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Indican Embraces Digital Delivery14 Dec, 2006 By: Jessica Wolf
As do other independents, Indican Pictures looks at the digital realm as an opportunity to get its product out to a wider audience.
But this supplier is coming up with strategies that will single out a download from any other type of release, something even the major studios have yet to try.
Indican, which has distribution deals with Akimbo, CinemaNow, EZ Takes, Google, Movielink, Polar Frog and Vongo, is creating exclusive content for digital releases, most of which won't be available on the traditional DVD release.
Indican titles will start appearing on download services in January, including Drama Face, which will include a music video exclusive to Vongo.
On Akimbo only, the download of Indican's documentary American Storytellers, which features interviews with filmmakers Harold Ramis, Forest Whitaker, John Sayles and John McNaughton, will come with a mini-documentary on animal rights, featuring the interview subjects from the main piece.
The documentary Hybrid, which tells the life story of Milford Beeghly, an Iowa farmer who was an early developer of hybrid seed corn, will come with a download extra featurette shot at Beeghly's funeral by his grandson.
"It kind of finishes out his story," said Randolph Kret, Indican VP.
"We've encouraged some of our filmmakers to make alternate trailers, mash-up clips, different things we can make available," he said. "We're looking at initially making them available to CinemaNow, but we're trying to give exclusives to each of the sites."
Akimbo will get an exclusive on the company's $12 million-budget kids title Captain Sabretooth, when it arrives on DVD and Web sites at the end of February.
The download version will come with such extra features as virtual coloring books and digital games, tailored for the kids. The DVD will carry making-of featurettes, content more tailored to adult viewers who are interested in the whys and hows of animation, Kret said.
For now, creating all the separate extras hasn't been that costly because it's mostly using things the filmmakers already have at hand.
"A lot more of the filmmakers are way more savvy about creating extra things," Kret said. "This newer breed of filmmaker is much more up on the challenges and is excited about digital."
For the future release Little Erin Merryweather — which Kret describes as "like Little Red Riding Hood, except she's the murderer" — Indican will release three different endings the director shot.
The director's favorite, rather dark ending will be on the DVD, another more "commercial," or happy version, will appear on one download site, and another more "open-ended" take will be on yet another download service, Kret said.
Indican also is translating well-suited DVD extras to its download cache. On the Carlos Castaneda: Enigma of a Sorcerer DVD was a link to a Web site that unlocks access to field notes from the author and modern-times philosopher, written in his own hand, the only known to exist. That extra feature easily carries through to a download, Kret said.
Indican's most edgy title Shaye and Kiki — a collection of animated shorts based on a model who lost her legs in a car accident and created a burlesque-type lounge act out of attaching different doll parts to her body — also has a unique space in the digital world, Kret said.
Clips of the ongoing series are already all over YouTube.com and MySpace.com, he said. And Shaye St. John, the aforementioned model, continues to work with Eric Fournier filming strange situations.
Indican can release short bursts of content such as this digitally instead of waiting for a year to have enough content for a DVD release, Kret said.
Overall, the appeal of the digital market for an indie supplier is that it is a fairly level playing field right now, he said. The big content suppliers haven't made too much noise or too many rules, and the digital providers are eager for content, he said.
Akimbo and CinemaNow, for example, are taking Indican's entire catalog of releases, something traditional retailers rarely if ever have the space to do, he said.
And it's not just about jumping on the digital hype bandwagon, Kret said. This is a real business for independent suppliers.
"For us right now, we're thinking it's going to make up 10% of our bottom line, maybe 15%," he said. "Down the road, I have a feeling it will be closer to 50%."


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November 21, 2015
Story by Mike Killeen/Photo by Amanda Baloun '17
Rachel Mullin had a game plan while a student at the College of Saint Benedict. She wanted to be a Truman Scholar as a junior, and earn a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant Award as a senior.
But a Rhodes Scholar? "It was something that I hadn't considered very much," said Mullin, a 2014 graduate of CSB.
Mullin came to change her mind after realizing the Rhodes Scholarship would help her accomplish her dreams of working with refugees from around the world.
Her effort paid off when Mullin was named a 2016 Rhodes Scholar on Saturday, Nov. 21. She was one of two students selected at the District 13 competition representing seven states in Salt Lake City.
Mullin was the only 2016 Rhodes Scholar from a Minnesota college or university. She also was the only person selected from South Dakota.
Each year, 32 Americans are among more than 80 Rhodes Scholars worldwide who take up degree courses at Oxford University. The first American Rhodes Scholars entered Oxford in 1904, and scholars typically receive a two-year scholarship.
Mullin is the second CSB graduate to receive the award. Laura McGrane, a 1991 graduate of CSB, earned a Rhodes Scholarship in 1992.
"It (the award) means that I can pursue the studies that I think are really important to the world today," Mullin said. "There are two master degrees that I'll pursue. My first master's will be in refugees and forced migration studies, and that's a one-year masters. Then, the second year, I will do international diplomacy and global governance, and that's also a one-year master's."
Saturday's award capped a whirlwind period for Mullin, a native of Humboldt, South Dakota, who graduated from CSB with degrees in history and political science.
In between graduation and leaving for Malaysia to serve her Fulbright Award, she worked at Teaching for Change in Washington, D.C. That taught her to understand aspects of community organizing and education policy. "It made me more excited about the potential of working in D.C. in the future," Mullin said.
In late September, she was crafting her Rhodes application.
"I was trying to do my application, submit everything and talk to Phil (Kronebusch, professor of political science and coordinator of competitive fellowships at CSB and SJU) without having Internet at my house (in Malaysia)," Mullin said. "My very last day of classes in Malaysia, I went to bed and woke up seeing I was a Rhodes finalist."
Upon her return to the United States, she conducted practice interviews at CSB and SJU with Kronebusch, and "living in the library" at Augustana University in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where her dad teaches history (the university is about 25 miles from her home town). She brushed up on current events, "big thinkers in the field of refugee studies and political science," different theories and how policies are impacting those issues.
Mullin said she has been aided greatly by Kronebusch; Nick Hayes, the University Chair of Critical Thinking at SJU; and Christi Siver, assistant professor of political science at CSB and SJU. Hayes and Siver both served as her advisers in history and political science, respectively.
"I wouldn't be where I was without the three of them," Mullin said. "They'll all deny it, but it's 100 percent true.
