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Bill revision could mean big money for public schools, delay in social studies standards

Bill revision could mean big money for public schools, delay in social studies standards

by Alex Granados, EducationNC
June 9, 2021

Update 7:23 p.m. June 9, 2021: The bill passed the full House 74 to 34. Since changes were made by the House after the bill already passed the Senate, it now has to return to the Senate for a concurrence vote.

A House revision of a Senate bill taken up in a committee Wednesday could be a financial boon to the state's public schools, but it might come with a trade-off for the State Board of Education.

When Senate Bill 654 passed the Senate, it contained a number of waivers the Board is seeking from lawmakers to relax accountability requirements around standardized testing due to COVID-19. When House lawmakers took it up in an appropriations committee Wednesday, it still had the waivers. However, it now also includes almost $360 million in federal dollars for education and a provision that would delay by one year implementation of the controversial social studies standards passed by the Board earlier this year.

Rep. Jeffrey Elmore, R-Wilkes, presented the revisions to the bill, noting that the Board is still working on supporting documents for the standards and that implementation is supposed to begin in August.

"It would be an extreme burden on your teachers dealing with social studies to deal with that fast of a timeline," he said.

The social studies standards were the focus of a lot of opposition from Republicans on the Board and sparked increased scrutiny of how the Board is thinking about and addressing equity. Much of the debate focused on the use of words such as "racism," "discrimination," and "identity." The standards didn't garner Republican Board member support even though those words had been changed from the original draft standard, which included the terms "systemic discrimination," "systemic racism," and "gender identity."

Since the passage of those standards, House Republicans have passed a pair of bills that some opponents say take aim at the standards. Opponents say one of those bills, titled "Ensuring Dignity & Nondiscrimination/Schools," will prevent the teaching of the real history of race and racism in the United States. Read more about it here.

Another bill would force schools and districts to make information available to the public on what instructional materials and activities are being used in classrooms. Read more about that here.

Neither bill has been heard yet by the Senate.

The provision in SB 654 related to the social studies standards can be seen in its entirety below. The stated rationale for the provision is to allow more time for content development and professional development opportunities "delayed due to COVID-19."

When asked if the state Department of Public Instruction (DPI) asked for the delay on the social studies standards, Elmore said "somewhat." He didn't clarify or elaborate on what that meant, instead going on to talk about all the materials related to the social studies standards that haven't yet been completed. Those materials would help teachers develop their teaching plans for the fall and going forward.

"The turnaround for the teacher ... in my opinion as a teacher, is unreasonable at this point," he said.

State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt said that while a delay may be helpful, the way in which it is rolling out in this bill is not.

"I previously advocated for a delay in the adoption of history and civics standards earlier this session," she said in an email statement. "While this proposed delay benefits the department to ensure we can provide the proper professional development and appropriate implementation of the new standards, as well as train our teachers for the new economic and personal finance course, I find it discouraging that it has unfolded at the eleventh hour.

"We need clarity as soon as possible. The State Board of Education is required to move forward with implementation of these new history and civics standards per current statutory requirements and local school districts will potentially have to adjust schedules for nearly all 400,000 high school students."

While a bill solely focused on the social studies standards would likely get a quick veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, the money in this bill complicates matters. Here are some of the ways the nearly $360 million in federal COVID-19 relief will be spent if the bill passes:

$100 million to provide teachers with an 11th month of salary. The teachers who receive this can "either work for an additional month following the school year or work additional hours during the school year amounting to up to one additional month of employment." This is similar to something that Rep. Graig Meyer, D-Orange, has tried to implement in at least one previous session. This provision would, however, only apply to veteran teachers and teachers who received certain academic-growth related bonuses.

$37.5 million for teacher and principal professional development in the science of reading.

$36 million for grants to public school units for COVID-19-related needs, including for programs designed "to address learning loss and provide enrichment activities, such as for after-school and before-school programs, during the instructional year."

$36 million for grants to public school units for COVID-19 related needs, "including for in-person instruction summer programs to address learning loss and provide enrichment activities."

$21 million "to contract with a third-party entity for technology to mitigate cyberbullying, monitor student internet activity, monitor classroom educational devices, and assist with suicide prevention services."

$20 million to make sure every "public school unit" — districts, charter schools, lab schools, etc. — gets $400 per pupil in federal money.

$18 million for principal and school improvement leadership team coaching and professional development in school districts.

$17 million for a grant program that would help get "contracted school health support services" for public school units who need them. "Public school units receiving the funds shall contract with school health support personnel to provide additional physical and mental health support services for students," the provision states. Additionally, the grants could be used for identifying and locating students "missing from public school units."

$13.2 million for the North Carolina Education Corps.

$10 million for "a competency-based education platform that enables the development of credit by demonstrated mastery for students for grades seven through 12 for credit recovery or acceleration to address various education delivery methods during the COVID-19 pandemic."

$10 million "to support a common learning management system to be utilized for in-person and remote instruction for kindergarten through fifth grade for a period of up to three years. Funds may also be used for the kindergarten readiness programs based on the Science of Reading."

$10 million for a "Student Success Program to allow parents of eligible children to use federal funds intended to mitigate the negative impacts of COVID-19 towards allowable educational uses of their choice to address student learning loss and provide supplemental educational support." The provision stipulates, however, that DPI make sure this use of the federal funds is consistent with the federal guidelines for this money.

That last provision would provide $1,000 grants and is supposed to go to students who come from households "with an income level not in excess of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the amount required for a student to qualify for the federal free or reduced-price lunch program."

These are all the allowable uses of the money in the Student Success Program:

"Tutoring services provided by an educator licensed by North Carolina, a person with experience teaching in higher education, or a person who has a bachelor's degree or graduate degree in the subject area in which tutoring is provided."

"Textbooks, curriculum, or other instructional materials."

"Therapies for children with disabilities from a licensed or accredited practitioner or provider, including, but not limited to, occupational, behavioral, physical, and speech language therapies."

"Educational programs or courses offered for a fee or pursuant to contract by a local educational agency, charter school, nonpublic school, institution of higher education, or career and technical education program."

"Fees for national standardized assessments, advanced placement examinations, examinations related to college or university admissions, or industry recognized certification examinations."

