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Brooklyn, N.Y. – Nana N. Dwumfour, a Brooklyn resident who was born and raised in Ghana, has been named valedictorian of the Class of 2011 at Long Island University's Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences.
The College's Gold Medal Winner, with a grade point average of 3.97, Dwumfour will deliver the valedictory address at the University's Brooklyn Campus Athletic Field in downtown Brooklyn, on Friday, May 13, 2011. He will earn a Pharm.D., one of 177 students to do so. Also graduating are 167 students with M.S. degrees and 11 with Ph.Ds.
George S. Barrett, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Cardinal Health, Inc. will receive an honorary degree and will be the commencement speaker for the College of Pharmacy, which throughout this year is celebrating its 125th anniversary.
"Being named valedictorian is a tremendous honor. It means the world to me," noted Dwumfour, 27. "I always try to do my best, and I feel like it has paid off and I've been greatly rewarded."
Dwumfour, who lives in Midwood, was born and raised in the capital city of Accra in Ghana. One of six siblings who all went abroad to study, he credits his parents for their emphasis on education. His father is a businessman who once owned a pharmacy.
"I was always there helping out during vacations, so I developed an interest in pharmacy early," recalled Dwumfour, whose career choice was also influenced by an uncle and aunt, both pharmacists in the United States.
Dwumfour came to the United States after high school, but decided to go back to Ghana upon the insistence of his parents to attend the University of Ghana, where he earned first class honors in computer science and psychology. He returned to the United States after earning his bachelor's degree and enrolled in the Doctor of Pharmacy program at the College of Pharmacy.
"Everything here is easily available – books, resources," Dwumfour said. "In Ghana, they are hard to come across. At Long Island University, every professor is there for you anytime, and I got to engage in a lot of activities."
Last summer, Dwumfour accompanied two faculty members to Sierra Leone for 10 days for a chance to experience international pharmacy practice. He followed up by coordinating a book drive on campus to send textbooks to Sierra Leone. In 2010, he was president of the College's chapter of the Student National Pharmaceutical Association (SNPhA) and is active in the African Student Association. He is also a member of the American Pharmacists Association (APhA).
Dwumfour's awards include the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences Professionalism Award; Rho Chi – Pharmacy Academic Honor Society; Phi Lambda Sigma – National Honor Pharmacy Leadership Society; Who's Who among Students in American Universities and Colleges; Dean's Awards; Philip and Lillian Kamenkowitz Scholarships; Schuss Award Irving Rubin Scholarship Fund and the National Community Pharmacy Association Scholarship.
Throughout his college years, he has worked at a Walgreens pharmacy in Fort Greene and taught a pharmacy tech course at New York City College of Technology. He has been offered a job with Walgreens as a pharmacist, "but what I really want to do is pharmacy informatics," a combination of computer and pharmacy used mostly in hospitals.
Dwumfour plans to continue his education and go for an M.B.A., with an eye toward a career in clinical pharmacy practice and hospital administration.
His mentors expect big things of him. "In spite of his smarts, Nana is very humble and low-key," said Patrick Campbell, director of Student Professional Activities. "I know he will do very well."
Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences...Established in 1886, the Brooklyn College of Pharmacy became affiliated with Long Island University in 1929. In 1976, the College became a fully integrated unit of the University and was renamed the Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. One of the oldest and largest schools of its kind in the country, the College is located on the Brooklyn Campus and boasts an illustrious roster of alumni, including pharmacy professionals who are at the top echelons of their fields, and at the forefront of groundbreaking developments in the pharmaceutical industry. The College educates nearly one quarter of the pharmacists in New York State and many who find careers elsewhere.
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Rodrigo Possebon sealed his move to Brazilian club Santos. After making 12 appearances in United red (4 of which were friendlies), United have decided to part ways with the Brazilian midfielder.
While I'll always acknowledge I didn't get to see the kid enough and don't have the brilliance of Fergie I hate to see this kid leave. He looked like a midfield maestro. According to some he apparently just stopped progressing at the rate they had hoped and that coupled with the fact that no other european club seemed to step up their chase for him makes me wonder if he wasn't getting home sick. Then again thinking back we was making steady progress up until he was put out injured when Pogatetz came in with a quite nasty tackle (which he rightly received a straight red), it put him out of action for about a month which was first believed to be a broken leg I wish him the best of luck in his future. Video of his injury and song after the jump......
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Inventor explains her fight for protection for innovations
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VIII. Appendices
Copies of the RPAs Clinical Practice Guideline
on Adequacy of Hemodialysis may be obtained by contacting:
Renal Physicians Association
4701 Randolph Road
Suite 102
Rockville, MD 20852
E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com
In formal UKM, the volume of distribution of urea (V) is calculated
using computational software. The kinetic determination of V is based on the
assumption of a single pool of urea that is coextensive with total body water
and that expands during the interdialytic interval from fluid retention and
contracts during hemodialysis by ultrafiltration. Assuming a thrice weekly hemodialysis
schedule, the computational software reiterates the following two formulae until
unique values are found to satisfy both expressions.
In Formula 1, Vt is the end dialysis volume; Qf is the rate of volume contraction during dialysis that is calculated from total weight loss during dialysis divided by the length of dialysis, t; G is the interdialytic urea generation rate; K and Kr are the dialyzer and kidney urea clearances, respectively; and Ct and C0 are the BUN concentrations at the end and beginning of a dialysis treatment. In Formula 2, α is the rate of interdialytic volume expansion and is calculated by the total interdialytic weight gain divided by the length of the interdialytic interval, θ.
1. Gotch FA: Kinetic modeling in hemodialysis, in Nissenson AR, Fine RN, Gentile DE (eds): Clinical Dialysis (ed 3). Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice Hall, 1995, pp 156-189
The anthropometric volume of distribution of urea may be calculated by one of several formulae derived from stature, age, and gender-specific estimates of total body water (TBW) in healthy subjects.1,2
The Watson formulae are:
× ×
× ×
The Hume-Weyer formulae are:
× ×
× ×
where TBW is total body water.
Because these formulae were derived from analyses performed in healthy adults, their general applicability to ESRD patients has been questioned. Based on measurements of total body water using bioelectrical impedance (BEI) in ESRD patients, a population-specific equation for calculating total body water was derived.3 In comparison to the Watson and the Hume-Weyers formulae, the BEI-derived formula for ESRD patients (Formula 7) correlated better with TBW as measured by BEI. Both the Watson and the Hume-Weyers formulae underestimated TBW (~7.5%), so may overestimate the delivered dose of hemodialysis.
