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Just over a year ago I submitted an article entitled "Ruth Burnett Sport Fish Hatchery Open for Business." While the facility has been open for business it has not been the business of rearing fish. The staff has been busy improving water quality. Well water available at the facility contains high levels of dissolved iron and manganese. Removal of these elements is critical to providing safe water for rearing fish. ADF&G is working with CH2M Hill (the system designers) to improve removal efficiency. While significant progress has been made there is still more work to be done. Water quality is good at low flows and the hatchery staff has begun operational testing of the larger recirculating production systems. It is expected that water quality under high flow conditions will be under control and fish will begin rearing in the facility in the coming months.
On a brighter note there are nearly 1,000,000 rainbow trout fry rearing in the William Jack Hernandez Sport Fish Hatchery! Major construction in the facility has concluded and most of the fish rearing systems are ready for fish. The first transfer of rainbow trout fry from the Fort Richardson Hatchery took place just after the 4th of July weekend. So far the fish and staff seem happy with their new home and the warmer waters available there. Until the RBSFH is fully operational all eggs and fry for that program are being transferred to the WFHSFH. The first catchable sized rainbow trout will be available for stocking in the spring of 2012. After nearly a decade of planning, fundraising, design and construction activity the new hatcheries are finally becoming a reality!
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The reality star and photographers tailing her were deemed endangering multiple lives when speeding on an LA freeway.
Police officers pulled Kim Kardashian over for speeding while avoiding several cars driven by paparazzi. While Kardashian received a ticket for the offense, most of the paparazzi members got away without citation.
According to TMZ, around five cars chased Kardashian on a Los Angeles freeway Tuesday, November 12. A helicopter with paparazzi on it was reportedly also hovering over the car. Kardashian sped to flee them but some of the paps got out of their cars in the middle of the freeway to snap pictures of her. As a result, a traffic jam ensued.
Police officers were not happy with the incident. They thought the paparazzi and Kardashian were endangering many lives including themselves, the officers and other drivers. The California Highway Patrol cited one photographer for speeding, but the rest managed to escape without any citations.
CHP is also looking further into the case to see whether a further prosecution is necessary. "They're not getting away with this," a source told TMZ.
Kardashian and fiance Kanye West were just back from Los Angeles to party at Leonardo DiCaprio birthday bash on early Tuesday morning. They took daughter North West for a doctor's appointment later that day.


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WAYNESBURG – A medical assistant found guilty in June by a Greene County jury of calling in prescriptions to a pharmacy without a doctor's consent was sentenced Tuesday to two years of probation.
Rebecca Louise Raber, 48, of 336 Iron Rock Road, Waynesburg, was ordered by Judge William Nalitz to pay a $1,000 fine and perform 100 hours of community service in addition to probation.
Raber was found guilty June 21 of six of seven counts each of criminal solicitation to commit acquisition and violation of the pharmacy act. She was acquitted by the jury of one count each of the same charges and by the court of one count of criminal conspiracy.
Raber, working as a medical assistant at Waynesburg Family Medical, was accused of calling in seven prescriptions for Ativan, a controlled substance used to relieve anxiety, for Nancy Horr of Rogersville, between Feb. 4 and Nov. 9, 2011.
Horr, who also was charged, told police she believed Raber, who worked in a doctor's office, had received the consent of a doctor to prescribe the drugs.
She was entered into the accelerated rehabilitative disposition program in March.
Police began investigating the matter after a Giant Eagle pharmacist received a voice mail message Nov. 9, 2011, of a telephone call-in prescription of Ativan for Horr from Waynesburg Family Medicine.
The pharmacist called the doctor's office and was informed Horr was not a patient at that practice, according to the criminal complaint.
Pharmacy records indicated all seven prescriptions for the drug that had been called in to the pharmacy for Horr came from "Becky" at Waynesburg Family Medicine, police said. The manager at the doctor's office identified the caller as Raber.
Raber was terminated from the office Nov. 10, 2011, police said.
In other court cases, Keith G. Rummel, 41, of Carmichaels, formerly of Casper, Wyo. was sentenced Aug. 28 to 15 months to 60 months in jail and fined $15,000 for driving under the influence of alcohol, third and subsequent offenses. He pleaded guilty to the charges June 28.
Rummel was arrested Sept. 22 in Cumberland Township, and had a blood-alcohol level of 0.326 percent. In addition to the fine and jail sentence, Rummel was ordered to perform 150 hours of community service and deemed eligible for work release after he spent 60 days in jail.
Anthony Todd Wise, 21, of Greensboro pleaded guilty Aug. 21 to public drunkenness and was fined $150.
Charges of driving after consuming alcohol or a controlled substance and driving with a suspended license were withdrawn.
Wise was arrested in Crucible Dec. 24 while he filled a vehicle parked along the side of the road with gasoline from a gas can.
Police gave Wise a field sobriety tests. Blood tests later indicated he had Alprazolan in his system.
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According to a news release from the Uniontown barracks, the suspects -- one man 42, the other, 63 -- were playing together at the Springdale Golf Course in South Union Township Sunday afternoon when "they became embroiled in a heated debate over the rules of golf, specifically regarding water, on the 5th hole."
The golfers managed to finish that hole and another before the argument "reignited" on the 7th hole "similarly involving rules, or lack of understanding of said rules."
"One of my pro shop employees got a call that someone got hurt up on holeNo. 7...they said with a club, and we thought (it) probably was a ball, " golf course owner Joseph Gudac Jr. told CBS Pittsburgh.
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Both golfers were treated at Uniontown Hospital. Police are considering aggravated assault charges in the incident.


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Hi Jessica!
I just joined your blog – It really caught my eye because you live in South Carolina & because you are a first time mother too! I love "New Mama" blogs (especially since I have one myself!) – The reason I mentioned the South Carolina thing is – my husband and I are moving to Greenville, SC (as soon as we can sell this house here in NJ!!) and anything "South Carolina" or "New mama" catches my eye. So your blog got 'double noticed' by me! haha! Anyway, your blog is very enjoyable and your son is so adorable! Just wanted to intorduce myself… Have a nice day –
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Dilated Cardiomyopathy
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Dilated (congestive) cardiomyopathy is a group of heart muscle disorders in which the ventricles enlarge but are not able to pump enough blood for the body's needs, resulting in heart failure.
