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Topic: NIH update/articles
Hello everyone,
I am so sorry it has taken me so long to respond. I have NO excuses, time just gets away from me! It doesn't mean that you all are not continuously in my thoughts and prayers because YOU ARE!!
I hope you have all had the opportunity to read the amazing articles telling the story and describing this trial....just google my name and the articles should come up...because I am too technology challenged to know how to post a link! Sorry!
The past few months have been incredible! I went back to NIH in February and in April, both times there have been shrinkage, in fact I have had more shrinkage in the past 6 months then I did in the whole year and half with the first treatment!
At my last visit the docs told me about the article being published in Science, but I never imagined the other articles happening. I am so happy to be getting this news out there and this story spread. I pray that this research opens the doors for many others to benefit!!
I pray for the attention to cholangiocarcinoma to bring more opportunities as well.....hoping beyond belief that cc patients get a bigger voice. Life has been good post treatment, everyday is a gift as we all know!
Love to all,


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The nominating site for the 2018 awards is now closed. Applications for the 2019 class are due on May 1, 2018.
How to nominate
Please note all educators must be nominated by an NEA affiliate. If you are an individual who would like to nominate an outstanding educator, please contact the appropriate NEA state or direct affiliate.
Preview the application.
Awards FAQs
The NEA Foundation Awards for Teaching Excellence recognize, reward, and promote excellence in teaching and advocacy for the association. The awards are jointly presented by the NEA Foundation and the NEA.
May 1, 2018
NEA affiliates have several options for completing the application:
- Have someone in your office complete the application administratively; or
- Give your link and password to your state awardee and share the task. For example, you could fill in all fields related to your affiliate and only ask the awardee to complete the narrative and his or her personal information. This would also allow you to review the awardee's information before your submission to the Foundation. (Please note that if you choose this process, you may want to change your online password each year for security purposes.)
When the application is complete, click "submit" to send it to the Foundation.
The Foundation will notify all affiliate presidents and their awardees of their status by the end of August.
- You (and your awardee) can start an application, save it, and log back in later to edit or finish.
- You can cut and paste into the electronic application from a Word document or Adobe file.
- Letters of recommendation can be uploaded as one file or individually.
- Signatures on letters are no longer required.
What are the selection criteria?
Applications for the national awards are judged according to five criteria. Panelists rate state awardees on each criterion using the point value indicated below.
The awardee demonstrates instructional expertise, creativity, and innovation. The awardee uses a variety of pedagogical techniques and effectively addresses students' different learning styles and needs. The awardee is an instructional leader at the local, state, and/or national level.
Advocacy for the profession15 points
The awardee is a current, active member of the local, state, and/or national education association, and has assumed leadership roles at one or more of these levels. The awardee is an active member of other professional organizations and engages in activities that advance the profession and public education. The awardee speaks out on behalf of public education, educators, and students.
Community engagement5 points
The awardee frequently interacts with parents and other community members on substantive education issues. The awardee brings community resources to the classroom and conducts service learning projects with his or her students in the community.
Professional development10 points
The awardee continually engages in experiences to improve his or her practice and to gain new skills and knowledge. The awardee shares this new learning with colleagues in a variety of venues. The awardee's participation in and commitment to professional development has a visible impact on his or her institution, students, and community.
Attention to diversity5 points
The awardee works to provide a learning environment that meets the needs of all students, regardless of differences. The awardee recognizes and explicitly addresses the full array of values, cultures, and experiences represented in our diverse modern society, both through curriculum and instruction and in other interactions with students.
Each affiliate determines its own best process for selecting its awardee, and submits a single awardee's name and qualifications to the NEA Foundation, consistent with the criteria described below. The state selection process can be based on the process used at the national level or any alternative that reflects due diligence. State leadership may also consider nominating the recipient of another local, district, state, and national award—including subject specific awards, advocacy awards, or national awards like the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science and Math Teaching, provided that the awardee is a NEA member.
The national selection panel chooses the five recipients of the Horace Mann Awards for Teaching Excellence from among the affiliate awardees. The panelists are appointed by the President and CEO of the NEA Foundation and the President of the NEA.
The Horace Mann awardees will be invited for personal interviews with the national selection panel in July or August and, based on these interviews, the NEA Member Benefits Award for Teaching Excellence recipient will be chosen.

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Technobabble I
The following are colloquialisms/idioms written in their literal form. Try to find all four.
Example: A Panthera Pardus is incapable of altering its texture. (A leopard can't change its spots)
1. Revert to the first quadrilateral of equal sides and angles.
2. One suffering from Macular Degeneration guiding one with less than 1/10 of normal vision.
3. Restrain your multiple Equus caballus.
4. The writing utensil containing small amounts of ink is more puissant than the iron hand-held weapon.
Answer1. Back to Square One--A term meaning to go back to the beginning, or the original idea.
2. Blind leading the blind--Term which means the person in charge knows no more than the person or people he is leading.
3. Hold your Horses--Meaning be patient and to wait.
4. The pen is mightier than the sword--A phrase that means you can get more accomplished by solving your problems in a calm way, than resorting to violence.
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If you want to lose weight, gain muscle, reduce stress, increase energy or just generally look, live and feel healthier you've come to the right place! Oh, and you can win lots of cool Primal gear, too.
Watch the following video and read the article below for all the details.
Create Your Own 30-Day Health Challenge
This is your first task. It's time for you to define and commit to your own 30-day challenge.
I've created a special forum for The Primal Blueprint Health Challenge. In it you can state your personal 30-day challenge and start a "Primal Challenge Journal" to track your progress [1].
Use the Primal Blueprint Health Challenge forum [2] to receive positive feedback, advice and help along the way from myself and the Mark's Daily Apple community.
The Primal Blueprint 101 Newsletter
I've created a special newsletter just for this health challenge – The Primal Blueprint 101 Newsletter [3]. If you're new to the Primal Blueprint or would just like a comprehensive overview of the Primal Blueprint health philosophy visit this page and begin receiving it today.
Daily Contests
The main challenge itself isn't competitive but that doesn't mean we can't have some friendly contests along they way!
Over the course of the next month Mark's Daily Apple, Primal Nutrition [4] and sponsors will be giving away over $6,000 in prizes.
Here are some rules and answers to FAQ:
- Contests will run every day for the duration of the 30-day challenge (through Sep. 1), so check back daily!
- All contest prizes relate in some way to the Primal lifestyle.
- Some contests will require a bit of leg work while others will require something as simple as commenting on a blog post.
- There is no limit to how many contests you can participate in.
- The duration of any one contest depends on the nature of the contest. Some will last the full 30 days (to give you time to complete the contest task) while others will be as short as 1 day.
- Contest prizes will be awarded either by a random drawing, by reader voting/polling or by an executive decision (who I think should win!).
- Some prizes will only be available to United States residents.
- You can track the contests and contest results on the Primal Blueprint Health Challenge Contest Page [5]. It will be updated every day.
- I'm not being paid by any company that is sponsoring the contest with a prize.
All you have to do to enter today's contest is leave a comment on this blog post. For all the details visit Contest: Leave a Comment. Win Some Beef. [6]
New to the Primal Blueprint and Mark's Daily Apple?
If you are new to the Primal Blueprint and Mark's Daily Apple and don't know where to begin here are some resources:
1. Not sure what it means to "Go Primal"? Check out these articles for the basics:
The Definitive Guide to the Primal Blueprint [7]
2. The Primal Blueprint 101 Page [9]
3. The Primal Blueprint 101 Newsletter [3]
4. The Forum [10] – Ask any and all questions you have about the Primal lifestyle.
5. The Book [11]
6. What to eat? – Primal Recipes [12]
7. Have a question? – Contact Me [13]
8. Check back tomorrow for an overview of how to eat and how to exercise according to the Primal Blueprint.
Tell your friends and family about the challenge so they can get Primal, too! Use the "ShareThis" link below to send this article via email.
The 2009 Primal Blueprint Health Challenge has come to a close. But that doesn't mean you can't take your own 30 day challenge! Go Primal for 30 days and see what happens to your body and your health. Stay tuned for future health challenges. Grok on!


