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George Benson (guitar)
Body Talk (CTI/Epic/Legacy 86147)
George Benson (guitar), Jon Faddis (trumpet), Frank Foster (tenor sax), Harold Mabern (electric piano), Earl Klugh (guitar), Jack DeJohnette (drums),
John Gatchell (trumpet), Waymon Reed (trumpet). Gerald Chamberlain (trombone), Dick Griffin (trombone), Gary King (electric bass), Mobutu (percussion).
Arranged and conducted by Pee Wee Ellis. Composed by George Benson.
Recorded: New York, July 17-18, 1973
Rating: 100/100 (learn more)
This track contains some of the most exciting and articulate jazz guitar phrasing I've ever heard. On his original composition, chockfull of moving chords, George shows us his artistic nature by taking liberties with how he chooses to build the track to create a total performance and presentation.
He uses the intro—an easy, loping, 2-chord vamp—as a precursor, soloing sparsely as a suggestion of where he'll be heading later on. In this AABA tune he states the A section melody only once and then proceeds to improvise through the entire remainder of the form, repeating an additional A section melody again as a kind of recap. I'm fortunate to know the actual melody of the complete tune from having worked with Stanley Turrentine (George's label-mate on CTI) who, many years later, had this tune in his repertoire. However, prior to that experience I had no clue that there was a B section melody! Regardless, this track proceeds from one event to another so seamlessly and is so perfectly spellbinding that I never questioned it. And actually, the A section melody is a complete musical statement unto itself.
Benson is now at the top of his game as a guitarist and jazz musician and can seemingly do whatever he pleases. He's making all the right moves here. His solo over the second A, B, and final A sections of the melody form transcends the guitar and is in the realm of the highest level in jazz. The rhythmic, melodic and harmonic freedom and command with which he navigates these progressions, coupled with his technical mastery of his instrument, should place him among the pantheon of the greatest jazz musicians of all time—the same group of musicians that I use as a reference point to make this statement (which may seem bold to some). After he devours the chord changes on the form, he breaks to restate the A melody again (a palate cleanser), before indulging in the 2-chord vamp like a vacationer at a cruise ship dessert bar. The funk, blues and jazz smorgasbord of ideas and technique seems never-ending as the track fades.
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Following its world premiere at the recent 2012 NAIAS in Detroit, Cadillac has come to the 2013 Geneva Motor Show to introduce the new ELR hybrid coupe, featuring the first application of the Extended Range Electric Vehicle (EREV) technology by a full-line luxury automotive brand. It is powered by an electric motor that uses a 1.4-liter gasoline-powered generator capable of 154 kW (207 hp) of total system power as range extender. The total output of the car is rated at 207 hp and 400 Nm, with 480 km of range (300 miles approximately).
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The mid-1970s Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu lived in a no-man's land for Malibus, coming as it did after the legendary muscle-car Chevelles and Malibus of the late 1960s, and just before the popular ground-breaking Malibus that debuted in 1978. In that context, it's difficult to argue that the mid-1970s Malibus were anything other than gutless, tawdry, disappointing (and, to me, stunningly desirable) dinosaurs so typical of the era. In fact, I made that very point a few months ago in excoriating the Malibu's fancypants sibling, the adorably atrocious Chevelle Laguna Type S-3 454.
It is true that the mid-1970s Malibus were vastly less powerful and purposeful in line than their predecessors, yet bulkier, more wasteful, and more bloated than their successors. Big on the outside, small on the inside, and slow and floaty regardless of trim choice, even a fresh-off-the-showroom-floor 1973 Malibu would be a hopeless anachronism today.
But, as I so often say, cars should be judged within the context of their time. The Malibu was boldly good-looking, with the muscular contours and rounded detailing typical of Chevrolets of the time. While the sedan and wagons were attractive, the look was very potent on the two-door, especially at the rear. The effect was a pleasing (though thoroughly unsubstantiated) 1970s muscle car look that was somewhat reminiscent of the AMC Matador Coupe. That, by the way, was meant as a compliment--I'm probably one of about four people on Earth who would use a Matador as a positive comparison.
It was also comfortable and doggedly reliable. As I pointed out when discussing the Malibu's cousin, the mechanically similar Oldsmobile Cutlass, in the mid-1970s America still knew how to make quality cars that ran forever--so long as they were simple, front-engine, rear-wheel-drive leviathans without any shred of electronic assistance. The Malibu was among the best of those, and for doggedly dependable transportation I'd take a Malibu long before one of the later and more advanced Citations.
And, of course, the Malibu shares the true genius of all large American cars of the time--a wonderful cruising experience. I know I've written about this before, but it bears repeating. There are very, very few things I find more compelling than the idea of cruising along the freeway in a Malibu at night, the V-8 burbling contentedly as it inhales the mileage, the suspension undulating softly, the steering hunting mildly at speed, the instruments glowing in a dim yellow light, and the radio crooning with tinny country songs. I'm probably alone in this, but for me that's a Car Lust moment equal to a rapid blast through the gears in a sports car.
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INDIANAPOLIS — One offensive lineman from Thibodaux (Auburn's Greg Robinson) and another from New Orleans (LSU's Trai Turner) were among three players at the NFL Scouting Combine who posted the fastest 40-yard dash times in their position group on Saturday.
Robinson, a tackle, ran an official time of 4.92 seconds at Lucas Oil Stadium, which was second-best among 40 results. Turner, a guard, ran an official time of 4.93 seconds, which was third. Michigan tackle Taylor Lewan ran the fastest time, 4.87 seconds — he's projected to be one of the first few picks in the draft in May.
Robinson, a redshirt sophomore, is expected to be one of the top few draft picks, too. His time certainly didn't hurt his standing, and he had the No. 7 most reps (32) bench-pressing 225 pounds.
The website NFL Draft Scout projected Turner, a sophomore, to be a late-round pick — if he was drafted at all. His good showing in the 40-yard dash created a buzz around the site of the combine. He was among several lineman that had 25 reps in the 225-pound bench press.


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"Varsity Blues" star Ron Lester is a busy guy these days. Besides being part of a legendary picture that was shot in the area, he is working on getting a faith based racing film, as well as a horror movie produced and made.
When he is not involved with these pursuits, he is teaching and mentoring other actors locally in an effort to help them get into the business and further their careers.
You can draw from his 27 years of being in the business and learn from one of the best. Below is an announcement from Mr. Lester, with information on enrolling in his classes:
Actor/Comic/Director/Producer & Writer~ RON LESTER
"TUESDAY" ON GOING ACTING CLASS Feb.18th 7pm to 10pm
Whether it's your first acting class, or Wanting to add new Techniques to your tool box of what already studied, to strengthen your Craft and Career.
All are welcomed!
Each month I plan to have a special guest speaker. Which will include Agents, Promoters, Actors, Producers, Directors, and so forth? Hearing from different aspects of the entertainment industry will help you understand that there is more to acting then just acting! YOU will be an Actor with knowledge your competition won't know!