Coronary artery disease, viral infections, and some hormonal disorders are common causes of dilated cardiomyopathy.
Shortness of breath and fatigue are often the first symptoms.
Electrocardiography, echocardiography, magnetic resonance imaging, and blood tests are used to diagnose dilated cardiomyopathy.
Doctors try to treat the cause of this cardiomyopathy, usually by giving drugs.
Dilated cardiomyopathy can develop at any age but is more common among people aged 20 to 60 years. About 10% of people who develop dilated cardiomyopathy are older than 65. The disorder occurs in about 3 times as many men as women and 3 times as many blacks as whites. About 5 to 8 of every 100,000 people develop the disorder each year.
In North America, the most common identifiable cause of dilated cardiomyopathy is extensive coronary artery disease. Such coronary artery disease results in an inadequate blood supply to the heart muscle, which leads to permanent injury and death of heart muscle. As a result, the heart cannot pump as forcefully. The dead heart muscle is replaced by fibrous (scar) tissue. The remaining uninjured heart muscle then stretches and thickens (hypertrophies) to compensate for the lost pumping action. The more the heart muscle is stretched, the more forcefully it contracts or pumps but only up to a point. After that point, the stretching and thickening do not adequately compensate, and dilated cardiomyopathy with heart failure develops.
Dilated cardiomyopathy also may be caused by an acute inflammation of the heart muscle (myocarditis) due to a viral infection. This disorder is called viral cardiomyopathy. In North America, infection with coxsackie B virus is the most common cause of viral cardiomyopathy. In other parts of the world, other viral infections are more common causes. The virus infects and weakens the heart muscle. As in coronary artery disease, the weakened heart stretches in an attempt to compensate, resulting in dilated cardiomyopathy and often heart failure. Occasionally, dilated cardiomyopathy results from a bacterial infection.
Other causes of dilated cardiomyopathy include certain chronic hormonal disorders such as long-standing, poorly controlled diabetes or thyroid disease, high blood pressure, morbid obesity, or a persistently rapid heart rate. Dilated cardiomyopathy also can be caused by use of certain substances, especially alcohol (when intake is heavy and malnutrition is also present), cocaine, antidepressants, newer antipsychotic drugs, and a few chemotherapy drugs. Rare causes of dilated cardiomyopathy include pregnancy, iron overload, and connective tissue disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis. Genetic factors play a role in 20 to 35% of cases. When no specific cause can be identified, the disorder is called an idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.
Usually, the first symptoms of dilated cardiomyopathy are becoming short of breath during exertion and tiring easily. They result from a weakening of the heart's pumping action, which is called heart failure (see Heart Failure). When cardiomyopathy results from an infection, the first symptoms may be a sudden fever and flu-like symptoms. Whatever the cause of dilated cardiomyopathy, if the heart damage is severe enough, the heart rate eventually speeds up, blood pressure is normal or low, fluid is retained in the legs and abdomen, and the lungs fill with fluid.
Because the heart is enlarged, the heart valves may be unable to close normally and often allow blood to leak back into the heart chamber rather than flowing into the next blood vessel or chamber. The valves most often affected are the mitral valve, which is positioned between the left atrium (upper heart chamber) and the left ventricle (lower heart chamber), and the tricuspid valve, which is positioned between the right atrium and the right ventricle. Leakage causes murmurs, which doctors can hear with a stethoscope. Damage to and stretching of the heart muscle may result in abnormal heart rhythms (arrhythmias), which may cause sensation of irregular heartbeats (palpitations) or death. The leakage of the valves and the abnormal heart rhythms may interfere further with the heart's pumping action.
Blood can pool in the enlarged heart, increasing the risk of blood clots forming on heart chamber walls. The clots can break into pieces (becoming emboli), travel from the heart to blood vessels elsewhere in the body, and block them, causing damage to the organ they supply. If the blood supply to the brain is blocked, a stroke can result.
The diagnosis is based on the symptoms, the results of a physical examination, and additional tests. Electrocardiography (ECG) may detect abnormalities in the electrical activity of the heart. However, these abnormalities are usually not sufficient evidence for a diagnosis. Echocardiography, which uses ultrasound waves to produce an image of the heart, is the most useful procedure because it can show the size and pumping action of the heart. Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, which produces very detailed images of the heart, is more often being used to confirm the diagnosis (and sometimes identify the cause).
If the diagnosis remains in doubt, cardiac catheterization, an invasive procedure in which a catheter is threaded into the heart (see Cardiac catheterization), can provide additional information about the pumping ability of the heart. During cardiac catheterization, doctors can also measure pressures in the heart chambers and determine the extent of coronary artery disease. During catheterization, doctors sometimes remove a tissue sample for examination under a microscope (biopsy). A biopsy can sometimes identify the characteristic microscopic changes of some disorders that cause dilated cardiomyopathy (such as a viral infection that has just developed) and thus confirm the diagnosis. However, usually, the results of a biopsy are not specific enough to help with the diagnosis.
Prognosis varies considerably depending on many factors. In general, the prognosis worsens as the heart becomes more dilated and functions less well. Abnormal heart rhythms also indicate a worse prognosis. Overall, men survive only half as long as women, and blacks survive half as long as whites. About 40 to 50% of deaths are sudden, probably resulting from an abnormal heart rhythm or an embolus that blocks blood flow in a critical area. Additional factors include the cause and severity of the cardiomyopathy, the person's age and ability to follow medical advice, access to specialized treatment, salt in the diet, and outpatient visits. However, in recent years overall prognosis has improved with current treatments, especially with the introduction of implantable cardioverter-defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization therapy, and other interventions.
If possible, doctors treat the underlying cause.
General treatment measures include avoiding stress, limiting salt in the diet, and having periods of rest, which help reduce strain on the heart, particularly when the cardiomyopathy is acute or severe.
Drugs, such as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, angiotensin II receptor blockers, beta-blockers, aldosterone antagonists (spironolactone or eplerenone), and low-dose digoxin, improve the heart's pumping function, prolong life, and help to decrease persistent symptoms. Diuretics are used to reduce excess fluid in the lungs and decrease symptoms of swelling due to fluid retention, but they do not prolong life.
