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With their conventional high-speed steel milling cutters, Kline Tool and Die experienced a series of problems producing critical axial grooves in steel tubings. The cutters were ganged up in two sets of four to perform the milling operation. The grooves, cut into the edges of the tubing slit lengthwise, form mating parts of a tongue and groove joint when the halves are fit back together. The workpiece forms a soil core sampler used in geological drilling. The mating halves must come apart so field workers can withdraw the sample core. So, accuracy over the entire 28-inch length of cut is critical.
Cycle time, tool life, and cut repeatability were poor. When the Phillipsburg, Pennsylvania shop first started making the workpiece, their customer specified a soft Rc 6 steel. Gradually, hardness specifications increased, as the customer sought a more durable product. Over time, they went to a heat-treated Rc 21 steel, and eventually to Rc 30. The harder, heat-treated steel demanded higher cutting forces, which pushed the original milling cutters to their limit. Kline had to switch out all four cutters after one pass, compelling them to stock three spare sets. Tool resharpening alone was costing $5,000 per year. Furthermore, they couldn't improve on speeds and feeds without compromising precision even further and overloading the machining center.
That's when president Mike Kline looked into a tooling switch. After considering several alternatives, he selected the CoroMill 331 indexable side and face milling cutters from Sandvik Coromant (Fair Lawn, New Jersey) with high-positive rake cutting. As a result, Kline boosted throughput 2:1, reduced cutter inventory by half and has a straighter, better-finished end-product. They also got payback on their retooling investment in only six months.
Kline is a tool and die shop serving the drilling industry for 17 years. They make parts for drill rigs, oil and gas wells, and blast-hole rigs.
Let's examine how they benefited from the tooling modernization.
To make a soil core sampler, Kline starts with deliberately out-of-round 4130 annealed, heat-treated Rc 30 steel tubing 2½ inches in diameter and 30 inches long. The tube is cut in half lengthwise. Both halves are fixtured and all four edges are milled simultaneously so that when they are mated, the finished tube shape is exactly round, with a two-inch diameter. ACME threads are machined onto each end.
Previously, to cut the axial groove on one half of the tubing, Kline ganged two sets of high-speed steel milling cutters on a single spindle, 50-taper Cincinnati 20VC. The other half of the tubing got an axial tongue matched to the groove. The groove's internal dimensions are ¼-inch deep, 28 inches long, ¼-inch wide.
Edges of the high speed steel cutters wore out within six to seven minutes of cutting the 30 Rc steel. To maintain dynamic balance, all four cutters had to be changed out together and shipped off-site for resharpening. In addition to the stoppages for cutter sharpening, there were also stoppages for breakage. These were serious because breakage of one cutter entailed the replacement of all four cutters, to ensure there was no overload on any single cutter in the set.
To compound matters, Kline experienced tool axial runout causing grooves that weren't always straight. This made it difficult to match the two machined halves.
Maximum speed was 50-70 rpm, feed was 5-6 ipm, and cutting speed was 80-100 sfpm. Cycle time was 24 minutes per part.
Now, Kline is ganging up three sets of two CoroMill 331 facemill cutters on the same Cincinnati 20VC and achieving approximately five times higher machine speeds, feeds and cutting speeds — 270 rpm, 30 ipm, 400 sfpm, respectively. Instead of having to resharpen the tools after one pass, they merely index to another edge after two passes. With the CoroMill 331 inserts in grade GC4030, they get four edges from each insert.
"Cycle time is half of what it used to be," says Mr. Kline. "We now produce one part in 12 minutes. And the parts are 25-30 percent straighter than before." Total savings from capacity gains, longer tool life, lower tool inventory and lower machining cost per part are approximately $80,000 per year.
Groove straightness is a result of the CoroMill 331's design. Kline is able to precision set the tool for accuracy. Repeatability is high due to the precise lock-in feature, a spring loaded cassette ensures smooth adjustment, and precision serrations provide firm mounting and security. A locking wedge screw facilitates quick and safe clamping of the cassette.
