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We rejoin our exploring entomologists who have again made contact from China, transmitting the next chapter in their weevil collecting travelogue from southern Yunnan.
"We have spent the last week collecting at various sites in Xishuangbanna Prefecture. Initially we collected in rather dry forest areas with limited results, though with some interesting species found including a grey-coloured entiminine weevil that was often beaten from the tea plants in the many plantations in the region.
Chris was able to observe the courting behaviour of a male as it tried (unsuccessfully!) to mate with a female (the male rather charmingly nibbling the back of the female's head, although what was happening at the other end was somewhat less romantic). We suspect that this species may be a potential pest of the venerable leaves that make that quintessential Chinese and British drink! Now just imagine if tea plantations were to become heavily infested with this weevil and production of tea was negatively affected; heaven forbid the dire consequences that would result from the populance at large back home not being able to get its morning cuppa!
A tea plantation
Moving onto happier thoughts, we last left you soon after our arrival in the area around the Xishuangbanna tropical botanical gardens in Menglunzhen, after our trusty and knowledgeable local driver Yang Kun had driven us there, where beetle activity was picking up with the arrival of rains. Often when collecting beetles, especially in unfamiliar areas, it takes some time to get one's 'eye in' as to where best to look for them. This seemed to be just the case in Yunnan, where we eventually realised that some of the most productive areas to look for weevils were in steep-sided, forested gullies with streams along their bottoms, running down mountainsides and accessible (in places) from the road. These gullies tended to be very humid compared to the surrounding forest, and to contain perse vegetation. But finding the best places for weevils is only half the story; when to look for them is equally important.
We noticed that in Yunnan, weevils are late risers. During the morning few are active, with activity gradually increasing to peak quite noticeably during the hottest part of the day. Therefore the most fruitful collecting was to be had between 13:00 and 16:00 hours when our beating sheets and sweep nets, whilst not quite groaning under the weight of chitin, nevertheless picked up the majority of each day's catch. Of course this is precisely the time of day that is the most physically demanding, which combined with the near-saturated atmospheric humidity, left for some very sticky field shirts indeed!
Talking of field-clothing, the second week of any expedition, seems to be, in Conrad's case at least, the limit of endurance for a lot of his kit! No sooner had the second week 'Rubicon' been crossed, than his beating sheet came apart, his backpack fell to bits (a locally sourced replacement was to last a further 3 or 4 days) and all field-trousers were torn with varying degrees of flesh exposure! Not highly desirable when surrounded by a plethora of ticks, rash-inducing plants and arboreal leeches, the latter two of which we both succumbed to. A gasp of horror was induced when Chris' blood-stained clothes were handed over to be laundered, although we were pleased that no further undergarments went missing!"
Chris and Conrad looking for weevils in a leaf litter sample
A gully containing humid forest
"Amongst the weevils collected during these days were a number of species belonging to the tribe Mecysolobini (subfamily Molytinae) and a species of wood-feeding Lobotrachelini (Conoderinae), both of which are new tribes for Conrad's phylogeny. Also collected were a number of as-yet-unidentified sub-corticolous weevils belonging to the subfamilies Cossoninae, Scolytinae and Platypodinae, and the family Brentidae (straight-snouted weevils). The last of which was represented by a couple of species including an inch-long attractively red-spotted one displaying marked sexual dimorphism; the females have a long, narrow rostrum and the males a short rostrum with robust mandibles.
In this secretive world sandwiched between the bark and the wood of certain trees, Coleopteran life was flourishing. With each pull of the bark, this habitat seemed to be increasingly teeming with beetles, with all species highly adapted to their tightly confined home (not for the claustrophobic!). The beetles, from a wide variety of families including predacious rove beetles (Staphylinidae), ground beetles (Carabidae) and histers (Histeridae), to the vegetarian weevils, had reached a consensus. They (or more correctly their long-line of ancestors over thousands of years) had uniformly decided that it was a good idea to be as flat as pancakes! Sometimes evolution just jumps out at you.
A molytine weevil (subfamily Molytinae)
A fallen dead tree under whose bark a plethora of beetles were living
A pair of straight-snouted weevils (Brentidae), The female is above and the male is below.
An impressively flat hister beetle, possibly of the genus Hololepta (Histeridae)
Back at the botanic gardens in the evening we checked the lights for any business, making sure to scan neighbouring vegetation and trees, on which many species prefer to alight rather than flying directly to the lights. Several chafers were around, mostly belonging to the subfamily Melolonthinae, and one species looked decidedly familiar. This was a member of the genus Melolontha, looking not unlike our very own cockchafer, M. melolontha from Europe which, incidentally, should shortly be on the wing during the spring evenings.
Whilst checking the trees, Chris was able to collect three further species of weevils from one particular fig tree – no others were to be seen on other similar trees. The attractiveness of specific inpidual trees for beetles is something that we have come across before. Notably, Conrad recalls one tree stump in Ecuador that consistently attracted fungus beetles (Erotylidae) whilst similar stumps were always devoid of the insects. This phenomenon is somewhat of a mystery, although a particular fungal composition or state of stress or decay could be the lure for the beetles."
A chafer of the genus Melolontha attracted to lights, it is closely allied to the European cockchafers
In the preceding part of the blog Chris and Conrad described how they set up malaise and bottle traps in a section of forest. How did these fare?
"On our final morning at the botanical gardens we planned to check the traps we had placed earlier, however before we set off to do so, we had to recover some of Chris' belongings. He woke at around 6 to a soft thud, and realised in a rather sleepy way that the curtains to his window were open, and protruding through them was a shadowy head and shoulders and what appeared to be a short fishing rod.
On being challenged ("WHATDOYOUTHINKYOUARDOING!" – daft question really) the thief fled, leaving Chris' medical kits spread on the ground outside. Later Chris found a three-pronged fishhook embedded in his computer bag – obviously that was the next target. The slightly tarnished silver lining was that the hotel gave us a £5 discount to acknowledge Chris' distress and mental anguish.
The hotel at the Xishuangbanna botanic gardens, where a thief attempted to fish Chris' belongings out of a window
After this little fiasco we were finally able to check our traps. Unfortunately the banana bottle traps were very disappointing and did not yield any beetles except for some pollen beetles (Nitidulidae), which are a staple in such traps. We had hoped for some weevils including some belonging to the family Dryophthoridae, which can be successfully collected on banana. However, whilst none came to our traps, we did find the pest species Cosmoplites sordidus on cut banana plants nearby.
