is the second meeting between the two teams. The Sabres (26-11-4) have won the last four straight games and look to continue tonight. NHL's second star of the week, Mike Smith has now won four of his last six stars, and he's started six in a row.
But tonight, the team will be against a goalie who I think has been the best goalie so far of the 2009-2010 season, Ryan Miller. According to the Lightning official preview, the Sabres have been outshot 62-20 in the opening period of the last 5 games, and they still came out with four wins, that says that Miller was the one who kept them in the game.
The Lightning will face a tough game tonight if Miller is playing his best tonight.
Line-up Notes:
- Halper and Fedoruk are still out
Hope you all had a great new years, I know I did. I'm lazy, and don't think I'm going to recap this game.
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I know, I'm behind here but I'm catching up from a weekend away from the computer...
Pittsburgh, PA native Ryan Malone has been named to Team USA by Brian Burke.
That makes him the 5th Lightning to be named to an Olympics team and this will be his first Olympic experience. He has played in two WHC previously, in 2004 and 2006, winning bronze in 2004 (the Lightning website says he won it in 2006, but they are wrong, FAIL). Malone, who comes in at the age of 30 will be looked at for leadership with 13 of the players of Team USA are under the age of 25.
After being named to the team, he said:
"I think it will be a once-in-a-lifetime experience,"
"I am proud to represent my country and I look forward to seeing what we can do as a part of Team USA. It's a great personal opportunity and an honor for any athlete, one I take seriously."
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Kate Colin was sworn-in Thursday night as the newest member of the San Rafael City Council, filling the seat recently vacated by newly elected Assemblyman Marc Levine.
City Councilwoman Barbara Heller made the motion to select Colin, who was approved on a unanimous vote. Colin was chosen from 14 applicants, who all made presentations Thursday to the City Council. Her appointed term lasts through December.
Colin has been a city planning commissioner for seven years and has lived in San Rafael for 16 years with her family. During her presentation to the council, she said she plans to run for the City Council seat in November. If elected, she'd serve a four-year term starting January 2014.
Colin said she's been active in San Rafael for 15 years and is prepared to take on her new role.
"I'm honored and humbled to be appointed from such an outstanding field of applicants," Colin said.
Heller said she's excited by the council's choice. Colin ranked as the number one pick for each council member.
"Her youth is fantastic and she's an extremely bright young woman," Heller said.
A self-professed expert on the city's general plan, Colin said she understands what it takes to delve into an issue and deal with large, complicated documents. She said council members are always learning.
"I have the energy to seek out information and the humility to know I'll never have all the answers," Colin said.
Colin is concerned about land-use policies and implementing the city's general plan, economic and environmental sustainability and homeless issues. She said the city also needs to focus on its climate change plan, pension reform and understanding the social differences in the community.
"City practices must bring everyone along and ensure everyone has a voice," Colin said.
After hearing six-minute presentations from each of the 14 applicants, the City Council whittled down its choices by having each council member name their top two people to fill the vacancy.
City Councilman Andrew McCullough voiced his two choices as Colin and former Kaiser Hospital physician-in-chief Dr. Gordon Manashil. Heller made the same selections. City Councilman Damon Connolly also chose Colin and graphics manager Greg Knell. Mayor Gary Phillips chose Colin and city Planning Commissioner Mark Lubamersky.
McCullough prefaced his top choices by stating it's not an easy decision.
"I hope the result of it is that the 13 people not chosen tonight continue in their service to San Rafael," McCullough said.
Before stating his picks, Connolly said it'll ultimately be the public's decision in November to choose who they want to serve on the council long-term.
"The community will speak up loud and clear on who they want to see serve," Connolly said. "I think a vigorous campaign in the fall is exactly what we need."
Other applicants included retired attorney William Hochman, musician and educator Allen Biggs, city Park and Recreation Commissioner Eric Holm, businessman and pension-reform advocate Bob Stephens, former City Councilman Greg Brockbank, local political activist Jonathan Frieman, attorney Mary Anne Hoover, self-employed general contractor Samantha Sargent, management consultant Harry Shin and lawyer and mediator Randy Wallace. Tennis instructor Rocky Pierson had applied for the seat, but dropped out of the race.
Once the four finalists were selected, each council member asked them a question that remained the same for each applicant. The questions included what program areas they'd like to see funded more, where that funding would come from, what the role of the city should be in addressing social service programs like mental health, whether they plan to run for office in November and their top three goals for the council.
