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The Library of America recently published 'John Updike: The Collected Stories,' a two-volume boxed set of 186 stories arranged in chronological order. I'm reading one or more a week and commenting on them each Wednesday until I finish the collection or give up.
"Toward Evening," as its title suggests, is a slight story preoccupied with a dreamy state of fading light and lust. Tired Rafe catches a bus in front of St. Patrick's Cathedral. He helps boost a chubby woman on to the bus. »Read Full Blog Post
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Math is not my strong suit. And yet I'm faced with a multitude of fractions, decimals, percentages, frequency (FM) and amplitude (AM) modulations and average quarter-hour shares when reporting radio ratings and dial locations.
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Bastille's "Pompeii" is all over alternative and pop radio, but the first U.S. station that put it into regular rotation was WLUM-FM (102.1) in Milwaukee.
On Oct. 18, the band comes back to thank some of its earliest fans with a show at the Milwaukee Theatre. It'll be Bastille's first headlining show in town, after opening up night one of WLUM's Big Snow Show concert last December at the Rave's Eagles Ballroom, for Grouplove, Alt-J and Phoenix. »Read Full Article(5)
Top of the Charts: A 'Fancy' third week at No. 1
The season is still a couple weeks away, but the hot new Australian hip-hop star is doing her best to make this the Summer of Iggy. There seems to be no slowing down Iggy Azalea as she spends a third week at Nos. 1 and 2 on the Billboard Hot 100. Watch her big hit video below and then step back in time to see which songs were the biggest in the United States this week in 2009, 1999, 1989 and 1979.
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Happy Bloomsday! Try Alexis M. Smith's 'Glaciers'
Happy Bloomsday, dear readers. June 16 is the date the action takes place in James Joyce's novel "Ulysses," so Joyceans around the world celebrate it as a literary holiday.
One of the things I love about "Ulysses" is its one-day-in-the-life structure, which led me a few years ago to write about a bunch of one-day novels, which David Leon Higdon and others have dubbed circadian novels. Many contemporary circadian novels owe some debt of inspiration to either "Ulysses" or to Virginia Woolf's "Mrs. Dalloway," if not both. »Read Full Blog Post
American Players Theatre begins its season in 'Earnest'
In a season during which so many of the nine plays on tap involve the tension between civilization and its discontents — as the pretty stories we're told to believe do battle with how we actually feel — could American Players Theatre possibly have chosen a better introduction than Oscar Wilde's "The Importance of Being Earnest?"
Nothing comes to mind — and after watching the smashing opening night performance this past weekend in APT's outdoor amphitheater, I'm confident nothing will. Director William Brown and his all-star cast land all the expected laughs in Wilde's witty play, while also delivering plenty of scrumptious food for thought. »Read Full Article
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Diana Ross will definitely NOT be playing at the Harley-Davidson 110th Anniversary Celebration this week. Fans can see her instead at the Riverside Theater tonight, while outlaw Harley riders are cautioned to steer clear. Associated Press photo by Heiko Junge. »Read Full Blog Post(5)
Kronos Quartet makes new music with passion, precision
Mention hearing a string quartet concert and the image of four conservatively dressed, deeply serious folks playing a lovely-but-limited repertoire of Mozart and Beethoven pops to mind.
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Princess Fiona rescues First Stage Children's Theater's 'Shrek'
Early in "Shrek," the green-hued monster tells his faithful sidekick that ogres, like onions, have many layers. But as Donkey knows, there's more than one way to peel this metaphor. Late in the show, Donkey accuses Shrek of being wrapped in so many layers that he has lost touch with his feelings.
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VINS celebrates 40 years of conservationBy Christian Avard
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A red tail hawk flies out of employee Katie Christmans hands during a raptor environmental educational demonstration at the Vermont Institute of Natural Sciences on Friday.QUECHEE An Upper Valley landmark known for conservation efforts marked a major milestone this fall.
The Vermont Institute for Natural Sciences in Quechee celebrated 40 years of successful wildlife preservation and environmental education programs. VINS is a renowned environmental organization and its work has impacted the local community, the state and beyond. VINS success can be traced back to its origins when local residents took action to protect local habitat from industrial pollution.
The Ottauquechee River is a critical water source for the Upper Valley. It starts high up in the Green Mountains and meanders east until it joins the Connecticut River.
The Ottauquechee was heavily polluted in the early 1970s, when mills were dumping waste upstream. A group of Woodstock citizens got together, cleaned up the river and stopped the mills from causing further harm.
So that was the start, VINS President John Dolan said. They became successful pretty quickly. So then they thought OK, what do we do now?
VINS began as an organization in 1972 and operated out of a Woodstock storefront. They moved into a old farm building on Church Hill Road in Woodstock in the late 1970s and began new programs.
VINS conducted ornithological research and the rehabilitation of avian wildlife. The work was prompted by VINS co-founders Sally and David Laughlin, Richard Farrar, June McKnight and Jenepher Lingelbach, Dolan said.
The staff initially took in injured raptors because nobody else knew where to bring them, Dolan said. (Sally) took care of injured birds in her backyard and had a number of enclosures with injured owls, hawks and falcons that were brought to her for treatment. It really evolved into a professional rehabilitation operation.
As VINS settled in, a new program was established, Environmental Learning for the Future, an award-winning environmental education program for elementary-age children.
ELF is designed to give children an understanding of and appreciation for the natural world and increase scientific and environmental literacy. The ELF curriculum includes a textbook called Hands On Nature and is used throughout New England schools.
As VINS grew in the 1990s, so did its programs, and a new facility was needed. VINS moved to a new location near the Quechee Gorge in 2004 and built a new nature center that includes a rehabilitation and release center, exhibits, nature trails and more.
VINS established an in-house ornithological research group that studied native birds of Vermont. According to Dolan, the group was instrumental in removing the Bicknells Thrush, a songbird, and the Vermont Loon from the endangered species list.
The nature center was a significant development for VINS. It became a destination, it drew a lot of people from across the country and raised our profile, Dolan said.
The final and perhaps the most influential contribution to VINS success is the support from volunteers, donors, researchers and conservationists who shared a concern for wildlife and local habitat.
A lot of what you see at the center comes from tens of thousands of volunteers that helped us out over the last 40 years, Dolan said. Ive been with VINS for six years but I can see from where I sit the very rich legacy that staff, donors and volunteers left behind: a tremendous knowledge of natural sciences and reputation for quality programing in environmental education. VINS has always maintained high standards of quality in everything its done.
