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DANCING on tables with the world's best golfers, holding off Tiger Woods to claim Ryder Cup victory across the Atlantic, dealing with vulgar abuse from American fans - it's all in a week's work for Swindon caddie Jason Hempleman.
His may not be the first name on people's lips when discussion turns to the region's most prominent sportsmen and women but Hempleman, the former Commonweal School pupil turned top bagman, last week realised what most who follow golf can only dream of – a major part in one of the greatest sporting spectacles on earth.
The ex-Broome Manor course record holder carried the clubs of Italian Francesco Molinari down the 18th fairway at the Medinah Country Club in Illinois on Sunday, safe in the knowledge that the European team had retained the famous trophy following one of the most astonishing comebacks in the history of the sport.
As if that wasn't satisfying enough, Hempleman watched on as Molinari claimed a half-point off perhaps the greatest golfer of all time to ensure Europe returned across the pond outright winners.
It's the kind of adventure his cousin, explorer David Hempleman-Adams, would be proud of.
For Hempleman it was the culmination of 17 years of hard graft as a caddie, after he quit playing to become Swindon pro David Howell's sidekick on the European Tour.
A fine golfer himself – Hempleman represented both Wiltshire and the South West – switching to carrying the clubs secured him a constant association with the game he loves.
The Old Town resident stayed with Howell for eight-and-a-half years, winning the Australian PGA title in 1998 and the Dubai Desert Classic in 1999, before moving on to accompany – amongst others – Justin Rose, Colin Montgomerie and now Molinari around some of the world's most famous golf courses.
But until last week the Holy Grail had eluded Hempleman – an active part in a Ryder Cup team.
As Montgomerie's caddie he had been involved in the victory at Celtic Manor in 2010, but being right in the thick of the action in the suburbs of Chicago has left an indelible impression.
"Since watching the Ryder Cup in 95, when Sam Torrance holed the putt to win it, it's always been the big ambition to be involved," he told the Advertiser.
"I was involved in the last one at Celtic Manor because Colin Montgomerie was captain and I was caddie captain, but actually being part of the action and experience it was something different – especially to do it in America.
"We were getting shouted at and hounded at but we had to put that to the back of our minds and concentrate on the job."
Going into the singles matches on the final day of the event, Europe trailed their hosts 10-6.
It needed a shift of seismic proportions, equalling the Ryder Cup record comeback set by the United States at Brookline in 1999, to turn the match in the visitors' favour.
However, Hempleman was privy to a European team room confident in their own ability.
"The feeling in the team room was good," he said. "Everyone knew we still had a chance. They needed four-and-a-half points and when you're up against a good team getting that back is going to be hard.
"They did well in the pairs on Friday and Saturday, but when it comes down to the singles there's no one to fall back on, your partners not there and it's just you and your caddie.
"Our job going last was to beat our opponent, whoever that was going to be. I guess seeing as it was Tiger Woods it was a bigger scalp.
"We just had to concentrate on what we had to do and, although Fran didn't beat him, we still got the half-point that meant we won the Cup outright rather than just retaining.
"That was a big thing for us. Ninety-five per cent of the American press had written us off going into the Sunday, they never thought we could win."
A win on foreign soil, in its loosest sense given the continental nature of the European team, meant even more to Hempleman because, in his words, "it shut up" the American audience.
While viewers back home may have been slightly peeved by the whooping and hollering and "get-in-the-hole-ing" from tee to green across Medinah, Hempleman revealed a darker side to the home support.
"The United States spectators do not appreciate golf in the way the British and the Europeans do, they treat it in a way totally different to how we do," he said.
"There were a lot of insults coming and a lot of coughing on the backswing. I had a lad thrown out on Saturday because he was coughing deliberately, twice, on the backswing.
"Some of the stuff that was being said and shouted was unrepeatable. Clever, sarcastic, stupid comments, them saying we were chokers; that we'd lost it. In some ways it inspired us to shut them up."
Shut them up they did, with Europe's 14.5-13.5 victory perhaps the greatest success matchplay golf has ever seen.
And the visitors knew how to celebrate it.
"The party was fantastic. It was like being 20 years old again. There was plenty of alcohol, music, dancing on tables," said Hempleman.
"There weren't many on the charter plane home. Fran and Nicolas Colsaerts were going on it but Fran was there at 4.30 in the morning waiting for his bus.
"It was great to see them allowing themselves to relax and have fun. You see them practise all year round and dedicate themselves to the sport and then to see them letting their hair down was great."
Hempleman's thoughts now turn to the future, and the former Wiltshire captain is targeting as many more Ryder Cup appearances as possible before he calls time on his career. But in the meantime he took a moment to reflect on how he got to where he is right now.
"The programme run by Barry Sandry at Broome Manor was fantastic and we spent years there, every day on the golf course," he said.
"It's fair to say that the members and everyone involved at Broome Manor are to credit for the success of Swindon golf."


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When Jerry Hinton is collecting base hits or making defensive stops at third base, catcher or outfield on the softball field, he is often teased by his "younger" teammates on the Northern Express.
"They will say, 'Nice play Pops!,' and I will say, 'Nice play, Sonny!,'" Hinton said, laughing at the irony.
At 80, Jerry Hinton of Vallejo is the elder statesman on the Northern Express, a senior division all-star softball team from Sacramento. He is actually quite older than most of the 60-somethings on the team.
The Express recently competed in the Huntsman Senior World Games in St. George, Utah. While there were 400 teams participating, there were only four others that qualified to play in the elite division. The Northern Express beat teams from Michigan, Wisconsin, Oregon and Washington en route to the gold medal.
Hinton hit .625 in the tournament. For the uninitiated, that's hitting safely about twice for every three times he went to the plate.
The tournament itself has grown more popular. When Hinton first went in 1993, the event attracted only about 30 teams.
It was actually his son who introduced him to slow-pitch softball.
"I initially thought it was the silliest sport I had ever seen," Hinton said.
Star athlete in Vallejo
Hinton was born in Ohio but moved to Vallejo when he was young and eventually began playing in youth athletics with Greater Vallejo Recreation Department when he was attending Curry Elementary School.
Asked about his favorite sport at the time, Hinton responded, "Whatever season it was, that was my favorite."
He played football, basketball, baseball and track in high school and was adept in all four although football and baseball might have been his best.
His junior and senior seasons, the Apaches won league football championships under Bob Patterson, and Hinton was a star running back, leading California in scoring in 1949. One of his teammates was legendary Jack Renfro, later a longtime Vallejo High coach and athletic director who was part of the Vallejo Sports Hall of Fame's first class.
Hinton eventually married Renfro's former wife, Marilyn, and the three have remained friends.
Several colleges came courting him as Stanford University and Cal both caught Hinton's eye.
"Bob Patterson used to take us to Cal games and I loved it there," Hinton said. "Chuck Taylor was in his first year at Stanford and he wanted me to play for him. Stanford wanted me to take an English class over the summer and that kind of ticked me off because I had to work."
That ended up sealing the deal for Hinton, who signed with the Bears instead.