Texas talent appears to be in a rut, and gotten stale! YOU must move past doing the same old thing over and over. There is so much more than simply being, "Background", "Extras", "Bit Parts" etc.! Texas talent, I want YOU to find the success you deserve! YOU can change, just as the industry is doing every day! How do you keep up without getting left behind? Step out of your comfort zone!
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DETROIT, Mich. (WXYZ) - A grassroots effort provided by 'The Detroit Water Project Group' is making it possible for Detroiters to get help paying their overdue water bills.
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After what feels to be like the longest winter ever known to humanity, I think it's just about safe to say it – Spring has finally sprung. Hurrah! But hold your horses – it's not time to start baring your shoulders in that strappy sundress quite yet, as the good old unpredictable British weather is bound to leave you a sodden, shivering wreck the moment you step outside. But just because Mother Nature isn't cooperating with your new crop top that simply needs an outing, doesn't mean that you have to sacrifice on style or else risk hypothermia. Spring's latest offerings of lightweight cover ups are hot, and will beat the Spring chill too.
For me, as soon as the sun makes an appearance- so does my denim jacket. A spring/summer staple every year, but this season a denim jacket works harmoniously with the Country 'n' Western chic that's all over the High Street. The ideal companion to the tasselling, feathering and fringing of the Navajo style, a denim jacket thrown over a day dress with a pair of cowboy boots and a fringed bag equals laid-back cowgirl chic perfection. But if you're more of a jeans kinda gal, you may be tempted to swerve the denim jacket. Nonsense – double denim is back. I promise: Rihanna's doing it!
When a denim jacket just won't cut the mustard, it's time to call upon a trusty blazer. Oh yes, the old fail-safe will see you through any occasion, whether dressing up a pair of jeans or over your favourite party dress. But step away from the boring black jacket: this season's blazers are a spectrum of colour and whirlwind of prints. If they're not pretty pastels, they're dangerously bright or adorned in the prints of the season- florals, geometrics or stripes.And if you must insist on loyalty to black, mix in some white and embrace the monochrome trend.
The jacket of the season, introduced to SS13 by the likes of Antipodium, Stella McCartney and Mulberry, is the new and improved bomber jacket. Having undergone a serious makeover, the bomber jacket has shed its military roots in favour of a softer (yet still edgy) feminine look. Whether done in casual, sports luxe (a la Chloé and Ms McCartney) or ultra girly styles showcasing sugar-sweet pastels and enchanting prints, the re-imagined bomber has been crafted of every fabric imaginable; from leather and lace, to silk and chiffon. Choose a lightweight bomber to see you through from those chilly Spring days to the summer days once the sun goes down.
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looking for this week's dress for the day link up? find it HERE!
once you master which way your undies go,
getting dressed shouldn't be such a pain in the butt.
except it is.
it can be fun, it can be frustrating, it can be cover-the-room-in-failed-outfits-debilitating.
but you still have to do it.
every stinkin' day.
well, i'm no fashion blogger. but i have decided on one thing.
this is my mantra:
dress for the day you want to have . . .
. . . not the one that's trying to have you.
want to laze on the couch, catchin' up with real housewives?
embrace the leggings and sweatshirt.
need a little oomph in your step for a business lunch?
pop on the heels and blazer that make you feel fierce.
got a hot date with your boo, or want one with the barista?
you know what to do. . .
i've found that i set the tone for my day in how i feel about myself,
and since clothes are still a requirement at most establishments,
that means what i'm wearing.
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Records created during the administration of an estate - generally called "probate records" - are extremely useful for genealogical research. Administering an estate requires the identification of all heirs. Therefore the administration provides details of family relationships, one of the main goals of genealogical research.
As genealogists, we love the last wills and testaments of our ancestors. When one of our ancestors wrote a will, he would usually provide quite a bit of information about his property and his family, as he left legacies to "my daughter Sally, wife of Samuel Johnson," and "my eldest son Robert" for example.
An estate where a will was created is called testate.
However, many people did not write a will. These estates, where no will was created, are called intestate. A great majority of the people of the past died intestate, for many reasons.
For one, people who died unexpectedly did not often have time to write a will. This includes those who became fatally ill and did not have the strength to do so.
Those with little personal or real property also often neglected to write a will. For poorer people, taking the time to write a will may simply have seemed like a waste of time.
Often genealogy researchers are disappointed when they discover that their ancestor did not leave a will. But the estate administration process created several other records that were just as important, that provide even more detail about our ancestors than did a will.
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Parents of a teenager killed in a shooting plead for a judge to deny bond
Two people are behind bars in the shooting death of a 17-year-old Manatee County girl.
Frank Brice and Jasper Dudley are each charged with second-degree murder in the death of Teri Rawls.
Tuesday afternoon, the victim's parents faced the two suspects in court.
"I just want justice to be served for my child, please your honor," pleaded Yolanda Snipes.
By all accounts, Snipes' daughter was simply in the wrong place at the wrong time.
The teenager was a cheerleader at Riverview High School in Sarasota.
Manatee County detectives tell ABC Action News that Rawls was out with friends early Monday morning when they ran into trouble.
"I lost a daughter to stupidity. Stupidity," said Anthony Rawls, Teri's father.
Witnesses tell police that as Teri and her friends drove away from a movie theater parking lot where they saw a fight break out, Teri was struck by a stray bullet.
"A witness that actually witnessed the shooting at the movie theater came forward," testified detective John Kenney of the Manatee County Sheriff's Office.
In court, Teri's father said he didn't think any bond should be set for the suspects, "because it could happen again. [They're] just running around with guns acting crazy."
But the evidence isn't clear yet.
And the victim's mother was not the only grieving mother with an opinion about what occurred.
"On behalf of my son," said Edna Brice, "God has not showed me that he actually is the one who shot this child. But my compassion for the family do go out towards them."
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NeNe Leakes will soon make her Dancing With The Stars debut, along with professional dance parter Tony Dovolani.
For NeNe, making her way to the ballroom is quite exciting, but for her partner's former celebrity dancer, Wendy Williams, she's not expecting much out of NeNe, certainly not a season win.
"As I predicted, Tony Dovolani–my former partner–will be NeNe's partner because he always gets the big ones," Wendy said during a March 6 airing of her talk show. "Let's see how this is going to play out. Tony has already won a Mirror Ball Trophy. He's very, very serious about his dancing."
According to Wendy, Tony is a very nice man, but also very, very strict when it comes to dancing. That, added with the grueling practice schedule (which consists of six-hour sessions six days a week) can be quite the toxic mix for the average person -- especially the average, not-active person.
While NeNe is a busy lady, she isn't used to dealing with such a demanding physical job, so it's sure to be a challenge for her. Luckily, the Real Housewives of Atlanta star is always up for a challenge and has never been known as one to back down.
Still, Tony may not be quite what NeNe is expecting. "He's not fun, NeNe," she said. "I wish you well, but you all aren't going to win!"


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It turns out the Mugen really is fast. Just yesterday we got our first official look at the JDM version of the all new Honda Fit. In both Hybrid and minty-fresh RS trim, the Japanese Fit is more complexly surfaced and angular than in any of the previous generations. Mugen has apparently been working with the new Fit body for a while, as the tuning house has just released some images and information about parts for the new hatchback.