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Women have plenty of different opinions when it comes to porn – many love it, some are intrigued by it, others are scared of it, and a good portion think it's just not their cup of tea. (And then, there are also women who are addicted to it, a subject covered in the New York Times article, "The Other Porn Addicts," about a Kansas church that's counseling young women with this problem.)
But for those who enjoy visiting the erotic world from time to time, or would like to give it a try – whether it's for pleasure, educational purposes or to explore fantasies – it can be hard to wade through the plethora of male-targeted content to find quality books and movies made with women's interests in mind.
So we've enlisted the help of Rachel Kramer Bussel, Senior Editor at Penthouse Variations, host of the In The Flesh Reading Series and author of Please, Sir, to find the best women-friendly content out there – adult materials that don't portray women in a degrading way, and focus more on the entire sensual experience than just the, er, happy ending. Behold, a list of sexy resources, just for us ladies!
Online Videos
Good Vibrations
This female-friendly website is a great resource for gals who are looking to spice things up, either with a partner or solo. Not only does Good Vibrations offer an array of sex toys, but they also have their own list of hand-selected "Videos on Demand." These sexy movies have been divided into distinct categories, like "New to Watching Porn," "Woman-Directed" and "Award-Winning Adult Movies," that make it very easy to find a movie that's just right for you – with no surprises.
If you ever wished you had a girlfriend who could give you XXX video recommendations as freely as she gives you dieting tips, then look no further than HotMoviesforHer.com. "The site features porn reviews by women, for women and can walk you through what you need to know when picking something out," says Bussel. Once you find one that sounds good, you can stream the video by paying per-minute, downloading the video file or buying the DVD – the standard viewing options for most online sites.
For the smart gal who takes a more practical approach to porn (e.g., bedroom research), the videos written and directed by Tristan Taormino on Vivid-Ed are a great resource. "These videos cover everything from fellatio to cunnilingus to the G-spot in a way that's not scary," says Bussel. "You can watch them as entertainment-type porn or as sex-ed lessons to learn something new."


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an ambiguous slang phrase used in the "ghettos", which can only be uttered by a guy that is a member of the Bloods, Crypts, Warriors, and Newsies, a kid from Westchester County that masturbates 30 times a day, or a niggardly Negro. While varying between contexts, the phrase commonly means "double stuf that", "dry swallowing almost anything", "spidermaning that shit", "Shanghaiing", "Erkin' it up", "fucking defenestrate that bitch". When three-piece is used singularly, it refers to womens of the women-kind that are as loose as my rhymes are smooth.
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Special Collections and Archives: This newly refurbished area of the library houses the NSU archives, a rare book collection, and numerous collections of materials (books, papers, and artifacts) dealing with local, state, and regional history (Germans from Russia collection, the South Dakota National Guard collection, among others), especially regional water issues (The Harriet Montgomery Water Resources Collection). In addition, this area is home to the library's digitization efforts (http://digitalcollections.northern.edu).
The Special Collections and Archives have grown substantially over the recent years, receiving numerous donations from both on campus and off campus. These gifts need to be processed: accessioned, inventoried, and arranged in a way that makes them accessible to users, and stored in an archivally sound manner. Gifts to support this work are needed.
Committed to the Present
The library is one of students' favorite placesin which to work. Survey after survey backs this up. It is a goal of the librarians to seamlessly and holistically support all of students' information needs, fromsearching to publishing. We now are asked as many questions about software and web tools as we are about information resources. To this end, we find ourselves needing to reconfigure space and furniture in the library to support changing student needs. This includes designing collaborative workspaces so students may accomplish group projects in a more conducive atmosphere and where student can have the benefit of consulting with librarians.
To accomplish this above, and to obviate one of the most common complaints we hear -that the computers in the library are slow and out-of-date and that there are not enough of them -the library needs an endowment to support the purchase of computers/technology and associated equipment (printers, scanners, etc.) especiallyfor student use; for staff use; and to support the purchase of furniture.
We see the library as an important part of the intellectual life of the campus in which the library's "Round Room" could function, as it has sometimes in the past, as a gathering and presentation place. To further this, we would like a gift to purchase easily moveable chairs so the round room can be converted to hold an audience of 60 and an endowment to support a bi-annual lecture series and bi-weekly faculty/student research symposia.
Committed to the Future
For the students of tomorrow to have the resources necessary to their success, the library must purchase and/or lease materials today. To ensure that the appropriate resources are available for students, the library needs gifts to support the purchase or lease of materials, both in print and online. Such gifts could be resource-specific, discipline-specific, format-specific, or general.


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I know many of you on here have met Steven at one event or another. I thought it might be fun to share our pics and stories around the country (or the world) while he has been out on the bbq trail.
I'll start...
I can't even remember the exact year, but I'm going to say this was at least 5 or so years ago. Steven put on a class called "The History of BBQ," and I attended the Dallas class. Steven had a slide show and talked about the early beginnings of BBQ and then we sampled several different bbq creations. It lasted for a few hours and was quite enjoyable and got my copy of How to Grill signed. Here are a couple of pics from the event:
(BOB-BQN, Steven, tex_toby, I can't remember the far right's forum member name)
What about you guys/gals?


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hey guys, I'am new here and I am not so good whit English language. I decided leran about python, I have problem with python script. I readed and watced a few tutorials and 7 days I can't solve my problem.
how run python script on Linux Xubuntu 11.10.? (python 2.7) and I am total beginer in this. my scripts name is skripta.py and it's located on my destop.


