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Hi! I'm happy that I found you all but also really mad that I had to. My mom was diagnosed last month with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma. She was very healthy until Halloween. She went to the dentist that morning, completely fine and when she left she had a horrible fever and has been bed ridden ever since. At first the doctors kept saying she had a virus and to rest, drink liquids, blah, blah, blah. After many tests they finally came up with her diagnosis.
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Welcome to the Slumber Party Group, the largest chain of party hostels in Thailand (Slumber Party Ao Nang, Slumber Party Krabi, Slumber Party Koh Phangan).
With a 90%+ hostelworld review rating across all locations (with an average of 250+ reviews per property), its not hard to see why we people chose Slumber Party.
Please note: In order to maximize your fun and time on Koh Phangan, we strongly recommend that you tailor your travel plan to arrive on the island at least 3 days prior to the date of fullmoon. This way you will hit all the major parties leading to the main event.
The basis of the following information centers around two main questions ... DO YOU WANT US and DO WE WANT YOU.
In an age where hostels can buy reviews or even worse write them themselves, we encourage you to conduct all necessary due diligence on your choice of hostel prior to your arrival on Koh Phangan to avoid huge disappointment.
If you are visiting this page it's highly likely that you are one of the numerous travelers that has heard about a ''Slumber party party''. We are proud that around 48% of our custom arrives through returning guests and referrals (a big thank you to those who have spread the word!).
So let's get to it ….
We make no excuses or apologies for the fact that we are the loudest and busiest party hostel on the island, our parties are famous and this is who we are. We strongly believe our commitment to this cause is the reason we are the busiest hostel on the island.
Simply put, we give people what they want...
1. An unforgettable party
2. Clean and safe living conditions
3. A friendly and warm environment
This simple formula has built the foundations of our success!
Slumber Party is an established backpacker party hostel that has been running for years, it is NOT one of the numerous pop up, quick fix hostels on the island that promise the world but are under resourced, have poor hygiene levels and are poorly run...you know the kind we are talking about!
By not attempting to hide our reputation as the premier party hostel in South East Asia we are no doubt missing out on a few bookings here and there. However, make no mistake about it, this is deliberate! The reason? We are only looking to attract a certain type of person to our hostel, someone that fits the unique DNA of our owners, our staff and most importantly our other guests.
Do you have the Slumber party DNA? Here is what we are after:
· A willingness to mix with others regardless of gender or nationality
· A burning desire to have fun and smile
· A respectful, open personality
· A strong liver to cope with our head barman!
Time and time again Slumber Party is the crowd pulling machine of Ban Tai, when everywhere is dead Slumber Party is pumping which has quickly led to an enormous reputation and a whole lot of envy from other hostels in the area who try but fail to recreate our business model.
So before you book your accommodation on the island here is a bit of advice from us… don't let yourself be one of the numerous travelers who drink with us at night having been left disappointed at the unfulfilled promises of other hostels on the island promising some sort of 'atmosphere'. Instead, get it right first time to avoid trying to change hostels half way through your trip!
You may have been warned by other travelers that Slumber Party is regularly at capacity so early bookings are often ESSENTIAL.
Slumber Party sleeps over 60 people a night and although we are essentially mixed gender, Slumber Party is renowned for being a FEMALE FRIENDLY hostel meaning that our female guests can look forward to the following privileges:
· Regular drinks offers for our female guests
· Special discounts on certain activities for girls that stay with us
We offer 4 types of different rooms for your convenience. You can choose from an 8 bed dorm with individual fans for each bed. You also have the option to choose from a 4, 6, and 12-bed dorm all with an air conditioning unit.
Our central location offers a wide variety of restaurants, cafes, bars, parties and shops right on our doorstep. You are a mere eighty meters from one of Thailand's premiere beaches not to mention being on the door step of most of the major parties on the island including the half moon, black moon and waterfall parties, we also supply free taxis to the famous full moon party.
· Nightly events including the largest beer pong tournament on the island, wet-t-shirt / short competition, International Shot Challenge
· Motorbike and jeep rentals.
· The best Wi-Fi (in all rooms) on the island
· Access to Muay Thai training gym and swimming pools
· No curfew
· Shower gel in bathroom
· Key coded swipe system for entire building ensuring your belongings are safe.
Finally, cleanliness and safety is of paramount importance to our business. We are committed to being the cleanest hostel in Thailand and all dorms and bathrooms are cleaned daily with all beds made with fresh linen.
Join us for the fun!!
1: Due to our popularity we are always pushing the boundaries of capacity. Early booking is essential. On occasion we may be over booked, in which case customers may be moved to our sister hostel (1min walk) where you will experience the exact same (if not improved) housing conditions whilst continuing to enjoy the famous Slumber Party parties.
2: We are a party hostel: we do our best to control the dorms at all time, but at times there are drunk people, naked people, loud people, make sure you're cool with this before booking.
3: Due to a high demand of bookings over Full Moon and Peak Season Periods, we require full payment of the remaining balance in advance in order to guarantee your stay.
4: Please note We do not accept anyone over 35
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provide soccer enthusiasts from around the world with equipment. "The purpose of Second Kick is to distribute new and used soccer equipment to needy children so that God's love may be seen throughout the nations," said Murphy.
Murphy approached Nathan Proffitt, the Lipscomb Academy Head Soccer Coach and Murphy's former high school coach, with an idea to get the entire soccer program involved along with other teams from Middle Tennessee. Murphy's vision to encourage donation of used soccer equipment from the teams has grown into a much larger project and it continues to gain momentum.
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To date, Lipscomb Academy has sent over 300 items to countries like Honduras and Ghana, and recently received a photo from one of the recipients. In a photo from Honduras, a young man being baptized is seen wearing a Lipscomb Academy jersey from the first shipment of equipment sent nearly two years ago.
"The Lipscomb Academy soccer program constantly serves others. Their generosity and passion for Second Kick has given hundreds of children hope and happiness through the game of soccer. Led by Coach Proffitt, Lipscomb Academy's soccer program has a heart to seek and serve God that very few programs can ever match," said Murphy.


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A Glass of Jameson Anyone?Trivia brain teasers have some element of trivia in them, but they are not just pure trivia questions.
Two professors were sitting in front of an open fire at the local university's elite Professor's Club. They were chatting about some of their new classes. During the course of their conversation, one of the professors asked the other if he would like to sample some fine Irish Whiskey while they talked.
"Absolutely! That would be splendid!"
"Waiter! Bring me a bottle of your finest Irish Whiskey please", called the Professor.
"Certainly sir", replied the waiter.
A few minutes later, the waiter returned and said, "Here you go sir. This bottle of 'Jameson' is one of Ireland's best single malt grain whiskeys. I hope you both enjoy it!"
"Thank you waiter. I'm sure we will. Can you let me look at the bottle please before you go?"
The waiter passed the bottle to the Professor. The label read:
"Jameson Genuine Irish Single Malt Grain Whisky".
Without opening the lid of the bottle or tasting, smelling or examining its contents, the Professor became very angry with the waiter saying, "This is NOT genuine Irish whiskey. It is a fraud and absolute rubbish! Take it back!"
By simply reading the label, and without smelling, examining or tasting the fluid first, how did the Professor know that the contents of the bottle was not Irish whiskey?
AnswerThe Professor knew it was not really Irish Whiskey because of the difference in how the Irish spell "whiskey" (with an "e") and how the Scottish spell it - "whisky".
The label read: "Jameson Genuine Irish Single Malt Grain Whisky".
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'Barber is pulling out all the stops – he posted a Fred Shero quote in the visiting locker room yesterday – and he said he certainly would welcome Primeau back to the lineup, as this Flyers team tries to become the third in franchise history to win a series after losing the first two games. But Barber also cautioned that Primeau hardly can be expected to step in cold tonight and turn the series around.'
