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A college basketball preview article carried on ESPN.com heaped a pleasant surprise on the Lipscomb athletic program. Not only was the basketball team praised for their progress -- from a 7-21 record in 2004 to 21-11 in 2006 -- the athletic department was lauded for its priorities.
"We are extremely proud of our two A-Sun championships; but we are just as proud of our student-athletes when they walk through the line, earn their diplomas, and become difference-makers."
Dr. Steve Potts
"It's a great story," (Atlantic Sun Commissioner Bill) Bibb said. "Coach Sanderson's done an incredible job, and Lipscomb's done it the right way ... with strong commitments to both athletics and academics. I'm proud of what they've done."
Athletic Director Steve Potts praised his coaches for the accomplishments.
"Our coaches do a tremendous job bringing in student-athletes who understand our interest in strong character and our determination toward academic performance," Potts said. "We are extremely proud of our two A-Sun championships; but we are just as proud of our student-athletes when they walk through the line, earn their diplomas, and become difference-makers."
Men's Basketball Coach Scott Sanderson -- 2006 A-Sun Coach of the Year -- offered a hint into his team's success: "We've tried to sign guys with good character, guys who do it the way we ask them to do it. Sometimes, you lose sight of that stuff, but we've been lucky enough to find guys with good character who've bought in. They've got to buy in to what you're doing."
The Bisons were praised for earning a berth in the A-Sun tournament in their first year to qualify, 2005, and for making it through to the finals in 2006 before falling in overtime. The team turned its regular season co-champion title into a first-ever trip to the NCAA post-season -- an NIT bid against the UTEP Miners in El Paso.
According to at least one writer, the Bisons' surge is expected to continue. Article author Kyle Whelliston quotes Bracketology expert Joe Lunardi in picking Lipscomb as the A-Sun's lone rep in his early look at the 2007 NCAA Tournament.
For the complete article by Kyle Whelliston, founder of midmajority.com, go to: http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=2517144


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One of the pieces I wrote for my Health Economics subject two years ago was centered on payment for organ donors; from an economic sense I argued in favour for. It was an interesting exercise to purely look at the topic from a financial perspective as opposed to an ethical one. Certainly, one thing that was clear from the literature was that those waiting for organ transplants - most notably, end stage renal disease patients who otherwise require regular dialysis - are a huge financial burden on health services around the world.
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Fabric Softener Recipes & Reusable Dryer Sheets
Here are several quick tips for cutting costs on fabric softeners and making your own dryer sheets, each point is a separate tip. You'll also find a few recipes and projects to try (listed at the bottom of the page). Lots here!
- Soak a washcloth in full strength liquid softener. Wring out excess, then lay out to dry first before using–helps prevent staining laundry the first time. To use: toss in the dryer and use again and again until it no longer works. Resoak when needed (you should be able to do a few dozen loads per soak).
- Using 1/4 cup vinegar in your rinse cycle can do the job. You can set aside a vinegar jug just for laundry and add about 2 dozen drops of your favorite essential oil to the vinegar if you'd like (or as much EO as you feel necessary).
- In a pail mix 1 gallon of water and 1 cup concentrated liquid softener. Dip a sponge or washcloth in the liquid, squeeze out excess and toss in with the load. Seal pail when not in use.
- Pour liquid softener and hot water in a spray bottle (50/50 mix) and lightly mist wet laundry before starting the dryer. Two or three good shots should do it. You could also just spritz a clean washcloth and toss that in.
- Cut dryer sheets in thirds or halves, use one strip per load.
- Mix equal parts hair conditioner and water and store in spray bottle. Mist a washcloth or sponge and toss in with load.
- Use about 1/4 to 1/2 of the amount that they recommend on the bottle.
- 1/8 cup baking soda added to laundry and 1/4 cup vinegar in the rinse cycle.
- Use a Downy ball if you have one–just use vinegar instead.
Here's a recipe you can try:
1 part Vinegar
1 part Baking Soda
2 parts Hot Water
- Place a pail large enough to hold double the amount of ingredients in the kitchen sink or bathtub. Mix the baking soda and water in the pail, stir till the powder is dissolved. Then add the vinegar.