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Marriage proposals have a long history of being unique and memorable occasions. But a pilot in Chicago took his effort to pop the question to new heights when he pretended his small airplane was about to crash to mask his engagement pitch.
The New York Daily News reported that Ryan Thompson took his girlfriend, Carlie, up for a romantic flight over the city. As they were flying, he told her that the plane's controls were not responding and asked her to read aloud from a sheet containing emergency procedures.
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MONTPELIER No three individuals wield more influence over the contents of the state budget and the taxes that will be used to pay for it than Gov. Peter Shumlin, House Speaker Shap Smith and Senate President John Campbell.
In the waning days of the 2013 legislative session, they will serve as the principals in a high-stakes negotiation over the fiscal priorities of Vermont. Later this week, they will emerge from their bunkers, compromise in hand. And each mans ability to shape the terms of that bargain will depend in large part on his powers of persuasion.
Smith and Campbell, both lawyers, and Shumlin, a real estate investor and businessman, are all well versed in the art of the deal. Given the distance between them on key aspects of the fiscal year 2014 revenue plan, their skills will no doubt be put to the test.
The most essential part of any deal is knowing the people youre sitting across from, understanding what makes them tick, Campbell said Friday.
These men arent strangers. Campbell and Shumlin spent nearly a decade together in the Senate. And in Smiths first two-year term as speaker in 2009 and 2010, he and then Senate President Shumlin bonded in opposition to Republican Gov. James Douglas.
As members of the same party, these Democrats political interests are, to a degree, bound together. But Campbell said that wont necessarily make the budget talks any easier.
Were all trying to reach the same goal, Campbell said. But we may differ as to the vehicle.
Their jobs were made easier late last week by updated revenue projections that forecast an end-of-year surplus of about $16 million. As per statute, half the money will automatically be deposited into the education fund. But the remainder will offset a sizable chunk of $10 million to $34 million in new spending that appears in various versions of the fiscal year 2014 spending plan.
Still, substantive disagreements remain. Will Smith and Campbell cede any ground on Shumlins push to reduce the earned income tax credit? Will Shumlin assent to even a portion of the shrinking of income-tax deduction allowances in both the House and Senate revenue packages?
Will Vermont assess a $15 million health care tax on employers that dont provide insurance in fiscal year 2015, as Shumlin and the Senate are urging? And will the budget increase for childcare subsidies end up closer to the $3.3 million budgeted for by the House? Or the $17 million called for by Shumlin?
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What you do is, until the appropriations bill and revenue bill has passed your chamber, you focus on how to do the best work to get it passed through your chamber, Shumlin said Friday. Then all of a sudden you wake up the next morning and go, oh my god, weve got to deal with the executive branch of government.
In Smith and Campbells case, that means dealing with Shumlin. When it comes to getting his way in backroom deal-making, Campbell said, the incumbent governor is very good.
The governor is probably one of the best negotiators Ive ever dealt with, Campbell said. Hes got an Irish touch, even though hes not Irish.
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You have to know your end game, Campbell said. There are things that you certainly would give on, for quid pro quo. But there are also items that are sacrosanct.
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I think my experience allows me to take a longer view of how these things play out, Smith said.
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Listen. Listen and dont be a jerk, Shumlin said.
That its a three-way negotiation, Campbell said, is not an insignificant factor.
You want to know who your ally is, Campbell said. And you cant let one party split you off from another.
Smith and Campbell will also have to juggle the myriad interests of their respective bodies, a task that Campbell said is especially difficult for the speaker.
Hes got 150 people to deal with, so he may find it more difficult to try to abide by and protect his members feelings and beliefs, Campbell said.
Smith, though, who orchestrated politically complicated veto overrides on gay marriage and the budget in 2009, has proven himself an adept extractor of concessions.
I am a firm believer, having done this for awhile, Smith said, that there is always room to get to yes.
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A group of junior high school students from Missouri have built a car that gets a whopping 353 miles per gallon.
Under the guidance of instructor Marcus Reynolds, the seventh and eighth grade students from Aurora Junior High School used their creation to win this year's Missouri SuperMileage Challenge, beating out teams of older high school students, Fox News reported.
"I'm pretty proud of them, yeah," Reynolds told ABC News. "They're sitting on Cloud 9 right now."
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Building money-smart childrenSeptember 22,2013I have always wondered what makes a kid smart about money. When I was a kid, I remember going to the bank with one of my parents, usually my mother.
She was a devoted mother of her day, what we now refer to as a stay-at-home mom, and yes, she did, and still does, make really good chocolate chip cookies. We would go to the bank and while my mother was writing on one of those paper slips in the neat little bins on the tall glass table, my sister and I would see who could take more of the paper slips in our little hand so we could play bank when we got home. (Our hands were small so we werent thieves, just little bandits!)
I recall watching grown-ups write checks, hand them to someone at the bank and get large stacks of money back. Same thing with credit cards. Id watch my father pull one out of his pocket, give it to a cashier, sign a receipt, stuff it in his pocket and we would walk out of the store with our purchases.
Wow, now that was easy. Give someone a card and get stuff. Write something on a piece of paper and get money in return. Finance and commerce can look pretty simple to a youngster. What I never saw was these same grown-ups paying bills, borrowing money and worrying about their paychecks. I guess they did that after I went to bed.
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Lesson 3. Theres nothing like their own money. If a child wants, really wants, something, have them buy it themselves with an allowance. I remember one of our sons wanting something all his life and he was only 7. He bought it with his allowance. When you are 7, two months is an eternity. He asked for something a few weeks later and we told him that he had spent his allowance and didnt have the money for the second item. The first toy he desperately needed was still intact but its allure had lost some of its luster. It was hard to watch him want other things and say no to him but he soon got the picture and became more selective in his purchases.
Lesson 4. Managing money can be fun. Saving money and learning about money need not be boring. A colorful piggy bank, a play cash register can show kids how money works, how to save and what happens when you spend it. Try the Allowance Manager app. Its a great tool to teach kids about money and its fun.
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Split committee backs plan to cap welfare benefitsBy PETER HIRSCHFELD
Vermont Press Bureau | March 24,2013MONTPELIER In a split vote that reflects the divisive nature of the proposal, the House Committee on Human Services last week issued a surprise endorsement of Gov. Peter Shumlins plan to impose a five-year lifetime cap on welfare benefits.
While a majority of Democrats on the committee sided against the governor, four Republicans provided the swing bloc needed to deliver a 7-4 vote of confidence late Thursday. The caps would most immediately affect the nearly 1,200 families already in excess of the 60-month limit.
