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Afternoon: Hotel Check in after 3:00 PM. Rooms may be available earlier based upon demand, call hotel for request. Road Scholar program registration from 4:30 - 5:15 PM in the hotel meeting room. Meet your program Group Leader and receive your program folder, name tag, the up to date schedule and other important information we will review during Orientation. Beginning at 5:30 PM in the hotel meeting room, your coordinator will provide an in-depth program orientation, review the schedule and lead group introductions. Come prepare for an adventurous week of learning and new friends! Unless otherwise specified, throughout the program, your naturalist Group Leader will describe and explain aspects such as geology, geography, human, and natural history as we pass though spectacular scenery. All transportation will be via motor coach unless specified otherwise. Please be aware that program activities and scheduled times could change due to local circumstances. In the event of changes, we will alert you as quickly as possible. Thank you for your understanding.
Dinner: After Orientation enjoy a buffet dinner including salad, main entree, sides and dessert in the hotel conference room. Water, ice tea and coffee are included. Alcoholic beverages available for purchase at the hotel lounge.
Evening: At leisure. Take the rest of the evening to settle in, relax, and get a good night's sleep for the full day ahead tomorrow.
Activity note: Drive time to and from hotel 45 minutes. Prepare to be on your feet for a good part of the day. The walking distance at Saguaro National Park will be about 1/2 mile on a paved trail and on a level gravel dry stream bed. There will be multiple stops to discuss desert flora and fauna. The visit to the Arizona Sonora Desert Museum will be a self guide, self paced experience. The museum trails are generally gravel with some rolling hills. Walk as much or as little as you like.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast in the hotel restaurant. Scrambled eggs, potatoes, meats, pasties, toast, fruit, cereals, juice, tea, coffee and much more.
Morning: Travel to Saguaro National Park Rincon District Visitor Center. Upon arrival the group will view the spectacular park video in the auditorium as an introduction to the Sonoran Desert.Saguaro National Park is home to the world's most recognized cactus, the majestic saguaro. This will be our first exposure to the Sonoran Desert and an opportunity to establish program themes such as desert adaptations, water issues and diversity. A guided walk among the desert vegetation by your naturalist Group Leader will be offered. Depart Saguaro NP. Drive 10 minutes to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum arriving before lunch.
Lunch: Enjoy a plated lunch at the Arizona - Sonora Desert Museum. A selection of sandwiches with chips and cookie will be offered. Ice tea (try the prickly pear flavor), water, coffee and sodas are included from the beverage station. Alcoholic beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon: After lunch explore the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum on your own. With a museum map in hand - an orientation by your Group Leader will help guide participants to the many fascinating exhibits, special events, natural features, docent demonstration areas and trails. Special presentations including the reptile demonstration, docent staffed exhibit tables and the famous "Raptor Free Flight Program" will be available. Stunning and often odd desert flora and fauna are on display throughout the museum.
Dinner: Festive plated dinner at a local Mexican restaurant. Participants will choose a dinner selection from a group menu. Ice tea, coffee and sodas are included. Alcoholic beverages available for purchase from servers.
Evening: After dinner your Group Leader will discuss travel plans and logistics for the next day's travel.
Activity note: Driving time from Tucson to Yuma is 3.5 hours (245 miles). In Yuma there will be an optional one mile walk from the downtown area to the Yuma Territorial Prison along the banks of the Colorado River and Gateway Park on a paved path.
Breakfast: Hot buffet breakfast at the hotel restaurant.
Morning: After breakfast, depart for Yuma, AZ. Along the way we travel through the Sonoran Desert National Monument and follow the course of the Gila River on its route to the Colorado River. Dramatic changes in the desert landscape will be experienced on this day as we travel from the relatively lush Tucson portion of the Sonoran Desert to the dry lower Colorado River portion. Features and stories of historic and regional significance will be pointed out and discussed along the travel route by your Group Leader.
Lunch: Plated lunch at Lute's "Casino". Lute's has been a Yuma landmark for generations. It is full of interesting and zany trappings and it is where the locals gather to eat lunch. Participants will order from a group menu with a wide selection of lunch items. Water, ice tea, sodas, lemonade, coffee and tea will be included. Alcoholic beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon: In Yuma enjoy a docent lead tour of the famous Yuma Territorial Prison Historic Park. Steep yourself in the history of the old west with a docent lead tour of the park museum and prison grounds. Enjoy sweeping views of the Colorado River and Yuma in the distance.
Dinner: Dinner at an Asian Buffet Restaurant. Enjoy a wide variety of Chinese entrees in addition to sushi, salad and dessert stations. Ice tea, hot tea, coffee and sodas are included. Alcoholic beverages available for purchase.
Evening: A presentation on Western Water and the Colorado River by retired US Bureau of Reclamation manager Jim Cherry in the hotel conference room. For 33 years Jim Cherry worked for the US Bureau of Reclamation. Major responsibilities for Cherry included overseeing the operation of the Hoover, Davis and Parker dams on the Lower Colorado.
Activity note: There will be an opportunity for exploratory walks on a sand dune at the Algodones dune field and along the shore of the Salton Sea. Driving time from Yuma to Palm Desert is 3 hours (175 miles).
Breakfast: Breakfast at the hotel with eggs, sausage, toast, cereals, fruit and yogurt available. Tea, coffee and juice included.
Morning: After breakfast, load luggage and travel to Palm Desert. The group will travel through the Imperial Valley which lies mostly below sea level and is one of the richest agricultural areas in the US. Imperial Valley features include the Algodones Sand Dune Field, the Imperial hydrothermal area, and the Salton Sea. The Salton Sea was created in 1905 when Imperial Valley water suppliers breached a levee and allowed the Colorado River to overflow its banks and fill this below sea level basin. On board and field commentary will be provided by your Group Leader. Stops for viewing these interesting features will be made at appropriate places and times.
Lunch: Box lunch picnic on the shore of the Salton Sea at Salton Sea State Park. A selection of sandwiches, chips, fruit and cookie will be offered. Colds drinks will be provided.
Afternoon: Continue travel to Palm Desert, California. Before arriving in the Palm Springs area, we will travel through the Coachella Valley, the "Date Palm Capital" of the world. We will stop at the Oasis Date Garden to sample some of the many variety of dates. If you are adventurous you can treat yourself to a date milk shake!
Dinner: Dinner in hotel meeting room. Enjoy a catered buffet dinner with salad, entree, sides and dessert. Ice tea, water and coffee are included. Alcoholic beverages available for purchase from the resort lounge.
Evening: Evening presentation on the human and natural history of the Cahuilla and Agua Caliente native people in the hotel meeting room, presented by exuberant naturalist Jona Kalayjian. Jona brings a treasure trove of desert materials and pictures to share with the group to bring her cultural and natural history stories to life.
Activity note: An optional one mile loop hike in Hidden Valley (Joshua Tree) will be offered. The trail is made up of gravel and some exposed rock surfaces. The trail is generally on gently rolling terrain but there are a couple areas that have a series of stone steps (newly reworked by the Park Service trail crew) that must be negotiated with extra care. The overall ascend up and down is about 20 - 30 feet at each location. Drive time to Joshua Tree is 1 hour (50 miles).
Breakfast: A buffet breakfast will be served in the hotel dining room. During our stay a rotating selection of eggs or pancakes, sides, toast, oatmeal and fruit will be offered. Tea, coffee, and juices are included.
Morning: Depart for Joshua Tree National Park. On board and field commentary will be provided by your Group Leader. Two deserts whose characteristics are determined primarily by elevation, come together at Joshua Tree National Park. Below 3,000 feet, the Colorado Desert encompasses the eastern part of the park and feature creosote bush, ocotillo, and cholla cactus. The higher and slightly cooler Mojave Desert is the habitat of the Joshua tree. The park also contains many fantastic geologic formations. We will stop at the park Visitor Center on our way to Keys View (5185 feet above sea level). This outstanding view point overlooks the Coachella Valley which includes the Salton Sea and the San Andreas Fault Zone.
Lunch: Picnic lunch at the spectacular Hidden Valley picnic area among the whimsical and dramatic boulders. Sandwiches, chips, fruit and cookie will be offered. Cold drinks will be available.
Afternoon: We continue our Joshua Tree National Park visit with an optional one mile hike into Hidden Valley on an rough unpaved trail that winds between unique desert plants including Joshua trees, and spectacular granite boulders; and leads us through the legendary cattle rustlers hideout.
Dinner: Dinner at a local restaurant.
Evening: Evening at your leisure.
Activity note: Expect much cooler temperature and possibly snow on the ground at the Palm Spring Tram Mountain Station. An optional hike in Long Valley will be offered depending on weather and trail conditions. From the station, a 200 yard long paved walkway descends to the valley floor. The 3/4 mile Long Valley Nature Trail Loop (relatively level) and the 1.5 mile Desert View Loop (some elevation gain and uneven footing) both start from the bottom of the walkway.
Breakfast: Buffet breakfast will be served at the hotel.
Morning: Depart for the the Palm Springs Aerial Tramway. This is truly an engineering marvel and a breathtaking experience. Starting from an elevation of 2,643 feet at the Valley Station the tram will transport the group to the Mountain Station at an elevation of 8,516 feet. At the Mountain Station enjoy sweeping views of the Coachella Valley, the Salton Sea and Joshua Tree National Park. Trails lead into the San Jacinto Wilderness. Plenty of time for gazing and exploring (including a small museum and 2 videos) will be offered.
