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How Long Can I Play My Golf Ball?
By Don Patton
Although modern golf balls are built to withstand 125mph swings, off center or mishits will slice into the outer soft covering easily.
Modern golf balls are made of materials that are much more durable than those of just a few years ago. According to Golf Digest, they can withstand swing speeds of up to 125 mph as well as most mishits without cutting or deforming.
On the other hand, the covers of premium balls are susceptible to damage. How long a ball is playable depends mostly on the condition of the cover, which is easy to determine.
The cores of today's balls are made of polymers that are much more consistent and durable than the rubber bands and liquid centers used in balls of the old days. They can stand up to repeated high-speed strikes without changing shape or losing their resilience.
The covers of golf balls now mostly consist of either a firm ionomer material or a softer urethane. The harder ionomer covers resist cutting and abrasion from bad shots and contact with hard surfaces.
Urethane covers usually found on premium multilayer balls also resist cuts from poor contact, but they are more susceptible to scuffing. Surface damage to these extremely thin covers can come from cart paths, sand traps and even the sharp grooves of irons.
Results of Wear and Tear
In 2005, Golf Digest reported on the effects on distance of the condition and amount of use of golf balls.
Its results confirmed that in the absence of visible damage, repeated use had no effect on a ball's performance. However, it also found that even small scuffs led to a measurable loss in distance, reducing driver distance as much as 6 yards.
Wet Clubfaces
The presence of water on the clubface can accentuate cover damage. It decreases the friction between the club and ball, which then causes slipping and grabbing by the grooves, leading to increased wear and tear on the ball. Drying the clubface with a towel before each shot can reduce this type of damage to the ball's cover and prolong the usable life of the ball.
When to Change Balls
Balls are likely to be lost or damaged before they wear out.
According to Golf Digest, unless there is visible damage to the cover, the average golf ball should last at least seven full 18-hole rounds without any degradation in performance. A little lost paint or other marks that leave the contours of the cover intact are acceptable, but once there is a scuff on the cover that feels rough to the touch it is time to take the ball out of play.
"Golf Digest"; From balata to urethane: Cover evolution; The editors; January 2001.
Golf Digest: Hot List Golf Balls: How long should a ball last?
"Golf World"; Does 'thin to win' work?; E. Michael Johnson; Nov. 24, 2006.
"Golf Digest"; Do clean balls make a difference?; The editors; May 2005.
Don Patton began writing after retiring from an engineering career in 2006. He holds a Bachelor of Science in electrical engineering from the University of California at Berkeley and continued with graduate study in software engineering.
How Is a Golf Ball Made?
Golf Ball Comparisons
What Is Used to Clean Golf Balls?
How Do I Clean Golf Balls From a Pond?
The Rough Surface Technology on Golf Clubs


