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Kicking off the 2012 Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB) director election process, the Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) is inviting interested and eligible dairy producers to submit a nomination to represent their district as a WMMB director. DATCP, which oversees the nomination and election process, recently announced the 8 out of 25 districts currently up for election (see map). Producers who are interested in assisting the state's dairy industry and having a voice in how milk check-off dollars are spent should contact Noel Favia at (608) 224-5140 or firstname.lastname@example.com for a nomination form or access an electronic copy at www.wmmb.com/elections.
WMMB directors guide the organization's finances, formulate and set its policies and long-range business plan and maintain its mission: To help grow demand for Wisconsin milk by providing programs that enhance the competitiveness of the Wisconsin Dairy Industry. Through these initiatives, a WMMB director has the opportunity to represent Wisconsin dairy farmers and products, as well as become involved in activities that inform and educate consumers. A director spends about 200 hours each year on WMMB business, and attends an average of two committee meetings and five board meetings annually. Directors also may represent the organization at national, state and local industry meetings and events. Although directors are not salaried, meeting time and expenses are compensated with per diem payments.
To qualify, a nominee must be an active dairy producer who sells milk into commercial channels and lives in the represented district. Each potential candidate must acquire at least five signatures from active dairy producers within the district, submit a completed nomination form, and have the "Affidavit of Eligibility" certification requirement notarized. Nominations must be postmarked by February 24, 2012.
DATCP currently is mailing "Shaping the Future" postcards containing election information to all dairy producers who reside within the eight affected districts. Producers who haven't received a postcard by February 13 or those who would like to learn more about the elections should contact Noel Favia at (608) 224-5140 or email@example.com. In addition, producers can visit www.wmmb.com/elections for more information about director responsibilities and the election process.


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Prospective MBA students at the University of Illinois' College of Business are being offered a golden opportunity: the chance to meet and impress some of the institution's most influential faculty and alumni, and win a full-ride scholarship in the process.
Champaign, Ill.—On February 4th, 2011, the College will host its first annual "Illinois MBA Scholarship Case Competition," at Accenture's Chicago Headquarters. The scholarship competition is the brainchild of Stig Lanesskog, associate dean for the Illinois MBA, who wanted to develop a way to introduce motivated prospective students to the types of experiential learning and critical thinking that will be required of them at the College of Business. It also affords students the opportunity to set themselves apart from other candidates.
"At Illinois, we believe in experiential learning, or learning by doing. We want our students to have every opportunity to hone the skills, including critical thinking, effective communication, and structured problem solving, required to lead in today's business world. The scholarship case competition exposes students to the skills that we feel are required for success at a top MBA program and beyond," says Lanesskog.
To further entice participation in the competition, the College is offering the winner a two-year scholarship to the Illinois MBA. Second prize is a one-year scholarship and third prize is a $10,000 scholarship. Students invited to participate in the case completion and who are admitted to the Illinois MBA will also have their travel expenses deducted from their first-year tuition.
"We realize what the economic realities are for many of our prospective students. It's difficult for them to imagine sacrificing a paycheck or steady income to dedicate themselves to a full-time program. This scholarship competition is just one way we hope we can help meet their financial needs while identifying top talent," says Lanesskog.
According to Lanesskog, the program decided to use a case competition format because it is a critical part of the student experience. Case competitions provide an opportunity for students to take the skills learned in the classroom and apply them to real-life business problems. Case competitions also help students learn how to address competing points of view, and how to evaluate and take risks. In the Illinois MBA Scholarship Case Competition, participants will be asked to formulate recommendations on whether or not to go forward with a new product launch.
The Illinois MBA is a nationally-ranked master's program dedicated to providing students with the skills and experiences to lead organizations in the 21st century. The program combines instruction from some of the top business faculty in the world with experiential learning opportunities including Illinois Business Consulting, study abroad and collaboration with various campus centers and the University of Illinois Research Park. Students in the Illinois MBA have the opportunity to customize their curriculum by taking graduate level elective classes either within, or outside the College of Business. For more information, please visit http://www.mba.illinois.edu.

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Lohse hopeful to make Sunday start
SAN DIEGO -- Kyle Lohse insists he'll be ready to take the ball on Sunday against the Dodgers, but Brewers manager Ron Roenicke is prepared to push the right-hander's start back a day or two if he isn't.
Lohse dislocated his left pinkie finger on Monday night while running to first on a bunt attempt. His finger brushed against the elbow of Padres second baseman Jedd Gyorko, who was covering first.
On Tuesday, Lohse's finger was taped together with his left ring finger. But Lohse isn't sure how he'll treat his finger pre-start.
One thing Lohse is certain of, however, is that whatever he chooses to do won't affect him. Even if the two fingers are taped together, Lohse has always put them into the same hole in his glove.
Plus, it's not like Lohse has never dealt with this issue. He says it's happened so many times, he can't count them all -- dating back to his high school football days when the finger got caught on an opponent's jersey as he tried to make a tackle.
"The ligaments have been so stretched over time that it's pretty easy for it to pop back out," Lohse said. "But this time it was so jammed out there, it took quite a bit of pulling to get back in."
Whether he can swing a bat isn't of much concern to Roenicke, who will be afforded an off-day on Thursday. The extra day means if Lohse is still ailing, Yovani Gallardo could slide into his spot.
Still, Lohse, whom the Brewers signed for three years and $33 million in the offseason, insists he doesn't need the extra day. As long as the injury isn't affecting how he pitches, Lohse says he's all set to take the hill.
"You never feel really 100 percent out there, anyway," Lohse said. "If someone says they do, they're lying."
AJ Cassavell is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @ajcassavell. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Situation at second base still unclear for Braves
ATLANTA -- Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez did not want to use the term "benched" in reference to Dan Uggla, who was out of the starting lineup for the third time in less than a week on Monday. But at the same time, he was not willing to specify his plans for the second base position.
"I don't even want to address that situation there," Gonzalez said. "We'll just go with whatever we think gives us our best chance and go from there."
Gonzalez indicated Uggla might be back in the lineup on Tuesday. But there is growing reason to wonder how much longer he will regularly be placed in Atlanta's lineup. The Braves currently have the option to replace him with switch-hitter Ramiro Pena and right-handed hitter Tyler Pastornicky.
While some of Atlanta's players have privately suggested that they believe Pastornicky would be a productive replacement for Uggla, there is a chance the Braves could soon promote Tommy La Stella, who has continued to show his offensive talents while hitting .313 with a .372 on-base percentage through 27 games with Triple-A Gwinnett.
But before promoting La Stella to serve as their starting second baseman, the Braves might have to decide if they are willing to eat the approximate $24 million Uggla is owed through the end of the 2015 season.
While the Braves might be comfortable with the financial aspects of this potential decision, they they are less excited about the prospect of continuing to play Uggla on an everyday basis with the hope that he will escape the woes that have plagued him over the past 23 months.
Uggla has batted .186 with 35 home runs and a .657 OPS in 265 games dating back to June 1, 2012. He showed some promise as he hit .237 through his first 16 games. But he has recorded five hits (all singles) and struck out 13 times in the 41 at-bats that have followed.
