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A young woman wants to introduce her boyfriend to her family and invites him over to meet her relatives. Sounds like a perfectly normal, everyday occurrence. Right?
Not if your family happens to be the Addams family, and your off-beat though loving family is more at home in the dark than the light of day.
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Some characters need no introduction, but just in case you've never read the comics, seen the television show or watched the movies, the drolly amusing and slightly macabre Addams family is made up of father Gomez, mother Morticia, Uncle Fester, Grandmama, son Pugsley and daughter Wednesday — a princess of darkness who brings her well-mannered boyfriend and his family over for an Addams family-style dinner. The oddball, eccentric family has an appreciation for the supernatural and is comfortable with the occult, and just assumes all guests feel the same way.
"The Addams Family" kicks off the 46th season for Manoa Valley Theatre.
When guest director Hannah Schauer Galli was asked by Dwight Martin, producing director at the theater, to direct the musical, her response was an automatic yes. Schauer Galli had watched reruns of the TV version of "The Addams Family" as a youth.
"I don't know a lot of musicals, especially current ones," said Schauer Galli. "But I grew up on 'The Addams Family.' It wasn't something I had to think about."
Schauer Galli's first foray into musical theater as a director locally was with "Young Frankenstein" in 2012. She also directed "Toxic Avenger" in 2013 at Manoa Valley Theatre, and she teamed up again with "Toxic Avenger" musical director James Mares and choreographer Katherine L. Jones for "The Addams Family."
"We work well together and get along well, so that's an added bonus," said Schauer Galli.
Schauer Galli says the amusing part of "The Addams Family" musical is the characters' interaction with "seemingly normal people" — just like their collisions with people not of their ilk on the TV show. "What is normal in one world is not normal in another," said Schauer Galli. "It's a juxtaposition."
But she thinks the main allure for people coming to the show is their familiarity with the characters. "It's the same basic format in the comics, TV show and movies," she said. "There's not that much that is different. We all know them and have the same expectations."
THE NOTION that musicals are happy, uplifting affairs is at odds with the concept of "The Addams Family," whose members are morose individuals who probably wouldn't enjoy musicals in the first place. But the musical embraces the quirky, campy nature of the TV show and movies, said Dusty Behner, who stars in the lead role of Wednesday, portrayed as a young adult in the play.
"The musical is a love letter to 'The Addams Family,'" Behner said.
The show is also peppered with "pop-culture references and modern humor," says Leiney Rigg, who plays Morticia.
"The show is funny and honest," chimed in Jesie Rocetes, who plays Pugsley. "We're not just throwing out jokes."
During a recent rehearsal, all three, along with cast mate Kenji Shimata, broke out into the TV show's theme song (*snap* *snap*): "They're creepy and they're kooky. Mysterious and spooky. They're all together ooky. The Addams Family."
The story line and score for the musical were created especially for the Broadway show, which was nominated for two Tony Awards in 2010, including best original score.
To help get into character, cast members looked at YouTube videos of the musical, including the Broadway version.
The Manoa Valley Theatre production most closely resembles a touring adaptation, as heavy puppets used in the Broadway and Chicago versions of the show were too cumbersome to move around.
Schauer Galli didn't want the cast to spend too much time investing in previous incarnations of their characters.
"We want to give the audience what they want without copying" other actors' work, said Schauer Galli.
WITH A CAST of 19 — 10 leads, nine ensemble members and two actors playing ever-faithful, lumbering butler Lurch — comes a variety of experience.
In casting actors, Schauer Galli looked for people who were the triple threat of singer-actor-dancer, but understood that most people can't do all three equally. She was also looking for people who took risks during auditions and were capable of pulling off the well-known looks of "The Addams Family."
One character audiences will not be familiar with is Wednesday's boyfriend, played by Shimata.
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(Independent Herald (Pineville, WV) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aug. 06--The Wyoming County Convention and Visitors Bureau Board of Directors toured the Youth Camp at Glen Fork last Tuesday.
The board toured the site and held its meeting in the dining hall.
County Commission President Jason Mullens said getting a roof on to the hall, the largest building at the site, is the most critical issue.
"If you don't get a roof (on the building), nothing else matters," he commented.
The CVB has been asked to contribute funds for the building's roof.
Overall upgrades, including paint and repairs, are needed, according to Mullins. "We'd like to see more family reunions and more campers," he said.
The facility has cabins and a swimming pool and is isolated enough to eliminate cell phone use.
"We want to do some marketing (to increase use)," said Mullins.
