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President, The Avalon School and Brookewood School,
Director, International Student Program
Richard McPherson helped found The Avalon School in 2003 after more than two decades of experience in the independent school education of young men. He is the former headmaster of The Heights School, an independent day school for boys in grades 3-12, located in Potomac, Maryland. Under his leadership, enrollment rose from 270 students to 460, and the number of Advanced Placement Scholars grew from three to 32. He also led the school through an ambitious building and improvement program of more than $3 million, providing an excellent foundation for shepherding Avalon through the coming years.
Rich, a seasoned teacher of mathematics, from long division through the advanced levels of calculus, continues his work in the classroom in addition to his administrative duties.
A graduate of Harvard College ('79), Rich taught for two years before pursuing a career as an actuary in New York, where he held positions at Coopers & Lybrand and Metropolitan Life. In 1984, he was named an Associate of the Society of Actuaries. That year also marked his return to his true vocation – education. Prior to assuming the position of Heights' headmaster in 1997, Rich taught a variety of courses, coached a host of sports and led the 1991-92 varsity basketball team to a top-twenty ranking in The Washington Post. He was the recipient of a National Endowment of the Humanities fellowship at Harvard in 1988, where he studied Aristotle's natural philosophy.
In 2003, Rich's leadership in the field of education, record of service to the Church, and volunteer service to the poor led to his investiture into the Sovereign Military Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem on Rhodes and Malta, commonly recognized as the Order of Malta, by His Eminence Theodore Cardinal McCarrick.
A native of Massachusetts, Rich is a devotee of author G.K. Chesterton, poetry, the Boston Red Sox, and mathematical conundrums. He, his wife Janice, and their six children, including Avalon graduates Matthew ('10) Gil ('11), and John Paul ('13), as well as Michael ('17), and daughters Anne Marie and Maggie (Brookewood '16), reside in Clarksburg, MD.
Kevin j. Davern
Headmaster, College Counselor
Kevin Davern brings a wealth of administrative and classroom experience to his role as the first headmaster of The Avalon School. September marks his twenty-third year in the independent school education of young men. He is the former Assistant Head of School and Director of Admission at The Heights School, where he taught Lower and Middle School before moving to the Upper School in 1995. He concentrated his efforts on mathematics, history, and religion in addition to extensive administrative duties, and served as director of the summer math program for four years.
Kevin is an honors graduate of St. Mary's College of Maryland, where he majored in history, and also captained the varsity basketball team. He has the distinction of twice being named the school's male Academic-Athlete of the Year, and was the recipient of the Landers Award for Achievement in History. This year Kevin will continue to share his extensive knowledge of his favorite subject, teaching U.S. History, Advanced Placement U.S. History, and Apologetics. He also will coach the Black Knights varsity basketball team again this year.
Kevin was awarded a master's of education with a concentration in administration and supervision from the Johns Hopkins University in 2000. He and his wife, Jennifer, live in Silver Spring, MD with their sons, Jimmy (Avalon '15) and Thomas (Avalon '19), and four daughters, Katie (Brookewood '12), Mary (Brookewood '13), Tricia (Brookewood '17) and Rachel (Brookewood '22).
Matthew Bronzi
Assistant Headmaster
Matt Bronzi, in addition to his role as Middle School coordinator, will teach Chemistry, Life Science, Physical Science and Advanced Placement Biology this year. Matt brings his passion for science to Avalon from both the academic and corporate worlds. Following graduation with honors from Rock Valley College in Illinois, he earned his bachelor of science degree in biochemistry from the University of Dallas. A recipient of the Robert Welch Scholarship, Matt was an integral part of organic chemistry research (published in the Journal of Organic Chemistry, Jan. '05) at the school. In addition to his studies, he tutored in both mathematics and the sciences. Most recently, Matt worked with Baxter Bioscience in the manufacture of a meningitis vaccine. He and his wife, Margaret, and sons Frankie (Avalon '23), Peter (Avalon '25), Vincent (Avalon '30), Martin (Avalon '33), and and their daughter, Agnes (Brookewood '28), reside in Frederick, MD.
Albert Shields
Chief Financial Officer & Founding Chairman
Tad Shields lived in Germantown for more than 15 years and recognized the urgent need for an independent Catholic school in Upper Montgomery County. He was instrumental in the founding of The Avalon School and served as its first chairman of the Board of Trustees. As Chief Financial Officer, Tad oversees the economic health of both Avalon and Brookewood. He also will serve as head coach of Avalon's varsity football team this season.
In 1987, Tad founded and then served for 11 years as CEO of Simulation Laboratories, Inc., a data communications equipment manufacturing company in Ijamsville, Md. He is the former president of Timeplex Corporation and has held various management positions with Data General and Automatic Data Processing, Inc. Tad holds a bachelor of arts in mathematics and economics from Denison University and an MBA from the University of Michigan. He and his wife, Judie, live in Potomac.
Ellen M. Clifford,
Assistant Head of School & Director of Development
Ellen Clifford, an Avalon founder, brings more than 30 years of fundraising and communications experience to her role as assistant head and director of development. She also serves as development director at Brookewood School. A development professional for eighteen years in independent schools including The Heights School, Harbor School, and Bullis, she specializes in the creation and expansion of advancement programs.
Prior to entering the field of education, Ellen served for 12 years as a senior writer and editor at the U.S. Agency for International Development, as a production associate and publicist for the Washington Bureau of ABC News, on Capitol Hill in both the U. S. House and Senate, and as special assistant to the co-chairman of the Republican National Committee. Her work in education includes six years as an independent school trustee and board chairman. She was the recipient of a National Endowment for the Humanities fellowship in 2005. The mother of two grown daughters, Ellen lives in Bethesda, MD.
Rollin James Hawley III,
Executive Director
R.J. came to Avalon in 2003, following two years at The American School in Switzerland (TASIS). During his 19 years in independent school education, he has taught journalism and ethics and a wide range of science and mathematics courses, and also garnered extensive experience as a college counselor both here and in Europe. R.J. is a graduate of Georgetown University, where he studied biology and philosophy and began his intensive exploration of Aristotle's works on man. He completed his Master of Science in Educational Administration at Trinity Washington University in 2013. He and his wife, Kristen, and their four children, Will (Avalon '20), Alec (Avalon '24), Maggie (Brookewood'19), and Clare (Brookewood '25), live in Silver Spring, MD.
Istvan Teleki
Lower School Head
Istvan is an Avalon founder and Head of the Lower School. He has spent the last 10 years teaching lower school boys a variety of subjects, but his specialty and great love is Natural History, and class is often spent outside identifying birds, insects, and trees.
Istvan also brings multilingual skills to his positions at Avalon. He is fluent in Spanish and Hungarian, and has taught the AP Spanish class in the Upper School. After graduating cum laude from Providence College, he spent a year in Navarre, Spain, teaching university students. To date he has welcomed students from Brazil, China, Italy, Spain, Vietnam, and Sierra Leone.