Those are some of the big-ticket items in the bill. Among other things, the bill also delays implementation of kindergarten class size restrictions for next year, makes some temporary changes to teacher licensing, and modifies "provisions related to remote and virtual instruction." You can see the bill in its entirety here and below.

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Rep. Jeffrey Elmore, R-Wilkes, presenting on SB 654 in House Appropriations Committee on June 9, 2021. Screenshot of livestream. Alex Granados/EducationNC
Update 7:23 p.m. June 9, 2021: The bill passed the full House 74 to 34. Since changes were made by the House after the bill already passed the Senate, it now has to return to the Senate for a concurrence vote.
A House revision of a Senate bill taken up in a committee Wednesday could be a financial boon to the state's public schools, but it might come with a trade-off for the State Board of Education.
When Senate Bill 654 passed the Senate, it contained a number of waivers the Board is seeking from lawmakers to relax accountability requirements around standardized testing due to COVID-19. When House lawmakers took it up in an appropriations committee Wednesday, it still had the waivers. However, it now also includes almost $360 million in federal dollars for education and a provision that would delay by one year implementation of the controversial social studies standards passed by the Board earlier this year.
Rep. Jeffrey Elmore, R-Wilkes, presented the revisions to the bill, noting that the Board is still working on supporting documents for the standards and that implementation is supposed to begin in August.
"It would be an extreme burden on your teachers dealing with social studies to deal with that fast of a timeline," he said.
The social studies standards were the focus of a lot of opposition from Republicans on the Board and sparked increased scrutiny of how the Board is thinking about and addressing equity. Much of the debate focused on the use of words such as "racism," "discrimination," and "identity." The standards didn't garner Republican Board member support even though those words had been changed from the original draft standard, which included the terms "systemic discrimination," "systemic racism," and "gender identity."
Since the passage of those standards, House Republicans have passed a pair of bills that some opponents say take aim at the standards. Opponents say one of those bills, titled "Ensuring Dignity & Nondiscrimination/Schools," will prevent the teaching of the real history of race and racism in the United States. Read more about it here.
Another bill would force schools and districts to make information available to the public on what instructional materials and activities are being used in classrooms. Read more about that here.
Neither bill has been heard yet by the Senate.
The provision in SB 654 related to the social studies standards can be seen in its entirety below. The stated rationale for the provision is to allow more time for content development and professional development opportunities "delayed due to COVID-19."
When asked if the state Department of Public Instruction (DPI) asked for the delay on the social studies standards, Elmore said "somewhat." He didn't clarify or elaborate on what that meant, instead going on to talk about all the materials related to the social studies standards that haven't yet been completed. Those materials would help teachers develop their teaching plans for the fall and going forward.
"The turnaround for the teacher … in my opinion as a teacher, is unreasonable at this point," he said.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Catherine Truitt said that while a delay may be helpful, the way in which it is rolling out in this bill is not.
"I previously advocated for a delay in the adoption of history and civics standards earlier this session," she said in an email statement. "While this proposed delay benefits the department to ensure we can provide the proper professional development and appropriate implementation of the new standards, as well as train our teachers for the new economic and personal finance course, I find it discouraging that it has unfolded at the eleventh hour.
"We need clarity as soon as possible. The State Board of Education is required to move forward with implementation of these new history and civics standards per current statutory requirements and local school districts will potentially have to adjust schedules for nearly all 400,000 high school students."
While a bill solely focused on the social studies standards would likely get a quick veto from Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper, the money in this bill complicates matters. Here are some of the ways the nearly $360 million in federal COVID-19 relief will be spent if the bill passes:
$100 million to provide teachers with an 11th month of salary. The teachers who receive this can "either work for an additional month following the school year or work additional hours during the school year amounting to up to one additional month of employment." This is similar to something that Rep. Graig Meyer, D-Orange, has tried to implement in at least one previous session. This provision would, however, only apply to veteran teachers and teachers who received certain academic-growth related bonuses.
$37.5 million for teacher and principal professional development in the science of reading.
$36 million for grants to public school units for COVID-19-related needs, including for programs designed "to address learning loss and provide enrichment activities, such as for after-school and before-school programs, during the instructional year."
$36 million for grants to public school units for COVID-19 related needs, "including for in-person instruction summer programs to address learning loss and provide enrichment activities."
$21 million "to contract with a third-party entity for technology to mitigate cyberbullying, monitor student internet activity, monitor classroom educational devices, and assist with suicide prevention services."
$20 million to make sure every "public school unit" — districts, charter schools, lab schools, etc. — gets $400 per pupil in federal money.
$18 million for principal and school improvement leadership team coaching and professional development in school districts.
$17 million for a grant program that would help get "contracted school health support services" for public school units who need them. "Public school units receiving the funds shall contract with school health support personnel to provide additional physical and mental health support services for students," the provision states. Additionally, the grants could be used for identifying and locating students "missing from public school units."
$13.2 million for the North Carolina Education Corps.
$10 million for "a competency-based education platform that enables the development of credit by demonstrated mastery for students for grades seven through 12 for credit recovery or acceleration to address various education delivery methods during the COVID-19 pandemic."
$10 million "to support a common learning management system to be utilized for in-person and remote instruction for kindergarten through fifth grade for a period of up to three years. Funds may also be used for the kindergarten readiness programs based on the Science of Reading."
$10 million for a "Student Success Program to allow parents of eligible children to use federal funds intended to mitigate the negative impacts of COVID-19 towards allowable educational uses of their choice to address student learning loss and provide supplemental educational support." The provision stipulates, however, that DPI make sure this use of the federal funds is consistent with the federal guidelines for this money.
That last provision would provide $1,000 grants and is supposed to go to students who come from households "with an income level not in excess of one hundred fifty percent (150%) of the amount required for a student to qualify for the federal free or reduced-price lunch program."
These are all the allowable uses of the money in the Student Success Program:
"Tutoring services provided by an educator licensed by North Carolina, a person with experience teaching in higher education, or a person who has a bachelor's degree or graduate degree in the subject area in which tutoring is provided."
"Textbooks, curriculum, or other instructional materials."
"Therapies for children with disabilities from a licensed or accredited practitioner or provider, including, but not limited to, occupational, behavioral, physical, and speech language therapies."
"Educational programs or courses offered for a fee or pursuant to contract by a local educational agency, charter school, nonpublic school, institution of higher education, or career and technical education program."
"Fees for national standardized assessments, advanced placement examinations, examinations related to college or university admissions, or industry recognized certification examinations."
Those are some of the big-ticket items in the bill. Among other things, the bill also delays implementation of kindergarten class size restrictions for next year, makes some temporary changes to teacher licensing, and modifies "provisions related to remote and virtual instruction." You can see the bill in its entirety here and below.
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Social studies standards are done, but that doesn't mean the debate is
by Alex Granados | June 3, 2021
State Board approves social studies standards, unveils legislative agenda, and more
Revisions to social studies standards spark debate
by Alex Granados | January 27, 2021