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COBB MOUNTAIN -- Large piles of toxic debris on the Hoberg's Resort property were contracted to be removed in October following reports of asbestos and lead paint, but the contractor has not been paid for the work.
On Dec. 28, Keith Westlake, owner of Westlake Environmental, filed a mechanics lien with the county in the amount of $30,250.
Westlake said he received a call Wednesday from Dan E. Nelson saying he would pay Westlake on the 12th or 15th of January via direct deposit.
Lake County Publishing staff attempted to contact Nelson as well as Reginald Marvin many times regarding the current lien. Both men have identified themselves as general manager of the resort. The owners are listed as Cobb Mountain Partners, LLC.
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Prior to Westlake's current lien, the Record-Bee obtained copies of unpaid state and federal tax liens and judgment liens levied against Nelson that date back to 1992, totaling more than $1 million. There were also 16 more liens with amounts reported as "unavailable."
Lake County Air Pollution Control Officer Doug Gearhart said Wednesday, "We did issue a notice of violation for the Hoberg property on Oct. 2, 2012 and the investigation is ongoing."
The next step for the property is abatement through the county nuisance abatement ordinance, according to Lake County Community Development Director Rick Coel.
During the October inspection of the debris pile, county officials confirmed that workers at the resort did a lot of debris removal without an asbestos inspection, which was illegal.
Numerous former employees and contractors have gone on record with Lake County Publishing and filed legal actions against resort management for non-payment.
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We are pleased to inform you that The Cholangiocarcinoma Foundation has been accepted for participation in the ASCO-Sponsored Patient Advocacy Booth at the 2013 ASCO Annual Meeting at McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois, May 31 – June 4."
This is the third year that we have been granted this premier locacation at ASCO (American Society of Clinical Oncology) these spots are difficult to come by and I must admit that each year, as the deadline for application is approaching, I become a bit anxious.
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sankhára: This term has, according to its context, different shades of meaning, which should be carefully distinguished.
(I) To its most frequent usages (s. foll. 1-4) the general term 'formation' may be applied, with the qualifications required by the context. This term may refer either to the act of 'forming or to the passive state of 'having been formed' or to both.
1. As the 2nd link of the formula of dependent origination, (paticcasamuppáda, q.v.), sankhára has the active aspect, 'forming, and signifies karma (q.v.), i.e. wholesome or unwholesome volitional activity (cetaná) of body (káya-s.), speech (vací-s.) or mind (citta- or mano-s.). This definition occurs, e.g. at S. XII, 2, 27. For s. in this sense, the word 'karma-formation' has been coined by the author. In other passages, in the same context, s. is defined by reference to (a) meritorious karma-formations (puññ'ábhisankhára), (b) demeritorious k. (apuññ'abhisankhára), (c) imperturbable k. (áneñj'ábhisankhára), e.g. in S. XII, 51; D. 33. This threefold division covers karmic activity in all spheres of existence: the meritorious karma-formations extend to the sensuous and the fine-material sphere, the demeritorious ones only to the sensuous sphere, and the 'imperturbable' only to the immaterial sphere.
2. The aforementioned three terms, káya-, vací- and citta-s. are sometimes used in quite a different sense, namely as (1) bodily function, i.e. in-and-out-breathing (e.g. M. 10), (2) verbal function, i.e. thought-conception and discursive thinking, (3) mental-function, i.e. feeling and perception (e.g. M. 44). See nirodhasamápatti.
3. It also denotes the 4th group of existence (sankhárakkhandha), and includes all 'mental formations' whether they belong to 'karmically forming' consciousness or not. See khandha, Tab. II. and S. XXII, 56, 79.
4. It occurs further in the sense of anything formed (sankhata, q.v.) and conditioned, and includes all things whatever in the world, all phenomena of existence. This meaning applies, e.g. to the well-known passage, "All formations are impermanent... subject to suffering" (sabbe sankhára aniccá ... dukkhá). In that context, however, s. is subordinate to the still wider and all-embracing term dhamma (thing); for dhamma includes also the Unformed or Unconditioned Element (asankhata-dhátu), i.e. Nibbána (e.g. in sabbe dhammá anattá, "all things are without a self").
(II) Sankhára also means sometimes 'volitional effort', e.g. in the formula of the roads to power (iddhi-páda, q.v.); in sasankhára- and asankhára-parinibbáyí (s. anágámí, q.v.); and in the Abhidhamma terms asankhárika- (q.v.) and sasankhárika-citta, i.e. without effort = spontaneously, and with effort = prompted.
In Western literature, in English as well as in German, sankhára is sometimes mistranslated by 'subconscious tendencies' or similarly (e.g Prof Beckh: "unterbewußte Bildekräfte," i.e. subconscious formative forces). This misinterpretation derives perhaps from a similar usage in non-Buddhist Sanskrit literature, and is entirely inapplicable to the connotations of the term in Páli Buddhism, as listed above under I, 1-4. For instance, within the dependent origination, s. is neither subconscious nor a mere tendency, but is a fully conscious and active karmic volition. In the context of the 5 groups of existence (s. above I, 3), a very few of the factors from the group of mental formations (sankhárakkhandha) are also present as concomitants of subconsciousness (s. Tab. I-III), but are of course not restricted to it, nor are they mere tendencies.
What does fabrications mean in this verse
sundara wrote:So as I said in the title, what qualities does nibbana possess?
And is niabbana a state that you don't experience the world but a trascendental state?
sundara wrote:So as I said in the title, what qualities does nibbana possess?
And is niabbana a state that you don't experience the world but a trascendental state?
kannada wrote: Nirvana...The word is probably related to "savannah"
sundara wrote:So as I said in the title, what qualities does nibbana possess?
And is niabbana a state that you don't experience the world but a trascendental state?
4. Above & beyond words
A well-read layman was conversing with Luang Pu, saying, "I firmly believe that in our present day and age there are not just a few monks who have practiced to the point of reaching the paths, fruitions, and nibbana. So why don't they make their knowledge public, so that those who are interested in the practice will know of the levels of Dhamma they have attained, as a way of giving them encouragement and hope so that they'll accelerate their efforts to the utmost of their ability?"
Luang Pu answered,
"Those who have awakened don't talk of what they've awakened to, because it lies above and beyond all words."
73. Should you ask?
Many people interested in the practice, whether lay or ordained, are not only intent on their practice but also like to search out teachers who are skilled in giving advice.
Once a group of meditating monks from the central region of Thailand came to spend many days listening to Luang Pu's Dhamma and to his advice on meditation. One of the monks told Luang Pu of his feelings: "I've searched out many teachers, and although they all teach well, they generally teach just about the Vinaya, or the practicing of wandering and following the ascetic practices, or else the bliss and stillness that come from practicing concentration. But as for you, you teach the straight route to the top: not-self, emptiness, nibbana. Forgive me for being so forward as to ask, but in teaching about nibbana, have you attained it yet?"
Luang Pu answered,
"There's nothing that will attain, and nothing that won't attain."
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NEW YORK—Eleven members of the Hotel Association of New York City (HANYC) have partnered with the Department of Environmental Protection and NYC & Company to take the "New York City Hotel Water Conservation Challenge," aiming to reduce each hotel's water consumption by 5% and save a total of approximately 13 million gallons of water each year.
The participating hotels include: The Waldorf-Astoria, The Ritz-Carlton Central Park, The InterContinental Times Square, The InterContinental Barclay New York, The Millennium Broadway, Tryp NYC, Sheraton TriBeca, The New Yorker, Grand Hyatt New York, Holiday Inn Express and The Carlton.
"We are pleased that a number of our member hotels are participating in the worthwhile effort to conserve water, and we encourage all of our members to consider signing on to this important initiative," stated Joseph E. Spinnato, HANYC's CEO.