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SEATTLE--The Washington softball team recorded its fourth-straight shutout of the season in blanking Massachusetts 1-0 in its opening game of the 1998 College World Series in Oklahoma City, Okla., on Thursday. The Huskies (50-13) advance to the quarterfinals and on Friday at 6 p.m. will face Arizona (64-3), who downed Oklahoma State 1-0 in the first game.
The only run in the game came in the first inning. Freshman Kelly Hauxhurst walked and stole second before head coach Teresa Wilson waved Hauxhurst home on a single to right by senior Eve Gaw.
Sophomore Jennifer Spediacci (25-6) struck out six and allowed only one hit in five innings, extending her scoreless-inning streak to 21 frames. Sophomore Jamie Graves relieved her in the sixth to earn her third save of the year. The Huskies ended the Minutewomens 22-game winning streak.
We talked yesterday about the parity and quality of teams in this tournament, and today we saw two very goo ball games, Wilson said. My heart stopped beating in the first inning and didnt start again until the last out. It wasnt pretty, but a wins a win. Hopefully it is indicative of our first game of regionals.
Massachusetts 000 000 0 -- 0 3 0 Washington 100 000 x -- 1 3 0Danielle Henderson and Kelly Buckley; Jennifer Spediacci, Jamie Graves (6) and Jeanine Giordano. WP-Spediacci (25-6). LP-Henderson (30-7). Sv-Graves (3). 2B-UM, Faessler.


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Book Soup: "Bookseller to The Great and Infamous"
There are some places in the world whose lore and history spark our imaginations and minds before we ever have a chance to see and experience them for ourselves. Yes, there is the Taj Mahal, the Eiffel Tower, the Great Pyramid of Giza, the Colosseum. But for those of us who love the written word, there are also bookstores that glow with a magical lure rivaling that of the Statue of Liberty or the Great Wall of China.
Editorial assistants Eleni Demetriou and Chris Black unequivocally agree that L.A.'s Book Soup is one of these literary meccas. For Eleni, it was an online find better than the ideal Match.com profile; for Chris, the homing beacon to his road trip from New York City. Their separate accounts on their first encounters with Book Soup read almost like love letters; fortunately for all of us, it's a love that's meant to be shared.
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Florence, c. 1500 - 1520
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tin-glazed terracotta
The purpose of these fruit sculptures is uncertain. Complex compositions of fruit and vegetables were used as surrounds for sculptural compositions in the Della Robbia workshop over a considerable period of time. Technically, Della Robbia wares are earthenware covered with coloured tin-opacified glazes. The identification of the fruit is debated.
Bibliography: Fortnum, Manuscript Catalogue of Varia, p. 65.
cf G.C. Gentilini, I della Robbia: la scultura invetriata nel Rinascimento I (Florence, c1993), p. 221.
J. Warren, "Fortnum and the Della Robbia", Apollo 145 (1997), p. 57.
cf G. Bocchi and G. Asioli Martini, Fruges. Frutta dipinta su tela e maiolica dal XVI al XVIII secolo (exhib. cat., Imola, 2005), tav. I.
cf G.C. Gentilini ed., I Della Robbia e "l'arte nuova" della scultura invetriata (exhib. cat. Fiescole, 1998), p. 280.
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Hi, Florida,
Could be; but I still think that the Craviola, as a Brazilian creation, owes a lot to the Portuguese heritage, namely to the Portuguese guitar. but this Breedlove guitar goes beyond that. I don't know...
Thanks for the link!
Luis - here's the link:
I think someone in the Breedlove factory saw a Craviola - smoked some ganja - and had a dream... ;-)
This Guitar just screams..80' heavy metal acoustic ballad.....lol
Very elegant, sophisticated lady! I wonder what kind of bracing is inside... Gonna Google Breedlove just to check...
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Authorities in Lonoke County are investigating the death of a Little Rock man whose body was found along a roadside.
Sheriff's investigators said Monday that the body of 27-year-old Hurbert DeWayne Jackson was found at 10 p.m. Saturday near Arkansas Highway 15.
Little Rock television station KTHV reports (http://is.gd/vD6GKE ) that investigators say it appears Jackson was killed elsewhere and the body was dumped.
No arrests have been made and investigators are requesting the public's help in identifying any suspects.
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Let me take you to South America, where I will show you some of the wonders of this simply amazing continent. This multiple book effort is the result of meticulous planning, necessary sacrifice, hard work and a penchant for adventure as it was all done on a 4 month trip through a good portion of South America.
In this Volume, you'll find us at Lake Titicaca, learning about the native Uros people and their famous floating islands. From here, we pushed on to the booming city of Cusco where we would relax for a number of days before making our way to the jewel of the Incan Empire: Machu Picchu. We continued our journey through to Arequipa, Huacachina and Huanchaco on the Peruvian coast line before I made my way into Ecuador to wait for my next journey through the Galapagos Islands.
Having taken up photography as a serious hobby in the last couple of years, I've come to embrace the multitude of different disciplines of photography. When I'm taking photos on trips I find myself switching from landscape to street to portrait to night photography and enjoy the challenge of creating a good photo but I also try and get my travel photography to tell a story. For me, I am still in search of that one great shot but I am also aware of the fact that my collection of photos has the potential to tell a great story that one photo cannot.
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Heberden Coin Room
Research – Externally funded research projects
Externally-funded projects that have been housed in the Herberden Coin Room
Money and Coinage before Alexander
Sponsor: Stavros S. Niarchos Foundation.
Director: Henry Kim.
Commenced: 2002.
The project is designed around the writing of a new survey of archaic and classical Greek coinage.
Roman Provincial Coinage in the Antonine Period
Sponsor: Arts and Humanities Research Council (formerly AHRB, HRB) and the University of Oxford.
Director: Dr Christopher Howgego.
Researchers: Dr. Volker Heuchert and Dr Liv Yarrow.
Commenced: 1998.
The aim is to produce a standard typology of the provincial coinage of the Roman Empire in the period AD 138-192, together with a commentary and introduction. The catalogue will be based on the ten most important and accessible collections in the world, and on all published material. This will be the first systematic treatment of the civic coinage at the height of the Roman empire, and will have great importance for the study of cultural, religious, political, economic, and administrative history at both a local and an imperial level.
The cataloguing of all ten core collections has been completed (Oxford, London, Cambridge, Glasgow, New York, Paris, Copenhagen, Munich, Berlin, and Vienna). In addition, all published regional studies and monographs on individual mints have been incorporated into the database. The database currently comprises 43,694 specimens from 13,992 types from 388 cities. Conventional publication of the catalogue will be through British Museum Press and the Bibliothèque Nationale de France. The decision was taken to publish online first in order to elicit new material prior to conventional publication and thus to minimize the need for supplements, which are now considered uneconomic. By June 2006 all the evidence gathered will be publicly available online free of charge.