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LEKI Unveils UNGROUNDED: Four Films Featuring Trailblazing Women in the Outdoors
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PML-N vice-president Maryam Nawaz launches 'Sher Jawan' campaign
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LAHORE: (Web Desk) PML-N vice-president Maryam Nawaz addressed the launch ceremony of the party's "Sher Jawan" campaign on Sunday.
The PML-N vice-president launched the campaign in the party's bid to encourage its young workers to bring about a positive change in the country.
Talking about the campaign, she said that it aimed at providing the youth with political awareness. "Sher Jawan is a campaign to remind the youth about the reason behind Pakistan's creation."
"It is a campaign that aims to make the youth understand the Constitution, restore their faith in democracy, and warn them against the hybrid government," she said, adding that it eyes to fulfil the dreams of the youngsters.
Maryam, speaking on what true "slavery" is, said that it embodies itself in moves that "take away the right to speak, force people to bow down before the powerful, induce fear in people, restrict them from asking for their rights and ask them to remain silent".
"People are given their rights as if it is charity and even those are provided after the powerful approve," she said.
"People are sent to jails when they demand their rights — this is slavery," Maryam said.
Shedding light on the Karachi incident, she said: "Slavery is when the inspector-general is abducted in Karachi and forced to sign the orders of (retired) Captain Safdar's arrest."
The PML-N leader said that the IG was told that he could not leave until he had signed the order. Slamming the authorities, she asked: "Are policemen lesser creatures? Are they not human beings?"
The PML-N leader said that the ideals that led to Pakistan's creation are still not being followed. However, after witnessing the enthusiasm of the attendees, she said that the country is "in safe hands".
Speaking about the students of Balochistan, whose scholarships have been canceled, she said: "Six hundred children held a long march for [over 10 days] but the government did not even bother to inquire about their problem."
Maryam went on to say that the Constitution was the book that contained the rights of the people. "It mentions what should and should not take place in Pakistan, what is right and what isn't."
Urging the audience to read the Constitution, she said that even if a single demand of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif went against it, then people should not support him.
"Nawaz Sharif talks about upholding the Constitution and the oath (taken by army officers)," she said, adding that "one should not cast blame" on the "uniform".
"This uniform is worn by martyrs who protect us at Siachen," she said.
Maryam said that when the vote is not respected, then students are deprived of laptops and scholarships, adding that inflation also surges when this happens.
According to an earlier tweet, the preparations for Pakistan Democratic Movement's December 13 jalsa in Lahore were discussed during a meeting of PML-N's MPs meeting.
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In partnership with the Ontario Justice Education Network (OJEN), the Black Female Lawyers Network (BLFN) sponsors ten high school girls from priority needs neighbourhoods to attend "Sistahs-in-Law: Paving the Way" at the annual retreat. Students are matched with a Black female legal professional, who acts as a mentor or sponsor throughout the day.
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Offense and Defense in Post-Trump America
Wow, what a week, eh? I'd like to be on record as saying, "That was total bullshit, man."
THAT WAS TOTAL BULLSHIT, MAN. WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK, AMERICA?
Ok. That's mostly out of my system, but I'll probably be saying that again. Often.
Already my friends and colleagues in the occult community are facing piles of steaming feces. One woman magician living in a very blue state, in a very liberal town, had this happen:
"Yesterday in broad daylight a total stranger, a man, came up to me and told me that he could do anything he wanted to me because "Donald Trump baby" and as I walked away said "What the hell lady, you aren't anything special."
That's bullshit.
Lesbians, gays, the trans community, women, and people of color and alternate religions are feeling at risk after this election. Powerless. As if the support they felt they had last week disappeared.
It has not.
We are still with you. Most of America supports gay marriage, most of America believes Black Lives Matter, most of America still thinks your gender and your sexual proclivities are your business. We still live in the country we lived in last week.
We just learned, as Harper put it, that Boss Hog lives next door, and we never realized it until he burned down the fence.
REMEMBER: You have the rights and privileges to being treated decently that you had a week ago. The laws haven't changed. The courts haven't changed. The business policies haven't changed.
1) File charges. Assault, harrassment, whatever you can think of. Put it in writing, make it a federal case. Demonstrate that you aren't going to put up with that shit. Call the cops if someone threatens you. Press charges. Don't back down.
2) Pepper spray in self defense. Make them suffer. The cost of pepper spray did not increase as a result of the election yet. Go get some. Use it. Make a stink out of inappropriate interactions. Defend the rights you've achieved.
3) Magick:
Magick has always been the resort of the oppressed. The Goetia, arguably, is the non-freeman's access point to the education we were denied by society. It is the equalizer. It is the invocation of the invisible powers of creation and maintenance of the universe we experience to protect us and to provide the privilege society would deny us.
First thing: Next Tuesday at dawn, or in a Mars Hour, make yourself the "Sixth Pentacle of Mars." Draw the seal in red ink on some virgin parchment, and on the back put the First Pentacle of Mars, the one with Gheuriel, Ifiel, Barchafiel, and Madimiel on it. These are the four spirits (in my understanding of this stuff) that will actively work to achieve the intent of the Sixth Pentacle on your behalf. Light some incense and a candle in front of it, offer a shot of whiskey to it once a week, and tell them to continue your defense. If you want a metal engraved version of this, properly consecrated, I'll be making them next week.
Next: Start doing Jupiter rites. Conjure the spirits of Jupiter at least once a month on Thursdays, and request Health and Wealth, and the Favor of those in positions of authority over you. Pay attention to opportunities afterwards, and use your resources. People will like you, and they won't even stop to consider why they like you. They will listen, and your influence will just grow, naturally. You'll find yourself in a position of authority, you'll be respected, and you'll be able to help others.
Then: Keep doing the Great Work. Make yourself better. Talk to your allies. Get better tools. Develop a cadre of invisible friends that give you the tools to change the world as you see fit. Jupiter spirits for wealth and prosperity and the favor of kings, Martial spirits for defense and offense, Venus spirits for love, harmony, and the community of support you need. Mercury spirits to break through obstacles and bring you transactional forutnes, Solar spirits to purify yourself and the world you live in. Saturn spirits to build your foundation, guard your borders, and rain death down upon your enemies. Lunar spirits to look good doing it.
It's Work, it's a process, but stake out the ground we've claimed, and don't let them take it away. We'll have to be more vocal, more adamant, we'll have to write letters to representatives, protest, fight, and make a stink of things in the streets, in the office, at the coffee shops and fast food restaurants. We'll have to call the cops, call H.R., deal with the backlash against us, and keep on making strides towards liberty and justice. We'll have to drag all the scared disenfranchised mouth-breathers with us into the bright future kicking and screaming until they learn that equality and respect works out for them personally much better than their mental and financial impoverishment ever did.
Same as last week, but more apparent.
But remember:
We got this.