Participating hotels are equipped with water meters and automated meter-reading (AMR) devices that track water consumption in near real time. The hotels will use 12 months' of water consumption data to establish a baseline profile and track progress in reducing water consumption; the City will develop a tool kit of resources to help the hotels meet their targets efficiently. Water-reduction strategies may include housekeeping techniques, such as finding and repairing leaks quickly, and developing literature that encourages hotel visitors to practice water-conserving behavior. Physical upgrades also will be explored, such as the replacement of inefficient plumbing fixtures and the adoption of new technologies that use water minimally or reuse it to the extent possible.
"As New York City's population continues to grow and we attract record numbers of tourists each year we are planning for the long-term sustainability of our water supply," said DEP Commissioner Carter Strickland in a statement. "In the relatively near term the Delaware Aqueduct, which carries more than half the city's daily water needs from our upstate reservoirs, will be temporarily shut down for necessary repairs and in the long term we want to reduce the amount of energy required to treat our water."
Reductions in water consumption may also help the hotels realize financial savings. The 11 participating hotels consumed between 50,000 and 320,000 gallons of water each day during the last 12 months, and if they meet the 5% reduction goal, each hotel has the potential to realize savings of between $10,000 and $70,000 on its annual water and sewer bills based on current rates.
George Fertitta, CEO of NYC & Company, added: "New York City's tourism industry has experienced unprecedented growth, welcoming more visitors and building more hotels than ever before. It is imperative that the sector continues to adopt new environmentally friendly initiatives like the City's water conservation program."
He noted the city expects to welcome some 55 million visitors by 2015.
Also on hand at the event were: The Carlton's Dia Noor Qirreh; NYC Mayor's Office of Long-term Planning and Sustainability Deputy Dir. Steven Caputo Jr; The Waldorf-Astoria' Dir./Property Ops Maher Hanna; The Ritz-Carlton NY, Central Park's Dir./Engineering Vasos Michael; and InterContinental Barclay's Dir./Engineering Michael Akakpo.
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Prospect Theater Company Presents SOUVENIR STORIES, Closes 7/31
Prospect Theater Company (Cara Reichel, Producing Artistic Director / Melissa Huber, Managing Director) presents two summer laboratory performances of new work by some of NYC's most exciting musical theater writers:
SOUVENIR STORIES - Eight Original Short Works
from Prospect's 2011 Musical Theater Lab
July 27 - 31, 2011: Wed, Thurs, Sat @ 8pm; Sun @ 3pm
ALTER EGO - A New Teen Musical Revue
July 28 - 30, 2011: Thurs @ 4pm, Fri @ 8pm, Sat @ 2pm
Both shows will be performed in the Clurman Theatre at Theatre Row (410 West 42nd Street). Tickets to SOUVENIR STORIES are $18 and tickets to ALTER EGO are $10. (All tickets are subject to an additional $1.25 theater restoration fee.) Tickets may be purchased by calling 212-239-6200 or 800-432-7250, visiting www.ProspectTheater.org or www.Telecharge.com, or by visiting the Theatre Row Box Office, open 12pm until 8pm daily.
A watch, a margarita glass, a coin, a bar of soap, and more! From the sacred to the profane, unexpected and uncensored, SOUVENIR STORIES explores how simple objects can capture our memories and hold our meaningful experiences. During the month of June, eight writing teams were challenged to create short musicals inspired by randomly selected souvenirs. This July, these original pieces have been workshopped and will be performed by a cast featuring some of Prospect's favorite talents.
The program features short original musicals written by: Melanie Bean & Betsy Hulick, Jonathan Breit & Greg Edwards, Phillip Chernyak & Blake Hackler, David Finkle & Ned Paul Ginsburg, John Herin & Frederick Alden Terry, Eric March, Susan Murray & Clay Zambo, and Jay Alan Zimmerman. Detailed writer bios follow.
SOUVENIR STORIES is directed by Dev Bondarin, and music directed by Daniel Feyer. The cast includes Jason Collins (Once Upon a Time in New Jersey, The Blue Flower), Sarah Corey (Illyria), Piper Goodeve (The Pursuit of Persephone), Christine Toy Johnson (Honor), Whitney Kam Lee (Honor, Evergreen), Mark Mozingo (Golden Boy of the Blue Ridge, The Hidden Sky), José Restrepo (Broadway's Grease), and Darcy Yellin (Once Upon a Time in New Jersey). Stage Management is by Kristine Ayers. Prospect's annual Musical Theater Lab is curated by Dev Bondarin and Cara Reichel.
What makes us who we are? When are the moments that we each discover our true abilities? How do we overcome challenges to discover our individual and special powers? In ALTER EGO, the 15 talented teens from Prospect Theater Company's 2011 Music Theater Summer Intensive explore questions of character in a new musical revue, featuring an array of original material by emerging musical theatre writers.
Performed by: Vivian Belosky, Miranda Cornell, Miranda Fayne, Aegis Duensing, Emrys Duensing, Tristan Gillia, Vassileia Kazee, Maria Kogarova, Christopher Kolwicz, Fiona McSweeney-Glynn, Brandon Ocasio, Alexa Ringer, Isabel Robin, Oona Roche, Carol Szwei. Directed by Dev Bondarin, Rachel Dart, Simone Zamore, and Cara Reichel. Music directed by Brandon Sturiale.
Souvenir Stories - Writer Biographies
Melanie Bean has composed for theater, film, modern dance and instrumental chamber groups, in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area. With a background in acting, she is developing several musical theater projects. Member: Dramatists Guild and Actors' Equity. Attended the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop.
Jonathan Breit is a composer and pianist living in New York City. Recent compositions include The Rivals (BMI, Lively Productions), written with Greg Edwards, The Senator and the Slave Girl (Yale University), and The Awkward Stage (Golden Fleece series), written with Leah Maddrie. Recent work as pianist and music director includes A Fine Romance (92nd Street Y), The Gay Ivy (Hot Fest at Dixon Place), BJ: A Musical Romp (Planet Connections Festivity), and Jurassic Parq: The Broadway Musical (Fringe Festival). He holds degrees from Yale College and Mannes College of Music.
Phillip Chernyak is a songwriter and filmmaker whose musical short films have been screened in Stockholm, Los Angeles, and everywhere in between. By day Phil works as a television editor, cutting shows for MTV, Discovery Channel, History Channel and more. He is currently a member of the BMI Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Workshop in New York City.
Greg Edwards Book and Lyrics: The Rivals (Lively Productions), The Discontented Grasshopper (Center Theatre), Taking the Plunge (Samuel French OOB Festival, NYMF), songs with Marvin Hamlisch (White House, Mr. Hamlisch's holiday tour). Plays: Crowded House (State Theatre of Chicago), Everaftering (78th Street Theatre Lab, Acting Out). Games: Jessica Plunkenstein and the Düsseldorf Conspiracy (PC Gamer UK, NYT Best Adventure Game), The Judgment of Quintus (in development). Ebb Award (2nd place 2010). Yale (Phi Beta Kappa), BMI. www.greged.com
David Finkle is a New York City-based lyricist. He began his Manhattan writing career contributing to Julius Monk's Plaza-9 revues and Ron Warren's "Upstairs at the Downstairs" revues.
Ned Paul Ginsburg has earned composing honors from the NEA, NARAS, IAJE, SGA, and Downbeat magazine. Commissioned theater pieces include They Chose Me and Fashion Statement for TADA!, A Talmud Tale for Maqom, and Arnie!, The TV Musical for Silver Burdett Ginn. With David Finkle: Kiss Me Guido and The Love Report. Recent collaboration: Boynton Beach Club (w/Colby & Seidelman). Musical theater workshops: BMI, ASCAP, and New Dramatists. Ned orchestrates other theater composers' music, happily.