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THERE were joint celebrations for a father and son who graduated from Dudley College together.
Paul Owen, aged 49 and his 26 year-old son, Christian, jointly collected their certificates on stage, following three years of AAT accounting studies.
The pair, from Stourbridge, joined more than 90 fellow graduates at the Higher Awards ceremony held by the college to honour the students for their hard work in a range of courses including business, engineering, construction, fashion and public services.
For the first time the graduates also paraded in their caps and gowns from Dudley Evolve on Tower Street across Coronation Gardens to the college's Broadway campus, where the official university-style graduation ceremony took place.
College Principal, Lowell Williams, said: "We introduced the procession across Coronation Gardens so local people could enjoy this colourful and customary event, as it is quite a spectacle to see. Many people don't realise that the level of the qualifications we offer are equivalent to university courses, and as such, warrant a full graduation ceremony to celebrate and recognise our student's achievements.
"Our higher level courses are often undertaken by people in full-time jobs, and are essential to their career progression. The accomplishment of their course regularly has the added pressure of working and juggling a home life whilst completing their studies, which is not an easy thing to manage. I really admire our graduates for their commitment and wish them all the very best for the future and in their chosen careers."
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- Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
Main amenities
- 144 smoke-free guestrooms
- Restaurant and bar/lounge
- Indoor pool
- Rooftop terrace
- Free children's club
- Fitness center
- Conference center
- Airport shuttle
- 24-hour front desk
- Air conditioning
- Daily housekeeping
- Garden
- Free buffet breakfast, free WiFi, and free parking
For families
- Cribs/infant beds (surcharge)
- Children's pool
- Children's club (free)
- Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)
- Private bathroom
- Premium TV channels
What's around
- In Vitacura
- Ralli Museum (9-minute walk)
- Parque Arauco Mall (20-minute walk)
- Bicentennial Park (21-minute walk)
- Los Leones Golf Club (24-minute walk)
- KidZania Santiago (24-minute walk)
- Clinica Alemana (25-minute walk)
- CasaPiedra Event and Conference Center (28-minute walk)
- Peru Plaza (33-minute walk)
- Costanera Center (36-minute walk)
- Sculpture Park (45-minute walk)
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- This hotel has 144 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 8 floors
- 24-hour check-in
- Check-out time is noon
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- Credit card or cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
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- Children (16 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding, but may not be eligible for free breakfast
- Free children's club
- Pets allowed *
- 1 per room
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available 24 hours) *
- Train station pickup *
- Free self parking
- Area shuttle within 30 km *
- Beach shuttle *
- Shopping center shuttle *
- Casino shuttle *
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- Smoke-free property
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- Children's club (free)
- Free buffet breakfast daily
- Restaurant
- Bar/lounge
- Snack bar/deli
- 24-hour room service
- Beach shuttle (surcharge)
- Indoor pool
- Children's pool
- Fitness facilities
- Spa tub
- Sauna
- Golfing nearby
- Downhill skiing nearby
- Arcade/game room
- Business center
- Meeting rooms 5
- Conference space size (feet) - 2508
- Conference space size (meters) - 233
- Conference center
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Elevator/lift
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Rooftop terrace
- Garden
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
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- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Soundproofed rooms
- Turndown service
- Premium bedding
- Pillowtop mattress
- In-room massage available
- Private bathroom
- Shower/tub combination
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 26-inch LCD TV
- Pay movies
- Premium TV channels
- MP3 docking station
- Desk
- Free newspaper
- Free WiFi
- Free local calls
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Dining365 - Overlooking the garden, this restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar.
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Children under 16 years old are not allowed in the swimming pool, health club, fitness facility, or spa tub without adult supervision.
For transfers, guests must contact the property 24 hours prior to arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
You'll be asked to pay the following charges at check in or check out:
- The national sales tax (19%) is charged upon check-out to citizens of Chile regardless of length of stay and to foreigners staying in the country for 60 consecutive days or more. To qualify for a tax exemption, foreigners must pay for their stay in foreign currency (not in Chilean pesos) and present a valid passport along with the migration card they received upon arrival in the country at check-in. Furthermore, the tax may apply per room when the room is shared by a taxable and a nontaxable guest.
Optional extras
Facilities, including fitness facilities and a sauna, are accessible for an extra charge.
Rollaway beds are available for an additional charge
Cribs/Infant beds are available for an extra charge
Pets are allowed for an extra charge of CLP 36000 per pet (may vary based on length of stay)
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of CLP 30000 per vehicle (one way)
Train station pick-up service is offered for an extra charge
Area shuttle service to the beach, casino, and shopping center is offered for an extra charge
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- Cheoy Lee
- Cheoy Lee Bravo 88
- 2013
- Cruiser
- 2/27-kW Onans
- 88'11"
- 22'6"
- 5'5"
- 174,165 lb.
- 2/1,136-bhp Caterpillar C18 ACERT diesel inboards; 2/1,700-bhp Caterpillar C32 ACERT diesel inboards
- 3,011 gal.
- 845 gal.
Layout Diagram
Noteworthy Options: Caterpillar upgrade ($300,000)
ZF Joystick Maneuvering System ($31,000)
Naiad stabilizers with 2/genset PTOs ($67,460)
Naiad bow thruster upgrade from 38 hp to 62 hp ($34,460)
upgrade to 40-kW Kohler gensets ($34,460)
electronics package ($135,200).
CONDITIONS DURING BOAT TESTAir temperature: 60°F; humidity 55%; wind: 15-20 knots; seas: 4-6'
LOAD DURING BOAT TEST1,500 gal. fuel, 420 gal. water, 4 persons, 1,000 lb. gear.
2/1,900-bhp Caterpillar C32 ACERT diesel inboards
ZF3050A, 2.52:1 ratio
40 x 50 5-blade Hung Shen
The Numbers
|Cheoy Lee Bravo 88 - Final Boat Test Numbers:
Speeds are two-way averages measured w/ Furuno GPS sensor. GPH estimates taken via Caterpillar display. Range based on 90% of advertised fuel capacity.
Sound levels measured at helm. 65 dB(A) is the level of normal conversation.
Noteworthy Options: Caterpillar upgrade ($300,000)
ZF Joystick Maneuvering System ($31,000)
Naiad stabilizers with 2/genset PTOs ($67,460)
Naiad bow thruster upgrade from 38 hp to 62 hp ($34,460)
upgrade to 40-kW Kohler gensets ($34,460)
electronics package ($135,200).
Photography by Shaw McCutheon
Tough Customer
Thanks to a shipbuilding heritage, Cheoy Lee creates both commercial vessels and elegantly shippy yachts—JUST like the new, sweetly performing Bravo 88.
Okay, I admit I've got a soft spot in my heart for commercial vessels, mostly because I spent a hefty chunk of my youth working on ships, supply boats, and tugs. And I also admit to having a soft spot in my heart for yacht-building enterprises that remain close to the commercial yards associated with them. Trinity Yachts, a scion of Gulf Coast-based Halter Marine, comes to mind as one example, and Amels, a member of the Damen Shipyard Group of Holland, is another.
