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Over the past 45 years, The Mammoth Motocross has built one of the most successful motocross racing programs in the western United States. For 2013, the popular venue joins the AMA amateur motocross schedule and will feature the AMA King of the West title.
"We're excited to partner with such a well-established and professional promoter," said AMA Vice President of Operations Jeff Massey. "AMA-sanctioned events are the gold standard for motorcycle and ATV competition and recreation in the United States, and we're looking forward to working with The Mammoth Motocross to enhance an already excellent program and contribute to showcasing and boosting the prestige of the outstanding athletes who call this series home."
The June 21-30 finale, Monster Energy Mammoth Motocross, features three distinct schedules tailored to Vet riders, mini riders and displacement classes for full-sized bikes. The finale takes place at one of the country's most scenic motocross tracks, located in Mammoth Lakes, Calif., on the eastern slopes of the Sierra Nevada mountain range.
The six-race "Road to Mammoth" qualifier series includes races in Hesperia, Calif.; Porterville, Calif.; Turlock, Calif.; Riverside, Calif.; Reno, Nev.; and Perris, Calif. Racers' four best finishes in the qualifiers will earn points toward the AMA King of the West title. Riders who win the AMA King of the West title in their class will receive first gate pick at the Mammoth Motocross finale.
"We're very excited to join the ranks of AMA-chartered promoters and to do our part to support the country's leading advocate for the right to ride and race," said Mammoth Motocross Race Director Mike Colbert. "In addition, we were at the point where we needed help keeping track of today's fastest amateur riders. An AMA sanction allows us to do that as well as take advantage of the AMA Amateur Competition Rulebook and align some of our rules to make them more consistent with today's classes, but while retaining key elements that make motocross racing at Mammoth unique."
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I hope you have been enjoying watching the Olympics as much as I have. I've found myself wanting to indulge in a few hearty Russian classics, but how about a new-fashioned Veal Steaks "Stroganoff?" Priyatnogo appetita!
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(Radically Simple, Rodale, 2010)
Flavors of fino sherry, espresso, and lemon "lift" an old-fashioned dish, generally made with beef, to something lighter and special.
4 thick veal steaks, about 9 ounces each
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 teaspoons sweet paprika
1 cup heavy cream
6 tablespoons fino sherry
8 ounces baby Portobello mushrooms, sliced
8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, stemmed and thinly sliced
2 teaspoons chopped fresh lemon thyme
¼ teaspoon espresso powder
2 tablespoons finely minced fresh chives
Preheat the broiler. Rub the veal with the olive oil. Season with the paprika and salt and pepper and arrange on a broiler pan. Heat the cream in a large skillet until bubbly. Add 3 tablespoons of the sherry and all the mushrooms. Cook over high heat, stirring, until the mushrooms soften, 4 minutes. Add the remaining 3 tablespoons sherry, thyme, espresso powder, and salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until the mushrooms exude their liquid and then absorb much of the sauce, 3 minutes.
Meanwhile, broil the veal six inches from the heat for 3 to four minutes on each side, until just cooked through. Let rest 5 minutes; thickly slice on the bias. Top with the mushroom sauce and sprinkle with chives. Serves 4

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Ryan is Romney's choice for his 2012 running mate.
Just over a week ago Republican Presidential hopeful, Mitt Romney, selected, Representative Paul Ryan, from Wisconsin's 1st District to be his Vice President.
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The state is once again barred from dropping Planned Parenthood from a key women's health program under a Friday appellate ruling.
It's the latest turn in a lawsuit filed by the organization after Texas barred clinics from taking part in the Medicaid Women's Health Program if they are affiliated with abortion providers — even though the clinics themselves don't perform abortions.
Planned Parenthood said the ban violated its constitutional rights.
U.S. District Judge Lee Yeakel on Monday granted a preliminary injunction sought by Planned Parenthood in the case, saying the state couldn't bar the group until the lawsuit is decided.
Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott quickly sought a stay at the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The stay was granted by Judge Jerry E. Smith on an emergency basis. Smith also asked Planned Parenthood to respond.
On Friday, a three-judge panel including Smith vacated the stay. meaning Yeakel's injunction remains in force.
Among other points, the court's Friday order said a filing by Planned Parenthood called into question the state's declaration of an emergency need for a stay.
State officials have said they'd have to shut down the program if forced to include Planned Parenthood. But the appellate judges said Planned Parenthood cited an affidavit saying operations would cease when federal funding ran out, and there are indications such funding will continue until November.
Federal funding is being phased out because federal officials say the Planned Parenthood ban violates U.S. requirements. Gov. Rick Perry has instructed Texas officials to find state money to continue the program. But officials say they can't continue the program with Planned Parenthood.
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It's not exactly a secret that Wolverine is the A-list star of 20th Century Fox's X-Men movies. Including the cameo in Matthew Vaughn's X-Men: First Class, the anti-hero mutant is the only character to appear in all of the franchise's titles, and as a result Hugh Jackman holds the record for playing the same superhero the most times in a live action comic book film. As a result, it wasn't a complete surprise when it was revealed this past summer that the plot of Bryan Singer's upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past will feature Wolverine in the story's most important role. But now screenwriter Simon Kinberg has revealed to Total Film (via SlashFilm) why having Logan be the key to the new movie's plot actually makes the most sense logically as well as economically.
In the upcoming superhero epic, Wolverine has his consciousness sent back in time from an apocalyptic future overrun by mutant killing robots to try and stop a cataclysmic event that winds up changing the fate of the world. In the original comic book arc, written by Chris Claremont, John Byrne and Terry Austin, it was actually Kitty Pryde - played by Ellen Page in the movie - who sent her mind back to the past, but that detail has been changed. So what's the explanation behind the change?