For further information see: http://www.classics.ox.ac.uk/research/projects/coinage.asp
- V. Heuchert, 'Roman provincial coinage' in C. Alfaro and A. Burnett (eds.), A Survey of Numismatic Research 1996-2001, Madrid, 2003, pp. 313-43.
- C. Howgego, V. Heuchert and A. Burnett (eds.), Coinage and Identity in the Roman Provinces, Oxford University Press, 2005.
Roman Provincial Coinage Online
Joint project with the University of Oxford's Academic Computing Development Team.
Director: Dr Christopher Howgego.
Researchers: Dr Volker Heuchert, Dr Liv Yarrow.
Commenced: 2004.
The Roman Provincial Coinage series will provide a standard typology of the provincial coinage of the Roman Empire from its beginning in 44 BC to its end in AD 296/7. The current Roman Provincial Coinage Online project is confined to the Antonine period (AD 138–192), but it is intended that it will form a model for putting other periods online in the future.
The database comprises one of the largest collections of images and related inscriptions from the ancient world which is searchable by iconography, place, and time. It will be the first typology of ancient coinage available online (as opposed to databases of single collections).
Key goals are:
- To make this important and extensive body of information and images about the Roman world available to researchers and students in the most flexible and friendly way possible.
- To exploit the significant potential to increase the use of the material within a wide variety of classical and archaeological studies. The facility to search material online by a variety of criteria will encourage more extensive use than will conventional publication. The primary role of the latter will be as the definitive reference work for this class of material.
- To encourage feedback of new material from museums, collectors, and dealers, and thus to make the conventional publication more complete, and to allow further updating of the website.
The planned timetable is to launch RPC Online in June 2006.
Medieval credit in England
Records of Debt, the Money Market and the English Economy, 1340-1460.
Sponsors: Leverhulme Trust and Economic and Social Research Council.
Director: Professor Nicholas Mayhew.
Research Fellow: Dr Pamela Nightingale.
Commenced: 1993.
It has been established that credit had a significant part to play in the medieval English economy. Now that there is a growing consensus about the importance of both population and the money supply in determining economic change, there is a need for a thorough and unpartisan investigation of the factors which influenced credit and the degree to which it caused or reflected structural changes in the medieval English economy. The study covers periods of expending and contracting money supply, as well as the decades before and after the impact of the plague.
Information about credit transactions from three series of national records of debt has been recorded in a specifically designed database. The bulk of the records used consist of the chancery certificates in the Public Record Office. This is supplemented by an analysis of the pardons of outlawry for debt, and the gifts of goods and chattels, both of which are recorded in the printed calendars of the Patent and Close rolls.
The intention is to publish the findings and statistics in a series of articles and eventually in an extensive study of the medieval money market.
- P. Nightlingale, 'Knights and merchants: trade, politics and the gentry in late medieval England', Past and Present 169 (2000), 36-62;
- – 'Money and credit in late medieval England', in Medieval Money Matters, ed. Diana Wood, Oxbow Books (2004);
- – 'Some new evidence of crises and trends of mortality in late medieval England', Past and Present 187 (2005), 33-68.
Prices in Medieval Scotland
Sponsor: Economic and Social Research Council.
Director: Professor Nicholas Mayhew.
Research Assistant: Dr Elizabeth Gemmill.
Commenced: 1987.
This is a full-scale study of prices in medieval Scotland, c. 1260-1542, which includes detailed discussions of coinage, and weights and measures. Nearly 6,000 prices are listed individually, average prices are calculated for each commodity, and for groups of commodities such as cereals and livestock. Scots prices are compared with English, and the significance of the data for the economic history of medieval Scotland is analysed fully.
- Elizabeth Gemmill and Nicholas Mayhew, Changing values in medieval Scotland: a study of prices, money, and weights and measures, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1995.
The excavation coins from the two early campaigns (1906-1910; 1924-1928) of the British School at Athens
Sponsor: British Academy.
Director: Dr Julian Baker.
Commenced: 2005.
In excess of 4000 coins and related objects, spanning the entire spectrum from classical to modern Greek times, were unearthed at Sparta during the indicated campaigns. The aim of this project is the complete study and publication of this material.
Monetary life in Later Medieval Constantinople
Sponsor: British Institute of Archaeology at Ankara.
Director: Dr Julian Baker.
Commenced: 2004.
This project is designed around the rich holdings of the Numismatic Collection of the Archaeological Museum, Istanbul and in collaboration with its curator T. Göky?ld?r?m. The primary focus is on the hoarded and stray material from within the city itself which dates to the Palaiologan period (1261-1453). It comprises Byzantine, western-style medieval, and Ottoman issues.
- 'Later medieval monetary life in Constantinople', Anatolian Archaeology, 9, 2003, p. 35-36.
Sir John Evans and the Development of Archaeology in Nineteenth-Century Europe
Sponsor: Leverhulme Trust 2005- (for three years)
Directors: Dr Arthur MacGregor and Professor Nicholas Mayhew
Researchers: Dr Susanne Bangert, Dr Cathy King, and Alison Roberts.
The Ashmolean houses both the artefact collection and documentary archives of Sir John Evans (1823-1908), a pioneer figure in the fields of both prehistoric archaeology and of numismatics in Britain. From the numismatic point of view the project will focus on John Evans as a collector, and on his contribution to Iron Age, Roman, and English Medieval numismatics. John Evans provided the only authoritative works then available on Iron Age coins, or Ancient British coins as they were known. He also devised a classification for English Short Cross Coinage (1180-1247), which survived virtually unchallenged for half a century.


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Growing Up in the Segregated South
Percy Lavon Julian was born in Montgomery, Alabama, on 11 April 1899. His grandparents had been slaves before the Civil War. Though they and all slaves were set free by the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, life was still hard for southern African Americans in 1899.
Racial segregation was the law in Alabama and many other states, and many people still had deeply ingrained racist attitudes and treated African Americans as inferior.
Luckily, Julian had a strong and loving family . His father, James Julian, had a good job as a mail clerk for a railroad at a time when most people in Alabama, black or white, were poor farmers. Both James and Elizabeth Julian, Percy's mother, wanted their children to be able to get the education they never had.
Julian went to a segregated elementary school that didn't teach any science. He couldn't go to high school because there was no high school for African Americans in Montgomery. Instead, he went to the Alabama State Normal School, a school for blacks that taught practical skills like blacksmithing and hat making, and trained teachers for black schools. It too offered little or no science. Julian had read about science in his father's library at home, and chemistry fascinated him. He soon decided he wanted to be a chemist.
Julian's father, however, wanted him to be a doctor. Back then, because of segregation, there was a need for black doctors who would treat black patients, but the only jobs in chemistry were in white-owned factories and laboratories. Julian's father warned him about how hard it would be for him to find a job as a chemist, but young Percy was highly motivated. He became even more determined when he heard about an African American named St. Elmo Brady who had recently graduated from the University of Illinois with a Ph.D. in chemistry. Julian convinced his father that he could achieve his goal, and in 1916, with the help of a teacher named Joan Stuart at the Normal School, he entered DePauw University in Indiana to study chemistry.