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Lauterbrunnen Valley and Murren Railway, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland
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Can anyone give me info on this photo, My son ( who is named after his fathers father) is also JOHN HELMKAMP
My grandfather, Tobias Jerome Veselik, Jr., who retired as a Chief Pharmacist Mate, is seated at far left. He was, at one time a pitcher, and he also coached.
My grandparents were from Kentland. I am currently writing a blog around the letters they wrote during World War II. They both mention Boonie several times in their letters. I would like to use your picture in my blog.
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Oh Las Vegas…I love you. Except when you're hitting 107 degrees! I guess that's what I get for visiting in the middle of August. Ugh! It was so flippin' hot. But, that's OK. I was there this past weekend to celebrate my mom's birthday. She hasn't been there in a really long time, so I decided to kidnap her and my brother.
We took the four hour road trip from Los Angeles and made our way to "Sin City." Did I mention it was hot?
Because of this heat, I knew had to wear Torrid's Smocked Black and White Polka Dot Romper ($48.50). It was perfect and it kept me nice and cool as we gambled and walked to a few casinos. A few people thought it was a dress. I do wish it had pockets, that would have made my day. I also wore their Silver Large Bow Necklace ($12.50). As you can see, it's the perfect size.
What do you think? Would you buy this romper?
Disclosure: This is not a paid post. The items above are courtesy of Torrid. The above is my true and honest opinion.


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Dear Planet Earth, we love you, respect you, and want to do what we can to protect you.
In honor of Earth Day this Sunday, here are some important, "did-you-know?" facts about why Print-On-Demand (the Lulu-way) is a sustainable alternative to Traditional Offset Printing:
- No book is printed before it is bought and paid for. This differs from the traditional method in which thousands of copies are printed before ANY of them are bought and paid for by the consumer. This "print & pray" approach involves unnecessary risk due to the large capital expenditure involved in offset print runs for publishers.
- Zero material waste in the manufacturing process, which only uses what is necessary to produce sell-able product. This differs from the traditional method in which additional paper is automatically ordered and used to compensate for the material wasted in "make-ready" in both the printing and binding processes. It's typically 3-8% paper waste depending on the manufacturer. This adds up to considerable waste for a publisher. The printer passes on the cost of spoilage to the publisher.
- Zero risk on the returns of unsold inventory. Compare this to the return rate on traditionally printed books, which can range from 20-35% of the units produced. These overruns are pure waste and sunk costs. Publishers measure these costs in the millions of dollars.
- There is no unsold inventory. Using the traditional method, unsold inventory has to be warehoused for a period of time. This is costly. It burns time, money and energy.
- There is no unsold inventory. Using the traditional method, unsold inventory has to be shipped back to the recycling center. In addition, unsold inventory has to be processed at a recycling center. These processes burn time, money and fuel.
- Each order is printed and shipped locally, which is good for the local economy and minimizes time in transit and transit costs. Traditionally, orders are printed at large manufacturing facilities for the lowest unit cost. Traditional Offset runs are done in large manufacturing facilities, shipped in bulk (on many pallets) to warehouses. These shipments travel long distances by tractor-trailer, or are shipped in containers from overseas.
- Maximum author control of content means authors can make edits and publish new editions at any time without negative consequences. Traditionally, the author and publisher are stuck with the inventory of books produced. Content changes can only be made if the author and publisher are willing to swallow the loss on any remaining unsold inventory of the earlier edition.
Also, in honor of Earth Day, enter the Lulu Earth Day Contest on Facebook. This is a print sales contest. Submit your book to compete for most sales between April 18-April 25. Also, Lulu will plant a tree per contest entry up to 6,000 through our tree-planting partner Eco-Libris. Contest prizes include a Nook®, a Marketing Consultation ($475) and a Clarion Book Review ($350). Enter now!
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This Ushio 3000182 compact fluorescent lamp performs better in higher temperature applications making it ideal for use in enclosed fixtures and applications with excessive heat. Operating at 13 watts, USHIO's Amalgam TE CFL lamps achieve 85-90% light output while maintaining a temperature of 150 F. This lamp contains less than 1mg of mercury.
Mercury containing products sold into the state of WA include an environmental handling charge of .25/each


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Discussion in 'Fan Zone' started by Cbz40, Nov 12, 2006.
18 seconds
chicken littles, you can breathe easier
Under 2 min?
looks like we may have a player in Carp
Leinart pass caught tight end, for 7.
try 1:44 under 2 min
:08 remaining:
4th and 4:
Romo yucking it up on the sidelines.
Leinart no pressure pass underneath incomplete, dallas Wins.... Adios
This is the first time in my 29 years of being a Dallas fan that the power went off during a Dallas game.
Thanks play by play guys!!!!
Okay...now we can put Bledsoe in.
thanks Clove
chicken littles, you can breathe again
Thanks for the play by play.
Did Carpenter play okay after Ellis went out?
If we would have kicked a field goal and it was blocked, you'd have posters screaming about trying to get extra points when the game was won.
Great job as always Clove......Thank you so much.
Cardinals Drive Chart
Time Time
Poss Drive
Began # of
Plays Yards
Gained Result
15:00 3:58 ARI 33 7 18 Punt
09:59 3:27 ARI 19 5 20 Punt
00:37 3:49 ARI 22 7 31 Punt
08:33 5:02 ARI 25 13 65 Field Goal
09:30 4:07 ARI 20 8 35 Interception
05:15 2:59 ARI 30 6 12 Interception
14:17 2:24 ARI 22 6 78 Touchdown
03:43 0:09 ARI 22 1 2 Fumble
01:50 1:50 ARI 15 8 29 Downs
Uhm..no, I'm pretty sure most people were expecting a field goal there. I guess risking a fumble is ok. Why not just take a knee? Pts weren't important for this game, but they may be important as far as tie breakers go, you never know. For someone who is touted as being prepared for everything, not thinking about tie breakers is doing a poor job, especially when the alternative (running the ball) in no way helps you out.


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People should shop around for the best deal on health insurance, says Health Minister Tanya Plibersek, as she announced an average premium increase of 5.6 per cent.
Ms Plibersek told reporters in Sydney that the increase would add $1.70 a week to the cost of cover for the average single person, and $3.70 a week to the cost of cover for an average family with the top level of cover.
The annual premium increases, which must be approved by government, take effect from April 1.
Ms Plibersek said that she was confident private health insurance membership would continue to grow, despite the premium increase and other recent changes. Since July, the 30 per cent private health insurance rebate has been means tested and parliament is considering a proposal to eliminate subsidies on the Lifetime Health Cover loading, which applies to people who do not take out private cover in the financial year in which they turn 31.
''We've got historic high rates of membership of private health insurance, so the private health insurance industry is very strong, and many Australians have chosen to take out private health insurance in the last year,'' Ms Plibersek said.
But she encouraged people to use the government's privatehealth.gov.au website to compare prices, saying prices for equivalent levels of cover varied by as much as $200 a month between different firms.
Coalition health spokesman Peter Dutton blamed the premium increase on Labor's cuts to private health insurance subsidies.
''Tanya Plibersek might be pleased about today's announcement, but ordinary Australians struggling to meet repeated increases to premiums and changes to private health insurance are unlikely to share her enthusiasm,'' Mr Dutton said.
He said the full impact of Labor's changes was yet to be felt because hundreds of thousands of Australians had prepaid their premiums to beat increases.
Consumers Health Forum of Australia chief executive Carol Bennett encouraged people who would face higher premiums to review their cover to see if they could get better value from a different policy.