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Q: What is the correct TypeScript interface for an object with one or more properties of the same type? I'm learning TypeScript and I recently wrote a small demo React app that processes user feedback data about pasta favourites.  The app reads in JSON data and filters it to extract, for each user, the data I'm interested in.  Which in this case are the user's name, their gender, and their favourite pastas, which are stored in an object whose keys are the pasta names (for example, 'spaghetti') and whose values are numbers.
These are the interfaces I came up with, which work
export interface PastaData {
    [key: string]: number | undefined,
}

export interface UserData {
    name: string,
    gender:String,
    favorites: PastaData
}

and my user data would thus be an array of UserData
UserData[]

My question is why the first interface, for 'PastaData' works correctly.  In my case, a user object will be something like
{
name: 'Frank Frankson',
gender: 'male',
favorites: {
            'spaghetti':99.242342,
            'fusilli':42.5234234,
            'linguine':84.523422,
            'ravioli':92.234234
           }
}

Why, then, does it work to have only one
[key: string]: number | undefined,

when there are multiple instances of that type in the real object?  How does TypeScript type check the object -- does it read in the JSON data at 'compile' time and then check that against the interface?  Does it only check one entry, that is the one for 'spaghetti' and see that that fits and then ignore the rest?
And why the | undefined?  Because the interface somehow reads all the possible pasta types and when some don't appear in an actual data object, it has to say that for those pasta type keys (those that don't appear in the object) the value is undefined ?
Thanks for any insights!  As said, through my own research and with the help of Stack Overflow, it all works fine, but I want to increase my understanding of what's going on.

A: The correct answer is that I am using an indexable type (see https://www.typescriptlang.org/docs/handbook/interfaces.html#indexable-types), whose use is demonstrated in answer to this question.