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The National Weather Service in Peachtree City today issued a winter storm advisory, watch, and warning for north and much of central Georgia...along and north of a line from Hamilton...to Warner Robins...to Louisville [Georgia].
They cover the period from 7 pm this evening through Thursday morning. The forecasted hazard types are mainly snow with some sleet. There could be several inches of snow in some of the affected areas during this time frame. The snow is expected to accumulate on roads making for hazardous driving conditions Monday night and Tuesday.
Temperatures will remain nearly steady in the lower to mid 30s Tuesday. The temperature will drop into the upper 20s Tuesday night and should remain below freezing through Thursday morning.
Governor Deal's office issued a press release about the State's preparations for the storm. He indicated that he is prepared to mobilize the National Guard to assist in the State's response. A press conference is planned for noon today to provide more information.
The Georgia Department of Transportation's website has Winter Weather Information. It includes:
- Priorities to Keep Georgia Moving During Snow/Ice
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There are millions of travellers who come to the United Kingdom every year. The travellers not only come for rest, recreation and tourism they come in search of jobs and livelihood. The increase in the number of people in cities like London and Manchester has attracted businesses to England. The businessmen have permanently settled in London and have bought houses and flats for themselves and for their families. However they still need to hire hotels for various reasons, the booming economy and trade and commerce activities have increased the demand for hotel accommodation, conference rooms, dining halls, casual coffee shops, and hotel bars, lobbies and lounges. Businessmen who have money to spend look for extravagance while they meet other business associates that is why it is important for hotel management to have adequate hotel representation.
Extra information about hotel representation
The words hotel representation cover a lot of subjects that fall under the category of hotel management. First and foremost every hotel should meet the basic standards of operations and those are hygienic and cleanliness. The management should make sure that the cleaning staff is trained and they perform up to the mark. The next thing to consider is the facilities at the hotel. Every hotel has different amenities to offer to its clients, the guests at seven star hotels have access to amenities like the health club, the spa, the tennis court, the sitting lounge and the hotel lobby. The guests ask the business associates to join them in the lobby, the hotel bar, the sitting lounge and the dining area, there they discuss matters over dinner or coffee. The kind of amenities the hotel offers, the interior dcor of the hotel, and the area in which the hotel is located determine its standing.
An elaborate interior and exterior makes a hotel seem magnificent and luxurious. Visitors and guests appreciate the extensive lush green lawns and well-maintained gardens. The hotel lobby makes an impression on the guest, if the hotel management aims at promoting the hotel by the word of mouth then they should hire interior decorates to arrange a pompous lobby.
A person on vacation or on business tends to make use of amenities like the spa, the gym and the swimming pool . The management must see to it that the amenities are in tip-top shape so that guests willingly visit the health club early in the morning or when they have time.
The employees of the hotel who cater to the guest represent the hotel therefore every hotel should do its best to hire people who have worked in hotels or should train them before they start their work.
Hotel representation makes a hotel or breaks its reputation, the hotel management should do everything possible to make the right impression on visitors. Everything should be prim and proper so that the guests not only feel at home but the luxury and the pampering makes them want to stay forever.


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President Barack Obama finally commented on the ongoing problems of getting the Senate unemployment benefits extension bill to a vote in the House of Representatives during the speech he delivered on the failed Senate minimum wage vote on Wednesday afternoon, April 30, 2014. In a blistering midterm campaign styled speech President Obama was criticizing the GOP for not only blocking the advancement of the Senate minimum wage raise bill, but opposing and preventing any legislation that would help America's lower income and middle class. Nearly 3 million long-term jobless have been left without any benefits since Dec. 28, 2013 when Congress let the Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program expire. The clock is ticking for the House of Representatives to pass the unemployment benefits extension as the Senate bill has an end of May best before date, or else Congress will have to go back to the drawing board.
In his speech Obama reserved most of his wrath for the GOP, and spent most of his time chastising the Republicans for voting against raising the minimum wage and in general any legislation that will help Americans improve their economic situation including not voting to extend unemployment benefits extension. In his speech the president wanted to make a biased contrast portraying the Democrats as caring and working for the middle class, and the Republicans as only concerned about the wealthy, and that Republicans are focusing so much on politics they are not doing anything to help Americans."
President Obama reiterated that the Republicans recent activities show they do not care for the middle-class, they continue repealing the health care law, the Affordable Care Act, passed a budget that cuts social programs, they refused to pass the equal pay bill and refused to pass the unemployment benefits extension bill. Speaking specifically about the unemployment benefits extension Obama said the Republicans have "stood in the way as we've fought to extend unemployment insurance for parents who need a little help supporting their families while they're out looking for work."
Obama advised Americans than they can use their vote in the midterm election to express their opposition to the GOP refusing to pass helpful economic legislation. The president urged Americans and voters to get involved and pressure their representatives and Senators through any means, personal anecdotes, Twitter. President Obama advised American voters that "while you're at it, tell them to restore unemployment insurance for Americans who are trying to support their families right now while they look for work."
The president urging the House GOP to pass the unemployment benefits extension expressing that the bill will be good for the economy and America's long-term jobless, declaring; "Extending this lifeline of unemployment insurance would actually strengthen the economy and create jobs, and give millions of Americans across the country a sense of hope." President Obama however, did not weigh in on the specifications negotiations, Speaker of the House John Boehner's demand for a list of job measures he approves of that could be make the Senate bill more attractive to the House GOP, nor did he comment on the various job creation proposals being circulated and considered in the Republicans in the House at the moment.
On Tuesday afternoon, April 29, 2014 Senator Dean Heller, R-NV, the co-author of the Senate bill phoned Speaker of the House Boehner where they discussed the speaker's need to have job creation measures added to the Senate passed bill to put it to a vote in the House. Apparently according a statement from Boehner's office Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV is refusing to have any job creation provisions added to the bill, despite the fact that he seemed in recent comments more open to idea to be able restore the benefits.
In the 15-minute phone call Boehner reiterated his demands that the White House list what job creation measures the House Republicans could add to the bill. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney already told Boehner on Monday, April 21 that the administration refuses to negotiate on the bill. Boehner has consistently placed the blame on President Barack Obama and the White House for the House for not taking up the unemployment extension rather that insult or criticize fellow Republican Heller. After the call Heller stated Boehner wants "to know and believe the White House is serious about it." Continuing, Heller emphasized that Boehner "was very adamant about that." Heller is now in discussions with House Rules Committee Chairman Pete Sessions, R-TX to bring the Senate unemployment benefits bill to a House vote.
The ball is in the House's court now regarding the unemployment benefits extension since the Senate passed the unemployment benefits extension bill on April 7, 2014. Since then the Republicans in the House of Representatives have been considering adding job creating provisions to the bill to make it acceptable to Speaker of the House John Boehner, R-OH so that he would put the bill to a vote. At this point the speaker will not put the bill to a House vote without any added provisions.
