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Mines' Computing, Communications, and Information Technologies (CCIT) department provides a broad array of resources and services to support your computing needs. You will find that computing is integrated into the curriculum in both traditional and unique ways. Our computing environment can be a tool to help you be more productive and a vehicle to help you innovate and create. Read on for more information and then visit the CCIT website.
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Even if you bring your own computer (and CCIT has some suggestions about that), you'll still want to use the Computer Commons and other labs between classes to check your email, work on assignments, access special software, and work on projects with friends and classmates.
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- The Computer Commons open computer lab is available for you to use between classes, in the evenings, and on weekends. The computers there probably have the special software you might need for class and...
- you can print in black and white or color up to 11x17 (sorry, you gotta pay for printing)
- you can print posters for those presentations you'll be giving (yeah, gotta pay for these too)
- there are scanners and other kinds of special equipment you can use
- you can study with your friends or classmates in our study rooms
- you can bring your laptop and use the study tables or relax on the lounge furniture in the Commons
- you can get help with computer problems and questions from student consultants and professional staff
- there are kiosks you can use to check your email or do a quick web search
- you can borrow a laptop for a short period if you're giving a presentation, traveling or if your computer is being repaired
- you can borrow a projector if you're giving a presentation in a room that doesn't have one
- you can visit the Einstein's Bagels shop next to the Commons for a cup of coffee or a snack
- during the academic year the Commons is open until midnight from Sunday to Thursday, till six on Friday, and five on Saturdays. Additional hours are added the week before final exams.
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- Mines has two high performance computer systems used primarily to support research activities and selected education programs. Mio is an Intel-based system with nodes acquired and contributed by individual researchers but centrally managed with shared storage and other infrastructure. It currently tops out at about 23 teraflops. BlueM is a dual architecture environment consisting of IBM BlueGene/Q and IBM iDataplex systems with performance topping out at 154 teraflops. It totals 10,496 cores, 17.4 terabytes of memory, and 480 terabytes of disk storage.
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The doctors of Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital Meredith Grey are faced with life-or-death decisions on a daily basis. They seek comfort from one another, and, at times, more than just friendship. Together they discover that neither medicine nor relationships can be defined in black and white.
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The doctors' lives are at risk when a patient escapes.
Alex attends a conference after making a discovery.
Alex and Eliza are at odds over a patient treatment.
One of Alex's previous patients returns to Grey Sloan.
Meredith and Nathan confront their feelings.
Doctors worry when Maggie takes on a big surgery.
Doctors are at odds over how to treat Maggie's mom.
Maggie's mother returns to Grey Sloan.
Jackson and April go to Montana to perform a surgery.
Meredith is caught between doctors over a patient.
Jo has to make a difficult decision on a case.
The residents are caught between the warring attendings.
Maggie gets a surprise visit from her mother.
The attendings form alliances on Eliza's first day.
Bailey, Arizona, and Jo treat a pregnant prisoner.
Alex makes a big decision about his future.
A difficult surgery brings back pivotal memories for the doctors.
A new consultant puts the doctors on edge.
A tough ER case makes Amelia's bad day even worse.
Meredith and Bailey's patients need liver transplants.
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text: A festival of lights By Rosalie Earle December 1, 2012 Story Share Chris Dorst The living room mantel in the home of Dr. Art and Missy Rubin is lined with colorful glass menorahs, including Venetian Murano glass seen on the far right. Chris Dorst The Rubins show off their fun and fanciful menorahs in their family room. The large menorah in front of the fireplace will make its stage appearance for West Virginia Symphony Orchestra's "Home for the Holidays" concerts. Chris Dorst A musical snow globe encases a menorah. Chris Dorst The Rubins' front door is decorated with a menorah print fabric wreath featuring the nine candles of the menorah in the center. Chris Dorst An inflatable menorah welcomes visitors to Colonial Way. Chris Dorst With so many menorahs, the Rubins now light only this one during the eight days of Hanukkah. Chris Dorst This menorah of a doctor examining a child is a favorite of Art Rubin, a pediatrician for many years. Chris Dorst Nearly every flat surface in the Rubin home holds a menorah, including the television cable box. Chris Dorst A silly hat is draped over a dog-shaped end table in the Rubins' family room. Chris Dorst Art Rubin holds a wine bottle with a menorah cork top. Chris Dorst Art Rubin was looking for garden decorations when he discovered this metal moose menorah. Chris Dorst The Rubins, both golfers, have several menorahs that reflect their sport. Chris Dorst Candleholders line the roof of this ceramic scene of "Fiddler on the Roof." CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Sometimes it takes a newcomer to break the ice.That's what happened about 20 years ago when Rabbi Victor Urecki came to B'nai Jacob Synagogue. To his congregation's surprise, his family decorated the large front window of their East End home for Hanukkah.Dr. Art Rubin jokes that some pent-up demand in him must have been unleashed, inspiring him to light up his home for the Jewish holiday after years of being surrounded by bright lights of his neighbors' Christmas decorations.He, mostly, but also his wife, Missy, started collecting menorahs and dreidels.Every year, after Thanksgiving dinner, he and his daughter Donna start sorting through the storage bins of menorahs and dreidels to decorate nearly every flat surface in the house on Colonial Way. They range from an expensive Baccarat crystal dreidel to a silly menorah hat that lights up.A Hanukkah menorah is a nine-branch candleholder; if it has seven branches, it's a candelabrum.Rubin explained that Hanukkah is not considered a major Jewish holiday. It celebrates the miracle of one day's supply of oil lasting eight days. The Hebrew tribe the Maccabees had retaken their temple in Jerusalem only to discover that there was enough oil to keep the everlasting candle above the altar burning for only 24 hours. A messenger was dispatched to find more oil. When he returned eight days later, the candle was still burning.Called the Festival of Lights, Hanukkah is observed by the exchange of gifts and lighting of the menorah over an eight-day period, beginning this year at sundown Dec. 8 and continuing through the day of Dec. 16. Each day at sundown, the middle, or lead, candle is lighted and then one of the branch candles. Every evening another candle is added, going from right to left, the direction in which the Hebrew language is read. Missy Rubin said she used to light most of the menorahs every night when the collection numbered fewer than 20. Now, that they've reached nearly 100, they only light the small brass menorah that sits on the kitchen windowsill.The other dozens of menorahs are mostly grouped according to a theme or by material. Rubin jokes that the living room mantel has the bling -- colorful Murano glass candlesticks, glittery blue cup candleholders. Hanging in front of the gas log fireplace is a stained-glass panel that Rubin backlights with a blue light in the fireplace.A three-tiered accent table is filled with various dreidels that their granddaughters, 9-year-old Danielle and 7-year-old Anna Carter, love to play with. Dreidels are similar to tops and are spun for games. On each side of the block is a Hebrew initial for "a great miracle happened here."The top of one buffet in the dining room showcases Lenox and other cream-colored china used in Jewish ceremonies, such as the Kiddush wine cups and Seder plate. Another buffet holds menorahs made of metal, including a brass one that belonged to Missy Rubin's grandparents. Rubin pointed to a small brass menorah, barely 6 inches tall. "I had that with me in college," Art Rubin said. "It holds those small birthday candles."The fun, though, is in the family room with the silly and the whimsical.For starters, there's the menorah attached to the cork of a wine bottle. Then there're the golf-themed menorahs, especially appropriate, as both Rubins are golfers. On top of the television cable box is a red fire engine with nine candle openings with firemen Mickey, Goofy and Donald hanging on, one several Disney menorahs. The goofy-looking metal moose on the fireplace mantel was found at the old farmers market, where TerraSalis had a booth."I was looking for planters and saw this moose," Art Rubin said. "I looked at it and asked the guy there, 'Is this a menorah?' He said, 'A what?'"A favorite is the menorah depicting a pediatrician's office. Art Rubin was a pediatrician in private practice for 27 years. He's now assistant dean with the West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine.The Rubins' collection has many sources -- gifts from friends, purchases at The Greenbrier, the Holocaust museum in Washington, D.C., gift shops in Florence and Paris, the shops on Bridge Road and from the synagogue's gift shop, where Art Rubin's sister, Ellen Slotnick, is the buyer.They have tried to show some discipline with their acquisitions with an unwritten rule that for every new item purchased, one has to stay in the bin. Still, the collection grows."Art hides the menorahs he buys," according to Missy, who says she doesn't know about them until they appear next year. The collection will stay out through New Year's, as will the outside decorations of a large inflatable menorah and the lights of blue and white, the colors of Israel.When the Hanukkah paraphernalia is stored, the Rubin home returns to normal until the following fall, when they bring out first the Halloween decorations and then the trimmings for Thanksgiving."We have fire detection in the attic because of how much stuff we have stored up there," Missy Rubin said, laughing.Reach Rosalie Earle at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5115. 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As Flash Gordon's story begins, it is a time of two-fisted swashbuckling, of fearsome threats and wild adventure-and of ever-growing threats on the horizon. Three valiant humans - Flash Gordon, Dale Arden and Dr. Hans Zarkov - are plucked from the Earth, traveling to the distant planet Mongo. Their exploits are legendary, battling the machinations and terror schemes of the dreaded emperor Ming, the All-Seeing Ruler of Mongo. But they did not fight alone! And coming up, witness a startling meeting with Ming the Merciless! With the fate of our world helpless, can even Flash Gordon save us?