He played football and baseball at Cal but suffered collarbone and toe injuries that derailed his playing career. He did earn his teaching credential, and majored in history with a minor in physical education, hoping to eventually coach.
Staying involved
After Cal, he was in the Air Force for 20 years and continued to play baseball on military-base teams and then coached his sons in the sport.
He returned to Vallejo in 1986 and Renfro eventually hired him as the varsity girls basketball coach with the Apaches.
After retirement, Hinton got serious playing softball. In 2003, he earned a world championship ring while playing for the Sacramento Gold Rush.
While many of his teammates have endured hip replacement or rotator cuff surgeries, Hinton has never had any major injuries. In fact, while many of his younger teammates use a "courtesy runner" after they reach base, Hinton runs for himself.
Hinton's good friend Emery Phillips, 79, is a pitcher and was recently hit by a ball.
My legs are really bad so I need a runner," said Phillips, a former St. Louis Cardinals farmhand. "Jerry still has good legs. He's quick."
Phillips, who graduated from Richmond High, played against Hinton when the two were teenagers. He recalls a newspaper photo where he had a hand in the face of Hinton on the basketball court.
"The only reason I was in the photo, is I was guarding an All-American guard," mused Phillips.
Hinton quit playing in major softball tournaments on a full-time basis just two or three years ago. These days, he plays in games on Wednesdays and Thursdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon. He takes batting practice Mondays and Fridays with Phillips, who is still a baseball coach at El Cerrito High.
Although many of his friends are involved in golf, Hinton prefers the team camaraderie of softball.
"My friends were telling me that I have got to make a choice -- golf or softball," he said. "That was actually an easy choice."
Marilyn Hinton said she doesn't fret about her husband getting hurt on the field.
"I don't worry about him playing," she said. "The only thing I ever get concerned about is he's driving by himself to Sacramento. I don't go to as many of the games as I used to, especially when you have to get up at 6 in the morning."
Jerry Hinton isn't sure how many more years he'll play but he doesn't want to put a timetable on it.
"If it ever isn't fun anymore or I feel that I can't do my part, I'll quit," he said.

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text: Purdue coach Matt Painter talked to the media after Saturday's loss to No. 1 Indiana at Assembly Hall."There's no doubt you're frustrated. We have to do a better job of maintaining that consistent effort. Then, when you don't consistently shoot well, when you don't knock down a good shot, it's tough. We had some good looks especially inside. We have to convert some of those. It gets very frustrating for them and it makes it worse. You throw on top of that you're playing the best team in the country and it's a recipe for disaster.""I thought they played harder. You can't coach effort at times. You have to play hard every night. You have to be focused. You're not young in February when those guys have played a lot. You can't use that as an excuse.""We've got to get him to be consistent and to finish plays. We have to do a better job of getting him involved and he's got to do a better job of holding his position."(In the first IU game, when he scored 30 points), he scored a lot of points after the game was over. Score when it counts. We need him to start games and establish that low post presence."


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Broward County Commissioner Ilene Lieberman's lack of judicial experience and involvement in a recent political corruption case apparently haven't given pause to the lobbyists and power brokers who have supported her for years.
Lieberman raised a quick $76,000 in a couple of months in her race to become a county judge, including about $20,000 at a fundraiser at the lobbying firm of Becker & Poliakoff. Among those who have bundled thousands of dollars:
-- Land heir and developer Austin Forman, his partner Bill Murphy, and several of his companies. ($4,500).
-- Developer and would-be garbage magnate Ron Bergeron ($2,500).
-- Bergeron's partner in his Sun Bergeron garbage venture, Anthony Lomangino, whose companies contributed $2,500, bringing that venture's total to $5,000 (Sun Bergeron's competitor, Waste Management chipped in $500).
-- Lobbyist Ron Book ($2,000).
-- Wayne Huizenga interests ($1,500).
-- County janitorial contractor Sunshine Cleaning and owner Larry Calufetti ($1,000).
-- Florida Panthers/BankAtlantic Center ($1,000).
-- Parking company owner Bill Bodenhamer ($1,000).
-- Taxicab king Jesse Gaddis and son ($1,000).
-- Lobbyist Bill Laystrom ($1,000).
-- Lobbyist Tom Panza, who was named the conservator of the Guma Aguiar disappearance case (Lieberman represents Aguiar's mother).
-- Lobbyists Billy Rubin and George Platt made contributions, as well as lobbying firm Ruden McClosky.
Those are some of the highlights, see the entire list here.
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My wife is TD of a rapidly growing women's tournament and I decided this year that I would like to build some full bags of discs for winners in Rec and Am divisions (Rec and AM2 only). We are going to try and get some swag from Prodigy for Advanced women prizes (the more experienced women already have discs they like, and won't need a full bag). The prize bags are going to fit in with the discs from the players pack (PP, for short) as well, so I don't want to overlap too much with those...this year's PP discs will likely include Legacy Patriot. The first bag I've built includes:
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1 PP Legacy Patriot (utility fairway)
1 Yellow Skyquest Medusa (fast under-stable)
1 Pink First Run Tern (fast stable)
I know even the guys would drool over some of these selections...I think this will be the first place AM2 bag. It is mostly around 170g weights. What am I missing? Anything?
A second bag building phase has also begun for Rec first place, beginning with 2 SS Pink Eraser Wizards, and a pink pearly Orc (168g), and I want to put lighter weight plastic since the players will be newer.
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Sam Moran Wiggles in to new role
Sam Moran has accepted his first job since leaving The Wiggles.
The former Yellow Wiggle will front a children's TV show for Nick Jnr.
The new program, set to air in New Zealand from May 6, will see Moran return to his love of children's entertainment, performing original songs as a Dr Dolittle-style character.
The show will set Moran in direct competition with his old employers, who sacked him last year when he was replaced by founding Yellow Wiggle Greg Page.
"I don't see it that way (as competing). I think the more quality entertainment that's out there for children the better," said Moran.
"I had a few offers but I wanted to make sure it was the right project. When Nickelodeon came to me with this idea, it worked in well with the project I had already been developing myself.
"The songs are new. But it's still going to be the same old Sam that children have come to know."
Moran's axing from The Wiggles was met with dismay and sympathy from fans. The group has since undergone an overhaul with original members Murray Cook, Greg Page and Jeff Fatt replaced by Emma Watkins, Simon Pryce and Lachlan Gillesp
Play Along with Sam will screen on Nick Jr, from Monday May 6 at 10am,
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Oklahoma State coach Mike Gundy has reportedly spoken with Tennessee about its available coaching position, and could have discussions with Arkansas about its vacancy.
Gundy, who played quarterback for Oklahoma State, is 66-35 in eight seasons at his alma mater, spoke with media members late Sunday night.
"I would never talk about any other jobs or any confirmation of anything that's gone on," Gundy told reporters on a teleconference. "I would prefer to not talk about anything other than Oklahoma State and the bowl game."
Gundy reportedly met with Tennessee athletic director Dave Hart on Sunday, GoVols247.com reported.