At the GOP leadership press conference on Thursday, April 10 Boehner had asked for the White House and Obama administration to let him know which provisions would be acceptable. The White House Press Secretary Jay Carney responded at the daily press briefing on Monday, April 21, 2014 that the White House refuses and objects for the House adding any additional provisions to the unemployment benefits extension bill and President Obama will not negotiate on any concessions on the unemployment benefits bill he wants the House GOP to pass the Senate bill as is. Carney clarified at the press briefing; "I don't have the latest on how that effort is progressing on Capitol Hill, but our position remains very clear, which is that these are benefits that should be extended. Extending them would be, of course, hugely impactful to the families who receive them directly, but also of great benefit to the economy." Continuing, Carney urged the House to pass the bill, saying; "And Congress ought to take action."
Among the prospective proposals is the one from two Republican Representatives, Charlie Dent from Pennsylvania and Mark Meadows from North Carolina introduced an alternative to the Senate passed unemployment benefits extension bill entitled the "GROWTH (Generating Real Opportunities for Workers and Transitional Help) Act" (HR 3885). The new bill restructures the Federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) program, extends benefits for a year, and adds provisions that would pass the XL Keystone Pipeline, and change two elements of the Affordable Care Act, the health care law.
The most popular provision choice, by the House GOP at this moment to bring the bill to a House vote is the "Supporting Knowledge and Investing in Lifelong Skills (SKILLS) Act" (HR 803) sponsored by Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C. and passed by the House in March 2013. Senator Dean Heller, R-NV, one of the Senate co-sponsors and authors of the unemployment benefits extension bill is negotiating for the Senate with the House, agrees that combining job training would be good a fit and he supports that idea just as long as the unemployment benefits extension gets passed. The SKILLS Act "streamlines" job training programs, and would provide job training to 3.7 million Americans unemployed for longer than 27 weeks.
Boehner speaking to the press on Thursday morning, April 10 reiterated his position on job creation measures being a part of any unemployment benefits extension bill he would bring to a House vote. Boehner stated; "Listen, I made clear to the president last December that if he wanted us to consider an extension of emergency unemployment benefits, it would have to be paid for and it would have to include things that would help get our economy going. They have not put forward anything with regard to how we would create more jobs. And so the ball's still in their court."
Boehner still believes that the Senate needs to move on serious job creation bills to solve the economic problems that Americans are still facing. The speaker explained; "Meanwhile, Democrats here in Washington continue to play their usual politics, using their old playbook of pitting one group of Americans against another. And frankly, it's pretty obvious that their efforts have failed. They've fallen flat because the American people are still asking the question, 'Where are the jobs?,' and these political votes provide no answers."
Job creation and training legislation is a priority for Boehner and the Republican House. Boehner even focused the GOP weekly address on Saturday, April 26, 2014 on urging the Senate Democrats to work with the House GOP on the economy and job creation and passing the House's jobs bills. The speaker explained on April 10 the types of bills the House are making a priority. Boehner indicated; "So the House is going to continue to focus on the American people's priorities: creating good paying jobs, increasing wages, and expanding opportunity for all Americans. This means reforming our job training and skills programs, advancing bipartisan charter school legislation, critical water and highway infrastructure bills, expanding exports to our allies, and repealing and replacing ObamaCare - just to name a few." The speaker's listing of legislating priorities give a good idea what type of provisions need to be added to the unemployment benefits extension to get the bill to a vote and passed in the House. Among those being seriously considered by House Republicans are revising and "streamlining" job training programs or a "business tax cuts" extension.
The pressure is on from on Speaker Boehner from fellow Republicans, Democrats, the Senate and the White House to pass the unemployment benefits extension. Supporters are arguing back that not extending the benefits would hurt the economy. Supporters cite a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study that found a full year extension would provide 0.2 growth to the economy, and even the five-month Senate extension would serve beneficial to the economy. If extended for a full year the CBO study concludes extending benefits would add 200,000 jobs and the program would cost $26 billion.
The Senate passed on Monday, April 7, 2014 the long-term jobless unemployment benefits extension bill with 59 votes for and 38 against with six Republicans joining the Democrats to pass the bill. The bill will extend the benefits retroactively for five months from Dec. 28, 2013 and last until June 1, 2014. The speaker has already said he will not allow the House to vote on the Senate's bill in the present format. The Senate bill will cost $10 billion will be entirely covered by revenue. The bill is authored and primarily sponsored by Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Dean Heller, R-NV, who have been leading the charge for an unemployment benefits extension. The bipartisan bill has eight other Senate sponsors, including the support of five Republicans.
Generally Republicans have opposed the extension because they believe it does not motivate the unemployed to find a job as long as they have access to benefits. All throughout the financial crisis and recession Republicans voted with Democrats to extend the benefits, but now with the worst of the crisis over Republicans think the long-term jobless need to find jobs rather than receive benefits.
During the 2008 recession when Republican George W. Bush was President the government enlarged the Federal Emergency Unemployment Compensation (EUC) Program to extend unemployment benefits beyond the 26 weeks that the states give. During the recession the "combined" state and federal benefits gave unemployed Americans 99 weeks of relief. The federal government provides "47 weeks" of extended benefits averaging "$300 a week." The unemployment benefits were extended 11 times until now, the last time was a year extension in January 2013. Then benefits were cut from 99 weeks to a maximum of 73 weeks.
Since Dec. 28, 2013 nearly 3 million Americans lost access to benefits, and each week about 70,000 Americans have lost benefits, by the end of the year 1.6 million more Americans will lose benefits. The total long-term unemployment rate is 2.5 percent, while the total unemployment rate was 6.7 percent a point more the 6.6 percent in February.
The Senate unemployment benefits extension bill expires at the end of May, with less than a month left, Boehner and the House Republicans will have to pass the bill as is, or a compromise has to be reached with the White House and Senate. If not the Senate or House will have to start over and the chances of any unemployment benefits be extended will be slim at best. With a packed agenda, and only 55 working days until the midterm elections, lines will drawn deeper between the Democrats and Republicans will deepen in a election year where the Republicans are close to regaining control of the Senate.
President Barack Obama's Remarks on Raising the Minimum Wage and Unemployment Benefits Extension, April 30, 2014
Press Briefing by the Press Secretary Jay Carney, 4/21/14, April 21, 2014
S.2097 - Responsible Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014
S.2149 - Emergency Unemployment Compensation Extension Act of 2014
Bonnie K. Goodman is the Editor of the Academic Buzz Network, a series of political, academic & education blogs which includes History Musings: History, News & Politics. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies, both from McGill University, and has done graduate work in Jewish history at Concordia University as part of the MA in Judaic Studies program. Her specializations are US, Canadian & Israeli politics.
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Vehicle Registration
All Heidelberg students must register their vehicles annually within the first five days of their first class. Faculty and staff must register their vehicles one time upon being hired. Failure to register a vehicle will result in a $50.00 fine and/or disciplinary action. Vehicle registration is completed by logging on to OASIS and following the instructions. Upon completion of the registration, the vehicle hanger can be acquired at the Business Office by showing your student/faculty ID.
The issued parking hanger is to be hung on the inside rearview mirror so the numbers are visible from the outside of the vehicle. If the hanger will not fit on the mirror, hang it from a string by punching holes in the hanger. The owner of the car is responsible for placing the hanger so it can be read from outside the vehicle.