The malaise/flight-interception combo traps were a little better, with perhaps seven different species of weevils captured (Molytinae, Rhyncophorinae, Anthribidae and Dryophthoridae) as well as quite a lot of bark beetles (Scolytinae) caught in the trays of one trap set on the edge of the forest – some of these specimens were so small that it looked like they could have flown through the mesh of the malaise trap without touching the sides! Bark beetles are indeed weevils according to most systematic studies, though at a casual glance they look nothing like a 'standard' weevil, especially because they lack a prolonged rostrum and are usually cylindrical in shape (a common adaptation taken on by many wood-boring beetles).
Conrad collecting samples from a combined malaise/flight interception trap
A weevil that is a pest of bananas: Cosmoplites sordidus (Dryophthoridae)
Just before departing the botanical gardens, we looked at a rainforest display in one of the visitor buildings and were particularly interested by a case of locally collected stag beetles (Lucanidae). Possibly the most exciting discovery of the trip was made as the beetles, labelled as Lucanus elaphus, represent an enormous range extension from the nearest records for the species in the eastern United States! Either that, or someone has been trying to identify Chinese beetles with the wrong literature, which we think is more plausible!"
A drawer of locally collected stag beetles, misidentified as the North American species Lucanus elaphus
Chris and Conrad, together with Ren Li, their colleague from Beijing, were then driven to one of the very southernmost tips of China, right on the frontier with Myanmar to the West and Laos to the South and East, to continue their collecting activities in this region."Our next base was in the town of Mengla, very close to the border with Laos on the eastern edge of a southern-poking extension of Yunnan. We were rather hoping that this region would be as humid as the area around Menglunzhen, or that at least the rains would follow us on our southbound route, but in fact the hilly terrain in this completely tropical part of China was once again rather dry.
Our arrival in Mengla coincided with the first day of the town's most important annual local festival, loosely translated as the 'festival of splashing water', meant to celebrate the coming of the rainy season and as significant as our own New Year's festivities. We were warned by Ren Li that the festival, lasting for several days, would indeed entail a certain risk of being dowsed in water by the locals, and we prepared accordingly by placing wallets, cameras and passports in plastic zip-lock bags in anticipation of a soaking!
That evening after dinner, we were drawn to a firework display and musical extravaganza taking place near our accommodation, but thus far the crowded festivities proceeded without any obvious 'splashing'! In fact as it turned out the festival of splashing water was something of a damp squib in this respect! The only evidence we came across of its intention were some burst water balloons on the streets the following day - evidently we had missed the main event! Perhaps here too a 'hosepipe' ban had been enforced due to the unseasonal dry weather, just as we had heard had happened in parts of Britain!
The town of Mengla, during the annual 'water splashing festival'
From Mengla we made daily excursions into the hills, collecting in gullies, along roadsides and off the vegetation lining river- and stream-sides. We also had a particularly good day's collecting at the edge of a forested area where we could also access a riverside. Here a wide variety of weevils were found including at least three species of the subfamily Curculioninae (including a small orange species that upon first impressions is quite baffling), a cryptorhynchine and more Molytinae and Entiminae, plus the occasional baridine to name a few. A species of black Apionidae that we had been collecting almost everywhere else, seemed to actually be absent from this area though!
Of other insects, we came across a wonderful selection of damselflies and dragonflies (Odonata) at the streamside, including a gleaming emerald damselfly and a smart jet-black species. Other interesting sights included stalk-eyed flies, more butterflies, including a lycaenid with exceptionally long 'tails' on its hind wings and a wide variety of crickets and colourful bugs – the latter often represented by flamboyantly coloured, rectangular-shaped nymphs.
Other beetles seen included more leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), various species of Languriidae, the odd longhorn (Cerambycidae) and an interesting persity of the family Lagriidae, which has only a single representative in Britain. Conrad made the fortuitous discovery of a cow-pat (the sight of livestock is quite rare here), which brought out the scarabophile in him, and a good old poke-around for dung beetles proved irresistible! This yielded a species of ball-rolling Paragymnopleurus and a horned Liatongus (Scarabaeinae) in burrows underneath the dung.
Our vehicle parked at the edge of a bit of intact forest where we collected many weevils
A species of Curculio (Curculioninae) attempts to take off
One of several species of Mecycolobini (Molytinae) collected
A species of cryptorhynchine weevil (Cryptorhynchinae)
A weevil belonging to the subfamily Entiminae
A large species of Languridae
A common metallic blue leaf beetle (Chrysomelidae)
A horned dung beetle of the genus Liatongus (Scarabaeinae)
A riverside that was teeming with Odonata
A brilliant emerald green male damselfly
A stalk eyed fly
A lycaenid butterfly
Two brightly coloured bug nymphs
As mentioned previously in the blog, finding good, intact and accessible forested habitat has proved to be quite challenging in Yunnan. The extent of rubber plantations in particular has come as a bit of a shock and monocultures of this tree must cover literally thousands of square miles all around, right up to and including quite steep-sided hills. Often only the very tops are left forested or sometimes even these have been planted. And if rubber is not planted then the chances are that banana plantations will take their place. The large-scale deforestation and planting of oil palms in Borneo is something that is widely publicised in the west, yet we hear nothing of the massive rubber plantations in this part of the world, which by their vast extent, must be of equal conservation concern."
An all-too-common sight in Yunnan – rubber plantation in the background and bananas in the foreground
After a day in the field, what does the field entomologist get up to in the evenings?"We all normally meet up to have dinner at around 7pm, which is late by Chinese standards, as most people seem to eat at around 5 or 6pm. Sometimes a quick visit to a local market or supermarket proved most educational (you can really learn a lot about a culture this way!). It is apparent that there is a real penchant here for vacuum-packed assorted animal parts. Some are readily identifiable morphologically (e.g. chicken feet), others requiring further analysis beyond the scope of our present work.
Also interesting is that most of the local eateries do not have a menu to select from as such, but rather you choose your meal from a large fridge displaying all the ingredients on offer (vegetables, mushrooms, various meaty things etc.) – it seemed rather haphazard, but the vast majority of times we were presented with tasty dishes! On one occasion a tray of caterpillars lay among the various items on offer, but despite the almost unbearable temptation to try them out, they proved to be too expensive for our fieldwork budget. We can't properly express in words our utter disappointment.
One interesting item found in a local supermarket!