Istvan lives in Gaithersburg with his wife, Caitlin, and his five children: Karoly (Avalon '23), Joseph (Avalon '25), Lilianna (Brookewood '27), Margaret (Brookewood '28) and Lucy (Brookewood '31).
Thomas Stroot
Dean of Students
Tom Stroot is a still recovering public school teacher, who now teaches the young men of the Fifth Grade as well as upper and middle school math, and coordinates the Avalon Transportation Service. He also serves as coordinator of Avalon's home school division, The Thomas More Institute, and will coach the Middle School swim team and Middle School basketball.
A graduate of The Heights School, Tom earned a B.A. in Political Science at Villanova University, and then worked for several years in the Montgomery County Pubic School (MCPS) system with students who had a variety of physical and educational needs. Accepted for the Education Master's degree program at the University of Maryland in 1998, he graduated with a 4.0 and went on to teach fifth grade in the MCPS.
Tom and his wife, Mary, live in Damascus with their two daughters, Kaylor, who enters Brookewood this year, and Ella, and young son, Patrick (Avalon '25).
Fr. Roberto Amoruso
Fr. Roberto comes to Avalon via Kenya, Africa, where he spent 12 years serving as a chaplain, teacher, missionary and social services director. This year he will teach Apologetics, Spanish II, Advanced Latin and Religion.
Fr. Roberto holds degrees from the Polytechnic University of Milan in Agronomy and from the Lateran University of Rome in Philosophy and Theology. Following his ordination to the priesthood, he taught high school religion and Italian in Rome and served as the school chaplain and director of campus ministry. It was during this time that he perfected his skills as a skier and windsurfer, giving lessons during the winter and summer breaks. In 1993, Fr. Roberto was called to teach chemistry at Queen of the Apostles Seminary while he established an out-station for a large parish in Nairobi. His high school work continued at the Italian School of Nairobi Dante Alighieri where he taught philosophy and history. Moving into social services in 1997, Fr. Roberto worked with terminal AIDS patients, single mothers, orphans and young men who had dropped out of school. He also conducted a Distant Adoption program linked to several parishes in Italy. His last post in Kenya was at Utalli College where he served as chaplain and taught Italian in addition to the martial arts of Karate and Aikido at the school and in the parish where he lived.
Fr. Roberto brings a unique set of skills to Avalon. Along with his pastoral and athletic expertise, he is fluent in Italian, English, French, Kiswahili and Gikuyu, Latin, and has a reading knowledge of Greek. He is a member of the Priestly Fraternity of the Missionaries of St. Charles Borromeo, a Society of Apostolic Life of Pontifical Right. Fr. Roberto lives in Bethesda, MD.
James Bostick
Jim Bostick's passions are history and languages. He teaches Advanced Placement European History as well as Spanish I and III, Ethics and Moral Theology, and Church History at Avalon. In addition, he is the moving force behind the school's system of Houses. A cum laude graduate of the University of Dallas with a Bachelor of Arts degree in history, he is a master's candidate at the University of Navarre in Pamplona, Spain, where he served on the faculty of economics. He also is the recipient of a scholarship from the Embassy of Spain for summer courses in language and culture in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.
Jim has been a teacher for more than a decade, during which time he has coached debate, served as a forensic judge, and led cultural tours of Spain. A native Texan, Jim now lives in Falls Church, VA, with his wife, Colet, daughter, Eleanor, who attends Brookewood, and son, James (Avalon '24).
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Chuck Devereux joins the Avalon faculty this year on a full-time basis. Students and sports enthusiasts know him as a substitute teacher and assistant coach of Avalon's award-winning varsity baseball team, as well as a professional baseball player. In addition to Lower School Literature, Chuck's concentration will be in Middle School Science, History and Math.
A native Washingtonian, Chuck attended the University of Maryland on a baseball scholarship and captained the team in 1992. The Terrapin earned a degree in criminal justice in 1993. He joined the Orioles organization in 1992, playing for the Frederick Keys, the Bowie Baysox and the Baltimore Orioles through the 1995 season. His baseball career also took him to Taiwan, where he played for the Taipei Tigers, and to Perth, Australia with the Wanerroo Giants before returning to the U.S. in 1998. Chuck served as an assistant baseball coach and substitute teacher at Landon School for Boys through 2012, and as a substitute teacher and coach at Avalon and other independent schools in the area. He also coached the B-CC Baseball Association Youth Travel Team from 2000-12, and served as a camp coordinator and pitching coach at the Maryland Baseball Academy and The Baseball Zone from 1998 to the present.
Chuck, wife, Deena, and their son, Ren (Avalon '25) live in Derwood, MD.
Patrick Duffy
Head Baseball Coach
Patrick Duffy returns for his eleventh season as head baseball coach at The Avalon School. During his tenure he has guided the Black Knights to seven State Championship appearances, with a 159-87 record. In 2006 - the school's third season of baseball and only it's second season of playing a full varsity schedule - the Black Knights were victorious in their run for the state championship. In 2009 and 2010 the Black Knights won back-to-back titles with rosters mostly comprised of underclassmen. The team most recently won their fourth championship in 2013.
The baseball team's success has embodied the school's attitude, "Small School, Big Possibilities." Avalon players land opportunities to play at all levels of college baseball. Avalon, which typically graduates two or three baseball players a year, has produced a professional pitcher (Kevin Fuqua '07), and eleven college signings in the first seven classes (2007-2013). Additionally, one graduate received a walk-on invite to an Atlantic Coast Conference school, and others have pursued opportunities on college club teams.
In 2012, Duffy took the title of Commissioner of the Old Line Baseball Conference (OLBC), which he helped to establish in 2007. He previously served as OLBC's Head of Media Relations, and Webpage Facilitator. The Black Knights have either won or finished in 2nd place in five of the league's six years. Several Avalon players have received All-OLBC awards, including Bennie Sanchez '09, Josh Brunvoll '11, and Niko Sanchez '13, who were named conference Most Valuable Player in their senior year. In 2010, 2011 and 2013, the Conference coaches unanimously voted Duffy OLBC Coach of the Year.
In addition to the baseball program, Coach Duffy head of the Physical Education department. He also has taught a variety of subjects to grades 1 through 12, including Upper School Journalism, Language Arts, Vocabulary, and Coaching/Leadership.
Duffy also is a realtor for R.K. Ashton Real Estate, and a coach for Dig In Baseball, a Maryland based baseball training and skills development organization with tournament teams, and a collegiate squad. Coach Duffy lives in Bethesda.
Sandi Gersten continues her role in the Lower School as a resource assistant and First Grade religion teacher. She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from James Madison University and is a Master of Education candidate. Prior to homeschooling her five children, Sandi managed a private contract through the Criminal Investigation Division of the Department of Justice, where she coordinated the efforts of federal law enforcement agencies in the prosecution of financial crimes. She lives in Silver Spring with her husband, David, four sons, Liam (Avalon '18), Michael (Avalon '19), David (Avalon '20), Gabriel (Avalon '20), and daughter Phoebe (Brookewood '13).