- Remember that baking soda and vinegar reacts with fizzing, so use a big pail to account for this. Once it's stopped fizzing, pour into clean bottles, cap, then use 1/4 cup per rinse cycle.
- Updated Info: The baking soda won't be completely dissolved, just shake the bottle to mix the batch up before adding to the rinse cycle.
Cheryl sent in this one that is scented with your favorite essential oils.
I've had good success with this recipe and enjoy trying different fragrances just to keep things interesting. The scent is light once clothes have been dried and you can increase the amount of essential oils if the fragrance isn't strong enough for you.
1 cup baking soda
1 1/4 cups warm water
8 cups white vinegar
Essential Oils
- First mix the vinegar and water together then add the baking soda gradually, stirring the whole time. You will want to make sure to use a large pail to accommodate the fizzing activity from the baking soda and vinegar reaction.
- Use a funnel to pour this mixture into a washed, gallon sized milk jug (plastic), add 1/3 teaspoon of your favorite essential oil, cap and seal then shake well.
- To use: Shake each time before use, adding 1/2 to 1 cup at the start of the rinse cycle.
Thanks for sharing Cheryl!
For essential oil ideas, consider germ fighting gems like Eucalyptus or Tea Tree. If scent is what you're after, consider lavender or even citrus favorites like orange or lemon.
Flannel Strips Instructions:
(can be reused over and over again)
Flannel pieces
4 TBS liquid softener
10 TBS water
- Cut strips from old flannel pajamas or leftover flannel from sewing and cut into 3″ x 5″ strips (approximately).
- Stack flannel strips in a cleaned margarine tub (large size) or plastic container (cleaned baby wipes container works well too). Mix the liquid ingredients together, then pour evenly over top of stacked flannel strips.
- Seal container and shake well.
You can use several dozen strips with this mixture. Leave sealed for 2 or 3 days, then use one flannel strip per load–squeeze out excess if necessary (it should be just damp). Keep container sealed at all times. Wash strips after use, then use again to make another batch when needed.
Herbal Lavender Bags:
*First published September 27, 2007 and moved to this page for better organization
Fresh and fragrant laundry can be achieved chemical free with easy to make lavender bags. Using lavender buds gives the benefit of a natural moth repellent, sleep aid and a natural antibacterial.
Use 1/4 cup vinegar in your rinse cycle (for static cling help, up the amount to 1/2 cup if needed) and toss the herbal sachets in the dryer for fresh smelling laundry. For optimal benefit, use organic lavender.
Materials Needed:
5″ x 5″ cotton muslin or cheesecloth squares (2)
- Sew large "tea bags" out of the muslin or cheesecloth squares, leaving an opening at the top to fill with lavender. Sew the top shut. No need to sew fancy, just place the squares together and sew a single seam along the top about 1/4″ from the edge.
- Roughly squeeze the bags before tossing in with wet laundry. When items are done the scent is light, not overwhelming at all. Especially nice to use on loads of bedding (sweet, fragrant dreams).
- Bags are reusable! When the lavender is no longer doing its job, take a seam ripper and open about 2″ on one end, empty the bag, refill and sew shut. For one last kick at the can, crush the used lavender and toss it around your carpet. Let sit for about an hour then vacuum.
Tip: Make more than one bag so that the same one isn't in one load after another, alternate them so each bag has a chance to cool down before being used again.
Also see these tips for making wool balls from goodmama.typepad.com.


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March 17, 2011
LOS ANGELES -- UCLA Anderson School of Management, one of the world's leading business schools, continues its 75th anniversary celebration with the announcement of "100 Points of Inspiration," an extraordinary list of faculty and alumni whose approach to business, community, and life, is not business as usual, but Business Beyond Usual.
"From humble beginnings during the Great Depression, when seven professors taught economics, handwriting, accounting and auctioneering, UCLA Anderson has always been about creative ideas that question convention," said Judy Olian, dean of UCLA Anderson School of Management. "That culture - that business beyond usual approach -not only draws a diverse student population to our school, this year from 35 countries, but also has resulted in the graduation of some of the most inspiring individuals in the world. This 100 Points list illustrates the remarkable impact our alumni have had around the globe across all walks of life. They inspire us all, starting with John Anderson ('40), whose legacy of entrepreneurship while 'doing the right thing' is a lesson I experience every day."