Blake Hackler Member of the BMI/Lehman Engel Musical Theatre Writing Workshop; 2010 participant of the Dramatist Guild Intensive; 2009 recipient of the Harrington Award for Excellence in Musical Theatre Writing. Plays and musicals have appeared in New York and Chicago. MFA, Yale School of Drama. He holds faculty positions at Yale University and the Meadows School of the Arts at SMU.
John Herin is a bookwriter, lyricist, and percussionist. He has frequently collaborated with composer Frederick Alden Terry. Their creations include an opera, Ethan Frome, and three short musicals for Prospect Theater Company, AVAC Memories, Improvisation, and CindeRelativity. Their rock musical, The Passion of George W. Bush, co-authored with Adam Mathias, premiered at the New York International Fringe Festival in 2004. John attended Brown University and the Graduate Musical Theatre Writing Program at N.Y.U./Tisch.
Betsy Hulick AEA actress, prize-wining translator, and writer with a strong interest in Russian language and literature. Her translations include Chekhov's major plays and vaudevilles (Bantam World Classics), narrative poems by Alexander Pushkin (Fence, Cardinal Points), and Gogol's Inspector General on Broadway. Fellowships at Yaddo, the VCCA, Ragdale, among others, and several residencies abroad. Past member of the BMI lyricists' workshop. This is her second collaboration with Melanie Bean, with whom she worked last year on Bible Cabaret.
Eric March is a composer, lyricist, and playwright whose work has been performed at Ars Nova (Songs About Real Life), FringeNYC (Granola: The Musical) and many tiny bars (Many Other Things). He is a member of Youngblood, Ensemble Studio Theatre's group for emerging professional playwrights and the BMI Musical Theater Writing Workshop. His latest musical, The Bone Wars (with Jeff Bienstock and Patrick Link,) was the recipient of an EST/Sloan commission in April, 2011.
Susan Murray is a member of the BMI Workshop, (Advanced and Librettists) and a two-time recipient of the BMI Jerry Harrington Award, Susan's collaborating with Clay Zambo on Greenbrier Ghost, a new musical based on a little-known 1879 murder case which won ANMT's Award for Best Emerging Musical (2009) and premiered at Spirit of Broadway (Norwich CT) in 2010. Susan co-wrote the song "My Thing" (with Martin Fernandi) which was recently published in the first BMI Workshop Songbook.
Frederick Alden Terry received an MFA in Musical Theatre Writing from NYU. His music has been featured in theater, concert halls, dance, and film, including Prospect Theater Company, and FringeNYC. He has written several projects with John Herin, including their opera, Ethan Frome, and AVAC Memories, featured in Roosevelt Island 's Fast Trash exhibit in 2010 at in Prospect's Map Quest in 2009. He is also writing Divine Sarah with Robert Michael Morris, and contributing to The Unfortunate Squirrel by Sonya Sobieski.
Clay Zambo wrote music and lyrics for Greenbrier Ghost (Susan Murray, book, Spirit of Broadway Theatre, CT) and Post Modern Living (Richard Sheinmel, book, LaMaMa), included in the anthology Plays and Playwrights 2011, as well as over a dozen musicals for family audiences. Lyrics: A Mother's Carol (with Scott Ethier), winner American Composer's Forum's choral-writing competition, recorded by VocalEssence, and is published by Boosey & Hawkes; also Shlemiel Crooks, Merkin Hall NYC. Forthcoming: Windjammers, In the Minds of Olympians (Stages Festival 2011). Member: BMI, Dramatists Guild. Alumnus: Ohio University HTC.
Jay Alan Zimmerman is composer/author of several musicals including his Incredibly Deaf Musical (O'Neill Center finalist, The Duke on 42nd St./NYMF 2010), My Cafe Cinderella (Arts & Artists), Smokin'!, The Madness Channel, and the award-winning short film musicals Pawns and Love Burns. Other projects: Art/Song (chashama Times Square), the plays Booth and Our Brutus (Edinburgh Fringe Fest winners), JAZ @ The Zipper (Zipper Factory Theatre), and Roboticus, a musical started during a residency with LEMUR musical robots. www.musicbyJAZ.com.
About Prospect Theater Company
Prospect Theater Company is a non-profit organization, founded in 1998 by five graduates of Princeton University, in order to allow a diverse group of emerging theater professionals to work together in pursuit of artistic excellence and innovation. Known both for its development of new musicals and its engaging interpretations of classic plays, Prospect strives to build bridges between artists and audiences, and to connect theater's present to its past-in order to build its future.
For more information on Prospect Theater Company, please visit www.ProspectTheater.org.


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Partial Eclipse, Total Fun
July 29, 2008: On Friday, August 1st, millions of people in Greenland, Siberia, Mongolia and China—especially China—are going to witness a total eclipse of the sun. The Moon's cool shadow will sweep across the landscape, silencing wildlife with sudden darkness, filling the sky with the sun's ghostly corona, transforming ordinary folks into life-long eclipse chasers. Mainstream media gives this sort of thing saturation coverage.
Right: A partial eclipse over Texas, photographed June 10, 2002, by Science@NASA reader David Guerra.
While millions of people experience totality, billions will experience a fractional coverage of the sun with many delights of its own. The partial eclipse can be seen from about a quarter of Earth's surface, including all of Asia, most of Europe, the Middle East, India, and the Maine corner of North America. If you live in one of those areas, get ready for fun.
The first thing to remember about a partial eclipse is don't look at it. Even the tiniest sliver of sun left uncovered by the Moon can badly hurt your eyes. They don't call it "blinding sunlight" for nothing.
Instead, look at the ground.
Beneath a leafy tree, you might be surprised to find hundreds of crescent-shaped sunbeams dappling the grass. Overlapping leaves create a myriad of natural little pinhole cameras, each one casting an image of the crescent-sun onto the ground beneath the canopy.
Above: Crescent sunbeams photographed during a partial eclipse in June 2002. [more]
No trees? Try this trick: Criss-cross your fingers waffle-style and let the sun shine through the matrix of holes. You can cast crescent suns on sidewalks, driveways, friends, cats and dogs—you name it. This opens up a seldom-tapped well of possibilities for hand shadows, like the crescent-eyed turkey shown above.
Unlike the total eclipse, which lasts no more than a few minutes while the sun and Moon are perfectly aligned, the partial eclipse goes on for more than an hour--plenty of time for shadow play. The fun begins at sunrise in Quebec, mid-morning in Europe, after lunch in Iraq and late afternoon in India. Graphic artist Larry Koehn has created five animated maps that show when to look:
Above: An animated eclipse map of Europe created by graphic artist Larry Koehn. Global and additional regional maps can be found on his web site ShadowandSubstance.com. Copyright 2008, all rights reserved.
Of particular interest is a broad line stretching roughly from Nova Scotia, through Quebec and diagonally across the Hudson Bay. There, on Friday morning, August 1st, observers may witness a fiery crescent rising from the waters of the Bay or the Atlantic, dimmed to human visibility by low-hanging clouds and mist. Don't stare. Even "dim suns" are perilous.
At such a time, the temptation to use a telescope or binoculars can be powerful. Again, care is required. Sunlight focused through optics is hot and dangerous to the eyes. Direct viewing should only be attempted with the aid of a safe solar filter. (These are found easily enough by typing "solar filter" or "eclipse glasses" into your favorite search engine.) Or, to be on the safe side, use the 'scope as a projection device, shining a bright crescent on a wall or sidewalk for everyone to see.
When all is said and done, setting all fun aside, it must be admitted that there is no substitute for totality. So NASA, in partnership with UC Berkeley and the Exploratorium, will broadcast the August 1st eclipse from a remote location in China, deep inside the path of totality. Tune into NASA TV this Friday at 6 am EDT for complete coverage.
