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by Ann Wuehler
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[As the lights come up we see Robert patiently waiting at the bus stop. He has a duffle bag slung over his shoulder. He wears old, faded jeans and a t-shirt with a pocket on the breast. Work boots. He studies his surrounding area leisurely. Celerina enters, wearing a huge, oversize light jacket with a hood and pockets. The hood is up, hiding her face for a moment. She eyes Robert, who gives her the once-over, a friendly enough smile, then ignores her. She moves to opposite side of bench, remains standing.]
[As the lights come up we see Robert patiently waiting at the bus stop. He has a duffle bag slung over his shoulder. He wears old, faded jeans and a t-shirt with a pocket on the breast. Work boots. He studies his surrounding area leisurely. Celerina enters, wearing a huge, oversize light jacket with a hood and pockets. The hood is up, hiding her face for a moment. She eyes Robert, who gives her the once-over, a friendly enough smile, then ignores her. She moves to opposite side of bench, remains standing.]
CELERINA: Out of towner, huh?
ROBERT: Uh...yeah. Guess so.
CELERINA: Rhodes scholar?
ROBERT: Vegas showgirl?
[Both look away. A horn honks.]
[Both look away. A horn honks.]
CELERINA: So I'm no beauty, you're no genius. Where ya going?
ROBERT: Places.
CELERINA: I just like to ride the buses some days. Collect experiences. I sell em to writers who don't have any ideas. Clever, huh? Like just today, I made up this story about the Snake River Killer-- how he or she, why be sexist, but killers tend to be male!, got trapped by a bunch of kids in this hole they dug. Clever, huh? They set a trap.
[Smiles at him as if waiting for praise.]
[Smiles at him as if waiting for praise.]
ROBERT: How much for an idea-- roundabout?
[Anything to shut her up.]
[Anything to shut her up.]
CELERINA: Oh that's my business.
ROBERT: So it's either a lot or not anything.
CELERINA: Yeah. Somewhere in there. [Pause. She peers off stage as if looking for the bus.] Got anything to eat? [Robert stares at her for a moment, then sighs, begins digging through his pockets, finds a pack of gum.] I'll take it-- no, the whole pack. Hand it over.
ROBERT: Maybe you should go have some breakfast. I saw some sign for a ninety-nine cent...
CELERINA: What you got in that bag? Somebody's head? I once sat next to this guy who had a human head in a bowling bag. The bag was green. There was this red stuff on the zipper. I didn't know nothing about it until I saw it on the news-- guy with ex-wife's head arrested. The heat does that to you here--makes you sharpen your knives and drink too much water. [Silence. Robert does not know what to make of this story or her.] Vegas, got to love it.
ROBERT: It's all right.
CELERINA: You're not very friendly, are ya? What, are ya shy?
ROBERT: Just not a talker.
CELERINA: Oh. That's okay.
ROBERT: Thanks. [Celerina sits, flips back her hood. Chews gum loudly. Snaps it.] That's the bus. [Celerina shakes her head but he ignores this.] Shi... [Steals look at her, then changes word.] Crap.
CELERINA: Shit indeed. That was one of those private tour buses. Probably heading out to Mt. Charleston or Red Rocks. Or heading out to Jean before they go back to California.
ROBERT: Oh.
CELERINA: What do you do? In the real world. I'd say...cowboy. Or! Circus clown. Is it circus clown?
[She waits. Robert squirms around, then finally answers.]
[She waits. Robert squirms around, then finally answers.]
ROBERT: Construction, some firefighting in summer.
CELERINA: A firefighter who can pave roads. Wow. How manly. How very, very manly.
ROBERT: Uh-huh.
CELERINA: Would you be more talkative if I were six foot, blonde and weighed about twenty pounds?
ROBERT: Well yeah...I might.
[She shrugs, but grins. He looks away, hoping this will finally quiet her.]
[She shrugs, but grins. He looks away, hoping this will finally quiet her.]
CELERINA: And what would you say if I were bee-uuuu-teee-fullll?
[Robert considers her, then decides to play along.]
[Robert considers her, then decides to play along.]
ROBERT: I'd say-- I got a free coupon for a lube and oil job-- wanna come back to my garage for a tune up?
CELERINA: Really?
ROBERT: Really.
CELERINA: Does it work?
ROBERT: Yeah, it works.
CELERINA: So are ya a mechanic, too? A triple manly-man!! Guys who fix things are so...yummy. Finger-licking good.
ROBERT: No.
CELERINA: But I bet you know things about engines. Isn't this the weirdest thing?
[Stares at him. He does not look at her.]
[Stares at him. He does not look at her.]
ROBERT: Ummm.
CELERINA: I know you. Or...maybe I should know you. Do you believe in past lives?
ROBERT: Oh I don't believe this.
CELERINA: I know, I know. You want to be left in peace. I was going to do that, I really was. But sometimes you just gotta get things out there--no matter what.
ROBERT: No--I do believe in past lives. [Celerina thrown off by this.] Oh sure. I was a knight, I helped build the Pyramids, I was in WWI...
CELERINA: Uh okay, what's your game?
ROBERT: Game?
CELERINA: Nobody actually admits, to perfect strangers, that they believe in anything.
ROBERT: Oh they do in Idaho all the time.
CELERINA: They do not!
ROBERT: How do you know? You're not from there...
CELERINA: I been there.
ROBERT: Which is not the same as from there.
[A point for Robert. Celerina shrugs, chews gum for a bit. Spits it out. Robert watches this with eyebrows racing a little.]
[A point for Robert. Celerina shrugs, chews gum for a bit. Spits it out. Robert watches this with eyebrows racing a little.]
CELERINA: So-- you're honestly saying you believe you been here before? That you lived before.
ROBERT: Yep.
CELERINA: Okay. Great. So. Did you know me?
ROBERT: Is that the bus?
CELERINA: No. Did you know me? Do you have a name? I keep calling you Hector in my head--Hector McFester. That isn't your name, is it? I have no psychic ability, none.
ROBERT: Close enough.
CELERINA: But I do know you.
ROBERT: How do you know me? How?! I have nothing in my pockets to pick...
CELERINA: Calm down! I'm not pulling anything. I made about five hundred last night picking pockets and stuff. Oh yeah. People get drunk while they pull the slots. They drop chips all the time...or just misplace them, right? My mom taught me.
ROBERT: She sounds GREAT.
CELERINA: She was, Hector. She was a fabulous mom, Hector McFestor. Hector Hector Hector--
ROBERT: Robert, it's Robert.
CELERINA: Was that so hard? I'm Celerina, by the way. My mother loved celery. [Pause.] Okay, not true. She was trying to rhyme ballerina. She was high. She did 'shrooms right before she went into labor with me-- figured they wouldn't hurt anything cause they were natural.
ROBERT: Oh. Celerina ballerina...fits you.
[Celerina smiles. Robert smiles after a bit.]
[Celerina smiles. Robert smiles after a bit.]
CELERINA: So. Bobby? Bob? Rob?
ROBERT: Robert.
CELERINA: Why would you lie to me?
ROBERT: About what?
CELERINA: Please.
ROBERT: Maybe I should walk...
[Celerina gets up, blocks him from leaving.]
[Celerina gets up, blocks him from leaving.]
CELERINA: Nobody walks here--it's unnatural. Now have a seat. We got things to work out.
ROBERT: Not really.
CELERINA: Every week I go to different bus stops. Every week I wait there for hours. At the different stops, hoping...hoping that at last I'll find...
ROBERT: What's left of your sanity? A box of Twinkies? I'm not interested in this or you. Sorry.
CELERINA: Hey. You wouldn't be talking to me if you were indifferent, by golly, you'd a left! Who is perfectly sane? and Twinkies live in the stores.
ROBERT: Yeah well...
CELERINA: But you haven't left because something is holding you here! Fate! Karma! Kismet! Coincidence! This is something that is supposed to be. Don't you feel it? Don't you have a tickle at the back of your throat?
ROBERT: No. I'm just waiting for the bus.
[Celerina stares at him then moves away.]
[Celerina stares at him then moves away.]
CELERINA: But why this bus? Why now? Why this hour and this day?
ROBERT: I took the Strip bus to the Sahara bus to this bus, then I'll transfer again. Okay? No big mystery, no act of God...