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Metropolitan National Bank's MetroNet is a mobile banking solution that enables bank customers to use their Android phone to initiate routine transactions and conduct research anytime from anywhere
Lenovo Vibe Z smartphone was launched in November 2013. The phone comes with a 5.50-inch touchscreen display with a resolution of 1080 pixels by 1920 pixels at a PPI of 401 pixels per inch.
The Lenovo Vibe Z is powered by 2.2GHz quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor and it comes with 2GB of RAM. The phone packs 16GB of internal storage cannot be expanded. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Lenovo Vibe Z packs a 13-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 5-megapixel front shooter for selfies.
The Lenovo Vibe Z runs Android 4.3 and is powered by a 3000mAh non removable battery. It measures 149.10 x 77.00 x 7.90 (height x width x thickness) and weigh 145.20 grams.
The Lenovo Vibe Z is a single SIM (GSM) smartphone that accepts a Micro-SIM. Connectivity options include Wi-Fi, GPS, Bluetooth, FM, 3G and 4G. Sensors on the phone include Compass Magnetometer, Proximity sensor, Accelerometer and Ambient light sensor.
How to download Metropolitan National Bank form Lenovo Vibe Z?
- Check the Android version to verify compatibility of Metropolitan National Bank with Lenovo Vibe Z.
Find Android version: go to "Settings" - "About the phone" - "Android version". Make sure Metropolitan National Bank is compatible with Lenovo Vibe Z.
- Click the download button to download Metropolitan National Bank in Lenovo Vibe Z.
- Once the download and installation are complete, find Metropolitan National Bank in your home screen and tap the icon to open it.
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Blythe Danner Joins Cast of NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, 12/16
The producers of the Tony Award winning musical comedyNice Work If You Can Get It are pleased to announce that Emmy and Tony Award winner Blythe Danner will join the production for 12 weeks only beginning Tuesday, December 18th and continuing through March 10th. Ms. Danner will assume the role of Millicent Winter, the mother of Matthew Broderick's character Jimmy Winter. The role is currently played by Academy Award winner Estelle Parsons, who will play her final performance on Sunday, December 16.
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT, featuring music and lyrics by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and a book by two-time Tony Award-winner Joe DiPietro, stars two-time Tony Award-winner Matthew Broderick and four-time Tony Award nominee Kelli O'Hara. The production is directed and choreographed by three-time Tony Award-winner Kathleen Marshall and is now playing at Broadway's Imperial Theatre (249 West 45th Street). Tickets are currently on sale through June 2, 2013.
This new musical features a veritable hit parade of iconic George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin songs, and some unknown gems in their catalog, including "Someone to Watch Over Me," "I've Got to Be There," "Sweet & Lowdown," "'S Wonderful," "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off," Fascinating Rhythm," "But Not for Me," "Blah, Blah, Blah" and many more. It's the roaring twenties, and a cast of outrageous characters gather in New York to celebrate the wedding of a wealthy playboy (Broderick). But things don't go as planned when the playboy meets a bubbly and feisty bootlegger (O'Hara) who melts his heart.
In addition to Matthew Broderick as Jimmy Winter and Kelli O'Hara as Billie Bendix, the production also stars Academy Award-winner Estelle Parsons as Millicent Winter, two-time Tony Award-winner Judy Kaye as Estonia Dulworth, Tony Award winner Michael McGrath as Cookie McGee, Tony Award nominee Jennifer Laura Thompson as Eileen Evergreen, Chris Sullivan as Duke Mahoney, Robyn Hurder as Jeannie Muldoon, Stanley Wayne Mathis as Chief Berry and Tony Award nominee Terry Beaver as Senator Max Evergreen.
The cast also features Cameron Adams, Clyde Alves, Kaitlyn Davidson, Jason DePinto, Kimberly Fauré, Robert Hartwell, Grasan Kingsberry, Stephanie Martignetti, Barrett Martin, Michael X. Martin, Shina Ann Morris, Adam Perry, Jeffrey Schecter, Jennifer Smith, Joey Sorge, Samantha Sturm, Kristen Beth Williams, Candice Marie Woods.
The creative team includes scenic design by Derek McLane, costume design by Martin Pakledinaz, lighting design by Peter Kaczorowski, sound design by Brian Ronan and orchestrations by Bill Elliott. The music supervisor is David Chase and the music director Tom Murray.
NICE WORK IF YOU CAN GET IT is produced on Broadway by Scott Landis, Roger Berlind, Sonia Friedman Productions, Roy Furman, Standing CO Vation, Candy Spelling, Freddy DeMann, Ronald Frankel, Harold Newman, Jon B. Platt, Raise the Roof 8, Takonkiet Viravan, William Berlind/Ed Burke, Carole L. Haber/Susan Carusi, Buddy and Barbara Freitag/Sanford Robertson, Under the Wire/Jim Herbert, Emanuel Azenberg, The Shubert Organization.
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PHILADELPHIA -- Adam Wainwright has been in a funk for the last month. The veteran pitcher has grinded out game after game as he has searched for answers to what he feels has been a seven-game stretch of baseball not close to his own lofty expectations.
On Friday night, the Cardinals exploited Phillies starter Kyle Kendrick's first-inning woes to take an early three-run lead before handing the ball over to Wainwright. What seemed like a perfect situation for the Cardinals fell apart in the third and a four-game winning streak came to a crashing end with a 5-4 loss in the series opener at Citizens Bank Park.
The Cardinals' lead for the National League's first Wild Card spot dropped to one game with the Giants' 10-3 win over the Nationals on Friday night.
Wainwright allowed five runs overall in six innings, including four in a decisive third frame as St. Louis' struggles in Philadelphia continued. The Cardinals have not won a three-game series here since 2006.
"I don't think there is going to be anyone surprised when I say it's just another -- I've been in a funk, there's no other way to say it," said Wainwright, who entered the game 3-3 with a 4.50 ERA over his previous six starts. "Finally, mid-game, I was able to make an adjustment that changed the way everything has been going. It's been a month and a half that's just been very frustrating baseball from my side of it."
Kendrick (6-11) picked up the win as he went 6 1/3 innings, which included retiring the final eight hitters he faced. That of course came after he allowed three first-inning runs to put the Phillies in a hole.
"I think we had a lot of good counts in that first inning," Cardinals manager Mike Matheny said. "That made a big difference. The same thing happened to Adam in the third."
With St. Louis up 4-1, Kendrick led off the home third with a single to right field.
"That's a good argument," Matheny said about Kendrick's hit changing the tone of the game. "We had a couple walks in there too, but that's something Adam can get out of when he feels right."
"No," Wainwright said. "The walks are what hurt you. You can't do that."
A single by Ben Revere and a walk to Jimmy Rollins set up an RBI groundout to first by Chase Utley that moved all three runners up a base. Ryan Howard singled to right for his second RBI of the game to pull the Phillies within two. On the play, Rollins got a bad jump from second which forced him to hold up at third.
Marlon Byrd followed with a sacrifice fly to left that easily scored Rollins to tie the game at 4.
A walk to Domonic Brown moved Howard to second and then the Cardinals' defense handed the Phillies the lead on a Carlos Ruiz single to center. On the play, Howard took a wide turn at third before he retreated to the base. That put Brown into no-man's land as he had moved to third, but he was also forced to retreat.
Instead of the bases being loaded, first baseman Matt Adams, who had cut the throw off from center, threw wildly to third and Howard rumbled home with the Phillies' fifth run.
"They made the right play," Matheny said. "If [Adams] goes after [Brown], then we have a first baseman chasing the runner down the third-base line."
The Cardinals (69-58) opened the game on the attack and Kendrick was the perfect target. The right-hander gave up three runs, which lifted his first-inning ERA in 26 starts to 9.69. This start could have been much worse, but three runs looked to be enough for the Cardinals.
Matt Carpenter led off with a lined single to right-center. Kolten Wong followed with a lined single and Matt Holliday lined a ball over the head of Rollins that rolled to the wall to score a pair of runs. A walk to Adams, who later hit his 13th home run in the third inning, was followed by a flyout to right by Jhonny Peralta that moved Holliday to third.
Holliday then strolled home on a sacrifice fly to left off the bat of Jon Jay, whose 12-game hitting streak ended with an 0-for-3 night.
In the end, this will be looked upon as a game the Cardinals gave away.
"I think Adam figures something out there after the third, but by that time [with the way our offense was hitting] the game was over," Matheny said.
"Finally after the third, I made an adjustment that changed the way everything was going," Wainwright said. "You can point to a million different things, but it comes down to I haven't been able to go out there and execute pitches like I'd like too. That's the goal going forward.
"I don't want to give too much away. I've been talking about what I need to do and I'm just going to pitch from now on and see where the results take us. I've been talking myself blue in the face and I just need to stop talking so much and start executing."
Michael Radano is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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HOUSTON - Students at a north Houston school were sent home early from classes after storms knocked out power.
Just a month into their school year, nearly a thousand students at YES Prep's North Central Campus, 13703 Aldine Westfield Road, are getting an unexpected break. School director Bryan Reed said storms swept through the area as student were arriving for class.
The heavy rains and wind were strong enough to send several trees on the edge of campus toppling into power lines around 6:50 a.m. Thursday.
"I hear a big boom," said student Deliana Deleon. "Everybody kept saying, 'Oh, the lights are going out.'"
"I got scared because I didn't know what was going on," said student Asia Ball.
With electricity wiped out on two-thirds of the campus, students and staff couldn't do much in the darkness and intense heat.
"The majority of our students did not have a classroom to go to," said Reed. "There is no A/C and it is blistering inside."
Reed said staff members were able to alert some parents as they came to drop off their children. For hundreds more students already sitting in class, he said staff first made sure everyone was safe and then started allowing students to call their parents.
"He was calling me and calling me like 20 times and I was in my class, and had my phone off," said parent Maria Gomez.
Eventually Gomez made it from her own English as a second language class over to YES Prep to pick up her son.
For other students, like Ball, waiting at school was the only option.
"I had to call home but my mom, she was at work so I didn't really have anyone to come pick me up," said Ball.
She and about 30 other students stayed with staff in the small portion of campus that still had electricity.
CenterPoint Energy officials said about 700 other customers in that same north Houston area were also without power because of another weather-related circuit outage. Officials said they were working to repair all issues by Thursday late evening.
Reed said he hopes to have school back open for classes on Friday.
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Sodwana Bay, also on KwaZulu-Natal's extreme north coast, is rated as one of the world's top 10 dive sites.
Although KwaZulu-Natal is renowned for its beautiful beaches, lush vegetation and dramatic history, Kosi Bay, in the far north, is not as well known to international travellers as some of the province's glitzier attractions, such as the many game reserves, battlefields and coastal resorts.
One reason is that Kosi Bay is not that easy to get to, but when you find yourself amidst its lakes, reed channels and dazzling white beaches, you'll be delighted you made the effort.
Part of the iSimangaliso Wetland Park, a World Heritage Site, Kosi Bay is famed for its traditional fish traps or kraals, used by the local Tsonga people for centuries, which are passed down from generation to generation. Because the traps are small, similar to reed baskets, there's no major impact on the thriving fish population.
Another reason for visiting this lovely area is to see the leatherback and loggerback turtles. Beaches here are their traditional breeding ground and to follow one of the great leatherbacks (weighing up to 450kg and over 2m in length) as she hauls herself uphill from the surf beyond the tide line to dig her deep hole and then lay over 100 white glistening eggs is the experience of a lifetime.
Nesting time is October to February, and then the hatchlings – so tiny that they are barely the size of a bath plug – scramble up from their deep sandy nest and run helter-skelter for the sea.
It's a precarious business, as gulls, ghost crabs and jackals lie in wait for them. If they do reach the sea, then the marine predators are waiting for them. Only one in a 1 000 of these endangered creatures will make it to adulthood and then return 2 decades later to nest on the very same beach.
Travel tips & Planning info
Who to contact
Ezemvelo KZN Wildlife
Tel: +27 (0)33 845 1000
How to get here
Take the N2 from Durban or Richards Bay, then the R22 from Hluhluwe to eMangusi. You will need a 4x4 to reach Kosi Bay from there.
Best time to visit
If you want to see the turtles, then October to March is the breeding and hatching season.
Around the area
iSimangaliso Wetland Park, Sodwana Bay, Lake Sibaya
Tours to do
Eco-friendly turtle tours operate from Kosi Bay, Sodwana Bay, Rocktail Bay, St Lucia and Cape Vidal between November and March.
Get around
To visit the fish traps at Kosi Mouth you'll need a 4x4 and a permit that you can obtain at the gate.
What to pack
Snorkelling and/or scuba diving gear, although equipment is also available for hire.
Where to stay
Kosi Bay Lodge, Kosi Forest Lodge, Thobeka Backpackers.
What to eat
Fresh fish and shellfish.