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Legislature Approves 25 New Family Court Judgeships
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Adding more family court judges is a waste of taxpayer money until the inefficiencies and outright corruption is addressed in the 18b assignment system. In White Plains Family Court in Q4 2013 alone a mere 38 attorneys received 825 18b appointments costing taxpayers more than $40million in legal fees while the bottom 64 attorneys received only 203 18b assignments worth about $1mil. The top 18b attorneys in White Plains have over 100 litigants in White Plains Family Court alone. With such caseloads, in a single quarter, it's mathematically impossible to schedule cases. Adding one or two more FC Judges will not have any mathematical effect on the scheduling problems created with such top heavy 18b assignment patterns. I detail this in my blog, nydivorceconsultants.com
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A sweeping plan outlining how the Bay Area should grow over the next 30 years drew out a spirited crowd Monday as many speakers protested what they believe is an attempt to take away private property rights.
Nearly 50 attended a public hearing at the Vallejo Fairgrounds on the draft Plan Bay Area, written in response to state law mandating the Bay Area reduce greenhouse emissions from cars and light trucks.
As the region grows, swelling to an estimated 9 million people by 2040, the plan attempts to chart a course for accommodating this growth while preserving communities, bolstering local economies but not adding to traffic congestion.
Some welcomed the attempt at regional planning which designates which parts of the Bay Area should absorb growth and provide for such things as open space, and agriculture preservation.
But many speakers questioned the data and the people creating the plan as "unelected bureaucrats" making unwelcome decisions and impacts on lives of private citizens. Some suggested that the plan was too close to Socialism.
"These are nonelected officials are deciding how tax money is spent and taking our land away from us," said Shirlee Pierce of Fairfield.
Another speaker said people should be allowed to vote on it rather than have agencies impose.
Parts of Solano County, such as Fairfield, downtown Vallejo and a portion of Benicia, are identified as priority growth areas in the document, or spots where more housing could be expected near highways and transit areas.
Solano County's housing growth rate is expected to be about .5 percent over the next 30 years, while jobs are expected to grow 1.2 percent, according to the document.
The city of Fairfield is put in one of the top 15 places for large growth, about 30 percent, over the next three decades, or at No. 11 in the region.
One aim of the plan is building new housing closer to transit centers and job centers to decrease car trips. Some speakers complained this would lead to an over abundance of "stack and pack" housing, unwanted bicycle trails and children playing and getting injured on railroad tracks.
In addition, numerous Vallejoans said they fear the city will be a "dumping ground" for more low-income residents and the plan should encourage greater businesses and job opportunities.
But Kathy Kerridge of Benicia said she welcomed the plan as a vital tool for long-term regional planning.
While one speaker suggested that measures be taken to control the population, Kerridge said if the population does increase, the Bay Area should have a plan in place to handle the influx of people.
She suggested more bike trails between Benicia and Vallejo's Ferry Terminal, and more effort go into anticipating changes due to global warming.
Similarly, Bob Berman of Benicia said he generally supports the plan, but said it should have more specific guidelines and policies about saving open space and agriculture and creating parks, particularly in Solano County.
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Proposed new rules for veterinary oversight of antimicrobials in animal agriculture attracted a mix of comments and questions as representatives of the FDA and USDA/APHIS held a public meeting on the subject in Fort Collins, Colorado.
The agency's initiative for judicious use of medically important antimicrobials in medicated feed or drinking water of food-producing animals establishes a framework for phasing out production uses of antimicrobials important in treating humans, and phasing in veterinary oversight of the remaining therapeutic uses of such drugs.
Following introductions, two FDA veterinarians, Bill Flynn, DVM, MS, and Craig Lewis, DVM, MPH, DAVCPM, led off with an overview of the plans, particularly Draft Guidance 213, introduced in April 2012. This proposal sets a three-year timeframe implementing veterinary oversight of antimicrobials in feed and water and streamlining of the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD), which provides the framework through which veterinarians oversee the use of drugs added to feed for therapeutic purposes. Under the Draft Guidance, a range of drugs currently available over the counter would fall under the VFD.
One key change is that currently a veterinarian must file a VFD order for a specific quantity of medicated feed for an identified group of animals. The proposed rule would allow a veterinarian to file a VFD for a standing order lasting up to six months, with an estimate of the number of animals receiving the medication over the prescribed time period. This, FDA maintains, will allow greater flexibility for veterinarians and their clients.
Next, Dave Dargatz, DVM, PhD, with Veterinary Services at USDA/APHIS outlined the availability of food-animal veterinarians in the United States. A common concern over the proposed rules is the lack of access some livestock producers have to veterinary services. Dargatz showed data from several studies, indicating patches scattered around the country where veterinarians are in short supply or where veterinarian numbers are low relative to livestock populations in the area. Dargatz says more research is needed though, to determine the impact of the proposed rules on producers in those areas.
Next, Christine Hoang, DVM, MPH, CPH, assistant director of the Division of Scientific Activities of the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), discussed the role of veterinarians in food-animal antimicrobial use. Hoang focused on the Veterinarian, client, patient relationship (VCPR), which she says is integrated throughout AVMA and FDA policies on drug use. Currently, the VFD requires a valid VCPR. The proposed streamlining would modify that requirement, allowing certified veterinarians with familiarity with a livestock operation to file a VFD order on behalf of the operation.
Following some questions and discussion on the presentations, FDA opened the meeting for an official comment period. Among about 40 participants in the meeting, at least half were veterinarians from private practice, government, academia and industry. Producers and producer associations also were represented and provided comments. One consumer-oriented group, the Center for Science in the Public Interest, sent a representative. The comments and discussion generally were cordial and supportive of FDA's efforts, but stakeholders did voice concerns and requests for clarification on a number of points.
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- Need to clarify the length of expiration date and refill policy.
- Need to clarify rules regarding VFDs for on-farm versus commercial feed manufacturing.
- Some veterinarians believe an electronic system with standardized VFD forms would streamline the process.
- The change to basing VFD orders on the number of animals versus the volume of feed could add some complexity for veterinarians.
- Several questioned how the proposed rules would be enforced fairly and equally.
- Some comments indicated a need for training and education for veterinarians who have not filed VFD orders in the past.