CELERINA: The Maryland Parkway bus takes forever...
ROBERT: So it seems!
[Celerina sighs.]
[Celerina sighs.]
CELERINA: Everything is an act of God. I don't believe in random acts--just like there's new souls and old souls. You and me, we're old souls.
ROBERT: But it doesn't mean we're connected. It doesn't mean anything.
CELERINA: Just like you shouldn't eat regular chickens. [Robert pauses, puzzled by this. Celerina continues.] I read about how they torture plants and animals so I switched. It's three times as much as I used to spend on eats but I figure I have to do something.
ROBERT: What are you talking about?
CELERINA: Free-range chickens, free-range beef...
ROBERT: Free-range chickens? Do you know what a free-range chicken is? [Celerina gives him a look.] It's a pheasant. Or a seagull. You're probably paying twenty bucks a pound for seagull meat.
CELERINA: Don't be stupid. A free-range chicken runs free until they gently, oh so gently, put it to sleep-- they stick them in this room and take out the air so they just go to sleep, much more humane than chopping their poor little heads off. I read that last year while I was waiting in line at Von's.
ROBERT: Oh my GOD.
CELERINA: Tortured food is so bad for you.
ROBERT: But stealing chips from drunk old people isn't?
CELERINA: I don't steal. It's like they tip me-- they're gonna lose it anyway-- isn't it better to tip a stranger than give it back to some faceless casino bank?
ROBERT: Uh...no.
CELERINA: Of course it is. I would much rather help someone in financial difficulty than give it to some corporation! I would much rather help someone out who's so down they have to steal and beg and borrow! Charity is not dead with me.
ROBERT: So, you give your money away, you hand out chips to the down and out? Celerina of the Hood.
CELERINA: I AM down and out. And yes, sometimes I do give to the homeless and the addicts.
ROBERT: What a princess.
CELERINA: No, I was never a princess. I was never royalty. Not even close. Always just ordinary.
ROBERT: No I was trying to be...
CELERINA: I know. But I am choosing to ignore how defensive and closed down you are. [Human screams heard, a fight taking place off-stage. It moves away into distance. Celerina watches avidly. Robert has a seat.] It's the heat. Not the heat now, the thought of the huge, monstrous heat that's coming. Makes people cranky. Do you think he'll have a black eye? She had one hell of an arm.
ROBERT: He was trying to rip her top off.
CELERINA: Yeah. He could have just asked to see her boobies.
ROBERT: He had no right to...
CELERINA: Maybe he did. Maybe she was a hooker. It might be illegal here but they still have em. Maybe he stupidly paid before she did anything. In that case, she owes him. Or maybe she was supposed to dance in one of those topless reviews and he was just testing her willingness to expose herself to strangers. Who are we to judge?
ROBERT: Oh sure, I never thought of it from his side.
CELERINA: There ya go.
ROBERT: You're so open, so...tolerant of everything.
CELERINA: Thank you! I do try!
ROBERT: With your Robin Hood activities, your dedication to cruelty-free meals...
CELERINA: Now, Robert. You sound so depressed! Cheer up, dammnit.
ROBERT: Maybe I need to be alone...to think things through.
[Turns from her.]
[Turns from her.]
CELERINA: Is that a hint? I'd just follow you if you left. And I'd find you. It might take another lifetime. But I would find you. I know, it's stalker-scary. We always find each other.
ROBERT: Who do you think I am? I'm not anybody to you. And-- what if I'm a psycho killer? That's all we grow in Idaho-- potatoes and psycho killers! What if I lured you to some dark alley...
CELERINA: ...it would have to be off the Strip...
ROBERT: Whatever!! I could be anybody, could be anything.
CELERINA: I know that. [Takes out a switchblade, pops it. Or some other type of knife.] A girl can't be trusting. Ever. I know that. You have to be on your toes. All the time. It's exhausting. Better exhausted than dead, right?
ROBERT: I think that's illegal.
CELERINA: So is being dead. I've only had to use it twice. [Puts knife away.] Don't you know? Don't you remember? Who you are to me?
ROBERT: No. [Celerina takes out a partial candy bar, eats it.] Hey. You said you didn't have...
CELERINA: I just found it. I forgot I had it. [Pause.] We share a soul. You and me. And we're always trying to get the two pieces back together. Except we can't do it. Not ever. One of us dies, or both of us dies before we can hook up.
ROBERT: Did you sell that idea to a writer?
CELERINA: Nah. See, we never get the chance to be together. Sometimes we're two men, or two women or mixed. A soul don't care, as long as it can be whole, that's what I figure.
ROBERT: Interesting. Where is that DAMN bus.
CELERINA: Oh it's coming. [Silence as she stares upward.] So hey I could have been this seven foot biker dude. It's your lucky day, Robert.
ROBERT: Yeah.
CELERINA: Unless you're into guys.
ROBERT: I am not into guys, or dogs or you. Got it? Jeez.
CELERINA: But you're still here.
[Robert shoulders his bag, then marches off. Celerina hums, looks at some of the garbage. She waits. A while goes by. Robert returns. Celerina says nothing. Robert sits, lets bag fall, mops at his face with his hand.]
[Robert shoulders his bag, then marches off. Celerina hums, looks at some of the garbage. She waits. A while goes by. Robert returns. Celerina says nothing. Robert sits, lets bag fall, mops at his face with his hand.]
ROBERT: Ninety degrees already.
CELERINA: I think we got off on the wrong foot. Sorry.
ROBERT: Just...let's wait for the bus.
[Scoots bag between his feet. Very protective.]
[Scoots bag between his feet. Very protective.]
CELERINA: Too much too soon. So what's in the bag? A head?
ROBERT: Silence now.
CELERINA: Oh my God, you're afraid, that's it, isn't it?
ROBERT: You have a concealed weapon on you.
CELERINA: Oh that. It probably wouldn't even draw blood on you. You don't have to be afraid of this, of fate or whatever has drawn us together again...
ROBERT: Do I have to be rude?
CELERINA: No. What shall we talk about, then?
ROBERT: Just like that, you give up?
CELERINA: You'll be ready when you're ready.
ROBERT: Gran'ma won't believe this.
CELERINA: Is she nice? Does she bake? I have this theory all grandmothers bake. My mother never knew her mother...
ROBERT: No. She's a lawyer.
CELERINA: What does that have to do with baking?
ROBERT: Not a thing.
CELERINA: What kind of lawyer? Wow. Does she defend murderers?
ROBERT: She's retired.
CELERINA: Oh, okay. But what did she do? Was she a criminal...
ROBERT: Family law, if you absolutely must know everything.
CELERINA: Divorces, child custody, that sort of thing?
ROBERT: Yeah. She helped children.
CELERINA: Then she must be a great lady. Someone you'd want on your side in a fight.
ROBERT: Yes, she is. She teaches classes now and then for UNLV.
CELERINA: Here I was picturing some tiny little timid house frau...
ROBERT: She's nearly as tall as me, with hands like pie plates.
CELERINA: A Viking! An Amazon!
ROBERT: She's backed down many a guy waving around his fists at some woman she was helping.
CELERINA: And yet they do go back, don't they. Almost every time. Take their kids and go back. Oh well. Nothing ever changes.
ROBERT: That's not true. Soon the bus will come, and we won't ever have to speak to each other again. That's a change.
CELERINA: Oh please, I'm talking about the big things. The big events.
ROBERT: Such as?
CELERINA: Patterns. Designs. That sort of thing. Once a woman goes back, she always goes back. Once a man gives up, he always gives up. Acceptance. Acceptance of the way things are. You find your groove and fit in-- and then you're madly happy.
ROBERT: That has to be the saddest thing I've ever heard.
CELERINA: Sad?!
ROBERT: What you're saying, what you're implying, is that there's no hope.
CELERINA: I never said that!!
ROBERT: People change all the time. Things change all the time! We started off in caves and now we live in penthouses! We started off with fire and now we have nuclear power. Democracy, human rights, civil rights, insanity defense...