Lunch: Buffet lunch will be at the Top of the Tram Cafe. Participants will choose from two side salads, 3 entrees and sides. Hot and cold drinks from the self serve beverage station. Alcoholic drinks available for purchase.
Afternoon: Return by approximately 2:00 pm and enjoy a free afternoon at the hotel in Palm Desert. This is a perfect time to relax by the pool.
Dinner: Dinner on your own. Tonight we will take participants to the "Palm Springs VillageFest'. Transportation will be provided on this evening to and from downtown Palm Springs. This weekly street fair is consistently voted as Palm Springs number one community event featuring arts, crafts, food, and entertainment! The street fair offers a large variety of meal options.Your coordinator will provide dining suggestions to various eating venues in the area. NOTE: the hotel has an on site restaurant with a full dinner menu for those that do not wish to "go into town".
Evening: A trip to the Palm Springs Street Fair will be offered this evening. Arts and crafts booths, food stalls and open shops all make for a festive evening of browsing and shopping.
Activity note: Travel time from Palm Desert to Death Valley National Park 5 hours (290 miles).
Breakfast: A buffet breakfast will be served at the hotel.
Morning: This will be our longest travel day but we will break up the miles by taking the scenic back roads en route to Death Valley National Park (290 miles) through the Mojave Desert. On board commentary will be provided by your Group Leader. Stops for viewing these interesting features will be made at appropriate places and times. Our morning travels will take us past Amboy Crater Volcanic Field and then through the spectacular Mojave National Preserve to the Train Depot in the tiny outpost of Kelso. The newly renovated Kelso Train Depot is a National Park Service visitor center and museum with excellent exhibits and bookstore.
Lunch: Sack lunch on the grounds of the historic Kelso Depot. Sandwiched, chips, fruit and cookie included. Cold drinks will be provided.
Afternoon: Arrive in Death Valley National Park by approximately 4:00 pm in time for hotel check in. Unpack and relax before dinner.
Dinner: Dinner at the "Date Grove" dining facility located at the Oasis at Death Valley. Hot and cold entrees will be available along with water, tea and coffee. Alcoholic beverages available for purchase. Note: The Oasis at Death Valley (formerly Furnace Creek Ranch) is undergoing a complete dining facilities make over through spring 2018. The temporary Date Grove dining facility is the only dining option in the developed area. Xanterra, the park concessionaire, has worked hard and done an admiral job with their menu options and seating area to create a comfortable dining experience for park visitors. When eating various meals at the Date Grove, Road Scholar participants will be able to order off the menu to ensure that they get what they want from the available options. Your Group Leader will prep the group about the procedures and steps needed to efficiently place orders, get served and settled in to enjoy the meal.
Evening: Evening at your leisure.
Activity note: The optional Golden Canyon Trail proceeds along the bottom of the canyon floor. Except for a small step- up at the beginning, the natural gravel trail is mostly level (dry stream gradient). There is a customary turn around place at one mile ( 2 miles round trip) - further exploration up the canyon is possible, time permitting.This is an in an out the same way trail so one can go as far as one wishes and then turn around. Driving time is minimal today.
Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast at the Date Grove dining facility. Hot and cold entrees will be available along with tea, coffee, and juice.
Morning: Time to explore the park! On board commentary will be provided by your Group Leader. For a unique experience we will drive to and explore "Bad Water". Bad Water (salt flat lake) encompasses the lowest point in the Western Hemisphere at 282 feet below sea level and is the driest place in North America with an average rainfall of only 1.96 inches a year. This first excursion into the park is a perfect introduction to Death Valley's many and varied landscapes. Make sure that you have plenty of film (or memory) in your camera. The touring continues with a stop at Zabriskie Point. A trip to Zabriskie Point for many is the highlight of the trip. The otherworldly "naked earth" scene that is exposed here dazzles the eye and has had the ability to strike fear in the heart of the hapless traveler.
Lunch: Lunch at the Date Grove dining facility. Enjoy hot and cold entree selections. Self serve beverage station is included. Alcoholic beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon: Optional Hike on the Golden Canyon Trail led by your Group Leader. This trail provides a beautiful window into the heart of Death Valley. At the entrance to Golden Canyon you have a sweeping view across Death Valley toward the Panamint Mountains. The narrow, deep shape of the side canyons of Death Valley, such as Golden Canyon, indicate that the uplift of the mountains is relatively recent, consistent with other evidence that the landscape of Death Valley is quite young. Load bus late afternoon and depart for Stovepipe Well (30 minute drive) for dinner.
Dinner: Enjoy a hearty western "Chuckwagon" buffet dinner at the Toll Road Restaurant in Stovepipe Wells. Water, coffee, tea included. Alcoholic beverages available for purchase.
Evening: Evening at your leisure.
Activity note: An opportunity to walk in the Stovepipe Wells (Mesquite) dune field will be offered. Multiple short drives as we explore the park, two hours total (80 miles).
Breakfast: Enjoy breakfast at the Date Grove dining facility. Hot and cold entrees will be available along with tea, coffee, and juice.
Morning: Continue our explorations in Death Valley and vicinity. Our first stop will be at the majestic Mesquite Sand Dunes. A short exploratory walk on the dunes will be offered. Perfect for photos! Continue 45 minutes to the mining ghost town of Rhyolite. A Bureau of Land Management ranger will conduct a walk of the "town" bringing to life the past glory of this silver producing mining district. Picturesque old buildings and artifacts help set the scene for share stories and historic commentary throughout our walk.
Lunch: Enjoy lunch at the KC's Restaurant in Beatty Nevada (Just minutes from Rhyolite ghost town). KC's is famous for its home cooked, out of the oven meals which are a favorite with locals and travelers alike. Water, tea and coffee will be available. Alcoholic beverages available for purchase.
Afternoon: On the return trip to Furnace Creek a stop at the newly renovated Death Valley Visitor Center will be offered. The visitor center features a 20 minute park video, park natural and cultural history exhibits and bookstore.
Dinner: Dinner at the Date Grove dining facility.
Evening: Evening at your leisure.
Activity note: Driving time from Death Valley to Las Vegas 2 1/4 hours (120 miles).
Breakfast: Breakfast at the Date Grove dining facility.
Morning: Hotel check out by 7:45 AM. Depart Death Valley via Pahrump Nevada en route to Las Vegas. Program ends at McCarran Airport with participant drop off by approximately 11:15 am.


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Iraq unrest could put Bozeman leadership program on hold
BOZEMAN, Mont. - The turmoil and unrest in Iraq have folks across the world watching and waiting to see what will happen next. Here in Montana, for some, the conflict is hitting close to home.
We found on Friday one local nonprofit program called WorldMontana brings in more than a dozen high school students from Iraq -- 13, specifically, this year, as part of a leadership program.
The program has been around since 2008, and it could be a first for the organization if the students are not able to leave Iraq. Bottom line, it would put the program on hold.
Friday afternoon we spoke to Megan McGlothlen, the executive director of WorldMontana. She works with the students coming from Iraq for the International Visitor Leadership Program. She tells us students are able to learn from leaders at the U.S. Capitol as well as from community leaders in cities like Bozeman.
While McGlothlen and her team are in a holding pattern, she says its not just the future that has her concerned. Over the past 6 years an estimated 100 students have come from Iraq.
"We've heard from several of them and there is a couple we haven't heard from yet, but that doesn't mean anything is wrong or they are not OK, so we will give them a few more days before we really start to worry," said McGlothlen.
McGlothlen says it is hard not to worry when these students become part of your community, and family.
"It is amazing when you are dealing with high school students and young leaders, people that want to be engaged and in a community and learn about you, and share about their culture, how quickly they just wedge their way into your heart," said McGlothlen.
For now the WorldMontana team in Bozeman is on hold, watching and waiting to see how the situation in Iraq unfolds.

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Millions of people buy anti-wrinkle creams in an effort to cultivate a more youthful look. These creams, as with any other beauty product vary in effectiveness. Its effectiveness depends on the ingredients that make up the cream and for this reason you are advised to investigate what goes into the creams you put on your face. There are many commonly used and well known ingredients that work extremely well for reducing the appearance of wrinkles and fine lines. These well-known ingredients should form the basis of your anti-wrinkle creams.
It is easy to run into the question of what separates one wrinkle cream from another. The answer is that the differences come in with the various ingredients that are used to produce the cream. There are creams that include scientific compounds whereas other creams take a decidedly more natural approach. Whichever cream you are a proponent of, you should know what ingredients are contained in the one you put on your face.
Following is a list of some of the most commonly used anti-wrinkle cream ingredients today:
- Hyaluronic acid: This ingredient which is commonly used in anti-wrinkle creams actually works to soak in moisture. This will serve to plump up the tissue underneath the wrinkle
- Peptides: This ingredient actually entered the radar of the cosmetic industry for its propensity to help the healing of wounds by increasing collagen production. Peptides go by various different names, but copper peptides and pentapeptides are two ingredients very frequently used in anti-wrinkle creams
- Hydroxy acids: This ingredient serves to exfoliate - removes old skin - which gives improved and new skin the ability to shine
- Retinol: This ingredient is actually an over the counter variety of Retin-A which is a Vitamin A compound. You will find that Retin-A comes in various prescription compounds aside from retinol and acts as a way of preventing the compounds which break down collagen even before it forms. With prolonged use of retinol new collagen production has also been noted. However, some say you should avoid making use of Vitamin A compounds while pregnant
These and many other ingredients constitute the make-up of successful anti-wrinkle creams. You should only invest in proven and effective anti-aging creams which will produce the desired results. Shop around and compare the different ingredients in popular anti-wrinkle creams before deciding on which cream to buy and put on your face.


