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Each of the four Boxcar Children has a catharsis on stage as they struggle with the reality of losing their parents.
Each of the four Boxcar Children has a catharsis on stage as they struggle with the reality of losing their parents.
"It's a very emotional process having to connect with characters that have lost their parents," said Heath Wines. The 16-year-old plays Henry, the oldest of the four children.
The first book in the classic "The Boxcar Children" series following the four Alden siblings will take to the stage this month at Playhouse Downtown.
The play is set in Connecticut during the Great Depression. The siblings lose their parents when they sacrifice themselves during a boating accident to save their children.
When the siblings hear that they will be separated, they run away and create a home in an abandoned boxcar in the forest.
"I like that they can mostly take care of themselves, and how they're so secure when they're all together," said Clarke MacDonald, 8, who plays Benny, the youngest child.
The core of the play rests with the four actors, all younger than 17, though all are veterans of the stage and YouTheatre students.
"The four main kids carry the entire show," said Director Dave Hart.
Eleanor Palmer, 14, found the process of connecting with her character, Jessie, emotional, especially during an exercise in which they imagined what it would be like to lose their parents.
"It was reliving our own parents' death," Eleanor said about the exercise. "It's like a real journey."
Lucy Lannigan, 10, rounds out the cast by playing Violet.
Hart said a lot of people have grown up with the books and their characters. The kids struggle with adult issues, including finding food and shelter. They experience hoboes and Hoovervilles.
"I do want someone to cry," Heath admitted. "Just to have someone to connect with the work like that."
The play will open at 7 p.m.
Friday. Hart said it's the first YouTheatre production in the Playhouse Downtown theater on Main Street.
The show has a cast of 20, which includes a chorus for a musical number by a Hooverville hobo ensemble. Hart said ensemble members play pots and pans to create rhythm and music.
Doug Llewelyn, former host of "The People's Court," embodied the role of the grandfather.
"In the play, the grandfather has to win the kids over, or he'll lose the opportunity to really get to know his grandchildren," Hart said.
Llewelyn called the experience tremendously interesting for him.
"I'll tell you what's amazing is watching these kids," Llewelyn said. "The talent around here is amazing."
St. Gerard House and Immaculata Catholic School are the presenting sponsors. Benny was described as "slow" or "different" in the novels, and it was the threat of Benny being sent to an orphanage that prompted the kids to run away.
"We support the kids with differences," said Caroline Long, executive director of the St. Gerard House. "I think it's great for the community to see how different organizations are working together to be more well-rounded. We're all striving for the same thing — enhancing our community."
A fundraiser performance for St. Gerard House, a nonprofit that offers treatment for autism and other disorders, will be held at 7 p.m. March 11. Volunteers and parents from the two schools will help with concessions.
"I'm so excited to have this show represented by this children's organization," said Lynn Llewelyn Penny, director of YouTheatre outreach. "I love how that's kind of the partnership that represents our community."
There will be three school audiences for the show on Thursday, March 14 and March 15.
The public can see the show at 7 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 2 p.m. March 11. Tickets are $18 for adults and $10 for children and students, and can be purchased by calling the Playhouse box office at 828-693-0731, tollfree at 866-732 8008 or online at www.flatrockplayhouse.org.
Playhouse Downtown is at 125 S.
Main St. in Hendersonville.
Reach Goodman at 828-694-7867 or firstname.lastname@example.com.

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I know what you're thinking, so I'll address this right up front. Why in the world am I wasting your time with a trailer for another one of those "found footage" horror flicks? Truthfully, I have pretty high hopes for director Robert Nathan's upcoming NC-17 genre effort "Lucky Bastard." And, no, it has nothing to do with the fact that it's set against the backdrop of the adult film industry. Okay, well, kind of. But not entirely.
I'm all for pushing boundaries, particularly since most horror flicks seem to offer up the same old thing time and time again. I'm not saying "Lucky Bastard" is one of those movies — after all, I haven't seen it yet — but I think the premise is interesting enough to warrant a look. There you have it. I've justified to you why I write the things I do. I hope you're happy.
Check out the official synopsis:
LUCKY BASTARD is the story of a shy young man who wins a contest to have sex with a famous porn star on an adult website. When the young man arrives at the porno house / set location, his every move is captured on the numerous reality television-style wallcams that are spread out everywhere in the house. It is the found footage from these cameras that tells the story of the inevitable and horrifying reality of what actually happened.
At the center of the story are: Mike (Don McManus), who owns the "Lucky Bastard" website; his top porn star Ashley Saint (Betsy Rue); and Dave G. (Jay Paulson), the unsuspecting shy young man who wins the contest.
The "Lucky Bastard" employees treat their work matter-of-factly. Mike once clearly had more serious artistic ambitions, but now he runs the company and directs all of the "Lucky Bastard" website's content. Ashley, the website's most popular performer, initially refuses to participate because she knows the winner will be humiliated by the experience, but ultimately gives in when offered extra money. And the contest winner, Dave, an unassuming and shy young man, finds himself driven by shame and humiliation into committing the most horrifying acts imaginable.
Check out the NSFW trailer below. It's a red band clip, so approach with caution if other folks are around. "Lucky Bastard" arrives in select theaters on February 14, 2014 — Valentine's Day. A home video release should follow close behind.
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There where rumors floating on the internet that the Mac mini is dead. Sources indicated that european retailers weren't getting any mini's anymore. Which would mean that our beloved "server" platform is coming to an end. I guess the price of a second hand mini won't come down soon if this really is true.
Appleinsider.com however came with a report this friday that gives a little spark of hope. Their report mentions a new mac mini that is on the way. As a source they have Brian Stucky of Macminicolo.net fame who mentions he knows what is coming. Read the article if you want to know more, I for one hope it is true as I really love the mini. Mine is getting a bit old and slow for desktop use and would jump at a newer and faster mini!
PS. On the appleinsider article there is a picture of the macminicolo.net datacenter. I wonder which of the 400 mini's is mine?
I'd buy a mac mini "tower" (I can dream, can't I?) in a second, to replace my 8 year old G4. I can't expand or update the G4 anymore, though it runs 10.5.5 perfectly.
I "think" your mini is the seventh unit from the left, on the third shelf of the front rack.
Jeff, if Apple does not build the mini tower you could build it yourself! http://hanabusa1.blog29.fc2.com/blog-entry-93.html


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|Drawing sewn on Canvas Artwork and Photo by Margaret Braun SOLD
I spent the morning cooking a BIG batch of perogies and baking a European-style golden-flax loaf of bread for dinner.
This sunny and warm afternoon 22C (76F), I ran in my favourite park and, later, walked through a golden sea of autumn leaves. The Canadian Geese were flying in V-formation and practiced their landings.
I'm at home now, but, will be heading out in a few minutes to commune with my family and enjoy a delicious supper.
What am I grateful for today? Pretty much EVERYTHING! All is well in my life and has been for a very long time. I feel VERY blessed.
If I had to list the top three things I'm thankful for they would be:
1. The large community of BEAUTIFUL people in my life -- both family and friends -- and the new grandbaby that is still safely snuggled in my daughter's tummy whom I saw in a 3D movie last Sunday.
2. This AMAZING country! How stunning and diverse it is!
3. The GOOD FORTUNE of being an active member in the art community.
I KNOW that I am blessed.
Thank you.


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FSA plans fewer hygiene inspections for compliant businesses
The decision is part of the government's campaign to reduce the regulatory burden on businesses. The government claimed the campaign will save businesses £1bn in reduced red tape costs by July 2013.