Then, of course, there's Cheoy Lee, an Asian shipyard that's been in business for almost 150 years now. Not only is Cheoy Lee still building pilotboats, tug/supply vessels, ferries, and other types of military and commercial watercraft, it's also been building large fiberglass yachts for quite some time, many of them constructed in accordance with the strictures of Lloyd's, American Bureau of Shipping, or any of the other classification societies that keep tabs on the yard's shippy projects.
Commercially connected yacht builders appeal to me on a nuts-and-boltsy level, too, and the reason's simple enough. Often, technological virtues and advancements developed on the commercial side wind up in the yachts, whether the yachts are actually classed or not. Think about it—training a shipyard employee to install a bilge pump on a patrol boat, say, and then having him use roughly the same methods and components to do the same job on a motoryacht is cost effective. It both cuts labor expenses and generates economies of scale.
Cheoy Lee's new Bravo 88, a four-stateroom, five-head (plus crew's quarters) motoryacht I recently sea-trialed down in South Florida, nicely illustrates the point. For starters, many of the technical aspects of the yacht's construction come from methods Cheoy Lee employs in the commercial realm. Indeed, according to the 88's designer Mike Burbenich, the well-known New Zealand-based structural-engineering firm of SP-High Modulus (rebranded Gurit earlier this year) was just as involved in developing the yacht's build program as it typically is in developing the scantlings for pilotboats, fast ferries, and other extra-seaworthy vessels.
And what a build program! After the 88's entire Divinycell-cored hull is infused using relatively pricey vinylester resin, it's sealed with an epoxy barrier coat that's virtually impervious to osmotic penetration and then topcoated with ALEXSEAL paint. The deck, superstructure, and other major moldings are given much the same treatment and virtually all the small parts—bulkheads, soles, hatches, lockers, furniture bases, and consoles—are closed-cell-foam-cored and resin-infused as well, although some are not painted. Additionally, the 88's longitudinals, transversals, bulkheads, and other hull-strengthening components are bedded, tabbed, and/or otherwise secured in place with such thoroughness that Cheoy Lee bills the final product as a resin-infused "monocoque," or one-piece boat.
The 88's tankage bolsters this claim. All the tanks onboard—fuel, water, gray water, and black water—are made of fiberglass (with manhole-sized cleanouts and protective epoxy coatings inside), shaped to fit the spaces they occupy, and then bonded into the bottom of the boat with such care that they add a great deal of structural strength and rigidity. The fact that the baffles in the tanks are aligned with the longitudinals in the hull only boosts the strength factor.
"In the end," Burbenich told me recently, "what you get is a double-bottom-type situation in the boat's bilge. Like you have on ships. Very gutsy."
Cheoy Lee's clever about the gutsiness, though. The company's emphasis on lightweight, high-strength, resin-infused, unibody glasswork is far from aesthetically evident in the 88's interior. In fact, upon entering the 88's huge, elegantly appointed saloon for the first time, I immediately took the space for a veritable showcase of solid-makore joinery. But as I continued touring the interior with Cheoy Lee's stateside marketing and sales rep Marty Isenberg, I repeatedly came across what first seemed like eminently refined and finished pieces of solid joinery but what were actually composite moldings wrapped in baked-on (using large autoclaves) skins of veneer. The overhead-mounted exhaust plenums for the Marine Air chilled-water air-conditioning system, for instance, looked like examples of fine cabinetry at first blush. But upon closer inspection, it turned out they were composite constructs designed to reduce top-hamper weight and optimize the boat's vertical center of gravity.
The way the 88 is put together manifested dramatically in open water. The coastal Atlantic was medium-rough the day I sea-trialed the boat, thanks to a northerly wind that pushed legions of 4- to 6-footers (with occasional 8-footers thrown in) straight towards Mr. Castro's island. Yet, despite the pestering conditions, I found I could drive the 88 around, up-sea, down-sea, and side-sea, like a limo in a parking lot.
The experience was purest joy. Thanks to power-assisted Teleflex/Hynautics hydraulics, the wheel on the flying-bridge helm spun smoothly, albeit with just the right amount of resistance. Sound levels were rock-bottom low (on very few vessels can you cruise along at nearly 20 knots, with only 66 decibels showing on the ol' sound meter), due largely to a sound-and-vibration-attenuation program in the engine room that includes a layer of sound-deadening lead tiles in way of the boat's propellers; Mylar-faced lead-foam insulation covered with perforated-aluminum paneling virtually everywhere; a sophisticated, sound-nixing Marine Exhaust underwater-exhaust system; and special cushion-type mounts under the big 1,900-brake-horsepower Caterpillar C32 mains, as well as the optional set of 40-kilowatt Kohler gensets and all pumps, motors, and compressors.
And the ride was both bone-dry and mannerly. Running attitudes throughout the rpm register were optimum and topped out at a lovely 4 degrees. Turns were broad, as befits a straight-shaft inboard, and I didn't use trim tabs at all, at least in part because there simply were none—incorporating trim tabs into the design of a powerboat to ensure proper performance is pretty much a tacit admission of the design's failure, according to Burbenich.
Docking the 88 at Bradford Marine on Ft. Lauderdale's New River involved little fanfare—our boat was equipped with an optional ZF JMS (Joystick Maneuvering System) and it worked both smoothly and effectively, thanks to a set of big propellers, lots of diesel torque, and a powerful 36-kilowatt Naiad bow thruster, robustly energized by a main-engine-driven PTO unit.
As I expected, the vessel's stand-up engine room turned out to be a very commercial-grade affair. The highlights for me were the two big aforementioned Kohler generators, with PTOs mounted on each to handle the zero-speed capabilities of the Naiad stabilizers; safety-enhancing triplex (as opposed to duplex or simplex) Racor fuel-water separators for the mains; a fully gasketed watertight escape hatch (with entry into the master stateroom's shower stall); an automatic, stand-alone emergency lighting system; and an overall engineering ambiance of solidity and straightforwardness.
"She's certainly a yachty yacht," I told Isenberg as we concluded our tour of Cheoy Lee's new Bravo 88, "but she's also a tough customer, with a backbone that's commercial grade all the way—and what a performer!"
"Yeah, Bill," he replied. "That's like our whole story in a nutshell."
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Samuel Carter, 30, apparently drowned after falling off "E" dock at the Port of Friday Harbor about 12:00 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 23, according to San Juan County Prosecutor Randy Gaylord.
According to Gaylord, Brian Fox, described as a friend of Carter's walking some distance behind, saw Carter tumble into the water and rushed to help, but Carter surfaced only briefly, immediately disappeared under the water and did not resurface. Possible alcohol involvement was noted in reports from the scene, but autopsy results will not be available until sometime next week, according to Gaylord.
EMS Chief Jim Cole said that an emergency call was received at 12:13 p.m. Fire, sheriff's and EMS units responded "immediately," arriving "within minutes," but could find no sign of Carter. A Sheriff's dive team was summmoned, locating Carter's drowned body in about twelve feet of of 45 degree water at 2:30 a.m.
Carter grew up in Friday Harbor and is believed to be a 2001 graduate of Friday Harbor High School. According to a long-time friend, local arborist Casey Baisch, Carter fished commercially in Alaska in the Summer, lived in Friday Harbor in the Fall, and snowboarded and worked at Lake Tahoe in the winter.
