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Shoot Expertise: Camera Mics
Apr 1, 2008 12:00 PM, By Barry Braverman
Sound advice for shooters.
Going wireless
Every shooter, regardless of niche, could benefit at some point from a wireless mic or two in their travel package, and so in this context, the new Lectrosonics SR (Slot Receiver) is the ideal solution, adding little additional weight and bulk. I like that when it comes to sound stuff on my rig. No Velcro. No wires. No mess.
Slot-loading receivers have been around for a few years, but they've always been plagued by compromises; their smaller sizes disallow sufficiently sophisticated electronics that would enable professional high-end performance. With the introduction of the Lectrosonics SR, this is no longer the case.
The Lectrosonics SR receiver is smaller than the company's top-end UCR411A and ubiquitous UCR401 receivers. The SR provides better performance overall than the UCR401 — especially on the radio side, with less noise and better physical range. The 411A, with its superior filtering system, is still the best choice for top-tier pro users operating in environments with a lot of RF interference, which is typically found in city centers.
For me, the big attraction of the Lectrosonics SR is its simplicity and overall transparency. Its dual-channel capability supports two discrete inputs — a key consideration when you're working with more than one talent, as is often the case with a reporter and subject. Attach a sidemount receiver in addition to the SR, and four independent inputs is now a real and practical possibility.
The SR's dual channels can also be linked to a single frequency for increased range and robustness of signal. Lectrosonics True Diversity technology automatically selects the cleaner of the two inputs. I like this notion of a second channel to ensure a clean signal. As a shooter, I understand the critical importance of audio quality, but I do have other things on my mind. Usually.
When compared to some lower-cost alternatives, the SR (with a street price of $1,800) is by no means cheap. On the other hand, we must recognize this is a dual-channel receiver with two discrete inputs. This effectively doubles the efficacy and functionality of the unit.
In general, I'm not a fan of many inexpensive wireless systems, because they typically sacrifice robustness through the use of plastic parts that are prone to breakage. The sound quality in cheaper units is also suspect — they suffer from a much higher noise floor and they're more prone to interference. The analog technology used in lower-cost units can also contribute to their inferior performance, although this might also be attributed (in part) to poorer design and wider tolerances. By contrast, in every respect, the Lectrosonics SR is indistinguishable in quality from a hard-wired mic.
Lavalier mics from a variety of suppliers may be used with the Lectrosonics system, including the Sennheiser MKE2 and the Sanken COS-11, with the appropriate connector. Conclusion
As shooters' responsibilities have expanded to embrace the role of audio recordist, so has our interest in capturing the highest-quality sound in the most unobtrusive way possible. We all understand how the on-camera short shotgun is imperative in this regard. But so should be a wireless slot receiver — especially now that many newer camcorders are configured to accept one. In these changing times, we shooters will keep our well-trained eye more and more on the audio meters.
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Sennheiser MKH416
There aren't too many things in life like it: a loyal friend who never lets you down and performs for you no matter what — through thick and thin, heat and cold. You can bang it around inside a gyrating Huey one minute or subject it to a riot water cannon the next. At National Geographic, where I hung my battery belt through the 1980s and 1990s, the 416 was standard issue to the Society's battle-hardened road warriors, joining my Arriflex camera, Nagra recorder, and Sachtler tripod. Twenty-eight years later, that same 416 is still a member of my closest family. And each time I board a plane to fly off to the Yukon or the Amazon, I check for three essential things: my passport, my AMEX card — and my Sennheiser 416.
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Once installed, you will see that Destroy the Web adds an extra menu toolbar button. Once you click it, the game begins. It is then your goal to click on and "shoot" all the content on the webpage. Destroy links, images, divs, headings and more in this little game for your browser.
Here is a little more about the Destroy the Web add-on from the developer:
Not satisfied with current games available for Firefox, I strived to create a game in such a way that it is well integrated with the actual browsing experience. Unlike the rest of those games, Destroy the Web is played against any page in the Web, causing the outcome to be always different.
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Internships can be for one, or span multiple, academic terms. We are flexible with much of the structure of an internship. We focus more on ensuring that a student completes a professional work experience within their academic major, at a credible employer who will help professionally mentor them through the experience, and that fits within the student's career goals.
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- 53% of internships, evolve into full-time positions
- CBA Freshman entering in academic year 2008-09, Internships are a requirment for degree completion
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Cincinnati Financial Corp.
The City of Lima
Community Storage & Properties, Ltd.
Cooper Tire & Rubber
Crowe Horwath
Dana Corporation
Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc.
Ernst & Young
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Hartzell Fan, Inc.
Honda of America
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Lowe's Home Improvement Company
Marathon Petroleum Company, LLC
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Involving the Family
This information is part of an online guide, Resources for Mainstream Programs
The success of a student who is deaf or hard of hearing is often attributed to the support and involvement of the family. Parents, teachers, and researchers alike agree that children whose families are actively involved in their education reap greater benefits than children whose families are not. In a collaborative relationship, all sides benefit:
- The school can help families understand their child's potential and provide them with support, information, and skills to promote their child's academic achievement, language, and social development.
- The family can provide the school with critical information about their child, family, and community. The information parents have is invaluable, especially when the teacher and school are less familiar with educating a deaf child.
- The student benefits from having all the adults in his or her life share an understanding and goals.
Below are considerations for sharing information, providing support to families with deaf or hard of hearing children, and helping families become active participants in their child's education. The success of these strategies largely depends upon each school's commitment to a truly collaborative relationship.
- Listen and take seriously the family's concerns about their child's development. Parents and caregivers stress the importance of being heard by professionals and respected for their knowledge and insights about their own children. Many hearing families who have been learning what it means to be deaf or hard of hearing and who have been advocating for their child over the years possess insights and information that may be helpful to professionals in inclusive environments.
- Be honest with parents. Provide families with all the information that is available; do not limit or censor the information provided. Encourage parents and caregivers to set high standards for their child, but do not create false expectations even if the information is not what they hope to hear. Effective relationships are built on trust, and parents and caregivers need to feel confident that the information they receive is complete, accurate, and honest.
- Be knowledgeable about resources and specialists available in the community or in the state that may be able to provide support to families and specialized services to their children. Check into state commissions that address issues relevant to deaf people as well as national or regional parent organizations and agencies for deaf and hard of hearing people.
- Provide ongoing communication and language skill development for parents and other family members. Schedule workshops and classes at times and places that are convenient and welcoming to all families. Language and literacy development is largely dependent upon the quality of communication in the home. Provide opportunities for families to connect with deaf or hard of hearing adult role models. Adults who are deaf or hard of hearing can help families develop positive and realistic expectations for their child's future.
