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've seen a lot of things that most people have never seen…things that make you want to come home and hug your children," says English Myers who has served as a pediatric critical care nurse for 19 years and a pediatric flight nurse for 13.
Her job, she says, "makes you know the small things don't really matter."
"I always loved kids," she says, " and in high school I worked with my aunt in fun preschool during the summer. I always knew I wanted to be a nurse and work with kids."
She graduated from Clemson University with a degree in Therapeutic Recreation - Parks, Recreation and Tourism.
She went to work at the Medical University of South Carolina in child psychology then went back to MUSC nursing school to be an RN.
"My grandmother had graduated from MUSC as a nurse."
However, when Myers graduated, MUSC wasn't hiring so she went to McLeod Hospital in Florence and worked there for a year or so.
"I helped open a pediatric ICU."
"Then I started traveling," she said. "It was huge for me…such an education."
The traveling she is referring to is travel nursing. It is a program that identifies where there is a shortage of nurses and that is where you get sent. The program covers your travel, living expenses and the hospital covers your salary.
Myers was sent to Texas, Utah, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Alaska, Oregon and, finally, to South Carolina to Charleston Children's where she decided to stay.
As a flight nurse she worked 24-hour and 12-hour shifts as an employee of MUSC in Pediatric Meducare, which is the only dedicated pediatric flight medic unit in the state.
However, her work world came crashing down a few weeks ago. Myers had a septic elbow and had to have surgery on it. Although her recovery has been ongoing, she can no longer lift the heavy weight of the equipment as required by a flight nurse.
The job was challenging and stressful - both physically and emotionally - but she loved it.
Taking a deep breath, she smiles, and says "I love teaching and working with families…I would like to go into teaching. At the moment, she is pursuing substitute nursing at the elementary school level and looking for teaching opportunities.
The mother of two sons - Jahnz, 8 and Barnwell, 7 - she has had firsthand experience with juvenile diabetes. Her son's best friend was diagnosed and she realized how little parents know about the disease. It is one of the areas she would like to teach in.
In her spare time she is active in the Summerville Elementary School PTA, was vice-president for two years and is chair of various committees.
She has served the Summerville Cotillion on the board for six years, was active in the Junior Service League for six years and is now a sustaining member. She has volunteered with the annual Kitchen Tour for the Dorchester Children's Center, Bethany United Methodist Church, a volunteer nurse for its Vacation Bible School and at its annual Tea Room. She served on the board of the St. Paul's Learning Center when her children were there and is parent liaison for the SES School Improvement Council.
She is dedicated to fundraising and has taught her boys the joys of helping others through fundraising. The boys have worked raising money for Chase for the Cure with the YMCA where they were among the 31 children who raised $12,000 through lemonade and Popsicle sales.
"I am teaching them community service," she said. Another focus with her sons is fundraising for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
When not serving the school or community, Myers enjoys cooking, going to the beach, fishing and boating with her family and simply playing with the kids.
"I have a wonderful husband - Randy Myers - with a heart of gold. He is very supportive of everything I do. I have projects going all the time," she laughs, " and he will say 'okay, what are we doing?'" He pitches right in and helps her.
Her goals are simple. Professionally she just wants to do something to help educate parents, especially new parents. And at home? To support her children in school, teach them to give back and to have fun making childhood memories for them.
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An anticipated increase in state aid is expected to wipe out the remaining deficit of almost $542,000 in the Ken-Ton School District's preliminary budget for 2013-14.
Tuesday night, the district's assistant superintendent for finance briefed the School Board and a small audience on changes made since the March 5 work session to what is now a roughly $148.9 million budget.
"It is not a recommended budget at this point in time ... especially not without the state aid runs," said Gerald J. Stuitje.
Those changes include the announced retirements of three administrators, who opted to take an incentive that would give each up to $30,000 toward their health savings accounts. Each was required to have 10 years of uninterrupted service with Ken-Ton and at least 30 years of credit in the state teachers retirement system.
"They can use it to defer some of their medical costs in retirement," explained Superintendent Mark P. Mondanaro. Otherwise, the district's contribution to medical insurance in retirement varies, based on accrued vacation and sick days.
Those retirements will save the district about $127,000 in the 2013-14 budget and "much more" in the next two to three years, Mondanaro said.
The district also is applying money from its three-year, $3.6 million state efficiency grant to offset roughly $172,000 in expenditures – some related to the Big Picture alternative learning program.
"The goal is to use the funds wisely without creating our own 'fiscal cliff' in a few years," Stuitje said.
Entering the budget development process, the district could have increased the tax levy by 5.66 percent, under the provisions of the state tax cap. As of March 5, the increase was 5.40 percent.
The latest draft of the preliminary budget has it at 4.66 percent, adding $532,233 to the projected deficit. "These changes were made because of the expected state aid," Stuitje said.
The impact on property taxes wasn't immediately available.
March 5, when the district was looking at a 5.40 percent tax levy increase, it would have meant an additional $115 in taxes on a home with a market value of $100,000.
The board expects to adopt a budget at its April 9 meeting.
In other business Tuesday night, the board unanimously approved the appointment of Frances Paskowitz, one of the retiring administrators, as interim principal of Hoover Elementary School through June 2014.
Paskowitz, who serves as the school's principal, had approached the district about staying on for transitional purposes as the district looks to consolidate buildings. Hoover is among four elementary schools that will absorb students from Jefferson Elementary School, which is closing this summer.
Paskowitz will be paid a per diem rate of $400.
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"This guy was most definitely a professional paparazzo," the actress's rep tells PEOPLE. "He had a large camera bag and 1000mm telephoto lens. He tailed Jodie and followed her all the way from the movie theater to the valet."
According to a police report obtained by RadarOnline, the incident occurred May 29 at The Grove in L.A., where Foster was seeing a movie with her children. The alleged victim's father claims his 17-year-old son approached the Oscar-winning actress for a photo but she "came after him [and] poked him in the chest" and "pushed and shoved him leaving scratches and bruises on his arm."
Foster, however, says the teenager had been following her for a while. "He crowded her and her two young children and took photos of them the whole time," says the rep, adding that the actress went up to him and asked him to stop.
"This guy's behavior was completely inappropriate," says the rep, "and the police report is a fabrication of the incident."
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quote: The 3GS, a phone that will be 4 years/generations old by the time iOS 6 is released, will get this update.
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quote: I called all of the above after the first year of Android, the writing was on the wall. I heard the same denial and excuses back then but obviously I was right.
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"Rumors that we're paying for Arias family house etc... are absolutely untrue," he Tweeted on Saturday night.