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PALM BEACH GARDENS, Florida (Reuters) - Rory McIlroy's disappointing start to the season took an unexpected turn for the worst when he withdrew from the Honda Classic on Friday citing a toothache after dropping seven shots in his first eight holes.
Before driving away from the course, defending champion McIlroy reporters: "I'm not in a great place mentally. I can't really say much, guys. I'm just in a bad place mentally."
In a statement released later, the world number one said he had been suffering with severe wisdom tooth pain.
"It began bothering me again last night," said McIlroy. "It was very painful again this morning, and I was simply unable to concentrate. It was really bothering me and had begun to affect my playing partners."
McIlroy shot an even-par 70 in Thursday's opening round at PGA National but had a nightmare start on Friday that included a triple-bogey, a double-bogey and two bogeys.
After eating a sandwich, he hit his approach shot into the water on the 18th, his ninth hole of the day, and promptly walked off the course with his coach and caddie.
McIlroy would almost certainly have missed the cut and his decision to quit was criticised by playing partner Ernie Els who said: "I'm a great fan of Rory's but I don't think that was the right thing to do."
Els later said McIlroy deserved credit for playing through pain while denying that the 23-year-old Northern Irishman's discomfort had been affecting his partners.
"All credit to him but no. I've played like that before. It's embarrassing. You don't want to be out there while you feel like, get me out here," said the South African, the current British Open champion.
McIlroy has played just four full professional rounds in three months, missing the cut in the Abu Dhabi Championship in January and suffering a surprise first-round exit in the WGC-Accenture World Match Play Championship last week in Arizona.
In January, the 23-year-old switched his club brand from Titleist to Nike in a lucrative deal reported to be worth as much as $250 million over 10 years.
Former world number one Nick Faldo called the change in club manufacturers "dangerous" and the concerns have hardly been eased given the two-times major winner's slow start to the year.
Prior the this week's tournament, McIlroy said he was still in "an adjustment period" but stressed he was more concerned with his swing than the feel of new clubs.
Beginning play on the 10th hole, McIlroy struggled early. He nearly hit his approach to the par-four 11th hole into the water before chipping through the green and making a double-bogey.
Two holes later, he made a bogey after driving to the right and being forced to lay up. He missed a six-footer to save par.
On the par-four 16th, McIlroy hit his tee shot into the water, took a drop, then hit another into the water before carding a triple-bogey seven. A three-putt on the par-three 17th left him seven-over par after eight holes.
"I came here with every intention of defending my Honda Classic title. Even though my results haven't revealed it, I really felt like I was rounding a corner," said McIlroy.
"This is one of my favorite tournaments of the year and I regret having to make the decision to withdraw, but it was one I had to make."
Additional reporting by Gene Cherry in Salvo, North Carolina; Editing by Frank Pingue