"We made the decision for a lot of reasons, some of them obvious and some of them more nuanced, to make it Wolverine who goes back in time," Kinberg explained. "One reason is that he's the protagonist of the franchise, and probably the most beloved character to a mass audience." Beyond that, however, there was also logic and details within the timeline that the writer and Vaughn had to consider while penning the screenplay. Said Kinberg,
"Probably the bigger reason is that when we started thinking about the logistical realities of Kitty's consciousness being sent back in time, to her younger self, as opposed to her physical body being sent back..it was impossible. Obviously in the book it's Kitty, but you're talking about an actress [Ellen Page] who, in the age of Michael Fassbender and James McAvoy, would have been negative 20 years old. So we started thinking again, and the first reflex response to that was a character who doesn't age. Wolverine is the only character who would looks the same in 1973 as he does in the future."
While I agree that this approach does make sense, it would also be nice to see the X-Men franchise start moving in other directions. Jackman is great as Wolverine and as a life-long comic book fan it's nearly impossible not to appreciate the work the actor has done for the series over the last 13 years, but the X-Men universe is so huge that it doesn't really make sense to just keep focusing on one character. In addition to Days of Future Past we'll be getting a sequel to The Wolverine in the near future as well. Perhaps after that the franchise will start to move on to some of their other starring players.


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Tox Pressotechnik GmbH & Co. (with U.S. headquarters in Warrenville, IL) introduced two new fastening systems at EuroBlech. Its new Tox-Micropoint sheetmetal-joining technology allows fabricators to join small sheetmetal parts such as contact elements, springs and similar components (Fig. 1) made of steel, copper or aluminum with single sheet thicknesses from 0.1 mm to a total sheet thickness of 1.2 mm. Electric conductivity is retained in the joint, making the technique suitable for electric and electronic assemblies such as contact tabs, switch contacts and rockers.
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In 1504, Raphael came to Florence. During this period, he mainly created Madonna paintings. These paintings brought him great reputation. People are eager to appreciate all the Madonna paintings made by Raphael, which are extremely so beautiful and marvelous that they attract the viewers to indulge in pleasures without stopping. His Madonna paintings are concerned with Italian folk female charm and the most sympathetic to maternal mood. So after a few hundred years Europe has a compliment word for women like Raphael's Madonna. It is difficult to count how many pieces of work Raphael has completed. The art history generally applies the details or the belonging of the painting to distinguish, such as Madonna della Sedia, The Alba Madonna, etc. This painting was named because of its portraying a goldfinch being held in a baby's hand.
During 3 years since 1504, the Madonna paintings made by Raphael almost became a series of variants of this theme. This showed that Raphael was trying to get rid of the formal conception of Madonna and release the performance range to put the Madonna paintings to a new level. Generally speaking, it started with this painting Madonna of The Goldfinch, since it was more typical. The colors in this painting were selected very strictly, with the red jacket and blue purple cloak and warm colors of two babies constituting a stable painting. Baby's naivety and the Madonna's care formed the basic content new song to sing for happiness.
Raphael has a gift for colors. This painting fully shows his artistic maturity after he came to Florence. However, there are some imitate of brushwork still being failed to cover up. Maybe Raphael worshiped da Vinci too much. This painting was made in 1506, measuring 107×77 cm. It is used egg powder with oil and drawn on the board. Now it is collected in the Uffizi Gallery in Florence.
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The purpose of the Merced Youth Soccer Association's Recreational soccer program is to have ALL kids play, learn, and enjoy soccer. Boys and girls ages 4 to 18 are offered the opportunity to play. Early-Bird Recreational sign ups are in May and regular registration in June each year. Practices begin after August 1st and Opening Day on the first Saturday after Labor Day. We offer team play for boys and girls teams in every age group up from under 6 to under 18's. In the under 18 division we offer co-ed play. Our regular season runs from September to mid-November. Our Under 8's and Under 10's then compete in Jamborees, while the older age groups compete in the MYSA CUP, our season-ending tournament that decides a champion per age group. Those Recreational players that possess skill and want to play longer in a more competitive environment after the Recreational season have the opportunity to try out for one of the Winter All-Star teams for age groups Under 10 - Under 19. These teams represent Merced in our California Youth Soccer Association District VIII which runs from Lodi/Galt in the North to Merced in the South, and all cities in between Tracy and Sonora. Tryouts are in late November and practices begin in early December, with the season running from mid-January to early March. It is a great opportunity to refine soccer skills against other cities' best Recreational players. If a player demonstrates soccer skills beyond his/her Recreational peers, MYSA offers a Competitive program administered by Merced United FC. Please look unde Competitive Soccer for more information.
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The Pasadena Sun has a great collection of various religious leaders' thoughts on the mandatory Spiritual Fitness testing and training in the US Military.
Rev. Skip Lindeman – United Church of Christ:
Think about it: A guy takes the test and gets all A-grades on spirituality, and then says, "Gimme a gun so I can go kill as many of the enemy as I can!" Is that what a spiritual person does? How can anybody be spiritual, and then go blow another human being (i. e., child of God, made in the image of God) to smithereens? Please!
OK, that's the philosophical issue; now, how about the discrimination issue? It is obviously discriminatory to those who deem themselves non-religious to be forced to take a spirituality test. And I'm not surprised that those complaining are saying that what goes on is "Christianity-lite."…
Come on, Army. Be all that you can be. In America, that means you have to be fair. A spirituality test is not fair.