- Survey families to identify information topics of interest to them. Plan workshops that include both topic experts and consumers. For example, vocational rehabilitation programs and services for deaf and hard of hearing individuals may be an area of interest to parents and caregivers of adolescents. Identify experienced vocational rehabilitation counselors as well as young adults and their families who have used these services to share information about opportunities that are available.
- Provide families with the opportunity to meet with teachers and other specialists on a regular basis. For example, establish monthly early morning coffee meetings and welcome parents and caregivers to stop in to share information or concerns or to ask questions. In these meetings, be specific about ways in which families can participate in their children's education and the school.
- Establish ways in which parents and caregivers can contact school personnel easily. Class web pages, voice and text mail messaging and e-mail are some options that invite family members to communicate directly with teachers and other school personnel.
- Provide interpreters for families whose primary language is different from the language of the school to assure full access to all information and school functions.
- Support and encourage families to advocate for their child's needs. Help families feel comfortable expressing their views even when those views differ from those of the teacher, school, or other professionals. Help families understand their legal rights, responsibilities, and the appropriate processes they need to follow to make changes in their child's program or services.
- Be familiar with the communities and cultures of the families of the children in your school. Arrange meetings in the communities in which families live to share information about school programs, resources, and services.
- Demonstrate respect for all families regardless of their economic situation, level of education, or ethnicity. For many families, having a child who is deaf or hard of hearing is a new and unknown experience. They may initially feel powerless or overwhelmed by new information they receive or the decisions they must make.
- Establish a program such as Hands & Voices' "A Guide by Your Side" (see http://www.gbys.handsandvoices.com) that connects new families with more experienced families with whom they share some commonalities (e.g., cultural or linguistic background, age of children). Encourage families to get to know each other or organize "buddy systems" to welcome new students and their families.
- Guide families in the use of telephone and video relay services (available phone operators who translate calls from voice to sign or text) so they can contact deaf adults for support and interaction. Parents and caregivers can use these communication devices to encourage their own children to connect with their deaf and hard of hearing peers.
- Prepare newsletters about both school and community events that may be of interest to families with deaf or hard of hearing children. These newsletters can be used to share information and serve as reminders for upcoming events. Provide translations in other languages to ensure full access to everyone.
- Plan special meetings at which a book or DVD/videotape on deaf issues is presented. This provides an opportunity for families to come together to share what they have found useful and to discuss ideas they have about raising and educating children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Encourage parents and caregivers to act as facilitators for these meetings.
- Identify "room parents" for each class or age grouping in the school. Encourage each class to have at least one "parents only" event during the year for families to get to know each other. Parents and caregivers whose children are deaf or hard of hearing may have fewer opportunities to get to know the other families if their children are not included in social activities. This "parents only" event will allow families to get to know the other families of the children in their child's school.
- Make available a family resource room or area in the school where parents and caregivers will feel comfortable and where they can read, watch a DVD/videotape on educational issues, practice signing, borrow materials, or work on a school project.
- Show families that you value and welcome their involvement and that they are important enough to warrant their own space in the school.
- Offer opportunities for families from various language and ethnic communities to meet and form support networks. For example, organize meetings with Hispanic or Asian parents.
- Plan school events and programs in consultation with individuals from various communities associated with the school. Make it easier for families to attend school functions by scheduling them at times that are convenient for working parents. Provide transportation, child care, and refreshments.
American Society for Deaf Children http://www.deafchildren.org/
Benedict, B., & Raimondo, R. (2003). Family rights, legislation, and policies: What professionals need to know to promote family involvement and advocacy. In B. Bodner-Johnson and M. Sass-Lehrer (Eds.), The young deaf or hard of hearing child: A family-centered approach to early education. Baltimore: Paul H. Brookes Publishing.
Center on School, Family, and Community Partnerships, Johns Hopkins University http://www.csos.jhu.edu/p2000/center.htm
Hallau, M. (Ed.). (2002). We are equal partners: Recommended practices for involving families in their child's educational program. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center.
Hands & Voices http://www.handsandvoices.org
Marsharck, M. (2007). Raising and educating a deaf child: A comprehensive guide to the choices, controversies, and decisions faced by parents and educators (2nd ed.). New York: Oxford University Press.
Meadow-Orlans, K., Mertens, D., & Sass-Lehrer, M. (2003). Parents and their deaf children: The early years. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.
Sass-Lehrer, M. (2002). Early beginnings for families with deaf and hard of hearing children: Myths and facts of early intervention and guidelines for effective services. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Laurent Clerc National Deaf Education Center.
Spencer, P., Erting, C., & Marschark, M. (Eds.). (2000). The deaf child in the family and at school: Essays in honor of Kathryn P. Meadow-Orlans. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc.
Stewart, D., & Luetke-Stahlman, B. (1998). The signing family: What every parent should know about sign communication. Washington, DC: Gallaudet University Press.