Antiarrhythmic drugs may be given to treat abnormal heart rhythms. Most of these drugs are initially prescribed in small doses. Doses are increased in small increments because if the dose is too large, an antiarrhythmic drug may worsen heart rhythm abnormalities or depress pumping function. Some people have an abnormality of the electrical conduction in the heart, which can be helped by a pacemaker that stimulates first the atria and then the ventricles (cardiac resynchronization therapy). This type of pacing, when used in the right person, will help to return the contraction pattern of the heart toward normal and improve its function. Doctors may also consider an implantable cardioverter-defibrillator pacemaker in patients with persistent poor heart function and an increased risk of sudden death (see Restoring normal rhythm).
Regardless of the cause of dilated cardiomyopathy, doctors may give anticoagulants, such as warfarin or aspirin, to prevent blood clots, which may form on the heart chamber walls of very dilated and poorly contracting ventricles.
Unless a specific cause of dilated cardiomyopathy can be treated, heart failure in dilated cardiomyopathy is progressive and ultimately fatal. Because of this poor prognosis, dilated cardiomyopathy is the most common reason for heart transplantation (see Heart Transplantation) or mechanical heart support with a device. Successful heart transplantation cures the disorder, but it has its own complications and limitations.
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The Dr. Spock of 'Star Trek' persuades his fans to quit smoking while they still can to dodge an illness like him.
Leonard Nimoy revealed that he had a serious lung condition due to smoking. The "Star Trek" star was photographed wheeled through JFK airport with oxygen tube attached to his nose. He was jetting off for a holiday on the Caribbean island of Saint Martin.
"I quit smoking 30 years ago. Not soon enough. I have COPD. Grandpa says, quit now!! LLAP [Live Long and Prosper]," the 82-year-old actor tweeted. COPD stands for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease which makes the patients have difficulty breathing due to narrowed airways.
Nimoy wanted his Twitter followers to dodge an illness like him, writing, "Smokers, please understand. If you quit after you're diagnosed with lung damage it's too late. Grandpa says learn my lesson. Quit now." He added, "I'm doing OK. Just can't walk distances. Love my life, family, friends and followers. LLAP."
Despite his frail health, Nimoy is still active in the movie world and has just completed his latest project. "Just taped my comments for Star Trek Fest to be aired on EPIX Feb. 16th. Still enjoying my life," he tweeted.


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Plants vs. Zombies
How do I get past level 5-9?
Im just about to beat this game but most of the plants gets squashed by a Gargantuar.
Love_Struct8 - 8 years ago
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Hattorihanzou....Actually I haven't yet beated 5-9 and the winter melon-pult plant shows up at the last level just after mine. But I'd rather follow geting the spike-rock from "Crazy Dave's Twiddydinkies" instead of a spikeweed to easily beat IMP's, cone heads, football and original zombies that comes in the first place. Thnx to you all! (viperesque, PrattaDaBard and Hattorihanzou. I'm not yet closing this question first...) :D
Love_Struct8 - 8 years ago
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Level 5-9 was a painstaking stage, but not impossible. Here is my guide for level 5-9:
Plants: (8 in total)
Coffee Bean
First, plant a whole line of Sunflowers and hold off the zombies with cabbage-pults, building them all on the third row to make way for the second line of sunflowers. Then, plant 2-4 rows of pots, filling in rows continuously with both kernel and cabbage pults whenever a tough zombie appears. Eventually fill in two pots with magnet shrooms decisively onto the flat top area, then revive with coffee bean. Then fill in the front line with starfruit, then cover the whole field with pots.
Then finally, he comes. The Gargantuar. One of the most annoying zombies in the game, this f***er is very, very, hard to kill. Using the veritable army of plant-pults at your disposal, keep battering at him, using the occasional doom-shroom to murder the second and final waves, using the pot plants you planted earlier as detonation bases.
Eventually when you do nearly finish the final wave, use a final doom-shroom for mass effect.
LordBillyBlue - 8 years ago
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Use lots and lots of 'massive' damage one-use plants. It's good to start with a squash, which makes the Gargantuar throw his imp, and then follow up with a jalapeno, which kills both imp and Gargantuar. They come rarely enough in most cases that that will sort you out, just keep sun and pots spare and kill them quickly.
viperesque - 8 years ago
Definitely bring garlic, even if you intend to defend every row separately. It won't stop Gargantuar, but you can use it to patch the hole he makes in your front line (and since it's on a short timer, it's more durable than a walnut/pumpkin barricade in this case). Also, if you're stuck waiting on your insta-kill items to pop up, throw an extra flower pot or two into Garg's path - you might be able to do this several times as he plods forward. If he goes down early, at least you've readied spaces for more growth.
I did gloom shrooms, magnets and garlic on my first run. Had to rebuild a lot (even four frontal magnets didn't suck up ALL the metallic nastiness that came my way), but with the efficiency of the glooms at killing the shambling hordes, that wasn't really a problem. I definitely agree with viperesque's jalapeno finisher -- the looming threat from Gargantuar is heightened by the flood of zombies that follow him.
PrattDaBard - 8 years ago
2 columns of melon-pult (with at least 1 column of winter melon) can get the job done. They deal heavy splash damage, effectively slow and kill Gargantuar(s) before it can pass 2 columns. For tanking I recommend spike-rock (upgrade from spikeweed, bought from Dave's shop), it can take about 6 smash from Gargantuar, the only drawback is very slow cooldown so you need to plant it beforehand. You can also combine with 1 squash or jalapeno (one is just enough).
hattorihanzou - 8 years ago
Sorry about that, I didn't pay attention to the "5-9" part, just the "Gargantuar" :D
Well, in that case, I would say definitely bring some bombs (instant-use massive-damage plants). Some other plants might help include:
-Kernel-pult : they can help slow them down with butter
-Snow Pea : used for the same purpose as above; however they must be planted on the fifth to ninth column (count from the left) or they will be useless
-Chomper : they can't devour Gargantuar as a whole (obviously) but they bite Gargantuar quite fast when he comes in range dealing good damage, work well with Snow Peas
Lastly, forget about the Spikerock, you can't plant them in pot (sorry), though you can use them to hold Gargantuar in Mini-games and Survival.
hattorihanzou - 8 years ago
This level is now covered in the general PvZ guide, available on the FAQs tab. The strategy outlined there uses Kernel-pults and Melon-pults exclusively, but as shown here there are many ways to beat it! For more info, see the general guide.
