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JJuggle wrote:
*I do think some of the actors could have suffered for their art and
learned to ride.*
wouldn't that've changed the meaning of the play?
or that 'self-love' bit at least?


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GILD wrote:
*wouldn't that've changed the meaning of the play?
or that 'self-love' bit at least? *
No.


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the narcotic that forges their union, is a substance known only to one
to the clown it is known as dominion, it’s a secret that he’ll give to
none
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On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 09:33:51 -0500, "JJuggle" wrote:

I do think some of the actors could have suffered for their art and
learned to ride.

Well, the theme song "I'm On a One-Wheel" (and the other music) for
that production was written by someone who rides, i.e. no-one less
than our 'own' dogbowl !

Read more about it he http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/39365.

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Klaas Bil wrote:
*On Tue, 12 Apr 2005 09:33:51 -0500, "JJuggle" wrote:

I do think some of the actors could have suffered for their art and
learned to ride.

Well, the theme song "I'm On a One-Wheel" (and the other music) for
that production was written by someone who rides, i.e. no-one less
than our 'own' dogbowl !

Read more about it he http://www.unicyclist.com/thread/39365. *
Wow, I remember that thread. I tried to download the song but my
workplace blocked access and I subsequently forgot about it. My
apologies to Steve (dogbowl) for not making the connection. And thanks
to Klaas for pointing it out.


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Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

the narcotic that forges their union, is a substance known only to one
to the clown it is known as dominion, it’s a secret that he’ll give to
none
the drug which gives the clown power, means the circus can never be
stopped
and his dream can go on unhindered, ’til the last human being has
dropped

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Gee- they sure love unicyclists down in Nelson!

Another mention of unicycling in the Nelson Mail- this time Rachel Shaw
doing the solo 12hrs Nelson Enduro mountainbike race:
http://tinyurl.com/54796

Good on ya!

Ken


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BARRINGTON MIDDLE SCHOOL'S RICHARD WHEELER JR. NAMED STATE PRINCIPAL OF
THE YEAR

MICHAEL P. McKINNEY Journal Staff Writer
666 words
14 April 2005
The Providence Journal
East Bay
C-01
English
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Richard K. Wheeler Jr., the Barrington Middle School principal whose
school champions teaching teams to better know and reach youngsters and
who, on occasion, has been known to *ride a unicycle around school*,
will be named Rhode Island middle school principal of the year.

Wheeler has been chosen from three finalists by the Rhode Island
Association of School Principals, John Golden, the association executive
director, said yesterday. A formal ceremony will be held for the state's
principals of the year in elementary, middle and high schools on May 25
at the Sheraton Providence Airport Hotel in Warwick.

For Barrington, regarded as one of the state's best public school
systems, Wheeler is the third principal since the late 1990s to win
recognition. Last year, Arlene Miguel, principal of Hampden Meadows
School, was named elementary principal of the year. At Barrington High
School, John Gray was named high school principal of the year in 1998.


"I am very proud for my faculty," Wheeler said. "I think this is an
honor that, when you are recognized, it is not any one person. This is
definitely something that represents the entire school."

Schools Supt. Ralph A. Malafronte yesterday said the school district is
"very excited" about the recognition of Wheeler.

The association solicits nominations, and principals are nominated by
colleagues or superintendents. Each candidate must fill out an
application. A team from the state principals association picks
finalists and visits each school to interview the superintendent,
teachers, colleagues and the nominated principal.

Golden said Wheeler is respected for his understanding of what a middle
school should be -- it is not the junior high school of old, where it
was simply a matter of what classes the age group would take.

"Middle schools are designed to meet the development needs of early
adolescents," Golden said. "The middle school model tries to do that
through things like where a teacher works with small groups of
students."

Wheeler said there are nine teaching teams, in which a set of teachers
work with the same group of students and can bring a thematic,
interdisciplinary approach to a variety of subjects. "So that the small
groups of teachers get to know those students very well," he said. "It's
like having a bunch of small schools within one school."

The key, Wheeler said, is to treat youngsters of middle school age with
respect and keep them interested, give them direction. He said test
scores have been among the top in the state.

It's an age when students go through lots of changes, "so it takes a
group of people to really work with them and who they trust."

Wheeler, who grew up in Barrington, has been principal since the early
1990s. He has been on the board of directors of the New England League
of Middle Schools for many years, including as president of the league
for a time.

The middle school, named as a Blue Ribbon school last year, has been
something of a model. It has been visited by representatives of some 400
schools over the years, Wheeler said.

"We've had schools from as far away as Australia," Wheeler said.

Before becoming principal, he taught Barrington students who were having
difficulties. He had been a reading specialist for the East Providence
schools and worked at Harmony Hill School in Chepachet, according to a
biography on the middle school Web site.

Wheeler also performed as a clown for eight years, though not recently,
he said. He said he found the clowning skills, the humor, useful as part
of his teaching method when he was teaching special education students
-- a skill to help him make connections.