Jeff Rooker, outgoing chairman of the FSA, said: "The FSA's mission is to deliver safer food for the nation and these improvements will help with that by enabling us to focus resources where the risk is highest."
'Pointless bureaucracy'
Business and enterprise minister Michael Fallon said: "The government understands that hard-pressed firms don't have time for pointless bureaucracy. Smarter enforcement of regulation will spare firms from unnecessary red tape while ensuring that regulators concentrate their efforts where they are most needed to protect consumers and drive up standards."
The government examined how regulation is delivered by asking small food manufacturers with up to 50 employees to report on their experiences of working with national regulators and local authorities. The study was led by the Department for Business Innovation and Skills and lasted five weeks from May 1 2012.
In response, the FSA will also enhance training – including an innovative e-learning package – for enforcement officers to help them better understand the law and the businesses they are regulating as part of its bid to improve consistency in the quality of enforcement and create a level playing field for businesses.
The agency will also explore alternative ways to deal with disputes between businesses and enforcement officers. Working with industry stakeholders, the FSA will assess what guidance is currently available to businesses; whether it is used and accessible by the industry, and what more it can do to help small manufacturers.
Speaking at the FSA's board meeting on Tuesday [January 22] Rooker also said that, following the recent horse meat in beef burger scandal, if evidence arises that more checks are needed within certain businesses the FSA would consider increasing the frequency of inspection.
At the same meeting, FSA chief executive Catherine Brown outlined plans for an internal review of its approach to dealing with small manufacturers. It will look at how they are affected by FSA operations and policy and where there may be opportunities to improve the effectiveness of its approach.
Interviews are being conducted with FSA personnel, food business operators and other government departments to help inform the review.
Lowering of standards
Chris Green, partner at law firm Weightmans, said that the changes were good for compliant firms, but was concerned they might lead to certain businesses lowering their hygiene standards.
"This is a good thing for the businesses which do comply with food safety laws, often those with more employees and greater resources, as they won't have the burden of people coming onto their premises and inspectors can focus more on catching the bad guys.
"My worry is that even when the enforcement priorities are more focused towards those would-be offenders, the regulators' resources are still so extremely limited that one can see the scope for an undetected large scale public food safety incident increasing as a result," he said.
Meanwhile, Britain's biggest union has urged government to boost the number of meat inspections in a bid to protect the public against contamination of meat with the veterinary drug phenylbutzone.
Yesterday (January 24) the FSA admitted that five horses which tested positive for phenylbutzone were exported for human consumption last year.


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[Bug 681146] New: Permissions of SCSI-scanners are not set as required. Users cannot scan, only root can do that.
- From: bugzilla_noreply@xxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 21 Mar 2011 05:24:40 +0000
- Message-id: <firstname.lastname@example.com/>
Summary: Permissions of SCSI-scanners are not set as required.
Users cannot scan, only root can do that.
Classification: openSUSE
Product: openSUSE 11.4
Version: Factory
Platform: Other
OS/Version: Other
Status: NEW
Severity: Major
Priority: P5 - None
Component: Basesystem
AssignedTo: bnc-team-screening@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
ReportedBy: dieter.jurzitza@xxxxxxxxxxx
QAContact: qa@xxxxxxx
Found By: ---
Blocker: ---
User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (X11; Linux i686; rv:2.0b12) Gecko/20110222
After installation of openSUSE I cannot scan any more as user. This is
obviously due to a permission issue.
When runnding yast configuration dialog, the scanner is detected flawlessly and
configured (mustek), the device is found (/dev/sg3).
However, the permissions are not set in such away that users may scan - only
root can do. Manually adjusting the device permissions fixes the issue - chmod
0666 /dev/sg3 - but this is not how it should be.
Reproducible: Always
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Install the scanner and configure it
Actual Results:
No scanning as user
Expected Results:
Scanning as user
Configure bugmail: https://bugzilla.novell.com/userprefs.cgi?tab=email
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas tourism officials are offering a chance to get married in the city's new Mob Museum by a former mob defense attorney.
The "Married at the Mob Museum" contest runs through Jan. 31. Seven couples who enter the drawing on tourism website Vegas.com will win a Valentine's Day wedding or vow renewal ceremony.
Former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman will officiate the ceremonies inside the courtroom where famous mobsters were tried. Goodman has defended organized crime figures including Anthony "The Ant" Spilotro.
Winning couples will be the first members of the public to enter the museum on opening day. They will also be flown to Las Vegas for a two-night stay at the El Cortez Hotel, and receive flowers, photography, a champagne brunch and a shopping spree.
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Keith Currie, 56, stepped down two months after the bank's collapse and had previously taken time off work due to apparently stress-related illnesses.
The father-of-one was found dead at his home in Newcastle's affluent suburb of Jesmond on Sunday afternoon.
Police are not treating the death as suspicious and have passed the case to coroners.
Coroners will speak to his family tomorrow and expect to conduct a post-mortem on Wednesday.
A spokesman for Newcastle Coroner's Office said it had "yet to be determined" whether an inquest would take place.
A close friend, who asked not to be named, said Mr Currie blamed himself for the pain felt by shareholders, who lost out when Northern Rock was nationalised in 2008.
He said: "He was a very charitable chap. He was just a really nice, very happy-go-lucky sort of guy.
"[But] he was a guy with a conscience. He felt terrible about shareholders losing their money. He felt like it was down to him. He felt dreadful. His marriage broke up earlier this year."
Mr Currie stepped down as a board director in November 2007, two months after Northern Rock was forced to seek emergency funding from the Bank of England and concerned savers began a run on the bank.
He had been the bank's treasurer since January 2005, helping to ensure it was well-financed.
But he took two weeks off after the crisis erupted due to illness, thought to be stress-related. He then took early retirement in January 2008.
A spokesman for Northern Rock said at the time: "We confirm that Keith Currie is currently absent from work through illness."
The company has since been taken over by Virgin Money. A spokesman said employees were "very sad to hear the news of Keith's passing".
A spokesman for Northumbria Police said: "At 3.12pm on Sunday Northumbria Police received a report from the ambulance service of a man found dead at his house on Lindisfarne Road in Jesmond.
"The man was in his 50s. The coroner has been informed."


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A man was shot in the head after a car full of people were ambushed by gunmen in a K-Mart parking lot in northeast Miami-Dade early Thursday.
The shooting happened just before 1 a.m. in the parking lot of the store at Northeast 12th Avenue and 109th Street.
Police said two men and three women were in the car at the time of the shooting.
The driver reportedly tried to drive away as the gunmen opened fire, but the car struck a tree. The injured driver and his friend ran a block away and were knocking on doors asking for help, police said.
The victim was rushed to a nearby hospital, where his condition was unknown.
Miami-Dade Police are investigating the incident.
Check back with NBC 6 South Florida and NBC6.com for updates.
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at the time of Freshmen Orientation as your Email Password. If your PIN number
is less than Eight Characters long add zero (0) to the end of your PIN number
to make it eight characters. For example, if your PIN number is HG7634 you need
to use HG763400 as your email password. Some of the old PIN numbers are
combination of uppercase letters and numbers. New PIN numbers are combination
of lower case letters and numbers.
To access your email click here
To add your Shaw Email Account (Gmail) on your mobile phone refer to the following links:
What do I need to know and do to access my new email account?Your email username is a combination of your first name, middle name, last name, suffix, and student ID number
To find out your email username and initial password take the following steps:
What will I get with new email account?
Here are some of the features in your new email account:
In addition, to enhanced and web-based email with your bears.shawu.edu account, you get a number of other tools.