David Yacovone, commissioner of the Department for Children and Families, said the Shumlin administration is encouraged to see lawmakers getting behind reforms to a program called Temporary Assistance for Needy Families designed to help poor people afford basics like food, clothing and shelter.
Were glad to see they appreciate that the t in TANF stands for temporary and not timeless, Yacovone said Friday.
Committee members opposed to the plan were strident in their dissent. Rep. Ann Pugh, the Democratic chairwoman of the House Committee on Human Services, said families on the program arent necessarily at fault for the circumstances impeding their upward mobility.
If people are following the rules of the program, which include demonstrable efforts to secure employment, they shouldnt be penalized, she said.
I find it morally unjust to punish families who are following all the rules, who are doing everything we ask them to do, Pugh said. It is a failure of society that these people are unable to advance, and we all share in that failing. To punish just this one group is to me unjust.
Rep. Matt Trieber, one of three Democrats on the committee to support the plan, said the time limits are designed to help families, not hurt them. He said the House proposal would bolster case management for families whose benefits are about to be cut off.
Helping families overcome the transportation, childcare and education issues thwarting their success, Trieber said, will be of far greater help than a monthly check.
Christopher Curtis, a staff attorney at Vermont Legal Aid, said theres no indication that the state has any plan to offer those supports.
Shumlin paired his reform proposal with a $17 million increase in child care subsidies for low-income parents. But the House version of the budget has pared that number down to $3.3 million.
Curtis organization was opposed to the time limits even with the new subsidies. Without them, he said, the adverse impacts on poor families will be even more pronounced.
Of the more than 3,700 individuals who would be affected by the time limits, nearly 2,400 are children.
Trieber said the House Committee on Human Services has made some key changes to the Shumlin proposal that will cushion the impacts on families.
The Shumlin proposal would have suspended benefits beginning in October. House lawmakers will propose a grace period that extends benefits until May or June 2014.
The House is also adding a list of deferments for which families could stay on the program for longer than five years.
Victims of domestic violence, for instance, wouldnt see time spent on TANF in the aftermath of an assault count against the time limits. The House also wants deferrals for mental health, substance abuse and the year following a pregnancy.
Their changes would eliminate all of the fiscal year 2014 budget savings associated with the Shumlin plan, which would have shaved $5.9 million from next years Human Services budget.
Rep. Ann OBrien, a Richmond Democrat and member of the House Committee on Appropriations, worked with the Human Services Committee on the proposal. She said that if someone has been on welfare for five years and still cant find work, then the program clearly isnt working for them.
Its not a good thing for children to be on a program that keeps their families in deep poverty, OBrien said. If youre not successful after five years, we have to ask why is that? And then look for better ways to improve the situation.
She said many of the case managers working with poor families have voiced support for the idea.
There was genuine support for the deadline, because they believe that will be helpful, OBrien said.
Yacovone said the lack of savings in the House plan is problematic.
Ill be interested in seeing how they achieve those savings, Yacovone said. I wish them better luck finding it than we had.
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A family in rural Utah is hoping that someone with a frontier spirit and deep pockets will snatch up their 706-acre ghost town for the bargain price of $3.9 million.
Real estate agent Mike Metzger told the Associated Press that the town of Woodside dates back to the early 1900s, when it was a bustling water stop for steam engines.
While it was once occupied by up to 300 residents, it's now home to a couple in their 60s and a pair of free-range llamas.
Metzger said the town features a cold-water geyser, a service station with a U.S. Post Office inside and a possible connection to Wild West history -- historians said Butch Cassidy and his gang once used the nearby canyon country as a hideout.
"You can be the sheriff, the judge and executioner of your own town," he told the AP. "You can be mayor. You can be whatever you wanted. It would be amazing."
Metzger said the town's owner, Roy Pogue, placed the property up for sale because he can't take care of the land anymore, and because his wife misses neighbors.


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A man was on a nature walk when a hunter allegedly mistook him for a deer and shot him twice with a high-powered rifle.
ABC News reports that Clint Galentine was walking with a friend and practicing turkey calls in a wildlife management area in Tampa, Fla. when he suddenly felt two separate bullets penetrate the left side of his body. The hunter, 43-year-old Michael Trott, rushed over, apologized and helped Galentine's friend administer aid. Trott explained that he thought Galentine and his friend were deer.
Galentine noted that the incident was particularly frightening given that he frequently walks along those same paths in the area with his 8-year-old stepdaughter. "If I was there with my daughter, she would not be here right now. There is no way a child could have withstood the power of the bullets," he told ABC News.
Galentine said that he noticed the sign on the trail reading "Boundary Closed to Hunting," but he failed to notice the fine print that said, "access is provided at designated access points." He is expected to make a full recovery.
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A Michigan woman went to the hospital thinking she had a hernia.
But Linda Ackley left several days later with a new baby girl.
Ackley, 44, told the Jackson Patriot-News she didn't know she was pregnant until the day she delivered her daughter.
She underwent an emergency C-section last Friday, delivering Kimberly Kay Ackley at 11:20 p.m.
The 10-pound baby girl is the first child for Ackley and her husband of 24 years, Mike.
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I had a couple of hours on Saturday to check out two famous markets in London.
First, I went to Borough Market, which is a food lover's paradise! All kinds of meat, cheeses, fruits, vegetables, wine, bread … you name it!
The market is usually open only on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, but because of the Olympics, it's open every day. Very cool place to spend a morning.
Then, I took the Tube about 25 minutes west of there, to Notting Hill.
Remember the movie?? With Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant? So cute.
Anyway, Notting Hill has a quirky and adorable market on Portobello Road. It's a long street lined with antiques, jewelry, books and souvenirs.
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Goddard College: Union says labor laws violatedJune 17,2013
By Eric Blaisdell
PLAINFIELD The faculty and staff at Goddard college are alleging the administration violated federal labor law when it handed down an Aug. 1 deadline to come to an agreement on the ongoing union negotiations or financial cutbacks that the administration has proposed would be put in place.
The school is currently negotiating a new contract with its faculty and is also negotiating a contract with the staff that voted to unionize in January. Both faculty and staff are represented by United Auto Workers Local 2322 based out of Massachusetts.
