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The UK's two largest pension funds, which together control almost £80bn of assets, are about to come under new managers.
The £38bn Universities Superannuation Scheme has announced its new chief executive will be Bill Galvin, who currently leads the UK government's Pensions Regulator. He will take over in August.
And last month, Financial News reported that Eileen Haughey, the former chief executive of the £8bn ICI Pension Fund, is going to take charge of the BT Pension Scheme this summer, which also has £38bn of assets.
Industry experts say these changes at the top could also usher in a fresh approach to investment strategies.
USS declined to comment for this article. BTPS said that Haughey's role was to lead "all" aspects of scheme support to its trustees, and that its investment policy "is designed to meet its particular needs and objectives and will no doubt develop over time in response to changes in the scheme's requirements".
But one pension-fund chief executive said: "Both funds have not done as much liability-driven investment hedging as others have. At USS, they recruited their first-ever head of fixed income and liability management, Heath Mottram, last November. Bill Galvin also comes with a liability-driven approach since that is where the Regulator is. But is his appointment a driver of change? I think they are already on that road."
Another senior pension fund source said: "Whitehall will be quietly quite pleased that someone of Bill Galvin's mentality and background has gone to USS, to try and quietly wean them off some of their religious convictions about equities."
One other senior industry figure who has worked with Haughey in the past said that her experience at Marks & Spencer, where she was head of corporate finance before moving to ICI in 2011, would have been key to her recruitment.
He said: "She was there [at M&S] around the time of their takeover fight with Philip Green, and was very much the 'big brains' behind the deal M&S did to put some of its property portfolio into the pension scheme. Her background is tax and accountancy, she was a partner at Deloitte, but pensions has become a good second string to her bow. I am not surprised at all to see her going to the country's biggest scheme."
He said that having worked for both a company and a pension scheme, Haughey is well-placed to navigate the unusual – even unique – three-way relationship between BT the company, the BT Pension Scheme trustees, and Hermes, the fund's in-house asset manager and sometime adviser.
Haughey's predecessor Nigel Labram left last June, having built a separate 50-strong in-house investment and funding team at BT Pension Scheme Management. Industry sources speculated at the time that tension between that organisation and Hermes, which also works for other pension funds, might have been behind his departure 10 months ago.
BTPS declined to comment on this speculation but said in a statement at the time that his departure followed a strategic review in which the trustees decided that it was time for a change of leadership. Labram could not be reached for comment last week.
According to observers, there are pressing issues to be dealt with at both schemes. One is the relationship with their sponsors, and with the UK government, which backstops both schemes in different ways.
John Ralfe, an independent pensions consultant who has done work analysing both schemes, and has also acted as a consultant to the Accounting Standards Board, said a recent technical change to accounting standards could have implications for USS in particular.
Under current rules, universities do not have to disclose their financial exposure to USS in the normal way because it is a multi-employer scheme.
They only have to declare their current year's payments into it, rather than an overall liability figure. The 2010/11 accounts for Cardiff University, for example, simply state: "It is not possible to identify the University's share of the underlying assets and liabilities of the USS."
However, the Financial Reporting Council, which governs the accounting bodies, decided in March that this rule is to change.
Disclosure will still not be as comprehensive as for a single-employer pension scheme, but in the future, employers will have to estimate their share of any deficit contributions agreed for a multi-employer scheme, show a liability arising from these payments and record them in their profit-and-loss account.
This could raise questions for university finance directors over the future funding of the USS scheme – especially if a large deficit persists at its next full three-yearly valuation, expected next year.
The scheme has already been changed once – in 2011 from a final-salary based arrangement to a career-average plan – and any further steps would involve talks with universities and staff unions.
Ralfe said: "As we know, what gets measured, gets managed. This is a step in the right direction, but a bit of a missed opportunity, because it still does not create a level playing field with single-employer schemes."
For BT, the extent of state support has been of crucial importance, and its pension trustees pursued a case in the High Court to establish the parameters of its Crown Guarantee, agreed at privatisation in 1984. In 2011 a judge ruled that if BT went bust, the state would have to bail out the scheme, but the UK government still has the right of appeal, according to a BTPS spokeswoman.
But the support of a solvent BT is also crucial to the fund. The company paid in a special £2bn contribution in March last year. BT's 10-year plan for fixing the scheme's deficit calls for further contributions of £2.7bn.
Ralfe said it would be interesting to see how the BT scheme puts this extra money to use, whether it is invested in low-risk bonds, or just becomes part of the scheme's existing investment strategy. Light may be shed when the scheme publishes its annual report and accounts for the calendar year 2012, which is expected in May.
• Update: This story was updated on April 8 after the Universities Superannuation Scheme provided an updated assets figure of £38bn. Previously the article referred to £31bn of assets.
--This article first appeared in the print edition of Financial News dated April 8, 2013


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One of the last physical structures of the pro-White Movement has recently been in the news regarding a lengthy and intricate tug-of-war ownership battle between a mealy-mouthed agitating negro preacher and the Klan owner of the Redneck Shop housed in the former Echo Theatre. Recently, the local court granted the right of ownership to the negro preacher (No big surprise as the Southern USA turns more non-White). Of course, there is an appeal process which can keep the case going another 10 or 20 years and even overturn it.
Anyhow, nothing changes at all. As long as the Redneck Shop owner is alive he can operate his business in the building and the American Nazi Party can hold its activities there as well. The sky did not fall and the ground did not opened up.
If you have never been to the Redneck Shop, you should go there one Saturday. The store is filled with Confederate items along with KKK and National Socialist items as well. Military flags, bumper stickers, belt buckles, and NS daggers are sold there. In the back part of the building is a NS/KKK museum and meeting hall.
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St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Names Associate For Extraordinary Nursing National Honor
Bloomfield Hills Resident Molly Lutz Receives DAISY Award Recognizing Compassion, Service and Excellence
Pontiac, Mich.—St. Joseph Mercy Oakland (SJMO) has named Molly Lutz, RN, as the October 2011 recipient of the prestigious DAISY Award for Extraordinary Nurses. Lutz, who works in the inpatient rehabilitation unit, was recognized for her clinical skills, compassionate care, exemplary service and extraordinary commitment to patient-centered care.
"Molly is an excellent nurse who always puts in 100 percent when caring for her patients," said SJMO COO and Executive Vice President Barbara Hertzler. "She is an asset to the hospital and her colleagues. This acknowledgement is the perfect recognition for her continued commitment to excellence in patient care."
This award is given monthly to outstanding nurses in more than 100 hospitals across the United States. Each award recipient receives a DAISY Award signature lapel pin, a certificate of recognition and a hand-carved stone sculpture entitled, "A Healer's Touch."
The DAISY Award is a program of the DAISY Foundation. DAISY is an acronym that stands for Diseases Attacking the Immune System. The DAISY Foundation was established in 2000 by the Barnes family in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, who died from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura at age 33. The DAISY Foundation funds research to help fight diseases of the immune system and supports patients and their families.