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Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Homecoming
< Buffy the Vampire Slayer
Airdate November 3, 1998
Production Number 3ABB05
Written by David Greenwalt
Directed by David Greenwalt
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer — Season Three
Homecoming is the fifth episode of the third season of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and the thirty-ninth episode overall.
Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar (Buffy Summers), Nicholas Brendon (Xander Harris), Alyson Hannigan (Willow Rosenberg), Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase), David Boreanaz (Angel), Seth Green (Oz)
and Anthony Stewart Head (Giles)
Guest Starring: K. Todd Freeman (Mr. Trick), Jeremy Ratchford (Lyle Gorch), Fab Filippo (Scott Hope), Ian Abercrombie (German Boss) Harry Groener (The Mayor), Eliza Dushku (Faith)
Co-Starring: Danny Strong (Jonathan), Jason Hall (Devon), Jack Plotnick (Deputy Mayor), Billy Maddox (Frawley), Joseph Daube (Hans), Jermyn Daube (Frederick), Lee Everett (Candy Gorch), Tori McPetrie (Michelle), Chad Stahelski (Kulak)
Uncredited: Jennifer Hetrick (Ms. Moran)
2.1 Monster of the Week
2.2 Body Count
Fearing that she won't be remembered at Sunnydale High, Buffy engages Cordelia in a battle for homecoming queen. Little does she know that Mr Trick has gathered an assortment of rogues to compete in a contest to kill both the two Slayers. Meanwhile, Xander and Willow hide from everyone that they've discovered their feelings for each another.
Mr. Trick organizes a hunting party called "Slayerfest" in an attempt to kill both Buffy and Faith at the same time. His safari brings together four groups of would-be assassins including a pair of German terrorists named Frederick and Hans Gruenstahler, a Miquot demon named Kulak, vampires Lyle and Candy Gorch and a bounty hunter tracker named Frawley. The concept has frequently appeared in fiction, most notably in the short story The Most Dangerous Game.
Whom
By Whom
1 Kulak Hans Blown Up Cabin
2 Candi Buffy Staked Library
3 Hans Fredrick Shot Sunnydale High
4 Fredrick Hans Shot Sunnydale High
"Fire Escape" by Fastball: During the montage of Buffy campaigning and the assassins preparing for their hunt, "Fire Escape" by Fastball plays in the background. The song first appeared on the band's 1998 album All the Pain Money Can Buy and was released as the second single from the record.
Four Star Mary - "She Knows"
Lisa Loeb - "How"
Lori Carson - "Fell Into the Loneliness"
The Pinehurst Kids - "Jodie Foster"
Big Bad: After the Slayerfest event goes south, Mr. Trick is arrested by Mayor Wilkins and offered a job working for him in his "very important year." He doesn't exactly say what he's up to, but he assures Mr. Trick that it is far more important than a simple election.
Buffy: Scott ends his short-lived relationship with Buffy, reasoning that she's distracted all the time now.
Xander and Willow: In a moment of weakness, Xander and Willow share a kiss which they spend the rest of the episode regretting.
3x02 - Dead Man's Party: What was first a small get together between friends transformed into a raucous party in Buffy's house, filled with people she didn't know who thought she had just gotten out of rehab. The party was dispersed when zombies broke through a window and tried to kill the guests.
Buffy: A lot of people came to my welcome home party.
2x12 - Bad Eggs: The Gorch Brothers attacked Buffy while she was attempting to save her friends and family from a parasitic demon that possessed their minds and bodies. During the fray, Tector Gorch was consumed by the mother of the demons, something which his brother blames squarely on Buffy.
Candy: I want to do Buffy: my weddin' present for what happened to your poor brother.
The Competition: In order to win the title of Homecoming Queen, Buffy makes up a chart which displays the strengths and weaknesses of all her competitors. The lists are:
Cordelia Chase
Strengths: Popular With Boys, Makes Friends Easily, Has Money To Buy Votes, Expensive Clothes, Perfect Teeth
Weaknesses: Manipulative, Two-Faced, Bad In Sports, Superficial, No Sense of Humor, Fake Smile, Brie, Xander
Michelle Blake
Strengths: Popular Cheelearder, Athletic, Yearbook Editor, Friendly, Good Cook, Nice
Weaknesses: Bad Skin, Wears Polyester, PB Crazed, Dandruff, Too Much Makeup, Never Studies
Holly Charleston
Strengths: Debate Skills, Straight As, Drill Team, Good in Sports, Always Studying, Nice
Weaknesses: Few Friends, New Student, No Boyfriend, Introvert, Always Studying
First Appearance: Harry Groener makes his first appearance as The Mayor and also shows a disturbing attention to cleanliness which will follow his character through out the season.
International: Buffy the Vampire Slayer has been dubbed into many different languages and the title translated for each different international version. Some international translations of this episode's title are:
French: "Le bal de fin d'année" ("The Prom Dance")
Italian: "Il ballo di fine corso" (Roughly; "The Prom")
German: "Die Qual der Wahl" (Idiom; "Spoilt for Choice")
Japanese: "学園祭" ("Gakuensai" - "School Festival")
Spanish: "El baile de bienvenida" ("The Welcome Dance")
Xander: Buffy and Faith are in the library getting all sweaty.
Cordelia: They're training.
Xander: I stand by my phrase.
Cordelia: I don't see why your pathetic need to recapture your glory days gives you the right to splinter my vote.
Buffy: How can you think it's okay to talk to people like this? Do you have parents?
Cordelia: Yeah. Two of them... unlike some people.
Buffy: Your brain isn't even connected to your mouth, is it?
Xander: Okay, let's not say something we'll regret later, okay?
Cordelia: You crazy freak!
Buffy: Vapid whore!
Xander: Like that.
Cordelia: (to Lyle Gorch) I hear you, you redneck moron. You got a dress that goes with that hat?
The Mayor: That's an exciting suit.
Mr Trick: Well, clothes make the man.
The Mayor: Well, as I understand it, you're not a man... exactly. Mr Trick, I've been the Mayor for quite some time. I like things to run smoothly. This is a very important year for me.
Mr Trick: Election year.
The Mayor: Something like that.
Mr Trick: If this is the point where you tell me that I don't fit in here in your quiet little neighbourhood, you can just skip it 'cause, see, that all got old long before I became a vampire. Do you know what I'm saying?
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Structural analysis of AlF3‒CaF2‒YF3 glass by diffraction methods
Y. Akasaka, T. Nanba, H. Inoue, T. Osuka, I. Yasui
The structure of a ternary 40AlF3 · 20YF3 · 40CaF2 glass (AYC glass) was examined by a combination of X-ray and neutron diffraction analysis and molecular dynamics simulations. The comparison with the structure of 40AlF3 · 20BaF2 · 40CaF2 glass (ABC glass) [T. Nanba et al., Mater. Sci. Forum 32&33 (1988) 385] indicated that the network structures of both glasses were similar to each other, with AlF6 octahedra joining at their corners to form chains with branches. Although AlF7 polyhedra were not found in ABC glass, they existed in AYC glass, as one third of the AlF6 octahedra, and these polyhedra were distorted due to the presence of Y3+ ions.
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Akasaka, Y., Nanba, T., Inoue, H., Osuka, T., & Yasui, I. (1992). Structural analysis of AlF3‒CaF2‒YF3 glass by diffraction methods. Journal of Non-Crystalline Solids, 140(C), 249-254. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0022-3093(05)80776-8
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Q: Some USB2 devices do not function when connected through hubs or to some chassis ports but work when connected to specific chassis USB2 or USB3 ports How can I get Windows to just see my devices when I plug them in and be sure they will work via hubs?
I am using a notebook PC w/ Windows for the first time for some production purposes. I'm coming from Mac; there, I plug in all of my devices (Audio Interfaces, USB Cameras , Keyboards, Capture Cards, et al.) and everything works instantly without installing a bunch of stuff.
With windows I apparently cannot use some devices through a hub. When I plug something into a port, it installs software "drivers" that allow it to run. If I then plug it into a different USB Port than I used the last time, it will not work.
Everything is up to date; the Ports and Hubs are all USB 3.0, whereas the devices are all USB 2.
I need to use more devices than my notebook PC has ports for, and so this whole thing has been frustrating. I can't imagine that PC users in 2019 really have to install different software for every class-compliant device, and then must remember which specific port they used for each device, and cannot use hubs.

A: Suggest you add a USB 3.x multiport card to solve your issues. They are reasonably inexpensive, and some add ports not only on the back of the card itself, but also have 'internal' USB 3.x ports which allow you to add ports on the front of your PC with an extender such as this. Then you have a port you can assign permanently to each USB device. Seems strange to have to add hardware to solve the inadequacies of an OS, but it will solve your need.


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The 2021 Conference Carolinas men's volleyball tournament is the men's volleyball tournament for Conference Carolinas during the 2021 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. It will be held April 8 through April 18, 2021. First Round and Quarterfinal matches will be held at campus sites while the semifinals and championship will be held at Student Center Complex in Bristol, Tennessee. The winner receives the conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Volleyball Tournament.

Seeds
All 8 teams are eligible for the postseason. A bye system is used awarding higher seeds byes to the quarter and semifinals. Teams are seeded by record within the conference, with a tiebreaker system to seed teams with identical conference records.