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BUHS students help craft custody bill
BRATTLEBORO -- Stacy Blackadar is a proud Vermonter.
But she found it difficult to believe that her home state did not better protect the child-custody rights of women who become pregnant due to a sexual assault.
So the Brattleboro Union High School student and a classmate decided to do something about that, helping to draft legislation that has been introduced in the state House.
Along the way, she has learned real-life lessons about the democratic process and the important role that even a 17-year-old high school student can play in it.
"To give up on trying to make the world a better place -- or your community, your state or your country a better place -- is like giving up on yourself," Blackadar said. "If something bothers you, don't sit back. Don't sit back and take it."
The issue first grabbed the attention of Blackadar and fellow student Shannakay Nichols last fall while the two were taking classes led by teacher Tim Kipp.
Kipp mentioned that 31 states allow a rapist to sue for custody rights for a child who was conceived during that assault. Vermont is one of them.
"When you hear something like that, it was mind-blowing to me," Blackadar said.
She and Nichols began to research the issue with the idea of not only completing a project for Kipp's class but also attempting to craft a bill that could become state law.
"The interest was that we could make a change," Blackadar said. "I just thought to myself, 'What if this was my mom? What if this was my best friend?'"
They drew up a position statement that began by asking the reader to imagine "the most important women and girls in your life."
"Now imagine them being violated by a man in the most graphic, horrendous, violent, degrading, embarrassing and scary way. Imagine what they went through," the students wrote. "Now imagine them being brave enough to carry the child out of that incident. Imagine the strength and courage that takes. Why does our state make it a possibility that man -- that violator -- has a right to be in their lives forever?"
They later added: "If you rob a bank, it is not your right to keep the money after; you do not deserve it. If you rob a woman of her integrity, if you rob from her something she holds close -- her privacy and her dignity -- you do not deserve to be in that child's life and her's."
Blackadar said she understands that many women who conceive as a result of a sexual assault may choose to not keep the baby. But for those who do have the child, "they decided that this is what they wanted to do," she said. "And we are going to make it more difficult for them?"
Blackadar, a West Dover resident, got in touch via e-mail with state Rep. Ann Manwaring, a Wilmington Democrat. The two met at Dot's of Dover to discuss the matter.
Blackadar said she was impressed that Manwaring knew her family personally and "made me feel really comfortable." She also was impressed with what happened next.
"She's really inspiring and very insightful," Blackadar said. "She talked to so many people. Without her, this wouldn't be where it is today."
Manwaring returned the compliment.
"Stacy Blackadar and Shannakay Nichols are remarkable young women who, while still in high school, found a wrong and did something about it," Manwaring said. "They came to me with a well-researched, well-thought-out framework for legislation."
The measure, titled House Bill 88, was introduced in late January and referred to the House Judiciary Committee. The relatively short bill's purpose is to "permit a parent to petition the court for permanent sole custody of a child who was conceived as a result of a sexual assault."
A parent can ask the court for sole custody "if the court determines by clear and convincing evidence that the child was conceived as a result of sexual assault" and the other parent was the perpetrator of that assault.
The bill also says a rape conviction is not necessarily required; instead, "the court may consider other evidence of a sexual assault in making its determination."
These permanent custody rulings are "not subject to modification," and they also bar any issuance of a parent-child contact order. But the victim still can seek child support.
Though the bill remains in committee, more than 40 House members are listed as supporters. In Windham County, they include Manwaring, Mike Mrowicki of Putney, David Deen of Westminster, Dick Marek of Newfane, Carolyn Partridge of Windham, Valerie Stuart of Brattleboro and Matt Trieber of Rockingham.
Kipp is hoping his students' idea becomes law in short order.
"Some legislation is easy to get through, and some is hard," Kipp said. "I think this one is so logical and such an issue of fairness and justice. The fact that (Manwaring) has so many co-sponsors is an indication that there is wide support for this."
He also hopes his students are getting a crash-course in democracy.
"The only way we're going to save democracy is, you have to get involved," Kipp said. "Or we're going to lose it."
Blackadar calls the experience "amazing." But she thinks it should not have been necessary for two high school students to propose such legislation.
"I don't understand how we haven't created a safe environment for women yet," she said. "This is one simple step -- one simple thing."
Mike Faher can be reached at email@example.com or 802-254-2311, ext. 275.
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Lea Michele is a best dressed list regular at StyleWatch, but things weren't always that way — and the star is the first to admit it.
"At the beginning — at a lot of the Glee press stuff — I was sort of dressing myself and I wasn't used to taking pictures," Michele told PEOPLE at the unveiling of Valspar Hands for Habitat — an initiative that auctions colorful handprints of celebrities to benefit Habitat for Humanity — in New York City on Friday. "So, the awkwardness didn't help the not-so-great outfits."
Now, the Glee star calls on top Hollywood stylist Estee Stanley to help put together her outfits, some of which recently have been sexier than usual: think leg baring, plunging and body hugging. "I feel really good, well-rested and happy. I'm just in a really good place in my life," the star explained. "And I think when you personally feel good, you could put on anything and just sort of rock it."
And though the native New Yorker loves designers like Oscar de la Renta (which she wears above), Versace, Pucci and Stella McCartney for the red carpet, it's the opposite when's she's off duty. "I'm casual, comfortable — shorts, flowy tops, flats, boyfriend jeans, T-shirts, maxi dresses — I have my flats right over there waiting for me to pop on!"
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Please don't work on any other aspect of this until the problem section is good.
Main Problems:
The Java unification of records prevents them from being first class, in either the data or fn sense:
- record data is not first class
- can't read/write them
- crummy choice: maps are good as data, need records for protocol polymorphism
- user code cannot fix this
- anything that requires EvalRead is not a fix
- can't read/write them
- record creation is not first class
- no per-record factory fn (or access to any associated fn plumbing, e.g. apply)
- Clojure level use/require doesn't get you access to records
- user code can mostly fix this (defrecord+factory macro)
Lesser Problems (Not Yet Under Consideration):
- generic factory fn
- like factory fn, but generic with name
- introduces weak-referencing, modularity issues, etc.
- don't have a good problem statement, so ignoring this for now
- which comes first: generic or specific?
- support for common creation patterns
- named arguments
- with more than a few slots, record construction is difficult to read
- default values
- maybe needs to be a property of factory fn, not record
- different factory fns can have different defaults
- validations
- are the patterns truly common?
- very solvable in user space, esp. if per-record factory fn available
- named arguments
- application code needing to know record fields
- synthesizing data
- creating factory fns if we don't provide them
- how evaluative should record read/write be?
- option 1: records are data++: no EvalReader needed, no non-data semantics
- option 2: records are more:
- maybe EvalReader required?
- maybe special eval loopholes for constructor fns?
- option 1 wins
- what happens when readers and writers disagree about a record's fields?
- positional approach would either fail or silently do the wrong thing
- k/v approach lets you get back to the data
- still on you to fix it
- does this have be a breaking change?
- data print/read: no
- constructor fn: yes
- any good generated name likely to collide with what people are using
- what if defrecord is not present on the read side?
- fail?
- create a plan map instead
- plus tag in data?
- plus tag in metadata?
- reify in a tagging interface
- attempt to load
- no – could lead to arbitrary code injection during read
Some Options:
- create reader/writer positional syntax, no constructor fn
- pros
- easy to deliver efficiently
- non-breaking
- introduces no logic (user or clojure) into print/read
- cons
- what happens if defrecord field count changes?
- what happens if field names change?
- no way to know
- feels like a non-starter
- pros
- create reader/writer kv syntax, no constructor fn
- pros
- non-breaking
- introduces no logic (user or Clojure) into print read
- can still recover data if defrecord structure has changed
- cons
- how to deliver read efficiently?
- create empty object + merge
- cache the empty object we merge against?
- reflect against object and manufacture reader fn
- who keeps track of this?
- how would this interact with constructor, if we add that separately?
- add a map-based constructor to defrecord classes
- what would its signature be?
- add a static map based factory fn to defrecord classes
- create empty object + merge
- how to deliver read efficiently?
- pros
- reader/writer syntax that depends on a new factory fn
- pros
- can be efficient
- can implement any policy in handling defrecord changes
- cons
- likely breaking (what will the fn names be?)
- read/write now depends on fns
- pros
- positional constructor fn
- no
- replicates the weakness of existing constructors
- kv constructor fn
- open questions
- autogenerated for all defrecords?
- optional?
- conveniences (defaults, etc.)
- no
- open questions
Tentative Proposal 1:
Define a k/v syntax for read and write that does not require a factory fn.
- adopt the existing print syntax as legal read syntax?
"#:user.P{:x 1, :y 2}"
- get Rich's input on efficient reader approach (4 possibilities listed above)
- if reader defrecord fields are different, merge and move on
- Undecided: if record class not loaded:
- TBD: error or make a plain ol map?
- hm, could fix on writer side: option to dumb records down to maps?
Tentative Proposal 2:
Autogenerate a k/v factory fn for all defrecords.
(new-foo :x 1 :y 2)
- class constructor is an interop detail
- factory fn is the Clojure way
- people can build their own defaults, validation, etc. easily with macros, given this
Some history:
The record multimethod was almost ready to go when Rich raised the GC issue. What happens when somebody creates a ton of record classes over time? GC can collect records that are not longer in use, but doesn't clean up the old multimethod functions.