Hint: Don't use Cabbage-pults.
kirbysdl - 8 years ago
It may not be a direct answer, but here's something to keep in mind: Spikeweeds and Spikerocks are useless on the Roof levels - they need to be planted in soft firm ground that the zombies walk over - everything on the roof needs to be planted in pots, which the zombies eat just as they would eat a lily pad.
It might be hard to build up and deploy in the early levels, but if you can get it the Cob Cannon is the best plant way of dealing with Gargantuars - their attack is exactly the same as a Cherry Bomb, meaning that even one can aid in doing some quick damage to help put the shambling behemoths in KO range of your 'pults. Used with both Jalapenos and Cherry Bombs, and you should be able to 2HKO any Gargantuar that comes onscreen at any time.
ChronoSquare - 8 years ago
--- 35F: Level 5-10, Conveyor Belt Level --------------------------------------
Reward: Silver Trophy
Plants: Flower Pot Jalapeno
Kernel-pult Ice-shroom
Notes: This is a boss fight against the leader of the Zombies. The level
completion meter at the bottom of the screen tracks the damage dealt
to the boss rather than time elapsed or Zombies spawned.
The boss has several attacks, which will be discussed separately.
First, the boss can place Zombies on the surface of the roof to attack
you as in previous levels. To defend against these, you'll place
plants as normal.
Next, the boss can duck down to generate a fireball or snowball from
his mouth. These projectiles will roll down the roof and destroy
everything in their path, including roof cleaners if you've purchased
them from Crazy Dave. To destroy a snowball, place a Jalapeno on the
same row. To destroy a fireball, place a Ice-Shroom anywhere on
the screen.
If you build on the flat portion of the roof (columns 6-9) the boss
will step on your plants. Especially since you want to have an empty
pot on each row to deal with incoming snowballs, this limits your
building to 4 plants per row. Of course, if you have a surplus of
pots and plants in the seed tray, you can certainly plant on the flat
portion. Even if they fire once, it's better than sitting in your
seed tray doing nothing.
The last attack is a bus that the boss will smash down on your plants,
instantly destroying a 3 column by 2 row area. I haven't found a
defense against this attack, except to spread out your plants out to
minimize losses. It is especially important to spread the high-damage
Melon-Pults far apart so you don't lose many of them at once.
Your only chance to damage the boss comes when he ducks down to spit
out a fireball or snowball. To maximize the damage, once he generates
the projectile use the Jalapeno or Ice-Shroom right away to freeze
or damage him and any Zombies, and also get rid of the projectile. By
freezing the boss, you'll give your plants more time to shoot him.
spy2828 - 8 years ago
I posted how to win level 5.10 in case you pass 5.9
spy2828 - 8 years ago
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Below is my story from Tuesday's paper about some of last year's surprise teams being determined to build on that success against stiffer competition. On the flip side, some traditional powers now have a chance to face more balanced schedules.
When Mamaroneck opened football practice Monday, the mood had changed considerably since last August. Here was a team that finished last season 6-2 yet found itself both confident and at least a little cranky returning to the field.
The Tigers were a success, but they were also among those who, by their own admission, benefited from Section 1's current structure, which, starting in 2011, has aimed to arrange schedules based not on geography but on strength. Case in point: Mamaroneck earned a low preseason ranking in Class AA last year and stormed through a manageable schedule to claim one of four precious playoff berths.
"Our motto this year is, 'Earn the right,' " Mamaroneck coach Anthony Vitti said Monday. "We heard the naysayers, and I basically told the kids, 'You have to continually earn respect. If you want to be one of those programs that people look at and say, hey, they belong there, then you have to earn it.' "
Some will, some won't, but the new season should offer firm answers to lingering questions as to whether last year's surprise playoff contenders can prove they belong among the elite.
Mamaroneck's exposure to the spotlight was halting. The Tigers, who began the season ranked 15th out of 15 teams in Class AA, lost 28-7 to the 2011 Section 1 champion, top-ranked North Rockland.
"Hopefully, we can go ahead and prove that last year wasn't a fluke and we'll do the same this year," said junior Andrew Sommer, whose team is now ranked third in an eight-team league.
In Class A, five of the eight teams that qualified for last year's postseason began the season ranked seventh or lower in their league, leaving several new contenders to compete for the sectional title. Among that group was Brewster, a former perennial contender that returned to prominence under alum Ed Mulvihill in his first year as head coach.
The Bears, who began last season eighth in a 14-team league, will now face a more challenging schedule that includes the likes of Harrison, John Jay, Eastchester and Somers, and last year's quarterfinal opponent, Panas.
"We have a stronger schedule, but we have the same goals," said Brewster senior Liam DaRos, whose team is now second out of 14 teams. "We look forward to playing Harrison. We know they are good, and in order to be looked at the same way, we have to step up to teams like that."
Other schools typically in the playoff hunt saw their preseason rankings drop. For instance, Nyack, a two-time state champion, landed ninth in its 14-team league, leaving it with a tamed schedule that includes recent sectional champs Poughkeepsie and Ossining and last year's runner-up, Sleepy Hollow, but also a handful of winnable games.
They may not focus on it, but the myriad role reversals could lead to a reversal of playoff fortunes for teams like Nyack.
"Over the last two years, we have played a playoff-caliber team each week," said Nyack's third-year coach, Mike Ramponi. "This year, we are playing some newer opponents. That presents its own challenges. We want to get into the playoffs no matter what our schedule looks like. I don't think we look at our schedule and think it's a playoff year for us. We just want to be in the playoffs regardless."


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At the time of writing, just a few hours before Mr Blair and the other EU leaders arrive at the summit, there's a feeling in Brussels of the calm before the storm - except that there is no longer a guarantee that the predicted political storm is on the horizon at all.
That is because the path towards compromise may - at the very last moment - have been found by the Irish Presidency.
Late on Tuesday, the Irish Prime Minister Bertie Ahearn published a number of new proposals which may allow Tony Blair to agree to the draft constitutional treaty and also to maintain the UK Government's so-called red-lines.
With the summit meeting coming just one week after increasing numbers of Euro-sceptic voters went to the polls for the European Parliament, the domestic political pressure to reject the constitution has never been greater.
But the main challenge for Mr Blair is how to compromise on certain issues, without being seen to give away Britain's right to veto on key aspects of policy, such as foreign policy, taxation, social security payments to migrants, defence, the EU's budget, and criminal law.
The Irish answer to the problem is the concept of "emergency brakes".