General impacts of the changes
- Many concerns related to the potential increase in paperwork as more products fall under veterinary oversight.
- Several participants suggested a need for framework of specific goals for the program and a system for evaluating the costs and quantifiable benefits or impacts of the rules.
- As noted earlier, producers in some areas lack easy access to veterinary services.
- Some expressed concern that the added requirements will cause some small distributors and feed manufacturers to stop carrying affected products, resulting in loss of availability to producers.
- Veterinarian, client, patient relationship issues
- Some participants favored FDA's intention to modify the VCPR provisions in the VFD, others believed those provisions should be more strict.
- Need more clarity on definitions of the uses of antimicrobials for prevention, control and treatment of disease.


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Brie Bites
Hubby and I were going to a wine and cheese party. I wanted to bring an appetizer that fit the theme. I just kind of threw these together and they were quite tasty!
Brie Bites (by ME!)
60 pre-made phyllo cups (4 packages)
15 oz Brie wheel – or spreadable Brie – see note below
topping choices:
Brown sugar
Dried cranberries
Toasted almonds
Fruit preserves
Cut the white casing off the Brie. I like to freeze the Brie for about 20 minutes to make this task easier. Cut Brie into 60 pieces (about 1-inch squares). NOTE: I made these more recently (11/29/08) and used the spreadable Brie that you can find right next to the regular Brie. It has no rind, so you can just scoop it into the cups. This was SO MUCH easier than cutting off the rind. It also melted a lot better and had a better texture because of it. I highly recommend doing it this way.
Put one piece of Brie into each phyllo cup. Bake for about 7 minutes at 350.
Top with either 1 tsp of fruit preserves or 1/2 tsp brown sugar and a couple almonds and a couple dried cranberries. Cook again for a few minutes to melt the preserves/sugar.
5 Responses to "Brie Bites"
i love brie with fruit preserves! what a great appetizer idea 🙂
i'm so stealing this idea for my next party!
What a fabulous idea! A large wheel of brie can be so messy. These are just perfect! LOVE IT!
These look really great. I love the idea of the mini bites. So much easier to serve.
Yum, yours look much better than mine. Maybe I will try again next time with premade cups. Thanks for sharing it with me.


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Cape Town - It was meant to be a night of celebration for Rushaan Nero when she made it into the top 20 of the Spring Queen competition, but hours later the teenager lost her grandmother and aunt in a gruesome accident.
The Nero family of Parkwood were left reeling after the tragedy in the early hours of Sunday.
They were returning from the competition when, police allege, two dicing drivers caused the crash on the M5, just before the Kenilworth off-ramp.
Four people died and 12 others were injured. Police spokesman Lieutenant-Colonel Andre Traut said they were still investigating.
Witnesses said a Mercedes-Benz and a Volvo were dicing on the M5 and it appeared they had forced the taxi off the road.
Rushaan, 18, who works for Medac in Diep River, was still wearing the sparkly red dress she wore during the pageant and was excited after being named one of the top 20 finalists.
The family had hired the taxi to go to watch her on stage.
Rushaan's grandmother Christine Nero, 76, her aunt Diane Marais, 52, a cousin's wife, Annalise Louw, 50, and Louw's daughter's boyfriend, Vincent Johnson, 20, were killed instantly.
Marais and the Neros lived in Parkwood and Louw and Johnson in Eersterivier.
With tears welling, Nero said her grandmother and aunt had hugged and congratulated her and Marais had promised to make her a dress for next year's competition.
"Those were the last words, the last hugs," she said.
"I saw sparks coming from the wheel and the driver lost control."
Most of the taxi passengers were flung from the vehicle and Christine landed on the grass next to her granddaughter. Johnson fell on top of Rushaan Nero.
They were both dead.
Johnson's girlfriend, Lee-Talia Louw, has a two-month-old baby.
Co-driver Keagan Stewart, 26, was sitting in front of the taxi when he felt it being knocked.
The driver lost control and the taxi rolled, knocking out the windscreen. Stewart jumped out and landed in a ditch before the taxi rolled again.
His right collarbone was broken.
Stewart said the taxi he had been driving had broken down on the way back from taking the family to the Good Hope Centre. He had arranged for another taxi to collect them and he had acted as co-driver.
"I feel so bad," he said on Monday. "It is not a nice feeling; I know the family well," he said.
Rushaan's mother, Brenda, who was also in the taxi, said they were still coming to terms with the deaths.
"My mother was a wonderful woman and helped wherever she could, my sister was the best sister in the world," she said.
She said she was particularly heartsore for Lee-Talia Louw, who had given birth two months ago.
"She lost her mother and her boyfriend."
On Monday, most of the family congregated at Christine's Parkwood home, many wearing bandages, their arms in slings, their faces swollen and scratched.
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Okay, don't let the title fool you. I'm just as enraged and confused as you are.
This morning, I went to the gym to achieve what I like to call Jell-o Arm Status. It was achieved, but that's besides the point.
As I was totally shredding my biceps, this (older) douche bag dude kept giving shit to every other guy that came through the room.
Hey, Mark! Glad to see you got your lazy ass outta bed this morning!
What's up, Steve, you sonofabitch?
I was slightly annoyed, but Adam Levine was on the TV screen, so I was able to tune out most of his obnoxious bull shit. But then, I saw Paul, an older gentleman who is normally in Body Pump with me.
I gave him the Familiar Stranger Smile, and not a second later, The Douche Bag Dude approaches Paul.
Paul! My man! I'm glad to see you're here in the weight room with the BIG BOYS and not that silly girl's class.
I could hear Paul laugh uncomfortably as I was laying down on the bench doing my chest presses.
Douche Bag continued, Paul – you need me to give you some real motivation. What can those girls in that class do for you besides stand there and look pretty?
I so badly wanted to swing a kettle bell and hit that guy straight in the throat, but I refrained.
I was so ticked off for some reason. Mainly because I hate douche bags who think if they simply STAND amongst the weights for an hour and talk shit, they've accomplished something. And secondly, dude, shut the fuck up. I'm sure every "pretty little girl" who takes Body Pump could easily kick your ass.
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This page is about the slang term chill | chill out
Meaning: to relax and take it easy
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- Mark was really upset about not getting the job, so we told him to chill and forget about it.
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SANTA CRUZ -- The Center for Games and Playable Media at UC Santa Cruz has appointed Brenda Romero as a game designer in residence, the first such position on a UC campus.
An award-winning game designer known for her work on the "Wizardry" series, Romero is co-founder and chief operating officer of Loot Drop Inc., where she plans to continue working on game titles currently in development.
The new Game Designer in Residence program brings a leading game designer to UCSC to teach courses and serve as an adviser and resource for game design students, faculty and researchers on campus. Romero's one-year appointment starts Jan. 1.
Romero will also pursue independent works and explore new ideas in game design. "It's amazing a position like 'game designer in residence' exists," she said. "To have an opportunity to work on designs with students and without constraints allows me to explore some designs that I've not yet been able to explore. My husband [game designer John Romero] and I have been to UCSC numerous times, and its dual focus on design and coding gives everyone a much stronger possibility space to draw from."
The game designer in residence is supported by UCSC's Center for Games and Playable Media and will participate in giving design feedback and guidance on several ongoing research projects at the center.
"Brenda's deep expertise in game design as an aesthetic practice enhances our mission at the Center for Games and Playable Media," said center director Michael Mateas, professor of computer science. "Here, we strive to blend excellence in art with technical innovation. Her participation in future research projects will help us explore fundamentally new gameplay possibilities."
Romero entered the video game industry in 1981 at the age of 15 and has been highly influential as a game designer, artist, writer and creative director. She has worked with a variety of digital game companies, including Atari, Sir-tech Software, Electronic Arts, Firaxis and numerous companies in the social media space. She is also the creator of an award-winning, ongoing series of nondigital games titled "The Mechanic is the Message."