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Posted on 13 August 2009 19 January 2014 by Katherine O'Mahoney
Topics: Arms companies, BAE, UCL
UCL SECReT – NO secret about arms companies links
Katherine O'Mahoney, Universities Network Volunteer writes:
Anti-arms trade campaigners will be shocked and disappointed to learn of the launch of University College London's (UCL) new £17m Security Research Training Centre – or UCL SECReT. Funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (ESPRC), the multidisciplinary centre will recruit between 10 and 20 PhD students each year to research a range of subjects relating to crime and security. And, in its ambition to become one of the world's leading centres of expertise for security and crime science, UCL SECReT has partnered with arms companies BAE Systems, Thales and Lockheed Martin.
This year student group Disarm UCL successfully lobbied for the university to adopt an ethical investment policy which should result in the exclusion of arms shares from the university's portfolio.
But despite UCL agreeing to the new policy, UCL SECReT claims to have a "shared vision" with its partners, including BAE Systems which was recently at the centre of the Saudi arms deal scandal and continues to be the subject of corruption investigations in many countries.
Arguments that the arms companies will be on the periphery of student life are negated by the centre's own website. Here, the centre offers partners "an active role in one of Europe's largest research centres" and the "opportunity to recruit the brightest young researchers in the field." The partners will also benefit from research relevant to "their agenda" and will gain interns to allow "easier flow into career paths." If you want to see for yourself go to: http://www.ucl.ac.uk/secret/homepage
This open attitude to arms companies on the part of a university which recently conceded to student demands for ethical investment, will be seen by many people as, at best, the left hand not knowing what the right hand is doing: at worst, as hypocrisy. UCL should take its ethical commitments seriously and recognise that they extend not just to which companies they invest in, but also sources of funding. The establishment of SECReT means that a back door has been constructed – a door now permanently propped open to BAE Systems and other arms companies.
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Daniel Geffken Appointed to Windtree Therapeutics Board of Directors: Track Record Expands Many Decades
Daniel Geffken has been appointed to Windtreee Therapeutics board of directors effective April 24, 2019. The news was announced today.
Windtree Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCQB: WINT), a biopharmaceutical and medical device company focused on developing novel therapies to address significant unmet needs in important acute care markets.
"As we continue to support Windtree in the delivery of near-term and sustainable growth, it is with great pleasure that we welcome Daniel to our Board," said James Huang, Windtree's Chairman of the Board. "Daniel's track record of success spans many decades. He brings to Windtree a deep understanding of our industry and corporate financial management, and his overall business acumen, insights and expertise will support Windtree's efforts to build on its current momentum and create value in the future."
Since 2011, Mr. Geffken has been serving as the Founding Managing Partner of Danforth Advisors, a leading financial and strategy consulting firm to the life sciences industry. He has served as chief financial officer and strategic consultant to numerous companies, including Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Cidara Therapeutics, Cabaletta Bio, Homology Medicines, Stealth BioTherapeutics and Transkaryotic Therapies. Mr. Geffken has served on the Board of Directors of Elicio Bio, Alcobra Ltd. and Arcturus Inc., after its merger with Alcobra. Since 2013, he has assisted in ten initial public offering filings. Over the course of his career, he has assisted in raising more than $1 billion in equity and debt securities for life science companies.
"I am pleased to join a great team of directors on Windtree's board, especially during this transformational time for the Company," said Mr. Geffken. "Windtree's recent merger with CVie Therapeutics has given the Company a global presence and a larger therapeutic footprint than in the past. This translates into more avenues for growth and value generation and, for me, an exciting opportunity to contribute to their success."
Mr. Geffken will serve as Chairman of the Board's Audit Committee and as a member of the Compensation Committee.
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Until his appointment as Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy was considered a loyal official of a repressive system. But then he turned out to be a radical reformer. A search for clues in his ambiguous CV.
Abiy Ahmed is currently the most dazzling personality on the African continent. The Ethiopian Prime Minister has only been in office since April, but in that short time he has not only turned the country around, but has set the whole region in motion. He made peace with Eritrea. The 1998-2000 war between the two countries had caused some 80,000 casualties. He released thousands of political prisoners and asked for forgiveness for the human rights violations committed by the state in the name of security. He is advocating the privatization of large state-owned enterprises, promises deep democratization, and has recently unveiled his new Cabinet, half of which is made up of women.
One of his favorite words in his speeches and interviews is "love." A thaw pervades the country with its hundred million inhabitants. The "Abiymania," an euphoric worship of the statesman, is almost religious in character. Recently, a biography about him with the title "Moses" appeared. The bestseller suggests that Abiy, like the Prophet, led his people into the Promised Land. But Abiy is only 42 years old, the youngest statesman in Africa.
In fact, Abiy has long been a loyal official of the repressive system. He studied business administration and computer science, rose during his military service to lieutenant colonel, went as a UN soldier after the genocide in Rwanda, fought in the Ethiopian army against Eritrea and helped build the Information Network Security Agency (INSA) that spied on government critics. He then moved to the Ministry of Research and Technology. In February 2018, the hapless Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn resigned after failing to suppress the Oromo protests. The Oromo are the largest ethnic group in Ethiopia, but the Tigrean-led ruling coalition (EPRDF) had the final say. Abiy himself, who was elected by parliament, belongs to the Oromo ethnic group.
Was Abiy always a secret revolutionary? Or did he radically change in a short time and change from a colorless technocrat to a radical reformer? If you take a closer look at his biography, there are signs behind the smooth surface that indicate his otherness.
Abiy was born in 1976, two years after the overthrow of Emperor Haile Selassie and the installation of the military-communist Derg regime. It is noteworthy that Abiy's father is a Muslim Oromo, while the mother is a Christian Amhara. In his dissertation, Abiy later dealt with the resolution of denominational conflicts. Apparently he as a child and spent a lot of time reading. During the repressive Derg years, Abiy's father was arrested and his brother killed by the Oromo Liberation Front (OLF). At the age of 15, Abiy joined the Oromo People's Democratic Organization (OPDO), one of the four organizations that make up the anti-Derg rebel group (EPRDF) that came to power in 1991. He received military training in radio and espionage. He also learned Tigrigna, probably for strategic reasons, because EPRDF army's top leadership was mainly Tigray ethnic group. His wife played in the army orchestra and is a Christian.
In 2010, Abiy became Information Network Security Agency (INSA). When radical Muslims were massacring Christians in his hometown of Beshasha, Abiy was sent as an intermediary to the place where he succeeded in restoring peace. Shortly thereafter, he embarked on his political career and was elected as a parliamentarian. During this time, he earned an M.A. in Transformational Leadership and Change Management in London, and an MBA in Addis Ababa. He became director of the state-funded research institute, Science and Technology Information Center.
The trigger for the Oromo protests had been the government's plan to expand the city of Addis Ababa. The master plan would have evicted many Oromo farmers from their land. The master plan fueled the growing dissatisfaction with the government. In a surprising move, the government gave in and reversed and abandoned the master plan. That did not calm the situation. On the contrary, the protests widened. The Oromo were joined by the Amhara, who also felt discriminated against. The government became paralyzed.
Despite his success, Abiy undoubtedly has powerful enemies. In June of this year, unknown people attempted to assassinate him. In October, he almost fell victim to a military plot. He forced the chief of staff of the armed forces and other exponents of the old guard to resign. The TPLF old guards have started to accuse him of discrimination against the Tigray ethnic group. What protects him at the moment is the broad popular support he enjoys. His disempowerment would trigger a massive rebellion. But it's a race against time. He must make irreversible changes as he rides on a wave of popularity.
And he must produce concrete results that improve the standard of life for the citizens. Although Ethiopia has shown impressive growth rates for many years, most of the population continues to live in poverty. Paradoxically, Abiy benefits from the authoritarian system that he is dismantling. Only thanks to the power of his office, he can implement his reforms at such a pace and against the resistance of the old guards.


Mar. 15, 2011 9:00 a.m.
Noted physicist Lady Gaga has been invoked in a protest campaign against providing wireless Internet in schools.
VICTORIA – This summer, BC Hydro starts installing 1.8 million smart meters to eventually upgrade every electricity customer in the province.
This is controversial for several reasons. First, they're doing it now because former premier Gordon Campbell decreed it must be done by the end of 2012. Second, the smart grid is one of several major BC Hydro projects the government exempted from having to undergo a cost-benefit review by the B.C. Utilities Commission.
And, of course, there is the budgeted cost of $930 million, coming at a time when BC Hydro is projecting rate increases approaching 50 per cent over the next five years.
When I spoke with BC Hydro smart meter project executive Fiona Taylor last week, she naturally had no comment on the politics. Smart meters are inevitable, she said, since mechanical meters are obsolete and eventually won't be made any more.
Taylor insists the pending rate increases would be even higher without smart meters. BC Hydro estimates the wireless meters will not only pay for themselves, they will produce a net saving of $500 million over the next 20 years.
Even some BC Hydro employees were surprised to hear that, with current technology, the utility has no way of knowing your power is out until you phone them. And when line crews come out to repair a local blackout, how do they determine if the repair is complete? They drive up and down the road to see if people have lights on. If you use a backup generator, they might miss you.
Smart meters will have "last gasp, first breath" capability, storing enough energy to send a signal that reports the power has gone out, and another signal when it is restored. As it stands, a repair truck can be dispatched to a reported power failure, only to find that the customer's main breaker has tripped.
There is another concern, which is that the brief signals emitted every few hours to send readings to a central hub are somehow a health hazard.
BC Hydro has retained former Vancouver medical health officer Dr. John Blatherwick to respond to this. He notes that smart meter signals are the equivalent of a three-minute cell phone call once per day, at a much greater distance.
These particular radio frequency signals are similar to those used for digital TV. Such signals are also emitted by the spark plugs of a car, by lightning strikes, in fact all visible light and even the infrared generated with your body heat.
But there are people who insist they have a greater sensitivity, and there will probably be some generalized hysteria and system-milking as we saw with the squabble over a power line through Tsawwassen.
The NDP is nurturing this flame of discontent as it campaigns against smart meters. It's popular among the young, and no less an authority than Lady Gaga is the poster girl to warn against wireless Internet in schools.
NDP leadership candidate John Horgan is the party's ranking power expert. He mainly argues that BC Hydro doesn't need to spend all this money on smart meters right now. But he is careful not to question the tinfoil hat perspective, and risk alienating the ignorant and superstitious vote. This is a key constituency in parts of B.C.
I'll say. The computer producing this column is on wireless, one of at least a dozen signals it can detect in my neighbourhood.
Our modern comfort is fragile, as Japan reminds us. It needs smart equipment, and smart people.