This is - quite literally - the idea that if any member state feels that certain policies are travelling in the wrong direction, then it has the right to apply these brakes.
This is not a veto. It would not place a permanent blockage in front of a policy, but would, instead, divert it back for further discussion in the next European summit.
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This mechanism could be enough for Mr Blair to argue that his "red lines" have not been breached.
However, the next hurdle is a major one.
Once a decision reaches the European Council, then the draft constitution no longer allows the absolute power of veto on many areas.
Instead, the latest proposal is that a "double" majority is needed, with the vote representing 65% of the EU's population, in at least 55% of the EU's member states.
That takes power away from the larger states - such as the UK.
And it may be a sticking point on specific issues, such as the UK Government's insistence that it will not accept any steps towards tax harmonisation across the European Union.
On a lighter note, there are also some relatively straightforward issues to sort out at this summit - the nominations for the new President of the European Commission (to replace Romano Prodi), as well as the new foreign policy chief.
The main challenge for Mr Blair is likely to be stop any arch-federalists from getting the presidency of the Commission - because such an outcome could further damage Mr Blair's credentials in advance of next year's UK General Election.
So what does this mean for Wales? Why should we be interested in these issues?
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It's not as if they were linked to any areas of devolved powers or responsibilities?
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Anyone have the answer?
Maybe when the unit of currency becomes meaningful again.
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De Niro Will Be Lombardi
Playing a legendary NFL coach
The name Vince Lombardi might not exactly be a cultural touchstone over here, but the name Robert De Niro certainly is. The actor has just got himself attached to a biopic of Lombardi – a legendary coach in the sport of American Football. Or, as we like to call it, Rugby With Lots Of Extra Pauses And Wimpy Body-Armour.
Benjamin Button writer Eric Roth has penned a script that will focus on Lombardi's time with one NFL team in particular – the Green Bay Packers, which he reworked into a trophy-grabbing team of champions. ESPN films and the NFL itself are behind this one, snatching up the man's life rights as well as former Packers player Jerry Kramer's book about the period, Instant Replay.
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Price Guides, October 2005: Video Cardsby Anand Lal Shimpi & Howard Johnston on 10/1/2005 5:54 PM EST
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LoneWolf15 - Tuesday, October 04, 2005 - link
With the launch of the 7800GT, the plain 6800 series cards are dropping to around $200 as well. Choosing between the 6600GT and 6800 can be difficult. The main difference is that the 6800 features a 256-bit memory interface.
And the fact that the 6800 has twelve pipelines and the 6600GT has only eight isn't a main difference? Reply
yacoub - Monday, October 03, 2005 - link
This card features the R480 core with all 16 pixel pipes enabled for a price of around $220!
That's better than spending $30 more and getting an X800XL how exactly? Reply
yacoub - Monday, October 03, 2005 - link*Is the R480 core in any way better than the core of the X800XL?
*What is the difference in RAM latency and clock between this card and an ATI X800XL?
*Are you really getting 95% of the performance of an X800XL for only $30 less, or are you better off paying the extra $30 to get the X800XL? Reply
zemane - Sunday, October 02, 2005 - linkOn page 1, the RTPE link for LeadTek GeForce 7800GTX 256MB takes to eVGA GeForce 7800GT 256MB, instead. Reply
islandtechengineers - Sunday, October 02, 2005 - linkim not making millions yet.... i feel like every 3 months i'll have to dish out around 500 for a newer card.... $2000 a year in video cards anyone? Reply
qquizz - Sunday, October 02, 2005 - linklol, write it off as a business expense! Reply
phaxmohdem - Sunday, October 02, 2005 - link$2000 a year in video cards = you need a money management class :P or enroll at a gamer rehabilitation center. haha
Lets see:
Geforce4 Ti4600 = $300.........2002
Radeon 9800PRO AIW = $250......2004
Radeon X800XL = $350...........2005
So $900 over 4 years = $225/yr on video cards.... Looks like I need to kick it up a notch :) Reply
xsilver - Monday, October 03, 2005 - linki think he's refferring to if you made the huge mistake of:
6800gt ultra AGP
6800gt ultra SLI PCI-E
7800gtx SLI
all in close to 12 months
actually I think thats more than $2k there
and if you were really stupid, you could have bought yourself 2x 6600gt's too when the first 6800ultras were in very low supply (just to try out SLI, why? i dont know) -- there are people on the forums that have done this... Reply
SuperFubario - Sunday, October 02, 2005 - linkMy 7800Gt is coming tuesday....upgrading from a 4400TI. Like day and night boyyyy! Good time to pick one up as the price is just falling. Reply
Brian23 - Sunday, October 02, 2005 - linkI could use a new card. Still running my GeForce 3 Ti450. However, with new cards just around the corner, I'm going to wait until spring semmester is over and just upgrade the whole PC instead. I'll get an X2, 19" LCD, fast PCIe card... I cant wait! Reply
qquizz - Sunday, October 02, 2005 - linkAGP buyers should consider getting an Radeon X800PRO. Unlock the 4 pipes and overclock it.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.asp?Manu...">Click to see some Reply
xsilver - Sunday, October 02, 2005 - linkWednesday for r520? finally!!!!
which means they should have the cards in hand now or monday at latest Reply
DrZoidberg - Sunday, October 02, 2005 - linkI hope we can buy r520 at newegg or most online stores on Wednesday. Reply
Live - Saturday, October 01, 2005 - linkGTO2 seems like a sweet deal. No decisions on video purchase until middle of the week tough ;) Reply


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Enslaved Families of Monticello
The Monticello plantation was a complex community dependent on the labor of many people—especially its enslaved field hands, artisans, and domestic workers. Enslaved people worked from sunrise to sunset six days a week, with only Sundays off. They also had the usual holidays for slaves in Virginia: Christmas, Easter, and Whitsun (seven weeks after Easter).
Several extended families lived in slavery at Monticello for three or more generations. Among them were the families of Elizabeth Hemings and her children; Edward and Jane Gillette; George and Ursula Granger; David and Isabel Hern; and James and Cate Hubbard.
The Hemings Family
As many as 70 members of the Hemings family lived in slavery at Monticello over five generations.
The Gillette Family
Members of the entrepreneurial family of Edward and Jane Gillette possessed a variety of valuable skills and often supplied Monticello with their own goods and produce.