TBW- =-0.07493713× age
-1.01767992× male + 0.12703384× ht
-0.04012056× wt + 0.57894981
× diabetes×0.00067247_wt2
-0.0348146×(age × male)
+0.11262857×(male × wt)
+0.00104135×(age × wt) + 0.0186104
×(ht × wt), (7)
where Wt and ht are the patients weight and height, respectively. Males and diabetics are assigned input values of 1.0. For pediatric patients, the Mellits-Cheek formulae are4:
× ×
× ×
× × <
× ×
1. Watson ID, Batt RD: Total body water volumes for adult males and females estimated from simple anthropometric measurements. Am J Clin Nutr 33:27-39, 1980
2. Hume R, Weyers E: Relationship between total body water and surface area in normal and obese subjects. J Clin Pathol 24:234-238, 1971
3. Chertow GM, Lowrie EG, Lew NL, Lazarus JM: Development of a population-specific regression equation to estimate total body water in hemodialysis patients. Kidney Int 51:1578-1582, 1997
4. Jabs K, Warady BA: The impact of the Dialysis Outcomes Quality Initiative guidelines on the care of the pediatric end-stage renal disease patiuent. Adv Renal Replace Ther 6:97-106, 1999
Because of the short duration of impact, urea clearance provided by residual kidney function (Kr) contributes little to the intradialytic drop in BUN concentration (K [dialyzer clearance] > Kr). However, the long interdialytic interval more fully reveals the impact of Kr, which is manifest in the predialysis BUN concentration and the normalized protein catabolic rate (NPCR). The predialysis BUN concentration is lowered, and the NPCR is reduced. When Kr is zero, the interdialytic rise in the BUN concentration is linear; if Kr > 0, the rise in BUN will be more shallow and curvilinear resulting from continuous kidney urea excretion. Because Kr is continuous, whereas urea clearance by hemodialysis is intermittent, the basic relationships between the components of the dialysis treatment will not be modified. Thus, when the Kr > 0, the inter!-!dialytic rise in BUN is more shallow; less hemodialysis is required to achieve the same predi!-!alysis BUN concentration in comparison to when Kr = 0.
Quantitative relationships between Kr, and the decrease in the hemodialysis dose required to achieve identical predialysis BUN concentrations in the absence and presence of residual kidney function can be developed in a simplified form for hemodialysis prescription calculations by the formula:
K and K´ are the dialyzer urea clearances in the absence and presence of residual kidney urea clearance, respectively, and t is the duration of hemodialysis. In this formula, k relates Kr to the difference between K and K´, or the decrease in dialysis that is possible while still achieving the same predialysis BUN concentration that would be expected when there is no residual kidney urea clearance. k has units of L/mL/min and permits direct expression of Kr in equivalent liters of urea clearance provided by the dialyzer that can be spared. Thus, the relationship between the total dialysis dose (KT), the dose provided by the dialyzer (Kt), and the contribution of residual kidney urea clearance (kKr), are expressed by
Routinely solving these equations requires the use of computational software.
1. Gotch FA: Kinetic modeling in hemodialysis, in Nissenson AR, Fine RN, Gentile DE (eds): Clinical Dialysis (ed 3). Englewood Cliffs, NJ, Prentice Hall, 1995, pp 156-189
2. Yeun JY, Depner T: Principles of hemodialysis, in Owen WF, Pereira BJG, Sayegh M (eds): Dialysis and Transplantation (ed 1). Philadelphia, PA, Saunders, 1999, pp 1-21
Dialyzer Clearance (K) < Prescribed
Elements include: Dialyzer permeability (KoA), effective dialyzer surface area, effective blood flow, and effective dialysate flow.
Effective Dialyzer Clearance
1. Fistula/Graft Recirculation
If suspected:
Perform hydraulic compression test during dialysis.
If positive:
Perform Fistula/Graft Recirculation Study with low flow or stop flow technique.
If recirculation is present:
Revise graft/fistula.
Needle placement and orientation of needle
Needles placed in same direction and close proximity?
If true:
Orient staff about different needle orientation.
Document needle placement with each dialysis.
Verify graft flow direction.
If current knowledge is incorrect:
Document arterial and venous limbs in chart/Kardex.
Document A/V needle placement on flow sheet.
2. Dialyzer clearance overestimated (dialyzer permeability KoA is less than manufacturers specifications)
If suspected:
Check kinetic modeling results on other patients using dialyzer, specifically the kinetic volume of distribution.
If consistent finding:
Check with manufacturer for current data.
If KoA is different:
Correct KoA in prescription and calculate new Rx with new dialyzer clearance.
3. Dialyzer effective surface area reduced
If suspected:
Check for correlation of total cell volume (TCV) with kinetic modeling results, specifically the kinetic volume of distribution.
If there is a correlation:
Document results of visual inspection of the dialyzer after dialysis.
Review and correct anticoagulation.
Review reuse procedures.
If there is an obvious problem:
Correct reuse procedures.
Add heparin to post dialysis flush and recirculation after patient is disconnected from circuit.
Errors in Blood Flow Rate (Qb)
1. Inaccurate blood pump calibration
If suspected:
Review last record/date/data from pump calibration.
Check kinetic results on patients using the same piece of equipment.
If calibration is inaccurate:
Recalibrate blood pump.
2. Inadequate blood pump occlusion
If suspected:
Review last record/date/data from pump calibration and occlusion.
Review documented extracorporeal pressures for the dialysis.
Review pressure specifications for occlusion of the blood pump.
Check kinetic results on patients using the same piece of equipment.
If there appears to be a pump occlusion problem:
Recheck/correct pump occlusion.
3. Reduced blood pump stroke volume
If suspected:
Measure volumetric "blood" flow rates on the equipment at the extremes of extracorporeal pressures seen in the patient/unit.
Check variability in blood tubing specifications for cross-sectional area and wall thickness.
If problem exists:
Correct dialysis prescription for lower Qb.
Check for prepump tubing segment collapse with negative prepump arterial pressure.
Review documented extracorporeal pressures, especially the prepump pressures.
If problem is seen:
Correct the dialysis prescription for lower Qb.
Check blood tubing wall thickness requirements with manufacturer.
4. Error in blood pump settingreduced or lower setting than Rx
If suspected:
Check dialysis log sheet for clinical problems/symptoms.
If present:
Reorient patient and staff to need to maintain Qb as prescribed if possible.
Check for extracorporeal pressure problems.
If present:
Consider the use of different needle gauge.
Review needle placement and orientation.
Check hematocrit and ultrafiltration requirements.
If high:
Consider larger needle gauge.
If any problems present:
Correct the dialysis prescription for a lower Qb.
Error in Dialysate Flow Rate (Qd)
1. Inaccurate dialysate flow calibration
If suspected:
Review last record/date/data on machine calibrations.
If problem:
2. Error in dialysate flow setting
If present:
Standardize documentation of Qd.
Treatment Time (t) < Rx
Effective treatment time is the actual dialysis time at the prescribed blood and dialysate flow rates.
1. Inadequate measurement method
Automated with equipment
If problem:
Document time from equipment on dialysis log sheet.
Manual method
If problem:
Review time measurement with staff.
Standardize measurement method and recording method and form for recording.
2. Numerous treatment interruptions
If suspected:
Review dialysis log sheets for events (and duration) such as dialyzer blood leaks, needle problems, and pressure problems. If problem:
Standardize documentation of events.
Standardize documentaiton of the amount of time lost.
Reorient patients and staff to the importance of delivering the prescribed dialysis time.
3. Early termination of treatment
If suspected:
Check for documentation and reasons of early termination.
Check for documentation of the amount of time lost.
If problem:
Review frequency of early termination with patients and staff.
Review reasons for early termination with patients and staff.
Attempt to correct depending on findings.
Unit policy.
If frequent problem:
Review unit policy and reformulate as necessary.
4. Elective shortening of treatment
If suspected:
Check for persistent late arrival of patient.
If problem:
Review data with patient and problems with shortening treatments.
Discuss risks with patient.
Evaluate transportation needs of patient.
Staff/unit convenience.
If problem:
Review data with staff and problems with shortening treatments.
Discuss risks with staff.