Lutz has been an associate at SJMO since 2008 and resides in Bloomfield Hills, Mich.
About St. Joseph Mercy Oakland
St. Joseph Mercy Oakland is a 443-bed comprehensive, community, teaching hospital and a long-time leader in health care in Oakland County. Founded in 1927 by the Sisters of Mercy, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland has won numerous local and national awards for patient safety, quality and performance, and consistently ranks in the top 10 percent of hospitals nationwide. A member of the Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland is a technologically leading hospital that combines advanced medicine and personal care to assist patients on their path to wellness. With dedicated physicians, nurses and hospital staff committed to providing quality care throughout the patient stay, St. Joseph Mercy Oakland has truly personalized the patient care experience.
For more information about health services offered at St. Joseph Mercy Oakland, please visit stjoesoakland.org.
About Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
Saint Joseph Mercy Health System (SJMHS) is a newly expanded health care organization serving southeast Michigan. Health coverage spans six counties, including Livingston, Macomb, Oakland, St. Clair, Washtenaw and Wayne. It includes 537-bed St. Joseph Mercy in Ann Arbor, 443-bed St. Joseph Mercy Oakland in Pontiac, 304-bed St. Mary Mercy in Livonia, 136-bed St. Joseph Mercy Livingston in Howell, 119-bed St. Joseph Mercy Port Huron, 113-bed Chelsea Community Hospital and 74-bed St. Joseph Mercy Saline. Combined, the seven hospitals are licensed for 1,726 beds, have five outpatient health centers, six urgent care facilities, more than 25 specialty centers; employ more than 14,000 individuals and have a medical staff of nearly 2,700 physicians.
A member of Trinity Health, the nation's fourth largest Catholic health care organization, SJMHS is committed to providing a remarkable patient experience by using leading edge technology in a comforting and healing environment. As a mission based organization, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System provides approximately $100 million in community benefit to the communities it serves each year.
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September 3, 2015 HONOLULU — Central Pacific Bank recently promoted Kevin Yoshida to senior vice president and community banking region manager of the Neighbor Island Region (Maui, Big Island and Kauai). more »»
Makena Beach & Golf Resort announces new executive chef
September 3, 2015 SOUTH MAUI — Makena Beach & Golf Resort recently promoted Chef De Cuisine Kurt Lesmerises to executive chef. He will oversee the resort's entire culinary and banquet programs. more »»
Duke's Beach House announces fourth annual Holiday T-Shirt Design Contest
August 27, 2015 KAANAPALI — Duke's Beach House invites you to design the next limited edition holiday T-shirt. more »»
Water and wastewater training offered at UHMC
August 27, 2015 KAHULUI — The Sustainable Living Institute of Maui at the University of Hawaii Maui College is offering Water/Wastewater Treatment Entry Level Plant Operator Training for current and aspiring entry... more »»
Maui Electric Energy Fair to feature family fun and education
August 20, 2015 KAHULUI — Maui Electric Company will present fun games, interactive displays, hands-on demonstrations and entertainment at the free Maui Electric Energy Fair on Saturday, Aug. 22, from 10 a.m. to 2 p. more »»
Duke's Beach House presents $2,832 donation to the Hawaii Agricultural Foundation
August 20, 2015 KAANAPALI — Duke's Beach House recently presented the Hawaii Agricultural Foundation with a donation of $2,832 as part of the Localicious, Dine Out Maui program. more »»
Vehicle decals now permitted if they don't obstruct driver's view of the road
August 20, 2015 WAILUKU — A new Maui County ordinance allows the placement of signs, posters and nontransparent materials on vehicle side and rear windows that don't obstruct the driver's view of the road,... more »»
County center hosts free business workshops
August 13, 2015 WAILUKU — The county Mayor's Office of Economic Development hosts free workshops at the Maui County Business Resource Center in Maui Mall. more »»
Nominations open for 2015 Ho'okela Awards
August 13, 2015 HONOLULU — Retail Merchants of Hawaii announced that nominations are being accepted for the 2015 Ho'okela Awards, which recognize excellence in Hawaii's retail industry. more »»
MPD welcomes new officers
August 13, 2015 WAILUKU — On July 24, members of the Maui Police Department's 81st Recruit Class were honored in a graduation ceremony at a luncheon held at the King Kamehameha Golf Course. more »»
County announces schedule for community budget meetings
August 13, 2015 WAILUKU — Mayor Alan Arakawa and his administration will host a series of community meetings in September and October to receive comments and suggestions from the public regarding the proposed budge... more »»
Maui Divers Jewelry names David Charles its new CEO
August 6, 2015 HONOLULU — Maui Divers Jewelry last week announced that its board of directors has elected David Charles as the company's next president and chief executive officer, effective immediately. more »»
Maui Mall announces new stores
August 6, 2015 KAHULUI — Maui Mall announced the arrival of T.J. Maxx and Headquarters Hawaii this month. more »»
Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce elects new board
July 30, 2015 KAHULUI — Members of the Maui Native Hawaiian Chamber of Commerce elected officers for the coming year and welcomed three new board members at their recent annual meeting. more »»
Hard Rock Cafe celebrates 25 meaningful years in Lahaina Town
July 30, 2015 LAHAINA — On July 23, 2015, Hard Rock Cafe Maui at 900 Front St. commemorated 25 years of "loving all and serving all" in the community with a luncheon and mayoral proclamation. more »»
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Me? Intense and growing more so. In light of the brevity of life, the value of every minute, I question all and live to pack it all in while I am able. Learning, growing, traveling, opening new doors, meeting new people, facing new challenges; it's all about being conscious of every moment and living it as fully as I can with the people I love and through the choices I make... No philosophy for sale here, just how's I sees it for myself.
I'm a Cubano-americano, an empresario with more creative than linear in my blood. I express it through business, life and love. I observe and think keenly, find the deep end and jump in. I write, I invent, I create forums for poets and habitats for the genuine. I can build a house, navigate through jungles, make a plan.
Yet, I thrive most on the intensity of a great love and the passion that sustains it. A long term relationship is my ideal, but I've lived and loved enough to know that it's the sum of choices daily made, times two.
I'm not boistrous, coarse or overbearing, though I am fiercely passionate in all my endeavors. When it comes to love I am singular in focus.
I'll make you laugh all the time though I can never remember a joke. I'll make you feel good, warm and secure. I'll energize you and I'll exhaust you. I'll be there for you in ways simple and sweet; my best and my all.
You? You're intelligent, confident and comfortable with the power of your female ways: playful, mysterious, clever, silly, surprising, sensual, sophisticated, fun.
I am intuitive, apasionado, and authentic.
Pues, me considero un hombre con caracter y con buen sentido de humor. Soy sincero, cariñoso, buen conversador, sensible y romantico de buenos sentimientos.
Busco una relacion en donde podemos ser buenos amigos, amantes, compañeros en las grandes tal como las pequeñas aventuras de la vida.