CELERINA: You sound like a Republican. Except for that insanity defense-- that's pure tax-and-spend liberal...
ROBERT: Because I'm making sense and you're not. If that makes me a Republican, fine. I can live with that.
CELERINA: Have we come a long way? I don't think so. We still hate and hurt and rape each other. We still have wars, and famine and plague. That Snake River Killer mess. Jack the Ripper. The Boston Strangler, the Zodiac Killer, The Green River Killers! Women drowning their kids in bathtubs. Poisoned Kool-Aid. That freak Manson! The Nazi death camps!! Geez, Iraq, Iran, Africa!!! We could exterminate an entire continent if we wanted to. Drop some of those stockpiled nukes-- what are we saving them for, exactly? [Pause.] What long way have we come?
ROBERT: So...we should give up?
CELERINA: No, of course not. We should accept our roles as they're given to us.
ROBERT: What?
CELERINA: You know, some people are leaders. Some people are followers. Some people invent things. Some people do the artsy thing. Just accept what you are. That's all I'm saying. Don't try to be a tree if you're a squirrel. [Silence. Celerina very pleased with herself. Robert stares out front, obviously sorting through this.] Has she always lived in Vegas?
ROBERT: Don't be a tree...
CELERINA: Yeah, yeah. Has she always lived here? It seems like nobody's from here. Everybody blew in with the winds.
ROBERT: So-- nobody ever changes, no matter what?
CELERINA: Move on, cabbage head. Do you visit her often? Or is this more of a one time, off the cuff thing?
ROBERT: Are you planning on robbing her? She'd break your arm. No more questions about my gran'ma.
CELERINA: I only rob people in casinos. Why would I rob your poor old granny? She's probably not a lawyer or six foot tall. You're lying.
ROBERT: [After a bit.] You're right. I AM lying.
CELERINA: Or you're telling the truth-- it's one or the other. Or! Your don't even have a grandmother. You're just making interesting conversation.
ROBERT: Uh-huh!
CELERINA: You're trying to think of interesting things we can talk about. That is so nice of you.
ROBERT: I hope you get food poisoning from a free-range seagull.
CELERINA: Nasty, nasty, nasty. Well! So why are you here-- right now, right this minute, at this bus stop?! The truth-- don't lie to me or yourself anymore.
ROBERT: So I can take the right bus to where I need to go. Do you think there's been maybe an accident or somebody's got a gun on the driver...
CELERINA: The bus is late because it's all about you and me today-- that bus won't come until fate says it's time.
ROBERT: A flat tire.
CELERINA: Honestly, I don't bother people like this. I don't start talking to just anyone...I mean what if they recognize me from last night's binge? Hey, that's the girl that had her hand in my pocket, and I don't mean in a good way. [Pause.] Come on, ya gotta admit I got a great sense of humor. Most women don't. They're all about their feelings and if their hips are bony enough. We're worshipping death! All those bony women-- why not just hump a skeleton? Fuck a femur?
ROBERT: So we should go about fucking bloated hogs?
CELERINA: I thought you were gay.
ROBERT: No. Answer me. What should men do?
CELERINA: Whatever you want. You do anyway. That's what's so great about men-- they do whatever, and nobody thinks less of them. You can be a fat slob who loses his business and beats his wife-- you're still better than a woman. Any day of the week. Nobody calls you a castrating bitch or a sloppy whore. Hell no! You can sleep around with three different women a day! a day!! and nobody looks down on you. Because you're free. You're a free-range chicken-- wow, it just...gives me the shivers.
ROBERT: Oh my God, you're a feminist. I knew it...
CELERINA: What? I am not! I don't hate men...
ROBERT: Sounds like ya do. No wonder I can't stand ya. [Silence. Celerina sighs.] So let's just sit here. Enjoy this lovely morning. In peace.
CELERINA: You're a denier. [Robert groans, but maintains a steady silence. He starts looking both ways.] There's a bus stop way down there-- see it? Maybe you could find a phone, call a cab. I wouldn't-- they rip you off something fierce. Three bucks a mile some of em. I can't deny you've hurt what's left of my feelings. You said I was ugly, a thief, a psycho, stupid, the list goes on and on! I store up awful remarks-- that's my hangnail. My hair shirt-- people used to wear these awful, prickly, filthy shirts with hair linings-- for punishment...
ROBERT: Jesus.
[Gets up, leaves. Celerina watches him. He has left his duffle bag.]
[Gets up, leaves. Celerina watches him. He has left his duffle bag.]
CELERINA: Why can't I for once just... [Notices duffle. Trails off. Touches it with her toe. Bends to place it on bench. Touches it, runs finger along zipper.] What ya got in here. Should I? Shouldn't I?
[Rips the zipper open with supreme glee. Begins to nose through contents. Stops. Freezes for a moment as she frowns. She slowly lifts out carefully folded jeans and t-shirts, lays them aside. Next, she withdraws a pair of little girl panties, with one side carefully snipped. There is a dark stain on them, like blood. Celerina holds them between her hands, drops them. She takes out another pair, another, all carefully snipped, all stained with that same dark smear. These also litter the ground at her feet.]
[Rips the zipper open with supreme glee. Begins to nose through contents. Stops. Freezes for a moment as she frowns. She slowly lifts out carefully folded jeans and t-shirts, lays them aside. Next, she withdraws a pair of little girl panties, with one side carefully snipped. There is a dark stain on them, like blood. Celerina holds them between her hands, drops them. She takes out another pair, another, all carefully snipped, all stained with that same dark smear. These also litter the ground at her feet.]
CERERINA: I shouldn't have.
[Robert has re-entered. He stares at Celerina. She looks at him, a fourth pair of little girl panties in her hands. He is very still, calculating.]
[Robert has re-entered. He stares at Celerina. She looks at him, a fourth pair of little girl panties in her hands. He is very still, calculating.]
ROBERT: It's not...mine, that's not mine.
CELERINA: I think it is.
ROBERT: So.
[Walks toward her. Celerina rises at once, places bench between them. Then she smiles, shakes her head.]
[Walks toward her. Celerina rises at once, places bench between them. Then she smiles, shakes her head.]
CELERINA: Why am I worried? I'm too old for you.
ROBERT: You don't know...
CELERINA: You're right!! I don't know.
[Throws panties at him. Silence. He slowly gathers up the four pairs as she watches.]
[Throws panties at him. Silence. He slowly gathers up the four pairs as she watches.]
ROBERT: They are not mine. You don't understand. You're not seeing this right.
[Begins repacking his duffle. Celerina stares at him.]
[Begins repacking his duffle. Celerina stares at him.]
CELERINA: [Dazed voice. Stating of undeniable fact.] Little girls. Those belong to little girls.
ROBERT: You didn't see...
CELERINA: I can't unsee...
ROBERT: [With sudden smoking fury. A trapped tiger.] I suggest you do just that. Who's going to miss a Vegas thief? A Vegas nobody? You're not even a showgirl. That's the only woman that counts in this town...
[Stops abruptly, runs hand over face.]
[Stops abruptly, runs hand over face.]
CELERINA: Don't you dare threaten me. [They face off.] The other half of me, that would be you, likes to...kill children. Great. Just great.
ROBERT: I think we should go somewhere. And talk about this.
CELERINA: Like the desert? [Silence. She rubs her hands on her thighs.] Okay. Okay! Let's just...figure this out. Obviously, you have to turn yourself in. Confess. You're as crazy as a shithouse rat-- sane men don't...they just don't. God, I hope they don't.
ROBERT: Confess. Confess what? I found that duffle. It's not even mine. I was taking it to the police.
CELERINA: Oh sure. You never looked in it. You're a good citizen! Look here, officer! I found this. They'll have you spread-eagled in no time...