Caleb Glaser joins the Avalon faculty this year to teach several Lower School classes and serve as Physical Education instructor for the seventh & eight grades. Following his 2012 graduation from Ave Maria University with a bachelor's degree in history, Caleb served as a legislative intern for Rep. Jeff Fortenberry (NE) on Capitol Hill, and led a walk across the United States for the pro-life organization,
. He also possesses extensive experience in the construction industry, and will share his skills with both Avalon and Brookewood schools. Caleb lives in Aspen Hill, MD.
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Ed O'Daniel brings a unique set of skill and experience to his role as Avalon's English as a Second Language instructor and Assistant Coach for the Varsity Black Knights football team. Ed, who secured an undergraduate degree at Texas Southern University, was drafted in 1971 to the San Diego Chargers. However, injuries sidelined his career before it began, and he undertook graduate studies at the University of Massachusetts where he initiated his teaching and business careers. Over the past four decades his career has centered on sales and marketing, as well as teaching and coaching. Prior to joining the Avalon family, Ed taught at Gaithersburg High School in the Special Education Department. He is the grandfather of nine.
Yvonne O'Neill has first-hand experience teaching boys; she and her husband are raising six of them. Prior to joining the Avalon faculty, she served as a substitute teacher and First Grade teacher assistant at St. Jane de Chantal School. Yvonne began her formal teaching career at Bradley Hills Pre-school, and also taught at the Holton Arms Creative Summer Program. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at Washington College, and her Masters at The American University. Her son, Jim, is a junior at Avalon. She, her husband Tom, and a selection of sons, reside in Bethesda, MD.
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Rebecca Streeter brings both professional and personal independent school experience to Avalon. A former teacher at the Chevy Chase United Methodist Church Preschool where she served as faculty liaison to the School Board, she also served on the executive board of The Heights School Parents' Association and edited their monthly newsletter.
Rebecca honed her editing and writing skills at the National Rifle Association, where she worked for its Institute for Legislative Action as a production manager for publications. She is a graduate of the University of Maryland with a B.A. degree in Speech Pathology and Audiology.
Her many duties at Avalon include teachings second and third grade Language Arts, serving as the school Registrar and overseeing operation of the school's office. She resides in Chevy Chase with her husband, Jim, and three sons, James, Charles (Avalon '07), and William (Avalon '11).
Matthew Stroot continues to bring his extensive and dynamic teaching skills to the Middle and Upper Schools this year, including English and Composition, Math, Latin, and Algebra II. His twelve years of classroom experience is augmented by more than a decade's work as a coach. His success leading a local swim team, the Cedarbrook Seahawks, to division championships was reflected in the successful inaugural year of the swim team he established at his alma mater, The Heights School, and as coach of the junior varsity basketball team. Matt earned his B.A. from Wake Forest University, where he majored in English. He also captained the college's club swim team and worked with the homeless at the Samaritan Inn, a men's shelter in the Winston-Salem area. Matt is the faculty Head of House for Washington House. Matt and his wife, Lesley, their two daughters and son, reside in Rockville, MD.
In addition to providing the school with two superb teachers, sons Tom and Matt Stroot, Mike Stroot brings the experience of a seasoned teacher and an international career as a technical advisor at the Bureau of the Census to Avalon. Among the countries he has lived and worked in: American Samoa, Banglades, Bahamas, China, CNMI (Northern Marianas), Egypt, Ghana, Guam, Oman, Palau, Palestine, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Syria, Trinidad, Turks and Caicos, U.S. Virgin Island and Yemen. In addition he trained statistical programmers in conjunction with several international organizations and began his career as a health services officer in the U.S. Public Health Service at the National Institutes of Health. Mike also taught middle and high school mathematics for more than a decade at The Heights School in Potomac. He holds a B.S. degree from the University of Santa Clara, and a masters in mathematics from the University of Maryland. A grandfather of eight, he and his wife Jane live in Kensington, MD, where he also teaches mathematics at Brookewood School.
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Kevin Pietersen missed his chance for a long innings before the first Test but, judging by the contempt with which he treated England's final warm-up, he clearly did not think he needed it.
It was a case of the bizarre and at times farcical but, by the end of Pietersen's theatrical 93-minute stay at the crease, there could be no doubting his recent injury problems have not done a thing to dent his considerable confidence.
The batsman, who made 57 off 71 balls, had batted for just more than an hour to reach 44 before his innings degenerated into a comedy routine. In the space of four balls against young leg-spinner James Muirhead, he missed an attempted reverse sweep, hammered back a sharp return chance and bungled a ramp shot.
He also swung at and missed a half-tracker from Aaron Finch's part-time left-arm spin which passed at shin height and, somehow, also evaded the keeper.
''Kev's pretty unique in the way he goes about his game and the way he thinks about it, but it's nice to see him in full flow and be confident, even in warm-up games,'' Jonathan Trott, who made 83, said. ''The way Kevin goes about it might be different to everyone else but he looks in good form to me.''
Such extravagance was unneeded. Pietersen, after a scratchy beginning, had no trouble scoring in more conventional fashion. He drove and pulled with authority against the quicks and treated Muirhead's spin with disdain.
Four overs later, as if giving catching practice to the outfield, he lofted Muirhead to long-on, where he was brilliantly caught by 12th man Daniel Hughes, who had made considerable ground on the sandy surface.
''It was pretty daunting but as a leg-spin bowler you have to accept you'll get hit for sixes,'' said 20-year-old Muirhead, who, though wayward at times, made it a dream double by also claiming the wicket of Ian Bell. ''Sometimes you get the rewards like I did today, sometimes you don't.''
Pietersen, who had spent just 15 minutes at the crease in more than seven weeks before this game, was far more circumspect earlier, although just as entertaining. He flirted with a run out first ball, opened his account with a nick through the slips then, on five, had an edge off paceman Nic Bills which fell about a foot short of gloveman Peter Nevill.
Thanks to his innings, England's top six will all head to the Gabba having passed 50 on at least one occasion this tour.
Alastair Cook and Trott did as they pleased before both lost their wickets in the 80s to loose strokes. Trott did not play like a man earmarked as vulnerable to short-pitched bowling although he will receive a sterner test from Michael Clarke's pacemen on the bouncy Gabba pitch than he will against a second-string NSW attack on a lifeless SCG deck.
The uncertainty over England's Test attack could be over after Steven Finn bowled himself to the verge of Ashes selection with a five-wicket haul. Often erratic on Wednesday, Finn rebounded strongly on day two. He finished with 5-103 and is a warm favourite to claim the third and final paceman's berth.
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Sunday, December 02, 2007
For Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions: Cap and Trade, Anyone?Total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions dropped by 1.5 percent in 2006. The total reduction in U.S. carbon dioxide emissions was 1.8 percent.
By comparison, carbon dioxide emissions by participants in the European Union's Emissions Trading Scheme (Europe's version of "cap and trade," an emissions-regulation system now under consideration by the U.S. Congress) increased by 0.3 percent in 2006.
