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The public is invited to come to Union County College's Cranford campus at noon on Wednesday, March 6, to enjoy a free jazz concert. The Donald Vega Trio, will perform in the Roy Smith Theater. They will be joined by guest saxophonist Patrick Cornelius. A question and answer period will follow their performance.
The Donald Vega Trio includes pianist Donald Vega, bassist Yasushi Nakamura – one of the fastest rising stars in jazz today, and drummer Marion Felder – an established part of NYC's jazz scene and a member of the Count Basie Orchestra. Both, along with Donald Vega, are Juilliard alumni. Master classes are led by Donald Vega and facilitated by the members of his trio.
Donald Vega was classically-trained in his native Nicaragua. He immigrated to the United States at age 14 and began learning the language of jazz from mentor Billy Higgins at The World Stage and later with bassist John Clayton at the University of Southern California.
Following many surgeries Vega overcame a congenital defect that threatened hearing loss and went on to graduate from Manhattan School of Music and The Juilliard School where he studied with piano great, Kenny Barron. Vega is currently the pianist for world-renowned bassist Ron Carter's "Golden Striker" Trio as well as the Ron Carter Big Band. On his sophomore album, Spiritual Nature, he is joined by the rhythm tandem of bassist Christian McBride and drummer Lewis Nash, where he explores the marriage of jazz, Latin and classical music. Vega is currently composing for his next album.
The College's Cranford campus is located at 1033 Springfield Ave. For directions or more information on Union County College, visit ucc.edu.


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Van Buren, NY -- As flames shot from a burning house Monday evening in Van Buren, live wires began to fall into the yard.
The wires burned off the house at 7680 Seneca Beach Drive and sparked, forcing firefighters to move, Baldwinsville Assistant Fire Chief Tom Perkins said. "We had to move away from the danger," he said.
Then, Baldwinsville Fire Chief Courtney Rutherford, who was overseeing the firefighting operations, evacuated eight firefighters who had gone in through the front of the house to battle the blaze, Perkins said.
The fire had burned a hole through the ceiling, from the first floor to the second floor, he said. The fire also was extending into "void spaces," or spaces between the floors and walls, Perkins said. Once a fire spreads into such spaces, he said, it takes longer to get the fire under control because firefighters have to open up walls and the ceiling.
From the command center, Chief Rutherford "knew it was time to pull out and regroup," Perkins said.
The firefighters evacuated and regrouped. They eventually went in through a back door and "knocked down" the fire, Perkins said.
Baldwinsville, Belgium-Cold Springs, Liverpool, Lakeside, Memphis and Warners volunteer fire departments assisted at the scene. Jordan's fire department also brought a rehab trailer, or a place where the firefighters took turns warming up to avoid hypothermia and frostbite, and to get something to drink to stay hydrated, Perkins said.
No one was injured, he said.
A next-door neighbor called in the fire at 4:50 p.m. after seeing smoke and flames, Perkins said. No one was home when the fire started, he said. Scott Gilfus lives at the house with his girlfriend, Perkins said. The couple lost all of their belongings in the fire, he said. The American Red Cross is helping the couple.
Onondaga County fire investigators and the last firefighters at the scene stayed until just before 10 p.m. Investigators believe a short near the electrical panel on the first floor caused the fire, Perkins said.


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Ken "Dizzy the Clown" Gillespie had to wait a year to be the grand marshal of the State Fair Parade in Minot because of the Souris River flooding.
But the fair and its parade are on again this year.
The parade is Saturday, starting at 9:15 a.m. sharp on the corner of Broadway and Burdick Expressway and goes to the fairgrounds.
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Ken "Dizzy the Clown" Gillespie puts a red clown nose on Zoe Sailor, Minot, a volunteer at the SRT Communications annual meeting in the State Fair Center in Minot in June 2011. However,"Dizzy," who was named the grand marshal of the North Dakota State Fair Parade that year, had to wait until this year for his duties because of the flooding in Minot last year and the fair and its parade were canceled. He saved the 4,000 red foam rubber noses from the flood and clowns will be handing them out at the parade on Saturday.
This year's theme is "Clowning Around," said Jim Clifford, chairman of the State Fair Parade Committee. He said, as of Monday, about 170 entries were scheduled for the big parade.
A longtime favorite clown around Minot and the area, Gillespie was prepared last year for his special honor as parade grand marshal. He had ordered 4,000 clown noses that he planned to have tossed out to the crowd.
But the flooding put a halt to all that.
He and his wife, Claudia, who live in historic Eastwood Park, were among the 11,000 residents who fled their homes because of the flooding Souris River.
He did save the 4,000 foam rubber clown noses from the flood, kept them in the garage at his mother-in-law, Arlane Durbin's home in northeast Minot, and now is ready to hand them out to parade goers. Gillespie's hope is everyone who gets one of the red noses puts it on and it will bring a big smile to their faces.
The noses will be handed out at the parade by Gillespie's clown friends from the World Clown Association, including Deanna "Dee Dee" Hartmier, president elect, and her husband Cliff "Mr. Stripes" from Winnipeg, Man., Ralph "Clumsy" Llewellyn and Debbie "Laditsy" Fowler, northwest director of the association, both of Fargo, as well as Kiddy Land clowns of Minot, Miles of Smiles clowns from Bismarck, and other North Dakota clowns.
Gillespie's sister, Leigh Allen from Olathe, Kan., and his nieces and nephews from Kansas City, Mo., are coming to Minot to be in the parade and the clown competition. Other relatives also will be in the parade.
Gillespie's been with the State Fair Parade Committee since its inception 32 years ago, and the parades are at the top of his "most fun" list.
Gillespie and his wife, Claudia, also a clown named "Cloudy," have been clowning at the State Fair for more than 30 years. Their two grown children, Janet "Sparkly" and Jared "Jarhead" also are clowns.
He plans the clown entertainment for each year's parade and also the clown competition at the fair after the parade. This year's competition will be at 2 p.m. at the Jukebox Junkie free stage No. 2. Gillespie said any clown is welcome to join the parade and take part in the competition.
A potluck will be held Friday at 6 p.m. at the Scandinavian Heritage Park shelter along South Broadway where the clowns register for the clown competition. A balloon competition also will be held at the park that night.
Gillespie, who has spent much of his life in Minot, has been clowning since the early 1970s. He's a volunteer clown for the Shriners and also a contract clown, or a clown who gets paid for his work. Gillespie was named the International Shrine Clown Association's Clown of the Year for 2009.
Gillespie is the clown at Kids' Night at JR Rockers at Minot Air Force Base the third Tuesday of every month.
He is president of the Midwest Clowns. Its convention will be Aug. 8-10 in Grand Forks.
"It's a great honor. I just love it. It really makes me feel good," Gillespie said of being the grand marshal of the 2012 State Fair Parade.