Baisch described Carter as "one of the best and nicest people I've ever known, a wonderful young man who I counted as one of my best friends." Port of Friday Harbor Director Marilyn O'Connor, who knows Carter and his family, said, "This is just heartbreaking for the family and the whole community, and for me personally."
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Health bosses are pushing forward with their plans to close three children's wards in SW London.
NHS SW London's Better Services Better Value (BSBV) review into healthcare in the region today published formal recommendations to have a single children's hospital in SW London based at St George's Hospital in Tooting.
St Helier, Kingston and Croydon University hospitals are all set to lose their inpatient paediatric care as a result.
This will mean that St Helier Hospital's 18-bed inpatient ward at its specialist children's hospital could be lost.
Details of the BSBV plans first emerged two months ago.
If the plans are approved, the children's hospital centred at St Georges will be supported by extended community services and three sites with short stay beds for children.
The review also recommended that each hospital with an A&E should have a senior doctor present 14 hours a day. At present, all four SW London hospitals have children's beds but do not meet the requirement for senior doctor presence.
Each hospital with an A&E should have a dedicated children's A&E open 24/7. There will be beds located in each hospital with an A&E where most children can be assessed and treated.
Children will be able to stay at these units for up to 24 hours. However if a child is very unwell or they need to stay in hospital longer than one day then they will be transferred to the specialist Children's Hospital at St George's.
Under the recommendations St Helier Hospital is also set to lose its A&E therefore children would have to be admitted to A&E's at other hospitals in SW London.
The final recommendation made by the review is that more care for children and young people should be provided at home and in community settings rather than hospital, meaning investment will be required in children's community services.
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Chuck Kennedy wrote:I knew this would rile the troops on here but the truth is that people like to credit their local clubs when the club had little to do with a course installation any more than the PDGA. I realize that's the reality and it's too foreign a concept for some to get their brain around.
Let's say the people I have helping install a local course are all PDGA members and local club members. But throughout the project, we just call ourselves the "branch office" of the PDGA because we don't really like the local club. In the future, local players will give credit to the club and the club likely take credit because, after all, their members did the work. But from our installation team's perspective, we were representing the PDGA as outreach volunteers and grudgingly had to join the local club to compete for local tour points.
My point isn't to grab undeserved credit for the PDGA. But poke a hole in the regular argument made that local clubs do everything locally and the PDGA nothing. I'm saying in many cases it's simply people doing the work that happen to pay dues to both orgs. But it's easier for local clubs to grab the credit whether deserved or not.
What does the PDGA do locally? I'm sure the local members give more money to the PDGA then ever comes back to their town.
Local clubs are the ones doing the work and would continue to do so even without the PDGA.
10,000 members isn't much when you look at the total amount of players in the country so in most cases the PDGA members are FAR outnumbered by more local players who are the ones who actually get the courses in.
I don't want the PDGA to have credit for something they didn't even know about....did they buy me some shovels or something? If anything the Manufacturers do more for the sport than the PDGA.


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Last May, The Disco Biscuits hit Colorado for Bisco Inferno, performing two back-to-back shows at Denver's Ogden Theatre before heading to Red Rocks for their 3rd headlining performance at the venue in just as many years. The three Colorado shows featured heavy hitting setlists with a smattering of fan favorites and bustouts, and is the latest video offering from the band to capture the Bisco on the Rocks experience.
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The advancement of technology, and the changes in our society, have made a number of jobs obsolete. Automation has made it possible for machines to do the jobs humans once did – and do them faster. As a result, it's little surprise that some jobs are in decline and others have disappeared altogether. Here are 20 jobs that have disappeared over the decades.
In New York City and Florida, cigar makers often became bored. They hired lectors to read to them while they worked. Lectors could read just about any material requested, and were paid using pooled wages of the workers. Lectors were placed in a chair on a raised platform so that most of the workers could hear.
Copy Boy
Errand runners used to take paper from desk to desk in newspaper offices around the country. When reports came out of teletype machines from the news wire services, copy boys would take the mimeographed information, sort it and then deliver it. Then, when a story was done, the copy boys could collect the article and take it to an editor. Now it's all done via document sharing and e-mail.
Log Driver
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, the easiest way to move logs over long distances was to send them down the river. Log drivers were needed to guide the logs down river. Men moved ahead of the logs to remove obstructions, while others remained behind to free stuck logs. Because they did such dangerous work, log drivers were paid a much higher salary than those that cut down the trees.
Before electric lights were standard, streets were lit by gas lamps. As you might imagine, someone was needed to manually light these lamps. Lamplighters used long ladders to reach the lamps, and then used matches to light the lamps. With electric street lights illuminating the night, lamplighters are obsolete.
When you go bowling, a machine comes down and clears away the fallen pins, and sets up new pins. Before technology made automation possible, though, boys and girls did this job. While these pinsetters were often teenagers, sometimes they were much younger. Now, there is no need to have someone set up the pins, although the manager may need to go behind if the machine gets stuck.


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Flags should remain at half-staff until dusk Monday on Memorial Day.
His next court appearance is scheduled for May 27.
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Comedic charity fundraiser makes its American debut Thursday night.
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(SportsNetwork.com) - The Chicago Blackhawks will try to sweep the season series against the struggling Los Angeles Kings on Monday, when last spring's Western Conference final combatants clash in the City of Angels.
The Blackhawks, who won their second Stanley Cup title in four seasons last spring, downed the Kings in five games during the conference finals and are 2-0 against L.A. in 2013-14. Monday's test marks the first encounter between the clubs this season in Los Angeles, as Chicago recorded home wins over the Kings on Dec. 15 and 30.
The Kings enter Monday's showdown mired in a major offensive funk, having scored only three goals over the past three games. Anze Kopitar has all three of the team's goals during that span on 21 shots, while the rest of the Kings have no goals on 163 shots in the past six games. The last Kings player other than Kopitar to score was defenseman Robyn Regehr when he tallied in a 5-3 loss at Columbus on January 21.
L.A. was shut out for the third time in five games on Saturday, as the Philadelphia Flyers recorded a 2-0 road win at the Staples Center. Steve Mason made 35 saves for the visitors, as the Kings failed to score despite outshooting the Flyers by a 35-13 margin.
Jonathan Quick allowed both goals on 13 shots in the Kings' third straight defeat. Quick is just 1-6-1 over his last eight games despite allowing two goals or less five times during that span.
"You have to score to win, you can't win with nothing. You can't get frustrated; you can't allow guys who are playing well to get frustrated, you have to see if they can work their way out of it," said Los Angeles head coach Darryl Sutter.
Saturday's setback dropped the Kings to 1-7-1 over their last nine games and the club is now only three points ahead of Vancouver for third place in the Pacific Division. The Canucks also currently hold the last of eight playoff spots in the Western Conference.
L.A. is playing the third test of a four-game homestand tonight. The Kings are 16-9-3 as the host this season, but have dropped three in a row at the Staples Center.