"I've never met the Arias family, and neither I, nor my ... production company – has paid or promised them anything. Robin and I are praying for the Alexander family," the message reads in full.
The accusations stem from a Tweet by Chris Stark, a "former BB Blogger & Casey Anthony Blogger" and "Paid Researcher."
"Dr Phil Production Company is paying for #JodiArias Family living expenses. Hotel and food TRAVEL for the last 94 days in Arizona," Stark wrote on Saturday.
"Excuse: paying MOM Sandra for her daily NOTES she writes while the trial testimony takes place. Dr Phil paid license fee for photos and video of Arias Family Dr. Phil producer visited Jodi 2 times in jail so far per jailhouse visitor log," Stark continued. "Dr Phil paid Cindy Anthony $600,000 for her interview after the trial."
While Sandra Arias could not be reached for comment, Bill Arias, Jodi's father, denied that the family has worked out any sort of arrangement with McGraw or taken anything from him.
"He asked and we refused. We do not want to deal with him," Bill tells PEOPLE, explaining that he never actually talked with Dr. Phil. A producer approached the family, gave them a card, and said the show would like to do an interview.
In exchange for George and Cindy Anthony's first TV interview following their daughter Casey's trial, the Anthonys asked McGraw, 62, for a donation to their non-profit organization, Caylee's Fund.
Then in September 2011, McGraw informed viewers the interview was being done in return for a donation to Caylee's Fund.
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Arias, 32, is being tried for the murder of Travis Alexander, whom she is accused of stabbing 27 times and shooting in the head in 2008.
The nationally televised trial began in Phoenix in January.
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Baltimore, MD (August 29, 2012) Attorney General Douglas F. Gansler announced today that distressed Maryland homeowners have received more than $220 million in relief from the National Mortgage Settlement as of the end of June. Figures from the initial progress report issued by the court-appointed Monitor of the National Mortgage Settlement show that 2,825 Maryland homeowners have received $224,413,625 in assistance from March 1 through June 30, 2012. Maryland's share of the $25 billion National Mortgage Settlement has been estimated at nearly $1 billion.
"This early snapshot shows we're off to a good start," said Attorney General Gansler. "We've done a lot of outreach and we want to make sure that Maryland families who are eligible for this relief are able to take advantage of it."
The benefits and assistance calculated in the report include home mortgage modifications, principal reductions, deficiency waivers, refinancing and short sale financial assistance. The monitor's report only provided a snapshot of relief received by June 30, 2012. Actual benefits received by Maryland consumers to date are expected to be higher than reported. The report does not include benefits and assistance that have been provided during the months of July and August, but it does indicate that more than $200 million in additional relief was in process as of June 30, 2012.
The report also does not address the one-time cash payments to borrowers who've lost their homes to foreclosure between January 1, 2008 and December 31, 2011 as the result of these banks' unfair servicing practices. Those borrowers have yet to be contacted by the claims administrator and should be receiving letters in the coming months. Depending on the number of borrowers who apply for this benefit, the payment is expected to be between $1,500 and $2,000. Accepting the payment does not waive any borrower's legal claims against their former lender.
"While there has been significant progress, we are still in the early innings of this effort," said Mark Kaufman, Maryland's Commissioner of Financial Regulation and a member of the Monitoring Committee overseeing the settlement. "Beyond the critical benefits in modifications and other assistance, we are also closely monitoring the implementation of the new servicing standards that define the way homeowners are treated in foreclosure. We remain diligent in pushing the servicers to comply with the terms of the agreement and in ensuring fairness in the treatment of homeowners."
The full progress report outlines more than $10.5 billion in reported consumer relief nationwide distributed by Ally/GMAC, Bank of America (Countrywide), Citi Bank, JPMorgan Chase (WaMu) and Wells Fargo (Wachovia). The figures provided in the report have been submitted to the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight by the five lenders. They will be audited by the Office of Mortgage Settlement Oversight to ensure their accuracy and applicability to the requirements of the National Mortgage Settlement.
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Monday, August 31, 2009
Yum Cha: Battle between the old and new MCA
It is not even a "class conflict" as claimed by his supporters. Dr Chua, a medical doctor, is hardly a grassroots leader.
It is a tussle between the old and new MCA. It is a tussle between a group of party leaders and members who want to keep the old political and business nexus alive which can be used to shelter tainted leaders and their wrongdoings and those who want the party to regain its political potency.
Some of us had poked fun at a few ex-leaders of the party for not being able to stand up against the excesses and arrogance of its coalition partner.
They were seen as carrying too much baggage to be able to do much without being told to shut up or risk their own personal scandals being exposed.
Ironically, some of the party leaders and delegates are striving to do exactly the same — reinstating morally tainted leaders back to the leadership hierarchy.
More than a thousand delegates may be enough to challenge the power equilibrium of the party.
But can they help to restore the battered image of MCA which has been long associated with its deep interest in the old patronage system?
Can these delegates help the party recapture the seats it lost in the last general election by continuing to hold on to the old MCA?
The involvement of past MCA leaders in the PKFZ fiasco is a prime example. So far, none of them has volunteered enough information to help with the investigation.
Can these tainted leaders project a solid moral authority to help ensure that this Government remains clean, honest and responsible?
Hence, the sacking of Dr Chua has given a chance for some leaders and members of the old network who were uncomfortable with the recent PKFZ expose to unite and pool together their resources in trying to return MCA back to its status quo.
The old MCA would have been able to continue to shield them from any further expose and prosecution.
Dr Chua was a good leader who was involved in a career-ending sex scandal. He calls it unfortunate, we call it tragic.
He should have accepted that the final curtain of his political career had drawn down.
He should be grateful that the party was ready to groom his son and had even allowed him to take over Dr Chua's former parliamentary seat.
A writer asks "Can a minority of individuals punish a duly elected leader proven to have been forgiven, reflected by the voting support given to him by MCA central delegates despite them knowing the full background of Dr Chua's controversy incident?"
Calling it an incident is a joke. But a larger question which must be asked by the members is whether the people can accept Dr Chua's stewardship of MCA?
In the last general election, a number of leaders who had enjoyed unsurpassed support from their party grassroots were easily defeated by less prominent opponents.
Public perception is most crucial in politics. Politicians often ignore this fact at their own peril.
As a prominent leader, Dr Chua has to be fully aware of the power of perception and he must be brave enough to put his party's interest before his.
His sex scandal does not dilute his political contribution to his state and country. But it has created a blot on his credibility which makes it detrimental for him to continue leading his party, especially in a country where some moral guardians cannot even tolerate a beer drinking model.
The current dispute between Dr Chua and Ong is very destructive to the party. However, the fault does not lie with the two leaders alone.
