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Carolina's decision to let franchise player Julius Peppers and their propensity to not sign free agents outside their team may net a 2011 3rd round pick.
For compensation to be possible, a few things need to be in place:
*the team must have a net loss in free agents, regardless of cuts, RFAs, trades.
*the team must lose player(s) for a high contract value
*that player needs to be successful with the new team
These are essentially subjective, other than the net loss. It seems to be an arbitrary process, honestly. But there's no doubting that Peppers has gone, or that he got a hefty salary. So, now all they have to do is keep a net loss of players.
And despite so many cuts, don't expect Carolina to make big signings. As of now, with the team having lost Peppers and backup QB AJ Feeley, they have a net loss. They may wait on players like Keydrick Vincent, and even Muhsin Muhammad, to make sure they keep that net loss.
So, as they lose a third guy, they might sign two.
They can still field a team of strength and value, stay to their core beliefs, and gain a third round pick in 2011. It's not ideal, it's not a reason to let Peppers go, but if that's not in question, benlefitting from it in the future is a plus.

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Yep. It's true. After a long time I finally meat with a "local" (100 km away) dealer in September - October. Since it was a garage store he didn't have to many bikes around to try. But atleast I got my hands on all bikes from R&M (Birdy), Dahon and Brompton. 20" Dahons were way to large for my needs although it was fun rides (Speed TR and Mu Uno). The Birdy was the best ride, but the most expensive and not a very tidy fold. The Brompton was something else. I enjoyed the ride, not as active and fun maybe as Dahon, but nice. So I went home and thought about what to do. Buy a Dahon Curve (untried) from another dealer or pay up the high price of a Brompton.
A few weeks later I came back and tried the Brompton once more. It was a good ride, and a nice fold. Relatively easy to carry plus easy to roll when folded. I had made my choice. A Brompton it is. A few more weeks of figureing out equipment and so on (believe choosing color was the hardest part). 15 th of October I sent my order, which was confirmed on 17 th. Then there was a LONG waiting time. On the 23 th of December (the day before Christmas in Sweden... we always celebrate the "eves") the dealer came to me and left of a brand new Brompton M6L.
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Some youth are being assigned teams and coaches already. The fee for this program for kids ages 4-8 is $38 for the first child and $35 for each additional child. Last day to register is Saturday. Sign up at the John W. Wells Youth Center, 701 E. 5th St. • • • Registration for the adult spring recreation and coed softball leagues is ongoing. Team entry fee is $393 for recreation league and $353 for coed league. Call the parks office at 661-5495 for information.
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To keep visitors in formed regarding the progress of fall color, the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism has a network of color spotters in every region of the state each fall who have volunteered to supply weekly updates. This information is combined into one report, available by 5 p.m. Central Time each Thursday throughout the fall, so that everyone can make plans for the weekend. The reports describe foliage changes in these three regions: northwest/north central Arkansas (Ozarks), central Arkansas/Ouachita Mountains, and southern/eastern Arkansas. Specific areas and highways are identified when possible.
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What signals can we watch for to indicate the beginning of the fall color season?
Look for splashes of red in your favorite area of green hardwoods. Here's a short list of foliage that changes early in Arkansas, and the color(s) they are likely to display: blackgum (red), hickory (yellow), sassafras (red, orange, or yellow), sweetgum (red, yellow, or purple), red maple (red, yellow, or orange), dogwood (brownish red), poison ivy and poison oak (red), sumac (red), and buckeye (red).
Autumn in Arkansas is anything but one-dimensional with a bumper crop of fall festivals and special events, the flamboyant fall foliage, the harvest season, and the crisper, downward turn of temperatures. The most popular way to enjoy the splashy color of autumn in Arkansas is just to get out and do it. The color change begins in early October in the Ozarks of northern Arkansas...moves slowly to the south...until it reaches the peak of color in late October and early November. Yellows, reds, oranges, golds- even deep purple-overtake the maples, sumac, sweet gum, oak, sassafras, and hickory. The state has two-and-a-half million acres of national forests... the Ozark, the Ouachita (Wash-i-taw) and the St. Francis...where the beauty of the season shines.
AREA ONE: The Ozark Mountain region begins its color change at the end of September and early October, with the black gums taking on brilliant red tones. The peak usually occurs in late October.
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Living small and efficiently offers exciting design opportunities. As you can see from the work of Pulltap Design, it need not mean living without beauty or personal style. Modular work walls are of great interest to me. I have used them extensively in corporate work. But, these elements of surprise offer are uniquely appropriate in the home environment as well. Built-in units allow for flexibility of space, undetermined by the expected function. Multiple activities can be accommodated in one room, with a little creativity and design ingenuity. The tools used for dining and entertaining can be tucked away when not needed to reveal a family room function with space to play and furniture to relax. Workwalls and furniture providing concealment are not new news. Of course the concept of the Murphy Bed has been around for ages. But this modular expression takes that space saving concept on step further. In the age of rightsizing our lives to use less, this design approach provides flexibility and adaptability. Home sweet home.
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Among the most startling revelations is an admission that "Hannah Montana" "destroyed" his family and his fear that 18-year-old Miley could possibly end up meeting the same tragic fate that befell controversial stars that came before her namely, Michael Jackson, Kurt Cobain and Anna Nicole Smith.
Since condemning Miley Cyrus bong scandal in December, Billy Ray Cyrus hasnt said much about his daughter or the controversies that keep surrounding her.
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"Every time something happened in Mileys career, every time the train went off the track, if you will Vanity Fair, pole-dancing, whatever scandal it was her people, or as they say in todays news, her handlers, every time theyd put me ... Somebodys shooting at Miley! Put the old man up there!" Billy Ray told the magazine about why he used to have such a strong public presence in his daughters life.
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Four new tenure-track faculty members and five new staff members discuss their unique perspectives and experiences.
Alicia Broderick
Assistant Professor of Education
Curriculum & Teaching
What she'll be teaching: "I'll be involved in a new master's program in Learning Dis/Abilities, in the Department of Curriculum and Teaching, and teaching as well."
Last job: "I taught at Cal State-Long Beach in their Education Specialist Credential Program. 'Education Specialist' is California's version of 'special ed.'"
Why she became a teacher: "After I graduated from a traditional liberal arts program, my husband and I moved to
Book that influenced her the most: Communication Unbound: How Facilitated Communication Is Challenging Traditional Views of Autism and Ability/Disability, by Doug Biklen, of Syracuse University [published by Teachers College Press]. "Doug found that if kids who have been labeled as autistic have access to communication tools, they're capable of doing grade-level work. After reading his work, I decided I wanted to work with him, and, eventually, I did."