Chicago also enters Monday's test on a down note, as the defending champs have lost five of their last six games. However, the Blackhawks have managed to record a point in three straight tests, posting a 1-0-2 record at the start of a seven-game road trip.
The Blackhawks won't play another home game until after the NHL returns from its break for the Winter Olympics and that test on March 1 against the Pittsburgh Penguins will be played outdoors at Soldier Field. Chicago's next game at the United Center isn't until March 4 against Colorado,
San Jose edged the visiting Blackhawks in a 2-1 shootout decision on Saturday. Joe Pavelski, Patrick Marleau and Joe Thornton all scored in the game's decisive phase to give the Sharks the extra point.
Brandon Saad scored the lone goal in regulation for the Blackhawks. Corey Crawford turned aside 38-of-39 shots through 65 minutes of action, but Chicago fell for the sixth time in their last seven games that have reached the shootout phase.
"It's a tough loss, I think. We played well," Crawford said. "They're a good team in their building. We definitely had a chance again to win tonight -- a couple of chances late to win the game, we've just got to figure it out in the shootout."
Chicago is second in the NHL with 80 points, but is only one point in front of St. Louis for the Central Division lead.
The Blackhawks have won four of the past five regular-season meetings in the series against the Kings and have claimed five of six in L.A.


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Hawaii center Vander Joaquim, an All-WAC selection as a junior, will miss 4-6 weeks after tearing the MCL in his right knee this week.
"It's something you just deal with," Hawaii coach Gib Arnold told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. "It's being part of a team, guys working hard. You've got big bodies down there. It's unfortunate, you never want it to happen."
Joaquim, a 6-10 senior from Angola, averaged 14.3 points and 9.5 rebounds last season. It's a particularly big blow because the Warriors lost three starters and eight regulars off last year's club.
He injured the knee during a workout this week when a teammate rolled up on his leg. Arnold said he won't require surgery but likely will miss a few games in early November but certainly should be 100 percent well before the start of conference play.


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Program Choices Drive Vibrant Arts Organizations
What is it that truly connects an arts organization to a community? And how does that organization find relevance in its community so that audiences and patrons remain connected to its art in their daily lives? Alan Brown, researcher and consultant in nonprofit arts, believes the answers lie in an organization's program choices. "The heart and core of an arts organization is its capacity to bring forth interesting, worthwhile, and imaginative programming. Everything else develops around this," Brown says. "It's truly an arts organization's most essential and critical function."
Brown addressed these questions, among others, at the Arts Management Spring Colloquium on February 24. Entitled "Artistic Vibrancy and Creativity in Programming," the colloquium brought together arts management faculty, students, and professionals to discuss the importance of forming diverse artistic programming—a process Brown believes creates vibrant organizations. "Through my lecture, I hope I've encouraged students and faculty to think about exactly what artistic vibrancy is, why it is important to talk about, and how it might vary from organization to organization," says Brown.
In his presentation, Brown pointed out that it has become more and more difficult to be an effective curator—an individual who selects artists and puts together artistic programs. Though this job has become more challenging, it has also become more essential in connecting an organization to its public. "Arts organizations now are increasingly expected to be embedded in their communities in ways that create public value," Brown says. "In today's world, you also have to be a diagnostician of a community; you need to understand its needs in order to apply your artistic vision effectively. Most great curators are architects of impact, not just curators of art."
One reason selecting engaging and relevant artistic programs has become more difficult is the increased diversification of the American population. The public now has more diverse cultural tastes than ever before. "For more and more arts organizations, there is this pressure to diversify their programming because the public itself is diversifying," Brown says.
This pressure has become a major source of tension for many arts organizations. "It's causing a lot of stress because organizations get stuck in programming formulas that are decades old, and many organizations are not having a conversation about how to develop new product lines," says Brown. "Breaking free of that construct and speaking to a more diverse public is very difficult. The ecology of experimentation is not producing change fast enough."
Adding to the challenge of program diversification is the fact that most arts organizations don't want to have the conversation at all. "Generally in our field, there is not a lot of dialogue about artistic core," Brown says. "It's not an easy discussion to have. Funders are sensitive because they don't want to influence programming for fear of being branded as manipulative or coercive. Artistic directors shy away from it because they don't want the board looking at their creative process."
One solution Brown proposes is a shift in focus and responsibility at the governance level. Though he realizes involving boards in the programming process is controversial because traditionally this has been a sole responsibility of the artistic staff, Brown believes the board should take an active role in determining overall goals of programming choices. "I don't think the board should be involved with program decision making, but I do think they need to have a policy about outcomes," says Brown. "To what ends do we offer programs? What are we trying to accomplish in our community? If there's a policy frame around programming, then the artistic staff can use this as a guide in making their program decisions."
By encouraging conversations about outcomes between the artistic staff and the board, arts organizations foster a more integrated and unified approach towards programming. "The absence of this dialogue about outcomes is where I think a lot of arts groups and artistic directors have problems," Brown says. "Unless there's a high level programming conversation happening, when ticket sales go south, someone loses their job because there's no integration of board policy and program objectives. This approach makes it everyone's job to own programming risks because it's part of the policy."
Moving forward, Brown hopes to see this shift of governance focus, but he also hopes to see arts organizations develop what he calls "ecological thinking." "I hope arts managers and artists will embrace this idea of seeing themselves as a part of this larger ecology of interdependent organizations and people," Brown says. "I think this encourages everyone to start acting like their collective well-being depends on the health of the overall ecology, and not just their own organizations. We need to remember we are all in this together."


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In the wake of the shooting deaths at an elementary school in Newtown, Conn., changes are being made in the Cuyahoga Falls City School Districts safety plans.
Cuyahoga Falls City Schools Superintendent Dr. Todd Nichols said his administrative team met with the Falls Police on Monday, Dec. 17, and have identified three additional levels of security that will be implemented.
our buildings have been far too accessible; thus, each building principal has been asked to identify one point of entry and to institute procedures to monitor the entrance said Nichols in a AlertNow phone message that was also posted on the districts Facebook page. Second, our staff is being asked to lock and close their doors during instruction and to open their doors during passing time. As we have seen, tragedy happens in those classrooms that are easily accessible. Third, we will continue to allocate resources such that our video surveillance systems can be upgraded and monitored.
Nichols said there will be an increased presence of our Cuyahoga Falls Police Department throughout the week, and added he hoped the increased presence provides our students, staff, and parents greater peace of mind.
Nichols encouraged residents to work together and alert district officials if they notice anything suspicious, hear anything suspicious, or have any suggestions for us.
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DETROIT - The Financial Advisory Board for the city of Detroit has unanimously voted to support starting the clock on deciding whether an emergency financial manager is needed in the city.
The board met Monday and said the growing deficit in the city is alarming. It is expected to be $326 million by the end of the year, and it is expected to balloon to $376 million in 2013.
Related: Detroit mayor continues financial plan despite likely EFM
It's unclear how things will look in 2014, but as of right now, reductions are not even expected until 2015.
"I'm saying if you can only balance revenue and expenses in 2014, you should close the door today," said Financial Advisory Board member Darrel Burk.
Related: Michigan leaders craft emergency manager alternative
State Treasurer Andy Dillon says he's ready to sit down with the city and work on getting the $30 million he's withholding.