Roof replacement would cost an estimated $15,000 to $20,000.
Dale Stewart, president of the CVB board, said a CVB contribution might be used to draw matching donations from businesses and other agencies to get the money needed.
Mullins said he is hoping the camp will break even this year.
"There are so many things that need to be done in the next 10 years," he remarked.
It is used by the Wyoming County 4-H and also by groups from surrounding counties.
An NCCC team could be brought in to provide labor for some of the work needed, it was suggested.
Other business: Board Secretary Dvon Duncan said a list of sites should be developed where signage could be placed along the Guyandotte Scenic Drive.
No date has been slated yet for the Mullens 5K Run. It was originally scheduled for May but was postponed because there was a charitable event being held on the same day.
The next race in the Coal Heritage Series will be held in Pineville on Aug. 23. The Twin Falls run is set for Oct. 12.
Vicky Clay has been named the town of Pineville's representative on the CVB board.
The board approved a $1,500 contribution for the annual Wyoming County Labor Day Festival, which will be held in Pineville Aug. 29 to Sept. 1.
The Rahall Transporation Institute will host a meeting on a proposed Guyandotte Water Trail on Aug. 18 at Twin Falls at 5 p.m.
The next CVB board meeting will be held on Aug. 19 at Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College at 5:30 p.m.
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A new sci-fi history looks back on climate change from the year 2393.
Here's a story to chill your bones. It is the year 2393, almost 400 years from now. And a Chinese historian is looking back on our century, the 21st century, and trying to explain how the world saw climate change coming and did nothing. How we denied and delayed as an unbelievable price tag of suffering and destruction gathered around us. How that suffering finally came – with flood and heat and mass migration and chaos. How Western civilization collapsed . This hour On Point: a horror story from the future about climate change and the rest of our lives.
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Mother Jones: How Western Civilization Ended, Circa 2014 — "You don't know it yet. There's no way that you could. But 400 years from now, a historian will write that the time in which you're now living is the 'Penumbral Age' of human history—meaning, the period when a dark shadow began to fall over us all."
The Guardian: Researchers tackle link between climate change and public health — "'People tend to look at climate change as just temperatures getting a little hotter and that being something they can manage,' said Bruce Armstrong, emeritus professor at the University of Sydney's school of public health 'They don't seriously see the impacts that will flow from a small increase in the average temperature where the net effect will be enormous."
NPR Books: Has Climate Change Created A New Literary Genre? — "'The Odds Against Tomorrow' is the latest in what seems to be an emerging literary genre. Over the past decade, more and more writers have begun to set their novels and short stories in worlds, not unlike our own, where the Earth's systems are noticeably off-kilter. The genre has come to be called climate fiction — 'cli-fi,' for short."
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U.S. Commerce Secretary Gary Locke issued the following statement on the release of the December 2009 U.S. International Trade in Goods and Services report by the Commerce Department's U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Today's report showed that U.S. exports in December 2009 increased by 3.3 percent to $142.7 billion since November 2009. Imports in December increased 4.8 percent over November to $182.9 billion. Total U.S. exports decreased by 15 percent to $1.55 trillion for 2009 from 2008. The final trade deficit for 2009 was $381 billion with total U.S. imports of $1.93 trillion. (More) (Release)


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If some of you may not know. I'm a giant wrestling fan. I love the art of professional wrestling. Yes I call it an art, and for many reasons. These men step into a ring and preform amazing acrobatic moves, converse in monologues and stories, and garb your attention from start to finish. Are all of these things not the same as what an actor does?
In fact, in older times, wrestling was even less scripted than today. Back until the early 90's, wrestlers never rehearsed a match. The most they would know, would be who won. From there, before the match, the two wrestlers would discuss certain "spots" (a spot is a pre-planned wrestling move or series of moves) they wanted to do, and how the finish would occur, other than that, the two men had to work with each other, respond to the crowd, and make sure they sold out the house every night.
Wrestling is one of the first things I can remember liking in my entire life. If I was lucky enough to catch wrestling on TV, I would sit as close as I could to the television and watch in amazement. These larger than life men, coming out to hard rock, and dismantling each other all the while inside a ring. But as I child, my favorite part was when the wrestlers stood in front of the camera and cut promos. They would talk with so much passion, you could see anger or pain in their eyes, but there was one wrestler who won me over. Who had me believe in every word he said. When he was hurt, I was hurt, and when he was mad I was mad, and I grew up convinced I would be just like him. That man was none other than, Hulk Hogan.