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Q: My SharePoint Designer's Workflow's "Send Email" action is not sending email I ran a check for error in my SPD 2013 and it shows none. However, it does not send out the email. I read in here that someone switched to SPD 2010 workflow format and then it sent out the email. Is that the only solution?

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Director Mike Leigh, who made his mark with working-class themes, stakes out the territory in his first TV drama. During the recession under Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a middle-class family struggles to stay afloat. Only mom Barbara (Marion Bailey) is employed; father Frank (Jeff Robert) and the couple's two sons (Tim Roth and Phil Daniels) are on the dole. Roth and Gary Oldman make their film debuts.


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Tax Guide
Village of Skokie 2017 Property Tax Levy (Payable in 2018) - Key Points
The Village's tax levy of $15.4 million is the same as it was in 1990 due to the self-imposed property tax freeze.
Based on an average, the Village accounted for less than 7% of an average property tax bill for 2018.
Over the twenty-three years of the self-imposed property tax freeze, Skokie's percent of an average taxpayer's property tax bill has decreased from 15.2% in 1990 to 6.99% in 2018.
Based on an average Skokie taxpayer's property tax bill, school districts account for an average of 69.4% of the tax bill for 2018.
Elementary schools averaged 29.3% and high schools averaged 29.3% for 2018.
Resident's individual taxes paid to the Village vary, however, on their individual level of assessment and the school districts in which they reside. The term "assessment" reflects the valuation of the property by the Cook County Assessor's Office. Cook County reassesses properties every three years. The current tax bills are the third bills to be issued in the three-year assessment cycle.
Depending of the level of the assessment for each property, any given resident's Village of Skokie property tax line may show an increase/decrease or even remain somewhat constant. This is all a byproduct of the tax extension process over which Skokie does not have control.
Property Tax Questions
Please contact the Niles Township Assessor's Office at 847-673-9300 or at the Niles Township Assessor website or the Cook County Assessor's Office with questions about your property tax assessment.
Property Tax Appeals
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Village is crowned 'Best of the Best'
Best of the Best: The Co Down village of Hillsborough won the overall top honour at this year's Best Kept Awards. Pic by Simon Graham
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Hillsborough, Co Down has received the top honour at the Best Kept Awards 2018.
Crowned the 'Best of the Best', the picturesque village won the prestigious overall award after topping the 'Best Kept Large Village' category by impressing judges with its community involvement and effort from local businesses and council members working together to improve their surroundings.
The awards, run in association with George Best Belfast City Airport, took place today at the iconic Ardhowen Theatre in Enniskillen, where over 100 delegates from councils, businesses and volunteer groups across the Province came together to celebrate the places that go above and beyond to ensure clean, colourful and welcoming surroundings.
Other winners included Donaghmore (Best Kept Small Village), Randalstown (Best Kept Small Town), Enniskillen (Best Kept Medium Town), Bangor (Best Kept Large Town) and Derry/Londonderry (Best Kept City).
The President's Trophy, chosen at the discretion of the sitting president, was awarded to the Donegall Pass Community Garden, which aims to show Donegall Pass as an attractive and vibrant community.
Other awards included Most Improved Town or Village, Magheralin; The Welcome Award, Maghaberry; and Best Kept Large Housing Area, Belvoir Estate, Belfast.
The annual awards are organised by the Northern Ireland Amenity Council.
The organisation's president, Doreen Muskett, commented: "Congratulations to Hillsborough, which stood out to the judges due to its artistic floral arrangements, colourful hanging baskets and residents' enthusiasm for working as a team to create something beautiful.
"It is wonderful to recognise the excellent efforts that have been put in from each town and village represented here today. The fantastic work that has been carried out, largely by volunteers, emphasises the value of civic pride and the importance of making practical improvements to future-proof our communities.
"The Best Kept Awards would cease to exist if it wasn't for our judges, volunteers and enthusiastic participants from across Northern Ireland. A special thank you to Belfast City Airport for its continued support of the awards and dedication to environmental initiatives."
Michelle Hatfield, Director of Corporate Services at Belfast City Airport, added: "On behalf of Belfast City Airport, I want to congratulate Hillsborough and its residents for their unwavering loyalty to their community. Their impressive landscaping is a result of hard work throughout the year, which has led them to be crowned the 'Best of the Best'.
"It is an honour to support the Best Kept Awards, now it its 61st year. Hearing about the direct impact that volunteers have on residents, businesses and the wider community is incredible, with ongoing efforts taking place to maintain the high aesthetic standard that the awards demand.
"The Best Kept Awards have helped to motivate and inspire generations to get involved locally, something that Belfast City Airport also encourages through its Corporate Responsibility programme, which supports various clubs, groups, schools and environmental initiatives throughout Belfast."
Partnership appeals for new volunteers
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The Best Kept City, Town, Village and Housing Area Awards is the final ceremony of the wider Northern Ireland Best Kept Awards, previous categories include Best Kept Schools and Healthcare Facilities.