Kline also invested in a Varilock shank mounting system for added stability and security. In fact, Mr. Kline attributes their ability to maintain a straight, dimensionally consistent groove to the CoroMill/Varilock combination. "The secret to getting minimal axial runout lies in the stability of the cutting edge," he says. "We're getting that stability with the CoroMill 331, as well as repeatability." A locating pin limits setting ranges to provide maximum security, precision and safety within the total setting range.
In addition to other tongue and groove jobs, Kline uses grade GC4030 inserts for light (WL) and general purpose medium to heavy (WM) milling of low alloy, HB 180 steels. The Waveline insert geometry and top surface features high positive rake to reduce cutting forces and divert hot chips away from the insert body. Cutting forces are directed to the best supported portion of the insert for further control. The insert's aluminum oxide coatings are resistant to sticky materials and BUE formation, which are common with heat-treated steels, such as the Rc 30 steel used for Kline's core samplers. These inserts are effective whether milling wet or dry.
There were a few pleasant surprises with the changeover. One of them was the higher than expected increase in feed rate. "Quite frankly, I would have been delighted with a 3:1 improvement to 18 ipm feed rate," says Mr. Kline. "We're at 30 ipm right now."
Kline got the 5:1 feed improvement as a result of a recommendation from Sandvik to adjust the chip thickness. "Keith Stroup told us to get an optimal chip thickness for the 30 ipm," states Mr. Kline. "We increased our setting by at least 400 percent, and it worked like a charm," he adds.
Kline has been standardizing on Sandvik tooling for milling and other operations since 1993. They have purchased the CoroMill 200 system to create blind pockets for gear housing. The tooling, which replaced a mill drill, cut cycle time 8:1. They have also implemented the Q-Cut system for parting and grooving.
Plans for the future are to expand utilization of the CoroMill 331 system to a family of core sampler parts and also generate ACME threads with the same tool. "Right now we're only limited by our fixturing system," explains Mr. Kline. "Once we redesign our holding fixture, I believe we can increase speeds and feeds another 30 percent." MMS


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Wouldn't you know it - two big U.S. hockey markets in the Stanley Cup final, and the TV news is pretty positive?
Here are a few tidbits from the league's latest release on the ratings:
"The overnight rating of a 4.0 and 7 share for last night's Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final on NBC was up 54 percent over last year's Game 5 (2.6, Detroit-Pittsburgh) and earned the best non-overtime Game 5 rating in eight years (Carolina-Detroit, 4.5, 2002 on ABC). In 2008, Detroit and Pittsburgh played a three-overtime Game 5 that generated a 4.3.
"The three-game overnight rating average on NBC of a 3.6 is the best on network television for the Stanley Cup final in eight years and a 29 percent increase over last year (2.8)."
In Canada, the figures are up, too:
"Through four games, the Final on CBC is averaging 2.83 million viewers, a 54 percent increase over last year (1.84 million)."
I'm told that may have a little to do with the revised way viewers are accounted for these days, but it's impressive nonetheless. Who knew the Flyers-Blackhawks would outdraw Crosby v. the Red Wings?
As for the top markets in the U.S., the NHL has helpfully provided those, too:
Top 10 Markets (rating/share)
1. Chicago 26.0/41 2. Philadelphia 19.7/28 3. Buffalo 10.6/15 4. Pittsburgh 5.8/9 5 Detroit 4.2/6 6. Las Vegas 3.9/6 7. Minneapolis 3.8/7 8. Fort Myers 3.7/6 9. Milwaukee 3.6/6 T10. Denver 3.3/6 T10. Columbus 3.3/5 T10. West Palm 3.3/5
So, the two home markets are at the top in a big way, which is no surprise, and Buffalo is the top non-participant, which is also not a surprise. Pittsburgh, Detroit, Minnesota, Denver and Columbus are the other NHL markets tuning in.
The non-NHL markets are always interesting, too, given the ever-present talk of relocation and expansion, and I'm sure Gary Bettman perks up at seeing Vegas on the list.
The real driver of ratings in the U.S., however, will always be the local markets, which is why the league loves to have two cities like Chicago and Philadelphia there in the finals. (Even M.J. is watching.)