Schedule and results

Bracket

All–Tournament Team
Most Outstanding Player - Brennan Davis, Belmont Abbey
Joshua Kim, King
Diego Rosich, North Greenville
Eric Visgitis, Mount Olive
Trevor Tresser, Mount Olive
Matteo Miselli, Belmont Abbey
Daniel Cerqua, Belmont Abbey

References

2021 Conference Carolinas men's volleyball season
Volleyball competitions in the United States


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// ServerListPanel.java

package com.hp.software.chainbench;

import java.util.ArrayList;

import com.sun.lwuit.*;
import com.sun.lwuit.events.ActionEvent;
import com.sun.lwuit.events.ActionListener;
import com.sun.lwuit.table.TableLayout;

public class ServerListPanel extends Container implements ActionListener {

	private final static String ADDRESS_PROMPT = "Server address";
	private final static String USERNAME_PROMPT = "Username";
	private final static String PASSWORD_PROMPT = "Password";

	private ArrayList<ServerPanel> serverPanels = new ArrayList<ServerPanel>();
	private ArrayList<Button> deleteButtons = new ArrayList<Button>();

	private Button addServerButton = new Button("Add server");

	public ServerListPanel() {
		init(0);
		addServerButton.addActionListener(this);
	}

	public void init(int serverListIdx) {

        TableLayout layout = new TableLayout(20,2);
        setLayout(layout);

		this.removeAll();
		serverPanels.clear();
		deleteButtons.clear();

		TableLayout.Constraint constraint = leftColConstraint(0);
		addComponent(constraint,addServerButton);
		addServerButton.addActionListener(this);

		Label prompt = new Label(ADDRESS_PROMPT + " / " + USERNAME_PROMPT + " / " + PASSWORD_PROMPT);
		constraint = rightColConstraint(0);
		addComponent(constraint,prompt);
	}

	private void onDeleteButtonClicked(ActionEvent e) {
		for (int i = 0; i < deleteButtons.size(); i++) {
			if (e.getSource() == deleteButtons.get(i)) {

				TableLayout layout = (TableLayout)getLayout();
				layout.removeLayoutComponent(deleteButtons.get(i));
				layout.removeLayoutComponent(serverPanels.get(i));

				deleteButtons.remove(i);
				serverPanels.remove(i);
				revalidate();
			}
		}
	}

	private void onAddServer() {

		ServerPanel svrPanel = new ServerPanel();
		serverPanels.add(svrPanel);

		int gridy = serverPanels.size();

		Button delete = new Button("x");
		delete.addActionListener(new ActionListener() {
			public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
				onDeleteButtonClicked(e);
			}
		});

		TableLayout.Constraint constraint = leftColConstraint(gridy);
		deleteButtons.add(delete);
		addComponent(constraint,delete);

		constraint = rightColConstraint(gridy);
		addComponent(constraint,svrPanel);

		revalidate();
	}

	public ArrayList<ServerInfo> getLogins() throws Exception {
		ArrayList<ServerInfo> logins = new ArrayList<ServerInfo>();

		for (ServerPanel panel : serverPanels) {
			ServerInfo si = new ServerInfo(
				panel.getAddress(),panel.getUsername(),panel.getPassword());
			logins.add(si);
		}

		return logins;
	}

	public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e) {
		if (e.getSource()==this.addServerButton) {
			onAddServer();
		}
	}

	private TableLayout.Constraint leftColConstraint(int y) {
		TableLayout layout = (TableLayout)getLayout();
		TableLayout.Constraint constraint = layout.createConstraint(y,0);
		constraint.setWidthPercentage(10);
		return constraint;
	}

	private TableLayout.Constraint rightColConstraint(int y) {
		TableLayout layout = (TableLayout)getLayout();
		TableLayout.Constraint constraint = layout.createConstraint(y,1);
		return constraint;
	}

}


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Q: Converter numeros normais em data Gostaria de saber, se há como converter número normais para formato em data no PHP.

Exemplo, um usuário digita 09012001 em um input do tipo text e o valor retornado em um echo mais abaixo seja 09/01/2001

Isso é possivel em PHP? se sim, qual seria a maneira mais pratica de se realizar?

A: Sim, basicamente como deve ser uma data, utilize date_create_from_format para criar uma um objeto do tipo DateTime se os dados forem válidos se não retorna bool(false) para dados inválidos, exemplo:

$data = date_create_from_format('dmY', '09012001');
if ($data) // se for data válida
{
    echo $data->format('d/m/Y');
}


Daily Bible Verse 101: Remain faithful until death.
and I will give you the crown of life." (Revelation 2: 10).
As we listen to the End Times Scriptures from Revelation and Luke, it cannot be exaggerated that the counsel to persevere in the Christian life is the most important message today. In a culture of dictatorship of relativism, nothing is sacred anymore. Not the vow to stick to marriage vows "till death do us part." Not the perpetual vows of the priests and those in Consecrated life. Not the civil contract between the governed and the governors. We cannot forget that God loves constancy and faithfulness because faithfulness is the essence of who He is.
and to those who turn to him." (Cf Psalm 85: 9).