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Haunted Chicken
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Pumpkin Patch Crème Brule
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Pumpkin Beignets
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Blood Orange Fruit Reduction, Tri Color Layered Potato Stack and Seasonal Vegetables
Midnight Chocolate Tart Temptation
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Pumpkin Cheese Muffin
Salted Caramel Cake Pops
Halloween Carnival @ Big Thunder Ranch Jamboree
Candy Corn Cotton Candy
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Dia De Los Muertos Carnitas
Tender Carnitas accompanied by rice and beans and choice of flour or corn tortillas
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Local credit union dishes out scholarships
United SA Federal Credit Union has given out a total of $1,500 in scholarship money to three area graduating high school seniors. The scholarships of $500 each were given to Kami Choy of Clark High School, Lauren Correa from Health Careers High School and Steven Parra of Champion High School in Boerne. A fourth student […] [Read More]
Local company awards scholarships
Recipients of C.H. Guenther's scholarships this year. Fifteen college-bound San Antonio Independent School District seniors have each been awarded a $1,500 scholarship by C.H. Guenther & Son, Inc. The scholarships are part of the company's annual scholarship program. The program that began in 2001 was scheduled to end, but C.H. Guenther has announced a five-year […] [Read More]
Awarded for philanthropy
Larry Tuttle The President and CEO of Guide Dogs of Texas, Larry Tuttle, was recently awarded with the Professional Fundraiser Award by the Partnership for Philanthropic Planning San Antonio. Tuttle runs the only guide dog school in Texas, which raises, trains and provides guide dogs to visually impaired Texans. Chris Quinn [Read More]
The no-dress dress code
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Dry cleaner awarded
The Clothing Care Council, a national advocacy organization for the cleaning industry and clothing manufacturers, has awarded its annual Award of Excellence for Quality Garment Cleaning & Customer Service to locally owned Five Star Cleaners. The group has been giving out the award since 2005. Fewer than a hundred dry cleaners in the county met […] [Read More]
Employment workshops
Considering that the government is outpacing the private sector in job creation, maybe it is time to find out how to get a federal job. Workforce Solutions Alamo is having a series of federal job application workshops to help those looking to apply for civilian positions with the government. The free workshops are from 8 […] [Read More]
Calling all young adults
This is for any of you Clockers desperately wanting to be empty nesters. Prod your eternal child to a free job fair and symposium this Saturday from the good folks at Workforce Solutions Alamo and the YMCA of Greater San Antonio. The two have teamed up with District 5 Councilman David Medina and Good Samaritan […] [Read More]
Change in command at manufacturers association
Reynaldo Chavez has been named to replace the retiring Mike Harris as president and CEO of the San Antonio Manufacturers Association, the association's board of directors announced Friday. Harris will retire in June after 20 years with the manufacturers association. Before that, Harris had a 25-year career with the U.S. Air Force. Chavez joined the […] [Read More]
USAA exec named to national board
Senior Vice President for USAA Property & Casualty Underwriting Manuel "Manny" Rios has been appointed to the board of directors for The National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Foundation. The group is a coalition of national organizations representing local governments, public safety institutions and health professionals who work in emergency response situations and public safety. […] [Read More]
Allstate gears up for center's opening
Allstate Insurance Co. said it has hired 200 workers for its new customer information center, opening next month at The Oaks at University Business Park at 12238 Silicon Drive, San Antonio. The Northbrook, Ill.-based Allstate said it will hire 128 additional employees starting next month. It eventually expects the center will employ 600 employees, who […] [Read More]
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Much to my surprise, a few people have emailed me asking for my summer reading list. So I spent some time going through the books that I hope to conquer this summer. I usually manage to get through most of them, but you never how things go – and sometimes the summer reading list rolls into fall and winter. There are many books worth reading, but these are my choices, a mix of fiction and non-fiction, new and classics, for this summer along with a brief description and a link to each book on Amazon:
1) 21 by Peter H. Kriendler
The story of New York's '21' Club is the story of American glamour in the twentieth century. In his star-studded memoir, saloonkeeper Peter Kriendler—younger brother of Jack Kriendler, cofounder of '21'—paints a spellbinding portrait of the club through its early years, its birth as a Greenwich Village speakeasy, its move to midtown during Prohibition, the tough days of the Great Depression, the dazzling Camelot nights, and the swinging go-go years as it became America's most legendary restaurant and a second home to the most powerful people in business, politics, and entertainment.
Link: http://amzn.com/B009R6HFHO
2) The Ocean at the End of the Lane: A Novel by Neil Gaiman
An Amazon Best Book of the Month, June 2013: Neil Gaiman's intent was simple: to write a short story. What he ended up with instead was The Ocean at the of the Lane–his first adult novel since Anansi Boys came out in 2005, and a narrative so thoughtful and thrilling that it's as difficult to stop reading as it was for Gaiman to stop writing. Forty years ago, our narrator, who was then a seven-year-old boy, unwittingly discovered a neighboring family's supernatural secret. What happens next is an imaginative romp through otherwordly adventure that could only come from Gaiman's magical mind. Childhood innocence is tested and transcended as we see what getting between ancient, mystic forces can cost, as well as what can be gained from the power of true friendship. The result is a captivating tale that is equal parts sweet, sad, and spooky. –Robin A. Rothman
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3) Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald
F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote in a friend's copy of Tender Is the Night, "If you liked The Great Gatsby, for God's sake read this. Gatsby was a tour de force but this is a confession of faith." Set in the South of France in the decade after World War I, Tender Is the Night is the story of a brilliant and magnetic psychiatrist named Dick Diver; the bewitching, wealthy, and dangerously unstable mental patient, Nicole, who becomes his wife; and the beautiful, harrowing ten-year pas de deux they act out along the border between sanity and madness.
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4) Ungifted: Intelligence Redefined by Scott Barry Kaufman
In Ungifted, cognitive psychologist Scott Barry Kaufman—who was relegated to special education as a child—sets out to show that the way we interpret traditional metrics of intelligence is misguided. Kaufman explores the latest research in genetics and neuroscience, as well as evolutionary, developmental, social, positive, and cognitive psychology, to challenge the conventional wisdom about the childhood predictors of adult success. He reveals that there are many paths to greatness, and argues for a more holistic approach to achievement that takes into account each young person's personal goals, individual psychology, and developmental trajectory. In so doing, he increases our appreciation for the intelligence and diverse strengths of prodigies, savants, and late bloomers, as well as those with dyslexia, autism, schizophrenia, and ADHD.
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5) TransAtlantic: A Novel by Colum Mccann
In the National Book Award–winning Let the Great World Spin, Colum McCann thrilled readers with a marvelous high-wire act of fiction that The New York Times Book Review called "an emotional tour de force." Now McCann demonstrates once again why he is one of the most acclaimed and essential authors of his generation with a soaring novel that spans continents, leaps centuries, and unites a cast of deftly rendered characters, both real and imagined.
Newfoundland, 1919. Two aviators—Jack Alcock and Arthur Brown—set course for Ireland as they attempt the first nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, placing their trust in a modified bomber to heal the wounds of the Great War.
Dublin, 1845 and '46. On an international lecture tour in support of his subversive autobiography, Frederick Douglass finds the Irish people sympathetic to the abolitionist cause—despite the fact that, as famine ravages the countryside, the poor suffer from hardships that are astonishing even to an American slave.
New York, 1998. Leaving behind a young wife and newborn child, Senator George Mitchell departs for Belfast, where it has fallen to him, the son of an Irish-American father and a Lebanese mother, to shepherd Northern Ireland's notoriously bitter and volatile peace talks to an uncertain conclusion.
These three iconic crossings are connected by a series of remarkable women whose personal stories are caught up in the swells of history. Beginning with Irish housemaid Lily Duggan, who crosses paths with Frederick Douglass, the novel follows her daughter and granddaughter, Emily and Lottie, and culminates in the present-day story of Hannah Carson, in whom all the hopes and failures of previous generations live on. From the loughs of Ireland to the flatlands of Missouri and the windswept coast of Newfoundland, their journeys mirror the progress and shape of history. They each learn that even the most unassuming moments of grace have a way of rippling through time, space, and memory.