In a joint statement released Saturday, the faculty and staff stated that the administration is not acting in good faith during this negotiating process. The statement says Friday the administration held a community meeting on campus where it presented its fiscal year 2014 forecast, including a $1.5 million deficit. The administration then laid out its proposed solutions to the deficit, which include suspension of retirement match, elimination of severance pay, a cap on faculty travel expenses and pay cuts of 5 percent for those making $30,000 to $49,999 based on full-time equivalent annualized salary and an 8 percent pay cut for those making $50,000 or more.
The statement said the administration characterized the ongoing negotiations as an obstacle to its implementation of its strategic choices and intends to unilaterally impose the proposed financial cuts Aug. 1 if an agreement is not reached by both unions by that date. In a meeting with Times Argus staff on Friday, administrators also portrayed countering the deficit as a plan, even stating it had unanimous approval from the schools board of trustees.
The exact amount of the deficit is still in question, however, as Chief Financial Officer Faith Brown said in the meeting with The Times Argus that the number is $550,000. During the community meeting Friday and confirmed on Sunday, Brown said that a $1.5 million deficit is what is projected over two years if no changes are made and current economic and enrollment trends continue.
Were in the process of a series of corrections and adjustments and we believe itll bring it down to $550,000. Maybe a little more, maybe a little less. I didnt say $1.5 million to you because thats not where were going to stay ... If we can do everything we want to do by July (2014), itll be $550,000. Where it will ultimately be? Who knows, Brown said during an interview on Sunday.
According to the statement from the faculty and staff unions, The Administration has violated federal labor law and committed an unfair labor practice by communicating to our members its intent to withdraw from good faith negotiations on an arbitrary date regardless of where the bargaining process actually stands.
The statement later says, We have every confidence that a respectful negotiation process can produce labor agreements that will be good for everyone. In the meantime, it is both illegal and counterproductive for the Administration to set arbitrary deadlines or to threaten impasse. If the threats are implemented, we will take appropriate legal action.
Jan Clausen, chairwoman of the faculty bargaining committee, said Sunday the union is awaiting detailed financial statements from the school so it can make its own assessment of the situation and see if the projected deficit is accurate.
Clausen said she wished the administration had discussed the financial issues privately at the bargaining table so a joint solution could be reached instead of the administration saying, Heres where we are going to make cuts. Heres where we expect to end up and heres the date on which we expect to put all this in place regardless of how you guys negotiate or what your counter proposals might be.
Muriel Shockley, president of the Goddard faculty union, agreed with Clausens interpretation, saying on Sunday that her sense of the community meeting on Friday regarding the pay cuts and benefit suspensions was these were measures that will take place, regardless of the fact that we are fully engaged in the bargaining process.
The lawyers representing the school during the negotiations, Joe McConnell and Joe McNeil, issued a response to the union statement.
Goddard College takes very seriously its obligation to bargain in good faith with both the (faculty) and the (staff) regarding the terms and conditions of employment for organized faculty and staff at the College. As we have represented consistently at the bargaining table, the College is in the midst of a financial situation that has compelled the College to make some difficult choices and request some difficult concessions from both units, the statement reads.
Later on the statement reads, Nothing in the statements made in recent presentations to the College community regarding Goddards financial challenges is at odds with anything we have stated directly at the bargaining table. The communications to the College community directly stated that the College cannot implement cuts to wages, benefits and working conditions with unionized employees unless there is agreement or we come to impasse ... If the parties have not reached resolution at the bargaining table or reached legal impasse in our proposals, we understand that we cannot implement any proposed changes.
President Barbara Vacarr and Brown sat down with The Times Argus after the community meeting Friday to discuss the financial problems facing the school and what was going to be done about them. The meeting was with this reporter and Editor Steven Pappas, as well as Kevin Ellis, a principal of KSE Partners, the lobbying/marketing firm hired by Goddard.
In the recorded interview, Brown listed off the cuts the school planned to make and said the school is planning for the cuts to only last a year, but it would depend on if the school is still running a deficit or not. Brown said the reason for the cuts was declining enrollment, a small endowment and a sluggish economy.
Vacarr added that another reason for the economic problems of the school was because of how the college handled changes in 2002 when Goddard closed its residential program and focused entirely on its low-residency model. Vacarr said that change helped bring back enrollment, but there had been no plan put in place for the future. She said the school is now trying to make changes by bringing in income from other sources such as leasing campus property and partnering with training programs to keep Goddard financially solvent.
After that article appeared on the front page of Saturdays edition, Sarah Jarvis, special assistant and chief of staff to Vacarr, called The Times Argus to say the story was not accurate as it did not specify that the pay cuts were not finalized yet and legally the school cant make those changes without an agreement from the union or after an impasse has been reached between the union and the administration.
In an internal email obtained by The Times Argus over the weekend, Brown wrote to the members of the faculty and staff negotiating committees that the story mis-characterized the situation at Goddard.
Brown wrote that she and Vacarr clearly stated in the interview that the college was in the process of union negotiations and reductions in compensation or benefits of those in the unions would be part of the negotiations. She added that she and Vacarr emphasized they have every reason to believe that an agreement will be reached with the faculty and staff.
In the interview Friday, the union issue was not brought up until 35 minutes into the 40-minute discussion.
What I would say is we are in the middle of union negotiations so I am staying away from that topic at the moment because we are in the middle of negotiations, Vacarr said.
When asked whether this financial news could have an impact on the negotiations, Vacarr said, Anything can have a positive or negative impact on negotiations. I can sneeze and it does that. What I will say is that why it was really important for me to give you context, to have this conversation because this is not like times before when the college contracted and was looking to cut its employees.
There was never a mention by either Vacarr or Brown of the cuts being tied to union negotiations or whether or not an agreement will be reached with the union. In addition, an Aug. 1 deadline was never stated.
On Sunday, Brown defended the email by saying, I completely assumed that you understand that nothing gets figured out with unions until you negotiate it or you come to impasse. We never had a conversation about what it meant to work with unions. I assumed you understood what (it meant) to work with unions. In that way, I believe it was mis-characterized.
Brown said not everything they want to do for cuts is dependent on the unions, as there are staff who are not part of the union and the senior staff has voluntarily agreed to be a part of the cuts.
As for her incorrect statement in the email that Saturdays story left out the fact that both she and Vacarr told The Times Argus that they have every reason to believe that an agreement with the union would be reached, Brown said on Sunday, I apologize. I thought we did emphasize that ... I believe and we have been saying everywhere in every conversation I had with the faculty and the staff and the board of trustees that weve been emphasizing that. I apologize if it didnt come out in that conversation.
During the interview Friday, Brown said the administration has had the discussions about the financial cuts with the union.