Alto y cuerpo normal, muy buenas condiciones y buena salud. Me presento siempre con el estilo apropiado a las circunstancias.
Soy intuitivo, passionate y autentico.
It's my favorite quote, my credo, my compass, the yardstick against which I measure my options every day.
Conquistando mis desafíos!
Soy agradecido.
...como no se habian fijado en mi anteriormente.
Mi celular, mi musica, un boligrafo, una fuente atractiva de calor e inspiracion, uno de mis pasaportes y bastante dinero en efectivo.
...and my current raison d' etre, developing sustainable communities in the Southern Hemisphere.
Pienso de cómo hacer las cosas mejor.
Algo que me encanta!
And just so you know, I've been exposed to more than my share of religions, philosophies, credos, disciplines, rituals and practices over the course of my life. Early on I launched on a spiritual quest, important to me above all else. I traveled throughout India and across the globe; I was the heir apparent at one point to a self-proclaimed Mystic with thousands of followers and passed. I hung out with an Avatar and a Saint; one grabbed my balls, the other gave me a medallion for good luck. Needless to say, I've learned a lot about life along the way.
Today, borrowing a line of code from the Taoists, I have found solace in deconstructing what I know then deconstructing any conclusions I arrive at with the same terminal curiosity I started out with. My five senses, puny probes that sample my environment, optimized for survival, reveal so little beyond bare bones that I am continually humbled by what I don't know, which at times rivals the simplicity and awe of my son at one year old, with no prior point of reference, trying ice cream for the first time.
I confess to knowing nothing and what little I pass off as facts are, admittedly, mere place holders in my presumptions of knowledge. Learning and growing, assuming there's some intrinsic value in doing so, I can but go with my nature and do the best I can, breathing in and breathing out, driven by love, pure and simple, the one intangible that knocks me upside the head and gives my life its only true meaning.
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NASA spots the coldest place on the planet
By John Nelander
NO PLACE FOR A PICNIC LUNCH: This photo was taken near Plateau Station in East Antarctica, where the world's coldest temperature readings were observed by NASA. (Credit: Atsuhiro Muto/ NSIDC)
Amid all the talk about climate change and record high temperatures around the world, scientists have found the coldest spot on globe. It's a 600-mile-wide swath in remote East Antarctica where temperatures sink to as low as 137 degrees Fahrenheit below zero. The measurements were taken by a NASA satellite this summer, which was the Antarctic winter.
"I've never been in conditions that cold and I hope I never am," said Ted Scambos of the National Snow and Ice Data Center (NSIDC). "I am told that every breath is painful and you have to be extremely careful not to freeze part of your throat or lungs when inhaling."
The previous world record was 128.6 degrees below zero recorded at the Vostok Research Station in East Antarctica on July 21, 1983. By comparison, the lowest temperature ever recorded in the U.S. was – 79.6 degrees in Alaska. Siberia has been as cold as – 90.4 degrees and on the highest point of the Greenland ice sheet, a temperature of – 103 degrees was recorded.
The coldest Antarctica spots are dips in the terrain where cold air pools under clear winter skies.
"Any gardener knows that clear skies and dry air in spring or winter lead to the coldest temperatures at night," Scambos said. "The thing is, here in the United States and most of Canada, we don't get a night that lasts three or four or six months long for things to really chill down under extended clear sky conditions."
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MILD BUT BREEZY: After a respite, windy weather returns to the area on Thursday night with gusts out of the north and east at up to 26 mph, forecasters at the National Weather Service in Miami said.
The winds will start to relax on Saturday, and they won't be anything nearly as strong as what we had in November, when winds gusted into the high 30s to near 40 mph at the beach.
Meanwhile, above-average temperatures are expected to continue their run, in spite of a couple of weak cold fronts rolling through the area Thursday and Sunday. Highs should still be near 80 through Tuesday, with lows near 70.
A stronger cold front could finally bring drier air into the area by the middle of next week, forecasters said. But the long-range outlook for Palm Beach from AccuWeather is for warm temperatures to continue all the way to Christmas Day. The commercial forecasting service is predicting a high of 78 on Christmas and a high of 76 degrees on New Year's Eve, with a low in the 60s.
The normal low for Jan. 1 is 57.
About the Author
John Nelander is a freelance writer, book editor and publisher in West Palm Beach. Weather Matters features news and observations about the weather with a focus on what's happening in South Florida. The blog also looks at the latest studies on climate change as well as what's happening in the weather forecasting biz. His website is www.pbeditorialservices.com.


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Last month, Facebook accidentally leaked its Snapchat clone before formally launching the app Slingshot. On Wednesday night, Instagram users on Android noticed a link that was swiftly pulled to a new photo-messaging app called Bolt. However, when clicked, the link took them to the Google Play storefront, not to the app.
Media reports speculate that Bolt—described as "one tap photo messaging," according to screenshots—is the photo app's Snapchat rival.
But TechCrunch suggests it might merely be a test of app-install ads. The ad unit, which allows users to download third-party apps directly from the interface, has been one of Facebook's "best performing ad products," according to CEO Mark Zuckerberg.
After Snapchat spurned massive acquisition offers from Facebook and Google, a number of companies have copied its model, including Tinder and Path.


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Surveys were completed by 4,463 readers. Three quarters of respondents rated JPT's content as either "very good" or "excellent," slightly higher than surveys done over the past few years. Compared with other magazines serving the E&P industry, a large majority (77%) perceive JPT to be better and nearly a third (30%) perceive it to be significantly better. Readers cited the wide variety of technical topics, the comprehensive coverage of new and current technology, JPT's less commercial approach, and the publication's usefulness to their careers as reasons for their answers.
JPT readers are interested in new technology and efficient applications of existing technology. Technology Update is the magazine's most popular feature, followed by Technology Applications, and the summaries of technical papers that, over the course of the year, cover 42 separate technical topics.
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This apartment is traditionally decorated and has high ceilings, floor to ceiling windows that allow in plenty of natural light and baroque style furnishings. The living area features a sofa, coffee table, armchairs, a television, a double bed and a dining table with seating. The living room leads to the kitchen, which is fully equipped with everything needed to prepare meals in the apartment, including an hob, a microwave, a fridge, a freezer, a toaster and a coffee machine. The bedroom is decorated in a similar elegant fashion to the rest of the apartment and features a double bed and ample storage space. An extra single bed will be placed in the apartment upon arrival. The bathroom comes complete with a shower, washbasin and toilet. Located in the heart of the city, this apartment is ideal for business or leisure travellers after accommodation in the heart of the city.
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After graduating and completing an RSA TEFL diploma I taught English in the UK and Denmark, and published English as a Foreign Language (EFL) teaching materials - two 'Readers' ('The Bermuda Triangle Mystery' and 'The Loch Ness Mystery'), an English Language Teaching (ELT) textbook ('On Location'), videos for EFL teaching, and for 3 years was a regular columnist on the Danish FL teachers' magazine 'Sproglæreren' ('The Language Teacher'). I then embarked on an MA in Applied English Linguistics at the University of Birmingham, UK, and subsequently a PhD at Aalborg University, Denmark. As part of my PhD I spent a year at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and the East-West Center, Honolulu. I worked at Aalborg University for a total of 21 years (1986-2007).