The Tulsa World reported that Gundy could have discussions with Arkansas.
Tennessee fired Derek Dooley on Nov. 18, one day after the Vols lost to Vanderbilt, 41-18. Dooley did not coach the team in the season finale against Kentucky. He finished 15-21 at Tennessee and 4-19 in the SEC.


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somebody post this in the political thread. "climate change consensus is virtually unanimous" http://www.huffingtonpost.com/neil-wagn ... ir=Science
climate change illiteracy is a major problem in america. since dgcr has a high percentage of 8th grade educated adults, parroting skeptics, and general yahoos i know climate change would be a fun debate. anybody wanna gamble that al gore will be mentioned within the first 5 posts? climate science is just a scheme to get rich within 10 posts?
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text: Remember that great feeling we had before the all-star break? Where you could proudly tell a friend or colleague that you were a Raptor fan? When the Raptors were actually becoming a force in the East? Well what happened ? We didn't change any players, and stayed relatively the same, playing the same level opponents. Bosh may have been injured for a few games but besides that the team just felt different. There was no heart, no soul, and the effort just wasn't there. We may still make the playoffs, but that's just frivolous at this point, as we are not going to make it to the second round. So how do we fix it? It seems that Bosh might want to leave from a sub .500 team for greener pastures and when he does, how are we going to rebuild. Should we replace Triano and Colangelo? And with who? Who should we trade, sign and trade Bosh, or sign to be successful next year? Just wanted to hear other people's opinions about our mediocre team.


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Ukiah Daily Journal
The Ukiah City Council tonight is scheduled to discuss policies and practices it could adopt to reduce the amount of waste the city creates.
According to the staff report prepared for the March 6 meeting, "community members from Ukiah requested that the city council consider a resolution ? that recognizes the importance of working toward zero-waste as a long-term goal."
The item is being brought up now because Zero Waste Week is March 17 through March 23.
"Waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting conserve natural resources, reduce pollution and are cheaper than destructive disposal," the report continues, adding that "for every ton of municipal discards generated, 71 tons of manufacturing, mining and construction debris is created. In addition, waste reduction, reuse, recycling and composting create more jobs in local communities than does simple disposal."
The discussion will likely raise some eyebrows as, in 2011, the council approved new, 15-year contracts with the city's waste and recyclables haulers, Ukiah Waste Solutions and Solid Waste Solutions, that critics said disregarded a viable option for immediately removing all food, yard and paper waste, including soiled pizza boxes and soiled cat litter from the city's waste stream.
Rather than allowing city residents to add food waste to their yard waste containers immediately, the council agreed to give C&SWS (the administrative arm of UWS and SWS) more time to present its plans for using that waste stream, which it has yet to deliver on.
C&SWS bought the site of the former Thomas pear sheds in Ukiah and hopes to consolidate its operations there with a large recycling and composting facility.
Last year, the Mendocino County grand jury delivered a scathing report on the city's contracts which ended with the statement that the city is supporting the creation of another facility that accepts food waste rather than utilizing Cold Creek Compost in Potter Valley, writing: "The grand jury wonders how much longer it is going to take the city to assess its options. Its current option -- and the best it is ever likely to find -- sits underused in front of its face."
When asked why city residents' food waste couldn't be added to yard waste bins right now, Julie Price of C&SWS said it was because her company had plans to convert it into energy, not compost, and that if residents got used to doing it in the interim, it would be hard to change the behavior a second time.
The resolution the council will consider adopting tonight states, in part, that "government plays a vital role in establishing criteria needed to eliminate waste, (both by) creating the economic and regulatory environment in which to achieve it, and for leading by example.
"(And) that the City of Ukiah declares its commitment to take local action to support Zero Waste Week ? through action plans and measures that significantly reduce waste and pollution ? including recycling and composting ? (and) encouraging residents, businesses, agencies and institutions to use, reuses and recycle materials judiciously and compost organic wastes."
The meeting beings at 6 p.m. tonight in the council chambers at 300 Seminary Avenue.


text: Smell the Coffee: Obnoxious office offenses By Karin Fuller March 9, 2013 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- "Have you ever done a column on office pet peeves?" I was recently asked. "Because if you haven't, you should."They went on to tell me about a woman they worked with who cleared her throat constantly, driving everyone nuts."It isn't like Tourette's or anything," the person said. "She can shut it off when she wants. Can be on a conference call or in a meeting for hours and never once do it, but all morning before and all afternoon after, it's like she's gargling yogurt."Every office seems to have its share of offenders -- the chronic popcorn burners, those who endlessly clip their nails at their desks, who jam the copier and sneak away, who leave exploded food in the microwave and stinky, rotting lunches in the shared office fridge.I had my first experience with office obnoxiousness right out of high school, when I was working as a secretary for a commercial construction firm. The engineers I worked with were a quirky but mostly well-behaved bunch. Except they loved to steal each other's lunches.One of the engineers, Owen, brought the best sandwiches, thick with lunch meat and fresh tomatoes on what often appeared to be homemade bread. His were the supermodels of the sandwich world, but a few times each week, when Owen went to retrieve his lunch, he'd find someone had either taken his entire sandwich, or half, or a couple large bites.So Owen went on the offensive.He had a Doberman pup he had to take to the vet to get its ears docked, so he asked the vet to save the ear trimmings.Which he made into a sandwich. Effectively ending his problem.I'm not sure solutions exist for some of the predicaments that exist in most workplaces. I posted a question to my Facebook friends the other day asking about their office pet peeves, and the responses, both public and private, quickly surpassed what I could've covered in a single column. And unfortunately, I found I could commiserate with many.There's the friend from Texas who posted about the people in her office who "sneeze like they're throwing a lung across the room."The same friend has trouble with noisy chewers and those who laugh far too loud. Obnoxious laughter is something several mentioned. One said there's a woman in her office whose "tittering" laugh sounds artificial, as if it were practiced in front of the bathroom mirror."It's like nails down a chalkboard, like a fork skitch-screeching across a glass plate." Wrote another, "My peeves are when people have the keystroke sounds turned on or have awful text/email alert sounds on their phone. A co-worker has a bird chirp sound that goes off every time she gets an email or text, and if she texts/types an email to anyone, I can hear every keystroke." One wrote about a co-worker who was a Post-It note nut."He would leave a note on my computer telling me what to do, and then put 'Please see me' at the bottom. When I went to his desk to see what else he wanted, he told me exactly what he had already written on the note. He did it to everyone. When he left, we gave him a stack of Post-It notes as a going-away present."Lisa wrote that she is bothered by "the person who leaves one drop of coffee in the pot and walks away. I know the saying is 'good to the last drop,' but I'm guessing Maxwell House meant the one coming from your cup, not the pot!"The problem Dana wrote about was one I used to experience daily at my last job. "When someone puts something down in front of you and proceeds to tell you about it, even though they can clearly see you are talking to a client on the phone."Many wrote to vent about gum snapping, finger- or pen-tapping, those who hum or whistle or sing, and those who abuse speaker phones."We work in a cubicle farm," said one emailer, "and there's this one lady in the middle of the room who uses the speaker phone for every one of her personal calls. Those of us sitting around her -- we know way more about her than we should." Amy posted that she doesn't mind if people at work read her newspaper, "but why turn the sections inside-out, and leave the sections out of order all over the break room?"Another oft-mentioned peeve regarded those who come to work when they're sick, and even though they're clearly hacking and germy, they make the full circuit of the building so everyone can witness their extreme dedication.Finally, there was one former co-worker who wrote, "It used to drive me nuts when this one prankster in our office would put a big Absolut logo on the water cooler, which caused the daggone cooler to be drained dry in no time."The nerve of some people.Oh, wait. That was me.Never mind.Reach Karin Fuller via email at firstname.lastname@example.com. 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National Telecommunicator's Week is April 11 - 15. This week is recognized yearly for the tireless service provided by 911 call takers and dispatchers nationwide who work 24 hours a day, seven days a week to provide emergency, as well as non-emergency assistance to each citizen who calls. In Fairfax County, the 911 center is located at 3911 Woodburn Road in Annandale.