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6) Post Office by Charles Bukowski
"It began as a mistake." By middle age, Henry Chinaski has lost more than twelve years of his life to the U.S. Postal Service. In a world where his three true, bitter pleasures are women, booze, and racetrack betting, he somehow drags his hangover out of bed every dawn to lug waterlogged mailbags up mud-soaked mountains, outsmart vicious guard dogs, and pray to survive the day-to-day trials of sadistic bosses and certifiable coworkers. This classic 1971 novel—the one that catapulted its author to national fame—is the perfect introduction to the grimly hysterical world of legendary writer, poet, and Dirty Old Man Charles Bukowski and his fictional alter ego, Chinaski.
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7) For Whom the Bell Tolls by Ernest Hemingway
In 1937 Ernest Hemingway traveled to Spain to cover the civil war there for the North American Newspaper Alliance. Three years later he completed the greatest novel to emerge from "the good fight," For Whom the Bell Tolls. The story of Robert Jordan, a young American in the International Brigades attached to an antifascist guerilla unit in the mountains of Spain, it tells of loyalty and courage, love and defeat, and the tragic death of an ideal. In his portrayal of Jordan's love for the beautiful Maria and his superb account of El Sordo's last stand, in his brilliant travesty of La Pasionaria and his unwillingness to believe in blind faith, Hemingway surpasses his achievement in The Sun Also Rises and A Farewell to Arms to create a work at once rare and beautiful, strong and brutal, compassionate, moving and wise. "If the function of a writer is to reveal reality," Maxwell Perkins wrote to Hemingway after reading the manuscript, "no one ever so completely performed it." Greater in power, broader in scope, and more intensely emotional than any of the author's previous works, it stands as one of the best war novels of all time.
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Firstly though, a warm welcome to Janina Beckett who has joined our Design Team. Janina was chosen from our last Scrapbook Challenge and this time, if we receive over 20 entries, we will be looking to add one more person to join our team.
Janina chose Rectangles and has made three layouts
Jeannie Reed chose Triangles
But this was only after she chose Squares and decided it didn't turn out quite the way she wanted.
Three different shapes and five lovely layouts to get you started. The winner will be drawn on 6th November using random.org and will receive a prize chosen from our new shop stock. A maximum of 2 layouts per person please.
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Wrap top - gap, thrifted
Tank - thrifted
Skirt - Banana Republic, thriftedSandals - Liz Claiborne, thrifted
Ah today's weather is perfection. Hot, but not humid. Sunny and bright, with a nice wind. I know, weather again? Well it means that I'll be curled up on the porch in these nice comfy layers finishing the last Pendragon book. To talk about the clothes, the wrap top is not sky blue in real life. It's really more of a mint/tiffany shade. The skirt is 100% wool (for realz?). It's very light weight, and the wool keeps it super airy. It'll be layered under everything this winter as a warmth layer, but it's surprisingly perfect for summer too.
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O-I retiree stays involved in recycling effortsFriday, April 30th, 2010
Jerry Bannister helped establish glass recycling during his 35 years working at Owens-Illinois and remains active in recycling efforts since retiring from the company in 2000.
"I stayed involved because there is a huge need for recycled glass and it's good for the environment," Bannister said. "We need recycled glass to make more glass."
Recycled glass obtained mostly from public collection programs is processed to make cullet used with raw materials to produce glass bottles and containers. About 85 percent of cullet comes from states with bottle deposit laws, according to Bannister and the company.
O-I remains a leading producer of glass containers for beer, liquor, wine, and food products such as Gerber baby food. The company recently began making glass baby bottles again, according to Rich Crawford, president of O-I Global Glass Operations.
"O-I was involved in recycling way before it became cool," Bannister said. "Some of the bottles they make today are produced with as much as 85 percent recycled glass."
The company was one of the founders of the "Keep America Beautiful" movement that portrayed a Native American crying about littering of the land in an award-winning public service announcement that aired on television.
Bannister continues to serve as a board member for the Keep Toledo/Lucas County Beautiful, Keep Perrysburg Beautiful and Keep Ohio Beautiful organizations.
Bannister helped expand glass recycling at O-I based on the growing need for cullet. After working for many years in sales and marketing, he became director of recycling and public affairs for the company in 1992.
Part of that job involved the promotion of recycling at drop-off sites, such as ones at Kroger stores, and curbside recycling programs, such as the City of Toledo operates.
"We're trying to get more people involved in curbside recycling, particularly glass," he said.
For years, O-I processed recycled glass into cullet used in making new glass at its plants. After acquiring Brockway Glass with plants that didn't have cullet processors, O-I decided to spin-off that part of the operation to third-party processors, Bannister said.
Bannister grew up in Toledo, graduated from DeVilbiss High School and earned a bachelor's degree in industrial management at Ohio University.
He served as a lieutenant in the Army's First Armored Division at Fort Hood in Texas for nearly three years.
He began his long career with O-I in 1965, serving in sales and marketing positions in Kansas City, Grand Rapids, Mich., Boston, New York and Hartford. He moved back to Toledo in 1977 as director of marketing for the beer industry.
Bannister served as director of sales and marketing for Europe, Africa and the Middle East. He and his family lived in Geneva, Switzerland, for two years, but returned to Toledo in 1982 continuing the job from there until 1992 due to the high cost of keeping employees overseas.
His three children graduated from Perrysburg High School and college. One daughter and son live in Perrysburg, while the other daughter lives in Colorado. He and his wife, Sharon, live in the same house in Perrysburg where they raised their family.


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Working across the ditch: New Zealanders working in Australia
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Australian Government Department of Immigration and Citizenship. (2009). Community Information Summary - New Zealand born. Available at http://www.immi.gov.au/media/publications/statistics/comm-summ/_pdf/new-zealand.pdf.
Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2010). CDATA Online (version 2). Accessed April 2010 at http://www.abs.gov.au/websitedbs/d3310114.nsf/Home/census.
Bryant, J. and Law, D. (2004). New Zealand's Diaspora and Overseas-born Population. New Zealand Treasury Working Paper 04/13. New Zealand Treasury, Wellington.
Carmichael, G. (1993). Trans-Tasman Migration: Trends, Causes and Consequences., Australian Govt Publishing Service, Canberra.
Chiswick , B (1999) Are Immigrants Favorably Self-Selected?