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Weather Forecast and Radar for Richmond, New South Wales
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Temperature Forecast for Richmond, New South Wales
Weather Radar for Richmond, New South Wales
Weather in Richmond, NSW
Richmond, Australia, located in the state of New South Wales, has a temperate climate with rainfall year-round. Summers are generally mild, with temperatures ranging from 16°C (61°F) to 24°C (75°F). However, temperatures can reach up to 35°C (95°F) during the warmer months. Winters are cool and wet, with temperatures ranging from 5°C (41°F) to 15°C (59°F). The average yearly precipitation is around 825mm (32.5in).
Richmond experiences all four seasons, though the spring and summer months are generally the warmest and driest. Spring typically runs from September to November, with temperatures ranging from 11°C (52°F) to 24°C (75°F). Summer usually runs from December to February, with temperatures ranging from 17°C (63°F) to 28°C (82°F).
Autumn typically runs from March to May, with temperatures ranging from 10°C (50°F) to 24°C (75°F). Winter usually runs from June to August, with temperatures ranging from 4°C (39°F) to 18°C (64°F). Snow is rare in Richmond, but the occasional snowfall does occur in the colder months.
Overall, Richmond has a pleasant and mild climate all year round, with plenty of rain and sunshine.
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April 25, 2008 / 12:14 AM / 11 years ago
Hopes of finding ballooning Brazilian priest fade
Raymond Colitt
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Rescue workers were losing hope on Thursday of finding a priest who disappeared off the southern coast of Brazil after drifting out to sea four days ago suspended from hundreds of helium-filled party balloons.
Brazilian Roman Catholic priest Antonio de Carli prepares to be launched suspended from hundreds of helium-filled party balloons at the start of his stunt aimed at raising money to build a chapel for truckers in his highway parish, in the Atlantic port city of Paranagua, southern Brazil, on April 19, 2008. REUTERS/Padre Aderli/Handout
Father Adelir Antonio de Carli went missing on Sunday night after he called friends from his mobile phone to say his contraption made of some thousand balloons would soon crash into the Atlantic Ocean.
The chaplain staged the stunt to help raise money for a chapel for truckers in his highway parish.
Brazil's air force suspended its search for de Carli on Thursday, a spokesman said. The navy continued to patrol waters off the coast of Santa Catarina state but was considering halting operations.
"The chances (of survival) are increasingly slim and we are considering when to end the search effort," Lieutenant Francisco Jose Cavalcante of the navy's southern search unit in Rio Grande do Sul state told Reuters.
"It's difficult to talk about survival. There have been cases of shipwrecked people having lived for four or five days at sea," Cavalcante said.
De Carli had left from the southern port of Paranagua and wanted to fly 20 hours due west but winds unexpectedly carried him out to sea in the opposite direction.
Friends and churchgoers have been praying and placing candles at the altar of de Carli's parish church.
"This is a test of our faith but Jesus tells me he is safe on land," said parish coordinator Denise Gallas.
"Day and night, people are praying here," Gallas said.
Firefighters continued to search beaches and islands off the coast of Santa Catarina state, where they thought the 42-year-old Roman Catholic priest may have washed up.
"We check out all reports of possible discoveries but it'll be increasingly difficult to find him alive," said Corporal Pedro Luis Alves of the town of Itapema's fire brigade.
Newspapers and television networks have shown images of bits of balloons floating at sea. Some were found as far south as the city of Florianopolis, roughly 150 km (121 miles) south of de Carli's last phone contact, firefighters said.
Video footage showed a confident de Carli taking off into cloudy skies on Sunday.
Critics said the adventurous clergyman was reckless in underestimating the region's complex wind patterns.
Editing by Eric Walsh