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Miller survives heart attack, leads team to national tournament
Lynn Miller has been coaching tennis at Wheaton for 30 years. In that time, she has taught many players many lessons. But one of the most important ones she has taught recently—through her own actions—is how to overcome obstacles.
The 57-year-old athlete suffered a heart attack in the spring of 2009. But by year's end, she had guided the women's team to a league tournament title for the first time and earned one accolade for her on-court athletic prowess and another for her work within the coaching profession.
"Part of being an athlete is your ability to recover from setbacks," says Miller, who is head coach for both the men's and women's tennis teams. "The doctor told me, 'You're not doing anything for the rest of the year, including coaching, including skiing.' And I said, 'You don't know me.'"
During her three decades at Wheaton, Miller's charges have earned more than 500 triumphs, but a victory in the league tournament title match remained elusive during her teams' five previous attempts.
That changed in October 2009, thanks to a dramatic 5–4 victory over Wellesley College in the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Tournament championship match. The Lyons will compete in May at the NCAA Tournament, the first appearance for a team coached by Miller.


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– Feike Visser, Technical Architect @Adobe
In this blogpost I will go through some sample code that you can use in your components, all samples are available out of the box.
So there is no need to write custom code in OSGi bundles for these samples.
Make sure you have this line at the beginning of your component:
This global.jsp defines a set of global taglibs and makes a number of objects available that you can use via.
Read the complete post at the Experience Delivers blog.


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Serves 32.
Roll out a small portion of fondant 1/8 in. thick; using pattern cut out bird outline. Allow to dry on cornstarch-dusted cake board. When dry, outline small sections of the bird with red royal icing using tip 3; using damp brush, pull icing from outline inward on design. Continue in small sections until bird is completely decorated. Let dry. Attach lollipop sticks to back of bird with royal icing; let dry.
Bake your favorite 2 layer cake recipe in 6 in. and 8 in. square baking pans; cool layers completely. Stack cooled 6 in. cake layers with your favorite filling on a cake board cut to size. Stack cooled 8 in. cake layers with filling on a foil-wrapped cake board. Prepare cakes for covering with fondant with buttercream. Prepare cakes for stacked construction.
Roll out fondant 1/4 in. thick. Cover cakes with fondant; smooth with Easy-Glide Smoother or hands. Stack cakes. While fondant is still soft, imprint bird design on cake sides using pattern and pin.
Decorate birds on cake sides using same technique as for topper in Step 1. Add tip 5 brown outline royal icing branches; pipe tip 366 green royal icing leaves. Add white tip 5 bead bottom border to both cakes.


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DETROIT - Michigan State Police troopers arrested two people Thursday night after a pursuit ended with shots fired on Detroit's west side.
It started as a traffic stop but turned into a chase when the suspects took off.
State troopers chased the Chrysler 300M to Grand River Avenue and Stout Street. Shots were fired.
A bullet struck a trooper vehicle, but no one was injured.
Two people were taken into custody, one person got away.
Several high-powered weapons were confiscated from the vehicle. The weapons were said to be registered in the city of Troy.
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HOUSTON - In tonight's Restaurant Report Card, we're taking you inside kitchens on the go. They're restaurants on wheels, but we're not just talking the old taco truck.
Today's mobile food units are serving up everything from cupcakes to gourmet lobster rolls. That's what's on the menu, but KPRC Local 2 consumer investigator Amy Davis found some items truck vendors don't want you to see.
Got a craving but no time to sit down at a full-service restaurant? With 871 licensed food trucks in Houston, you're in luck.
You can find everything from cupcakes to cajun food, tacos to gourmet lobster rolls and Vietnamese food, too.
Food truck vendors Davis spoke with said they've got followers -- fans on Facebook and Twitter who log on to find out where their trucks will be parked just to drive over and grab some grub.
"Yeah, social media's the key to the game," said H-Town StrEATS chef Jason Hill.
But it's not just hungry Houstonians following them. Houston health inspectors are, too.
When they boarded Zilla Street Eats back in March, inspectors said they saw "maggots inside of the refrigerator." KPRC Local 2 couldn't reach the owner for comment, but inspectors said Zilla cleaned up the insects and is rolling down Houston streets again.
At Alex's Mexican Grill, inspectors found dead roaches in the steam table. Alex told Davis he's since parked the truck until he can get it re-inspected.
Inspectors said cooks on Bernie's Burger Bus had no potable water to use for cooking and cleaning.
They said the water wasn't hot enough when they stopped by H-Town StrEATS back in May.
"We basically had to shut down operations and wait 5 minutes until the water got up to 115," explained Hill.
It was the same day inspectors popped "Phamily Bites" for having 20 pounds of food on board at improper temperatures.
"This kind of report, it doesn't explain what really happened," owner Van Pham told Davis.
He said inspectors made him toss the food minutes after it was delivered to his truck, even though there was nothing wrong with it.
"I was prepping the food," Pham explained. "I was cutting the meat, marinating it, then I was going to put it back in the fridge."
Inspectors served up a perfect inspection for "MMM Cupcake"... and that makes their customers smile.
"They sell out really quickly," said customer Marlene Albin, who left her downtown office on a cupcake run. "Once you see them, you just got to come and grab your cupcakes."
Food truck vendors have to comply with all the same rules as regular restaurants. Some said that can make it difficult. Try keeping your refrigerated items at 41 degrees when it's 100 degrees outside.
If you want to find some of the trucks in our report and others, check out: Haute Wheels Houston
We hear a Food Truck Festival is in the works for later this month: Haute Wheels Food Truck Festival.
If you have a news tip or question for KPRC Local 2 Investigates, drop them an e-mail or call their tipline at (713) 223-TIPS (8477). Copyright 2011 by Click2Houston.com. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.