The American Economic Review, Vol. 89, No. 2, Papers and Proceedings of the One Hundred Eleventh Annual Meeting of the American Economic Association (May, 1999), pp. 181-185
Dumont, J-C. and Lematre, G. (2004). Counting Immigrants and Expatriates in OECD Countries: A New Perspective. Available at
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Hamer, P. (2008). One in six? The rapid growth of the Māori population in Australia. New Zealand Population Review, 33/34: 153-176.
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Newell, J. (2009). A Comparison of New Zealand and Australian Labour Markets: Current Similarities and Long-term Trends. Working paper published by Monitoring and Research Associates (MERA). Available at http://www.mera.co.nz/Publications/WorkingPapers/WorkingPapers/MERAWkgPaper200902Sum.htm.
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Have your say online on Wimborne parking debate
Posted: December 07, 2012|
A WIMBORNE councillor has come up with an idea to solve the town's car parking problems.
The issue - which has long been rumbling - was highlighted recently when East Dorset District Council gave permission for development of housing on the site of the car park in Old Road.
County, district and town councillor Robin Cook has suggested that a new multi-storey car park could be the answer.
Mr Cook said: "Since becoming a councillor 10 years ago, the subject that most often comes to me via my inbox, post bag, phone, or face to face is the issue of car parking in Wimborne. "Too many yellow lines, too few yellow lines, lack of on street provision for workers, lack of on street provision for residents, too few spaces for the 'quick' shopper, car park costs, and so on."
He added that it was unfortunate to lose the car park spaces in Old Road but the type of accommodation proposed was desperately needed. He said figures showed a low usage.
Mr Cook has suggested that the site of the Poole Road car park would be a good location for a multi-storey facility.
"It is close to the town centre but would not be intrusive on the existing infrastructure. Access is easy and away from the main traffic routes. It is unlikely that the existing footprint would need to increase by much, if at all, to achieve a suitable number of additional spaces," he said.
"The Core Strategy document suggests an Area Brief in policy WMC2 which includes 'a public car parking assessment for Wimborne town Centre'. We have an ideal opportunity before us now with the forward plan for the Wimborne area to take this proposal forward, " Mr Cook said, adding that it should be 'pay on exit'.
"Just to prevent me being accused of 'NIMBYism', I live in Poole Road and can see the existing car park from my window," concluded Mr Cook.
The Stour and Avon Magazine is giving you the chance to have your say online.
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Buck Harvey on Sports
Between columns, Buck discusses the major developments in sports and what's on his readers' minds.
Yearly Archive for 2010
DeJuan is De-X
DALLAS – DeJuan Blair had just grabbed more rebounds against Dallas than any opponent had in the previous 81 games, and already the Mavericks knew how they would stop him in the playoffs. Brendan Haywood, the Dallas center, at least knew. "Tim Duncan," Haywood said sarcastically, "will have a slight impact on his minutes." So […] [Read More]
It's not (bleeping) over for Tiger
AUGUSTA, Ga. — Go back a week ago, to last Monday, when Tiger Woods met the media. Then he said the key word. Asked if he planned to show more respect to the game, Tiger said: "Yeah, great question. I'm actually going to try and obviously not get as hot when I play." The key […] [Read More]
Ginobili makes it easy for the Spurs
Manu Ginobili drives up his price with seemingly every game, and Sunday was no different. He scored 32 points, put up with Ron Artest and took over the point for George Hill in the second half. But he's not only making himself money, he's also making it easy on his franchise. Now the Spurs know. […] [Read More]
Ron-Ron as the mentor — Hill's next step
Ron Artest blew kisses to the crowd Wednesday, and that's not so awful. Ask Detroit. Besides, he did this with only the most delicate of sensibilities. "I wanted to have fun," Artest said, "without being too showboatish." If all of this adds to the Ron-Ron legacy, then listen to the Spur who says he grew […] [Read More]
Presti finds his Mahinmi — at last
OKLAHOMA CITY — Tim Duncan went to the basket with a chance to end the game Monday night. A score would have given the Spurs a 4-point lead with 8.8 seconds left. But then someone with raw talent — someone who played in Europe and someone who grew up in another country — soared to […] [Read More]
Knowing Tiger, he will be ready
The Monday press conference will make him uncomfortable. But he will feel immense relief as soon as that is over. The Champions Dinner, the next night, will also do him some good. That setting will be both familiar and intimate. He should enter the Par 3 Contest on Wednesday, something he didn't do a year […] [Read More]
A broken hand, and Finley's bruised ego
CLEVELAND — Michael Finley wore a suit Sunday night on the Boston bench, and he might wear a uniform Tuesday in Milwaukee. His fellow Chicagoan, Doc Rivers, might want to reward him with minutes, too. But everything Finley wanted is back with his old team. When Tony Parker broke his shooting hand, Finley would have […] [Read More]
Finley's exit wound
Gregg Popovich won't hold a grudge over this. But it's likely he also won't hold the same high regard he once had for Michael Finley. What Popovich said — and didn't say Monday night — suggests that. [Read More]
Robertson falls deeper
The last time I saw Alvin Robertson, face to face, was in 2002. Then there was a glass wall between our faces, because he was in Garza West, a Texas Department of Criminal Justice transfer facility about 100 miles south of San Antonio. "This will pass," he said that day through a scratchy telephone line. […] [Read More]
Spurs had no interest in Camby?
Theo Ratliff played 18 minutes Friday in his first game for Charlotte. The last time he stayed on the court that long for the Spurs was before Christmas. He also had more blocks (2) than in any game since November. One more thing — the Bobcats routed the team with the best record in the […] [Read More]
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Raid on Cirencester antiques saleroom
Posted: May 28, 2009|
BURGLARS have hit top Cirencester auctioneers.
Moore Allen & Innocent's salerooms at Norcote have been raided.
A haul of antiques, including tables, jewellery and clocks, estimated to run into thousands, were taken.
Police were called at 12.30pm today after the company's security firm reported the break-in.
Officers are currently investigating and are appealing for anyone with any information to contact them as soon as possible on Gloucestershire police 0845 090 1234 or Crimestoppers anonymously 0800 111555.