A letter released by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) on 20 May 2015, the "Letter to Abu Abdallah al-Hajj", was written by an al-Qaeda leader on 17 December 2007. The letter, reproduced below with some editions in transliteration and some important sections highlighted bold, is interesting for several reasons.
First, it shows al-Qaeda keen to defend the Islamic State's (IS) predecessor in Iraq from criticism, despite the IS movement having ostensibly disengaged from al-Qaeda in October 2006. At this time al-Qaeda was working to untangle the truth of Abu Sulayman al-Utaybi, who defected from IS and took his complaints to al-Qaeda "central" in Pakistan. In this letter, the author shows al-Qaeda's leadership as rather sceptical of Abu Sulayman's claims, even wondering if he is perhaps an agent for a foreign intelligence service.
Second, the letter shows al-Qaeda signing-off on the promotion of Jamal al-Misrati to spokesman. Al-Misrati, a veteran Libyan jihadist within al-Qaeda known variously as "Atiyya", "Atiyyatullah", "Atiyyatullah al-Libi", and "Atiyya Abdurrahman", became one of the most prominent al-Qaeda operatives. Among the first tasks for al-Misrati, the leader says, is to counter the propaganda from Salman al-Awda, a Saudi cleric who now claims to be a moderate, having led the opposition Sahwa movement that had such a significant impact in the development of jihadism. The letter-writer also says al-Misrati needs to refute the "nonsense criticism" from the relatives of Abdullah Azzam, the spiritual godfather of the Afghan jihad.
Third, it demonstrates how keen al-Qaeda was to conceal its working relationship with Iran. The writer says al-Misrati should shoot down the suggestion of an al-Qaeda link to Iran. This is at a moment when most of al-Qaeda's religious and military leadership is being sheltered in Iran.
It is unclear who "Abu Abdallah al-Hajj Uthman", the person the letter is addressed to, is. And nor is it exactly clear who wrote the letter, though the range of options is narrow: Usama bin Ladin or Muhammad Saladin Zaydan (Sayf al-Adel), al-Qaeda's military emir, who was then—and remains—in Iran, where has a close relationship with the infamous General Qassem Sulaymani.
Brian Fishman, who began tracking the Islamic State movement in 2005 and was the director of research at the United States Military Academy's Combating Terrorism Centre, wrote shortly after the letter was released that "the best indications suggest [the letter] was written by either Usama bin Ladin himself or Sayf al-Adl". When Fishman wrote his book, The Master Plan: ISIS, Al Qaeda, and the Jihadi Strategy for Final Victory (reviewed here), he appeared to settle the question, saying that the author of the letter is "believed by U.S. intelligence officials to be Sayf al-Adl".
Adrian Levy and Catherine Scott-Clark, in their new book The Exile: The Flight of Osama bin Laden (reviewed here) write (p. 287) that Bin Ladin dictated this a letter to his son, Khalid, who was killed at age-22 alongside his father in the Abbottabad raid in May 2011.
From the way the letter is written and some of the contents—especially around finances—I tend to think the author is Bin Ladin.
To the Generous Brother Abu Abdallah al-Hajj Uthman (may God bless you).
Peace be upon you, with God's mercy and blessings.
I hope you, the brothers, families and children are doing well, and you are closer and closer to God.
1) Your message that you sent to us with Shaykh Abu Muhammad [Ayman al-Zawahiri] and brother Abd-al-Latif has arrived. However, we could not open it and we think there was an error from your side at the time of sending it. Thus, we need for you to please to resend a copy of it, but first make sure it will open.
2) In regard to your previous suggestion to assign Shaykh Mahmud to do the suggested duties, this is good. However, his assignment should include the highest responsibility of messages that are coming from Shaykh Abu Muhammad for a year. Also add one more task to Shaykh Mahmud's [Atiyya's] duties. He needs to be one of the spokesmen for the organization. He also needs to be in charge of the preaching, provoking jihad and supporting the mujahideen in hotspots such as Palestine, Iraq, Afghanistan, Somalia, and the Islamic Maghreb. Also, he should support the Islamic State of Iraq and defend it from any disproval and rumours. He also needs to respond to the front of betrayals, frustrations and inconsistencies led by Salman al-Awda and anyone who is similar to him. His answers should be tranquil not instigating, educated and objective according to the shari'a principles. His responses should address only the people that he selects, because many government spokesmen are unstable and he needs to ignore them. It is better if he comments on what Saudi Arabia's channels have been circulating, incorrect news that stated al-Qaeda has links to Iran. He also needs to take the first opportunity and talk about both magnificent Shaykhs Abu Ubayda al-Banshiri [Ali Amin al-Rashidi] and Abu Hafs al-Masri [Muhammad Atef] (may God have mercy on them), and their rules in jihad and their rank among the mujahideen. He should respond to any unfair nonsense criticism against them, this disapproval that has been repeating over and over by Abdallah Anas [the son-in-law of Abdullah Azzam] and his son-in-law.
3) In regard to your advice to assign Sa'dun to do some accounting duties, this is good.
4) In regard to assign Shaykh Abu Layth based on Shaykh Abu Muhammad's recommendation, this is good too.
5) In regard to Yasir's bail, you did not sponsor him, which is fine.
6) In regard to the messages that are directed to the Emirs of al-Qaeda in countries and regions, these messages need to be signed by me or Shaykh Abu Muhammad. I informed you, and God is my witness.
7) In regard to the delegate [Abu Sulayman al-Utaybi] that visited you and delivered to you a message, they claimed that message was from our friend, then you received something of suspicious accuracy. I am saying to you, it is very important to find out the truth of that delegate and deal with them based on your finding. I am not going to hide it from you, the majority of the delegates are following same path of that man who surrendered our brother Sharif (may God send him free). You need to mention this when you start dealing with them, because it is vital, and these people have no shame in allowing the apostate state intelligence to lead them. The point is, these people are satisfied performing this religion based on what the idol allows them to do. They abandoned this religion; this religion as a whole belongs to God Almighty. Because of them, there is a real threat against the establishment of the Islamic Emirate, and their desire to withdraw from it, and you need to be careful of them. Therefore, every demand will delay and weaken the appointed jihad. You have to reject it and excuse yourself from it, and they must keep in mind that they have no right to give any promises for the state that involve war against Muslims on their behalf. Otherwise, it will be a success run by the intelligence, and do not disclose your secrets to them. When you sit with them, I need you to mention to them that God sets Sahib Sharif free. America will target us everywhere in this life and our position is to defend ourselves and religion. We are with anyone who is interested in jihad or making peace according to shari'a principles.
— In regard to the message suggesting that the fight between Sunni and Shia should stop, we should explain the matter to our friend, because it is based on deception and sophisms. They are the ones who ignited this war and insist to keep it going. It is in their hands; they could make it calm, but their goal is to control the Islamic world, from Iraq to the Arabian Peninsula.
8) I need you please to take the amount of 10,000 dollars out from my account and put it in the mujahideen's balance.
9) I have recently received the amount of 12,000 euro designated for the mujahideen. Please take this amount from my account that is in your side and put in the mujahideen's balance. I need you to inform me of this in your next message, so this amount will be accounted for by the designated people. Also, I need you please to take out amount of fifteen thousand Kaldars [rupees] from my account for the mujahideen to purchase three sheep, unless you need the money for something more important.
10) 35,000 euro has arrived from your side, with the message that we could not open, may God reward you with good deed, and please send the rest.
11) I attached a message to brother Bakr, it is important, and I need you please to work together with brother Abd al-Latif to deliver the message to him.
In the end, may God be with you and peace be upon you, with God's mercy and blessings.
 "Abd al-Latif" possibly refers to Abd al-Latif al-Kawari, a Qatari-based al-Qaeda financier and security official who had, according to U.S. Treasury sanctions, worked with Mustafa Khan (Hassan Ghul), al-Qaeda's second envoy to the Islamic State.
 Abu Layth probably refers to Ali al-Rufayi (Abu Layth al-Libi), one of al-Qaeda's senior military commanders in Afghanistan, who was struck down on 26 January 2008 by a drone strike. An exhaustive profile of Abu al-Layth was written by Kevin Jackson for the Counterterrorism Centre at West Point.
but when Islamic State already existed in 2006 he supported it fiercely!