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Only three coaches in the history of Division I men's college basketball have won 900 games. And Gbinije, the Duke University transfer who must sit out this season because of NCAA rules, has played for two of them.
Duke's Mike Krzyzewski tops the list, followed by Bob Knight and now Jim Boeheim.
Who better than Gbinije, then, to contrast the coaching styles of Krzyzewski and Boeheim?
"Tough question. Honestly, both are very, very excellent coaches. They kind of have different approaches to the game," Gbinije said. "I really haven't compared and contrasted the two yet. Coach K is very good at motivating his players. He's very good at making adjustments during a game, before a game. He really approaches the game in a very serious business manner. I think that's one of the reasons that Duke is successful year in and year out.
"Coach Boeheim is just a really kind of everyday guy, even though of course he's not. He's somebody that you can be around and just have normal conversations with. But at the same time, he gives us freedom to grow as a player. I'm definitely blessed to play for both good coaches. I'm thankful for that."
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Canonist, and man of letters, b. at San Concordia, near Pisa about 1260; d. at Pisa, 11 June, 1347. He entered the Dominican Order in 1277, studied at Pisa, Bologna, and Paris, and taught at Lucca, Florence, and Pisa. A preacher of renown, he was as learned as he was devout, as skilled in Latin and Tuscan poetry as he was versed in canon and civil law. His fame rests chiefly on his alphabetically arranged "Summa de Casibus Conscientiae", a variously called "Pisana", "Pisanella", "Bartholomaea", and "Magistruccia". The idea if not the basis of this work was a "Summa Confessorum" by John Rumsik, O. P., Lector of Freiburg (d. 1314). Bartholomew's treatise was clear and concise, and it conformed to the newer laws and canons of his time. Evidently a highly useful digest, it was very popular and much used during the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, and was among the first books undertaken by some of the earliest printers of Germany, France, and Italy. Nicholas of Osimo, O.M. , added a supplement in 1444, which also appeared in many editions. Others likewise incorporated the work in later handbooks, notably James of Ascoli, O. M., 1464, and Ange de Clavasio, O.M., in his "Summa Angelica". Apart from several manuscripts on moral and literary subjects, his works include "De documentis antiquorum", edited by Albertus Clarius, O. P. (Tarvisi, 1601) in 8 vo. The same treatise in the vernacular, "Ammaestramenti degli antichi" (Florence, 1662), came to be regarded as a Tuscan classic.
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JACKSON — Window light can often be a photographer's best friend.
This was the case for me as I spent time with four-year-old Carter Buffum and his family this week. Carter has mitochondrial disease, which has resulted in a loss of motor control, cognitive impairment and cerebral palsy.
Doctors have told his parents, Sierra and Joshua, that he would never walk. However, Carter is proving them wrong as he has started pulling himself up on furniture and window sills and taking some steps.
I like the photo as it really shows the progress Carter is making. Also, the light coming from the window makes it really interesting to look at.
For photographer Sam Gause, an event as Consumers Energy interns work at the King Center resulted in his photo of the week. The interns were painting the inside of the building.
"I chose this photo because this assignment on paper sounds visually unappealing," Gause said. "With this photo I found something that told the story of the assignment and showed the scene while being a nice photo to look at. I try my best to find photos like this at every assignment."
Andrew Kuhn's favorite photo of the week is of four-year-old Henry Themm of Jackson while at the 20th annual Learning Fair.
"The reason I like this shot is because of the angle and the expression on his face,"Kuhn said. "It is easy to tell that he is enjoying himself while exploring the fair with his family. I also like the shot because of the way the light is hitting his face as he emerges from the tunnel in the obstacle course."
"The angle the shot was taken at also helps this image stand out," Kuhn added. "I think that the low angle and the fact that the grass is creeping up into the frame helps the viewer to experience the shot from a perspective similar to his."


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OTA dropouts on 622 input
Posted 17 December 2006 - 03:53 PM
I finally isolated the problem and want to see if I can get advice on how to fix it. The issue is that when the OTA antenna is hooked directly to my HDTV (Sony Bravia), I get absolutely NO dropouts, pixilation, etc. As soon as I hook the antenna to the antenna input on the 622, the drops are rampant with that channel and minimal on the other channels. Is this a problem with the input connection of the 622? Can anyone give any advice about how I can correct the issue?
Posted 17 December 2006 - 04:52 PM
If the signal strength is good you may want to go to antenna web and put in your address and see what direction the station is in relation to where you have your antenna pointed. It is in a different directions than your other stations you may need to re-point your antenna or get a different antenna.
Posted 17 December 2006 - 05:37 PM
The issue has to be with the 622 and a poor OTA tuner or it's inability to deal with multipath as well as my Sony XBR Bravia. I found another thread on this forum dealing with this issue, but no one actually had a solution, which is why I'm asking now.
As I think about it now, I'm thinking that L3.65 MAY have caused (or at least increased the problem). The issue seemed to become worse since it spooled. Is the UHF in some way controlled by the software? Do you think maybe the way the 622 handles the multipath was influenced by L3.65?
Posted 18 December 2006 - 11:02 AM
Do you have a 2nd antenna input in your Sony? That may solve the viewing problem, but maybe you want to use the 622 to record OTA TV?
I have a 622 and an OTA antenna. I have had OTA dropouts, pixilation, frame freezes, etc. on one of my digital channels (Fox 7 out of Austin, TX.) ever since I hooked the 622 up. All the other channels are fine for the most part.Thanks
Posted 18 December 2006 - 11:35 AM
1. The signal is weak, and the Bravia is better at weak signal reception.
2. The signal is strong but multipathing, and the Bravia is better at handling multipath.
Try using a splitter to feed the signal to both the 622 and the Bravia at the same time. This will drop the signal level 3DB. If the situation improves, it is an indication you have multipathing issues. If it worsens, it is an indication that it is a weak signal issue. If there is no change, nothing has been proved, but you can view with the signal decoded by whatever suits you best at the moment.
Posted 20 December 2006 - 12:40 PM
This forced me to buy the locals package which at least I get program info now too, that is nice. Would be nicer if it was free.
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Posted 21 December 2006 - 12:56 PM
Thanks for your reply, however the issue is not with the antenna. I took it outside, on top of the roof and had my girlfriend read signal strengths to me.
Man she is a keeper!!! My wife just complains that it look ugly!!
I agree that the Tuner on the 622 is not as good as some TVs. I get a better consistency on my TV (Hitachi) than through 622 so I watch it via 622 when I watch, and only use 622 for recording. means a littel switching about but it's not big deal. I think it's multipathing that's my problem - it helped when i used a splitter.
Posted 21 December 2006 - 02:53 PM
I recently bought a new Sony 50" SXRD RPTV and, just for grins, connected its 8VSB input to the attic antenna. It found all local digital station and two more distant ones and gets 100% reception on all. Never a dropout! Shows what a late generation tuner can do. I think it's about time to retire the 811. My wife wants a simpler system with one guide and the ability to change channels without changing inputs or multiple remotes so I may have to go the TW cable.
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Posted 22 December 2006 - 07:10 AM
Yes, she's definitely a keeper. She's a bit of a techno-geek herself (and beautiful, I might add) so she kind of gets into this stuff. I'm trying to get everything straightened out before I have to leave town for about 16 months for a job. I'm getting the splitter today.
Too bad my Cowboys had to beat your Colts!
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Posted 31 December 2006 - 02:13 PM
I have had Dish 2 weeks now and have had the dropout problem on fox from the start. I am getting a 100% signal from my 622 using my outside directional UHF antenna. My old Sony Directv receiver I'm using as an off air hd source receives Fox perfectly as does my hd tuner card in my computer. After configuring the connections every way I can think of, including direct connection and with a splitter and an attenuator I still get the dropouts. In reading other forums I see many 622 owners in the Austin market started having this problem at the same time. I suspect Fox changed something in the signal to cause this and I'll try calling them and see if I get a response. I'm glad this is only affecting Fox, I only watch an occasional ballgame on them.
I got my replacement receiver and hooked it up today. I then sent a letter to Dish and posted it on a new thread today because the problem still persists. I didn't see the other forums concerning Austin users. Which ones are they? I'd like to check them out.
By the way, could it be an issue with L3.65?
Posted 31 December 2006 - 03:36 PM
That sounds like multipath issues to me. Some receivers are better than others at dealing with it so a replacement 622 will NOT solve the problem (as you've discovered).
WHen I change to Fox, it's usually showing in the upper 80's to 95 range. It will then drop to zero after a few seconds, then cut in and out in a random pattern
Posted 31 December 2006 - 04:03 PM
Posted 31 December 2006 - 04:25 PM
That sounds like multipath issues to me. Some receivers are better than others at dealing with it so a replacement 622 will NOT solve the problem (as you've discovered).
Not a multipath issue, I have a directional yagi outdoor antenna with rotator pointed right at fox and we put a scope on it to check multipath. We are getting multipath from the cbs station but the reciever holds onto that signal just fine just not fox .I am betting fox is the problem although I do notice the 622 is not as good a ota receiver that my directv was or the one in my hd tuner card. I wish dish used the hd tivo's, they have great receivers in them. (for $800 tho)
Posted 31 December 2006 - 04:45 PM
I got my replacement receiver and hooked it up today. I then sent a letter to Dish and posted it on a new thread today because the problem still persists. I didn't see the other forums concerning Austin users. Which ones are they? I'd like to check them out.
By the way, could it be an issue with L3.65?
I'm going to call Fox on Tuesday and see if I can talk to a tech. I hear that Austin is going to get the local hd's on Satellite soon but I still want to be able to record ota when it rains.
Fox 7 KTBC Austin (512) 476-7777
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Posted 02 January 2007 - 12:58 PM
I live in Austin and have the identical problem. I can watch the Fox station on my Mitsubishi Diamond Series TV with no trouble as long as the antenna is connected directly to the set, but using the Dish receiver's tuner renders this station basically unwatchable due to constant dropouts. The signal strength is actually quite high.
I have the same problem with WTLH Fox 49 out Tallahassee, Florida. I get 80-90 signal range and drops out every few seconds. Drives me nuts!! It sounds like maybe it's a FOX problem?
Posted 02 January 2007 - 02:17 PM
Posted 02 January 2007 - 09:00 PM
I just talked to the Chief Engineer at KTBC fox 7 in Austin and he is aware of the issue with the dish Vip 622. He said to try a 3db attenuator in-line before the antenna input of your receiver. Fox is broadcast on a very high frequency (channel 58 in HD, the receiver re names it 7.1) That high frequency causes some cheep receivers (vip 622) to not stay locked.That explains why my old Sony Directv receiver worked so well, it is a better quality receiver. When you add the attenuator you should run setup again and find the locals. I will try this this afternoon and let you know it it works.
Any luck with the attenuator? I'm curious because I'll try it also if it works for you.
Posted 03 January 2007 - 11:36 AM
To summarize, it started happening to VIP622 viewers of a Columbus station after they upgraded their HDTV transmitter. When the station switched back to their old equipment, the problem went away.