The Rev. Skip Lindeman
Rabbi Simcha Backman – Chabad Jewish Center
…But a separate test focused specifically on spiritual fitness that probes one's religious beliefs and practices is, in my opinion, entirely out of place.
The modern U.S. military stands out as an institution of tremendous diversity, where individuals of many cultures, races, and religious beliefs converge for the one purpose of protecting our great country.
We must ensure that the military remains respectful of differing beliefs, and that it provides equal treatment to every person who takes up the noble calling of service.
The Army's spiritual fitness exam may be well-intentioned, but it cannot be considered a fair indicator of one's emotional health or mental stability — and it could be viewed as discriminatory. Plus, the results of such a test could be misconstrued or abused; for example, a bigoted, extremist officer might harass a new recruit who doesn't adhere to ideas of "normal" religious behavior. I don't think the military should be testing the spirituality of its members.Rabbi Simcha Backman
Check out the full article, and spread it! There are many more religious leaders from a variety of faith backgrounds represented. Watch out for the one who seemed to buy into the BS (buried on the third or fourth page).
I was contacted by the LA Times (I guess they circulate articles to other venues too) to be a part of this collection. My comments specifically addressed the typical army line of defense. But I guess mine didn't make the cut. So here they are:
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Justin Griffith – American Atheists
The U.S. military should not have spent $125 million taxpayer dollars on the ghastly spiritual litmus test for determining fitness. The creators of this test pretend that they are simply talking about 'team spirit' and 'human spirit' whenever journalists are around. This is because they know it's illegal.
If any civilians out there have any doubt as to the religiosity of the mandatory Spiritual Fitness testing and training, educate yourself. I suggest you visit the Army's very own "Virtual Spiritual Fitness Center" set up by the people who made this same test.
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I decided to create a Part III video to the "Junk Your Stuff" Junk Journal From Paper Bags project. I wanted you to see how I work in my journal and hopefully give you some ideas and inspiration for working in yours journals. I also mentioned in one of my videos how the "Pockets and Posies" pockets would look great in these journals. I made one and love it. There will be photos of it below. Here are some photos of the pages I created in my junk journal as well as a link to the video showing you how I created it. I hope you feel inspired.
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A few weeks ago, I was cleaning out a cabinet in my kitchen where I keep plastic and paper bags. When I saw the stack of paper bags (see above photo) I had kept from grocery shopping trips I thought, hmmm, I don't need all these bags so I will throw them away. At the time I was saving them I was thinking I really wanted to make something artsy with them but the stack kept growing and nothing artsy was being made. So, I grabbed the entire stack and set them on the counter to be tossed out when I was done. When I was finished with the cabinet cleaning, I walked over to the paper bags and picked them up to carry out to the trash can. But I hesitated. The crinkly sound the bags made and the feel of the paper was sooooo appealing. lol I thought, ok, I need to make something with these bags. But I made myself a deal. I could keep the bags as long as I actually used them to make something. If I didn't start using them that week they were going in the trash. So, I took them up to my art studio to await their fate. lol The very next day I started making my Junk Your Stuff journals. I worked my way through each and every paper bag. Then, I went through my drawers and storage containers and pulled out all kinds of stuff I have been wanting to use up to decorate them. I have to say I am very pleased that I used all of the bags and I love how they turned out. I hope you enjoy the photos below and there is also a link to the video where I show you how I made them. Now, go Junk Your Stuff! 🙂
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It's been percolating for a while, but the coffee war between McDonalds and Starbucks is about to boil over.
McDonalds has been rolling out its specialty coffee line since 2006 but the effort has resembled more of a slow drip. On Tuesday the fast food giant launches its first set of national advertisements taking aim at the ubiquitous coffee chain.
The fast food giant is hoping its McCafé line will displace the Starbucks brand as the go-to caffeine delivery system for Americans, and they're using television, radio and Internet advertising to drive the message home.
Their first slate of ads play on the McCafé accent mark. Words such as "chore" and "rinse" are given accent marks on the "e" so they rhyme with McCafé. That spot ends with the phrase, "McCafé your day."
Another shows a woman standing at a bus stop looking annoyed, while a smiling man holding a McCafé mocha has turned his commute into a commuté. The ad goes on to say that McCafé makes a better day "possiblé."
McDonalds denies that it is taking direct aim at Starbucks with the ads, but last year they ran a billboard in Seattle, Starbucks' home turf, that said, "Four bucks is dumb." The billboard was later pulled at the request of the company's president Don Thompson, but it's obvious that McDonalds will go after Starbucks on a price point basis.
McDonald's espresso-based coffee drinks typically range from $2.29 for a 12-ounce cup to $3.29 for 22 ounces. By contrast, a caffè mocha at a Starbucks in Chicago ranges from $3.10 for a 12-ounce cup to $3.95 for 20 ounces, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Starbucks is not going to suffer the ad blitz lightly. The coffee chain launched a campaign to counter the McDonalds push Sunday with a full-page ad in The New York Times.
Their push will emphasize quality over, well, cheap coffee. One of their ads says: "Beware of a cheaper cup of coffee. It comes with a price," and another says, "If your coffee isn't perfect, we'll make it over. If it's still not perfect make sure you're in a Starbucks."
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Kingston is the capital of Jamaica.