Additional Reading
Some (non-contributed) code that demonstrates people's need for this:
- cemerick's defrecord slot defaults
- David McNeil's enhanced clojure records


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Not sure when this started happening but it's been awhile now. My ZoneAlarm (Extreme Security v9.0.083.000) will not automatically start scheduled anti-virus/anti-spyware scans or updates. I've tried messing around with the schedules for both. I've also tried completely reinstalling the application. But nothing seems to work. I can kick off both manually just fine but now I must remember to do so pretty frequently.
Anyone have any ideas on how to rectify this?


text: I figured I would provide a forum to discuss the World Baseball Classic. I'm not sure how many baseball fans actually watch this event but I've always enjoyed it. Its pretty cool seeing some of the teams that have grown due to the efforts of people like Wally Joyner, Art Howe and Barry Larkin. Seeing the Chinese team was pretty neat and listening to the stories about how they are being developed by former Major League players is a pretty cool story. Major League Baseball has done a phenomenal job of promoting the game across the world and while this event will never eclipse the importance of these countries individual regular seasons, its still a pretty good event.


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SECONDARY schools in West Sussex are celebrating after the majority saw improvements in GCSE results achieved by students last summer.
Of the 13 schools in the Herald and Gazette catchment area, nine equalled or bettered performances from 2012, which is rated by the percentage of pupils achieving five GCSEs at grades A* to C, including English and maths.
West Sussex as a whole achieved a percentage of 59.9 per cent compared to the national average of 59 per cent.
Sharing the top spot in the county was The Towers in Upper Beeding, an independent convent private school for girls.
In the same way as last year, all pupils at the school achieved five GCSE grades A* to C including English and maths.
Headmistress Clare Trelfa said: "News that The Towers Convent School shared top position swept through the school like wildfire.
"So how do we do it? The answer is easy to give but incredibly hard to deliver; dedicated, diligent staff and Sisters who, nurture and cajole and maintain the highest standards of behaviour and work, a strong family ethos deeply embedded in Gospel values and an unswerving belief in our pupils. All this is supported by the latest technology and high specification equipment.
"The staff and girls knew the 2013 results were phenomenal and a source of great pride but to move up the tables too is such a bonus.
"By way of celebration we shall be giving the pupils a treat and shall be celebrating at a staff meal later on this half term.
"Success at The Towers is defined initially by happy pupils.
"Our success grows as their self-confidence is boosted and we know we have done a good job if our pupils blossom into responsible, well-rounded and well qualified young citizens ready and able to face the challenges of adulthood in the 21st century."
Second was Our Lady of Sion School in Worthing, with 97 per cent of pupils achieving the five A* to C grades including English and maths.
The school also improved on its 92 per cent rate last year.
Headmaster Michael Scullion said: "It was very pleasing to note the positive achievements of our students.
"I am grateful for all the hard work of staff, students and parents.
"We strive to create a positive learning environment within the school, which also includes developing a spirit of encouragement for all, so each person can do their very best."
Other schools that showed large improvements were Shoreham College, where 90 per cent of pupils achieved five GCSEs grade A* to C including English and maths compared to 74 per cent last year, and Steyning Grammar School, up from 60 per cent in 2012 to 73 per cent this year.
Sir Robert Woodard Academy in Lancing had similar success, with 56 per cent of pupils securing the five grades compared to 37 per cent last year.
Smaller improvements were seen at Durrington High School, with 65 per cent compared to 60 per cent last year, Chatsmore High School, who this year had 59 per cent of pupils achieving the five grades, up from 50 per cent in 2012 and The Angmering School in Littlehampton, where 59 per cent of pupils hit the target this year, up two per cent on 2012.
Shaun Allison, deputy headteacher at Durrington, said: "As we continue to strive for excellence in everything we do, we were delighted to see another increase in our results for 2013. This is all down to the hard work and focus of our staff and students."
No schools in Worthing, Arun and Adur fell below the Government's new guidelines which state that schools where less than 40 per cent of pupils are achieving five GCSE grades A* to C including English and maths are failing.
Littlehampton Academy has the lowest percentage score in the area at 42 per cent, which is the same as last year.
St Andrew's High School for Boys came in at 48 per cent, down from 54 per cent last year and Shoreham Academy was 48 per cent, down from 51 per cent last year.


text: So I was viewing the forum (surprise, surprise) and this tutorial popped up in the suggested book sticky thread. I looked through it and it seemed pretty solid. I was wondering if this might be something the mods would want to split the link from and put it into the tutorial section for quicker reference or perhaps make a new sticky.


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To perform a silent installation of a web agent using a state file, perform the following:
Change to the directory in which you unpacked the agent binaries.
At this point, this directory should contain, amongst other items, the setup program and the web agent installation state file.
Issue the following command:
# ./setup -nodisplay -noconsole -state filename
An option that directs the installer to run in non-interactive mode as it obtains all responses to prompts from the named state file.
Represents the name of the state file from which the installer obtains all responses.
The installation takes place hidden from view. After completion, the program exits automatically and displays the prompt.
Even though the silent installation does not validate the keys in the state file, avoid editing the values of the keys in the state file because the setupSDK script might report a corrupt state file when used during subsequent silent installations.


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Chicago examiner vol xv no 181 a m friday Chicago july 20 1917 friday r c h s ri ." te t f i prtpr two r"f"nrt in Chicago bxsewhkbb c 6 patent offlc xtilv^ili j u<j axdsuburb9 threpoent9 germans in great double offensive desperate attacks on french in west yield two-thirds of mile gain while russians lines in east are widely cut london july 19 — german troops simultaneously began ' two great offensives to-day one against the french in the west and i*6 other against the russians in the east the austrians also were active against the italians the double drive is regarded as made for political effect it also has a strong military importance it demonstrates that the teutons are still able to prosecute vigorously of fensives on three sides at the same time there was desperate fighting in the west hessian troops struck heavily at the french around st quentin they scored gains on a front of two-thirds of a mile the offensive in the west aleo in cluded a desperate attempt to break through the british lines south of lombaertzyde in flanders thft teutons succeeded in breaking into a section of the british line but failed to maintain their gain the crown prince also won moder ate success in clashes north of the aisne and in the avocourt wood in the verdun sector french first-line trenches overrun in the east berlin reports the drive of general korniloff has not only been checked in galicia but the ger mans in a tremendous drive have penetrated the russian positions on a wide front east of zlochoff berlin officially says the germans have opened an offensive to make the russians suffer for their oonduct jn recent peace moves on the west french first-line trenches were overrun in the drive against a hillock east of gauchy near st quentin on the old hindenburg line from which he retired last march the french countered immediately and acknowledge having suffered heavy losses they regained several of the lost elements but did not suc ceed in ejecting all of the german detachments another wave of german infantry was sent against the french holding the hillock of moulin sous tous vents mill of all winds this line the french claim was shot to pieces and driven back by concentrated artillery fire terrific bayonet battle at craonne from northeast of craonne to hur tebise fifth guard troops stormed the french positions they swarmed forward in bayonet waves the french wings smothered the attack before it reached the first-line trenches but in the center the ger mans captured some advanced ele ments they were ejected with losses in a counter blow there was a sanguinary struggle again to-day at vodlca the rus egain to-day at novica the rus ferefl such heavy casualties that they were forced back to the eastern sec tion where they dug in total loss of germans in war 4,523,307 london july 19 — the german casualties reported in the german official lists during june but not as having occurred in june with the totals since the war began are given out by the war office here as follows june lists totals killed died of wounds 28,819 1,032,800 died of sickness 3,215 72,960 prisoners and missing 38,606 591,966 wounded 2,825,581 total german casualties 4,523,307 militants out rush for baths stockings too heav,v sheets scratched complaint freed by president's order washington july 19 — clothing baths and toilet water was the unan imous cry of the sixteen suffragists when they arrived here tonight from t;he district workhouse at occoquan va after having been pardoned by president wilson after the dash for toilet articles a good dinner was the next thing sought and following that each suffragist found a type writer and began issuing statements when the euirraglsts arrived at their headquarters the historic cam eron mansion they were tired soiled and out of sorts they had had no chance to wash their faces since morning and the ride had played navoc with their hair stockings too likavy miss julia hurlburt's chief com plaint was that they had no toilet articles in the workhouse and that the heavy woolen stockings were hard to get into a pair of dainty pumps miss mary ingham of philadelphia could not get over the formalities ot the evening fast enough i can hardly nait to get into a real bed once more with real linen sheets over me that won't scratch mrs lawrence bayard hilles de clared she had never put in such a dreadful time in her life release from the duties imposed at the workhouse camo just in time to save mrs john winters brannan daughter of charles dana from a nervous breakdown the women believe that their sen tences and the action of the president served materially to strengthen tln-ii cause they look for further action in their behalf from the white house injustice s\l imihm dudley field malone collector of tlio port of new york attorney for the suffragists mado this statement to-night the pardon of the president is accepted by the defendants as an acknowledgment of the grave in justice to sixteen american women in their efforts to obtain personal liberty in the passage of the fed eral amendment gladys sykes to fight for greiner's fortune gladys madelin sykes divorced wife of art w greiner automo jblile dealer and racer announced through her attorney charles lam born yesterday she would file suit for greiner's sb6 te she and greiner were twice married ami di vorced mrs gertrude wllkins grein er the auto man's last wife re ceived his fortune miss sykeß a sertß her divorce was illegal ross rioting grows plan new capital ukraines seize kiev arsenal moscow considered as new seat of government report 500 fall in petrograd clashes lenine a fugitive is sought as a german agent by soldiery petrograd july 19.