A fridge in a local restaurant containing ingredients that can be chosen for a meal. A plate of beige-coloured caterpillars is visible in the centre-left
Returning to our interest in the local transportation, we have come across an even more desirable vehicle to the motorbike/pickup truck combo seen earlier. This particular hybrid however, is the offspring of a cross between a 2-stroke lawnmower and a horse drawn cart, with an estimated top speed of 50 mpd (miles per day). The sound of them chugging up the Yunnan hills is already a memorable part of the soundtrack to this trip!"
One of the most common modes of transport in rural Yunnan – basically a hybrid between a lawnmower and a horse-drawn cart!
"Our final night's sleep in Mengla was to be rudely and repeatedly interrupted by the loud snorting and grunting noises from two truckloads of tightly-packed pigs that had been courteously parked directly outside our bedroom windows. We awoke to the hotel lobby smelling like a pigsty and our breakfast seeming decidedly unappetising that morning, especially as it consisted of rice noodles with pork (the staple morning fare in these parts)! As soon as Chris had paid for the hotel and received a wad of receipts as thick as two short planks (receipts are given as separate sheets of paper for each note of money used as payment!) we set off on our last day of collecting which would take place on the drive back to Jinghong (the main city in Xishuangbanna) from where we would be flying back to Beijing the following day.
The staple breakfast of the region: rice noodle with a pork or beef sauce and other condiments
Our last day's collecting proved to be one of the most successful for weevils, and each site visited produced additional specimens. At the first site more Curculionini, Entiminae and Attelabidae were collected and a few other beetles were spotted including an Agrilus (Buprestidae) warming itself in the early morning sun atop leaves. The second site consisted of many felled trees and was not as productive for weevils as we had hoped although Chris found the gaudy longhorn beetle Diostocera wallichi (Lamiinae).
At the next site, Conrad caught what he at first took to be an arboreal tiger beetle of the genus Tricondyla (Cicindelidae). However just before the specimen was captured Conrad noticed that its behaviour was not quite right – it wasn't fast enough! And the antennae were too long and too fine to belong to that of even a dainty tiger beetle. The specimen was in fact a marvellous orthopteran mimic of the tiger beetle, and surely amongst the finest of insect 'mimics'! Here the plot thickens because it is thought that Tricondyla itself is a mimic of large ants, prompting us to rethink exactly who is the mimic and who is the mimicked in the dark underworld of insect deceit!
Two species of leaf rolling weevils (Attelabidae)
A jewel beetle of the genus Agrilus (Buprestidae) warming itself in the morning sun
A specimen of the tropical longhorn beetle Diostocera wallichi
A remarkable orthopteran mimic of an arboreal tiger beetle
The final gully we visited was also one of the finest, with an easy-to-follow trail through the humid rainforest, where giant yellow and black swallowtails darted through the clearings and large praying mantids made their ferocious threat displays. Many weevils were collected here belonging to several subfamilies, including a range of small species beaten from low vegetation at the entrance to the gully and attelabids perching on the surface of leaves. Inevitably, our final sweep, last 'poot' and Chris' brief ceremony of throwing his trusty beating stick (that had lasted a full two weeks) back to the forest, heralded the culmination of our collecting in Yunnan. The tops of the last tubes were twisted shut and we headed to Jinghong and our final crossing of the Mekong river as the early evening sun sank ever lower.
A large praying mantid in fierce threat-display posture
Chris enveloped in the luxuriant vegetation of a humid gully
The following day we thanked and bid farewell to Yang Kun, who had so ably driven us to a total of 36 collecting sites in Yunnan (shown on the map), and we prepared to board our flight to Beijing. But one final near-calamity awaited us. As some of our check-in luggage had become overweight, some packing redistribution had to be performed at the check-in desk, during which a baggage combination lock was dropped on the floor before being used to lock Chris' cabin bag. Subsequently as we passed through the baggage scanner on the way to our departure gate, a suspicious dark metallic object was identified in Chris' bag and he was requested to allow the airport security officials to investigate inside.
At this point Chris realised that the combination lock was no longer responsive to the 4-number code and the bag could not be opened! For several minutes we tried in vain to open the lock, and with each passing second, suspicions were raised! Finally the airport staff let Chris through with his bag unopened, and seconds later Chris 'cracked' the combination code, which must have been knocked out of register by the earlier fall, to reveal that the offending item had been a metal handle to a sweep net! We are glad to say that the rest of our return trip was devoid of entomological mishaps!"
Map of southern Yunnan Province showing our 36 collecting sites (numbered 14 to 50). Conrad and Chris, 24 April 2012
Stay tuned for Chris and Conrad's final blog post detailing their visit to the Institute of Zoology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing.
Chris and Ren Li in a moment of spontaneous public engagement, explaining to a group of locals our activities
Left to right: Chris Lyal, Yang Kun and Conrad Gillett in Yunnan
Photographs by Conrad Gillett and Ren Li


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More on the Egyptian demonstrations
I attended a lecture by Tarek AlBishry yesterday about the 1919 uprising. That guy is just amazing, and so decent. Listening to that lecture felt like I was back in the 1920's in the midst of all the political action going on then! So the lecture was certainly interesting, and it made me think more about what I wrote earlier about the recent presidential demonstrations.
What was awesome about that uprising is that it eventually achieved its goal, by getting rid of the British and the King with the events of 1952. The immediate results of the uprising was that a strong third political power surfaced on the scene, representing the general population, resulting in the 1923 constitution, and 30 years of institutionalizing the uprising. Saad Zaghloul was certainly an exceptional leader, and a very smart politician.
Interestingly enough, for the last 20 years, the only demonstrations that were close enough to being 'real' demonstrations were all about external issues, mainly the Palestinian problem. Countless demonstrations have erupted over the last few years, mostly led by Univeristy students, and some by opposition leaders, sometimes coming out from AlAzhar. I guess its the nature of any demonstration to be over emotional, and not to know how things will turn out. But it seems to me that all of those demonstrations were just that; too emotional and very symbolic. They usually have demands, like "kick out the Israeli ambassador, "khaybar khaybar ya yahood, gaysha Muhammad sawfa ya3ood, "belroo7 beldamm nafdeek ya Islam", but none are really met (except when the Egyptian ambassador to Israel was withdrawn (to go back this week)). The emotional aspect is clearly the most important motive to take the streets and demonstrate, and thus it is the core of any such activity. Too often those demonstrations become a mean for people to vent their anger, and show their solidarity, more than anything else. For some reasons, our leaders seem to be too strong and well supported, that they are never pressured to take any action. Maybe its because they managed to create the void between the general public and the political leadership (what business people would call Middle Management), that there is no one present to steer and manage the demonstrations, and negotiate with the leadership the public's demands, which are blatantly ignored through the ineffective parliament.