Author: Dr. Tony Phillips | Credit: Science@NASA
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Pewsey ice queen Shelley Rudman has sent her thanks to the people of Wiltshire after they cheered her to the Skeleton World Championship.
The 31-year-old became the first British woman to clinch the global crown in Switzerland early on Friday morning, cheered on by her four-year-old daughter Ella and her fiancé Kristan Bromley.
She said: "I had so much support from Wiltshire which is great – again, loads of messages from friends I went to primary and secondary school, college, people I worked with in the area.
"I really couldn't believe how many people got in contact and I really appreciate all the support and messages everyone sent me.
"Ella was there on the first day shouting her little heart out for me to do well on the start line which made me smile, and then she was there at the finish for a big congratulatory hug."
She was speaking from Sochi in Russia where she had flown on Friday to prepare for the final round of the World Cup competition next weekend.
"I'll definitely be heading back to Pewsey for a few drinks at the end of the season," she said.
Her parents Jack and Josie, of North Street, Pewsey, got up early to watch their daughter compete live on Eurosport and kept in close touch via text messages Mrs Rudman said: "I'm absolutely delighted, she's done it. It was a welcome surprise because you never know what's going to happen until the final run and she was struck down with a chest infection over Christmas, we're so proud."
"It's a great thing for Pewsey, it's a great thing for the whole of Wiltshire.
"She got here through hard work and determination and I think that message can be applied to anything in life."
The 2006 Olympic silver medallist, maintained her overnight lead in St Moritz after two magnificent runs on Thursday, holding a lead of a second over America's Noelle Pikus-Pace, with British compatriot Lizzy Yarnold in third.
There to cheer her on was Pewsey councillor and Wiltshire Council portfolio holder for sport and leisure Jerry Kunkler, who runs the Moonrakers pub,.
The pub has become known as the headquarters of the Shelley supporters club and regulars there helped raise money for kit and equipment when she was a struggling competitor.
Mr Kunkler, said: "It's fantastic, I always watch her on Eurosports when she's racing but to be out in Switzerland was something quite different and she appreciated me being there.
"She was the special guest at our Wiltshire and Swindon Sports Awards and so I promised that I'd go over to Switzerland to support her and I'm so glad I did.
"I got a great bit of footage and you can hear her daughter shouting 'come on mummy' and what makes it even more special is that her fiancé Kristan Bromley designed her sledge and the sledges of three of the top five girls."
The whole of Pewsey has supported Shelley since she was a young athlete struggling to fund herself.
Among those early supporters was retired policeman Colin Harris, who kayaked along the Kennet and Avon Canal from Pewsey Wharf to Pulteney in 2005 to raise funds so that Shelley could enrol with the British Olympic team.
He said: "I wasn't surprised that she won because she considers St Moritz her home track so, if she was going to win anywhere, it was going to be there.
"The World Champion-ships is the one she wanted and now she's got it. Everybody that's spoken to me about it since has said to me 'hasn't she done well?' "
The former Pewsey Vale pupil's rise to success is an inspiration to aspiring athletes and her old school is planning a celebratory assembly to mark her achievement.
Shelley's former geography teacher, Peter Seward, said: "We are very proud.
"We have some students on a ski trip in France at the moment so perhaps they're our future stars.
"One of our retired members of staff Peter Hussey claims that he spotted Shelley's talent because he took her on a ski trip where they did some sledging.
"I wasn't surprised that she won because I'm a keen sports fan and I have followed her progress over the years but it's great – now we can look forward to the Winter Olympics."


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Let's look at the Monday Night Wars. That was not so much won by WWE, as lost by WCW. Don't kid yourself into thinking Vince orchestrated the Attitude Era. The whole thing happened out of desperation for ratings. Vince was very lucky to get a few key things working for him at the same time - Russo was still around, Jim Ross was doing HUGE work behind the scenes as well as HUGE work selling guys on the mic and WWE were so desperate that they let the wrestlers exercise a greater degree of creativity.
The big difference between what happened in WCW and WWE is this - both companies were "taken over" for a time by wrestlers pretty much running the locker room and influencing creative. Difference being WWE was by that stage full of 'company men', who showed more loyalty to their employers - WCW was full of guys interested in how much TV time they could get and how big their paycheck were.
The luck came in when WWE struck gold in the form of Stone Cold, The Rock, Mankind and The Undertaker (and to a lesser degree HHH/DX). Let's face it, when most people bring up the AE, it's these guys they talk about almost exclusively. With these guys and their chemistry and the fact that they were more concerned with getting the company over than themselves (although they knew that in the long run, they'd also benefit of course), the WWE caught lightning in a bottle. But it was anything but planned out exactly like that.
The WWE today is so heavily scripted and controlled because Vince buys into the same thing that most people believe and that's that HE won the war, all on his lonesome. It's a total misconception. Back then, it was loosely scripted and more "let it ride and see what happens" (like the Stone Cold 3:16 promo). But it was desperation and not design.
I still have huge respect and regard for Vince but he is very out of touch these days. He's coasting on his rep.


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Johns oncologist has put him on Tarceva. Has anyone used this before and if so what were the results?
The oncologist said it was supposed to stop the growth of the tumors. I was told it only had a 10-15% chance of working.
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CHILDREN at a Winchester school have been learning about the importance of being green by taking part in their own recycling venture.
In a bid to become more sustainable children and teachers at Osborne School have been gathering plastic bottles to build their own greenhouse.
It is hoped they will be able to grow sufficient fruit and vegetables to serve in the school canteen.
The children were helped by employees from Osborne Property Services as part of the school's initiative to help children learn about planning and teamwork skills.
Neal Allison, community investment manager, said: "It's a brilliant service, with great people and sustainable relationships. We've managed to roll all of these into a really innovative project.
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NEW ORLEANS —Acadia Parish prosecutors have filed theft and forgery charges against four former LSU Eunice employees accused of running up nearly $160,000 in fraudulent purchases made with school-issued credit cards.
Court records show that federal authorities also are investigating allegations that four women who worked in the school's Office of Academic Assistance falsified receipts to cover up their purchases of clothing, jewelry, electronics equipment and other items unrelated to their jobs.
District Attorney Michael Harson's office filed charges earlier this month against Marvette Thomas, Shawana Prudhomme, Judy Guillory and Carra Sergeant, but Harson said he is willing to defer to federal prosecutors if they file their own charges against the women.
"I don't see the need to duplicate the effort," Harson said.
A spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Stephanie Finley's office didn't immediately respond to a request for comment.
The office where the women worked administers two federally funded programs with an annual budget of roughly $400,000, according to an FBI agent's affidavit.
An internal audit by the school this year found that $159,167 in fraudulent purchases had been made since fiscal year 2008, the FBI agent said.
Sergeant and Thomas are accused of using school credit cards to buy gifts for Prudhomme, including an iPad for Christmas one year.
Prudhomme "knew Thomas and Sergeant were not paying for these gifts out of their own pocket," the agent wrote in his application for a warrant to search the employees' computers.
LSU officials found receipts and invoices for purchases made with school-issued cards that did not match the documents submitted by the employees, the agent said. An LSU auditor told the FBI that it appeared "great care and effort was taken to alter the receipts and invoices to conceal what was actually purchased."
Thomas, Guillory and Sergeant retired in February, while Prudhomme resigned the same month, said LSU Eunice spokesman Van Reed.
Reed said the school has reimbursed the U.S. Department of Education and taken "corrective actions" to ensure other employees don't misuse school credit cards.
"We believe this was an isolated incident," he said.


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Ok, even though I hate sifting through the equipment section now to find a thread that isn't about rating your bag (how about it's own section? it'd be a nice addition IMO and would clear up the clutter in the equipment section) but after reading so many I decided I'd be part of the problem. I decided to make my bag as much from one company as possible because it's less complicated to me when I'm on the course. Couldn't give up my Wizards, so here's my almost all Discraft/DGA bag:
ESP Pulse x2- One beat, one new. For backhand headwind drives and forehand max D.