Review Rx importance.
Errors in BUN Concentration Predialysis BUN Sample Concentration Low
1. Saline-filled needles used
If problem:
Use dry needles for sample.
Withdraw 10 mL from fistula needle before drawing sample.
2. Sample drawn after dialysis has started
If problem:
Review proper sample procedure with staff.
3. Laboratory procedurehigh BUN value extrapolated from standards (BUN values of 99 or 98 mg/dL are seen often)
If problem:
Request dilution of samples with BUN >90 mg/dL.
Postdialysis BUN Sample Concentration High
1. Sample drawn late (>5 minutes after end of treatmenturea rebound)
If suspected:
Review sampling procedure relative to unit-approved procedure.
Standardize sampling time and technique.
2. Laboratory error
If suspected:
Check calibration range on equipment.
Pre/post samples analyzed on the different equipment or apparatus run.
If problem:
Request that pre/post dialysis samples be analyzed with same equipment and on the same analytic run.
3. Bloodlines/needles reversed
If suspected:
Check graft configuration.
Check for needle placement.
If problem:
Document graft configuration for staff.
Review needle placement and orientation with staff.
Postdialysis BUN Sample Concentration Low
1. Fistula recirculation
If suspected:
Reduce Qb to 50 to 100 mL/min before sampling.
Clear arterial bloodline/fistula needle tubing with syringe before drawing sample.
2. Sample diluted with saline from reinfusion
If suspected:
Review sampling procedure with staff.
Standardize sampling procedure.
3. Sample drawn from venous bloodline port
If suspected:
Employ methods/techniques to reduce the incidence, eg, educate patient to observe sampling period.
Fig I-3. Illustration of the hydraulic pressure tests for graft assessment and the potential outcomes. During hemodialysis, prepump and postdialyzer pressures are noted and recorded. The central body of the graft is then manually occluded between the two needles. Pressure changes may be indicative of a problem. However, the absence of pressure changes does not eliminate the possibility of a problem. Reprinted with permission of American Nephrology Nurses Association.
Prepump and postdialyzer pressure changes observed with manual graft occlusion between the two needles during dialysis has been useful in identifying stenotic lesions in grafts. Prerequisites to use the hydraulic test of the graft are that: (1) the needles are oriented toward the respective vascular anastamoses; (2) the main channel of the access is cannulated; (3) prepump arterial pressure is monitored; (3) there is enough space between the needles to place 1 or 2 fingers for access occlusion; and (4) no compression of the feeder artery occurs during the occlusion. The hydraulic pressure test is performed as described.
1. During dialysis at the desired blood flow rate, extracorporeal pressures are noted and recorded.
2. The central body of the graft (between needles) is completely occluded for sufficient time to observe for any pressure changes.
3. The pressures changes are recorded.
4. If the graft is fully patent, the pressures will move towards zero with occlusion will move toward zero (arterial pressure less negative and venous pressure less positive). If an arterial stenosis is present, graft occlusion results in a significant increase in the prepump arterial pressure (becomes more negative). If no prepump arterial pressure monitor is available, observe the arterial bloodline to detect any increase in rhythmic motion from the pump rotations. If a venous stenosis is present, an increase in the postdialyzer venous pressure is observed (becomes more positive). These changes are illustrated in Fig I-3.
1. Daniels ID, Hoffer EK, George-Cipriani JA, Friedman EA, Lundin AP: Clinical tests detect hemodialysis access stenosis. J Am Soc Nephrol 4:32, 1993
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Invisible Man : Library Edition
AudioFile Reviews 2001 February/March
Definitely not H.G. Wells! Eloquent, passionate, sardonic, shocking and surreal, this first novel of Ellison won a well-deserved Pulitzer and has since become a classic of American literature. An unnamed African-American tells of how he discovered that he is invisible to whites and how he learned to make the most of it. Narrator James does a merely serviceable job here, sometimes misinterpreting the text and at no time investing much of himself in it. If he has not given us the tour-de-force the material demands, he at least has delivered the considerable beauty of the writing. Y.R. ¬ AudioFile 2001, Portland, Maine
Library Journal Reviews 2001 February #1
This audio is a thoughtful, wonderful version of one of the best works of American fiction of the 20th century. Peter Francis James expresses every nuance of the Northern and Southern black, white, and Caribbean dialects Ellison employed, reading with lyrical feeling and passion throughout this well-produced recording. The experiences of the unnamed protagonist in the rural South and in post-World War II Harlem serve as allegories for maturing intellectual, emotional, and moral sensitivities in us all, black or white, rich or poor, 1950s or 1990s. Though blessed with individual gifts, perhaps even with social privilege, we become, like the protagonist, a construct of others' prejudices, expectations, and stereotypes we become ambiguous to self, invisible to our own society. The society, attitudes, and institutions of the 1950s play large roles in shaping the invisible hero. It seems a shame that not much has changed: parallel influences seem to have kept us from understanding very much more as a society now than we knew then. Highly recommended for adult fiction collections. Cliff Glaviano, Bowling Green State Univ. Libs., OH Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.
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Scotland Yard has reconfirmed that MI6 spy Gareth Williams died by misadventure. This perplexing case began with the discovery of his body, decomposing in a padlocked gym bag in his bathtub. Since then authorities have been trying to determine if he was murdered or the victim of his own fetishist pursuits. Read the case from the beginning.
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Finally got around to giving you full access. Don't know if that interests you or what advantage it is, but there you go.
My goodness, l see you only have 28 buddies, so l am honored.
At my age, everything on and in me is old! I take that as a compliment! Lol... According to your avatar, you haven't aged in 10 years! Ha ha. Meanwhile, back at the rift raft....
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Happy New Year!! I wish you a safe, happy and hopefully prosperous 2010. I am looking forward to fishing with you this year and hope to see you out on the water soon!
Now onto the fishing, The last few weeks of weather here on the Mosquito Lagoon have been downright Crazy. Windy and Cold, Slick Calm, Foggy, you name it & we've had it. Hopefully the new year will bring some stable fishing conditions in the weeks and months to come. The water levels AND TEMPERATUREs have dropped dramatically and the visibility is crystal clear. I am looking forward to the fabulous winter red-fishing on The Mosquito Lagoon and the Indian River.
When the weather cooperated I was able to take several charters this month. Primarily sight-fishing to laid-up or feeding & cruising redfish. Several large trout were also caught casting to holding fish with live shrimp or plastics such as the Riptide shrimp. Most of the fish are still adjusting to the water temperatures making for some interesting days on the water.
The fly fishing has been challenging this week. Smaller down-sized flies and accurate presentations are the ticket. Try the Bruja shrimp or an olive slider to fish in this low clean water, brighter colors in off-colored water(such as a chartreuse sea-ducer).
Tom & Paul from Delaware joined me for a three-day charter this week fishing on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and had a blast catching reds and trout. These guys were a pleasure to fish with, and Paul is quite a "fishy" guy!! Vincent and Vinne also joined me from Kentucky and caught their first ever mosquito lagoon redfish as well as some fine trout! Great job guys!
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"We're launching our first-ever product to use our new hydraulic hybrid technology - the Cat 336E H," Caterpillar Chairman and CEO Doug Oberhelman said. "This excavator uses as much as 25 percent less fuel than the standard 336E, without sacrificing performance, and is a core example of Caterpillar's innovation."