After Colin, Manashil, Knell and Lubamersky answered these questions, the council ranked their top three choices. Connolly ranked his choices in the order of Colin, Knell and Manashil. McCullough ranked Colin first, Manashil second and Knell third. Heller followed McCullough's rankings. Phillips suggested Colin should take the seat and Heller made the official motion.
Colin was sworn-in with her husband and two children by her side.
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SYDENHAM students and staff at Haseltine Primary School are celebrating receiving the highest possible rating by inspectors.
Following a two-day Ofsted visit in January, the Haseltine Road school was judged to be outstanding in all areas - achievement of pupils, quality of teaching, leadership, and pupil behaviour.
The success, acheived under tough new inspection criteria, is a big improvement on a 2010 report which judged the school to be satisfactory.
Lead inspector Penny Spencer said: "Inspirational leadership from the executive headteacher and head of school, who are ably supported by a dedicated team of teachers and governors, has created an exceptional learning environment where all pupils can flourish."
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Get an overview of this hotelContemporary Luxury hotel in Uptown Charlotte
Popular property highlights
Charlotte skyline views
Situated in the prime location of Uptown Charlotte, this luxury hotel offers easy access to the Charlotte central business and historic districts. The Trolley and Light Rail to major attractions are within a walking distance and Charlotte Douglas International Airport is seven miles away.
Spa & Wellness Center
The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte's Spa & Wellness Center is a 13,000-square-foot, bi-level penthouse area featuring 4 treatment rooms (including a couples room); a sauna; 24-hour fitness facilities; and an indoor Aqua-Lounge with a swimming pool and whirlpool.
Frette linens
Guestrooms offer panoramic views of the Charlotte skyline and feature floor-to-ceiling windows and armoires with safes, 400-thread count Frette linens, and five-fixture bathrooms with dual vanities.
Guest Highlights
- Good location
- Onsite bar
- Pool
- Helpful staff
The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte
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Hotel Amenities
The Ritz-Carlton, Charlotte occupies an 18-story modern building in the Uptown area of Charlotte, NC. Touted as the first green hotel in Charlotte and among the The Ritz-Carlton Hotel chain, the hotel offers 146 guestrooms and suites. Casual dining options include the street-side Bistro Laurent Tourondel Steak and The Lobby Lounge.
This city-center hotel features The Spa & Wellness Center, a 13,000-square-foot, bi-level penthouse area with spa services, a sauna, 24-hour fitness facilities, and an aqua lounge with a swimming pool and whirlpool. The onsite Ben Owen Pottery Gallery showcases custom pottery. WiFi and wired Internet access are available (surcharge). Additional amenities include valet parking, in-room dining, multilingual staff, overnight laundry and dry-cleaning service, and 24-hour concierge services. Breakfast is available (surcharge). The property also offers free weekday morning area transportation within the I-277 loop.
The hotel's 12,000-square-foot function space includes a 7,000-square-foot ballroom. A full-service business center offers audio/visual equipment, 1 meeting room, as well as mail and package, conference concierge, technology butler, and audio/visual technician services.
- 24-hour front desk
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- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Conference space
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Fireplace in lobby
- 24-hour health club
- Full-service spa
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Tours/ticket assistance
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Wired Internet access - surcharge
- Total number of rooms - 146
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Spa treatment room(s)
- One meeting room
- Poolside bar
- Porter/bellhop
- Luggage storage
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Conference space size (meters) - 1115
- Number of meeting rooms - 9
- Year Built 2009
- Number of restaurants - 3
- 24-hour business center
- Conference space size (feet) - 12,000
- Sauna
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Indoor pool
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Television in common areas
- Wedding services
- Valet parking (surcharge)
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Indoor pool
- Laundry facilities
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Wired high-speed internet ( USD 9.95 per day ), Wired high-speed internet ( USD 9.95 per day )
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Valet parking (surcharge)
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- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Espresso maker
- iPod docking station
- Premium TV channels
- DVD player
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- Pay movies
- Premium bedding
- Air conditioning
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Free newspaper
- Minibar
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- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service
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- Desk
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- Cable TV service
- Flat-panel TV
- WiFi (surcharge)
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- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Room service (24 hours)
- Down comforter
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Where to Eat
BLT Steak Restaurant - Featuring Chef Laurent Tourondel's signature style and finesse in a simple, modern restaurant with modern décor.