Kingston, the capital of Jamaica, is located on the southeastern coast of the island. There are two major sections to this city: 'downtown' and 'uptown,' also referred to as 'New Kingston.' Kingston was for some time Jamaica's only city and is still the commercial and cultural capital. You will notice that the city is assigned the equivalent of zip codes, (Kingston 5, Kingston 10, etc.) which is a good representation of how truly large this city is, especially for an island such as Jamaica.
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By air
Norman Manley International Airport (IATA: KIN), Phone: 1-888-247-7678, [17]. Located in the southeastern part of the island, overlooking Kingston Harbour on the Palisadoes peninsula. Served by Air Canada, Air Jamaica, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Delta, and a number of Caribbean airlines. Be prepared for queues at the airport, to clear both immigration and customs, which are fairly strict. It is important that you know where you will be staying and write it down on your immigration form.
There are taxi vans between the airport and town - one person US$28; a group $33, potentially negotiable. Payment can be in US$. The cheapest way is to take bus 98 straight to the Parade in downtown Kingston for J$80. The bus stop outside the arrivals terminal is for bus 98 going towards Port Royal. Just passed the bus stop is where bus 98 stops on its way to downtown.
Kingston Tinson Pen There is a smaller airport closer to downtown. It only receives flights from Montego Bay on 14-seater planes on Jamaica Air Shuttle [18].
By car
Island Rental Cars has offices at the NMIA airport, in downtown Kingston, Ocho Rios and Montego Bay, and will allow you to do one-way rentals. Remember to drive on the left!
By bus
Kingston has an extensive and modern bus system. The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) runs the bus system for the government, while private contractors also run the same routes. There are also minibuses and route taxis which are very affordable. Whenever in doubt, ask a bus driver how to get somewhere or where to find a certain bus; they are generally very helpful.
Public transit generally goes through one or more of the three central transportation hubs.
Maps of the bus system can be found on whagwan.org.
Get around
By bus
The bus service in Jamaica has now been upgraded with express buses cost ranging from $80 to $100, and another bus also air conditioned can be found in yellow with the Jamaican flag at the front costs for regular fares $15 and for children under 12 $50 12+(prices are expected to raise for the new buses soon because of the increase of gas). The original unconditioned buses still function, but who know when will they last?
Check out the interactive bus map [19] for some guidance.
By taxi
All official taxis have red license plates that start with PPV.
Route Taxis (a taxi that has a set route and picks up multiple people along it) are also common and often mirror bus routes and are not much more expensive than buses. These are a bit more complicated to get used to, so ask for help.
Charter Taxis (normal taxis) - negotiate a price before getting in the car. Fares range from J$400 to J$5000 for long routes.
Rental cars
With some practice, bravery, and chutzpah you can rent a car (Island Rent a car allows for one-way car rental). Take a good map and be willing to ask (and keep asking to get a consensus) for directions along the way. It's not safe to drive in the countryside after dark. If you get in a wreck/hit someone, drive to the nearest police station.
Drink Red Stripe and Appleton Rum. If you've got the guts, try some Wray & Nephew overproof white rum (locals refer to it as "whites"): a drink that is usually around 180 proof.
There's also refreshing coconut water, cane juice, sorrel (only served around Christmas time), Irish Moss, and tamarind drink or genuine Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee (according to experts it is perhaps the best tasting, most expensive and most sought after coffee in the world). You can get premium beans from Rum, Roast and Royals in the Devon House complex.
Good bars include Red Bones Blues Cafe (also a good restaurant).
(876) 809 7510 US$75. Contact Lance Watson Manager. Wi fi Internet and cable. See review in Moons Guide to Jamaica.
Stay safe
Like any other large city anywhere in the world, Kingston is home to a higher number of crimes than the rest of the island. It has been rated one of the most dangerous cities in the world in previous years when measured by the murder rate. It should be noted, also, that while the Trench Town section of Kingston does have an interesting history, nevertheless no visitor should dare go there unless they're part of a goodwill tour or something similar with a high level of pre-arranged security. The average tourist going there would be signing his or her death warrant. Common-sense and precaution should ensure a pleasant experience in the safer areas of the city, though. If you find yourself in need of the police, the emergency number is 119.
Tourists, especially white tourists, tend to stick out and garner lots of attention, not all of it positive. Hissing and cat calls at women (even accompanied ones) is common. Reply to overzealous touts with "No badda (bother) me" can help.
Homosexuality is not at all condoned and can elicit violent reactions.
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The green abalone arrived in a box, and the seventh-graders took turns placing the iridescent, disk-shaped mollusks inside their new tank at Warner Middle School in Westminster.
"So you guys now are charged with taking care of the abalone," marine biologist Nancy Caruso told the class of 35 science students.
"It's your responsibility to empower yourselves and solve the problems the adults have caused," said teacher Travis Garwick.
The responsibility, and the problems, are quite real.
For several years, Caruso has been teaching middle-school and high school students how to grow ocean life-forms – kelp, abalone and white sea bass – in Orange County classrooms, sharpening their understanding of science, chemistry and even engineering.
But she recently received the news she had long awaited. The state Department of Fish and Game granted her a two-year permit to release as many as 200 classroom-grown, green abalone into the wild.
It is likely the only permit ever granted for the release of classroom-grown abalone.
So Caruso was busy distributing her shipment of farm-grown abalone to various classrooms this week, and Warner Middle School was the first on her list.
They'll remain in their carefully prepared tank, the students keeping strict control of environmental conditions, until their likely release off the Orange County coast in June.
"We're going to be raising abalone," student Nathan Cardenas, 12, explained to a visitor. "And we're going to be releasing them into the wild."