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Etchings by L. Kasimir and Family
Avery Gallery presents a retrospective of Luigi Kasimir and family for the May 2 Artwalk from 5 - 9 pm. Etchings by Luigi, Tanna, and Robert Kasimir will be on display with over five dozen for sale. This special exhibit will be presented through May 31.
Luigi Kasimir perfected a process of multiple plate color etching in the early 1900's. He, along with his wife Tanna Kasimir-Hoernes and son Robert pursued their artistic endeavors with an eye towards perfection. This perfection can be seen in their many wonderful pieces.
Luigi Kasimir was born in 1881, and his etchings have been popular in this country for over 75 years, ever since he came to the U.S. to do a series of etchings of famous sights, from the New York skyline to the magnificent scenery of Yosemite. Luigi Kasimir was born in the town of Pettau, at that time a part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. He attended the Vienna Academy of Art, where William Unger gave him his first introduction to the technique of color etching. It was also here that Kasimir met his future wife, Tanna Hoernes. Luigi inherited his talent from his ancestors, as did one of his sons, Robert. Luigi's grandfather was a painter and poet, and his father an officer in the Hapsburg army, who later became a professional painter.
As for Kasimir's technique: black and white etchings had been popular for hundreds of years, but Luigi Kasimir was among the first to fully develop the technique of color etching. Before him, etchings were usually hand colored, often with less than perfect color application, or color etchings were printed from one plate. Kasimir first did a sketch from nature, usually in pastel. Then he transferred the design by hand on as many as two to six plates, printing one after the other by hand, applying the color on the plate by hand so each finished etching is a true original.
Mr. Kasimir died in 1962 in Grinzing, a suburb of Vienna. His wife, Tanna Kasimir-Hoernes, born in 1887, and who died in 1972, was an accomplished artist in her own right. Her technique as well as subject matter is quite similar to Luigi's (having worked with him for so many years). Robert Kasimir, born in 1924, did many similar etchings, using the name F.O. Robert to sign his since Luigi did not allow him to use the Kasimir name until he was considered an accomplished artist. He studied in the USA for a while, and made war illustrations as well as many of the same subjects as his parents. Robert died in 2002.
Avery Gallery has more than 250 original artist-signed etchings. Many are quite rare and rarely seen even in museums with Kasimir collections. Over five dozen estate signed and artist-signed pieces are available for sale. Pieces from both collections will be presented in May beginning with the First Friday Artwalk.
Come see these masterful etchings by the Kasimirs. Learn about his life and process from Shae Avery. 5 to 9 pm, Friday, May 2 at Avery Gallery. A delicious taste of GG's Creole Cuisine will be served and liquid refreshments will be available. Parking is free in our parking lot next to our building and next door in front of Cobb Hardware, after 6 pm. There is also a church across Olive Street that has plenty of parking within an easy walk.


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The Broadway Musical Blog – Musical theater news and gossip from the Great White WayDishing out daily (or almost daily) Broadway musical news and gossip. The companion site to The Broadway Musical Home (broadwaymusicalhome.com), a directory of Broadway musicals with the story, songs, merchandise, video clips, lyrics, tickets, rights & awards for almost 200 shows.
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Broadway Fan Art T-Shirts
We got a new t-shirt featuring our Broadway Musical Home artwork (by the oh-so-talented Mark H. Adams) and just had to share. Doesn't it look fab?!
This shirt got me giddy thinking about the idea of featuring fan art on t-shirts!
Just think – you could spread your love for your favorite Broadway show with a t-shirt different from those worn by every the other fan. The site we got ours from (tshirtprinting.org) has no minimum order, so you could get a shirt only for you, for the entire cast of your high school musical, or for your favorite Broadway geek friends.
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2010 Olivier Award Nominations and Winners
The West End's Olivier Awards nominations are out and lots of trans-Pacific transfers are on the list, including the Broadway transfer of Spring Awakening, now on the West End, and the West-End transfers of A Little Night Music and Billy Elliot, now on Broadway.
The official awards ceremony took place on March 21. Here are the categories that include musicals (winners are marked with a ):
Samantha Spiro, HELLO DOLLY!
Melanie C, BLOOD BROTHERS
Patina Miller, SISTER ACT
Hannah Waddingham, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
Charlotte Wakefield, SPRING AWAKENING
Aneurin Barnard, SPRING AWAKENING
Rowan Atkinson, OLIVER!
Bob Golding, MORECAMBE
Alexander Hanson, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
Tony Sheldon, PRISCILLA QUEEN OF THE DESERT THE MUSICAL
Iwan Rheon, SPRING AWAKENING
Sheila Hancock, SISTER ACT
Maureen Lipman, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
Kelly Price, A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC
Stephen Mear, HELLY DOLLY!
Matthew Bourne, OLIVER!
Bill T Jones, SPRING AWAKENING
Anthony Van Laast, SISTER ACT
BURNT BY THE SUN, Mark Henderson
ENRON, Mark Henderson
SPRING AWAKENING, Kevin Adams
THREE DAYS OF RAIN, Jon Clark
PRISCILLA, QUEEN OF THE DESERT- THE MUSICAL, Tim Chappel and Lizzy Gardiner
HELLO DOLLY!, Peter McKintosh
MADAME DE SADE, Christopher Oram
THE MISANTHROPE, Amy Roberts
SPRING AWAKENING, Brian Ronan
EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR, Christopher Shutt
JERUSALEM, Ian Dickinson
MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN, Andrew Bruce and Nick Lidster
A new Fiyero and returning Emile, N2N officially touring, Sister Act transferring, Finian's and Vanities albums released
Broadway Casting Changes:
Andy Karl (9 to 5, Legally Blonde) joins the cast of Broadway's Wicked in the role of Fiyero today, Feb 2.
David Pittsinger returns to the role of Emile de Becque in the Tony-winning revival of South Pacific today.
Big Announcements:
Next to Normal will officially tour the United States next year. The only venue that has been announced to date is San Diego's Balboa Theatre; stay tuned to the blog for further announcements.
Whoopi Goldberg's Sister Act, which has been setting records on the West End, is officially heading to Broadway in 2011. No details have yet been released, but it looks like Goldberg will transfer with the production when it makes the move to the states.
Cast Albums Released Today:
The New Broadway Cast Recording of Finian's Rainbow
The Off-Broadway Cast Recording of Vanities
A Big Broadway News Roundup
Next to Normal Looking to Launch a National Tour
Brian Yorkey, the book writer and lyricist for Broadway's Next to Normal, told Playbill.com, "A tour is in the works. David Stone's at work putting it together. I think it will launch later this year, in the fall or winter." In addition to a national tour here in the US, there is also apparently a group working on translating the show for a Scandinavian production.
Chicago Now Broadway's 6th Longest Running Show
On Jan. 12, the Tony Award-winning revival of John Kander and Fred Ebb's Chicago played its 5,462nd performance and became the sixth longest-running production in Broadway history, surpassing Beauty and the Beast, which previously held that position.
Finian's Rainbow Cast Album Available Feb 2
The critically acclaimed revival of Finian's Rainbow that just closed its doors on Broadway did have the chance to visit a recording studio before the death knells rang – capturing the beautiful voices of Kate Baldwin and Cheyenne Jackson singing some of the best songs in the Broadway musical cannon. Listen to a sample. The album is available for pre-order now.