The disciplinary committee should not have allowed Dr Chua to contest in the last party election until he was fully cleared. They did not act in his best interest.
It would have been better for Dr Chua to be fully cleared of his offence before being allowed to make a political comeback. For this, we call it unfortunate. It was a comeback made too early.
After his election as the deputy president of MCA, only Dr Chua can confirm if he had put undue pressure on his president to consider making him one of the four ministers or be given other prominent positions.
If Dr Chua was aware of the power of public perception, he should have exercised more restraint and understanding that his request would have put the party president in a very difficult position.
The ball is now in Dr Chua's court. His next action will determine if he has reached a point of no return. He has to choose between mediation and confrontation.
The latter, supported by those who are rallying behind the call to "Save Chua – Knock out Ong" may end up seeing MCA break into pieces and vanish into a permanent political oblivion.
This is a sad episode for the second biggest party in Barisan.
The party leadership should have focused on redeeming its political image by helping and supporting its new president to tackle the biggest financial scandal in the history of Malaysia, and not distracting him with an internal uprising and threats to displace him from his party position.
Ong must be given a chance to prove his worth in the PKFZ investigation.
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- bennyloh said...
Does anyone really care about the MCA? Two self proclaimed leaders of the comnunity, 1 is a porn star and the other accepted free rides on a private plane. Those are the facts. The rumors are even nastier if anyone bothers to dig deeper in to the PKFZ scandal. The reality is the MCA has dug it self a big hole from the last GE. Now its just digging a deeper hole for itself. The last man standing may be the president of a meaningless party. Just ask Dr Koh how that feels like. Gerak-what?
Well said KP.
MCA should give solid support to their president in the PKFZ issue instead of creating more issues for him.
Remember this is BOLEHLAND!
In Bolehland, office boys, postmen, staymen, railway gatekeepers, etc., can become MPs or State Assemblymen. Even lawyers who had been disbarred can become ADUNS.
So how about murderers become Ministers or even PM? So why not adulterers become Deputy Presidents or Presidents since phedophiles and child rapists can also become Chief Ministers?
This is Bolehland lah.
I am shocked that you wrote such a long post on this topic. That such a meaningless personality war is happening within MCA, despite everything else thats going on in the country, is surely a sign that it is completely irrelevant. And yet you - and even Lim Kit Siang and other DAP leaders - waste precious energy and public attention span to this nonsense.
Of course this is your blog and it's your right to post about whatever you want, but I think it will be good if we can adjust our priorities and focus on important things!
Another post on that break-dancing group would be more relevant and interesting than more news on MCA leadership struggle, and I use the word "leadership" very loosely here. Maybe it could inspire the local arts scene.
Most Malaysians already accept that in West Malaysia, Barisan Nasional is an illusion, there is only UMNO. The truth is, if MCA ceased to exist, that will be one less middleman for the businessmen... they will just work directly with their UMNO masters. There is no longer any need for MCA, which is why UMNOPuteras have been becoming increasingly arrogant over the last few years.
Congratulations, Malaysian race relations has improved to the point that UMNO doesn't need MCA to grease business wheels anymore, lol...
It's reputation has been tarnished by a series of incidents. So, fights and struggles within its party are really none of our concern.
BTW, well done to Ong Tee Keat for his goodwill to uncover the truth behind PKFZ scandal.
But, I feel sorry for you too for trying to be the next 'Samy Vellu'. You're playing Jekyll and Hyde just like I do now.
P/s: Wow! Bro. KKP. I've never known that you are one of the columnists in The Star. I only know Kee Thuan Chye is one of them.
-The Under Enlightened One_
OTK's action is showing disregard to majority of the members who elected Chua. He is sending a message that "I don't care for your voice". Voters must now beware, if OTK will not care for the wish of the majority of his members, will he listen to you after getting your votes? Not only MCA candidates will be damaged by his action, BN will be affected when the next election comes.
"... Volunteered enough information to help with the investigation?" Why the issue of taking free plane rides was not volunteered until disclosed by the other party? You may say that he will pay, it's simply not right to accept the flight and keeping quiet, waiting for the invoice, he said.
"Can these tainted leaders project a solid moral authority to help ensure that this Government remains clean, honest and responsible?" Chua's crime has no victim but himself. Free plane rides from a company a minister has official dealing with will affect the public purse. There is no free lunch.
Chua did not get the MCA involved in his private affair. OTK drags the whole MCA into his private fight. He acts as transport minister, not MCA president in the PKFZ issue. If he wants backing, ask from his cabinet colleagues and the PM, not getting the MCA to issue official statement to back him in his fight.
"But a larger question which must be asked by the members is whether the people can accept Dr Chua's stewardship of MCA?" This has already being answered by the members who elected him. Now let the MCA members take a vote whether with the allege 10 million donation and the free plane rides whether he get the same backing as Chua did. As you mentioned "Public perception is most crucial in politics."
Ong must be given a chance to prove his worth in the PKFZ investigation. Yes, like Chua, he must first come clean to prove that he can be trusted.
- Bentoh said...
The use of the silly excuses to expel a party comrade is what really tickled the members.
I can't see how a fight between 2 personality in the party has any relation with PKFZ investigation...
"Dr Chua was a good leader"
Sorry to be pedantic, but by what yardstick did you come to this conclusion? What did he do for the nation, the people and the party? Was it under his watch as Minister of Health that the hologram ruling was imposed, thereby increasing the price of medicines overnight?
What's so sad about seeing a party of losers turn upon themselves? Pathetic maybe, but definitely not sad.
Why was Chua suddenly kicked out now? A simple mistake/oversight by the disciplinary committee? Of course not! Seriously, do you think anyone (meaning chinese voters whom MCA represents) actually gives a damn about Chua's sex DVD?
This is just the same dirty politics as usual. One politician attacking another. And all the while, the voters watch in bemusement at the insanely stupid reasons given by the politicans for their actions. Only a complete fool would not be able to see the obvious politics behind Chua's sacking.
the tao says the only constant in life is change. and certainly winds of change are not only blowing in the malay psyche, but within the chinese community too.
chinese have always been survivors wherever they live. in the past, when china was weak, the only means of survival in malaysia under the nep was through a patronage system, some call it alibaba. today, the motherland is strong, and many a chinese have made networks with the powerhouse either through business or supporting the engine of growth in manufacturing, service or administration. you can see the guilds and associations, such as klscah, acccim etc no longer needing to kowtow to mca or to umno, except only those businesses that still depended on this crony patronage to make a living. new industrialists are taking over running of these guilds as these foresighted people are able to tap the huge globalised market that is china, while those that depended only on malaysia die away in an ever shrinking market.
with these old folks leaving the scene, so will mca's influence over the chinese community, and so mca's value to umno to rein in the chinese vote bank greatly diminish.
therefore what is left for these mca people to fight over are the last remnants of easy $$$ under the umno/bn regime. this wont last long, but the pot of gold is still huge to fight over. as they say, rm12 billion is only the tip of the iceberg. getting a small % can feed a few generations.