I have spent research sabbaticals at the University of York, UK (1994), the University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia (1997), and The University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia (2011).
I moved to Newcastle University in March, 2007.
I carry out research on human interaction, more specifically interaction transacted through talk, and have a particular interest in second language learning, multilingualism, English as a 'lingua franca', second language use, the notion of 'competence', intercultural communication, and interaction in a range of institutional settings.
In order to carry out this research, I look at how spoken interaction is *micro-managed* and *socially-organised* - in an attempt to describe, in detail, how people together accomplish understanding, how they overcome (or fail to overcome) problems caused by differences - in communicative styles, in cultural backgrounds, in language proficiency, in competence, or differing interests and agendas.
Much of my research (both empirical and theoretical) has been concerned with interaction in English as a 'lingua franca' (a lingua franca being a contact or auxilliary language between people who do not share a mother tongue). The theoretical and methodological implications of English as a 'lingua franca' are, I believe, wide-ranging and profoundly important for applied linguistics, L2 (Second Language) Education and L2 Acquisition, intercultural communication, and EFL/ESL research.
In terms of theory and methodology, I'm inspired by the fields of Ethnomethodology, Conversation Analysis, micro-ethnography, social constructivism, the phenomenology of everyday life, the learning theories of Lave & Wenger, and post-structural theory, and I attempt to bring these fields of knowledge to bear on my empirically-driven research.
Degree Programme Director, MA in Cross-Cultural Communication and Education
Degree Programme Director, MA in Cross-Cultural Communication and International Marketing
Chair of Curriculum Review Committee, MA in Cross-Cultural Communication
Chair of Applied Linguistics Research Group, School of Education, Communication & Languages Sciences
Committee member, Academic Audit Committee
Ph.D. in Applied English Linguistics, Aalborg University, Denmark
M.A. in Applied English Linguistics, University of Birmingham, UK
B.Ed. (Hons.) with specialism in English language teaching, University of Bradford, UK
R.S.A. T.E.F.L. Diploma in 'Teaching English as a Foreign Language', The Bell School of Languages, Cambridge, UK
Associate Professor of Applied English Linguistics, Department of Culture and Languages, Aalborg University, Denmark
Director of the Post-Graduate programme on 'International and Intercultural Communication', Department of Culture and Languages, Aalborg University, Denmark
Fluent in Danish, very good knowledge of Swedish and Norwegian; working knowledge of Thai, Italian, German and French.
My work (with Johannes Wagner) on reconceptualizing Second Language Acquisition research has been the focus of 2 'special issues' of Modern Language Journal - in 1997 (MLJ 81/3) and 2007 (MLJ 91/5: 'The Impact of Firth & Wagner: SLA Reconceptualised').
I was credited by Juliane House - in her introduction to a 'Special Issue' on 'The pragmatics of English as a 'lingua franca'', in the journal 'Intercultural Pragmatics - as founding a 'new research paradigm' (interactional studies of 'lingua franca' encounters). See 'Intercultural Pragmatics', vol. 6, no. 2, p. 141 (2009)
My work on English as a 'lingua franca' has been featured in The Wall Street Journal (Barry Newman: 'Global Chatter', reproduced as: Barry Newman (1996). Global chatter: the reality of 'business English'. English Today, 12 (2), pp 16-20) and the Danish national newspaper Weekendavisen (Fri Dec 8, 2006).
I have been invited to be keynote or plenary speaker at international conferences on several occasions; recent invites include:
Plenary speaker at the international conference 'Ethnographies of Diagnostic Work', Lancaster University, April, 2007. See: www.ist-palcom.org/diagnosis
Plenary speaker at the SLRF 2008 conference (Exploring SLA: Perspectives, Positions, and Practices), Honolulu, Hawaii, USA (17-19 October 2008). See www.nflrc.hawaii.edu/slrf08/program.htm
Plenary speaker at the conference 'Living, working and studying in (a) vehicular language(s): Language, discourse, hybridity and identities', Turku, Finland, 26-28 September, 2008. http://www.hum.utu.fi/oppiaineet/ranskankieli/tutkimus/konferenssit/vehicular.html
March-April 2008: invited to give lectures and lead workshops at Brazilian universities, sponsored by a Brazilian government grant (Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sol, Porto Alegre, Universidade do Unisinos, Port Alegre, and PUC, University of Rio de Janeiro).
Keynote speaker at the British Association for Applied Linguistics (BAAL) Intercultural Communication 'Special Interest Group's' inaugural meeting, Nottingham Trent University, 27-28 May 2010. For further details, see: http://baalicsig.wordpress.com/announcement/05-03-2010/
Keynote speaker: 'Towards a metatheory of English as a lingua franca.' The Third Annual Language and Society Centre Roundtable, Theme: Language learning in the "global economy", Monash University, 17 February, 2011
Keynote speaker: 'Conversation Analysis, competence, and L2 interaction: Why, how and to what end?' Nordand 10: Conference on Nordic languages as a second and foreign language, hosted by University of Iceland, Reykjavík: http://www.real-association.eu/news/nordand- 10-conference-nordic-languages-second-and-foreign-language-reykjavik-iceland (26-30 May, 2011)
Plenary speaker, 17th Conference of International Association for World Englishes, Hosted by Monash University, Australia, November 23-25, 2011 – see: http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/lcl/conferences/iawe-2011/
Plenary speaker, Business English Special Interest Group, 2012 IATEFL Conference, Glasgow, 19 March, 2012
Keynote speaker, Japanese Association of Language Teaching (JALT) conference, Hamamatsu, Japan, 12-15 October, 2012
Undergraduate courses I have taught:
Introduction to the English Language * Introduction to Sociolinguistics * Introduction to Pragmatics * Introduction to Micro-Ethnography * Introduction to Discourse Analysis * Introduction to Conversation Analysis * Introduction to Applied Linguistics * Introduction to Second Language Acquisition * Introduction to Intercultural and International Communication * Communication at Work: Social Interaction in Institutional Contexts * Ethnography of Speaking * Teaching English as a Foreign Language * Qualitative Research Methods * Academic Composition Writing * Translation (English-Danish) * Oral Proficiency in English
Graduate Courses I have taught:
Applied Conversation Analysis * Themes in Discourse Analysis * Micro-analysis and ethnography * Spoken Narrative Analysis * Anthropological Linguistics * Research Methods in Intercultural Communication * Theories in Intercultural Communication * Workplace Communication: Methods, Theories and Findings * Controversies in Applied Linguistics * The Discourse of Negotiation * Work Talk: Studying Institutional Interaction * Second/Foreign Language Pedagogy * Calling for Help: Discourse and Social Interaction in Telephone Helplines * Discourse and Identity * Talk and Chalk: Analysing the Language of Classroom Interaction * Reconceptualising Second Language Acquisition Research * Talking Global: English as a 'lingua franca'
PhD seminars and courses I have led:
Second Language Acquisition Reconceptualised * Conversation Analysis * Spoken discourse and social interaction * The discourse of negotiation: Methods and Approaches * Sociolinguistic Metatheory * Intercultural Communication * English as an International Language
Update October 2009: Students following my MA module 'English in the World' should consult the module website at: sites.google.com/site/englishintheworldsite
My teaching blog is located at: englishintheworldsite.blogspot.com


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For Father's Day, I had the pleasure of spending some time in Midway.