The 100 Points list is comprised of renowned thought leaders and industry trailblazers such as Nancy Adler ('70, '74, '80), Si-Wei Cheng ('83), Larry Fink ('74, '76), Marshall Goldsmith ('77), William H. Gross ('71), Steve Hilton ('89), Guy Kawasaki ('79), Mitch Kupchak ('87), Susan Love ('98), Kathy Magliato ('06), Man Jit Singh ('84), and Susan Wojcicki ('98), among others.
"With over 37,000 alumni, it would be impossible to provide anything more than a window of illustrative experiences from the last 75 years," said UCLA Anderson Senior Associate Dean Al Osborne, "We believe, however, that this representation of the wide variety of contributions made by Anderson graduates both represents our traditions, and will inspire future generations of alumni over the next 75 years."
The following individuals are representatives of the many diverse points of inspiration to be found within the UCLA Anderson alumni network:
Nancy Adler, John E. Anderson, Joao Assuncao, Jill Baldauf, Stewart Bainum, Sue Baumgarten, Sandy Beim, Robert D. Beyer, Brian Biro, Henry Brandon, Eleanor Brewer, Lisa Brummel, David Burk, Kimberly Cayce, Keith Cernak, Richard Chase, Si-Wei Cheng, Paul Colichman, Richard Crowell, Juan Diaz-Andreu, Brian Farrell, Jay Ferguson, Richard Figueroa, Larry Fink, Louise Francesconi, Clayton Frech, Carolyn Flowers, Bob Foster, Sean Gjos, Marshall Goldsmith, William H. Gross, Joanne Haase, Elaine Hagan, Kip Hagopian, John J. Harris, Scott Haug, Zuisho Hayashi, Jeffrey Henley, Steve Hilton, Alex Hofmann, Randy Horn, John Hotchkis, Nike Irvin, Matsuo Iwata, Christopher D. (Kit) Jennings, Nurit Katz, Guy Kawasaki, Richard Kayne, Lester Korn, Ynon Kreiz, Mitch Kupchak, Lauren Ward Larsen, Howard Levine, David Lewin, Hwee Hua Lim, Kit Lokey, Susan Love, Kathy Magliato, James (Jim) Matheson, Arjay Miller, Jim Moffatt, Tobias (Toby) Moskowitz, Robert S. Murley, John Muse, Loay Nazer, Patty Oertel, John Parker, Koen Pauwels, Gil Penalosa, Carissa Phelps, Lissa Poincenot, Joseph Potter, Bernardo Quintana, Guillermo Tagle Quiroz, Regina Regazzi, Stewart Resnick, Giora Romm, Eugene Rosenfeld, Carol Rowen, Gary Ryals, Gary Saji, Yuda Saydun, Ralph Shapiro, Atsuo Shibota, Man Jit Singh, Grady Smith, Linda Smith, Charles Steinmetz, Bernee Strom, Avanidhar Subrahmanyan, Leland Sun, Blair Taylor, Stephen Torres, Esther Torrez, Stephen Wadsworth, Edward Wedbush, Richard S. Wiley, Susan Wojcicki, Phoebe Wood, Thomas Wu, and Mark Zoradi.
For more on this extraordinary group, go to http://www.anderson.ucla.edu/x35426.xml
Over the course of the year, the 100 Points list will continue to be featured in UCLA Anderson events around the world, including locations such as London, Mexico City, and Chile, as well as locales closer to home. In order to do justice to the reservoir of inspiration that is UCLA Anderson, the school will use the list as a gateway to showcase over time many other alumni having impact around the world, in a soon-to-be-launched interactive application called the UCLA Anderson Impact Map.
Since its founding in 1935, UCLA Anderson has been a leading center of management thought leadership and of bold entrepreneurial initiatives. 75 years later, the school remains at the forefront of scholarly contributions across management, and of innovative learning models. The school is widely recognized for the path breaking work of its faculty, for pioneering the applied management field study program, and for launching the Global Access Program. UCLA Anderson is also the birthplace of one of the nation's most widely read economic outlooks - the UCLA Anderson Forecast.
