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New delay for NHS Trust takeover
Last updated at 12:19, Thursday, 29 November 2012
THE delayed takeover of the Trust running West Cumberland Hospital has been called "disturbing'' and "suspicious'' by a local health campaigner.
Northumbria Healthcare Foundation Trust had been poised to take over the trust, which also runs Carlisle's Cumberland Infirmary, in the next few weeks but this has now been delayed, partly due to financial issues.
The North Cumbria University Hospitals Trust would not explain how or why the situation had worsened, but stated "categorically" the acquisition was still going ahead.
The Rev John Bannister, spokesman for the Save Our Services campaign, said: "This is a most disturbing piece of news and one which should concern us all. This process of acquisition appears to be going backwards as opposed to forwards.''
Copeland MP Jamie Reed called the delay "disappointing... but not entirely surprising", saying the Northumbria Trust were "on all the evidence so far, the right people for us.''
The final approvals required for the takeover will not be completed in time for the official acquisition date of April 1.
Jim Mackey, chief executive of Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, has hinted that the "significant deterioration" in North Cumbria's finances played a part in the delay.
Mr Bannister said: "I have some serious questions to put to both the Northumbria Trust and to North Cumbria Hospitals Trust concerning these delays and will seek an urgent opportunity to address them."
He said there were challenges to be made to both Trusts concerning their roles and responsibilities in the acquisition process. "The whole reason for the acquisition is to do with the failing state of North Cumbria Hospital Trust's financial position. Surely this further delay is not going to improve this.
"I am suspicious of the motives of the Northumbria Trust in their actions. It is about time the staff and community had some straight and honest answers from both sides.''
Mr Reed said: "This is an extremely disappointing but not entirely surprising development. Northumbria – on all the evidence so far – are the right people for us. Their commitment is real and Jim Mackie and Ann Farrar are instilling confidence in the acquisition process. It is right that maximum rigour is being applied to that process and we have to get this right first time.
"But beneath this is a local NHS really struggling with competing and contradictory demands from a government reorganisation that is damaging and disrupting the planning and arrangement of local care systems. The ground keeps churning beneath the feet of Northumbria and the rules keep changing. All the while we need in the region of at least £20million more to deliver the new West Cumberland Hospital in the way it is expected by the public and by clinical staff.''
Speaking from the West Cumberland Hospital following an operation, Mr Reed said: "The quality of care is very good, but it can only stretch so far and right now it is stretched to breaking point. Clinical and nursing staff need our support and understanding, Northumbria needs time to get this acquisition right first time and government needs to play a role in easing this transition, not making it harder.''
NHS chiefs have confirmed they will be extending the current "interim management arrangements" – understood to include Ann Farrar's role as interim chief executive – to tide it over.
Mr Mackey said that while he was "disappointed" at the setback after the work that had gone into the acquisition, the move was necessary to follow "the strict and appropriate process".
"We remain fully committed to the acquisition and will continue to work very closely with colleagues in North Cumbria to ensure work progresses as swiftly as possible."
Mike Little, chairman at North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust, echoed Mr Mackey's views, but said the delay was "vitally important" to ensure everything went ahead in line with Government regulations.
"We will continue to work together to meet all of the necessary regulatory approvals over the comings months," he said.
There is also now a delay in the signing of the £90million redevelopment of the West Cumberland Hospital. The finances for the redevelopment needed to be signed off and contracts signed with contractors Laing O'Rourke by last Friday. However, the North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust said the signing of the construction contract for the redevelopment of West Cumberland Hospital would happen as soon as three external technical reports are received from third parties.
The Department of Health has confirmed funding and has also allowed time for these things to be completed.
First published at 11:40, Thursday, 29 November 2012
Published by http://www.whitehavennews.co.uk
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here we go again delay delay! the managers and the government departments are to blame for the rising costs for WCH. Years have gone by with no action just talking and more talking due to their delay infation and the cost of the project must have risen dramatically it is their fault that we won't get the hospital we need. This seems to be inherent in copeland projects seem to fall by the wayside and who's to blame the people at the top. The same people who want to impose a nuclear dump in copeland. by the way it is already here but above ground. where are our millions promised. bad management from all departments including our MP Jamie Reed who has let us down big style both in and out of government!!! allerdale and workington seems to be the only area benefiting from this or is it just that they have better management looking after their interests!!!
I agree with John it needs to be more open, but it is obvious the reason is; that Northumbria trust has had to employ hundreds of hours of staff when they have realised that the trust has been working on emergency levels for over two years. some wards were working on dangerous levels of staff. Could the finances. be questionable? Who knows. Because openness is just a standard comment. Over the last twelve months senior managers have been employed, no adverts and no interviews, and amazingly, a couple from another failing trust, but no nurses or admin or laboratory staff, the people who hold the place together for the good of the patients.
Sorry Jamie is ill as shadow minister for health he is in the perfect position to ask the pertinent questions in the house.Maybe there needs to be an investigation into the trust financial position and the expenditure, before the people of Cumbria end up with the poorest of health services. It is already well below standard. The community needs to start putting pressure on their representatives to get answers.
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Executive Management
Executive Management
Anthony Puttergill, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director
Mr. Puttergill joined Peermont in 1999 as the Commercial Director and became Deputy Chief Executive Officer of Peermont Global in 2002. He also served as the Group Financial Director during this period. In November 2006, he was appointed as the CEO of the new Peermont Global (Pty) Ltd which eventually acquired control of Peermont Global Limited in April 2007. He has been instrumental in the formulation, funding, structuring and execution of various strategic initiatives, such as; the management-led institutional buy-out of the company in 2003 and the subsequent listing of Peermont Global in 2004, the acquisition of the South African interests of Caesars South Africa Inc. for US$145 million in March 2005, the acquisition of a controlling interest in the Tusk Group announced in December 2005, the US$ 1 billion buyout, delisting and reorganisation of Peermont in April 2007 and the successful recapitalisation of the group in 2014. His qualifications include a BComm, B.Acc and CA (SA).