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Roster shake-up: Pena, Mendoza out; Rottino stays
Reliever Luis Pena, a longtime Brewers farmhand, was claimed off waivers from the Mariners on Sunday at the same time the team announced that veteran reliever and nonroster invitee Ramiro Mendoza had failed his physical and will not participate in camp.
A third player is staying put. Catcher Vinny Rottino, a Wisconsin native who was designated for assignment Thursday along with Pena, cleared waivers and accepted an outright assignment to Triple-A Nashville. He will continue to compete for a roster spot in big league camp this spring, but Rottino is no longer on the 40-man roster.
Rottino and Pena were both placed on waivers the day the Brewers claimed Angels pitcher Nick Green off waivers and signed free agent pitcher Braden Looper.
Technically, Pena was the one displaced for Green, a right-handed starter. The Brewers had a good idea that Pena would be claimed, and Seattle was a likely destination since new M's general manager Jack Zduriencik used to be the Brewers' scouting director. One other team, probably the White Sox, who have an affiliate in the Double-A Southern League and saw Pena during his excellent 2007 season, also had some interest.
"You can look at it as a trade [of] Nick Green for Luis Pena, a starter for a reliever," general manager Doug Melvin said. "We need starters and Nick is only 24. Luis is 26, but you have to give up on power arms."
Mendoza's Brewers tenure was much shorter than that of Pena, who originally signed with the team out of Venezuela in 1999. Mendoza signed about two weeks ago, and hoped to pitch in the Majors for the first time since 2005 with the Yankees.
The Brewers were aware of Mendoza's checkered medical history, and spent the last two weeks trying unsuccessfully to obtain records from a hip surgery. When Mendoza underwent his physical exam on Saturday, the extent of that major surgery was revealed, and the Brewers decided to pass.
"The hip surgery was much more extensive than we thought so our doctors don't want to take the risk with it," assistant general manager Gord Ash said. "That's not to say he can't pitch. He pitched all winter with it. These things are all based on the level of risk that you are willing to take."
Brewers claim Angels pitcher
All of a sudden there isn't a starting pitcher the Brewers don't want.
The team continued to stockpile arms on Thursday, claiming right-hander Nick Green off waivers from the Angels on the same day club officials expected to finalize a deal with free agent pick-up Braden Looper.
Green, 24, who was placed on waivers by the Angels on Tuesday to make room for free agent addition Bobby Abreu, was once considered a top Angels pitching prospect but is coming off a so-so season at Triple-A Salt Lake. He was 8-8 with a 5.32 ERA in 28 starts and surrendered 31 home runs in 158 innings.
He was better in 2007, going 10-8 with a 3.68 ERA in 178 innings for Double-A Arkansas and earning a spot on the Angels' 40-man roster. With Milwaukee, Green, who has Minor League options remaining, will probably join the starting rotation at Triple-A Nashville along with recently-acquired left-hander Chase Wright.
The Brewers needed a 40-man roster spot for Green so they designated right-handed reliever Luis Pena for assignment. Pena, a power pitcher who struggled in 2008 (6.93 ERA in 52 games at Nashville), had been a Brewers farmhand since 1999, when he signed out of Venezuela.
The Brewers will have to make another move to clear a spot for Looper, whose one-year contract should be finalized by the end of the day Thursday.


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The first team up is "We Pay to Play," which is comprised entirely of walk-ons. A different team then goes off every 15 minutes.
As of Wednesday afternoon, 19 teams were slated to take part on the event.
You can see the teams and their start times listed below.
Staged by the Nittany Lion football program's chapter of Uplifting Athletes, Lift For Life is open to the public. It is the perfect opportunity to see the athletes up close and for kids to get autographs from their favorite players.
All money raised from the event goes to the Kidney Cancer Association. Lift For Life has a chance to eclipse half a million dollars in all-time earnings this year.
Fans are also encourage to back their favorite players via donations.
We Pay to Play (2:00)
Derek Day
Evan Lewis
Brian Irvin
Kyle Johnson
Secondary Element (2:15)
Mike Wallace
Shelton McCullough
Quinn Barham
Chima Okoli
Gang Green (2:30)
Devon Still
Stephfon Green
Johnnie Troutman
James Terry
Let's Go Boys (2:45)
Chris Colasanti
Nate Stupar
Bani Gbadyu
Jonathan Stewart
3 &1/2 Men (3:00)
Graham Zug
Derek Moye
Devon Smith
Evan Royster
Put Down the Doughnut, Babe (3:15)
Ty Howle
DeOn'tae Pannell
John Urschel
Eric Shrive
OH Jersey (3:30)
Michael Zordich
Jack Crawford
Brett Brackett
Gerald Hodges
O'Doyle Rulz (3:45)
Doug Klopacz
Matt Stankiewitch
Pat Zerbe
Michael Fuhrman
4th and Long (4:00)
Collin Wagner
David Soldner
Anthony Fera
Russell Nye
Still Stretchin McGloin (4:15)
Matt McGloin
D'Anton Lynn
Ryan Scherer
Ken Pollock
Shutter Island: Ward C (4:30)
Mike Farrell
Pete Massaro
Mike Yancich
Andrew Goodman
Tha Wood (4:45)
Stephen Obeng-Agyapong
Brandon Moseby-Felder
Silas Redd
Malcolm Willis
Team Ballazzz (5:00)
Garry Gilliam
Justin Brown
Jordan Hill
Shawney Kersey
Lova's (5:15)
Derrick Thomas
Stephon Morris
Curtis Dukes
Nate Cadogan
Yup, In My White Tee (5:30)
J.D. Mason
Jamie Van Fleet
Jacob Fagnano
Tariq Tongue
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The New Jersey Performing Arts Center's 2011-12 classical season, to be announced tomorrow, will offer repertoire staples played by top talents and also strays just far enough from the norm to pique the interest of frequent concertgoers.
Soprano Renée Fleming appears with the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra in a program pulling together opera, Broadway, jazz and pop. Violinist Joshua Bell plays — and conducts the Academy of St. Martin the Fields — in an all-Beethoven program, including Symphony No. 7.
Metropolitan Opera principal guest conductor Fabio Luisi makes his NJPAC debut with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, engaging the Eroica Trio for Beethoven's "Triple Concerto," played alongside Brahms' Symphony No. 2. Conductor David Zinman also debuts, bringing his scholarly approach to Beethoven to a performance with the New York Philharmonic that also includes Samuel Barber's Cello Concerto played by Alisa Weilerstein.
A new "One on One" series features three pianists illuminating a body of work by a composer whose work is their specialty: Yundi plays Chopin, Garrick Olson plays Liszt and Simone Dinnerstein plays Bach. Early music specialist Ton Koopman appears with the Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra and Choir for Bach's Mass in B Minor.
Organist — and unlikely YouTube sensation — Cameron Carpenter plays a "Bach to the Beatles" program that will include projections showing the intricate movements of his hands and feet.
The season also includes recitals by Lang Lang and Itzhak Perlman, the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Vladimir Jurowski with Emanuel Ax, and Opera New Jersey's "Tosca" with the NJSO.
Audiences may select a series curated by NJPAC or create their own series of three or more performances. Purchasing a subscription, which range in price from $66 to $515, can lead to savings of up to $20 per ticket over buying individual tickets.
Subscriptions can be purchased by calling (888) 466-5722 or online at njpac.org.