Had Montreal and San Jose squeaked through the conference finals, we'd be talking about a U.S. ratings story of a different sort, I'm sure.

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Metroid Prime
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"The best transition of a franchise into 3D. Ever."
The Metroid game franchise has always been one of my favorites, and I believe it's because of one thing: the gameplay style of these games revolves around the simple act of exploration. The whole idea was that you have to look around the in-game world and, quite simply, search for something new to do or somewhere new to go. When you got there, usually you found a powerup of some sorts that enabled you to explore a previously out-of-reach area. The fun factor behind the game was that it rewarded you for exploring. It baffled my mind back in the NES days of Metroid, all through my Metroid II days, and as I enjoyed the masterpiece of Super Metroid, how such a simple idea could be so damned fun.
Well, it is.
Whoever was lucky enough to be drawn in by this simple yet brilliant idea (and it was quite a large number of people) were addicted from the moment they first played. Super Metroid, the last game to be released (almost 8 years ago), was considered by some not only to be the best game in the series, or on the system, but to be the best game ever released. I wholeheartedly agree.
All through the Nintendo 64 era, fans begged and begged for a new installment, hoping to finally play Metroid in 3D. Developers were reluctant to step forward and take up the challenge, mainly because some of the idea behind Metroid was its platforming aspect, and most 3D platform games turned out to be absolutely horrible. Luckily, Retro Studios (in association with Nintendo of Japan) stepped up to the challenge, and have created the best transition of a series into 3D that I have ever experienced. Metroid Prime is a masterpiece. Are you wondering why yet?
Simply put: the gameplay of Metroid Prime is what's going to draw you in. If you've ever played a Metroid game before, you know why that is. The game has this whole mood and feeling that makes you want to simply explore. You get to do a whole lot of that in this game. And when you get there, you'll discover something or earn something that will allow you to explore further somewhere else. Yes, there is backtracking in this game. A lot of it. But in a Metroid game, it doesn't feel like backtracking. It's not a chore like in some other games that require it to be done. And because of this, Metroid Prime has one huge world that, quite simply, is fun to travel across, no matter how many times you have to do it. Because when you get there, you know something good awaits.
The 3D engine created for Prime is one of the coolest and best 3D engines I have seen in a long time. It works absolutely perfectly for the series. It keeps that whole Metroid feeling that so many people liked about the previous games and lets you do it I full, beautiful 3D. It's been said before, and I'll say it again now, because I agree completely: Metroid Prime looks and feels like Super Metroid in 3D.
And the Morph-Ball mazes are back, and as fun as ever.
10 out of 10
The graphics of the Metroid games have always been perfectly tied in with the gameplay. Part of the gameplay is set in by the game's mood, and the mood that Metroid games gave been famous for were given to it by the graphics. Metroid Prime is no exception. The game looks like Metroid should. It's absolutely beautiful. Samus's 3D model looks absolutely awesome. Most of the game is seen through Samus's visor (in a first-person mode, except for when in Morph Ball form, then it switches to third-person), and in both cases, it looks awesome. Samus's visor is transparent from the inside and displays all of her vital information on some type of a LCD screen (like energy, missiles, etc.). It's ingenious. There's also enough little details to amaze you: when Samus comes near some sort of heat or steam, her visor steams up for a few seconds, or when she emerges from water her visor has little droplets trace down from it. It's really cool to see in action. Excellent graphics overall.
10 out of 10
The sound is, to say the least, excellently done as well. It fits the whole theme of Metroid just about as well as any other Metroid game does. The sound effects sound just like you'd imagine they would. The music, thankfully, is absolutely awesome. You'll find some classic tunes in here, remixed, and they sound sweet. You'll also hear some new music, which not only fits with the game well, but it sounds really neat too. Could it have been better? Maybe, maybe not. As it is now, however, it's good enough.