I think the people have done more than enough of their share of responsibility regarding those demonstrations. After all, there is so much that their will can do when it comes to non-domestic problems, when the domestic scene is in such chaos.
Then comes those latest demonstrations (if we can call them that). That middle management gap is still there (actually those demonstrators are all middle managers, who have no one to manage!). They are also emotional, yet they have clear demands, but with no means to enforce them or to exert any pressure. I think the most they can hope for, is some embaressment to the President (that's if he's like the rest of us).
I find it abit ironic, that the huge emotional demonstrations, that will never solve the Palestinian problem or save the Iraqi people, achieve more (because they are more of symbolic gestures) than the demonstrations against major domestic problems. And its interesting to me that many more people are highly emotional and are involved in the non-domestic demonstrations --which they can't really solve--, while their domestic problems (which are personal) don't seem to cause the same urge to demonstrate.
The 1919 uprising was quite a unique mark in our history then. Combining enough urge and passion by the people to take the street in demonstrations, along with smart leadership that can capitalize on that power is certainly something exceptional in Egypt.
On a side note, I find it very interesting how the AUC has transformed over the last few years alone. The cost of education there has hit the sky, yet there are more rich people going there every year. You would think that the more expensive the university gets, the richer the students who attend it, the less active those students are in public issues. It seems to be the contrary however! I remember in Ramadan of 1994, the country was boiling with demonstrations every day, because of the Hebron massacre by Goldstein, and at AUC, just a handful of students were barely able to organize a one hour 'sit-in'. Four years ago with the start of the second Intifada, the AUC has become a hotbed for demonstrations. For the first time the security police soldiers aren't sure what to do confronting hot AUCian chicks! I was stunned to see the American flag no where in sight on the main AUC building, and instead a huge Palestinian flag covering the entire building facing Tahrir square. You can clearly see how AUC has transformed.

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RESPONSE TO THE POST: Worried about HIV infection query from India
Dr Bob...
Worried indian female again..... how r u ? hope your doing well.... just read this post from india, please post my mail since i wanted to suggest that if this person is based out of Mumnai city then he should go for a definative conclusive test to either the Ranbaxy lab thats located in Andheri or any of the Metropolis labs in the city they are the best testing centres here in mumbai with the latest kits. Also for this persons info all other labs also have the recent kits but for tests like Dna pcr's , rna pcr's these small labs send them to either ranbaxy or metropolis to run these tests.
Pls post so that he can put his worries to rest after testing at these gold standard labs here.
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Hi Worried Indian Female,
Many thanks for forwarding the information!
Be well!
Dr. Bob
Worried about HIV infection query from India Apr 20, 2008
Dear Doctor,
I being worried I can not resist myself from asking the question which you may previously answered,i am 35 year old male from india i think you would provide me yours kind guidance without any discrimination on nation basis, you are like God send Angel for the people exposed to the risk of HIV infection.
Controversy of Window period is cause of worry for me & production of antibodies & my little knowledge about ARS & HIV infection from internet fuel up the worry. i have unprotected sex with sex worker on 15th Aug 2007 while sex some cut & bleeding on penis happen,
1st Month-after two week body ache, joint pain & profound fatigue & rashs on on legs, pain vanish after 8 weeks & rashes in week.
3rd Month- In the month of Nov sudden outbreak of redness/ pimple over the face.
4th Month- In the month of dec 2007 i have deformed tongue & sore on tongue & white tongue, tingling effect on tongue, stiff neck & severe headache, i still have headache & stiff neck,
In the month of Jan i have severe fever along with cold, which cured after taking antibiotics.
In the month of Feb I have oral ulcer & genital warts, i still have oral ulcer (white blisters on cheeks), itching over body & specially on eye lead & scalp.
HIV Tests are negative by ELISA method, 3rd ,4th, 5th & 6th month of exposure, No viral load detected in 4th month of exposure by PCR.
Pain travel in body, joints, neck, underarms, groin area, butts, head, pain is not consistent it comes for a day or hours & gone, i am so much worried about my HIV status.
My CBC after one month of exposure on 19.09.2007 White blood cell 3.1 below limit
Lymphocytes 39 Monocytes 10 Eosinophills 06
In Urine bacteria detected.
CBC on 12.01.2008
White Blood cell 5.8 Lymphocytes 30 Monocytes 04 CBC suggests that there was something wrong on 19.09.2007.
All other tests for STD, like Rapid Plasma regain, Hep C, Hep B, negative.
i am newly married man my family insist on baby, till date i have used protection to save my family, can i take my 6month test negative as confirmed or wait for some more time, can I plan for a child. Am I suffering from any STD/STI. Kindly suggest what other tests I need to know my status, whether I am infected with any STD/STI.
When ever I go to doctors they suggest that I may go for Antibody tests, one doctor from reputed Govt Hospital suggested that I may go for another Antibody tests even after 9 month exposure, as according to him CDC guidelines may be applicable to general public not to single individual & I may be that individual hence for to be extra sure I may go for another test after the end of 9 month. I am confused about the sanctity of HIV detection tests. Kindly guide my what should I do,
Response from Dr. Frascino
Repeatedly negative HIV ELISA tests out to six months coupled with an undetectable HIV plasma viral load at four months definitively and conclusively indicate you are HIV negative.
I cannot diagnosis the cause of your symptoms over the Internet, but what I can do with great certainty is advise you they are not caused by HIV!
As for other STDs, certainly if you've tested negative for specific diseases then you don't have them. You'll need to check with your doctor to see if any additional STD screening is warranted based on what you've already had done and any ongoing symptoms you may be experiencing.
Good luck.
Dr. Bob


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Friday, 28 February 2014
Spain - More than 200 New Invaders Have Arrived Early This Morning
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And they keep coming, and coming, and coming...
Labels: African immigrants, illegal immigration, Melilla, Spain | 5 comments
Monday, 24 February 2014
Germany - German Antifascists Promote Genetic Annihilation of Native Germans (+ UPDATE!)
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This picture was sent to the communist youth organization "Die Josefjugend (JJ)" together with the following message: "Can we count on all members? Let's go forward with the genocide – NOW!"
The picture was originally published on the Facebook page of the "Die Antifa e.V.", and it was deleted shortly after. It was thanks to attentive net users that this filth could be secured.
