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Problematic Peacocks and Other Elizabethan Era Warnings
Perhaps the reason the Virgin Queen decided to remain so is to avoid the humiliation of having one of her upstart subjects oil paint a picture of her swaddling cat in her arms….
Maybe someday there will be superstitions that arise from the era when Queen Kate and King William reign, but it is unlikely that they will be as elaborate or as colorful as these. The folks over at The Oddment Emporium recently posted this list from an elderly nobleman known here only as "Sir Cecil" who reflected on the superstitions that arose during the era of the Maiden Queen, Elizabeth the First.
"During the era of my youth," Sir Cecil recalled, "it was most important these be followed at all times."

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By Ben Levisohn
Ben Bernanke released his inner Peter Gabriel and shocked, not the monkey, but investors around the world.
Heading into the announcement today, everyone knew what to expect. The Fed would start to taper, not by much, but enough to signal that he was serious about his unemployment target. But instead, the Fed did…nothing. Yes, Bernanke and his buddy's on the Federal Reserve maintained the status quo.
And after listening to Bernanke speak at his news conference, its amazing that any of us–yours truly included–thought that the Fed would do anything else. Bernanke's still worried about low inflation. He's concerned about the impact of rising rates on the U.S. economy. He's anxious about the looming budget-battle in Washington. And the Fed revised its growth forecasts for 2013 and 2014 lower. Put it like that and how could tapering begin?
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When do you vacuum and clean the gravel?
Our tank is finally fully cycled. Our parameters are less than 0.25ppm ammonia, 0 nitrites and 5 nitrates.
Now we've been trying our hardest to maintain a cycle with fish, now that its complete we are wondering when we can start vacuuming our gravel. We don't want to disrupt the work we put into this cycle so I want to know exactly what we're supposed to do now so we don't have to start from scratch hehe
Thanks in advance!!
Once your tank is cycled, you should be fine to do a gravel vac. Do about 1/4 to 1/3 of it with each water change. Provided you have a good amount of biological filter media, almost all of the bacteria that you need will be in your filter media and not on the gravel
As you are still getting a ammonia reading I would say you are not cycled. Are you using a liquid test kit or test strips ?If you take your time to do the research FIRST, you can successfully set-up and keep ANY type of aquarium with ease.
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We are using an API test kit. The last reading we did was before doing a water change. The ammonia level has been hanging out around the halfway point of 0 and 0.25.
Any ammonia is not a cycled tank yet but some things can contribute to ammonia levels such as forgetting to use chlorine remover, over crowding, filters too small, or too much cleaning of the filter media (or replacing of it.) Overfeeding would be another.
Every couple of weeks on the gravel is fine.
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Great! Thanks so much for the help both of you!


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An elementary school just up the street from my home has what they call Family Pizza Night each week on Thursday. Apparently it is in conjunction with Dominos Pizza and for every pizza bought by families whose children attend the school; Dominos gives a dollar or some figure to the school. OK I am all about non taxpayer money for schools, BUT I am not so sure I like this idea because;
Every walkway and driveway to the school is plastered with Dominos signs reminding the students and family that tonight is pizza night I am not sure that I like the idea of allowing a company to use a school to drum up business and/or hook the children on a certain brand.
I also am not sure how I feel about the school promoting pizza nights when 1) there are a lot of FAT children in this and most schools 2) schools themselves are required to serve more healthy diets in their cafeterias.
Of course there is the liberal view (I dont really want ot turn this into con/lib thing sorry) of what about the poor children whose families cannot afford to buy pizza for the family on Family Pizza night.
Like I said I am not sure how I feel about this, but for some reason every Thursday when I drive by the school on the way to work it gets me thinking about these things. What is your take? Harmless and good for the school? A bad thing for the kids? ?????????


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I would like to see more of the seasoned gamers take on a youngin and mentor them into the games. "Some" I have dealt with are distant and not willing to put in the time with a newbie. I was initiated in the hard way. Made a few laugh.
I would like to see more of the seasoned gamers take on a youngin and mentor them into the games. "Some" I have dealt with are distant and not willing to put in the time with a newbie. I was initiated in the hard way. Made a few laugh.
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Hate to say it but face book isnt going to bring you new people really... Our club has a facebook account NOthing every really happens on it! They update some pics from time to time and announce some stuff here and there about date etc.. But the only people that see are people that already in the club!!!! Its not really going to bring new blood to the club There is just to much on facebook for someone to randomly find it... It is easier to update than a website true but you have to have people looking at it.
As far as the younger movement its not happening anywhere When i walk up to any line at a HT im the youngest there normally by 15 years!! (30) Its just not much of a young (18-35) persons game Normally people seem to get into serious dog work after they are older, kids are older, life has slowed down, they arent running in several different directions, I know lots of guys my age that duck hunt with dogs and they know i do the higher end training they just arent interested in it at this time They just dont have time, money etc.. I hear them say it all the time "I wish.. I just dont haev time with this or that.." Or they will show up at a couple training days/meetings and just never reshow cause they cant have this or that... I'm sure once i have kids hit the ground my time spent at HT's will drop significantly I didnt even get into the game till after college Just wasnt enough time or $$
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My pup-Kanyon's Rambo With A Cause (Rambo)
And my 2 year old- Ollie (my lab husky mix, she is a pheasant tracking machine! And the reason I started bird hunting!)
At 26 Id imagine Im part of the "younger" crowd as well!
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River Bottoms Simply Elegant - "Pearl"
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River Bottoms Leather N Lace - "Lacey"
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Mass club email!!! Thats what we use the most I'm on several area club emails and they send out a good amount of updates, random contacts, up coming stuff through those. Now everyone has a email these days. Even to old folks!!
"Some people pride themselves on how far they can shoot ducks, others pride themselves on how close they can get them. I'm an other!!! "
John Stephens RNT
HRCH Wilson's Grand Prairie Pintail
Most people seem to run into the same issues regarding when they have time to dedicate to retriever training and often it seems to be before kids/after kids. Hard to go to the events and regular training for a pup when you have kids around that have ball games, school functions, and birthday parties. Once the kids grow up though, of course a dog makes a great replacement...