Our purpose was to eat dinner at a local eatery, but we took some time to drive through the small downtown and some of the neighborhoods immediately surrounding. While there are some properties for sale and open storefronts for lease, like most small communities, downtown is well maintained, full of restaurants and shops, and the residential streets are shaded and beautiful with well-tended homes and apartments.
Summer has arrived, and activities are in full swing.
If you have ever wondered if the chamber might be an organization you or your business should join, we welcome you to attend our annual meeting and dinner on June 25.
Most of us know about "good grief" from Charles Schultz's Peanuts cartoon. "Good grief, Charlie Brown." More often than not, the comment was aimed at poor Charlie Brown's ineptness. Perhaps we've all said it to someone... or perhaps said it to ourselves.
In reality, can grief ever be good? It is a painful experience and a wrenching emotion. We experience it in the death of a loved one, in the death of a pet, in the loss of job or a dream, and in a myriad of other life experiences.
Each year, 25,000 Kentuckians – nearly 70 a day – are given the one diagnosis nobody ever wants to hear from their doctor: Cancer.
If there is a silver lining surrounding this sizeable cloud, it is that we are seeing true progress in making sure this word is said much less often. Nationally, deaths are down a fifth from their peak in 1991, and most types of cancers – but not all – are in decline.
As we put another school year behind us – and as parents wait for the inevitable cries of "I'm bored" in the not-too-distant future – now is a good time to take a closer look at all of the good things going on academically.
Over the long term, perhaps the best news came out of a 2012 Harvard study, which showed Kentucky tying for fifth among the states when measuring the gains our students have made over the last 20 years in math, reading and science.
By Candy Clarke
It all began quite innocently. My husband and I were in the process of establishing a primary health care provider here in Kentucky. After last year's flu season, we had decided it would be in our best interest to have a local doctor. Many inquiries later, we had selected a physician; provided copies of medical records and made an appointment for the first visit.
For nearly 150 years now, our nation has set aside a day to remember those who paid the ultimate price to protect our freedom.
It is perhaps fitting that Memorial Day, which traces its roots to the Civil War, was itself the source of conflict for so many years. It is believed to have begun in the South, when Confederate widows decorated not only the graves of their loved ones but also those of Union soldiers, knowing their families were grieving as well.
Memorial Day is right around the corner. This means it is time for one of my favorite activities - Swimming! Kids and adults alike will soon be soaking up some sun as they splash in pools, lakes, and sprinklers. It's all fun and games until the next day when someone wakes up complaining of a terrible earache. Swimmer's ear is definitely a dreaded pain of summer.
By Rick Rand
Kentucky has gotten a lot of attention over the years when it comes to finding innovative ways to govern. Our education reforms of the 1990s were hailed as national models, for example, and we are the only state to permanently dedicate half of our annual tobacco settlement payments to agriculture, a move that has played a key role in the industry's record sales in recent years.
On a recent Monday morning, one of Donna's friends stopped by the house to pick her up. They were headed to Paducah for the annual quilt show held in that city. I helped Donna load her luggage into her friend's car and waved them off.
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October 15, 2004
Un-lovey dovey.
I'm not a very romantic person. I think it's because I out-romantic-ed myself out at age 17 when my then-boyfriend, of about six months, went to Greece for the summer and I almost lost my mind with grief. I wrote to him every day (and I mean every single day and I also mean actual letters, since email was just starting to happen and wouldn't be discovered in Greece for some time), sent him presents, made him mix-tapes and would burst out crying when someone mentioned his name. I drove around endlessly listening to sappy music (and I'm talking Celine Dion 'Power of Love' sappy) and his letters all said he was doing the same. By the end of the summer, though, I realized how easy it was to get over people, how quickly other people can capture your attention and how missing something or someone isn't an emotion that you can sustain 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. By the time he came back, I was a grown-up and we were pretty over. The memory of violently missing each other in the beginning of the summer remained, and so we went away to college together, and made it last another year and a half.
I think it was the aforementioned cheesy love music that I overdosed on that summer that has made me love untraditional love songs. One of my favorites is 'Always on My Mind' by Elvis, Johnny Cash or the Pet Shop Boys. It's sweet enough to be a love song but it doesn't gag you. In fact, it's more about not being quite right to your partner but letting them know that they're the only one that matters to you, and that you've never forgotten about them, even if you acted like you did. The song that I'd like to someday walk down the aisle to is Wilco's 'Reservations'. The lyrics are 'I've got reservations, about so many things, but not about you.' My favorite band is a British one called 'Pulp' and a lot of their songs are quirky and sweet in an unromantic way. Probably their sappiest song 'Something Changed', about circumstance that lead to a boy and girl meeting, has the female in the song telling the male to stop analyzing their relationship and 'stop asking questions that don't matter anyway'. Another good one is 'Dishes' about being a stay at home husband and attending to your wife's needs when she gets home: 'I am not Jesus, but I have the same initials. I'm just a man who stays home and does the dishes.'
So, what are your favorite love songs, cheesy or otherwise?
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Best cheesy love song ever: "Glory of Love" by Peter Cetera.Posted by: Jay at October 16, 2004 12:33 AM
I wonder about couples that only listen to gangsta rap. Do they have a favorite love song?
Does the girl get misty eyed when she hears Imma call ya a bitch or a dirty-ass ho. You'll probably get mad like a bitch is supposed to"Posted by: Jake at October 16, 2004 12:36 AM
Best love song: "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis. Lyrics:
A little less conversation, a little more action please
All this aggravation ain't satisfactioning me
A little more bite and a little less bark
A little less fight and a little more spark
Close your mouth and open up your heart and baby satisfy me
I think it should be pretty clear at this point that I'm also not down with the lovey-dovey shit. Read my blog entries from December 2003 to learn why. But I think we can all rally around any song in which The King complains that he's not being sufficiently satisfactioned.Posted by: Jeff Harrell at October 16, 2004 12:37 AM
The Spin Doctors CD "Pocket Full Of Kryptonite" came out at a time when I was very interested in a woman who was taken, so it has sentimental value, although I laugh at myself now.