9 out of 10
This is where most Metroid games falter. And I'm not going to lie to you: Metroid Prime's story isn't much to behold, at least not at first. Sadly, this is where most gamers will get tired of the game. They'll play only so far, because they don't feel motivated to keep going and quite simply, it isn't as fun. As you get further into it, however, a story actually kicks in. It surprised me, too. You're just walking along, and suddenly you stumble on a sort of ''ruins''. Exploring this area will start to reveal a storyline to you. I don't want to say anything more about it, because the simple fact that a Metroid game has a halfway decent storyline in it is a miracle. It's fun to discover what's going on in this strange world. It's by far the best storyline in a Metroid game ever (however, that's not really saying much).
6 out of 10
Lasting Appeal-----
Most Metroid games are fun to replay through them once you've completed them once (I've gone through Super Metroid at least 15 to 20 times, and, quite simply, it becomes more fun each time), and this is no exception. What's more, the game rewards you with a ''hard mode'' after you complete it once. That right there is enough to make you play it at least one more time. But trust me: You'll want to keep playing long after that.
The game is a bit challenging, no question, and that's sure to turn some players away. But believe me: figuring out what to do is fun. And actually doing it feels even better.
How long is the game? There have been claims of 20-30 hours of gameplay here, and I find those numbers to be accurate. One thing that you may notice is that the in-game timer (found on the file select screen) is not as accurate as one may hope. Well, maybe it actually is: As far as I can tell, it only counts the time that you're actually in control of Samus. Pause time, in-game cut scenes, viewing the map, whatever it may be: it simply doesn't count it. If you finish the game and the timer says something around 15 hours, in reality you've played it much more than that. And you don't need 100% to beat it: 100% is obtained from collecting every item, from missiles to energy tanks. Searching for all of these items is sure to extend playtime a good 25% or so, possibly more.
And no, there's no multiplayer. But that does not factor into my overall score for Lasting Appeal, as Metroid games are single-player games at heart.
9 out of 10
If you're planning on renting this game, trust me on this: you can't possibly get the full potential of this game from a rental. If you consider yourself a Metroid fan, you must but it. You'll be playing it over and over because it's so darned fun.
I personally could not be more pleased with the final product. I wondered, exactly how would Metroid work in 3D? Trust me: it worked absolutely perfectly. Don't let the fact that the game is single-player only turn you away: in my opinion, multi-player wouldn't work because of the targeting system. And this is not First-Person Shooter, more of a First-Person Adventure. Whoever claims otherwise is simply wrong.
This game rocks. Play it now.
10 out of 10
Reviewer's Rating: 5.0 - Flawless
Originally Posted: 11/21/02, Updated 11/21/02
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Jon Bon Jovi Turns The Big 5-0! [VIDEOS]
Today is Jon Bon Jovi's 50th birthday! Hard to believe he's been rockin' for as long as he has and still eye candy to us girls! I thought this would be the perfect time to take a look back at some great Bon Jovi videos! Enjoy!
Here are some of my favorites. What's your favorite Bon Jovi song?
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1984? Ok, I can't help but feel a little old watching this one. Where did the time
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Jon looks better now then back in the 80's!
Happy Birthday JON!!!!


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"People who are suffering from burnout tend to describe the sensation in metaphors of emptiness — they're a dry teapot over a high flame, a drained battery that can no longer hold its charge."
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My goodness, that describes my life with my current job. No pony for me.
Don't know about jobs, as such, but that describes my life at the moment: drained and worn out. But without helping others very much at all.
This is from head-butting a road nearly a year ago. I strongly recommend NOT doing that.


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WASHINGTON, Feb. 11, 2013 /Christian Newswire --
The National Right to Life Committee, the oldest and largest pro-life organization in the United States, is calling for the defeat of a Texas bill -- S.B. 303 -- that would allow doctors to impose "Do Not Resuscitate (DNR)" orders on patients even if doing so would violate the patient's express wishes.
"Texas S.B. 303 violates the most fundamental tenet of patient autonomy by allowing doctors to strip patients (or their surrogates), of the right to dictate their wishes with regard to CPR," said Burke Balch, J.D., director of National Right to Life's Powell Center for Medical Ethics. "Texas S.B. 303 gives doctors the unilateral authority to deny CPR, thus imposing involuntary death on patients, with little recourse for patients or their surrogates to seek relief from an imposed DNR order."