"Dr. Hayes was my first-year seminar professor and the person who introduced me to Saint Ben's and Saint John's, and all the resources available to me," Mullin said. "He had a great quote my freshman year: 'Never apologize for your brilliance.' I think I took that to heart. I think I've always been intelligent, but it was at Saint Ben's and Saint John's that I found a niche for that.
"Dr. Siver and I both came to CSB/SJU at the same time, and she was with me every step of the way as I was finding my place at CSB while she was as well. She's written at least a dozen letters of recommendation for me and continues to deal with me when I show up at her office saying, 'Help, I'm struggling to figure out my life,' " Mullin said. "Over the years, she has become as much a friend as a professor."
Kronebusch has helped Mullin apply and prepare for all three awards.
"He's so dedicated to this," Mullin said. "Anytime you talk to him, if you have a question that he can't answer, he's contacting other competitive fellows and he's going to conferences about it. He does his homework."
This year, approximately 2,000 students sought their institution's endorsement, the first step in the application process. A total of 890 were endorsed by 316 different colleges and universities. On Nov. 20-21, 208 applicants representing 93 different colleges and universities reached the final stage of the process.
With the selections Nov. 21, 3,388 Americans have won Rhodes Scholarships, representing 318 colleges and universities.
"Part of the mission at the College of Saint Benedict is to educate students who have a passion for service so that the education that we provide them is then used to empower and lift up others. Rachel is a shining example of our college's mission. Rachel has the intellectual, diplomacy and leadership talents, the level of interest and the energy needed to take full advantage of a Rhodes Scholarship. The College of Saint Benedict does not endorse a Rhodes applicant every year, but Rachel is precisely the extraordinary applicant who deserves my most enthusiastic recommendation, as well as endorsement."
Mary Dana Hinton, president of CSB, in her nominating letter for Rachel Mullin
"Rachel Mullin embodies our highest aspirations for students at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John's University. Her achievement embraces not only superlative academic work but also a commitment to community and global service and an intellectual curiosity that restlessly pushes her horizons literally across the globe."
Nicholas Hayes, professor of history and University Chair in Critical Thinking, serving CSB and SJU
"Rachel is the kind of student that might have succeeded elsewhere - she is incredibly bright and well spoken. However, the experiences she was able to have at CSB/SJU, from her study abroad in China to her internship in Bosnia to her experiences in India and Thailand with Extending the Link, helped give her a global perspective and empathy that bridges her academic interests and her passion for human rights. She really is the total package and there is no limit to what she can achieve."
Christi Siver, assistant professor of political science, CSB and SJU


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IRS official Lerner placed on leaveThu May 23, 2013
- If she had wished to invoke the 5th Amendment, she is precluded from making an opening statement, it's all-or-nothing. Once having made her opening statement professing her innocence, she has waived her right to decline further responses and is in contempt of Congress. Innocent or not, her misuse of …
Obama reframes counterterrorism policy with new rules on dronesThu May 23, 2013
UK mom calms man with blood-soaked knife after suspected deadly terror attackThu May 23, 2013
'We saved the ship': WWII vets gather, likely for last timeFri May 17, 2013
- The ship stopped at Ulithi for short repairs and assessment. The story is that Bremerton was full, Pearl harbor didn't have the materials and facilities for large aircraft carriers, so it was assigned to go through the canal to the Brooklyn Naval Yard, near where she was built, for extensive overhau …
FBI adds first woman to list of most wanted terroristsThu May 2, 2013
'Monster' California wildfire reaches ocean, pushes toward MalibuThu May 2, 2013
- Actually, I did that on a home I owned for many years on a ridge in some canyonlands in San Diego . . . shingle roof, occasional fires in nearby areas. I used 3/4" copper to the roof from a convenient out-of-sight access from the garage, then used PVC and a series of sprinklers on the roof, most of …
3 pals of Boston Marathon bombing suspect charged with coverupWed May 1, 2013
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LiveWhale Support
Source Upgrade
BY David McKelvey
I spent a few good hours upgrading the Source on Thursday. When it was first built, it hadn't used our site-wide templating function and it was using the Newsroom's story page to show it's story content. Here are some of the changes that were made:
Built-in story page
When the Source was built, it was set to use the Newsroom's story page to display its story content. Showing the stories in the Newsroom wasn't too odd, in that both streams of content come from PubCom PR, but it made for a very difficult time sorting out the analytics to assess how successful some stories were in relation to others. Now having its own makes that a breeze.
Templating engine
The Source was built as a one-off custom site and so didn't use our site-wide templating engine. I re-built the pages to be far more consistent and use the engine (as much as reasonable) so that from now on, when we make a change to the global footer or styles, they come through to the Source too. (It also re-encapsulated things like the right-hand links to be in a single file, rather than in each page's source.)
Dates, dates everywhere
Somehow we built the Newsroom and the Source with scarcely a date anywhere. Now, throughout the Source, we've got dates on all the story content to make sure that there's some temporal context.
Archives are now campus
We have three sub-sections: announcements, community and now campus. Before campus was called archive, and that didn't make sense, since the other two are just as much an archive as campus. We still need to get the ability to move back farther into time with each of these into the source, so that's still to do.
Top story link
In order to work the top story self-referential linking, PR would have to write the story, save it, get the id number of the story (for the link) and then re-edit the story to paste that into the story summary. I've added the link to the template now, so all they have to do is hit save.
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I don't think I heard it clearly, but I'd like to know too!Originally Posted by schmoo2;3066570;
My favorite quote of the night:
Kherington: We got the Viennese Waltz!
Twitch: I don't know anything about the Viennese, you know... I heard they're good people.
A close second: Nigel saying "popper"
Nigel: We have a poppa doing Broadway!
My favorite moment :
Nigel saying "It was kind of like, 'Mommy, I need to make a pee pee!'" and then the instant replay of Chris toddling around exactly like he described! Poor Chris!


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Legal Question in Credit and Debt Law in New York
I am in collections with an agency. I received a information subpoena from them. But also in the letter they sent me was a letter from another one of their clients. It has has their information on it. Their name, address, who they owe to, and how much they owe. Is this a FDCPA violation because I have this information and it is not me. What can I do. Can I use this as leverage with them. Can I contact the FTC and attorney general and report them.
Asked on 4/08/13, 3:30 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Guy Lewit Guy Mitchell Lewit, Esq.
I would say that YOU would not have any recourse by receiving some random information relating to another person.
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A triangle PQR, right angled at P, slides on a horizontal floor with Q and R in contact with perpendicular walls. What is the locus of P?