The Lobby Lounge - Stylishly décorated nonsmoking lounge. Offers light fare and cocktails daily; lunch on Saturdays and Sundays; dinner on Sundays; live entertainment on Friday and Saturday.
Urban Sip - 90 wines by the glass, 35 Scotches, artisanal cheeses, and views over Charlotte from the hotel's 15th floor. Open Tuesday-Saturday.
Bar Cocoa - A café serving breakfast and lunch, with Sunday brunch and light snacks.
Peet's Coffee & Tea - Coffee, tea, light fare, and to-go options. Located in the glass-enclosed Urban Garden adjacent to the hotel. Open Monday-Friday.
Nearby Things to Do
A 13,000 square foot bi-level penthouse Spa & Wellness Center is onsite. The center offers spa services, a sauna, 24-hour fitness facilities, and an Aqua Lounge with a swimming pool and whirlpool. A movement studio and a kinesis and cycle studio are included.
- Golfing nearby
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Spa Services
The Spa & Wellness Center is 13,000 square feet and includes four treatment rooms, a couples room, and separate ladies and gentlemen's relaxation lounges. Spa services include rejuvenating treatments, and guests can take advantage of movement and kinesis and cycle studios.
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- Number of treatment rooms 4
- Couples treatment rooms
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If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
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Hotel Policies
Check-in time ends at midnight
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
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Theater for the New City Presents LIVING IN A MUSICAL
Living In A Musical Plays March 4 to 21 at Theater for the New City, 155 First Avenue (at E. 10th Street). The show is presented by Theater for the New City and runs Thursdays through Saturdays at 8:00 pm; Sundays at 3:00 pm $10.
For info contact the box office (212) 254-1109, www.theaterforthenewcity.net
Living in a Musical," with book and lyrics by Tom Attea, music by Arthur Abrams, direction by Mark Marcante and choreography by Angela Harriell ("Nutcracker Rated R"), is a contemporary story of a young man who is a song-and-dance talent in the tradition of Fred Astaire or Gene Kelly. Not surprisingly, he finds that today's rock- and rap-dominated world has no place for him. To console himself, he has created an imaginative world in which he lives: the world of the classic American musical.
His comforting but fragile illusion is most clearly represented by his apartment, where photos and mementos from the musical world of the 1930's and 1940's abound. The musical explodes dramatically when the world of heavy-metal rock unexpectedly intrudes on his otherwise rather placid life. One night, outside his doorstep, he rescues a young woman who is being verbally and physically mistreated by her lover, a heavy-metal bandleader. She moves in with her new hero, setting the stage for a conflict not only in terms of love interest but also between styles of singing and dancing, between the elegant life as portrayed in the musicals of the 1930's and 1940's and the earthier life of today's rock-and-rap world. The musical merrily dramatizes the joys and sacrifices of going your own way and believing in your dreams.
"Living in a Musical" is the sixth collaboration of Tom Attea (book and lyrics), Arthur Abrams (score) and Mark Marcante (director). Their works have been called "Delightfully funny!" (Robert Hicks, The Villager) and "Witty! In the tradition of the Fantastiks" (The Greenwich Village Press). Tom Attea had collaborated with Arthur Abrams in the early 1980's in the playwrights' unit of the Actors' Studio, where both were under the tutelage of Charles Friedman. Friedman had been a show doctor in the '30s and a great friend of George S. Kaufmann and Moss Hart. Attea first came to TNC at Abrams' urging to contribute skits for a revue named "It's an Emergency, Don't Hurry," which dealt with the world's lethargy in responding to urgent issues. Mark Marcante was director. Attea, having been trained by a gifted theatrical mentor, was eager for a theatrical outlet as a relief from his TV writing. TNC provided talented collaborators. Stimulated by the experience of that first revue, Attea went on to write a musical a year with Abrams, all of which were directed by Marcante.
Then Arthur Abrams was hit by a car and wound up in critical condition in the hospital. To give him a new reason to live, Attea went to Abrams' bedside and proposed a musical based on "La Traviata" about a young hooker who worked on Central Park South who wanders up to Lincoln Center and falls in love with a tenor from the Met. The encouragement worked; Abrams recovered enough to write the score to Attea's libretto and book. It turned into "Lincoln Plaza, a large and electric production with a cast of 27 which was short-circuited when its leading lady, for whom there was no understudy, had to leave the show early. It was just before critics were to come. Saddened by this and by Abrams' lengthy need for additional recovery (he's fine now, thanks), Attea became sad and reflective. He laid out from theater writing for five years, thinking deeply about life. Now he's back to writing about it.