"December's milestones were a little more difficult, and today I will go sit down with Chris (the city's project manager) and work through exactly what he is going to ask of council... and how much cash they are going to need to get through the end of December," said Dillon.
Detroit Mayor Dave Bing reacted to Monday's vote with disappointment.
"Everybody talks about partnership, and I'm not so sure that's what we have at this point," said Bing.
Read more: Detroit likely gets emergency financial manager early 2013
A special meeting will be held with Detroit City Council Tuesday to go to work on the milestones the city couldn't get to, and which is leading to that $30 Million being held.
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Mark Boyle's new show is not a call-in show, though he said you could send questions to the show's twitter account, @PacersWeekly , and he has several guests lined up including Vogel, Mike Breen, and Quinn Buckner.
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Mark Boyle's new show is not a call-in show, though he said you could send questions to the show's twitter account, @PacersWeekly , and he has several guests lined up including Vogel, Mike Breen, and Quinn Buckner.
Alright! Pacers getting some love from the local radio. I swear i was gonna start boycotting this station if I had to hear another 3 hour show from DD and JMV about the worst team in football. Even last year after the Colts season was done, they would still spend have their shows talking about the Colts, right in the middle of the NBA season.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
Anyone know if this will be available via podcast?
Ask them on twitter. If it's on 1070 I would imagine. The Jim O'Brien Show was available on podcast up until it's demise.
I like to think we've covered the Pacers pretty damn well since the lockout ended. Colts have probably gotten more time dedicated to them because their season is currently on-going, while the Pacers hadn't yet started up. But I bet in the upcoming weeks, our shows will start gearing more towards Pacers and local college basketball.
I've been looking for a podcast of this but can't find it. Anyone know where it is or have a copy?
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
But it seems like your station's daily shows seem to mention the Pacers in passing in contrast to the depth that you will cover an up comming Colts loss.
You build your entire week discussing the up coming Colts games, spending segments on the other teams QB or defense, and you'll have analysts on discussing the match up every week.
We be great if you could spend that kind of effort on the Pacers. Talk about the opposing teams and the match ups. Bring on an analyst or 2 to break down the games. Analyze the wins and losses. As opposed to the usual one or 2 bylines about this or that game.
You can't get champagne from a garden hose.
You go where the audience is. And right now, the audience is stuck on the freaking Colts.
Same reason IU generally gets more coverage than Purdue.
Ironically probably half the reason Boyle won't do call-ins. Half the audience would want to talk Colts and how Jim Caldwell is the devil incarnate on a Pacers show!
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"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
Boyle, if you're reading this, I have to ask:
On a recent radio appearance, you refused to take call-ins in somewhat of an awkward way that JMV called you out on. You're also not taking calls for this show.
What's the thinking behind this?
Far be it from me to speak for Mark, but I've heard him address this before. Callers to sports talk radio show don't add much to the proceeding. Hopefully Mark will chime in.
My opinion is I completely agree with Mark. I would much rather have a decent media person interview coaches than callers. I think the best sports talk shows are those that don't take calls. I just don't find they add much and they usually subtract from the show. There might be an exception once in a great while.
He does take questions from Twitter, though.
I'm sure if/when he sees this he'll answer for himself, but I think removing the call-in aspect makes for a much better show. You don't have to screen callers, you don't have the show grind to a halt every time a caller stammers, loses connection/signal, is nervous, slow, etc. Plus as Unclebuck points out you now don't have to worry about bad questions or otherwise comments that don't really enhance the show.
I also think going to Twitter instead is superior because now instead of screening callers Boyle just has to pick a Tweet off of his iPad/iPhone, and instead of hoping the caller is calm, clear, and articulate, you have a professional radio man reading the words instead. Keeps things humming along nicely.
There is some loss when you don't have call-in, because every once in a while you get someone asking the hard questions that the host won't ask. I'm not sure how you balance keeping the idiots out without also getting rid of the ability for someone NOT dependent on access to the team/ownership to ask the questions that need asking.
A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Or throw in a first-round pick and flip it for a max-level point guard...
They've been talking about the Pacers more and if they were to talk about the Colts, it'd be to make fun of them.
In 49 states it's just basketball, but this is Indiana!
I'm not one to call in and ask a question, but I do think that a savvy audience can bring out good content from a guest. It seems a bit brash to not allow any call-ins as an overarching rule. It seems more level-headed to say "no crappy/non-prepared calls".
A better screening process (perhaps instigated on Twitter?) seems better than nothing at all. My guess is that many of the posters here on PD would have really great questions of guests if the process was structured to screen the puffball callers. A process that might result in no call-ins for a given night.
Uncle Buck has accurately stated my feelings on the matter. And as far as asking the necessary questions is concerned, I would respectfully submit that my track record over the years suggests that I am more willing than most to address such issues.


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A one thousand-year-old history lesson awaits those who would deem the cutting edge wicked
Damascus steel was forged using a process of carbon doping iron in a smelting and quenching process. This steel became famous almost a thousand years ago; it was said a Damascus sword would cut through falling silk, a rock, and then another piece of silk while still keeping its razor sharp edge.
The ability to make the Damascus steel was lost with the ages. Blademasters would often take the secret of the forging process to the grave rather than reveal its mysteries. Many were persecuted as heretics, others heralded as deities.
A study by a University of Wisconsin-Madison revealed that
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. Professor Dietram Scheufele attributes this repugnance for technology to American reliance on religion.
It's easy to say that perhaps the 1,000 Americans surveyed are just not that bright. Scheufele disagrees, stating, "They are rejecting it based on religious beliefs. The issue isn't about informing these people. They are informed."
Scheufele believes that Americans who disprove of nanotechnology do not want humans "playing God." That is, man manipulating structures of one nanometer, one billionth of a meter, is akin to God manipulating the forces of the universe.
In 2006 German researcher Peter Paufler discovered (with the aid of a sub-nanotechnology, the electron microscope) that a four hundred-year-old Damascus steel sword
gained its incredible properties from carbon nanotube structures within the blade's edge
. Fifteen years earlier NEC created the world's first synthetic nanotube. One year later it was awarded the patent for one of the sharpest materials on earth,
a plasma polished carbon nanotube blade
Science has always bordered on the fence of terrifying and mysterious. Civilization lost the secrets of Damascus steel making when then modern thinkers deemed it a practice of
deus ex hominis.
Attempting to describe the morality of natural phenomena leads to an exercise in natural fallacy. Not once, in the history of mankind, has science ever been proven immoral -- and conversely -- nor has it ever been proven moral either.
Will society deitize nano-researchers as modern day Damascus blademasters, or will it learn to look beyond the meta-ethics of natural phenomena for a change?
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During Black History Month, I've been highlighting at least one black woman each day on the Saints, Sisters, and Sluts Facebook page. I share other people's posts, but I've made an effort to post at least one woman each day that is new to me or that I've learned something new about, and I've learned so much. However, there are people who follow the blog or follow me on twitter that don't see the Facebook posts, so I decided to post that information here as well. It will also give me a handy place to refer to, because some of these women I want to learn more about, possibly for future blog posts.
