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The novel "Crime and Punishment" is a gripping, modern psychodrama, a masterpiece of tension and suspense.
A police detective seeks to solve a brutal double homicide without a shred of evidence — and sets himself the task of touching the conscience and saving the soul of the tormented young killer.
It's a riveting story that probes the nature of good and evil and the sometimes blurry distinctions between enemies and allies. Why, then, in the stage adaptation currently running at Center Stage, does there seem to be so little at stake?
During Wednesday's opening night performance, the audience was at enough of an emotional distance that some occasionally giggled at lines not intended to be funny, such as, "I might be a little insane."
And that's too bad, because the idea behind Curt Columbus' and Marilyn Campbell's adaptation held tons of promise: Take Fyodor Dostoevsky's sprawling, more than 500-page novel populated by dozens of characters and distill it into a 90-minute theater piece for just three actors.
The result wouldn't be a strict replication of the novel, but its pared-down essence. After surgery that radical, could there be even one word of excess verbiage? Stripping away so many subplots would surely pick up the pace, wouldn't it?
The answers, unfortunately, are yes to the first question and no to the second.
Part of the problem is the script. Too little action and too much exposition, particularly in the first half, is used to bring the audience up to speed about past events.
The characters spout too many speeches along the lines of: "I ran into your father the other day when he was drunk," and "Please explain your theory that extraordinary people are above the law."
Now, that last idea is central to "Crime and Punishment." It's absolutely key, and I'd be hard-pressed to suggest a way to dramatize it. But the longer the actors pontificate, the more members of the audience drift mentally out the door.
With the character of the impoverished student Raskolnikov, Dostoevsky's novel gets the psychology of adolescents just right — their narcissism, their peculiar mix of grandiosity and monstrous insecurity.
But actor Eric Feldman unfortunately has been miscast in the lead role of the young man whose search for a higher truth leads him to murder an elderly pawnbroker and her sister.
Feldman's great strength is his ease on stage. But the actor seems so much on an even keel that the audience never believes for a moment that he is unstable, or capable of the feverish highs and desperate lows that bedevil the student.
And as a result, Raskolnikov's two key relationships, with the police inspector and the self-sacrificing prostitute, Sonia, never ring true.
John Leonard Thompson, who plays Detective Porfiry (and several other roles), is appropriately authoritative, but his portrayal lacks both the wiliness that his character needs to trap his brilliant prey and his compassion.
When Porfiry calls Raskolnikov "dear boy", it's partly a 19th-century anachronism and partly patronizing — and partly because he means it. He genuinely grows to care about the welfare of his youthful antagonist, and if the audience doesn't believe that, we'll never understand why Raskolnikov confesses to him.
Lauren Culpepper does her best to add complexity to the role of the saintly Sonia, who walks the streets to earn money to feed her siblings. But there isn't much in the role for her to work with.
Because so much of the action is psychologically driven, this is a play that needs an intimate setting to thrive. The Head Theater's current configuration into a cabaret — with tables and an open bar — creates a subliminal nightclub vibe that doesn't do this particular piece any favors.
Janice Pytel's costumes are a jumble of period (for Raskolnikov and Sonia) and modern (for Porfiry). The mishmash doesn't get in the audience's way, but it also doesn't elucidate the plot or the characters.
Colin Bills apparently designed the lighting to reflect Raskolnikov's mental state as it fluctuates from murky and confused to a crystalline clarity. But too often, the actors' faces end up being plunged into shadow at the precise moment we're trying our hardest to connect with their characters.
Only Walt Spangler's set is an unequivocal success.
Initially, it appears spartan and utilitarian, containing merely an unsupported door, a bed and a steep metal staircase leading from the stage floor to the ceiling.
But Spangler pulls a nice visual sleight of hand that literally opens up the play for the audience. Suddenly, Raskolnikov's world becomes both more confined and more unfettered.
It is a trick that no novel could ever pull off, and yet it enhances our understanding of Dostoevsky's story. It's magic, pure and simple.
If only this production had more of it.
If you go
"Crime and Punishment" runs through May 15 at Center Stage, 700 N. Calvert St. Tickets are $15-$45. Call 410-332-0033 or go to centerstage.org for show times.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Lipscomb women's basketball coach Greg Brown has announced the signings of his first recruiting class. Six student-athletes will join the Lady Bisons for the 2013-14 academic year.
"We are excited with this class," Lipscomb head coach Greg Brown said. "They all come from very competitive high school and AAU programs along with state championship experience and national exposure.
"They are competitive kids with high character, and that is something we look for. They will fit great with our culture and the Lipscomb community."
Sara Bliss, a native of Pleasant View, Tenn., will join the Lady Bisons after completing her sophomore year at Volunteer State Community College. As a freshman last season, she averaged 10.9 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 2.2 steals per game.
The 5-foot-8 guard said she chose Lipscomb "because it is a great school in all areas: academics, athletics and atmosphere. It is in a good location and I feel like it will be a good fit for me."
Bliss garnered First Team All-TCCAA and All-Academic Honors while shooting 45 percent from 3-point range and hit 81 percent of her free throws.
"I've known Coach Brown for several years, and am excited about the things he and his staff are doing with the Lady Bison program," Volunteer State head coach Chris Harris said. "I know Sara will fit in perfectly with what he is trying to do at Lipscomb. She has worked her way into an All-Conference player, as well as a member of the NJCAA Academic All-America team.
"There is no doubt in my mind that Sara will make an impact on the floor with her intensity, ability to shoot the basketball, and leadership. I couldn't be more happy or proud of her on this signing."
Maya Dillard, a senior at Buford High School in Buford, Ga., averaged five points, four assists and 3.5 rebounds per game as a junior. ESPN HS has Dillard ranked as the 92nd best point guard in the country.
Dillard said she chose Lipscomb "because of the strong Christian environment, the solid coaching staff, the character of the players and the ability to make an impact on the program."
"I am also excited to be able to reach my full potential, not only on the court but also in the classroom. I look forward to growing as an athlete, as a student and most important, as a Christian. "
Dillard is no stranger to pressure situations as she has taken home two Georgia state championships (2010 and 2011) and one runner-up finish (2012).
"Maya Dillard is a terrific point guard," her high school coach Gene Durden said. "Her work habits and skill set will help any team. She is the glue player every team needs to be successful."
Dillard's AAU coach echoed the same sentiment.
"She loves to get her teammates involved in the game," EOTO head coach Ken Huffman said.
"Maya will do anything a coach asks her to do to make sure her team wins. She never lets anyone outwork her."
Kelsey Gregory, a native of Lafayette, Tenn., averaged 11.8 points and 4.1 assists as a junior at Macon County High School.
Gregory has known about Lipscomb since she was a child.
"My older sister and I have attended summer camps and competed against the high school," Gregory said. "I am well aware of their work ethics. The university campus is beautiful, the people at Lipscomb are friendly and helpful and the school has a great reputation both academically and athletically.
"It was not a difficult decision to attend Lipscomb. I look forward to being a part of the Lady Bisons."
Gregory helped lead Macon County to a State Runner-up finish in 2011, earning All-State Tournament honors along with being named All-District and All-Region in both her sophomore and junior years.
"Kelsey comes from honest, hardworking parents," Macon County head coach Jeff Beam said. "Kelsey plays with no fear and never backs down from a challenge.
"Kelsey has tremendous basketball skills with a very high basketball IQ. I feel LU is not only getting a great basketball player but also a great young lady who will represent the university on and off the court."
Elise Spann, out of Allatoona High School in Kennesaw, Ga., averaged 18 points, eight rebounds and five assists as she was named the Region 7AAA Player of the Year her junior season.
"I'm on a journey to better myself, explore new things and essentially mold into the person I am destined to be," Spann said. "I feel that at Lipscomb I can academically and athletically flourish in this environment. Life is about being fearless and always staying curious. That is why I chose Lipscomb."
In addition to being named to the Georgia All-State squad, Spann was named to the prestigious Naismith Atlanta Tip-Off Club All-Metro team.
Faith LeGate, of Christ Presbyterian Academy in Nashville, was the leading scorer on the AA State Championship team averaging 12.6 points while snagging 6.8 rebounds per game. Entering her senior season, she already has 1,230 career points.
"I am looking forward to playing at Lipscomb," LeGate said. "I am excited and appreciative about the opportunities that it will provide for me. The coaches and the girls on the team are great. I can't wait to be a part of this program."
Faith has received numerous awards throughout her career including "Nashville City Paper" First Team All-Mid-State, Tennessee Sports Writers AA First Team All-State and the AA All-State Tournament Team.
"We are so excited for Faith's decision to play at Lipscomb University," said Becky LeGate, Faith's mother and high school coach. "She will bring versatility, energy and mental toughness, combined with the ability to score from different positions. Lipscomb is such a great fit, and we look forward to her playing under Coach Brown and his staff for the next four years."