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The youger peopel are out actually hunting their dogs while the old folks are south training their dogs.
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Where's the younger crowd? Um.... they're probably posting "selfsies" on instagram and then twittering about it.
FB has jumped the shark, dude.
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I am a member of several clubs---LIGRC, waterfowlers club, shooting club, decoy collectors club, retriever club---and it's the same story all over. The average age must be around 55 yrs. old.
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- The idea behind the new device is making the fuel less viscous. This results in smaller droplets of fuel being injected into the engine. Smaller droplets burn more efficiently and cleanly.
- What is the device? It's a small component that produces an electric field, using current from the car battery. Fluids, including gas and diesel fuel, get thinner in an electric field. For a better appreciation of electric fields, explore this interactive animation: http://www.falstad.com/vector3de/
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I recently posted a "Cold Weather fact Card" that our Scout Troop uses for training and preparing for cold weather camping.
The beauty of the internet is that we can share ideas, thoughts, and information.. and most of all we learn (in most cases).
So immediately I have been called out for my "Sources".. well here they are.
The information that I put on that card come from an old OKPIK cold weather camping book put out by the Boy Scouts and my training as a cold weather instructor at the Cold Weather Combat training center at Ft. Greely, Alaska. Now I will grant that the information is dated.. and this is why I am glad that I have been "Called out". See now I have learned something, although the First Aid that I have put on the card will do just that.. provide first aid.
In regard to putting two people into a sleeping bag for Hypothermia. While it may not be current practice, it still works. The concern was getting two bodies into the sleeping bag. Well two 13 year old Scouts surely fit. I have also been reminded that putting an adult in the bag with a Scout would be against the guide to safe Scouting. I suppose that would have to be a risk an adult leader would have to take to provide the first aid necessary.
Having said that.. I would like to thank Walter Underwood for his comment and offering the current First Aid procedure. It reminds me that we never can stop learning. In fact this has motivated me to retake my Wilderness First Aid.
In case you are one that does not read the comments… here is what Walter writes:
"Current first aid practice does not recommend putting a second person in the sleeping bag.
Modern practice is a hypothermia wrap or hypothermia "burrito". Lay down a tarp, then two sleeping pads, then one sleeping bag. Put the person on that, in a sleeping bag, with hot water bottles. Put another sleeping bag on top and wrap the tarp.
If a bottle is too hot (someone boiled the water), pull a sock over it.
See: http://alpineinstitute.blogspot.com/2008/08/burrito-hypothermia-wrap.html
The "two people" approach has a lot of problems. Is there is a sleeping bag big enough? Do you risk getting two hypothermic people? [yes] Do you keep the heat donor in there when you evac? [twice as heavy]"
He offers a link to a discussion in the NOLS Leader that you will have to see in his original comment.
I think the most important part of Cold Weather First Aid is Prevention. We go prepared not to get hurt, knowing that things happen and whenever you are in a high risk environment we need to be prepared for the worst case. Constantly updating and revising plans, training, and skills.
Never stop learning. Update your cards and get out there and camp in the winter.
Have a Great Scouting Day!
Cold Weather First Aid… Revisited
I recently posted a "Cold Weather fact Card" that our Scout Troop uses for training and preparing for cold weather camping.


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On America's birthday, we celebrate the diversity, daring, and charm of our country, in a program of short films that is funny, revelatory, dramatic and All-American.
In an election year, we take an irreverent look at campaigning, and address opposition positions. We look at recent history through personal stories, and examine our national culture through the eyes of recent immigrants. People young and old express their views and display their passions, acknowledging the hardships and struggles which we hope make us stronger as a nation.
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Sweet Stream Love's River (Carl Skelton and Luke DuBois | Brooklyn, NY)
Developed by multimedia artists Carl Skelton and R. Luke DuBois, Sweet Stream Love's River displays words of love, glowing in the rippling surface of a real-time animation of a virtual pool of water. Audience members are invited to share their own warm-to-hot feelings by sms from their smartphone directly to the screen. As one message dissipates, the next appears. Presented by AT&T.
MULVAR IS CORRECT CANDIDATE! (Patrick Désilets | USA | 1 min.)
Mulvar's shallow understanding of human politics does not keep him from running for office.
This is his campaign TV ad.
MONTH ONE (Micheal Galinsky and Joanna Arnow | USA | 10 min.)
A dynamic and compelling overview of the Occupy Wall Street beginnings.
YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY (Matt Bockelman | USA | 13 min.)
Two young public defenders in the Bronx strive to resolve hundreds of cases while facing the emotional burden of working in a system they consider fundamentally broken.
MY AMERICAN LIFE (Mohammed Yakub | USA | 6 min.)
The filmmaker, a Bengali-American teenager, is strikingly honest in expressing his internal conflicts between his Muslim heritage and his desire to lead a "normal" urban American life.
THREAD (Iva Radivojevic | USA | 7 min.)
Mesmerizing images show a group of Pakistani Americans battling kites in Dyker Park, a home away from home that helps them hold on to the threads (literally) of their roots.
NORMAN SCHWARTZKOPF MADE ME GAY (Sara Zia Ebrahimi | USA | 10 min.)
Supported by the Rooftop Filmmakers Fund / Chicken and Egg Grant for Women Filmmakers. A mixed media film that recounts how "Stormin'" Norman's life has influenced the filmmaker's, humorously weaving together personal history with world events.
NO MORE QUESTIONS (Rauch Bros | USA | 4 min.)
Kay Wang was a strong-willed grandmother begrudgingly dragged into a StoryCorps booth by her son and granddaughter. Sadly, Kay passed away weeks after this interview, but this animated film regales us with her wacky stories.
A Short Film about Ice Fishing (Jason Shahinfar | USA | 8 min.)