The Hern Family
The story of the Herns illustrates the strength of the African American family.
The Fossett Family
Joseph Fossett was a trusted blacksmith and his wife, Edith, was Monticello's principal cook during Jefferson's retirement.
The Granger Family
The Grangers and their children were trusted and skilled artisans and laborers at Monticello.
The Hubbard Brothers
Brothers James and Philip Hubbard were brought to Monticello in their early teens to work in the Nailery. In later years, both were runaways, but for different reasons.
It's interesting to see this kind of information on these families.
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The first week of Doane's crop tour will focus on the western Corn Belt including western Illinois, Iowa, southern Minnesota, and eastern Nebraska. On day one from St. Louis we traveled to Illinois and then north through the western counties of Illinois including the south southwest, west central and northwestern crop districts, concluding with the east central district of Iowa.
Overall, the corn crop is in good to excellent condition, but as expected, crop maturity is later than normal. In southwestern Illinois and much of western central Illinois, there are two maturities of corn. The early corn is all silking.
Typically, in this area we find corn in the milk to dough stage at this point in the season. The balance of the crop, which we estimate to be about 20% of the acreage, is much later and will be silking in 2-3 weeks. Clearly the later corn is subject to weather conditions in early to mid-August as well as the threat from frost this fall.
The late corn is likely to pull the yield average down, but how much will depend on the weather. Yield potential could be down by one-third to one half from normal for the date. However, the earlier corn has strong yield potential. Plant populations are very high running from 28,000 to 30,000 per acres in most cases.
The high populations will support above average yield potential with grain weight being the determining factor. Our field checks for the later corn were from 170 to 190 bushels. Including the later corn, the corn crop in the south southwest and west central crop districts of Illinois appear to have average yield potential.
Northwestern Illinois and east central Iowa crop districts are even stronger, with yield checks approaching 200 bushels in some cases. Again, plant populations are very high at around 30,000 per acre.
While not excessive in the southern areas, we noted less moisture stress in northwestern Illinois and eastern Iowa. There was also much less variability in maturity with most of the crop currently silking. Yield potential in these northwest Illinois and eastern Iowa appears to be average to above average.
Soybeans are just reaching their main reproductive period with much weather still to influence yields. Consequently, there is a wide range of final yield potentials. Nevertheless, it is apparent across a wide cross section of western Illinois that dry weather over the past few weeks has begun to retard crop growth and potentially final yields.
On our grading system, soybean prospects in southwest Illinois were about average. Better fields have the potential to 45 to 50 bu/a. Large numbers of double-cropped fields do lower the district average prospects. In west central Illinois, crop is not under the stress of 2012, but dryness has stalled vegetative growth and development and may be a yield limiting factor again in 2013.
Overall, our yields grading was somewhat below average. In Northwest Illinois, we found a good crop and one that is better than the ones farther to the south in western Illinois. Some of the fields are outstanding and could reach 60 bu/a or more. But there are also pockets of late plantings and/or dryness that will offset the higher yields.


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How I finally got Vowpal Wabbit 7.0 installed on OSX 10.6 Snow Leopard
I've read all the other tutorials online, but none of them really worked. It was more trouble than I expected, but here's what I had to do:
First Step: make sure you have installed Homebrew. This is the package manager I used to install all the other pre-requisites.
1. install boost
$ brew install boost
$ brew ln boost
2. install automake / autoconf
# May prompt you to overwrite
$ brew install automake
$ brew ln automake
$ brew install autoconf
$ brew ln autoconf
3. install glibtool
$ brew install libtool
$ brew ln libtool
4. symlink glibtoolize as libtoolize
# I guess homebrew installs glibtoolize, so I just had to create a symlink
$ cd /usr/local/bin
$ ln -s glibtoolize libtoolize
Now, we can finally successfully run autogen.sh and the rest of them as described in the README
$ git clone git://github.com/JohnLangford/vowpal_wabbit.git
# Checkout whatever branch you want
$ git checkout -b v7.0
$ ./autogen.sh
$ ./configure
$ make
$ make install
R Dummy Coding for Categorical (Nominal) Data
When I'm pre-processing data as input for some classification / clustering algorithm, one of the most common things I need to do each time is convert a categorical attribute into a long, sparse binary vector. For example, if a variable is named "Color", and the different values present in the data are "red", "blue" and "green", here is an easy way to create the dummy vector of attributes. It also handles creating nice column names for the new attributes, so you get 3 binary columns with nice column names like "Color_red", "Color_blue", and "Color_green".
# Include these two functions in your R script or helpers file, and call it like this:
mydataframe <- replace_col_with_dummy(mydataframe, 'Color')
# create dummy coding for category data
dummy_cat<-function(column_name, column){
idx <- sort(unique(column))
dummy = mat.or.vec(length(column),length(idx))
for (j in 1:length(idx)) {
dummy[,j] <- as.integer(column == idx[j])
colnames(dummy) <- gsub("[ ]", "_", paste(column_name, idx, sep="_"))
replace_col_with_dummy <-function(dataframe, column_name){
dataframe <- cbind(dummy_cat(column_name, dataframe[, column_name]), dataframe[, !(names(dataframe) %in% c(column_name))])
Ruby on Rails Action Named "status" is Reserved
I just spent over an hour debugging a really frustrating problem. Apparently, defining a controller action as "status" is no good!
It will not break explicitly, but will create all kinds of weird chaos to occur. Please be advised!
Do NOT do this in a controller!
class MyController < ApplicationController
def status
Save yourself some headache
Rails testing with Machinist 2, Rspec, Database Cleaner Gem
QUICK vent and advice when using Machinst2 and Database Cleaner to test in Rails:
Add this to your environments/test.rb file:
Machinist.configure do |config|
config.cache_objects = false
Machinist tries to do some weird caching to make your tests run faster. But, it doesn't quite work the way you'd expect. If you are running into strange problems where your objects are persisting through many tests, even though you are using DatabaseCleaner after each test, you might try this. If you run into problems where running one test at a time works, but running "rake spec" results in errors, this is also worth a shot. Don't let Machinist caching drive you nuts!
Sidenote: In my experience, the best way to debug these errors that appear when running the entire test suite, but do not appear when running individual tests is to use rspec to run all but one test. Remove one at a time, and see if removing that single test helps eliminate errors.