Also joining the Lady Bisons is Ashley Southern, a sophomore transfer from Chattanooga. As a freshman for the Mocs, Southern played in 21 games averaging 2.3 rebounds and 1.7 points per game.
A native of Tuscumbia, Ala., Southern was a three-time All-State selection out of Deshler High School and named 4A MVP for the Northwest Region after averaging 18.3 points and 11.6 rebounds per game. For her career Souther scored 2,267 points and corralled 1,434 rebounds.
Due to NCAA transfer rules, Southern is ineligible for the 2012-13 season, but will suit up for the Lady Bisons in the 2013-14 season.


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OTTAWA — Most who claim to make healthy choices for dinner each night must confess to an occasional dalliance with victuals that, well, probably aren't very good for us. Actually, there's nothing probable about it — some of those rich, rendered fatty bits that have passed my lips might just as well be injected straight into the left ventricle for all the good it did.
But we are mortals and should be forgiven our occasional, if not satisfying indiscretions.
Sometimes it happens in the privacy of our kitchens, tempted by crispy skin or cracklings fresh from the oven. Often it's in public at a restaurant or at, say, a barbecue where just a little wedge of shimmering collagen seems to contribute so much to an afternoon of beer and revelry.
And, it has happened to me more than once at a banquet where someone plops a slab of tempting seared foie gras or poached torchon under my nose and I buckle at the knees.
Whatever the occasion, when it comes to ridiculously rich food in all its oozing voluptuousness there are many among us who are easily and most willingly seduced.
And so I found myself recently following a siren sound through the streets of Lower Manhattan in my quest for the golden fleece, gastronomically speaking of course — a nondescript hole-in-the-wall at 171 First Ave., just outside SoHo. There I discovered the original Momofuku Noodle Bar and, more specifically, those modest yet sublimely fatty pork belly buns that are among chef David Chang's signature and most famous dishes. It is the stuff of legend.
Oh, how I had heard and read about them, these little parcels of delicious wickedness. Imagine plump, fatty pork belly seasoned with an overnight dusting of equal parts sugar and kosher salt, then roasted almost three hours, cooled, sliced thick, seared and plunked between halves of a steamed sticky bun along with hoisin, simply pickled crisp cucumber, and sliced green onion. Oh, the flesh-in-a-bun may have been yielding — but mine was even more so.
The Momofuku sticky pork belly bun is the essence of simplicity, one of many Chang interpretations of Asian street fare served with decided, devilish and unapologetic carnivorous conviction. One whiff and I knew I was headed straight to guilt.
"Are they good?" Chang asks rhetorically in his 2009 cookbook, Momofuku.
"They are. Are they something that sprang from our collective imagination like Athena out of Zeus's forehead? Hell no. They're just our take on a pretty common Asian food formula: Steamed bread + tasty meat = something good."
Momofuku, which in Japanese means Lucky Peach, is Chang's small empire of critically acclaimed restaurants with something approaching a cult following. They include the original noodle bar, Momofuku Ssam Bar, Ma Peche, Momofuku Ko, Milk Bar and Momofuku Seiobo, all established since he opened the first noodle joint in the East Village in late 2003. Seiobo in Sydney, Australia, was opened this year, and he plans one in Toronto when the new Shangri-La hotel opens in 2012. (If I knew the date, I'd buy a ticket.)
In the noodle bar where I worshipped, Chang serves a limited menu with assorted bowls of ramen, a few side dishes as a nod to vegetables, three seafood choices and, of course, those decadent pork buns.
Within days of returning home to Ottawa, it became my mission to create an approximation — that is, playing with the Chinese classic by retaining its pillowy white bed with crisp cucumber and green onion tucked within making it, well, what has become an iconic foodie dish.
The good news is, I was remarkably successful. You can hardly mess up braised pig meat.
A word of advice: You may occasionally find pork belly at a well-stocked supermarket, but in my experience they tend to be rather thin and disappointing. Go instead to a one of the Asian supermarkets where they sell larger slabs of belly, or to a butcher and ask (or order ahead, if necessary) for a hunk about two inches thick. then ask the butcher to skilfully trim off only the tough outer skin. If you're game, keep it, and roast it with the belly for excellent, ventricle-clogging cracklings. Say nothing to your doctor.
Do not try to trim off the tough skin by yourself because the task is not terribly easy, and, in unskilled hands I fear the risk of losing a digit. Do not ask an amateur to trim off the skin, either, even if s/he works behind a meat counter — I foolishly permitted a clerk in a white smock to do it at one big market and he butchered the belly horribly, then rewrapped it quickly so I wouldn't notice the felony until I got home.
The most risk-free option: cook the belly with the skin on and remove it after cooking.
More advice: By all means, buy pre-made frozen white Chinese sticky buns in either an Asian food store or a better-stocked supermarket that caters to Asian clientele. I bought four plump ones in a package labelled Shangdong Style Big Bun, each measuring about three inches across and two inches deep, made in Toronto by Ten Ten Dim Sum company. Steaming instructions are on the package (it says 10 minutes, but you really need 15 or 20). I found the buns a bit too thick, however, and suggest after steaming that you slice them into thirds, such that two whole buns should make six slices for three fat-filled sandwiches.
Or, in a pinch, forget steaming the buns and substitute ordinary thickly sliced soft white sandwich bread. It tastes the same and is far less hassle.
Believe me, there is no way one person should eat three of these fatty beauties in one sitting, but I'm not an American. Besides, my wife was with me at the time. Eat at your own peril, because this is a slippery slope indeed.
The recipe is almost identical to the one in Chang's book, but I have made a couple of modifications that reduce the finished salt content and baking temperatures. Any leftover cooked belly can be wrapped and refrigerated up to five days, or frozen.
Pork-Belly Buns
Makes: 6 sandwiches (with leftover belly)
For the belly:
One 2 1/2-pound (1.1-kg) slab skinless pork belly
1/4 cup (50 mL) kosher salt
1/4 cup (50 mL) sugar
For the quick pickles:
1/2English cucumber, sliced into 18-inch (3-mm) thick discs
1 tablespoon (15 mL) sugar
1 teaspoon (5 mL) kosher salt
For the buns:
One 4-pack of frozen plain Shangdong style big buns (at Asian food stores)
2 green onions, thinly sliced
Hoisin sauce
Sriracha sauce, for serving
For the belly, nestle the slab into a roasting pan or other oven-safe vessel that holds it snugly. Mix together the salt and sugar in a small bowl and rub the mix all over the meat; discard any excess salt/sugar mixture. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate at least 6 hours, but no longer than 24.
Heat oven to 400 F (200 C).
Discard any liquid that accumulated in the container, give it a quick rinse with water and pat dry with a paper towel. Place belly in an ovenproof casserole dish, fat-side up and bake 1 hour, basting it with the rendered fat after about 30 minutes, until it's an appetizing golden brown.
After 1 hour of roasting, reduce oven temperature to 225 F (121 C), cover with foil and cook another 1 1/2 hours until the belly is tender — it shouldn't be falling apart, but it should have a down pillow-like yield to a firm finger poke. Remove from oven and transfer belly to a plate; decant the fat and meat juices from the baking pan and reserve for another use. Allow belly to cool slightly.
When it's cool enough to handle, wrap belly tightly in plastic food wrap and refrigerate until completely chilled — overnight is fine.
About 1/2 hour before serving, make the pickles by placing sliced cucumber in a stainless steel, glass or plastic mixing bowl with the salt and sugar; toss to coat well. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
To serve, cut belly into 1/2-inch (12-mm) thick slices, each about 2 inches (5 cm) long. (Leftover pork belly keeps 4 days in the refrigerator, or freeze.)
Steam buns as directed on the package, about 15 minutes. Warm sliced pork in a non-stick pan over medium heat just for a minute or two, until they are jiggly soft and heated through.
To assemble, slice hot steamed buns as you would a hamburger bun. Squirt hoisin sauce on the bottom and top half, place warm belly on top along with sliced green onion, fresh cucumber pickle. Add Sriracha sauce to taste.
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Do you like to knit or crochet or would like to learn? Ladies in the Warm Up America! Orrville group meet monthly at the library to share the fun of creating afghans, mittens, and scarves. The items are then given to local service organizations to distribute to local families in need. New volunteers are always welcome.
Don't have time to knit or crochet? Donations of yarn are always needed. Yarn donations can be dropped off at the library during normal business hours.


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1 Wait for the inspectors' report - probably next week
2 Call congress into session to get their input before acting
3 Do not act unless NATO approves
4 Do not act unless the Arab League SPECIFICALLY requests military action.
If 22 Arab/Muslim countries are sick of Arabs/Muslims killing Arabs/Muslims,
[ 10,000,000+ in fifty years ] - let THEM solve it.