My memories are still fresh, in the middle of the ring, announcer, Howard Finkle, with his neat tux, and his thick mustache, would call out, "Weighing in at 303 lbs. from Venice Beach California, the WWF Champion, Hulk Hogan!" The theme would blast through the speakers of the television, I would squat as close as I could, as my parents recall, I would shake and whisper things to myself, waiting in anticipation until finally, the man himself would come erupting from behind the curtain!
My smile was ear to ear, as the red and yellow filled my eyes. This is what I was waiting for! The reason, I took my vitamins, said my prayers, and lifted water weights that I demanded for my Christmas present at the age of 6! The wait was over, that poor sap in the ring was in trouble, especially if he wrong the Hulkster and his Hulkamaniac's!
He came charging to the ring, huffing and puffing, pointing to the fool who dared take him on. When he reached the ring his opponent fled in horror, and there in the center of the ring Hulk Hogan would tear off his shirt and cup his ear listening to the Hulkamaniac's cheer. I swear I cheered so hard at the TV he must have heard me too.
The things would get stressful. You see Hulk Hogan could never just come in and win 1,2,3, match over. No, he was wrestling only the best of the best. So he had a struggle every time. And the bad guys never fought fair, and the referee was always hurt for some reason! I would stand close to the TV, hoping up and down, crying and talking to myself (yes I was crying the whole match), and just when it looked like it was all over for Hogan, a burst of life would take over him! He became invincible! The punches no longer hurt him! MY GOD HE WAS GOING TO DO IT! I would be screaming, laughing at the bad guy for trying, yelling words of encouragement, as Hogan set up for his finishing move, The Leg Drop!
When the leg drop connected, forget it, the match was over! Hogan would cover up his opponent, I would dive to the floor and count out loud with the referee, 1...2....3! I would spring up to my feet, in pure astonishment Hulk Hogan won! I would flex and mimic his every move. My eyes were red and puffy from crying, I would point to the television to inform my parents The Hulkster won, although if they were watching me they already knew.
I was and always will be a Hulkamaniac. I have never done a drug in my life, finished High School and went through two colleges. I was a two time state runner up in high school wrestling, and it all started with Hulk Hogan.
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A 47-year-old Georgetown man faces attempted robbery after police say he asked a woman for $1 and then more after he implied he had a knife.
Rodney Hopkins was near the Kleen Kat Car wash at 3:30 p.m. April 10 when he asked a woman for $1, said Lt. Lawrence A. Grose.
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The Mental Health Administrator is a shared position with Salem County and supports mental health education and advocacy within both counties. The Administrator works within all the agencies involved in mental health treatment and acts as a consultant to both Gloucester and Salem County Jails for inmates with mental health issues.
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I upgraded a lady's computer from Windows XP to Windows 7. She uses an old Kodak that had its own proprietary software installed on XP, but the software hasn't been available for years, so I set up Windows 7 to automatically import when the camera is plugged in.
She calls me frantic about some pictures she needs to get off of her camera. I tell her it should automatically import to her pictures folder when plugged in. I remote in and nothing happens when she plugs it in.
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I upgraded a lady's computer from Windows XP to Windows 7. She uses an old Kodak that had its own proprietary software installed on XP, but the software hasn't been available for years, so I set up Windows 7 to automatically import when the camera is plugged in.
When my parents first got their computer, in their 70's, my husband helped them set up everything. Shortly after the set-up, they went on vacation for four weeks, and my Dad unplugged the power to the PC while they were gone (not sure why).
Upon their return, he plugged in the power cord again, and booted up the PC. And he was shocked to find there were over 100 emails waiting to be opened. He and Mom couldn't understand how the emails got into their computer if the power was disconnected. PEBKAC.
My dad called me, saying he can't set up the Blu-ray player he just got. He had a stroke recently, and said he had trouble lifting the TV, etc. Like a good son, I went over to help him out.
I go and check everything is plugged in correctly. I turn it on, and it pops right on to the settings screen. I ask him : "What's the deal ? It's all set up". He then tells me my mom helped him plug it in, but he can't get it off that screen. I grab the remote and push "OK" for English, and no response.
He had put the remote batteries upside down. PEBKAC.
My mother wanted to check her e-mails, and asked me for help as she couldn't access her inbox. I asked her what was her address, and she told me it was "email@example.com".
On the Hotmail homepage, I asked my mom about her password. She said : "I don't know". So I clicked "Forgot password", but Hotmail gave me an error message, saying it couldn't find that particular e-mail address.
Confused, I asked : "Did you even create that e-mail address ? It's odd Hotmail doesn't know about it".