# If this gives errors:
$ bundle exec rspec ./spec/models/user_spec.rb ./spec/models/account_spec.rb ./spec/models/favorite_spec.rb
# Try removing the first
$ bundle exec rspec ./spec/models/account_spec.rb ./spec/models/favorite_spec.rb
# Try removing the 2nd
$ bundle exec rspec ./spec/models/user_spec.rb ./spec/models/favorite_spec.rb
# Repeat...
Thinking Big (Data)
Recently I've been doing lots of "big data" sorta things. As a result, I've been forced to look at solving programming problems from a slightly new perspective.
Doing things like data mining with huge dataset pre-processing and manipulation, matrix computation, and other machine learning tasks can be computationally expensive and take forever! This has forced me to pay close attention to things such as code efficiency (not using Ruby for certain things – gasp!), database tuning, refactoring queries, optimal database schemas (and database choices), caching at all levels (application, db, etc), parallel processing (along with all its problems, concurrency issues, deadlocks, etc), system memory management, map-reduce, and on, and on..
One thing I especially love about working with massive data sets is that it really forces me to think "big". No longer am I constrained to solving the problem with a single machine! In a couple clicks, I can create additional servers or double or triple the size of my server, quickly do computation or processing, and then bring the server back down to a more affordable size.
In this day and age, with cloud computing services like Amazon EC2 / Rackspace at your fingertips, you only pay for what you use. This is an important concept to consider, and definitely requires a different way of thinking about solving a "big" problem.
Of course the first step should still be to optimize your code, and use the right tools for the right problem. But, these are additional tools in your toolbox, that really pay off when you need them.
Here's an example I recently encountered.
1. I started with a small test dataset matrix (3 MB, 3000 rows)
2. I wrote a Ruby/mysql script that would prepare this matrix from our DB. It took about 5 minutes, and that was fine. 5 minutes I can spare.
3. Next, I wanted to try this on my 2nd dataset matrix (20MB, 20000 rows). Hmm.. took over half an hour. That's not THAT bad. But, imagine running this on a 200MB dataset, 20 GB dataset, or 2 TB dataset ?!! Gotta do better.
Step 1: optimize code / queries:
I spent a good amount of time tuning Mysql's memory/caching/threads settings, making smarter queries, doing joins and de-normalizing tables to reduce queries. Knowing that Ruby is not the fastest language out there – I tried to be smarter about not doing extra iterations, using extra memory, etc.
- Result: I was able to cut down the time of the 2nd dataset from 30 minutes to about 7 minutes! (not bad)
Step 2: Parallelize code
I knew that the code was basically iterating over a huge array, so I wanted to try parallizing some of the actions it was performing. This was my first try at using Ruby's Parallel gem, which allows you to split up any code into parallel threads or processes. Pretty cool stuff. I experimented with a bunch of different #'s of processes / threads to find out what the best settings were. Turns out the optimal setting was to use 4 concurrent processes. For what I was doing, my code was accessing the database (very costly I/O operations). So, the database was actually a bottleneck. Using more than 4 concurrent processes would result in too much DB traffic, and would hurt the performance.
-Result: I was able to cut down the time of the 2nd dataset from 7 minutes to about 1.5 minutes! (Getting there!)
Step 3: Try my sexy parallelized code on a bigger data-set (12GB).
- Of course I hit all kinds of problems – memory limit problems, database collisions, what's the optimum number of parallel processes? etc, etc. Not so fast!
-Result: I was forced to run the code on a single process, that took something like 5-6 hours (boo )
Step 4: Figure out how to run the parallelized code on the large dataset
This required examining the logs and figuring out why I was hitting bottlenecks. It turns out that when I ran many concurrent processes, they were all fighting for DB access. Mysql didn't like this and in the end, all processes became stalled. I found that by putting an increasing delay in each subsequent child process, I could avoid collisions. Since each process performed a huge DB query up front, and then spent the rest of its life using memory / CPU (but not competing for DB), they would all run together, nicely.
-Result:I was able to cut down the time of the huge dataset from 5-6 hours to about 1.5 hour! (yes!)
Step 5: Not really completely satisfied, I wanted to try enlarging my cloud instance and running the same exact command. I knew that on my 4GB server, the CPU and memory were all maxed out by my processing script. So, I tried increasing it to 16GB. The results were not so stellar.
-Result: I was able to cut down the time of the huge dataset from 1.5 hours on the 4GB machine to about 1 hour on the 16GB machine. This is with no additional db tuning (to make use of the additional system resources), nor adjusting the number of processes (a powerful server could have made use of more concurrent processes).
What I should have done next: Tune the db settings, tune the number of processes, and try again.
What I actually did instead: Called it a day, and wrote this article
My personal takeaways:
- Big data is exciting
- Use the right tools for the right job
- Optimize my code
- Tune my DB settings
- Use the cloud (Thanks Rackspace!)
- Think big!


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A SPORTS club which was badly vandalised less than a year ago hosted two cup finals this week, after a refurbishment costing nearly £4,000.
Dugouts, advertising boards and fencing at Little Lever Sports Club in Mytham Road were damaged by yobs in September, just as the football season was getting under way.
Over the last eight months, the club has raised £3,800 to rebuild the dugouts and has new advertising boards and fencing installed.
One of the ways the club raised the money was by purchasing a select number of matchday tickets from Bolton Wanderers at a discounted price and selling them on, as part of its Club Together cashback scheme.
Under the scheme, for each ticket sold, £4 is awarded back to the organisation in a lump sum at the end of the season.
The club was subsequently chosen to host the prestigious Lancashire Amateur League's first team cup final between Failsworth Dynamos and Prestwich on Saturday afternoon and the third team cup final between Rochdale St. Clements and Mostonians on Wednesday night.
Alec Bingham, the club's chairman, said: "This is a big boost for the club and for Little Lever, as it will bring people to the village.
"The vandal attacks came at a big expense to our club. When you have to spend thousands of pounds repairing damage to advertising boards and dugouts, you don't have the money to buy footballs and kits.
"I'm very pleased with the improvements we've made and I'm looking forward to next season."
Barbara Goulding, treasurer of Little Lever Sports Club who has been a member for 30 years, said: "We couldn't afford tradesman, so all the hard work has been done by our members. Without their generosity we would never have got this far.
"Hopefully, our new facilities will encourage more young people in the area to join the club."