Under the bill, sponsored by State Senator Bob Deuell, Vice-Chair of the Texas Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, a doctor is authorized to impose a "DNR" order even over the protest of a patient or surrogate.
The bill provides that the most a patient or surrogate who wants the DNR removed can do is pay for "a second opinion at the patient's or surrogate's expense" and -- only after that "opinion has been obtained" -- appeal to the health care facility's ethics committee. If the patient should go into cardiopulmonary arrest in the meantime, the patient will suffer involuntary death without resuscitation. In some circumstances, the patient would be denied even the opportunity for a second medical opinion or resort to the facility committee.
"We appeal to anyone who cares about patient autonomy or the right to live to shine the light of outraged public opinion on this dangerous bill," Balch added.
National Right to Life's Powell Center for Medical Ethics has an analysis of S.B. 303 posted here.


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Rare opportunity where work , weather and wife allowed me a Sunday blast and I noticed a large number of riders who no longer nod , wave or flash lights. Is it the area I live (West Wales) or are other riders seeing this ?
Are we no longer (to quote Henry Cole) like-minded kindred spirits.


text: Floating Portuguese Pavilion at Venice Biennale 2013 by Joana Vasconcelos consists of an old Lisbon ferryboat transformed into a work of art. Titled 'Trafaria Praia' the ferry sails the Venice lagoon at regular intervals, addressing commonalities between Lisbon and Venice, namely their rich seafaring histories, which for centuries helped expand Europe's worldview. See all the Highlight from Venice Art Biennale 2013, curated by Yellowtrace. [Source: Trafaria Praia.] One Response Highlights from the 55th Venice Biennale 2013. June 29, 2013 […] Trafaria Praia (2013) is a project by Portuguese representative Joana Vasconcelos. Finding herself without an exhibition space, the artist transformed the exterior and the interior an old Portuguese ferry, fitted it out with her installation. This is such a fascinating and incredibly complex project. I urge you to have a look at the photos of it's making and the video. EPIC!! […] Reply Leave a Reply Cancel reply


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Christy Clark to B.C. oil patch workers: "come home to your province"
WATCH: The tumbling price of oil, layoffs in the oil patch and tougher economic times in Alberta could be B.C.'s gain. At least according to Christy Clark. Asa Rehman reports.
VICTORIA – Go West, oil worker. British Columbia Premier Christy Clark is telling employees who find themselves out of a job because of dropping oil prices that her province needs skilled workers.
Clark told delegates at the annual Truck Loggers Association convention on Thursday that governments and businesses worldwide are concerned about dropping oil prices.
READ MORE: Plunging oil prices prompt sudden rate cut from Bank of Canada
But she added that those declines won't sink B.C.'s targets for building liquefied natural gas plants, and weak oil markets could bring skilled workers back to her province.
B.C. needs workers for forestry, mining, construction and its proposed LNG plants, she said.
"Many workers from the oil sands who came from British Columbia will now be looking for work, so my call to them is come home," said Clark. "Come home, come home to your province where you were born and you want to raise your children."
Layoffs are expected in Alberta as energy companies start feeling the pressure of reduced oil revenues. Oil prices have fallen 50 per cent since last summer amid a glut of supply and 40 per cent just since the end of November.
READ MORE: Alberta's premier says 'Prices are not going to bounce back'
The premier said the B.C. government is considering placing billboard advertisements at the airport in Fort McMurray, Alta., calling former B.C. residents to return home for jobs.
"We are a poorer country when oil prices are low, but having said that there is an opportunity in it," said Clark.
"Many workers from the oil sands who come from B.C. will now be looking for work. We need them in forestry. We need them in mining. We need them in construction and soon we will need them in LNG."
Despite falling oil prices, Clark said her government remains confident B.C. will have at least three LNG export plants in operation within five years.