Romero served as chairwoman of the Interactive Design and Game Development program at the Savannah College of Art and Design from 2008 to 2009. She has served on the board of the International Game Developers Association and chairs the IGDA's Women in Games Special Interest Group. She also serves on the advisory board of the International Center for the History of Electronic Games at the Strong Museum of Play and on the advisory board of Game Developer magazine. She is working with John Romero and the Romero Archives to record game designers discussing their game-design processes for historical archiving.
Brenda Romero was named Woman of the Year by Charisma+2 magazine in 2010. In 2009, her game "Train" won the coveted Vanguard Award at IndieCade for "pushing the boundaries of game design and showing us what games can do." She was named one of the top 20 most influential women in the game industry by Gamasutra in 2008 and one of the 100 most influential women in the game industry by Next Generation magazine in 2007. Nerve magazine called her one of the 50 artists, actors, authors, activists and icons who are making the world a more stimulating place.


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Members of student media receive recognition in Society for Collegiate Journalists competition
MAY 12, 2003 - Muskingum College students who staff the campus newspaper, television station, radio station and yearbook received numerous awards in the recent Society for Collegiate Journalists Competition for the 2002-2003 academic year.
Writers for the college newspaper, The Black and Magenta, received the following awards:
Meg Thompson '04 received third place in editorials for You Must Be Crazy. . .
Aaron Spragg '04 received third place for excellence in sports news and an honorable mention in sports features.
Writers for the college radio station, WMCO-FM, received the following awards:
Senior Lisa Marshall '04 and Spragg received first place in broadcast features for Chirstmas Parade.
Nikki Reid '04 received second place in broadcast features for Voting.
The college yearbook, Muscoljuan, received the following awards:
Fifth place for the Terry Vander Heyden Award for Coverage of the Year.
Fourth place for Concept of the Book.
Third place for Reporting in Words.
Honorable mention for Display: Layout, Design and Graphics.
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Alejandro Pinelo to the right of His Excellency Victor Hugo Palma, bishop of Escuintla (Guatemala), with some of the Full Time Lay Missionaries from that country.
Alejandro Pinelo, a consecrated member of Regnum Christi and director
of the Full Time Lay Missionaries, shares his experiences as
the head of this apostolate and discusses what it is
all about.Hello! My name is Alejandro Pinelo and I am
an industrial engineer, graduate of the Technological Institute of Monterrey,
Mexico, and a consecrated member of the Regnum Christi Movement
since 1994. I am so grateful to our Lord for
the grace to participate in the Full Time Lay Missionaries,
an apostolate of special significance that is making a significant
impact on society, helping to extend Christ´s Kingdom. It has
also helped me to grow as a person in many
ways.For the last seven years I have worked with this
very original apostolate that involves numerous professionals and a wide
range of opportunities for evangelization. We collaborate with everyone from
cardinals, bishops, priests, consecrated souls, CEOs, and business managers to
the less fortunate, including many of the impoverished indigenous peoples
of Latin America. The Full Time Lay Missionaries apostolate is
a "business" that provides pastoral coordinators for local parishes who
are totally dedicated to the formation of lay Catholics. The
Second Vatican Council called for a greater lay participation in
the evangelical work of the Church. Who better than lay
people to spread the Gospel? Lay people can go anywhere:
the fields, the mountains, businesses, factories, families ...The program seeks
out people, married or single, who are willing to dedicate
their lives to the Catholic formation of their brothers and
sisters in their parishes. Many are the needs that this
program fulfills and many are the hearts that benefit from
the "medicine" of being generous and serving others. Hand
in hand with bishops and diocesan priests, our institution offers
professional training to help and encourage these lay apostles as
they discover how wonderful it is to be Catholic. They
grow to become proud of their faith.We now have more
than one thousand families serving as Full Time Missionaries in
Mexico, Venezuela and El Salvador. To help coordinate this beautiful
effort we have put together a team of professionals to
act as the business managers and directors of formation for
this great "business" of God. Our staff elaborates formative materials
that will help the lay missionaries in their mission of
drawing others closer to their faith. We have grown to
more than 120 professionals at the head of this initiative.
The progress has been great even though the obstacles are
numerous -- but this is the best proof of it
being a work of God. All Catholics are a part
of the Church that needs people who are holy, dedicated,
efficient, and striving to make Christ´s message as attractive as
possible. The time that we have to serve God and
his children is very little so we need to make
it yield for him 100%. For more information on the
Full Time Lay Missionaries please visit www.CatholicWorldMission.org.(June 6, 2003)
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JHern wrote:Mark Ellis wrote:Change the plastic and you change the disc.
As plastic comes out of the mold it dries. As it dries it changes shape. The top may pop up or sink down which changes the nose angle of the disc. Even tiny changes in shape change how the disc flies. And a disc flies differently at different speeds and with different degrees of flutter, so a disc may be changed but not noticeable by you...
I have to make a clarification, and edited Marks' statement according to my understanding...discs are not made of epoxy (which dries), but rather they are made of thermoset plastics, with compositions derived from thermopolyurethane, polyethylene, etc. (vibram rubber is an exception). Therefore this should read (changes highlighted in bold):Change the plastic and you change the disc.
As plastic comes out of the mold it cools. As it cools it changes shape by shrinking. Shrinkage is non-uniform owing to the non-simple geometry of the disc. The top may pop up or sink down which changes the nose angle of the disc. Even tiny changes in shape change how the disc flies. And a disc flies differently at different speeds and with different degrees of flutter, so a disc may be changed but not noticeable by you.
Also, I completely disagree with this statement...Mark Ellis wrote:Plastic formulas are constantly tweaked by manufacturers and no one knows how the next formula will fly-until it is thrown. So sometimes certain trends are noticed: a particular mold comes out more of less stable in certain kinds of plastic, but this is only a general rule and no true certainty exists until YOU throw a disc and learn what it does.
It isn't true that you can't predict the shapes/properties of plastics processed by injection molding, there is an entire field of engineering that is devoted to exactly this task. Entire suites of industrial software have been written to do exactly this job. Disc manufacturers simply don't use it because they don't want to pay for it, and probably the market isn't anyways big enough to justify the expense.
Being a practical guy (and not a scientific guy), did JHern just agree with me?
Plastic pellets are heated until they melt with other types of plastic pellets similarly melted together til they all mix in a kind of plastic soup. Then that soup is spit into a mold where it dries ( er.. skrinks or becomes non-soupy and more solid-like). From soup to solid is where the change of shape happens. I may be omitting or massaging some technical terms.
Disc golf is such a tiny, tiny (really darn small) part of the plastic market that the big plastic manufacturers don't engineer plastics for discs. Rather disc companies try out different kinds of plastic ( which are themselves ever changing) then blend them with other kinds of fancy, high-tech, ever changing plastics hoping to make discs which the disc golf world will love. So if a company bought enough plastic pellets of one type to last for a year by the time they needed to reorder that exact plastic may no longer be on the market, replaced with the newest, greatest, improved stuff which may be better for a car bumper but not as good for a driver.
So when the disc manufacturer buys the newest order of pellet and then mixes it with 3 parts of X and 7 parts of Y and 2 parts of Q plus weighting and coloring agents, NO ONE knows how it will fly until it is thrown. Oh, by the way, the next run which happens to have the exact plastics and the exact formulas as the last won't be run under the same atmospheric conditions. So perhaps with enough time, money and effort software COULD be developed to predict performance. But since no one wants to spend megabucks for a disc it ain't gonna happen soon.


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BATON ROUGE, La.—The most important person in this town, more important than the governor himself on this certain weekend, understands the magnitude of what's in front of him.