Most important problem in education: "Kids are being segregated into 'special ed' classes or schools with severely impoverished curriculum, where they're not expected to learn well. Economics and race come into play, too-so that many more children of color, proportionately, are put into special ed classes. I see it as a civil rights issue. We need to have inclusive education, and that extends to the university level, where special ed is often taught by a separate faculty."
Stephanie Jones
Assistant professor of education
Curriculum & Teaching
What she'll be teaching: "Literacy courses to preservice students; literacy and cultures courses to master's and doctoral students."
Last job: "I've just graduated with my doctorate from the University of Cincinnati. I taught for four years while I was there, and for about eight years I worked with teachers across Kentucky and Ohio. Before that, I taught first and second grade."
Why she became a teacher: "My ongoing concern for social justice. Education can play a really important role."
Book that most influenced her: "The work of the educator Paolo Freire, one of the pioneers of Critical Theory, who works with marginalized people, mostly adults. Although I had been mostly working with children, his ideas made me more aware of the importance of raising marginalized students' consciousness of the value of their personal experiences, which typically are not valued by mainstream society."
Most influential teacher: "My fourth-grade teacher, Mrs. Stritt, in Goshen, Ohio. She used a lot of the methods I later learned about in my research. I thought about her often as I completed my schooling and eventually called her, 20 years later, to let her know how much of an impact she had on me as a teacher of young children."
Most important problem in education: "The disconnection between home and classroom. Working-class families and families living in poverty don't necessarily share the same cultural experiences as teachers and other school leaders. Many parents who grew up in other cultures perceive the school as an extension of the state, and for parents without documentation there is the unspoken perception that the school holds power over their homes and families. Often they see the school and the state's child protective services as closely aligned. They know one phone call from the school could cause a tremendous disruption in their lives."
Christopher Hass
Assistant Professor of Movement Sciences
Biobehavioral Sciences
What he'll be teaching: "Applied physiology, primarily to master's students. I'll be teaching about human physiology, the aging process, the neuromuscular system-various 'subdivisions' of movement sciences."
Last job: "I was a post-doctoral Fellow at Emory University. I taught at Georgia Tech in their first-ever master's program on prosthetics and orthotics. I also taught part of a Clinical Gait Analysis course and another course in Orthopedic Biomechanics."
Why he became a teacher: "I was an undergraduate at Furman University, a small liberal arts university in South Carolina. My professors taught me to incorporate textbook knowledge and critical thinking into my daily experience, and to ask the important questions. We also really got to know them, and that was important, too. In research and higher education, people tend to lose focus on the students. But to me, students aren't an intrusion on your daily life-they're the reason you're here."
Most influential teacher: "Scott Powers, at the University of Florida in Gainesville-one of the best researchers, and one of the best people, I've ever known. He does a lot of work in the area of oxidative stress-looking at the ways exercise can protect the body against oxidative insult."
Book that most influenced him: "To be honest, it was Tuesdays with Morrie. I'm interested in older patient populations. We're all going to be there one day. The best thing we can do is to give those patients an ear."
Most important problem in education: "The need to instill students with the ability to think critically. Even at the graduate level, students need to continue to learn to express themselves, both verbally and in written form. Most importantly, they need to be able to take the information they've read in a book and assimilate it into what they know.
John Baldacchino
Associate Professor of Art Education
Arts & Humanities
What he'll be teaching: "The philosophy of art in education-the place of the visual arts in history, aesthetics and education. I'll also focus on how the visual arts are taught in art schools, colleges and universities."
Last job: "As Reader in Critical Theory and Contextual Studies at Gray's School of Art in Aberdeen, Scotland. Before Gray's, I taught art education in England at Warwick University, where I earned my master's and doctoral degrees in Art Education. Before that, I was an art teacher in Malta, where I was born."
Why he became a teacher: "I always saw myself engaged with heavy theoretical stuff, while also nurturing a desire to be engaged in the everyday activities that make us what we are. Teaching proved to be both a vehicle for my artistic objectives and a way of developing and testing my social and critical interests."
Work of art that influenced him most: "Caravaggio's 'Decapitazione del Battista' ['The Beheading of St John'], which my father occasionally took me to see in St John's Cathedral in Malta when I was young. It represents something of a canonical work that has influenced my take on art-particularly my enjoyment of and enthusiasm for classic modern works by artists such as Picasso, Mirò, Carrà, or Boccioni."
Most influential teacher: "That's a less difficult question! The first, Father Emanuel Gatt, was an Oxford-educated Carmelite priest who taught me when I was a secondary school pupil in Malta. He was a great teacher to me because he believed in me-for the first time as a young person I experienced mentorship. Pupils are always rebellious, but now that so many years have passed, I can reflect on that educational experience as a model of what pedagogy is all about."
From Professor Fred Inglis, my doctoral supervisor at the University of Warwick, I learned the infectious love of scholarship. I also became very aware of the complementary relationship between the Continental and Anglo-American traditions of thought. He continues to be a supportive and honest friend."
Most important problem in education: The positivist paradigm that has compromised the social sciences for decades. It gives us the impression that if there is anything wrong, we only need to find the 'cause.' But when it comes to 'fixing' problems, education is too elusive and organic for such a simplistic approach. In fact, 'education' is a word that limits the whole pedagogical and formative experience that is better expressed as 'learning.' Every teacher will tell you that the school is only a small part of the learning process. There is no one answer."
Douglas Wood
Executive Director/Principal Investigator
National Academy for Excellent Teaching
What he really does: "Supervise a team of 18 advisors in 21 New York City public high schools who are working to improve the teaching of literacy and reading."
What he hopes to accomplish: "Design a model for the teaching of reading and literacy for urban high school teachers that can be replicated across the country. Ultimately, that model must improve teachers' knowledge of content, pedagogy and student cognitive processes. If we can do that, we'll increase children's academic performance and give them better educational opportunities."
Last job: "Executive Director, Tennessee State Board of Education. Teacher quality is the key to education reform. Take the city of Memphis. Memphis City Schools is the 21st largest school system in the U.S. It has Tennessee's highest percentage of teachers on permits and waivers, and the lowest-performing schools. There's no meaningful ongoing professional development for the teachers, no support in their disciplines-and yet, we're shocked that the kids aren't doing well. If you think this is going on only in Tennessee, wake up and smell the coffee."
Philosophy: "We're denying children their property and liberty rights when we don't give them the chance to demonstrate their academic proficiency through means other than standardized testing."
Formative experience: "Working as a school teacher in Columbia, South Carolina. It taught me that when teachers are learners, students become part of a larger learning community. That's the key to true educational reform: the reforming and reshaping of knowledge in teachers' minds, with the recognition that students are co-learners in the process."
Randy Glazer
Executive Director,
Office of Human Resources
What he really does: "An organization can't succeed if its people can't get done what needs to get done. Our office helps TC faculty and staff have access to the necessary communication links, personnel and appointment actions to accomplish their goals."