Hair holding open casting
With nearly all of the original Broadway cast of Hair off to perform in the west-end transfer, producers are looking to cast a new group of Broadway hopefuls. Open auditions will take place from 10 AM-6 PM at the Public Theater on January 21. Actors are asked to prepare 16 bars of an up-tempo pop or rock song (with sheet music), and to bring a headshot and a resume.
Billy Elliot has Recouped its Investment
Producers of the Tony Award-winning Broadway musical Billy Elliot have announced that it has recouped its $18 million investment. The national tour of the show is set to launch in Chicago on March 18.
La Cage Aux Folles Artwork Revealed
Our Twitter and Facebook followers have had mixed opinions about it. What do you think?
An Obama Musical?
Yes. A company in Germany has created a show based on Obama's rise to the Presidency. The title: HOPE. The video speaks for itself:
Casting changes
In the Heights
Janet Dacal (who originated Carla) and newcomer David Del Rio will be replacing Mandy Gonzalez (the current Nina) and Robin De Jesus (the current Sonny) when they leave Broadway's In The Heights next month.
Andy Karl (9 to 5, Legally Blonde) will join the Broadway cast of Wicked beginning Feb. 2, succeeding Kevin Kern in the role of Fiyero. Katie Rose Clarke and Jenny Fellner stepped into the roles of Glinda and Nessarose, respectively, on Jan. 14.
Former Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams (Aida) will replace Ashlee Simpson as Roxie Hart in Broadway's Chicago beginning February 8.
South Pacific
On January 5, Laura Osnes (Grease, Bonnie & Clyde) returned to Broadway's South Pacific taking over the role of Nellie Forbush from Kelli O'Hara.
Coming soon…
The New York Post is reporting that Antonio Banderas (Nine) will be playing the title role in a Broadway production of the John Kander & Fred Ebb musical Zorba, to be directed by Gary Griffin (The Color Purple) and choreographed by Sergio Trujillo (Jersey Boys).
Monsoon Wedding
Mira Nair is working on a stage version of her film Monsoon Wedding hoping to make its Broadway debut a year from now. The show, co-written by Mira Nair and Sabrina Dhawan with music by Vishal Bharadwaj and choreography by Bill T. Jones, will combine circus acrobatics, aerial acting, theatre, music and dance.
Glee – Golden Globe, 2nd Season, Open Casting
The TV show Glee , which has featured show tunes and many Broadway actors, including Matthew Morrison (Hairspray, Light in the Piazza) and Lea Michele (Spring Awakening), took home the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Series (Comedy or Musical) and was picked up for a second season on Fox. Fans will be excited to hear that producers have announced casting for both professionals and amateurs ranging from ages 16-26. Are you enough of a gleek to make the show?
All About Me
Previews for All About Me, the Michael Feinstein and Dame Edna show, will begin Feb. 22, three days later than originally announced.
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark
Also delayed, not so surprisingly, was Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark. The show, which producers had vehemently assured patrons would begin previews on Feb 25, will now be open sometime in 2010 – no specific dates have yet been announced.
Broadway on TV!
John Tartaglia (Shrek, Avenue Q) will appear on the February 3rd episode of Ugly Betty.
Catherine Zeta-Jones (A Little Night Music) will guest on "The Late Show with David Letterman" on Jan. 22.
Tveit leaving N2N, Wicked Bway's 20th longest running show, Nine and In the Heights news, cleaners strike possible
It's official: Tveit is leaving Next to Normal, Massey stepping in
Kyle Dean Massey (Xanadu, Wicked, Altar Boyz), who played Gabe in the Tony-winning musical Next to Normal while Aaron Tveit took a leave of absenc, will assume the part of Gabe permanently beginning on Jan. 4. Tveit will play his final performance Jan. 3 at 7:30 PM.
Wicked sets yet another record – becoming Broadway's 20th longest running show of all time
On Dec 15, Wicked played its 2,535th performance, surpassing Avenue Q's admirable run and becoming the 20th longest running show in Broadway's history. And as the Thanksgiving weekend records showed, this musical is still more than holding its own on Broadway. Here's hoping the wonderful show will continue running for years to come!
A digital soundtrack release and five Golden Globe nominations for Nine
The soundtrack for the Rob Marshall film version of Nine is now available for digital download on iTunes. Buzz about the movie is big – it was just nominated for five Golden Globes, including those for Best Motion Picture and Best Actor in a Motion Picture for Daniel Day-Lewis. The film opens to the general public on Christmas day.
Kenny Ortega will direct the In the Heights film; Lin-Manuel Miranda will star as Usnavy
Variety is reporting that Kenny Ortega, the man who helmed Newsies, High School Musical, This is It and Dirty Dancing, will direct Universal's film version of In the Heights, starring Tony Award-winning songwriter Lin-Manuel Miranda in the role he originated on Broadway, Usnavy. The Tony-nominated librettist Quiara Alegria Hudes is adapting the screenplay. I don't know about you, but I can't wait for this film!!!
Broadway could have another strike in the works
According to the New York Times, members of the Service Employees International Union Local 32BJ — which includes porters, cleaners and bathroom attendants at over two-dozen Broadway theatres — unanimously gave its "union bargaining committee the authority to settle or strike." Back in 2007, the stagehands union strike shut down Broadway for a full 18 days. A strike of even half that length in this economic landscape could mean the end for a number of struggling Broadway shows…
Closing, opening, cast albums, casting and more in a huge Broadway news round-up
A lot has been happening on Broadway these last few weeks. Here are the biggest of the announcements:
Closing soon
Bye Bye Birdie has offically announced that it will play its final performance on Jan 24. Though technically an extension of its limited run, many had expected this expensive production to run much longer, and producers are definitely walking away with losses.
RUMOR: Michael Riedel of the New York Post is saying things aren't looking good for Broadway's Ragtime: "Officially, the producers say, 'there are no plans to close at this time.' Unofficially, it's likely to close Jan. 3 at a total loss, several production sources say."
Though not Broadway, this one is a big blow for NYC theatre. Altar Boyz, the longest running Off-Broadway musical to open in more than a decade (the 9th longest of all time), will play its final performance at New World Stages on Sunday, January 10th at 7:30 PM.
Opening soon
Million Dollar Quartet will officially begin previews at the Nederlander Theatre on March 13, 2010 and open on April 11, 2010. The Broadway production will be independent of the Chicago company, which will continue there. Broadway casting has not yet been announced.
All About Me, which had announced an opening in a few months at the John Golden Theatre, will instead take over Henry Miller's Theatre now that Bye Bye Birdie is vacating.
Producer Ken Davenport has announced that Stephen Schwartz's Godspell, which had been scheduled to begin previews at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre in September 2008, is now aiming for a Broadway bow during the 2010-11 season. The revival will be directed by Daniel Goldstein. No casting has yet been announced.
Cast albums
PS Classics and Nonesuch will team to release the new Broadway cast album of Stephen Sondheim's A Little Night Music. The cast of the Trevor Nunn-directed revival will record the album Jan. 4, 2010. No release date has yet been announced.
The cast album for the Broadway revival of Finian's Rainbow will be available on Feb. 2, 2010 (though the disc will be at the St. James Theatre three weeks before that). The new Broadway cast album will be produced by PS Classics.
Broadway's Memphis has recorded a cast album with Delray Records. The national release will be announced shortly, but in the meantime fans may purchase it at the Shubert Theatre where the musical opened in October.