Last, but not least, we recommend you bookmark the following page(s) so you can easily log in to your email account and the other services:
Why my account is suspended or disabled?Abusive: Any user in violation of the Google Terms of Service and Shaw University Student Email Usage Policy will be suspended and marked Abusive. The system administrator will delete the abusive users' accounts. These accounts cannot be re-enable
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Gulf States Transmission Corporation
Original Volume No. 1
Contents / Previous / Next / Main Tariff Index
Effective Date: 10/01/2000, Docket: RP00-548-000, Status: Effective
Third Revised Sheet No. 58Q Third Revised Sheet No. 58Q : Effective
Superseding: Second Revised Sheet No. 58Q
GENERAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS (continued)
To the extent that capacity is released for the remaining term of the
Releasing Shipper's Service Agreement and the Acquiring Shipper has
agreed to pay the maximum reservation charge(s), or higher if applicable
pursuant to Section 23.8(c) hereof, and reservation surcharge(s) for such
capacity, Releasing Shipper's contract shall be amended so as to relieve
such Shipper of any further liability for payment of the reservation
charge(s) and reservation surcharge(s) applicable to the capacity
released under the Service Agreement.
23.11 Notice of Completed Transactions. Within five business days after
capacity has been awarded pursuant to Section 23.9, Transporter shall
post the information identified below regarding each transaction on its
Interactive Internet Website for a period of at least five business days:
(a) term;
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(e) whether the capacity is firm or firm recallable;
(f) all conditions, including any minimums, concerning the release;
(g) the names of the Releasing Shipper and the Acquiring Shipper; and
(h) whether or not the Acquiring Shipper is an affiliate of the
Releasing Shipper or Transporter.
23.12 Effective Date of Release and Acquisition. The effective date of the
release by a Releasing Shipper and acquisition by an Acquiring Shipper
shall be on the date so designated by the Releasing Shipper in its offer
to release.
23.13 Notice of Offer to Purchase Capacity. In the event a party desires to
purchase capacity on Transporter's System, it may post a notice of offer
to purchase capacity on Transporter's Interactive Internet Website or, if
such party is not currently authorized to access the Interactive Internet
Website and elects to provide Transporter with the information in some
other form, Transporter shall post such offer on its Interactive Internet
Website within 24 hours of receipt of such offer. The offering party may
furnish all data for posting which it deems appropriate but at a minimum
such data shall include the following:
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When: Fri., May 1, 6-8 p.m. 2009
A one-night-only show featuring the works of the 180 Finger Collective, a group of artists — among them Hamlett Dobbins, Christine Zhu, Colin Cox, and Emma Fiandt — who work together and trade paintings.
2547 Broad (Midtown)
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Cosplayer Raiji Magiwind > Costume of Larxene (Kingdom Hearts 2)
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- Kingdom Hearts 2
- Character
- Larxene
- Year Completed:
- Construction Difficulty:
- Normal
- Awards
- None
- Costume worn at:
- Youmacon 2007
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
This costume used the coat I used for the Zexion cosplay, and the wig I managed to pull off, though I swear her 'antennae' are a pain in the butt. The kunai were crafted by my good friend and fellow Deviantart artist VenturerTheHybrid, who does offer commissions on various things. Please go see her at her Deviantart page to learn more.
Debut- Youmacon 2007
- Personal Thoughts:
- One thing I learned in making the coat after the two conventions it has been used at, at AWA XIII as Zexion and Youmacon '07 as Larexene that I know that IF I decide to make something of leather again, I will acquire a thicker and slightly more durable leather material, cause the one I used can an will tear a bit easily. The evidence is in the slight wear and damage from some of the rougher poses I did for pictures or shoots or just from the overzealous glompings from folk.
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I am certainly not fond of snails, but this really is a beautiful creature, thanks!
I think another snail would say: "YEAH!"
But maybe s/he would say it to him/herself. (I think they're hermaphroditic:)))?
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Stanley from "The Office" is a Real-Life (Auto-tuned) Rapper! [VIDEO]
This is actually a legit side-gig for Stanley Hudson. You can buy the debut single "2 Be Simple" by Leslie David Baker (that's Stanley) Featuring N.U.M. on itunes, but I recommend watching the video. It's not your typical Stanley behavior.
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REUTERS/Shannon StapletonThe 2003 NBA draft was one of the most important nights in NBA history.
The league got a massive infusion of talent that finally helped fill the void left by Michael Jordan's departure.
LeBron, D-Wade, and Carmelo were all picked that night. But there were All-Stars picked at No. 18 and No. 29 as well, and round one was stacked from top-to-bottom.
It's remarkable to see what all 29 first-round picks who changed the league that night are doing today.


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I can live with that decision of BioWare to release the game first for consoles, as long as a PC version is underway. The PC version then should normally be freed of story bugs and normally the pc gamers also get some bonus stuff. Sounds like a fair deal. Consoles get it first, PC gets it extended. As long as it is really adapted to the platform. Although there are imho many prejudices against console ports that imho are not appropriete and are the same kind as the endless voice over synchronisation discussions (does this speaker really fit to that role? and so on).
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Calculate your forage requirements: Although there should be plenty of silage on farms, it is still a good idea to estimate the tonnage of silage available and compare this with your likely winter demand.
Use the tables below to estimate supply and demand on your own farm.
As an example silage in a silo at Greenmount Campus measures 33 metres long by 11 metres wide with an average depth of 2.1 metres. What tonnage of silage is in the pit?
To calculate the volume of silage, multiply 33 by 11 by 2.1. This equals 762 cubic metres.
Table 1: Conversion factors to convert silage volume to tonnes of silage
Silage dry matter (%) Tonnes of silage per cubic metre 20 Multiply by 0.77 25 Multiply by 0.68 30 Multiply by 0.60 Whole crop 40% dry matter Multiply by 0.67 Forage maize 30% dry matter Multiply by 0.75
To convert the volume of silage to fresh weight multiply the volume by the correct conversion factor. For our example, assuming the dry matter is 25 per cent, multiply 762 cubic metres by 0.68. This equals 518 tonnes of fresh silage.
Table 2: Estimated monthly feed requirement of stock (assuming 25 per cent dry matter silage)
Livestock Silage (tonnes per month) Dairy cow in milk 1.4 Dry cow 0.9 0-1 year old heifer 0.6 1-2 year old heifer 0.9
To estimate the demand for silage multiply the number of each class of stock by the number of months to be fed. For example, 9.8 tonnes of silage is needed to feed one milking cow for seven months (1 cow x 1.4 tonnes x 7 months).
If you are short of forage consider your options now by reducing requirements or sourcing extra supplies.
Planning for early grass next spring
Late season ground conditions and grass growth have been good on most farms. As this is probably the last rotation before housing, action taken now will effect early grazing next spring. The timing of paddock closure and residual grazing heights determines the start date for grazing and grass quality next year.
Paddocks closed now will be the first to be grazed in spring. Do not graze paddocks again even if there is good grass growth in October and November. Paddocks should be grazed to 5 cm or less on a rotational basis and closed for the winter.
Paddocks closed in late November will not have sufficient grass for grazing until the end of March or April next year.
Colostrum for calves
Colostrum management is the single most important factor determining calf survival and subsequent health. Calves are born without any immunity and rely on the protective effect of antibodies derived from their mother's colostrum. They must get enough quality colostrum as quickly as possible after birth. Protection is achieved by ensuring the new born calf receives 10 per cent of its bodyweight or 3.5 to 5 litres of colostrum within the first hours of birth. If a calf does not suck quickly carry out stomach tubing to ensure it is properly protected.