—disturb ances similar to those in petrograd have taken place at kiev five thousand ukraine soldiers seized the kiev arsenal but accord ing to latest reports prompt measures by the general in command resulted in the men evacuating the arsenal and the restoration of order the staff of the petrograd military district has received from all the military units a declaration of read iness to support the government in its efforts to restore order and is convinced the trouble may be re garded as ended an extraordinary cabinet council is discussing the proposal to trans fer the seat of the provisional gov ernment to moscow i.iomn'e's pliot exposed st i'ereveizeff resigned to-day due partly to revelations in a letter from general brussiloff's chief of staff to the effect that nikolai lenine the radical socialist now a refugee is a german agent and exposing lenine's connection with the alleged chief german agent in russia mazata koslovsky acting on instructions from the military governor of petrograd the military authorities of pavlovsk have arrested mme soummerson said to be in close relations with a maxi malist named fuerstenburg alias ganedski a resident of stockholm the war minister has been informed that fuerstenberg through mme soiimmerson established communica tion between petrograd and ger many m tseretelli minister of posts and telegraphs and member of the coun cil of workmen's and soldiers dele gates has announced that the general assembly of workmen and soldiers and peasants wfll be held at moscow to prevent interference from an ir responsible section of the petrograd pparrison so tall in two days riot the number of killed and wounded in the two days of disorder is esti mated at about 800 large crowds of arrested soldiers sailors and workmen numbers of ma chine guns and rifles and quantities of cartridges were brought to the military headquarters here wednes lay the soldiers seized 150,000 cart ridges from the workmen in one dis trict of vlborg martial law riles late this evening the government appeared to be in full control of the situation martial law is rigorously enforced throughout the capital owing to reports of an intended attack on the taurlde palace for the purpose of arresting m skobeleff minister of labor m tseretelli min ster of posts and telegraphs and m toherroff minister of agriculture the nllltary authorities sent two light guns thither which met a mcahine gun regiment shots were exchanged and several lorses were killed a party of in quiry stationed at the champ de , scene of the military reviews fired on the cossacks from pavlovsk redmond in ireland to calm sinn feiners london july 19 — john redmond eader of the irish nationalists has rone to ireland to attempt to repair he damage wrought his party by the inn feiners u s gunners fight u-boat asship burns rudder shot away vessel floun ders in circle as gasoline set crew's clothing afire navy heroes cheered in losing battle by opponents wh give aid to wounded washington july 19 — andrew copassacki chief boatswain's mate has earned his place among the selec of the united states navy's games fighters his crisp official report made public here to-day tells hi story for three hours he and a gun crew of twelve fought a german submarin from the deck of the steamship mo reni her cargo of gasoline blazing beneath their feet the battle took place in the mediterranean off cap de palos spain gasohjik set o fire here is copassacki's report we were attacked by a subma rine at 4:05 a m on june 12 she was off port quarter about 9,000 yards away she fired four or five shots before we located her we swung around until our stgrn faced the submarine and re turned the fire at a ran&e of about 7,000 yards after a half-hour fight we were hit in the gasoline tank aft and a fire started it was reported to me that the ammunition aft was running low immediately i lined up the forward gun's crew with the merchant crew to pass am munition from forward to aft about an hour later fire broke out all over the ship and it be came impossible for the men to pass any more ammunition aft when i saw such was the case f happened to be abaft the main mast and i called for one of the gun's crew to go forward with me i reached the bridge being burned on the way the man was unable to follow steering gear shot away about this time steering gear was shot away and ship started to go around in circles coming down off the bridge i saw the captain and the boatswain who was holding the falls ready to lower the lifeboats the cap tain said to come and get in the lifeboats as it was starting to burn i told him to wait i then noticed two of the gun's crew in the lifeboat i ordered them to get out and come with me we went forward andi.manned the forward eun with wh(ch we fired four shots before the firing pin went out of commission when the submarine saw our fire was coming closer she steamed full speed astern so that we could not see her then as we could fire no more and the captain called that the lifeboat was burping we got into the-boat lifeboat afire upsets the lifeboat was upset when it hit the water and two of the mer chant crew were lost the submarine called the boats alongside and congratulated us shook hands with the captain and told us it was the best fight they had ever seen any merchantman put up the germans treated two men who had been wounded and re turned to the other boats the commander of the submarine said he would have towed us toward the beach but for the fact that we had called for assistance about an hour after the subma rine left we were picked up by the spanish steamer valbanera who had received our call for assist ance two americans reported shot in kaiser plot london july i9 an amster dam correspondent sends the following according to information available here which must be treated with necessary reserve two americans were shot recently on the charge of having attempt ed to take the german emperor's life u.s.thoops and mexicans fight 3 bandits are killed by river guard when band at tempts raid mission tex july 19 in a bat tle between members of the fourth texas national guard at ojo de agua this afternoon and mexican bandits three of the latter were idlled none of the american soldiers was injured the mexicans fired across the riv er and the texans returned their fire the american river guard was reinforced by fifteen soldiers shortly after the first volley two hundred reinforcements from the fourth texas national guard have been rushed to the seat of the trouble reports as to who fired the first shots at ojo de agua this afternoon are conflicting it is said however that the river guard attempted to turn back a band of bandits who were bent on cattle stealing the mexicans fired at the four or five members of the river guard the latter returned the fire and took to cover the texas troops nearly 300 stron to-night are camped in the vicinity of the battle but will not attempt to cross to the mexican side editor gets threats fears he'll be slain the rev pasquale r de carlo superintendent of the italian chris tian institute and editor of the week ly newspaper ii cittadino de chi cago expects to be killed within ten days he has made his will and sent his children away he declared last night that three warnings had come to him to leave the city or be cut to pieces but he refuses to leave king a ttendswedding free of teuton titles london july 19 the marquis of carisbrooke who was prince alex ander of battenburg until kins george abolished german titles was married in st james palace to-day to lady irene denison daughter of the earl of londesborough the king queen and other members of the royal family attended the wed ding private vanderbilt busy scrubbing floor new york july 19 — cornelius vanderbilt jr the nineteen-year t old son of colonel cornelius vanderbilt who enlisted in the national guard as a private to-day began his mili tary training by scrubbing the floor u.s weather forecast Chicago and vicinity — gener ally fnlr friday probably becoming unsettled saturday not much change in temperature eentle to moderate easterly to southerly wind tempehatrre for twenty-four hours ending at 7 p m : highest 83 lowest 66 average 74 ivormal temperature for the day 73 sunrise to-day 4:32 sunset 7:20 complete government report on page 17 michaelis justifies u-boats in speech chancellor declares they are natural outgrowth of war pays glowing tribute to holl weg as big figure in history copenhagen july 19 dr michaelis the new imperial german chancellor in his ad dress to the reichstag this after noon declared his adhesion to ger many's submarine campaign assert ing it to be a lawful measure justifiably adopted for shortening the war dr michaelis opened his speech with a hearty tribute to dr von bethmann-hollweg retiring chancel lor whose work he said history would appreciate hope of america is shattered the chancellor declared the war was forced upon unwilling germany by the russian mobilization and that the submarine war was also forced upon germany by great bri tain's illegal blockade starvation war • the faint hope that america at the head of the neutrals would check great britain's illegality was vain germany's final attempt to avoid the extremity by a peace offer failed and the submarine campaign was adopt ed said the chancellor the submarines the speaker con tinued had done all and more than had been expected but the false prophets who had predicted the end of the war at a definite time had done a disservice to the fatherland dr michaelis in the course of his address said pays tribute to hollweg bitter criticism has been directed against a highly deserving man who occupied this post before me this criticism has been oft inspired by enmity and hate i think it would have been better if enmity and hate paused behind closed doors cheers when the history of this war lies open before us we shall all alike completely appreciate what dr von bethmann-hollweg's chancellorship meant for the en emy cheers appointed chancellor by the em peror i have the honor for the firjt time to communicate with j your high house a great weight has been laid on my shoulders in a most grave time ' trusting god and german might i ventured to undertake it and shall serve the cause to the utmost of ray power i beg from you your trusty co-op eration in the spirit which has been splendidly maintained in this body during the war reichstag majority in favor of peace a berlin dispatch to-day quoted the berliner tageblatt as asserting that 321 out of the 397 deputies in the reichstag would vote for the resolu ,; here is how draft plan will operate titashington july 19 here vv how the draft will be held to morrow : there are 4,557 registratio boards each board supervise either a county in the rural section or a district with an estimated popu lation of 30,000 in cities of 30,00 and over the number of registrants in thes districts varies the smallest num ber in any one district is 187 in an unsettled county in wyoming th highest is more than 10,000 in a dis trict of detroit inclosed in gelatin capsules wil be numbers from 1 to 10,500 thes will be placed in a great glass bowl they will then be drawn out one a a time the first number drawn will mean that every man holding a registration card bearing that