Last job: "My last two jobs were at the University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh and Yavapai College in Arizona. I love being around the great minds and the energy and excitement that are created in our learning environment. The architecture on college campuses can be pretty cool, too."
What he hopes to accomplish: "At its best, HR can help to foster a special place where people combine their resources toward creating something great. We did that in Arizona, where we helped pass a $70 million school bond by a 20 percent majority in one of the more conservative states when it comes to supporting education."
Philosophy: "The story that I think captures HR's real power took place at NASA in the 1960s, after Sputnik. Legend has it that someone important-maybe it was LBJ-asked a NASA custodian who was mopping the floor what he was doing. And he answered, 'I'm putting a man on the moon.' The ability to help connect everyone to the importance of what the institution is trying to accomplish should be something we in HR should be looking to do every day."
Formative experience: "When I was 13, my dad lost his job and our family ended up on welfare. This was before the Family and Medical Leave Act. A new boss, who wanted to bring in his own people, fired him when he took time off to take care of my mom. Years later, I was taking a labor relations course in college, and something resonated with me about employee security and my potential contribution. I knew right then what I wanted to do."
Dawn Arno
Teachers College-Education Zone Partnership
What she really does: "Helping to realize the vision of the President, Dean and Trustees of TC as an active partner in improving the schools in our neighboring communities. It's the greatest job, because I get to work with the brilliant faculty and wonderful students at TC and share their gifts with the schools and the community."
Last job: "I've served in K-12 school district central offices as CFO, Assistant Superintendent for Business, and Deputy Superintendent. I've also consulted with districts on literacy and early childhood education, and helped establish and improve alternative schools for the 'chronically disruptive.'"
Formative experience: "I was born the first girl, after four boys, to a woman who was a suffragette before her time in Georgetown, British Guyana, where she never had a student who didn't learn to read. That's not to undersell my father, but as my mother used to say, 'A man can put a suit on to become a man, but a woman has to be educated.'" Philosophy: "In the book Multiple Intelligences, Howard Gardner debunks the notion of intelligence as a set number on a scale. Standardized testing has become a big industry, and the overemphasis on tests is something we need to look at carefully-especially its impact on poor and minority children."
What she hopes to accomplish: "Create close, collaborative relationships between TC researchers and school district practitioners. Our faculty are already improving understanding of the essential 'knowledge work' that teachers, principals and superintendents must do to increase opportunities and outcomes for poor and minority children. My work supports and enhances all TC efforts that affect Upper Manhattan and other under-served regions in the city."
David Stiles
Associate Director of Major Gifts and Planned Giving
What he really does: "Help our alumni and friends help Teachers College by offering them as many gift options as possible-for example, planned giving, which allows them to support TC while producing an income stream for themselves or a loved one."
What he hopes to accomplish: "Meet with as many alumni as possible who are in a position to make gifts to TC, and reignite their passion for the institution."
Last job: "Fundraising at Beth Israel Medical Center, first in planned giving, then in major gifts. I studied health care administration and entered the field as a Compliance Officer for a large managed care organization, but after several years realized that I preferred dealing with people rather than with health department rules and regulations."
Philosophy: "The key to fundraising is the ability to listen to people. Donors often have a general idea of what they want to give back to an organization but need help structuring their gift. It's my job to listen and help them to realize their wishes."
Formative experience: "On my first day at Beth Israel, I met an elderly widower who had worked at the hospital 50 years earlier. I listened to him reminisce and realized that people often form strong bonds with a favorite charity and want to do something special to help. I enjoyed that conversation and have enjoyed working with donors ever since."
Joe Levine
Executive Director of External Affairs
What he really does: "TC is full of amazing people doing good things to help the world through education. It's like the prototypical New York City restaurant, where no one's 'just a waiter.' Here almost no one is 'just an employee'-they're all working on degrees. I'm especially impressed by the idealism and commitment of those who are studying to be classroom teachers. As a public school parent, I know the difference teachers have made in my own daughter's life. My job is to tell their stories and make sure the world understands the significance."
What he hopes to accomplish: "The words 'education' and 'education reform' should trigger an automatic association with the words 'Teachers College'-like 'medicine' and 'Johns Hopkins.'"
Last job: "I worked in communications for a major pharmaceutical company-possibly the only field more contentious than education. If nothing else, it reinforced for me that 'spin' can have only so much power. Ultimately, your actions have to match your words."
Philosophy: "Deadlines are the mother of creativity."
Formative experience: "Working on a weekly newspaper in a small town in Connecticut. My third week on the job, I quoted the town sanitarian, who was a great source, as saying that a certain local politician 'blew with the political wind.' He didn't speak to me again for several months, and he wrote to the paper denying the quote. He'd said it, but the lessons for me were, first, confirm when you're on the record, and second, the printed word really affects people's lives."previous page


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The Boys (and 1 girl) of Summer!
We have had a great summer! Brian and Casey played baseball, I went to see Coldplay, we went to a Reds and Dragon's game, went to Sunset Beach, North Carolina, Casey learned to ride a two-wheeler, went canoeing, played on our friend's largest slip n' slide, Brian broke his wrist, we went to the pool a lot and an old car show. I am looking forward to drawing and writing about what I did this summer. What did you do this summer that you can draw or write about during Writers' Workshop?
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I don't need to be reminded that the world has a lot of stupid, awful people in it, but I keep getting those reminders anyway. The latest reminder came from blogger Doyin Richards, who recently shared some of the astoundingly hateful comments he received over a simple picture of himself and his kids.
A simple image of Richards doing up his daughter's hair while holding his younger child in a baby carrier blew up and went viral. To humanity's credit, Richards did note that most of the responses he received were positive. But unfortunately, a small dose of ignorance is all it takes to ruin things.
The stupidity that Richards received seems to have been broken into two main camps: the camp that seems to think that dads can't be competent parents without a woman around, and the camp that lets racism guide their way.
There were such gems as, "I would bet anything that you're a deadbeat," and, "OK buddy, cute picture. Now why don't you hand the children back to their mom so you can go back to selling drugs or your bootleg rap CDs?" Classy stuff.
Even in a world where more and more women are working full-time jobs and stay at home dads are becoming more common, there's an attitude that men can't parent on their own. I've dealt with this attitude, but I've been fortunate enough to get the opposite sort of discrimination where people assume I'm some sort of demigod for being able to get two kids to bed while my wife is at a Zumba class. While I'm flattered, it's worth noting that there's nothing all that special about it – if you're an involved parent, you do that stuff regardless of your gender.
Why don't I get the type of hate mail that Richards got for his image? Probably because I'm not black and therefore don't usually get accused of being a drug dealer. Which brings us to the second group of ignoramuses: the folks who stuck to pure racism.