Two friends devote a winter afternoon in South Dakota to ice fishing, cold beers, friendly chatter, man's best friend, guns, dynamite…all on a frozen lake. (courtesy of Rural Route Film Festival/this Aug. 3-5 at MoMI & Brooklyn Grange farm!)
Dustin Wong
"The output of guitarist Dustin Wong has gradually shifted from chaotic to crystalline. His early work with Ecstatic Sunshine veered toward shaggy guitar rock, while Ponytail was like an unhinged version of Deerhoof with odd hooks and wordless vocals. Wong's solo work, though obviously springing from the same headspace, consolidates and unifies his aesthetic.
Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads follows 2010's solo debut Infinite Love, a conceptual album based in part on a psychedelic experience. It featured the same material-- repetitive, layered guitar lines and a tiny dose of drum machine-- presented in two similar renditions across two discs. Dreams Say has a similarly out-there origin, with a title inspired in part by his dreams. But the album's actual construction is more compact and solid than its predecessor. Wong has explained his creative process-- the way he uses a guitar and a series of pedals-- in terms of a textile factory. The pedals that change the guitar's tone add texture, delay pedals weave a pattern, a loop pedal replicates the sounds, and an envelope filter colors them. It's a powerful explanatory tool for thinking about Dreams Say, View, Create, Shadow Leads, but after receiving piles and piles of such exquisitely crafted sonic fabrics, I'm left with the question of what to do with them.
The answer to that challenge is surprisingly broad. On the one hand, it seems as though Wong's music is naturally introspective. It lacks the rock immediacy of Ecstatic Sunshine, and there aren't Ponytail frontwoman Molly Siegel's pre-verbal vocal yelps to divert from all the intricacies. Some songs, such as "Space Tunnel Graffiti", sound like basalt blocks being dropped around your head. Alternately, "Feet Prints on Flower Dreads" starts with an urgent guitar figure and builds slowly into an industrious, vaguely conventional pop song with chorus-drenched chords and competing lead lines that cut sharply across the audible spectrum. None of the songs are simple, and they mostly all build to surprising and surprisingly weird heights.
A twin strength/weakness of these songs is that they generally start discretely, as simple guitar figures onto which Wong piles more loops and lines. The album's strong sense of pacing leads to moments where, as each song crests, you tend to think, This, right here, is the highlight. Then it ends, and the next song starts from point zero. Which is good and bad. "Toe Tore Oh", something of a centerpiece, builds slowly and doesn't hit a groove until about four minutes in. Two minutes later, it stops abruptly, and the listener's given a new fabric to examine.
In a way, each song's pattern is like an aural Rorschach test. (Wong's textile analogy is apt.) You hear the music, sure, but only the parts your brain latches onto. Even on good headphones, it's difficult to catch everything that's going on. Your mind wanders along one guitar path, and then you realize you've necessarily missed five or six branching paths. That's not a huge knock, though, since the album does reward repeat listens. In fact, it requires them. One go around might emphasize the Motown-style bassline in "Purple Slipped Right", and on another you'll notice the ghostly harmonic artifacts popping up among the pizzicato muted string rhythm. Wong uses the loop pedal like a factory machine stamping out parts, and the little imperfections and accidents that get captured and preserved only add to each layer's complexity." Pitchfork
Arturo En El Barco
Arturo en el Barco is the work of Angélica Negrón a young composer from Brooklyn, NY via San Juan, Puerto Rico. She writes lo-fi ambient compositions that are mostly crafted live through her ensemble which includes strings, toys, accordion, found sounds, music boxes and voices. Drawing inspiration from old family pictures, floating soap bubbles, random noises, marine creatures and puppets made by her friends, she is interested in creating a personal microcosm of recollections through sound.
The group has performed in venues such as Monkeytown (NYC), Le Poisson Rouge (NYC), Glaz'art (Paris, France), The Tank (NYC), Galapagos Art Space (NYC), and in the National Museum of Mexican Arts (Chicago) as part of the Latin American Electronic Music Festival. Releases include albums on Observatory Online (Austria) and Carte Postale Records (Belgium) and also various compilations from labels such as Aerotone (Germany), Tri-Postal (Belgium). At-At Records (México) and Si No Puedo Bailar (Brazil). Originally a solo endeavor, the project has recently evolved into a chamber ensemble for live presentations with performers Andie Springer (violin), Insia Malik (violin), Beth Meyers (viola & banjo), Evelyn Farny (cello), Matt Marks (french horn) and José Olivares (laptop).
Through combining these instruments with electronics mostly crafted through multiple layers of organic sounds, the project intends to evoke in the listener a sense of quiet adventures that happen when you travel to an imaginary past full of distant memories that are indistinct because they probably never actually happened.


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Enjoy tender, juicy meat with the Kalorik Stainless Rotisserie (DGR31031). This top of the line rotisserie roasts food from the inside out and outside in, rotating heat around and through the food, so the meat is practically falling off the bone by the time it's ready.
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Brian Neely is a big man who laughs often and talks passionately about the problems he sees plaguing north Mississippi: inadequate infrastructure, substandard schooling and an uncertain future.
One of four Democratic candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives' 1st District seat, Neely said he'll fight to remedy these ailments if elected to serve.
And Neely's resume shows a history of fighting – and winning. The Tupelo native graduated from high school in the racially charged 1970s and went to college at Boston University, where he majored in civil engineering and history.
He then got a law degree from Southern Methodist University in Dallas before joining the Marine Corps and serving in Desert Shield and Desert Storm in Iraq. Finally, he returned to Mississippi as an attorney – first in Greenville and then in Tupelo, where he opened his own practice and had a brief stint as Lee County prosecuting attorney.
Neely put his three children through the same school system that educated him, and while he called that system decent, he said that's not enough.
"I think we've got a really good educational system here, but it's not world-class," the 46-year-old said. "Every child should get a world-class education, because we live in a world-class society."