The Cathedral of Seville is ranked as the largest Gothic Cathedral in the world. Granted World Heritage status by UNESCO in 1987, its appearance is product of successive enlargements and transformations since the original mosque was built by the Almohads in the XII century and then mostly demolished in the 15th to make way for the gothic Cathedral. Parts from the original mosque still remain to this day - the courtyard, known as the Patio de los Naranjos, which houses important files and documents kept in the Colombian library; and the minaret (Giralda). From here - after a long climb up ramps - there is one of the most stunning views over the city.
This tower is one of the few remains of the former Almohad mosque - transformed in the 15th century by the addition of a section to house bells topped by a lantern. The 16th century weather vane that crowns the tower, popularly known as "the Giraldillo", symbolises the victory of the Christian faith. The Renaissance figure represents a woman with a shield in one hand, and a palm leaf in the other. The "giralda" as it was first known - from the spanish girar or to spin - eventually gave its name to the whole tower. Christian additions took the original 51 metre tower to a total height of 103 metres.
The Royal Alcázar Palace is considered to be the finest example of mudéjar architecture in all of Spain - that is, in Islamic style but under Christian rule. Kings Alfonso X and Pedro I, known as the Cruel, employed craftsmen from Granada and Toledo to work on the Palace, resulting in beautiful wood carving, elaborate tile and plasterwork. This part of the Palace is reminiscent of the Alhambra, with courtyards and fountains and wonderful geometric decoration.
The Alcázar had previously been a Fortress and Palace under Moorish rule and elements still remain - for example, the Patio del Yeso and some of the exterior walls. Later Kings and Queens greatly extended and remodelled the Palace and gardens, but it still remains fundamentally mudéjar.
The extensive gardens stretch out over just under 15 acres. This, like the Palace has seen development through the centuries and there are three distinct areas. Moorish, Renaissance and Modern. The gardens are a green oasis in the very heart of Sevillle and like the Palace, a delight to wander through.
Dating from the first third of the 13th century, the Torre del Oro formed part of the city's defences as a watch tower. It was once joined by an arch to the part of the city walls which joined the Alcázar to the river. Legend has it that Pedro I, the Cruel, visited his mistresses here, and since then it has served both as a chapel and prison. Since 1944 the tower has been home to the Naval Museum. It contains models, navigational instruments, charts and documents of historic interest.
There are two different theories as to the origins of its name - one, deriving from its arabic name bury al-dahab, that it was once covered with golden tiles - though there is no evidence of this; and the other, apocryphal theory, that it served as a store for all the wealth and gold returning from the Americas (this was in fact stored in the Casa de la Contratación).
Crescent shaped and encompassing an open space with bridges, a canal and a central fountain; the Plaza de España lies within the verdant Maria Luisa park. It was built by Aníbal González as the Pavilion representing Spain for the Hispano-American Exhibition of 1929. The building itself has an arcaded walkway and is punctuated by towers at each end. Designed in the Regionalist style (a mixture of mudéjar, gothic and renaissance styles), it is built of brick and is decorated with ceramics.
Around the square are 48 benches representing the Spanish provinces - in alphabetical order - and each is decorated with ceramic tiles, the coat of arms and map of the province. The four bridges crossing the canal represent the 4 kingdoms which constitute the Spanish crown: Castille, Leon, Navarre and Aragon.
This building is currently occupied by various public institutions and has featured as a location in films including Lawrence of Arabia and more recently, Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones.
Dating from 1761, this is one of the oldest bullrings in Spain and one of the most famous. It is owned and maintained by the Real Maestranza de Caballería de Sevilla - after which it is named - a Royal Company made up of noblemen from ancient families of Seville dating from 1248. As well as promoting Bullfighting and horsemanship, the Company sponsors many charitable and artistic activities in the city. The original Maestranza bullring was the first in Spain. It was built near the present-day one in 1730, though was rectangular in shape and wooden in construction.
Present-day Maestranza bullring and its adjacent buildings occupy a triangular block, with the principal gateway to the bullring facing the river. The buildings include: a small chapel for the bullfighters; a Museum - including historic costumes and works of art; and the seat of the Company of the Real Meastranza.
The bullfighting season begins on Easter Sunday and finishes in September.
In 1785 Carlos III ordered that all documentation relating to the New World and Spanish colonies, then housed in several different places, should be gathered together to form a single archive - the Archivo General de las Indias.
The Archive hsa been housed since then in the Casa Lonja de Mercaderes de Sevilla, previously the Merchant's Exchange. This finely balanced renaissance building houses one of the most incredible collections of historical documents in the World. More than 9 kilometers of shelving contain thousands of documents, maps and drawings. Included are Columbus's diary and original documents written by Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Hernán Cortés and Francisco Pizarro. All of the collection is available to researchers.
The Archive also holds temporary exhibitions. In 1987 the Archive, both building and contents was made a UNSECO World Heritage Site.
Considered one of the finest palaces in Seville, Casa Pilatos dates from the end of the 15th century. Due to close ties with Italy during the course of the16th century, it became a herald of renaissance architectural ideas in the city. The building is a perfect blend of mudéjar, gothic and renaissance styles, built around gardens and patios. It also has an impressive collection of art work including Roman antiques, and paintings and furniture from various periods.
Note that ticket prices and opening times are subject to change. Please contact monuments directly or see the official websites for the most up to date information.