When the football season kicks off again in August, Little Lever Sports Club will have an additional three junior teams and, for the first time in its history, a ladies team.
Daniel Scott, Bolton Wanderers group sales executive, said: "Little Lever Sports Club is one of the biggest benefactors of our Club Together scheme. Over the last four seasons we have been able to award significant sums of money to Little Lever based on the tickets it has purchased."


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STAGE TUBE: SILENCE! THE MUSICAL Releases New Commercial
The new, highly provocative TV commercial for this season's smash hit, SILENCE! The Musical, is set to being airing today on most major networks. SILENCE! The Musical, the unauthorized parody of The Silence of the Lambs, with book by Hunter Bell, music & lyrics by Jon and Al Kaplan, and direction & choreography by Christopher Gattelli, opened July 9, 2011 to unanimous rave reviews. The show immediately became a sold-out phenomenon and was recently selected by Time Magazine as one of the year's Top 5 Musicals. Check out the commercial out below!
Originally announced as an eight-week limited engagement, the show's producers have extended the run five times to accommodate the whopping demand for tickets.
In the Academy Award-winning film The Silence of the Lambs, rookie FBI agent Clarice Starling matches wits with the brilliant but insane cannibal, Dr. Hannibal Lecter, to catch the serial killer known only as Buffalo Bill. Clarice must face her own demons and race the clock to unlock Lecter's clues before another innocent girl is killed and skinned by Bill. It's a hair-raising thriller that's kept countless millions on the edge of their seats and permeated the pop lexicon with delightfully creepy quotes like "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice Chianti" and of course "It places the lotion in the basket." At long last, this delicate symphony of suspense has been turned on its ear and retold in the only way it can be - as a musical. A singing chorus of floppy eared lambs narrates the action; Buffalo Bill gleefully dances a hoedown while kidnapping hapless Catherine Martin; and even Dr. Lecter, scary as ever, sings about the life he'd like to lead someday outside the prison walls.
There have been an unusually high number of recent celebrity sightings at SILENCE! The Musical, including such luminaries as Jodie Foster, Chita Rivera, James Earl Jones, Joan Rivers, Josh Groban, Kelly Ripa, Jonathan Demme, Matt Bomer, Stephen Schwartz, John Kander, Mario Cantone, Jonathan Groff, Justin Kirk, T.R. Knight, Lea Delaria, Steven Pasquale, and Christian Campbell.
David Garrison (Hannibal Lecter), Jenn Harris (Clarice Starling) and Stephen Bienskie (Buffalo Bill) head the cast of SILENCE! The Musical, which also features Callan Bergmann, Harry Bouvy, Ashlee Dupré, Annie Funke, Deidre Goodwin, Howard Kaye, Topher Nuccio, Pamela Bob, and Doug Trapp. Music Supervisor is Mark Hartman, with orchestrations by Brian J. Nash.
Created by Jon and Al Kaplan in 2002, SILENCE! began as a collection of songs on the internet which immediately attracted a staggering number of fans. The Kaplans' subsequent screenplay SILENCE! The Musical was adapted by Hunter Bell into a live stage show, which also featured newly composed songs by the brothers. Fueled by a rabid cult following, SILENCE! shattered every box office record at the 2005 FringeNYC Festival, winning the award for Best Musical. SILENCE! The Musical met with further success in London where it garnered ecstatic reviews at the Above The Stag Theatre.
Bookwriter Hunter Bell co-wrote and starred in the Broadway musical [title of show] as well as Now. Here. This. at the Vineyard. Hunter is a co-creator of the web series the [title of show] show, and he recently co-created and wrote a television pilot which has been sold to ABC. Composer/lyricists Jon and Al Kaplan composed the music for two seasons of the animated series Code Monkeys and scored the Syfy Channel film Dinocroc vs. Supergator. They have also written comedy for the 2009 MTV Movie Awards and the 2011 Academy Awards. The Kaplan brothers recently launched a series of viral internet musicals led by their Arnold Schwarzenegger cycle, featuring Conan the Barbarian, Predator, Commando, and more. Director/choreographer Christopher Gattelli choreographed the hit Broadway revival of South Pacific, Godspell, Sunday in the Park With George, 13, Martin Short: Fame Becomes Me, The Ritz, Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown, and Newsies (upcoming). West End: South Pacific, Sunday in the Park With George. Off-Broadway: Altar Boyz, Bat Boy: The Musical and tick, tick... BOOM!
Set design for SILENCE! The Musical is by three-time Tony winner Scott Pask, with costume design by David Kaley, lighting design by Jeff Croiter, and sound design by Carl Casella.
SILENCE! The Musical is produced Off-Broadway by Theater Mogul. The playing schedule is Monday, Tuesday and Thursday at 8 PM; Friday and Saturday at 7:30 PM; and Sunday at 5 PM at The 9th Space Theatre at Performance Space 122, 150 First Avenue (at 9th St.) Running time is 87 minutes with no intermission. Tickets are $25 - $79 and are available by calling 212-352-3101 or through www.SilenceTheMusical.com.
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In a countdown to Hasbro Children's Hospital's largest annual fundraising event — the Play-Doh Ball: Help Shape Our Future — we will be hosting Charmed by Charity Events at all of our Rhode Island Alex and Ani stores on February 20th to promote the ball and raise money for Hasbro Children's Hospital. Events will be held at Chapel View (Cranston), East Greenwich, Newport, Wayland Square (Providence) and Weybosset (Providence) Alex and Ani stores.
Those interested in attending should RSVP to Matt Netto at email@example.com or 401-444-6192 with the number attending and which location you will be joining us at.
The night of the Charmed by Charity Events, 15% of all sales will go directly to Hasbro Children's Hospital and, with every purchase, individuals will be entered for a chance to win two VIP tickets to the Play-Doh Ball (valued at $2,000). The events will be from 7-9 p.m. and lite bites and (+) positive energy punch will be served. We hope to see you there.
About the Play-Doh Ball:
Proceeds from this year's event and auction will support The Fund for Hasbro Children's Hospital and the All for One Family Assistance Fund respectively. Your support will make an important difference in fulfilling our All for One commitment to every child who needs our care. These funds provide financial resources and flexibility to support areas of greatest need, including patient services, educational programs and innovative research. The Play-Doh Ball is on March 9th from 5:30 p.m. until midnight at the Rhode Island Convention Center.