Typical September performance
How does your farm compare with the typical performance from the Co Armagh farms I work with:
Average daily milk yield 20.4 litres per cow Average daily concentrate fed 5.7 kilos per cow Average daily milk from forage 7.5 litres per cow Average daily concentrate feed rate 0.28 kilos per litre
If enough quality grass is available grazing should maintain 14 litres of production. To support higher yields supplementation will be required. Set your feeding for 0.45 kg per litre above 14 litres. If grass is in short supply 10 kilos of fresh silage will replace 2.5 kg of grass dry matter or about a fifth of a cows daily grass intake.
Date to remember
Remember under the Nitrates Action Programme 15 September is the last day for sowing chemical nitrogen fertiliser.


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Writing a book on the history of Formula One is an unenviable task, and to get it right is near impossible. The problem comes in trying to maintain an entertaining narrative over a period spanning 60 years, in which the sport has become nearly unrecognisable from its origins. Add to that the potential to get bogged down in endless statistics and painfully boring technical data, and there is the danger of producing the dullest book since Haynes published its manual for the 1980 Austin Metro. However, in Burning Rubber Charles Jennings has managed to avoid all the major pitfalls and create a genuinely enjoyable and easily readable complete history of F1.
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For anyone new to F1, this is a must have that will undoubtedly enhance your knowledge and enthusiasm for the sport. And for those who know their FISAs from their FOCAS and their Nuvolaris from their Neubauers it'll offer, at the very least, an alternative viewpoint and an entertaining read.
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I'm planning a trip to South Africa next September that would involve a stay at Singita or Londolozi. Anyone have any tips on how to get a discount at either one of them?
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Right now the rates are ranging about $950/nt/person, down f rom over $1000 at Singita.
If you stay more than 3-days, you might get a discount on the 4th (but by then the entire vacation budget is shot to heck)
Most posters here will agree the prices at the hi-end camps have skyrocketed, especially these two.
A lot has to do with the weakness of the USD. Under usual circumstances, prices increase avg. 5-10%/yr, but with the weak dollar these last 1-1/2 yrs. they went crazy.
From an exchange rate in 2001 of approx. USD$11.50/1ZAR to USD$7.50/1ZAR about 20%
So maybe an improvement in the exchange rate will help all around. If find out anything else, please post here.
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Correction - Mind thinks one thing; fingers type another:
>>From an exchange rate in 2001 of approx. USD$11.50/1ZAR to USD$7.50/1ZAR about 20%<<
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USD$1/11.50ZAR to USD$1/7.50ZAR today, about 20% difference.
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FYI, The exchange rate is down to ~ $1 USD/6.5 ZAR.
http://www.mtbeds.co.za/ offers last minute deals on many safari lodges, including Londolozi and Singita. I believe the best deals are reserved for S.A residents. But the savings are pretty amazing. Top end places like Londolozi and Singita can be as little as $200 pp.
Good luck.
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A suggestion: since Singita and Londolozi are still $950 pp, look at the other lodges abutting Kruger, such as Kirkman's Kamp.
Let me say first - yes, KK is not as fancy or modern as the S&L. But it offers a larger area in which to see game - nice private quarters - good rangers and trackers - idyllic setting - good food - great administration. In a word, everything you need.
Check out their prices. Don't get caught up in this belief that Singita and Londolozi offer a better experience. They simply do not.
Go to an agent and ask about their prices. Many are willing to hold their quotes at present levels, regardless of the exchange rate.
There simply is too much discussion of Singita and Londolozi on this site, and not enough focus on the other good lodges in that same area.
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Smilesfeelgood, is there a web site for Kirkman's Kamp, and can you suggest any other high end lodges that offer better value than Singita and Londolozoi? Are Singita and Londolozi the only private lodges inside Kruger?
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Elaine -
Most of the hi-end (and not so hi-end) lodges/camps are adjacent to Kruger on what is called Private Reserves -Sabi Sands, Manyeletti, Timbavatin, etc.).
Check the www.e-gnu.com
site for these in the Mpumulanga region of SA where you can view details of many and with the "mtbed" site (listed above) do a comparison of costs. But there are also lodges/camps in other areas of SA. Compare them all.
Many guidebooks list various lodges/camps in the many regions (whether at Kruger or other areas in SA) - so have a look-see.
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Singita et al are all outside Kruger, and the game drives are usually limited to the respective properteis, and are not conducted inside Kruger. Size is an issue to look at. Kirkman's has a website, and every four days updates game sightings. Look at any guidebook, such as Fodors, and you'll see numerous lodges next to Kruger. Singita and Londolozi are the MOST expensive, and modern architecture at Singita is responsible for much of the attention given it. Don't confuse that and the prices with more value in game viewing, which most decidely is not the case. Look at lesser priced properties and see what they offer. I also suggest you contact a good agent, such as Fisheagles (Houston) or Karrel (Coral Gables), and get their opinions. Contact a SA agent as well - some are listed in other threads on this site. Please don't think you' ev got to spend $1,000/night/pp, when by looking at other lodges, you can bring that down a bit. Also, take a look at the Natal area, such as Phinda.
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Smiles - when were you at Singita?
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Sandi, the www.e-gnu.com site you recommended is so loaded with information, it may take me the better part of a year to get through it.
Tisler's last minute site is very informative too, but I am not spontaneous enough to wait until 14 days before arrival to book something. The really great deals are reserved for South African residents anyway.
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Elaine -
I'm with you and many others who plan their trips well in advance of the 14-days, but as many wait till the last minute - these latter just have a different constitution. But the "mtbeds" site is a good one to have access.
"E-gnu" is loaded with info and details, so you'll have to come up with a few you'd like and go from there - see how they fit into your schedule and budget. For our trip, in order to stay at Singita (which then, and before the drop in the USD value) cost $650/nt/person versus current $950-970 - we stayed at the less expensive Honeyguide Tented camp that ran about $250/nt/pp, but this latter gave us the opportunity to spend time "under canvas" which I feel is a "truer safari experience".
There are lots of comparable lodges/camps to Singita & Londolozi, a little less expensive, some a lot less, so review the e-gnu site carefully and select what works for you.
Many on this board have stayed at a few lodges/camps/hotels and I'm sure will be glad to impart whatever info they can when decision making time arrives.
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I haven't stayed at Singita - only toured it and talked with the staff, for a day. Several friends have stayed there. I based my comments on trips to many of the lodges abutting Kruger, staying at some several times, and discussions with staff there, and with agents, plus materials from the various lodges. Singita offers interesting digs, and top of the line service. Their game viewing is not any different than Kirkman's or others in the area. Same area, different pieces of property where they have their concessions. Singita cannot order up the Big Five, LOL, I don't care how you pay. If you're willing to pay about $1,000 per night per person, then perhaps you'd be interested in Botswana, where Wilderness Safaris can fix you up for an average of $600-$700 per night pp, and that includes small, rather exclusive lodges, and the Maun to Maun private air charters between camps. Whatever you select, have a nice trip. BTW< Fish Eagles in Houstyon just sent me some material on discounted trips they offer during off season - very nice prices too. Have you gotten in touch with their president, Bert duPlessis?
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I stayed at Singita and Mombo this year (along with other camps). I paid about $800 pp pn for Singita and $730 pp pn for Mombo. Not only did I see the big five in three days at Singita but every ride was jaw-dropping (cheetah twice, leopard twice - once eating a kill in a tree - 2 month-old baby lion cubs were the highlights). Once we saw a herd of elephants surrounding a lost rhino. Our tracker surprised us one day by using his break time to pre-scout for us. That was just the gaming experience, there was much more, beyond the rooms, all involving great planning and management. I was skeptical about this camp before I stayed there (it was my spouse's choice) as I had a preconceived notion it was all about the china and silverware. But I was wrong. I know there are other good camps at all price ranges but in my case, it was well worth the extra $130 for Singita over Mombo.