He also vowed to bring more aid to the area's transportation system, which he said needs a major boost if the 1st District is to compete for jobs.
"It's ridiculous that you can't get from Tupelo, where you have a major industrial base, to Jackson, which is the state capital, on a four-lane highway," he said.
Neely sharply criticized the war in Iraq, saying America has lost its purpose for being there. Instead of spending billions of dollars building that country's roads and schools, Congress should spend that money on similar efforts here at home, Neely said.
The citizens most in need, Neely said, are the working and middle-class who struggle to pay bills and afford health care. He cited his parents, both in their 70s, who juggle the rising costs of gas and medicine on a fixed income.
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I Madonnari is one of my favorite Santa Barbara festivals. This year I Madonnari, the Italian Street Painting Festival, celebrates its 25th anniversary. (The term I Madonnari comes from medieval itinerant artists who would recreate cathedral paintings at festivals and holy days, the most venerated image being the Virgin Mary, or Madonna) As always, it is held over the Memorial Day holiday at the Old Mission, the pavements of which are divided into 200 squares of "blank canvas" which have been purchased by local merchants to benefit the Children's Creative Project. Chalk artists from near and far choose their squares and paint a wonderful tapestry of color, whimsy and beauty. The artists will begin on Saturday, the 28th and almost all of the works will be completed by Sunday afternoon for judging. This year we'll also have live music and an Italian market featuring Italian cuisine and other goodies. How lovely to take a cool evening stroll around the Mission, watch the artists at work, and admire their paintings. Free.
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Wednesday, May 25, 2011
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Things are never Swiss-timed in U2-land, especially on tour. Today's activities are sandwiched between sold-out shows at New Jersey's Continental Airlines Arena and New York's Madison Square Garden, which means every minute counts. The Edge's entourage of handlers field calls and negotiate last-minute schedule changes. At one point, food is ordered, cancelled, then reordered. The one-hour photo session requires twice the scheduled time. But Curtis Mayfield is pumping on the stereo ("great choice," the Edge remarks), and after exhausting his impressive array of cover boy faces, U2's guitarist is feeling suddenly spry. He turns down an offer of green tea in favor of strong black coffee, then settles back to ponder and scrutinize his career. Belying his bookworm-like, taciturn reputation, the Edge holds forth and laughs easily, buzzing with an agile sense of humor and an instinct for punchy ripostes. Several times during our conversation, I'm tempted to check his coffee for traces of Guinness.
GUITAR WORLD There are hallmarks of your guitar sound—drone notes, piercing highpitched tones, lots of wide spaces—that are distinctly Irish. Although you're Welsh, you grew up in Ireland. Did you listen to much Celtic music?
THE EDGE I hear where you're going with that, and I think it's valid. When I was a child, I'm sure my ears picked up sounds and stored them away, to be used at a later date. The biggest thing for me, though, has always been how I hear music—or how I want to hear it. I'll do anything I can to avoid being cliché. So if I do stand out in any way as a guitarist, it's because I steadfastly refuse to travel down a well-trodden path. I want to bring a new perspective to what I play. It's hard to do, but that's what gets me off.
GW At what point did you discover that you had some sweet skills with the echo pedal?
THE EDGE We were cutting some of our early demos when we got our first Memory Man echo unit. By then we'd been playing together for a couple of years and were looking for ways to colorize the sound, to bring something more than just the flat aesthetics of the band playing together. Within minutes, I was drawn not only to the textural qualities of the echo but also the rhythmic possibilities that it suggested. As we are essentially a three-piece outfit with a lead singer, it was very useful to be able to create multiple rhythms.
GW Traditionally, the bassist and drummer set the rhythm for the rest of the band to follow. Did you start to feel as if the echo unit was turning you into the band's timekeeper?
THE EDGE Oh, yeah, but I think it was more that Larry and I became the rhythm section, which allowed Adam to be more creative. Up to that point we were pretty punk rock—a lot of straight 4/4 rhythms—and Adam would just barrel along. One cool result of playing with echo is that it makes you more precise in your timekeeping and rhythm playing. It's like playing tennis against a brick wall: the ball's going to fire back at you the same way every time; it isn't going to waiver. You find ways to groove with it, to anticipate the way the sound is going to come back at you. Echo has made me a tighter player.
The creative aspect of it is exciting, too: echo takes a guitar part somewhere else. It's like what Andy Warhol did to art with his silk-screened prints of soup cans and photos. He played with art; he turned it upside down. The conventions that were supposedly sacred about imagery are the ones he threw away. I draw on that aesthetic decision. Weirdly enough, if I'm having trouble with a guitar part—not the playing of it but the writing— I'll mess around with echo and other effects, just turn everything up and make it as crazy as can be, and it winds up taking me somewhere. I've found so many guitar parts from echo. It's limitless.
The biggest difference between me and other guitar players is that I don't use effects to color my guitar parts. I create guitar parts using effects. They're a crucial element of what I do. And I don't consider effects a crutch. Using them doesn't constitute "cheating," as some people have said. They're part of the art.
GW Onstage you use a short delay and a long delay together. What's the story behind that combination?
THE EDGE They work together to become part of one delay sound. When I use two delays, I like to mess with the pitch modulation of the delay signal. It increases the depth of the sound and gives it a tremendous 3-D sensation. But straight slapback echo with no modulation isn't very inspiring; the shape of the sound doesn't change.
GW One or two tours ago, it looked as if Dallas [Schoo, the Edge's guitar tech] was triggering most of your effects. When I saw you play the other night, however, you were tap dancing on your pedals like it was 1985 again.
THE EDGE Dallas has the same rig underneath the stage that I have onstage. As the tour progresses and he gets to know what I'm doing, I'll have him take over on some things. It can be quite handy, depending on what I'm playing, and especially if I'm singing. And while it's nice to have that option, I still feel assured knowing that I've got everything right where I need it. The set changes a lot, so there's not a script to follow.