UCLA Anderson faculty and alumni continue to transform the thinking and practices of the global marketplace. They have served as economic advisors to Presidents, changed the way companies structure employee savings, started movements to eradicate breast cancer, fostered entrepreneurship in the Middle East, transformed the public education model, and campaigned to end childhood poverty. This is just a small slice of UCLA Anderson's 75 year legacy.
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Migration and Environmental Change: Assessing the Developing European Approach
This MPI Europe policy brief explores the relationship between environmental change and migration to Europe in light of recent scholarship suggesting a much more complex and multi-causal link than previously assumed. Challenging the notion that environmental change triggers mass migration, it calls attention to a growing consensus that migration linked to environmental change must be contextualized within a broader framework of migration dynamics. It then presents an overview of European policy response in this area and summarizes the spectrum of proposed solutions before presenting the case for a new logic behind policy interventions based on a better understanding of evidence.
Migration linked to environmental change remains a low priority on the European Commission agenda and the brief finds little support among migration actors for applying legal humanitarian protection status to "environmental migrants," as proposed by some advocates. While there seems to be near-universal consensus that improved crisis coordination and emergency response will enhance governments' ability to mitigate short-term environmental crises and any migration that emerges as a result, significant gaps in the framework for intervention and lack of policy coherence limit the potential impact of such efforts.
I. Introduction: Defining the Problem
II. Policy Responses to Migration Linked to Environmental Change: Summarising the Spectrum of Proposed Solutions
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First day of school!
Finally we're settling at our new location, Shekou- China, and today is the first day of school. 11 August 2016.
My kids were so excited to be at new school. But, to be honest with you, I am not.
I loved their old school, the people, the community, the building..and this new school compared to the old one is way below.
Kids were up early today, I guess the excitement of first day woke them up.
I could see Zoe's smiles and spirit was high. I am at the other hand..feeling nervous.
We went down to the parking lot waiting for the golf cart to send us to the school. Yes, the apartment provides the shuttle. I say, it's a cool way to go to school :))
Zoe's little bit showing some nervousness, when she was in line for her class. I saw how she stood, groggy as no one knowing her yet. No one talking to her, while other girls have some groups. They were from the previous batch I guess.
When the line left, she was still stood there not knowing where and how to go. I saw from far, and my heart wanting to scream.. Zoeeee... goooo...go together with your class!! Apparently, she's still confused. I approached her and told her to go. She started to get a little bit panic that she made a mistake. I told her it's ok, it's her first day. It's very normal to make such mistake, as she's not into the routine just yet.
Her mood slightly change, from high spirit to flat..
I was there, feeling bad for her. Deep down in my heart, I really want to hug her tight and say...it's ok dear, it's ok.. It'll be better.
As I went together with her to her class, I saw no other mom/parent. So, I let her run alone...It's so fast until I haven't had a chance to hug and kiss her.
I went home walking, and still I kept thinking about her. I missed her already. I cry home, feeling her nervousness, worry that no one is talking to her, worry she has no friend...
I may be thinking far ahead, I know it needs time. I guess it's just a motherly instinct, no?
She's such a bright kid, she should be fine.
I am praying to God, that both of you will instantly have bunch of good friends today!
Love you kids,
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Recall the classic cartoon scene of a character who simply continues over the edge of the precipice, ignoring the fact that there is no longer ground under their feet – they fall down only when they look and notice they're hanging over an abyss.
Is this not how ordinary people in Cyprus must feel these days? They are aware that their country will never be the same again, that there is a catastrophic fall in the standard of living ahead, but the full impact of this is not yet properly felt, so for a short period they can afford to go on with their normal lives like the cartoon character suspended in mid-air. And we should not condemn them: such a delayed response is also a survival strategy – the real impact will come silently, when the panic is over. This is why it is now, when the Cyprus crisis has begun to disappear from the media that one should think and write about it.