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MINNEAPOLIS -- Rangers closer Joe Nathan' status was in doubt for Saturday's matchup with the Twins.
Nathan was used in the first two games of the four-game series. Despite surrendering a three-run homer to Oswaldo Arcia on Friday, Nathan held on for saves in both outings to give Texas its 15th and 16th victories of the season.
Manager Ron Washington said Saturday morning he would "wait and see" before deciding how to manage Nathan. Washington tried to keep Nathan out of Friday's game, but brought him in when reliever Joe Ortiz ran into trouble in the ninth inning.
Washington will likely try to avoid bringing right-handed setup man Tanner Scheppers, whose ERA remained unblemished Friday after coming in to pitch the eighth inning for the second straight game. It was only Scheppers' second time throwing on back-to-back days in his two-year career.
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Nate Sandell is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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PROPERTY developer Devonshire Homes, based in Tiverton, has reported a buoyant start to 2014 following a significant boost in sales.
The company's sales figures for January mirror the findings of the Residential Market Survey for January 2014 by the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS).
Estate agents in the South-West have reported a positive start to the year with a significant increase in enquiries and buyers outstripping supply.
Managing director Steve Russell said the developer has seen a significant sales boost and higher than average new enquiries at its main residential housing developments in Devon, including Ginkgo Court and Gilbert Scott Way in Tiverton.
He said: "Our developments in Tiverton and Barnstaple are selling out fast, while the level of interest we have already received in our Trinity Court development in Exeter is exceptional – and this is even before marketing has commenced.
"The RICS survey findings – together with our own internal research – indicates that the South-West is an increasingly desirable area. We have already seen forward-thinking businesses like Crowd Cube established in Exeter, and technology firms such as Blur Group moving out of London to the city's science park, and there is a real business buzz around the whole peninsula.
"The South-West can provide properties in superb settings – whether urban such as Bristol or Exeter or rural such as Tiverton – but the key point is that transport links make all the properties easily accessible, which is making our part of the world such a simple choice either for people who want to commute from major cities or those who want a second home."


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AN 11-year-old boy has died after falling into a canal in Burnley.
Police were called by the Fire Service at 7pm on Tuesday after a report of a boy falling in the canal at Lowerhouse Lane, Burnley.
Robbie Williamson, a Year 7 pupil at Shuttleworth College in Padiham, had been crossing the canal bridge, walking across a pipe where he has lost his balance and fell into the water.
A passer-by jumped into the water and pulled him out. He was given CPR until the emergency services arrived.
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Starting a specialized diet is a huge lifestyle change that many people face with great trepidation. Whether the dietary changes are by choice or by necessity, it can rock your world to find that many of your old favorite foods are now off-limits. When you embark on a diet that cuts out sugar and gluten and limits carbohydrates, you will at first feel that your food choices are incredibly limited. And you may be very disheartened, thinking that cooking, baking and eating with such limited ingredients will lose all pleasure. I know that feeling all too well, as I was there myself a few short years ago. A diagnosis of diabetes and a desire to stay off insulin led me to the low carb, gluten-free lifestyle; I thought my days of cooking and eating delicious foods were over.
In reality, nothing could have been further from the truth. First, I had to get over the common misconception that low carb diets consist of little more than eggs, meat and cheese. Don't get me wrong, I love all of those things, but I think anyone would tire of that menu pretty quickly. One can only eat so many cheese omelets before craving a different sort of breakfast. Thankfully, there is this little thing called the internet; perhaps you've heard of it? I will always chalk it up to the power of Google Search that I discovered early on a veritable goldmine of information about eating low carb and gluten-free. And my own experimentation with low carb cooking and baking has added greatly to my understanding of what works, what doesn't, and how to stay focused and on track. I feel fortunate that I am able to share that knowledge with you.
Upon embarking on a low carb diet, you do need to be prepared to cook and bake a lot of your own foods at home. Low carb, gluten-free recipes tend to take rather specialized ingredients which, thanks to companies like Bob's Red Mill, are becoming more and more widely available. Almond flour is available in many grocery store chains now, as are coconut flour, flax seed meal and chia seeds. Nut flours/meals and coconut flour form the basis of the vast majority of low carb baked goods. And believe me, baked goods made with these ingredients can rival their high-carb, gluten-filled counterparts in both taste and texture.
Don't confuse gluten-free with low carb or vice-versa. This is a common mistake, and many well-meaning friends and family may offer you something that is gluten-free, but is made with high-carb ingredients like rice flour or contains added sugars. And many pre-packaged low carb items are actually made with wheat-based products, so if you need to be gluten-free, steer clear of these. The sugar-free or no-added sugar labels are also not a guarantee of a low carbohydrate item. When in doubt, read the nutritional information on the packaging. If it's a homemade item, don't be afraid to ask what's in it. It's not rude when your health is at stake.
Although you do need to limit your consumption of things like grains, legumes and potatoes on a low carb, gluten-free diet, you will be pleasantly surprised at the number of delicious foods that are naturally low in carbohydrates. Did you know chocolate is low carb? Well, the unsweetened variety is, and although few people like the taste of unsweetened chocolate, adding a little sweetener of your own can produce delicious results. Most vegetables are low in carbohydrates and even some sweet-tasting fruits like strawberries and raspberries are naturally low carb as well.
All is not lost when it comes to enjoying decadent desserts either. The fact that sugar is the predominant sweetener in our culture is something of an historical accident. There are numerous other sweeteners out there, and you aren't limited to artificial sweeteners like aspartame and sucralose. Stevia, erythitol, and xylitol are all naturally-occurring and have little impact on most people's blood glucose levels. They all have their limitations in low carb, gluten-free baking, however, so I keep several of them on hand and often use them in combination to get the desired results.