num ber in all of the 4,557 districts wil be the first called to serve cut out numbers higher than total owing to the difference of registra tion in the various districts how ever there is this provision that if the first number or num bers drawn are higher than the card bearing the highest number in a dis trict the first number to be drawn within the limit of the numberec cards of that district will designate the first man to be called from the district in question for instance should no 10,000 be drawn first it would affect only a few districts those having that num ber of registrants then if no 2 were next to be drawn the man holding card no 24 would be the sec ond man to be called in the districts of ma uian 10,000 but ursti in al below t0,»00 each man registered can learn from the local board of his district the number of registrants in the dis trict he can determine his liability to call by simply scratching o;it all numbers higher than the number of registration cards in his district this will give him his exact posi tion in relation to his own district twice total quota will be called each district is called upon to sup ply 200 per cent of its quota gen eral crowder announced to-day thus if the registered number in a district is 200 and the quota 20 forty men will be called for ex amination this means that the man who stands forty-first on the list will be exempt from the first call provided that out of the forty men called twenty are found physically fit and free from exemption should more than forty be required in or der to secure twenty the next men in line will be called rosenwald denies part in shoe award washington july l9 julius ro senwald to-night denied that he or any other member of the council of national defense committee on sup plies took part in the award of shoe contracts sealed bids were opened by lieutenant colonel harry j hirsch of the quartermaster's corps says mr rosenwald awards in each instance were to the lowest bidder spanish troops check rump parliament paris july 19 — heavy forces of troops were concentrated in barcelona to-day to prevent disorder during at tempt of the catalonian senators and deputies to organize a separate parlia ment in that city according to ad vices from madrid drawing of men to tike 10 hub national army chosen today error fails to hold up draft error by new jersey officials forces use of simpler meth od crowder insists no delay shall prolong anxiety washington july 19 the draft will beg morrow morning at 9:30 in room 226 senate office build ing there will be 125 witnesses of the solemn historic lottery which gambles with 10,000,000 lives of america's best man hood and stretches its arm to practically every home and fire side in the union but it will be a different draft from the one planned one state — new jersey — upset the entire calculations of the gov ernment widespread error in numbering registration cards by jersey officials forced the \\ department late this afternoon to abandon the plan announced earlier in the day and substitute a straight draft in which 10,500 numbers will be drawn and which will require ten hours to conclude crowder quickly remedies state's error unruffled by the last minute over throw of his carefully prepared ar rangements provost marshal gen eral crowder disappointed but smiling made the following official statement late this afternoon advices received by long-dis tance telephone late this afternoon indicate that in certain areas the boards in numbering registration cards have kept the cards segre gated by election districts and that serial numbers have been as signed to the whole group for a board while the cards were thus segregated change avoids drawing front one locality if the drawing is concluded as originally planned ■in groups of 1,000 the result will be that con siderable proportions of certain districts will be brought up for ex amination together this results in drafting persons from one lo cality within the jurisdiction o a hoard before any person is drawn from another locality within the same jurisdiction for this reason it has been de cided to abandon the drawing by thousands and to draw 10,500 num bers which is in excess of th i highest number of cards under lift i jurisdiction of any one board i the only change in the plan wjj9 i be that there will be one drawing h continued on 6th page 2d column names of all chicagoans drawn for the patriot army will be printe^^jlomorroyo's examiner j^m m ww/^^f i^^^n a j^k j
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June 2, 2009
Rob & Kristen...err...Hanging Out Earlier Today in L.A.
Thanks Ismarie & Dilia
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haha my first shout out :PReplyDelete
i sent the link but really im still on the fence, i mean her mom was there so is like...maybe idk.
i said it before they will have to confirm it themselves or ill have to see and actual picture of them making out to say OK is true.
- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 2:09 AM
True or not, Where is MA? Have they really been broken up? Like who'd feel comfortable with his gf hanging out ROB PATTINSON all the time? I wish someone would just speak up...tho i'd love it if KS and RP were together-ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 2:19 AM
I've been reading the message boards at Imdb and you would not believe how many messages are being sent. Last night you could see something between them but I am tryin not to get my hopes up. I wish summit or their agents or someone would please address the rumor mill so then if it is true we can be happy for them and if it is false, then we can try to move on (crying along the way). I think they work so well chemistry, connection they just have it.......Robsten for meReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 2:26 AM
whoever ROBERT wants is ok by me,but yes the wheres mike ang is legit i mean they have not been seen together since about april 25. i think kris changed guys after 4 yrs,who could resist?ReplyDelete
they are not together..too many people around for them to be a hot date..lol..when i see them making out..then i will believe it..lol too funny..these pics have tons of people in them with rob and kristen...lol..nothing wrong with them riding together..keep the two biggest celebs from twilight safe..that is all.....lolReplyDelete
Doesnt suprise me to see them out. I mean we can tell they are close friends. And if there is something more.. well lets be honest it is their life to do with what they want. Which includes dating who they want.ReplyDelete
As I said on another message board...ReplyDelete
Personally, all I see are people around a car...she's in one with her people (including her mother) and he's saying good-bye and getting into another.
If this keeps up, rumours will have them eloping and getting married before Eclipse even starts filming.
- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 2:53 AM
i want to hear what lainey has to say...blunt she might be but she seems to get truthReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 2:54 AM
I hope, oh I mean I think Oregano is out of the picture. If that's the case then I think its legit for us to speculate if their together,right? Because Kristen doesn't seem like the kind of person that would cheat on the bf. But if they're together that would be some hot hot sex! LOL!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 3:09 AM
Man friends share hotel rooms all the time, and friends share cars, who cares lolReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 3:12 AM
Oh, COME ON! Get on the ship, it left months ago! Ted of The Awful Truth (eOnline) broke it, you've been doubting it...and now it's there for you in glorious color.ReplyDelete
MA has been out of the picture for a WHILE. He has moved on. And BTW, don't trust Lainey, she's just a pawn - TRUST TED!
- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 3:18 AM
i REALLY hope that this isn't true. I didn't see the chemistry in twilight and I definitely think he can do better.ReplyDelete
I insist they have a special chemistry that she doesn't have with her boyfriend. They way she act when Rob is around, she blush when he's with her and ever time they're hanging out they're not alone but sit together...I mean what's the deal?? Where's her boyfriend? He wasn't at her birthday party in Vancouver and he hasn't been seen anywhere near her...Like I said before we can take as an example Angelina and Brad, Vanessa Hudghen and Zac Efron, the cast from Slumdog Millionaire...and have you seen the interview from Mike and Christian? I think they want to keep this as private as possible for theire sake...the truth will come out now that they're in a break and they will be working on other projects...I personally think they look great together and that's something there that no ones wants to confirm...time will tell!ReplyDelete
- RoBeRt's MisTreSsJune 2, 2009 at 3:25 AM
ok... first off, if they are together thats great... as long as they're both happy then im happy :) and i f u really are true fans then u would be happy tooReplyDelete
second... seriously??? a pic of them by a car confirms them hooking up, kissing, and dating? WTF!? this site that reported this is juss trying to get noticed and they're the worst reporters ive ever seen. juss cuz u share the same hotel (which they've been doing for the past freaking year and a half everytime they're in a city together) and her MOM is there! whatever thi is a bullshit article...FCK u x17
- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 3:35 AM
GUYS COMMON THIS IS ABSURD, I MEAN HER MOM WAS THERE...WHAT KIND OF GIRL WOULD ACTUALLY ASK HER MOM TO PICK HER UP AFTER A NIGHT OF HOOKING UP, I MEAN IM PRETTY CLOSE TO MY MOM AND SHE KNOWS EVERYTHING AND I MEAN EVERYTHING I DO, BUT EVEN I WOULDNT DO THAT.ReplyDelete
- JulieMJune 2, 2009 at 3:57 AM
Yeah, that was a terrible article. It was like reading the Enquirer or something. I won't be going to that site again. And Anonymous at 10:18, I don't know what Twilight you saw, but you need to watch again, because there is defintely chemistry between Rob and Kristen. I don't really care if they are together or arent'. Whatever makes them happy and I think they are great friends. Leave it at that.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 4:24 AM
People there has to be something going on ! Friends ? When have they started being this close ? When their in public they don't even act like that but when their private their all of sudden always together. COME ON PEOPLE their more than friends and I CAN EVEN SEE THAT !ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 4:57 AM
I agree with the above comment....RP and KS suddenly inseperableReplyDelete
We don't know where Mike A is- but it was confirmed he did not go to Italy, and was not at the Awards.ReplyDelete
Here is my official opinion.ReplyDelete
Don't effing know, don't effing care. Want to see the visual...visit my blog, I think I found my perfect image for Robsten dramz.
Im pissed. I just wrote out this long thought out speech on my indifference to the Robsten situation and BAM my internet decided to have an anurism!ReplyDelete
What I was trying to say was that I feel really bad for them. They cant even say goodbye without a camera shoved down their throats. They we're both obviously exauhsted. They looked like they just woke up. Poor things.
Rob and Kristen said their close. It's obvious. Taylor looked like the third wheel standing with them last night.
If Nikki was there I'm sure she would have been with them. The bottom line is, their good looking young kids who have a multitude of time to spend together, that has to be bonding.
Let them bond privately. If they end up together, good for them. If not, oh well.
- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 12:48 PM
FYI- IMDb is posting Nikki's trivia info as having a boyfriend -- Michael Angarano.ReplyDelete
"Like sands throught the hourglass...so are the Days of Our Lives."ReplyDelete
(big-assed eye roll)
Sorry I'm not in the know, which one is her Mom? And have any of you watched the video on X17 website? Why is that lady stroking his hair all the time?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 2, 2009 at 8:08 PM
Wow people! C'mon. You don't have to be a shipper to figure out what's going on. It doesn't mean they are dating or in love. But their IS something going on. That was Rob's hotel or bungalow that he was staying at on Sat night when he got back from Italy. And there is a photo snapped by a neighbor on Sunday, who was annoyed with all the paps, where you can see Kristen's car on the street. She stayed the night (maybe both nights). Her mom came to either pick up her car for her, or drive home with her. (Maybe they were worried about paps bothering her?) Either way, people are in denial if they think these are just two buddies saying goodbye.ReplyDelete
I think they're BFWB (best friends with benefits).ReplyDelete
RUMORVILLE!!! All I know is Nikki and Kristen were like best friends before. This was all around the same time there were rumors about Nikki and Rob dating. Nikki stated in several interviews that she would be in Italy with the cast even though she would not be in any of the scenes. Now M/Aregano makes statements that Kristen needed a break from their relationship but he hoped they would be back together soon. All of the sudden Nikki skips out on going to Italy. M/Aregano wasn't in Italy either. The only place Nikki and M/Aregano were spotted was in L.A. having lunch TOGETHER! Neither one of them went to the MTV movie awards. Maybe they both finally caught on to the fact that Kristen and Rob really may have feelings for eachother. Can anyone say JEALOUS! Just a my opinion...ReplyDelete
What do you guys think???
I just saw the video...they're saying that's Kristen mom and I don't know but they seem to be close...I saw photos of Kristen with ther boyfriend in others Mtv Awards and he wasn't with her last sunday. I insist there's something going on but they want to keep us guessing. They seem like if they were together...Please TCA give us more information hahaha This is killing us!!!! Ohh and you can see the difference in the kisses and the acting in New Moon...there's more chemistry which I keep saying they do have chemistry...We need the true soon!ReplyDelete
I SAID IT BEFORE AND I SAY IT AGAIN, I THINK THIS IS ALL A BIG PUBLICITY STUNT, I DO THINK THAT KRISTEN ISNT WITH MICHAEL ANGARANO ANYMORE BUT I DONT REALLY THINK SHE'S WITH ROB.ReplyDelete
Dilia, Deep down I think your right about the whole publicity stunt thing but I do think they are at least attracted to eachother for sure. Even if their just friends. It's fun to speculate though. He! He! Lol. I am sure Kristen's not with Aregano.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 3, 2009 at 3:52 AM
The woman in the pic is indeed Kristen's Mom and the white haired man is her grandfather. KS and Michael broke up around last March but are still friends but she and Ikki Nikki are not. Nikki did some really bad things and she got caught. Everyone who thinks the pics shown on X17 are a publicity stunt are living in denial. Rob and Kristen are a couple!ReplyDelete
Maybe they are a couple, maybe they are not.ReplyDelete
the only way to really know is when they confirm it, i think they are really close friends and they are clearly attracted to each other.
However this whole thing with keeping people guessing IS IN FACT A PUBLICITY STUNT.
if they came out and said they were together than people will just be like OK and let it go, but the more they keep people guessing the more free publicity for the movie.
- AnonymousJune 3, 2009 at 4:57 AM
To Dilia- A publicity stunt?? Really?? You honestly think Robert Pattinson needs anymore publicity!? He is on the verge of being way too over-exposed as it is. First the Oscars, then Cannes, then MTV awards. And New Moon still has 6 months before it's released! If anything, Summit has to be careful that they don't saturate the market too soon with all the hype. And if they want publicity for the relationship, they can just make them another Disney couple like Zac and Vanessa. This is the real deal.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 3, 2009 at 5:22 AM
omg so true if rob pattinson had more publicity in his life that would mean papz photographing him in the washrooms and stuff...that's crazy people....what publicity do they really need at this point? why the heck kristen will bring her brother to Rob's bday party and let him meet her mom? And in the video of x17 -rob carries stuff from the the SUV to kristen's car and i swear i heard him saying 'i love u' at around 3:25...ReplyDelete
what i'd like to know is how did kristen get a change of clothes from what she was wearing at the awards if she was wearing the red dress to din din, how'd she get her jeans and a new out fit to change to that morning?ReplyDelete
maybe, on the flight home from italy, she told rob to put it in his luggage knowing she was going to be staying over before he left.. lol idkk, just a thought. what do you guys think?
so what if ther are overexposed do you really think Summit cares, that's what production companies want..is all in the sake of making more money.ReplyDelete
it has happened before and it will keep happening, Summit knows that Twilight and the following movies have a pretty crazy fanbase and nothing is making that fanbase crazier than the speculations of Robert and Kristen dating, if they are together i bet they wont come out with it till they are further along with the movies...maybe they wont even come out till the end of the whole saga...is free publicity for everything Twilight related.
as i said as long as they dont confirm anything im saying they are really good friends who have the hots for each other.
To Anonymous. I knew Kristen and Nikki weren't friends anymore. I could just tell. They were so close and then all the sudden BAM! Kristen and Nikki stopped hanging out. So tell me please, what was the bad thing that Nikki did? Did it have to do with Aregano? I am so curious.ReplyDelete
Also, I don't know if you would call Rob and Kristen hanging out a publicity stunt or not but there was a report that Summit did not like it when Aregano gave Kristen that piggy back ride in Vancouver. That is a fact. It was reported that Summit did want it to seem like Rob and Kristen liked eachother for the fans. I think this is an example of what Dilia is saying. Of course Rob and Kristen may have fallen for eachother anyway. It would be hard not to playing their roles. However, we all know how busy Rob is and unfortunately even if they do have something going on it will be hard for it to last. :(
- AnonymousJune 3, 2009 at 11:37 AM
it's supply and demand, as long as people keep speculating and talking and whatever the tabloids,paparazzi and everything in between will keep feeding the rumors...once the whole twilight saga is over then after a while things will die down..this is like the flavor of the month except is gonna be the flavor of the next few years until they finish with everything.ReplyDelete
Nobody really knew or cared about Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart before the whole Twilight phenomenom which just shows how people will go crazy for just about anything.
i bet if people stopped talking and speculating things would die down and there wouldnt be any more rumors and finally confirmation wether they are together or no.
I mean it has got to be scary to come out as a couple when you have people on message boards basically saying how he could do so much better and whatnot.
- AnonymousJune 3, 2009 at 3:39 PM
Calling all Kstew fans and human beings… (exclude paps and haters). I want everyone to search your conscience and ask yourself how would you feel if your loved one is out there, facing all these insanity?ReplyDelete
I don't know why but when I saw Kstew's awkwardness (just not normal kind) on stage, I feel for her. I fear that she might have a nervous breakdown anytime. Truly I never care for a celebrity before. NEVER. But I care for Kristen Stewart. I know some hope for Robsten to happen. I know a lot of haters don't. So my hope is that if they are really together... for her own sake, please keep it a secret at all cost.
If she is going to be with Rob, I hope Rob does not let her down. I think Kristen needs someone who can truly take care of her and protect her from the critics and stand by her. Someone, who accepts her for who she is, including the awkwardness and everything. The real Kstew we saw and her fans loved her for.
But I know somehow if Rob chooses to be with Kstew, Kstew will be stoned. I fear for her safety since fans of Rob nowadays are pretty intense people. Male and female likewise. I fear that Kstew will have more haters. You know, media likewise will ride on the hate and create worst rumors to bring down Kstew.
I have not been around to reading blogs much but I know her extreme awkwardness is giving her a negative impression to people who don't know her. People can be double-standard when so many adore Rob for his awkwardness but not on Kstew.
Enough said. I truly find that Kstew is a beautiful gal and she has talents definitely. But I think she should give herself a break and not be too hard on herself. She should believe more in herself. Because Hollywood paps are always trying to find trashy stories about celebrities. They can't wait to bring you down. Think Britney Spears.
Maybe Kstew should give herself a break (away from those depressing, self-depreciating roles) and retreat to Australia for her studies. It could help to calm her nerves down and then make a complete comeback. Be strong, Kristen Stewart. Spend time with your loved ones and whom you can trust. I hope her folks give her guidance and advice. Is her agent doing any best to help Kstew too?
I don't want to see her walking down the Hall of Fame unhappy, when BFF and BF decided to leave her and Rob move on with his successful career. So let's be responsible and spread the word. Protect Kstew and be human.
- AnonymousJune 4, 2009 at 12:58 AM
ohh yeah of course they are goin out cause i mean nothing says hookup like calling your MOM and Granpa to pick you up after a night of hot sex pfftt common people.ReplyDelete
I think they are just really really good friends, sometime when two people become good friends it translate to their family also, i see this pictures and all i see is a couple of really good friends saying goodbye to each other.
- BobinaJune 4, 2009 at 1:11 AM
all I have to say is... are there pictures of them coming out of the bungalow thing "together"? (All I have seen are pictures off the blogs) Since her mom and pop pop were there... could they perhaps have all come together to see him off? (This is just speculating me) I am going to try and not assume (because we all know what assuming does and what it leads to). Until they have confirmed it I am not going to believe anything. If they are dating.. more power to them and great.. if not same.ReplyDelete


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By Robyn Collins
Ten Second Songs musician, producer, creator Anthony Vincent has jumped on the Pokémon Go train, releasing his own rendition of the animated TV show's theme.
Vincent has been been known for covers of songs by Katy Perry, Taylor Swift, Eminem and Adele, but this is a perfect choice, considering the popularity of the new Pokémon Go app. The app was released nearly twenty years after the franchise started.