There is a well-known joke from the last decade of the Soviet Union about Rabinovitch, a Jewish man who wants to emigrate. The bureaucrat at the emigration office asks him why, and Rabinovitch answers: "There are two reasons. The first is that I'm afraid that in the Soviet Union, the communists will lose power, and the new power will put all the blame for communist crimes on us, Jews – there will again be anti-Jewish pogroms …" "But", interrupts the bureaucrat, "this is pure nonsense, nothing can change in the Soviet Union, the power of the communists will last forever!" "Well," responds Rabinovitch calmly, "that's my second reason."
It is easy to imagine a similar conversation between an EU financial administrator and a Cypriot Rabinovitch today. Rabinovitch complains: "There are two reasons why we are in a panic here. First, we are afraid that the EU will simply abandon Cyprus and let our economy collapse…" The EU administrator interrupts him: "But you can trust us, we will not abandon you, we will tightly control you and advise you what to do!" "Well," responds Rabinovitch calmly, "that's my second reason."
This is the deadlock at the core of Cyprus's predicament: it cannot survive in prosperity without Europe, but nor can it with Europe – both options are worse, as Stalin would have put it. What we can see emerging on the horizon are the contours of a divided Europe: its southern part will be increasingly reduced to a zone with a cheaper labour force, outside the safety network of the welfare state, a domain appropriate for outsourcing and tourism. In short, the gap between the developed world and those lagging behind will now exist within Europe itself.
This gap is reflected in the two main stories told about Cyprus, which resemble two earlier stories about Greece. There is what can be called the German story: free spending, debt and money laundering cannot go on indefinitely, etc. And this is the Cypriot story: the brutal EU measures amount to a German occupation that is depriving Cyprus of its sovereignty.
Both are wrong, and the demands they imply are nonsensical: Cyprus by definition cannot repay its debt, while Germany and the EU cannot simply go on throwing money to fill the Cypriot financial hole. Both stories obfuscate the key fact: that there is something wrong with the entire system in which uncontrollable banking speculations can cause a whole country to go bankrupt. The Cyprus crisis is not a storm in the teacup of a small marginal country, it is a symptom of what is wrong with the entire EU system.
This is why the solution is not just more regulation to prevent money laundering and so on, but a radical change in the entire banking system – to say the unsayable, some kind of socialisation of the banks. The lesson of the worldwide crashes after 2008 is clear: the whole network of financial funds and transactions, from individual deposits and retirement funds to the functioning of all kinds of derivatives, will have to be somehow put under social control, streamlined and regulated. This may sound utopian, but the true utopia is the notion that we can somehow survive with only cosmetic changes.


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Are Credit Unions' Management Models Equipped to Offer Payday Loans?
By Michelle A. Samaad
No other product has come under scrutiny within the credit union industry as much as payday loans.
While there are internal and external critics who staunchly believe the payday lending model goes against the tenets of credit unions, some may wonder if the way cooperatives are managed may determine if the controversial loan products can effectively help those who are unbanked or underserved.
Tom Nix, the founder of what was previously known as Nix Check Cashing, has released Nixland, an autobiography that includes a chapter on how he negotiated the $45 million sale of the business to the $3.1 billion Kinecta Federal Credit Union in Manhattan Beach, Calif., in 2007.
Nix questioned whether a certain type of leadership template is needed to produce success in the payday lending space.
"Kinecta had a centralized form of management that was in stark contrast to my management style," Nix wrote in his book. "They believed in Matrix Management and from my point of view, got very poor results due to the lack of well-defined responsibility and accountability."
When Nix sold Nix Financial to Kinecta, he stayed on and became the new subsidiary's division president for more than a year but the new role did not work out well. In his book, he wrote he was accustomed to a decentralized approach to managing the business, giving his entire management team the responsibility and authority to manage their respective areas of Nix Financial and hold them accountable for the results.
Nix said instead of second-guessing managers' mistakes, the missteps were seen as learning opportunities. As a result, managers were highly motivated and strove for excellence. The same wasn't true at Kinecta.
"There was a lack of respect for the chain of command, and the committee form of management undermined it," wrote Nix.
Kinecta, and the new division president.
When contacted by CU Times, Kinecta chose not to be interviewed for this story.