UPDATE!!! The piece of news has "mysteriously" disappeared from the website, so here is a snapshot of it:
Source: Shortnews.de
Labels: Antifaschistische Aktion, Antifascist Action, Communism, far-left violence, Germany | 6 comments
Sunday, 23 February 2014
Sweden: 92-year-old Woman Raped on Christmas Eve - Warning! Explicit Content!
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A 23-year-old African has been charged on suspicion of having entered into a 92-year-old Swedish woman's home on Christmas Eve and having practiced a bestial rape on her.The elderly woman had just arrived home from the traditional children's Christmas celebration when the 23-year-old man knocked on the door and somehow tricked his way into the residence in Töreboda in Västergötland.Once inside, he allegedly pushed down the 92-year-old woman onto the floor, took stranglehold on her and said he would kill her if she screamed. The woman made an effort to resist by trying to claw the African on his face, but he managed to tear off her pants and panties and pushed her into the shower.The rape attempt halted when the 92-year-old managed to lock herself in the bathroom and to persuade the man to leave the residence.But just an hour later, the 23-year-old went back into the home again - and then resistance was futile. First he allegedly pushed the woman over and then he dragged her out into the bedroom. Once there, he forced the 92-year-old to stand on arms and legs on the floor, after which the suspect repeatedly tried to introduce his penis into the victim's vagina, and then rape her anally.
The African must also have encouraged the old woman to masturbate him and had his penis at the woman's mouth, at the same time trying to pry open her mouth with his hands.
The brutal rape stopped only when the phone rang. The perpetrator asked the 92-year-old woman whether she had called the police, and warned her of what would happen (if she did):"If you did, then you must know that tomorrow I will come with a knife".The rape became known only in the evening, when her children came to pick her up for the midnight mass. The police managed to arrest the 23-year-old after just a few hours later.He was already on the wanted list for having committed another rape on a 40 year old woman in November. At that time, too, he allegedly got into the woman's home, threw her down on the floor and raped her. While raping her, the African allegedly punched several times the 40-year-old woman on her face and asked her if she "wanted to die".The 23-year-old Kenyan national already has a long criminal record. He began his career as sex offender at the age of 15, when he was convicted of attempted rape. He is also convicted of other crimes such as assault, harassment, threatening police officers, drug trafficking, burglary and assault with knife.In a separate case, the District Court of Falu has recently prosecuted him for assault and extortion after he threatened an individual that he would burn down his house.
Source: Friatider
Labels: African immigrants, immigrant rape, multiculturalism, Sweden | 10 comments
Friday, 21 February 2014
Swiss Federal Court: "Bastard Foreigner" And "Filthy Immigrant" Are Not Racist Expressions
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Source: Blick.chLAUSANNE - According to the Federal Court of Justice, the expressions "bastard foreigner" and "filthy immigrant" do not represent any discrimination based on race, but are merely insults. In this way, a police agent from Basle won the case in the tribunals.This agent from Basle and one of his colleagues arrested back in 2007 an Algerian asylum seeker at a clock and jewelry show on suspicion of pick pocketing.He handcuffed the immigrant and called him "bastard foreigner" and "filthy immigrant" in a loud voice in front of a great number of onlookers.The tribunal in Basle declared him guilty of race discrimination for his verbal misconduct and sentenced him to pay a given amount of money.But now the Federal Court has decided in favor of him and has overruled the previous sentence. According to the view of the penal law department, there had been no discriminating remarks which could indicate any reference to a specific race, ethnicity or religion.The terms "foreigner" and "immigrant" can refer to people from very different native lands or beliefs.The federal court went even further: The use of the terms "bastard" or "filthy" being used when referring to a specific nationality or ethnicity cannot be considered as discrimination on the basis of race.Terms like "bastard" or "filthy" have always been used in German-language territories and became widespread in expressions of annoyance.Such expressions would be considered to be merely insults, and not attacks against human dignity.In any case, as long as such an expression is directed against one individual, an impartial third party is not to consider it as an attack against human dignity, but as a more or less primitive defamation based on hostility towards foreigners.(...)
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Thursday, 20 February 2014
Europe - Illegal Immigration Gone Wild, Highest Number Of Asylum Applicants Ever
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Source: FAZThe illegal immigration to Europe has risen sharply. This is the conclusion to be drawn from the latest EU statistics of the FRONTEX – European Border Agency, which refer to the third quarter of 2013. According to these statistics, more illegal border crossings have been registered than at the height of the Arab revolutions in 2011, and there have till now never been such a high number of asylum applications lodged to the EU, too.The majority of refugees arrived to Italy, most of them coming from Syria, allegedly because of the civil war taking place there. According to the agency, there are no signs that this picture will change anytime soon on the short/medium-term.During the third quarter of 2013, 42.618 illegal border crossings have been registered in the EU, which was almost double as compared to the same quarter of the previous year, and four times more than at the beginning of 2013. The European Border Agency talks about a "dramatic increase", which has taken place almost exclusively at the Italian coasts, mainly in Lampedusa and Sicily. 8.000 and 12.000 immigrants were registered there respectively. Apart from Syrians, it was mainly Eritreans who were taken up, and also a minor number of Somalis and Egyptians. The bulk of them had arrived from Libya in boats, the use of "mother ships" having turned more and more common. Small boats are used to transport the immigrants to the shores from these ships.In Greece, which was during years the country where the greatest number of immigrants had been arriving, the situation has stabilized, according to the agency. However, this country is still the second after Italy in the number of registered immigration attempts. At the border with Turkey, which had previously been considered to be an open door to the EU, the numbers are "negligible" since a better protection was ensured for this border.But the illegal border crossings at the Eastern Aegean and in the neighboring Bulgaria have increased – in a 600% compared to the previous year. Apart from Syrians, it was mainly Afghans and Algerians those who trespassed the borders. The Hungarian border to Serbia has also been a zone with a huge increase in immigrant numbers, but it dropped after the country strengthened its asylum laws.The number of asylum applications in the EU countries increased during this period "at an alarming speed" - as Frontex describes it - to 97.207. This was the highest number of applications ever for a quarter of year in the EU. Syrians made up 13.963 of the total, which was double of the already high number registered in the previous quarter. More than two thirds of the applications made by Syrians were filed in Sweden, Germany and Bulgaria. The statistics also show that by taking into consideration all applicants from all nations, one can note a "growing concentration" in Sweden, Germany and the UK.
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Baltimore Ravens veteran center Matt Birk thought he would retire after each of the previous five seasons, but he's having too much fun to walk away from the game.