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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- Army Contracting Command has a new Command Sergeant Major.
Sgt. Major David Puig became ACC's new Sergeant Major during ceremonies held at Redstone Arsenal on April 17. He assumes the role of the command's senior noncommissioned officer after serving as command sergeant major for the 20th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear, Explosives at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md.
ACC Commanding General Brig. Gen. Ted Harrison officiated at the Redstone Arsenal ceremony, attended by more than 200 people. He said Puig's four combat tours in Operation Desert Storm and two in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom have shown Puig the important role contracting plays in the battlefield.
"I'm confident that, together, we will continue to provide the men and women of this command with the respect, recognition and support they so richly deserve," Harrison said.
Puig said he was looking forward to the challenges presented by the growing and changing operations at ACC and thanked Harrison for his faith and confidence.
"I'm absolutely honored to have the opportunity to return to the Army Materiel Command family once again and be the command sergeant major for one of its great major subordinate commands. Linda (his wife) and I have the privilege to serve the outstanding soldiers and civilians of this command and we couldn't be prouder," said Puig, who joined the Oregon Army National Guard in December 1985 as a combat medical specialist and soon transferred to active duty.
Puig's previous assignments include duty as the command sergeant major for the Joint Munitions Command, Rock Island Arsenal, Ill.; Joint Task Force Paladin (Counter-Improvised Explosive Device Brigade Task Force), Afghanistan and the Third Explosive Ordnance Disposal Battalion, Fort Lewis, Wash.
Puig succeeds Command Sgt. Major John Murray, who is retiring after more than 35 years of service.
Harrison said Sgt. Major Murray played a key role in the establishment of ACC.
"He was one of several senior Army leaders who worked tirelessly to create a new major subordinate command from the ground up in record time and was instrumental in the seamless relocation of the ACC headquarters from Fort Belvoir, Va., to Redstone Arsenal in 2011," Harrison said. "His wisdom, insight and vision were essential elements in building the foundation of a global enterprise that awarded and managed more than 190,000 contractual actions valued at more than $60.9 billion in fiscal year 2013."
Larry McCaskill, Army Contracting Command Office of Public
Affairs, contributed to this article.


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A recent survey from Anderson Analytics conducted for the Marketing Executives Networking Group found that most marketing executives are sick of hearing about web 2.0 and are going back to basics this year – putting renewed focus on satisfying and retaining customers and investing in research and insights.
Duh…what were they doing with their web 2.0 stuff in the first place? Were they trying web 2.0 programs in a way that was not connected to satisfying and retaining customers?
Unfortunately I think that is the case. Many web 2.0 programs are not connected to core marketing business processes and are not measured the same way as you would measure the impact of any other program on those processes. And when the economy hits the skids, the first things to go are those with soft returns or those that fall outside of the core business needs.
It is unfortunate that companies feel that way, because those that integrated their web 2.0 efforts within their core marketing processes, and measured the impact on those processes the same way as you would measure the impact of any other program, derived great results from it and are now doubling down on those social media initiatives. In the long run, they are the ones that will steal marketshare from their competitors.
So how did this happen?
Two reasons: bad advice and low risk tolerance for risk on the part of many marketers.
Let's look at the bad advice first. The market is littered with companies and individuals who are claiming to be social media/web 2.0 experts. Some claim to understand social media and web 2.0 but in fact they do not, and build pretty websites masquerading as communities or corporate blogs with no or poorly designed and administered commenting capabilities. They stick to their legacy business, whether advertising or PR, and put social media lipstick on their offering. Unfortunately that does not work. Then you have a slew of social media/web 2.0 pundits – many of whom have never been responsible for any marketing process. They think that all marketers are evil and that you cannot put an ROI on any social media program. Unfortunately, their advice does not deliver results either. Now, don't take me wrong, there are some great agencies and individuals that really grok social media and web 2.0 and how it can be used to improve and transform your marketing results.
Then there is the fear of the unknown that is plaguing many marketers. They knew they had to try something in social media and web 2.0 – often times getting pressure from top executives to do so. But when they did it, they did it in a very timid fashion – starting small underfunded pilots that never delivered results. So now that it is time for cutting, it's easy to make decisions on canning those.
The other unfortunate aspect of this attitude is that we are dealing with programs that engage people to help us or help one another. When people do engage, they expect someone to engage back with them and they spend or build some of their social capital in the process. When you have programs like that, even in pilot, you cannot just shut them down without angering people. It's not like an ad or a direct mail campaign, where you can test it and then shut it down if it does not work without getting people upset.
The good news is that those who do it right will gain game-changing results – forcing others to follow suit. So while we may have suffered a temporary setback in terms of adoption, it is only a setback.
This will not prove to be another fad.


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By Darlene Endy
Contributing writer
Christmas is one of the busiest social times of the year, and every festivity seems to involve food. With recent news stories of food allergy scares, the thought of eating food made by someone else (with potentially allergenic ingredients) or preparing food to share with others who may have a food allergy, might make you want to just stay home. In fact, studies show that kids with food allergies are less active socially than others.
If you think that you have a food allergy, the best first step is to consult with a board certified allergist. Otherwise you may end up being told (or diagnosing yourself) to avoid foods unnecessarily. Depending on the food avoided, this could lead to nutritional deficiencies. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 4 to 8 percent of children and 2 percent of adults in the U.S. have a diagnosed food allergy. The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases notes that 50 to 90 percent of presumed allergies are not allergies. Since the symptoms are similar to those of other conditions, how can you be sure?
Food allergies are a response by the immune system to a protein in food, triggering histamine release immediately or up to two hours after eating the food. Any amount of the allergen can cause symptoms, which range from itchy skin to anaphylactic shock. The most common allergens are cow's milk, eggs, soy, wheat, peanuts and tree nuts, fish and shellfish. Food intolerances, on the other hand, are generally limited to the gastrointestinal tract, can sometimes be tolerated in small amounts, and don't involve the immune system.
There are several tests to see which foods you could be allergic to, but none are sufficient to make a diagnosis. For that you need an oral food challenge, in which the patient consumes a very small amount of the suspected allergenic food while being monitored in the doctor's office. If there are no symptoms the patient is not allergic to the food, even if skin tests suggest otherwise. In fact, according to a 2008 study in the Pediatric Annals by JS Kim, only 5 out of 100 Americans who test positive for a peanut allergy through skin tests actually have an allergy to peanuts.
If you do have a true, diagnosed food allergy, the only treatment is avoidance of the food. Be sure to speak with a registered dietitian so substitutes can be made with the same nutrients. Be sure to choose a trusted source for more information, such as The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network. There you can find lists of ingredients to avoid for each major allergy so you can check food labels accurately.
So when you attend holiday gatherings, don't be shy about asking about ingredients in shared foods. Be willing to bring a dish to share that you know is safe for you to eat. And always carry an epinephrine auto-injector with you (like an EpiPen Auto-Injector), just in case.
Darlene Endy is a registered dietitian in Manlius. Learn more about her through her website, nutritionbydarlene.com