Thabo Mokoena, Group Chief Development and Compliance Executive
Mr. Mokoena joined Peermont in August 2006, when the acquisition of the Tusk Resorts Group by Peermont became effective. He had served as an Executive Director of the Tusk Resort Group since its inception in 1997. His first assignment at Peermont was Regional Chief Operating Officer with responsibility for Tusk units. Mr. Mokoena currently holds the position of Group Chief Development and Compliance Executive. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of the Witwatersrand. Prior to joining the hotel and gaming industry, Mr. Mokoena had served in various capacities at Ford Motor Company (South Africa) and Moribo Investments (a Thebe Subsidiary).
Grant Robinson, Group Financial Director and Executive Director
Mr. Robinson joined Peermont in October 2004 and was appointed to the Board of Directors, as Group Financial Director, in June 2006. He has been involved in the execution of a number of strategic initiatives since joining the Group. Examples of these are the acquisition of the South African interests of Caesars South Africa Inc. in March 2005, the acquisition the Tusk Group announced in December 2005 and the US$1 billion buyout, delisting and reorganisation of Peermont in April 2007. From 1997 to 2004, Mr. Robinson was a Partner and Director of KPMG Inc. and KPMG Services (Proprietary) Limited, ultimately in the Information, Communication and Entertainment division. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Accounting Degrees from the University of Witwatersrand and is registered with South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Mark Jakins, Chief Marketing & Customer Officer
Mr. Jakins rejoined the Peermont group in 2006, after spending four years with Global Resorts in the formative years. He is responsible for the marketing strategy, brand strategy and positioning, advertising, public relations, direct marketing and loyalty programmes, customer relations and management, publishing management, entertainment, international and local sales strategy, corporate affairs and CSI for the Group. From 2001 to 2006, he was Chief Executive: Commercial Enterprises at the South African Broadcasting Corporation (SABC) where he directed the new brand portfolio strategy of the 23 radio and television channels, which led to the financial turnaround of the company - responsible for airtime sales and sponsorships, marketing, audience services and TV licences, and merchandising and mobile business units. Prior to this he held senior management or director positions in Budget Car Rental, Southern Sun and Sun International. He holds a Bachelor of Social Science (Economics and Marketing) from the University of Natal, M.A.C. qualification from Unilever, and serves on the National Advisory Council of the Vega Brand Communication School.
Bob Yearham, Chief Operating Officer (COO) - Gaming
Mr Yearham has 30 years experience in the gaming industry, both nationally and internationally. He commenced his career in 1979 with Ladbrokes based in the United Kingdom. He subsequently spent six years in the cruise ship industry travelling to countries as far afield as the Caribbean, South America, the Mediterranean, and Europe. He spent five years in the USA as a casino manager on board the world's largest floating casino. Bob commenced his gaming career in southern Africa in 1994 with Sun International and has been involved in managerial roles at The Royal Swazi Sun in Swaziland and Sun City, prior to joining Peermont in 1997 where he opened the country's first casino under the new dispensation, Graceland Resort. Subsequently in 1998 he relocated to Johannesburg to commence work on the opening of Emperors Palace. Mr Yearham oversees gaming operations for the Group where his role includes; premium player liaison and promotions; recruitment, training and developing casino management in the Group; planning tables configurations and layouts and contributing to the profitability of Group tables operations.
Dawie Petzer, Group Legal Counsel
Mr Petzer, after obtaining his LL.B degree, spent nine years at the office of the State Attorney where he served his articles and was admitted as an attorney of the High Court of South Africa. He was subsequently appointed by the Mpumalanga Gambling Board, which was the first gambling board in South Africa to issue casino licenses in the legislated gambling dispensation. Mr Petzer established the legal services function at Peermont and has been the senior executive of the group for legal services since August 1999, where he manages the legal aspects of the business of the group including the drafting and vetting of agreements, rendering of legal advice and liaison with external legal advisors. He is also the company secretary of Peermont.
Bruce Page-Wood, Chief Operating Officer (Botswana and Africa) and Director Peermont Global Botswana (Ltd)
Mr Page-Wood was appointed to the Board of Peermont Global Botswana in 2003. Prior to that he was a Director of the Board of Sun International Botswana and was in the employ of Sun International from 1978 to 2002 where inter alia he held various General Manager positions. Currently he is the Vice Chairman of the Gaming Association of Botswana and a member of the High Level sectoral Consultative Committee to the Minister of Tourism and Environment. Mr Page-Wood holds certificates from the Graduate School of Business, Cape Town and the Gordon Institute of Business, Johannesburg.
Dave Milne, IT and OPS Executive
Mr Milne joined Peermont in 1999 as Group Chief Information Officer. In 2010, he was appointed Special Projects Executive. He was previously the Regional Chief Operating Officer for the South African properties, excluding Emperors Palace for a period of 3 years and Group Chief Information Officer for 10 years. He also worked in Operations and/or Information Technology within well-known South African hotel chains, Southern Sun Hotels, Picardi Hotels, Protea Hotels and Stocks Hotels & Resorts.
Nigel Atherton, Complex General Manager: Emperors Palace
Mr Atherton was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer for Emperors Palace in August 2006 after he rejoined the Group in July 2005 as Financial Manager at Emperors Palace. He has held various financial positions within Peermont since 1999, except for a brief period at Zenprop Property Holdings (Pty) Ltd where he was the Divisional Director: Finance and Operations. Mr Atherton now shoulders the operational responsibility of the group's flagship resort, Emperors Palace. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a BCompt Honours Degree.