This task depends on groups working collaboratively, discussing and reasoning to agree a final product.
A cube is made from smaller cubes, 5 by 5 by 5, then some of those cubes are removed. Can you make the specified shapes, and what is the most and least number of cubes required ?
In this problem we see how many pieces we can cut a cube of cheese into using a limited number of slices. How many pieces will you be able to make?
A visualisation problem in which you search for vectors which sum to zero from a jumble of arrows. Will your eyes be quicker than algebra?
This is a simple version of an ancient game played all over the world. It is also called Mancala. What tactics will increase your chances of winning?
Glarsynost lives on a planet whose shape is that of a perfect regular dodecahedron. Can you describe the shortest journey she can make to ensure that she will see every part of the planet?
A bicycle passes along a path and leaves some tracks. Is it possible to say which track was made by the front wheel and which by the back wheel?
Takes you through the systematic way in which you can begin to solve a mixed up Cubic Net. How close will you come to a solution?
A game for 2 people. Take turns joining two dots, until your opponent is unable to move.
I found these clocks in the Arts Centre at the University of Warwick intriguing - do they really need four clocks and what times would be ambiguous with only two or three of them?
A cheap and simple toy with lots of mathematics. Can you interpret the images that are produced? Can you predict the pattern that will be produced using different wheels?
What can you see? What do you notice? What questions can you ask?
P is a point on the circumference of a circle radius r which rolls, without slipping, inside a circle of radius 2r. What is the locus of P?
A and C are the opposite vertices of a square ABCD, and have coordinates (a,b) and (c,d), respectively. What are the coordinates of the vertices B and D? What is the area of the square?
Four rods are hinged at their ends to form a convex quadrilateral. Investigate the different shapes that the quadrilateral can take. Be patient this problem may be slow to load.
A game for 2 players
Discover a way to sum square numbers by building cuboids from small cubes. Can you picture how the sequence will grow?
Two boats travel up and down a lake. Can you picture where they will cross if you know how fast each boat is travelling?
There are 27 small cubes in a 3 x 3 x 3 cube, 54 faces being visible at any one time. Is it possible to reorganise these cubes so that by dipping the large cube into a pot of paint three times you. . . .
This article outlines the underlying axioms of spherical geometry giving a simple proof that the sum of the angles of a triangle on the surface of a unit sphere is equal to pi plus the area of the. . . .
Can you make sense of the charts and diagrams that are created and used by sports competitors, trainers and statisticians?
Small circles nestle under touching parent circles when they sit on the axis at neighbouring points in a Farey sequence.
A circular plate rolls inside a rectangular tray making five circuits and rotating about its centre seven times. Find the dimensions of the tray.
Can you make sense of the charts and diagrams that are created and used by sports competitors, trainers and statisticians?
Two intersecting circles have a common chord AB. The point C moves on the circumference of the circle C1. The straight lines CA and CB meet the circle C2 at E and F respectively. As the point C. . . .
Imagine a stack of numbered cards with one on top. Discard the top, put the next card to the bottom and repeat continuously. Can you predict the last card?
A square of area 3 square units cannot be drawn on a 2D grid so that each of its vertices have integer coordinates, but can it be drawn on a 3D grid? Investigate squares that can be drawn.
Imagine a rectangular tray lying flat on a table. Suppose that a plate lies on the tray and rolls around, in contact with the sides as it rolls. What can we say about the motion?
A box of size a cm by b cm by c cm is to be wrapped with a square piece of wrapping paper. Without cutting the paper what is the smallest square this can be?
Two angles ABC and PQR are floating in a box so that AB//PQ and BC//QR. Prove that the two angles are equal.
A cyclist and a runner start off simultaneously around a race track each going at a constant speed. The cyclist goes all the way around and then catches up with the runner. He then instantly turns. . . .
Two motorboats travelling up and down a lake at constant speeds leave opposite ends A and B at the same instant, passing each other, for the first time 600 metres from A, and on their return, 400. . . .
A 10x10x10 cube is made from 27 2x2 cubes with corridors between them. Find the shortest route from one corner to the opposite corner.
A spider is sitting in the middle of one of the smallest walls in a room and a fly is resting beside the window. What is the shortest distance the spider would have to crawl to catch the fly?
The aim of the game is to slide the green square from the top right hand corner to the bottom left hand corner in the least number of moves.
A right-angled isosceles triangle is rotated about the centre point of a square. What can you say about the area of the part of the square covered by the triangle as it rotates?
On the 3D grid a strange (and deadly) animal is lurking. Using the tracking system can you locate this creature as quickly as possible?
Can you find a rule which connects consecutive triangular numbers?
Show that all pentagonal numbers are one third of a triangular number.
This is an interactive net of a Rubik's cube. Twists of the 3D cube become mixes of the squares on the 2D net. Have a play and see how many scrambles you can undo!
Can you recreate these designs? What are the basic units? What movement is required between each unit? Some elegant use of procedures will help - variables not essential.
An irregular tetrahedron has two opposite sides the same length a and the line joining their midpoints is perpendicular to these two edges and is of length b. What is the volume of the tetrahedron?
Place a red counter in the top left corner of a 4x4 array, which is covered by 14 other smaller counters, leaving a gap in the bottom right hand corner (HOME). What is the smallest number of moves. . . .
Build gnomons that are related to the Fibonacci sequence and try to explain why this is possible.
See if you can anticipate successive 'generations' of the two animals shown here.
For any right-angled triangle find the radii of the three escribed circles touching the sides of the triangle externally.
The triangle OMN has vertices on the axes with whole number co-ordinates. How many points with whole number coordinates are there on the hypotenuse MN?
Can you make a tetrahedron whose faces all have the same perimeter?
Some students have been working out the number of strands needed for different sizes of cable. Can you make sense of their solutions?


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Pac-Man game for PC (flash game)
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We will be open for adoptions, animal intakes and owner reclaims. Animal Control is no longer located at the shelter building. We work strictly with the Simpson County Animal Shelter to find homes and rescue for the animals brought to the shelter. The Simpson County Animal Shelter only takes in animals from residents of Simpson County and/or the City of Franklin, KY. For more information on adoptions and general info call 270-586-3125. For ANIMAL CONTROL please call 270-586-8824.