Like any healthy eating regimen, you need to make sure you are getting enough fiber in your low carb, gluten-free diet. Fortunately, many high-fiber foods are also quite low in carbohydrates and dietary fiber can actually count against the carbs in any given food item. Although fiber is technically considered a carbohydrate (at least on US nutrition labeling), it largely passes through the system undigested and has little effect on blood glucose levels. In fact, a significant amount of dietary fiber can actually slow the absorption of other sources of glucose into the bloodstream. You will quickly become familiar with the term "net carb counts", calculated by subtracting the total grams of dietary fiber per serving from the total grams of carbohydrate per serving.
If all of this sounds confusing and a little overwhelming, don't worry. A little bit of effort in figuring out what does, and what doesn't, fit the low carb, gluten-free lifestyle, and it will soon become second nature. And you won't be limited to meat, cheese and eggs for the rest of your life, either. The foods available to you are much more varied than they first appear. Better yet, you are bound to discover new foods and new ingredients that you heretofore knew little or nothing about. You will find new ways to cook and bake, and you will enjoy your food all the more knowing it's good for you.
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- 1/2 cup Coconut Flour
- 1/2 cup Almond Flour
- 1/3 cup Swerve Sweetener or other erythritol (other sweeteners may be substituted)
- 2 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/4 tsp Salt
- 1 cup fresh Cranberries
- 1/2 cup Greek Yogurt
- 4 large Eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup fresh Orange Juice
- 2 Tbsp Coconut Oil, melted
- 2 Tbsp Orange Zest
- 1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
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- ¼ cup powdered Swerve Sweetener or other powdered erythritol (if you substitute another sweetener here, it must be a powdered version)
- 2 to 3 Tbsp fresh Orange Juice
Preheat oven to 350°F and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
In a large bowl, whisk together coconut flour, almond flour, sweetener, baking powder and salt. Stir in cranberries.
Add Greek yogurt, eggs, orange juice, coconut oil, orange zest and vanilla extract and stir vigorously until well combined.
Drop by large spoonful onto prepared baking sheet. You should get 10 to 12 scones in all. Bake 24 to 27 minutes, until firm to the touch and the tops are lightly browned.
Remove and let cool 5 minutes on pan, then transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
For the glaze, whisk powdered sweetener and 2 tbsp of orange juice together in a small bowl. Add more orange juice if glaze is too thick.
Drizzle over cooled scones.
Leftovers should be stored in the refrigerator.
Carolyn Ketchum is the writer, photographer and almond flour wizard behind All Day I Dream About Food, a low carb and gluten-free food blog. Her mission is to prove to the world that special diets need not be boring or restrictive and that healthy dishes can be just as good, or better, than their sugar and gluten-filled counterparts. It's astonishing what you can do with a bag of almond flour, a stick of butter, and a willingness to experiment. Follow her on Facebook, Twitter, Google Plus and Pinterest for inspiring ideas for the low carb, gluten free lifestyle.


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Fitzmaurice Primary School's solar panel project in Bradford on Avon is hoping to raise some much-needed funds through an Auction of Promises in June.
The school needs to raise £16,000 for 40 panels, which will save them 4.5 tonnes of CO2 per year, and so far they have raised £2,500.
Christine Giles runs Christine's Sustainable Supermarket in the town and has organised the Auction of Promises at St Margaret's Hall on June 27.
Auction items include a family pass to the Eden Project, breakfast for two at Stowford Manor and kettle bell fitness sessions. On the day there will also be food, music and children's entertainment.
Bradford on Avon Town Council awarded the project a £200 grant at Tuesday's Full Council meeting. The money will go towards the hiring of St Margaret's Hall for the auction and will act as a donation towards the solar panels.
To donate prizes email email@example.com or go to www.solarschools.org.uk/fitzmaurice.
- The school will be bag packing at Sainsbury's, Bradford on Avon, tomorrow from 10am to 2pm to raise money for its solar panel project.


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The collaboration will deploy Ensemble's proprietary drug discovery platform, including its Ensemblin™ collection of over 5 million macrocycles, to discover novel drug candidates against Genentech's drug targets. Genentech will have the right to develop and commercialize lead molecules arising from the collaboration.
Under the terms of the agreement, Ensemble will receive an undisclosed upfront payment and milestone payments upon the successful achievement of certain development milestones. In addition, Ensemble is eligible to receive royalties on future sales of products that arise from the collaboration.
"We are pleased to join forces with Genentech, a universally-recognized leader in drug discovery and development, to further exploit Ensemble's unique macrocyclic drug discovery capability," said Dr. Michael D. Taylor, CEO of Ensemble Therapeutics. "This collaboration further validates the wide-ranging potential of our Ensemblin drug discovery platforms while providing Ensemble with additional resources to advance our own internal pipeline."
James Sabry, Genentech's Vice President of Partnering, said, "We believe Ensemble's approach to develop macrocyclic small molecules to address drug discovery targets that have proven difficult to modulate with traditional approaches could result in innovative new medicines."
The collaboration with Genentech builds on Ensemble's business model to partner with drug development leaders, with this as the third collaboration with a major pharmaceutical company, to leverage the Ensemblin discovery engine to identify novel macrocyclic drug candidates.
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Ensemblins™ are a new class of synthetic macrocycles developed by Ensemble using its proprietary chemistry platforms, including DNA-Programmed Chemistry. Macrocyclic rings are found in many natural product-based drugs and bestow favorable pharmaceutical properties and powerful protein surface binding properties upon such drugs. Thus, macrocycles are uniquely suited to address many protein targets that cannot be modulated effectively by traditional small molecule pharmaceutical compounds. Macrocycles have been challenging to synthesize in large numbers and this has constrained their wider use in the industry. By extending beyond the limits of traditional small molecule drug discovery, Ensemble's platform provides unmatched capabilities to successfully and reliably generate millions of macrocyclic Ensemblins as drug candidates, larger than any collection previously synthesized in the pharmaceutical industry.
About Ensemble Therapeutics Corporation
Based in Cambridge, MA, Ensemble Therapeutics is deploying its proprietary chemistry platforms to develop a novel class of therapeutics known as "Ensemblins". Ensemble is leveraging its macrocyclic drug discovery expertise to fuel its proprietary drug candidate pipeline while also pursuing collaborations with pharmaceutical partners. Ensemble has established high-value partnerships including alliances with Genentech, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer. Ensemble develops Ensemblins against pharmaceutical targets for which a strong therapeutic rationale exists but which have not been previously or optimally addressed with traditional small molecules. Although some of those targets might be addressed with biologics, many opportunities remain unexploited either because a small molecule oral medication is a preferred route of administration or because the target is inaccessible to biologics. Ensemble's internal discovery and development efforts are focused on the key therapeutic areas of oncology and immuno-inflammatory diseases, with its lead program, a small molecule antagonist of Interleukin-17, a cytokine implicated in multiple inflammatory and autoimmune diseases, poised to enter development with an orally active candidate by the end of 2012. For more information, visit: www.ensembletx.com.
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Get your kids playing with paints as they create a gorgeous butterfly painting. This is a great art and craft kids activity that will have your kids expressing their creativity in fabulous colours and shades.