Birk isn't planning on making any final decisions on retirement for at least a couple of weeks, but his postgame comments from Super Bowl XLVII strongly suggest the 37-year-old will return for another season.
Asked by Yahoo! Sports' Jason Cole if he's ready to hang up the spikes, Birk quipped, "You can milk this Super Bowl thing for a couple of years. I have six kids to put through college."
Although the Ravens drafted Birk's successor, Gino Gradkowski, in the fourth round last year, head coach John Harbaugh doesn't sound ready for a changing of the guard."I'm not sure about Matt's plans, and if he decides to come back next year, that'd be awesome," Harbaugh said. "To my eye, he is playing the best football that he's played since he's been here. ... To have that be true at the end of a 24-game season is very impressive."
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I found these great planning pages at Levenger. I believe they no longer produce this exact paper. I bought it at a discount, in 5 colors and white and loose. They now have similar in pads (link above). I didn't know what I wanted the paper for when I bought it but this seems to be the perfect use.
As much as possible I am matching old photos with the decade. I hope to add some historic events in red.I also use this paper for planning a lifebook. Each section is labeled with the lifebook theme of that week. Instead of photos, I sketch in the design I want for the page and info on the lined portion.
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Governor Brown Signs Second Half of California Dream Act
SACRAMENTO – Illegal immigrants can now apply for state-funded scholarships and aid at state universities after Gov. Jerry Brown announced Saturday that he has signed the second half of a legislative package focused on such students.
AB131 by Assemblyman Gil Cedillo, D-Los Angeles, is the second half of the California Dream Act. Brown signed the first half of the package in July, which approved private scholarships and loans for students who are illegal immigrants.
Under current law, illegal immigrant students who have graduated from a California high school and can prove they're on the path to legalize their immigration status can pay resident tuition rates. The bill would allow these students to apply for state aid.
The contentious second half of the package requires that immigrant students meet the same requirements as all other students applying for financial aid at state universities but specifies that they only qualify for financial aid after all the other legal residents have applied.
"The signing of now both parts of the California Dream Act will send a message across the country that California is prepared to lead the country with a positive and productive vision for how we approach challenging issues related to immigration," Cedillo said.
The bills are different from the federal Dream Act, which includes a path to citizenship for the children of illegal immigrants.
Brown says the bill expands educational opportunities for all qualified students.
"Going to college is a dream that promises intellectual excitement and creative thinking," Brown said. "The Dream Act benefits us all by giving top students a chance to improve their lives and the lives of all of us."
Critics of the bills say it undermines immigration laws and encourages illegal immigration by granting access to state resources reserved for legal residents. Many Republican lawmakers say legal students have had their grants cut in light of recent budget cuts to higher education.
Assemblyman Tim Donnelly, R-Hesperia, said the bill's passage will the biggest mistake the Democratic Party makes.
"The polling indicates that 80 to 90 percent of Californians are against this, and it crosses party lines," Donnelly said. He said he hopes to get a ballot initiative overturning the law started as soon as the bill is officially included in state statutes.
"It is absolutely, fundamentally wrong and unfair and it is an insult to people who have worked and played by the rules, including those who have come to this country legally," he said.
Ginny Rapini, coordinator for the NorCal Tea Party Patriots, said there should be consequences for illegal immigrants and giving them an education funded by California taxpayers isn't fair to the legal residents who can't afford to pay for their own tuition.
"What part of illegal do we not get? When people come here illegally they need to come here with the same rules and regulations that other people came here with," Rapini said.
Supporters argue that children whose were brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents shouldn't be punished.
The state Department of Finance estimates that 1 percent of all Cal Grant funds, the state student financial aid program, will be affected by the legislative package when it goes into effect in January 2013. The department says that 2,500 students would qualify for aid under the bill and estimates the costs to equal $14.5 million of a $1.4 billion program.


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Someone sent us this link today, and I want to alert people to this.
"Lebanese man charged with sorcery and sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia is scheduled to be beheaded on Friday, the man's lawyer said Wednesday."
I don't know if there is anything anyone can do–but I feel helpless and desperate for this person. I can't imagine being in this situation. And I have no idea what could possibly be done by an anyone to assist. All I can offer is relaying the story for public awareness.


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S.W.A.T. Star Steve Forrest Dies at 87
May 22, 2013 10:48 PM EDT
Steve Forrest, who starred as Lt. Dan "Hondo" Harrelson on the 1970s series S.W.A.T., died peacefully on May 18 in Thousand Oaks, Calif., according to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 87. A Hollywood performer for more than 60 years, the actor splashed… Read more


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Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Skinny Girl + Irons = Fun
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OMG!!! I have to ask. How do you get so many sales? Do you have a secret to selling on Etsy? I'm in awe and admiration.ReplyDelete
Those pictures make me laugh. Gotta love mixing crafting with alcohol. :-)ReplyDelete
Hundreds of orders??? WOW! That's great. And if you can pay staff in margs, even better!ReplyDelete
Seems dangerous, drinking and using a rotary cutter. Looks like you had fun and got a lot done.ReplyDelete
Looks like a good time! I think you need to cut Lynn off a little earlier though. ;)ReplyDelete
Wow! What caused so many orders in one weekend? Some super advertising or is it just normal for your store?ReplyDelete
We proved last night that even ironing can be fun when you're hangin' wih your girls! Had a great time last night, T.ReplyDelete
No bad effects from the rotary cutter/margarita mix?ReplyDelete
Photos of the haircut? Okay?
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If you pay in margaritas....I wanna work for you!!ReplyDelete
How fun! I have a feeling that me with a margarita and a rotary cutter could turn out to be a dangerous situation ;]ReplyDelete
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The pictures are very good. They look real. I recommend this book to people who like to sing because you can sing this book.


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The case started in 2010 when Brianna Hawk and Kayla Martinez, then ages 12 and 13, challenged their school's ban on 'I love boobies' bracelets after they were suspended for wearing them on Breast Cancer Awareness Day. (The girls are shown wearing the bracelets below.)
The Easton Area School District claimed the bracelets are lewd and disruptive, and should be banned from school. School Superintendent John Reinhart said the bracelets are "cause-based marketing energized by sexual double-entendres."
In August, the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a lower court's decision in favor of the girls, saying the district didn't prove its case. On Tuesday the school board voted 7-1 to appeal the court's decision to the U.S. Supreme Court.
What's your take? Is the 'I love boobies' slogan-- a highly successful public relations campaign-- really crude and offensive in a sexual way? Is this a school board overreacting to two adolescent girls promoting breast health? Are these two girls knowingly taking advantage of the slogan to "disrupt" the school?