It was five years until Attea's next project dawned. He relates, "I began to think about a new musical. I considered how people who have affection for the traditional theater and in particular the traditional musical must feel alienated from mainstream rock and rap. I wondered if there was a way to provide them with a beautiful and satisfying metaphor to which they would be attracted. Yet I wanted it to be fair to people who do like mainstream contemporary music, whether or not they also like the theater. That's when I got the idea for "Living in a Musical.'"
Attea adds, "Crystal Field deserves credit for being a steady champion of us and of all people who write for the theater and hope to make a distinguished contribution. She has been kind enough to be a steady champion of mine. In fact, I don't know another person in the Off-Broadway venue who is as supportive of emerging talent, and I don't know, in this competitive and political world, if I could have found another artistic director or theater as inviting and supportive as the one she administers. She is to creators of theater every bit as great a mentor as Lee Strasberg used to be for actors at the Studio."
Tom Attea (book and lyrics), when a member of the Playwrights Unit of the Actors Studio, had a ten-year apprenticeship in musical theater with Charles Friedman, the original director of the stage classics "Pins and Needles," "Sing out the News," the musical version of "Street Scene," "Carmen Jones" and other shows. At that time, Friedman had been collaborating with Oscar Hammerstein (who had died). Charles also found a young composer to work with named Arthur Abrams, who would become Attea's long-time musical collaborator. The trio collaborated on the revue,"Brief Chronicles of the Time," which premiered at the Actors Studio in 1982. This is Attea's fifth musical with Arthur Abrams to be presented by TNC, which has also produced one of Attea's plays, "Life Knocks" ("Great humor and ebullience ... good, genuine laughs ... Attea's talent as a playwright is evident." --Kessa De Santis, PunchIn International, now with electroniclink.com). Attea has received a TNC/Jerome Foundation emerging playwright grant and is an active member of The Dramatists Guild. He wrote a feature film that was produced by Showtime and created a sit-com that was optioned by CBS, but he has opted to devote himself primarily to the theater. He holds a doctorate in the healthcare field but has always made his living writing copy for pharmaceutical and consumer advertising and now writes websites, too. He lives in New York and Connecticut.
Arthur Abrams (composer) is a veteran Lower East Side composer, music director, arranger and pianist. His recent theatrical scores include "The Iron Heel" based on a novel by Jack London, with book and lyrics by Elizbeth Ruf-Maldonado; "Ludlow and Broome," with book and lyrics by Ruthy Rosen; and "The Further Adventures of Uncle Wiggily: the Windblown visitors," with book and Lyrics by Laurel Hessing, all presented by TNC. His other scores for TNC shows include"Abstinence" and "Lincoln Plaza" with book and lyrics by Tom Attea; "The Golden Bear" and "Sketching Utopia," both with book and lyrics by Laurel Hessing, directed by Crystal Field; "Master and Margarita" from a novel written by Bulgakov, adapted by Jean Claude van Itallie and directed by David Willinger; "The Open Gate," based on the novel, "The Manor" by Isaac Bashevis Singer, adapted and directed by David Willinger; and "The Glory that Was" and "Library Love" with book and lyrics by Walter Corwin.
Mr. Abrams has also composed scores for several musical revues, among them "Dropping In On The Earth," "A Little Old, A Little New," "It's An Emergency, Don't Hurry"and "Axis of Evil Vaudeville Revue." Abrams was composer, pianist,and music director for "The Golden Age of Second Avenue," a documentary film about the golden age of the Yiddish Theater produced by Arthur Cantor. The piece is often shown on PBS. (In the film, he accompanied Molly Picon.) He was music director and pianist for the recent Lambs Club presentation of "Yankel in America," starring Theo Bikel. His awards include a DAAD music fellowship to Mannheim, Germany, a scholarship to the Orff Institute at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Austria and a "Meet the Composer" grant for the score of"The Golden Bear."