Things are an open book. Our numbers are an open book. I have nothing to hide; we have nothing to hide with the union. It isnt like anything weve told you is news or would be a surprise, Brown said.
What was a surprise to Clausen was Vacarr saying in Saturdays story that layoffs will not be part of the plan to fix the deficit.
The comment about no layoffs was quite startling as several have been announced with a threat of more to follow, Clausen wrote in an email to The Times Argus on Sunday. Clausen wrote that Program Director Ann Driscoll had her layoff announced several months ago, a staff member received a layoff notice last week, and they have been told to expect faculty layoffs by the end of the month. She wrote the administration is now saying that some of the faculty layoffs may possibly be averted by voluntary leave arrangements, but that remains to be seen and all are very concerned.
Clausen said even with the issues the faculty and staff have with how the administration has handled the negotiations, there is still room for progress.
As soon as their behavior changes, the atmosphere can shift pretty quickly and become more positive, she said.
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Ways to bet on Super Bowl
By Eric Fleming, Contributing writer
Federal law dating back nearly two decades bans sports betting in nearly every state.
Only Nevada, Oregon, Delaware, and Montana -- all of which already had sports gambling -- were allowed to keep their form of betting when the law was passed in 1992. However, Oregon dropped its sports gambling in 2007, while such betting in Montana is minimal. Nevada remains the major center for sports gambling. Delaware, meanwhile, was stuck with its previous version of offering bets only on multiple games at once -- not a big money maker and useless for events like the Super Bowl.
That said, it is fun to imagine how we'd go about betting on the Super Bowl if it were legal to do so. If sports betting were legalized across the country, here are some hypothetical wagers you and your friends could place with each other during the Super Bowl. These aren't all as simple as betting who will win, whether the favorite will cover the point spread, or whether the two teams will meet the over/under, but they're sure to keep everyone more involved with the game, right up until the final whistle.
Penalty Yards: Forget about winning and losing, this bet would be all about in-game penalties. You could pick a team and each time "your" team got a penalty, you would lose a dollar (or five, or 10, etc.). Each time your opponent's team was penalized, you would get that much back, with more points for flagrant fouls and unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.
Challenges: Several years ago, the NFL instituted the instant replay system, and along with it, the coach's challenge. Now, if a coach of one of the teams doesn't like a call, he can challenge it. For this bet, you would decide which coach you thought would use one of his challenges first. Want more detail? You could choose sides on whether that coach will be right or wrong.
Run Or Pass: As you can see already, there are practically limitless aspects of a football game that could be bet on, if it were legal. For this one, you would wager some of your hard-earned cash on whether the first play of the game (after the kickoff) were going to be a run or pass. And you wouldn't need to stop there. What would the second play be? The third?
Yardage Totals: The final score, while ultimately the most important part of the game, isn't the only thing that counts. It's especially true if you join a fantasy league, and can be just as important here. Who cares who's winning the game. Who has more passing yards? Who has more rushing yards? You could make the bet and take your friends to town by showing off your knowledge of each team's offensive and defensive tendencies.
What if you wanted more? You could place bets on what the score would be at the end of the first quarter, or at halftime, or the end of the third quarter. Or the final score, of course.
If you wanted to, you could keep track of all these aspects and more. You could treat it like a drinking game. Each time your team gave up a running play of more than 10 yards, you could take a drink (or in this case, lose $1). Each time your team sacked the quarterback, you'd earn $2. Intercept a pass? Cause a fumble? That would mean more money for you!
Of course, you wouldn't actually have to play for money. If you're a married couple, you could play against your spouse for dishwashing duties. If your whole family was playing, kids could play to get out of chores, while the parents could play to get the car washed and waxed. Friends and neighbors could play for similar prizes. You could get creative and have fun!
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Their book, "Sign Painters," from Princeton Architectural Press, has just been named one of the "heavyweights" of coffee table books for the gift-giving season by the New York Times. »Read Full Blog Post
Reviewing new tracks from Fall Out Boy, Lady Antebellum and more
A week ago, Fall Out Boy was still officially on hiatus, as far as the public knew. Now its back with a new single, a forthcoming album and a U.S. tour that kicks off at the Eagles Ballroom at the Rave May 14.
"My Songs Know What You Did in the Dark (Light Em Up)" is its first single since 2008 album "Folie a Deux," and one of four new songs on sale at iTunes reviewed in the Singles Scorecard this week. »Read Full Blog Post
Two books take pulse of once-great Detroit
Performing in November at the Joe Louis Arena in downtown Detroit, Madonna - a Michigan native who was raised in the Detroit suburbs - told the crowd how good it was "to be back home." "Detroit is having a comeback," she enthused. "I can feel it in my bones!"
As a native son of this once-proud city, I fervently want to believe that Madonna is right. »Read Full Article(1)
Celtic rock group Reilly celebrates fourth album
Local Celtic rock group Reilly has endured the typical sort of challenges 13-year-old bands face, such as lineup changes and, um, cicadas.
The band played at the Chicago Scots Highland Games in 2007, the year that the Chicago area was swarming with the 17-year cicadas. »Read Full Article(2)
Eastwood empty chair in RNC chairman Reince Priebus' office
The empty chair Clint Eastwood used as a surrogate for President Obama during the actor's speech at the Republican National Convention ended up in Republican National Committee chairman and Kenosha native Reince Priebus' office, the "Today" show reported Wednesday.
"All I know is that about two minutes into Clint Eastwood's speech, when I realized that he was talking to the chair and the teleprompters were off, I told my wife and a couple folks that were around me, 'let's get that chair.' " »Read Full Blog Post(52)
Live Donald Driver ceremony to pre-empt local programming
Although the supposed link between Ryan Braun and a Miami PED clinic signals the start of baseball season, football has one more ace up its sleeve - the Donald Driver retirement ceremony.
WTMJ-TV (Channel 4), WISN-TV (Channel 12) and WITI-TV (Channel 6) expect to pre-empt local programing for live coverage of the event at Lambeau Field in Green Bay at 11 a.m. Wednesday. »Read Full Blog Post
Grete Marks at the Milwaukee Art Museum
The Grete Marks exhibition at the Milwaukee Art Museum is a great reminder that art history is no different than all other history: Shaped by a fairly narrow group of people and pock-marked with omissions. What's nice about a show like this is that it re-sets one's thinking about a storied moment in time while also correcting one of those omissions.