What do you think the Supreme Court will say?
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No clue how they'll rule. It's disruptive but not necessarily lewd. In loco parentis gives the schools a lot of power.
I loath this ad campaign. I don't give a flying fuck about my dead aunt's dead boobies, my grandma's boobs, or my other grandma's once-boob-now-chest. What I care about is my aunt, my grandma, and my grandma.
Having a friend that had breast cancer, and her having to have one of them removed, I can say she cares about her boobies. She cares that one is lost and she had to get a fake one to replace it. It may be sad and wrong, but the feminine identity is closely tied to breasts... and losing one or both is psychologically damaging regardless of ideology.
Yes, the first priority should be saving a person's life... but there's nothing wrong with wanting to save our boobies, either. There's nothing wrong with loving parts of our bodies. It would be fantastic if the cure we find leaves our breasts intact.
If some students respond inappropriately to the girls' health-conscious message, the school should discipline the rude students and not censor the responsible young ladies.
This is spot on. I don't even remotely agree that kids should wear uniforms or avoid anything that could be a "distraction" while at school. The world is full of distractions, and part of learning to live in the world is learning how to tune out the distractions to get your work done. The "burden of improvement", as it were, should be placed on those who are easily distracted to improve their attention span. Catering to bad habits helps no one, and it enables bad behavior or childish attitudes/responses. Learn control!
"Out came the muzzles and the trumped-up cries of outrage."
Standard Operating Procedure for cowards with power.
The school in which I taught banned T-shirts that had on them
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As an American, I agree we are control freaks. We're all about controlling everything for optimization, maximizing productivity, managing costs, restricting personal behaviors deemed immoral, etc. It's kind of our thing. Sometimes it works out well to try to stay ontop of 'everything.' But in this case, you're right. They're all worked up about the word 'boobie' when we have so many higher priorities. People love a good moral panic about 'kids these days' and how to 'raise 'em right.'
It was the Puritans who brought this xtian crap to the shores of this continent, the people living here at the time weren't afraid of Boobies.
It's hard to say if the girls were disrupting anything, but I highly suspect they were. I wouldn't even notice any message in that jumbled pile of crap bracelets unless my attention were specifically drawn to them - and I suspect this is what happened, that a bunch of kids were hootin', hollerin', laughin', and in desperate need of a good paddlin'.
No matter what the Supreme Court says I will still love boobies. They will have my full support.
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In recent weeks, the number of private e-mails I receive about rtl-sdr has increased significantly. This is odd for at least two reasons:
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Second, you should never contact the (presumed) software author in a private e-mail, but use the respective project mailing list. There is a community of developers, contributors and users out there, and it is a waste of everyone's time if you communicate by 1:1 private e-mail rather than enlightening the mailing list.


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Just to prove I am a curry geek, I'm currently in Espana and decided to knock up something nice.
I took little bags of spice pre measured and borrowed a blender from a neighbour....
Tonight I dine beautifully using Fred's rice, base recipe and some other bits Ive cobbled together! (Spain's not designed for curry shopping, lol!)
"Yeehaaaar Glesga comes tae Spain ya bass!"
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Kutcher vs Jones on 'Two and a Half Men' Filth comments
Late last month Angus T. Jones, the child star who plays the character "Jake" on the CBS "hit" show "Two and a Half Men", became embroiled in a controversy when a YouTube video of him calling the show "filth" went viral. A large part of the attraction of this story is that these comments are a direct result of Jones' recent conversion to the Christian faith. Despite this story's convergence with two of this blog's topics- entertainment and Christianity- I have initially refrained from writing about it.
The show's co-star Ashton Kutcher has now weighed in, saying he wants Jones fired immediately, and calling him a "spoiled brat"- a rather ironic epithet coming from Kutcher for sure. As more time has passed to let the story play out, and in light of this recent criticism from Kutcher being made public, I feel the desire to opine why Jones' comments were unavoidable given his recent life change.


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The Scoop on NARUC: From Washington to Main Street, Broadband Questions Remain
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Thank you my good sir. I was think some one would have a made a huge writeup on it, but I see I could have done it just as well >_>
For some reason I have it in my mind that this game will be noticeably shorter than Fallout 3. Does anyone else get that feeling?
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Built in 2002 to accommodate nearly 400 city employees, the Pregerson Building, located at the center of the Hyperion Wastewater Treatment Plant in Los Angeles, quickly became the source of complaints about poor indoor-air quality and odors.
"Our investigation of the complaints found two major problems with the building," Daniel Strauss, PE, mechanical-engineering manager for the Environmental Engineering Division (EED) of the Bureau of Engineering of the City of Los Angeles Department of Public Works, said. "First, the fresh-air-intake louvers positioned on the face of the building, next to the primary settling tanks, pulled foul air into the building and distributed it via the air-conditioning system. Hydrogen-sulfide (H2S) concentrations of nearly 100 ppb were measured in the office areas.
"Second, the building was under negative pressure, and contaminated air infiltrated into the building through the main entrance doors at ground level."
To address these problems, the EED selected an odor-control unit that purifies outdoor ventilation air by scrubbing out obnoxious elements. Custom-manufactured by Energy Labs Inc. of San Diego, the equipment contains three banks of activated-carbon filters for H2S removal and two stages of air filtration for particulate capture. A variable-frequency-drive-powered fan, meanwhile, overcomes airflow restrictions and introduces outside air in sufficient quantities to maintain positive pressure in the building.
To provide added insurance against airborne contaminants, the EED specified high-output ultraviolet-C (UVC) lights from Steril-Aire Inc. at cooling coils in air-handling units.
"We had seen presentations about UVC's ability to kill airborne bacteria, as well as surface and airborne fungal contaminants, which are also a cause of widespread discomfort and health problems," Strauss said. "We believed the addition of UVC lights would allow us to do a complete job and ensure the highest level of indoor-air quality."
UVC is the most germicidal wave-length in the ultraviolet spectrum. Installed in an air-handling system, UVC lights emit enough of this energy to penetrate — and subsequently kill or deactivate — even the tiniest microbe. In this manner, UVC effectively stops both surface organisms that grow inside of HVAC systems and airborne microbes that circulate through HVAC systems to occupied spaces, including the mold and bacterial contaminants that tend to proliferate in standing water in cooling-coil and drain-pan areas. Additionally, many users of UVC technology report that it generates a "fresh-air" smell in buildings by keeping air-handling systems free of mold and organic buildup.