"Look at this Uncle Tom. No chance he would be doing this if his kids were black."
"Your MOM is black and you dishonored her by marrying outside of your race?"
Racism isn't just for people outside your own race. We all have that stupid button in the back of our brains, and some people press it harder and more often than others.
The lessons I take away from Mr. Richards' account are as follows:
Sexism won't be dead for a long time. We've made a lot of progress toward equality in our society, but we still have a lot of sexism built into our very culture. The fact that a hands-on dad is treated as either a superhero or as a creep with an ulterior motive for doing the same things a hands-on mom does is proof of that. A lot of this behavior is unconscious – as a society, we tend to see men as incompatible with roles traditionally filled by women and vice-versa.
Racism isn't dead yet, either. There's a significant number of people who think of racism as yesterday's problem. Heck, the Supreme Court basically said as much when they gutted the Voting Rights Act last year. But there's still a lot of people saying and doing ugly things. It's not limited to specific races or social classes – some people just refuse to let go of hate.
The Internet shouldn't be an excuse. I see a lot of obnoxious behavior defended with something along the lines of, "It's just the Internet." That philosophy needs to go away. Saying something online that you wouldn't say to the person face to face is cowardly. Just because the Internet provides you with relative anonymity doesn't mean that your actions there don't have effects. If you're a nice guy in real life but a jerk to people when you get online, you're still a jerk in the end.
Overall, I'm glad Mr. Richards chose to share his experience. It serves as a good reminder that, even if they don't represent the majority of people, there are still a lot of attitudes that we need to work on changing.
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Béla Bartók (1881-1945): Complete Works / Various Artists
32 CD / Decca / 2016-03-25Works: Béla Bartók: Scherzo for orchestra in C major (from Symphony in E flat major, BB 25, DD 68); Kossuth, symphonic poem for orchestra, Sz. 21; Pictures (2) (Két kép), for orc...
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Decca presents a 32 CD set comprising the complete works of Bela Bart�k - one of the most important composers of the 20th Century. This...continue...
Ferenc Fricsay: Complete Recordings on Deutsche Grammophon, Vol. 2 - Operas, Choral Works by Bartok, Beethoven, Bizet, Gluck, & Haydn / Fischer-Diskau, Topper, Stade, et al.
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Performers: Benningsen, Lilian; Borg, Kim; Capecchi, Renato; Dijk, Cornelis van; Dominguez, Oralia; Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich [Baritone Vocal]; Folser, Liselotte; Greindl, Josef; Grummer, Elisabeth; Heller, Helm...
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
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Pierre Boulez: 20th Century Recordings on DG - works by Bartok, Berg, Birtwistle, Debussy, Ligeti, Messiaen et al. / Krystian Zimerman, Leif Ove Andsnes, Hélène Grimaud [Limited Edition, 44 CDs]
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Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Andsnes, Leif Ove [Piano/Conductor]; Arrignon, Michel; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Bauer, Vincent;...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Ensemble de Violoncelles de l'Orchestre de Paris; Ensemble InterContemporain; Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt); London Symphony Orchestra; Members of the...
On March 26, 2015 Pierre Boulez reaches his 90th year. This great master of music - composer, conductor and writer - has been an exclusive...continue...
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Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle / Fischer-Dieskau, Seefried. Rafael Kubelik (rec. 1962, Lucerne Festival, live)
1 CD / Audite / 2014-06-10Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich [Baritone Vocal]; Seefried, Irmgard
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Swiss Festival Orchestra
This previously unreleased 1962 Lucerne Festival live recording of Béla Bartók's only opera Bluebeard's Castle honors the centenary of the birth of conductor Rafael Kubelik...continue...
Recording information: Kunsthaus, Lucerne (08/15/1962)....continue...
Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle / John Tomlinson, Michelle de Young, Philharmonia Orch. & Voices
1 CD / Signum Records / 2014-04-29Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: DeYoung, Michelle; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Salonen, Esa-Pekka
Ensemble: Philharmonia Voices
Bartók's Bluebeard is an immensely powerful musical construction. The work is one large sound arc; time and structure are measured by the successive openings of...continue...
Recording information: Konzerthaus, Vienna (11/08/2011)....continue...
Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle / Boulez, Norman, Polgár
1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2013-12-17Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Norman, Jessye [Soprano vocals]; Polgar, Laszlo
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
"I haven't heard Boulez's earlier 'Bluebeard', but can't imagine the orchestral playing was any finer than the Chicago's is here or the recording better-balanced or...continue...
Pierre Boulez Conducts Bartók
8 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-04-10Works: Béla Bartók: Pieces (4) for Orchestra, Op. 12/Sz 51; Concerto for Orchestra, Sz 116; Dance Suite for Orchestra, Sz 77; Pictures (2) (Két kép), for orchestra, Sz. 46, BB 59...
Performers: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent [Piano]; Aler, John [Tenor Vocal]; Andsnes, Leif Ove [Piano/Conductor]; Bashmet, Yuri [Conductor/Viola]; Grimaud, Helene; Kremer, Gidon; Norman, Jessye [Soprano vocals]; Percy,...
Conductors: Boulez, Pierre
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic; Chicago Symphony Orchestra; London Symphony Orchestra
Over the past 18 years Pierre Boulez has made a series of critically acclaimed recordings for Deutsche Grammophon of Bartok's major orchestral works, the complete...continue...
Mercury Living Presence Collection, Volume 1 (2012) [51 CDs]
51 CD / Decca / 2012-03-06Works: Modest Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition (Kartinki s vïstavski), for orchestra, orchestrated by Ravel; Night on Bald Mountain (Noch' na Lïsoy gore), symphonic poem, edited by Rimsky-Kor...
Performers: Bachauer, Gina; Belov, Rudolf; Fischer, Irwin; Glenecke, Thomas; Graham, Allan; Hood, Boyde [Trumpet]; Janis, Byron [Piano]; Koves, Toni; London Symphony Orchestra; Menuhin, Yehudi [Violin]; Metzenge...
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael; Hanson, Howard; Dorati, Antal; Fennell, Frederick; Paray, Paul; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; ; Menges, Herbert; Kondrashin, Kirill; Rozhdestvensky, Gennady; Gnutov, Vitaly; Alessandro, ...
Ensemble: ; Battery B, 2nd New Jersey Light Artillery; Eastman Wind Ensemble
Mercury Living Presence is special in many ways - an American company, from the heyday of classical recording in the U.S. that reproduced some of...continue...
Includes work(s) by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer)....continue...
Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle / Ivan Fischer, Budapest Festival Orchestra
1 Super Audio CD / Channel Classics / 2011-08-09Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Conductors: Fischer, Ivan
Ensemble: Budapest Festival Orchestra
In the album notes, Iván Fischer discusses Bluebeard's Castle. "Despite occasional successful stagings of this opera, it is concert performances that stir up the feelings...continue...
Recording information: Italian Institute, Budapest (08/16/2002-08/19/2002)....continue...
Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Vol. 6: 1990-2000
14 CD / RCO Live / 2011-06-01Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48; Concerto for Piano no 3, Sz 119; Gustav Mahler: Symphony no 5 in C sharp minor; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pa...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Barainsky, Claudia; Brautigam, Ronald; Hamelin, Marc-André [Piano]; Komlosi, Ildiko; Kovacs, Kolos; Laurendeau, Jean; Masseurs, Peter; Murray, Ann; Shelton, Lucy [Sop...
Conductors: Fischer, Iván; Tennstedt, Klaus; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Berglund, Paavo; Chailly, Riccardo; Dutoit, Charles; Solti, Georg; Previn, Andre; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Jansons, Mariss; Haitink, Ber...
Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
The Anthology of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra is a recorded history of six decades of performances by the Concertgebouw Orchestra, taken from broadcasts contained in...continue...
Bartók: Herzog Blaubarts Burg, etc / Fricsay, Töpper, et al
1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon Import / 2010-03-31Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48; Cantata profana, for tenor, baritone, double chorus & orchestra (or piano) ("The Enchanted Stags"),
Performers: Fischer-Dieskau, Dietrich [Baritone Vocal]; Krebs, Helmut
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Berlin RIAS Symphony Orchestra
"...Fricsay, whose immaculate timing, fastidious phrasing and accute feeling for instrumental texture... are a constant source of pleasure. I'd say that anyone interested in hearing...continue...
Bartok: Duke Bluebeard's Castle / Fischer/LPO, Lloyd, Laurence [DVD]
1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2009-11-17Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Laurence, Elizabeth; Lloyd, Robert
Conductors: Fischer, Adám
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
This highly acclaimed film version of Bela Bartok's searing psychological opera, performed by Robert Lloyd and Elizabeth Laurence, won the 1989 Prix Italia Music Prize....continue...
Run Time: 64 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, French, German
Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle / Valery Gergiev, Elena Zhidkova, Willard White, et al
1 Super Audio CD / LSO Live (London SO) / 2009-09-08Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: White, Willard [Bass Vocal]; Zhidkova, Elena
Conductors: Gergiev, Valery
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
Valery Gergiev is joined by two outstanding singers for his latest LSO Live release featuring Bartok's one-act opera. Despite being one of the greatest ever...continue...
Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle / Solti/London PO, Sylvia Sass, Kolos Kovats [DVD]
1 DVD Video / Decca / 2008-05-13Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Kovats, Kolos; Sass, Sylvia
Conductors: Solti, Sir Georg
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
A visually stunning all-Hungarian production of Bartok's only opera, memorably led by Sir Georg Solti, one of the composer's greatest interpreters....continue...
Picture Format: NTSC, Color
Country of Origin: USA
Bartók: Blue Beard's Castle / Alsop, Meláth, et al
1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2007-11-20Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Belacek, Gustav; Melath, Andrea
Conductors: Alsop, Marin
Ensemble: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
A modern version of the old European folk-tale about the cruel, blue-bearded prince and his many disappearing wives, Bartok's opera 'Bluebeard's Castle' is a metaphor...continue...
Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle / George Solti, London Phil
1 CD / Decca Import / 2007-08-09Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Istvan Sztankay; Kovats, Kolos; Sass, Sylvia
Conductors: Solti, Georg
Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
Opera in English - Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle
1 CD / Chandos Records / 2006-06-27Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Burgess, Sally; Lindley, Simon; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Farnes, Richard
Ensemble: Opera North Orchestra
Bartok's only opera, Bluebeard's Castle, is bitingly dramatic and keeps audiences enthralled from beginning to end. It is performed here with absolute authority by Opera...continue...
James Levine - Documents of the Munich Years
12 CD / Oehms / 2005-06-24Works: Arnold Schoenberg: Gurrelieder; Elliott Carter: Variations for Orchestra; Charles Wuorinen: Grand Bamboula; Roger Sessions: Concerto for Piano; Robert Di Domenica: Symphony; Gustav Mahler: Symphony n...
Performers: Dilcheva, Kremena; Haefliger, Ernst; Heppner, Ben; Kisfaludy, Eörs; Meier, Waltraud; Morris, James; Polenzani, Matthew; Schulte, Eike Wilm; Spangenberg, Martin; Svendén, Birgitta; Taub, R...
Conductors: Levine, James
Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Chorus; Munich Philharmonic Choir; Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Bartok: Bluebeard's Castle / Fricsay, Nilsson, et al
1 CD / Opera D'Oro / 2005-03-08Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Nilsson, Birgit [Soprano Vocal]; Sonnerstedt, Bernhard
Conductors: Fricsay, Ferenc
Ensemble: Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra
A tremendous rarity! Legendary soprano Birgit Nilsson, best known for her Wagner roles and Puccini's Turandot, is the surprising and surpassing star of this modern...continue...
Documents of the Munich Years, Vol. 5
2 CD / Oehms / 2004-12-14Works: Recorded Sound: Applause; Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48; Concerto for Piano no 3, Sz 119; Miraculous Mandarin, Op. 19/Sz 73
Performers: Biss, Jonathan; Dilcheva, Kremena; Tomlinson, John
Conductors: Levine, James
Bartók: Duke Bluebeard's Castle / Kertész, Ludwig, Berry
1 CD / Decca / 1999-09-14Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Berry, Walter; Ludwig, Christa [Mezzo-soprano Vocal]
Conductors: Kertész, István
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
"The original release was greeted by hosannas from all the critics. ARG's John Barker...praised the human qualities of Ludwig's and Berry's interpretations and the powerful...continue...
Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle
1 CD / Hungaroton / 1999-08-09Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Performers: Palankay, Klara; Szekely, Mihaly
Conductors: Ferencsik, János
Bela Bartok: Herzog Blaubarts Burg
1 CD / Antes / 1996-05-17Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48
Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle; Berg / Dorati, Szönyi, Székely
1 CD / Philips / 1992-10-13Works: Béla Bartók: Bluebeard's Castle, Op. 11/Sz 48; Alban Berg: Bruchstücke (3) aus "Wozzeck"
Performers: Pilarczyk, Helga [Soprano Vocals]; Szekely, Mihaly; Szonyi, Olga
Conductors: Dorati, Antal
Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra


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Good day to you! How are things?? It's been crazy between getting ready for the Farm Chicks Show, camping with the fam, working on my summer line, and squeezing every lil' drop outta life that I can manage!
What have you been up to?