The EU's cap and trade program didn't perform as well as its environmentalist proponents hoped it would. The European Union screwed up its cap and trade system's first trading period by handing out too many emissions permits. As a result, emitters had scant financial incentive to make reductions. This was not predictable, as no one familiar with the history of the Twentieth Century could have expected a large intergovernmental bureaucracy to make an economic planning error.
For a succinct report on the 2006 decline in U.S. greenhouse gas emissions, read the U.S. Department of Energy's press release here. For a more detailed look at the U.S. greenhouse gas emissions picture, including prior years, go here. For a fuller picture on how well the European Union and its member states are meeting their Kyoto targets, I recommend the European Environment Agency publication "Greenhouse Gas Emission Trends and Projections in Europe 2007," available in English here.
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Line Dancing
TRUTH-Adult Christian Fellowship/Events Group
Sunday, April 6, 2014 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (EDT)
Who's Going
San Francisco, California
London, United Kingdom
Florence, Italy
Event Details
Join TRUTH as we visit FAMILY NIGHT at Round up in Davie for Line Dancing Lessons.
We will have an hour and a half of lessons followed by time on the floor to show your new skills!
*****Due to unforeseen circumstances, tonight's Line Dancing event has been CANCELED. We will reschedule it as soon as possible and apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
Round Up
9020 W State Road 84, Davie, FL 33324
Cost: $5 at event
They have a full menu if you wish to eat dinner there as well. (Kids eats for $5.00)
*Children are welcome at this event
When & Where
Round Up Country Western Club
9020 West State Road 84
Sunday, April 6, 2014 from 6:30 PM to 9:30 PM (EDT)
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TRUTH is an Adult Christian Fellowship and Events Group
We have Christ centered events in South Florida
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Our commitment is to bring christian adults together through fun events and times of fellowship.


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Interesting how Thad led the team in rebounds and assists tonight. And how he did not make a single trip to the line. (Which was how Iggy ended up scoring more than him)
If you wanna be serious about contending you cannot play Reggie Evans for 22 minutes. Speights did nothing in his 13 minutes, and the veterans, the guys you know you can trust - Ratliff and Marshall - had 5 and 3 respectively.
I hope it's not me hallucinating but it is damn obvious to me how much better the defense looks with Ratliff in there.
I agree Brian that this game shows how Brand could have helped this team. He does defend the pick-and-roll well, is a good rebounder and a physical presence in the paint. That and the fact that he can give us 15 PPG. When he's 100% he will make this team a lot better than it is now.
Coaches are people too. I guess they get caught up in the Reggie Evans vortex just like fans and don't realize when he's actually hurting the team.
It should've been pretty clear tonight that he wasn't helping them any on the glass, though.
I did notice the Sixers got burned a couple times because Thad released on long rebounds instead of coming back for the ball, that didn't help.
I think they should have looked for Thad more as he was smoking hot. Even when they were sucking he was still doing well (when they gave him the rock). Other than that, this is the all around type game I hope becomes commonplace for him.
If they were going to sit Sam, I'd have loved to see Theo in there playing some more minutes as the Sixers haven't been defending as well as they should. Pardon me for saying this, but I think the current Sixers are a team LB would enjoy coaching. They have a lot of youth he could teach and they have some of the best athletes in the league. He could probably turn a few of them into defensive monsters.
On a positive side (outside this game) here is a Henry Abbott article about the "End-of-Quarter Killers". Iggy is listed as fourth. http://myespn.go.com/nba/truehoop
Yeah, I put up a link to that in the comments on the previous post. Iggy's also on the shorter list of guys who hit shots in the final three seconds.
Lou made the list too.
Oh, and you're absolutely right. They didn't give Thad the ball enough. No one on Charlotte could even slow him down and that was painfully obvious. When DiLeo finally did call a play for him, on the biggest possession of the game to that point in the 4th, Thad blew right by his man for the layup.
If Thad could have drawn some more fouls like he did the other day they might have been able to pull it out anyway. I think Thad should watch video of Kevin Durant. If someone sneezes across the court from him he gets a foul call. He gets the foul call Dwayne Wade got in their title run every game.
This team is frustrating to watch as it does appear they have some really good talent (unlike other years) but they have trouble putting it together consistently. I wish these guys could play D like the 2000-2001 Finals team. They have the athletes that *should* be able to lock down like that.
I think they lack the toughness the 2001 team had. Lynch, Hill, Mutombo, Snow, McKie. Those guys were physical defenders. When they fouled you, you stayed fouled. These Sixers have the athleticism, and they should be a very good defensive team, but they don't have that edge.
It was really uncharacteristic of Miller to play like he did today.
Yeah, if you need to take anything away, the odds of him having another game like that are about 1 in 10,000.
This loss is a lot less difficult to take than the other clangers earlier in the season, like the one against New Jersey where we went about 10 minutes without a field goal, or any of those ones we lost in the last minute.
Charlotte is a team of decent players driven by a great coach who is getting the best out of them. It's a bunch of hungry guys, some who have never made the playoffs. At this stage with them fighting for a playoff spot, perhaps they even wanted it more than the Sixers.
And I'm convinced that if Miller would play this badly in any game, it would result in a loss.
Acquiesce on the difficulty to absorb.
I really feel the team needs to make a conscious effort to give Thad 20 shots a game.
I thought it was only the bigger PFs that he could blow past, but he had his way against Diaw and Gerald Wallace. I am starting to be convinced that even when Brand comes back, Thad is gonna be the best option in the offense. I'm hard pressed to think of the last time Thad took an ill-advised shot.
The Sixers' best option in the half-court is to give the ball to Thad and make the other team try different things to stop him. I really hope DiLeo adopts this strategy from now on, especially in the playoffs. That will give him the chance to develop his game. I reckon teams will start double-teaming him. Then we'll see Thad learn to create opportunities for others.
FYI, look where he is on the list in field goal %.
Interesting to see Andre Miller 5 spots below.
I liked that Thad was looking to create some for others. He knows that defenses will start throwing doubles at him, and it looks like he's keeping his head up.
Also want to give credit to LB. I'm not a fan, but he got his team to take advantage of all of the Sixers incessant switches, and extended the defense. DiLeo looked a bit over matched this game, even if overall he's done a good job.
Did anyone else get the sense that Iguodala was a bit passive the 1st 3 quarters. I do worry that Thad stepping up will lead to Iguodala being less aggressive.
As for Miller, agree with Alvin. he looked uncharacteristically like an old, slow, sloppy guy out there. Could not even get the ball above the rim. Probably not a coincidence it came in game where they played 2 small guards, so Miller was forced to chase one. He sure looked either gassed or hurt.
On the flip side, we all know Miller will bounce back. The guy is a great competitor.
I'm certain Miller will bounce back. I'll go as far as to say that I'm one of the bigger supporters of Miller around here. I never did want to see him traded and I am hopeful that he will stay past this off season. He's been solid ever since he's been traded here and because of the way he plays, I don't see his game declining much in the next 2 years.