Related: Destiny's Child Not Finished Fulfilling Their Destiny
Anthony Vincent recorded the viral hit in 20 styles, specific to the 90's, the decade that gave us Pokémon.
After a spot-on impression of the original track, sung by Jason Paige, Vincent switches from Aqua to Smashing Pumpkins, Björk to Blink-182 and K-Ci and Jojo to Marilyn Manson with the ease of a master.
He also touches on Destiny's Child, Mase, Rob Zombie and singer-songwriter Paula Cole, whose track "I Don't Want to Wait" served as the theme for another classic Nineties show, Dawson's Creek.


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After losing original opponent Kyle Noke (20-6-1 MMA, 4-2 UFC) due to an injury, Seth Baczynski (17-6 MMA, 4-1 UFC) has a new opponent for December: Mike Pierce (15-5 MMA, 7-3 UFC).
UFC officials today announced the new welterweight bout.
The fight is part of UFC on FX 6, which takes place Saturday, Dec. 15, at Gold Coast Convention and Exhibition Centre in Broadbeach, Gold Coast, Australia.
The event's main card airs live on FX (on Friday, Dec. 14, in the U.S. due to the time difference) following prelims on FUEL TV.
It's not clear where Pierce vs. Baczynski will be placed on the lineup.
Pierce is fresh off a come-from-behind second-round knockout of Aaron Simpson at UFC on FX 5. The victory was Pierce's third in his past four fights. Pierce, in fact, is 6-2 in his past eights, and the losses both came via split decision to contenders Johny Hendricks and Josh Koscheck.
Baczynski, meanwhile, is on a solid 4-0 run in the UFC with three stoppages, and he's 6-0 when including fights outside the organization. At UFC 152, Baczynski stopped Simeon Thoresen with a first-round knockout. He also beat Lance Benoist, Matt Brown and Clay Harvison in the UFC during his current streak.
The latest UFC on FOX 6 lineup now includes:
- Ross Pearson vs. George Sotiropoulos
- Hector Lombard vs. Rousimar Palhares
- "The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs. UK" welterweight final
- "The Ultimate Fighter: Australia vs. UK" lightweight final
- Seth Baczynski vs. Mike Pierce
- Hacran Dias vs. Chad Mendes
- Joey Beltran vs. Anthony Perosh
- Ednaldo Oliveira vs. Krzysztof Soszynski
For more on UFC on FX 6, stay tuned to the UFC Rumors section of the site.
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The work was partially funded through state and federal grants awarded in 2009.
The Jonesboro Sun reports (http://is.gd/LQ2efZ ) that an extension of a rail spur opened 400 more acres. Jonesboro has about 750 undeveloped acres in the park that can be used to bring in new industry.
The work includes new electric lines, straightening a road near the Nestle food plant to make it safer, intersection improvements, a road to serve the Nordex wind turbine plant and other ground transportation improvements.


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Gardener's Dirt: Master Gardeners help organize others; share fruits of labor
By Doyle Hines - Victoria County Master Gardener Edited by Charla Borchers Leon
Nov. 3, 2011 at 6:03 a.m.
Thirteen years ago, the Victoria County Master Gardener training program began with just 13 trainees through efforts of Texas AgriLife Extension.
Since then, more than 300 people have received this intensive training and been certified as Texas Master Gardeners; 144 are active and retain their certification by annual continuing education and community service hours.
From neighboring counties
While mostly from Victoria County, residents from neighboring communities have trained in the Victoria County Master Gardener program. These members have met all qualifications for the Victoria program although some live in Calhoun, DeWitt, Fayette, Goliad, Gonzales, Jackson, Lavaca and Wharton counties and commuted to Victoria to take the course and maintain their certification.
Offsprings evolved
In 2002, Jackson County formed its own group, and last year, Gonzales County followed suit. Each time, members of Victoria County Master Gardeners helped form the groups in their communities.
This part of Texas is truly better educated in gardening because of the fruits of labor of Victoria County Master Gardeners who make up one of the most successful groups in Texas.
How group began: The Gonzales Master Gardeners are now instructing the second year of the Master Gardener program in Gonzales. In the summer of 2010, Gonzales County Extension Agent Dwight Sexton called for the help of some Master Gardeners of surrounding counties to help organize and sponsor a Master Gardener program for Gonzales County.
Answering the request for help were Jim and Gail Johnson from Guadalupe County, David DeMent, of Hays County, and me, from the Victoria County association. Gail was the leader in knowing what forms were needed and how to fill them out to satisfaction. Thus the program was off and running with these four people forming the organizing committee. Finding a place to hold classes was one of the first challenges for, which the local IOOF graciously allowed the use of their building.
First year formation: The first year was a busy one to get all the requirements filled to the satisfaction of Extension Service while conducting classes at the same time. The new training program consisted of 66 hours of classroom training plus field trips beginning in September and ending in May.
One of the field trips was the Victoria Educational Gardens in Victoria. Dick Nolen and the Victoria group were very helpful and allowed us to participate in the fall plant sale and even had do's and don'ts to suggest, which led to Gonzales County having its own plant sale.
First year projects: The Gonzales Master Gardeners and local students undertook several projects the first year. First was the Eggleston Children's Garden. Raised beds were built close to one of Gonzales' historic houses and close to the elementary school. The students from school planted vegetables in the garden and were excited when, at harvest time, the school cafeteria staff made a salad from the produce so the children could literally enjoy the fruits of their labor.
The Master Gardeners presented two public education programs during the winter and spring on topics of tree care and companion vegetable gardening.
These programs were free to the public and were well attended. The Gonzales Beautification Committee was joined by the Master Gardeners in a project of working to clean up and landscape the old Gonzales City Cemetery. Through years of neglect it had grown up with crepe myrtles and other shrubs and had to be cut out before plans could be made for the landscape.
The gardeners were given hour credits for the time worked on this project. Gonzales Memorial Hospital was also a recipient of the talents of the Master Gardeners. This is a work in progress. The hospital provided the financing and the gardeners are doing the planning and work to make a Memorial Garden in one of the patios at the hospital.
With the labyrinth in the center with foliage and a real waterfall in the flower beds, it will be a peaceful and restful place for patients and visitors to visit.
May graduates: In May, the Gonzales Master Gardeners graduated 16 certified Texas Master Gardeners who had completed both the classroom requirements and the 50 hours of volunteer service needed to earn their designations as Texas Master Gardeners. Ten other students completed the class and will continue working on their volunteer hours to earn their certifications. The organization has been receiving much recognition from the community and individual citizens for the difference they are making in the community. It has been a great learning experience, and the satisfaction of having another great organization in our town has been good.
As a Master Gardener in Victoria County, I am proud of being a part of the successes of both programs and encourage others interested in gardening to consider applying to being a part of a very worthwhile group - in either county. What you learn and do will be to your credit and satisfaction.
The Gardeners' Dirt is written by members of the Victoria County Master Gardener Association, an educational outreach of Texas AgriLife Extension - Victoria County. Mail your questions in care of the Advocate, P.O. Box 1518, Victoria, TX 77901; or firstname.lastname@example.com, or comment on this column at www.VictoriaAdvocate.com.


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Kevin Kraft, Catherine LeFrere, Robert J. Townsend & More Set for REALLY BAD THINGS at NYMF, Now thru 7/19
The 2012 New York Musical Theatre Festival special event production of Really Bad Things plays the PTC Performance Space beginning this afternoon, July 12.
Created and Directed by Marc Eardley, the cast features Kevin Kraft (Broadway's A Funny Thing Happened...), Catherine LeFrere (Once Upon a Time in NJ), Robert J. Townsend (The City Club, Mamma Mia! National Tour) and Mike Backes (Las Vegas' Jersey Boys) with an ensemble that includes Vanessa Dunleavy, Suzanne Dressler, Max Chernin, Curtis Howard, Christine Howard and Lisa Fiebert.
Really Bad Things is inspired by the DC Madam and Lobbyist scandal of the mid 2000s. The new musical features music and lyrics by Nick Messitte.
The musical is described as such: Have you heard? Really Bad Things are happening in Washington D.C.! A Lobbyist is blissfully engaged in indecent activities…while a conservative Senator tries to hide his desire for hookers and diapers…and a Georgetown Madam is operating an escort service with a client list that includes Ambassadors, Congressmen and…even-more-powerful others? Could it be all three are connected? Really? A musical tale of power, sex and greed in our nation's capital!
The production features music direction, orchestrations and arrangements by Nathan Siler, choreography by Leasen Almquist, dramaturgy by Stacey Weingarten and lighting design by Ryan Metzler.
Performances are scheduled for today, July 12 at 4:30 PM, July 13 at 10:30 PM and July 19 at 4:30 PM. A free mini-performance and talk back with the DC Madam's actual lawyer (and character in the show), Montgomery Blair Sibley, will take place at the NYMF HUB on July 18th at 3:30pm.
$20 tickets are available by calling Ovationtix at (212) 352-3101 or by visiting www.nymf.org. The PTC Performance Space is located at 555 West 42nd Street.


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Rams duo leave Pride Park
Derby have cancelled the contracts of teenagers Stefan Galinski and Kane Richards by mutual consent.
Central defender Galinski and attacker Richards both came through the Rams' youth system and signed one-year professional deals last summer.
Neither player managed to make a first-team appearance for the npower Championship club.
Galinski, a former youth-team captain, spent three months on loan at Blue Square North side Corby Town earlier this season while Richards also had a temporary stint at Matlock Town.
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