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 До 1037 — король Леона Бермудо III.
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In Gurinder Chadha's 2002 movie Bend it like Beckham, the football-loving principal protagonist Jess Bhamra, daughter of Punjabi parents living in Hounslow, is upbraided by her mother for being too keen on sports to be able to make 'aloo gobi' properly, which gives this dish the appearance of being a key component in the repertoire of any suitably marriageable Punjabi girl at the start
War: An Enquiry / A. C. Grayling
Media, with alarming regularity, reports nuclear threats from North Korea and President Trump's rhetorical belligerency; Russian and Chinese irredentism conflicts in the Middle East and Afghanistan, across the Sahel region of Africa and Yemen; not to forget the asymmentry of terrorism. Is there any consolation to be had in philosophy for the cultural phenomenon of war?
Legacies of British Slave-Ownership / eds. Nick Draper, Rachel Lang
In 1833, after centuries of resistance and rebellion by enslaved people, decades of popularly-mobilized antislavery protests, and years of economic struggle on colonial plantations, England's Parliament initiated the process of slave emancipation in the British Empire.
Writing History in the Global Era / Lynn Hunt
Lynn Hunt's new book, Writing History in the Global Era, places an important question on the table: 'Is globalization the new theory that will reinvigorate history? Or will it choke off all other possible contenders, leaving in place only the inevitability of modernization of the world on the Western model?' (p.
Civil War as Global Conflict: Transnational Meaning of the American Civil War / eds. David T. Gleeson, Simon Lewis
Research into the global and transnational dimensions of the American Civil War is indisputably in vogue.
The Rise of Western Power: a Comparative History of Western Civilization / Jonathan Daly
Jonathan Daly's massive book will serve as a tonic for those anxious that the western world is slipping. It will serve as a red flag for specialists in the history of just about everywhere else, in the unlikely event they read beyond chapter one. As a story of innovation and achievement in the history of the West, this is a fine book, with many insightful passages and interesting details.
Mastering the Niger: James MacQueen's African Geography & the Struggle over Atlantic Slavery / David Lambert
How can you know about somewhere you've never been? This predicament is at the heart of David Lambert's superb new book, Mastering the Niger: James MacQueen's African Geography and the Struggle over Atlantic Slavery. In 1841 the Scottish geographer and proslavery propagandist James MacQueen published A New Map of Africa. MacQueen had never visited the continent.
The Black Hole of Empire: History of a Global Practice of Power / Partha Chatterjee
Popular references to Calcutta (now Kolkata) – once the gleaming capital of British India – in Anglo-American contexts often conjure images of poverty, crowded city streets, unbearable traffic, smog, and residents that require a savior.
The Making of the Middle Class: Toward a Transnational History / eds. A. Ricardo López, Barbara Weinstein
The Making of the Middle Class: Toward a Transnational History grew out of two panels on the middle class at the American Historical Association meetings in 2004 and a related conference at the University of Maryland in 2006. Taken together, the 16 papers and three commentaries included in this book have the feel of a big academic meeting.
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The First Full Trailer for Nightflyers Is Absolutely Chilling
By James Whitbrook on at
We've already had more than a few glimpses at Syfy's adaptation of George R.R. Martin's classic sci-fi horror novella Nightflyers, promising plenty of spookiness. But our latest look is definitely the biggest, and it's legitimately haunting.
The show is set aboard the titular spaceship Nightflyer, although it seems like its mission is slightly different in the show compared to the books – instead of making first contact, the Nightflyer is actually the last hope of a dying humanity, exploring beyond Earth's reach in the hopes of finding the key to survival. However, things go sideways real fast before they can get there, as you can see in the trailer below:
While it remains to be seen if the alien/first contact scenario of the novella still has a role to play, there's a lot of interesting stuff helping the situation aboard the Nightflyer go to shit at FTL speeds that you can count us more than intrigued. And spooked to all hell, while we're at it.
Nightflyers' 10 episode series is set to launch on Syfy in the US later this year. It looks like it'll arrive in the UK and Ireland via Netflix.