Broadway casting announcements
Corbin Bleu of High School Musical fame is going to play the role of Usnavi in In the Heights starting January 25th. Regarding the casting (which has met with a lot of nay-saying online), Lin-Manuel Miranda had this to say:
Javi is amazing. Jon Rua is too.
Michael Balderrama makes the drama ring true.
They're big footsteps; I wrote a really big shoe.
This one is Lin-approved: Mr. Corbin Bleu.
Producers have announced that the Broadway production of Sondheim on Sondheim, opening April 22, will star Barbara Cook, Vanessa Williams, Tom Wopat, Leslie Kritzer, Norm Lewis, Euan Morton and Matthew Scott.
Kelsey Grammer has signed on to star in the Broadway musical La Cage Aux Folles, as Georges. He will star alongside Douglas Hodge, who will continue in the role of Albin, the drag queen star, which he played to critical acclaim in London. The revival opens on April 18, 2010 at the Longacre Theatre.
Matt Cavenaugh will play his last performance as Tony in West Side Story on Dec. 13. His understudy Matthew Hydzik will resume the role on Dec. 15.
Broadway's Mary Poppins welcomes Valerie Boyle to the role of household cook Mrs. Brill Dec. 4 and Tony nominee Jonathan Freeman to the company on Dec. 12 at the New Amsterdam Theatre.
Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams will join the musical Chicago on Broadway starting Feb. 8. Williams is slated to star as Roxie Hart in the production until mid-April.
Grammy-nominated cast albums
The Grammy Award nominations were announced, and the Best Musical Show Album contained nominations for Ain't Misbehavin', Hair, 9 to 5, Shrek and West Side Story.
Wicked sets a new record
Wicked hit a major milestone Thanksgiving weekend, becoming the first Broadway production to report sales of more than $2 million for a single week.
Musicals on the Silver Screen
Variety is reporting that "Shakespeare in Love" director John Madden is in talks to direct the film version of My Fair Lady with a screenplay by Emma Thompson. Keira Knightly and Daniel Craig have been rumored to star in the Cameron Mackintosh and Duncan Kenworthy produced movie musical.
Tony Award-winning actress Donna Murphy (Passion, The King and I) has joined the cast of the new Disney animated musical Rapunzel. Murphy will voice the role of the witch, alongside Mandy Moore and Zachary Levi. Academy Award-winning composer Alan Menken will compose and Byron Howard and Nathan Greno will direct.
Amateur rights available
Rights for the 2008 Tony Award winner for best musical, In the Heights, are now available through R&H Theatricals. For more information or to license the show, click here.
Musicals on Time's Top Ten of Everything list
Time Magazine unveiled its "The Top 10 Everything of 2009," rating news, entertainment, pop culture and more. Ragtime, Finian's Rainbow and Fela! all appeared on the "Top 10 Plays and Musicals" list and Marion Cotillard on the "Top 10 Movie Performances" list for her turn in the film version of Nine.
New equity leadership
Actors' Equity Association announced Dec. 11 that Mark S. Zimmerman has resigned as president, effective immediately. Equity's vice president Paige Price will now carry out the duties of the president until a new president is elected.
Touring soon
Dreamgirls concludes its Harlem run Dec. 12 prior to embarking on a national tour. The production, starring Moya Angela, Syesha Mercado, Adrienne Warren, Margaret Hoffman, Chaz Lamar Shepherd, Chester Gregory, Trevon Davis and Milton Craig Nealy was directed by Robert Longbottom (Side Show, Flower Drum Song, Bye Bye Birdie), who co-choreographed with Emmy-nominated hip-hop artist Shane Sparks.
Video performances from Broadway on Broadway 2009
If you missed the fabulous performances at yesterday's Broadway on Broadway concert, check out these video clips (NOTE: Some of the fan footage is better than others):
Casting changes for Shrek, Rock of Ages, Burn the Floor, Wicked, Chicago and Billy Elliot
There have been lots of casting changes announced in recent weeks, so rather than making you read multiple entries, I thought I would do a lovely roundup of all of them for you!
Rock of Ages
Don Stephenson (The Producers, Dracula, By Jeeves, Titanic, Private Lives, Parade, Wonderful Town) temporarily steps in for Paul Schoeffler in the role of Hertz in Rock of Ages. Schoeffler is on leave to play Lawrence in the Walnut Street Theatre's Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and will return to the show on Oct. 26.
Burn the Floor
Anya Garnis and Pasha Kovalev ("So You Think You Can Dance") take over for Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff ("Dancing with the Stars") in the new musical Burn the Floor.
Michelle Federer, who originated the role of Nessarose in the Broadway production of Wicked, returns to the role, taking over for Cristy Candler.
Talk show host Jerry Springer is stepping into the role of Billy Flynn in Broadway's Chicago. He will play the role through September 6.
Ben Crawford (Les Miserables), the current standby for Brian d'Arcy James, will take over the title role in Shrek on November 10 and Robb Sapp (Wicked) will temporarily step into the role of Pinocchio, replacing John Tartaglia during his leave of absence (Tartaglia will return mid December).
Billy Elliot
Trevor Braun (Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid) will join the cast of Broadway's Billy Elliot a couple days later than originally announced (the 22nd, rather than the 18th). He and Tony nominee David Bologna will alternate in the role of Michael.
Casting Updates: New Stars for Wicked, West Side Story and Burn the Floor
A Returning Nessarose, a New Glinda
Michelle Federer, who created the role of Nessarose in the Broadway production of Wicked, will return to the musical beginning Aug. 18, taking over for Cristy Candler. And, as if that weren't already fantastic enough, Erin Mackey will also succeed Alli Mauzey as Glinda starting Aug. 11.
A Greene for a Green
John Arthur Greene has succeeded original star Cody Green in the role of Riff in Broadway's West Side Story.
"Hot Tamale Train" Anya Garnis and Pasha Kovalev Join Cast of Burn the Floor
When "Dancing with the Stars" performers Maksim Chmerkovskiy and Karina Smirnoff leave Broadway's Burn the Floor on Aug. 16, Anya Garnis and Pasha Kovalev from "So You Think You Can Dance" will take over.


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Minneapolis, MN (SportsNetwork.com) - Jacoby Ellsbury belted a three-run homer and finished with four RBI, as the New York Yankees survived after building a sizeable lead to beat the Minnesota Twins 9-7 at Target Field.
The Yankees led 9-0 after the top of the fourth, but the Twins mounted a comeback and had the winning run at the plate in the bottom of the ninth.
New York closer David Robertson gave up three hits, the last a two-out single by Oswaldo Arcia that scored Eduardo Nunez to trim the deficit to two. Robertson, however, got Kurt Suzuki to hit into a fielder's choice for the final out, securing his 21st save of the season.


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"We are thrilled to be launching the 3rd annual Chicago Dream House Raffle. As our largest fundraising initiative, the proceeds from the raffle will help The Hope Institute for Children and Families provide educational, residential and health care services to more than 23,000 Illinois children and their families each year," said Mark Schmidt, chief spokesman for The Hope Institute for Children and Families. The Hope Institute serves children with multiple developmental and physical disabilities, including autism spectrum disorders.
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PEORIA, Ill. -- Heavy snow may not be in central Illinois' immediate future, but Peoria City officials are thinking ahead.