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That's very interetsing. Clematis, and your game viewing experience was certainly a memorable one.
What were your reactions to the Okavango Delta compared with the Kruger area? How is Singita different from Mombo or other lodges you stayed at? Whatever impressions you have would be interesting to know.
A suggestion: ask Bert DuPlessis at Fish Eagles to place you on his mailing list. Just received some amazing offers for out of season trips.
May I also suggest you add Phinda Forest Lodge to your places of interest. Game viewing is excellent, they offer beach safaris as well, and the chalets are first class, as is management. I've used them twice, and seeing all the large cats is almost an hourly experience. Hard to believe but true. I believe the price now is $500-$600, and I know that SA citizens receive a huge discount, almost 50-60%, I'd estimate.
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Clematis -
Your above comments on Singita are exciting, but I keep checking for balance of your trip report covering this segment of your adventure. When can we expect it? Thanks.
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Travelsmiles, as part of a question that I posted earlier I asked who the "Bert" was whom many of you were talking about, but nobody responded to that part of my post, so I am glad you brought up his name on this thread.
(By the way, is your screen name a combination of travel and smiles, or travels and miles? Just curious.)
In regard to less expensive lodging than Singita or Londolozi, is there a "next best", or is the calibre of accommodation significantly lower in the next category down? I have looked at many pictures of lodges, but some of the accommodations resemble North American motel rooms. I may not be prepared to spend $1,000 USD per day per person, but I do want to stay somewhere more reflective of South Africa than a "Day's Inn".
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Hi Elaine
There is a very large range of accommodation in various game park/reserves in SA, and the next step down from Singita/Londolozi are nothing like motel rooms. I'll admit upfront that I have not stayed at either (they are far to rich for South African blood!) but I truly cannot see how anyone can justify some of the prices charged.
Try the following: Djuma, Garonga, Chitwa Chitwa, Jock, Savannah, Ulusaba, Sabi Sabi, Notten's, Inyati, Leopard Hills, Exeter, Lukimbi, Simbambili, Imbali, Thornybush, Tanda Tula, Serondella, Kings Camp, and the list goes on and on. These are in the Limpopo and Mpumalanga provinces.
Alternatively in the North West and the other side of the Limpopo Province there is Makweti, Witwater, Mabula, Entabeni and Madikwe to name a few. Nice thing about this area is that it is malaria free.
In KwaZulu-Natal Phinda is fantastic, although also not afraid of charging! Other options here are White Elephant, Mkhuze Falls or Makakatana Bay.
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Elaine - my name? The same question occurs to me. Smiles is appealing, to me, and can be hooked to all sorts of words.
If you have this, please excuse:
Bert du Plessis
[email protected]
web - www.fisheaglesafaris.com
I've used a number of agents, here, in SA, and have even planned trips to Africa using internet, and using agents here and there to book specific hotels, rent cars, etc. This time I sketched out where I wanted to go, and I've turned it all over to Bert, for a Botswana foray next year. I'm meeting friends from London in J'Burg, and we're heading out to Maun to visit a number of lodges, using charter aircraft, which Bert arranged.
The advice here about lodges less costly than Singita and Londolozi is good. I imagine Kirkman's Kamp rooms do resemble motel rooms - but they're bigger and more colonial in design. Quite downhome and comfortable. This was formerly a British farm, and the reserve was put togetrher when five huge farms were purchased decades ago. It shares a border with Kruger, the fences were removed, and naturally the animals wonder back and forth.
For SA, I believe you cannot do better than Phinda Forest or one of their other three lodges. I stayed at Forest two differenmt years, and it is always an amazing experience. But then Botswana is rather amazing as well. I could tell you a story or two, lol.
Take care. I am yawning today - I was on the phone until 1 a.m. this morning using Delta FF miles to book seats on SAA #202 JFK to J'Burg and return. I am pleased to say I saved myself $2500.00!!!! The downside is I'll just spend the money on some frivolity.
Have a wonderful day, and great weekend. Do talk with Bert if you want his advice. Very reliable guy. And nice.
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Elaine, my trips to South Africa in
May 2002 and May 2003 included stays at Singita, Lodolozi Tree Camp and Phinda Forest. The game viewing, lodging and meals were fairly comparable...however, there was a jaw-dropping price difference. Phinda Forest was $285/night, Londo $500/night and Singita $850/night. Obviously, the best value, by far, was Phinda. At each game reserve you have a private house/chalet. All bathrooms are over-the-top. Singita is more luxurious, but it's hard to justify the price. Keep in mind that most game reserves have several different "camps" that are priced according to level of luxury and service. However, and this is an important point, the game viewing experiences within each place are identical. The game viewing experience between these three reserves in comparable, but different. For instance, Londo has an abundance of leopard, while Phinda has few.
I've use an American couple, Pierre and Margaret Fabor, at www.classicafrica.com
They are both Rhodes Scholars that studied at Oxford and work incredibly hard to plan a flawless travel experience. Even though the US dollar dropped in value, I was given my original November 2002 prices when I paid for my trip in May 2003. Good luck with your planning!
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Andra Pradesh government recently announced a notification of VRO (Village revenue officer), VRA (Village revenue assistant) jobs in AP Revenue Department. Sri N Raghuveera reddy, Revenue minister, government of andrapradesh has announced in a press meet on 13/12/2013. AP VRO, VRA Recruitment 2013-2014 Notification to fill 4305 of VRA, 1657 of VRO Jobs present in various districts of AP
VRO Syllabus:
VRO, VRA Syllabus divided in 3 parsts:
1. General knowledge( 60 marks)
General knowledge is Very important in vro syllabus. Because 60 marks are coming from general knowledge part, you should mainly concentrate on general knowledge in vro syllabus. Main subjects in VRO syllabus general knowledge part: Geography, civics, economics, physics, chemistry, biology,
2. Arithmetic ability 30 marks( VRO Syllabus)
3. Logical skills 10 marks(VRO Syllabus)
VRO/VRA Syllabus pdf 2014 in telugu
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UPDATE: Shanda Games Posts In-Line Q3 Profit
Shanda Games Ltd (NASDAQ: GAME) reported a drop in its adjusted Q3 earnings.
Shanda Games' quarterly earnings dropped to $45.7 million. The company's per share earnings came in at $0.17 per share, versus analysts' estimates of $0.17 per share.
Its revenue came in at $170.4 million, versus analysts' estimates of $170.8 million.
Shanda Games shares dropped 2.14% to close at $3.20.
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Adam Lambert channels Lady Gaga on Glee The very popular star, who gained his popularity by being on the reality show American Idol singer such songs as If I Had You and For Tour Entertainment puts out his best impersonation of the singer for his upcoming guests slot on the television series.
He is wearing a hat, tuxedo, and heavy make-up to perform a rendition of Gaga's Marry The Night in a newly-released promo clip. He is also shown dangling from a crystal chandelier.
Watch the series of Glee, which is set to air in the U.S. next month, 2013.
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my son moved in yesterday, to storthes hall accommodation. the room was dismal , had big cobwebs on the ceiling and didnt look like it had been cleaned . both the kitchen and the bedroom were well used and did not look like the photographs represented on the web site. I was very disappointed for him.