The best college football team in the nation rolls into Tiger Stadium on Saturday night. And the game—LSU's season— rests on the strong, erratic arm of Zach Mettenberger.
After weeks of struggling in the passing game, after spending the bye week and preparations this week breaking down the flawless Alabama defense, the answer isn't what you'd think: Keep chucking it.
"It's like LeBron James," Mettenberger says. "If he shoots 10 times, maybe he only scores eight points. You can't score if you don't shoot. You can't hit those deep balls unless you keep throwing them."
MORE: Former players, coaches know how loud Tiger Stadium is
And there you have it. The quarterback who entered this season with so much hope and hype, and has since delivered so much disappointment, says the best way to beat king Alabama is by throwing even more.
Really, if you're LSU, what else is there? The Tigers can't use their successful power run game if they can't at least throw enough to keep Alabama guessing. We saw that play out in last year's BCS National Championship Game, when LSU quarterback Jordan Jefferson had problems taking snaps—much less throwing (53 yards, one interception) to give the offense balance.
It should come as no surprise that LSU had 39 rushing yards on 27 carries in the 21-0 loss the last time these teams played, didn't score a point and was humiliated in the championship game rematch.
"It seemed like nothing we did worked," said LSU tackle Josh Dworaczyk.
MORE: Mettenberger's counterpart, Alabama's AJ McCarron a true game manager
So naturally, the response is to lay the game plan in the hands of a quarterback who has struggled since the first play of the season. To expect an offensive line, dented by injuries all season, to protect against the No. 1 defense in the nation.
To expect receivers who have underachieved all season, to win individual battles and make key plays downfield. To expect an offense whose philosophy is run and play defense, to suddenly get creative and change the course of the season.
"We're really going to throw the football better," said LSU coach Les Miles. "What we're going to do is attempt to stretch them vertically and horizontally in the passing game."
MORE: Les Miles has complete command of English language
Before you get all excited, let me remind you that LSU had the exact same game plan going into last year's national championship game. Miles wanted to get wideouts Odell Beckham and Russell Shepard and Jarvis Landry in space and force the Tide's cornerbacks and safeties to win the game.
In theory, it's a strong idea. The weakest link of the Alabama defense is the secondary.
But if you can't protect the quarterback and give him time to go through progressions and make good decisions, the plan falls apart. If your quarterback has accuracy problems, and has spent the last two months dodging pass rushes and losing confidence in the guys in front of him, it doesn't matter what plan you've got.
In three games against ranked teams, Mettenberger has completed 34-of-79 passes (43 percent) for 403 yards, one touchdown and two interceptions. Those numbers aren't beating Alabama—and they're far from what Miles and everyone associated with the LSU program said would happen this fall.
Miles has raved about Mettenberger and his ability to change the offense since spring ball. He spoke of the Tigers' ability to stretch the field with the deep ball, and force opponents to choose between getting beat by big plays in the passing game, or getting punished by a power run game.
MORE: Week 10 picks and predictions
Instead, we've watched Mettenberger look confused series after series. Watched him overthrow deep balls, and underthrow crossing routes. Watched him take too long to get rid of the ball, and not have enough time to find receivers.
A season where nothing has gone right in the passing game has come to this: "I have to make a lot of plays for us to win," Mettenberger said.
There is precedent—and it's as close as the other side of the ball. Alabama quarterback AJ McCarron struggled for much of last season, but the Tide protected him with a strong running game and smart play calling. By the end of the season, by the time Alabama needed him in the biggest game of the year, McCarron was the best player on the field.
This time, Mettenberger is the most important player on the field.
"This is a game you dream about playing in," Mettenberger said.
Keep chucking it, kid.
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ROIDAL, S.L. a company founded in the late seventies, specializes in the design and creation of women's swimwear that has the elegant and exclusiveness of the highest fashion. The factory is located at SALOMÓ. This family-run company began its operations in Spain, where it soon consolidated a most select clientele, catering for the medium to high segments of the swimwear market. Due to drive and dedication, its exports went on rising, and new outlets were created in the United States, Canada, Australia and Russia, among others. The wide range of ROIDAL models means we can find the right costume for every type of woman, from the every youngest figures to the fuller sizes, giving them all that special touch of elegance and distinction.


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That cheeky old ginger minx!
Prince Harry photobombed the New Zealand ruby coach Monday night at the Commonwealth Games—with hilarious results.
In the pic, Harry can be seen grinning widely, two thumbs up in the background as Sir Gordon Tietjens, Sport Manawatu chief executive Trevor Shailer and Massey University Professor Emeritus Gary Hermansson smile for the camera.
Prince Harry Makes Us Love Him Even More With Pro Women's Rights Speech
Well, if you're going to be photobombed, it might as well be by Harry.
And, it seems the subjects of the photo certainly didn't mind—in fact, Shailer promptly changed his Facebook profile pic to the photobomb shot—captioning it, "photo of the day."


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BRIDPORT v BRISTOL MANOR FARM
TREVOR Senior is hoping the weather gods have a change of heart this weekend following three successive postponements.
Bridport last saw action on December 28 and there are fears they could be denied again this Saturday when they are scheduled to host Bristol Manor Farm.
The pitch at St Mary's Field has been saturated in recent weeks and with more rain expected on Friday night, it could well be deemed unplayable once again.
Bees' boss Senior said: "We desperately want it to be on but there is more rain forecast for later in the week, so it's has to be in doubt.
"We will once again do everything we can because we haven't played since December 28, which is almost a month now.
"The lads are getting frustrated more than anything but it is across the board.
"All the games in the league were wiped out last weekend and even on Tuesday the match between Gillingham Town and Sherborne Town had to be abandoned at half-time.
"We are fairly well up on our fixtures this season, which is good, but it is still frustrating."
If Saturday's game does go ahead, Senior is expecting a tough clash against Manor Farm, who currently sit third in the Toolstation Western Premier Division, having lost just four of their 25 games so far this season.
He added: "They were decent when we played them at their place earlier in the season.
"They had good movement up front and were 3-1 up at half-time.
"We then played much better in the second half but could only get back to 3-2.
"They have also added a couple of new signings since then, so we know it's going to be tough.
"Hopefully, we can get something out of it."
Ryan Dovell and Darren Watts are both set to return for the Bees but Chris Luke is unavailable.
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Watch: Girls Day Puts A Cute Spin On Ill Be Yours With New Dance Practice Video
Girls Day is back with a fresh new take on their latest title track, Ill Be Yours.
The group uploaded a dance practice version of Ill Be Yours on April 19 to thank fans for their wins on various music shows. But instead of just a regular dance practice video, the members decided to put a fun twist to their choreography. The song and dance originally have a fierce concept, so Girls Day took it the opposite way and performed a cute version of their dance.
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Peter & Sarah - Friends
Peter and Sarah are both Iron Man competitors who have a long history of teamwork. Sarah recently became the first female with an artificial leg to complete the Hawaii Iron Man Triathlon. Peter works as a clinical prosthetist and travels the country speaking to amputees and consulting for prosthetic legs. Both are out to win and eager to show the world that a disability will not stop them from reaching their goals.


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TWO police officers, dubbed the "hip hop cops", after playing a rap classic from their marked car on a late night Chelmsford patrol will keep their jobs.
The officers were spoken with and advised on their behaviour by their management and the case is now closed.
The pair were filmed by revellers during the Easter weekend blaring the 1990s classic, Sound of Da Police from their patrol car. (see below)
It was posted on YouTube and Facebook and the footage soon became a massive internet hit.
Police chiefs considered taking disciplinary action against them, but the force faced something of a backlash from the public who felt that was over the top.
Jack Raymond, 23, from Chelmsford, was pleased the officers kept their jobs.
He said: "They were only having a bit of fun after all.
"It would have been out of order if they had been disciplined, or worse. This whole episode is something of a legend now in the city!"