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TUPELO – Diabetes was Kevin Ball's wake-up call. The 384-pound Ecru resident was already taking medicines for high blood pressure and cholesterol when he was diagnosed with diabetes in 2009. The next year, he began taking medicine to control his sugar.
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"I eat when I want but I have to eat it in moderation," he said. "Portion control is so important. My mother still cooks old school, and when she makes chicken and dumplings, I may eat some, but for me, a serving is a half-cup. With the surgery, you're still faced with regular food and you can still eat regular food. I just don't eat much of it."
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"Audible, please add the rest of the series"
This was a suprisingly good book, witty, funny, and oh, very sensual. I really enjoyed it. The narrator was excellent. Her nasal rendition of the bad guy, cousin Phil, was awesome. Eliza is basically shopping for a husband after she inherits her aunt's fortune. Her friend Violet enlists her brother-in-law Kit to help coach Eliza in her first season as an eligible heiress within the ton. The fact that Eliza is secretly in love with Kit and that Kit can't see love if it hits him over the head makes for a funny and frustrating situation for everyone involved. I wanted to wring Kit's neck sometimes. Very enjoyable story, light and fun. I am now looking for the other books in the series. If only audible would add them to its list.
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This story is good and it builds up the romance really nicely. But what really stands out here is the superb narration done by Bianca Amato. I don't understand why there are so few books narrated by her! The way this narrator adds intensity to the story is superb. You feel what each character is feeling. Very few narrators really make a story come alive the way she does. If you like historical romances you will really enjoy this book.
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Where shall I start? I freaking loved this book thank you very much I will take another. The Wedding Trap is by far the best of the series and is now one of my favorite books (most definitely my favorite romance novel.)
This book doesn't feel like just another romance novel. Although don't you worry there is plenty of panting to go around, I believe the book is much fuller then that genre. It's funny, sad, surprising, and heart warming. The characters... OH THE CHARACTERS!
You really can't go wrong with this choice unless you hate historical settings, British accents, and handsome young men ravishing beautiful young women. I love all those things and can't wait to listen again!
AND Bianca Amato is flawless and usual.
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The Wedding Trap was an endearing and sensual historical romance, with a very likeable hero and heroine. The author did a great job at giving both her characters depth. I felt Eliza's pain when she thought her love for Kit was unrequited, and I kept hoping Kit would finally realize his feelings for Eliza before it was too late. Kit and Eliza's relationship does develop slowly and very naturally. But once Kit decides to seduce Eliza, the sparks do fly! The thing I liked the most about this romance is that there weren't any extraneous or over-the-top conflicts added to this story. The narrator did a good job as well. Give this one a try, if you like sweet, emotion filled and sensual romances.
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I really enjoyed this read. In the beginning it was a little slow and didn't hold my attention greatly. But once started, I really enjoyed the characters and storyline.
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Good storyline, great character development and naughty sex scenes. I liked almost everything about this book and the reason the overall and storylines are not fives is because of the bit of mind rambling done by T A Warren. I don't like listening to too much thought blabber and this book had a bit more than I care to see in my books. Other than that, I truly enjoyed this book and especially the possessiveness of the hero and his competitiveness with other male characters in the book. The jealousies added an extra bit of spice to the story.
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Montana High Court Says Citizens United Does Not Apply in Big Sky State
The Montana Court vigorously upheld the state's right to regulate how corporations can raise and spend money after a secretive Colorado corporation, Western Tradition Partnership, and a Montana sportsman's group and local businessman sued to overturn a 1912 state law banning direct corporate spending on electoral campaigns.
"Organizations like WTP that act as a conduit for anonymously spending by others represent a threat to the political marketplace," wrote Mike McGrath, Chief Justice of the Montana Supreme Court, for the majority. "Clearly the impact of unlimited corporate donations creates a dominating impact on the political process and inevitably minimizes the impact of individual citizens.
The 80-page ruling is remarkable in many respects. Throughout, including in a lengthy dissent by a state Supreme Court justice who felt Montana was dutibound to abide by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling, the Montana Court attacked the thinking behind the Citizens United decision and the impact of big money in political culture, including the notion that corporations are deserving of the same political speech rights as citizens.
"While, as a member of this Court, I am bound to follow Citizens United, I do not have to agree with the [U.S.] Supreme Court's decision," wrote Justice James C. Nelson, in his dissent. "And, to be absolutely clear, I do not agree with it. For starters, the notion that corporations are disadvantaged in the political realm is unbelievable. Indeed, it has astounded most Americans. The truth is that corporations wield enormous power in Congress and in state legislatures. It is hard to tell where government ends and corporate America begins: the transition is seamless and overlapping."
"It should be noted that the Montana Corrupt Practices Act was adopted in 1912 at a time when the country's focus was on preventing political corruption, not on protecting corporate influence," wrote Nelson, later in his dissent.
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The lead group that sued to overturn the Montana ban on direct corporate spending in campaigns followed a very deliberate course of clashing with virtually every aspect of Montana campaign finance law. The lawyers behind the litigation believe that they should face no limits or accountabililty for any political fund-raising or spending.
The Montana Supreme Court's majority opinion described why Western Tradition Partnership was as slippery an organization as one finds in modern politics. They noted how the groups lawyers claimed that they should be allowed to spend freely because the group would have to disclose that activity under Montana law, when as the state's Chief Justice noted in his opinion, the same group, using another name, actually had sued the state to overturn those very disclosure laws.
Moreover, the ruling quoted a fund-raising brochure that said, "If you decide to support this program, no politician, no bureaucrat, and no radical environmentalist will ever know you made this program possible." The group also is involved in a third suit challenging the state's campaign spending disclosure law.
"We take note that Western Tradition appears to be engaged in a multi-front attack on both contribution restrictions and the transparency that accompanies campaign disclosure requirements," the Court said, adding in a footnote that the Montana Commissioner of Political Practices called the group a "sham" because it failed to register with the state, and refused to disclose the sources of its funds or its spending—as required by law.