ROBERT: Think about it. That is not my duffle. We can catch the bus and never see each other again. You can forget. I can forget.
CELERINA: How do you know I won't tell? Because. I will. I'm quite the liberal, but uh...you're a... a freak. A real freak. And...and you should be in a cage so people can poke and prod at you. So people can study your habits! Hell, maybe they can fix ya. Rehabilitate you into the wilderness.
ROBERT: Don't.
CELERINA: Oh God. You're...are you the Snake River Killer?
ROBERT: Of course not. Come here. Sit down. Don't be melodramatic.
CELERINA: No way. All my instincts are screaming lion, tiger, bear.
ROBERT: What are you gonna do? I'm not this killer. Honest. What are you gonna do?? [He comes after her very slowly. She gives ground, but keeps bench between them as much as she can.] Go to the police? Who are they going to believe? You...or me? My grandmother will crucify you and them. I mean that literally-- she'll nail your ass to a cross. Besides, I have faith you'll keep silent.
CELERINA: Of course. Because I realize now...what I have to do. [Takes out her knife. Robert stops.] That's right, big boy. Time for you to find a new body. Until next time, blah blah blah.
ROBERT: You're not gonna stab me.
CELERINA: Uh--yeah, I am.
ROBERT: But don't you love me? Don't you LOVE ME?
CELERINA: You're an Old Yeller.
ROBERT: I'm more of a Sea Biscuit...
CELERINA: [As if he had not spoken.] That kid loved that dog but in the end, he shot him, because it was kinder to shoot than let that dog live another second. It's kinder to knife you than let you live.
ROBERT: Do you think I'd let you stick a knife in me? Huh??
CELERINA: If fate wills it. You kill little girls. That...has to be punished. I believe that. I have faith in that.
ROBERT: I'm not evil. I'm not this killer...
CELERINA: Shut up. [Both stop moving.] Admit it. Just for me. Admit who you are. I'm Celerina Snaith, clumsy thief, pickpocket and one-time child whore. My mom made a hundred dollars off me. I ran away after that, stayed away. That's the truth. Who are you?
ROBERT: [Studies her.] Just a guy going to visit his gran'ma.
CELERINA: Okay. What else?
ROBERT: There is nothing else...
CELERINA: Of course there is! [Silence.] You're a guy who hurts children.
CELERINA: A monster. The boogie man. Demon. Devil. Death, a ghost-maker. I bet all those little ghosts try to find you every night. All those little naked ghosts...
ROBERT: That is enough. [Tries to grab her. She skirts away barely in time.] Goddamnit.
CELERINA: You never know what your other half will come back as.
ROBERT: Hey, I was just seeing if your coat was as soft as it looked. We should go have some coffee or hell, a martini. Talk about...our past lives. You know...you do seem familiar. I didn't want to admit it. I was playing hard to get, testing you, seeing what kind of character you have. You do seem familiar.
CELERINA: [She watches him, flattered but wary.] I do? I knew it. You wouldn't have stayed otherwise.
ROBERT: [Keeps voice level and soft.] I had to stay.
CELERINA: We're one. We get born over and over, try to find each other.
ROBERT: No matter what.
CELERINA: See, there's the rub, as they say. Are you gonna stop? It's not like drinking or shooting smack. There's no clinic for this.
ROBERT: Celerina. Of course. If you want me to stop, of course...
CELERINA: Mr. Agreeable.
ROBERT: You're not...seeing the big picture.
CELERINA: Baby, I think I am.
ROBERT: Forgiveness. Forgive and forget!
CELERINA: Forgive what exactly?
[Draws closer to him.]
[Draws closer to him.]
ROBERT: For not admitting I knew you right away. [She draws away. He sits, tucks duffle between feet.] I'm taking this thing to my grandmother's. She'll know how to handle it. Jeez. You probably ruined all the fingerprints, destroyed DNA evidence.
CELERINA: An innocent man would've gone straight to the cops, an innocent man would have shouted out a find like this from the top of the Stratosphere! Don't bullshit me anymore. I know you're this killer, I know it. I bet there's no grandma.
ROBERT: Those cops would think I did it, same as you!! I should have just left it alone...
CELERINA: Would you shut up?! Enough. Stop the insanity! I KNOW. God, you're a lousy damn actor. I've seen better acting from the bums on Charleston. I've seen better shows from the winos...
ROBERT: What? You want to hear? You want to hear what I do when I'm not working?
CELERINA: You're out making pies of little girls.
ROBERT: Pies? What does that...
CELERINA: It sounded good in my head.
ROBERT: What if I were this killer guy?
[Silence. Celerina edges to very end of bench, sits.]
[Silence. Celerina edges to very end of bench, sits.]
CELERINA: If.
ROBERT: That's right. If. You're not a mother, are you?
CELERINA: Nope. Killing kids is still wrong, even if they are possessed by Satan or...
ROBERT: Shhh. Just listen.
CELERINA: Sure. The if factor. Go ahead. Make it sound good. Make it sound...reasonable.
ROBERT: Maybe the last one got away. And maybe I stole a car, came down to Vegas to get my lawyer grandmother's help, have her scrape up an insanity defense...
CELERINA: Did you watch some woman's movie last night? Tonight, on a very special...
ROBERT: LISTEN. [Celerina rolls her eyes. Robert waits but she says nothing.] Maybe...those girls would have told so maybe I had to silence them. You can't trust kids. They...have powers grownups don't.
CELERINA: Sure.
ROBERT: They stay...good. They stay fresh. Sin just bounces off them, sin just...melts from one touch of their skin, one taste of their blood, one entry...
CELERINA: ...stop...
ROBERT: And I'm good again, I'm whole and innocent, fresh as new grass...
CELERINA: I was wrong, I don't want to know. Shut up, shut up, SHUT UP. Ever heard of soap?!! I want to wash my mind...
ROBERT: Come on. I thought we were in love. In love forever. Amen!
CELERINA: I know, it really sucks. What can you do? I can't let you live, can't let you continue this. You need some time in hell, then you can have a real fresh start. Maybe you'll get born a dog and I'll be this Siamese cat, or I'll be a bird and you'll be a turtle. I mean, wow, this time around you're just fucked up beyond all saving. If I thought there was a scrap of something worthwhile, I'd overlook this child thing. Therapy and drugs can work wonders anymore. I saw something about it on HBO one night...
ROBERT: Yeah. Whatever.
[Grabs her by arm. She whips out knife, sinks it into him. he doubles over, hand to where she stabbed him. Celerina on her feet, her hand holding the bloody knife.]
[Grabs her by arm. She whips out knife, sinks it into him. he doubles over, hand to where she stabbed him. Celerina on her feet, her hand holding the bloody knife.]
ROBERT: There's the goddamn bus...fuck...oh this hurts...god damn...
CELERINA: Those poor little ghosts. I told you I told you.
ROBERT: Murder...get you on a murder charge, not me...your duffle bag not mine...
CELERINA: Better luck next time.
[She pockets knife, runs off-stage. Lights dim on Robert trying to stand.]
[She pockets knife, runs off-stage. Lights dim on Robert trying to stand.]
END of PLAY
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It's hard to know, as a Mac user, what to think about the software world these days. Many innovations are, understandably, only built for Windows. But wasn't the web supposed to change all that, make OSes secondary, less relevant? Problem is, if you have to download client software, folks don't like writing for the Mac's tiny installed base. But the folks who do use the Mac have always been early adopters and influencers, at least, that what Nat Torkington points out. I noticed in his post that I was the only person among a very long list of very smart geeks (caveat: I consider myself unqualified for those modifying adjectives, as well as the noun) who he reads who blogged either FareChase or Picasa. Why? Because all the others use Mac OSX, and can't use those services. Interesting point. I blog those services because I sense my readers might be interested in them. But alpha geeks only blog that which they can touch.