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Place your paper out and then using a paintbrush or spoon to apply plenty of coloured paint to half of the page.
Next fold the page in half (paint on the inside).
Using your hands press firmly and spread the trapped paint across the page.
Finally open the page to reveal a brightly coloured butterfly painting.
- This activity provides instant success and is always rewarding. This activity always presents itself as an exciting masterpiece.
- When pressing the paint make sure you press firmly, this part will be plenty of fun for your child. If there is too much paint the paper may tear so keep that in mind when applying paint to the page.
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SIXTH Sense Theatre for young people has teamed up with 45 Swindon primary schools to create a living history project marking the centenary of the First World War.
The school pupils were asked to research their family history, in order to discover the part Swindon people played in the 1914-1918 conflict.
War broke out on July 28 1914 and lasted for more than four years. Many local men went away to fight in the notorious trenches of France while others fought a different battle on the homefront, confronting food shortages and rationing.
The Sixth Sense project is in conjunction with The Imperial War Museum as part of its centenary programme marking the First World War. It is based on real war heroes fighting at the front, and the women and children of Swindon who all contributed to the war effort.
Each school submitted a story, which was read by the theatre company and used as an inspiration to write a play called The Pig Town Kids. Sixth Sense, based at the Wyvern Theatre and funded in part by Swindon Council, will be touring the play around primary schools until March 28.
Benedict Eccles, artistic producer at Sixth Sense, said: "We wanted to be ahead of the curve to introduce the centenary before the date, so that the Swindon children of today would understand its importance and significance in their lives."
The research threw up some fascinating stories, including a pupil at King William Street school who discovered his family had fought on the Russian front.
There was also a story of a real life war hero, Jack Eyres, who himself was a pupil at Lethbridge School. Today his great granddaughter Skye Cawsey, nine, attends the Old Town school. His great grandson Ellis Cawsey has just moved up to Commonweal School, but he wrote Jack's story for the project.
Jack was a Lewis Gunner fighting in the trenches in France. He was only 17 when he joined up. He put his own life at risk by returning in the heat of battle to save a fallen comrade who was shot and left for dead in No Man's Land, between the trenches.
Jack's diary of his war years survived and extracts have been added to the living history project.
David Tanner, a teacher at Lethbridge, said: "We will be holding a history day on the Friday before the play comes to the school and we will feature Jack's story.
"We wanted to join the project firstly as an opportunity to reach out to the local community and forge links with the school, and secondly because there will be so much coverage of the centenary that it is important for us to get in early.
"We wanted to look at the historical happenings and find the links between Swindon and the First World War.'' Along with the production, Sixth Sense has created an internal schools website including the stories written by the pupils, photos and memorabilia such as Jack's diary entries, plus lesson plans that were worked out jointly with the teachers.
The website will stay online for the next four years as a teaching aid and an introduction to Swindon history.
After the tour the theatre company will upload a film of the play as a lasting memento online.
Bob Buckley, headteacher at Abbey Meads School and chairman of Swindon Association of Primary Headteachers, said: "It was clear that this project was going to be an impressive and invaluable way of raising awareness and bringing the issues surrounding the events of 1914 and the First World War to our younger citizens.
"The project combines the use of real events from Swindon in the form of stories and an opportunity to be inspired by a superb piece of drama written specifically for the project. A hundred years on, it is important that we don't forget the importance of this period in our history.'' Abbey Meads School's story is based on the experiences of William Alfred Sharman, who survived the First World War and served again in the Second World War, despite losing a few fingers.
At East Wichel School the story for the project focuses on the hardships of life for a Year 2 pupil's great great grandmother, who was a child living in Stratford, London, during the war. The children are currently participating in a First World War topic which runs alongside the Sixth Sense project.
Benedict said: "These stories sum up the live timeline and what the project is all about. Little Johnnie can go back to his home and ask his parents about their grandparents. It is a living link.''
Play features two friends torn apart
THE play is not based on any one of the stories but it has a flavour of all the experiences of Swindon men away fighting and the women and children battling through on the homefront.
It is written by playwright Mike Akers, who has had his work performed on BBC Radio Four and t the Bristol Old Vic.
The Pig Town Kids is a two-hander starring Joseph Mann and Claire-Marie Seddon. They are known actors and also professional musicians, as there is live music throughout the production. The actors play the parts of two friends who have a 'great plan' to change their lives, but the war comes along and one goes away to fight and the other stays in Swindon.
The play has storytelling, physical theatre and an innovative set designed by Laura McEwen, which will travel to all the schools. After the show the company has a talk-out workshop for the audience.
How the theatre in education project started
The Sixth Sense project is in conjunction with The Imperial War Museum as part of its centenary programme marking the First World War. It is based on real war heroes fighting at the front, the women and children of Swindon who all contributed to the war effort
Benedict took the idea of the commemoration to Bob Buckley, chairman of Swindon Area Primary School Heads Forum and he arranged for all 45 schools and 1,000 pupils to get on board. The research, writing, website and production process has been an ongoing project since February 2013.
Sixth Sense Theatre Company
Suxth Sense has a professional touring arm and it runs the Swindon Youth Theatre. The company also becomes involved in one-off community projects or takes up a residency in a school, going along every week to take a drama class.
The company was founded in 1986 and is funded by Swindon Council and the Arts Council of England.
The main aim of Sixth Sense is to produce professional theatre for young people. It is based in Swindon's Wyvern Theatre complex.
For more details call 01793 614864.
Excerpt From Jack Ayres' Diary:
- 4 July 1918: Embarked for France.
- 30 July: Marched through Cassell to Mordfeine and went into barns, but my chum and I slept out. Jerry came over and dropped quite a lot of bombs in the village.
- 31st July: Marched to Seques, weather very hot and we marched 12 miles. Had the night in barns by the canal. Frank nearly drowned. Went fishing, caught a few. Serious air raid at night, lot of damage done but none of our boys hurt. Marching made my feet sore.
- 6th Sept: We arrived at 11 O'clock and had to march two miles to the trenches under shell fire. No casualties. Several gas attacks but we were too quick for Jerry.
- 19th Sept: Took over from HLI after they had run over and taken a ridge. This time we had a very hot time indeed. Shelled to blazes and it was miraculous we did not have a lot of casualties, but it was only four after all.
- 20th Sept: We were relieved by HLI to go back and get everything ready to go over. That night we had our first issues of rum and we needed it too. We are all issued with bombs, spades and shovels and all the necessary things we should need.
- 21st September: Took over from Manchester Regiment in their outpost line. We are fairly snug in a decent dug out. Friday 12 o'clock we go out in front of Jerry wire and take up our positions. Our team goes over with the first wave. 5 o'clock we have a good rum issue and get all ready. Barrage has opened and we are off. Our Corporal is hopelessly drunk but manages to keep up with the last man. My pal and I are leading. I have ammunition. All goes well until we reach the crossroad where we begin to lose formation a bit, meanwhile we get a few prisoners and a gun. Jerry has got the wind up and begins to put a barrage over us but we don't mind much we are all intent on taking our objective which is about 200 yards hence. We come to a field, being fired at with open sights. These we capture and take more prisoners in dug outs. Some seriously wounded here and my chum has a small bit of shrapnel in his arm but carries on. We begin to dig in, have gained our objective and advanced 1000 yards.