ESP Flash- Max D holes 350ft plus
Proline Rogue- straight shots, really easy to flip flat, can throw it farther than any other disc I've ever owned
ESP Avenger SS- huge turnovers and rollers
X Predator
ESP Tracker- for when I need a little more stability than my XL can provide
DGA proline Squall- all around mid.
170 Med Wizard
My squall has handled the wind pretty well, but sometimes it's tough to trust it in the wind, I'm thinking about adding an overstable mid like a Drone or Wasp. I've been thinking about switching back to the D Magnet which I putt with for 5 years before switching to the Wizard a year ago. Would make the Discraft bag complete. But I just don't like the way the Mags handle the wind.
I was also considering putting an Avenger in my bag, but I don't really know if that's necessary. Feel free to make comments or suggestions. But if you do recommend a disc, please keep it in the DGA/Discraft lines.


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"We believe that according the name 'investors' to institutions that trade actively is like calling someone who repeatedly engages in one-night stands a 'romantic.'" -- Warren Buffett
For the last four years, the market has been dominated by actively trading institutions. So it is very nice to see that, for a change, the current market rally appears to have a good amount of retail participation. Ever since the market bottom in March 2009, we've seen a steady withdraw of funds by individual investors, even though the market trended steadily upward.
The cheap money supplied by the Federal Reserve to institutions, which had no place to go but into the market, more than offset the exodus of the individual investor. However, it also changed market dynamics and the way in which the market traded. Instead of excitement and growing optimism when stocks trended upward, we saw these joyless, one-way moves that both bears and bulls seemed to hate. The normal human emotions that accompanied a strong market just didn't seem to exist any longer.
The ebb and flow of prices of which traders could take advantage just didn't exist like it used to. We'd have times when everything was highly correlated and moved with the indices, and then there would be times when we saw arbitrary movement that made little sense. Some of the traditional technical analysis on which we'd relied simply didn't work anymore. A good example of this is the tendency of the market to make V-shaped moves on steadily declining volume. It isn't a logical pattern, but it has occurred on a regular basis.
To me, the lack of individual investors and the illogic of the price movement has been one of the worst aspects of the market since the great meltdown in 2008 and 2009. The individual investor has not participated and, as a result, the trading has often felt manipulated and artificial. The market has been driven more by computers and big macroeconomic-focused funds, while the excitement over trading individual stocks has died out.
Lately we have had seen a number of headlines announcing the sudden jump in inflows from individual investors. According to reports, a record $55 billion has flowed into the market. That surpasses even the numbers hit back in the bubble days of 2000. Maybe this is just a seasonal aberration after years of outflows, but if it is a building trend, it is very good news for the market. If the individual investor is coming back, that bodes well not only for trading, but for the overall economy.
We shall see how that develops, but the more immediate issue now is whether the major indices can continue this very lopsided trend. We are getting to the point now where even the bulls are starting to hope for some rest, because it is becoming so hard to put money to work when stocks keep running straight up.
My advice for a while now -- I have to brag a bit and say it that has worked well -- is to stick with the trend. Again, don't become caught up in the top-calling game that so many gurus embrace. You are better off simply reacting when conditions change, rather than trying to guess when a top has occurred. There have been innumerable top-callers lately, and they have all been dead wrong.
The time to start worrying about this market a bit more is when we see intraday reversals and when we see weak finishes. That just hasn't happened lately. We have barely seen even a soft close so far this year, and early weakness has been consistently bought. The key to determining when market character is shifting is to watch for when these patterns start to turn.
We have a quiet start to the week. I see quite a few downgrades this morning, and even poor Apple's (AAPL) rating is being cut again. It is easy to worry if you want, but it is better to let the price action be your guide.


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ANGEL FIRE, N.M. – The sound of Taps carries over the heads of some 450 veterans, who are praying for the fallen before a white, wing-like monument high in the Rocky Mountains.
The death of a single Marine inspired the monument. But for the people gathered, the structure has come to symbolize 58,000 Americans who died in Vietnam.
Still, death is far away. Instead, it is the souls of those who are forever young that seem to brush our skin when the breeze blows strong.
In the silence, I sit between Terry Doyle of Tustin and Lenard Guillen of Huntington Beach. In many respects the two men are nothing alike. Doyle was an Air Force mechanic based in the United States during the war; Guillen was wounded in Vietnam.
But in matters of life – and death – the two men share a loss so deep that they are riding more than 3,000 miles unprotected from the elements in search of peace.
Doyle tells me that the challenge is part of the reward. Through suffering, there is salvation.
The conversation echoes something mysterious in the air the day before in Red Rock, N.M.
At Red Rock, two-dozen men surround a massive drum, thumping out a beat and chanting while dozens of other Native Americans dance, shake gourds and sing ancient Navajo songs.
During a break, the veterans who are riding motorcycles across America for something called Run for the Wall step forward and embrace their fellow warriors. On the warm evening, they hug silently, mourning brothers who died fighting in a war that started a half-century ago.
As the pounding drumbeat resumes, a man with a face that matches the deeply cracked sandstone cliffs above us hands me a gourd and a feather.
He whispers, "Shake them. It will keep you safe on the ride."
I soon discover the old man is being modest.
The feather – like Run for the Wall – offers a path to a spiritual connection.
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Before Red Rock, we pull into Gallup, N.M. As part of Run for the Wall, the experience is like finding yourself in the middle of a parade four miles long.
On every streetcorner, along every block, grandparents, mothers, fathers, teenagers, children, even babies – with the help of mothers – wave at the motorcyclists and passengers.
Understand, these veterans represent only one of two such columns traveling across the nation on Run for the Wall's 25th anniversary. In total, some 1,300 people are on a mission to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C.
In Gallup, American flags, signs and smiles greet the veterans – and me – as we cruise into the center of town. For many veterans, one sign in particular tugs at hearts. It is cardboard and reads: "Welcome home."
One of the riders tells me that of any ethnic group in the United States, Native Americans have the highest percentage of sons who join the military. I consider fact-checking his statement but realize it's silly. On this day, his is a statement of pride, not of statistics.
In an especially poor area, his goal is to strengthen bridges during this ride to remember those who serve.
As we settle below cliffs several hundred feet high, Gallup Mayor Jackie McKinney tells the road-weary visitors: "We love you guys. What you're feeling here today is the love that Native Americans have for you and our country."
While McKinney speaks, he is flanked by flags of POWs/MIAs, of the Navajo Nation and of the U.S.
McKinney – looking very much like many of the riders, in white beard and pony tail – vows to join Run for the Wall as far as the Colorado border. He also reports that state police will shut down the expressway to ensure the riders' safety.
But perhaps even more important than a worry-free ride, the mayor lets the gathering know he understands the mission. "This is not a motorcycle ride across the United States," McKinney explains. "This is a ride about emotion."
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After the welcome to Red Rock and the initial Native American ceremony, veteran John Wrightson of Freeland, Wash., wipes away what some veterans call "mist."
"They say you have to hydrate so we won't get sick," he allows. "I say B.S. It's to replace the tears."
The drumbeat returns and riders are asked to join the Native American dance put on by the Black Creek Gourd Society. I hesitate. Too many have told me I have no rhythm. But after a spell, I seem to flow.
As 24 drumsticks beat as one, my mind drifts to a few months ago when I missed a Native American memorial service in Alaska for my college roommate and best man at my wedding. The last time I saw him in Alaska, I ran with bald eagles soaring overhead.
As I shake the gourd and hold the feather from the grizzled veteran, he points to the feather he holds and explains, "It's from an eagle in Phoenix."