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Spoilers for 1x07 "The Long Night"
I love Morgan's character and I am sooooooo incredibly pleased that she's taken Igraine's place at Camelot. Camelot needs a strong woman around, since it doesn't seem to have any of its own. However, I don't see how she can do anything to Merlin (like the previews showed) without his little skin-to-skin vision trick kicking in. Hm….i guess we'll see.
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Mind Games
"It's good to be home" I say and smile up at the broken peaks of Camelot. Merlin dismounts behind me and I can feel him come up next to me. Igraine is murmuring her ascent to my statement, but I pay her no heed.
The smirk that Merlin offers me, the secret little twist of his lips, promises so many things and the feel of his hand on my thigh sends sparks down my spine. I can feel the heat of his skin through the fabric of my trousers. His fingers, long and slender, are just high enough to curl over the top of my thigh and his thumb brushes at my hip. I bite back a groan of longing.
Does he know what he's doing with these casual touches? He sits too near and brushed against me. He slings an arm across my shoulders. He's always there, pushing my boundaries, getting into my personal space.
What I said to Morgan at the table last night was true; I had all the company I need. I did not need to fuck some dancing girl and I did not need a queen. I had a sorcerer instead and he was all I wanted. Does he know it? He seems to know everything.
I told Guinevere I loved her last night, but it came out all wrong. I do love her, but more as an annoyingly flirtatious best friend or an irritating younger sister, not as a lover. I am sure she did not understand. Her reaction was all wrong and she looked as though she were going to cry. I need to speak with her soon. But right now I am more preoccupied with what Merlin knows or does not know.
His words always border on sexual, filled with possible innuendo and sensuality. As are the motions of his body, especially when he rides. I would be willing to put him at the head of every column just to watch him ride.
I dismount and turn to enter the castle proper, but a hand on my shoulder stops me. Merlin's voice in my ear, "A word, if you please."
Kay comes up along side us, chuckling, and leans in. "Always plotting, you two. Should I be afeard for our future with you two in charge? The King and his Angel?"
I narrow my eyes at him and make a swing. Kay dances out of the way. Merlin must be in a good mood today, because he snaps his fingers and suddenly there is a small flame, no bigger than a walnut, burning on his thumb. I gape at him. I have never before seen such a blatant show of his magic. I can almost feel its power and it makes me shudder with want. He smirks at Kay and throws the fire at him. Kay yelps and brushes at his clothes, but the flame doesn't burn him.
I continue to gape at Merlin, who says, "Angel I am not. Whatever Leontes might think."
Which makes Kay laugh again and Leontes who'd come up to catch the end of the interchange flush darkly. "I still say that those powers are the will of God working through you."
Merlin snaps his fingers again and this time, Leontes is his target. Leontes' eyes widen and he merely stands, staring at the tiny flick of fire as it hits him in the center of the chest and dies out.
Merlin rolls his eyes. "You still act like children. Fire is fire. If it comes at you, not matter where it originated, get out of its way."
So saying, he swept passed us and into the castle. I finally manage to shut my gaping mouth. Kay is grinning at me. "Well, Arthur. Go on. Your Angel is calling you."
Leontes flushes again and I roll my eyes. "Brother Mine, you know that Merlin can probably still hear you, since he is probably waiting for me, yes?"
Kay pales and looks furtively over his shoulder. Merlin's voice emerges from the shadows. "Arthur is correct, Kay. Watch what you say."
I raise an eyebrow at the rhyme and follow him to the Library, which has become the site of many a meeting. Merlin shuts the door behind me and I am intrigued. I remember the last conversation we two had in this room alone and I swallow thickly. "You wanted a word?"
"I wanted several things actually, but a word will do for a start." Merlin is smirking at me again. I frown in confusion. "First things first. Igraine gave me some advice last night and I believe I shall follow it."
My frown deepens but not from confusion this time. I have seen the way my mother looks at Merlin and it makes me sick to my stomach. I have yet to figure out whether he looks back, but I find myself praying to every God willing to listen that he does not. "Indeed."
"Yes. Arthur, you need to understand about your sister. I said once before that all you needed to know was one word, the strongest thing you should take from your father. The same is not true of Morgan. She is a sorceress, where I am not a sorcerer. She plays with very dark magics that I swore off decades ago."
I sigh and lean against the table. "Merlin, I understand that you do not like Morgan, but she is my sister—"
"No. Arthur. Listen to me. There are things that you need to know." I shut up and let him speak but he does not continue. He merely stands there, staring at me with this look in his eye.
"I will listen, Merlin. If you speak." I say after a long moment.
He shakes his head. "No. You will listen, but you will not believe."
I scowl at him. "When have I ever given you reason to believe that I do not trust you?"
Merlin laughs, a dark, harsh sound. He steps forward, placing himself between my spread legs, and raises his hands. He looks for a moment as though he would hit me, but instead he seizes my head in his hands and presses his forehead to mine. His hazel eyes, so close to mine, burn like the feeling of his skin on mine.
We stand like this for a breath and then the images begin. I see my sister as a child playing with her toys. Then a woman in the nunnery, then a nun herself returning to our father's castle. She is mixing poison now and feeding it to Uther. She is playing with magic to show off to Merlin as he lays tied to a bed. I let out the briefest sigh to see that he is fully clothed, before the picture changes again.
Image after image and I can barely keep track of them, but all of them show Morgan, not the loyal sister that she presents to me, but a wicked witch and a plotting traitor.
I am gasping, trying to keep up with what I am seeing. I am little aware of the room around me until I hear a voice gasp. I blink and Merlin's hands are gone, taking the images with them. I'm panting when I look up to find Leontes' shocked face.
"Arthur…what is this?" He asks me, but I do not have enough breath to answer. So Merlin does.
"It's magic, Leontes. You still think I am an angel?"
I can see the disgust begin to grow in my champion's eyes and the condemnation. I roll my eyes incredulously at Merlin. "Merlin, do you ever answer anyone directly when they pose a question to you? Ever?" I turn back to Leontes, who is gaping at us. "Leontes, Merlin was using his powers to show me memories, things I need to understand but can't seem to believe without proof."
The disgust and accusation dissipate and he nods. "I apologize for interrupting then. I will make sure you are not disturbed again."
I nod to him in return and he shuts the door. I hear Merlin snort softly and turn my gaze back to him. "Must you play games with everyone? Make everyone assume to worst of each other? Are you trying to destroy us?"
Merlin sneers at me, and expression I have rarely seen on him and never turned in my direction. I hold my ground and meet his eyes, even though it twists my gut. "Naïve Arthur. Leontes needs to realize that there is more in the world than his narrow view. Would it be so horrible to let him think what he thought? Somehow I didn't think you'd mind."
He was pushing again, testing, trying to prove something or force me to prove it. But I am sick of playing games. "No, Merlin. It would not have been horrible to let him think that we were fucking, if it were true. But as it is not, I thought to clarify the situation. He does not approve of that specific Greek practice and I don't think it is useful to have him believe it is the nature of our relationship, unless it was true. You play games with his mind all you want, but if you break him or if your drive him away, you will have to answer to me for it. I need him here and whole. He's my best knight."
Merlin's sneer had vanished as I spoke. Now, he tilts his head and examines me. He smirks. "Answer to you, will I? Well…that could be interesting. The issue of our…fucking, as you say, aside. Do you understand what you saw?"
I can feel it to my toes, when he uses the word fuck. It's delicious and erotic and catches me completely off guard. I gasp for a moment, before I can blink myself back to the present. "Y-Yes." I stutter, before I find my voice again. "Yes. Morgan killed our father. She is trying to kill me. Or at least remove me from the throne. And she is exceptionally dangerous."
Merlin nods, surprise flashing across his features for a brief moment. "Good. Igraine was right, you deserved to know."
I frown thinking back to the night before, when Merlin was free to have such a conversation with my mother, or this morning. This morning… "Merlin…did you…that is…I notice something this morning about Igraine…Something seemed…off about her on the ride back."
He smirks. "Yes. I noticed it too. We did not return with the Lady Igraine. I don't know where she is or who exactly is inside her skin, but I have a strong suspicion that there are still do Pendragons under this roof."
"Morgan? Can she do that?"
Merlin nods, turning to the window. "I believe she can. But we shall see. It may be the nun. I need to touch her skin to know for sure."
My gut clutches at this statement and my hand curls into a fist. Merlin smirks again, which I can see in profile. "Don't worry, Arthur. I have no true designs on your mother or your sister."
I am relieved for a moment, but then I frown. "Do you have designs on someone else then?"
He smiles, an actual smile, "You shall have to wait and see." He turns back to me, still smiling. He nods and leaves the room, leaving the door open. I turn to stare after him, worry mixing with hope in the pit of my stomach.