Jegie Padmanathan, Chief Operating Officer: Hotels & Resorts
Mr Padmanathan joined Emperors Palace as Deputy General Manager (Hotel and Resort Operations) in 2002. He was then promoted to General Manager (Hotel and Resort Operations) at Emperors Palace in 2003. In 2007, he was appointed Group Hotel Operations and Development Executive for Peermont. In October 2010 Mr Padmanathan's title changed to Chief Operating Officer (Hotels and Resorts) responsible for food and beverage operations, rooms and rooms revenue management, central reservations, domestic and international sales as well as hotel management contracts. Previously, Mr Padmanathan worked for Rosewood Hotels and Resorts in the Middle East and USA, Sun International at Sun City, Southern Sun in Durban and Hilton in the United Kingdom. He has a Diploma in Hotel Management and has attended management courses at the School of Hotel Administration at Cornell University, USA.
Vusi Zwane, Group Chief Corporate Affairs & CSI Executive
Mr Zwane is the Group Chief Corporate Affairs Executive at Peermont. He represents the Group at various levels including the Peermont's children and youth trusts. He also serves on the East Rand Chamber of Commerce (ERCoCT). He is the non-executive chairman of Country Foods Limited. He is one of the founding members and executive of the business lobby group, the National Black Business Caucus (NBBC).
Fihliwe Nkomo, Group Human Resources Executive
Ms Nkomo has 16 years Generalist Human Resources experience where her career began at Unilever (Lever Brothers) as Human Resource Generalist. She later moved to Debeers mining where she specialised in Remuneration and Benefits management for both local and expatriate management. She joined the Gambling Industry in 2000 where she established a Human Resources Department for the Gauteng Gambling Board, later joining Tsogo Sun. Her current role includes organisational development, training and development, employee relations, remuneration and payroll, human resources general management and internal communication management. Ms Nkomo holds a Masters in Human Resources from University of Johannesburg (formerly Rand Afrikaanse University), a B.tech Degree in Human Resources from Cape Town University of Technology (formerly Peninsula Technikon) and a National Diploma in Human Resources from Cape Town University of Technology. Currently, she is completing her Thesis through Milpark Business School and serves on the Fedhasa Inland Board.
Billy Gray, Group Slots Executive
Mr Gray joined Peermont in 1998 and has over 18 years experience in the gaming industry. Previously he was with Sun International where he formed part of the opening team of the Carousel. He initiated the financial internal audit department and assisted in establishing the computerised gaming systems in the Bahamas (Atlantis for the Kerzner Group). Mr Gray then joined the Mpumalanga Gambling Board where he was responsible for the set up of the Investigations and Compliance Department and the design of the RFP process, licensee applications, selection process and the investigations into the Applicants before joining Peermont. Billy holds a Bachelor of Accounting Sciences from the University of South Africa.
Marc Carlton-Smith, Group Tables Executive
Mr Carlton-Smith joined Peermont in September 2000 as General Manager Gaming Operations at Emperors Palace. He was appointed as Group Tables Gaming Executive in conjunction to his operational position in 2007. He has 33 years gaming operations experience within southern Africa. Previously, he worked for Sun International and Tsogo Sun where he assisted in opening various units including the Sundome Casino and Monte Casino. Mr Carlton-Smith joined Peermont in September 2000 to manage Gaming and Guest Relations.
Steve Vorster, Group Surveillance and Security Executive
Mr Vorster joined Peermont in October 1997 in the capacity of Complex Surveillance Manager at Graceland Hotel, Casino and Country Club. He was appointed as Surveillance and Security Director in 2002. Currently he is the Group Chief Executive Surveillance and Corporate Security. He previously worked for Sun International as Surveillance Manager for nine years. Mr Vorster has a Diploma in Security Management and Strategic Management through Cornell University.

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Assad: Peace talks will failBy ANNE BARNARD
THE NEW YORK TIMES | May 19,2013BEIRUT President Bashar Assad of Syria, in a rare interview with a foreign newspaper, appeared to dismiss the possibility of serious progress arising from peace talks planned for next month, and to back away from earlier statements by Syrian officials that the government was willing to negotiate with its armed opponents.
We do not believe that many Western countries really want a solution in Syria, Assad told Argentinas Clarin newspaper in an interview published online Saturday, blaming those countries for supporting terrorists fighting his government.
We support and applaud the efforts but we must be realistic, he said, referring to efforts by the United States and Russia to broker talks in June. There cannot be a unilateral solution in Syria; two parties are needed at least.
Assad took a hard line throughout the interview, according to a transcript in English provided to The New York Times. He declared that he would run for election as scheduled in 2014 and would accept election monitors only from friendly countries like Russia and China.
He also accused Israel of directly aiding rebels by providing intelligence on sites to attack, refused to acknowledge any mistakes in his handling of the 2-year-old crisis, and disputed U.N. estimates that more than 80,000 people had died in the conflict.
All those contentions are likely to fuel what is already widespread pessimism about the potential talks. It is unclear who will talk to whom, and what about. The opposition in exile remains unable to unify fragmented rebel groups behind its political leadership, even those that nominally fall under the umbrella of the oppositions Free Syrian Army, let alone the growing cadres of extremist Islamist fighters who openly reject the opposition leadership and are a source of increasing concern in the West.
Assads supporters have long contended that his wide array of foreign foes, including the United States, Israel and Sunni-led Persian Gulf states, benefit less from a resolution than from a prolonged Syrian conflict that weakens Assad and his allies, Iran and Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite Muslim militant group. That view is increasingly shared by some rebel leaders, increasingly frustrated with the Wests unwillingness to give them untrammeled support.