All of the women I've posted have been African Americans. I didn't necessarily intend it to be that way, Canada and Britain celebrate as well, there are two women Presidents in Africa now, and black women who have won the Nobel Peace Prize recently, but there is so much of my own country's history that I still don't know, so I just went where my search led me. There are many more women who could be highlighted, 28 days just isn't enough. I'm going to break this up into several posts to keep them relatively short and readable. Please comment and let me know who your favorites are or more information about these women.
Maggie Lena Walker
Maggie Lena Walker (1864 – 1934) was an African-American business woman. She was the first woman to charter a bank in the US and the first female bank president. Working with the Independent Order of St. Luke, she established a newspaper, The St. Luke Herald, and chartered the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank.
Maggie Walker worked to create tangible improvements in the lives of women and African Americans. She also was an example for people with disabilities later in life when she was confined to a wheelchair. The Maggie L. Walker Governor's School for Government and International Studies in Richmond, VA is named for her and her home was designated a National Historic Site and opened as a museum in 1985.
Edith Spurlock Sampson
Edith Spurlock Sampson (1898 – 1979) left school at 14 because of family financial difficulties. She cleaned and de-boned fish at a fish market, but was able to return to school and graduate. She went on to study social work at the New York School of Social Work, then went to law school while working full time as a social worker.
After graduating from John Marshall Law School, she opened a law office and worked with the Juvenile Court system and as a probation officer. In 1927, she became the first woman to receive a Master of Laws from Loyola University's graduate program and passed the Illinois bar exam. In 1934 she was admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of the US. Sampson was the first black woman elected as a judge in the state of Illinois, was the first African-American appointed as a delegate to the United Nations, and was the first African American US representative to NATO.
Audrey Forbes Manley
Audrey Forbes Manley (b. 1934) is an American pediatrician and public health administrator. After graduating from Spelman College and Meharry Medical College, she began a distinguished career that included private practice and becoming chief of medical services at Grady Memorial Hospital's Emory University Family Planning Clinic. Manley began her career in Public Health in 1976 eventually becoming US Deputy Surgeon General and acting Surgeon General from 1995 to 1997 when she became the President of her alma mater Spelman College.
Rosa Parks
February 4th of this year would have been Rosa Park's 100th birthday. Most of us are familiar with her act of civil disobedience in 1955, when she refused to give up her seat in the 'colored' section of the bus to a white man, sparking the Montgomery Bus Boycott. But Parks was more than a demure seamstress, she had been an active participant in the fight for civil rights since 1943. She also endured many hardships due to her involvement in the movement. She and her husband eventually moved to Detroit MI to try to find work. Jeanne Theoharis, political science professor at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York, has written a new biography of Rosa Parks which sounds excellent, The Rebellious Life of Mrs. Rosa Parks. She gave a presentation about Rosa Parks which you can view online.
Elizabeth Jennings
One hundred years before Rosa Parks refused to leave her seat on the bus, Elizabeth Jennings insisted on her right to ride on a street car in NYC. When she was removed, she filed a law suit. Future President Chester Arthur won the case and the street cars of the city were integrated as a result. See Patricia Dolton's blog post for more information. Not much is known about her later life. She was a teacher, church organist, and she opened the first kindergarten for black children in NYC.
Leontyne Price
Leontyne Price is an American soprano with an exquisite voice. Although Price wasn't the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera, she was the first to sing many different roles at the Met and to build an opera career in the US and in Europe. When she debuted on January 27, 1961, the final ovation was 35 minutes, one of the longest in the history of the Met. Prior to this she had developed her reputation in Europe including being the first African American to sing a leading role in Italy's great opera house, the Teatro alla Scala in Milan. Her many awards include the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the National Medal of Arts, and 19 Grammy Awards, including a Lifetime Achievement Award..
Plácido Domingo wrote, "The power and sensuousness of Leontyne's voice were phenomenal–the most beautiful Verdi soprano I have ever heard."
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority
The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority was founded by 22 women from Howard University in 1913. Their first public act was to march in the Women's Suffrage March on March 3, 1913. The participation of African American women in 1913 was controversial, but this year ΔΣθ is sponsoring the march on March 3, 2013 to commemorate the Centennial of the 1913 march which changed the tide of the women's suffrage movement. The National Women's History Museum invites you to join them.
Regarding their decision to march in the Suffrage Parade in 1913, founder Florence Letcher Toms commented, "We marched that day in order that women might come into their own, because we believed that women not only needed an education, but they needed a broader horizon in which they may use that education. And the right to vote would give them that privilege."
A sisterhood of more than 300,000 predominantly Black college-educated women, the sorority currently has over 1,000 chapters located in the United States, England, Japan (Tokyo and Okinawa), Germany, the Virgin Islands, Bermuda, the Bahamas and the Republic of Korea. (from Wikipedia)
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Recent anecdotal reports from school districts suggest an increase in marijuana possession and consumption among young people, especially after the passage of Initiative 502, which legalizes small quantities of the drug for people age 21 and older. Below is a statement from State Superintendent Randy Dorn on what the law means to public schools.
The passage of I-502 changes nothing in public schools in Washington state. Certain drugs, including marijuana, continue to be illegal on school property and to anyone younger than 21 years old.
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Soybean futures touched a one-month high Tuesday on fresh export demand from China and concerns about dry weather in South American soy regions, traders said.
Corn futures were roughly unchanged but wheat turned lower on profit-taking after rising to a one-month top.
At the Chicago Board of Trade as of 10:30 a.m. CST (1630 GMT), CBOT March soybeans were up 21-3/4 cents at $14.51 per bushel after reaching $14.53-3/4, the contract's highest level since Dec. 19.
March wheat was down 11 cents at $7.80-1/4 per bushel, retreating after hitting a one-month high at $7.99-3/4. March corn was up 1/2 cent at $7.28 a bushel.
Soybeans advanced after the U.S. Department of Agriculture said private exporters reported sales of 120,000 tonnes of optional origin soybeans to China for delivery in 2013/14.
Analysts said the profit margins for crushing soybeans in China have improved, encouraging processors to book additional cargoes.
"There is talk that China is back in, shopping for February and March," said Roy Huckabay at the Linn Group, a Chicago brokerage, adding that cash basis values for soybeans had firmed in some U.S. locations.
Additional support stemmed from rumors that Brazil has over-booked soybean sales, along with concerns about infrastructure limitations in that country, which is projected as the world's top soybean producer and supplier for the 2012/13 marketing year.
Analysts have expressed concern that Brazil may not be able to move its expected record-large soybean harvest to port in a timely manner.
"It looks like they (Brazil) are over-booked for February," said Jeff Thompson, a broker at ABN AMRO in Chicago. "A big buy program all at once doesn't work well, and the weather is dry for the next 10 days down there," Thompson added.
Rains will fall over Brazil's northeast and the main center-west soy belt this week, while the southern producing states should remain dry for a second straight week, local meteorologist Somar said on Monday.
CBOT wheat fell on profit-taking after rising in five of the previous six sessions. Wheat has drawn support from a worsening drought across the U.S. grain belt and dryness in parts of Argentina and Brazil.