Mark Marcate (director) is Executive Production Director of TNC and a prolific designer, actor and director there. This is his fifth production with Tom Attea and Arthur Abrams. His other TNC directing credits include "Okechobee Split," "British Music Hall," "Ruzzante Returns from the War," "Betty's Barbershop" and "Strangely Wonderful." He also co-directed "One Director Against His Cast" with author Crystal Field. Mr. Marcante hails from Pennsylvania and worked as technical supervisor and workshop instructor at the Allentown Arts Center. As an actor, he has led TNC's award-winning Annual Summer Street Theater ensemble since 1986 and played lead roles in several critically acclaimed productions at TNC.
Angela Harriell (choreographer) is director and choreographer of TNC's popular annual "Nutcracker: Rated R" and founder and choreographer of the cabaret dance troupe, The Love Show. Her choreography has been called witty, moving, unique and theatrical with narratives that are simultaneously autobiographical and universal. Richmond Shepard (Seven Lively Arts) wrote, "the brilliant Angela Harriell... could be the next Susan Stroman." A graduate of Fredonia University, where she received The Graduate Scholarship for Ballet, she has worked with Elisa Monte and David Brown dance, Randy James Danceworks and taught ballet at Binghamton University. Her work has been seen at The Flea Theater, HERE, The New York Burlesque Festival, White Wave Dance Festival, The Philly Fringe Festival's Late Night Cabaret, and different nightclubs throughout New York. She has also set original works for Jerboa Dance of Seattle and Key West Contemporary Dance. Cointreau and Vogue magazine have commissioned pieces from her. Her work has twice been selected to be presented at special galas at the National Arts Club, where she has performed alongside Elaine Stritch, Tammy Grimes, Charles Busch and Julie Halston. Harriell was a Hammerstein Beauty at Simon Hammerstein's notorious downtown supper club, The Box, and also performs with Brooklyn Ballet, Brooklyn Repertory Opera and Opéra Français de New York. She has been spotted amongst the glitterati in the pages of Patrick McMullan's website and has appeared in several television and music video spots, including an ABC Primetime documentary on connections in the dance world and an STD awareness video with Alan Cumming.
The actors are Kyle Fowler, Alexandra Grossi, Sal Mannino, Robb Gibbs, Clare Tobin, Bob Homeyer, Andrea Andert, Rachael Ma and Julie Megan Smith.
Set design is by Mark Marcante. Costume design is by Pauline Colon. Lighting design is by Alexander Bartenieff. Sound design is by Richard Retta.
Photo: Kyle Fowler, R: Alexandra Grossi. Behind: other cast members of "Living in a Musical." Photo by Zita Bradley.


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Partridge, Strallen, Zimmerman and Hamilton-Barritt Announced For A CHORUS LINE
The principal casting for the Palladium production of the classic musical A Chorus Line has been announced!
The role of imperious director Zach will be played by West End leading man and TV star John Partridge, best known for his role as Christian Clarke in EastEnders. John has appeared in numerous musical theatre productions including Cats, Starlight Express, Tommy, Grease, The Drowsy Chaperone, Rent and Miss Saigon. John is currently one of the presenters of the National Lottery programme and he was selected by the BBC to join Andrew Lloyd Webber, Charlotte Church and Sheila Hancock as a judge on BBC1's Over The Rainbow.
Scarlett Strallen is currently starring as Kathy in the West End production of Singin' in the Rain, for which she received an Olivier Award nomination. Her previous theatre work includes Clara in Passion at the Donmar Warehouse, the title role in Mary Poppins in the West End and on Broadway and Truly Scrumptious in Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at the London Palladium.
Leigh Zimmerman has appeared twice in the West End production of Chicago playing Velma Kelly and in 2005 she was Olivier nominated for her role as Ulla in The Producers at the Theatre Royal Drury Lane. Her Broadway credits include The Will Rogers Follies, Crazy For You and A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum.
Victoria Hamilton-Barritt was most recently seen playing Gypsy Rose Lee in Leicester Curve's production of Gypsy. She also played the lead role of Alex in Flashdance in the West End. She also played the lead role of Maria in the international tour of West Side Story.
Following the announcement of a limited season through to July 2013, booking has now been extended to January 2014.
Michael Bennett's production of A Chorus Line won nine Tony Awards and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama when it opened on Broadway in 1975 and went on to become the then longest running musical on Broadway achieving an astonishing 6137 performances. It features some of musical theatre's best loved songs: One (Singular Sensation), What I Did For Love, I Can Do That, Hello Twelve, Hello Thirteen, Hello Love and Hope I Get It.