Jeremy Davies, 34, from Chelmsford, was also glad the case had been dropped.
He said: "They have done the police's image a favour if you ask me.
"It was all a bit of a mountain out of a mole hill."
The track they played was by KRS One made famous in La Haine, the black and white French 1995 film about youths clashing with the police.


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Scott Wentworth and Jay Sullivan Lead Alley Theater's RED
Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd announces the cast and creative team for the Alley Theatre's production of the 2010 Best Play Tony Award Winner, Red. The cast features two returning actors, Tony-nominated Scott Wentworth as Rothko and Jay Sullivan, who was last seen as Peter Pan, as Rothko's assistant Ken.
In John Logan's Red, master abstract expressionist Mark Rothko has just landed the biggest commission in the history of modern art, a series of murals for New York's famed Four Seasons restaurant. In the two fascinating years that follow, Rothko works feverishly with his young assistant, Ken, in his studio on the Bowery. But when Ken gains the confidence to challenge him, Rothko faces the agonizing possibility that his crowning achievement could also become his undoing. Red is a searing portrait of an artist's ambition and vulnerability as he tries to create a definitive work for an extraordinary setting. Explicit language, adult situations.
"We are pleased and privileged," said Artistic Director Gregory Boyd, "to offer our production of Red in a place that is home to so much of Rothko's work. The compelling paintings here in Houston offer an encounter with a spiritual power that approaches the transcendent, and that can, in Dominique de Menil's words, 'bring us to the threshold of the divine.' The play has its own unique power, a purely theatrical potency."
Playwright John Logan received the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critic Circle and Drama League awards for his play Red. He recently received an Academy nomination for best adapted screenplay for Hugo. His two upcoming projects include Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond film, and the movie adaptation of Jersey Boys.
Jackson Gay returns to the Alley, following her triumphant production of August: Osage County last season, to direct this raw, provocative and powerful new play. Red, by John Logan and directed by Jackson Gay, begins previews Friday March 2, opens Wednesday March 7 and runs through Sunday, March 24, 2012 on the Hubbard Stage.
Red will feature scenic design by Takeshi Kata and costume design by Jessica Ford. Lighting design is by Paul Whitaker and sound design is by Matt Tierney.
Scott Wentworth (Rothko) has starred on Broadway in Lost In Yonkers, Anna Karenina, Getting Married, and Welcome To The Club, for which he was nominated for a Tony Award. He has performed across the United States and Canada in such theatres as the New York Shakespeare Festival, Hartford Stage, the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey, Centerstage, Arena Stage, Playmakers Rep, Chicago Shakespeare, the Indiana Repertory Theatre, Seattle Rep, A.C.T. in San Francisco, Shakespeare Santa Cruz, the Manitoba Theatre Centre, the London Grand, Montreal's Centaur Theatre, Toronto's Cannon Theatre and the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. Mr. Wentworth was a leading member of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival's Acting Company for seventeen seasons, playing such roles as Iago in Othello, Mark Antony in Julius Caesar, Bosola in The Duchess of Malfi, and the title role in Macbeth. His directing credits include both parts of Henry IV for Stratford, Othello for the Indiana Repertory Theatre, Richard III for Bard On The Beach, The Winter's Tale for the Shakespeare Theatre of New Jersey and Love's Labour's Lost for Shakespeare Santa Cruz. He has written the book for two musicals; Gunmetal Blues and Enter The Guardsman, with music and lyrics by Craig Bohmler and Marion Adler. Enter The Guardsman received its world premiere at London's Donmar Warehouse and was nominated for two Olivier Awards, including Best New Musical. His adaptation of The Man In The Iron Mask will be produced at Shakespeare Santa Cruz this summer. Mr. Wentworth is delighted to return to the Alley where he last appeared in 1981 as Romeo.
Jay Sullivan (Ken) returns to the Alley Theatre having previously appeared in Peter Pan, or The Boy Who Would Not Grow Up as Peter, Our Town as George Gibbs and Eurydice as Orpheus. Jay recently made his Broadway debut in Jerusalem as Lee. Other theatre credits include the original productions of Durango as Red Angel/ Bob at The Public Theatre and Longwharf, DogSeesGod as Matt/ Pigpen at Soho Repertory Theatre, Orestes: A Tragic Romp as Orestes at The Folger and Two River Theatre, Afternight Seating as James at Abingdon Theatre, and The Bilbao Effect as Grole Andacht at The Center for Architecture, as well as The History Boys as Dakin and Rock 'n' Roll as Stephen at The Studio Theatre, Much Ado About Nothing as Claudio produced by As Written Productions, and Romeo and Juliet as Benvolio at Arkansas Repertory Theatre. His film and Television credits include The Good Wife; Law & Order SVU and The Unidentified. He is a graduate of Florida State University.
John Logan (Playwright) received the Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critic Circle and Drama League awards for his play Red. This play premiered at the Donmar Warehouse in London and at the Golden Theatre on Broadway. He is the author of more than a dozen other plays including Never the Sinner and Hauptmann. His adaptation of Ibsen's The Master Builder premiered on the West End in 2003. As a screenwriter, Logan had three movies released in 2011 Hugo, Coriolanus and Rango. Hugo recently received 11 Academy Award nominations, including best adapted screenplay for Logan. Previous film work includes Sweeney Todd which won a Golden Globe award, The Aviator which received Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA and WGA nominations, Gladiator which received Oscar, Golden Globe, BAFTA and WGA nominations, The Last Samurai, Any Given Sunday and RKO 281 which won a WGA award and received an Emmy nomination. His upcoming projects include Skyfall, the 23rd James Bond film, and the movie adaptation of the award-winning musical Jersey Boys.
Jackson Gay (Director) returns to the Alley Theatre having previously direcTed August: Osage County and the world premiere of Kenneth Lin's Intelligence-Slave. Upcoming projects include David Adjmi's 3C at Rattlestick and Bess Wohl's Barcelona at People's Light. Recent credits include Fallow by Kenneth Lin at People's Light & Theatre Company and Ojai Playwrights Conference; workshop of a new musicAl Jackson commissioned and is producing, First Lady of Christmas by Cheri Magid (Book/Lyrics) with music by Evan Palazzo and The Hot Sardines at Sarah Lawrence College; Yale Drama Series presentation of Shannon Murdoch's New Light Shine at Yale Rep; The Danger of Bleeding Brown by Enrique Urueta at Latino Mix-Fest Atlantic Theater; And When We Awoke There Was Light And Light by Laura Jacqmin at Cape Cod Theater Project; Lisa Dillman's American Wee-Pie at 2011 PlayPenn; A Little Journey at The Mint; Sam Mark's Light Years to the Delling Shore at the 2011 Sundance Theater Institute at Banff, Canada; David Adjmi's 3C for Superlab at Playwrights Horizons and Clubbed Thumb; Punk Princess at NYMF with book/lyrics by Yasmine Lever and music by Stew and Heidi Rodewald, featuring Our Lady J and Justin Bond; Lucy Thurber's Scarcity for Atlantic Theater Company, where she previously directed Kia Corthron's Master Disaster and Rolin Jones' The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow, which was selected as a 2006 Pulitzer Prize finalist; Jason Grote's Box Americana at the 2008 Eugene O'Neill Playwright's Conference; Len, Asleep in Vinyl, by Carly Mensch at Second Stage and Juilliard; a workshop presentations of David Adjmi's Marie Antoinette for the Goodman Theater, Sundance in Residence at The Public Theater, and the JAW/West Festival; 10 things to do before I die, by Zakiyyah Alexander at Second Stage Uptown; Collaboration with lighting designer Jennifer Tipton on The Glass Menagerie for the Guggenheim Museum's Works & Process; Best Production Connecticut Critic's Award The Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow at the Yale Rep. Jackson's producer credits include First Lady of Christmas by Cheri Magid (Book/Lyrics) with music by Evan Palazzo and The Hot Sardines, which just enjoyed a workshop production at Sarah Lawrence College. Jackson is currently on faculty at Primary Stages ESPA School of Theater. She is the recipient of the Jonathan Alper Directing Fellowship at Manhattan Theatre Club, the Williamstown Theater Festival Directing Fellowship and the Drama League's New Directors/New Works Fellowship. Recipient of the 2008 University of the Arts Silver Star Distinguished Alumni Award. MFA Directing Yale School of Drama. Jackson is from Sugar Land, Texas.