The storied moment in this case is the Bauhaus School (Walter Gropius, Paul Klee, Wassily Kandinsky, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe – art and design heroes to a lot of us). Margarete (Grete) Heymman enrolled in the school as a young woman. It was 1921, and at the time the enlightened Bauhauslers tended to direct women toward pursuits like weaving. Apparently the school's modern attitudes about the sexes weren't all that modern after all. Walter, Paul, Wassily, Ludwig – how could you? »Read Full Blog Post
On Tap Today: Art, bell bottoms, railroading and radio
For many of us, Rita Coolidge's songs are journey back to a time of bell bottoms and transistor radios. You can quench that desire for those `70s sounds tonight at Potawatomi tonight.
Over at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Olivia Gude will talk tonight about her participatory art projects, which emerged from a tradition of mural making in Chicago. »Read Full Blog Post


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Milwaukee movies off the grid: July 26-Aug. 1
'A Blood Red Sky' showing at the Times
Not scared enough by "The Conjuring"? Chad Calek — a frequent guest on A&E's "Paranormal State" — presents his documentary "A Blood Red Sky," about a supernatural experiment in England gone (potentially) horribly wrong Tuesday at the Times Theater, 5906 W. Vliet St. »Read Full Article
Downtown Books turns the page after move
When Keith Pajot was forced to move Downtown Books Bought & Sold in 2011, he worried that the store would not survive.
Two years later, after opening two new locations and making a major online push, the business is thriving, leaving Pajot optimistic about local independent book selling. »Read Full Article(6)
Hank the Brewers dog OK after surgery; headed to disabled list
Hank the Brewers dog was recovering Tuesday after having surgery.
Tyler Barnes, Milwaukee Brewers vice president of communications, said in an email Tuesday that Hank is on "dog bed rest" for the time being after being neutered. »Read Full Article(34)
For Chortek, theater and its lighting were the real scene
Doris Chortek found the world of theater at Shorewood High School, and it stayed with her throughout her life. She helped found the old Fred Miller Theatre — precursor to the Milwaukee Rep — and worked in the early days of television.
But for Chortek, the real action was behind the scenes. Production and lighting — those were her real loves in the theater. »Read Full Article
Shakira, Merle Haggard tribute, The Used, Josh Thompson, Nickel Creek, Lacuna Coil, Uh Huh Her, S. Carey, Greyhounds
Shakira »Read Full Article
Fresh Cut Collective and Klassik to perform today on 30-Minute Music Hour
Photos by: Jank »Read Full Blog Post
Comedian Tracy Morgan returning to Milwaukee for May 15 show
Former "30 Rock" and "Saturday Night Live" star Tracy Morgan brings his stand-up act back to the Pabst Theater for an 8 p.m. show May 15.
Morgan's latest comedy special, "Tracy Morgan: Bona Fide," debuts on Comedy Central April 20. »Read Full Article(2)
Purple Door Ice Cream's shop opens today in Walker's Point
Today is the first day ice cream lovers can head to Purple Door Ice Cream's counter in Walker's Point for a scoop or a sundae. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
On Tap Today: Gary Numan, Fuel and Brewers Opening Night Game (No Fooling)
If you see Hank at Miller Park for the Brewers' first evening home game of the season, please, don't pull any April Fool's pranks on the pup. Journal Sentinel photo by Mark Hoffman. »Read Full Blog Post


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Portland, OR (KPTV) -- Four-year-old Abigail Fantz giggles and her curls bounce as she stands straight up on a moving horse. She's held in place by a team of adults, but she's not practicing a circus trick - she is in a unique therapy called hippotherapy (hippo is Greek for horse.)
Abigail has cerebral palsy and can't walk without a walker, but standing, kneeling, and sitting on a pony named Pippin is strengthening her trunk and her left side. Eventually, she'll be able to sit up and stand up straight and eventually walk all on her own.
For the last two years, she has attended Forward Stride once a week in Beaverton, Ore. where physical therapist Laurie Schick, a team of helpers, and pony Pippin worked with Abigail.
Schick says a horse's gait is similar to that of a human's - it is variable, rhythmic and repetitive.
"So instead of teaching riding we are using the movement of the horse to work on things like trunk control, strengthening balance." says Schick.
Hippotherapists say patients get sensory stimulation from the horse's movements.
Abigail's mom Michelle Thompson says hippotherapy seems to be working for her daughter -- she recently took 20 steps all on her own.
Thompson's goal is for Abigail to walk without a walker, but she says hippotherapy is offering her little girl more than just physical skills.
"I think, most important for us, she's gained so much confidence by being up on a horse and I love seeing how proud she is of herself," Thompson said.
Abigail shares a special bond with her pony, and after her weekly lesson, she grooms Pippin and feeds her, too. It started as therapy for a crippling disease, but one day it could become a lifelong passion.


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Rutland methadone clinic pushed back furtherAlbert J. Marro / Staff FILE Photo
The proposed site for a methadone clinic in Rutland is in building 10 at The Howe Center.
Rutland may need to wait a year for a proposed methadone clinic to open.
Originally scheduled to open in October 2012, the drug treatment program for addictions to opiate drugs such as heroin and prescription painkillers will be delayed at least a year from that date and maybe longer, according to state Department of Health officials.
In November, Health Commissioner Harry Chen said he hoped the facility would open at some point this year the sooner the better.
Last month, Deputy Health Commissioner Barbara Cimaglio, who oversees Vermonts Alcohol and Drug Abuse program, told legislators the clinic would be open by January 2014.
In an email interview Friday, Cimaglio said she anticipated an earlier opening date of October or November.
But whether the clinic opens nine months or 11 months from now, Rutland officials said Friday theyre upset with the delays.
Im very frustrated, Rutland Police Chief James Baker said. Its a big part of whats needed to address the opiate problem in this city. Im frustrated that it will be at least a year later than expected.
Baker spoke out at a number of public hearings held last month to inform city residents and hear their feedback to the proposed facility where addicts would be administered their doses of methadone a drug that blocks the cravings for opiates without producing a high.
Supporters of the methadone clinic, including Rutland Mayor Christopher Louras, also deferred to public concerns about two proposed locations for the treatment center before achieving public consensus for a site inside the Howe Center.
Building 10 in the industrial complex is still the intended home for the clinic although renovations to the space still need to be made.
After all the work put into garnering public support and finding a home for the facility, Louras said the continued delays in opening the center were unacceptable.
I was willing to accept a six- to nine-month wait from (the October 2012) date. Anything further than June or July would be very disconcerting, Louras said. The city did a lot of heavy lifting to make this happen and its needed even more now than it was before.