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Dear Editor:
I was in the Pagosa Springs Post Office a few days ago and have never been treated with such discourtesy in all my life. I had a letter that had to reach a destination by Monday and asked how this would best be accomplished. I was handed a form, told to fill it out, and side-tossed an express mail envelope and told to stick the letter inside. I moved over so that the next person in line could be waited on, which in itself was a kind gesture considering that the line was long and as usual, only one person was working the counter. Much to my surprise, when I was finished, which maybe took one minute at the most, I expected to complete the transaction. But, no, the next window please sign had been put up without so much as a fare thee well, and by God, we were gone to lunch! I waited a few minutes to see if they would come back. No such luck. I had to return to the line which was now much longer and still only one person working the counter. And for this outstanding service, we get to pay continually higher rates. Thank goodness I have the Arboles Post Office to go to where I am treated courteously and not as a bother (especially at lunch time).
Just a thought: Is it too much to expect that during the busiest time at the post office, when it is lunchtime for everyone else, too, and they are out trying to get errands done, that at least two people could be working the counter? Common sense in a government agency? Inconceivable.
Sincerely disgruntled,
Pat Jackson
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A vicar has made it onto the Queen's Birthday Honours list for his community work.
Rev John Wood, vicar at St Ann's church in South Tottenham, will be made an MBE in recognition of his work with local charities.
Rev Wood, 55, has built a range succesful community groups as director of the charity Hope In Tottenham, including a schools counselling programme.
He has also undertaken youth work and worked to promote community-police engagement.
Rev Wood has worked at the church in Avenue Road for 20 years.


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The New England Patriots beat up the Indianapolis Colts last night in the AFC Championship Game. The offensively charged Patriots won 43-22, but surprisingly the victory had very little to do with quarterback Tom Brady. In fact, the future Hall of Famer, three time Super Bowl Champ and perennial top-ranked passer only threw for 198 yards with no touchdowns.
The Patriots passing game has been limited. No Aaron Hernandez, no Danny Woodhead, no Wes Welker, no Rob Gronkowski. Coach Bill Belichick needed to find a better way to defeat the Colts. And he did, on the ground. The Patriots typically use a running back by committee approach. Last night, however, most of the heavy lifting was accomplished by LeGarrette Blount who ran for 166 yards and four touchdowns.
On the other side of the ball, Andrew Luck made some great plays. He was somehow able to survive last week's game against the Kansas City Chiefs by staging a miraculous comeback even though he threw three interceptions. Belichick's defense was not going to let the same thing happen. Luck threw four interceptions last night, including one pick on his first possession that got ran back for a defensive touchdown. Not a great way for the young signal caller to start the game against the number two ranked team in the AFC .
Professor Tom Brady has completed his lesson to Andrew Luck and the Colts.
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— NFL on ESPN (@ESPNNFL) January 12, 2014
It's hard to believe that it's been nine years since Brady won his third and last Super Bowl. In order for the 36-year-old quarterback to tie his childhood idol Joe Montana's four rings, he'll need to get through the Denver Broncos next week in the AFC Championship Game in Denver. It will be another Brady versus Manning meeting. The match up between two of the game's elites has easily become one of the greatest rivalry in all of sports.
The two quarterbacks have faced each other a total of 12 times. Brady has the edge at 8-4, however, seven of those wins were ultimately decided by a touchdown. The winner of Sunday's game will earn the right to represent the AFC at Superbowl XLVIII on February 2nd.
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Jeanne Jordan is an Oscar-nominated filmmaker who has been making documentaries and dramas for over twenty years. The Independent said of her resume, "it reads like PBS's greatest hits."
Troublesome Creek: a Midwestern (co-directed with Steven Ascher) won the Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award at Sundance, was nominated for an Academy Award and received many other awards. It was released theatrically and broadcast on PBS The American Experience, the BBC premier documentary strand Storyville, ZDF Germany and many others.
Jordan and Ascher's feature documentary, So Much So Fast premiered at Sundance, was released theatrically to critical acclaim, and has been broadcast on PBS FRONTLINE, BBC Storyville, ZDF Germany, and many other networks around the world.
Raising Renee, part III in the Families in Trouble trilogy, premiered at Full Frame, won the Audience Award at the Independent Film Festival Boston and Best Documentary at the Syracuse Film Festival. It was broadcast on HBO, Knowledge Canada, SVT Sweden and AVRO Netherlands.The film was nominated for an Emmy (Outstanding Arts and Culture Programming).
Jordan was Series Producer of the PBS children's series Postcards from Buster for two seasons, producing a new, international version of the show, nominated for the Outstanding Children's Series Emmy both years.
Among her awards are the Prix Italia, a Peabody award and an International Documentary Association Distinguished Achievement Award. She was nominated for a Directors Guild of America Award and an Independent Spirit Award. She received the Michael DeBakey Journalism Award and an Insight Award from the National Association of Film and Digital Media Artists.
Jordan edited two films of the groundbreaking civil rights series Eyes on the Prize which won an Emmy Award and the DuPont Columbia Award, and films for American Experience, including season opener, Amelia Earhart and The Wright Stuff. Other editing includes My Mother's Murder for HBO and the Emmy-nominee, A Normal Face for NOVA.
Her dramatic feature work includes several films for American Playhouse, including Noon Wine, Lemon Sky and the Emmy-winning series Concealed Enemies on the trials of Alger Hiss. She edited the bilingual feature, Blue Diner which won the prestigious ALMA award.
In 1988, Jordan and Orlando Bagwell produced Running With Jesse, a chronicle of Jesse Jackson's presidential run for FRONTLINE, which Jordan also edited. She has produced and edited several pieces for The PBS Newshour and films for the PBS series Art Close Up, which won and were nomintated for Emmys.
Jordan graduated from the University of Iowa and began her career at Iowa Public Television. She has twice been honored with a fellowship at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard and she was a member of the Breadloaf writers conference. She has taught filmmaking at Harvard and the Art Institute of Boston. She has lectured and held master classes in several countries, including Tokyo University, the CPB/PBS Producers Academy, the Full Frame Fellows Program, the Nieman Foundation for Journalism, and the Aristoteles Workshop in Romania sponsored by the European network Arte. She has been a guest critic at Yale University, Duke University and Rhode Island School of Design.
Jordan has advised and contributed to numerous film productions. She and Ascher are currently Executive Producers of the ITVS-supported film, Deej.
She has received grants from the Artists Foundation, the LEF Foundation, the Paul Robeson Foundation and many state humanities and arts councils. Her films have screened at numerous festivals internationally, including the Sydney Film Festival (Audience Award Winner), San Francisco Film Festival (Audience Award Winner) and they are in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, the Library of Congress, Harvard Film Archive, UCLA and the Sundance Collection.
Writing on Jordan's work has appeared in numerous publications including Documentary Magazine, The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Boston Globe, Variety, Ecran Total and books including Documentary Storytelling by Sheila Curren Bernard.


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Playwright Joseph Robinette's powerful one-act drama melds an exploration of personal choice ethics and an imaginative presentation in a production that's both pleasingly surreal and philosophically adroit. Although director Michael Donovan's staging is sometimes too broad and seemingly simplistic to adequately mine the ramifications of the thought-provoking questions being asked, the play is a genuinely moving and subtle work.
As the play opens, a brutal thug (Paul Kouri) is seen in medias res as he mugs a terrified mother (Mary McBride) and her daughter (Kristina Bartlett) at gunpoint. The incident is accidentally witnessed by passing jogger Jack (Henry LeBlanc), who is put in the unenviable position of choosing to be a man or a louse--he can't decide whether to save the woman and child, or to save himself for his own family by not trying to stop the robbery.