Obama's primary responsibility is to protect America,
not be the world's policeman


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Armin van Buuren made it again into the Top5 of the best world's DJs and is placed on No.4 position!! But we all know who the real best DJ and hope that after all people back to the really beautiful music, such as TRANCE!
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"It's been such an amazing year for me. Being able to come in fourth in the DJ Mag Top 100 and to celebrate fifteen years of A State Of Trance in the same year is proof of the unconditional love and loyalty shown by my fans. Without them, this would have still been a mere dream. From the bottom of my heart, I want to issue a thank you to every single one of my fans. You rock!"
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Norma L. Gerber, 77, of Syracuse, IN, and a former resident of Huntington, IN, died Sunday, April 28, 2013, at 12:57 a.m. at the home of her daughter in Bristol.
Mrs. Gerber graduated from Bluffton High School in 1953 and attended Lake Forest College, in Lake Forest, IL, and Ball State University, in Muncie. She was a homemaker and the former co-owner of Schacht Rubber Products and Gerber Networking, both in Syracuse. She had also worked in the library at Wawasee High School.
She was a member of St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, in Syracuse, and a former member of Tri Kappa, in Bluffton.
She was born Jan. 21, 1936, in Bluffton to Chauncey Kenneth "C.K." and Cleeda E. Schafer Reid. She married John C. "Jack" Schacht Sr. on Jan. 1, 1956, in Bluffton; he preceded her in death on June 3, 1980. She married Gerald L. "Gary" Gerber on Feb. 14, 1987, in Syracuse; he preceded her in death on Oct. 28, 2005.
Survivors include three daughters, Cynthia (Stan) Anderson, of Stafford, MO; Susan (Ted) Hege, of Bristol; and LeeAnn (Brad "Bud") Roby, of Syracuse; a son, John Schacht Jr., of Syracuse; a sister, Romanel (Joe) Biberstine, of LaPorte; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
Calling is Wednesday, May 1, 2013, from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at Owen Family Funeral Home, 1001 S. Huntington St., Syracuse. A service will be held at the funeral home on Thursday, May 2, 2013, at 10 a.m., with Rev. Mark Eastway officiating. A graveside service will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2013, at 2 p.m. at Mt. Hope Cemetery, Huntington.
Memorial gifts may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 30 N. Michigan Ave., Suite 2015, Chicago, IL 60602; St. Andrew's United Methodist Church, 1413 N. Long Drive, Syracuse, IN 46567; or Center for Hospice Care, 4220 Edison Lakes Parkway, Suite 200, Mishawaka, IN 46545.
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Both prednisone and prednisolone are oral medicines. You take them by mouth. How much you take depends on your body size. Most often you take it daily for 4 to 8 weeks.
Corticosteroids are strong anti-inflammatory medicines. They act to reduce swelling in the body caused by nephrotic syndrome.
People take corticosteroids for nephrotic syndrome to help restore the kidney's normal function and remove extra fluid from the body.
More than 9 out of 10 children who have minimal change disease get better with corticosteroids.1
Corticosteroids work best for nephrotic syndrome caused by minimal change disease (also called nil disease), lupus, or glomerulonephritis.2
All medicines have side effects. But many people don't feel the side effects, or they are able to deal with them. Ask your pharmacist about the side effects of each medicine you take. Side effects are also listed in the information that comes with your medicine.
Here are some important things to think about:
Call 911 or other emergency services right away if you have:
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Common side effects of this medicine include:
See Drug Reference for a full list of side effects. (Drug Reference is not available in all systems.)
Corticosteroids can keep your immune system from fighting infection. When you are taking this medicine (and even when you have finished taking it), try not to be around people who are sick. And make sure you talk to your doctor before you get any vaccinations.
People who take corticosteroids for more than 2 to 3 months should take calcium and vitamin D supplements or other medicines, such as bisphosphonates, to prevent osteoporosis. For more information, see the Medications section of the topic Osteoporosis. Your doctor may want you to have a bone density test to check for osteoporosis.
Medicine is one of the many tools your doctor has to treat a health problem. Taking medicine as your doctor suggests will improve your health and may prevent future problems. If you don't take your medicines properly, you may be putting your health (and perhaps your life) at risk.
There are many reasons why people have trouble taking their medicine. But in most cases, there is something you can do. For suggestions on how to work around common problems, see the topic Taking Medicines as Prescribed.
Women who use this medicine during pregnancy have a slightly higher chance of having a baby with birth defects. If you are pregnant or planning to get pregnant, you and your doctor must weigh the risks of using this medicine against the risks of not treating your condition.
Follow-up care is a key part of your treatment and safety. Be sure to make and go to all appointments, and call your doctor if you are having problems. It's also a good idea to know your test results and keep a list of the medicines you take.
Complete the new medication information form (PDF) (What is a PDF document?) to help you understand this medication.
- American Academy of Pediatrics (2009). Management of childhood onset nephrotic syndrome. Pediatrics, 124(2): 747–757. Available online: http://www.pediatrics.org/cgi/content/full/124/2/747.
- Vincenti FG, Amend WJC (2008). Nephrotic syndrome section of Diagnosis of medical renal diseases. In EA Tanagho, JW McAninch, eds., Smith's General Urology, 17th ed., pp. 524–526. New York: McGraw-Hill.
Last Revised: April 18, 2012
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Last 10: Tampa Bay 2-6-2; Boston 4-5-1
Season series: Third and final meeting of the regular season. This game was originally scheduled for Feb. 9 and postponed due to a snowstorm. The Boston Bruins have won the two games played since, Brad Marchand scoring the decisive goal in both contests.
Big story: The Bruins begin a stretch of three games in four days to end the regular season, two of which are make-ups. After hosting the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday, they travel to play the Washington Capitals on Saturday before returning to TD Garden for a Sunday date with the Ottawa Senators, a game postponed in the wake of the Boston Marathon bombings. The Bruins are tied in points atop the Northeast Division with the Montreal Canadiens, but hold a game in hand.
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Lightning: Although Tampa Bay won't be going to the Stanley Cup Playoffs, these final two games still hold their fair share of excitement at least as far as a couple individuals are concerned. The Lightning beat the Maple Leafs 5-2 on Wednesday behind a hat trick by Martin St. Louis and Steven Stamkos' 29th goal of the season. St. Louis took over the NHL scoring lead with 58 points, while Stamkos added an assist to tie injured Penguins superstar Sidney Crosby for second with 56 points. Stamkos is also two goals behind League leader Alex Ovechkin. Rookie defenseman Radko Gudas sparked a three-goal third with the game-winner.
"It's just a pleasure to have him on your team," coach Jon Cooper said of St. Louis. "I'm his coach, but when you step outside the coaching realm, how can you not be a fan of what he does. We needed a boost tonight and he gave it to us."
Bruins: Coming down the stretch neither Boston nor Montreal has done a lot to suggest it is interested in claiming the division crown and the No. 2 seed that comes with it. The Bruins are in good shape, though, if they can build on their 15-4-3 home mark over these final days. They were beaten 5-2 in Philadelphia on Tuesday by a Flyers team also on the outside of the playoff picture. Anton Khudobin was pulled after yielding three goals on 17 shots and only Wade Redden and David Krejci were able to put pucks past Steve Mason out of Boston's 41 shots.
"These last three games, we need a wakeup call mentally and we need to be willing to do the stuff that's given us success," coach Claude Julien said in the Boston Herald. "Right now, we have it sometimes but we don't have it all the times."
Who's hot: St. Louis has five goals in the past four games for the Lightning. … Jaromir Jagr has two goals and nine points in 10 games since joining the Bruins, while Carl Soderberg has two assists in his first three games with the team.
Injury report: Boston forward Nathan Horton (hand) has missed the past two games.


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It's been almost four years since I began work researching and reporting on autism. The bulk of that work was focused on my book The Panic Virus, which examines the spurious fears over a connection between vaccines and autism. (There's more information about the book, including a summary and links to reviews, on my website.) The Panic Virus was released in hardcover last January, and over the past twelve months, I've learned enough — about human nature, about fears and prejudices, about rationality and superstition and medical ethics and public health — to write several more books. (I've also learned first-hand about the anxiety and uncertainty that comes with being a parent: In December, my wife gave birth to our second child.) I incorporated a very small amount of this new information into an afterword that is included in the paperback edition, which was released a few weeks ago.
One thing I did not get to address is how dramatically my own conception of autism has evolved. Human beings have a fundamental need to classify and label; it's one of the most basic ways we make sense of the world around us. Because "autism" is a medical diagnosis, it might seem, at first blush, to be an immutable definition — but as anyone who has looked at the issue knows, this is most definitely not the case. Just last week, The New York Times made a huge splash with a front-page story detailing how changes in the "official" definition of autism in an upcoming edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) could dramatically reduce the number of people being diagnosed with autism or "autism spectrum disorders" like Aspergers syndrome.