- sinleong said...
do you trust that OTK is really investigating PKFZ?
how can he take up a free ride on the private jet of the company he was investigating?
unfortunately, OTK's credibility is now affected. he cannot be trusted. he has done so much in the PKFZ`case only to hit other MCA leaders. Not because he is totally an honest guy.
I am no lover of MCA, nor CSL or TKO! You called yourself an independent political analyst but you keep talking about CSL's sex scandal but never mentioned a word about the accusation of TKO's RM10M donation and free flights on certain companies' private jets. What kind of independent political analyst are you??
- Khoo Kay Peng said...
Anon 12.53am,
I did it here:
Are you blind or lazy?
Help you with a basic a lesson on Malaysia government - The President of MCA gets to be minister in BN government.
Ong Tee Keat is now Transport Minister clearing up PKFZ issue.
If he gets knocked out from MCA President seat, means kaput his ministership. Also means kaput PKFZ investigation to the end.
You and I know anything needs done come and go with the individual. If the next Minister is frontman for previous Tranport Minister, we're screwed as usual.
Call me selfish, but I want PKFZ money stealers be brought to justice and I'm prepared to support OTK to do just that.
Dear KP,
Thanks for the well written piece of information about the current situation in MCA. I'm a MCA member and I agree with what you have written. In fact I have emailed your blog information to many MCA comrades and friends to indicate to them that even a political analyst like you and as a 3rd party can observe and share fair comments about our current struggle in MCA. Thanks.
Dear KKP,
Despite having written many political books you must be politically naive to think that Chua's sacking is a moral issue and not politically motivated. What happened between 2 consenting adults 2 years ago is no longer an issue and Chua's re-election attests to it. The difference between Chua and maybe 90% of the MCA leaders is that he was caught and they were not. But then, his privacy was violated in a criminal way.
Chua was sacked because of political expediency and the sex DVD used as an excuse. Either you're politically naive or you've been well paid to polish OTK's shoes as a columnist in The Star. Which is it, KKP?
I don't understand the rationale in the blog.
It seems that is the MCA way in sacking the Vice President: Set him up in a sex scandal and sack him on moral ground. The origin of the whole low down process by top MCA mandarins has been twisted on virtue of public morality. I think the eunuchs who set up the scandal are immoral and ought to be sacked from the party instead. Who is being protected here? Where are the cameramen who were infringing into the privacy of someone? They are also protected by MCA? This is real dirty politics and will be cited by everyone from this day forwards. Our children will be taught the denial of natural justice from the case. Forgive the mandarins; they are eunuchs afraid of thunders striking the truth on them.
To me, it's 2 crooks fighting to be the big boss of a crooked legalised gangster. What old vs new? Nonsense.
Ask any biz-men and see how many believe Ong Tee Keat took the RM10 mil and it was for a purpose.
I also agree with Anon 12.53 that someone has been pro certain person lately.
Noted a certain new column in the Toilet paper called "Yum Cha".
I use to disagree with you in many issues, nevertheless I agree with you on this one.
However some MCA people seen to be proud of their actions by putting tinted Politician the like of CSL who's moral behavior being question to their top leadership, with that kind of mentality, they expect the community to support them. Either is a joke or insulting the intelligent of the society.
To me, the accusation on OTK is a conspiracy from Tiong King Sing and Dr Chua's gang to dispose off OTK to cover up their own interest, it is obvious isn't it. Any sensible people will support OTK to complete the investigation of the PKFZ scandal. The accusation on him is other matter and have to be deal separately.
Of course MCA's enemies would prefer Dr Chua to lead MCA as he will be easier to slaughter compare to OTK who may revive MCA fortune which will be a threat to his political opponents.
Where are the Chua Soi Lek's supporters..??? You voted him in....
Now make your stand..!!
OTK is playing the "Art of Bush"...!!
American George Bush..!
I don't even trust my "own shadow".
- Khoo Kay Peng said...
You must be learning very fast from Tiong. Accusing someone of taking money is the easiest way to hurt someone's reputation. But it does not work on me.
Who said that Chua's case is not politically motivated? It is politically motivated. It includes Chua's reaction, the planned EGM by his supporters and everything else. I leave these problems to a MCA member like yourself to worry.
As a Malaysian public, we want the current president of MCA to be given a chance to see through his promise to deliver us transparency and accountability in the PKFZ investigation. To us, the RM12 billion is more important than Tiong's RM10 million donation or Chua Soi Lek's sacking.
Two consenting adults? Not okay if one is married or both are married but not to one another. Moreover, if the person is a public figure. Dare you conduct a referendum only in Johor?
My advice to you is to catch the 90% MCA leaders who were involved in adultery on video. The fact that his privacy is violated in true. I support for the culprits to be caught. But his sex scandal is also wrong and morally damaging to his career.
Winston, you should prove that I was paid to write the articles. If not, your action is just going to tarnish your image.
Am I politically naive to support a minister who has promised me and other Malaysians to get to the bottom of the biggest financial scandal in Malaysia or a person who is fighting for his own political survival and is very acceptable to UMNO?
You must be kidding me.
Dr KKP says:
It is a tussle between the old and new MCA
it is the eternal hegemony between the chinese in general in the world LOL
You like many others been deluded by Ong on PKFZ. He was never at the forefront of getting to the bottom of the financial scandal. All he did was to allow the release of the PWC report under pressure from the opposition. That's as far as his contribution goes.
The 3 task forces he set up were to improve PKFZ's governance and performance. Their scope of works was never to dig for wrongdoings and this was made clear to the task force. (If you want proof, I'll dig up LKS's blog on this). However they went ahead and revealed the shady deals anyway. It was beyond Ong's control. He was an accidental anti-corruption crusader for PKFZ and undeserving of being labelled as such.
As a Minister who solicited free jet rides from a contractor under his jurisdiction, his moral integrity is questionable. Such acts would have justified being pulled down from office in a real democracy but this is Malaysia.
Why did Ong open another battle front with Chua at a time when he was engaged in a do or die battle with Tiong? He knew full well the turmoil it would cause and he needs another do-or-die fight like he needs a hole in the head.
To divert attention from the RM10 million allegation? Is this a reasonable analysis of the situation?