George Joseph Michael (born January 30, 1961) is an American professor at the criminal justice faculty of Westfield State University in Massachusetts, and previously served as associate professor of nuclear counterproliferation and deterrence theory at the Air War College  and as associate professor of political science and administration of justice at The University of Virginia's College at Wise. He studies right-wing extremism, including the relationship between militant Islam and the far right, and is the author of Confronting Right-Wing Extremism and Terrorism in the USA (2003), The Enemy of My Enemy: The Alarming Convergence of Militant Islam and the Extreme Right (2006), Willis Carto and the American Far Right (2008), Theology of Hate: A History of the World Church of the Creator (2009), Lone Wolf Terror and the Rise of Leaderless Resistance (2012), and Extremism in America (editor) (2014). Professor Michael has also published research on SETI (Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence) and is the author of Preparing for Contact: When Humans and Extraterrestrials Finally Meet (2014).
Michael was born in 1961 and has a B.S. from Widener University and an M.A. from Temple University. He obtained his Ph.D. in public policy from George Mason University in 2002, where he studied under Francis Fukuyama, with a thesis entitled "The U.S. Response to Domestic Right Wing Terrorism and Extremism: A Government and NGO Partnership."
Described by The Christian Science Monitor as a political extremism expert, he was awarded the University of Virginia's "Outstanding Research Award", awarded to a faculty member who "has contributed significantly to published research in his or her discipline".
Michael is a veteran of the U.S. Air Force and Pennsylvania Air National Guard. As a civilian, he did operations research for the U.S. Army.
In 2003, he authored Confronting Right-wing Extremism and Terrorism in the USA, which discussed domestic terrorists and the threats they pose to U.S. "homeland security."
George Michael's The Enemy of My Enemy explores the connections and possibilities for cooperation between a threat of substantial contemporary interest to policymakers, intelligence analysts, and political scientists—militant Islamic movements like the al Qaeda organization (AQO)--and one that is, in many respects, an incipient one, Western right-wing extremism. The book provides a good overview of the historical and intellectual wellsprings of these two movements, but ultimately does not provide a case that would justify alarm.
Daveed Gartenstein-Ross of The Weekly Standard also reviewed it. He found it too long, yet lacking in analysis. But he noted its "in-depth study of the on-again, off-again love affair between radical Islam and the extreme right."
His 2008 book Willis Carto and the American Far Right is about Willis Carto, founder of Liberty Lobby.
Michael says that post-9/11, underground radio stations that traffic in conspiracy theories and incite violence in the U.S. are under greater scrutiny as law enforcement has been given more power to prosecute such speech. He also says that the American Free Press newspaper is "the most important newspaper of the radical right." He notes that: "Traditionally, critique of the IRS has come from the right, such as the Christian Patriot movement, but sovereign citizen movements also invoke a lot of left-wing ideas like anti-capitalism that are consistent with the times and the downturn in the economy, where people may have property liens against them."
Confronting Right Wing Extremism and Terrorism in the USA (Routledge, 2003, ISBN 0-415-31500-X).
Theology of Hate: A History of the World Church of the Creator (University Press of Florida, 2009, ISBN 0-8130-3350-0).
The Enemy of my Enemy: The Alarming Convergence of Militant Islam and the Extreme Right (University Press of Kansas, 2006).
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MainAll NewsInside IsraelPompeo: Products from Judea and Samaria are 'Made in Israel'
Pompeo: Products from Judea and Samaria are 'Made in Israel'
US Sec. of State says during Samaria winery visit US will allow Judea and Samaria products to be labeled 'Made in Israel.'
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Arutz Sheva Staff and AFP , Nov 19 , 2020 2:19 PM
Pompeo wine by Psagot Winery
Hezki Baruch
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Thursday during his visit at the Psagot winery that the US will allow products from Judea and Samaria to be labeled "Made in Israel."
"All producers within areas where Israel exercises the relevant authorities... will be required to mark goods as 'Israel', 'Product of Israel', or 'Made in Israel' when exporting to the United States," Pompeo said in a statement.
Pompeo landed at noon in the Psagot community in Mateh Binyamin, where the world-famous local Psagot Winery in located.
This is the first official visit of such a senior American representative to a Jewish community across the Green Line.
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Trump Admin. knows anti-Zionism is anti-Semitism
Read the full US State Department statement:
Today, the Department of State is initiating new guidelines to ensure that country of origin markings for Israeli and Palestinian goods are consistent with our reality-based foreign policy approach.  In accordance with this announcement, all producers within areas where Israel exercises the relevant authorities – most notably Area C under the Oslo Accords - will be required to mark goods as "Israel", "Product of Israel", or "Made in Israel" when exporting to the United States.  This approach recognizes that Area C producers operate within the economic and administrative framework of Israel and their goods should be treated accordingly. This update will also eliminate confusion by recognizing that producers in other parts of the West Bank are for all practical purposes administratively separate and that their goods should be marked accordingly.
Goods in areas of the West Bank where the Palestinian Authority maintains relevant authorities shall be marked as products of  "West Bank" and goods produced in Gaza will be marked as products of  "Gaza."  Under the new approach, we will no longer accept "West Bank/Gaza" or similar markings, in recognition that Gaza and the West Bank are politically and administratively separate and should be treated accordingly.
We remain committed to an enduring and sustainable peace as outlined in President Trump's Vision for Peace.  We will continue to oppose those countries and international institutions which delegitimize or penalize Israel and Israeli producers in the West Bank through malicious measures that fail to recognize the reality on the ground.


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I was born in Stamford Hill and then moved to East Ham at the age of seven.
I moved to Canning Town, and I now live in Stratford, near Westfield.
We've got such a great diversity in the borough.
It's a very family orientated place. People look out for each other- especially on the road I live on.
To make sure that all the gentrification going on in the borough benefits everyone - and making sure that everyone can afford to buy somewhere to live.
I met Benjamin Zephaniah when I was in Lister Community School when I was 15 or so. I worked with him on a school project and it was incredible to see how he carries himself and interacts with others. He is just amazing.
Free education for university students. Education should be free for all- we all deserve it.
The rise of homeless people in the borough and celebrating young people's achievements.
Above all, making sure everyone can access all the opportunities that are out there that can improve people's lives.


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REPREVE® Recycling Center Expands Due to New Customer Adoptions
Unifi, Inc. (NYSE:UFI) is proud to announce the expansion of its REPREVE® Recycling Center, which opened in Yadkinville, N.C., May 2010. The expansion comes as Unifi dials up its commitment to Premium Value Added products, like REPREVE, which continue to be a strategic focus for the company. Recycling capacity at the REPREVE Recycling Center will increase from 42 million pounds to 72 million pounds, annually. This increase is being driven by demand from new customer adoptions with companies such as Ford, The North Face, Nike, Volcom and Patagonia.
The expansion is expected to create 10 new jobs including two salary shift managers, four hourly operators and four hourly material handlers. The recent $5 million capital expenditure brings the total investment in the REPREVE Recycling Center, since its opening in 2010, to $15 million.
"Expanding our REPREVE manufacturing capabilities highlights our commitment to the REPREVE brand and provides increased flexibility to better serve our customers. As we bring the new machinery online, it's clear that the increased versatility will help better position REPREVE to support the growth and demand for recycled products," said Roger Berrier, president and chief operating officer of Unifi, Inc.
The largest and fastest growing segments for REPREVE continue to be apparel and automotive. The expansion increases the availability of REPREVE product offerings such as lower deniers that support lighter-weight fashion trends, FR Flame Retardant yarns and WaterWise™ color technology.
"The expansion also reflects our commitment to remain the market leader in recycled products and sustainable solutions," added Berrier.


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Královka (deutsch: Königshöhe) ist ein Berg im tschechischen Teil des Isergebirges im Okres Jablonec nad Nisou. Der markante Berg im westlichen Isergebirge gehört zur Gemeinde Janov nad Nisou (dt.: Johannesberg) und liegt ein Kilometer nördlich von Bedřichov (dt.: Friedrichswald).

Der steinerne Aussichtsturm, 23 m hoch, wurde 1907 von der Ortsgruppe Johannesberg des Deutschen Gebirgsvereins errichtet. Unmittelbar daneben entstand ein Gaststättengebäude mit Unterkunftshaus.