"However, we would like to contact you soon because we would like talk to you about (Nix Financial) and our plans for the near future and where we see this industry going," said Marsha Mathias, Kinecta vice president of corporate communications. "We're just not ready to comment on that today."
Rather than question whether the management structure is even a factor in determining if a credit union can offer payday loans to those pushed out of the traditional financial mainstream, other matters are probably more important, according to some advocates.
For instance, does the credit union or its employees have experience with payday type products, said Asa Groves, chief operating officer at XtraCash LLC, a payday lending subsidiary of CU Holding Co. LLC, which is owned by the $471 million Mazuma Credit Union in Kansas City, Mo.
"Questions a credit union must answer in making that decision include how much risk is the credit union willing to take," said Groves. "What are the core system challenges with this type of product (and) what are the regulatory challenges with a product with very high defaults."
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BWW Reviews: I'M NOT RAPPAPORT Contains Few Laughs and Uneven Pacing
I've been writing for Houston's BroadwayWorld page for a brief 8 ½ months now, and one thing that I quickly learned and came to love about Houston is that there is always a wide selection of venues and titles to choose from. This past Saturday, I ventured from my residence in a Southeast suburb of the city to Playhouse 1960 for the very first time to see their production of I'M NOT RAPPAPORT. The aesthetically well-designed and beautiful performance space is nestled near FM 1960 and US 290, and the company provides audiences with a production of the Tony Award-winning comedy that leaves audiences with plenty to talk about it.
Herb Gardner's I'M NOT RAPPAPORT introduces audiences to two elderly gentlemen who spend their days passing time in New York City's Central Park. The year is 1982, and the park is viper's den of miscreants, drug pushers, drug abusers, and other seedy personages. Think New York City about 12 years before Michael Eisner teamed up with Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Governor Mario Cuomo to clean up the city and make it a family friendly tourist destination. The supposed comedy plays out with less laughs than it does insightful treatises on how we, as a society, dispose of our elderly. Nat is constantly spinning yarns and divulging lies to continue to feel important in some way. His stories are so fanciful and contrived that the audience never knows what is actually true or is even based in truth. With no one properly caring for these two gentlemen, they expose themselves to terrible dangers in an attempt to enjoy the remaining drops of quantity in their lives.
Direction by Christine Weems exposes the audience to the devastating thematic abandonment of the main characters, causing some members of the audience to state that this was "the most depressing play" they had ever seen during intermission. While the show earned laughs, they were few and far between. The two main characters are beautifully fleshed out and made real; however, the supporting cast is a confusing mash-up of a daughter that wants to be concerned about her father, a tenant of a building, a drug dealer, and a druggie who cleaned up and went to art school. After all, art school is definitely the best pick for the recently sober to avoid exposure to drugs. Likewise, the plot of the 1984 play unfolds slowly as Nat bumbles and ambles his way through his tall tales. Sadly, the two hour and twenty minute run time, which includes intermission, feels long for the audience. Yet, considering the meandering dialogue, I feel a lot of the lack of humor, awkward characterization, and pacing is inherent in the script and not the fault of the director.
Starring as Nat, a feisty Jew, John Stevens creates and portrays a human being who is believably an 82 year old man. He clumsily spins grandiose tales and elicits the shows most laughter when he pretends to be a lawyer representing Midge. However, at times I would have liked for him to drop his perfectly practicEd Mannerisms of the elderly to be a little livelier in the role. I feel that the audience may have been drawn further into the plot and the pacing may have appeared to clip by at a more engaging speed if he had made these choices.
As Midge, a cantankerous elderly African-American man, Sedric Willis portrays a more youthful man than John Stevens does, but he is just as blundering. His understanding of the park's dangers is made explicitly clear as he discusses paying a young hoodlum to walk him home safely. He is also grounded in reality and knows that Nat is taking him for a ride with every story, but encourages the tales as they at least pepper his day with something interesting. As the long time superintendent for an apartment building, he is facing being let go which adds a heartbreaking element of defeat to his character because despite his age and problems with eye sight he is still able to physically perform the duties of his job.