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GRANADA - Granada-Huntley-East Chain senior standout Josh Johanson literally elevated the sport of high school track and field to new heights during the 2013 spring campaign.
Now, the Madelia/Truman/GHEC/Martin Luther Jayhawk trackster will take his spikes and outstanding vertical leap to the next level in the fall.
Johanson officially signed his national letter of intent on March 13 to compete for the Concordia University Golden Bears men's track and field team in St. Paul next season.
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SIGN OF THE FUTURE — Granada-Huntley-East Chain senior three-sport standout Josh Johanson signs his national letter of intent on March 13 to compete for the Concordia University Golden Bears track and field program in St. Paul next season. Granada-Huntley-East Chain athletic director and assistant track and field coach Terry Bentele (left) and Madelia/Truman/Granada-Huntley-East Chain/Martin Luther head coach Rick Uttech accompany Johanson during the signing. (Photo courtesy of Sue Petrowiak)
"Concordia's facilities are awesome, and the meets are close enough that my entire family will have the chance to get to them," said Johanson, who cleared a career-best height of 6 feet, 5 inches to capture runner-up accolades in the Class A state high jump competition a year ago. "My family has always supported me in everything that I've done in my life, so it's nice to be able to give something back."
Ironically, Gary Johanson - Josh's uncle - also has provided both the encouragement and motivation for the younger Johanson to aim at eclipsing a school record in a field event outside of his specialty.
"The previous high jump record of 6-3 was set back in 1975, so it had been around for a long time. I knew it could be broken," Josh Johanson said with a smile.
Although he would like to match or even better his own school-record leap of 6-5 in the high jump this spring, Johanson also has his sights set on erasing another long-standing mark - his uncle's - in the long jump pit.
"This year, I'd like to go for my uncle's long jump record of 20-10. It's an East Chain record that's been around for some time, but I think I can do it if I keep working at it," said Johanson, who reached a career-best of 19-8 three times during his junior year.
In fact, Johanson cleared 19-6 to earn a bronze medal in the long jump; hopped, skipped and jumped to 38-4 to also place third in the triple jump; and struck gold in the high jump at 6-3 to help guide the Jayhawks to the 2013 Valley Conference boys track and field team championship.
Johanson then qualified for the Class A state high jump competition by arching his back over the bar at 6-2 during the Section 2 Meet in Mankato.
While the Jayhawk phenom later exited Hamline University in St. Paul with a silver medal draped around his neck, when recently asked about competing at last year's state meet, a smile crossed the normally serene Johanson's face.
"There were so many people in the stands watching at the state meet. I felt like the crowd really got my adrenaline pumping and it carried over when I got to the high jump area," said Johanson.
The GHEC three-sport standout, however, channeled that energy internally into a positive effect without showing it outwardly to his state rivals.
"Everybody else was stretching and listening to their I-pods, but I was just trying to stay relaxed. That's what keeps me thinking about what I have to do and focused on the task at hand," said Johanson.
Obviously, Johanson's method works, and hopefully, he will close out his stellar prep track and field career with another appearance at the Class A state meet on June 6-7 in St. Paul.
Then, Johanson will join Golden Bears head coach Sam Johnson's athletic family at Concordia University, where he will major in biology with an intent of attending dental school.
"The first time I visited Concordia last fall, most of the track team came when I was there," said Johanson. "That definitely gave me a true sense of family within the program."


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GADSDEN, Alabama -- A Gadsden State Community College alum who is a member of the Japanese government has won a national award.
Toshiko Abe, deputy foreign minister for the Japanese government and a member of the Japanese House of Representatives or Diet, is a recipient of the 2014 Outstanding Alumni Award, presented by the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC).
Gadsden State Acting President Bill Blow nominated Abe for the award, which she will receive on April 8 during a ceremony in Washington, D.C. Former Secretary of State Colin Powell will deliver the keynote address.
The award is given annually to former students from community colleges who make "outstanding contributions in their chosen career fields and to their communities." Abe is the second Gadsden State student to receive the award. In 2002, Jeff Cook, singer and songwriter in the music group Alabama, received the award.
Abe attended GSCC from 1988 to 89, and continued on at Jacksonville State University for a semester before achieving a master of science in nursing at UAB. She then moved to the University of Illinois at Chicago to earn a PhD.
Returning to Japan, she served as lecturer at Gumma University and assistant professor at Tokyo Medical and Dental University. Abe was elected to the House in 2005, after serving as vice president of the Japanese Nursing Association and parliamentary vice minister of foreign affairs.
Gadsden State honored Abe during a recent visit last year.


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Sorry, Mark.
Too bad, Juan Pablo.
You peaked too early, Tony.
And you, Jeff, The Chase just isn't your bag. But at least you can take some satisfaction knowing you found such a dominant racecar driver and gave him a shot at the big time. And now, he's kicking your butt as well.
Jimmie Johnson won last week at Auto Club Speedway in Fontana, Calif., and even though we are only approaching the halfway point of The Chase this week, he essentially wrapped this thing up. That's right, the trophy belongs to Johnson.
We know. There are six races left, and Mark Martin only trails Johnson by 12 points, and Juan Pablo Montoya (-58) and Tony Stewart (-84) are lurking. But haven't we seen this scenario before?
Try last year.
Johnson won at Kansas and took a 10-point lead over Carl Edwards with Greg Biffle 30 out after race 29. Both thought they had a crack at the top spot. But in reality, it was a small glimmer of hope.
One that Johnson snuffed out.
Edwards did his best and came closer than any other driver has come in the last three years. He gave Johnson a run by winning three of the final seven races. But the Hendrick Racing stud survived by winning a pair of races and was too much down the stretch.
The calendar might have changed, but the similarities are eerie. And that is bad news for the competition moving forward.
Johnson is just too good for this bunch. He has the best equipment, the best crew chief in Chad Knaus, and he is the best driver. No one can salvage a points day like the three-time defending champion.
It would take a Herculean effort to unseat him the rest of the way. To do so, one of the chasers would have to win three of the six remaining races and have Johnson drop out of two, because you know he is going to sit in Victory Lane again.
Like maybe this week at Lowe's, where Johnson has already set the pole for Saturday night's Banking 500 and has won five times in his career. OK, Johnson hasn't won there since 2005, and let's say he doesn't this time around either. Even if he loses the point lead, the next five tracks fall into his wheel house.
Martinsville is next week. Johnson has won five times there. Then there is Talladega, Texas and Phoenix. He has tasted victory at each of those places, three times at Phoenix. The only goose egg is at Homestead.
But by then, it won't matter.
Johnson will be too far out front. He is too dominant in too many areas. His program is flawless from the shop to the pit box and especially in the driver's seat.
This year will make four in a row. And all anyone can do is watch.