Seven species of abalone once were so plentiful on Southern California shores that their shells routinely turned up in gift shops, often for use as ash trays.
But avid fishing and human consumption, along with disease, caused their numbers to plummet.
A 1997 moratorium on abalone fishing, with the single exception of a recreational fishery north of San Francisco, has helped many species begin to recover, said Ian Taniguchi, a marine-region environmental scientist at state Department of Fish and Game.
Two abalone species, white and black, still are listed as endangered. Green abalone are listed as a species of special concern, and along the Orange County coast they exist only in pockets.
Caruso hopes to inspire a new generation of abalone experts while helping to repopulate the species off Southern California.
"Hopefully, in 30 years," she told the students, "you can sit down with your kids and say, 'The reason we're eating abalone is because we grew them in our classroom.'"
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One of the most explosive movie musicals in recent memory bursts onto the live stage with exhilarating results. When Ren and his mother move from Chicago to a small farming town, Ren is prepared for the inevitable adjustment period at his new high school. What he isn't prepared for are the rigorous local edicts, including a ban on dancing instituted by the local preacher, determined to exercise the control over the town's youth that he cannot command in his own home. When the reverend's rebellious daughter sets her sights on Ren, her roughneck boyfriend tries to sabotage Ren's reputation, with many of the locals eager to believe the worst about the new kid. The heartfelt story that emerges is of a father longing for the son he lost and of a young man aching for the father who walked out on him. To the rockin' rhythm of its Oscar and Tony-nominated top 40 score (the soundtrack album reached number one on the Billboard charts and has sold over 15 million copies!) and augmented with dynamic new songs for the stage musical, FOOTLOOSE celebrates the wisdom of listening to young people, guiding them with a warm heart and an open mind.
Cast Size: Small (1-10) • Medium (5-21) • Large (14+). Vocal Demands: Easy • Moderate. Dance Requirements: Extensive • Some Dancing Required. Good For: Elementary School • High School • College/University • Amateur/Community • Professional Theatre • Religious Organization.
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Written By: Dean Pitchford
Through all the years of development and the many months of rehearsals and previews for the original Broadway production of FOOTLOOSE, STILL ROCKIN' had been assigned to a female singer who fronts a band at the Bar-B-Q, a noisy dive to which Ren takes his friends at the opening of Act II. That scene ends with a showstopping version of LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY, sung by the character Rusty, who is Willard's girlfriend.
What that meant was that we had two, back-to-back, powerhouse female vocal performances in the first fifteen minutes of Act II, and the creative team worried that that was simply too much of a good thing. The solution we came up with at the time was to write a country waltz. It was pretty and sedate and didn't, in any way, challenge the impact of LET'S HEAR IT FOR THE BOY.
But what the new song did, unfortunately, was to slow down the show's momentum. It wasn't until after FOOTLOOSE closed on Broadway and we continued to work on the show that my collaborators and I realized that we could get the high energy of STILL ROCKIN' to kick off Act II if we took it away from a female singer and gave it to a guy.
There had always been a character at the Country/Western bar named Cowboy Bob, who dances with Rusty and eventually punches out Willard. I decided to pump up his part by making Cowboy Bob the lead singer for the band at the Bar-B-Q. And, yes, he still dances with Rusty and fights with Willard.
When it came time to record STILL ROCKIN', I had only one thought about who to get to sing it. Hunter Foster was a member of the original cast (he understudied the lead role of Ren, as a matter of fact), and I've always been a huge fan of his talent. He came into the studio and delivered a sensational performance of the song, and in doing so gave 'voice' to this character - Cowboy Bob - who had never been called upon to sing before.
FOOTLOOSE first burst onto the silver screen in 1984 and proved to be one of that year's most successful motion pictures. The soundtrack recording reached #1 on the Billboard charts, and went on to sell over 17 million copies worldwide, generating such Top Forty hits as the title song, "Let's Hear It For The Boy," (both of which received Academy Award nominations), "Almost Paradise," "Holding Out For A Hero," and "I'm Free (Heaven Helps the Man)." With a screenplay and lyrics by Oscar winner Dean Pitchford, the story focuses on young people, as does his previous, wildly successful movie musical, FAME.
Its journey to the Broadway stage began in 1996 when director Walter Bobbie collaborated on a stage adaptation with Dean. After Tom Snow and Dean added new songs to supplement the already existing hits, Walter directed the first of a series of workshops. Work on FOOTLOOSE was temporarily suspended, however, so that Walter could open his acclaimed revival of CHICAGO on Broadway (for which he'd go on to win the 1997 Tony Award), a success which he repeated in London.
FOOTLOOSE finally previewed at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C., in Summer, 1998, and opened on Broadway on October 22. The next day, the show broke the box office record for the Richard Rodgers Theatre, where it continued to thrill audiences well into July, 2000. During the course of its New York run, FOOTLOOSE also enjoyed successful national and a bus-and-truck tours.
After the show closed, the creators continued to examine and refine their work. Not only did they make changes throughout the libretto, they excised three songs from the original score and restored one ("Still Rockin',"� now available on the newly mastered Broadway CD on Ghostlight Records). The reaction to the 'new' FOOTLOOSE was immediate and enthusiastic; a tour in the U.K. resulted in a West End engagement, which in turn triggered excitement throughout Europe, where FOOTLOOSE has been seen in Italy, France, Scandinavia, Germany, Poland, Croatia and many other countries. Additional productions in Japan, South Korea, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and South Africa have spread the message of FOOTLOOSE around the world.