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Šemeta renews call for more and better action to fight tax evasion
Against the backdrop of Offshore Leaks, the recent exposure of thousands of holders of anonymous wealth from around the world, Algirdas Šemeta, EU Commissioner for Taxation, has renewed calls for more and better action against tax evasion. In a statement issued on 8 April, Šemeta said that the automatic exchange of information should be more widely applied and a tough common stance adopted against tax havens, including sanctions against those who facilitate evaders. He also called for the closing off of opportunities for aggressive tax planning and abusive tax practices. "All the tools to achieve these goals are on the table," Šemeta said, adding that "Now it is time to put words into action." The Commission put forward a comprehensive package of measures to fight tax evasion last December.
Flash estimate: Euro area annual inflation down to 1.7% in March
Euro area annual inflation is expected to be 1.7% in March 2013, down from 1.8% in February, according to a flash estimate released on 3 April by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. Looking at the main components of euro area inflation, the food, alcohol & tobacco category is expected to have the highest annual rate in March (stable at 2.7%), followed by services (1.9% compared with 1.5% in February), energy (1.7% compared with 3.9% in February) and non-energy industrial goods (1.0% compared with 0.8% in February).
Indebtedness, deleveraging dynamics and macroeconomic adjustment. European Economy. Economic Paper 477.
The current crisis revealed the unsustainability of private sector indebtedness levels in some EU Member States. The deleveraging that is now taking place, while necessary, is also a source of concern, however, as it may dampen economic activity. Against this background, this paper uses indebtedness indicators to identify EU Member States that are currently facing deleveraging pressures in the non-financial private sector and to quantitatively assess those pressures. It also refines the link between the identified deleveraging pressures and the actual adjustment of indebtedness by analysing credit supply and demand conditions in each Member State. Lastly, the paper simulates the impact of a households' deleveraging and assesses the transmission mechanism through which such a shock influences economic activity. Some policy implications are discussed in the concluding section.
Selected speeches
Vice-President Rehn. Speech 13/294 of 9/4/2013. Recovery from the crisis - Coherent policies for growth and jobs.
Competition for economists EPSO/AD/249/13 (2013/C 75 A/01). Deadline 16/04/2013 12.00 CET
Public consultation on the coherence of EU financial services legislation. Deadline 14 June 2013, 12.00 CET
12-13 April
Dublin, Ireland
Informal ECOFIN meetings
18 April
Washington D.C.
G20 Deputies and Ministerial meetings
19 April
Washington D.C.
G20 Ministerial and Central Bank Governors' meeting
19-21 April
Washington D.C.
IMF/World Bank Spring meetings
3 May
EU Economic forecasts, spring 2013
10-11 May
Istanbul, Turkey
EBRD Annual Meeting
13-14 May
22 May
European Council
29 May
European Semester – Country-specific recommendations
29 May
Excessive deficit procedure
6-7 June
St. Petersburg, Russia
G20 Deputies and Ministerial meetings
17-18 June
Lough Erne, Ireland
G20 Summit
19 June
Brussels Economic Forum
20-21 June
27-28 June
European Council
8-9 July
19-20 July
G20 Deputies and Ministerial meetings
Beyond this newsletter
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Youth Sports AtoZ
There are dozens of youth sports programs in Las Vegas. Every year in July PGLV highlights some of them in our annual 'Sports Issue'. For a more complete list of youth sports programs visit us online at www.ParentsGuideLV.com/sports and if you think we should include your youth sports program send an e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com.
Little League
Several specific divisions of Little League baseball and softball are available to children ages 5 to 18. Visit ParentsGuideLV.com/Baseball to find out more information on any of the following leagues:
District 2 – Las Vegas (East of I-15)
- Boulder City
- Challenger of Southern NV
- Green Valley (Henderson)
- Henderson
- Las Vegas Central
- Legacy (Las Vegas)
- Marty Barrett
- Moapa Valley (Overton)
- Paradise Valley (Las Vegas)
- Paseo Verde (Henderson)
- Silverado / Silverado West
- Sunrise Mountain (Las Vegas)
District 4 – Las Vegas (West of I-15)
- Cheyenne (North Las Vegas)
- Community (Las Vegas)
- Indian Springs
- Las Vegas Western
- Lone Mountain (Las Vegas)
- Mountain Ridge (Las Vegas)
- Pahrump
- Peccole (Las Vegas)
- Red Rock (Las Vegas)
- Spring Valley (Las Vegas)
- Summerlin North (Las Vegas)
- Summerlin South (Las Vegas)
Boys & Girls Clubs of Las Vegas
Not only are there ongoing Basketball leagues, children also participate in softball, soccer, volleyball, floor hockey, weightlifting, football and a variety of other recreational sports www.BGCLV.org
City of Henderson—Parks and Recreation-Basketball
Ages: Boys and girls ages 5-18. 105 W. Basic Road, Henderson, NV 89015 CityOfHenderson.com/parks/sports (702) 267-4000
City of Las Vegas
The city of Las Vegas invites youth basketball teams ages 7 to 18 to participate in league basketball play. (702) 229-6374
Tarkanian Basketball Academy
Training, camps and leagues for all ages. 2730 South Rancho, Las Vegas, NV 89102 (Across the street from Palace Station) tarkbball.com (702) 871-0096
Program runs year round on a month-to-month basis. The session begins the first full week of the month. All classes include scrimmage LasVegasYMCA.org
Strike Zone at Sunset Station
Leagues (Parent/child and junior) SunsetStation.com/entertainment/bowling/leagues (702) 547-PINS (7467)
Gold Coast Bowling Center
Boasts one of the largest junior bowling leagues in the area. GoldCoastCasino.com/things-to-do/bowling
Sky Zone Las Vegas
7440 Dean Martin Dr. #201, Las Vegas, NV 89139
(702) 560-5900
3-D dodgeball combines classic dodgeball on a trampoline court takes the game new level. Ages: 10-15 and 15+. 4915 Steptoe St # 400, Las Vegas, NV 89122-1914 SkyZoneSports.com (702) 436-6887
Ages: 7 and under. North Las Vegas, NV 89030 FlipNOutFun.com (702) 257-3547
S&F Ranch LLC
Full Service Facility from Dressage, Hunter and Jumper Riding Lessons, Horse Training, Horse boarding, Coaching and Sales. 8545 Log Cabin Way, Las Vegas, NV 89143 (702) 768 -1460
Hunter's Edge Farm
Full service boarding and training in a beautiful park like setting. HEF is conveniently located in Southwest Las Vegas Valley off the 215 freeway. 7475 Cameron Street, Las Vegas, NV 89139 HuntersEdgeLV.com (702) 496-2752
Leigh Ann's Riding Academy
Private English Riding Lessons, Specializing in beginner riders, basic skills of Hunter Jumper, Equitation, and flat work. Small private riding facility in Las Vegas area near the South Strip. Lesson horse available, all lessons are private lessons, children 5 years old – adults welcome. (702) 524-1214
Red Rock Fencing Center
Offers an array of classes for Las Vegas fencers of all abilities, including introductory classes for adults and kids as well as advanced training for highly-competitive fencers. Fencing facilities are among the best in Nevada and include state-of-the-art equipment. 5275 S. Arville St., Suite #332, Las Vegas, NV (702) 221-1901 RedRockFencingCenter.com
The Fencing Academy of Nevada
The Academy features 14 strips and the latest in electronic scoring equipment. If you are new to the sport, there are beginner classes for youth, teen and adult age groups. If you are returning to the sport, we offer private lessons and competitive classes. 1220 South Rainbow Boulevard Las Vegas, NV FencingAcademyOfNevada.com (702) 838-3320
Southern Nevada Football Conference Pop Warner
Southern Nevada Pop Warner Football has served the youth of the Las Vegas Valley for almost 50 years. Every season our Conference fields between 38 and 45 teams of football players and cheer leaders LasVegasPopWarner.com (702) 873-4096
Desert Youth Football League
DYFLS.com Summerlin (702) 685-0446 Henderson (702) 646-5500
Nevada Youth Football League
7380 West Sahara Suite #150 Las Vegas NV 89117 GoNYFL.com (702)463-5417
Boulder City—Parks and Recreation—Flag Football
Boulder City Parks & Recreation 900 Arizona Street Boulder City, NV 89005 (702) 293-9256 www.BCNV.org/ParksRecreation/Sports.asp
The Junior Golf Academy
Desert Willow Golf Course 2020 W. Horizon Ridge Pkwy. Henderson, NV 89012 (702) 263-GOLF JGAGolf.com
Golf Wild Horse Junior Golf
2100 Warm Springs Road, Henderson, Nevada 89014 Tony Lawson (702) 521-6606 Kerri Clark (702) 595-6015
Summerlin Academy of Golf @ Angel Park
Director: Tom Carlson (702) 300-4673 www.SJGA.net
Desert Gymcats
Staff is carefully chosen for their teaching expertise, knowledge of gymnastics and empathy for children of all ages and abilities. 950 South Cimarron Road Las Vegas, NV 89145 (702) 798-FLIP DesertGymCats.com
Curriculum based on the USA Gymnastics Jr. Olympic program that provides training at all levels of gymnastics from beginning to the Olympic Level. Numerous members of Gymcats program have gone on to earn college scholarships and one became an Olympian. 440 S. Parkson Road, Henderson, NV 89011 GymCats.com (702) 566-1414
The Monkey Gym
1999 Whitney Mesa Dr. Suite 130, Henderson, NV 89014 (702) 586-1826 TheMonkeyGym.org
LV Outlaws Youth Hockey
9295 W. Flamingo Ave., Suite 130, Las Vegas, NV 89147 LVOutlaws.com
Las Vegas Ice Center
9295 W Flamingo Rd, Las Vegas, NV 89147 Figure Skating all ages LasVegasIce.com (702) 320-7777
Southern Nevada Soccer Association
Southern Nevada Soccer Association (SNSA) was founded in 2001 to provide a full range of soccer services to the Southern Nevada community for players of all ages and ability levels. www.SNSASoccer.com (702) 568-0400
Silver State Girls Soccer League
5650 W. Charleston Blvd. #13, Las Vegas, NV 89146 (702) 593-8508 SSGSLNV.com
City of Henderson Youth Soccer
Ages 5 to 18 (702) 267-5717 CityOfHenderson.com
City of North Las Vegas—Parks and Recreation
Silver Mesa Recreation Center, 4025 Allen Lane, North Las Vegas, NV 89032 CityOfNorthLasVegas.com (702) 633-2558
Las Vegas Indoor Soccer Leagues at Las Vegas Sports Park
1400 N. Rampart Blvd (Summerlin) (702) 233-3600 iloveindoorsoccer.com
Clark County Indoor Soccer League
3055 S. Valley View Blvd Las Vegas, NV 89102 LasVegasIndoorSoccer.com (702) 228-4625
Edge Volleyball Club
Girls Volleyball EdgeVolleyballClub.com (702) 326-8363
Las Vegas Volleyball Academy
At Centennial YMC Ages 5 to 18 LasVegasVBA.com (702) 491-6080