I asked some of the people who've influenced my thinking about all of these issues to collaborate on a virtual roundtable. This conversation, which took place before the Times story on the DSM, is open-ended and free-ranging. The participants, in alphabetical order:
Shannon Des Roches Rosa — Shannon is one of the powerhouses behind the invaluable website The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism; last month, Shannon and her collaborators released an incredible book by the same name.
Todd Drezner — Todd is a New York filmmaker whose most recent work is Loving Lampposts, an incredible documentary about his son. You can see a trailer for the movie, read reviews, and learn more about the film on its website.
John Elder Robison — John is a bestselling author who has written two excellent memoirs about living with Aspergers: Look Me In the Eye and Be Different.
Ari Ne'eman — Ari is an autism rights advocate and the co-founder of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN). In 2009, President Obama appointed him to the National Council on Disability; he is the first person on the autism spectrum to serve on the Council. The ASAN is currently working on publishing it's "first and foundational" anthology, which will be titled Loud Hands: Autistic People, Speaking.
Steve Silberman — In addition to being one of the country's best science writers, Steve is one of my all-time favorite people. (He also shares my love of the Grateful Dead and has his own PLoS blog, NeuroTribes.) He's currently working on a book about the history of the autism diagnosis and neurodiversity.
What follows below is the first half of a lightly edited transcript of our conversation; the second half has been posted on The Huffington Post. (One note: Ari was tied up with other work when we began; he doesn't jump into the fray until tomorrow's segment.)
Seth: I want to begin our discussion by looking at the ways autism is portrayed in the the media. I've been having an online conversation with New York Times reporter Amy Harmon about a story she wrote about a young couple with Asperger syndrome (one of whom, incidentally, happens to be John's son). That discussion made me think about how dramatically the ways we think about and talk about autism has evolved. And with that deliberately open-ended intro, I'll open it up…
Steve: I'd like to start out by asking my fellow roundtablers a question. For about a decade or so, the most prominent voices in media coverage of autism (other than scientists) were those of parents like Jenny McCarthy, who earnestly believed that vaccines had triggered brain injury in their kids. Now, new voices are coming to the fore. Self-advocates like Ari and Lydia Brown are talking about what it's like to live on the spectrum and putting autism within a disability-rights framework — as a human variation that deserves accommodations and support (as the deaf community has successfully argued for use of closed captioning in TV broadcasts, for example, which ended up producing myriad benefits for folks even beyond the deaf community). Todd's wonderful film Loving Lampposts presents his perspective of being the parent of an autistic kid who focuses on learning to love his son Sam just as he is, while helping him reach his full potential. I get the same kind of message from the powerful new book by Shannon and her team, The Thinking Person's Guide to Autism, which I chose as Book of the Year on my PLoS blog, Neurotribes.
What has changed?
Shannon: I think it's partially due to what I stated at the end of my essay, "Identifying and Avoiding Autism Cults." Note the emphasized sentence in the section below:
Families of children with new autism diagnoses can avoid cultish mistakes like ours if enough veteran parents reach out to them, and encourage them to choose logic over hype. We can help parents of newly diagnosed children with autism make careful choices and maximize limited resources. We can prevent them from taking their kids on expensive and emotionally-propelled journeys to nowhere.
To do this, we need to be outspoken in identifying crusaders for fringe autism interests, and those who ignore autistic voices yet claim to speak for all autistic families. We need to be vigilant in calling out misinformation, ignorance, and potentially harmful advice. And we need to keep our virtual doors open and welcome mats out, because most of the families who fall into autism cults will eventually lose their faith, and start looking for answers anew. They'll need to know where to find them.
I think Todd's film is part of that movement. Loving Lampposts helps people understand that children like my son Leo are part of a … tapestry rather than a spectrum, even, and that institutionalization will not be his only option when he becomes an adult. It also shows why pity doesn't have much place or use in our personal lives, why my son deserves respect, and how autism can mean a life filled with joy as well as challenges. Leo is as loved as any child who ever appeared on this earth — and that FFS I do NOT see him as "broken."
I'm so very done with the pity angle for kids like my son who are considered "severe." Even the Apple iPad video Leo was in (at 4:40) focused on his challenges more than the fact that he uses his iPad to play like any other kid — and this is after I debriefed the team about positivity balancing honesty. And I do think Apple did a superior job compared to most popular media purveyors, in this instance.
We created TPGA because we want to reach people newly affected by autism — family members, people with new autism diagnoses, people who are wondering if they themselves might have autism — before the media takes them down the pity, horror, and misinformation rabbit hole. This is in parallel to the discussion Seth and I recently had on TPGA, in which he pointed out that if more parents felt comfortable having conversations with their pediatricians, if they felt like they could get all their vaccine (and other) questions answered, then they might not go bounding off into the Internet.
John: Steve, you mentioned two groups in the media coverage of autism – what we might call Angry Parents and now, Disability Rights advocates.
In between those two groups, I think you have people like Temple [Grandin] and me, and we make up a group you might describe as Learning How to Fit in an NT [neurotypical] World. I'm all for the crusade for more and better accommodation, elimination of discrimination, etc — but I also want to make a secure place for myself now. To that end, I focus on changing the one thing under my control, which is me. Not you, or the law, or my employer.
I'm all for self advocacy, too, but again, my focus remains on security right now. I say I want you to accept me, but I know the only thing I have the power to change today is myself. So I want more rights, tolerance, acceptance, accommodations, but I'm also willing to change my behavior to more closely fit society's standards. I do that to the extent I can, while still feeling true to myself.
In summary, I suggest there are three groups. Angry Parents will probably always be with us. Uncertainty about the causes of autism remain, and our society is one where many people grow up with a victim mindset. The idea that autism is "something someone did to my kid" is very compelling to a portion of the parent population and I expect that will remain true, even if vaccine ceases to be the means through which the villainous deed was supposedly done.
Todd: John is likely right that what he calls "Angry Parents" will probably always be with us. At the same time, I agree with Steve that we've seen a change in the public portrayal of autism over the past few years.
My guess is that the change is due partly to the fact that the "causes and cures" model of thinking doesn't ultimately lead to a place that's very useful for autistic people. Even if a definite cause or causes of autism could be determined in the near future — a rather huge if — it's not immediately clear what relevance that would have to autistic people who are already here.
On the cure side of the equation, most parents who try alternative treatments eventually realize that they are not going to "recover" their children from autism. As Shannon points out in her discussion of autism cults, these are the parents who start "looking for answers anew." They realize that they are going to have an autistic child and they have to think about how best to support, rather than change, that child. I think it's at that point that they are more open to what autistic self-advocates and their allies are saying.
And fortunately, the voices of self-advocates are more prominent than they used to be. It's no coincidence that the change in the discussion of autism over the past five years coincides with the lifespan of the Autistic Self Advocacy Network. The work that ASAN, TPGA, and other groups have done in insisting that autistic adults be a primary voice in discussions of autism is very important. I'm sure it's played a part in leading to some of the recent media coverage of autistic adults.
Speaking from personal experience, I can say that once you start listening to autistic adults you realize that a true picture of autism is much more complex than the old "recovery or tragedy" type of media coverage that was standard for so long. The real lives of autistic adults are much more nuanced than that. So we've reached a point where, when parents are ready to listen, there are now voices of autistic adults out there for them to listen to. There is still a lot more work to do, but I think we've seen real progress.
Seth: There's a lot here to unpack. I want to start off by saying it took me a minute to figure out what what FFS was an acronym for; when I did, it had me LingOL.
Shannon, you raise a point that has come up a couple of times in discussions we've had and I've been meaning to ask you about it. At one point, you were more sympathetic to some fringe ideas about autism; today, you very wholehearted embrace a fact-based, scientifically-grounded approach. I'm curious about what this change looked like for you: What led your thinking and attitude to evolve so dramatically?
I ask because over the past several years, I've tried very hard to be open and accepting of people that view the world very differently from me. I think the anti-vaccine forces have done enormous, and in many cases irreparable harm; to this day, I remain in regular contact with families who have lost children to vaccine-preventable diseases. But I try to strenuously avoid writing (or talking) in anger, and I try to keep my proverbial arms open. At several events I've been at, anti-vaccine activists have confronted me. When this happens, I try to say to them, I know we disagree about this; I hope we can agree that families and people dealing with autism are not getting the support or services they need and deserve in our society. And without fail, the response to this is basically, Screw you.
I guess what I'm asking — and this isn't just directed at Shannon — is how one can be vigilant in calling out misinformation and ignorance and simultaneously keep our virtual doors open and welcome mats out to the people spreading misinformation and ignorance.