Wayne White plays Danforth as an upper-class, middle aged man who has no need for Midge as the superintendent of his building. He lacks empathy and is obnoxious. The performance seemed solid, but physical choices made by the actor took me out of the moment. The heel of his right foot was consistently held up off the floor, making it appear that he was unsure if he has reached his mark or if he was anticipating the next time his blocking required him to move.
LeeAnne Denny brings suitable life to Clara, Nat's daughter. She is overbearingly overprotective, but it is clear that she really has no clue how to care for her father. She is not empathetic to his needs and is just looking for the best senior home to squirrel him away in. Out of sight, out of mind. Furthermore, LeeAnne Denny turns her head away from the audience while delivering several lines, and does not amplify her projection to ensure that she is heard when making that choice.
Megan Nix's Laurie is highly voyeuristic in the first act, watching the action from her perch and drawing. In the second act she gets to speak and has a run in with a drug dealer that she is indebted to. Other than allowing the men to show their own empathy and sympathy to a human in need, her plot seems unnecessary in the play itself.
The Cowboy, played by Andrew Adams, is imposing and rough. His Texas accent left a lot to be desired unless he was purposely attempting to do a Northeasterner's bad attempt at a bad Texas accent.
As Gilley, Luke Balest is a contemptuous little thug. Midge, and even Nat, pays the twerp off for protection. His big climatic scene in the first act occurred during a moment when the lights failed. Acting only in the dim blue wash of work lights, his menacing and vile Gilley was aided by the shroud of distracting darkness.
John Stevens' Set Design brilliantly captures the feel of Central Park, with subtle nods to the architecture of the 73rd Street Trefoil Arch Bridge and the 72nd Street Bethesda Terrace. It is not faithful to either, but appears highly influenced by both. Lastly, there are only two graffiti tags on the set, which seems sparse for the 1982 setting.
Tom Aldridge's light design does a nice job showing the transition of time on the upstage cyclorama. Also, his use of gobos to create the appearance of trees on the cyclorama is a great touch. At the climax of act one the theatre lost its lighting, but Sam Balest quickly thought to throw on the pale blue work lights. The actors continued to perform the act as if nothing has happened. Sadly, it did take the audience out of the moment, but the cast and crew must be commended for their professionalism and understanding that, no matter the circumstances, the show must go on.
Fight Choreography was weak. A lot of the moves and actions were telegraphed by the cast before they happened, making it look more rehearsed and less realistic.
Costuming was fine for most of the cast; however, as the play is set in 1982 costuming choices for Wayne White's Danforth and LeeAnne Denny's Clara were irksome. Please hide the Under Armour logo on the track pants, as the company was not founded until 1996. Likewise, the bright neon Adidas shoes may be throwbacks to 80s styles in color choices, but they are modern shoes. Regarding LeeAnne Denny, I find it hard to believe that a successful Manhattan real estate agent in 1982 would be caught dead in a jacket without mild to severe shoulder pads, and ballet flats would not have been an option for shoes.
Playhouse 1960 puts a lot of effort and energy into their production of I'M NOT RAPPAPORT, but in the long run it was not my favorite evening out at the theatre. The play feels awkwardly disjointed at times and is distinctly dated, especially considering its references to the communist scare and the dangers constantly lurking in Central Park. Mix in the ambling pace, the distracting costume decisions, the general lack of humor, random peppering of characters that seem both unbelievable and out of place, a hovering right heel, an awkward attempt at a Texan accent, and the unfortunate and untimely blackout and there is just too much that distracted me to ensure that I fully enjoyed the production. Yet, as a fan of the large and busy theatre scene in Houston, I anticipate Playhouse 1960's next theatrical offering.
I'M NOT RAPPAPORT runs through February 9, 2013 at Playhouse 1960. The company will follow this show with a production of Arthur Miller's ALL MY SONS from March 8 - 23, 2013. For more information and tickets, please visit http://www.ph1960.com or call (281) 587 - 8243.
Photos by and courtesy of Christne Weems.
Midge (Sedric Willis) and Nat (John Stevens).
Laurie (Megan Nix), Midge (Sedric Willis), and Nat (John Stevens).