Our shelter is a very small one. We have 18 cages for cats and 16 dog runs. We fill up very quickly and each animal is limited on time. If you are interested in a pet you see at our shelter, please call us. We actively work with rescue groups to move our pets out to save their lives. Many of our cats & kittens are available through several PETCO stores that we work with. They can be seen at the Bowling Green Petco & Hendersonville TN Petco. The Fix Foundation Spay/Neuter Clinic also helps with our cats and has adoption habitats at the Petco stores in Hermitage, Antioch, Lebanon, Brentwood & Murfreesboro TN. Feel free to visit any of these stores to see some wonderful, fully vetted, cats & kittens available for adoption.
We welcome volunteers. There are so many things that can be done to help. Feel free to stop by and see how you can help.
We are a very small all-volunteer NON-PROFIT organization (501c3) and we survive solely on the basis of donations from caring people who want to help us help the animals at our community shelter. This shelter shelter opened in July 2005 and we are always in need of monetary and product donations. All donations are tax deductible and receipts are given upon request, as we are a non-profit 501c3 organization New stainless steel cages have arrived and we are moving forward mproving the lives of the animals in our care.
We are working with The Fix Foundation (another 501c3) which has brought a LOW COST SPAY/NEUTER CLINIC TO FRANKLIN, BUILT RIGHT NEXT DOOR TO THE SHELTER!! The Fix Foundation Spay/Neuter Clinic can be reached at 270-586-6600. We are in need of funding to help with the costs of running this low cost spay/neuter clinic. All donations are tax deductible. It is our goal to help keep our shelter population low with an aggressive spay/neuter program, help the community and work with other rescue groups. Low cost vaccinations and microchipping are also available at the clinic. The clinic hours are Tuesday-Wednesday-Thursday 8 AM to 5 PM with low cost vaccinations, heartworm testing, FELEUK/FIV testing and microchipping available on a walk in basis from 2 pm - 4 pm. Flea preventatives and dewormer also available.
We need your help to make this a successful shelter. Volunteers are always needed for many jobs. Foster homes are always needed, walking dogs, playing with cats, and fundraising events are all areas where help is needed. If you are interested, please call 270-586-3125. And please remember that you can make a difference by SPAYING AND NEUTERING YOUR PETS!
We are always in need of supplies and monetary contributions for large items and veterinary care for the animals. Items needed are:
1. Clay cat litter.
2. Purina cat chow, kitten chow & puppy chow.
3. Paper towels.
4. Laundry detergent for HE machines.
5. Towels and bath rugs.
6. Dawn original dish detergent.
7. 13 gallon trash bags.
8. Dog and cat toys.
9. Pet carriers.
10. Dog crates.
Please call 270-586-3125 if you have items to donate.
Remember that your donation will be tax-deductible. This can be mailed to:
Friends of the Shelter
PO Box 910
Franklin KY 42135
All pets will be spayed or neutered before going home! Our adoption fees are $95.00 for dogs/puppies. The Adoption fee includes: Spayed\Neutered, Rabies vaccine (if old enough), Heartworm tested (if old enough), DA2PPV vaccine, Flea treatment, De-worming and microchipped. Kittens are $75.00 if tested for FELV/FIV, $65 for kittens NOT tested for FELV/FIV. Adult cats are $65.00 if tested for FELV/FIV and $55 for cats that have NOT been FELV/FIV tested. This covers the spay or neuter surgery, age appropriate vaccinations, deworming and flea treatment. For information on Adopting please call 270-586-3125.
The first step towards adopting is an application which is required. For those living in rental dwellings we will contact your landlord to make sure they accept pets. We work very hard to place our pets in the perfect situation for them. We want you to love your new family member and it to be a good fit. We would prefer that all of our dogs go to homes that have fenced yards but if that is not possible then an indoor home where the dog is taken out is also fine. We welcome out of state adopters; however, we do not arrange transport for adopted animals nor do we ship our animals at this time. If you live out of state and are interested in one of our pets we urge you to try and find a loving pet closer to home OR if you plan to drive here to pick up your pet then go ahead and ask for an application and we will be more than happy to work with you. We just do not have the resources to be able to facilitate long distance transports and/or shipping our animals.


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Kinder Morgan already to expand Edmonton crude oil rail terminal now under construction; up to 250,000 barrels per day
8 August 2014
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners L.P. announced that its 50-50 joint venture with Imperial Oil Limited has entered into additional firm take or pay agreements with strong, credit-worthy oil company majors sufficient to allow a planned expansion project to move forward by adding incremental capacity of 110,000 barrels per day (bpd) at the Edmonton Rail Terminal, Strathcona County, Alberta, Canada. (Earlier post.) The terminal is now almost a year into construction.
The Edmonton Rail Terminal will increase its capacity at startup in the first quarter of 2015 to more than 210,000 bpd and potentially up to 250,000 bpd. The terminal will be connected via pipeline to Kinder Morgan's adjacent Edmonton storage terminal and will be capable of sourcing all crude streams handled by Kinder Morgan for delivery by rail to North American markets and refineries.
The rail terminal is being constructed and will be operated by Kinder Morgan, and will connect to both Canadian National and Canadian Pacific mainlines.
Including the addition of the expanded capacity, KMP's investment in the project now totals approximately $232 million.
The continued interest in this facility, and additional volume being contracted for with this announcement, further demonstrates how important it is for our customers to secure crude oil take away capacity using a variety of transportation options, including both pipeline and railway capacity to ensure crude oil reaches market.—Kinder Morgan Terminals President John Schlosser
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I'm tempted to agree with you but Eastern Canada and USA will need Alberta oil for another 30+ years instead of importing it from other countries.
Secondly, it could create work for diminishing national railroad workforce and/or pipeline industries.
However, carriers' insurances SHOULD BE MULTIPLIED BY 1,000+ to cover all damages instead of pushing high repair cost on governments like in Lac Megantic QC one year ago.
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hi all!
I know every session has a unique sessionID
If I keep all userID-sessionID record in my web app.
my question is, when I want to "force" an user to logout,
how do I use sessionID to find that session and kill it??
How to identify a session?? (2 messages)
- Posted by: thomas kuo
- Posted on: September 01 2002 22:24 EDT
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- How to identify a session?? by Lasse Koskela on September 02 2002 11:31 EDT
- How to identify a session?? by Anil Saldhana on September 03 2002 18:30 EDT
How to identify a session??[ Go to top ]
I don't know if you can locate a HttpSession object without a HttpServletRequest/response object, but you could use an external storage for "live" session IDs and go remove the session ID from there. Of course each time the user makes a request, the storage should be checked to figure out if the session should be destroyed.