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International malaria and anthrax biochemist joins Woods faculty
September 18th, 2012 | SMWC
Imagine stepping foot on U.S. soil for the first time and learning that everything you planned has changed. Before the first day of her new job, in a new country, Monique Bate Akoachere, Ph.D., watched as her new supervisor passed away from cancer. She hadn't even been in the United States a week.
"I was here to work on my post-doctoral research," explained Akoachere, the new assistant professor of chemistry at Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College (SMWC). "His project was halted and I had no idea what to expect." Recognizing her talent, another supervisor snatched up Akoachere for research on the anthrax bacteria in Las Vegas, Nevada. "I was very happy to have another opportunity in the U.S.," Akoachere said. "This anthrax project wasn't a second-choice. This was right in line with my interests and experience."
You'll need a globe to chart Akoachere's life adventure. Born and raised in Cameroon, Africa, she experienced Germany, Maryland, New York and Nevada before finally landing at The Woods. In Cameroon, Akoachere developed a love of teaching at an early age. "My students at the time were my younger siblings," she said. "My father strongly encouraged and emphasized education." Coming from a family with 10 children, there was always someone for Akoachere to teach.
Her love for science developed early, as well. In middle school her teachers noticed that she not only excelled in science and math, but that she also had a knack for helping others grasp challenging material. Teaching, particularly in the sciences, seemed inevitable. She earned her bachelor's in biology and master's in biochemistry at Cameroon's University of Buea, before receiving a doctorate in biochemistry at the University of Giessen in Germany. While writing nearly a dozen publications and teaching advanced courses, she also studied some of the world's deadliest diseases, namely malaria and anthrax.
All great discoveries start from simply questioning the world around us. For Akoachere, the question began as, "How do we stop malaria?" Over the years, malaria, a mosquito-borne infectious disease that plagues tropical regions like Africa, has adapted to many of the drugs used for treatment. "Chloroquine, a common treatment for malaria, is a cheap drug that most Africans can afford," Akoachere said. "Unfortunately, the malaria parasite has become resistant to this drug, which is a serious problem." Her research exposed the malaria parasite to its own toxins. "In other words," she said, "the parasite killed itself." This led to a more resistant treatment, based on combining two different malaria drugs.
Akoachere conducted similar research with anthrax. "If anthrax doesn't germinate, it cannot produce toxins," Akoachere explained. "We identified two important factors needed for germination and then counteracted them." Since anthrax can lie dormant for years, understanding ways to prevent the bacteria from germinating is an essential element for countering bio-terrorism.
After about five years of research and teaching in Nevada, Akoachere was ready to use her experience to elevate students to the next level. That's when she found The Woods. "Monique brings extraordinary biochemical experience from across the globe," said Janet Clark, Ph.D., SMWC's vice president for academic affairs. "She has been at the forefront of drug development research for years. She also has a uniquely challenging and compassionate touch to teaching. She encourages students to pursue their own interests, question everything and think critically about the world around them."
Akoachere believes her research experience makes her a better teacher. "Students learn from what we do and how we do it," she said. "A good teacher should have sound experience and command over the concepts, as well as a broad knowledge beyond the realms of the particular course being taught."
Sitting down in her office, it's hard to believe she has only been at The Woods for about a month. Warm, colorful and cozy, it is the kind of place students can come to when they need to get advice, release some steam or simply unwind. This kind of nurturing environment, a hallmark of The Woods, is key to student success. "The power a woman has when she is educated is immeasurable," Akoachere said. "We need to encourage girls to set their sights on high goals and support their achievement."
Akoachere believes that chemistry can stick with students longer when the subject relates to their everyday lives. Using all forms of multimedia, she believes that a stimulated student is an engaged student. Her personal teaching philosophy encourages students to ask questions, pursue their own interests and freely express themselves. She sees herself as a facilitator between their abilities and their potential.
"Hiring a well-respected female biochemist as a professor at The Woods was an easy decision," Clark said. "Our campus students interested in careers in science will have an incredibly talented and confident mentor in Monique. She provides the proof that women can excel in science careers, while also making a difference in the lives of others."
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It was either jsperk or jstewert that informed me about brisket nachos awhile back. We did them again the night before last. I whipped up a batch of Steven Raichlen's Pico de Gallo to go with them.
Started by taking some leftover chopped brisket flat and heating it up in a pan along with some canned enchilada sauce...I can't remember the brand of the sauce.
Using cake pans, I whipped up two batches of nachos. Layered in some tostitos, black beans, the brisket, pico de gallo and freshly grated mozzarella cheese...
Then put another layer of the same on top of that...except for the pico de gallo.
Then placed it under the broiler set at Low until the cheese was melted.
Then topped it off with fresh pico de gallo and sour cream.
Brisket nachos are ridiculously good...especially when combined with Steven's pico recipe.