In 2011, Paramount Pictures' re-make of FOOTLOOSE - with a screenplay by Dean Pitchford and the film's director Craig Brewer - brought this heartwarming story and electrifying music to a whole new generation.
Tony AwardsJanuary 01, 1999 — 4 Nominations
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January 01, 1985 — 1 Nomination, Best Original Cast Recording
January 01, 1999 — 1 Nomination, Best Original Cast Recording
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Written By: Dean Pitchford
After conversations and communication with various theatre and arts organizations in North Carolina and Mississippi, the authors of "Footloose" have been made aware that withholding licenses to perform our show in those states would harm the very groups who are best positioned to spread "Footloose's" message of inclusion and tolerance.
So my collaborators and I have decided to lift said embargo and have resolved to return a percentage of royalties from Footloose collected from North Carolina and Mississippi productions to LGBTQ groups in those states, so that they may continue to fight for the repeal of the heinous HB2 (in NC) and HB1523 (in MI).
After FAME, I was being approached by all these folks [in Hollywood] because, by that time, I was also writing pop material for Melissa Manchester, Kenny Loggins, Steve Perry.
Written By: Dean Pitchford
I was approached about writing films: about a girl who's going to be a pop artist or a girl who wants to go to Broadway or a guy who wants to go on the road and I thought, 'well, those are really kind of dull.' One way to make it more interesting is to forbid it, to outlaw it.
That was in the back of my head and I had read this story in the news in 1979 about a small town in Oklahoma—Elmore City—that banned dancing. The law had been on the books for 90 some odd years and that year, the high school class, which numbered about 11 kids, wanted to have a dance and the town elders decided they had a problem with that. They got very dogmatic about it, though no one could remember why they had instituted that interdiction, and they dug their heels in. A fight ensued and families split. People took sides and neighbors weren't talking to neighbors and the minister there put his foot down [and dancing was banned].
I kept thinking, because my background was Broadway, where no one really calls themselves a songwriter unless you do a score in a show, I always felt like a bit of a pretender; I had a song on this television show, in that movie, on that album, so I wanted to put a bunch of songs in a movie. And the only way I could make that work is if I know what the movie is, so I had better sit down and write a movie.
They said nobody would believe [it]—unless it happened in 1964. But in 1964, not being able to dance would not be remarkable. But in 1980, it would be. That's what makes it. It's often thought of as that movie about the town where you can't dance. But really, the dance is the mechanics to explore another theme which is underlying everything: a boy who's lost his father meets a man who has lost his son and the two clash. The dancing is the thing that they fight over but they're both angry about the thing that they're not saying and it becomes the focus. It's about expression—when they dance, they're able to express themselves. But it is a story about loss and people's attempts to deal with loss and whether banning a book or dancing there's a rallying point into which people bury their rage.
FOOTLOOSE went through 22 drafts and, in that period of time, the Moral Majority was rising in power and there was the Ayatollah [Khomeini] in Iran. We are seeing it now with the rise of the far right, the neoconservatives and a White House in the grip of the far religious right. I was certainly aware of [religious fundamentalism] but, when I began [FOOTLOOSE], I was writing [primarily] from my belief that people who don't express themselves hurt.
In the case of FOOTLOOSE, it was always driven forward from the script [which Pitchford wrote]. We knew exactly where songs were going to go. As I mapped it out, we had to trim, just because we knew what budget we had so we had to spend our pennies wisely. In every case, I had to ask: what's the rhythm of the song, what kind of artist is singing the song? Is it black? Is it pop? Is it rock-n-roll? Is it dance? That brought into play a whole list of artists and, in some cases, their collaborators. For instance, we had this idea to go to Bonnie Tyler to sing "Holding Out for a Hero" and she was only working with [composer] Jim Steinman.
There's different kind of energy that's necessary when [music's] coming at you from the screen as against radio speakers and, with Jim [Steinman], who has that sense of theatricality, I didn't have to do too much prodding. He knew I wanted this to be big. I did walk into my meeting with Jim with the full lyric [to "Holding Out for a Hero"]. I had studied a lot of his work and he's very clever and wordy and he keeps the momentum going—like in "Paradise by the Dashboard Lights"—so I wrote a Jim Steinman lyric. Also, we rented an upright piano and rolled it into Herb Ross' office. Instead of running off and working in the studio before we got the thumbs up from Herbert, we would go in and sing the songs at the piano or on guitar and he would say 'yeah, that's the right direction' and then we would demo it to show the artist. With "Holding Out for a Hero," we brought a girlfriend of mine who's a singer and we went into Herbert Ross' office and Jim Steinman, with the long, long hair, sat there at the keyboard and played the full orchestra part of the song and when he finished, there was blood on the keyboard. He played the s—t out of that song. Afterwards, Herbert Ross said: Do it—that's the song.
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1 Man
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Singing-dancing ensemble consisting of Townspeople and High School Students
Ren McCormack - teenage boy from Chicago
Ethel McCormack - his mother
Reverend Shaw Moore - the minister of Bomont
Vi Moore - his wife
Ariel Moore - their teenage daughter
Lulu Warnicker - Ren's aunt
Wes Warnicker - her husband
Coach Roger Dunbar - the high school gym teacher
Eleanor Dunbar - his wife
Rusty - Ariel's best friend
Urleen - Ariel's friend
Wendy Jo - Ariel's friend
Chuck Cranston - Ariel's boyfriend
Lyle - Chuck's buddy
Travis - Chuck's buddy
A Cop
Betty Blast - the owner of The Burger Blast
Willard Hewitt - Ren's friend, a country boy
Principal Harry Clark
Jeter - Ren's friend
Bickle - Ren's friend
Garvin - Ren's friend
Cowboy Bob - the lead vocalist at the Bar-B-Que
Cowboy Bob's Band
Townspeople and High School Students
FOOTLOOSE takes place in Chicago and the small town of Bomont.