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America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation GreatBen Carson M. D., Candy Carson
What is America becoming? Or, more importantly, what can she be if we reclaim a vision for the things that made her great in the first place? In America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great, Dr. Ben Carson, author and professor at John Hopkins Medical Ins... Read More
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Written by a man who has experienced America's best and worst firsthand, America the Beautiful is at once alarming, convicting and inspiring. You'll gain new perspectives on our nation's origins, our Judeo-Christian heritage, our educational system, capitalism versus socialism, our moral fabric, healthcare and much more. An incisive manifesto on the values that shaped America's past and must shape her future, America the Beautiful calls us all to use our God-given talents to improve our lives, our communities, our nation and our world.
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- If you want to know more about who Dr. Ben Carson is and what He Thinks This is the book for you. by Amy on 3/28/2015
As we are approaching the 2016 presidential race I have been curious about the political views of many of the people who are being talked about in the media as potential presidential candidates. As of this date Ben Carson, M.D. Has not declared his intention to run for president, but in his book America the Beautiful Dr. Carson gives a great deal of information about how he might function as a president of this great country of ours. America the Beautiful is packed full of information. Dr. Carson begins by discussing our founding fathers and the ideals that our country was built upon. He then moves very systematically through many different issues that our country is facing today and proposes very logical ideas for dealing with and working through those problems. I found this book to be very educational on many different levels. First of all Dr. Carson teaches the reader about himself and his background. Next he teaches the reader about our country from a historical context guiding us through many different elements of our history that was once taught in the schools at large, but is very rarely taught today. Finally Dr. Carson looks at our current state of affairs and problems that we as a nation need to deal with and proposes different possible options for working through those issues. If you are looking for more insight into who Dr. Ben Carson is and what he might do for our country, this is a great book to start with, it is highly informative, and will be helpful in forming your opinion about the man, Ben Carson, M.D and what he might do if he runs and wins the presidency.
** I received this book from Family Christian for the purpose of review. All opinions are my own.
- Feel good about America! by Susan on 3/23/2015
I was excited to read "America the Beautiful: Rediscovering What Made This Nation Great" after hearing Dr. Carson speak (on TV) at a recent prayer breakfast. This book combines vignettes from his life with his ideas on why America is great and how we can keep it that way.
At the risk of sounding political, my first thought just a few pages in was why couldn't this guy have been our first black President? Carson was raised by a single mom with a third-grade education. He faced a life of poverty and challenges, but he ended up becoming a world-famous neurosurgeon. Throughout the book, his common sense and practicality shines through. He would seem to be a great candidate, because he often alludes to the idea that all voices need to be heard, etc. He also emphasizes that doctors and other professionals have been trained to think logically and to solve problems, so wouldn't it make sense to elect them to office? If the US needs anything right now, it's people in charge who can make wise decisions and implement them.
Carson shares his views on capitalism, socialism, morality, defense, healthcare, and more. With news of his possible run for President, this book could be a great campaign tool for him. I'd vote for him! Interesting book, recommended. It will make you feel good -- or at least hopeful -- about America again.
- a good read for anyone who loves America by Vera on 3/22/2015
I truly don't feel qualified to offer opinions, criticisms, or evaluations on anything written by an individual with the intellectual qualities of a neurosurgeon. Nor do I feel qualified to offer an evaluation or opinion on the quality of a written work dealing with the history of our great Nation and the political workings through its history. That being said, I will endeavor to give my insight into America the Beautiful by Ben Carson, M.D.
I see this as a book written by a medical professional and not a historian, and yet I see it presented in an easy to read, conversational tone – much like one would expect to be shared with the average American. Americans who want to learn more about our Nation and yet neither have the time nor inclination to read a heavy treatise on American History and the political in workings of American then and now will find this a good read.
There are chapter by chapter end notes listing quotes and references at the end of the book. This is good and affords the interested reader an opportunity to pursue the topic even more.
I found the quotes, some quite lengthy, from early Americans beautiful and encouraging and a wonderful re-read of history long ago studied. I like that Dr. Carson clearly pointed out that our Nation's forefathers and early documents clearly state that this would be a nation with freedom of religion and not freedom from religion. It was refreshing to learn (for I had clearly forgotten) the tidbit of history where George Washington's army was financed as was the American Revolution by a Jewish businessman when the colonies (states) would not provide tax monies to finance the Revolution, Haym Salomon.
Clearly Dr. Carson has a love for this nation in which he has succeeded so profoundly - rising from abject poverty to gain an education bestowing the title of neurosurgeon on him and affording him the privilege of being Director of Pediatric Neurosurgery at Johns Hopkins Medical Institute. Truly an American success story.
This book is a good read for anyone who loves America and who desires to see America remain Beautiful.
DISCLOSURE: I was provided a complimentary copy to facilitate this review.


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"Junior Modding", "Backseat Modding", or "Forum copping" can refer negatively to the behavior of ordinary users who take a moderator-like tone in criticizing other members."
Fallon made this quote in an earlier post. I don't know where it came from. It wasn't attributed. Maybe another thread?
It rings true however.
BTW Smillerdvm, as to your OP. Potus and RTF have always been cliquish. The best part of banning has always been to watch them eat their own.
Someone mentioned the woo-woo bird....JD
One cannot reason someone out of something they were not reasoned into. - Jonathan Swift
Sorry, Look under 2.1.1
"i guess the old saying 'those of us that think we know everything annoy those of you that does' " --bobbyb 9/13/06
"A Good Dog is a Good Dog"
Hey. Im a good baiter. I bait my wifes hook, nephews, her grandsons. So I think Im a Master Baiter
--Greta Ode
willing slave to the whims of
Kerrybrooks Magical Atticus "Atticus" MH
Coastalight Kiowa Ravenhawk "Raven" MH
and introducing...