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Finally, someone in city government is willing to slow down and reconsider city transportation officials' love affair with the roundabout.
Although Lawrence city commissioners already had approved construction of a roundabout at the intersection of 19th and Louisiana streets, Mayor Mike Rundle asked the commission this week to reconsider its decision. His concerns were based largely on the fact that the project had never been reviewed by the city's Traffic Safety Commission. It also was noted at a joint meeting of city, county and school officials on Monday that Lawrence school board members hadn't been consulted about the project even though Lawrence High School sits at the intersection.
Roundabouts and their smaller cousins, the traffic-calming circles, seem to be the remedy to every traffic issue in Lawrence. They are supposed to slow traffic, to move traffic more smoothly through an intersection, to provide an obstacle that will force drivers who wouldn't stop at a stop sign to at least slow down.
What is the problem they are trying to solve at 19th and Louisiana? The intersection already is controlled by traffic lights; drivers have to stop, and left-turn lanes ease the flow of traffic.
And is whatever problem they are trying to solve more important than the new problems that would be created by a roundabout at that location? There seems to be huge potential for traffic backups, for instance, after a Kansas University basketball or football game. Have KU officials been consulted? School board members are concerned about the problems school buses may have in negotiating the roundabout turns.
And what about the heavy pedestrian traffic created by students walking to the high school? Many motorists don't even yield properly to other vehicles in roundabouts, let alone to pedestrians. And if they do yield to pedestrians, it will further confuse the merging of traffic into the roundabout.
For some reason, city officials appear to be deaf to the considerable public displeasure over roundabouts. It's true that the opposition isn't unanimous, but rather than blindly pursuing additional roundabouts and traffic-calming circles, city officials should turn their attention to alternative remedies for the sometimes-legitimate concerns of neighborhood residents.
Maybe the 19th and Louisiana intersection can get the ball rolling away from automatic acceptance of the expensive and inconvenient roundabout craze. As Rundle noted this week, the city was about to move forward on a $250,000 project on an intersection that hadn't even made it onto the city's top 10 list of intersections most in need of improvement.
It's just not a good use of taxpayers' money.
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Why Argentina?
"Of all the countries in Central and South America, I think Argentina just might be the one I would like to live in most. The food is great, and the Argentines are such a fun-loving crowd!"
Argentina, the 'Land of Silver,' is a huge, dynamic country home to cosmopolitan cities and vast open landscapes. From the lush, wine-growing soils of Mendoza perfectly nestled into the foothills of the Andes, to the extraordinary glaciers of Patagonia in the south, the beautiful western Lake District of Bariloche, the northern mountains of Salta, and the thundering Iguazu falls, you will never be able to spend enough time in this beautiful country.
This is where revolutionary Che Guevara and legendary actress Eva Peron called home, and where the passion of the locals shines through their unstoppable love of tango, shopping, football, food, wine, and partying. Buenos Aires is a diverse city full of style, luxury, verve and adventure that could keep you busy for months. Known as the "Paris of South America" because of its wide, tree-lined boulevards and upmarket cultural events, you can while away an evening in Buenos Aires at the opera, watching a red-hot tango show, or at a restaurant with an Argentine steak and a bottle of local wine. Elsewhere, play the gaucho in the fertile Pampas, hike across the Andes, explore the Lakes District, tour vineyards or learn to tango all while staying at some of South America's most exquisite hotels. Don't forget, tucked away down south lies the final stepping stone to Antarctica: Tierra del Fuego, the dramatic, remote southernmost tip of the world.
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By Charlotte Cox
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FOOD: Anarch-Tea at W London
When Johnny Rotten sang 'God Save the Queen', he was aiming to spark societal revolution. Didn't quite work (happy 90th, Ma'am), but as a pleasing alternative, four decades on the song HAS sparked a revolution in, um, afternoon teas. YEAH, have that, status quo! Because to celebrate 40 years since the punk movement, W London's new Anarch-Tea brings you sweet treats inspired by iconic tunes from the era. So 'Shut Up' becomes strawberry mousse lips sealed with a silver zip, '21st Century Boy' becomes Mohican-topped cake – and 'God Save the Queen'? Well that becomes red, white and blue Battenburg, complete with marzipan crown. Just what Mr Rotten had in mind, we're sure.
2pm-5pm daily; £30 10 Wardour St, W1D 6QF
NIGHTLIFE: Bestival presents The Future at The Bussey Building
So, this year's Bestival is themed on – you guessed it – the future. And their vision of things to come is less about flying cars and downloadable burgers (wait, we LIKE that idea…), more about speaker-smashing sounds, hip DJs and, we quote, 'advanced entertainment action'. And what better place to showcase exactly what that entails than Peckham's Bussey Building? Touching down this Friday, expect space-age sets from Riton, Gotsome and Krywald & Farrer, plus a special Purple Rave tribute to Prince courtesy of Tayo and Rob Da Bank. We can predict the future too: it involves good times aplenty.
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Titans to Recognize Hurricane Sandy Volunteers
November 28, 2012 - ECHL (ECHL) - Trenton Titans News Release
Trenton, NJ- The Trenton Titans, proud ECHL affiliate of the Philadelphia Flyers, in association with Captain Paul's Firehouse Dogs of Lawrenceville, NJ, are pleased to honor those who have volunteered their services to help those affected by Hurricane Sandy by offering them a free complimentary ticket to the upcoming Trenton Titans game versus the Elmira Jackals on Saturday, December 1, 2012, at 7:05 p.m., at the Sun National Bank Center in Trenton, NJ.
A Hometown Hurricane Hero is anyone from the area who has volunteered their services in any capacity to help relief efforts in the recovery from Hurricane Sandy. These individuals can claim one free ticket per volunteer from Captain Paul's Firehouse Dogs located at 2330 Princeton Pike in Lawrenceville, NJ. A special in game announcement will be made during the game to recognize all these individuals as Captain Paul's Hometown Heroes.
In addition, the Titans and Captain Paul's are offering special $5 tickets to friends and family members of our Hometown Hurricane Heroes. These tickets are only available for purchase at Captain Paul's.
Call Captain Paul's at (609) 323-7253 for hours of operation. Tickets will be available up until 5 p.m. on Saturday, December 1, 2012.
Established in 2009, Captain Paul's Firehouse Dogs is a family owned and operated business located on Princeton Pike in Lawrenceville, NJ. Captain Paul's is dedicated to the men and women associated with emergency medical services, the military and their families and for all those who volunteer to help others.
The Trenton Titans returned in the 2011-12 hockey season after a five year hiatus and boasted, a 26.1% increase in attendance over the previous year, the largest of any team in the (then) 20-team ECHL. For information on team events or to purchase tickets for the 2012-13 season, call the Titans' offices at 609-341-1100, or go to TrentonTitansHockey.com.
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ECHL Stories from November 28, 2012
- Road Warriors Can't Solve Royals in Loss - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Cyclones Win Third Straight, Melt IceMen 4-1 - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Gladiators Fall to Komets 4-3 - Atlanta Gladiators
- Be Part of the Teddy Bear Toss Madness on Friday, December 7 - San Francisco Bulls
- K-Wings Add Ostergard - Kalamazoo Wings
- ECHL Transactions - November 28 - ECHL
- Game Preview: Stockton Thunder Vs. Alaska Aces - Stockton Thunder
- Game Preview: Solar Bears at Ontario Reign Tonight - November 28 - Orlando Solar Bears
- Wranglers Return Home with Stanley Cup, Movember, Music Promotions - Las Vegas Wranglers
- Defenseman Tommy Cross Recalled to Providence - South Carolina Stingrays
- Oklahoma City Barons Recall C Eric Hunter - Stockton Thunder
- Cyclones Game Preview - Cincinnati vs. Evansville - Cincinnati Cyclones
- Thunder Making Final Push in "Movember" - Stockton Thunder
- Komets Announce Player Moves; Guentzel Recalled to Norfolk; Three Forwards Sent to Komets - Fort Wayne Komets
- Komets Head South; Battle Gladiators at Gwinnett Wednesday and Friday - Fort Wayne Komets
- ECHL Week to Hit the Web in December - ECHL
- Tonight Only - 25% off All Merchandise - Greenville Swamp Rabbits
- Titans to Recognize Hurricane Sandy Volunteers - Trenton Titans
- ECHL Today - November 28 - ECHL
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Yoder Lab: People
Principal Investigator
Jeff graduated from Worcester Polytechnic Institute with a B.S. in Biotechnology and performed his graduate work with Tim Bestor receiving his Ph.D. in Cell and Developmental Biology from Harvard University's graduate program in Biological and Biomedical Sciences. He then did a post-doc with Gary Litman at the University of South Florida. Jeff joined the faculty at NCSU in 2004.
Graduate Student
Jessica Romanet graduated from Rutgers University and worked for Pfizer Pharmaceuticals for five years, which sparked her passion for veterinary medicine and biomedical research. Now, she is excited to have completed two years of the DVM curriculum at NCSU CVM and is lucky enough to be a DVM/PhD candidate working towards her PhD portion in the Yoder lab. Although born and raised in Southern New Jersey and a die hard Philadelphia sports fan, she is happy to call North Carolina her home.
Graduate Student
Dustin graduated from Grand Valley State University in 2009 with a BS in Cell and Molecular biology. Following graduation, he moved to the coast of Lake Michigan to study the genetics of invasive aquatic plants at the Annis Water Resources Institute. Dustin came to NCSU in the fall of 2012 through the Genomic Sciences program to pursue a PhD.
Graduate Student
Amanda is a Montana native that attended the University of Montana Western to earn a degree in biology with a cellular/molecular emphasis, with veterinary school as her next goal. However, through four years of work studying the cell biology of the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans, she discovered a passion for research and after graduating in 2011, she worked for a year as a research scientist. At the University of Washington-Institute for Stem Cell and Regenerative Medicine, she studied the molecular mechanisms of the potential relationship between erythropoietin treatment and cancer. In 2012, Amanda joined the Yoder lab after accomplishing the long-time goal of being offered a position in the DVM/PhD program at NCSU. She's excited to see what life on the east coast is all about.
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Undergraduate Student
Lab Alumni
Postdoctoral Fellows
Ivan Rodriguez-Nunez, Ph.D. (2009-2015)
post-doc, Indiana University School of Medicine- Northwest
Liala Farzana, Ph.D. (2009-2011)
Graduate Students
Debra Tokarz, D.V.M., Ph.D. (2014-2016)
Clinical Veterinarian in Anatomic Pathology
Population Health and Pathobiology, North Carolina State University
Amyn Murji, M.S. (2014-2015)
graduate student
Biomedical and Biological Sciences, Vanderbilt University
Hayley Dirscherl, Ph.D. (2009-2015)
post-doc, Temple University School of Medicine
Amy (Heffelfinger) Worth, M.S. (2007-2010)
Clinical Research Associate at INC Research
Jibing Yang, Ph.D. (2005-2009)
Research Fellow, University of Michigan Medical School
Radhika (Shah) Patel, Ph.D. (2004-2009)
Kim Dobrinski, USF (2003-2004)
Veterinary Students
Ashley Kirby, NCSU (summer 2016)
Gretchen Scheffe, NCSU (summer 2016)
Jamie Gerlach, NCSU (summer 2015)
Shaina Stewart, NCSU (summer 2014)
Carolyn Collier, NCSU (summer 2011)
Amanda Lehnberg, NCSU (summer 2010)
Shannon Burroughs, NCSU (summer 2007)
Lab Technicians/Managers and Research Associates
Ashley Fletcher (2016-2017)
Lab Research Analyst II, Duke Pathology Biospecimen Repository & Processing Core
Poem Turner, M.S. (2008-2011)
Tim Orcutt, M.S. (2006-2008)
Dereje Jima, M.S. (2005-2007)
Bioinfomatician, NCSU Center for Human Health and the Environment
Amanda Grant (2004-2006)
Undergraduate Students
Gabbie Robbins (2015-2017)
Marcos Castro, (NCSU 2015-2016)
Hannah Jones, (NCSU 2012-2014)
Jessica Powell, University of Surrey (summer research at NCSU 2013)
Fiona Ryrie, University of Surrey (summer research at NCSU 2012)
Austin Anzivino, (NCSU 2011-2012)
Abby Reif, (NCSU 2010-2012)
Philip Wright, (NCSU 2009-2010)
David "Quint" Reid, (NCSU 2008-2011)
Kendall Smith, (NCSU 2008)
Salili Desai, Rice University (summer research at NCSU 2008)
Ronald "Aaron" Garner, (NCSU 2006-2008)
Myra Fulp, (NCSU 2005-2009)
Kolin Griffin, (NCSU 2004-2005)
Patoula Panangos, (USF 2003-2003)
Jeff Buidens, (USF 2003)
Kathryn Heal, (USF 2002-2003)
Robert Buzzeo, (USF 2002-2003)
Matthew Buzzeo, (USF 2003-2004)
High School Students
Carlos Rivera, Millbrook High School, Raleigh, NC (summer 2012)