Today I'm sharing my FAVORITE painting technique (ok, well one of them that is!) A lot of times I am painting new pieces designed by moi and it can be tricky to make that sparkly new lumber look old. It is a challenge but SUPER fun! Though I LOVE working with old pieces I think I like the challenge of starting from scratch even more.
So HOW to make new lumber look authentically old??
Let her ROOLLLLL…..
What do you think? Would you try this? And I'd love to hear your feedback on the video… hubby says the tunes are cheesy but I am rather inclined to think they blend well with my personality.. hardy-har-har.
Truly though… since I am planning to make weekly videos a staple on yee ole blog I'd love to hear your honest opinions on how I can make them EVEN BETTER and what you'd like to learn about + see.
Thanks so much!! Have a cheery-oh Post Road day! I am off to the garden with my swampers on as we speak!
One stool still available in the shop using this technique… check 'er out here.
I'm working on switching my shop over to a new host right now.. if things aren't working properly I am SO sorry about that. Thank goodness for my tech guy.. I could seriously rip the hair out of my head just looking at all those funny lines of numbers and characters…. If you are wanting something and having difficulty please email me heather(at)postroadvintage.com


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The introduction of the eReader could have positive effects. Despite statistics that say that more books than ever are being published and sold, there is evidence that there is less choice available on the high street. Whilst some argue that more specialist genres such as literary fiction, for example, could become a dying breed in the face of competing populist-reads from the likes of Dan Brown and Jordan (Katie Price), it is hoped that by having a new platform to enjoy a book, more choice and greater access to purchasing, more of us will start reading again and crucially, reading a greater variety of books.
Publishers learn form the music industry
Publishers are wary, however. File sharing of mp3s was good for talented but unknown bands but very bad for music corporations and bigger established bands. Publishers saw this portent and got their acts together. The major publishers Penguin, Random House and HarperCollins, for example, have had their latest titles and significantly large back catalogues in eBook format ready in time for the Reader launch.
No sharing between devices
In order to prevent or at least slow down the innovation and thrift of those who illegally swap music files (heaven forbid!) Readers are proprietary, just like an iPod. On a Kindle you can only read books bought from Amazon
yes, you're right – maybe there are some good opportunities for students who can't lug a load of heavy textbooks with them when they go abroad…but they would be extremely dangerous to read in the bath I'm sure! For me, price is a big issue with regard to books so I will usually buy them second hand or borrow them – restricting sharing of them and keeping the price high is not a winning strategy for me!


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Anyone make their own baby food?
I am a full time working mother, my son is 6 mo. How easy is it to make your own baby food? I do not care about it being organic, Im just wondering if it would save me a lot of money, but not take too much time to do??? Please give advice if it is worth it and a good website on receipes. THANKS!!
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My baby is 8 months old and I've been making her food since 5 months. I find it super easy and think it's saved us a ton of money. Takes me about 30 minutes to make 2 weeks worth of food =] I love it and it all tastes so good!posted 02/06/2012 by kgrindrod90
To the member who said it is unsafe to refreeze baby food if you make it from frozen veggies - you are incorrect (see wholesomebabyfood link): http://wholesomebabyfood.momtastic.com/FreezePage.htmposted 02/06/2012 by crv8908
I didn't read any other responses; however, I have an almost 4 year old and 10 month old twins. My husband and I both teach and coach. So, we always are busy. We have a baby mill that can grind up whatever we are eating for supper. It takes a little muscle on your behalf. We also purchase a lot of frozen and canned foods and make them in our food processor. We freeze them in ice cube trays and then pop them out into food storage bags. That way we have a variety in our freezer, and we have a grasp on how much they are eating. It's also super easy to grab a few cubes and take them with somewhere or give them to daycare for meals.posted 01/29/2012 by hjehn
I make my own baby food. It is so simple and not time consuming at all. I suggest you get purchase good freezer containers to store part of it and a couple of days of food to refriderate. There are many baby food cook books but really no need unless you are totally lost. Good luckposted 01/12/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
I started making baby food two weeks ago because my third child is 8 months old and does not like jarred baby food. My husband bought me the Baby Bullet system and I love it because her food is so easy to make, plus in the end, it saves me money. I know exactly what I am feeding her and she is actually starting to eat better. I keep a few containers of her food in the fridge, and then freeze the rest of it and thaw it out anytime I need it! Also, whatever fruits and veggies I don't use, my two older children eat. Wholesomebabyfood.com is a wonderful resource too!posted 01/12/2012 by member5713
A favorite baby food combo for my child is mashed carrots and yoghurt. I know sounds gross but I tasted it and it is actually really nice. Avocado is also a wonderful quick meal for babies and if you are our and about and your baby gets hungry remember that most gas stations carry bananas, I have found my self many times stopping by a 7-11 getting a banana and mashing it with a fork because we were out longer then we were suppose to be and my son would get hungry.posted 12/20/2011 by Mum Of 2 Aussies
In response to rreesaul. I completely disagree in what you are saying; first off, boiling the food causes the most amount of nutrients to escape from it. Additionally adding cheese and butter to a childâ??s diet to early is not good for the baby. I would recommend following a guide and of course talking to your pediatrician. I made all of my two kids baby food at home and it was simple and easy. But you should introduce food slowly, one food at a time, start out small and go from there.posted 11/16/2011 by Mum Of 2 Aussies
My son is 2 and my daughter is almost 7 months, both of them have never had a jar of baby food. With my son we did buy a couple jars in case of an emergency but he refused to eat them, and he is not a picky eater. I totally recommend making your own baby food, it is fresher and taste better then anything that could be found in a jar. And yes the cost is a plus also. We used the super baby food book, it has a great guide in it on what to feed when.posted 10/31/2011 by Mum Of 2 Aussies
Does Baby Brezza allow you to make stage two and later stage baby foods and have recipees?posted 10/24/2011 by 421mom
It is very easy and cost effective. I highly recommend it. This way you know exactly what your baby is eating. Processed foods should be limited if not completely avoided.posted 12/28/2011 by a BabyCenter Member
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Yearning for Marconi's
I'm not, but some people still are and are still commenting on an old post about where to get the Maison Marconi chopped salad recipe, which led to this joke from Bucky:
Q: How many Baltimoreans does it take to screw in a light bulb?
A: All of them. One to put in the bulb, and the rest to talk about how much better the old bulb was.
How true. I don't know how many comments the Top 10 Locations We Miss Terribly got, but I remember it was a ton.