John, I'm fascinating by your statement, "I want you to accept me, but I'm also willing to change my behavior to more closely fit society's standards for acceptability. I do that to the extent I can, while still feeling true to myself." Can you expand on that a bit?
And Todd, I know we've corresponded briefly over the past year, but I don't know if I've had a chance to say how powerful and important I found your film. It's a wonderful examination and meditation on what it means to be a human being, and a parent, and a member of society. (I also love it for the ways it reminds me of my old neighborhood in Brooklyn; before we moved to Boston last August, we lived a few blocks away from Prospect Park, down near the carousel and the zoo.) If you're comfortable talking about this, I'd love to hear some of the reaction to your movie — both from people who are aware of and involved in the greater autism community and from the general public.
Todd: Thanks for the kind words about my film, Seth. The reaction to it, both inside and outside the autism community, has for the most part been very positive. I wasn't necessarily expecting that to be the case because I do take some positions in the film that could be considered controversial. But like you, Seth, I tried to be respectful of people with differing viewpoints even as I made my own views clear. I don't have to tell anyone in this roundtable that it's easy to find Internet shouting matches about these issues. I didn't want to make the filmed equivalent of an Internet shouting match.
And so to some extent, the best reactions I've had were from a few people who were in the film who disagree with me, but who thanked me for giving them a chance to express their views. I certainly haven't heard from every subject who disagrees with me, but the reactions I've gotten, along with a number of reviews that mention the respectful tone of the film, make me feel like I did achieve that goal. As you say, Seth, being respectful doesn't guarantee that you will be treated respectfully. But I think it's much easier to make an impact in the wider world beyond the autism community if you take a serious, professional tone.
There are a few interesting differences between showing the film to audiences that don't know a lot about autism (like at film festivals) and showing it to those that do. Ralph James Savarese, the father of an autistic son who's now the first non-verbal autistic at Oberlin, has a wonderful quote in the film in which he says that "neurotypical people act so autistic when they're talking about autism–it's cure, cure, cure, cure." That is a huge laugh line for audiences that know something about the autism community, and it passes silently by for other audiences.
Showing the film to general audiences is a great chance to shape their views about autism before they encounter an autistic person (as they likely will at some point). To the extent that I can make people who don't know a lot about autism feel more positive about it, I'm happy.
For the more knowledgeable audiences, I'm always pleased when I feel like I've changed their views or articulated something about their views that they haven't often heard said publicly. It's happened enough times to make me feel that this whole change in the public portrayal of autism that we've been discussing is partially just a matter of more people saying publicly what they've been thinking privately. I mean, I think I made a good film, but if it wasn't tapping into something that's going on in the autism zeitgeist, it wouldn't have been as successful.
And finally, at the risk of making a long answer longer, a story about one negative reaction: after one film festival screening, the first question I got was from a woman who had attended with her mother. The woman had a sister who had been severely brain damaged at birth. She said she wanted to thank her mother for taking care of her sister for so many years without any public recognition. This was as opposed to all the people in my film (and to me) who were writing books, speaking publicly about themselves or their kids, etc. It seemed to the woman that we were all in it for the money.
Although she had a very inaccurate idea about how much money someone can make from an autism documentary, the woman was clearly very angry and speaking from a place of pain. I answered that most people who write books or make films about these issues do so because they're interested in building a community. The woman wasn't really satisfied by my answer, but the whole episode was a good lesson: people's disagreements with you are sometimes more about them than about you.
Shannon: Seth, the transition from belief-based to evidence-based thinking about autism stemmed from two factors, both of which took years to root: Our own evidence and data about Leo's autism eventually outweighed cultish beliefs, as I describe in one section of TPGA:
We tried to remain true to the rest of the DAN! [Defeat Autism Now!] protocol, but became increasingly discomfited by ceaseless recommendations for new supplements, expense, and lack of even a placebo effect. When our son's cobra-like reflexes resulted in cookie-based "challenges" to his special wheat-free, dairy-free (GFCF) DAN! diet, ABA [applied behavioral analysis] data showed that the transgressions didn't affect his health or behavior, not at all. I started to wonder if my son might not get the miracle cure we'd been promised. Then we had another crack in the DAN! armor: our ABA program supervisor spent four months tracking DAN! supplements versus behaviors, and determined that illness was the only variable that affected our son noticeably. Not diet. Not supplements.
We started to realize that DAN! diet and supplements affected nothing except our bank account. We stopped seeing our DAN! doctor, gradually took our son off the GFCF diet, and eventually abandoned all but the nutritionally significant supplements.
I guess that makes us the recovered ones, not our son.
When Leo was first diagnosed in 2003, access to best practices autism resources did not exist (or were difficult to find). Over time, we discovered scientifically rigorous autism perspectives like the websites Left Brain/Right Brain and Autism Diva (the second long AWOL, sadly); positive, pride-filled, non-Pollyanna parenting perspectives like those of Kristina Chew and Paul Collins; and self-advocate perspectives including Amanda Baggs and Dora Raymaker. Together, they opened up the top of my head about my son's future, made it about possibilities rather than limits, about seeing him as a whole person who needs support and understanding rather than a damaged work-in-progress (and please know it is extremely distressing to confess I once thought of Leo as "less than").
We try very hard at TPGA to be respectful and compassionate while standing behind the evidence, much as you [Seth] do in The Panic Virus and your related writings. It's not always easy; we try to have humility about that, too. We want to avoid the smackdown mentality of some skeptic sites; they have their role, but to quote Tom Lehrer, "I don't think this kind of thing has an impact on the unconverted, frankly. It's not even preaching to the converted; it's titillating the converted." Calm, persistent, fact-anchored role modeling and information-sharing — it works. It worked for me, and we get frequent messages at TPGA that it's working for other folks, too. And that's wonderful. We're trying to make it easier for new autism communities' members than it was for us — via our website but especially in our book — by making practical, thoughtful, honest autism information centralized, organized, and accessible.
Seth: Todd, your comment about the different reactions to the "cure, cure, cure" quote, and Shannon, your note about the difference in available information between 2003 and now, brings up another question I had: How has the explosion of information and attitudes and perspectives and awareness about autism over the past decade changed the way people interact with you?
Also, Todd, without putting you on the spot, would you care to talk a bit more (and a bit more specifically) about those people in your movie who disagree with you but who appreciated the chance to express their views? (And: I know it's not funny, but I had to laugh when you recounted the accusation that you were making carefully wrought, poignant, intimate documentary films for the money. I've had many similar reactions: People accusing me of exploiting the issue to make a buck. I think in general, people have an extremely inflated idea of the financial benefits of creating content, whether that be in the form of books or magazine articles or documentaries or whatever.)
Shannon, I remember the first time I read about your son's "cobra-like reflexes"; I loved that description then and I love it just as much now. Thanks, too, for reminding me about Kristina Chew and Amanda Baggs; both of them were (and are) hugely influential in my thinking and learning about these issues. Kristina's writing in particular had a very profound effect on me: At the time I first discovered her blog, most of the online discussion I had previously encountered about autism and vaccines was the type of shrill, "titivating the converted" invective that you (and the inimitable Tom Lehrer) describe. Seeing Kristina state her position very clearly and forcefully and with incredible compassion and grace served as a kind of attitudinal roadmap for the type of work I wanted to do.


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This has got to be one of the funnest activities I've ever played! the referee was fantastic, we played about 4 different game modes. The greatest thing about this is that it's so exhilarating from start to finish, duck, dive, dodge, weaving through arrows and so satisfying to nail your opponent in the chest (or head :P)
VR Plus – Melbourne's Ultimate Virtual Reality Experience Virtual reality is becoming a huge hit not only in Australia but around the globe. The fact that many tech giants are investing in this technology is a clear indicator that this VR craze is here to stay. VR gamers and VR enthusiasts in Melbourne now have the perfect place to enjoy VR experiences – VR Plus. After a long research, the management of VR Plus has decided to choose HTC Vive as their primary VR headset. With the help of ... Read more this VR headset, visitors can walk around in virtual worlds. Once they put the headset on and equip their arms with the virtual controllers, they will find themselves in a virtual world that promises unforgettable games and experiences. From fighting zombies with machetes and battling space pirates, to destroying rogue robots – the virtual reality experience you'll get in VR Plus will be remembered for a long time. Of course, you can enjoy other VR experiences that don't involve violence ...
Xtreme Party Hire is Melbourne's Biggest Party and Event hire in Melbourne catering for all type of events . Party Hire Equipment such as Jumping Castles , Jukebox's , Popcorn and Fairy floss , Arcade games and Sumo suits. Xtreme Party Hire offer the very best in equipment when it comes Party and Event Hire equipment,. Your Fun is our Specialty !