- Posted by: Lasse Koskela
- Posted on: September 02 2002 11:31 EDT
- in response to thomas kuo
For example, you could use a HttpSessionListener to add/remove the session ID into/from the storage upon session creation/removal.
How to identify a session??[ Go to top ]
Store the HttpSession object on the servletcontext via
- Posted by: Anil Saldhana
- Posted on: September 03 2002 18:30 EDT
- in response to thomas kuo
context.setAttribute( <anystr>, (HttpSession)obj)
Let anystr be the sessionid.
When you want to log an user out, remove the session object from the servletcontext(only one per webapp) and call
session.inValidate() This will invalidate the session When the user tries to do anything on this session, you can check if the session is valid and route him appropriately, to a "logged out" page.
Hope that helps...


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Snow Patrol will "probably" be releasing their seventh studio album next year (2015), Gary Lightbody has revealed - and the front man has big ambitions for the record.
The singer was talking to Contactmusic about his side-project Tired Pony. When asked about Tired Pony's next album, Lightbody said that "there's a while to wait" due to Snow Patrol's new album.
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The small pipe burst in the kitchen at some point during the night flooding the Moor Lane coffee shop, wine bar and brasserie and its interior design shop downstairs.
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A Visit With Friends
We had a whirlwind trip to Colorado Springs last week. Ahh, the fresh air and the crisp chill made me want to stay longer! We also got to visit with some dear friends that we've known for 18 years! The Condits, Giles' and us, along with a few other couples, used to be in a small group together. In this group, we went on trips together and we would spend hours worshipping together with Chris and me leading. And my friend, Stephanie, had a guitar handy so we did it again. Chris and I don't lead worship anymore from a stage but it is sort of like riding a bike, you know? We used to have to make copies of the lyrics but now, we just used our phones to pull up the lyrics! We loved spending time with our friend, Ryan Dobson. He interviewed us to be on his dad's show, Family Talk with Dr. James Dobson. Ryan is a tremendous interviewer and so very easy to talk to. His dad would be proud! The interview will air at a later day. I will keep you posted on that!


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Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in children
- Authors
- Dori F Zaleznik, MD
Dori F Zaleznik, MD
- Associate Clinical Professor of Medicine
- Harvard Medical School
- Jesus G Vallejo, MD
Jesus G Vallejo, MD
- Professor of Pediatrics
- Baylor College of Medicine
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae is one of three species of Mycoplasma that frequently produce infection in humans. Mycoplasmas are ubiquitous and are the smallest bacteria that can survive alone in nature. M. pneumoniae causes a wide variety of clinical manifestations in children and adults, principally pneumonia.
The clinical features, diagnosis, and treatment of M. pneumoniae infection in children will be reviewed here. M. pneumoniae infection in adults, Mycoplasma hominis, Mycoplasma genitalium, and Ureaplasma urealyticum infections are discussed separately. (See "Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in adults" and "Mycoplasma hominis and Ureaplasma urealyticum infections".)
The term "mycoplasma" is widely used to refer to any organism within the class Mollicutes, which is composed of five genera (Mycoplasma, Ureaplasma, Acholeplasma, Anaeroplasma, and Asteroloplasma). More than 120 named Mycoplasma species exist, and 13 Mycoplasma species, two Acholeplasma species, and one Ureaplasma species have been isolated from humans. However, only four species are well-established human pathogens [1]:
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- Jackson MA, Schutze GE, COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES. The Use of Systemic and Topical Fluoroquinolones. Pediatrics 2016; 138.
- Chien S, Wells TG, Blumer JL, et al. Levofloxacin pharmacokinetics in children. J Clin Pharmacol 2005; 45:153.
- American Academy of Pediatrics. Tables of antibacterial drug dosages. In: Red Book: 2015 Report of the Committee on Infectious Diseases, 30th, Kimberlin DW, Brady MT, Jackson MA, Long SS (Eds), American Academy of Pediatrics, Elk Grove Village, IL 2015. p.881.
- Yiş U, Kurul SH, Cakmakçi H, Dirik E. Mycoplasma pneumoniae: nervous system complications in childhood and review of the literature. Eur J Pediatr 2008; 167:973.
- Daxboeck F. Mycoplasma pneumoniae central nervous system infections. Curr Opin Neurol 2006; 19:374.
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- - Hemolysis
- - Mucocutaneous disease
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- Laboratory features
- Clinical suspicion
- Approach to laboratory confirmation
- - Polymerase chain reaction
- - Serology
- - Antigen detection
- - Gram stain and culture
- - Cold agglutinins
- Lower respiratory tract infections
- - Macrolide resistance
- Upper respiratory tract infections
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The Hamilton Tiger-cats added a trio of import receivers Tuesday, signing Joe Collins, Michael Galatas and Deon Murphy.
Collins caught 109 passes for 1,501 yards and 10 touchdowns with Weber State. He was named to the first Big Sky all-conference team in 2010.
Galatas had 111 receptions for 1,757 yards and a school-record 20 touchdowns in three seasons at Millsaps College. He attended training camp with the New Orleans Saints last year.
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Shoah Memorial Closes With Ode to Ghetto Fighters
The central event closing Holocaust Remembrance Day took place appropriately at the Ghetto Fighters' House Museum (Beit Lohamei Haghetaot) yesterday.
Over 10,000 spectators along with Education Minister Gideon Sa'ar, soldiers and Holocaust survivors and their families took part in the ceremony.
"It is our duty to remember the ghetto fighters who gave their lives and displayed the highest courage," said Sa'ar. "We who have been fortunate to have been born to the miracle of a Jewish state in our historic homeland; we who have been fortunate to defend our people, to serve in the Jewish army and be protected by it; we bear the historic obligation to protect the State of Israel and strengthen it; to defend our sovereign existence and guarantee our future here."
Sa'ar went on to say that the anti-Semitism "animal" was still alive and well.
"The danger exists," he said. "Only our strength, wisdom and judgment will allow us to prevent the evil. We have sworn 'Never again!' But we will be able to fulfill our oath only if we show dedication and perseverance to fight for the existence of the state and strengthen it."
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Athens News
November 3, 2011
1. CANED IN CANNES – Greece won't get another cent of bailout money unless it decides on whether or not it wants to remain in the eurozone or not. This was the ultimatum presented to Prime Minister George Papandreou last night by German and French leaders, showing the Franco-German determination that the euro must be protected at all costs, even if this means the exit of Greece from the monetary union. As our political correspondent George Gilson writes, it's a case of "Comply or get out".