Is easy to make accusation without proof. So it is unfair to blame OTK just based on accusation from Tiong.
Further more , Tiong is an interested party , i.e his company is being investigated over the PKFZ issue. Therefore , his accusation of RM10Million is also not genuine , meaning that he may be using this allegation to blur the efforts by OTK.
My view is that :-
1) let OTK to continue with the investigations of PKFZ ;
2) on the RM10Million donation , let the police and the civil to decide ;
3) on Dr. Chua's expulsion from the party , let the central delegates to decide.
Kudos to you KKP for coming up with this good article.
This is time to scrapped the human barnacles off MCA.
- Samuel Goh Kim Eng said...
In the final grand showdown
Will it be a fight with the pants down
Providing a show that most people frown
To see the whole organisation structure drown
(C)Samuel Goh Kim Eng - 030909
Thur. 3rd Sept. 2009.
In Malaysia unfortunately we do not have the culture in which tainted politicians/public figures should leave office/withdrawn from the glare of publicity.The deep rooted political system in MCA's delegates of 2k persons to picj the leadership ended un a tainted leader been picked as its deputy president.
I fully agreed the drastic actions initiated by OTK but cautious how far he can go without the undue pressure from MCA big brother in UMNO.I hope he can persist and get rid of all the rottens MCA had since its founding 60 yrs ago.
I got the feelings that without erternal interferences,OTK will have a free hand to go all out and win big in the current tussle.
Good luck to a very very clean MCA


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Experts Identify The Game Changers for the Feed and Food Industry
Experts Identify The Game Changers for the Feed and Food Industry
The 2011 'Great Debate' held during the Alltech 27th Annual International Animal Health and Nutrition Symposium
Tom Standage, business editor, of The Economist
"Today social media provides a tremendous opportunity for the food industry to build relationships with consumers in a way that no other industry can ... through farm-to-fork traceability. Consumers have an interest in where their food comes from," said Standage.
Ben Self, Blue State Digital, highlighted the importance of each stakeholder in the food chain from the producer to the consumer to the retailer in telling the story through new media technologies thereby making it more interesting, memorable and relevant.
Corporate head of agriculture at Nestlé and director of the Sustainable Agriculture Alliance (SAI), Hans Jöhr addressed how the industry and all the stakeholders in it from the farmer to the retailer have a real opportunity to create a sustainable agricultural platform. He referred to Michael E. Porter's theory on shared value and in the need to address wastage of food and feed as the globe is forecasted to reach 9 billion people by 2050. He said, "The real game changer is to understand that we are working in a finite world and that we really need to take care of our assets and how we utilize them so that we can produce nutritious food for everybody."
Presented in front of more than 2,100 delegates from 72 countries, the debate also posed such timely questions as:
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Commenting on the debate, Alltech vice president, Aidan Connolly, said, "Modern agriculture has many stories to tell but the challenge is how to effectively communicate these stories. There is a world of opportunities available through new media technologies, which will allow each and every stakeholder in the food and feed chain to communicate messages quickly that connect with people's emotions. This presents a real game changer as we feed a growing population on finite resources."
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EAST LIVERPOOL -The Thompson Park board Tuesday reviewed the job description and qualifications of the park superintendent so they can be presented to the Civil Service Commission which meets at 5:15 p.m. today.
Superintendent Robb Kenny, who had served the past seven years, recently resigned to accept a position in Florida and the park board took the opportunity to update existing guidelines for the position.
The commission is charged with scheduling a test for those interested in the position, and park board President Burl Warrick said he expects that test to be given sometime in January.
Among the changes made in the existing job description was giving a candidate more time to acquire certain training.
Currently, the superintendent is required to have, or acquire within six months of hire, Ohio Environmental Protection Agency certification in herbicide/pesticide application; CPR and first aid certification; a course in bookkeeping; a seminar in public relations; and a seminar in general supervision.
The board agreed to retain the six-month deadline for the EPA certification and CPR/first aid certification, while giving the successful candidate a year to acquire the other training.
The starting salary will be $12.87 per hour, increasing over a five-year period to $14.31, with hospitalization and life insurance benefits.
The park superintendent is required to live in the park house, with heat, electricity, water and sewer provided at no cost.
The board agreed to add opening and closing the gates to the list of functions to be performed by the superintendent.
Board members indicated they will attend today's civil service meeting to further discuss the job description and advertisement that will be placed in the media.
Member Wink Smith had questioned whether the passing grade on the civil service exam can be increased from 70 to 75 percent, but Warrick said he has been advised that is the standard on all tests. They also plan on asking the commission about this issue.
Meanwhile, improvements to the park house are continuing, and it was agreed to replace a 1930s-era heatalator in the fireplace with gas logs, which will be less expensive than repairs needed to the old unit.
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Sales tax revenues are lagging behind expectations, Erie County Comptroller Stefan I. Mychajliw said Wednesday as he issued an interim financial report for the second quarter of 2013.
He warned that if this continues, it could lead to a county budget shortfall of more than $6 million by year's end.
Mychajliw noted that the 2013 budget projected a 3.73 percent growth in sales tax revenue, to $426 million, but sales tax receipts increased only 2.27 percent for the first five months of the year.
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Long before her TED talk made headlines in March, model Geena Rocero agonized over what it would mean – to her, to her bosses, to her career – if it came out that the gorgeous woman modeling bikinis in fashion mags had started life as a boy.
"There was always that fear: What if people found out? They'd think I'd duped them, and maybe I'd lose my regular clients. It could ruin my career," Rocero tells Glamour magazine in its September issue. "I carried the paranoia with me every day."
Rocero, 30, explains that, being born a boy in the Philippines, where the transgender community has a long history in the culture, she loved playing with her Barbie dolls, sewed clothes for them, and, at age 8, tagged along to a transgender beauty pageant.
"I always knew I felt something different," she says. In junior high, she wore the boys' uniform of her Catholic school "but I'd have it altered to make the waist tiny and the slacks fitted and a pocket like the girls had." And while some in the streets hurled gay epithets at her, "I did not feel gay," she says. "I just felt I was a girl."
With the support of her parents, Rocero, who relocated to San Francisco at the age of 17 with her mother, underwent her "dream" of sex reassignment surgery not long after settling in the U.S.
"It was like a rebirth. I never enjoyed having sex before, and all of a sudden it felt good. I was much more in touch with my sensuality, and I went crazy exploring it," she says.
But once she established herself as a successful model and had a couple of relationships under her belt, the truth of her history – and having to edit that history for anyone who got close to her – began to gnaw at her. When a boyfriend asked if she'd ever been in the Girl Scouts, she answered by saying she'd been in the Boy Scouts.