Schools taking part
Abbey Meads Community Primary
Bishopstone CE Primary
Bridlewood Primary
Brook Field Primary
Catherine Wayte Primary
Chiseldon Primary
Colebrook Junior
Covingham Park Primary
Crowdy's Hill
Drove Primary
East Wichel Primary
Eldene Primary
Even Swindon Primary
Ferndale Community Primary
Goddard Park Community Primary
Haydon Wick Primary
Hazelwood Academy
Gorse Hill Primary
Holy Family Catholic Primary
Holy Rood Catholic Junior
King William Street CE Primary
Lainesmead Primary
Lawn Primary
Lethbridge Primary
Liden Primary
Moredon Primary
Nythe Primary
Oaktree Primary
Orchid Vale Primary
Red Oaks Primary
Robert Le Kyng Primary
Rodbourne Cheney Primary
Seven Fields Primary
Shaw Ridge Primary
St Catherine's Catholic Primary
St Leonards CE Primary
St Mary's Catholic Primary
St Francis CE Primary
Tregoze Primary
Wanborough Primary
Wroughton Junior


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ByNatasha Brereton-Fukui
Which countries in emerging Asia are most exposed to outflows of capital? Economists often look to large current-account deficits as a sign of vulnerability — but a broader measure of funding needs might provide a better gauge.
The chart shows gross external financing requirements – the current-account balance combined with liabilities due over the next 12 months – as a proportion of reserves.
The current account is a broad measure of a country's trade and investment flows, and a deficit essentially means the country is importing more than it's exporting. In normal times the difference can be covered by portfolio flows and foreign direct investment.
However, last summer's "taper" selloff – when investors shed emerging market-assets in expectation of higher rates in the United States — showed how an overdependence on foreign funding can leave countries vulnerable at a time of crisis. That's why it's important to compare external financing needs to a country's stock of reserves, which are a last resort — short of an international bailout – for a country facing acute funding needs, according to Taimur Baig, chief Asia economist at Deutsche Bank.
Indonesia and India, which run the largest current account deficits in Asia, come in at the bottom of the gross external financing metric too. There's "little doubt" those two countries will remain under investor scrutiny this year as the U.S. Federal Reserve reduces its bond purchases, Mr. Baig says.
Best-positioned – by a large margin– is the Philippines, followed by Taiwan and China. But most interesting, perhaps, are those countries that fall somewhere in between.
Vietnam's reserves are double the size of its liabilities, but that wouldn't leave it with much cushion if it were forced to dip into them to address a funding shortfall.
Thailand's current account is expected to just barely show a surplus this year, but its reserves are more than eight times the size of its external funding needs. That may provide some comfort to investors shaken by the political standoff in Bangkok.
Other factors will also be important in determining how an economy fares as global liquidity tightens. Malaysia – where reserves are close to seven times the size of funding needs – has recently taken measures to tighten government spending and boost revenues, which should support investor confidence in its assets, economists say.
But when the going gets tough, it's local authorities' ability to draw on their reserves that can save the day – or not. Investors, take note.


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UW School of Drama to Present David Edgar's PENTECOST, 2/20-3/3
UW School of Drama presents David Edgar's Pentecost, directed by MFA in Directing candidate Andrew McGinn, in his thesis production at the Jones Playhouse. Previews begin Wednesday, February 20, 2013. The production runs through Sunday, March 3, and features performers from the School of Drama's graduate and undergraduate programs.
In a Balkan country on The Edge of Europe, a mysterious church fresco has been discovered which may rewrite the history of art across the East-West divide. Gabriella Pecs, curator of the national museum, enlists Oliver Davenport, an English art historian, to help prove the fresco's authenticity. Catholic, Orthodox and nationalist interests compete to possess it. In the midst of controversy, a desperate multi-national group of refugees bursts into the church demanding
asylum at gunpoint. One last hostage, the fresco, stands alone.
David Edgar's Pentecost uses the fresco and its questionable origin to look at competing ethnic, national and religious interest-groups in post-Communist Eastern Europe and at conflicting attitudes towards art. Director Andrew McGinn says "Art and theater remind us that we actually do have compassion for each other on the most fundamental level, otherwise art and theater just wouldn't work. Our national politics really should reflect that, but, they don't. This play finds the celebration of our natural instinct for compassion and vitality in the middle of a real war-torn mess in a way that's totally un-naive. I think the play is thrilling."
David Edgar, playwright, is a prolific British writer whose works include The National Interest (1971), Excuses, Excuses (1972), Dick Deterred (1974), Saigon Rose (1976), Wreckers (1977), written for 7:84 Theatre Company, Mary Barnes (1978) and Entertaining Strangers (1986), commissioned by Ann Jellicoe and the Colway Theatre Trust. His plays written for the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) include Destiny (1976), winner of the John Whiting Award, The Jail Diary of Albie Sachs (1978), The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby (1980), winner of the Society of West End Theatres Best Play award and a Tony Award (USA), Maydays (1983), winner of the Plays and Players Award for Best Play, The Shape of the Table (1990), written for the Royal National Theatre in London, and Pentecost (1994), winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Play of the Year. More recent plays include Albert Speer (2000), based on Gitta Sereny's biography of Hitler's architect, first staged at the Royal National Theatre, The Prisoner's Dilemma (2001), an exploration of the nature of modern conflict, for the Royal Shakespeare Company, Playing With Fire (2005) and Testing The Echo (2008). In 2007, he wrote the romantic comedy, A Time To Keep, with his wife, the dramatist Stephanie Dale. David Edgar is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. He lives in Birmingham.
Andrew McGinn, director, has been a producer/director for The Infinite Theatre in NYC where he presented A Doll's House, Seascape with Sharks and Dancer, and The Hotel Plays at the Provincetown Tennessee Williams Theatre Festival, where he also served as supervising director. As an actor, he has performed in two Broadway premieres (Coast of Utopia and Invention of Love by Tom Stoppard) produced by Lincoln Center, in five productions at The Public Theater/New York Shakespeare Festival, in Blue Man Group, and at various notable companies in New York and across the country. At UW, he has directed Spring Dance, Till The Day I Die, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, Woyczek, Antony and Cleopatra, The Motherfucker with the Hat, and The Illusion. He holds a degree in acting from The Juilliard School and is an MFA candidate in Directing at the University of Washington School of Drama.
The University of Washington School of Drama is one of the country's leading training institutions for theatre artists and scholars. Sixteen faculty and 20 staff members serve 150 undergraduate majors and 45 graduate students. The School offers a four-year undergraduate liberal arts education, Masters of Fine Arts degrees in acting, design, and directing, and a PhD in theatre history and criticism.