Iggy has logged very heavy minutes all season, I can't help but think it will take its toll in short spells between games from here until the playoffs. Besides, he had Gerald Wallace to contend with and the guy is no slouch.
Missed the game. Just some observations from the post-game boxscore...
* Thad didn't get to the line even once? Whycome? Was he taking jumpshots all night? Did they make the lane airtight (obviously not for Lou)?
* Speights took two (2) shots in 13 minutes. That's very uncharacteristic of him. It would be more common for him to have taken at least six or seven in that span. Were the guys not trying to find him?
* Boxscorewise, Reggie did have a few pluses to go with his three turnovers and five fouls in 22 mins. -1 on the night seems about right.
* Miller's beginning to worry me almost as much as Sam. He's not normally a bonehead. He makes a good living now based on heady play. This makes three sub-6, high-turnover games in a row. What is up, peoples? Is Lou slipping ground up stupid pills in Andre's gatorade bottle?
DiLeo fans: where's yer moses, noww? See!
Not an enjoyable game but for some reason when willie blew that fast break it felt over - so i turned it off and watched dollhouse.
The heat are spanking the bucks tonight
Doing what a team in a tight playoff race should do at home
Should a team in a tight playoff race lose back-to-back games on the road to teams under .500?


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Hits for Haiti fundraiser results are in
Results are in for "Hits for Haiti"
- April 28, 2010 4:30pm
If you picked up a pledge card for the Pioneer baseball team's "Hits for Haiti" fundraiser, results are now available from the April 24 game. The Pioneers joined several other intercollegiate teams to support the SCORE International program to raise money for earthquake relief.
Supporters could pledge donations per hit, run, strikeout, 1-2-3 inning, double play or defensive assist. The Pioneers won the game against the Cal Poly Pomona Broncos, but lost the second game of the Saturday doubleheader. They split the four-game series.
Checks should be made out to "SCORE International" with a memo indicating "Hits for Haiti." Donations can be returned to the Pioneer baseball office through May 5; donations above the original pledge amount are also accepted.
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California State University, East Bay is the San Francisco East Bay Area's high-access public university of choice. CSUEB serves the region with campuses in Hayward and Concord, a professional development center in Oakland, and an innovative online campus. With an enrollment of more than 14,000, the University offers a nationally recognized freshman year experience, award-winning curriculum, personalized instruction, and expert faculty. Students choose from among more than 100 professionally focused fields of study for which the University confers bachelor's and master's degrees, as well as an Ed.D. in education. Named a "Best in the West" college, as well as a Best Business School, by the influential Princeton Review, Cal State East Bay is among the region's foremost producers of teachers, business professionals and entrepreneurs, public administrators, health professionals, literary and performing artists, and science and math graduates.


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Jessica Biel and Scarlett Johansson's Bold Looks at 'Hitchcock' Premiere: Red Carpet Recap (PHOTOS)
In a shocking reversal, music's most notorious fashion sinners, including Nikki Minaj, Pink and more, wowed us in relatively subdued and — dare we say, classic — looks.
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Johansson on the other hand, went for a walk on the wild side, rocking a nature-inspired print. While ScarJo went with a more modern silhouette, wearing a Rodarte fit-and-flare dress with an architectural bodice, a more streamlined silhouette would have lengthened Johansson's petite frame.
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Dandelions Flowers & Gifts employs consistent interactive
marketing to ensure top-of-mind awareness in current and future
by Kelsey E. Smith
After 36 years in business, Shirley Lyons, AAF, knows more than a
few things about enticing customers to Dandelions Flowers & Gifts,
LLC in Eugene, Ore. Her assertive marketing to corporate clients,
brides, sympathy customers, the media and the next generation of flower
buyers has helped Dandelions become Eugene's "readers' choice" favorite
florist, awarded by local newspaper The Register-Guard. Mrs. Lyons'
savvy strategies, detailed on the following pages, prompted the judges
of our 2010 "Retail Florist of the Year" contest to take note as
well. They earned the shop the award for "Outstanding Marketing and
Promotions" in the contest, which is co-sponsored by the
Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association (WF&FSA).
optimizing web presence
Technology is one of Mrs. Lyons' focuses in keeping her
business up to date. At press time, Dandelions' main website,
claimed the top position in a Google search for "florist in Eugene."
Mrs. Lyons and one of her daughters—a stay-at-home mom in Minnesota—have
worked diligently on search engine optimization (SEO), constantly
experimenting with key words to keep this prime status.
Dedicated websites for weddings and sympathy business,
www.eugeneweddingflowers.com and
www.eugenefuneralflowers.com, feature designs pertaining to those
occasions and serve as helpful tools for brides and grieving
families. And their success can be found in the numbers.
Lyons, AAF, owner of Dandelions Flowers & Gifts, receives the
honor for "Outstanding Marketing and Promotions" in the "Retail
Florist of the Year" contest, co-sponsored by Florists' Review
and the Wholesale Florist & Florist Supplier Association (WF&FSA),
from the wholesaler who nominated her shop, Dave Slonecker, of
The Flower Market in Eugene, Ore.
addition to its main website, Dandelions Flowers & Gifts has
launched websites targeted to wedding and sympathy clientele:
www.eugeneweddingflowers.com and
Level One, $1,000 annual
sales, yields a 10 percent rebate
Level Two, $2,500 annual
sales, yields a 12 percent rebate
Level Three, $5,000 annual
sales, yields a 15 percent rebate
Mrs. Lyons relates that the rebate program helps ensure that larger
clients, who may have multiple locations, keep all their employees on
the same page instead of losing each department or branch to another
florist. Rebates are credited to clients' house accounts in the first
quarter of the following year.
Dandelions promotes corporate "holidays" as well.
Although Mrs. Lyons shares that direct mail has declined in recent years
due to the increase of Internet promotions, postcards have been
particularly effective for Administrative Professionals Week and
National Boss Day. Mrs. Lyons notes that she orders the postcards with
black type on color cardstock for cost savings. In addition, she points
out that a bold color, such as lime-green, is not likely to get lost in
the shuffle of office mail.
Last year, Dandelions sponsored its first contest to
find the "Top Boss" in Eugene, receiving about 20 entries in which
"people wrote in such compelling things about their bosses," Mrs. Lyons
says. "We took a framed certificate, a bouquet of flowers, balloons and
chocolates, and we surprised the winner at his office."
selling sympathy
Sympathy is another strong push, accounting for 18
percent of Dandelions' annual sales. In addition to its sympathy website
and advertisements on the obituary page of the local newspaper, Mrs.
Lyons and her staff work with funeral directors in a variety of ways.
They provide books of sympathy designs for the funeral homes and deliver
flowers for their reception areas each week.
"While we're seeing sympathy trends change to more
memorials and cremations than traditional services—and certainly on the
West Coast—there's still a wonderful place for flowers, so working on
that relationship is critical," Mrs. Lyons explains. "We work with our
funeral directors very closely, and we get a lot of referrals. We also
attend an annual staff meeting at one of the mortuaries. We take flower
arrangements and talk about the value of flowers and how they can talk
with the families."