The tipping point came on the dawn of her 30th birthday. When her then boyfriend asked her, "What does 30 mean to you?" Rocero says she decided then and there, "I don't give a damn anymore. I'm ready to share my full journey as a woman."
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Stars takes its name from the celestial canopy that is above its rooftop bar. Patrons can walk in all four directions around this spectacular space to view both heaven and earth.
Cuisine: Modern Southern AmericanCategory: Neighborhood Favorite; Night OutLocation: 495 King St.Phone: 577-0100Hours: Bar 4 p.m.-2 a.m. daily; dinner service Sunday-Thursday 5-10 p.m., Friday-Saturday 5-11 p.m.Food: 3 1/2Service: 2 1/2Atmosphere: 3Price: $$$-$$$$Vegetarian Options: YesWheelchair Accessible: YesBar: Full-service bar on restaurant level and on the rooftopParking: Valet provided for 75 spaces; meters, garagesOther: Specialty cocktail menu 10 for $10; Captains List; daily specials MP; dining room, rooftop bar, event space in The Wilkinson Room for 100 guests; private lunch events, catering, 140 guests at rooftop bar; tap wine program; starsrestaurant.com; firstname.lastname@example.com; firstname.lastname@example.com, Facebook, Twitter, OpenTable.
And for a while there, it seemed like reaching for the stars was the challenge for executive chef Nathan Thurston and owner Keith Jones (Amen Street, Southend Brewery).
Stars was hoping to be open for the PGA Championship last summer, but creative recycling involving the bar and lighting, not to mention the installation of a wood-fired cooking machine Thurston christened "The Grates of Hell," delayed those plans.
In October, Stars ascended at 495 King St. in the art deco and Arts & Crafts building that was once home to Leon Rabin's menswear shop, Leon's. In true preservation fashion, the signage and entry to the restaurant reproduces the look of Leon's haberdashery.
The space
The reclaimed walnut bar is the vestibule to the open kitchen, where a live-fire grill, rotisserie and plancha, a flattop grill, provide the primitive tools for Thurston's culinary magic.
In this monolithic method of cookery, the chef and his team must coax, tame, tease and respect the elemental powers of fire and smoke to tender and cook flesh, fauna and flora. Simplicity and skill in the same movements — not always easy to master, yet this kitchen does.
The restaurant is quite clubby, all brown and charcoal, brightened by recycled glass lighting and a wait staff outfitted in white jackets. The mash-up of jazz and big-band sounds, the classic cocktail menu and the subdued lighting broadcast dining in another era. But in the contemporary canon of local and seasonal, Thurston is tapping into area farmers and purveyors to stock his larders with pristine seafood, meat with the mineral tang of age, vegetables at their peak of freshness.
The red oak wood, too, is harvested on Wadmalaw Island and painstakingly aged and dried so its subtle complexities perfume or perfuse the ingredients.
The cooking system, manufactured according to Thurston's specs, is used for hearth roasting, rotisserie cooking, plancha searing, smoking chocolate and grilling steaks, mushrooms and fish. All of this primitive cooking comes with the price of time, and embers and coals must adjust to the liquefaction of fat and the development of char and crust.
The food
The menu speaks to the season and changes accordingly. MiBek Farm "peanut hay"-fed beef is used for the mini-burgers ($10.75 a pair). There is no taste of Skippy, just a nutrient-dense forage that makes for better-tasting beef.
A wood-grilled blue crab soup ($9.25) answers the call for she-crab; mussels are treated to a French touch with pistou (France's retort to pesto), and mini-BLTs with house-cured bacon ($8.50) match well with the draft beer selection ($4-$7).
Salads ($7.25-$8.50) eschew the common players around town and layer seasonal greens, micro-thin vegetables, toasted or smoked nuts with vinaigrettes of ginger, cider and benne seed.
In a menu section called the "Garden," mushroom bruschetta ($9.25) and winter greens, along with fall squashes with quinoa ($10.50) and sweet potato risotto ($11.50) with sorghum vinaigrette will pique the interest of vegetarians and meat-eaters alike.
Thurston's dishes are well-composed. Unlike a steakhouse where the meat is a la carte and the sides are designed for a family, he offers a smashed and fried red bliss potato topped with fresh cream and chives, crisped Brussels sprout leaves and two house-made sauces with no up-charges, no sides costing $12-$18. The prices are still high end: $35-$47 for filet, New York strip or rib-eye but value for the quality and taste.
The strip steak (aka Kansas City strip, shell steak or strip loin) is butchered by Thurston to resemble the shape of a filet mignon, so be prepared for its look. There is no mistaking its texture and mineral tang.
Local Charleston swordfish ($27.95) cooked on the live fire was pristine. The hearth-roasted carrots possessed wonderful flavor. It was only in the greens and Brussels sprout leaf vegetables that the kitchen misstepped by over-salting.
A neighboring diner enjoyed a whole lobster ($37) on a bed of grits, bacon, golden raisins and a sauce of lobster bisque. The filet mignon ($35) also presented well and with all the trickiness that cooking over fire requires, all the steaks came out cooked as requested.
Chicken with bread salad and mustard dressing also had appeal. It was initially a dinner for two ($45.50), but now you can order a half-portion for one.
The wines are well-matched to the menu and provide a variety of labels unique to Stars. You can order by the glass, 500 ml or 1 liter. A fine bottled wine list and Captains List also are available.
Our server was well-informed about the menu and had some delightful suggestions for wine, but then disappeared. I noticed this happening to other tables. Does a private event call them away? It did seem every table "lost" its server for a while.
Do partake of desserts. Pastry chef Ross Evans celebrates the child in us with smoked chocolate S'Mores pie ($9.50), the Lowcountry with a pluff mud pudding ($7.50), Italy with a semifreddo and classic Americana with apple pie ($9.50) and pumpkin cheesecake ($8.50).
In the firmament of new restaurants in Charleston, the ascendency of Stars is confirmed.
With the universal appeal of flavors birthed in flame, the galaxy of Thurston's team, ingredients, skills and rooftop aerie assures the orbit of Stars on Upper King.


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The Penn State Berks Office of Health Services and the Health and Wellness Committee are hosting a health fair for all students, faculty, and staff on Tuesday, February 19, 2013, from 11:30 a.m.–2:00 p.m. in the Perkins Student Center Multipurpose Room.
"I encourage students, faculty, and staff to attend the health fair, visit the exhibits, some of which are interactive, and to learn the available resources in our community," states Penn State Berks Nurse Practitioner Supervisor Alice Holland. "Stop by and see for yourself how healthy habits influence a more healthy lifestyle."