Se replied : "Create ? No. I thought as everyone has got one, I had one too…". PEBKAC.
Do you know what the singular greatest annoyance with being a computer savvy geek is ?
Everytime we fix or update a piece of software or hardware, and a bug or problem arise within a few months, the only explanation most people can come up with, is that « we made the original problem worse » and « don't know what we're doing ».
Even if the new issue is unrelated to what was fixed. PEBKAC.
I work as a PC repair technician, so I have people with problems on a daily basis. I had an older woman come in, and tell me that the cup holder tray on her desktop had broken.
She then proceeded to ask if we could fix it. I asked her if she meant the CD tray, and responded with : "Yeah, I guess it could hold a CD, but you can't play music on a computer...". PEBKAC.
Every day at work, I can see Excel users typing a number into a cell, then another one into another cell, picking up a calculator to do the operation, and eventually typing the result in a third cell. PEBKAC.
At the university, I was telling a friend - as a joke - that in order to download Mozilla Firefox, we could still use Internet Explorer.
He answered : "Hum... I do not use Internet Explorer. I go directly on Google". PEBKAC.
I hate to say I work with computers. Afterwards, people palm their old crappy machines that don't work anymore off on you. But from time to time, we can still witness some fun stuff.
A friend of mine passed me her obsolete laptop, which - I quote - "struggled a lot". When I booted up, Windows XP litterally vomited hundreds of windows, for a good 10 minutes. And the computer was indeed struggling.
When I eventually could access the Start Menu, and as the usual "msconfig" wasn't helpful, I figured out that she had put ALL of her programs into the "Startup" folder.
"But... Why ?", I asked. She said : "Well, I wanted to be sure they would quickly start when I needed them...". PEBKAC.
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Shoppers shave heads for cancer awareness
Thom Welby wanted to shave his head at an event in September for cancer awareness but could not bring himself to face the razor.
"I chickened out," the Scranton resident said.
But he soon realized "hair grows back."
So Mr. Welby organized a local "Be Bold, Be Bald" event, and on Saturday, people had their heads shaved or hair buzzed at the Mall at Steamtown. Similar events were held across the country.
Cuts or shaves were also given at Saucha salon in Kingston, and more than $900 had already been raised by early Saturday afternoon, Mr. Welby said.
But in the end, it is more about awareness than fundraising, he said.
"Every one of us has been touched by cancer, whether it's a family member or friend," he said.
Curious onlookers stood around Central Court at the mall as more than a dozen people had their heads shaved or buzzed in the first 45 minutes of the event. Other people put on flesh-colored "bald caps" to show their support.
For Saturday's event, Mr. Welby teamed up with Aimee's Army, formed by the late Aimee Dickey, who died from a rare brain tumor in 2008 at age 12.
Aimee's sister, Jennifer McKeon, had part of her hair buzzed, and Aimee's mom, Annette McKeon, spoke to people about cancer awareness.
"Cancer patients have no choice in going bald," Annette McKeon said. "We do it for the people who have no choice."
Stephen Glowatz of Scranton, who is fighting cancer for the second time, had his long hair cut short and hopes to donate what remains of his ponytail. After getting the trim, he watched as more people sat down for shaves.
"I think it's very courageous," he said. "I'm sure it gives them as good of a feeling as I have."
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Efforts to improve floodplain administration in the City of El Paso, access to river trail parks during Rio Grande levee construction, and a study of El Paso's international ports of entry will be discussed at the next public meeting of the Rio Grande Citizens Forum, an outreach program of the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission (USIBWC). The meeting will take place Tuesday, March 29, 6:30-8:30 p.m. at USIBWC Headquarters, 4171 N. Mesa Street, Building C, El Paso, Texas.
El Paso City Engineer Alan Shubert will discuss the City of El Paso's Floodplain Administration. The Floodplain Administration Division provides various services to the community with regard to properties that are in or near a Special Flood Zone Hazard Area (SFHA). As part of this charge, the City has implemented several measures to improve its rating under the Federal Emergency Management Agency's (FEMA) Community Rating System that can result in insurance rate premium savings for the El Paso community. An overview will be provided of key activities underway for this effort. Additionally, the latest information regarding the preliminary Flood Insurance Rate Maps issued by FEMA will be highlighted.
As part of the effort to improve flood control infrastructure, the USIBWC is undertaking improvements to its Rio Grande flood control levees in the El Paso and Las Cruces area with funding from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. During construction, access to the levee, river, or river park trails may be affected. USIBWC staff will give an update on efforts to control access during construction.