Wonderland Junior is an inner city fun park offering a whimsical family experience for the young and young at heart. Surprise the little ones with a fun day out and enjoy the excitement of amusement rides including the Dodgem Cars, Carousel, Mini Swing Ride, Rockin' Tug, Circus Train, Tea Cups and more! With activities to keep the whole family laughing, dancing and skipping all day long; come and meet Twiggy the Talking Tree, enjoy a classic game of Laughing Clowns or experience our regular interactive ... Read more programs including live shows, music performances, arts and crafts, animal visits and special holiday celebrations! Let's Play! Classic fun fare treats wait at Wonderland Junior's Sweet Treats shop with freshly made fairy floss, hot butter popcorn, ice cream, Caramel Corn, and a bounty of lollies, novelties and showbags on offer. Wonderland Junior is also the perfect venue to celebrate children's birthday parties or enjoy a group outing. Whether you're staying a few hours ...
Experience immersive Virtual-Reality, motion-sensor games, and interactive infographics at our Metro Tunnel HQ. Kids will find the centre so fun they won't want to leave. Lower into the tunnel under construction in our VR experience and build your own train! Try beat our score in the incredibly entertaining Metro Runner motion game. During school holidays, we'll be giving out free goodies to all children who visit. Students can take part in the education program. This free session for schools ... Read more involves in-depth learning about the Metro Tunnel and careers around the project. Engaging activities in our dedicated learning centre certainly are inspiring experiences for developing minds. You can find out more and how to book on our website. With our colourful centre and friendly Information Officers, learn about how the Metro Tunnel project will benefit you and our city. More trains, more often, the Metro Tunnel tunnel will get our train network moving. Located in the heart ...
The Escape Hunt Experience is a fantastic global entertainment franchise offering unique "escape the room" adventures to the public and corporate clients all over the world. It is ranked as the No. 1 attraction on TripAdvisor in Bangkok and this new and amazing concept has finally arrived in Melbourne! It is exciting, addictive, challenging, educational and above all, fun! Voyage back 100 years in time and play the part of a famous detective solving mysteries in a unique historic setting. The ... Read more Escape Hunt Experience – Melbourne offers a true "experience" where you are transported to another era and play the part of a famous London detective with your colleagues trying to solve a unique mystery. As a team, you play against the clock in one of our rooms to solve the challenge and thereby find your escape. Our adventures last around 90 minutes – after a short briefing you play your 60 minute game. Afterwards, you can chat about your experience in our lounge over refreshments and ...
- Birthday parties from age 6 and up - Parties for a minimum of 10 and maximum of 24 guests (full venue hire for more guests available) - 90 minute parties including one hour of track action followed by 30 minutes of food and drink in exclusive party room - Unique and memorable party experience like no other - Fully hosted racing experience with mic'd up hosts commentating and running all of the action on one of two 40 metre, eight lane slot car racing tracks - 2 different party packages available ... Read more including all food, drink and entertainment - Parent platters and beverage service available RACE PARTY takes you into the fast lane, testing your skills in a high speed arena of slot car action. Race Party brings the charm and nostalgia of slot car racing roaring into the modern era. Perfect for all ages from 6 to 106, test yourself and compete on one of two state of the art slot car tracks. Both our Albert Park and Monaco tracks are 40 metres of twists and turns, consisting of 8 ...
How to plan the perfect pre-teen kids party
While your kids are really young it's pretty easy to throw a party for them as they are easily entertained, but things get a bit trickier once your kids turn 8. They're not quite old enough yet for teenage-style parties but too old for things like soft play centres. As your kids get older, it might feel a bit daunting to plan and throw a great party for them, but we've got you covered. Here are some tips for planning the perfect children's party:Who should I invite? The guest list can be d...Read more
Melbourne's Leading Premium Photo Booth Company! We have Photobooth Packages Starting From $495 Dont settle for anything less than the best at your event. (Yes we can go up stairs) We have over 17 years of experience within the Event Industry & are the preferred photobooth supplier with many venues & corporate companys all over Melbourne & Sydney! Recent Corporate Clients Include: Dior, Disney, Avon, mUmbrella 360, Yahoo7, Jeanswest Jnr, VodkaO, Midori,Pedestrian.TV, 28 Black, Waffleink ... Read more to name a few! All our packages come with the all the trimmings! Hi Definition DSLR Photobooth Unlimited Photos Colour, Black & White Double Photostrips every session DVD of all Photostrips Prop box (filled with Hats, Tiaras, Goofy glasses & loads more) Photo Album (With gold & silver pens) Personalised Logo or greeting on the 4th frame of every photostrip Delivery⁄set up and removal of the photobooth Private Web Gallery Liaison with the venue to ensure smooth set up & removal A ...
Amazing service from dave & his team!!!
08-12-2015 by Patricia
Absolutely amazing service. Super easy to deal with from the get go. Highly recommend and competitive pricing.
- Shop CW-G19, The District Entertainment, 440 Docklands Drive, Docklands, VIC, Docklands, VIC 3008
- 5-10 km from Niddrie
There's no place for a kids birthday party like Archie Brothers Cirque Electriq! With games galore and plentiful prizes, it's the perfect party venue! Our provided party host will see that they run themselves ragged around our arcade and activities, and we've got delicious delights to fuel the fun too, so all you have to do is put your feet up!
Loveable, loud, and loaded with laughs, Aussie Kids Rock are armed with instantly catchy songs, and manic comedy skits. They have toured throughout Australia with their unique blend of comedy and music, racking up over a thousand shows successfully gaining a great reputation along the way! Come and join the fun! Aussie Kids Rock perform various musical styles, in costume, and encourage volunteers from the audience to join in with (quick to learn) dance steps… Although they offer family fun ... Read more right across the board Aussie Kids Rock are mainly aimed at 5 to 9 year olds, setting their show apart from the many pre-school shows in the current market place.
Welcome to Airodrome Trampoline and Inflatables Park. Airodrome Melbourne's only indoor Trampoline Park and Inflatables Playground in one! Prepare to fly in our a spring-loaded playground, where your feet will barely touch the ground! Our flight deck is fitted out with state of the art interconnected Australian- made Trampolines and we have the BIGGEST Inflatable Slide this in Melbourne! It's time to party with your mates, defy gravity & climb some walls, compete in a dodgeball challenge, ... Read more shoot some hoops, practice flips & tricks or lose yourself in the huge foam pit. Little kids & big kids alike are guaranteed the ultimate experience during their airtime at the Airodrome! Extreme fun & fitness for the whole family!! Come see what "Life is like in the Air". We have a session that suits all ages, from our Parent's and Bub's session for the littlies, to our Friday Frenzy Extreme Jump sessions on Friday nights for some late night craziness. We also have Trampoline Classes ...
- World Trade Centre, Mezzanine Level, 637 Flinders St, Melbourne CBD, VIC 3000
- 10-20 km from Niddrie
Hi Voltage Karts is the first to bring ELECTRIC Go Karts to Melbourne! That means ZERO Emissions and no smell of fuel whilst you race our INDOOR 300m track! Super quick speeds from 0 to 80kms in our Adult Storm Karts. Junior Karts are available for youngsters aged 8 years old and above (125cm is the minimum height requirement!). Awesome birthday party packages are also available!
Museum Victoria is Australia's largest public museum organisation. Our museums are: Melbourne Museum, Immigration Museum and Scienceworks.
The National Trust is a not-for-profit organisation that works to protect our build, natural and cultural heritage. We have mansions, gardens, a tall ship and a gaol ready to be explored. We also host many events including Rippon Lea's Teddy Bears' Picnic, Easter Fun Days, and Pirate Sundays!
Trust Kids! Detective Agent Day
Dates: from 30 Nov -1 to 30 Nov -1
The children will arrive at the Old Melbourne Gaol dressed in their best detective outfit and ready to follow the trail to solve the hundred year old murder mystery. The event will begin in the Old Magistrates' Court where they'll be given a list of clues from the judge. They'll rotate through each activity in the Old Melbourne Gaol and the old Police Watch House in search of evidence to the 'who done it' murder mystery. Once completed, they'll race back to the Old Magistrates' Court to report their findings to the judge and find out if they've solved the hundred year old murder mystery. There will be 6 different activity zones, interactive prison photo opportunities (mug shots, Ned Kelly outfits etc.), a kids movie, Ned Kelly mask making and a certificate from the mayor for solving the hundred year old murder mystery. *Lunch can be eaten in the courtyard next door to the Old Melbourne Gaol (lunch not included). Benefits: Fun, interactive, educational program Variety of activities – 6 activity zones Event run by trained professionals Secure and safe venue High adult to child ratio Open space available for picnic lunch Award winning attraction Admission: Adults $25 Child $20 NT Members Adult $15 Child $12 Bookings required. To book please phone 03 9656 9804.