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With the rapid development of China's national economy, and the process of urbanization is accelerating, city planning attracts more and more attention by government managers, builders, investors and citizens. City planning exhibition hall as an important window to promote the image of the city and an important platform for foreign exchange, mainly for all-round, multi-angle to show the vicissitudes of city construction and city development and overall trends in the popularization of city and rural planning knowledge, the image of the city, to promote investment, to build the city education platform and other aspects have become increasingly prominent. It not only provides a strong support for the meticulous management of city planning, has become a bridge between government planning and community. It is also the most systematic, intuitive, vivid and quick way to understand, participate and supervise the development of the city.
City planning exhibition hall in the use of display panels, models and other traditional display ,more displays use large-screen splicing, profiled splicing display, multi-channel projection fusion, 3D projection fusion, virtual simulation and other modern sound and light technology into the display link, vivid reproduction The historical changes of the city, the three-dimensional blueprint for the future development of the city.
City planning exhibition hall is generally divided into the overall planning area, special planning area, historical exhibition area, cultural tourism area, publicity interactive area, the exhibition hall video display system includes a large Video wall splicing display system, projection fusion interactive sand table system, 3D projection fusion display System, virtual simulation system.
Through the Video wall processor to collect a number of 4K ultra-high resolution signal which output by multiple graphics workstation,to splice into a whole picture, push to video wall groups to achieve picture linkage, full-view digital three-dimensional interactive presentation, show the status of city construction and planning.
With the projection stereo fusion technology,Tricolor show the city's history and culture in a new perspective and bring new fellings to all audiences.
Based on the multi-channel projection virtual simulation technology, Tricolor display the plan results with virtual 3D siumlation system and GIS human-computer interaction system, to rebuild the plan's actual results in city. With the virtual interaction, planning managers, designers, decision makers and users can have a better vison felling of the plan.
The planning display hall large screen display system consists of high-performance image processor, distributed fusion processing system and other components, all devices are pure hardware architecture, stable operation. The system has excellent image processing capability, support multi-channel 4K picture splicing, to achieve higher resolution large screen. Distributed fusion system can achieve flat screen, arc screen, ring screen, ball screen and other special screen fusion, proprietary for virtual simulation application of the cone algorithm to achieve the perfect simulation system simulation display. All the equipment are modular design, with good stability, reliability, security.
The system adopts pure hardware advanced technology and system structure, improve the system reliability and security; provide redundant configuration, with module design, with scalability; support card hot swappable, reduce the impact of failure. Using a unified control management system, can be flexible operation, while supporting the corresponding iPad, Surface and other Tablet PC control operation.
The system supports DVI, HDMI, VGA, SDI and other common format signal acquisition, support Dual-Link DVI, HDMI1.4, Display Port interface, single-port support 4K ultra-high score acquisition, while supporting multi-channel 4K signal input splicing for greater resolution Rate (12K, 16K, etc.) signal splicing display.
Multi-group display of large-screen system, including LCD splicing screen, LED splicing screen, projection fusion, etc. can be unified through a unified management equipment, multi-screen can be achieved screen linkage, multi-dimensional display.
For the projection fusion display system, through the camera's automatic sampling, correction, to achieve multiple projector color consistency digital correction, can only analyze the fusion band parameters, and ultimately achieve the perfect fusion display.
A planning hall is divided into three layers, through multimedia projection, sand table, LED screen technology and other comprehensive display of a city's historical development, city construction, future planning. The entire planning hall to share the integration of 113 channels, including the oval floor, 360-degree ring screen, electric glass screen, 17-channel long curved screen and other different shapes of different materials curtain.
The construction of the exhibition area of Yue moving a 360-degree immersion theater, can be described as a bright spot. Which uses multiple graphics workstations to synchronize the playback of ultra-high resolution film source, the use of 32 projector projection screen screen, and 16 projector projection 360-degree ring screen, through the distributed fusion processing system to achieve seamless interface, Interconnection interaction. The overall picture smooth and beautiful, to the audience immersive feeling.


LEWISTON — Revisiting the past changes the future when a high school reunion unexpectedly turns an old classmate into a new love. Don't miss the Maine premiere of the charming and thought-provoking romantic comedy "The Midvale High School 50th Reunion", playing May 4-13, at The Public Theatre in Lewison.
As Bettina, the class valedictorian, and Tom, an unpopular loner, weave their way through the party, their paths cross, and a new road for both of them appears as they fill in the blanks in each other's lives. Included in the plot is a series of flashbacks woven through the real time of their high school reunion. Watching an ambitious young Bettina pursue a career in science only to collide with a "glass ceiling", or seeing an earnest young Tom struggling to articulate his emotional life, one can't help but wonder how many things have and haven't changed in fifty years.
Director Christopher Schario says, "This play is an unsentimental look at the roads we do and don't take in our lives, and a hopeful reminder that it's never too late to make new choices, or even to fall in love". Schario also notes that, "having such a delightful, smart and desirable older women as a central character in the play, definitely makes this a great show to bring your mom to for Mother's Day".
Voted the "Best theatre in Maine" five years in a row by Down East Magazine, The Public Theatre brings the best talent from Broadway and beyond to Lewiston. All four of the actors are New York based professionals. The role of Bettina will be played by Joyce Cohen. Joyce has appeared on television, Broadway, Off-Broadway, and film, with her most recognizable role in the Disney movie High School Musical. The role of Tom, her former classmate, will be played by Mel Shrawder. Mel recently completed a two-year tour of West Side Story throughout Europe. His television and film work include appearances on Law and Order, Miami Vice and Critical Condition with Richard Pryor. The role of Young Bettina, etc. will be played by Nisi Sturgis. Aside from her acting work in New York and with numerous regional theatres, Nisi appeared for 5 seasons as June Thompson on HBO's Boardwalk Empire. The role of Young Tom, etc. will be played by Torsten Hillhouse. Torsten has extensive experience in New York and regional theatres and was seen last season at The Public Theatre in Ripcord.
The Public Theatre's annual silent auction will be held in the lobby during the run of the production. The Opening-Night Brew Ha Ha performance featuring a free pre-show beer sampling hosted by Baxter Brewing will start at 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 4, in the theater's lobby. The Wine-Down Thursday performance, featuring a free pre-show wine sampling hosted by Rails Restaurant, will start at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 10. A free post-show discussion featuring the cast and director will directly follow the Sunday, May 6, performance.
The Midvale High School 50th Reunion runs May 4, 5, 6, 10, 11, 12, 13. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, with a Saturday matinee at 3 p.m. May 12. Tickets are $20 for adults and $5 for anyone 18 and under. For tickets, call 782-3200 or visit www.thepublictheatre.org.