Owner: Shirley Lyons, AAF
Location: Eugene, Ore.
Established: 1974
Shop size: 3,000 square feet in two buildings (main
building is 2,000 square feet and includes 1,200 square feet for
sales area with remainder design and office space)
Clientele: middle-income consumers ages 25 to 55 years
old as well as corporate
Average sale: $48
Number of employees: 20 (10 full time; 10 part time)
www.eugeneweddingflowers.com and
www.eugenefuneralflowers.com, plus more than 60 additional
domain names linked to the core website
focus on the future
Marketing to children is important to the future of not
only Dandelions, Mrs. Lyons says, but also the traditional retail floral
industry. "If we don't stay in front of young people, they won't know
what a florist is," she explains. "We have to think about how to keep
kids knowing what we do."
One way Dandelions achieves this is its annual "Make It
for Mom" event, in which children can stop by to make a floral
arrangement the day before Mother's Day. Adults who bring children
receive a $5 coupon to use in the shop while they wait.
Dandelions caters to high-school students in several
ways as well. Among the most notable is providing a college scholarship,
each year since 1996, to one senior at the school located near the shop.
The scholarship opportunity is posted in the community room of the
school, and each student submits an essay about role models along with
his or her transcript and application form. Mrs. Lyons works with the
school's guidance counselor to select the winner. She also presents the
$250 scholarship, along with a large flower bouquet, to its recipient
during the school's year-end awards ceremony, in front of a captive
audience of students, teachers and approximately 500 parents, many of
whom may be thinking of ordering flowers for graduation parties the
following week. "You don't get better advertising than that," Mrs. Lyons
alert the press
Though she works hard to achieve it, Mrs. Lyons credits
much of her business's success to free publicity. She sends press
releases to local media for everything the shop does that is noteworthy,
including "Make It for Mom," "Top Boss Award" and other events and
contests. She also takes pictures of new designer hires and sends them,
along with a press release, to the local newspaper for use in its
business section.
"Always be ready to tell a story," Mrs. Lyons advises.
"Media coverage extends your marketing reach big time. Our goal is to be
on the news for every holiday with at least one station and hopefully
more. It doesn't matter how busy we are; we will be there."
This positive attitude is what keeps
the media—and customers—coming back for more.
best marketing practices
Outside salesperson who
visits potential and current corporate clients as well as
Targeted wedding and sympathy websites (www.eugeneweddingflowers.com
"Make It for Mom" free flower arranging event for children
during Mother's Day weekend
Corporate brochure, featuring a 15 percent off coupon,
marketed to prospects via direct mail, in chamber of
commerce marketing packets and via direct contact at
business events, etc.
Annual corporate rebates for businesses that reach
established benchmark purchase volumes
Custom design menus for corporate clients
Employee discount cards—offering 10 percent off all
purchases except outgoing wire orders—for selected large
corporate clients to use in their employee incentive
Direct-mail postcards for Administrative Professionals Week
and National Boss Day featuring a variety of priced packages
Free rose coupons included in statements and used at events
E-mail campaigns two or three times each month, featuring
compelling offers such as "Free delivery if ordered by ... "
or "Save $5 on your order" with applied discount codes
"Half-Off Fridays," featuring 50 percent off all loose
flower stems
Giveaways and promotions such as free arrangements, gift
certificates, "Top Boss Award" and more
Birthday and anniversary reminder service
Frequent flower buyer cards
Partnerships with schools via scholarships, field trips,
flowers donated for projects, job fair presentations, etc.
Click here
to purchase the current issue of Florists' Review.
Florists' Review
Enterprises, Inc.........
PO Box 4368
Topeka, KS 66604
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Fresno State has a variety of ways in which students can get involved through clubs and organizations. You may be able to speak to a particular organization or provide a sponsorship opportunity. For information on specific student organizations on campus, go to: http://fresnostate.orgsync.com and enter a keyword in the "Search for Organizations" box (e.g., engineering, agriculture, business, etc.). For contact information, call Student Involvement at 559.278.2741.


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When: February 9, 2012
Time: 1:00 p.m. Eastern
Length: Approx 1 hr. + Interactive Q&A
Earn 0.1 CEUs for attending this webcast
Note: Interactive question & answer session and IACET-certification eligibility only available to participants of live webcast
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Technology is an essential part of any grounds department's regime and poses a series of questions. Should you increase the use of alternative fuel for mowers and utility vehicles, or should you add a GPS unit to existing equipment? Your presenter, Richard Restuccia, Director of Water Management Solutions for ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance, will cover these and other hot-button issues related to grounds care activities and technology, including:
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Presented by: Richard Restuccia
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Richard Restuccia is the Director of Water Management Solutions for ValleyCrest Landscape Maintenance, a division of Calabasas, Calif.-based ValleyCrest Landscape Companies. He has been associated with the green industry for more than twelve years working for ValleyCrest and Rain Bird Corporation. Richard is currently working with commercial office properties, homeowner associations and water districts on the advantages of proper water management. He organized a central control users group in Kern County whose goal was to reduce water consumption in landscape irrigation. He received his master's degree in Agribusiness Management from Arizona State University. He serves on the San Diego Water Conservation Action Committee. Richard has consulted with many private companies and public agencies concerning water management.
Moderated by: Dan Hounsell
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Roosevelt University prides itself on being a diverse school with a deeply rooted social justice mission, however that mission and sense of community is somewhat lost in translation. Most students keep to themselves, student life is small and often the only participants are dormitory residents and freshmen. Additionally, the counselors and staff in financial aid are less than helpful. During the Fall 2015 semester, multiple students noticed their scholarships and grants were suddenly taken out of their accounts without explanation, and even more were told if they could not pay the rest of their tuition they would be dropped from classes. The situation took months to fix and financial aid advisors had little to say to anyone about where their thousands of dollars went. The classes are great, the professors are highly educated and compassionate, but the administration does not have the student's best interest in mind.
The security system to get into the school is tight, which makes being in the building more comfortable. Students are also required to attend seminars on campus safety and Title Nine. I do feel safe inside the building, however as a woman, there is no such thing as being too prepared. I do not travel to the laundry facilities alone, especially at night, because a woman was sexually assaulted in the middle of the night in the laundry room during my first semester on campus. The perpetrator was swiftly expelled from campus. The school takes safety very seriously, handles situations very quickly, and there are multiple avenues a student can reach out to for help. Overall, I feel comfortable at Roosevelt University, knowing there are teams in place if something were to every happen to myself or anyone else.