Purchasing a parking permit does not guarantee that a convenient parking space will be provided. The responsibility of finding a designated parking space rests with the vehicle owner/operator. Lack of space is not considered a valid excuse for violating parking regulations.
We welcome visitors on campus. Persons who are visiting the campus for the day will not need a parking pass. Day time visitors are welcome to use parking lots F and G between the hours of 7:00am-5:00pm. Visitors to Admissions are welcome to use parking lot A. Visitors to the Fireside Café are welcome to use parking lot D. Persons who visit campus overnight must secure a visitor's parking permit from the Campus Security Office (Campus Center 129) upon arrival on campus. Visitors are not charged for temporary (visitor) passes. This permit should be displayed on the dash of the visitor's vehicle. This permit allows the visitor to park in Lot G.
24-Hour Parking
Vehicles registered to a residential student may park in these lots.
- Lot E - Lot behind Brown Hall and France Hall
- Lot H - King Hall East lot
- Lot I - Krieg Hall lot
- Lot G - Large lot beside Rock Creek on Rebecca Street
- Lot C - Lot on north side of tennis courts next to railroad tracks
No Overnight Parking
Vehicles may not be parked in these lots from 2:00 am to 5:00 am
- Lot J - Aigler lot
- Lot D - Behind University Commons/Fireside Café lot
- Lot A - University Hall lot
- Lot B - Founders lot
- Lot F - Gillmor lot
- Lot K - Brenneman lot
Restricted Parking
7:00 am – 5:00 pm
- Lot A - University Hall lot – Admissions visitors, reserved parking and vendors. (students are not permitted to park in this lot)
- Lot B - Founders lot – Faculty and staff parking only
- Lot D - Fireside Cafe Parking - Visitors Only
- Lot E - Faculty/Staff only area next to the Education building directly behind France Residence Hall
- Lot F - Gillmor lot – Faculty, staff and commuter parking only. Handicapped, reserved, visitor and other designated spots.
- Lot J - Aigler lot – Faculty, staff and commuter parking only
- Lot K - Brenneman lot – Faculty and staff only
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Handicapped, service vehicles and university vehicles* parking only (*university vehicles are those owned/leased by Heidelberg University)
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- Any vehicle that is operated without due regard for safety within the campus area will be ticketed.
- Parking in a handicapped zone - $50.00
- Non-registered vehicle - $50.00
- Parking in fire lane - $50.00
- Parking or driving on grassed area or sidewalk - $25.00
- Failure to obey regulatory signs - $25.00
- Overnight parking violation - $25.00
- Failure to park in marked stall - $25.00
- Restricted parking - $25.00
- Parking in a driveway - $25.00
- Parking in Faculty/Staff/Commuter Only Lot - $25.00
Billing Process
Parking fines will be billed to the student's account or deducted from an employee's pay. An email will be sent explaining the reason for the ticket, the fine and the appeal process.
Appealing Your Ticket
If you receive a ticket you have five school days to appeal it. If the ticket is not waived or appealed, the fine will be billed to your student account or employee account. All appeals for a violation must be submitted, in writing (by email) within five (5) school days to the Director of Safety and Security.
Residential Students
Residential students are not permitted to drive to class from their Residence Hall. Students parking in a restricted lot will be ticketed accordingly.
Parking in the Community
Heidelberg University will work with its neighbors to address issues that arise from inappropriate parking in the surrounding neighborhoods. The university may take action against faculty, staff, or students that park inappropriately in non-university areas.
It is inappropriate to park across a private residents driveway, to park longer than 48 hours on public streets, or in the National Machinery parking lots (which are east of France Hall and Willard Hall). Violators are subject to potential tickets and or fines, and towing (at the owner/operator's expense) by the Tiffin City Police Department.
The Campus Safety and Security Department has the authority to have vehicles towed at the vehicle owner/operator's expense for the following reasons, chronic offender, emergency situations, blocking other vehicles, creating a safety hazard, abandoned/disabled vehicles, and any other situation determined necessary. The owner/operator of the vehicle will be responsible for all towing expenses and/or ticket fines. Any damages incurred as a result of the vehicle being towed will be the responsibility of the owner/operator. On campus parking privileges will be suspended until all ticket fines and registration fees are paid.
Vehicle Immobilization (Booting)
The Heidelberg University Office of Safety & Security will use a vehicle immobilization boot for Chronic Offenders. If your vehicle has been booted, DO NOT ATTEMPT TO OPERATE YOUR VEHICLE. A boot removal fee of $75.00 is required to be paid, in advance, for removal of the boot. In addition to the removal fee the vehicle must be registered. Contact the Security Office at 419-448-2211 to have the boot removed.
Paying the boot removal fee:
- The driver of the booted vehicle must pay the fee online with a credit card at the Heidelberg University Marketplace.
- Only after the fee has been paid and the vehicle's registration verified will the boot be removed by security. Security will receive an email verifying the boot fee has been paid.
Chronic Offender
Chronic Offender is defined as any vehicle that is ticketed for the fifth time during the same academic year for any violation.
Special Events and Reserved Parking Spaces
Special Event/Needs parking will be coordinated and managed by the Safety & Security Department and should be requested no less than one week in advance by email to the Director of Safety & Security. Reserved spaces are not guaranteed and will be approved based on need and availability.


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A BATTLE between a council and a former kitchen fitter over a Rossendale petting zoo is set to go to trial.
Council environmental health bosses allege Terence Anthony Bork, 50, who runs Animal Quackers in Bacup, exposed visitors to a potential E-Coli risk.
Bork, of Huttock Top Farm, in Newchurch Old Road, Bacup, has admitted running an riding establishment at the venture, without a proper licence.
But he was denied a series of health and safety offences concerning Animal Quackers, between September 2009 and August 2011.
He has pleaded not guilty to carry out risk assessments and provide adequate controls to prevent the risk of exposure to E-Coli.
Bork has also denied contravening an enforcement notice relating to the provision of hot running water at the site.
And he will also stand trial over a charge of running a pet shop without an appropriate licence.
Lawyers representing Rossendale Council withdrew an offence of exhibiting a performing animal without a licence during a hearing at Reedley Magistrates Court.
Bork, who was not represented in court, told magistrates he had instructed Sue Robinson, of Walkers Solicitors, in the case.
He added: "I believe I have been doing my utmost to put customer's safety first. Most of the things I have been accused of have now been sorted out."
Magistrates adjourned the case for a pre-trial hearing, which is due to take place at the Reedley court on April 19.


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Peripheral Vascular Disease
Rajul Patel, MD, is a cardiologist at Banner Thunderbird Medical Center.
Question: I have a recurring a pain in my calf when I walk that goes away once I stop and sit down. Is this just a sign that my legs are tired or could it be something more serious?
Answer: While I can't be sure of the reason for your pain without seeing you, the symptom you describe is likely a condition known as claudication. Characterized by blockages in arteries of the legs, claudication is typically caused by peripheral vascular disease (PVD), a disease that affects arteries in the neck and legs.