In meetings with his supporters ahead of the talks, Assad has projected confidence, suggesting that the United States would accept his remaining in power if U.S. officials believed that he was militarily strong and could curb jihadists. He told a group of Lebanese politicians visiting Damascus, the capital, this month that his forces were carrying out offensives to retake rebel-held territory in Homs province and the suburbs of Damascus to increase his leverage at the talks.
The battlefield will decide who is strong when they enter negotiations, he said, according to one of the visitors, Abdelrahim Mourad, a former Parliament member whose party is allied with Hezbollah. America is pragmatic. If they found out they were defeated and the regime is the winner, the Americans will deal with the facts.
Whether that view is realistic or not, Assads opponents inside and outside Syria widely doubt that he is willing to make meaningful concessions doubts he reinforced in the interview, refusing to recognize any element of the armed opposition as representing legitimate Syrian demands or even to talk to the rebels unless they disarm.
We are willing to talk to anyone who wants to talk, without exceptions, he said. But that does not include terrorists; no state talks to terrorists. When they put down their arms and join the dialogue then we will have no objections. Believing that a political conference will stop terrorism on the ground is unreal.
Assad also elaborated on his governments contention that the opposition was aligned with Syrias longtime foe, Israel, which has bombed Syrian territory three times this year in attacks believed to target weapons being delivered to Hezbollah.
Israel is directly supporting the terrorist groups in two ways, he said. Firstly it gives them logistical support a possible reference to medical aid Israel has given to Syrians wounded near the Syria-Israel border and it also tells them what sites to attack and how to attack them.
Assad said that rebels had attacked a radar station instrumental to Syrias anti-aircraft defenses against Israel, giving no further details.
Assad said international monitoring of the 2014 elections would violate Syrias sovereignty. We do not trust the West for this task, he said, proposing observers from friendly countries such as Russia or China.
China? the interviewer asked, presumably perplexed because China is not known for holding free elections. Assad was silent.
The reporter then asked if Assad had any self-criticisms.
He replied: Its illogical to carry out self-criticism before the events have been completed. If you go to watch a film you dont criticize it until it ends.
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Oct 08, 2009
I sat on the plane next to a young gal, mid-twenties she would tell me later, who reminded me a lot of myself at her age. Realizing "her age" wasn't so far gone, but knowing it was still long enough away to form distant memories and wistful longings in my mind.
"You're married? With two kids? When did you get married?" she asks with wide brown eyes and a smile that reaches her ears.
"When I was 26. But I knew him for years and years. He was my best friend." I reply trying to condense our 13 year pre-story in to a sentence.
"How did you know he was the ONE?" she asks.
"I knew."
I hated that answer when I was her age.
But the truth is, my husband is the single person in the world I don't get sick of the more time I'm around him. We fight, sure, we drive each other completely batty sometimes, we annoy the everlivingshit out of the other one, but I can't stand not having him around.
The house is so much… less… without him.
Everything is so much .... less… without him.
Together we've worked through graduate school, birthing and raising two babies, and passing one (soon to be two) engineering exams. We've purchased houses, sold houses, and moved 5 times as a family.
And that's just since marriage.
Let's discount the 20 years we've known each other and the 14 years it took to make that commitment in the first place.
So when we decided, together, to buy a new house and take advantage of a sticky situation with some benefits of "the current market," we knew it could take a while.
I mean, comon, the guy can't buy a trashcan without a spreadsheet.
Imagine my shock, then, when we go for a drive at our lunch hour to "scope out the neighborhood" we'd ideally love to live, and find our dream.
I've never felt this way about a house before.
He clearly never has either.
Or a person for that matter.
We walk around noting the emptiness. We walk all over the grounds, picturing the children playing and each other fixing up the yard. We talk about where we would put the furniture as we peer through the spider-web windows.
It's so…... "Up" ..... in a way.
The house is ours from first sight. We're not sure about financing yet, if the foundation is sound, if we can even do this. But for some reason, this particular house, this one time in our lives, there isn't s spreadsheet, a lengthy discussion, a hesitation.
This one time I got to see my husband fall in love on first sight.
And I was right there with him falling in love, too.
I hope we found our home.
Our home.
Something tells me this is "it."
I just know.
Oh, good luck!!! I really hope it works out for you guys. Buying a house is a MUCH more intense process than I ever could have imagined. I really hope you guys get the house you love!!!!! It looks wonderful in the photo!!!
By Beyond Alice on 2009 10 08
I am SO!!! Excited for YOU! AND your family!!!!!!!! Very very happy for you guys. <—that smiley doesn't appropriately represent me just 'beaming' (ahem)
By J. Me. on 2009 10 08
Oh, wow! Good Luck & Best Wishes, darlin!
Looks *spacious*, and I love the story at the start of the entry, too. :D
By Al_Pal on 2009 10 08
Yay! That is wonderful, I hope it all works out.
By Rachael on 2009 10 08
Hello! I found your blog through BlogFrog and wanted to come over and say hello. That is one of the most dreamy, country homes I have ever seen. I fell in love with just the picture! I grew up in a very rural part of Maryland, right on the Chesapeake Bay. I loved living in the country and by water. I now live in the suburbs of Boulder. I love it but there really is nothing like living in the country. Thanks for sharing your lovely story - I am looking forward to following your blog.
Holly (co-founder TheBlogFrog)
By Holly Hamann on 2009 10 09
Oh it's a beautiful house. I hope it all works out for you guys.
I know people hate that answer, oh you'll know. But it is true. Somehow you just know.