Suddenly time stops: In a Twilight Zone-like moment, Jack is tossed into a sort of time warp in which he is allowed to debate the choice he's going to make, with input from the thug, the mother, and the child. The thug turns out to be not such a bad man, and the shallow and prissy mother and daughter actually come across as being rather revolting. Meanwhile, Jack's wife, Fran (Jan Sheldrick), and his own kids (J. Michael Ross, Michael Solaroli, and Erin Lander) show up to present their own arguments. The story concludes with a Survivor-like vote in which, while no one says "the tribe has spoken," someone does wind up dead.
The breezy simplicity of the play's setup belies the sophistication of Robinette's shrewd moral arguments, and it's engrossing how the play turns what could be a banal and inconsequential anecdote into an unflinching discussion of the nature of good and evil.
The show is marred, however, by Donovan's mechanical-feeling production. The frequently over-acted performances are never entirely convincing at communicating the urgency of the central situation. Many lines feel rushed, and the actors' emotions are superficially expressed and lacking in the delicate nuance needed to enliven the drama's sometimes overly cerebral arguments. Nevertheless, LeBlanc is genially likable as the folksy and archetypal normal guy hero, Sheldrick sweet and sad as his conflicted suburban wife, and McBride starkly believable as the woman being terrorized with the gun.


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Sidelines (May 6): News, notes & large school softball and small school baseball polls
WNY coaches polls
Large school softball
Pts. LW
1. Clarence (6) 94 1
2. Orchard Park (3) 81 6
3. Lancaster 78 2
4. Niagara-Wheatfield 63 3
5. Niagara Falls 57 5
6. Starpoint 51 7
7. Frontier 36 4
8. Kenmore West (1) 28 10
9. Williamsville South 26 9
10. Williamsville North 13 NR
Others receiving votes: Hamburg 9, Sacred Heart 5, Iroquois 4, Lockport 3, Nichols 2.
Small school baseball
Pts. LW
1. Fredonia (6) 78 –
2. Gowanda (1) 70 –
3. Eden 47 –
4. Olean (1) 45 –
5. Westfield 40 –
6. Pine Valley 27 –
7. St. Mary's 26 –
8. Medina 17 –
9. Dunkirk 15 –
10. Akron 14 –
Note: Coaches small school softball poll and coaches large school baseball polls were not provided to The News.
Coming attractions
• In baseball, St. Joe's hosts the I-90 Classic Saturday as the Marauders and Clarence take on two top out-of-area private schools. St. Joe's will meet Rochester's McQuaid at 10 a.m., with Clarence playing McQuaid at 12:30. Then it is Erie, Pa., power Cathedral Prep's turn as it faces Clarence at 3 and then St. Joe's at 5:30.
• In softball, No. 7 large school Frontier hosts Hamburg at 5 p.m. today, then the Falcons host top-ranked Clarence at 5 p.m. Wednesday. Also Wednesday is a top 10 large school showdown in the Niagara Frontier League as No. 5 Niagara Falls is at No. 4 Niagara-Wheatfield at 4:45 p.m.
• Today is a big day in boys lacrosse as Canisius plays at rival St. Joe's at 4 p.m. while Clarence hosts Orchard Park in Class A action at 7; the first time the teams met on April 8, OP won, 9-7.
• While the schools' softball teams meet at the same time a few fields over, Hamburg will play at Frontier at 5 p.m. today in a great girls lacrosse matchup. Other top matchups this week include Mount St. Mary at Sacred Heart at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday and Lancaster at West Seneca East at 4:45 p.m. Thursday.
• There's a rivalry meeting in track & field as well this week as St. Joe's is at Canisius' Stransky Complex at 4 p.m. Wednesday. This weekend, there are major meets Friday at Jamestown (Joe Paterniti Memorial) and Frontier (Falcon Invitational) while on Saturday, Niagara-Wheatfield hosts its Falcon Invitational and Starpoint hosts the Spartan Team Challenge.
• The undefeated boys tennis teams of the Monsignor Martin Association will meet twice this week as Nichols and Canisius play at 4 p.m. Wednesday at Nichols and at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at Delaware Park.
• For some Western New York crews, one of the first times they will hit the water will be at Saturday's New York State Rowing Association Championships in Saratoga Springs. Opening rounds are Saturday with the majority of finals on Sunday on Fish Creek.
Mike Lancaster of Cassadaga Valley was named 2013-2014 Basketball Coaches Association of New York Individual Free Throw Shooting Champion (minimum 70 made free throws) while his Cougar team was named the BCANY 2014 Team Free Throw Shooting Champion (minimum of 200 made free throws).
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GIRLS BASKETBALL: The Second Annual Niagara County Community College Shootout consists of three one-day, eight-team events throughout the summer at NCCC's Sanborn campus. The dates are June 14, July 12 and Aug. 9 (all Saturdays). The cost is $200 per team. For more information contact NCCC coach Nate Beutel at 807-7216 or email@example.com.
BOYS BASKETBALL: A junior varsity basketball head coach position is open at Cardinal O'Hara High School. AED, CPR, and Virtus Training required. Previous experienced preferred. Qualified candidates send letter of intent, resume, and references to: Tony Pulvirenti, Varsity Head Coach, firstname.lastname@example.com
WRESTLING: St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute is seeking applicants for the position of assistant wrestling coach. Applicants should have a wrestling and/or coaching background. Responsibilities will include, but are not limited to, coaching the team daily in practice, organizing practice routines, travel and supervision at competition and may also include further development of the Marauder Wrestling Club for elementary and middle school athletes. Interested applicants should send a cover letter and resume to Pete Kennedy, Head Wrestling Coach, St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute, 845 Kenmore Ave, Buffalo, NY 14223. Electronic documents will be accepted at email@example.com.
Prep Talk Awards
The Prep Talk Awards, which will honor the very best of the 2013-14 high school sports year, will debut at 6 p.m. June 16 at the Hyatt Regency Buffalo. Buffalo Bills great Andre Reed, who will be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame this summer, will be the keynote speaker of the inaugural event.
Honored will be the All-Western New York first team for football, the All-WNY first teams for boys and girls basketball, and a Prep Talk Player of the Year from more than 30 other sports The News covers. From among the invited Players of the Year, an overall Prep Talk Male and Female Athlete of the Year will be announced at the banquet. Also invited will be five finalists for the Prep Talk Coach of the Year, with the winner also announced during the banquet.
The Players of the Year for fall and winter sports will be announced and notified shortly and each will be spotlighted in a daily countdown to the first-time event. The spring winners will be announced closer to the event.
Tickets for the general public are $45. To purchase tickets, or for more information, contact Lisa Cislo at 849-5522 and firstname.lastname@example.com.
There are also sponsorship opportunities available for the event; contact Ann Brooker at 849-4413 and firstname.lastname@example.com.
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The U.S. House of Representatives today adopted an amendment offered by Congressmen Gerry Connolly of Virginia and Jared Polis of Colorado to slash $25 million from failed oil shale research subsidies and redirect the funds toward deficit reduction.
The Connolly-Polis amendment passed the House Wednesday by a vote of 208-207. The amendment removed the $25 million oil shale subsidy from the Energy and Water Appropriations bill, which passed the House Wednesday evening during a late night session.
"For 100 years, oil shale advocates and big energy companies have been selling us the promise of cheap energy through oil shale. Despite those efforts, no company has been able to deliver on that false promise," Connolly said. "There is no difference between shale oil and snake oil."