Takeshi Kata (Scenic Design) returns to the Alley having previously designed The Farnsworth Invention, Subject to Fits, The Clean House and Orson's Shadow. New York credits include Outside People at Vineyard, Adding Machine, Orson's Shadow at Barrow Group, Through a Glass Darkly, Dreams of Flying Dreams of Falling, Port Authority, Intelligent Design of Jenny Chow at Atlantic Theatre Co., Doris to Darlene at Playwrights Horizons, Gone Missing at The Civilians, The Attic at Play Co. and Pullman Car Hiawatha at Keen Co. Regionally, Kata has worked at American Players Theatre, Cleveland Play House, Dallas Theatre Center, Ford's Theatre, Geffen Playhouse, Goodman, Hartford Stage, Kirk Douglas, Long Wharf, Nashville Opera, The Old Globe, Skylight Opera, Steppenwolf, Williamstown Theatre Festival, and Yale Rep. Kata has won an Obie and has been nominated for a Drama Desk award.
Jessica Ford (Costume Design) is making her Alley Theatre debut. Recent regional theatre productions include It's A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play at the Long Wharf Theatre, where she also designed the world premier of Athol Fugard's Coming Home, The Fantastiks, A Doll's House, The Price, and sets for The Santaland Diaries. She recently worked with Jackson Gay on the world premiere of Kenneth Lin's Fallow at The People's Light and Theatre Company. Other regional credits include Arena Stage, The Folger Theatre, Berkeley Repertory Theatre, Portland Center Stage, Baltimore CenterStage, Syracuse Stage, Milwaukee Shakespeare, Yale Rep, Barrington Stage, Hangar Theatre, Actor's Theatre of Louisville, Two River Theatre, and Shakespeare and Company. In New York she has worked with Ars Nova, The Play Company, P73, Second Stage, Rattlestick Playwright's Theatre, Pearl Theatre, Summer Play Festival, and was Associate Designer for The Public Theatre's production of All's Well That Ends Well at the Delacorte Theatre in Central Park in 2011. Jessica received her MFA from Yale School of Drama and was a recipient of the 2007-9 NEA/TCG fellowship for designers.
Paul Whitaker (Lighting Design) returns to the Alley Theatre after serving as the Associate Designer for Moon for the Misbegotten. His New York credits include The Public Theater, MCC, Playwrights Horizons, Second Stage, Atlantic Theater, The Play Company, Intar and others. His Regional credits include South Coast Repertory, Long Wharf Theater, The Huntington Theatre Company, The Children's Theatre Company, Centerstage, A.C.T., Hartford Stage, Yale Repertory Theatre, Dallas Theater Center and others. He has a BA from Macalester College and a MFA from Yale School of Drama. Paul is currently a faculty member at Cal Poly Pomona and a Lighting Designer/Theatre Consultant for Schuler Shook.
Matt Tierney (Sound Design) is making his Alley Theatre debut. He is a composer and sound designer who is currently an associate of Elevator Repair Service where his credits include The Sun Also Rises, The Sound and the Fury: April Seventh and 1928; The Shipment and Church at Young Jean Lee's Theater Company; Hamlet at The Wooster Group which received a 2008 Lucille Lortel Award Nomination; the film There's Still Time..Brother, Who's You Dada? at MOMA and The Emperor Jones. Other recent productions include the New York premiere of Sarah Kane's Blasted at Soho Rep in 2008, directed by Sarah Benson. He has served as music director and assistant director for several productions with Ridge Theater Company including Decasia by Michael Gordon (music) and Bill Morison (film), Jennie Richee by Mac Wellman which received a 2001 OBIE Award for collaborative design, Shelter with Bang on a Can, Oedipus by Harry Partch, and The Death of Klinghoffer by John Adams at the Brooklyn Academy Of Music.
Red is generously sponsored by Supporting Sponsors KPMG LLP and Latham & Watkins. The Alley Theatre is supported by the 2011-2012 season sponsor United Airlines, the official airline of the Alley Theatre.
Tickets to Red start at $25. All tickets to Red are available for purchase at www.alleytheatre.org, at the Alley Theatre Box Office, 615 Texas Avenue, or by calling 713.220.5700. Groups of 10 or more can receive special concierge services and select discounts by calling 713.220.5700 and asking for the group sales department.
Thursdays, February 16 - March 15, 2012
Alley Theatre, The Menil Collection and Rothko Chapel will co-sponsor the "Rothko and Red" series from February 16 - March 15, 2012, held by Rice University's Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. In this course participants will attend a dress rehearsal of the Alley Theatre's production of Red and a post-performance discussion with Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd. Participants will learn about Rothko from Rice faculty and the final session will meet at the Rothko Chapel. The fee for the "Rothko and Red" series is $150 if registered by February 2 and $160 after February 2. The fee for Alley Theatre subscribers, Menil Collection members and Rothko Chapel members is $150 and the fee for Rice University alumni is $140. To register, contact Rice University's Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies at email@example.com or call 713.348.4803.
Monday, March 5, 7:00 p.m.
The Rothko Chapel in collaboration with the Alley Theatre is proud to present a panel discussion on Mark Rothko. The discussion will feature Kate Rothko Prizel, the artist's daughter, and Alley Theatre Artistic Director Gregory Boyd and will focus on the interweaving of fact and fiction in the service of drama. This event is free, but space is limited. Seating is on a first come, first served basis. The event will be held at the Rothko Chapel: 1409 Sul Ross Street, Houston, Texas 77006. For more event information contact the Rothko Chapel at 713.524.9839 or the Alley Theatre's Community Engagement Coordinator, Briana Resa, at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Saturday, March 3, 2:30 p.m.
The Alley Theatre offers access services for our deaf or hard of hearing and sight-impaired patrons. Audio Description is provided for each Hubbard Stage production and Open Captioning is offered for every Hubbard Stage and Neuhaus Stage production. To ensure that your seats will accommodate your needs, please call the box office 713.220.5700 when ordering tickets to this performance. Discounted tickets are available for groups of 10 or more.
Saturday, March 3
The Alley Theatre continues its efforts to make the theatre affordable to patrons. Partnering with other social non-profit organizations, the Alley seeks to generate in-kind donations and reward patrons with $10 Tix for select performances. The $10 Tix are available in person only on Saturday, March 3 and are limited to two tickets per person. With your donation, you can purchase two $10 tickets for Saturday, March 3 at 2:30 p.m. Donate and purchase in person at the box office (615 Texas Ave.) on Saturday, March 3 only. Limited availability. The partner organization and donated item will be announced at a later date.
Tuesday, March 13, 7:30 p.m.
Members of the cast return to the stage following the performance to take questions from the audience. TalkBacks are led by a member of the Alley Artistic Staff.
Thursday, March 15, 6:00 – 7:15 p.m.
Houston's premiere theatre group for gay and lesbian theatre fans and their friends celebrates the Alley Theatre's production of Red. This pre-curtain event is free with your ticket to the Thursday, March 15, 7:30 p.m. performance Red. To buy a ticket, required for this event, use the promo code: ACTOUT. Purchase online at www.alleytheatre.org or call the box office at 713.220.5700.