For the first time since its first London season, which opened in 1976 and won the Olivier Award for Best Musical, a full London revival of the Broadway Production will be staged at the London Palladium from February 5th 2013, with a press night on Tuesday February 19th.
The production will be directed by Broadway and West End veteran director and choreographer Bob Avian. Avian was Michael Bennett's long term collaborator and his co-choreographer on the original production. Avian was also responsible for directing the 2006 Broadway revival of A Chorus Line.
Andrew Lloyd Webber said: "I am delighted to welcome A Chorus Line into The London Palladium. This classic Broadway production has not been seen in the West End for almost 35 years. Marvin Hamlisch was a great friend and supporter in my early career and I can think of no more fitting tribute to him than this major revival."
This long anticipated revival will become a tribute to the show's composer Marvin Hamlisch who tragically died in early August this year. Hamlisch's contribution to the stage and screen is widely recognised as being seminal. Perhaps his best known songs include The Way We Were and Nobody Does It Better and along with his musical theatre work his scores for films include Ordinary People and Sophie's Choice.


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With the housing market and overall economy starting to improve, more Americans are packing up and relocating. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the number of people moving for a new job or transfer numbered 3.5 million in 2013-2014.
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- State and local income taxes. Seven states have no income tax--Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming. Other states have a variety of state and local income taxes. You can use an online paycheck calculator to get an estimate of what your net income will be in different states.
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When I think of a yearbook I think of it as a snapshot of what has happened in my life for the last year: the pictures, the friends, the situations or the circumstances that have effected my life for that moment in time,� comments KJ. As I began to work on this album from a musical and a artistic standpoint I found myself going back through the last year and drawing from the experiences that I dealt with and using that as the foundation to write this new lp. This album marks the first time that I've been in drivers seat production wise and also the first time where I delved deeply into personal issues and have come up with one of the most honest and soul baring albums I've done. The album still has the fun, goofy party aspects that people love and expect from a kj record but also addresses many serious issues that people face on a daily basis. I pushed myself harder in all aspects on this album, production wise, lyric wise and song wise.. I can honestly say that it's my finest work to date.. my prayer is that the listener will feel the same.


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Nicasio's efficiency dictates effectiveness
DENVER -- Rockies right-hander Juan Nicasio realizes all questions about fastball command, confidence in secondary pitches and two-strike efficiency lead to one large question: Why is he still here? He also understands now is the time to provide positive answers.
In six starts entering Wednesday night's outing against the Yankees, Nicasio is 3-0 with a 4.91 ERA, but just once has he completed six innings. The righty's last start, when he was handed a 5-3 lead but was so inefficient he was removed after four innings and 96 pitches, left fans and the media wondering if Nicasio was a candidate to be sent down to Triple-A Colorado Springs -- a level he skipped on his way to the Majors in 2011.
However, when Jhoulys Chacin returned from a back injury, the Rockies optioned the guy who replaced him, Tyler Chatwood, who had gone 1-0 with a 3.00 ERA in two starts. Now, against the Yankees, Nicasio has a chance to prove his worth.
"I know I haven't done the job; I know how the big leagues work," Nicasio said. "But I know I can throw more than five innings. I need [to pitch] better, quick."
Nicasio has recorded 20 strikeouts and 15 walks in 29 1/3 innings. Often, the issue is that Nicasio gets two strikes on a batter but lacks the ability to put him away. Veteran hitters are able to foul off pitch after pitch and often work a walk.
Nicasio can help his efficiency by either finding a more effective way to use his strikeout pitch or forcing more ground balls, which is the M.O. the Rockies prefer for their pitchers. The right-hander's four-seam fastball, which has movement but is not always low enough in the strike zone, is his best pitch. Nicasio does have confidence in his slider, but his changeup, a pitch he barely used last year, is one that he hasn't used with full confidence. Whatever pitch he chooses, Nicasio is looking to settle counts quicker.
"If my fastball is down and it moves, I can have a lot of ground balls, but right now, I don't quite have command of my fastball," Nicasio said. "Right now, I get to two strikes and I try to do too much with my fastball or throw breaking balls in the dirt.
"I looked at my 2011 video, and I went after hitters with two strikes. Now, I'm being careful. Now, I want to go no more than four pitches for a hitter. That's the mentality that I'm working on."