Swooped in and Stole My Heart "Cooper"
Did I say cliquish? Sorry, that might have been an understatement....JD
One cannot reason someone out of something they were not reasoned into. - Jonathan Swift
Well, this started off as a really interesting thread. Too bad we couldn't keep it that way. (Rick_C 2009, Classic RTF)
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By NEMS Daily Journal
Celebrate Elvis' birthday with cake, choir performance
Elvis Presley would've been 78 on Tuesday, so Tupelo is celebrating.
The party begins with birthday cake at the Elvis Presley birthplace at 1:30 p.m., followed by the premiere of the Tupelo Unity Choir video in the birthplace theater at 2 p.m. The choir will perform at 2:15 p.m.
That evening, there will be a lighting ceremony at the Elvis Homecoming Statue in Fairpark at 5:30 p.m.
The events are free.
For more info, call (662) 841-6521.
Dulcimers return for more music in 2013 at Natchez Trace
The first performance by the North Mississippi Dulcimer Association in 2013 is set for Jan. 5 at the Natchez Trace Parkway Visitors Center in Tupelo.
The association members will show off their skills playing bluegrass, gospel and old-time music, and will show the audience how to play the instrument.
The performance is 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Jan. 5.
It's free.
Call (662) 680-4027 or 1-800-305-7417 for more.
Tupelo artist hopes to raise money for feature film
Glenn Payne is out to create his most ambitious film yet, the psychological sci-fi thriller "Earthrise," but he needs your help to do it.
He's asking for donations via the website IndieGoGo.com. Fans can contribute to the project and win incentives, like a DVD of the finished product, signed poster, executive producer credit and more.
Learn more about "Earthrise" and donate at indiegogo.com/earthrise.
Hawthorne Heights member offers Good Time Charlie show
J.T. Woodruff of Hawthorne Heights is performing a solo gig in Tupelo on Saturday.
He'll be joined by Mark Rose, Light Beam Rider, Dear Life, Rowan Oak, Roses Unread and 5-Eyes.
The show is at 7 p.m. Saturday at Good Time Charlie's.
Tickets are $10.
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It is a manager afraid of his own shadow that doesn't allow contructive innovation.


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A Stelton state of mind: To believe in surprising innovative clearly functional and high quality Scandinavian design. Stelton is a brand that tickles the design gene; an adventure in stainless steel.
Stelton was founded in Denmark, 1960 with humble beginnings selling steel hollowware. When administrative director Peter Holmblad established a cooperation with the leading Danish architect and designer Arne Jacobsen in 1964 they saught to create a true line of tableware where correlation of design between the individual items would always ensure harmonious table settings. The result was the now famous Cylinda-Line which was launched in 1967 and immediately attracted considerable attention for its serene and functionalist design. The company rapidly grew in Denmark and worldwide due to the success of Cylinda-Line.
Today, Stelton offers five different design-lines with products from more than 20 top-designers and thereby represents once again one of the most innovative and front-running companies of its kind. Stelton has been awarded the "ID-prize" by the Danish Design Council four times and a number of Stelton products are exhibited in a.o.The Museum of Modern Art and The Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York; Philadelphia Museum of Art; Victoria & Albert Museum and British Museum, London; Staatliches Museum für angewandte Kunst, Munich and Kunstindustrimuseet, Copenhagen; Louvre and Pompidou, Paris. On top of this, Stelton receives each year some of the world's most important international design prizes such as iF product design award, Red Dot, and FORM.
Stelton represents a special view of the world - we call it "a Stelton state of mind": to believe in surprising, innovative, clearly functional and high quality Scandinavian design. Stelton - awarded "Denmark's Coolest Brand 2005", "Superbrand 2006" and "Danish Design Prize 2007".
Born on 5 July 1946 in Nottinghamshire, England. Paul Smith is an established designer whose menswear collections have gained him a solid reputation in the fashion industry and earned him world-wide commercial success.
After leaving school at the age of fifteen with no career plans, Smith was thrust into a job at a local clothing warehouse by his father. Smith had little interest in his new position, and dreamed of becoming a racing cyclist. Smith's original ambitions were put to an end following a cycling accident at the age of 17. Following his accident, Smith trained as a tailor and opened up his first boutique in Nottingham.
Since showing his first menswear collection in Paris 1976, Smith has established 12 different collections under the Paul Smith label and opened boutiques throughout England, Europe, Asia, the Middle East and the United States.
Known for his colorful combinations, Smith is famous for his use of multi-stripes, which appear on items designed for both men and women.
After almost three decades as an icon in the fashion industry, Smith was knighted in 2000. In 2003 Smith partnered with the textile manufacturer, Maharam, to create an upholstery textile inspired by classic pinstripe suiting and love for multi-stripes. Smith continues to play an active role in his company, serving as both designer and chairman.


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It's just passed 2 p.m. on Saturday, and iconic Canadian actor Gordon Pinsent is sitting with a Telegram reporter in the manager's office of the Kenmount Road Chapters bookstore.
They're talking about Pinsent's newly published autobiography "Next" — amongst other things.
Pinsent has just spent the past two hours signing copies of his book for busy holiday shoppers. His black marker is flashing away against the stark white pages.
As they chat amicably, the reporter is finding it increasingly difficult to stay on topic.
Pinsent's voice is nearly hypnotic in tone — not to mention that voice is conjuring up distracting memories of childhood Saturday morning cartoons (Pinsent voiced elephant King Babar in the animated series "Babar").
During the opening stages of the interview, Pinsent mentions that, while he's in town to promote "Next," he's also filmed some scenes for CBC's "Republic of Doyle," which is soon wrapping up filming its fourth season. He plays the recurring character Maurice Becker.
Mention of that show puts a smile on Pinsent's face.
At one point, while talking about all the projects he'd get off the ground if he won the lottery, he said that he'd stop everything once in a while to appear on "Republic of Doyle."
When the reporter points out that this was high praise for the show, and that the series creators would surely be flattered, Pinsent bursts into laughter.