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City wants arbitrator to order sale of biomass plant
Published: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 5:20 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at 5:20 p.m.
As a legal dispute over the biomass contract continues, the city of Gainesville now is seeking an arbitrator to order the sale of the plant to Gainesville Regional Utilities.
When city commissioners voted in December to demand arbitration over an alleged breach of contract, the relief the city and GRU sought was the ability to make an offer to purchase the plant.
An amended arbitration claim filed in mid-April went further. Under it, the city does not seek only to make an offer to buy but to have an arbitrator order the partnership behind the plant, the Gainesville Renewable Energy Center, to sell the plant to the city.
Under the city's claim, the purchase price would be determined by what Starwood Energy, a Connecticut private equity firm that focuses on energy projects, paid to acquire its 40.3 percent share in late 2011.
At this point, the city has not been able to obtain from GREC information on how much Starwood paid for its stake, according to the arbitration claim.
Just as the demand for arbitration drew a counterclaim from GREC, the city's amended demand drew another request for dismissal and damages.
GREC alleges that the city has no interest in purchasing the 100-megawatt plant but is using arbitration in a "back-door effort" to renegotiate the 30-year power purchase contract to terms more favorable to the city.
GREC contends that potential tax equity investors, who would put money toward a project in exchange for receiving some of its tax incentives, have been "unwilling to move forward" because the arbitration claim was a "cloud hanging" over the plant. GREC claimed that the city's arbitration demand has caused it damage in excess of $50 million and seeks unspecified damages from the city.
The city's claim for arbitration involves Tyr Energy's late December 2011 sale of its stake in the plant to Starwood Energy. That came several months after Fagen Inc., the construction firm building the plant, bought a 17 percent stake.
City officials say the two transactions combined for a 57 percent change of ownership and a transfer of controlling interest that should have triggered the city's right of first offer.
A push to purchase the plant would represent a significant departure from the city's prior stance.
Approving the $3 billion, 30-year contract in 2009, city officials said that by purchasing power from a private firm instead of building the plant itself, the city would protect itself from construction risk and keep about $500 million in debt off the city's books.
With the arbitration ongoing, GRU and GREC officials would not discuss the matter in much detail Tuesday.
GRU General Manager Bob Hunzinger declined comment on how the city and ratepayers might benefit from the purchase of the plant or if any talks on the potential renegotiation of the contract were ongoing.
Hunzinger said he felt the city's effort to have an arbitrator order the sale of the plant to GRU was consistent with the right to make a purchase offer sought in the original arbitration demand.
GREC Chief Financial Officer Al Morales reiterated the company's stance that the two separate sales of ownership stakes did not constitute a change of controlling interest that would trigger the city's contractual right to make an offer to buy.
City Commissioner Todd Chase, who frequently has expressed concerns about the rate and financial impact of the biomass plant, declined comment on the specifics of the arbitration claim.
"We are continuing to look at all of our options, and that's the prudent thing to do," Chase said.
In April, William T. Allen, a law professor at New York University, was selected as the arbitrator for the case. Allen is the former chancellor of the Delaware Court of Chancery, which hears cases over mergers, acquisitions and other legal disputes involving corporations registered in the state of Delaware.
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Hello all,
Thanks for reading this. I need some very basic help in Python (2.7.6) I am basically a novice programming (aside from writing programs to display "hi mom" in the late 80s in BASIC, I know nothing). I am trying to run some python scripts that someone has already written.
However, I'm so clueless (hey, at least I admit to my ignorance) I don't really know how to do this.
I've installed Python on my Win7 computer. I can run the shell and the fancier IDLE GUI shell.
The script I am trying to run requires a module called BeautifulSoup.
I have tried installing this in several ways, but it doesn't seem to be working. When my script tries to call it up, it says it can't find it: "ImportError: No module named BeautifulSoup"
The main thing I don't understand is sort of "where I am" when I am in the python shell. In other words, what folder am I in and what folder to I need to put the BeautifulSoup files into. (Right now, it's a folder in my c:\Python27 directory.)
The BeautifulSoup page mentions installing it using PIP, so I downloaded that and ran the install. This seemed to work, the shell told me it restarted, but when I tried to run "pip install BeautifulSoup" it highlighted "install" and gave an invalid syntax error.
So basically, I am lost and I am lost enough that I don't even know the right question to ask. Feel free to make fun of me for this , but any help would also be greatly appreciated.
For the larger context, what I am trying to do it build an Arduino controlled musical holiday card, as described here: http://jarv.org/20130407-jarv-wp-static ... p=676.html
I've got my music in an xml file and am trying to run the 'xml2h.py' script.
Again, I am not sure where to properly place the files that go with that script and the script itself. (Though I do seem to be able to run it.) I think one thing that would help me orient myself would just be the knowledge of where to put it so I could "run" the script from the main shell command line, or how to move around between directories in the shell.
Thank you so much for any help, and I'll be glad to answer any questions, since I may have forgotten to put in some pretty important information.


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A MUSEUM dedicated to the Titanic says it has been forced to "sell the family silver" after it put the binoculars belonging to a hero Bolton captain up for sale.
The Bolton News reported in September how the Titanic In Lancashire Museum in Colne had bought the binoculars — which were originally owned by Sir Arthur Rostron — from an online auction site.
Sir Arthur, from Astley Bridge, rescued 705 survivors of the Titanic on his ship, the RMS Carpathia.
But now the museum has been forced to sell the binoculars in order to fund its running costs and has listed them on the US version of the online auction site eBay.
Museum curator Nigel Hampson said he has had "sleepless nights" about the sale.
He added: "We would absolutely prefer not to sell the binoculars but we are between a rock and a hard place.
"All the staff — myself included — are unpaid volunteers, all monies made are put back into the museum.
"But the fact remains that gas, electricity, phone, day to day expenses — all these have to be covered.
"Museums, like other attractions, are seasonal and all suffer a quiet period at this time of year.
"We raise funds as best as we can, but keeping the museum open and running fundraising events is hard work."
The binoculars, technically known as field glasses, were presented to Sir Arthur on the 10th anniversary of the Titanic's sinking, which took place on April 15, 1912, by his friend, Charles Allum, who served with him during the First World War, and are inscribed with "Best Wishes from Charles Allum March 1922. Captain AH Rostron C.B.E R.D R.N.R".
Before the museum bought them they had been stored in garage of the previous owner, who had picked them up from a flea market in London in the 1970s.
Mr Hampson said: "Some people might say this is like selling off the family silver — and I totally agree with them.
"But when the bills need to be paid what are you supposed to do?"


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Did you know?
Several backpacker hostels are Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa certified, due to their socially and environmentally responsible operations.
Backpacker and hostelling accommodation often has a basic, no frills and no fuss connotation attached to it, but in South Africa the standard of backpacker accommodation can be unexpectedly high.
Backpacker hostels in South Africa are graded by the Tourism Grading Council of South Africa and are mostly three and four-star establishments. There are also a number of five-star backpacker venues, among them some international award-winners.
These lodges often cater to the so-called 'flashpacker', young, hip backpackers that travel the world with their iPads, smart phones and laptops, and enjoy comfortable accommodation where they can stay connected.
The 'flashpacker' hostels are located in destinations around the country, with luxury double and twin en suite rooms; spacious communal entertainment areas with indoor fireplaces, outdoor braai facilities, swimming pools and satellite TV; and WiFi access.
They include Nothando Backpackers Lodge in Plettenberg Bay (5-star), Amphitheatre Backpackers in the Drakensberg, 33 South Boutique Backpackers in Cape Town, Tsitsikamma Backpackers in Stormsriver and SaltyCrax Backpackers Surf Lodge in Cape Town (all four-star).
The five-star Backpack & Africa Travel Centre in Cape Town is a multi-award winning backpackers' lodge. It won the Best Hostel in South Africa 2010 award in Hostelworld.com's 2011 Hoscar Awards, and was also named second best hostel in Africa. It is also a 2010 Welcome Awards winner. The Welcome Awards honour service excellence among South Africa's tourism service providers.
Some backpacking holidays in South Africa are unique in that visitors are able to participate in community outreach projects supported by the hostels. This provides voluntourism opportunities for backpackers who are then able to interact with local people and in some instances, wildlife. Some hostels are geared towards specific adventure activities such as surfing, where visitors can enjoy surfing lessons and surf safaris.
Many backpacker lodges are also eco-friendly.
One less thing to worry about when backpacking in South Africa is hostel transfers. The Baz Bus – a convenient hop-on-hop-off, door-to-door bus service designed specifically for backpackers – connects more than 180 backpacker and hostel accommodation venues across the country.
This, combined with the friendly advice always on offer from hostel staff, gives independent travellers the freedom to safely explore South Africa as and when they want.
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Nothando Backpackers Lodge
Tel: +27 (0)44 533-0220
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Amphitheatre Backpackers
Tel: +27 (0)36 438-6675
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33 South Boutique Backpackers
Tel: +27 (0)21 447-2423
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Tsitsikamma Backpackers
Tel: +27 (0)42 281-1868
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The Backpack & Africa Travel Centre
Tel: +27 (0)21 423-4530
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