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One of the things almost everyone mentioned in my reader survey is the lack of haiku on the blog.
With that in mind, here's the first installment, of what I hope to make a weekly series…
|Campfield runs from child,
On his way to his latest loss,
What a punk move dude.
Stacey confronted,
Haslam's leadership,
As the session ends,
The boot of Ramsey,
The bill, if passed and signed by the Governor, would reduce payments to families on certain government assistance if their child does not meet state educational standards.
Yes, there are provisions for intervention, including tutoring and parent-teacher conferences, but that doesn't take away from the reality. The State Legislature is considering a bill that would financially punish certain families that are already experiencing hard times, for the educational challenges of their children.
No, this is not a joke.
The bill has garnered some national attention. MSNBC's Melissa Harris-Perry did a segment on her show this weekend about it, as did Martin Bashear on the same network. The Huffington Post sounded the alarm back in January.
The Daily Show covered the issue last night. Pretty dead on coverage.
And that's who receives this kind of assistance, people who work, but due to the number of hours available or other market driven pressures, don't make enough to survive without assistance.
It says to these people, who are trying to get back up on their feet, here's a stick, I'm not afraid to use it.
And it puts undue pressure of children, who are likely already under a great deal of pressure due to their family's circumstances. It tells these children that if someone else deems their best isn't good enough, that their family will suffer.
It doesn't matter if there are interventions, or if the amount were considered negligible. It is a financial penalty, and one that would require school districts to report test results to another state agency, not to mention keeping up with who does and who doesn't receive this kind of assistance.
Tennessee has 1,091,100 people living in poverty. That's nearly 17% of the population. 442,000 children, 24% of the child population in Tennessee lives in poverty.
Both numbers are well above the national average.
You have to ask yourself, with all this struggle and suffering, why on earth would anyone think another financial setback would help someone right their ship?
Thus far, no one has been able to answer this question. The reason, they can't.
For all the talk of the Tennessee economic miracle that has been trumpeted by our Governor since last year, the reality for the over one million Tennesseans in poverty, and the 1.5 million people (23%) more who are one paycheck away from being completely destitute is anything but a miracle.
Their reality is one financial crisis away from being a nightmare.
Some miracle.
Where are the opportunities to flourish, to thrive? Where is real investment in education, jobs, infrastructure? You know, the things that built the middle class and made our country great!
You won't get it from these folks. All they see is saving you $3.65 on sales tax a year, while they give huge tax breaks to the ultra-wealthy, and corporate handouts to companies that aren't really employing Tennesseans in the first place.
This is the same group of people who have done everything in their power to keep anything that might help regular working people from actually helping.
They turned down billions of dollars for working people to have access to healthcare, that didn't send them in the poor house because they didn't like the idea of having to 10¢ on the dollar…eventually.
To date, the state has collected over $127m MORE than they thought they would…and we've still got four months of this fiscal year ahead of us.
$127m more and they can't see the benefit of keeping 54 hospitals that care for working people up and running at current capacity…which means not only keeping the jobs we have, but also adding thousands of more jobs.
$127m more and they think that creating a punitive system that punishes children and families is a good way to increase educational outcomes.
$127m more and they haven't invested one red cent in the people who could actually benefit from it. They've arbitrarily cut spending across the board, damn the consequences, and in the process, seen a net increase in poverty statewide.
Why have they done this?
They've done this, not because they thought it was the best thing for the people, but because they felt it would score them political points. Because they think you aren't paying attention.
Its sick, and disgusting. And this bill, to take money away from families that are already struggling…and working. This bill, if anything, is the most clear example of the way they think about working people, and how they operate…in the best interest of their ideology, rather than their constituents.
See also: The Greatest Poverty is Resentment
Suffer, Little Children
Dismantling the American Dream
One of the more onerous bills that passed out of last year's session was HB0600 dubbed the "Equal Access to Intrastate Commerce Act".
Sponsored by Glen Casada (R) of Franklin, the bill sought to remove the ability of a local government to set certain ground rules in contracts.
That's shorthand for enacting non-discrimination ordinances.
Here's Minority Leader Craig Fitzhugh (D) Ripley from last year laying out one of the critical flaws of HB600.
You can watch other video from the debate here and the whole video here.
Almost a year since the passage and nullification of Nashville's CANDO ordinance, Sen. Jim Kyle (D) Memphis is leading a push, sponsored by Metro Nashville and Shelby County government to repeal the repeal.
Here's his opening statement:
A member of the Nashville Metro Council also spoke in favor of the bill, but what is more interesting to me are some of the questions for the sponsor. Here's an exchange from Sen. Mike Faulk – (R) Church Hill:
You'll notice that at the end of the clip, Sen. Faulk seems to get it. I don't know if he agrees or disagrees, but he gets it.
Even Sen. Majority Leader Mark Norris (R) Collierville seems to be somewhat swayed, despite past efforts to overrule local control of government.
Of course, some were just trying to get a few specific words. In this case Sen. Stacey "Don't Say Gay" Campfield – (R) Knoxville tries and fails to extract the words "discriminating against religion" out of the sponsor and supporters. Watch if you dare:
You can see video of the whole discussion here.
At the end of the day, we have to decide if we're going to let local government…you know…govern. In the wake of the passage of HB 600, that's a lot harder.
I'm not sure if the bill has a chance in hell, but I'm glad Sen. Kyle is pursuing it and I hope his colleagues on both sides of the aisle will too.
Over the past week I've written several posts about the contract to provide Family Planning services to individuals in Shelby County. The first post dealt with the political issues involved. The second post took a look at the services to be provided and inconsistencies in scoring based on the quantity of those services. Yesterday I pointed out concerns relating to the ability and/or willingness of one of the potential contractors to fulfill the requirements of the Title X program. Unfortunately, the County didn't respond to my inquiry about who asked the questions that would lead one to believe they could not fulfill these requirements on the grounds of their "ethical beliefs".
On Sunday, Wendi Thomas at the Commercial Appeal wrote an article about the issue, and brought up some additional concerns. In that article, she quoted a previous article where the founding physician of CCHC indicated they would not follow the letter of the regulation relating to referrals for pregnancy termination. From her article:
"We really try to provide women with other options and make sure they have those possibilities. And if they at the end still want a pregnancy termination, we know they know where to go," Rick Donlon told The Commercial Appeal last month. (Source)
There's one simple truth about receiving public money for a service:
"Play by the rules, or the money goes away."
For something like Family Planning, the cost of the money going away is huge. The thousands of people served by these funds would be left abandoned without the benefit of these services. If they go away that means a whole lot of women will get pregnant, quite possibly at a time when they aren't ready. The pressures that unwanted pregnancy will place on them, and the community at large, are huge. Quite honestly, we can't afford to play games with this money.
I understand there are those in state and local government that have a problem with PPGMR, who has been providing the services for some time in this community. I wish they would acknowledge that those problems have little to do with the actual services that PPGMR renders with this money, and more to do with a service they provide that the money doesn't touch. Remember, no Federal money can go for providing abortions according to the Hyde Amendment.
That said, Title X funds recipients are bound by the terms of their contract to refer women who ask to a place that does provide abortion. Saying "I think they know where to go" doesn't fit with the demands the money places on the provider.