Then he offers a smile of joy and peace. "That feather," he says pointing to the one in my left hand, "is from a bald eagle in Alaska."
Behind us, a single large bird floats on thermals above massive, red cliffs.
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The Angel Fire structure, believed to be the only Vietnam Veterans Memorial State Park in the country, was built by the now-deceased father of a young Marine who was killed in combat in Vietnam.
His name was David Westphall, and he was killed on May, 22, 1968, along with 15 other Marines.
Walking around the memorial and through the chapel and museum with veterans may seem like a tragic experience to the uninitiated. As I sit in the chapel, a Vietnam veteran quietly sobs. His girlfriend comforts him, gently patting his back.
But as one veteran cries, another prays. And as the men climb aboard their motorcycles, there is the same sound that they shared when their fallen buddies were still alive.
David Whiting's next column on Run for the Wall is scheduled to appear Wednesday. firstname.lastname@example.com


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Actor Dayanand Shetty, who plays Daya in 'CID', says the detective show has sustained a run of 16 years only because of the audience's faith in it.
The show will air its 1,000th episode on Friday.
"We have reached here not because of us, but because of the audience. There are many people in the industry who work like us. But people like our work. I think that's the only reason we have sustained for 16 long years," Dayanand said on the sets of the show here Thursday.
"To do justice with the audience who have faith in us, is the biggest criteria for us now," added the actor.
Directed and produced by B.P. Singh, the show is aired on Sony Entertainment Television. It also stars Shivaji Satyam as ACP Pradyuman, Aditya Srivastav as Abhijit, Narendra Gupta as Salunke and Ansha Sayyed as Purvi.
The 1,000th episode will show the team investigating a case related to a dangerous island with life-threatening situations.


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LA PAZ, Bolivia — It is an unlikely tale: Orthodox Jew from New York City comes to Bolivia to rescue a rice-growing venture, gets thrown in jail on suspicion of money laundering and, aided by actor Sean Penn, winds up triggering perhaps the biggest scandal yet for the country's president.
It all began 18 months ago when Jacob Ostreicher was arrested while trying to salvage a multimillion-dollar investment he was managing for Swiss partners. After Penn directly interceded on Ostreicher's behalf, it could now be reaching its end.
The Oscar-winning actor, who has forged friendships with President Evo Morales and other leftist Latin American leaders, presented Morales on Oct. 30 with evidence indicating the American was unjustly jailed and being fleeced.
A high-powered corruption probe moved quickly, bringing eight arrests so far in what authorities described as a band of shakedown artists, extortionists and thieves led by the No. 1 legal adviser in the Interior Ministry and including two prosecutors.
"I took the evidence to the president and the president was highly responsive," Penn told The Associated Press by phone on Sunday from Haiti, for which he serves as a goodwill ambassador.
He would not discuss details of his meeting with Morales but praised the "excellent investigation" that ensued.
Ostreicher has a court hearing scheduled for Tuesday before a three-judge appeals panel that he hopes will order him released on the grounds that no credible evidence has been presented against him.
After a surprise Halloween visit from Penn, Ostreicher was immediately transferred from prison to a private medical clinic. A feisty, full-bearded man, the 54-year-old Ostreicher had been badly debilitated by a liquids-only hunger strike.
Less than a month later, arrests of officials began.
Investigators say the band had been preying for five years on captive targets with plunderable assets: people jailed for crimes such as drug trafficking and unlikely to make a public fuss. The alleged ringleader was Fernando Rivera, who had been managing Bolivia's most important prosecutions in the Interior Ministry since 2007. Among the eight people arrested was the former chief prosecutor in the eastern province of Santa Cruz, where Ostreicher and his partners grew their rice.
As Rivera was hauled off on Dec. 1 to the same prison where he'd kept Ostreicher confined, he told reporters that "with my head held high and my conscience clear I declare I am innocent."
Investigators say Rivera frequently attended court hearings for his most important victims, including Ostreicher, to ensure they were not released.
In Ostreicher's case, the band allegedly sold 18,000 metric tons of rice worth several million dollars seized from Ostreicher's venture, along with confiscated heavy machinery and cattle. Ostreicher says the group demanded a $50,000 get-out-of-jail payment that he refused to pay, and intimidated a judge into reversing himself after initially ordering Ostreicher freed last year.
In another case, the daughter of a close associate of former right-wing President Hugo Banzer says she paid the band $20,000 to transfer her father from a prison to a medical clinic. The man, Guillermo Fortun, died in August at age 73 of a heart attack. He had had been accused of embezzling public funds. Like Ostreicher, he was never charged.
Bolivia's news media have wondered how Morales and his ministers could not have known about the ring, and why no senior officials have lost their jobs over it.
"This case is affecting Morales' credibility," said analyst Jim Shultz of the Center for Democracy.
But another Bolivia-watcher, Kathryn Ledebur of the Andean Information Network, predicted no other political fallout save "a lot of cursing and screaming at the next Cabinet meeting …"


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Chubby Bunny is the hilarious game that makes you load your mouth with marshmallows and try to say the words "chubby bunny." It's a surefire way to double over in hysterics! And while stars like Ariana Grande, Jennette McCurdy and One Direction have taken the Chubby Bunny challenge before, now Little Mix is joining in on the fun!
Ready for a laugh? We've got the hysterical videos of your fave stars getting super silly while playing Chubby Bunny!
Which star would you like to see play Chubby Bunny next? Tell us in the comments!
Little Mix competed against each other, Perrie Edwards vs. Leigh-Anne Pinnock. Who won the Chubby Bunny Challenge? Watch to find out!


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If you're looking for a little gluten free inspiration, Weeknight Gluten Free is just the ticket. The new book from Kristine Kidd is full of inspiring, quick and easy meals for even the most harried cook. This book proves that gluten free does NOT mean weird or different. The recipes focus on the amazing bounty of foods available for those on a gluten free diet. If you're not gluten free, you won't miss the gluten, we promise.
Weeknight Gluten Free is filled with beautiful photography and over 100 recipes. I had trouble picking which of these recipes to highlight- there are so many! From lighter meals like Crisp Socca with Burrata, Greens and Olive Dressing and Shrimp, Avocado and Peach Salad to heartier fare like Beef, Carrot and Edamame Stew and Lamb Burgers with Mint Greek Salad there is a meal for every night and every eater. Most recipes have about 10 ingredients, making it easy to plan a week's worth of meals without breaking the bank. Another bonus- no crazy ingredients. Nothing you'll have to make a special trip to a different market to find. I like that.
While this book is focused more on dinners than other meals, it does have a modest dessert section to round out an evening. Kristine provides information for getting started with gluten free cooking, a pantry guide and some basics for saving time in the kitchen—tips we all could use! She also includes a stellar "Basic Recipes" section at the back- easy things to have on hand for even faster meals like Quick Mashed Potatoes and Mint Pesto.
This book would be great for someone beginning a gluten free diet or a seasoned veteran. It's not overly complicated, so even a new cook would be able to master these dishes. It's also great for any mom or dad who need a little help getting dinner on the table. You can bet I'm picking up a copy for my collection!
Braised Carrots and Chickpeas with Yogurt Topping
Tender beans and sweet carrots are infused with enticing spices, and get a dollop of an Indian-inspired yogurt topping. White quinoa is a great substitute for couscous, and it is very high in protein.