By Issa on 2009 10 09
That is a lovely yard. Looking forward to lots of packing and moving posts
By Chantal on 2009 10 09
YAY! Oh, I so hope it works out. I felt that exact way about this house that we just bought. We walked in & I got a lump in my throat and almost started to cry. I don't know if Dave had quite the same thunderclap, love-at-first-sight feeling that I had, but he took one look at my face and said, "Yep, this is our house."
Can't wait to hear what happens next. xoxo
By cindy w on 2009 10 09
I have idea why, but I dreamed of Mr. Flinger trying to find your old lawn mower. Karma?
By Oma Flinger on 2009 10 10
Love this, feel same about Bryan, and felt same about our little Tudor in Denver.
By Aimee Greeblemonkey on 2009 10 11
I love it. I hope you get it. I love it cuz YOU love it.
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Google's personalized homepage finally added the option to share a tab. If you click on the arrow next to the title of the active tab, you'll see three options: rename, delete and share. Google doesn't provide you a direct link, but it asks you to enter the email addresses of the persons you want to share that tab with.
The email contains a link that includes the URLs of all the gadgets from that tab. If you click on that link, you'll get a page that lets you add all the gadgets or only some of them to a new tab in your iGoogle page. Here's, for example, the link to my iGoogle tab about Google.
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When the 1955 NBA Champions Syracuse Nationals transferred to Philadelphia, the name "76ers" was coined due to the bravery of the men who fought for the United States' independence in 1776. Aside from the Nationals' title, the team from the City of Brotherly Love emerged as the ultimate victor only twice. One was in 1967 when Wilt Chamberlain led the team to stop the nine-year championship run of the Boston Celtics. The other instance was in 1983 when Julius Erving, Moses Malone and company swept the Los Angeles Lakers in four games.
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Henry Fleming, a raw Union Army recruit in the American Civil War, is anxious to confirm his patriotism and manhood—to earn his "badge of courage." But his dreams of heroism and invulnerability are soon shattered when he flees the Confederate enemy during his baptism of fire and then witnesses the horrible death of a friend. Plunged unwillingly into the nightmare of war, Fleming survives by sheer luck and instinct. This edition of Stephen Crane's poignant classic is supplemented by five of his acclaimed short stories as well as selected poetry, offering the full range of this great American author's extraordinary talent.
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AMCC Announces Academic All-Conference Members
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Pittsburgh, PA – The Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (AMCC) is proud to celebrate the academic achievement of more than 670 student-athletes during the 2010-2011 academic year. Hilbert College would like to recognize 47 student-athletes who participate in AMCC championship-sponsored sports teams. These athletes have earned Academic All-Conference Honors by carrying a cumulative grade point average of 3.2 or higher entering the spring 2011 semester. Follow this (link) to see the entire list of AMCC honorees.
Hilbert College award winners are: Amber Bailey (New Berlin, NY/Unadilla Valley) soccer; Robbi Bailey (Saranac, NY/Saranac) soccer; Nicole Blair (Syracuse, NY/East Syracuse Minoa) soccer; Angela Borkowski (Buffalo, NY/Bennett) cross country; Julie Bossard (Arkport, NY/Canisteo-Greenwood) soccer and basketball; Patrick Brooks (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) golf; Zach Cattoi (Alden, NY/Alden) soccer; Stephen Crane (Williamsville, NY/Williamsville South) cross country; Maria DelMonaco (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) soccer; Amanda Dudek (Tonawanda, NY/Tonawanda) volleyball, basketball; Rebecca Elensky (Rochester, NY/Greece Olympia) soccer and softball; Nicole Estep (Barker, NY/Barker) soccer; Amber Grosch (Depew, NY/Depew) soccer, basketball and softball; Lanie Harrington (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) cross country; Ed Heffron (Williamsville, NY/Cardinal O'Hara) soccer; Alyssa Hulbert (Tonawanda, NY/Kenmore East) soccer; Elizabeth James (Hanoverton, OH/United Local) soccer and basketball; Valeri Janiga (North Collins, NY/North Collins) volleyball; Carole Jones (Bliss, NY/Letchworth) volleyball; Chelsey Jones (Jamestown, NY/Jamestown) soccer; James Knapp (Lockport, NY/St. Mary's) soccer; Rachel Kwiatkowski (West Seneca, NY/Orchard Park) volleyball; Ryan LaCorte (Cheektowaga, NY/John F. Kennedy) baseball; Samantha Lawrence (East Chatham, NY/West Lebanon) soccer and basketball; Paul Liedkie (LeRoy, NY/Pavillion) soccer; Frank Mancuso (Cheektowaga, NY/Cheektowaga) baseball; Michael Maritato (Kenmore, NY/Kenmore West) basketball; Jill Martucci (Hamburg, NY/Hamburg) softball; Adam Matula (Campbell, NY/Campbell-Savona) basketball; Matthew Militello (Depew, NY/Lancaster) baseball; Kelly Milne (Honeoye Falls, NY/Honeoye Falls-Lima) softball; Jessica Morey (Gloversville, NY/Mayfield) soccer; Katie Newton (Elba, NY/Elba) soccer and basketball; Kayla Norman (Brockport, NY/Brockport) soccer; Joe Pernick (Tonawanda, NY/St. Joseph's Collegiate Institute) golf and baseball; Edvin Ramulic (Kenmore, NY/Kenmore West) basketball; Chelsea Reischuck (South Wales, NY/East Aurora) volleyball and softball; Emili Ripley (Batavia, NY/Notre Dame) softball; Jessie Rolland (East Aurora, NY/East Aurora) soccer; Eric Russell (Hickory, NY/Iroquois) soccer; Emily Schilling (Holland, NY/Holland) soccer; Sara Schmidt (Rochester, NY/Irondequoit) soccer; Stephanie Smith (Waterloo, NY/Waterloo) cross country; Rebecca Sutton (Eden, NY/Eden) softball; Zach Taylor (Wattsburg, PA/Seneca) baseball; Samantha Tedesco (Orchard Park, NY/Orchard Park) softball; and Mary Zinni (Batavia, NY/Batavia) soccer and basketball.