City of Chicago
Town of Bomont, in Church
The Churchyard
Behind a Gas Station
A High School Hallway
The Moore Home
The Burger Blast
The Great Plains of Bomont
The High School Gym
The Bar-B-Que, a Country/Western Dance Hall
The Junk Yard
Under the Train Bridge
The Town Hall
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Equine Therapy in Argentina by Boguslawa Syrotiak
I spent 10 wonderful weeks volunteering on the Equine Therapy placement in Cordoba, Argentina last year. This was my first time volunteering abroad. This was my first time staying in South America. It was also my first time travelling alone for another purpose than visiting my family in Poland. I am so happy that I did decide to go and volunteer in Argentina despite my fears.
I chose Argentina because I have some friends here in the States who come from Argentina. Argentina also has a good safety record compared to some other countries. It has this reputation of being similar to Europe and I have to say that it is true. The Argentinean Projects Abroad office is run very efficiently. I was briefed on the second day of my stay in Argentina on all the dos and don'ts, how tos and treated to a delicious lunch. The food in Argentina with its extraordinary meats is simply irresistible. Thank you to the Projects Abroad staff!
My equine therapy placement in Argentina
The volunteer experience was priceless. Really the best thing I have ever done! Veronica founded the Equine Therapy centre in 1989 and it has become such an amazing opportunity for the children to come and interact with horses and benefit in tremendous ways. Veronica is a very loving, energetic and charismatic person who cares for her little and not so little patients. She would often speak with tears in her eyes about her patients' struggles, their parents' dedication and love. She took care of us volunteers like a mother. She treated us well, respectfully, and with humour. She would make us meriendas (afternoon snack), usually bread with dulce de leche or cookies and soda or hot chocolate. After I got back to the United States, I went and bought dulce de leche. Whenever I eat it, I think of Veronica and the other volunteers. Veronica took us volunteers under her wing and treated us like family from the first day on the job. She told us that her home is our home. It felt just like that.
The Equine Therapy centre is run very well. We would see 3 to 5 patients between 4pm and 7pm. The patients' ages varied from pre-schoolers to adults. Their parents or caregivers would usually accompany them. Sometimes one of them would bring musical instruments and we conducted therapy to the rhythm of music. The kids loved it. We loved it. The atmosphere at the centre was always upbeat, happy, and everybody gave their all to facilitate the best therapy session for the child. Veronica gave us instructions and demonstrated how to facilitate the child's movements on the horse.
How equine therapy helps people with disabilities
Sometimes a volunteer would sit with the child on the horse with or without a saddle, depending on the child's age and level of disability or riding skills. The diagnoses of the children would vary from cerebral palsy, autism, ADHD, developmental delays, to traumatic brain injury. This was very interesting from an occupational therapist's stand point. The Equine Therapy applies the Tango Method. The tridimensional pattern of movement of the horse translates and facilitates the tridimensional pattern of movement of the rider. It is a very good way to facilitate muscular strength, coordination, normal movement patterns, visual perceptual skills, and confidence.
Equine Therapy brings benefits to the body, mind and spirit. The interactions between the child and the pony were very touching. A one hour therapy session would usually start by having the child brush the horse's mane and pet the horse. At the end of the session, the child would reward the pony by feeding it a carrot. The kids would giggle when the pony dropped the carrot, drooled, or did something funny. The kids were obviously mesmerized by the ponies and became very attached.
Some kids would at first be afraid in the presence of a big animal, but once they climbed on top, they regained that confidence and a big smile. They would pet the pony while riding it, change riding positions with help of volunteers from facing forward to facing backwards, or lying on the belly and pretending to be taking a nap. Veronica would instruct us how to turn a therapy session into play and achieve our therapy goals while having fun.
Our responsibilities at the placement
Our responsibilities as volunteers would include cleaning the outside area where the horses stand, cleaning the horses themselves with brushes, cleaning their hair and feet, putting saddles on them before therapy, warming up the horses before therapy by riding them for about 10 minutes from slow to fast, bringing the horses to the riding arena, and assisting our little patients. We would bring the riding vests, helmets, and chaps for the patients. Help them get dressed and mount the horse.
We would either sit with the child on top of the horse or walk at his or her side of each side of the horse. In either case, there would be volunteers walking closely alongside the horse with the child on top of the horse. We would watch out for the safety of the patients and our own. Veronica taught us how to safely handle a horse, how to approach it, saddle it up, and walk alongside.
If you decide to volunteer in Equine Therapy, expect to get dirty. The work involves walking in the sand and cleaning the outside areas as well as the horses. Every night after work, I would scrub the dust off my feet. Having comfy clothes and protective shoe wear is a good idea. Veronica has helmets, chaps, and vests and she always makes sure that they are worn while riding her horses. In Veronica's therapy centre safety is number one!
I had the big honour to be able to attend a course on Equine Therapy organized by Veronica. It was amazing. She would have different healthcare professionals come to the course and teach us the basic and not so basics of Equine Therapy. It was very interesting to meet other professionals from Argentina. I made long lasting friendships with Argentinean healthcare professionals. I have learned lots and lots about Equine Therapy in Argentina and in general. I even received a completion certification that counts towards my PDU's that I need to maintain in order to maintain my occupational therapy licensure in the United States.