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NEW YORK --There's now a petition drive to reunite a U.S. Marine with her military service dog.
Corporal Megan Leavey wants to adopt Sergeant Rex, a bomb-sniffing dog she served with in Iraq, but the adoption has stalled.
Senator Charles Schumer has launched a petition on his web site to speed up the process.
Leavey says Rex is in failing health and the military may put him down if he can no longer serve as a working dog.
The two completed more than 100 missions in Iraq together.
You can sign the petition here: http://schumer.senate.gov/Contact/savingsgtrex.htm
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There's a certain energy that comes with a new year, a surge of motivation that's so strong, it convinces us that this is the year we're finally going to lose weight, get healthy, become a better person, quit smoking and, of course, save the world.

That motivational tidal wave moves so quickly, we often plunge into our usual resolutions without stopping to ask ourselves a very important question: What do I really want for myself this year? And not just this year, every year? The next question is just as important: How do I get it? Before setting the same old weight loss goals, make this the year you work for real, lasting change.

What Do You Really Want?

There's nothing wrong with having the goal to lose weight. Most of us could stand to lose a few pounds (or 10... or 20) and there's no doubt we would all look and feel better. The problem is, the motivation that drives us to lose weight, whether it's a new year or just a new season, inevitably fades once other things take priority. Suddenly, that intense urge to see the scale go down is replaced by real life -- Going to work, getting the kids to school, dealing with the cold you caught over the weekend, and so on.

The idea of losing weight is just that -- a lovely idea that lies somewhere in the future. You can do a workout today and you know that contributes to that future goal, but it's hard to think of what that workout is giving you right now. All you know is that you did it and your body still looks pretty much the same as before you did it.

There are some rather irritating truths about weight loss that are difficult to face:

The weight loss process is slow - Usually slower than we expect and almost always slower than we want it to be. When our results don't measure up to all that hard work, that burst of motivation we felt on January 1 fades faster than a sneeze through a screen door.

You can't make up for lost time - If you've spent the last 6 months in an exercise coma, coming back with 7 days of two-hour workouts is a recipe for soreness, burnout, injury and an intense dislike of exercise.

You have to exercise more than you think - It's this third truth that is the most important. There's a certain amount of exercise you need to reach your goals and, for most of us, it's more than we think. Even more confusing is the fact that we each need a different amount of exercise based on a variety of factors -- Fitness level, age, gender, genetics, body type, body fat, weight, diet, lifestyle and planetary alignment, just to name a few.

These truths are hard to swallow but, once you understand them, it's easier to embrace the weight loss process with less guilt and frustration and more enjoyment as you focus on where you are in the process, not where you want to be or wish you were. Acknowledging these facts means understanding that:

You have to be patient

You have to take your time - Easing into exercise means setting aside the goal to lose weight fast and focusing more on giving your body, and mind, the time they need to get stronger.

You have to experiment - If you haven't exercised in a long time (or ever), you aren't going to be perfect at it from day one. You may start a program only to realize it isn't working. Maybe the schedule isn't right, maybe the workouts aren't doing it for you, or maybe you're not even sure why they're not working. Allowing this time to experiment, assess your program and make changes can cut into your weight loss progress in the short term, but lead you to a solid program you can do for years to come in the long term.

You have to find a way to keep going - Even when you're not losing weight or life gets busy. Even when you don't feel like it or you start doubting yourself. Whatever's going on in your mind, your life, your body, you have to find ways to keep exercising through it all.

New Goals - New Reality

Think of the questions posed at the beginning of this article: What do I really want for myself and how do I get it? Sometimes, knowing what you need to do to reach your goal can help you decide if that goal is really right for you.

With this in mind, I've created three 30-day sample exercise programs for different fitness and weight loss goals. These programs offer a snapshot of a typical exercise program over the course of 30 days. Take a look at each one and ask yourself, which one would work best for me?

I Want to Be Healthy - This is a great place to start for beginners, people coming back from a long hiatus or anyone who wants to ease into exercise with a simple routine. See the 30-day sample exercise program for I Want to Be Healthy.

I Want to Prevent Weight Gain - You may not think of preventing weight gain as a goal, but this is a good choice if you've struggled to keep up with the level of exercise needed to lose weight. It's a step up in intensity and frequency from the health program, so start there if you're a beginner. See the 30-day sample exercise program for I Want to Prevent Weight Gain.

I Want to Lose Weight - This program requires the most time, intensity, energy and effort. You might want to start with the health program and work your way up if you're a beginner. See the 30-day sample exercise program for I Want to Lose Weight.

These programs are designed to work together, if you choose to do them that way. Each one builds on the previous one, allowing you to gradually build strength and endurance (not just in your body, but in your mind) so you're ready to move up to a more involved goal. Keep in mind, these are only sample programs and not all workouts or exercises will work for everyone. Feel free to modify the workouts, schedules or exercises to fit your needs.

Another important note is that these programs assume you're making no changes in your diet to create more of a calorie deficit. If you are eating less or are following a diet, you may need less exercise to reach your goals.

Making the Choice

This year, you have a choice. You can do what you've always done or you can do something different. Whether it's a new year or simply a new day, you always have this choice and, even better, you have the freedom to reevaluate your choices at any time. What works today may not work tomorrow. Recognizing that and responding to it with solutions, rather than kicking yourself over it, is the first step in creating lasting change.


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Sketch Riot: The Flat Earth + Jon and Ian
March 31, 2017 @ 8:30 pm - 9:30 pm
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Sketch Riot is PHIT Comedy's weekly showcase of the best Live Sketch Comedy that Philadelphia has to offer. Every week has something different, whether it's a brand new show by one of PHIT's esteemed sketch house teams, an exceptional performance from an independent comedy act, or a scripted comedy show that defies easy description.
The only certainties with Sketch Riot are that rules will be broken, and fun will be had.
This performance is headlined by PHIT Comedy house team, The Flat Earth, presenting their newest show, HOT LIVE SNAKES.
Formed in 2012, The Philly Improv Theater's first sketch house team premiered with a sold-out run in the Philadelphia Fringe Festival. Now celebrating their FIFTH year together, The Flat Earth has performed at the San Francisco, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, and Philly Sketchfests.
The Flat Earth is Jacquie Baker, Vincent DiCostanzo, Rich Lee, Matthew Schmid, and Molly Silverman.
The Flat Earth is directed by Paul Triggiani.
This performance features opening act Jon and Ian Have Something to Tell You, two strong and capable boys who want to make you laugh.
Jon Plester and Ian Fletcher met while writing for Temple Smash, Temple University's televised sketch program.
They've performed at Philly Improv Theater (PHIT), Good Good Comedy/$5 Comedy Week, and both the 2016 Toronto Sketch Comedy Festival and 2016 Philly Sketchfest.
Get tickets here! https://phitcomedy.ticketleap.com/sketch-riot-presents-the-flat-earth-jon-and-ian-mar-31-2017/