(This review is for the Wabash Building dormitory and does not apply to Roosevelt University's other residence option, the University Center.) Living in the Wabash Building is beautiful. The view from the floor to ceiling windows in every room was beautiful, from every side of the building. The halls were kept clean and rules were enforced in a way that didn't feel overbearing by the residence advisors. However, the dorm food was nothing to write home about, which was disappointing. While there were four stations to choose from, only one regularly offered new options. Oftentimes, it was a struggle to eat healthy without eating the exact same salad or wrap every day. The junk food options were endless, but students who hope to eat healthy have much less options. Also, the weekend hours were less than favorable for students staying up late or who held jobs off campus, as the cafeteria closed at 7 pm.


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Since last week's live edition of TNA iMPACT! Wrestling on Spike TV, the promotion has been airing vignettes promoting the debut of a new character by simply claiming, "Ethan Is Coming." This of course has led to speculation among many wrestling fans as to who exactly the man portraying the new "Ethan" character will be.
"Ethan" will be portrayed by Michael Hutter, who formerly worked under the ring name "Derrick Bateman" in the WWE NXT developmental system. Hutter had a tryout with the company a few weeks ago and has since been signed by the promotion.
As noted a few times in the past, the word going around the wrestling community is that TNA has signed multiple new talents, with Hutter being the first example of a guy who will be getting his shot with the company on national television.
oh nice to know it him, i thought he had some talent when he was with wwe. i wonder if tna can make him into something. it also seem like they really like him if he getting a push this fast after being sign not to long ago
Yep, I called it from the beginning that it had to be the former Derrick Bateman of NXT. Great addition to TNA.
well that was an anti climax but then i just climaxed anways #inyourmaccyd'sburger
serious question… what have you been diagnosed with? what meds you on?
Good to see TNA acquiring new people instead of just losing them (really hope mr Anderson is genuinely going to re-sign) and he's relatively fresh and young so he could be an asset! Fingers crossed he might just work out.
I liked the little bit I saw from him last ***ht. He seems to be a throwback character from the 80s glam days. TNA needs strong gimmicks, so this is (hopefully) a step in the right direction.
I even like the way the fill his name with studio lights as a way to augment his image.
I was watching a YouTube video yesterday when Hogan was introduced to Andre (I believe it was '79). Mick Foley was doing commentary and said that Vince told him that a wrestler's introduction set the tone for their entire run. I hate Vince (yeah I know, I say that a lot), but he's usually right. And this is certainly one of those cases.
TNA normally does a LOUSY job of introducing characters. Hopefully they'll learn something with this one.
Did the UK get the promo?
I haven't seen anything about Ethan apart from on here, don't know if Mike/Taz mentioned it though as people in my house tend to talk -_-
It was played amidst the adverts. It was only a few seconds long, you didn't miss much
Mike Tenay nor Taz mentioned it.
Fair enough, i would have missed it as i tend to fast foward the ads/uk promo if there's any minutes to catch up
Likely to debut on the November 21st edition of iMPACT ( first iMPACT after his 6 months no compete clause expires)
I'm just glad it's a fresh face now if TNA can get some more fresh faces in the KOs division as well as the X-Division they will be headed in the right direction. I for one would love to see some of the original X-Division guys as well. I still feel that if TNA can get strong storylines in each division they WILL become a very SERIOUS threat.
This is great! I enjoyed Bateman's work and he has so much charisma and potential. Combine him with TNA and we have our new rising star. I hope creative doesn't ruin this, this guy really can go and has charisma to spare.


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Check out some great family events scheduled this March in Manhattan, including an appearance by new author Kristi Yamaguchi, a variety of Purim celebrations, and a host of child-friendly shows.
All Aboard!
When a powerful storm rips through the Island of Sodor, ruining the preparations for an upcoming lantern festival, all seems lost. Broken decorations litter the island, and without the brilliant glow from the lighthouse, the visitor's boats could get lost. In the musical adventure Thomas and Friends, the crew struggles to return the town to tip-top, festival-ready shape in time for the big event. Follow along as Thomas and his loyal buddies use music, teamwork, and fun to pull together and save the day. March 5 and 6 at 11am, 2pm, and 5pm. $25-$79. The Theater at Madison Square Garden, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza (Seventh Avenue and 32nd Street), Manhattan. 800-745-3000. www.ticketmaster.com.
A Bag of Laughs
Catch the Paper Bag Players in their all-new show, Whoop-Dee-Doo!, where audience members can go fishing with a sea monster, learn to dance the Paper Bag Boogie, and play the world's funniest game show with the famous Paper Bag Players. Still performing after more than 50 years, the Paper Bag Players base their sketches on children's everyday experiences. Their combination of rousing songs, mime, audience participation, painting and drawing onstage, and use of household items as props blazed a trail for much of what we see in children's theater today. March 5-6 and 12 at 2pm. $15-$30. Kaye Playhouse at Hunter College, 68th Street between Lexington and Park Avenues. 212-772-4448.
Dream Big, Little Pig!
Kristi Yamaguchi, mother of two and Olympic gold medal figure skater, has added another impressive title to her name: author. Yamaguchi has interpreted her motto, Always Dream, into a children's book called Dream Big, Little Pig! This inspirational tale features Poppy the Pig, who finds that following her dreams isn't always easy, especially when others doubt her. With the support of her family, though, Poppy realizes that she can succeed at anything as long as she believes in herself and has fun. On March 15 at 11am, Yamaguchi will stop by Barnes & Noble at 150 East 86th Street to read from her new book and meet visitors. FREE. 212-369-2180.
March is National Reading Month. Find story hours and more author appearances in our Online Calendar.
The Magic of Disney
Join Mickey Mouse along with Mad Hatter, Snow White, the Disney princesses, Goofy, and the rest of the Toontown gang, along with professional illusionist Brad Ross for an enchanting night of transformations, levitations, and a sawing in half. At the Disney Live! Mickey's Magic Show, kids participate, too, by assisting Ross on stage or in their seats in a few of his tricks. The Disney crew brings the Fantasia magic brooms to life, swapping Cinderella's drab attire for something more glamorous, and lifting Jasmine to great heights above the stage. March 17-18 at 11am and 7pm; March 19-20 at 11am, 2pm, and 6:30pm. $15-$125. The Theater at Madison Square Garden, 4 Pennsylvania Plaza (Seventh Avenue and 32nd Street), Manhattan. 800-745-3000. www.ticketmaster.com.
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The Junior League of the City of New York will host the flagship training course of G.I.V.E. (Get Involved, Volunteer Early) this month. In this program, children will be taught the principles of volunteerism and be encouraged to find their philanthropic passion. The second half of the course will be a hands-on experience in which kids will make cards and wrap pashminas, which will be donated to residents at a local eldercare facility. March 19, 1-3pm. For more information or to register, contact the New York Junior League at 212-288-6220 or visit www.nyjl.org.
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Celebrate Purim with these family-friendly events:
Purim Carnival: Masks, games, puppet shows, and delicious treats are all part of this annual Purim celebration. Listen to the story of Purim and meet the heroes of the Megillah, Queen Esther and King Ahashverosh. Dress in your finest costume - prizes will be awarded. March 20, 10:30am-1:30pm. $20; $15 children; FREE children under 2. 92nd Street Y, 1395 Lexington Avenue at 92nd Street. 212-415-5500.