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Oct 1, 1998-- Marconi's on 106 W. Baltimore St. offers French and Italian (Continental) Cuisine. The restaurant opened in 1920 and the owner claims it is the oldest restaurant in Baltimore. The owner (proprietor) Ilene R. Booke loves the color green so when she renovated the front dining room, she painted it pale green. It has European touch in the room. It's signature dishes are Lobster Cardinale, Oysters Pauline, and Softshell Crab as well as homemade chocolate dessert dish. It opens for lunch and dinner from Tuesday through Saturday. Photo by Chiaki Kawajiri/staff
Oh, heck. While I'm at it, maybe I'll reprint my whole review, which this photo illustrated. Although it makes me a little sad to read it, because Doug H. died in a car accident not too long after. It was his daughter whose wedding we attended in Argentina this Christmas. If you aren't into nostalgia, don't bother to click "Continue reading..."
Marconi's closed in 2005. ...
Doug H. had lived and worked in Baltimore for 13 years before he moved to Annapolis, but he had never heard of Marconi's. Doug H. got taken to the local landmark for dinner recently, ordered minestrone and shrimp Creole and pronounced the restaurant "nice but dated."
Elizabeth L., a longtime resident of Baltimore who knew Marconi's well, ordered the lobster Cardinale, the fried eggplant, the creamed spinach, the strawberry Melba. She didn't say much (she was too busy eating), but she smiled a lot.
So it goes. How to explain the appeal of this old-fashioned restaurant to those who don't have it as part of their pasts? How to justify a wine list that not only doesn't list vintages, it doesn't even list vineyards?
Either Marconi's quirks will seem the epitome of Old World charm, or they will make you grumpy. (As restaurants do in Europe, for instance, Marconi's charges extra for bread and butter.)
Many years ago I reviewed Marconi's and complained about my veal dish. An outraged reader called and chewed me out. "Everyone knows not to order veal at Marconi's."
Everyone knows not to order shrimp Creole at Marconi's if you're expecting anything but a mild, bland version, because -- frankly -- much of the restaurant's clientele isn't as young as it used to be, and its collective stomachs can't tolerate very spicy food. (At least that's my theory.)
You order the lobster Cardinale if you're in the mood for something extravagant. Lobster meat, mushrooms, lots of cream, sherry and Gruyere cheese are arranged in the lobster shell and broiled for a few minutes. It's a handsome dish. Or you have one of the oyster specials, like the plump little sauteed oysters arranged on a slice of Smithfield ham. Usually the lamb chops are wonderfully reliable, but this evening they had a distinct lamb flavor -- too strong for my taste.
As for first courses, you can order minestrone like Doug H. did, but it isn't much more than vegetable soup. Instead, have the delicious antipasto, which features fat lumps of lobster with Russian dressing, a couple of steamed shrimp with cocktail sauce, quarters of hard-boiled egg, a fine slaw, Italian cold cuts, pimentoes and anchovies.
I'm not a fan of the house salad, which is chopped lettuce, egg and tomatoes in a very mayonnaisey dressing; but Marconi's clientele seems to love it. Instead, I'd have one of the vegetables (everything is a la carte here), specifically the fried eggplant. It tastes like eggplant but has the texture of a cloud and a crisp gold exterior. The creamed spinach isn't bad either.
Doug H. had a slice of the "Dark Side of the Moon" chocolate cake for his dessert. Foolish. Everyone knows that such a trendy dessert wouldn't be a big seller at Marconi's, so chances are it wouldn't be all that fresh. And, indeed, it was a bit dry. Elizabeth L. had rich vanilla ice cream with plump strawberries and Melba sauce. Her husband and their other guest shared Marconi's signature dessert: more of that good ice cream with homemade bittersweet fudge sauce served in a bowl on the side.
Doug H. glanced around and probably wondered what he was doing sitting on an uncomfortable bentwood chair in a dining room that looks like a pale green and white wedding cake (with elaborate crystal chandeliers). Elizabeth L. sat back and enjoyed being waited on by a truly professional and responsive waiter -- one who never even introduced himself.


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avoiding sequestration?
Sure that wasn't any bill that didn't include a tax increase rather than any bill?
After all, the intent of sequestration according to everyone I've seen discuss it was to be so bad that both sides would do anything to avoid it, just like the fiscal cliff hubris. That underestimated both sides willing to take the chance of getting away with blaming the other side.
We don't think before we vote as too many just believe what the media feeds them about the candidates. Whoever controls the media wins and whoever does the media the most favors gets to control them. We waltz in and pull the lever for whoever puts the best acts on stage with them, promises free stuff and makes it easy to get to the polls. We're played like a fiddle every election cycle and some candidates just know better how to produce the notes that are sweetest to their own ears. We've allowed ourselves to become stupid and lazy and deserve what we're getting. I just hope there's still time to wake up.
there names I can't even say I know at the state and local levels.
Others I know the name, but all I really know is sound bites.
The only other info is if a friend really believes in someone and I trust their opinion. That's better than sound bites at least. Of course the down side is that often when I know them and trust their judgement, I also know that my views are different from them even though I respect them.
I am suspecting that the word 'layoffs' was meant and intended to say 'furloughs'.
not according to this source
A reduction in force ("RIF") or a layoff is often utilized to balance the losses suffered by a company as a result of a diminished market. While the RIF serves an important function, there are other measures that save costs and, unlike
RIFs, maintain the employment relationship with the employee albeit in a different form. Those cost-saving measures - furloughs, reduced workweeks, reduced wages, job sharing - as well as their potential pitfalls, are the topic of this paper and are discussed in depth below.
A furlough refers to a non-permanent, unpaid leave of absence implemented by an employer as a cost-saving measure. As one might expect, the major advantage to the furlough option is that an employer can tread water during periods of slow-moving business by avoiding the costs of maintaining working employees but without losing those employees who are necessary to the running of the business.
that depends on the times.
If I expect to repeatedly be furlough even for only a week at the time, I will consider using that time off looking for other work even if I don't have to. I went through that once, 3 weeks on, 1 week off, but since my job was a 6 day a week (8 hours Sat time and half) and we were eligible for employment for the week off I wasn't that worried. And I was younger and a bit less realistic perhaps. After about 4 cycles I could see the difference in my bank accounts and pocket cash.
A furlough of a day a week, as being discussed in some agencies, may take a while before the economic impact really hits you, but it will gradually get worse. Of course in today's job market, even if you can find another job you'll probably take that 20% cut or more, so why change? The only reason then is your estimate of the longer term stability of each job. And today nothing is reliable.
The advantage to an employer may be obvious. If you cut someone from 40 hours to 32, I don't think they're eligible to file for unemployment, which affects the employers unemployment tax and fees. In North Carolina, if it hasn't changed, if you're working 24 hours a week or more, you're not legally laid off and not eligible for unemployment. If you work them 4 weeks and off one, you would be eligible for unemployment files against the employer.
Years ago, back in the early 70's I was involved in that 3 weeks on 1 week off for about 3 months. Back then, the employer actually the first week rearranged schedules so everyone worked 23 3/4 hours. That meant that week quaified as your waiting week before getting unemployment but still got at least something.