Like blockages in the heart that can lead to heart attack, blockages in other arteries also pose serious health risks. For instance, blockages in the neck can lead to stroke while blockages in the legs, particularly among diabetic patients, reduce blood supply that may cause non-healing ulcers in the legs and feet, gangrene, etc. If severe enough, it may require amputation. It is estimated that at least 80 percent of the roughly 150,000 amputations performed annually in this country are due to PVD. The vast majority could have been prevented.
A person's risk of developing PVD is dictated by a mix of lifestyle and genetic factors including: diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, smoking, obesity, lack of exercise and family history. PVD is most common among the elderly affecting an estimated 10 to 15 percent of people 65 and older.
There are several non-invasive tests to assess an individual's risk and determine whether they show signs of PVD. And, advances in technology have led to several non- and minimally-invasive treatment techniques that replace traditional surgical methods. Where open surgery was once required, catheters now enable cardiologists to treat blockages using one or a combination of the following: balloons, stents and atherectomy to remove plaque. Equally as effective as surgery, these techniques produce less scarring, less pain and quicker recovery.
If left untreated, PVD can dramatically alter a person's life. Individuals 65 and older and those with some or all of the known risk factors should be screened annually. Also, since diabetic patients may not show significant symptoms of PVD, they should have their legs examined every six to 12 months.
Like most diseases, early detection is the best way to ensure a positive outcome with peripheral vascular disease.


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On Sunday, the 2012 Tony Awards celebrated the year's best offerings from "The Great White Way." While the theater provides entertainment, the preparation and production of live performances can also pose hazards to those working in all aspects of the theater –from actors on stage to set designers behind the scenes and musicians in the orchestra pit. Some of these hazards were well publicized in recent years as multiple actors and stunt doubles were injured during the production of Spiderman, Turn off the Dark. These injuries included harness failure, injuries sustained during flying sequences and actors struck by equipment[i]. With the complexities of a theatrical production, there are numerous potential hazards. In fact, one hazard, a falling backdrop, is portrayed in the musical The Phantom of the Opera. But the Phantom wasn't to blame when a large backdrop hit Bret Michaels on the head after performing with the cast of Rock of Ages during the 2009 Tony Awards [ii]. Other potential hazards in the theater include rigging and flying hazards, repetitive strain injuries among dancers and carpenters, solvent and chemical exposures, noise-induced hearing loss, electrical hazards, falls from heights, as well as most hazards found on a construction site.
Data from the Bureau of Labor statistics show that injuries involving days away from work among occupations related to the theater increased from a low of 870 in 2006 to a high of 1,570 in 2008. In 2009, (the most current data available) injuries decreased to 1,190. Among the injuries incurred from 2003-2009, 50% were strains and sprains; 41% were to the lower extremities; and the median number of days away from work was 39 days– notable as the national average is around 8 days.[iii]
In 1990, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) received a joint request from the Actors' Equity Association (AEA) and the League of American Theatres and Producers, Inc. (LATP) to investigate possible health effects associated with the use of theatrical "smoke" in Broadway productions. NIOSH investigators took air samples and administered a questionnaire to actors at four Broadway productions using theatrical "smoke" (Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Phantom of the Opera, and Grand Hotel) to determine whether there were measurable respiratory effects among performers. NIOSH investigators administered the same questionnaire to actors in five Broadway productions in which no theatrical "smoke" was used.
NIOSH found no evidence that theatrical "smoke," at the levels found in the theaters studied, is a cause of occupational asthma among performers. The NIOSH report noted that some of the constituents of theatrical "smoke," such as the aerolized glycols and mineral oil, could have irritative or mucous membrane drying properties in some individuals. Therefore, it is reasonable to minimize exposures by such means as relocating "smoke" machines to avoid exposing actors to the direct, concentrated release of the aerosols, minimizing the amount of "smoke" necessary for the production, and using only fog fluids approved by the manufacturers of the machines. Glycol-based systems should use "food grade" or "high grade" level glycols. They should be designed to heat the fog fluids only to the lowest temperature needed that achieve proper aerolsolization that creates the theatrical "smoke" as this would help to avoid overheating the fluid and minimize the generation of decomposition products.
NIOSH has an ongoing health hazard evaluation on theatrical "smoke" commonly used for firefighter training exercises. Both glycol-based fluids and mineral oil fogging systems are used during these training exercises. This evaluation is expected to be completed by the fall of 2012.
In 1984, NIOSH was asked to evaluate complaints of headaches and nausea among musicians playing during performances for the musical comedy "La Cage aux Folles." The musicians associated their complaints to a sweet odor. One possible source of exposure was 1,1,1- trichloroethane (also called methyl chloroform), the major spotting solution used to clean the costumes backstage. NIOSH investigators found that musicians and other theater employees were unnecessarily exposed to low concentrations of trichloroethane and the following recommendations were provided to reduce further exposure.
- Discontinue the practice of using circulating fans to "dry" garments after cleaning.
- Use a less harmful spot-removing compound and equip the spotting table with downdraft exhaust ventilation, or use a locally exhausted drying box.
- Provide dilution ventilation into the orchestra pit one hour before curtain time.
Note: The recommendation in the 1984 health hazard evaluation report suggesting respirators when using spotting solution is not included here, reflecting current research and practice.
Another hazard for musicians is noise-induced hearing loss. The NIOSH blog These Go to Eleven highlights musicians' risk for permanent hearing loss and ringing in the ears (called tinnitus). The blog also provides prevention strategies including the use of custom- or universal-fit Musicians Earplugs to keep fidelity but decrease intensity.
The idea for this blog on hazards in the theater actually came from a comment on the NIOSH blog post on polyurethane spray foam. The reader noted that spray foam is used in theatrical scenery and in his case, without proper respiratory protection. In addition to the potential exposure to fumes from spray foam, set designers face many of the hazards faced in the construction industry including:
- electrical hazards
- falls from heights
- exposure to solvents, paints, and resins
- repetitive strain injuries, etc.
- noise
- power tools and equipment
Each theatrical hazard mentioned has unique prevention methods. Use the links to NIOSH material as a starting point. Additional information can be found by visiting the United Scenic Artists health and safety library.
To quote this year's hit musical (and winner of best featured actress and actor in a musical) it's "Nice work if you can get it." Let's make sure that those working to provide the breathtaking scenery, riveting stunts, energetic dance numbers and moving music that brings enjoyment to so many theater goers are working in a safe environment.
Gregory A. Burr, CIH and Deborah Hornback, MS
Mr. Burr is an Industrial Hygiene Team Leader in the NIOSH Hazard Evaluations and Technical Assistance Branch in the Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies.
Ms. Hornback is a Communication Specialist in the NIOSH Education and Information Division.
[i] http://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20452585,00.html
[ii] http://www.broadway.com/buzz/161883/bret-michaels-settles-court-case-after-2009-tony-awards-injury/
[iii]Bureau of Labor Statistics, US Department of Labor, June 2012. Number of nonfatal occupational injuries and illnesses involving days away from work1 by selected worker and case characteristics and occupation, All United States, private industry, 2003-2009