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Whether you're transferring from an Oregon community college or university, or whether you're a first-year student with advanced credit, Oregon Tech eases your transition with:
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Judge Upholds DNR's Suspension Of Convicted Poacher's License
Annapolis, Md. (October 25, 2010) —Zachary W. Seaman, 27 of Wolford,
Md., will be prohibited from engaging in any commercial fishing activities in
the State of Maryland for the next three oyster seasons, after an administrative
law judge upheld the Maryland Department of Natural Resources' (DNR) proposed
Natural Resources Police (NRP) arrested Seaman with 31 bushels of oysters —nearly three times the legal limit—on his vessel near Wingate, Md. on December 7, 2009 and charged him with 19 counts of exceeding the daily bushel limit. Less than two months later, NRP caught Seaman harvesting oysters in the Hooper's Island Straight Oyster Sanctuary and officers charged him with removing oysters from a sanctuary. Seaman was ultimately convicted for exceeding the oyster daily bushel limit and removing oysters from an oyster sanctuary.
In addition to those charges, Seaman has a history of Natural Resources violations, including:
- In August of 2007, he was convicted of possessing striped bass during a closed season.
- In March 2007, he was convicted of possessing oysters over the legal limit.
- In February 2004, he was convicted of possessing undersized oysters.
- In July of 2003, he was convicted of possessing undersized crabs.
"This decision is a reminder to everyone that there are serious penalties for
taking oysters from an oyster sanctuary and harvesting in excess of the oyster
daily bushel limit. Zachary Seaman, and others who wantonly violate natural
resources law are not only stealing from the Bay; they're stealing from all
Marylanders," said DNR Secretary John Griffin. "We are all investing time and
money into restoring the native oyster population and the Bay itself, and we
must all work together to protect our investment."
This is one of four recent administrative decisions upholding commercial fishing license suspensions proposed by the DNR for illegal oyster poaching. These suspensions come on the heels of both the opening of the 2010 oyster season and implementation of Governor Martin O'Malley's Oyster Restoration and Aquaculture Development Plan. The plan increases Maryland's network of oyster sanctuaries, expands the leasing opportunities for oyster aquaculture and maintains 75 percent of productive bottom for a more targeted, sustainable and scientifically-managed public oyster fishery.
A noteworthy part of this program is the launch of increased enforcement initiatives. DNR has suspended or revoked 9 commercial fishing licenses this year for illegal oyster poaching. DNR's enforcement efforts will be aided by a network of radar and camera units in sensitive areas that are prone to poaching, which went online this month.
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Contact: Josh Davidsburg
The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR), which is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, is the state agency responsible for providing natural and living resource-related services to citizens and visitors. DNR manages more than 461,000 acres of public lands and 17,000 miles of waterways, along with Maryland's forests, fisheries, and wildlife for maximum environmental, economic and quality of life benefits. A national leader in land conservation, DNR-managed parks and natural, historic, and cultural resources attract 12 million visitors annually. DNR is the lead agency in Maryland's effort to restore the Chesapeake Bay, the state's number one environmental priority. Learn more at www.dnr.maryland.gov


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Supreme Court Weighs Exxon Valdez Damages
Nina Totenberg interviewed Jeffrey Fisher, who is asking the Supreme Court to uphold punitive damages against Exxon for the 1989 oil spill in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Totenberg reports:
Nineteen years ago, the supertanker Exxon Valdez, loaded with millions of gallons of crude oil, ran aground in Alaskan waters, resulting in the most notorious oil spill in modern times. After a five-month trial and two appeals, Exxon was ordered to pay $2.5 billion in punitive damages.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court hears Exxon Mobil Corp.'s claim that it should pay no punitive damages at all.
The accident occurred March 24, 1989, when the ship, traveling in the dead of night, struck Bligh Reef in Prince William Sound, Alaska. Capt. Joseph Hazelwood, who had abandoned the bridge during the treacherous crossing, first reported the accident to the Coast Guard. His sleepy voice is recorded for posterity, as he tells the Coast Guard the Valdez has "fetched up hard aground," and is "leaking some oil."
The oil spill in fact turned out to be the largest on record in North America: 11 million gallons of crude oil, spread across 600 linear miles — larger than the distance between Washington, D.C., and Atlanta.
Stanford law professor Jeffrey Fisher, representing the Alaskan plaintiffs, counters that punitive damages have been available for hundreds of years in maritime law, "basically under the same circumstances they are available in tort law, when a defendant acts egregiously or in callous disregard for the rights of others."
"The entire Phase Three of trial was all about Exxon's corporate knowledge of Hazelwood's drinking."
Indeed, Fisher says, Hazelwood dropped out of the post-rehabilitation program that he had been forced to enroll in; Exxon management knew that Hazelwood had subsequently had his license to drive a car revoked because of a drunken-driving charge; 15 witnesses testified at trial about his drinking, often with Exxon personnel; and Exxon supervisors were informed of his drinking, including by report to the president of Exxon Shipping.
Fisher counters that the very irrationality of Exxon's actions is what justifies punitive damages. "An alcoholic culture pervaded the company," he says. "Officials didn't want to blow the whistle on a friend. This is precisely what makes Exxon's conduct so egregious." The company deserves this kind of punishment, he adds, precisely because it "showed utter disregard for the environment and for tens of thousands of Alaskans that depended on the bounty of Prince William Sound."
Fisher argues that the punitive damages are just barely enough to punish and deter, since the $2.5 billion represents only three weeks of Exxon's current net profits. Exxon, on the other hand, says the award amounts to more money than all the punitive damage awards ever upheld by the federal courts combined.


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The Parkton Round Table features a stainless steel top wrapped in an aluminum edge with an aluminum column and base.
Unique contemporary design adorns the table top. Matching Bar and Square Table also available.
Sophisticated design striking enough for any modern Dining or Kitchen area, this item is durable enough to withstand harsh outdoor conditions and looks great in any patio, porch, garden or pool area.
Product Dimensions:
Width: 27.5"
Depth: 27.5"
Height: 28"
The Axis Bar Stool is made with a clear acrylic seat with sleek chrome finished steel base, stem and footrest. Seat rotates 360 degrees and is height adjustable via hydraulic lever. Total Size: 17"L x 14"W x 38"H (extended)Seat Height: 22.5" - 30.5" inches (adjustable)Product Weight: 16 lbs.
The Legacy Bar and Counter Stool are a modern reproduction from Harry Bertoia's classically designed 1952 Bertoia Seating Collection. Features a sturdy chrome steel frame and your choice of Black or White faux leather cushionCounter Stool Size: 21" W x 22" D x 36.5" HSeat Height: 24" from ground / Depth 19"Foot Rail: 9.5" from groundBar Stool Size: 21.5" W x 22.5" D X 41" HSeat Height: 28.5" / Depth...