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Induction of Ovulation With Raloxifene or Clomiphene Citrate in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
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The Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome (PCOS) is a common disorder related to ovulation problems. Clomiphene citrate (CC) is the drug of first choice for this condition. Nevertheless, CC has a detrimental effect over uterine receptivity.
Raloxifene is a Selective Estrogen Receptor Modulator, that does not have a detrimental effect over the endometrium, and also increase the serum levels of FSH, thus, inducting ovulation.
The objective of this study is to compare the ovulation rate in PCOS patients between clomiphene citrate and raloxifene in a double blind randomized trial.
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Drug: clomiphene citrate
Drug: raloxifene
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Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
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Primary Purpose: Treatment
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|Induction of Ovulation With Raloxifene or Clomiphene Citrate in Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome
- Ultrasound sign of ovulation [ Time Frame: cycle day 14-20 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- endometrial biopsy compatible with the +/- 3days of the cycle [ Time Frame: 8-10 days post-ovulation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Serum levels of Progesterone [ Time Frame: 8-10 days after ovulation ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
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|August 2009
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|August 2009 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
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Uso of 100mg of clomiphene citrate during days 5-9 of the menstrual cycle
Drug: clomiphene citrate
100mg PO on days 5-9 of the menstrual cycle
Other Name: Clomid
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Use of 100mg of raloxifene during days 5-9 of the menstrual cycle
Drug: raloxifene
100mg PO on days 5-9 of the menstrual cycle
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|18 Years to 38 Years (Adult)
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Inclusion Criteria:
- All patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome will be invited to participate in the study. The PCOS criteria are according to modified Rotterdam criteria (7); i.e., oligoovulation defined as < 6 menstrual periods per year, signs of clinical hyperandrogenism (Ferriman and Gallwey >8) or laboratorial (total Testosterone >=0.81 ng/dL) or polycystic ovary > 10cm3.
Furthermore, all patients with infertility diagnosis based solely on ovulation factor will included in the protocol
- Age >18 years old and <= 38 years old.
- No endometriosis on laparoscopy
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not willing to participate in the study
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Genital Diseases, Female
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Remembering 2012 — No. 2: 2012 proves to be eventful year for Sheriff Shirley
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CHARLES TOWN — Jefferson County Sheriff Robert "Bobby" Shirley was indicted in early June in regard to an incident stemming from a Dec. 27, 2010, police pursuit of bank robber Mark Daniel Haines....
I guess Shirleys getting ready for his big day. A care package can be sent, make it a little less scary when those doors close. He probably won't have extra time tho, im sure he'll be expected. When he gets the rest of his info, GOD bless the guys who work under him, hopefully Bailey takes him out of the office, no c. comm . member is smart enough to!
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A lot you folks have a real eye opener coming down the road. It has been amazing that is has taken Karma this long to catch up to him. Major, you are going look like such a misinformed fool
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Maybe we should play fill in the blanks. daughter -- taken off jeff co school bus.can never drive bus again, black - - - pulls up, puts her in. takes her where ever mommey wants. BIG favor !. kids see an know everything. County property has a protocal for disposing of. It's A LAW! the devil does it his way. two cc's say drop what you found or your gone,he's gone.BUT guess what there are ways to find out what you did,its out there,just waiting for the show. That white --- an tires.guess who got the frebies on us? MAKE A PACK WITH THE DEVIL, you always pay,when he comes to collect!!!
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no comments allowed for the dead man that got kicked in the head by a "horse" in jefferson county ? lol think you all know where this is goin. its 1am do you know where your sheriff is at? lol
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jack,you can't fix stupid. But the clown will take all of the evil do-ers with him when he goes,they know who they are. I don't think the partners in crime can get hin out of this one.alleged Noland warned him he was being investigated.
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SIGN-O' please guess. It would be very interesting to read some of your assumptions. Anyway, if you are referring to me as a hater, you are dead wrong. I don't hate him, I just know who the real person is and would figure by your remarks that either you are close family (maybe his cousin Thumper)or you don't know [Stomper] from Adam.
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You three have been Shirley haters now for years now. I sort of wonder why, but I can probably guess. Maybe Karma has already prevailed. Shirley was re-elected.
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Ask your yourself , what kind of cop loses his temper like you see Shirley do in front of several video cameras. He stands at the side of the truck and deliberates/catches his breath and decides to jump in the back of the truck and kick this handcuffed man in the face - shirley wasnt being threatened, society was not in danger, Haines couldnt run ..... Couldnt drive .... I cant wait to see the arrogant, smug Shirley explain to jury why he needed to fracture a subdued, handcuffed suspects eye sockets! All of your mis treatment of people has finally caught up with you. You will be well liked in prison.
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Very soon everyone this man will be exposed for what he is - a low life thug. I look forward to the trial because I know for a fact that the man is a LIAR. The Feds will not plea bargain because he intentionally altered evidence during their investigation which p issed them off
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At the end of the day and despite how this plays out, Karma will prevail. For all those who seem to believe that it is, not only legal, but acceptable for the county sheriff to kick a suspect and stomp on his face, well you've either forgotten your Civics lessons, never had one, or are simply of a liberal mindset that believes an individuals rights end once he is taken from his vehicle. But, I digress, the fact is even if he beats the federal rap, he will be crushed financially by his attorneys. On the other hand, if he fails to beat the charges in Federal court he'll still be crushed by the bill from Kevin Mills plus have plenty of time to contemplate how a lifetime of manipulation, coercion, and blatant disregard for rules of conduct in every facet of his being finally led him to a concrete bed and a stainless steel toilet. Peace to all and a very happy new year...
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The words around that the county com,wouldn't let the 660 provisonal votes be counted. perhaps afraid boober would not be sheriff when shirley's out.Shirley really seems scared, with all the begging he's doing for info. He should have been put out of office until this was all over. thats why we are a laughing stock in every news paper. cc must not want to make him mad.go figure!
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Hopefully, another successful term and he can dispose of some additional lameos. Let's bring back integrity and a strong work ethic to our police force and county government offices.
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Either there was election fraud or the people of Jefferson county are just plain stupid. LOL Looks like they will be having another election for Sheriff when they throw this clown's butt in jail. Would like to see them bring charges on the other clowns (cops) involved too.
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Gordeeva & Grinkov did Carmen for their 1988 SP at the Olympics (March of the Toreadors) Pairs
By and large, I could take B/B's rather avant-garde approach only in small doses, but like Rahkamo/Kokko, they added individuality and innovation to ice dancing (along with purity of technique), and I was very glad they were around. I'm more a romantic (in the sense of the Romantic era of music) by nature, but I also value diversity. I also liked that Natalia wasn't candy-floss pretty--she had such an individual look, glamorous in its own uncompromising way.