2. REFERENDUM – If the referendum takes place at all and the wording follows Papandreou's intentions or those of Merkel and Sarkozy, it will be on December 4. Speaking shortly after the Merkel/Sarkozy press conference last night, Papandreou said he was determined to hold the referendum, saying: "Now I want to talk to the people. I think the Greeks are able to make the right decisions." He added that he is certain that the referendum will secure the support of the majority of Greeks.


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Amiens Cathedral tourism and travel guide
Visit Amiens Cathedral: highlights and tourist information
Amiens Cathedral is situated in the Somme, Picardy region (now part of the Hauts-de-France region), in the north of France at 9 km from Amiens, the department capital. (General information: Amiens Cathedral is 115 km from Paris).
Popular places to visit nearby include Amiens Cathedral at 1 km and Amiens at 1 km. For more places to visit and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Amiens Cathedral, France: places to visit and attractions
Some places that we or our contributors have visited and reviewed and can recommend when sightseeing close to Amiens Cathedral in Hauts-de-France. Note that all distances shown are 'direct' and real driving distances will be greater.
... or see ALL recommended places to visit in Somme
Map of places to visit near Amiens Cathedral
Markets in and near Amiens Cathedral
Local markets
- Amiens: market Thursday & Sunday & Saturday & all day (1km)
- Corbie: market Friday (16km)
- Moreuil: market Tuesday (19km)
- Saint-Ouen: market Sunday (20km)
- Poix-de-Picardie: market Sunday (26km)
- Albert: market Saturday (28km)
- Doullens: market Thursday (29km)
- Rosieres-en-Santerre: market Tuesday (30km)
- Montdidier: market Thursday (34km)
- Abbeville: market Thursday & Saturday (41km)
More information about Amiens Cathedral, Picardy
Tourist attractions to visit near Amiens Cathedral, France
Below we show places with official tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit nearby that should provide inspiration if you are visiting Amiens Cathedral and wondering what to do next!
Heritage sites
- Amiens Cathedral (1km)
- Beffroi d'Amiens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (1km)
- Folleville église Saint-Jacques-le-Majeur-et-Saint-Jean-Baptiste (monuments on French pilgrim routes) (25km) [Map]
- Beffroi de Doullens (Belfries of Belgium and France) (30km) [Map]
- Beffroi de Lucheux (Belfries of Belgium and France) (35km) [Map]
- Beffroi de Saint-Riquier (Belfries of Belgium and France) (36km) [Map]
- Beffroi d'Abbeville (Belfries of Belgium and France) (41km) [Map]
- Arras citadelle (Vauban fortifications) (55km)
- Beffroi et hôtel de ville d'Arras (Belfries of Belgium and France) (56km)
- Beffroi de Rue (Belfries of Belgium and France) (61km) [Map]
Most beautiful villages in France
(see also beautiful French villages)
- Gerberoy (51km)
Remarkable gardens
- Le clos Alexandre (1km) [Map]
- Parc du château de Digeon (36km) [Map]
- Jardin du château de Maizicourt (36km) [Map]
- Parc et roseraie du château de Rambures (43km) [Map]
- Parc du château de Sericourt (45km) [Map]
Sites of natural beauty
- Réserve naturelle de l'Étang Saint-Ladre (7km) [Map]
- Montagne de Montenoy (23km) [Map]
- Hortillonnages d'Amiens (41km) [Map]
- Forêt de Crécy (51km) [Map]
Towns of Art and history
Villages in bloom 4* (fr: ville fleurie)
Geography and distances
Distance to Amiens Cathedral
from Amiens (prefecture): 9 km
from Paris: 115 km
from Calais: 122 km
from Nice: 785 km
from Bordeaux: 602 km
from Strasbourg: 422 km
Getting here
Amiens Cathedral is in the north of France. Most visitors take a a cross-channel ferry to a nearby port such as Dieppe or Boulogne or the channel tunnel to Calais. For driving distances to Amiens Cathedral from anywhere in France see driving distances and route planner.
We have 16 other places listed nearby (within 6 kilometres of Amiens Cathedral): Allonville, Amiens, Argoeuves, Cagny, Camon, Dreuil-les-Amiens, Dury, Longueau, Pont-de-Metz, Poulainville, Rivery, Saint-Sauveur, Saleux, Salouel, Saveuse and Vers-sur-Selles.
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The Prevail's 2-megapixel camera and camcorder don't sound very impressive at first, when so many other budget phones bear a 3.2-megapixel shooter. However, the Prevail proves once again that the number of megapixels doesn't always translate into higher-quality stills and footage by delivering quite decent images. Pictures were relatively sharp and colors were bright even in indoor shots; this camera stood up to some boasting 3.2-megapixel lenses. Of course, adjusting white-balance presets, color effects, and other camera settings before you shoot can help brighten the images. There's only about 124MB of internal phone storage, but Boost ships the Prevail with a 2GB microSD card to get you started. The handset holds up to 32GB in external memory.
We tested the dual-band Samsung Galaxy Prevail (CDMA 800/1900; 1xEV-DO rev.A) in San Francisco on Boost Mobile's network. While call quality was acceptable, it wasn't stellar. Although voices sounded natural, they were muffled, with a quality we can only describe as "gauzy." In addition, a high-pitched background buzz kept time with our callers' voices, disappearing during pauses. We didn't hear any other background crackling or interference. On their end, callers said we sounded a bit unnatural, but with better-than-average vocal quality.
Speakerphone, on the other hand, frustrated our friends, who more than once asked us to repeat ourselves. They again said we sounded unnatural, and said certain syllables were muffled or distorted. On our side of the line, the speakerphone was mostly loud and clear even though it had a telltale quality that made our contacts sound distant.
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We moved from task to task smoothly thanks to the Prevail's 800MHz processor, although speeds are noticeably faster on phones with 1GHz and dual-core processors, as they should be. Still, usability was just fine.
Data speeds were fairly fast on the Prevail. We were able to download CNET's mobile-optimized site in about 12.5 seconds, and the mobile version of NYTimes.com in about 13 seconds. Our graphics-heavy full site completed loading in about 1 minute, but was usable after the first 30 seconds. The same went for the New York Times site.
The Prevail has a rated battery life of 6.5 hours of talk time and 9 days of standby time with its 1500mAh lithium ion battery. Anecdotally, the battery lost power more quickly than we would have liked. Yet, our tested talk time measured close to 6 hours. According to FCC radiation tests, the Prevail has a digital SAR of 0.84 watts per kilogram.