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Featuring an artistic, modern style, this bold design is made for both aesthetics and comfort. Made of plush, round cushions encased in sleek leatherette.With a fully functional hydraulic system, this seat height moves as high as 32 inches or as low as 24 inches, and swivels 360 degrees.Total Size: 17.5"L x 19.5"W x 32" - 40"H inchesSeat Height: 24" - 32" inchesProduct Weight: 39 pounds


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Staff Nurses in the United States can expect to earn an average of $28.75 per hour. The bottom of the pay range sits near $20.66 per hour, and the top verges on $40.39. The most influential factor affecting pay for this group is geographic location, though years of experience and the specific company have a (lesser) impact as well. Most workers in this position report high levels of job satisfaction. Staff Nurses who responded to the questionnaire are largely women, dominating at 86 percent. While approximately one in five report receiving no health benefits, a fair number do receive medical coverage, and more than half have dental, as well. This overview is based on answers to PayScale's salary questionnaire.
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Staff nurses generally work in hospitals and long-term care facilities. These nurses may carry out assessments of patients and administer care and medications as needed, and must also keep notes regarding patients' care and development. They may also create discharge plans for individual patients.Read More...
Staff nurses are often in charge of managing groups of nursing attendants and may schedule their shifts and delegate tasks. Strong communication skills are important in order to work well with nursing assistants, physicians, other medical staff, and patients. Working as a staff nurse may also require working in high-pressure situations, as well as long hours on occasion.
A bachelor's degree in nursing and registered nurse certification are generally required for this position, and there are both part-time and full-time positions available. Some staff nurses may specialize in particular fields, such as pediatrics or emergency care; in these cases, strong knowledge and skills in the specific department are important so that the best possible care can be administered.
Each patient has separate needs, so it is important to assess them individually. Though it is important to help them heal physically, it is equally important to provide emotional support for their well being, so strong people skills are essential in this position. Staff nurses must also be physically strong, as their shifts may require a lot of standing, walking, and lifting.
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It's not very common for Staff Nurses to move on to become Operating Room Nurse Managers. Average pay for an Operating Room Nurse Manager is $78K annually. The most common career progression for Staff Nurses leads to becoming a Registered Nurse, where pay is typically $55K. However, many Staff Nurses also opt to become Clinical Nurse Managers, a position that pays $72K on average.
The pay scale is far from balanced at DaVita Inc.. While salaries on one end can reach $116K, the company's median pay sits at $63K, the lowest in the industry.
Staff Nurses report using a deep pool of skills on the job. Most notably, skills in Operating Room / OR, Labor & Delivery, Birthing, Emergency Room, and Dialysis are correlated to pay that is above average, with boosts between 5 percent and 18 percent. Skills that are correlated to lower pay, on the other hand, include Hospice, Pediatrics, and Rehabilitation. It is often found that people who know Acute Care are also skilled in Telemetry and Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
Median of all compensation (including tips, bonus, and overtime) by years of experience.
Experience does not seem to be a strong driver of pay increase in this role. Salaries of relatively inexperienced workers fall in the neighborhood of $53K, but folks who have racked up five to 10 years see a notably higher median of $61K. On average, Staff Nurses make $66K following one to two decades on the job. Ultimately, more time spent in the workforce does seem to translate to bigger paychecks; seasoned veterans with more than 20 years of experience report a median income of $71K.
For those looking to make money, Staff Nurses in San Francisco enjoy an exceptional pay rate, 60 percent above the national average. Staff Nurses will also find cushy salaries in Los Angeles (+38 percent), Houston (+20 percent), New York (+19 percent), and Philadelphia (+19 percent). The lowest-paying market is Raleigh, which sits 17 percent below the national average. St. Louis and Columbus are a couple other places where companies are known to pay below the median — salaries are 15 percent lower and 11 percent lower, respectively.
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Took this project off the loom a little while ago, I know it's not knitted but I thought I would share it anyways. Happy Knitting Everyone!!!
Even with the interruptions from the nephews...
Ok so I know you Yarn Snobs out there will be like "OMG IT"S DONE IN ACRYLIC!!!" but deal with it (Just kidding), although I do actually enjoy knitting with acrylic threads.
Hi everyone ...... this is a new experience for me, I belong to many sites for social meetings etc, but this is the first knitting site that I have joined.
I gave up on the gloves...they just were making me mad. I will get back in the mood later to try to make gloves, but for now I am working on my second sock.
As you may know, I do retailoring/repair/and finishing for folks as a sideline.
I mentioned this hat previously.
Sorry, it's sideways. I'm a little sideways these days as well.
Knit out of Plymouth Encore 75%acryl, 25% wool.
I "designed" it myself.
Hi everyone. It's been a while since I have written anything, mostly because I am not the kind of person to just write when I have nothing to say. :) Hope you are all well.
Hi all, I've been plugging along on a sweater for my little girl, and am a bit confused about the sleeves bit..
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Performance auditing can be a powerful contributor to effective and accountable government. There is, however, a gap between the positive impact it could have and that which it is actually having.
In many jurisdictions, the work of the government audit office is largely irrelevant, having little or no influence on the decisions made by the government or the outcomes of those decisions. But two changes to the standards that govern the profession could make performance auditing more relevant.
"For almost forty years our economy has bred stagnant wages, long-term unemployment, huge disparities of wealth, and fewer escalators of social mobility."
These are the opening words of social scientist Daniel Yankelovich's book Wicked Problems, Workable Solutions: Lessons from a Public Life. They describe a set of facts that, in ways often unrecognized or unacknowledged, dominates almost every issue.
At Governing's Summit on the Cost of Government last September, I asked a group of city, county and state chief financial officers what they saw as the biggest challenge facing their governments. Every member of the group said it was public pensions. I have a great deal of respect for these individuals. They are dedicated public servants, and many of them are far more knowledgeable about state and local government finance than I am. But I think they're wrong. I think the No. 1 challenge facing state and local governments is infrastructure, not pensions.
First, the dollar estimates for the infrastructure deficit are simply larger than those for pensions. Don Boyd and Peter Kiernan, in a January 2014 paper, pegged the underfunding of state and local government defined-benefit pension systems at $2 trillion to $3 trillion. That's a lot of money for sure, but the American Society of Civil Engineers estimated the country's infrastructure deficit at $3.6 trillion, and that was back in 2013.
Nearly every city in the country is vulnerable to the kind of unrest that Baltimore has experienced this week. The underlying forces that led to that city's riot are national in scope, and ours is a nation born in rebellion with a long history of violent civil disturbances.
Riots in America are not rare. From the New York City draft riots during the Civil War to those in cities across the country after Martin Luther King Jr.'s 1968 assassination to the 1992 riots in Los Angeles over police brutality, some Americans have responded violently when the injustice they feel appears to have gone too far.