"The main issue in North America is the dryness in the southern Plains," said John Dee, a meteorologist at Global Weather Monitoring.
Dee said it would be dry in the Plains and Midwest this week followed by light precipitation of 0.20 inch to 0.60 inch early next week then it would turn dry again.
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Getting Some Bass Fishing In
Have no fear everyone, I have been out fishing a little bit. I am just getting to blog about the times out now. My wife got her knee operated on two weeks ago. I know what you are all thinking. Did she not know it was fishing season??? Really, I do not think she knew Just kidding honey I have been doing my best to take care of her and things around the house while she is recuperating. Yes, the house is still standing and the kids and dog have been fed.
I have been able to get out fishing a little bit as of late. Last week, Glenn, Chris, and I went to the Oromocto River to try some bass and pickerel fishing. We put in at the campground on French Lake that connects to the river system. As soon as we arrived we realized the water levels were actually very high. We thought since it was a pretty easy winter that the levels would have been lower. We went up the river system stopping where we thought there should be some bass. There are many downed trees that sit in the water on this river. We did not have any luck at all on the river for bass all day long. Since this was happening, we decided to to some little inlets to see if there were any pickerel sitting in the weeds or grass. This was the middle of May so there were not many weeds yet but there was a little grass growing in places. We found this one inlet and we fished it for a little bit. We each caught a few little pickerel and then decided to keep going up the system. On the way back down we decided to try this place again. Chris was on fire using a bubblegum colored senko. Before we left the inlet he caught the two biggest pickerel of the day. Glenn and I were happy to watch and take pictures I would say it will be a good three weeks before the water drops to good levels to fish for bass properly. Perhaps they were not even in the system yet? We are fairly new to this river and have lots to learn about it.
It was quite a slow day fishing-wise but it was great to spend the afternoon on the water with Glenn and Chris.
This past Friday night after work, the three of us decided to walk the Canaan River trying for bass. Glenn had tried the river a couple of times during the week and had some luck. It was a great night for fishing as the weather was very nice. We started at the bridge and made our way down the river until it was close to dark. Again, it was a slow night fishing. I caught my first bass of the season, which was nice but we did not get much else besides that. Again, itr was nice to walk the river. The water level was good. We were able to walk it with ease.
Glenn and I went back to the same spot Sunday morning. We arrived at 6am and we fished until 8:30 as Glenn had to be home. We did not see any fish at all. The water levels dropped a bit from Friday night. Glenn and I tried different baits but mainly stayed with top-water lures. When I got home I texted Glenn to see if he wanted to go back for an evening fish. I told him we should try the other spot a little farther down the system……and boy am I glad we did. This stretch is deeper than at the bridge area. We got in the water and started walking down the river, each taking a side. Again, we both used top-water poppers. Along this stretch of the river we each caught 4 bass. All eight bass were quite small but we were both very happy just to finally get into some bass. We continued down the river and talked to a guy who was fishing from sure. As we got closer he asked if I was the guy who did the blog. He said I looked familiar. I thought that was pretty cool. We talked for a bit and then we continued down the river. It was on this stretch that we finally got into some nice-sized bass. We each caught two of these bass. We both really enjoy fishing top water baits because you get to see the bass hit the baits. It was getting dark by this time so we fished back up river a little bit and then walked back to the car.
It is my experience that the bass stay in this stretch of river until the end of June, so we hope to fish it a handful more times before that date. This was definitely our best night of bass fishing so far. We each ended up catching 7 bass each.
I hope all of you are getting some success with your spring fishing, no matter what species you are going after. Leave a comment and let me know. Until next time, tight lines.
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Get out the fire hoses, folks. Theatre XP: Summer Stage's season finale, Lanford Wilson's "Burn This," literally lights a fire on stage. This climactic moment takes real effort to achieve -- on the part of the actors and the production staff and on the part of the audience as well -- so if you're looking for mindless summertime vacation fluff, you probably won't take to this show. Anyone looking for intelligent theater, however, is strongly urged to attend.
"Burn This" is categorized by the playwright (and others) as a contemporary love story. Being probably a little long in the tooth to be considered contemporary, I nevertheless know that a romance with no conflict is a romance between at least one, if not two, comatose individuals. Yet Wilson arguably takes conflict and contrast a bit far.
But the skill of Matt Hollis Hulsey and Melody Moore, in the roles of Pale and Anna, help bring the play to a satisfying if not ecstatic conclusion.
And oh, what skills. Hulsey as the character Jimmy, aka Pale, brother of the roommate recently deceased in a boating accident, is probably the year's most spectacular find in the local theater department. After a solid but only moderately outstanding performance in "Conch Republic, The Musical," he reappeared superbly as the academic Nick, the most sane character in Summer Stage's superb opener, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" In "Burn This" he tears the roof off the Red Barn as the guy you love to hate and then, amazingly, the guy you understand and are even -- maybe -- able to root for in love.
As Anna, Melody Moore is excellent, indeed heart-rending. In this play she has a chance to be softer, more vulnerable than in her previous central roles as the strong and/or brittle women in "At Last Light," "Dinner" and "Person of Interest." The softness somehow suits her well. In theater there's something called playing to type; a cruder description is type casting. Moore is neither a modern-dance choreographer nor a New Yorker but in "Burn This" she plays a role that seems to emanate from her skin.
So too, it seems, does Bob Bowersox, again doing able quadruple duty as founder and co-producer of Summer Stage and director as well as supporting actor of this production. But Michael Aaglan, as Anna's gay roommate Larry, and especially Hulsey are clearly creating people beyond themselves, finding the essence of character acting. Hulsey is over the top in his creation of an ambiguously threatening, gun-toting, philandering, working-class New Jersey homophobe. It is a brilliant performance, worth the price of admission.
"Burn This" upholds the high standards that the company has set for acting (especially acting) as well as in production. Audiences are given the gifts of laughter, thought and emotion. The show runs through July 27.


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Anthopoulos confident in signing top Draft picks
TORONTO -- The Blue Jays appear to be closing in on agreements with their top picks from the 2014 First-Year Player Draft.
Right-hander Jeff Hoffman (No. 9) and catcher Max Pentecost (No. 11) remain unsigned, but general manager Alex Anthopoulos appears confident that will change in the near future.
"They're going very well, we're very optimistic," Anthopoulos said when asked about the state of negotiations. "We feel very confident that they will get done. They're not done yet, but it definitely looks [good]."
Toronto has officially signed six of its 11 picks from the first 10 rounds of the Draft. The only other players who have yet to agree to a deal are left-hander Nick Wells (third round), left-hander Grayson Huffman (sixth round) and outfielder Zack Zehner (seventh round).
Anthopoulos' confidence will come as welcome news to Blue Jays fans. The club was unable to sign its first-round pick in two of the past three years after Tyler Beede and Phil Bickford opted to go to college instead of turning pro.
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POLICE have launched an appeal for witnesses after a house was burgled in North Boarhunt.
The incident took place at a large house during March 10 between 2.30-5.15pm while the homeowner, a 44-year-old woman, was out.
They smashed a window to get in before taking £6,000 worth of jewellery.
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