In other business, consultant Jim Brogan of Cambridge Systematics will discuss the Texas Department of Transportation's Regional Ports of Entry Operations Plan. The project entails reviewing and assessing operations at the existing ports of entry in the El Paso region, analyzing how they currently function, and developing recommendations to improve cross-border mobility in the region. The plan will also identify operational improvement strategies, such as the use of technology to reduce border inspection and processing times, charging higher tolls, increasing staff levels at peak traffic hours, or restricting some ports to commercial traffic only. Other aspects are to estimate the transportation, economic, and environmental impacts and benefits of potential operational improvement strategies and to develop a plan to help the region finance and implement operational, infrastructure, and institutional recommendations. A key element of the study is extensive public involvement and outreach to ensure that all interested groups in the El Paso region are actively engaged in the planning, development, and implementation of the Operations Plan.
The Rio Grande Citizens Forum was established by the USIBWC in 1999 to facilitate the exchange of information regarding USIBWC activities on the Rio Grande between Percha Dam, New Mexico and Fort Quitman, Texas. It is designed to bring together community members, enabling the early and continued two-way flow of information, concerns, values, and needs between USIBWC and the general public, environmentalists, irrigation districts, municipalities, and others interested in the river. A complete meeting agenda is enclosed.
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Sally Spener
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
USIBWC Headquarters
4171 N. Mesa St., The Commons, Building C*
El Paso, TX 79902
- Welcome and Introductions – Louis Irwin, Citizens Forum Co-Chair
- City of El Paso Floodplain Administration Update – Alan Shubert, City Engineer, City of El Paso
- Update on Levee and River Park Access During Rio Grande Levee Construction – Andrea Glover, Civil Engineer, Construction, USIBWC
- El Paso Regional Ports of Entry Operations Plan – Jim Brogan, Project Manager, Cambridge Systematics
- Public Comment
- Board Discussion
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Falling asleep beneath a star sprinkled sky is the stuff of dreams, fairy tales and rom-coms. Or maybe not it seems; at the Nkwichi Lodge in Mozambique you can slumber under the night sky on their new 'Lake of Stars Bed'. Pitched up on a private rock island this new stargazing bed makes for the ultimate African sleep. As we've found out here at Black Tomato, Nkwichi Lodge isn't the only place where you can fall asleep under the stars. Take a look at the other hotels for stargazers we've discovered.
Makanyane's Lodge in South Africa is a private and exclusive land, home to many idyllic locations, vast plains and picturesque landscapes. Rustic hides have been set up in secret locations throughout the lodge providing unbeatable opportunities to spy on the many animals that inhabit the area. At night you can sleep out under a velvet canopy in one of the hides beneath a blanket of stars and experience the ambiance of the bush at night time.
In the eastern valley of the Loisaba Wilderness in Kenya, overlooking the Kiboko waterhole is the dramatically designed, Mukokoteni Star Bed. Nestled on a handcrafted wooden raised platform, and partially covered with a thatched roof, the Star Bed can either be wheeled onto the open deck area for a night under the stars, or left under the shelter of the roof. The Star Beds can be reached on foot or by horse, camel or vehicle and guests are guided and hosted by a team of traditional Samburu and Laikipiak Maasai warriors.
Hidden away deep in the Blue Mountains in Australia, is the Blue Mountain Camp. Here you can enjoy a night under the stars from your bed (an authentic twist on an Australian swag) on a raised wooden platform in the middle of the bush. Life goes back to basics at the Blue Mountain Camp, with a hint of eco-luxury. This is not your conventional resort, there are no swimming pools or fine dining facilities. Instead, take a dip in river that runs beside the resort and kick back under the canopy by the bank whilst your guide prepares you a traditional Australian camp-oven roast fit for a king.
'May the stars be with you, shining for your eyes along their celestial dance', reads the welcome message at Elqui Domos, a magical retreat located in a remote valley between Santiago and Atacama, in Chile. The retreat consists of seven spherical domes with removable roofs plus four stilted wooden houses with glass ceilings, all set in the stunning Elqui Valley, famed for clear skies. Elqui Domos is unique, exclusive and intimate, not to mention an stargazers dream.
Al Hillawi camp in Jordan is a traditional Bedouin camp set in miles of open desert, which make it an unimpeachable place for stargazing at the clear night skies, unencumbered by light pollution. The camp features 200 double tents with the capacity to serve 500 guests and offers traditional Bedouin food, folklore and best of all, the opportunity to sample the dignity and hospitality of the natives.
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