The delayed opening has been mainly due to a financial impasse between the state and Rutland Mental Health Services, which had originally agreed to run the center.
Dan Quinn, CEO of RMHS, said last year the states plan of serving no fewer than 400 patients in the clinics first year would have cost his organization as much as $300,000 in uncovered expenses during the first two years of operations.
On Friday, Quinn, who operated a methadone clinic in Massachusetts, said the states plan of opening the clinic by October was doable but a challenge.
I think youre looking at a good five months until the doors could open, he said. If someone signed a contract to run it today you would still need five months minimum to find and train the staff, renovate the space, and get it all up and running. Its not a small issue here.
Alan Aiken, the director of methadone clinics in Berlin, St. Johnsbury and Newport operated by Baart Behavioral Health, said he too believes the state will be faced with a logistical challenge to open the clinic this year.
It can be a slow, tedious and time-consuming process, and 400 patients in one year is certainly a challenge, he said. Just recruiting certified or appropriate people is a challenge in itself. Theres not a lot of people in the workforce who have that kind of training coming in.
Cimaglio said earlier in the week she hoped the state and Rutland Regional Medical Center, which is assisting the department, are just weeks away from reaching an agreement with a provider to run the facility a first step that would allow work on every other aspect of the start-up to begin.
While the methadone treatment clinic might be delayed for months, Cimaglio did say the health department has approved three primary care facilities in Rutland to help treat opiate addictions.
Those doctors will help by providing other forms of medication treatment, such as buprenorphine, and counseling, she said.
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Riverwest Filling Station to open Jan. 29
Riverwest Filling Station, which I first told you about in May, is set to open 5 p.m. Jan. 29 at 701 E. Keefe Ave., after extensive remodeling of the former Albanese's Italian Restaurant.
Some of the remodeling involved unearthing original features such as a hardwood floor; some of it was modern additions, such as the contemporary grid of windows across the front of the building. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Radio vet hosted 'It's a Draw,' once subbed for Dick Clark on 'Bandstand'
He was a disc jockey for almost two decades at WISN radio, master of ceremonies on the old "It's a Draw" TV show with Sid Stone and the cheerful voice of afternoon drive time. But it was Chuck Arnold's one-time stint filling in for Dick Clark on "American Bandstand" in 1959 that captured Milwaukee's teenage heart.
It was a big deal, and when his Bandstand day came, he was flustered by the studio crowd. He flubbed his opening line, announcing the first record as "Lorraine," when it was really Bobby Rydell's "Kissin' Time." »Read Full Article
'A Raisin in the Sun' remains powerful, relevant today
"A Raisin in the Sun" may be an acknowledged classic now, but director Ron OJ Parson understands how daring and radical Lorraine Hansberry's drama was in its own time.
Her play about an African-American family's plan to buy a home in an all-white Chicago neighborhood reflects the early 1950s, before Rosa Parks and the Fair Housing Act, Parson said in an interview. The civil rights movement was still embryonic, and assimilation was seen as the path to success for African-Americans. »Read Full Article
Leonard Cohen brings meticulous approach to Milwaukee Theatre
Leonard Cohen graced the Chicago Theatre stage sharply dressed in a suit and fedora hat. As his gruff, commanding voice quietly filled the room, the audience fell to a hush. It was as though they were bearing witness to a life-altering sermon, enraptured by profound songs like "Suzanne" and "Hallelujah," backed by a nine-piece band.
Four years after that concert, Cohen continues to surprise. He's older of course, at 78, but these days his performances often are, incredibly enough, even longer, between 3 1/2 and four hours. And he's taken his tour to so many places, he's starting to hit some unexpected markets, such as Milwaukee. On Friday, Cohen will perform at the Milwaukee Theatre, his first concert here since he played at what's now the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts on Feb. 25, 1975. Mayor Tom Barrett has designated Friday as "Leonard Cohen Day." »Read Full Article(5)
Actor Ed Asner hospitalized after leaving 'FDR' stage
Edward Asner remained hospitalized Wednesday after leaving the stage Tuesday night 15 minutes into a performance of his one-man show about Franklin D. Roosevelt in Gary, Ind.
It's unclear whether the 83-year-old actor's show, "Ed Asner as FDR," will go on as scheduled at the Milwaukee Theatre Saturday. A statement issued by the Milwaukee Theatre Wednesday said: "The final decision will be made in the next few days." »Read Full Article(3)
Watch: South By Southwest winning films
Below are the trailers for the two films that won the feature and documentary awards at the 2013 South By Southwest film festival.
The narrative feature winner "Short Term 12," a drama set at a foster care facility, was written and directed by Destin Creton. »Read Full Blog Post
Reviews of Jim James, The 1975, The Lone Bellow, more
British pop rock band The 1975 performs the first of at least eight planned gigs in Austin, Texas, this week during the South by Southwest music conference. Photo by Piet Levy. »Read Full Blog Post
Arts advocates plan social media 'art bomb' today
An effort has been organized to use social media sites like Twitter and Facebook to drop an "art bomb" on Wisconsin's state Capitol today.
"Bomb the social media accounts of our state legislators with your art," the Art Bomb website says. The project is the joint effort of Arts Wisconsin, a respected, statewide arts advocacy group, and Milwaukee organizations Flip Eleven Creative and Art Milwaukee. »Read Full Blog Post
Providence wins the Bloomberg Mayors Challenge
Though one of 20 finalists from a field of more than 300 cities, Milwaukee did not win Mayor Michael Bloomberg's Mayors Challenge, a national competition to address the problems facing cities today. But Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett says he will still advance his project, designed to transform foreclosed properties into a food chain for locally grown foods.
The top honor and the $5 million prize went to Providence, Rhode Island, for its high-tech proposal to boost language skills among low-income children. The Providence Talks proposal will put recording devices -- like a pedometer for words -- in the hands of children to count the number of words they are exposed to. This, combined with education for parents, is designed to boost vocabulary, an indicator of success in the classroom. »Read Full Blog Post(1)
On Tap Today: Arts Day, Disclaimer and Oz
Hello and welcome to Arts Day, a day when culture lovers from across the state make their way to Madison to make their case for the value of the arts to our elected officials. If that's you, here's the full rundown.


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King Drive gets a burst of new food
Restaurants on N. King Drive have been sparse, or tended to be chains rather than independently owned restaurants - until lately.