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East Coast Departures
What broadway play?
By George C, April 28, 2018 in East Coast Departures
MarkBearSF
1 hour ago, Got2Cruise said:
Great. Can't wait to read your review. The only show I wish I saw when I had the chance was Brian Cranston in Network. I should have when I had the chance. Maybe I'll go with my Mom to Kiss Me Kate or Oklahoma. Both look very high quality. I was not impressed with the performance from Cher at all. Maybe because I'm a huge Cher fan and have high expectations for all Broadway shows.
I'll try to remember to followup with show reports. Luckily, I had a chance to catch Brian Cranston play LBJ in All The Way five years ago (Network closed before my trip this year)
A caution about Oklahoma. It is a VERY divisive production. Stripped-down, with a violent edge (and finale) but no changes to the text. Most have found it revolutionary, but many purists hate it with a white-hot vigor. (Since it's one of my least-favorite R&H musicals, in spite of its place in history, I'm expecting to be in the former group)
As for The Cher Show, Stephanie J Block has received raves from critics and word-of-mouth. And the Tony. Personally, I know quite a few people who have enjoyed it. I don't know what was going on for the Tony number, but it wasn't a good representation, I'm told. (Reminds me of the bizzare Tony performance by Catherine Zeta-Jones from A Little Night Music a few years ago. She was NOTHING like what came through the TV screen) That said, it IS one of those bio musicals. And the general word about it is that SJB and the show are fun, but the number showlighting the Bob Mackie (Tony winner) outfits are the high point of the show.
Edited June 11 by MarkBearSF
markeb
3 hours ago, MarkBearSF said:
As an actual native of Oklahoma, I've always been ambivalent at best about Oklahoma! I find it stereotypical, so maybe a complete redo would be interesting. (Yeah, wheat may still be the top cash crop, but the wind rarely goes sweeping down the plain!) of course, Oklahoma is the only state with a state song from a Broadway musical...
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I was glad to see Shirley Jones presenting she was on SS Norway about 1985 and I got the chance to talk to her a little.
lenquixote66
5,000+ Club
Long Island,NY
I am 6' 5 and there are many theaters without sufficient leg room.I try and get an aisle seat for this reason.
3 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:
Same here I am 6'4" with bad knees , always ask for aisle but with some theaters I will just not book. We have a great theater in Dallas that gets the touring companies with lots of leg room, seeing beautiful again there in about two weeks.
3 hours ago, George C said:
We have several theaters on Long Island where I can get first row seats with plenty of leg room . I saw a production of Man of LaMancha that was equal to if not better than the Broadway show.
45 minutes ago, lenquixote66 said:
We left South Pacific on broadway because at intermission because of leg room, less than a year later they were in Dallas with many of the same cast , only thing non broadway shows do not have are the major stars , love seeing Oscar winning actors there. I know parents saw Man of LaMancha with Richard Kiley in. 1969 in April same month that I got drafted. Dallas also has a small theater that won Tony a couple of years ago for best regional theater.
Nitemare
We are seeing Hadestown in September, bought the tix right before nominations came out (and prices went up).
Network was rough, but Cranston deserved the award, he was amazing.
Last time we were in NYC we ate at the "secret" upstairs place from Joe Allen's. And were seated right across from Joe!
11 hours ago, George C said:
We left South Pacific on broadway because at intermission because of leg room,
Yeah - The Vivian Beaumont Theater, by virtue of its unusual thrust configuration, can have seats without much legroom, but in unexpected locations. Others are just fine. Luckily, last summer, we had great seats for My Fair Lady (our third visit to that theater) but our first visit for War Horse had seats waaaaay off to the side that were both uncomfortable AND had a limited view.
I was fortunate that the South Pacific tour that hit SF had a great cast, including the amazing Carmen Cusack in the lead. I was VERY impressed and surprised to read at the time that she had no Broadway credits but had done extensive work in London and regional theatre in the US. So I was NOT surprised a few years later, that she attracted great notices and a Tony nomination in her Broadway debut as the lead of "Bright Star" in 2016. (and she was about the only bright star of the production - it didn't last long)
Like many of you, I need aisle seats for the same reason. (I also have had issues with seats being too narrow to sit in without taking over both armrests - I'm not skinny, but the issue is my shoulders). And between my need for legroom and my husband's difficulty with stairs, we only sit in the orchestra. However, undaunted, I rely on advance seat selection and ibuprofen to get through the show.
London has a great resource which details seats to avoid in all of the theatres (like SeatGuru for the West End) called "TheatreMonkey" - I wash there was an equivalent for Broadway.
The wife of one of my friends is an actress..She studied at the HB studio in the village. They put on productions several times a year.DeNiro,is one of the grads. The plays are directed by alumni of the theater and are free to graduates.However,each person is allowed to bring two guests. My wife and I have been to more than 100 plays ,always great.
We have been to theaters all over the US (including Texas)and Canada.
My brother directs plays in Florida , and used to bring up people from there to see shows, since he is part of there union we twice were able to talk to the cast after the play was over , first time it was for Gentleman's guide to love and murder, which we loved , whole cast came out , lead character was saying there was 7 people helping him change clothes , he as in almost every seen playing different men and woman. Other time it was Bronx tale cast talked about being directed by Deniro and that creator Chaz Palminteri still would see show every couple of weeks and sometimes tweaked play.
I previously posted that I am going to see Hillary and Clinton on July 17 but just read on line that the show is closing June 24. If anyone posting here has tickets for the show after June 24 you have to address this .
20 hours ago, lenquixote66 said:
Play still is listed on tkts for half price tickets
The final performance will be Sunday June 23.The play cost $4.2 million to produce and so far they made $4.7.
I'm not sure if it was suggested but I've been to see Come From Away. It's based on a book written about the real-life experiences of the residents of Gander, Newfoundland on Sept. 11, 2001. The town of 10,000 was suddenly saddled with 6,500 guests of varying races and nationalities and everyone had to "cope". The show was very high-energy, the cast was engaging (there were times I felt like they were looking right at me and I was near the back of the theater), the theater was actually SMALLER than the ones on some ships (compared to RCI's Anthem of the Seas).
I thought it was good, and it wasn't horribly expensive (when considering the price of a Hamilton ticket). The theater is JUST off Broadway, less than a block at the very top of Times Square.
7 minutes ago, hallux said:
Yes we talked a lot about Come from away, we all just loved it , I would see it again on a future trip.
14 hours ago, hallux said:
It was a great play wit h special meaning to me. I was supposed to be at 2 World Trade Center that morning.
Sadly, The Prom posted a closing date of August 11. (Not unexpected, though)
I still wouldn't be surprised to see an early close for Frankie & Johnny. And for the Be More Chill "shoe to drop"
37 minutes ago, MarkBearSF said:
I am surprised cast was excellent. Glad we had the chance to see it.
45 minutes ago, George C said:
I'm really looking forward to seeing it on Wednesday. I'm sure that it will be a total loss for investors, though.They announced a tour earlier this week - hopefully that's funded. I hope it makes it to SF.
One of my favorite plays of all time I saw in closing weeks in early 1970's , two by two , of all the stars I have seen I thought Danny Kaye was amazing. As this entire thread proves nothing like a live broadway play. We have front row tickets to Beautiful in Dallas Sunday theater is gorgeous, great acoustics and legroom. Saw play twice in nyc.
Agreed. (Would've loved to see DK in 2x2). I saw (most of) Beautiful a couple of times again in recent weeks when the tour just played a short extra run at the theatre where I usher in SF. The current tour cast is great. I especially like the actress playing Cynthia Weil (of course, it's a great role)
With the Be More Chill closing announcement, (Aug 11 - like The Prom) the obvious candidates from this season have cleared the deck. Also, I expect that Cher and Pretty Woman won't make it past the holidays. King Kong has always been an outlier. It will run as long as the deep-pocketed producers in Australia feel it suits their marketing purposes. (It likely seldom has covered its costs and usually runs at a loss).
Also, Beautiful and Waitress are unlikely to survive next winter. I suspect WB will continue to support Beetlejuice through lean months, but that could change. The long term prospects for Tootsie and Ain't Too Proud are unknown at this point, as are those for the upcoming Jagged Little Pill (Alanis Morrisette), Tina (Turner), and Moulin Rouge. The current revivals (Kiss Me Kate, Oklahoma!) are closed runs, and the upcoming Music Man revival will also likely have Hugh Jackman on limited dates.
Please add our recommendation for Come From Away. I saw it last summer with a friend in NYC, and then again in November in Toronto. Everything about it is great, and we loved the music. The band got a standing O along with the actors. We plan to see the touring production when it comes to our town this fall. It is very hard for me to believe Dear Evan Hansen beat Come From Away for best Musical. SMH. Has anyone seen them both? Can you let me know what you thought?
We also saw Ain't Too Proud in Toronto in Nov. and loved it. I am not sure if the show was changed any before it opened in NYC in February. If you grew up with the Motown Sound, like we did, it is an excellent one.
We have tickets to Hamilton (via the "Verified Fan" ) that we got last year, going to see before our cruise in August. 5th row in the Mezz, $501 for 2 with the service charges. Not happy about the price, but we will save money somewhere else (no dinner at Gallaghers!) Would like to see Frankie and Johnnie in the Clair de Lune because I love Audra McDonald, we'll see what DH says. Looks like it's running until Aug 25th. It's not hard to spend more $$ in NYC on the Pre-cruise than the cruise LOL
Also, for those of you that loved Hamilton and have a sense of humor, try to catch Spamilton. The touring production is playing in Phoenix until mid August, then West Hartford, CT for a month. I'd like to see that again since I laughed so hard I missed at least a third of the show. If we had more time off after the cruise, I'd be tempted to head up to CT to see it again.
A word to the wise, if any ladies plan to see a show at the Lyceum Theater, please don't drink anything the day of the show. They only have 4 toilets for the ladies (they seat over 900). The staff has told me they would LOVE to put in more, but cannot as it is an Historic Theater. I found that out the hard way, a couple years ago seeing The Nance with Nathan Lane.
We are going to see The Prom in two weeks.We are going to see Tina next summer. Friends of ours saw Hillary and Clinton two nights ago and said it was OK.


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