"Brass In Pocket" by the Pretenders
"Big Bottom" by Spinal Tap
Losing my Religion by REMPosted by: Alex at October 16, 2004 01:25 AM
Teenage Dirtbag by Wheatus
Heaven by Warrant
Africa by Toto
Boys of Summer by Don Henley
Lorelei by The Pogues
Lose Your Love by The Outfield
I'll see you in my dreams by Giant
Penny on the Floor by The Clarks
Drive by The Cars
Magic by The Cars
Amanda by Boston
Heat of the Moment by Asia
Always on my Mind by Pet Shop Boys
Every Rose has it's Thorn by Poison
And We Danced by The Hooters
Two out of three ain't bad by Meat Loaf
With our Without You by U2
Melt With You by Modern English
Time After Time
I Think Were Alone Now
What are you doing tomorrow night?
Just kidding.
Great songs though.Posted by: jc at October 16, 2004 06:32 AM
"Suspicious Minds" by Elvis.Posted by: Dorian at October 16, 2004 07:43 AM
I always liked Peter Gabriel's "In Your Eyes" - it always reminds me of myself in love. I consider "Asleep and Dreaming" by the Magnetic Fields one the jewels of love songs. For sexiness you can't beat Marvin Gaye's "Let's Get it On" (cheesy, i know!) - but oh so right. Another sexy song i am into at the moment is Gainsbourg's "69 Anne Erotique"
"Ghost" by Howie day is a good break up song. I always find myself vacillating from being a hopeless romantic to being tough cynic.
Oh and "Fur Elise" (Bethoven) and Tom Waits' "I'm Your Late Night Prostitute" - ok i have stop.Posted by: Funnya at October 16, 2004 09:32 AM
Sweetness = Until You Came Along by Golden Smog
Sourness = Let Love In by Nick Cave and The Bad Seeds.
"A Thousand Years" by Sting
"Mandolin Rain" by Bruce Hornsby and the Range
"Another Time Another Place" by U2
"Another Rainy Night Without You" by Queensryche
"Time (Clock of the Heart)" by Culture Club
"Witchita Lineman" by Glenn Campbell
"Growing Pains theme" written by the immortal Alan Thicke
You MUST pick up '69 Love Songs' by The Magnetic Fields. Here's the AMG review:
As the sprawling magnitude of its cheeky title suggests, 69 Love Songs is Stephin Merritt's most ambitious as well as fully realized work to date, a three-disc epic of classically chiseled pop songs that explore both the promise and pitfalls of modern romance through the jaundiced eye of an irredeemable misanthrope. A true A-to-Z catalog of touchingly bittersweet love songs that runs the gamut from tender ballads to pithy folk tunes to bluesy vamps, the sheer scope of the record allows all of Merritt's musical personas to converge: the regular use of guest vocalists recalls his work as the 6ths, the romantic fatalism suggests the Gothic Archies project, and the stately melodies evoke the Future Bible Heroes. The whole is much greater than the sum of its parts, however; for all of Merritt's scathing wit and icy detachment, there's a depth and sensitivity to these songs largely absent from his past work, and each one of these 69 tracks approaches l'amour from refreshing angles, galvanizing the love song form with rare sophistication and elegance. Naturally, given a project of this size there's the occasional bit of filler, but all in all, 69 Love Songs maintains a remarkable consistency throughout, and the highlights ("I Don't Believe in the Sun," "All My Little Words," "Asleep and Dreaming," "Busby Berkeley Dreams," and "Acoustic Guitar," to name just a few) are jaw-droppingly superb. Also available as three individual releases, 69 Love Songs was nevertheless conceived as a whole and is best absorbed as such, with all of its twists and turns taken in stride; despite its three-hour length, the music boasts the craftsmanship and economy that remain the hallmarks of classic American pop songwriting, a tradition Merritt upholds even as he subverts the formula in new and brilliant ways.Posted by: Andrew at October 16, 2004 12:46 PM
I have 69 Love Songs. Best song on it: 'Luckiest Guy on the Lower East Side'.Posted by: Karol at October 16, 2004 01:47 PM
Indeed. Disc 1 happened to be playing when I had a few people over last night, and it was their fave too.Posted by: Andrew at October 16, 2004 02:06 PM
I'm with Funnya on "In Your Eyes."
There's something vastly epic, sweepingly romantic in both words and music that's impossible to resist.
Second favorite: "After All." Peter Cetera and Cher. "After all the stops and starts, we keep coming back to these two hearts... After all that we've been through, it all comes down to me and you." The sentiment seems so internalized that it has become a part of both voices. You feel like the couple's DNA has intertwined, and that experience has taught them to appreciate each other. Something so lovely in that, I think.
And yes, I am a cheesy romantic at the same time that I am a jaded cynic. It's a writer's curse.Posted by: Esther/Madonna at October 16, 2004 03:22 PM
In your wildest dreams by The Moody Blues
I know your out there somewhere by The Moody Blues
Love Walks In by Van Halen
I would say that the first disc is the best of 69 Love Songs. Luckiest Guy In Town is a great songs - also one of my favorites, i also love The Book of Love - but the other discs have wonderful songs too.Posted by: Funnya at October 16, 2004 06:00 PM
Karol, excellent pick with 'Always On My Mind'. My favorite version is Willie Nelson's, although the Pet Shop Boys get me every time with that one.
I like love songs that are subtle, that have crazy romantic lyrics but are set to the tune of non cheesy music. The ones that come to mind at the moment:
Van Morrison's 'Into the Mystic' has great metaphorical love lyrics.
I wanna rock your gypsy soul...
And together we will float into the mystic
Leonard Cohen 'I'm Your Man'
If you want a father for your child or only want to want to walk with me a while across the sand. I'm you man.
Elliot Smith's 'Waltz #2', about a girl who
Stares into space like a dead china doll
I'm never gonna know you now
But I'm gonna love you anyhow
The Smiths 'There is a light that Never Goes Out'
And if a ten-ton truck
Kills the both of us
To die by your side
Well, the pleasure - the privilege is mine
Oh and most songs by Roy Orbison. That guy makes me weep.Posted by: Jessica at October 16, 2004 09:15 PM
"Time in a Bottle" Jim CrocePosted by: Oschisms at October 16, 2004 10:02 PM
"Tupelo Honey", from Van Morrison.
Hands down.
No contest.
The final song on any mix I make for Mrs. E.
And if I had to choose a second, it would be "Crazy Love", from the same Irish Cowboy.
"I can hear her heartbeat from a thousand miles.
Yeah, the heavens open everytime she smiles."
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At the November 2006 AGM, the MYSA membership passed rules concerning unanchored goals and league play. It is now the rule that goals must be properly anchored or the game will be rescheduled. See Rules 220.127.116.11 and 220.127.116.11. In addition, home teams (and their clubs) can be fined or games forfeited if the goals are not properly anchored. See Rule 22.214.171.124.
"Home built" goals are not recommended. They do not conform to safety standards and may contain design or construction flaws that are not obvious. In addition, they present liability issues both to the party that manufactured them and to the club that uses the goals.