Join one of our First Mates and sign up as a crew member for a complete tour of the ship where you have to do all the work - scrub the decks, haul the sail or push the capstan. Find out all about the history of the ship and the period of sail in our gallery and learn all about the hardship and adventure of life at sea.
Equitana is Australia's favorite equine showcase held at the Melbourne Showgrounds 15 to 18 November 2018 with our largest event precinct ever. Four full days packed with Competition, Education, Entertainment and the largest equine shopping destination in the Southern Hemisphere.
Easter School Holidays at Luna Park Luna Park has you covered this Autumn school holidays with tons of sweet activities and chocolate related fun to celebrate the Easter Bunny coming to town. With gigantic Egg Hunts, live bunnies to cuddle, and the awesome 'Climbzilla' adventure zone, it's 'EGGStreme Easter' family fun! Worried about the kids climbing the walls this school break? Worry no more; Luna Park will have them climbing the all-new Sky Trail Navigator Adventure Course "Climbzilla"! ... Read more This 8 metre high, double level ropes course will have the kids scaling an array of challenging trails to make their way to the end – a great activity to keep the kids entertained and engaged! Luna Park will be buzzing across the Easter weekend (April 3rd – April 6th) with eggstra special fun with the Easter Bunny hopping around, free face painting, stilt walkers roaming the park and an adorable 'bunny and chick' animal farm for the little ones to play with in addition to all of Luna ...
UpUnlimited Richmond & Moorabbin is brought to you by The Makers of Clip 'N Climb Melbourne. Featuring over 60+ Clip N Climb climbing challenges and 85+ meters of caving obstacles across 2 awesome venues. It is FUN for all ages. Book Now to Climb Your Way to Unlimited Fun.
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SkyHigh Mt Dandenong is open seven days a week, 365 days a year. Situated less than an hour from the CBD, our restaurant and bistro have the best view in Melbourne. Whether you're hungry for breakfast after a long bike ride or planning a romantic dinner, we have you covered. But once you get here, there's more to do than just watch the sun sink below the city skyline or admire the majestic sweep of Victoria's Port Phillip Bay. Kids and adults love our hedge maze, where four stamps are collected ... Read more on a passport in order to escape. Along the way, there are sculptures, illusions and plenty of beautiful climbing rose bushes. For something less puzzling, our English garden is an ideal place for a walk. Its winding gravel paths and well-established plants are the envy of amateur and professional gardeners alike, while kids love the nearby Wishing Tree and Percy Possum's House. More serious walkers enjoy tackling the marked trails which traverse the native bushland surrounding SkyHigh. One ...
From South America! Circus Latino is a traditional circus with a Latino Twist! Meet the Famous T-Rex!! See the Amazing Acro-Catz!! Witness the Man in the Bottle!! Under the Big Top we have Clowns, Acrobats, Jugglers, Hula Hoops, Aerial Acts, Strong Man, Trampoline, The Ring of Death and plenty of audience participation for the kids! This year's new attractions are The Man in the Bottle and The Acrobat Cats!! Outside we have the Jumping Castle, Feed the Ducks - everyone wins a prize! Show ... Read more Bags, Glowies and Souvenir Photos! Fill up those tummies and wet your whistles at our Canteen with Hot & Cold Beverages, Hot Dogs, Popcorn, Fairy Floss, Ice Cream and Lollies! Pre - Order your Food Combo when you purchase your tickets! For just $10 you get: 1x Can of Drink, Fruit Juice or Water; 1x Bag of Fairy Floss; 1x Hot Dog and 1x Ice Cream! Ticket Prices: Tango - VIP Ringside : Adults $30, Kids $25 Salsa - 2nd Row : Adults $25, Kids $20 Mambo - 3rd & 4th Row : Adults $20, ...
Circus Latino at Westfield, Airport West EVERYDAY IN SCHOOL HOLIDAYS!
Dates: from 30 Nov -1 to 30 Nov -1
Circus Latino is Australia's newest circus and is presented by South American Circus Families. The exciting programme is designed for all ages, so the whole FAMILY can enjoy an outing TOGETHER! Following South American Circus Tradition; the show includes amazing Jugglers, Hilarious Clowns & Latin dancers that will make your feet move and incredible aerial stunts that will have you on the edge of your seats. Add in a Ninja Fire act, the Ring of Death, Animal Fantasy & Dinosaurs back form extinction - this spectacle is a truly GREAT CIRCUS Tickets range between $10 & $30. Please refer to our website for details, or call 0466 999 260 for more information.
24-09-2016 by Michelle
Worst circus ever! Do not waste your money on this!!!!!!
Fabulous fun for the whole family
16-07-2016 by Beverley Eikli
Fantastic outing and a real highlight for our visiting interstate family: 8 of us aged four to 54. The acts were varied - clever, visually lovely, funny and, at times, amazing. (Couldn't believe the contortionist!) All in all, a really nice atmosphere with lovely, friendly acrobats and performers. Highly recommended!
fantastic family entertainment
28-02-2016 by Miriam
We saw the show last night and thoroughly enjoyed it. We laughed so hard at the clowns and the amazing acts of the talented troop! The man who fits his entire body into a bottle was incredible! We loved every second of the show.
Highly disapointing
28-12-2015 by Ridzwan
First of all, if you want to purchase this, do not buy the VIP tickets. Buy the cheapest one. There is no point at all, there is only like 6 rows of seat and sitting at VIP is a huge waste of money. Sitting at the front is not comfortable at all, since we have to lift our head up to watch (just like being at the front in cinema). You can see clearly at the very back, trust me. Second of all, the seats are cheap plastic portable chair on top of grass. So, dont expect it to look like a stage at all. Lastly, the performance is boring. The clown act is cliche and the people who are supposed to accrobatic stuffs look like bunch of amateurs. The things they are doing are amazing if you saw one of your friends doing that. We clapped our hands just because we have to, not because we are amazed by the show. The man who can fit on a box, is the only amazing stuff about the performance. I watched a circus at caufield couple of years ago. I paid $35 for mid row seats (same price with pointcook latino VIP) and I was amazed by the show. They're highly entertaining, very skilfull and so much fun to watch. It's even held in big proper stage with proper seats. I dont know whether the caufield price is too cheap or this latino show is too expensive. For me, to call this thing circus is an overstatement. In conclusion, don't expect anything from this show. If you want to watch, grab the last row. They're half the price + you dont have to lift your head to watch.
OPEN FROM 10 am - LATE 7 DAYS A WEEK! Karting Madness is Australia's largest indoor go kart venue. Located in Chirnside Park, Karting Madness boasts over 600m of 6m wide track. Featuring fast straights, tight turns, technical corners and visible lap times; our centre is the ideal location for adrenaline packed adventure. Karting Madness also has racing simulators on site, cafe, amusements, arcade games, group packages and exclusive track & venue hire available! Karting is available for ages 4+ ... Read more ADULT KARTS - ROOKIE KARTS - DUAL SEATED KARTS Call to make your booking or head to our website!
Snipers Den Paintball is the leading paintball field in Melbourne. With 5 paintball fields spread out over 7 acres Snipers Den caters to large and small groups. Trading since 2009 and staff with over 50 years collective experience we know that we can offer the best paintball experience available. Each field has been custom built to deliver the best possible experience. We can provide custom and private sessions so a great option for birthdays or just a good school holiday experience. This ... Read more one is for the older kids with the minimun age 16 and over. Give us a buzz with any questions and we will make sure we deliver the experience you are looking for!
Sprouts is a medium-sized, indoor play centre nestled at the foot of Mt Dandenong in Melbourne's Outer East. We're big enough to enjoy hours of fun but we're small enough to see or hear your child in nearly every play point from your seat. We're also small enough to keep warm in winter, to keep cool in summer and we're not too noisy! Sprouts is ideally suited to ages 0-8. We have a big gated 0-3 play area & 7 slides throughout the playground! Our friendly staff are focused on providing ... Read more an enjoyable experience for you & your little companions through excellent service and a clean, happy & positive environment. Our most frequent feedback is about our friendliness, cleanliness & our great coffee! Kid's parties, casual play, group bookings, & after hours venue hire bookings (great for fundraisers or Christmas parties) are all welcome.
The Big Freeze Festival returns these July school holidays providing 9 days of winter fun for Melbourne families (July 1-9). Featuring a snow experience close to home our interactive zones include snow play, snow slides, snowball toss, snow globe photo booth, snowfall forest, winter village, kids' challenge, circus skills workshops, construction zone, polar bear slide, arts'n'crafts & more. Located under the Big Top at Fountain Gate Shopping Centre (only minutes from the Monash Fwy) it's completely ... Read more indoors and protected from the weather. The snow pits do bring down the temperature, so make sure that you rug up still! Ticket numbers are strictly limited to avoid overcrowding and long lines. Therefore purchase tickets early to avoid disappointment.