Manager Walt Weiss likes Nicasio's heavy fastball and believes that developing his other pitches will help the 24-year-old use his fastball to the fullest.
"The slider is a good pitch for him," Weiss said. "He didn't throw as many changeups his last time out. His confidence has been growing with the changeup. That's the one that, if he gets more confidence in throwing that pitch, it'll give him more wiggle room with his fastball."
Chatwood threw a complete-game four-hitter on Tuesday in Colorado Springs' 5-0 victory over the Iowa Cubs at Colorado Springs. It was the first shutout for a Colorado Springs starter since Brandon Hynick threw a seven-inning perfect game against Portland on June 30, 2009.
It also was the first home shutout -- Colorado Springs plays at an altitude even higher than that of Coors Field -- for the Sky Sox since 2003.
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I spend an awful lot of time talking about baseball data—what data we have, how we can tell if data is good or bad, what data we need to answer certain questions.
Here at BP we use a lot of baseball data, most of it either seasonal accounts (now from the Palmer database) or play-by-play data compiled by the fine, fine folks at Retrosheet. Up until now, we've had only scattered usage of one of the most exciting sources of data to come about in recent years—the PITCHf/x data collected by Sportvision for MLB Advanced Media's Gameday product.
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I'm going to introduce a few new stats for our sortable reports and cards in just a moment, but first I'd like to talk about what kinds of things we're looking to add and what our decision process looks like.
September 19, 2011 5:18 am
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September 16, 2011 1:53 am
Announcing BP's switch to the Palmer database of statistics.
Baseball fans may occasionally (he said drolly) disagree over the relative importance of various statistics, but all baseball fans agree about the importance of keeping track of a record of how players have performed throughout history. Whether you care about a player's batting average or his True Average, the raw numbers are a vital part of how baseball fans engage with the game.
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Since 2005, the Baseball Prospectus annual has been like my third child. I have spent more time with it than I have with my actual children, but it has been time well spent—the annual is the heir to the Bill James books that activated my love for the game as a teenager, and I've tried my best to live up to that standard, to make it a book you could read as well as use as a reference, to laugh with and learn from. During my term as editor, mostly in tandem with the great Christina Kahrl, the book grew in depth and complexity and achieved bestseller status. I am so proud to have done right by the legacy that the founders entrusted to me.
September 13, 2011 9:00 am
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The minor-league regular seasons may be done, but the analysis of minor-league statistics has just begun. Observant readers have already noticed that various pages at Baseball Prospectus have started including minor-league stats with all the same depth of statistics for which Baseball Prospectus is known. For example, the "Batter Season—Standard" report shows the top-15 Triple-A leaders in BWARP:
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BARNT Green kept their title charge rolling in the Birmingham and District League Premier with another impressive victory.
Saturday's five wicket win over Knowle and Dorridge means the Cherry Hill Road side are keeping the pressure on the division's pacesetters.
Victory lifted them to third and they are just 27 points behind leaders West Bromwich Dartmouth.
Their lofty league position is despite having four games abandoned this season because of rain, twice the number that the table toppers or second-placed Berkswell have had to put up with.
Captain Andrew Sutton said: "It's getting very tight at the top of the table.
"I think it's beginning to look like the top three might start to break away but there is a long way to go yet.
"Our games against the top two are away but they will be win or lose games near the end of the season.
"But it's also important we don't drop points against the teams below us, we've got to keep putting the pressure on them."
Sutton's bowlers made the difference as they restricted Knowle to 121 all out in 46 overs on their home ground.
Pace bowler Luke Radford took his first five-wicket haul for Green, conceding just 34 runs in ten overs.
Tom Burton (2-10) and Simon Mugava (2-16) also played very well as Knowle's batsmen struggled to cope.
It took green 28 overs to knock off the runs, making 127-5 in reply.
Burton (37), Nathan Newport (22), Radford (24) and Sam Cheshire (26no) got among the runs.
Sutton said: "Luke bowled with pace and aggression and it was good to see him get some wickets.
"But the team bowled and fielded well as a unit, Tom Burton took an important wickets and Simon Mugava's spin was effective.
"The performance was much like the others over the last few weeks, a very impressive display."
Green take on Walsall at home on Saturday (noon start).
Sutton added: "They are struggling but Walsall have some very good players so we won't take them lightly."