There's another issue that I haven't touched on, and that's of staffing. PPGMR already has staff in place to serve people under this program. They've been doing it for years, so of course they do. CCHS doesn't. They explicitly list that they will have to hire 7 people just to execute the contract (you can find this on p. 14-15 of their proposal). That's a huge problem. How long will it take to get that staff in place and trained? What makes CCHS so much different from the Health Department, who initially refused the money for the very same reasons? Why does CCHS think they can ramp up services quickly enough to be an effective provider?
Another really important question on this same line is why isn't this weakness in the CCHS proposal reflected in the scores given by the 6 member ad-hoc purchasing panel? The RFP itself expressly states that the personnel must be in place. Here's the section from page 15 of the RFP:
That this weakness in the CCHS proposal isn't reflected in the scores, nor addressed in any official statement from the Shelby County Government, raises many questions about the fairness of the process. This is something that all the evaluators need to account for, as it is listed as a requirement, not a goal.
On Wednesday at 9:45 am the Health and Hospitals Committee will take this issue up again. As of right now there's 1 hour scheduled for the discussion, though I feel certain that it will last much longer than that. I hope that the Commissioners give the issues I've raised over the past several posts a serious look. The lives of thousands of people in Shelby County are depending on them to exercise their oversight over the Administration, and get real answers.
Considering the challenges we already have in Shelby County with poverty, infant mortality and teen pregnancy, it hardly seems like a time to politicize a process that will directly impact some of the most at risk individuals in our community.
We'll see on Wednesday.
Thanks again for reading.
When we last left off, I had just finished taking a look at the proposed services to be provided by both PPGMR and CCHC. In addition, we took a look at the individual scores from the six evaluators. I raised some questions about their choices and noted that we'd talk about that more here. Well here we go.
As a part of just about every RFP I've ever seen, there is a question period where potential providers get to ask questions, and hopefully get them answered.
This RFP process was no different. Prospective contractors submitted 18 questions and, for the most part, got some answers. From the questions, I'm pretty sure at least one of the potential providers wasn't too happy about the answers.
Let's make this easy and start with the first question.
Q: In providing information about pregnancy termination, is it sufficient to have the referral information in writing?
A: No
The rest of the answer goes on to say that patients need to be counseled, not handed a card and sent on their way.
The next question follows the same theme:
Q: If the information about pregnancy termination is provided, is the contractor allowed to indicate in wiriting (NOT coerce) – on a referral sheet or in the office- that
a. it does not provide that service because of its beliefs.
b. or, is the contractor never allowed to indicate its position or why it does not offer the service.
A: (to both questions) No, followed by a long paragraph about the importance of face to face counseling and how the "beliefs of the contractor about pregnancy termination should not be part of a process."
Whoever asked this question wants to say they don't believe in abortion to their patients and thinks that will somehow not be coercive? When did medicine become about beliefs? Last time I checked abortion was a medically approved and legal procedure. If a contractor doesn't feel comfortable referring out, then maybe they shouldn't be considered. In any case, it seems pretty clear from the way these first two questions were asked that they came from the same prospective contractor.
The next interesting question is number 13.
P.12, paragraph 5: If a contraceptive method is not provided on site by a provider because of the provider's ethical beliefs, can the provider refer the client to another Title X provider who offers this method? If so, does the referring provider have to pay for the service?
Wait, wait, wait… Contraceptive method? A contraceptive method is against the providers ethical beliefs? Why would they want to engage in this line of work if a medically accepted form of contraception is against their "ethical beliefs"?
To be honest, these three questions left me flabbergasted. Certainly individuals and associations of people are allowed to hold their own beliefs. Certainly, different physicians and networks of physicians have different preferred treatment plans. There's plenty of room for this diversity out there in the private sector. However, when you choose to enter the public sector by seeking a contract for public dollars, you are bound by the requirements those public dollars place on you. If those requirements are unpalatable to you, then perhaps you shouldn't seek them.
The questioners aren't identified so I asked the woman with the Shelby County Government who received the questions if she could identify the questioners for me. Unfortunately, I never received a response to my request. In fact, I never even got a response saying a response couldn't be provided.
Since I didn't get an answer from the County on this issue, I decided to take a look at the mission statements of the contractors. Maybe that holds the key to making an educated guess about who asked these questions. Here's the first one.
Christ Community Health Services will provide high-quality health care to the underserved in the context of distinctively Christian service. We recognize that Jesus Christ is the true healer of individuals and their communities and the source of our ability to serve. (Source)
What's interesting is neither of the other two potential contractors have anything about "belief" in their mission statements. Here's Memphis Health Center, and PPGMR.
Now look, I don't think an organizations beliefs excludes them from serving. They may choose, based on those beliefs, that they don't want to perform the service or receive the funds. However, I don't think that being a religious organization is an automatic exclusion. From a practical standpoint, it can't be. That said, the three questions listed above leave some serious doubt that whoever asked them can provide the services required by Title X.
Nowhere in the RFP is it noted that questions are confidential, or whether or not they will be considered in the evaluation process, so it's interesting that the County hasn't responded to my request. The questions are, no doubt, subject to public disclosure. In the interest of full disclosure and the public interest the Administration should list which prospective contractors asked which questions, and whether or not those questions were considered in the evaluations of the proposals.
Of course, had the questions been considered in the evaluation process, it still might not have changed the outcome. The way the score sheets are structured there are 52 points up for grabs in very subjective categories, and no listed benchmarks to be met. That leaves a lot of wiggle room to let your "beliefs" guide you.
As we saw in the previous post, there was a great deal of variation in the scoring, particularly from political appointees. Because specific benchmarks for the scoring of these 52 points are not explicitly laid out in the RFP its hard to know what metrics were used, or explain this variation in any way other than personal preference. Further, because there is such variation in the number of services to be provided, one is left to conclude again that personal preference played a greater role in the process than we've been led to believe.
Because of the way the proposals are structured, there's no way for the evaluations to be "blind". This, of course, means that anyone with a predisposition against one of the prospective providers would be free to exercise that perspective. Further, because the questions submitted during the Q & A period were apparently not included in the evaluations, the evaluators may not have been aware of the depths of "belief" or ethical conflicts that exist with, what is most likely only one of the prospective contractors. This seems like a huge oversight and opens many potential problems for the County and the people who receive these Title X services.
Tomorrow morning I'll wrap up my coverage of this issue, with a recap of what we've seen thus far, and some additional information that has come my way in the past few days.
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The 2009 deaths of Bethlehem natives Mark Renninger and Richard Matthews as well as Pennsylvania State Police Trooper Joshua Miller went against the national trend that showed the fewest officer deaths (124) in a half-century.
"To reach a 50-year low in officer deaths is a real credit to the law enforcement profession and its commitment to providing the best possible training and equipment to our officers," said Craig Floyd, the Memorial Fund chairman and chief executive officer.Renninger was one of four Lakewood, Wash., police officers killed in a November ambush by a gunman who attacked them in a coffee shop, and Matthews was killed during a traffic accident while responding to a call in Wilmington, N.C.
Miller died in a shootout with Daniel Autenrieth, of Palmer Township.
"We cannot allow ourselves to be lulled into a state of complacency," added Floyd. "There are nearly 60,000 criminal assaults against our law officers every year in this country, resulting in more than 15,000 injuries. And, over the past decade, more than 1,600 officers have been killed in the line of duty."