Don't hear much about companies doing things like that to help employees cope since the 80's, not at the floor level.
NO...it dealt with how to "handle sequestration"
Furlough is a way to handle sequestration.
furloughing some of their staff once sequestration takes effect.
Sequestration requires layoffs....Between the time the layoff notices are given and the people are actually OFF THE JOB...and employer can use "furloughs" to reduce their labour costs.
there is a difference between a furlough and a layoff,
Did I say there wasn't?
Read MY subject line in the OP
Lawyer explains Ins and Outs of Sequestration
in this post I explain the difference between furlough and layoff
I comprehend very well, thank you very much...it's YOU with the problem.
Do YOU remember saying this?
I am suspecting that the word 'layoffs' was meant and intended to say 'furloughs'.
They meant "layoffs" and they intended to say "furloughs".
They meant one thing and they intended to say another?
What ARE you trying to say?
"sequestration requires layoffs".....In order to avoid layoffs, you use the furlough method. Furlough notices are not covered under the Warn Act......layoff notices are. Layoffs are coming, notices didn't go out in time, lawsuits will be paid by the taxpayer because BO told those employers to not send out notices and break the law. What part of this don't you understand or do you refuse to accept as truth just because I'm the one telling you about it since October?
in place for absolute layoffs......it's in place for POSSIBLE/PROBABLE/IMMINENT mass layoffs and is there exactly for that reason. It gives people a heads up that layoffs are coming, and it doesn't have to specifically say how many or even WHICH employees will get laid off. It allows people to make a decision to either start putting in applications for jobs somewhere else IN CASE they are let go or to stay put and hope for the best that they AREN'T one of those who get the 'real' pink slip. The very name of the Act describes what its intent is.......it's a WARNING.
Have you READ the Act itself?
For the DOL to state publicly that the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) won't apply to layoffs caused by sequestration, is as much of a lie as BO stating that sequestration isn't going to happen during the campaign, and that he called Benghazi a terror attack in the Rose Garden that Candi during the campaign debate said he did also.
We'll all see come Friday........
workers for a government agency providing services are not covered under the act. Interesting how the government excluded itself from all the treatment of labor laws it passes.
What does seem to be covered in a rough description.
Plant closings.
Mass layoffs. The definition of that seems to be a layoff over 30 days or more of 500 or more employees, OR 50 to 499 employees if the number laid off is at least 1/3 of the site employment. At least reading seems to indicate at a plant, not throughout the corporation. Also, workers who have worked less than 6 months in the past 12 aren't counted, and those working less than 20 hours a week aren't counted.
There is also a provision for layoff of more than one group that totals to either 1/3 or 500+ in a 90 day period at one site (if I read it right, this part doesn't seem quite as straight forward). There seems to be a loophole that if the employer can demostrate that different layoffs were due to different causes, they don't add up toward the thresholds to invoke the WARN act.
I guess an example would be if they had one layoff because of business conditions but then had to let others go because of accidental facility damages/losses? That's my own guess at an example, not one I found. I wonder if they had one layoff because of business loss then were forced into another because of a supply shortage because a supplier failed would be separate causes. Espcially in this case if the first layoff was caused by sequestration and then the supplier failed because of sequestration.
So furloughs, or what I've known as rotating layoffs, might avoid the law. If you lay off 1/4 you would be safe from it seems clear. If you have everyone take 1 day a week off, that's only 20% no matter how you figure it and you're clear.
But are you clear if you lay off 1/3 one week at the time and rotate the layoff? It can be done, at least in some cases. Or if you do like I've known some to do and work a 2 or 3 weeks on then evereyone is off a week. You don't hit the within 30 day mark of course, and depending on how many weeks you're off in a 13 week period you probably won't hit the number without in 90 days either.
Seems there is more than one way to avoid the intent of the law. I admit I may have the administration of the act wrong since I only read a few descriptions of it.
But are you clear if you lay off 1/3 one week at the time and rotate the layoff?
A "plant closing" or a "mass layoff" is defined in terms of numbers of workers at a
single site of employment who suffer an "employment loss."Id. 2101(a)(2) and (3). "
An "employment loss" is defined as a termination from employment other than a termination for
cause, voluntary departure, or retirement; a layoff for more than 6 months; or a reduction in hours
of more than 50 percent in each month of a 6-month period.
NO "employment loss"...NO layoff.
Reduce the work hours by 49% each month for up to six months WHILE you give out the "60 day notices"?
There goes the basis of a lawsuit claiming you didn't get 60 days notice.
how many of those government contractors who were told by BO to break the law and not send out those notices in time for the election actually got a 'tutorial' from Holder in how to get around it all......by using furloughs in rotation rather than actual layoffs. BUT....at the same time, there are OBM statistics showing that up to 700,000 jobs will be LOST because of sequestration and that the unemployment rate will climb again above the 8% mark.
Again.....we'll see what happens.
is that some last minute deal will be worked out to give more time to stall but find no solution to the problem. We'll be expected to wipe our brows in relief and bow down in thanks. I sure hope I'm wrong but am fully prepared for same old, same old until we can send most of our congress people back home to find other work.
which is what it sounds a lot are planning to do.
And if some are talking about furloughing for a day a week, in NC it use to be if you worked 24 hours at your job, you weren't eligible for unemployment. That was decades though, I'm not sure if it's still the guideline or not.
That would mean you only have to be allowed to work 24 hours a week to be ineligible for unemployment. And for those on varying schedules, a schedule conflict that kept you from working the 24 hours offered probably would mean even if you worked less than 24 you'd still be ineligible. That is just a guess.
I can easily see one argument.
That the layoffs are not due to any business decision or market driven cutbacks.
That (even though it's the talk of the evening news every day) businesses can't be held accountable for layoffs resulting from government regulations instead of business decisions.
Large businesses always have lawyers examining all the loopholes. Large businesses always have contacts and lobbyists gathering infomation and promises from government agencies, regardless who is in office.
Many conservatives are arguing sequestration should go through, that any worsening of the eonomy will be make a true recovery come sooner. Basically the same argument that GM should have been allowed to go bankrupt.
I'm guessing a bit, but I would think the WARN act was intended to keep business from hiding all information about forthcoming layoffs because they didn't want it to affect their stock value early or affect deals they were working on completing before announcing the cutbacks. I would think it was to force a little consideration for workers inspite of what it might do to the corporate image. I'm not sure it would apply to non-market, non management decisions forces affecting income.
Afterall, you wouldn't sue a business if an earthquake or a tsunami wiped out a facility and put workers out of a job with no notice would you?
I can see lawyers aruging that business managers can not be responsible for what the government does.
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