Thanks for linking to the full-length Carmen, Doris. That was a terrific use of ice skating, a program I just loved. I had no cable at the time, and someone had to tape it for me (on videocassette!). It was a grand enterprise by Sandra Bezic and the three leads, Katarina and the two Brians. Would that more productions like that were possible. Just think: the budget for a single episode of the Kardashians' reality show....
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We should stick to dance because then we have to add I think Peterenko and Cohen and Nagasu - oh but you said favourite.
Bestimianova was the real carmen in 1988. I have no idea what Debi Thomas was doing with the music other than it was powerful. Witt never had the depth or the power to play the real operatic Carmen. And then there was Mirai - she made Debi Thomas look like a real thespian. Mirai's Carmen was outright a crime - she smiled with that fake Miss America smile throughout the routine. She really did not understand who Carmen was and did not have the presence to carry off such a huge character. I will be curious to see what Tessa does - she will have to gain some presence to match Krylova, Navka or Bestimianiova or she will be a watered down version like Witt or worse just skating to music.
I don't think Mirai was trying to portray the character Carmen. I think she was just skating to the music.
Regarding Virtue/Moir and their Carmen FD, perhaps we will hear more details today (Saturday)??
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@cleoc12 I haven't seen the program - but when I see them tomorrow for an interview will ask them if its ballet or opera...#cbcskates
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I don't mind B/B's Carmen..it was before they went too extreme with their expression.
When a dancer is on a stage and trying to make their expression reach those seated in the gods, that's one thing..but when most of us see more skating on TV than we do in person , too much expression is not a good thing. The performance can easily turn to parody. I'm afraid "Rasputin", for example,really affected me this way.
With B&B, I always tried to just appreciate what they were doing with their bodies, and let my eyes slide away when the camera would begin to zero in on her face , as it inevitably would.
To me, it's like the difference between acting for stage and film. Film requires a much more subtle technique , or the actor will appear to be badly over-acting.
Too much facial expression ( especially at the end ) took the shine off K/O's Carmen for me too..and it was a terrible let down , because I so loved their skating ( hers, in particular ). I thought then ( as now) that she was exquisitely beautiful, as a woman and a skater , and was for me, perfection for the time. I had been really anticipating her Carmen , and was so sad when I felt they took it over the top.
Navka doesn't make it at all for me..I'd prefer to see K/O or even B/B any day of the week.
So the truth is, I've never seen the Carmen I would like to see. I hope V/M will be it , or come much closer to it.
They have technique, and I'm sure will have difficult choreography , but they have one thing that transcends all other qualities and that is their powerful connection to each other on the ice. They have an emotional oneness that is unmatched..it makes whatever they do real.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfVzd...eature=related the end of the show, it was in 2011.
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Thanks, Plushyfan! Looks like an interesting show.
I enjoyed K&O but found too often their movements (and they had some great innovative moves) detracted from the passion one would expect in a great Carmen. B&B excelled in that area. I think my favourite program of K&O is their 1999 Modern Africa Drums as I found it highlighted everything that was special about them.
Carmen as seen by N&K and L&T was bland, generic and forgettable.
It will be interesting to see what V/M do with the music. Normally I don't like it when skaters choose such overused music; however, V/M are such a strong team, they have the potential to take nearly any music and make it their own. I think this could be an interesting new direction for them, a nice step away from their standard romantic/whimsical programs. Looking forward to it.
So, V/M are doing Carmen and the Shibs are doing Memoirs of a Geisha. What about Meryl & Charlie? Have they announced their long program music yet?
Not yet. And nothing came out of Champs Camp either.
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SD Music: "Giselle" by Adolphe Adam
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Six waterfront projects are now under construction, and three are in design, after a formal agreement with the state Department of Transportation was approved this week to turn Ohio Street into an attractive parkway.
The $11 million project – 80 percent paid by the federal government – calls for reconstructing the industrial 1.4-mile road between Michigan Avenue and Route 5 into a two-lane parkway, with bike and pedestrian paths, landscaping, streetscape lighting and historic signage. Infrastructure improvements from Michigan to Canalside also are planned.
Work is expected to begin in November 2013, with completion slated for the following spring.
A $1.2 million contract for engineering services was approved for Audubon Architecture, Engineering, Surveying & Landscape Architecture by the board of Erie Canal Harbor Development Corp.
The projects have the waterfront humming with more work under way than any time in memory.
"It just shows we're incredibly busy moving forward," said Thomas Dee, president of Erie Canal Development Corp.
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• A master plan for an illuminated, multimedia presentation in 2013 on one or more grain elevators will be submitted by Ambiances Design Productions of Montreal in December.
• The Modified General Project Plan for Canalside was changed to reflect the new plans for the Webster Block, with public hearings expected early next year.
• The Prime Slip, once planned to hold water, will be interpretive only with the addition of the east canal.
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WAILUKU -- A 2nd Circuit judge on Wednesday granted a request by the state Attorney General's Office to have Wailuku Main Street Association and its board chairman, Thomas Cannon, to comply with a subpoena to turn over various association documents as well as for Cannon to appear for sworn testimony.
Second Circuit Judge Joseph Cardoza stressed that he was ruling on the subpoena issue and not on the merits of the association's arguments.
The formerly county-funded nonprofit has been under investigation by the Attorney General's Office for nearly a year for possibly violating Hawaii's nonprofit laws.
"I'm not saying or making any finding whether the association is conducting itself as it should," Cardoza said during the ruling.
Cannon, who was representing himself at the hearing, declined comment to The Maui News after Cardoza's ruling.
But he said outside of court that if the public wanted WMSA's side of the story, they should visit www.mauitowns.org.
During the hearing, Cannon at length explained that a former board member was pushing the AG's office to investigate the association as well as providing false information to the state. He added that supervising state Deputy Attorney General Hugh Jones of the Tax & Charities Division also was over reaching his authority.
He added that a "few bad apples" were trying to take down a "Hawaii grass-roots organization" that has done so much for Maui and its community.
Outside of court, Jones said: "We are pleased the court has enforced the subpoena."
He added that the state is trying to find out what happened to county taxpayer funds and added that if Cannon has nothing to hide, he should "swear under oath."
In response to Cannon's argument that the organization should be entitled to some privacy as it is a group of volunteers, Jones said: "This is a public charity, not CIA."
On Aug. 30, the Tax & Charities Division issued a report detailing its inquiry of the association. It cited nepotism, lobbying in violation of its grant contract with the county, conflicts of interests, inaccuracies with its IRS From 990 and little evidence of program services, among other issues.
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