Permanent or portable goals need to be anchored according to the manufacturer or the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission standards. The use of sandbags alone is not allowed. Goals should be anchored at all times, not just during games and practices. Portable goals need to be secured, or removed and stored if not anchored, during off game/practice times. Inspections should be done at both regular times and spot checks on an irregular basis to make sure the anchoring system has not been tampered with.
Safety also includes such things as looking for sharp edges, protruding bolts or hooks, tampering, wear and tear, torn nets, etc., on a regular basis. The goals should be looked at with an eye towards player safety.
While the main educational focus is on clubs and coaches, parents also need to be educated to keep their players and non-playing children off the goals at all times. Goals are not balance beams, playground climbing apparatus, or chin-up bars to be used when the field is not in use.
Goal safety should be everyone's concern. We owe it to the players so they can enjoy the game. Feel free to contact MYSA with any questions.


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COLUMBIANA, ALA. - Skeet Reese's welcome to pro bass fishing hit him like a splash of cold water about a dozen years ago.
He was sitting in a meeting with the other anglers the day before a tournament when an organizer noted Reese and other Californians who were trying to dangle their lines into the sport's traditionally Southern-style waters.
Then, a dead-serious voice drawled from the back of the room, "We don't recognize anglers from the West."
That Southern fella is out of the business now. Reese and others from the West Coast and places like suburban Philadelphia are thriving in a sport that increasingly blends hip-hop with Hank Williams, city boys with good ol' boys.
The sport hasn't migrated north quite yet. Two-thirds of the 51 competitors at the Elite Series' signature event, the Bassmaster Classic, were still from the South when it began Friday on Lay Lake south of Birmingham.
But Reese and Philly native Mike Iaconelli finished 1-2 in the Classic last year. Michigan's Kevin VanDam won in 2001, California native Jay Yelas took the prize the next year, followed by Iaconelli.
"I think it's cool that now we've got people from all different parts of the country," Reese said. "It's not just a Southern thing. We've got people from New York and Maryland to California and Oregon and Arizona and Texas. We've got the country pretty well covered."
Japan is well-represented, too. The field includes two Japanese anglers, Kataro Kiriyama and Takahiro Omori, who in 2004 became the first Classic winner not born in the U.S.
By contrast, in 2002 and 2003 a combined 21 anglers were from outside the Deep South with slightly larger fields than this year's event.
An Elite Series event has been held in Syracuse, N.Y., the last four years, and the two events following the Classic will be in California.
Still a Southern-dominated sport, pro bass fishing has at least gradually started to branch out.
There's the flamboyant Reese, with New Zealand rapper Savage's song "Swing" blaring on his ring tone.
And Iaconelli, who grew up 15 minutes from Philadelphia, lives in New Jersey and speaks with a rapid-fire pace that certainly stands out against the more leisurely Southern drawl in these parts.
Iaconelli said he spent his first couple of years in semipro and pro fishing trying to conform to what he thought of as the sport's norms - straight-legged jeans with tucked-in, buttoned-up shirts and personalities to match.
Now, Iaconelli points to anglers such as Gerald Swindle, Denny Brauer and Jeff Kriet as bringing different styles to the tour.
"You've got all these polar-opposite personalities and looks and emotions and ways of fishing," he said. "Now you have a whole new generation of angler that you can turn on the TV or read an article and be like, 'I can relate to that guy. That guy's me.' That's important in growing a sport, to be able to capture a big audience, especially the youth."
Reese thinks the success of himself and Iaconelli has broken "the barriers of stereotypical bass fishing." Both wear jeans, just the kind with fashionable holes in them. Both favor hip-hop over Hank. Iaconelli's favorite food: Sushi.
Reese has won four Elite Series events and $2.1 million in his career; Iaconelli has reeled in six wins and $1.65 million.
"We finally have a group of guys here that covers all demographics," Reese said. "There's a lot of people that don't like Mike. I'm sure there's a lot of people that don't like me. All of us still have tons of fans, because we cater to everybody now. Finally, I'd say in the last three years, I have proven to the rest of the country that the California kid can catch fish. I've earned my stripes out here and nobody can take that away from me."
"Now that I've done that, it's kind of opened the doors. Now we're mainstream."
Fellow angler Terry Butcher isn't sure what to think of the music; he confesses he's never heard of rapper 50 Cent, for instance.
Butcher, who grew up in Oklahoma but speaks with a twang that fits nicely in Alabama, thinks the regional diversity is a boon to bass fishing.
"There's all makes and kinds," Butcher said. "California, New York, New Jersey. They come from all over.
"In order for the sport to keep growing, it's got to bring all kinds in. I think it's great."
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Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Highland Park Cemetery at Borger with Lewis Poole officiating. Burial will be in the Garden of Hope by Minton/Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.
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Health literacy, health empowerment and health information search in the field of MMR vaccination: a cross-sectional study protocol
- 1Institute of Communication and Health (ICH), Università della Svizzera italiana, Lugano, Switzerland
- 2Dipartimento della Sanità e della Socialità (DSS), Ufficio del Medico Cantonale Canton Ticino, Bellinzona, Switzerland
- Correspondence to Nicola Diviani; nicola.diviani{at}usi.ch
- Received 26 September 2012
- Accepted 19 October 2012
- Published 19 November 2012
Objectives Although public health offices have a detailed record of the vaccination coverage among adolescents in Switzerland, little is known about the factors that determine the decisions of parents to get their children vaccinated. Based on Schulz & Nakamoto's Extended Health Empowerment Model, the present study aims at surveying parents of adolescents in Ticino (Switzerland) to get insights into the role of health literacy, health empowerment, information search behaviour and potential confounding variables that influence whether adolescents are not at all vaccinated, undervaccinated or fully covered against measles, mumps and rubella (MMR).
Methods and analysis A survey including concepts of the Extended Health Empowerment Model will be administered to all families with adolescents attending the third year of middle school in Ticino. Subsequently, survey responses will be matched with actual data on MMR vaccination coverage of adolescents collected from the Cantonal Office of Public Health in Ticino.
Discussion The results of this study will allow one to draw more comprehensive conclusions about the factors that play a role in parents' decisions regarding the vaccination of their children. At the same time, the study will provide useful insights on which are the main issues to be considered when addressing parents (on an interpersonal as well as a mass communication level) regarding the vaccination of their children.
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The cycle pulled next to a parked vehicle that blew up as they approached.France, which launched an offensive to drive al-Qaida-linked Islamists from Mali, is looking to withdraw thousands of troops from its former colony and hand over security duties to the U.N.
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Release Date: January 3rd, 2014
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A man awakes-- without memory -- in a pit full of bodies and must figure out if the people who rescued him are the killers, or if he is the murderer.
Cast: Joseph Morgan, Sharlto Copley, Thomas Kretschmann, Erin Richards, Josie Ho, Max Wrottesley, Eva Botos, Márta Szabó
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Kerry Politzer: Voice And Voicings
Kerry Politzer is one of my favorite musicians, period. (Yeah, she's my wife, you gotta problem wit dat? No, I see the potential conflict of interest, but hey, it's all about who you know, right?)