The AMCC consists of 10 institutions from across New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio who sponsor 14 different men's and women's athletics programs competing for an automatic qualifier to the NCAA championships.
In addition, on Tuesday, April 26, at the Hilbert College Athletic Awards Reception, the Chi Alpha Sigma's New York Theta Chapter will be formally introduced. The National College Athlete Honor Society recognizes junior and senior student-athletes who carry a grade point average of 3.4 or higher. Second-year members are Amanda Dudek, Carole Jones, Eric Russell, Emily Schilling and RJ Sykora. These five seniors will be joined by first year inductees: Lanie Harrington, Ed Heffron, Michael Maritato, Jill Martucci, Matt Militello, and Brandon Morse.
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Perhaps Ron Paul meant to sound noble when he spoke last week of secession "as a deeply American principle." Perhaps in his own mind, he pictured himself as one of the Founding Fathers, affixing his signature in florid hand to the Declaration of Independence. And never mind that as George Washington proved when he led a military expedition against Pennsylvanian farmers in the Whiskey Rebellion, the last thing that ex-revolutionaries turned national leaders were prepared to tolerate was secession.
Because the Founding Fathers knew that a nation that permitted secession, without the consent of the entire nation, cannot endure. If secession is a fundamental right that some Texans can petition the White House for secession, then why not honor Atlanta's petition to secede from the state of Georgia? And if your state can secede at will, then why can't your county, your town, or even your street declare independence? Where does it stop?
Is there a fundamental right to secede? Sure there is, in the same way that robbing your neighbor's house can be justified as a fundamental right if you are starving. It's not the abstract right in question, but when it should be applied. The Founding Fathers revolted because they did not want to be ruled by a king and country on the other side of the Atlantic Ocean. The American Civil War was fought over states' rights; even if that was the right to enslave other human beings, it could be at least be said that the issue behind secession was significant.
And what does Ron Paul cite as justification for secession? Obamacare. Medical marijuana laws. All important issues, to be sure, and ones that raise questions about federal versus state powers. But they are not reasons to threaten to dissolve the United States. If they are, then what's next? Texas seceding over civil rights laws, or evolution being taught in schools, or maybe Obama's tie is the wrong color?
This isn't liberty. This is petulance, a political temper tantrum for Americans who didn't get their way and can't understand that the price of maintaining a great nation like the United States is that none of us gets what we wish for all the time. Change the laws, yes. Elect politicians who support your views, yes. But don't destroy the nation because you can't smoke pot.
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Fans of the humor and clever clues in the Sammy Keyes books will enjoy The Wig in the Window, first in Kristen Kittscher's funny middle-grade mystery series.
Best friends and seventh graders Sophie Young and Grace Yang have made a game out of spying on their neighbors. On one of their midnight stakeouts, they witness a terrifying, bloody scene at the home of their bizarre middle-school counselor Dr. Charlotte Agford (also known as Dr. Awkward).
At least, they think they do. The truth is that Dr. Agford was only making her famous pickled beets. But when Dr. Agford begins acting even weirder than usual, Sophie and Grace become convinced that she's hiding something—and they're determined to find out what it is.
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Equipped with walkie-talkies, binoculars, and candy, the girls sneak out for one of their midnight spy missions expecting a simple stakeout. But what starts as a silly game turns very real when they peek in on Luna Vista's notoriously bizarre middle-school counselor, Dr. Charlotte Agford (aka Dr. Awkward).
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"This book is funny, realistic, and suspenseful a pitch-perfect mystery for the tween set." — Kate Messner, author of Capture the Flag
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"This fast-paced, action-packed romp has all the ingredients of a great mystery, and it does not leave out the angst felt by so many middle schoolers. Readers will see themselves and their friends in Sophie and her classmates, and they will have a difficult time tearing themselves away." — School Library Journal (starred review)
"Ample red herrings keep young sleuths and engaged readers guessing in this thrilling debut mystery. Reminiscent of the ever-compelling film Rear Window, this appealing and often spine-tingling tale will leave its audience wishing for more." — Kirkus Reviews
"Kittscher's debut novel addresses the inevitable rocky periods in middle-school friendships with perceptiveness, honesty, and well-targeted humor" — Publishers Weekly
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Learn more about hospice
No one likes to think about death and dying, but it's something everyone has to face eventually. There's an incredible resource in our community that provides comfort, dignity and respect to all those coping with a serious or life-limiting illness. It's Hospice Care of South Carolina.
November is National Hospice and Palliative Care Month, a time to reach out to our community to raise awareness about the compassionate care that Hospice Care of South Carolina provides locally.
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Walmart and Straight Talk Wireless will soon be carrying the iPhone 5 starting January 11. It will only be offered at its full, contract-free price, however, Straight Talk is offering an unlimited talk, text, and data plan for $45 per month, significantly cheaper than the plans available from the major US carriers.
In addition to Straight Talk's plan, Walmart will be offering customers with a Walmart Credit Card a financing plan that will allow customers to pay $25 per month to avoid the large up front cost. According to a statement Walmart representative, the total cost of the plan will be lower than most plans from one of the major national carriers:
"We believe customers shouldn't have to choose between saving money and having the latest technology," said Seong Ohm, senior vice president of Entertainment for Walmart U.S. "Now customers can have the coveted iPhone with unlimited talk, text and data without a contract for $70 a month thanks to our exclusive Straight Talk plan and industry first financing offer."