"Since implementing these improvements in mid-2006, we have eliminated odor problems and the accompanying complaints," Strauss said. "Presently, the building is under positive pressure, and the ventilation air has less than 2-ppb H2S, making the system at least 98-percent efficient in H2S removal. The UVC lights add an extra dimension of protection, and we believe the benefits exceed the cost."
The UVC lights require no maintenance, other than periodic changeout (about once a year).
"We believe UVC technology has broad application for all types of buildings and have recommended that it be incorporated into the Bureau of Engineering master specifications for all our HVAC equipment," Strauss said.
The Pregerson Building air-quality-upgrade project was named a semifinalist in the 2006 Quality and Productivity Awards competition mounted by the city's Quality and Productivity Commission. Based on a rigorous eight-month application and review process, the awards program "recognizes and honors city-employee teams for their initiative, creativity, teamwork, cost-containment efforts, and entrepreneurial spirit in providing a high level of customer service."
Information and photographs courtesy of Steril-Aire Inc.
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A woman who allegedly forged two checks on her ex-husband's business account was arrested for forgery in the third degree last week, according to the Commerce Police Department.
The arrest report said Christy Ann Osborn, 40, 836 Carson Segars Road, Maysville, cashed a check on her husband's business account on April 9 for $898.73 at United Community Bank and a second check for $2,000 on June 4 at the same bank.
The victim told police that his ex-wife repaid him for the first check, but refused to repay him for the second.
Details of how the woman was taken into custody were not revealed.
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The Hope Summer Repertory Theatre season continues with the comedic Taking Steps by Alan Ayckbourn, one of Britain's best playwrights, opening June 24th at 8 p.m. at Hope College's DeWitt Theatre.
The Hope Summer Repertory Theatre season continues with the comedic Taking Steps by Alan Ayckbourn, one of Britain's best playwrights, opening June 24th at 8 p.m. at Hope College's DeWitt Theatre.
Taking Steps is a wild ride in mistaken identity, misunderstandings and dysfunctional relationships in a ridiculously hilarious farce spanning just one night inside of a run-down Victorian manor that may or may not be haunted. The calamity begins as Elizabeth and her brother, Mark, are plotting Elizabeth's escape from her husband, Roland, while he is away at work. To further complicate the situation, Roland's realtor, Tristam, shows up to help facilitate the purchase of the manor from the landlord. Come see what happens when unsuspecting Roland arrives home from work, Mark's ex-girlfriend joins the household, and Elizabeth changes her mind. This frantic household of comedy is in the spirit is Shakespeare's Comedy of Errors.
Roland is played by Chip DuFord, celebrating his eighteenth season with HSRT! DuFord is well known for other HSRT performances such as Professor Bhaer in Little Woman, Gregory Wagner in Room Service, General Harrison Howell in Kiss Me Kate, Froggy in The Foreigner, Bottom in A Midsummer Night's Dream, Touchstone in As You Like It, Dogberry in Much Ado About Nothing, Mr. Bumble (twice) in Oliver, The Scarecrow in The Wizard Of Oz, The Bullfrog in HONK!, and The Pharaoh in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. He has also been seen on Enthusiastic Productions' roles of Mr. Flabbinjaw, and Joel's housecat, Poo-Kitty, in the children's TV program, Come On Over, which has aired locally on WOTV4 in Grand Rapids. He has performed at theatres nationwide for over twenty years, including Sierra Repertory Theatre in Sonora, CA., Oregon Cabaret theatre, Nebraska Repertory Theatre, Milwaukee Repertory Theatre, The Cleveland Play House, and The Monomoy Theatre in Chatham, MA.
Returning for his fifth season is another HSRT favorite, Michael Hanson, playing Tristam. You can also see him this season in Children of Eden as a Storyteller and as Llody in Guys On Ice. Previous HSRT credits include And Italian Straw Hat (Fadinard), The Cmplt Wrks of Wm Shkspr...Abrgd, Forever Plaid (Sparky), The Foreigner (Rev. David), The Last Night of Ballyhoo (Peachy), and She Loves Me (Head Waiter). He was also seen in The Tempest (Ferdinand), A Midsummer Night's Dream (Demetrius) at The Actors Shakespeare Company at New JerseyCityUniversity, The Threepenny Opera (Matt the Mint) at Columbia Stages, Cabaret (Cliff), The Threepenny Opera (Macheath), and Shakespeare In Hollywood (Dick Powell) at Connecticut Repertory Theatre.
Directing the production is Jim Saba, returning for his eighteenth season. Past HSRT credits include A Year With Frog and Toad, Forever Plaid,Petite Rouge, Lost In Yonkers, The Shakespeare Revue, Scapin, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Sylvia, and over thrity productions for the Children's Performance Troupe. Regionally he directed All in the Timing and 7 Stories (Old Globe Theatre), Blithe Spirit, Lucky Stiff and ThePhiladelphia Story (Webster University), Jacob Marley's Christmas Carol (North Coast Repertory Theatre),The Mystery of Irma Vep (Diversionary Theatre) and Girl Scouts of America (FringeNYC). As an actor he has appeared at the Cincinnati Playhouse, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Cleveland Playhouse, San Jose Repertory Theatre, Arizona Theatre Company, Alabama Shakespeare Festival, Old Globe Theatre, La Jolla Playhouse, Apple Tree Theatre and several productions at HSRT including Young Rube, The Nerd, The Odd Couple, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (Abridged), Tartuffe, Irma Vep, Rumors, Art, and Rounding Third to name a few. TV credits include Law and Order, Conviction and 30 Rock.
Performances of Taking Steps continue throughout the summer on June 25, 29, July 1, 7, 14, 20, and 26.
Tickets are now on sale through the DeWitt and DeVos Fieldhouse ticket offices. Prices range from $10-$26 for musicals and $8-$19 for plays. Season tickets, ranging from $48-$85, are also available.
The ticket office is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Beginning June 14 the ticket office is open on Saturdays at noon. On performance dates, the DeWitt Ticket Office will be open through intermission. The ticket office is located in DeWittCulturalCenter at 12th Street and Columbia Avenue. For tickets call the ticket office at 616-395-7890. For more information visit the HSRT website at www.hope.edu/hsrt.
The DeWitt Theatre is located at 141 East 12th street. The Knickerbocker Theatre is located in Holland's downtown on 8th street.
HSRT is now on facebook! Keep up to date with what's happening this season by searching Hope Summer Repertory Theatre on www.facebook.com.


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