Musical Adventures with the Poppy Seed Players: See A Poppy Seed Purim, a musical play for children about Jewish heritage and life in New York City. March 20 at 11am. $20. Merkin Concert Hall at Kaufman Center, 129 West 67th Street. 212-501-3303.
The Mama Doni Band in Concert: The Mama Doni Band celebrates Jewish culture with catchy pop songs that break the mold of traditional Jewish music. It offers up a blend of reggae, rock, disco, Latin, klezmer, and "Jewgrass" - all woven together with a hip Jewish sensibility and a zany sense of humor. March 20 at 3:30pm; family craft activities begin at 1:30pm. Museum of Jewish Heritage, 36 Battery Place. 646-437-4200.
Annual Purim Carnival Extravaganza: Enjoy all new rides, games, and attractions. There will be food for sale, a silent auction, face painting, and more, followed by a hilarious and entertaining Purim Shpiel performed by the Y's own Not Ready for Purim Players. March 27 at 11am; performance at 2:30pm. $10; $5 in advance. YM & YWHA of Washington Heights & Inwood, 54 Nagle Avenue. 212-569-6200.
Broadway Blooms
Move over Billy Elliot and My Fair Lady! The orchid steals the show as the star of the horticultural endeavor aptly titled The Orchid Show: On Broadway. For the ninth anniversary of the New York Botanical Garden's second most popular exhibit, thousands of orchids overtake and decorate America's largest Victorian-style glasshouse, the Enid A. Haupt Conservatory. Acting as both Broadway stars and captive audience members, the orchids adorn sets inspired by three renowned theaters. In the Palms of the World Gallery, the orchids inundate an architectural rendering of the Walter Kerr Theater's famous curtain and proscenium arch. The other gallery exhibits present an orchid-packed promenade of the New Amsterdam Theater and a chandelier composed of the flowering plants, inspired by the glamorous lighting fixtures of the 42nd Street Theater. March 5 through April 25, 10am-6pm. $20; $8 ages 2-12; FREE under 2. New York Botanical Garden, Bronx River Parkway (Exit 7W) and Fordham Road, Bronx. 718-817-8700.
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Hong Kong (AFP) April 19, 2013
Striking Hong Kong dock workers camped outside the headquarters of Asia's richest man Li Ka-shing pledged to stay put Friday despite the collapse of a contractor at the centre of the dispute.
The workers were demanding a 20 percent pay rise as the strike entered its 23rd day, and called on Li to intervene in the impasse, which has drawn attention to the city's high living costs and wealth gap.
About 150 workers were gathered alongside a dozen tents and makeshift structures outside the Cheung Kong Building in the southern Chinese city's financial district, after marching there Wednesday.
Office workers turned their heads at banners reading: "Richest in Asia, meanest in the world" and "Pay up Li Ka-shing", with many contributing to a strike fund the dockers say has reached HK$5.6 million ($7.2 mn) amid strong public support.
Li's Hongkong International Terminals (HIT) has tried to distance itself from the dispute, saying the workers are not direct employees but were taken on by subcontractors, which set their own levels of pay.
On Thursday, one of the contractors, Global Stevedoring Service Company Ltd, announced that it would have to wind up on June 30 after 130 of its 170 workers went on strike, saying it was unable to continue operating.
But the workers appeared undaunted.
"I hope that brother Shing will speak out on the pay dispute," said Sun, a 45-year-old ship worker who did not want to give his full name, one of up to 400 workers striking throughout the city.
"Once the topic of wage increases comes up, the company won't give any concrete answers," he added, demanding hourly wages increase from HK$50 to HK$60.
Union of Hong Kong Dock Workers general secretary Stanley Ho said he wanted to negotiating directly with HIT rather than the contractors.
"If HIT comes to the negotiating table... the whole situation could be resolved tomorrow," he told a press conference, adding that Global workers were highly experienced and were likely to find work with the other contractors.
Li's vast empire includes supermarkets, pharmacies and housing. HIT, which operates 12 berths, is a unit of Li's Hutchison Whampoa, and controls about 70 percent of the city's port traffic.
The city's housing and transport secretary Wednesday said the strike was delaying some shipments for between one and eight days, and that the port's productivity level was down to as much as 70 percent.
HIT Thursday urged the "parties concerned" to return to the negotiating table, saying Hong Kong faces stiff competition from other regional ports.
"If all parties do not consider the proposals with an open mind and try to understand the challenges that the industry is facing, workers across the entire logistics industry will suffer," it said in a statement.
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Nidal Hasan, the former U.S. Army officer convicted and sentenced to death for the 2009 Fort Hood shooting, has been forcibly shaved.
Hasan, 42, was flown Friday to Fort Leavenworth, Kan., where he has been placed on death row.
On Tuesday, Lt. Col. S. Justin Platt, a spokesman for the Army at the Pentagon, said that all inmates at the disciplinary barracks at the Army base must meet military regulations for appearance.
"In keeping with AR 670-1 and AR 190-47, the Army corrections system, inmate Hasan has been shaved," Platt said, referring to Army regulations that govern soldiers' appearance.
Hasan, an American-born Muslim of Palestinian descent, openly defied those regulations over the course of his recent trial and in the year leading up to it, telling a Fort Hood judge he had grown the beard for religious reasons and after believing his death was imminent.
Military regulations prohibit all active-duty soldiers from growing facial hair beyond a closely cropped mustache. The Army has granted religious exceptions for some Sikhs and Orthodox Jews; however, none have ever been granted to a Muslim.
The Army also allows for closely cropped facial hair for soldiers who suffer from razor bumps.
Hasan first appeared in court with a beard in 2012. It drew ire from the then-presiding judge in his capital murder case, leading to the judge banning him from the court and holding him in contempt several times.
Ultimately, an appeals court ousted the judge, Col. Gregory Gross, from the case after it ruled his handling of the situation created an antagonistic relationship between Gross and Hasan, and the colonel may have shown bias.
It led to a year delay in Hasan's case, which was completed nearly four years after the Nov. 5, 2009, shooting on post that left 13 dead and 31 injured.
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Jarosik agreed a long-term contract and will move to Stamford Bridge for a fee believed to be in the region of £3m.
"I'm very happy and proud to have joined a club like Chelsea - it's like a dream come true for me," Jarosik, 27, told the club's official website.
"I hope I will become an important part of the squad and help Chelsea to achieve their goals for the season."
Jarosik is eligible to play immediately for Chelsea, but he will not be able to take part in the Champions League having already played in the competition for CSKA.
The midfielder began his career at Sparta Prague before moving to Moscow in January 2003.
"He's a versatile player who can play in midfield or attack - he's very tall, very similar to Patrick Vieira," he said.
When he was originally set to move to Stamford Bridge, Jarosik enthused: "There is a great chance for me here and I will do everything to take it.
"Jose Mourinho explained the situation in Chelsea to me and said that I will certainly be given my chance.
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