Officials say they are still assessing how crews handled the snow that fell on December 20.
According to officials, crews managed to get out on time and were able to clear and salt the majority of roadways. However, they say an unaticipated power outage, a wind storm and a night freeze cause a few problems.
Before the next big snow, crews are staying busy with maintenance work.
"A lot of roadside trimming, alley trimming, pot hole repair, alley repair," explained David Haste of the City of Peoria Streets and Sewers Division. "We do cleaning, typical maintenance."
David Haste says overall, he is pleased with how crews handled the first snow of the season and says there is nothing he would change heading into the next major event.


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Cards scratch out tie with O's
Nunez's triple in bottom of ninth ties game
JUPITER, Fla. -- Abraham Nunez's RBI triple in the bottom of the ninth salvaged a 5-5 tie in 10 innings for the Cardinals against the Orioles in the Grapefruit League finale for both teams on Wednesday afternoon.
Baltimore scratched out a two-run eighth against Ray King, who hadn't permitted a score in his previous five appearances. Geronimo Gil's single scored Chris Gomez to break a tie and give the Orioles a 5-4 lead.
Steve Reed pitched a scoreless, hitless seventh for the O's. The two clubs play each other in Oklahoma City on Thursday and Friday.
Reggie Sanders' two-run homer keyed a four-run St. Louis second as the Cards took an early lead, but the Orioles closed the gap on David Newhan's sac fly in the fifth and tied it up when Jay Gibbons singled home Bernie Castro in the eighth.
Orioles third baseman Melvin Mora left the game after being hit on the right wrist with a pitch. X-rays on Mora were negative, but he will return to Baltimore for further examination rather than joining the team in Oklahoma.
Matthew Leach is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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The food was rather disappointing in the main restaurant and was very repetitive. The buffet restaurant was incredibly small considering the amount of people on the ship and again was very repetitive. The same desert (amongst others) was offered every day for 14 days. The entertainment was very amateurish and most of the singing was mimed. Other than 2 comedians, who were very good, we mostly walked out of every other show. During the daytime we struggled to find anything we wanted to do as mostly all that was available was going to lectures, learning something ie playing the ukelele or making something ie knitting or lei making, not our idea of fun! We do play bridge but it was so badly organised we only played once.
Princess seem to offer a very good rewards programme to their elite members. However this allows elite members to walk to the front of queues. on one occasion we had been queuing for quite some time and we just got to front and was physically held back by a member of staff in order for an elite member to be placed in front of us. We were made to feel like second class citizens on a few occasions and we did not feel valued as guests. One member of staff was very rude to us when we asked about their system for boarding the tender. when i didn't quite understand his explanation he shouted at us as though we were naughty schoolchildren. Needless to say we will never cruise with princess again.
During our cruise we spoke to many unhappy people
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Tax hikes on gasoline, cigarettes and computer software services went into effect Wednesday, and caused frustration among several people.
Gas went up $.03 to $.24 cents a gallon. The cigarette tax jumped one dollar per pack to $3.51. That pushed the price for many cigarettes to more than $9.
The tax is part of the transportation finance bill approved by legislators over the veto of Gov. Deval Patrick.
Computer software services were also to begin charging 6.25 percent sales tax.
Rebecca Cote, of Ware, said she was seriously considering quitting smoking, "This is getting ridiculous. Every time you turn around... it's, they want, they want to tax something else, and they're always taxing cigarettes."
Many people appeared to be unaware of the tax hike going into effect Wednesday. Some convenience store clerks said many of their customers were very irate, especially about the extra dollar for cigarettes.
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TALLAHASSEE -- Former state Education Commissioner Tony Bennett said he felt vindicated by a new report on a grade-changing flap in Indiana that led to his resignation in Florida.
The independent review, commissioned by the Indiana Legislature, found it was necessary for Bennett to tweak Indianas school grading formula while serving as the states top education official.
Bennett drew heavy criticism for the changes, which became the subject of media reports after he lost reelection in Indiana and was named education commissioner in Florida. Emails showed that Bennett had scrambled to change the grade for Christel House Academy, an Indianapolis charter school run by an influential Republican Party donor.
But Bennett said he was addressing a flaw in Indianas new school grading model, and that the change helped at least a dozen other schools.
Policy Analytics, the firm hired to do the review, found that the Indiana Department of Education had underestimated the administrative and technical challenges associated with developing a new school accountability system.
In the end, the authors found that the two adjustments administered to determine Christel House Academys final grade were plausible and the treatment afforded to the school was consistently applied to other schools with similar circumstances, they wrote.
The authors also suggested Indiana state leaders move forward with this years school grades and be transparent and collaborative as they work to modify the school accountability rules in the future.
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Good report for Indianas A-F system and @Tony_Bennett, she posted on Twitter.
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I dont say that because I dont miss my job, because I do, he said. But Gov. [Rick] Scott deserved more in an education commissioner than I could have given the last 30 days.
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The Salvation Army announced on Tuesday that the 2013 Red Kettle campaign raised a total of $872,569. The 2013 goal was to reach $950,000 in donations.
While they did not meet the Christmas Goal this year, they emphasize they will not be reducing any services. There will be adjustments made in other areas to ensure that The Salvation Army is able to continue to meet the needs of those in this community.
"I want to make it clear that we are not reducing any services in our community," said Major Bryan Medlock, Corps Officer. "We are tightening our belt, we will look for areas where we can get more funds. We will look how we can stretch the dollar so this community will not suffer any services lost."
The Christmas Goal was increased significantly this year, as the Salvation Army noticed an increase in need for services.
"We are seeing an increase in people coming through our doors in need of assistance. We knew that to be able to address that need, we would need to set an ambitious goal," Medlock said.
The 2013 Red Kettle Campaign enlisted the help of thousands in the community by volunteering to ring the bells over 10,000 hours. Nine organizations were full day sponsors; providing volunteers for 140+ hours. Another fourteen organizations provided volunteers for 40–125 hours. Tom Dawson, Honorary Kettle Chairman, thanked the press and everyone involved in helping with the Campaign and also talked about the Campaign Highlights. The campaign amounts to more than 60 percent of The Salvation Army's annual budget. The donations go toward services such as the more than 60,000 hot meals served last year, the many emergencies responses by The Salvation Army's Emergency Services Disaster team, and other types of assistance provided such as rent, utilities and prescription care. The Salvation Army adds it is never too late to give. Donations given at any point in the year will go toward funding their programs.


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Six Camp Pendleton-based Marines and a seventh stationed in Arizona were killed when two helicopters collided during a nighttime training exercise on the outskirts of Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, military officials announced Thursday.
The AH-1W "Cobra" and UH-1 "Huey'" aircraft went down about 8 p.m. Wednesday over a remote part of the Yuma Training Range Complex, according to Marine Corps Air Station Miramar's public affairs office.
No one survived the midair crash, which happened in a section of the installation that extends into the far southeastern reaches of California, near the Chocolate Mountains. The casualties were members of the 3rd Marine Aircraft Wing, which is based at MCAS Miramar. Two Marines were aboard the Cobra, and five in the Huey.
The identities of the deceased Marines were withheld pending family notification. Public release of the names was expected to be on hold until at least Friday afternoon, according to Lt. Maureen Dooley, a spokeswoman for the 3rd MAW.
The military will conduct an "intensive investigation" into the cause of the crash over the next few months, Dooley said.