Over the past months, I've encountered not one but three restaurants that offer something fresh for Milwaukee diners: wholesome, filling soups and sandwiches at one, spice-rich Somali dishes at another and updated Southern fare in a polished setting at a third. »Read Full Article
Source: Paul McCartney's Miller Park concert is July 16
July 16 is the date that Paul McCartney will bring his "Out There" tour to Miller Park, according to a source with knowledge of the situation Friday.
The concert would fall during the Major League Baseball All-Star break. The Brewers' last home game before the break is July 10, leaving a five-day window for setting up what will be a massive production. »Read Full Article(17)
'Life After Life' builds on lessons learned, relived
"Time is like a palimpsest," Ursula Todd tells her former psychiatrist, comparing her life to a page that's been scraped, but with traces of the old writing blending with the new.
She ought to know. »Read Full Article
'Country of Ash' offers compelling Holocaust survival memoir
At 5 a.m., physician Edward Reicher and his wife, Pola, both Jewish, awoke to the sound of German bombs falling on an airfield near their home in Poland. It was Sept. 1, 1939. The Reichers "watched the strange scene before us as if it were a film," because they "could not yet comprehend the full horror" of what they saw.
Can any of us - ever - truly reach comprehension when thinking about the Holocaust? It's a question Reicher repeatedly asks himself in "Country of Ash," the posthumously published memoir recounting how he, Pola and their little girl somehow survived. »Read Full Article
New menu at Watts Tea Shop, from the restaurant's new chef
Watts Tea Shop, the 80-plus-year-old restaurant at 761 N. Jefferson St., has a new menu to go with the new chef the restaurant hired late last year.
Chef Jeff Robinson previously served as corporate chef for Columbia St. Mary's hospital system, and before that was chef and owner of Cedarburg Bistro, among other positions. »Read Full Blog Post
Lebowski Fest returns to Milwaukee, man
Lebowski Fest, a celebration of bowling, White Russians and other ephemera related the Coen Bros. 1998 movie "The Big Lebowski," will be returning to Milwaukee in August, it was confirmed Friday.
The festival, which was started in 2002, travels to various venues around the country each year. »Read Full Blog Post(6)
Milwaukee Ballet shows its versatility in spring program
Perhaps the Milwaukee Ballet's Spring Series ought to be renamed "Versatility in Motion."
Built of three wildly different vocabularies of movement, the program, which opened Thursday night, was an engrossing, thought-provoking and entertaining evening of contrasts. »Read Full Article
Joe Bartolotta feeling great after kidney transplant
Bartolotta Restaurants co-owner Joe Bartolotta is sounding upbeat these days: He had a kidney transplant in February and is reveling in his new-found good health.
"I've got the blood pressure of a 20-year-old," he said. »Read Full Blog Post(5)
Veteran pop star Leon Russell to perform at the Pabst Theater
Rock Hall of Famer Leon Russell, who is as comfortable playing the blues as he is surf music, will perform at the Pabst Theater at 8 p.m. June 19.
Russell began performing professionally when he was 14, and he's collaborated with everyone from The Byrds to John Lennon. Current band members include Jackie Wessel on bass and Pat Flynn on guitar. »Read Full Article(1)
Bruce Olson to retire as Marcus Theatres president in September
Milwaukee-based Marcus Corp. announced Friday the retirement of Bruce J. Olson, president of the Marcus Theatres division, and senior vice president of Marcus Corp., effective in September.
Olson will remain with the company through the first quarter of the company's fiscal year and for a period beyond to ensure a successful transition, according to a company statement. Olson will continue to serve on the company's board of directors. His successor has not yet been hired. »Read Full Article
Stuff to do (and eat): a Sanford-L'Etoile dinner, Bartolotta sous dinner, grill-off, Taste of Italy, 8-twelve dinner
Plenty of cool food-related events are coming up soon, including a dinner by the Sanford-L'Etoile chefs, a Bartolotta sous chefs beer dinner, and an Odd Duck-Hinterland sausage-making grill-off with a Central Waters tap takeover.
Aprahamian-Miller dinner »Read Full Blog Post
Great flavors from start to finish at Andrew's in Delafield
It all had been delicious, every bite. And handsomely presented, too, from the beet, citrus and fennel salad to the roast duck. My expectations of dinner at Andrew's in Delafield? Exceeded.
It was too much to hope that dessert would be just as wonderful; the last course too often is the least course, a mere afterthought compared with the rest of the menu. But . . . expectations exceeded again. »Read Full Article(2)
On Tap Today: Beer (Week) here
So in Milwaukee, do you dare ask brewski-lovers:"What is it about beer?" You do when Milwaukee Beer Week festivals roll around. Find out all the answers -- and the Beer Week events-- in Friday 's Weekend Cue.
Movie theaters are warm, dry and have some interesting offerings this weekend. Like "42," a film about one of the most inspiring events in American sports history -- Jackie Robinson's arrival with the Brooklyn Dodgers, making him the first black player in the major leagues. Movie critic Duane Dudek reviews the picture. »Read Full Blog Post


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Knowledge Base / Admin / How to Approve Projects and Files
The main thing to check for when approving projects is to see if the project is "legitimate". Figuring that out, though, is rife with issues.
Is it a UI package of other people's work?
CurseForge no longer accepts UI packs as projects.
Is the submitter the author?
Check to see that whoever submitted the project is actually the creator. This means no fan updates for the general case. Only in extremely rare cases would this be allowed, e.g. if the previous project is abandoned and the license allows for someone else to take it over.
Is it an actual project?
Since there are contests that involve requiring a project, there is incentive for people to create fake projects, so watch out for these.
Check the description, if it says nothing of substance about what it is, don't consider it a real project.
Does this violate any in-game rules?
If you believe that the project violates any in-game rules, find out for sure and make a judgement call. We don't want to condone any project that breaks in-game rules.
Does this violate any non-disclosure agreements?
For projects made for games that are under non-disclosure agreements, they should be deleted. We don't want to make anyone angry, and we will not condone breaking such contracts.
Copyright Issues
If you suspect that the file uses code obtained through copyright infringement, dig deeper before approving, find out the real story and make a judgement call, perhaps ask another admin their thoughts on the issue. In the general case, err on the side of caution.
Some files may contain viruses or other malware. One of the best checks is to open the file, see if there are any executables or otherwise suspicious files. If you notice anything out of the ordinary about this, dig deeper.
For files that do have executables, it's possible that it is legitimate. In these cases, unless you explicitly know the author, you should talk to them and figure out the real story. You may request source code if you so deem it appropriate. It is also recommended that you run through any such files through a malware scanner.
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