Danforth (Wayne White), Nat (John Stevens), and Midge (Sedric Willis).
Nat (John Stevens) and Clara (LeeAnne Denny).
Laurie (Megan Nix), Midge (Sedric Willis), and Nat (John Stevens).
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National Hispanic Heritage Month
September 15 – October 15
By looking at the curriculum for the various grades it appears that 'Hispanic Heritage' does not include the study of Spain~
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Tips to our impressionable youth…
You are being taught by the very same type of union members who disrespected several state capitol buildings across your United States of America, this past year with an agenda that is anti-American and injurious to other Americans. It is all about the money for them!
They are also attempting to distort your view of Hispanic Heritage in the classroom. Mexico is not the center of Hispanic Culture because all roads lead to SPAIN. Hispanic Heritage is not a North American or even an American exclusive. Bolivians are Hispanic, Cubans are Hispanic, Puerto Ricans are Hispanic, Filipinos are Hispanic, etc. The Spanish were conquerors or conquistadors and left an immense seeding worldwide of people over several centuries. It is just like Johnny Appleseed, when he seeded apple trees, across the United States.
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His·pan·ic (h-spnk)
1. Of or relating to Spain or Spanish-speaking Latin America.
2. Of or relating to a Spanish-speaking people or culture.
1. A Spanish-speaking person.
2. A U.S. citizen or resident of Latin-American or Spanish descent.
[Latin Hispnicus, from Hispnia, Spain.]
Usage Note: Though often used interchangeably in American English, Hispanic and Latino are not identical terms, and in certain contexts the choice between them can be significant. Hispanic, from the Latin word for "Spain," has the broader reference, potentially encompassing all Spanish-speaking peoples in both hemispheres and emphasizing the common denominator of language among communities that sometimes have little else in common. Latinowhich in Spanish means "Latin" but which as an English word is probably a shortening of the Spanish word latinoamericanorefers more exclusively to persons or communities of Latin American origin. Of the two, only Hispanic can be used in referring to Spain and its history and culture; a native of Spain residing in the United States is a Hispanic, not a Latino, and one cannot substitute Latino in the phrase the Hispanic influence on native Mexican cultures without garbling the meaning. In practice, however, this distinction is of little significance when referring to residents of the United States, most of whom are of Latin American origin and can theoretically be called by either word. · A more important distinction concerns the sociopolitical rift that has opened between Latino and Hispanic in American usage. For a certain segment of the Spanish-speaking population, Latino is a term of ethnic pride and Hispanic a label that borders on the offensive. According to this view, Hispanic lacks the authenticity and cultural resonance of Latino, with its Spanish sound and its ability to show the feminine form Latina when used of women. Furthermore, Hispanicthe term used by the U.S. Census Bureau and other government agenciesis said to bear the stamp of an Anglo establishment far removed from the concerns of the Spanish-speaking community. While these views are strongly held by some, they are by no means universal, and the division in usage seems as related to geography as it is to politics, with Latino widely preferred in California and Hispanic the more usual term in Florida and Texas. Even in these regions, however, usage is often mixed, and it is not uncommon to find both terms used by the same writer or speaker. See Usage Note at Chicano.
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RALEIGH � With all the changes around the North Carolina State football program the past few months, one thing has stayed the same.
Walk-on running back Milton Hall of Burlington gets it done in the spring game.
It�s a new beginning for the Wolfpack under first-year coach Dave Doeren. Hall received a heavy workload for the second spring in a row as he attempts an unlikely climb up the depth chart.
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�I really wanted to score on that (drive),� Hall said.
But he wasn�t done. On the next series, he switched teams and scored the game�s first touchdown on a 4-yard run for the Red.
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Early in the spring game, a fumble by Hall set up the game�s first points when Niklas Sade kicked a 32-yard field goal. The next points came on a 45-yard field goal following running back Shadrach Thornton�s fumble. Thornton later fumbled again.
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An upcoming report by the Yankee Group warns that Microsoft Exchange may lose around 23 percent of its customers to open source mail solutions in the next year and a half. To be released in April, the report claims that companies will move to an open- source mail solution because decision makers believe that open source is both easier to manage and cost-effective.
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