Speaking to reporters, Col. Robert Kuckuk, commanding officer of MCAS Yuma, said preliminary information about the "tremendous tragedy" at his base was inconclusive.
"Exactly what happened during this particular operation, I don't know," he said. "Was it a live-fire exercise? I don't know, except that I know that they were carrying ordnance."
Kuckuk said training in the part of the station where the accident occurred — a locale he described as "an excellent simulation for both Iraq and Afghanistan'' — would continue as investigators work to determine what caused the collision.
"The Marine Corps ... will find out exactly what happened,'' he told news crews. "If we can take steps to prevent it from happening again, we most certainly will.''
The colonel noted that the duties of military air crews are unavoidably hazardous at times, even during training and despite exhaustive safety measures.
"We understand ... that this is sometimes a dangerous profession," Kuckuk said. "We ... accept that despite our best efforts, that sometimes we're going to have accidents, and in those accidents, sometimes people are injured and killed.''
The sole Arizona-stationed casualty was one of the two pilots of the helicopters, according to a Yuma-based Marine gunnery sergeant interviewed by KNX Newsradio.
The 3rd MAW trains in Yuma on a weekly basis, Dooley said.
Churches near military bases regularly help families deal with stressful deployments and are poised to react to sudden tragedies. Much of the is made of Camp Pendleton families and they are no strangers to horrific news. Last year, a military member of the congregation died in a crash, he said and worshippers came together.
Rev. Adam Smith told Patch that congregations do that by being available to mourners.
"Whenever we hear about these things we pray for people and we're willing to help and talk to anyone who is struggling with these things," he said. "We try to be supportive of the military."
Among the public figures offering condolences over the deadly military aviation accident were Sen. Barbara Boxer, D-Calif., and Rep. Brian Bilbray, R-Carlsbad.
Boxer said her "thoughts and prayers go out to the families of these brave Marines who died in this tragic accident. We honor their service and all they have done for our country.''
Bilbray said the accident served as "a solemn reminder that the price our service members pay to protect our freedom doesn't just happen overseas during war.''
"The training to prepare our men and women for combat can be just as dangerous,'' he said. "This is a reality that our service members accept as part of their job. Our job as civilians is to never take their sacrifice for granted.''
Over the last several years, accidents involving the same types of helicopters have claimed the lives of more than a dozen military personnel, most of them based in the San Diego area.
On Oct. 26, 2009, four Camp Pendleton-based Marines were killed when the helicopters they were in collided over southern Afghanistan. Cpl. Gregory M.W. Fleury, 23, and Capt. Eric A. Jones, 29, were in a Huey that crashed into a Cobra carrying David S. Mitchell, 30, and Kyle R. Van De Giesen, 29.
Four days later, a Camp Pendleton-based Cobra collided in flight with a Sacramento-based U.S. Coast Guard C-130 search plane near San Clemente Island, killing two Marines aboard the Cobra and seven Coast Guard members. Three separate military probes concluded there was no single factor that caused the crash.
More recently, a Marine pilot and his co-pilot were killed when their Cobra helicopter went down at Camp Pendleton on Sept. 19 during a training exercise, killing Capt. Jeffrey Bland, 37, and 1st Lt. Thomas Heitmann, 27. The crash sparked a brush fire that blackened about 120 acres near Fallbrook.
In July, USMC Sgt. Trevor Cook, 25, was killed and five other Marines were injured when a Huey helicopter went down in a hilly area in the northwestern reaches of Camp Pendleton, sparking a small brush fire that was quickly extinguished.
Correction: A past version of this article incorrectly stated that all the Marines were stationed at Camp Pendleton. Six of them were based here, while the seventh was based in Yuma.
– City News Service and Camp Pendleton Patch editor Daniel Woolfolk contributed to this report.
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CATEGORIES MoviesAlec Baldwin and Russell Brand share a sensual song and a kiss in the new film "Rock of Ages," but to Baldwin, it's no big deal.
"It's not like 'Brokeback Mountain,' it's not two leading men who you are used to getting down with some gorgeous young girl," Baldwin told the Hollywood Reporter, referring to the 2005 film starring Heath Ledger and Jake Gyllenhaal. "It's a little more chaste because I'm older."
In the film, the two kiss at the culmination of singing REO Speedwagon's "Can't Fight This Feeling", a song originally about a man falling in love with a girl.
"We're in a fully realized age of equality in all things and it's not surprising or new" said the actor, comparing the sight of seeing two men kissing to the norms of "seeing women in power" or "seeing African American CEOs."
"I live where men and women who want to get married -- who gives a shit? No one gives it a thought."
"Rock of Ages," which is based on the Broadway play of the same name, comes out this Friday, June 15th. The rock opera stars Tom Cruise, Brand, Julianne Hough, Catherine Zeta-Jones, and Baldwin.
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SAN DIEGO (CNS) - Gusty winds whipped across inland valley and mountain areas in San Diego County Saturday, heightening the risk of wildfire, according to the National Weather Service.
The NWS issued a Red Flag Warning for both the inland valleys and mountain areas including the Palomar and Descanso ranger districts of the Cleveland National Forest. It was set to remain in effect until 6 p.m.
A Red Flag Warning is issued when high winds combine with low humidity and warmer temperatures to create a risk of wildfire.
"A Red Flag Warning means that critical fire weather conditions are either occurring now or will shortly," according to the NWS. "A combination of strong winds, low relative humidity and warm temperatures will create explosive fire growth potential."
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It was Friday when the world stood still to witness the marriage of the Prince and the Commoner. I woke up just in time when my friends over Twitter started to do their updates on what's on the screen. I wanted to watch online but the site was blocked. I was about to loose hope. Lucky me! I asked Hubby to check the if BBC World is having it live, and tada! It was.
William and Harry just arrived in the Westminster Abbey when we started watching. Then memories all came back to me and my husband because of our trip last year to London. I couldn't believe that their way was exactly the same way we journeyed by walk when Kate (my friend not the Duchess of Cambridge) and her boyfriend Jun toured us on our last day in London. But for us, we started off our journey that day from the London Bridge, London Eye, then went back to Westminster Abbey, a walk through the House of Guards, then a long stroll at the St. James Park and finally the Buckingham Palace.
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Here's the front of the Westminster Abbey. The Royal Wedding entrance was at the other side.
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Huntsville Girl Scout Samantha G. taught young girls the art of ballet to complete all the requirements to earn the highest award a Girl Scout can achieve, the Gold Award.
A love for dance made choosing a Gold Award project easy for Samantha. Once a week, during the spring semester, Samantha invited female members of the Boys and Girls Club at Scott Johnson Elementary to join her in a ballet lesson. "I wanted to share my passion for dancing with girls who may not otherwise get the chance," said Samantha.
It is a significant honor to earn the Gold Award. Girl Scouts who earn this award have demonstrated leadership skills, career planning, community involvement, and personal development. It takes two to three years of intensive work to complete all the requirements for the award. Less than five percent of girls who join Girl Scouts earn this recognition. A major component of earning the Gold Award is planning and completing a Gold Award Project that is a service to the community.
Samantha, a senior at Huntsville High School, collected pre-worn ballet shoes from the community, so that each girl would have her own pair to take home. She taught them basic ballet steps, in the hopes of sparking an interest. "Young girls are open to so many new ideas," said Samantha. "I wanted to expose the girls to the world of dance."
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