My host family
The host family I stayed with for two months was fantastic. After the initial period of time of adjusting to a different meal schedule and a new spoken language, it felt like home. Alicia, my host mom, has become my best friend. I cherished my time with her. We had this ritual of having lunch together and watching a TV show. Alicia would always ask me how I was, how my day was, and be so caring towards me. At the same time, I had my freedom and I was not obligated to attend meals or be home at a certain time.
Alicia always cooked healthy food and I enjoyed every bit of it. Her milanesas, salads, and squash were absolutely yummy. It took me about one week to get used to the different meal schedule and different foods. Her four beautiful and delightful daughters have become like my sisters. Two of them will get married this year and I am going to the first wedding this March. I am very excited to go back and see my host family again.
I have benefited in many ways from my volunteer trip to Argentina. I made new friends for life. I learned a great deal about Equine Therapy in Argentina and in general. I love horses and I got to spend lots of time with them in a beautiful green setting of the centre. I have improved my horseback riding skills which makes me very happy and makes me safer on trail rides for fun in the United States.
I also attended a Spanish course with Projects Abroad and greatly improved my language skills by a total immersion in Argentinean culture. I was exposed to a new culture, lifestyle and I have seen the most beautiful landscapes. I have travelled Argentina starting in Cordoba and ending in Ushuaia, the end of the world as they call it. I cannot find enough words to praise my volunteer experience in Argentina. I am looking forward to another volunteer trip with Projects Abroad.
Boguslawa Syrotiak
Dette er en personlig fortelling om én av våre frivilliges opplevelser ved dette prosjektet. Alle frivillige er forskjellige, og det kan hende at din opplevelse vil være annerledes. Våre prosjekter er i kontinuerlig utvikling da de tilpasses lokale behov til enhver tid, og bygges videre på bakgrunn av erfaringer og måloppnåelser. Sesongbasert vær kan også spille en viktig rolle for din opplevelse. For å lese mer om hva du kan forvente kan du lese mer om prosjektet her, eller kontakte en av våre hyggelige prosjektrådgivere.
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OSLO (Reuters) - Canada's Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc (ATDb.TO) has agreed to buy Norway's Statoil Fuel and Retail SFRET.OL for $2.8 billion, a move that will give it the largest chain of petrol stations in Scandinavia and a major foothold in eastern Europe.
Couche-Tard, which operates convenience-store chains in Canada and the United States, offered 53 crowns per share, a 53 percent premium to Tuesday's 34.75 crown closing price.
Statoil STL.OL, Norway's top oil producer and the retailer's biggest shareholder with 54 percent, agreed to the sale which will allow it to focus on its core exploration and production business.
"Couche-Tard plans to operate Statoil Fuel & Retail as a whole, preserve its strong brand and continue the existing strategy undertaken by the local executives along with sharing of best practices," the company said.
Statoil Fuel operates the largest fuel retail network in Scandinavia and has also expanded into Russia, Poland and the Baltics. It targets organic growth of 50-60 new stations a year, of which 40-50 will be in Central and Eastern Europe to add to its current network of 2,300.
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Carlin was far more genius than his time has given him credit for. He saw quite clearly through all kinds of bullshit that humans create to ease their perceived suffering.
But Surya, religion is more than just christianity, and it is more than just a deceptive story that convinces people of silly things. Religion is what allows people to reconcile themselves to the idea that they are out of their own control. This core truth that creeps into our minds as our experiences add up is so horrifying that people will do and think anything they can to get away from it. Religion puts the onus on God: it says 'I am out of control because God has control, but God loves me, so it's okay. The universe will still do right by me.'
But the universe will not do right by us, nor does it share its power. We are helpless slaves to existence, bound in chains of causality that cannot be broken or diverted. And where religion fails to blind us to this, science seeks to place a different kind of visor over our eyes. The scientist clings equally to his illusion of power, just as the theist does, convinced that if he can just ask enough questions and find enough answers, all will become clear and controlled. This is fallacy of the same order as religion provides. There is no limit to questions, and no limit to answers, that we could ever conquer them all. Reality has no smallest part that, once mastered, will give us control of all things. It has no certain truth that, once grasped, will shed light on all the mysteries. There is no such thing as knowledge or progress. man is a bug treading water, and each of us will eventually drown, no matter our faith or logic.
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Blizzard to Ban and Suspend StarCraft 2 Hackers in the "Near Future"
Blizzard Entertainment has always taken cheating in any form in Blizzard games very seriously, and that's no different for StarCraft II. If a StarCraft II player is found to be cheating or using hacks or modifications in any form, then as outlined in our end user license agreement, that player can be permanently banned from the game. This means that the player will be permanently unable to log in to Battle.net to play StarCraft II with his or her account.
As is usually the case with mass banning, companies tend to wait before enforcing bans in an attempt to catch as many hackers as possible in one fell swoop. The company might lull them into a false sense of security, if you will, by seemingly not taking action. Since StarCraft II ownership is linked to specific Battle.net accounts, a ban will require the purchase of a new copy of the game along with creation of a new account.
There have been claims of map and drop hacking since the game launched. Hopefully, this should remove these rule-breaking players from the ladder environment and also render the hacks useless. I sincerely hope none of our readers have been engaging in any hacking. That would make me sad.
That would be interesting if they banned their whole B.net account, since now all Blizzard games are tied to that one account. I think they should, if you play unfair there are consequences. Losing your 80 Shaman because you hacked in Starcraft 2 would be harsh, but I think Blizzard would be justified in doing that.