This is just the latest in the expansion of the iPhone to a variety of US carriers. While carriers like Straight Talk and Virgin Mobile use the networks of the major carriers, they are able to offer customers lower prices on plans while usually charging full price for the handset. The Straight Talk/Walmart deal is unique in offering customers the ability to pay for the cost of the iPhone over time without requiring a contract. Straight Talk Wireless uses AT&T's network, and at this time it isn't clear whether or not customers on this plan will be able to access AT&T's LTE network.
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How come whenever someone starts a statement with "no offense or no disrespect" it turns out to be just that....disrespectful and offensive! Lol!,
Trying not to be disrespectful to poor or low class people.
$650 means contract free, that means if you, for whatever reason don't want a month or so of service you can, and it also means you can use your iPhone overseas since it's SIM unlocked, I travel a lot between Mexico and the States so this is a good option for me.
That's why Walmart is offering it on their credit card for the low low price of $25 per month. It's the American way! Plus add taxes and fees to that and how much are you really saving? Doesn't sound like much. And no discount for additional lines that I can see so unless you're single with poor credit this doesn't seem to make much sense.
I believe the author may want to do more homework. I'm sure Straight Talk will also allow people to bring in their own iPhone, AT&T or Verizon, and get set up on the Straight Talk plan.
So you could be on either network, depending on if the phone is chip-set for AT&T or Verizon. Your coverage/signal will be accordingly.
Pick your iPhone model, carrier, and unlimited everything plan, calculate the two year contract price, including the phone price. Now do the same on Straight Talk. Then calculate the difference, and I believe most will be quite surprised at how much less you'll spend for the same service and product.
still not as good as my virgin mobile $35 a month plan
Your Virgin Mobile is on Sprint, afaik. Straight Talk is on AT&T/Verizon/T-Mobile. Some people would like to pay $45 a month for unlimited everything on a GSM carrier, as they want Voice+Data at the same time.
how often do you actually use both at the same time... its a convenient feature but people (or just me) dont really do both at the same time too often... and when that is needed, i use google voice or another voip app to make the call and have access to my browser... but good point though..
I use it all the time. Lets list a few. Tethering to the laptop and get a call. Hmmm. On the phone and want to look something up on the Internet. Streaming radio an then get a call, the audio pauses but the stream keeps buffering and I don't miss a thing. On the phone and someone says, "let me forward the email to you so you can read it". Do I really want to say, well I will have to let you go and call you back. Duh.
I wish we could stop rehashing the value of simultaneous voice and data all the time.
pretty sure i mentioned google voice up there...
Google Voice runs over your voice plan not data. Nice try. :P
Coverage is a lot better though.
I switched from at&t and used straight talk for 6 months. They were ok, but I noticed a lot of lag in my data plan. When I would open an app on my iPhone 4, I'd sometimes have to wait a while for the data to flow. A lot of times I'd have to force quit the app in the multitask bar, then reopen it to get it to work. I never had that problem before with AT&T. I've since gone back to AT&T and haven't had any issues. Another thing I disliked about them is the lack of 3G coverage. I live in the pacific NW. I leave town a lot and travel just outside of the city limits, say 30 minutes east of Portland. As soon as you drive past those city limit signs, you can kiss your 3G goodbye, you'll have to deal with 2G for the rest of your trip until you enter another city. My travel buddies on at&t would all be connected via 3G, but not me. I checked their coverage maps and its seems to be the same story all across the country. I called their customer service while i was shopping for my iPhone 5 and couldnt get an answer as to whether they would have access to the new 4G network. While I like to save money, I think I'll gladly pay the extra $300 a year ($25 month) to know that I have access to 4G/3G everywhere, with no lag in connections on my new iPhone 5.
I haven't had those issues. ST was just as fast AT&T, I was getting a steady 4meg.
This seems to miss that ST isn't that great when you go over some invisible data limit. I had been threatened by them several times for "excessive use" of my unlimited data. They would magically throttle me to literally 40kbps per second. I asked them, first time they said it was a bug, second time they just fixed it. Third time I was said to be violating some vague part of their TOS. When I read it, it mentioned torrents and tethering. I wasn't doing either. I had to technically enable tethering*** (through TetherME) as they wouldn't provide a SIM that enabled the "APN settings" thing, as TMobile does.
***I didn't tether, I just had to use that tweak from Cydia to get my APN settings.
So do you have to pay the $650 upfront? Or can you just add more to your bill to pay it off?
Pay upfront, your bill with ST if you chose the $45 plan will always be $45+tax and here tax is only 6% so my ST plan is $47 on my iPhone :)
That is interesting that the tax is so low. With ATT all the taxes come to roughly 21%. I am located in Florida.


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The Andersons extends 3X pledge match through Dec. 24Written by Staff Reports | | firstname.lastname@example.com
After inclement weather hampered a three-day fundraising drive benefiting The Salvation Army of Northwest Ohio, The Andersons says it will extend its 3X match pledge period through Dec. 24.
Earlier this month, The Andersons pledged that for every $1 deposited into the The Salvation Army's red kettles on Dec. 12-14, it would donate $3 in gift cards to group, up to $150,000.
But a snowstorm on Dec. 14 affected the number of shoppers at the three area stores and the amount of donations able to be raised, according to a news release.
Now The Salvation Army has until Christmas Eve to meet its goal of raising $50,000 between the three Andersons locations: 530 Illinois Ave. in Maumee, 4701 Talmadge Road in Toledo and 7638 Sylvania Ave. in Sylvania. The Andersons is also matching donations at its two Columbus locations.
"We have been blessed this year and want to share our bounty with our neighbors in the Toledo and Columbus communities," said The Andersons CEO Mike Anderson in a news release. "Obviously we cannot make special gifts of this magnitude every year, but when the opportunity presents itself to provide it sure feels good, especially at this time of year."