The Samsung Galaxy Prevail is an unusually beautiful device considering its reasonable off-contract price. While the screen specs themselves are an acceptable HVGA resolution, it's the obsidian-smooth surface that makes the face so touchable. We found the 2-megapixel camera produced better images than we'd expect for its megapixel count. Call quality was one weak point in our tests, but we will say that we never lost a call or had to halt a conversation because we couldn't understand what we were hearing. We can't complain about 3G data speeds or overall performance either, all of which means the Prevail handily takes the top spot as Boost Mobile's best smartphone. It may not be as high-end as a dual-core, 4G phone, but it's a handset that's worthy of the Galaxy name, and one we wouldn't be ashamed to pocket.
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(GuruFocus, March 4, 2010) Investment Guru, WL Ross and Co. Chairman Wilbur Ross is known for restructuring failed companies in industries such as steel, coal, telecommunications, foreign investment and textiles. He specializes in leveraged buyouts and distressed businesses. In 2009, Forbes magazine listed Ross as the #196 richest American, with an estimated net worth of $1.8B.
Forbes also features a Twenty-two Question for Wilbur Ross session in which Wilbur Ross answered 22 questions very briefly. He regret going to business too later in his life (he started his own firm at age 60), thinks one should trade gold instead of hoard or sell it, and one should "Buy prime resort property in low-taxed areas at depressed prices."
The economic downturn in real estate created some good opportunities for guys like Ross. In a recent interview, Ross talked about his latest involvement in a NYC apartment complex called Stuyvecant.
It could be the case that recently his focus has been on the debt rather on stocks. Usually, he tends to acquire common shares in distressed situations any way. As of December 31, 2009, these are his top holdings:
No. 1: Assured Guaranty Ltd. (NYSE:AGO), Weightings: 47.04% - 16,016,396 Shares
Assured Guaranty is a Bermuda-based holding company providing credit enhancement products to the municipal finance, structured finance and mortgage markets. Assured Guaranty Ltd. has a market cap of $3.61 billion; its shares were traded at around $20 with a P/E ratio of 12 and P/S ratio of 7.3. The dividend yield of Assured Guaranty Ltd. stocks is 0.9%.
Ross held his 16 million shares of AGO in the quarter steady.
No. 2: Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. (MRH), Weightings: 16.12% - 6,896,552 Shares
Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd., through its operating subsidiaries, is a premier provider of global specialty property reinsurance products. Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. has a market cap of $1.48 billion; its shares were traded at around $17.73 with a P/E ratio of 5.8 and P/S ratio of 2.2. The dividend yield of Montpelier Re Holdings Ltd. stocks is 2.1%.
Ross held his 6.9 million shares of MRH steady during the quarter.
No. 3: National Financial Partners Corp. (NFP), Weightings: 13.95% - 123,075,000 Shares
National Financial Partners Corp. is a independent distributor of financial services to high net worth individuals and companies. National Financial Partners Corp. has a market cap of $514.4 million; its shares were traded at around $12.44 with a P/E ratio of 5.4 and P/S ratio of 0.5.
This is a new holding for Ross. Back in 2005, this stock traded about $60 per share. The company is trading below book value and a P/E of 5.4, sounds like a good stock to look into.
No. 4: International Coal Group Inc. (ICO), Weightings: 12.78% - 24,537,423 Shares
ICG is a producer of coal in Northern and Central Appalachia and the Illinois Basin. International Coal Group Inc. has a market cap of $719.8 million; its shares were traded at around $4.67 with a P/E ratio of 21.1 and P/S ratio of 0.6.
Ross held his 24.5 million shares steady in 4Q09.
No. 5 MetroPCS Communications Inc. (PCS), Weightings: 3.42% - 3,322,020 Shares
MetroPCS Communications provides wireless communications services. Metropcs Communications Inc. has a market cap of $2.24 billion; its shares were traded at around $6.37 with a P/E ratio of 12.1 and P/S ratio of 0.6.
Ross maintained his 3.3 million share position in 4Q09.
There has been one change in the top five holding in Wilbur Ross's top five positions: Satyam Computer Services Ltd. is out, and National Financial Partners Corp. is in.
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2nd Annual Festival of Comedy UpStage Theatre's 2nd Annual Festival of Comedy allows local playwrights to strut their stuff in one-act plays that are comic yet stay safely within the boundaries of "family-oriented" appeal. The writing shows imagination and comedic verve, suggesting good things to come from these four talented playwrights. The acting that brings these plays to life ranges from sophisticated, nuanced and thoroughly professional, to amateurish and embarrassingly inept. The good news is that much of the writing is so very good that it survives even this handicap. The Parking Lot by Alan Johnson is well-directed by Ann Richie, and it wittily and subtly reimagines some fairy tales, one in particular, in a good cop/bad cop vernacular. An excellent cast does it justice. The Bright Side of Being Blue by Carl Williams poses the dilemma a manager faces when his once-hot country-and-western singer is too happy to sing the blues — the concept is amusing enough for Williams to develop this into a full-length play. Sean K. Thompson both directed and played the manager — his acting is inventive and skilled, but as a director he failed to solve a casting problem; he should have gotten better performances out of some of the cast. The Idiot's Guide to Dummies by George Rapier presents a daughter and her date coping with her amusingly offbeat and highly dysfunctional parents. The writing is fresh and comically insightful, and it is well-directed by Jennifer Wood. Family Matters by Jeffrey Strausser is a bit of a muddle, as four adult daughters arrive to take their parents out to dinner. They are a bit apprehensive, as Mother is determined to start traveling the world and Father is determined to reinvent Jackie Gleason and become a stand-up comic. His jokes are as corny as a corn-dog, and I loved all of them. The parents are wonderful characters, and I want to meet them again, but the play might do with fewer daughters, and its "message" might be delivered with subtlety instead of a sledgehammer. It's well-directed by Arnold Richie, artistic director of UpStage Theatre. Chief among the more inspired and highly talented actors were Norris Thompson, Joseph Moore, 14-year-old Xavier Lehew, Sonia Kronberg, Cristina Gibson, Arnold Richie and Anne Richie, who is artistic director of UpStage's Children's Theatre. Despite some flawed performances, the four plays provide an evening of irreverent humor, inventive ideas, psychological insights and generational conflicts. They are a most welcome escape from the summer heat – and the air-conditioning works beautifully. Through August 27. UpStage Theatre at Lambert Hall, 1703 Heights Blvd., 713-838-7191. — JJT