Internationally, students study and present work at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in Scotland and in Pontlevoy, France as The Drama Collective. Faculty and alumni have founded theatres such as ACT (Seattle), Oregon Shakespeare Festival, The Empty Space Theatre, and most recently, Azeotrope, the Washington Ensemble Theatre, Emerald City Scene, Wing-it Productions, and Next Stage. For more information, go to drama.uw.edu.
PENTECOST will play Wednesday February 20 through Sunday, March 3. Click HERE for tickets.
Wednesday, February 20 at 7:30pm
Thursday, February 21 at 7:30pm
Opening Night:
Friday, February 22 at 7:30pm
Week One:
Saturday February 23 at 7:30pm
Sunday February 24 at 2:00pm
Week Two:
Wednesday February 27 at 7:30pm
Thursday February 28 at 7:30pm
Friday March 1 at 7:30pm
Saturday March 2 at 7:30pm
Sunday March 3 at 2:00pm
All performances take place at Jones Playhouse, located at 4045 University Way NE, Seattle, Wash.
Ticket and subscription information: (206) 543-4880 or drama.washington.edu. Advance orders save $2 on at-the-door single ticket prices; season subscriptions offer additional savings. Single tickets at the door: Wednesday-Sunday, $20; Preview, $10. Student tickets are $12 to all shows. Tickets for UW employees/UWAA and Seniors are $15. The UW Arts Ticket Office is located at 1313 NE 41st Street, open Monday-Friday, 11am-6 pm. Call (206) 543-4880 and online at: drama.washington.edu.


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SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Thousands of Christian conservatives spent 12 hours Saturday, Sept. 4 praying and fasting in front of the state Capitol at a gathering organizers described as spiritual repentance "when there is no hope for a nation."
The daylong religious event titled, "TheCall to Conscience," was led by Lou Engle as well as other pastors and speakers to protest gay marriage, pornography and abortion. Many of those attending slapped red "Life" stickers over their shirts and set up blankets and folding chairs facing a large stage with banners that read: "Only One Hope God."
People close to the front of the stage held up their hands when called to prayer. They jumped and danced to musical performances between sermons. The gathering filled the west lawn of the state Capitol and hundreds of people spilled into the next block, but the rest of Capitol Mall's five-block-long lawn went unused despite large screens and barricades set up for the occasion.
Offering stations were set up throughout the area.
Ken and Antoinette Rodrigues, who described themselves as born-again Christians, drove in from Fremont to attend Saturday's rally after their daughter-in-law saw it over the Internet.
"It's a little more blunt than I anticipated, not that I'm opposed to that, but the things they are speaking, it's bold, very bold," said Antoinette Rodrigues, 48. "But I feel that it's very appropriate and timely."
Engle said it was the 17th fast hosted by TheCall in 10 years. Previous events have been held in New York, Boston and Nashville, Tenn., as well as in other parts of California such as Pasadena and San Francisco. It follows a similar prayer march and rally to a Houston abortion clinic back in January.
The Sacramento event, Engle said, helped to highlight immoral laws being passed out of the Capitol and called on traditional marriage to be restored.
"If marriage is going to be upheld between a man and a woman, which we believe is the best for families and children and society, then right now, it seems we need divine intervention," Engle said in an interview between appearances on stage. "That's part of the reason we're coming here, to pray, but also to take a stand and be a prophetic voice to stand for truth."
Last month Chief U.S. District Judge Vaughn Walker struck down Proposition 8 as unconstitutional. The measure approved by 52 percent of California voters in November 2008 amended the state Constitution to outlaw same-sex unions five months after the state Supreme Court legalized them.
The state has until Sept. 11 to challenge Walker's ruling. Both Attorney General Jerry Brown and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger have said they don't plan an appeal.
Telephone calls to Equality California weren't immediately returned Saturday.


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JARRYD Roughead says Hawthorn will make the necessary adjustments to its game-plan after Sydney exposed cracks in last year's grand final.
The Hawks were praised for their composure and accurate execution through the home-and-away campaign last season, with their short-kicking style befuddling many opponents. For the second season running, they were ranked No. 1 in the league for kicking efficiency (69 per cent).
But they were fortunate to edge Adelaide in the preliminary final and the Swans' manic tackling a week later had the desired reward as the Hawks struggled to hit targets in a gut-wrenching 10-point loss.
Their kicking efficiency slipped to 53 per cent - four per cent lower than they had ever posted since the statistic was first recorded by Champion Data in 1999. As the pressure rose, the Hawks' kicking efficiency by foot even dipped to 33 per cent in the final term alone, while the Swans' rose to 67 per cent.
Roughead, chatting during a community camp function at Launceston's Aurora Stadium, said the Hawks had digested the lessons of 2009 when the game-plan that carried them to an unexpected flag a year earlier was exposed.
''After '08 too, we probably held on it to it for too long thinking that we were going to be able to flick the switch a little bit in 2009,'' he said.
''But with injuries and the game evolving and changing as much as it did, we didn't change with it.
''Before we knew it, we had missed the finals in '09, then in 2010 we got knocked out by Freo in that final over there. We have had to change and go with the flow.''
It remains to be seen what changes will be made. It's likely Luke Breust will be used more in the midfield, while new stoppage coach Brett Ratten has been working on generating greater run once the ball is won. ''With what we have been able to do in the last couple of years, you would like to think we could still be consistent and up there, hopefully making top four and giving yourself every opportunity,'' Roughead said.
What is likely to remain is Roughead's role as one of the league's most versatile players.
Used as a ruckman and forward last season, he was the Hawks' third-highest goalkicker (41) and, according to Champion Data, was involved in 26 per cent of all scoring chains in the matches he played.
He was the second-most used target inside attacking 50 and kicked a goal more often when he was a target than Lance Franklin.
While his winning percentage and hitouts won weren't great as a ruckman, when he did get first touch he joined Adelaide's Sam Jacobs as having the best hitout-to-advantage percentage of any ruckman.
The 26-year-old was also excellent as a stoppage player, with 49 per cent of his clearances sparking a score - the highest percentage of the top-70 clearance winners.
''With how it has changed with the sub rule, you have got to have in your kit bag an option to play different positions,'' he said.
''Two or three years ago, they [coaches] came to me and said, 'What do you reckon about playing in the ruck?'
''You are a bit stand-offish to it because you didn't know what to expect and you haven't played there before.
''With the coach's confidence, it helps get you through it.''
Refreshed after off-season ankle surgery and a trip to the US, the self-confessed NBA nut is in top condition.
Provided Max Bailey remains fit and becomes the frontline ruckman, Roughead and David Hale will spend less time in that role.
With Franklin and Jack Gunston also imposing marking targets up forward, the Hawks will stretch opponents. But it also prompts the question whether the Hawks could be too top heavy.
''That is up to the coaches and we have the NAB Cup to wriggle things around and see how it works,'' Roughead said.
The Hawks begin their NAB Cup campaign in week two with round-robin matches against the Brisbane Lions and Gold Coast at Metricon Stadium on February 23.
Jon Pierik is a sports writer with The Age, focusing primarily on AFL football, cricket and basketball. He has won awards for his cricket and basketball writing.
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