The matching funds will help The Salvation Army make up for a shortfall in collections since the later-than-usual Thanksgiving has meant fewer days between Thanksgiving and Christmas to collect the funds needed to meet community needs, according to the release.
"To maximize this opportunity, Red Kettle collections need to reach $50,000 at The Andersons over these three days," said Capt. Kevin Zanders, who serves as area coordinator of The Salvation Army in Northwest Ohio along with his wife, Capt. Tawny Cowen-Zanders, in the release.
"The kindness and generosity of The Andersons is humbling," Cowen-Zanders said in the release. "Their initiative and the support of all of our donors will change lives. Our community is blessed."
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Average retail gasoline prices in Oklahoma have risen 2.6 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.98/g yesterday, according to GasBuddy's daily survey of 2,294 gas outlets in Oklahoma. This compares with the national average that has not moved in the last week to $3.24/g, according to gasoline price website GasBuddy.com.
Including the change in gas prices in Oklahoma during the past week, prices on December 24th were unchanged compared to the same day one year ago and are 13.7 cents per gallon lower than a month ago. The national average has decreased 19.1 cents per gallon during the last month and stands 1.3 cents per gallon higher than this day one year ago.
"With just hours to go before Christmas, it appeared that the national average may set a new all-time record high, barely edging out 2011 as the most expensive average for gasoline on Christmas Day," said GasBuddy.com Senior Petroleum Analyst Patrick DeHaan. "The bad news likely won't stop there- gasoline prices in six out of the last seven years have increased between Christmas Day and January 15 of the following year. If the national average rises to at least $3.26/gal before New Years Day it will mark the highest start for gas prices ever on the first day of the year," DeHaan said.
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Mr. Isemann has more than 30 years of experience serving as CEO, COO, CFO at Danville Regional Health System, and in other top positions at major hospital and healthcare systems, including Humana and American Medical International, as well as several non-profit organizations. He has received a Master's Degree in Health Administration from Duke University, is a fellow and national advisory council member of the Healthcare Financial Management Association, and a fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. Isemann joined KidsPeace in 2006 in the capacity of chief financial officer and since that time has worked against challenging national financial trends for healthcare charities to strengthen regional management and accountability, strengthen worker pensions and protect resources for the organization.
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NH man charged with attempted assault at motelStaff Report | January 05,2013ROCKINGHAM A 55-year-old New Hampshire man was arrested Friday in Claremont, N.H., on a Vermont warrant stemming from an incident at a Rockingham motel last month.
Vermont State Police said John Cotter of Charlestown, N.H., was arrested in connection with the Dec. 22 incident at the Rodeway Inn in Rockingham. Police said Cotter, armed with a large pipe, attempted to kick down the door of a motel room occupied by two people, ages 30 and 28, and their three young children, a 6-month-old, a 1-year-old and a 6-year-old.
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This unit focuses on exploring the complexity of issues surrounding professional learning and the importance of professional learning for the individual and the institutions in which they work. To do this students will engage with the literature and research in order to develop understandings about, and the impact of, various theories and principles that underpin Professional Learning and Development. Through the learning involved in this unit we expect students will become more self sufficient in managing their personal professional learning and be prepared to contribute to the development of effective professional leaning programs for themselves and for their work places.
This unit explores a range of perspectives and theoretical work that underpin the design of professional learning programs for educators and trainers. The intention is to build capacities around professional learning through reading literature in the field and engaging in critical reflection of professional learning programs. The unit aims to support students to develop a meta-awareness of the centrality and significance of Professional Learning to every profession and every professional, provide opportunities to test assumptions and beliefs about Professional Learning within a conceptual framework that enables meaningful contributions to the field, connect with immediate work/needs but and explore issues in a range of settings/contexts; and link theory and practice to Professional Learning contexts.
Assignment 1: (50%) An essay based on a critical review and analysis of the perspectives on professional learning introduced in the study materials and readings and a comparison with previous experiences of professional learning. Students must make effective use of the literature to support their writing.
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Anderson Silva Professes Its Tougher to Stay at the Top Than to Get There
Anderson Silva Professes It's Tougher to Stay at the Top Than to Get There | MMAWeekly.comI never thought this, I just wanted to be as good as my coaches because at that time things werent as glamorous as they are now. We only had one event which was Pride and they didnt have my category, there wasnt my division, you didnt have my weight class in Pride. So, I always try to find my space, try to be better than I am everyday, but I didnt have this thing of being a champion, so I just wanted to be better than I used to be the day before, Silva said on Thursday.
Now that Im here Im aware theres a lot of responsibility behind this and I remember everyday where I came from, where I am and where I intend to get to.
Silva had to earn his spot to even land in the UFC, but once he got there he left the middleweight division and a couple of light heavyweights in the wake of his destruction like something out of a Terminator film.
Getting there was tough, but Silva says maintaining his spot as the best in the world has been even tougher.
I think staying where we are, at the time where we are, to just continue winning to remain as the champion is more difficult, Silva stated.
Until you get here you find many problems that you face, you have many difficulties, but Im lucky that everything has worked out.
There is a certain hunger that a fighter needs to scratch, claw and climb their way to the top, but it takes an even deeper devotion to being the best to stay there.
Silvas reign as middleweight champion will have lasted six years as of Oct 14, 2012 with 10 consecutive defenses. No other fighter has even come close to that in UFC history, and its a mark that every champion will aspire to reach.
Its taken a lifetime of dedication for Silva to stay on top, and if he has his way, things wont be changing any time soon.
I think the most difficult thing is to stay there. People are demanding things from you all the time, you always have to be focused, and concentrated for anything that might happen, Silva said.
Its always much more difficult to stay there at the top than to get there.