"I'd come back to do Doyle," he laughs, "that's the line."
But the conversation isn't all lighthearted.
"Next" is, after all, an autobiography about an actor for whom grief has been a recurring role.
When the conversation finally comes back to "Next," Pinsent becomes highly reflective.
He takes his time answering questions. There's been a lot of life to talk about.
It wasn't his idea to write the book in the first place, he says at one point.
There was a book of memoirs written about 15 years ago, he says, but it never did very well.
So when the book's co-author, George Anthony, approached him, he was skeptical at first.
"I said, 'Really?' You know — 'I'm getting a bit tired of me at the moment,'" says Pinsent.
"(Anthony) said 'Well, there's a fair number of people who might not be. So come on now,'" he adds.
The result is an honest account of his life, he said — more or less.
"I've got a few more stories I haven't told. And they're not being told until — you know," he says.
"I'm going to take a pen with me when I go, so I can put a few things on the under ledge of the casket. Just keep writing, writing."
A central theme throughout the book is Pinsent's life with his wife Charmion King — and her death in 2007. They had been married for more than 40 years.
"It was because of her that I learned the importance of the belief in what I was doing," he says.
"She had this wonderful line — 'Get over yourself' — every time I was being silly or stupid or just simply going on too much about myself."
"Thank God she waited for me to grow up."
Her death affected him greatly, he says, so it was difficult when it came time to write about it for "Next."
But the experience of going through great sadness also allows you to examine relationships in ways that might surprise you, he adds.
"You're not over the grief. ... It simply takes on a different shade. And you change the angle of it slightly and you think, I've got to get much more from the importance of this relationship than simply grief — there's got to be more. You realize why something happened, and see if you can't put that down on paper.
"You're quite often past the major flow of tears, and onto a kind of new education — of where you've come from, where you could have gone had you not had this relationship," he says.
As he finishes that reflection, Pinsent stops for a moment, sits back in his chair and gives a little sigh.
The conversation turns to happier themes for a bit.
Pinsent explains that he is currently picking away at the stack of half-finished screenplays, poems, stories and paintings that are waiting for him when he goes home.
One of them might just be his next big thing, he says, so it won't do to have them sitting around unfinished.
With their time running short and conscious of the fact that there's a patient store manager somewhere probably wanting her office back, Pinsent and the reporter shake hands and wish each other well.
Indeed, when they open the door, the store manager is waiting outside.
A few stragglers are wondering if Pinsent could sign their books, she says.
He just smiles and heads off to greet them. He's still got the black marker in his hand.
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If you want to look at non-trauma causes of preventable death, diet would be #1 I bet. And diabetes is a HUGELY expensive, chronic condition to treat.
I don't want to tax this stuff, just wish people would use more sense, but I know....wish in one hand and $#it in the other, and see which one fills up faster. (never tried that personally, but I bet I know the answer!)
This boy is heading outside. Crisp, clear morning, at about 45 degrees, heading up to 70 here today. My dog is telling me to shut this thing off and run some marks!


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GLAPA's 30th anniversary is cause for celebration
Beginning with "Bits of Broadway," the performing arts have found a niche on the Pequot Lakes High School theater stage. There have been 63 community theater productions offered by the Pequot Lakes Community Theater in the 30 years from fall 1983 to fall 2013. The stage has been "home" to nearly 1,000 actors/actresses and technical crew.
The theater has gone through many upgrades to keep the facility in excellent condition. Have you noticed the improvements over the years?
New carpeting was installed in the theater about five years ago; an improved sound system and an upgrade to the stage lighting are among the recent improvements.
Revenue from the performances is used to assist with the facility upkeep projects. Community arts patrons have been donors who have helped to finance the auditorium improvements through the years, too.
The support of the community as season ticket holders has been a significant source of funding to maintain the varied season of performing arts offered on our local stage. I hear often from patrons how much they like the comfortable, tiered seating in the Pequot Lakes theater, enjoy the good acoustics and appreciate the high quality performances that have been held here through the Greater Lakes Area Performing Arts (GLAPA) programming.
Offering affordable, high quality performing arts to the greater Brainerd lakes area is the stated mission of the GLAPA organization.
Volunteers on the performing arts board select artists for the season of performances, determine the show prices and assist as staff at each performance as host, cashiers, ushers, ticket takers and poster "runners" to put up publicity posters for each performance during the season in area business locations.
Would you like to help? Give the Pequot Lakes Community Education office a call at 218-568-9200.
Contracted professional artists have contributed to an annual season of shows. The artists have been singers, dancers, comedians, ventriloquists, magicians, a mime and instrumentalists — classical pianist, brass quintet and jazz pianist.
The 2013-14 season featured performers are: Claudia Schmidt with Dean Magraw, 12-string guitar, dulcimer on Oct. 18; comedian Mary Mack on Jan. 18; vocal trio Divas Through the Decades on Feb. 15; and Michael Johnson, acoustic guitar ballad singer, on April 12.
Which of the Pequot Lakes Community Theater productions has been your favorite show? Would you pick "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat?" "Lucky Stiff?" "Mr. Roberts?" "How to Talk Minnesotan?" "Crappie Talk?" "Oklahoma?" "The Church Basement Ladies?" "The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe?"
Or just perhaps your favorite is going to be one of the shows in our current season. "Oliver!" opens Nov. 15 for a six-performance run. "The Spitfire Grill" will come on stage beginning March 21.
Community theater shows feature a local cast and crew. The community theater productions give actors a time to perform and share their talent with family and friends in the community. The recent community theater shows have been an opportunity for thespians of all ages, from preschool age to senior citizen actors.
Enjoying the performing arts in a family friendly setting has been part of the way that GLAPA serves the community. Get your ticket soon to be a part of the high quality "hometown" entertainment.
A 30th anniversary GLAPA celebration will take place during the "Oliver!" production to honor the long, strong history of performing arts in Pequot Lakes at the Pequot Lakes High School theater.