Chesterfield Farm is an educational tourist farm for all ages. We have lots of activities including cow milking, sheepdog demos, shearing, tractor wagon rides, baby animal nursery and feed trail walk. We also run educational tours for schools and kinders. We have plenty of areas available for private functions with BBQ hire if needed. Our newest addition is our Chesterfield Farm Homestead Cafe open 7 days per week for breakfast and lunch.


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Subject: Flood Insurance
Date: October 11, 2013
To: Chief Executive Officers of All National Banks and Federal Savings Associations, Federal Branches and Agencies, Department and Division Heads, All Examining Personnel, and Other Interested Parties
Description: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Board), Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Farm Credit Administration (FCA), and National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) have issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would amend regulations regarding loans in areas having special flood hazards to implement certain provisions of the Biggert-Waters Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2012 (Biggert-Waters Act or Act). Specifically, the proposal would establish requirements with respect to the escrow of flood insurance payments, the acceptance of private flood insurance policies, and the force-placement of flood insurance. Furthermore, the OCC is proposing to integrate its flood insurance regulations for national banks and federal savings associations (collectively, banks), currently set forth at 12 CFR 22 and 12 CFR 172. The proposed rule has a 60-day comment period, ending on December 10, 2013.
Escrow of Flood Insurance Payments
Private Flood Insurance
Force Placement
The National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 and the Flood Disaster Protection Act, as amended, govern the NFIP. Among other things, these statutes require the purchase of flood insurance on certain properties and make available federally subsidized flood insurance to owners of improved real estate or mobile homes located in special flood hazard areas if the community where the improved real estate or mobile home is located participates in the NFIP.1 The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) administers the NFIP.2 OCC, Board, FDIC, NCUA, and FCA regulations implement these statutes for the lending institutions they supervise.
The Biggert-Waters Act significantly amends the NFIP requirements. Among other things, the Act (1) requires regulated lending institutions to escrow premiums and fees for flood insurance on residential improved real estate, unless the regulated lending institution meets the statutory small institution exception;3 (2) directs regulated lending institutions to accept private flood insurance, as defined by the Act, and to notify borrowers of the availability of private flood insurance; and (3) clarifies that the cost of premiums and fees incurred for force-placed insurance may include costs for coverage beginning on the date on which the flood insurance coverage lapsed or did not provide sufficient coverage, and establishes procedures for terminating force-placed insurance.
Further Information
Please contact Rhonda L. Daniels, Compliance Specialist, Compliance Policy Division, (202) 649-5405; Margaret C. Hesse, Senior Counsel, Community and Consumer Law Division, (202) 649-6350, or Heidi M. Thomas, Special Counsel, Legislative and Regulatory Activities Division, (202) 649-5490 or (202) 649-6360.
Amy S. Friend
Related Link
1 A special flood hazard area is an area within a floodplain having a 1 percent or greater chance of flood occurrence in any given year. 44 CFR 59.1.
2 FEMA regulations implementing the NFIP appear at 44 CFR 59-77.
3 Subsequent to the enactment of the Biggert-Waters Act, Congress clarified that the flood insurance escrow requirement applies only to residential loans secured by residential improved real estate. See Public Law No. 112-281 (January 14, 2013).


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Frysco hosts several furry sites under critter.net, which also hosts many convention photographs. He also hosted Flayrah, which he led from mid-2006 to 2009.
Frysco is a gryfsune - a hybrid of kitsune and gryphon. Originally resembling a grey fox, Frysco was created as a character for the Sinai MUCK. When Frysco was about to gain his sixth kitsune tail, he became aware of his gryphon ancestry (on his father's side) and instead became part gryphon, sprouting bright Rainbow Lorikeet feathers.
Frysco's player also has two other characters he regularly brings to life: Kanshin (a black gryphon), and Lochinvar (a winged coyote).
Frysco has a number of fursuits, including:[1]
- Cackle, a Northern Mockingbird, which he built himself.
- Cisco, a grey fox, commissioned from Alopex.
- Kanshin, a gryphon, purchased from Marylen Costumes.
- Kootenay, a Steller's Jay, built by Crafty Coyo Costumes.
- Lasrach, a hippogryph. The body of Lasrach was built by Frysco with some help from ScribbleFox and WhiteyFawks, while the head was commissioned from Jax the Purple Bat.
- Lutalo, an African Wild Dog, commissioned from LX Limited.
- Morse, a European Magpie, made by Frysco.
- Napier, a hyena, pruchased from LX Limited.
- Nikoli, a snowleopard, whose head was made by One Fur All Studios.
- Oscar, a German Shepherd, commissioned from Joecifur.
- Rupelli, a fox, made by Frysco.
- Tiwaz, a tiger, who was mostly made by Frysco with stripes air-brushed by WhiteyFawks.
- Tseatah, a 'critter', based on a hyena-like hybrid with saberteeth and horns, who is also the mascot of critter.net. Tseatah was commissioned from Arend Studios.
Frysco has been on the staff for Howloween and Further Confusion, for which he was convention chairman in 2009. Other conventions he has been to include Anthrocon, Eurofurence, Midwest FurFest and RainFurrest.
External links[edit]
|This person is a WikiFur user:
- Frysco's homepage.
- critter.net
- Frysco on LiveJournal
- Frysco on Twitter
- ↑ Frysco's fursuits on his personal webpages. Retrieved April 29, 2009


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In his address, Faulconer emphasized the importance of fiscal responsibility and unity among city leaders to achieve neighborhood goals like infrastructure repair, environmental protection and public safety.
"I vividly remember when I was first sworn in seven years ago, the depths of the problems at City Hall were becoming more and more apparent — the debts, the lawsuits, the pension scandals, the delayed audit reports, the mismanagement of tax dollars and the lack of accountability and transparency," he said. "In a bipartisan manner, we have eliminated the culture of 'Spend today, save tomorrow,' which has now given way to budgetary realism and fiscal reform."
He said collaborative efforts by city leadership has gotten the city through tough financial chaos and civic embarrassment, creating a model for fiscal responsibility, transparency and government accountability.
"Our city is in a much stronger financial position that it has ever been before," he said. "I'm committed to spending within our means. It's the only way that we can ensure that our tax dollars can be invested in our neighborhoods to deliver the real results that all of us are pushing for."
A few of those neighborhood accomplishments in the Point Loma and Ocean Beach communities over the past year included the community-driven redesign of Ocean Beach's Veterans Plaza, completion of the first phase of the Ocean Beach Gateway Park and recent passage of legislation to protect 31 acres of Point Loma's Famosa Slough from future development.
One improvement on the horizon for the Point Loma community is the creation of a world-class Olympic-size swimming pool and aquatic center at Liberty Station for everyone in the community to enjoy. After preserving the initial funding intended to kickstart that project, Faulconer announced the city completed a request for development proposal to bring that vision to reality.
On a citywide level, Faulconer and his City Council colleagues helped San Diego lead the charge on comprehensive immigration reform and will continue efforts toward the councilman's proposed oversize-vehicle ordinance in the coming months.
As he moves forward in his tenure, Faulconer outlined principles he pledges to follow as he continues his efforts toward a brighter future.
"First, we must fulfill the will of the voters by implementing comprehensive pension reform at City Hall. We must make full pension payments to ensure we don't unduly pass on the debt to our children and grandchildren," he said. "We must protect public safety, particularly by improving police retention and recruitment, and we must not and cannot support cuts to our core neighborhood services that all of us rely on."
The councilman said no budget is justifiable unless the city considers all reasonable and innovative ways to deliver services efficiently and effectively.
"Unfortunately, the administration is ignoring opportunities to cut government waste by stalling managed competition, which is costing taxpayers tens of millions of dollars each year that would be saved through streamlining," he said. "Using estimates about what the city could gain through accountability and competitive bidding, we could save $20 million additionally every single year. That would reduce our budget deficit by half right now just if we were moving forward on managed competition."
He said in the next 30 days, he will ask his fellow councilmembers to reaffirm their commitment to voter-approved managed competition.
"I believe it is central that we have a healthy and dynamic city and these principles will help ensure that," he said. "If we follow the will of the voters, particularly on managed competition, San Diego can and will continue to lead on fiscal reform."
He said although the city has united to resolve the front-page financial scandals of the past, the day-to-day neighborhood challenges remain. Those challenges, he said, must be met head-on through collaboration.
"Delivering the results we've covered tonight did not require divisive rhetoric. Partisan politics doesn't pave streets. It doesn't protect our ocean or dispatch our police officers or fire fighters to our homes any faster," he said. "Collaboration and respect get things done, and it's the path I intend to follow as long as I am your elected leader."