- Slender Carrots, 1 lb (500 g), unpeeled
- Olive Oil, 4 tablespoons (2 fl oz/60 ml) plus 11⁄2 teaspoons
- Large Onion, 1, coarsely chopped
- Sweet Paprika, 2 teaspoons
- Ground Cumin, 1 teaspoon
- Ground Cinnamon and Ginger, 1⁄2 teaspoon each
- Cayenne Pepper, 1⁄4 teaspoon
- Chickpeas, 2 cans (15 oz/470 g each), rinsed and drained
- Diced Tomatoes with juices, 2 cans (14.5 oz/455 g each)
- Raisins, 1 cup (6 oz/185 g)
- Kosher Salt and freshly ground Black Pepper
- Quinoa, 1-1⁄2 cups (9 oz/92 g)
- Plain Greek-style Yogurt, 1⁄2 cup (4 oz/125 g)
- Fresh Cilantro leaves and toasted Sliced Almonds for garnish
Makes 4 servings
1. Halve the carrots lengthwise and then quarter them crosswise. In a large For the topping, nonstick frying pan over medium heat, warm 2 tablespoons of the oil. Add the onion and carrots and sauté until the onion is tender, about 5 minutes. Add the paprika, cumin, cinnamon, ginger, and cayenne and stir for 10 seconds. Add the chickpeas, tomatoes with juices, raisins, and 1 cup (8 fl oz/250 ml) water. Sprinkle with salt and black pepper. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat, cover, and simmer until the carrots are just tender, about 20 minutes.
2. Rinse and drain the quinoa 4 times, and then place in a saucepan. Add 21⁄4 cups (18 fl oz/560 ml) water and a pinch of salt and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer until all the water is absorbed, about 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and let stand for at least 5 minutes.
3. In a small bowl, mix the yogurt and 1 tablespoon of the oil. Season to taste with salt and black pepper. Fluff the quinoa with a fork, and then mix in the remaining 1 tablespoon plus 11⁄2 teaspoons oil.
4. Divide the quinoa among warmed plates. Season the chickpea mixture to taste with salt and black pepper and spoon over the quinoa. Spoon the yogurt on top. Sprinkle with cilantro and almonds and serve right away.
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"Catz: Your Computer Petz" is a virtual pet simulation video game. It was first released in 1996 as a PC CD-ROM title by PF Magic. In the United States, the game received an age guidance rating of "K&A" which deemed it suitable for all ages. The system requirements to run the game are minimal but include:
Processor: Equivalent to 50 MHz
OS: Windows 3.1, Windows 95
Memory: 4 MB RAM
Hard Drive: 10 MB Available
Optical: CD-ROM
Video card: 16 colour
Sound card: Recommended
I remember this game being one of the first "full version" games I have had the pleasure of owning. It was given to me as a gift by my late father shortly after the time of its release; around about the same time when dial-up Internet was becoming a more popular household staple. While growing up I never had the most powerful computer but I recall this game performing well even under the more minimalistic of hardware it was subject to. The game also proves itself to be no trouble for modern systems today, and I still find it to be operational in Windows XP Home Edition.
Catz could perhaps be described as an interactive screensaver. The game starts from within an adoption area where players can select from one of five breeds. Each cat features unique personality traits from shy and timid to feisty and playful, and I found these aspects to be programmed into each respective virtual animal well. After choosing a breed the player then names his or her cat and is brought to a screen with the cat's belongings. Simple clicks of the mouse fill its food bowl, throw its ball of yarn, and move its bed into place. Each cat will also show interest in the mouse cursor and the more playful breeds will aimlessly chase it around the screen. The player's cat is initially confined to a predefined area within the screen but the player can alter this to a full screen mode where the cat and its things have an "always on top" attribute applied. This was a slight hindrance to me as I had to continually swap between full screen and normal modes when attempting to load other applications. With my cat on full screen mode, I can not click on my start menu or other folders. The player's cat can also become a full fledged screensaver in Windows' advanced display settings, and when activated will see the cat crawl to its bed and sleep amongst a darkened display.
When considering the time of release and minimal system requirements, I find the graphics of the game to be well drawn and implement. Each cat moves in a fluid motion and I didn't find any sort of choppiness or lag. They are also drawn in a cartoonish manner to feature bulging eyes and animated whiskers. There is little by the way of sound in this video game. Any given cat will emit stereotypical meows and purrs when content but I soon found these short sound clips to become very repetitive in their presence. Some toys, such as a squeak mouse, also feature a "squeaking" sound which can becoming irritating should the cat be interested in the toy.
Catz was the foundation upon which many successors were built. It is certainly not the most aesthetically or feature packed video game in comparison to later versions, but I do still find myself drawn to its vintage charm and personal nostalgia factor. I would happily recommend it to prospective buyers.
This game has a very basic look about it, although it is a lot of fun to play. There are many breeds of cat to choose from and lok after and many little girls, perhaps some boys too if they like animals, would love to play with this game!
Controls are pretty easy to use and the game is surprisingly satisfying to play. Although it seems to be aimed more at younger children, older children can enjoy it a lot as well. I know I certainly enjoyed it! There's a lot of colour and different cats to play with and this game can provide hours and hours of fun.
I would certainly recommend this game to anyone with young children that aren't allowed to have a real cat or for if you want to see if they would look after a cat if they had one because it is quite an educational game for them in a way as well as being fun.
This game has the cutest cats around.
Girls will love it because the cats are adorable and you get to nurture them and train them in every way desirable. There are more breeds than you can shake a stick at and it all gels together so perfectly, children will be entranced by the feline creatures too - I know I was!
The game is easy to pick up and play, you'll soon be raising cats of quirky and funny characters that you really care for. Sort of like a high class Tamagotchi. However one must say that Catz is a game for feline enthusiasts mainly as Dogz is the one for canine fans.
For all kitty-related frolics, this game has such charm in spades. As a game itself, it is a bit shallow but certainly is worth playing for a good laugh and a nice 'aww' with kids or your girlfriend
This is a great game for little kids and maybe a little bigger kids . It provides fun to the little ones and maybe not so little too . This game is great for kids because it`s interface is very easy to understand and there are cute cats and as we all know little kids love this stuff . Some older kids like this game too because it`s still fun and cute and if someone really loves animals but he or she lives in a flat maybe this game is even helpful against lonelyiness . The game is cheap and easy to play and it`s perfect to relax , unwind a little bit.It`s not a waste of time playing such games even for adults because it might help the"old people" to understand their kids and renew good memories from their childhood . After all there is one kid hiding behind every adult.


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Topic: Topics for web conferences
We would like to begin having regular web-based conferences, and want to be sure we present discussions that would be helpful to the community. We will likely begin with having various medical specialists lead the discussions. To that end, what topics would interest you from the medical community? (doctors, researchers, nurses, nutritionists, etc.)
Once we get a few web conferences under our belt, we will expand our focus outside the medical community. (pharmaceutical, government, etc)
Thank you for this input! Hopefully this will result in helpful and informative discussions.


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AFI Fest
What: The American Film Institute's annual celebration of international cinema from modern masters and emerging filmmakers.
When: Nov. 7-14.
Where: TCL Chinese Theatre, 6925 Hollywood Blvd.; Chinese 6 Theatres, 6801 Hollywood Blvd.; Egyptian Theatre, 6712 Hollywood Blvd.; The Roosevelt Hotel, 7000 Hollywood Blvd.
Information: www.afifest.afi.com
"The Past," Iranian director Asghar Farhadi's first film since his Oscar-winning "A Separation," might surprise some fans of that tense, Tehran drama. This one is set in France, spoken in French, and while a number of its characters have Middle Eastern roots, ethnicity plays a very minor part, and religion none at all, in what is essentially a multifaceted marital tragedy.
It's the kind of thing where just about every person you meet has done morally reprehensible things, but only a few are willing to take any blame for it. Farhadi looks at these people in an open-minded, no-villains-just-flawed-humans-here way, which is admirable of course.
On the other hand, the film's wide net of culpability gets pretty contrived at times. Solid acting ("The Artist's" Berenice Bejo proves she can not only talk, but won Cannes' best actress prize doing it) pulls this sad story along.
Check back for updates from AFI Fest and more reviews by Los Angeles News Group reporter Bob Strauss.


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