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ROYAL OAK, MI — Royal Oak Police believe they have arrested a serial bank robber who is wanted by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Police arrested the suspect after it's believed he robbed a TCF Bank on Crooks in Royal Oak Wednesday shortly after noon and led police from Royal Oak, Berkley, Beverly Hills and Southfield on a pursuit that ended near 11 Mile and Greenfield in Southfield.
The TCF Bank in Royal Oak was robbed twice in March of 2012, according to Royal Oak Patch.
The FBI previously offered a $2,500 reward for the capture of the serial bank robber. He's suspected of at least six heists in Oakland County.


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Greenwich | November 23-December 24
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The city approved a three-year contract with traffic enforcement systems company Gatso USA in April 2012 to place red light cameras at intersections throughout the city. Nearly a year later, Tuscaloosa City Engineer David Griffin said the Alabama Department of Transportation still needs to sign off on installing cameras at intersections on state-regulated highways.
Griffin said that a crash analysis from 2010 through 2011 shows most wrecks are happening at the intersections with the heaviest traffic. Those intersections totaled more than 417 crashes involving 852 vehicles but none had fatalities, according to the data.
Tuscaloosa's most dangerous intersections
- McFarland and Skyland Boulevard had 160 crashes involving 323 vehicles. Of those crashes, 22, or 14 percent, had injuries.
- McFarland and 15th Street East had 101 crashes involving 207 vehicles. Of those crashes, five, or 5 percent, had injuries.
- Alabama Highway 69 and Skyland Boulevard had 89 crashes involving 180 vehicles. Of those, 14, or 16 percent, had injuries.
- McFarland Boulevard and James I. Harrison Jr. Parkway had 49 crashes involving 102 vehicles. Of those, five, or 10 percent, had injuries.
- Lurleen Wallace North and University Boulevard had 18 crashes involving 40 vehicles. Of those, two, or 11 percent had injuries.
All of these intersections except for one -- McFarland and 15th -- were part of a study by Gatso USA and the city that monitored eight city intersections that had been identified as areas with high numbers of right-angle, or "T-bone," collisions.
"These are locations where our crash analysis finds the highest percentage of those crashes are right-angle collisions, what leads us to suspect that red light-running is a major cause," Griffin said.
The city surveyed 200 intersections ahead of that study, which also monitored University Boulevard at Lurleen Wallace Boulevard South, Rice Mine Road and New Watermelon Road/ Old Colony Road, 15th Street at 10th Avenue and 15th Street East at Dr. Edward Hillard Drive.
"When we do our analysis on an intersection-by-intersection basis or roadway location, what we're looking for is a rate of crashes per million vehicles annually," Griffin said. "When we find one that violates that, we do a more forensic investigation and review every crash in that time period to see if there's a prevailing pattern or type of crash."
One example of an adjustment made by the city that has cut down on crashes is at Veterans Memorial Parkway and Kicker Road. Griffin said a review found a pattern of crashes that happened as drivers on Veterans Memorial Parkway turned left onto Kicker Road when signaled by the circular green light, which requires drivers to yield to oncoming traffic. A modification to the signal in 2010 substantially cut down on crashes there.
"It appeared drivers were making poor decisions on making left turns on a circular green," Griffin said. "Removing the circular green option has been successful in reducing crash frequencies and almost eliminating those left-turn crashes in oncoming crashes."
The city has prepared 15th Street East at Dr. Edward Hillard Drive for red light camera installation, but is waiting to implement the system until ALDOT approves the placement of the other planned cameras.
Griffin said the effectiveness of the cameras will be measured by their role as a deterrent against red-light running.
"What we're hoping is that awareness of the fact that there are automated enforcement systems will result in drivers being more cognizant of the fact that red light running is a dangerous proposition," Griffin said. "We want to reduce the frequency of red light running in order to reduce the number of crashes and injuries -- all too often fatalities -- associated with that type of crash."
The city plans to launch a information campaign about the cameras being installed and to operate the cameras for 30 days without issuing any citations. Signs will alert drivers that a camera is in operation.
The fine for each offense is set at $110, with $70 going to the city, $30 to Gatso and $10 for state record keeping.
Under the three-year contract, Gatso will operate and maintain all equipment and notify violators. Violations will be transmitted to the Tuscaloosa Police Department, where an officer will review citations and validate them before Gatso mails them out.
The cameras can also be used for locating car tags in cases such as a crime in progress or an Amber Alert, uses that would require an additional fee over a certain amount of time.
Griffin said his department is constantly monitoring the city's intersections with high-volume traffic and a high number of crashes.
"Traffic is dynamic," Griffin said. "We see changes in traffic patterns, flow, volumes, work habits, even hours when classes are being offered at the University of Alabama. So we have to do a an almost continuous review of performance related to crashes to try to identify any features that we have the ability to modify to improve safety."
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Up North without a paddle: Beating the state shutdown, the Flory family hauled its pop-up camper ("Old Mildew") to a state forest campground near Oscoda over the weekend. While there, we attempted to visit Michigan's least known but most glorious state park. Having visited about 10 years ago, I knew Negwegon State Park is an undeveloped and lightly visited long stretch of sandy Lake Huron shoreline. I remembered it as being remote and difficult to locate. But being a man, I assumed I could find a state park. Wrong again. We drove back and forth for about an hour before I gave up in disgust and visited Dinosaur Gardens in Ossineke instead. Back home I looked up the route to Negwegon online. The DNR says the 2,469-acre park is reached by going down "an unmarked road" and then turning on "gravel road." No wonder I could not find it. Maybe after the shutdown DNR can buy a sign or something.
Today's column: A friend says it is "smarmy" to put myself on a food stamp budget. I am not sure what she means but I certainly do not disrespect poor people who have no choice but to feed their families with food stamps. I suspect I may learn they deserve more respect than most of us give.
What to expect tomorrow: The National Guard will give up the search for the Detroit Lions defense. There are no survivors.


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The State Civil Service Commission on Wednesday officially signed off on a plan to lay off about 350 workers at Southeast Louisiana Hospital, clearing the way for a private Florida firm to take over services at the Mandeville facility. The board approved the privatization plan with a rare split vote after hospital employees and advocates begged commission members to reject the proposal to protect the jobs of those currently working there.
The approval clears the way for Meridian Behavioral Health Services of Ft. Lauderdale to take over hospital services on Jan. 2. That will also be the day the hospital's employees are let go, though Department of Health and Hospitals officials said anyone laid off will get preferential treatment when interviewing for jobs with Meridian.
Opponents of the privatization said they are worried about the fate of the current hospital workers, as well as the quality of care that will be provided for patients.
"We're really looking for leadership from you; this needs to be scrutinized more than it has," said Brad Ott, a spokesman for the Committee to Save Southeast Louisiana Hospital. Saving the grounds and the facilities at Southeast does little for those who will be laid off or the patients that will be moved as a result of the privatization, he said.
The board approved the privatization plan 4-3. It is unusual for the commissioners, who are charged with reviewing privatization plans to make sure they conform with regulations, to split their votes.
Commissioners Pete Fremin, Kenneth Polite and Sidney Tobias voted against the measure.
After hearing testimony from Ott and workers at the hospital, Commissioner Scott Hughes said that the commission's hands were tied. "We're not in a position to argue the policy or politics of these things. That takes place down the street," Hughes said, referring to the state Capitol.
"No, there's not much compassion in much of this," he added. "But the standard is 'legal,' not 'compassionate.' "
Polite, however, argued that the closure of the hospital "has been deplorably handled. It's only been efficient in the way a dictatorship is more effective than a democratic state," he said.
Southeast Louisiana Hospital was put on the chopping block earlier this year, when the Department of Health and Hospitals announced the first wave of cuts stemming from a reduction in the amount the federal government reimburses the state for Medicaid expenses. State officials have estimated the closure will save $1.6 million in its first year and $3.5 million in subsequent years.
After lobbying from groups like the Committee to Save Southeast Louisiana Hospital and public officials, including St. Tammany Parish President Pat Brister, state Sen. Jack Donahue, R-Mandeville, and state Rep. Tim Burns, R-Mandeville, state officials agreed to a plan to keep a privately run mental health care facility on the site.
Under that agreement, St. Tammany Parish will manage the Southeast Louisiana Hospital campus, which also includes other facilities, and Meridian will locate 58 psychiatric beds there. All the existing outpatient and group home services on the campus will be allowed to remain in place.
In response to questions from Ott during the meeting, Department of Health and Hospital officials clarified that Southeast will technically be shut down during the transfer, rather than being sold or leased to Meridian. Selling or leasing the hospital would require additional levels of review and approval.
As part of the original closure plan, other state mental hospitals will add capacity to compensate for the closure of Southeast, which has 94 inpatient beds.
Department of Health and Hospitals Assistant Secretary for Behavioral Health Anthony Speier said the move was driven entirely by fiscal considerations. "The option of sustaining a state-run facility is not sustainable," Speier said.
Current employees will have first shot at the roughly 150 positions expected to be available at the private facility, he said.
Linda Jenkins, the pharmacy director at Southeast, told the commission she will be forced into early retirement by the privatization. She detailed the work she has done at the hospital and said she worried that the trade-offs she made by taking a state job with a lower salary but better benefits had she reached full retirement age were a mistake.
"It's devastating to see that I put so much work into that and it's going away," she said of the hospital.


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