American Buffalo American Buffalo is an early David Mamet play, so you know that it's going to feature tough talk from unsavory, pathetic people. Men, to be precise. This 1976 play is set in a basement junk shop in an unspecified city. Don (Steve Irish), the proprietor, is a low-key, shadowy hustler with an outsized sense of dignity. After a wealthy customer buys a rare, American Buffalo nickel from him, Don doesn't celebrate the nice markup he got on the coin. Instead, he's offended by the customer's lordliness, and intends to break into said customer's house to burgle what Don assumes is a pricey rare-coin collection. He seems to think he has as much right to the coins as the unnamed customer does. From his basement shop, Don puts together a small team for the heist. Young Bobby (Matt Hune) is supposed to be casing the customer's house and helping with the break-in. Teach (Drake Simpson) is a more experienced criminal who thinks he should replace the green, and — as he sees it — unreliable Bobby on the job. Much of the first-act talk revolves around Teach trying to persuade the fatherly but slightly slow Don to let him, Teach, do the job. The talk in the second half revolves around an unseen member of the team, Fletcher, who keeps Don and Teach waiting long after the job is supposed to have begun. Where is Fletcher? Has he betrayed them? Has baby-faced Bobby betrayed them, for that matter, out of revenge because they cut him out of the action? Mamet shows his chops here; tension mounts as nothing happens. And he's got a very strong cast here to make that tension mount. Irish doesn't make a strong impression at first, but that's because his Don is something of a slowly awakening bear. As Teach, Simpson enters with a burst of energy and believability. And you just know that Hune, as sweet young Bobby, is simply going to break your heart. The frustrations hard-wired into these small-time losers' lives mount until they explode. And the explosion, with Don and Teach going at each other, is convincing and scary. That goes for this entire production by the Landing Theater Company, subtly but powerfully staged by director Kevin Holden, and convincingly designed by Frank Vela. Through August 28. O'Kane Theater, University of Houston-Downtown, 1 Main, 713-487-5634. — DT
Who Was That Masked Man? The term "meller-drammer" says it all — outlandish acting, deliberately exaggerated actions, simple plots, a mustachioed villain and a damsel in distress. Hisses at the villain were encouraged, as were cheers for the hero, and Theatre Suburbia capped it all by providing popcorn to throw at the cast, who sometimes threw it back. An uncomplicated set permitted something like a theater-in-the-round arrangement, and a bar in Slick Willy's Saloon doubled as a teller's cage for the local bank. The widow (tearfully well-played in the expected histrionic mode by Susan O'Connor) was slated to lose her home to the evil bank president whose mustache and black cape are certain emblems of villainy. Glenn Dodson played the morally challenged villain with confidence, but I did miss some of the lip-smacking relish and the savoring of pure evil that's the traditional hallmark of roles such as these. I especially liked Donna Dixon, who played the barmaid in an attractive red gown with eye shadow to match, and who dominated the stage with her powerful self-assurance. Daniel Corrigan was great as the dim-witted, bungling sheriff, and he managed to add nuance — believe it or not — to his role. Amesti Reioux played the widow's daughter — she can flutter a mean eyelid, nailed the ingenue smile and made us want to protect her virtue from the inevitable assault. The young Andrew Miles was effective as the Magnolia Kid, a gunslinger dressed in black but with so much cherry-red jacket fringe that I feared it might slow down his quick draw. The hero was the Masked Man, played by James Plake, and, while I found him unconvincing as the hero, he came to life in a dance routine in a dress — no, not cross-dressing, just a disguise. There was more dancing in the play, including an energetic, engaging can-can by a woman well past the first blush of youth. And there was singing as well, by the cast and the audience — a song-sheet was provided with the program, though the songs are familiar classics. The entire cast worked well together under the able direction of Doris Merten, creating a world of high jinks and low humor that, much to my surprise, I came to believe in. The events were enhanced by Alice Smith's appropriate piano accompaniment. Nineteenth-century histrionics were displayed shamelessly onstage in a fun-filled performance, and unless you're a curmudgeon by nature, you'll enjoy it. See it — you may exit with popcorn in your hair, but there will be a smile on your lips. Through August 27. Theatre Suburbia, 4106 Way Out West Dr., 713-682-3525. — JJT
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Sylvia A.R. Gurney's much-loved comedy Sylvia, about a man in mid-life crisis falling in love with a stray dog played by an attractive adult woman, is reborn again at Texas Repertory Theatre, along with all the marital problems that the new relationship engenders. The playwright provides a strong comedic script that tells an amusing story with ample narrative, interesting situations and considerable charm as we see young love — or at least middle-aged puppy love — evolve. Director Steven Fenley has chosen to have Sylvia, the stray, played by the voluptuous and talented Jen Lucy, who provides some witty canine mannerisms — I especially liked scratching at the door when she wants to go out. Lucy plays Sylvia with style and verve as a brash, affectionate siren — no wonder the wife Kate (Karen Schlag) sees her as a threat. Schlag captures the light touch of a wife dealing with a husband who seems to be regressing and adds credence to the early scenes as the domestic crisis grows, but she's less effective as the seams of the marriage dissolve. Alan Hall is wonderful in playing three important roles: a dog-owning Yankee fan, a society matron and an androgynous therapist whose sex cannot be readily determined. The playwright suggests one actor play all parts, and Hall pulls it off with brio - his characterizations contribute strongly to the production's success. The weak link is Bradley Winkler, who portrays the new dog-owner Greg, but seems to be vaguely unhappy, if not downright miserable, through the events. He finds the words, but none of the emotions, none of the enthusiastic joy of a new affair, and none of the welcome relief that his mid-life angst has been solved by adopting Sylvia. And we never see his love for Kate; if this is not a happy, loving marriage, why not just take the dog and go? The set is quite handsome as well as functional, and incorporating the attractive abstract New York skyline that serves as backdrop into the front door is witty. The costumes work well, except that restraint seems to have been jettisoned for Sylvia's pink outfit. Some of the stage business — Sylvia running between legs — is inventive and spirited, but the poignant epilogue is marred by incorporating a simultaneous scene change. This captivating drama of mid-life crisis can withstand imperfection, and the luminous insights and comedic gifts of the playwright shine through to provide enjoyable and amusing entertainment. Through September 11. Texas Repertory Theatre, 14243 Stuebner Airline Rd., 281-583-7573. – JJT