*These days, it's within the realm of possibility that he will sometimes
ride a unicycle around school with a sandwich board bearing an
announcement or an advertisement for something students may be
interested in. *


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Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

the narcotic that forges their union, is a substance known only to one
to the clown it is known as dominion, it’s a secret that he’ll give to
none
the drug which gives the clown power, means the circus can never be
stopped
and his dream can go on unhindered, ’til the last human being has
dropped

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WHEEL BE ROLLING ALONG

Mike Blackburn
230 words
23 April 2005
Evening Gazette
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English
(c) 2005 Gazette Media Company Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

Unicyclists from across the globe are descending on Teesside this
weekend for an action-packed three-day convention.

The British Unicycle Convention, hosted by The Stockton Unicycle and
Juggling Club, is the largest of its kind in the UK.

More than 250 riders are converging on St Michael"s School, in
Billingham, from the UK and as far afield as the US, France, Germany,
Brazil and Australia for the 12th annual event.

Those attending include several world champions along with probably the
"most exciting rider" in the World - Simon Wells from Australia.

Events include the British Unicycle Trials competition, the British
Unicycle Hockey championship and the British Unicycle Freestyle
competition.

One of the more unusual events was last night"s Ceilidh - conducted on
unicycles.

Roger Davies, of The Stockton Unicycle and Juggling Club, said the
annual convention has helped raise the profile of the sport enormously.


He said: "Our club alone has 60 members and it has been estimated that
one and a half per cent of the UK population can ride a unicycle.

"It"s a lot of fun, the fitness benefits are great and it"s a lot less
dangerous than normal cycling - 90pc of the times you fall off you land
on your feet!"

The event includes unicycle workshops to learn everything from how to
ride to "ridiculously hard tricks".


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Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

the narcotic that forges their union, is a substance known only to one
to the clown it is known as dominion, it’s a secret that he’ll give to
none
the drug which gives the clown power, means the circus can never be
stopped
and his dream can go on unhindered, ’til the last human being has
dropped

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UNICYCLISTS THROUGHOUT THE WORLD DEMONSTRATE THEIR SKILLS IN N-E

350 words
25 April 2005
Newsquest Media Group Newspapers
English
© Copyright 2005 Newsquest Digital Media.

FOR all those who think that one wheel is better than two, the
North-East was the place to be when enthusiasts from across the globe
gathered for a unicycle convention.

Fans took their cycles to Billingham, Teesside, for the three-day event.


It was an eclectic bunch, with unicyclists from as far away as Australia
and Brazil travelling to the British Unicycle Convention in the town's
St Michael's School.

Delegates on their cycles were doing a variety of stunts - even playing
hockey and ceilidh dancing.

Ruben Pedros, 27, who travelled from Valencia, in Spain, for the
convention, said: "I found out about it from the Internet. I've been
unicycling for about eight months, but it's not easy to find other
people who do it. This event is great because I can meet fans like me."


Despite remaining something of a fringe pursuit, unicycling has a
die-hard following and is growing in popularity around the world.

Paul Tasker, one of the organisers of the convention, the only one of
its kind in the UK, said: "In Japan it's taught in schools as part of
the curriculum, every school kid there is given a unicycle for sports
lessons."

A social worker by day, Mr Tasker, who lives in Stockton, got into
unicycling through his neighbour and event co-organiser Roger Davies.

Mr Davies, who runs his own website, unicycle.com, said: "It's great
because we'll go to a convention in Germany and the people we meet there
come over here for this event. Almost everyone who is anyone in the
world of unicycling is here."

Rodrigo Racy, 27, travelled from Sao Paulo to take part, but the
Brazilian is used to long trips having recently entered the Guiness Book
of Records for unicycling across Spain for 34 days off-road.

He said: "It's not so popular to unicycle in Brazil. I learned because I
was in a circus. It's lots of fun, though, everyone should try it."


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Raphael Lasar
Matawan, NJ

the narcotic that forges their union, is a substance known only to one
to the clown it is known as dominion, it’s a secret that he’ll give to
none
the drug which gives the clown power, means the circus can never be
stopped
and his dream can go on unhindered, ’til the last human being has
dropped

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(Copyright 2005 Liverpool Daily Post and Echo Ltd.)
A DAREDEVIL cyclist last night called for more people to join him
conquering North Wales' peaks - on one wheel.

Store supervisor Stuart Owen, from Hawarden, has already unicycled down
Snowdon twice.

Last week he trekked across the Sychnant Pass and the hills near Gwrych
Castle with Dutch friends Walter and Ernst de Valk, who introduced him
to the sport.

Stuart, 35, said he is the only mountain unicycling - or muni -
enthusiast in Wales but is hoping to attract more people to the sport
after linking up with Prestatyn enthusiast Kathy Wood.

'The only way to get more people involved in it is to have a unicycle
meet, so we're hoping to set one up in Rhyl in the near future where
people will be able to learn the sport,' he added.

'I was never into any sport before I started muni but it's really
enjoyable The hardest part is learning how to unicycle, but once you've
done that, it's easy.'

Muni involves walking to the top of a mountain and then unicycling down
on a cycle with a 24-inch diameter wheel, two and a half inches thick,
like a motorbike wheel.

Details about forthcoming North Wales unicycle events and about
unicycling and muni in general will be published on the website
www.onewheel.has.it


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