"American taxpayers already have funded billions of dollars in subsidies for this failed research. It is time to end this sham and stop wasting taxpayer dollars. Our successful amendment stops this boondoggle in its tracks," Connolly said.
"Despite industry claims, oil shale development won't produce affordable American energy and won't create jobs," Connolly said. "Just a few weeks ago, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar pointed out that the House Majority continues to confuse shale oil with oil shale. They sound similar, but they are completely different."
Put simply, oil shale is a rock, while shale oil is a liquid. While shale oil is experiencing a boom in development using technology similar to that used to extract natural gas, oil shale technology simply does not exist, a fact recently confirmed by the Congressional Budget Office.
"Given current budget constraints we cannot continue to throw money after a non-existent, uneconomical energy source," Connolly said.
Source: http://connolly.house.gov/index.cfm?sectionid=44&parentid=6§iontree=6,44&itemid=671


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Imagine closing your eyes, entering a trance-like state and then by visualising pleasure achieving NEVER-ENDING ORGASMS. Sounds like a dream come true, right? Well Dr Herby (aka the Happy Hypnotist) claims he can make this fantasy a reality. Yes, Dr H can allegedly induce multiple orgasms (for his patients) using an experimental form of erotic hypnotherapy.
"So there isn't any contact, or nudity? I just sit here with my eyes closed and have a continuous orgasm?" I ask, wondering if Dr Herby can tell I'm feeling a little skeptical about the whole thing.
"Yes, that's correct," he answers grinning his Mad Hatter smile that I find most unsettling.
"I will guide you into a meditative state and then using powerful, imaginative involvement, I will intensify your body's feeling of pleasure until you combust into a euphoric loop of orgasmic bliss."
I stare at him, my mouth hanging open. I'm confused. He is going to do what?
I decide it's probably bestnotto ask too many questions and to just go with it so I settle back into his over-sized armchair. I raise my hand above my head and follow his instructions. I begin to breathe in and out and try to force my body to relax.
"With each breath outtttttt you become more and more relaxxxxed," Dr H purrs.
"I'm trying, but I ..."
"Shhhhh. Let it flow over you ... feel my voice sink beneath your skin. Let it tickle and dribble into your soul."
I giggle. Is this guy kidding?
After 15 minutes of hyperventilation, I do actually begin to relax a little, and without even realising, my hand lowers itself into my lap ... the telling sign that I have entered Trance Land.
Although I feel quite dozy and a little floaty, I can hear Dr H loud and clear and I do my best to follow his commands. I begin to visualise a growing light radiating from my vagina. In my mind's eye, I turn the light into shades of red, green and lastly, bright orange.
"Feel the centre of your fairy egg expand within you, feel the warmth of your egg pulsating in and around your lady loins." Dr H believes all females have a 'fairy egg' within them and that society teaches us to compress the egg rather than encouraging it to inflate and grow inside of us.
I wasn't too sure I wanted any type of egg growing inside of me but I keep quiet and try my best to turn myself in a chicken. I am definitely producing some sort of heat down below, and for a moment I actually think it may be working.
But it gets harder to keep up with his increasing tempo.
"Grow your genitals.....now shrink them like a pine nut, nowwww expand them like an elephant. GO. GO. GO. Sooooo warm, so wonderful, so hot...Go there, go there!"
I feel Dr H jump up from his chair and begin to circle me. It sounds as if he is jumping and waving and then all of a sudden a gust of breath hits me.
"INTENSIFY," he bellows right into my face. "INTENSIFY, now, INTENSIFY, do it now, explode."
I didn't know what to do. I was desperately clinging onto my composure, trying not to laugh uncontrollably while at the same time feeling so overwhelmed with the pressure to perform, to feel something, to have a euphoric release. I couldn't take it any longer.
So I do the only thing I can think of.
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Continued strength in a global rally for equities was inspired further in the Eurozone lifting the Stox Europe 600 index 1.1% to its highest since September 2008. Meetings between European ministers continue delivering further confidence in the outlook for the single currency as investors anticipate a positive outcome from official efforts to strengthen the Eurozone's safety net. The euro rose towards a five-week high propelled also by an afterglow from last week's suggestion from the ECB that interest rate s might rise sooner rather than later on account of rising inflationary pressures.
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Euro – The euro got back into its stride on Tuesday following a dull Monday when several American exchanges were closed in observation of Martin Luther King Day. The single unit rose to $1.3428 as talks continued in Brussels to help widen the bailout tool in an effort to further dampen the sovereign debt crisis. A Eurozone-wide economic confidence reading accelerated in January reaching 25.4 following a 15.5 reading in December. The same survey for Germany showed consumer confidence rose to a six-month high as the index rose to 15.4 from 4.3 at the end of December.
U.S. Dollar – The dollar basket slumped to its weakest since November as investors covered short euro positions with risk appetite once again coming back into vogue. The index is off its weakest point of the session, but at 78.94 is weaker by 0.5% on the day. Comments on Monday from Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser indicate that he would become more comfortable with the prospect of monetary tightening if growth gained traction even if unemployment stayed high. In Tuesday's session, the Empire State manufacturing index fell short of predictions on account of a downward revision to December data. The index rose from 9.89 to 10.57, yet fell short of a forecast reading of 11.92.
Japanese yen – The dollar moved lower throughout the European session to ¥82.35 for a near-two week low. The recent trend toward stronger Asian currencies was boosted after a Peoples Bank of China adviser told the 21st Century Business Herald that the domestic central bank should step up its monetary tightening process in order to ensure that it doesn't accommodate negative real rates. China's yuan was permitted to further strengthen ahead of an official visit to Washington by Premier Hu. Just ahead of the opening bell for U.S. stock markets the dollar has recovered to an unchanged reading against the yen at ¥82.66.
British pound – An acceleration of inflationary pressures drove the pound back up to $1.6000 for the first time since late November. The December CPI reading reflected a 3.7% year-on-year pace of change in prices and surpassed expectations of a mild one-tenth rise to 3.4% from a November reading of 3.3%. Inflation has surpassed the official target ceiling of 3% for 10 months. The market took the data as bullish for the pound with investors suggesting the Bank of England will be under significant pressure to drive a stake through the heart of accelerating price pressures before draining consumers of their lifeblood. Rising prices have the impact of eroding the value of money. The dilemma for investors is that rising prices typically signify a well-heeled recovery supported by vigorous growth capable of sustaining tighter monetary policy. In the British case GDP faces the reality of substantial spending cuts during 2011 to help overcome the ballooning budget deficit.
Aussie dollar – The better tone to risk appetite on account of a recovery in sovereign debt prospects across the Eurozone helped the Aussie unit to recover towards parity with the dollar on Tuesday. The flood-stricken Aussie did break above par as stops were triggered in the European time zone and currently stands at 99.93 U.S. cents.
Canadian dollar – The central bank left monetary policy unchanged on Tuesday despite sounding mighty bullish on the recovery. It raised its growth outlook for this year to 2.4% and said growth in 2012 would strengthen to 2.8% although it would achieve its 2% inflation target. The loonie slid against the dollar despite the Bank's observations that growth in the Eurozone was improving and that the U.S. economy would further recover on account of added fiscal and monetary stimulus. However, all said and done, the local dollar quickly fell out further when the Bank warned in its statement that on account of considerable excess capacity in the Canadian economy, "any further reduction in monetary policy stimulus would need to be carefully considered." The Canadian dollar weakened form a session high at $1.0138 U.S. cents before the announcement to $1.0089 cents afterwards.
Andrew Wilkinson is a Senior Market Analyst at Interactive Brokers LLC
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