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Plastic bag ban extends beyond grocery stores
EUGENE, Ore. - The plastic bag ban starts Wednesday, and it's going to change more than just grocery shopping.
All retailers in Eugene are required to switch to paper starting May 1, including department stores and even places like Home Depot.
Employees at Elephant's Trunk toy store in Eugene already switched out their plastic bags for paper in preparation for the ban.
"I am not really sure how it will work yet because we haven't used it a whole lot," said Dell Krull. "Right now it shouldn't be a big deal but around the holidays it might be just because people get a lot of stuff."
Shoppers who have visited cities that have already banned plastic bags aren't too worried about the switch.
"They had banned plastic bags there and I was in the mall and I got a couple shirts for my son and husband," Cris Houser told KVAL News. "They gave me a paper bag and it was totally fine."
The ban doesn't enjoy universal support, however.
Masha Kazakova said she is upset about the ban because she was reusing plastic shopping bags to pick up dog waste.
"It's way too expensive and I am not going to spend money on them so I have been hitting up all the dispensaries around town and stocking up on bags now," she said.
Other people told KVAL News they are well prepared to use reusable bags for all their shopping needs.
"I use them all the time," said Jonna Anderson. "I use them for everything. I use them when i go to the library. i use them for absolutely everything."


text: Concert preview: Broadway star to play 'Mountain Stage' By Bill Lynch April 21, 2012 Story Share Courtesy photo Former Huntington resident and Broadway star Michael Cerveris returns to West Virginia April 29 for "Mountain Stage." CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- When the chance to play the storied theater of your hometown pops up, Michael Cerveris says you just do it.Sunday night at the Keith-Albee, Broadway star, musician, film and television actor and former Huntington resident Michael Cerveris returns to Huntington to play "Mountain Stage."Outside of New York theater, the 51-year-old is probably best known as The Observer, a character on Fox's "Fringe." He's also appeared in several films, including "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men," "The Mexican" and "The Vampire's Assistant."In theater circles, the Tony Award winner is known for his extensive work on the New York stage, including starring roles in "The Who's Tommy," "LoveMusik," and Stephen Sondheim's "Sweeney Todd" and "Assassins." He currently appears as Juan Peron in the revival of "Evita," opposite Argentinean actress Elena Roger and Puerto Rican pop star Ricky Martin.Cerveris himself is pretty amazed by his professional journey, which sometimes takes him all over the world, but he still sees West Virginia, where he grew up in the 1960s and 1970s, as home -- more so now, maybe, because of New Orleans.During the filming of "Cirque du Freak," Cerveris began spending a lot more time there. After the film was shot, Cerveris began dividing his time between New York and New Orleans."Once I left West Virginia, I spent most of my time in the Northeast or London or Germany," he said. "But I really hadn't been back down south for any substantial amount of time until I started going to New Orleans."Being along the Mississippi delta and driving back and forth from New Orleans to New York, Cerveris said he was exposed to music and culture like he hadn't been before."The road trips back and forth sort of reminded me of growing up in Huntington," he said.Cerveris said he'd been looking for a reason to come back for a visit, and the "Mountain Stage" show was a perfect fit. Not only was it the right show in the right place, it happened to come at exactly the right time."We just happened to have the day off from 'Evita,'" he said. "I just jumped at it."But Cerveris said he wasn't really expecting to perform selections from his Broadway career, which might be a little disappointing to theater fanatics. Instead, he'll mostly be sticking to his own music, which will probably sound very different than a Broadway show tune. Beyond his numerous stage and screen acting credits, Cerveris is also a musician on the side. Not only does he sing, but he plays guitar and has performed in several bands, including alt-rocker Bob Mould's (Hüsker Dü) band. He also released a CD of his own, "Dog Eared," in 2004.A follow-up is in the works."I've been recording at a studio in New Orleans with a bunch of my friends down there," he said. "We'll finish sometime in early May. We don't have a release date, but hopefully in the summer." Cerveris said his music is a kind of alt-rock/alt-country blend or Americana."We do a lot of country covers and countrified versions of noncountry songs," he said. "My stuff is kind of an American South version of Nick Drake with a little Elliot Smith thrown in. It's more mellow, less rocking."They also do plenty of his material. "And we try to not take ourselves too seriously."Cerveris added he'd been in bands where everyone was very, very serious."In some of those bands, we worked very hard and took it all so seriously," he said. "And it was fun, but sometimes all the effort of getting to the gig got to be so tiring that when we finally played the show, it wasn't so much fun anymore." His current band, he said, is called Loose Cattle. The name is taken from a road sign Cerveris saw hanging on the wall of a barbecue restaurant in New York."The place is decorated with road signs from the South and Southwest," Cerveris said. "And this one sign advised people to watch for loose livestock, but I kept misremembering it as 'loose cattle.'"Either way, he thought it was funny."It nicely captures the vibe of our slightly shambolic kind of way we rehearse and play."Cerveris is looking forward to bringing a version of this band with him to "Mountain Stage" to play for his hometown.Unfortunately, he acknowledged that he wouldn't have much of a chance to look around, revisit old stomping grounds or check up on former classmates -- he has only Sunday off and members of his band have other jobs. His fiddle player, he said, is with The Red Stick Ramblers from Louisiana, and it's going to be kind of a rush getting everybody into Huntington and slapping together a quick rehearsal Sunday afternoon before the show.There just won't be time to show anybody where he went to junior high or where he used to get a "frost top.""Well," he added, finally, "there's always time for a Stewart's hot dog."Want to go?WHAT: 'Mountain Stage' with Arlo Guthrie & Boys Night Out, Paul Thorn, Michael Cerveris and Delta RaeWHERE: Keith Albee Theater, 925 Fourth Avenue, HuntingtonWHEN: 7:30 p.m. April 29TICKETS: Advance tickets $35INFO: 304-696-6656 or www.mountainstage.orgReach Bill Lynch at email@example.com or 304-348-5195. 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Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Hypertension
I have RA and PH. I had test done and have no other problems with my lungs except PH. My doctor told me that he see no signs of my RA effecting my lungs. I have a yearly echo to check the pressure. Last time the pressure was estimated at 37. Can you tell me what the different class of ph based on the pressure numbers.
Pulmonary Hypertension implies that the pressure in the vessels that take blood thru the lung is high. This could be due to many different causes. The different classes of pulmonary hypertension are based on what could be causing the pulmonary hypertension. You describe a mild increase in the pressures suggested by the echocardiogram. How high the pressures truly are and if it is related to the RA can only be determined by additional testing and a right heart catheterization.
Namita Sood, MD, FCCP
Associate Professor of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep
College of Medicine
The Ohio State University


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Chennai, Sep 18 (IANS) Actor Posani Krishna Murali, who was seen in an important role in recently released Telugu romantic-comedy "Potugadu", credits the success of the film to the college students of Andhra Pradesh who flocked to theatres amid the ongoing political agitation.
"Potugadu", directed by Pawan Wadeyar, released in cinemas Sep 14.
"Due to the enduring political unrest in the state, so many films' release has been postponed and those that managed to release, received a lukewarm response. However, we were lucky because the college students from all regions of the state embraced the film and made it successful," Posani told IANS.
"On a daily basis, several theatres are being shut down in the state. We somehow managed to release the film in nearly 600 screens, and are extremely happy with the numbers. I wish all this unrest settles down soon such that all films currently postponed can be released smoothly," he added.
Big-ticket Telugu films such as "Yevadu" and "Attarintiki Daaredhi", scheduled to release months back, are awaiting a green signal for release.
"Potugadu" features Manchu Manoj, Simran Kaur Mundi, Sakshi Chaudhary, Anu Priya and Rachael. It is the Telugu remake of Kannada blockbuster "Govindaya Namaha".
The film is produced by L. Sreedhar.


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