During an accounting class I took in the early 1980s, the professor explained methods for calculating and recording business depreciation. Being a government guy, I asked him how those costs were reflected on the financial statements of a government. He told me they weren't and that it didn't make sense to try to calculate depreciation on the Statue of Liberty. I thought his explanation was absurd, and a short time later the Statue of Liberty got more than $250 million in repairs.
There was finally an attempt to correct this ridiculous situation in 1999. The Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) required for the first time that governments report as assets roads, bridges, dams and other structures, along with related depreciation or preservation costs.


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Tenor and Mississippi State music faculty member Adam Webb gives a campus recital Sunday [Jan. 26] featuring music by Benjamin Britten, Francis Poulenc and Tom Cipullo.
Free and open to all, the 3 p.m. performance takes place in the Giles Architecture Building's Harrison Auditorium.
Webb is assistant voice professor in the university's music department, which is sponsoring the program. Departmental colleague Karen Murphy will provide piano accompaniment.
The recital also is made possible through a generous grant from the James W. Criss Foundation of Mobile, Ala.
The program begins with "Canticle IV: Journey of the Magi" by British composer Benjamin Britten and based on T. S. Eliot's poem of the same name. Webb will be joined by counter-tenor Gary Packwood and baritone Peter Infanger.
Packwood is director of MSU choral activities; Infanger, music ministries director at Starkville's First United Methodist Church and a music department instructor.
Nancy Hargrove, MSU Giles Distinguished Professor Emerita of English, will provide a commentary on Britten, Eliot and the musical composition.
The second set will be "The Heart of the Matter," a chamber cantata featuring music by Britten and poetry by Edith Sitwell. In addition to the piano, the composition includes horn accompaniment by Linda Glover, an adjunct professor in the department.
Hargrove, a nearly 40-year MSU teaching veteran, will give a brief commentary on the complex piece and read passages of Sitwell's poetry that alternate with the musical portions.
In the third set, Webb will perform nine songs from the song cycle "Telle Jour, telle nuit" by the French composer Francis Poulenc. The songs--among his most famous--are based on the poetry of Paul Éluard.
Titled "Why I Don't Keep a Gun in the House," the final set is a song cycle based on the work of contemporary poet Billy Collins and composer Tom Cipullo, both Americans. Tones of the pieces range from conversational to witty to profound.
Webb a University of Iowa doctoral graduate, was director for last spring's MSU production of "All Shook Up " and will serve this spring as musical director for "The Pirates of Penzance." He also is choir director at Trinity Presbyterian Church.
In addition to her role as the department's collaborative pianist, Murphy is organist and choir director at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrection.
For more on the recital, contact the music department at 662-325-3070.
Information on MSU is available at www.msstate.edu.


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Departure taxes levied by airports — which at present need to be paid in cash and in person — will be included in the price of flight tickets within three months for at least one airline, State Enterprises Minister Dahlan Iskan said on Tuesday.
The new policy on passenger service charges aims to reduce congestion, with the minister confident it will reduce airport queuing times by at least half.
"Flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will implement the new policy in September," Dahlan said, adding that the airline's information technology system was ready to be integrated with the country's airports.
He said other airlines would follow Garuda's lead for fear of being left behind.
Currently, passengers at Indonesian airports have to proceed through security scanners, check-in counters and service charge payment before they can enter the boarding area, said the minister, who dubbed the current system "primitive."
Dahlan said the government was also developing a new system to reduce check-in times, but refused to elaborate.
At Jakarta's Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, the current passenger service charge is Rp 40,000 ($4.25) for domestic flights and Rp 150,000 for international flights.
Soekarno-Hatta served 51 million passengers last year; its maximum capacity is notionally 22 million passengers.


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Parent to Parent
A place for parents to talk about life's most challenging job
By Amy Graff
Monthly Archive for August, 2009
Have a princess in your house? She might like this party.
Glennpeter Jewelers recently announced the launch of its "Princess for a day" party offering, which means the 1544 Central Ave., Albany, location is offering birthday parties for children ages 9 through preteen years, sweet 16 parties, bachelorette parties and mother/daughter parties. At the start of the event, the "princess" is greeted with an authentic diamond […] [Read More]
Elmo's Tickle Hands: The tweet
A funny tweet about this new product from Elmo and Co.: Table4FiveRT @Table4Five I love Fisher Price, I love Elmo, but there is just something wrong about Elmos Tickle Hands, srsly. http://bit.ly/nPLWB [Read More]
Freeze Pops and Facebook
When I was a kid, I ate Freeze Pops all summer. Today, with my BPA-free baby bottles and teething rings, I wonder if it was really safe to be sucking frozen treats out of a long plastic sleeve. That still didn't stop my craving for them recently. And it was funny but when I posted […] [Read More]
Sundaes this Sunday in Schenectady
A press release from the folks in Schenectady: The Dominican Retreat & Conference Center will present an annual open house, "Sundaes on Sunday' at the Center, 1945 Union St. (Troy Schenectady Rd.) on Sunday, August 9 from 12 noon – 4pm. The family oriented event will feature free ice cream sundaes, drawings, a choral concert […] [Read More]
How did you handle the puberty talk?
I just found this story from the Associated Press on helping daughters deal with the advent of puberty. And I was really struck by this paragraph: Only 25 percent of about 11,000 girls surveyed recently by KidsHealth felt comfortable talking to their moms about puberty and adolescence, with 80 percent of about 5,000 moms surveyed […] [Read More]
Mom allergic to baby: I think I actually had this condition
Check out this story about a British mom who got a skin condition that was actually an allergic reaction to her pregnancy. I had a horrible, horrible rash on my abdomen in the last days of my pregnancy that lasted for at least a week afterward. I was so itchy that I couldn't even sleep […] [Read More]
Mom drags kid through Verizon on a leash
Check out this video taken of a mother who dragged her child, tethered to a leash, through a Verizon store. Although the incident was reportedly in April, the video is generating internet buzz today. She was charged with child endangerment. [Read More]
Increasing number of young kids get cellphones
Check out this Associated Press story on a survey which showed that the percentage of kids between ages 8 and 11 who have cellphones jumped from 7 percent in 2003 to 26 percent today. OK, I'm going to say it. I don't think kids that young should have cellphones. They aren't responsible enough not to […] [Read More]
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Cookout Supply Company by Cajun Injector, 30 Quart Aluminum Turkey Boiling Pot, 09083$29.99
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