Seriously, Politzer is one of the most underrated musicians around. She has five amazing CDs to her name. She is a truly gifted jazz pianist and composer; however, a few years back, she whimsically decided to become a singer/songwriter, and within a few months had material for her album, You Took Me In, which would take some artists a lifetime to develop. Her most recent album is called Blue and Blue, and features Politzer's brilliant originals, as well as some brilliant saxophone playing from Donny McCaslin. She's been on hiatus a bit since the birth of our son, but she's slowly coming back. She did some performances in Winnipeg earlier this year, and in a week or so, we are performing a Colligan/Politzer double bill at Cornelia St Cafe in New York.
I thought an interview with her might be a good promotion for the gig.
George Colligan: How did you get started in music? Were your parents musical? How did you get into jazz music?
Kerry Politzer: My mother used to play clarinet, accordion, and piano. My maternal grandfather played violin, saxophone, and clarinet. So, the musical gene was probably passed down that way. I first started piddling around with a toy piano when I was three and started writing little songs. My parents put me in group music lessons when I was four and when I was eight I started with classical piano lessons. For high school, I went away to the North Carolina School of the Arts where I remember hearing some jazz a few times, but it was at the New England Conservatory of Music where I really got hooked on jazz. I just couldn't see myself highlighting each voice of a Bach fugue with a different color marker and practicing passages eight hours a day, which I think you have to do to be a serious classical player. Also, I used to suffer from tendinitis (the Feldenkrais technique fixed this), and I had to stop playing the piano for a few months. During this time I started transcribing jazz solos and doing jazz ear-training in order to be able to hear the alterations.
GC: You studied extensively with Charlie Banacos. Banacos was considered a guru by many renowned musicians. How did his teaching influence your music? What kinds of things did he teach you?
KP: I owe almost all of my jazz musical development to Charlie and miss him terribly. He was deeply spiritual about music and couldn't help but communicate his positivity and enthusiasm for life in every interaction you would have with him. He had a way of making you feel like you could shoot for the moon. I waited to study with him for a year and a half, and I was terrified at my first lesson because I'd heard a rumor that he would choose to accept me or not. So I played my Wynton Kelly and Thelonious Monk transcriptions, then soloed a little. He told me that I was playing a lot of licks, which was absolutely true. We started out with a lot of writing exercises. I wrote 12 long lines a week and also started writing compositions. He also had me transcribe different artists every week and play along with the transcriptions. He wanted me to learn the vocabulary of a lot of different musicians so that I wouldn't start just mimicking one. He had really interesting reasons for choosing the artists; for example, he wanted me to learn Lee Morgan's "shout quality."
Honestly, I think about Charlie whenever I sit down at the piano. When I play a hotel gig, I think about how he said that I should be able to solo over anything and make it sound good, even a tune like "Killing Me Softly," which he had me work on. Of course, we also worked on jazz tunes like "Upper Manhattan Medical Group" and "Lament." He once had me transcribe both a McCoy Tyner and a Herbie Hancock solo from "There Is No Greater Love," so I could see the difference in their thinking.
GC: How did you develop your ears? What would you say to a young student who is frustrated with transcribing solos?
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December 2001
Play It Cool
Warner Brothers
Lea DeLaria is proving difficult to categorize. Considering her bravura portrayal of Hildy the tough-talking, sweet-hearted cabby in the 1997 revival of On the Town, and her gender-bending vivacity in the Broadway reinterpretation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show, it's reasonable to think of her as a terrific actress who can sing. Based, however, on her debut vocal album, Play It Cool (Warner Bros. 9 47993-2; 51:17), it's equally fair to consider her a terrific singer who can act.
On Cool, DeLaria attacks a dozen show tunes, shifting effortlessly between the old, new, familiar and obscure. Swinging through an unorthodox opener, "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd," she gears down into an appropriately menacing "Cool" from West Side Story, then revs up again for a light-hearted romp across "I've Got Your Number." After preserving a couple of worthy tracks from The Wild Party and having a gay old time with Faust's "Life Has Been Good to Me," she leverages Anthony Newley's "Once in a Lifetime" against an unashamedly lustful reading of Sondheim's "Losing My Mind." Combining the brass ballsiness of Ethel Merman, the kitten-with-a-whip sass of Peggy Lee and the showmanship of Sammy Davis, DeLaria is a worthy heir to the Broadway-Vegas axis. More important, she is a bracing-and very welcome-blast of fresh air.


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I've been working this week on my annual "Lessons Learned" article and I gotta say; I didn't learn all that much in 2006.
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"It wasn't a particularly good year for the QBs, and it wasn't a good year for the RBs. The WRs were a mix bag, as usual, and while it turned out to be a decent year for TEs, it was ugly early, and there were no real breakout stars. The kickers were basically a mess all season, and I dare you to find me a fantasy defense that put up good numbers on a weekly basis other than the Bear and Ravens. The Waiver Wire is always paramount when it comes to fantasy success, but 2006 wasn't a great year for WW gems, either. Playing the matchups was harder than ever, due to the week-to-week nature of the league, and injuries were as prevalent as usual.
Basically, if you took LaDainian Tomlinson out of the fantasy player pool, it was anybody's game."
I think the good news about fantasy these days is everyone is at a loss in terms of what actually happens during an NFL season, me included. Yet, I always wind up in the thick […]


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July 23, 2012, 11:30 am TWN
There was plenty of room for bilateral relations between Vietnam and Russia to develop further when several barriers are overcome, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry Chairman Vu Tien Loc told a conference in Hanoi on Saturday.
Loc outlined the barriers as administrative procedures, ineffective distribution channels, inconvenient payment proceedings, lack of market information and harsh competition from other countries.
He said the forum was an opportunity to get a clearer overview of the Russian market.
Two-way trade between the two nations has grown 17 percent annually during the past 11 years — from US$400 million in 2000 to about US$2 billion last year.
Of these figures, Vietnamese exports contributed US$122 million and US$1.28 billion respectively, recording an annual growth rate of 25 percent.
During the first six months of this year, trade rose by 30 percent against the same period last year to US$1.1 billion. And US$682 million of this came from Vietnamese exports, up 34 percent year-on-year.
As of July 17, Russia ranked twenty third among 95 countries and territories investing in Vietnam. Russian companies have pumped US$920 million into 80 projects, mostly in mining, construction, processing and real estate.
However, the figure still lagged behind the potential, Loc said, adding that many Vietnamese exporters faced challenges in penetrating the Russian market.
The chief representative of the Russian Trade Office in Vietnam, Golikov Urievic, said Russia had been speeding up administrative reforms, focusing on customs and licensing, to make it easier for overseas enterprises.
He encouraged Vietnamese firms to push exports of food, agricultural and seafood products which were in great demand in Russia.
Vietnamese companies at the conference said they were concerned about payment methods, technical transfers and preferential credits for Vietnamese enterprises that wanted to export to Russia.
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