READ MORE: Christy Clark says LNG deal with Petronas is "done" despite construction delays
At least 18 LNG proposals are in the works in B.C., but no company has made a final investment decision to proceed with an LNG export plant. Clark's government says the LNG industry could create up to 100,000 jobs and could be a trillion-dollar economic opportunity with the potential to earn billions in revenues for the province.
The premier acknowledged energy companies are eyeing their bottom lines with concern as oil prices drop. But she said she remains convinced LNG will proceed in the province, and the government's target of three plants operating by 2020 will be met.
"When you look at declining oil prices, one of the things that we see is the script that we had for LNG is not going to proceed … in the way that we'd expected it to," she said. "It could change every week. We are still on track to meet our goal of three LNG plants."
The Opposition New Democrats said in a statement that Clark's previous boasts about LNG goals and targets are proving to be more hot air than reality.
The New Democrats pointed to a February 2013 statement from Clark that said: "The money is going to start coming in 2017, and we're going to have three plants up and running by 2020, the first one by 2015."
Clark said her government will table its third consecutive balanced budget next month. She said the budget will not include LNG revenue forecasts.


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Affiliation: Vanderbilt University
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- Improvements in medical school wellness and career counseling: A comparison of one-on-one advising to an Advisory College ProgramElizabeth Ann Sastre
Department of Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center East, 7th Floor, Suite 4, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
Med Teach 32:e429-35. 2010..Medical students have unmet needs in the areas of career and wellness advising...
- Teaching evidence-based medicine: Impact on students' literature use and inpatient clinical documentationElizabeth Ann Sastre
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
Med Teach 33:e306-12. 2011..Effective teaching of evidence-based medicine (EBM) to medical students is important for lifelong self-directed learning...
- Tracking medical students' clinical experiences using natural language processingJoshua C Denny
Department of Biomedical Informatics, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Eskind Biomedical Library, Room 442, 2209 Garland Ave, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
J Biomed Inform 42:781-9. 2009..The coupling of section header identification and concept identification holds promise for other natural language processing tasks, such as clinical research or phenotype identification...


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Oilers Agree to One-Year Deal With Goalie Ilya Bryzgalov
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(NEW YORK) — Desperate for goalie help, the Edmonton Oilers have deiced to sign Ilya Bryzgalov to a one-year contract.
Bryzgalov spent the last two seasons with the Philadelphia Flyers. After agreeing to a nine-year, $51 million deal with the team prior to the 2011-2012 season, he disappointed mightily. The team decided to buyout his remaining contract
Last sesaon, Bryzgalov was 19-17-3 with a 2.79 GAA. In 425 career games, he's gone 208-149-45 with a 2.55 GAA with Anaheim, Phoenix, and Philadelphia.
The Oilers are hoping Bryzgalov can provide a spark to the team's poor goaltending. At 4-11-2, the Oilers are in seventh place in the Pacific Division.
While their offense has struggled, it has been their goaltending that has truly been their downfall. They allow an average of 3.8 goals per game, which ranks 30th in the entire NHL.
Edmonton has been searching for goaltending since starting goalie Devan Dubnyk's rocky season continued. He has a 3.79 GAA in 11 starts.
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FORTUNE -- Venture capitalist Dan Rosen has left Highland Capital Partners after a six years, in order to form a firm focused on the intersection of mobile, payments and retail. The new effort will be called Commerce Ventures, and hopes to raise $20 million for its debut fund (with a hard cap of $30 million).
"I believe that I understand this ecosystem," Rosen says, pointing out that his first four years in the working world were spent clerking at drug stores. "My focus at Highland has been on mobile from infrastructure up to mobile advertising, and from there we've made some investments around the intersection of mobile with payments that also has introduced me to things like gift cards."
Rosen hopes to raise much of the fund from companies and individuals with strategic ties to the retail space. It will be interesting to see if one of those investors is Straples (spls) founder Tom Stemberg, who runs a retail-focused fund for Highland. During a meeting last week to discuss changes to his own strategy, Stemberg said that he avoids retail-focused technology companies because each has several rivals, and the market leader usually is the one willing to sell its wares the cheapest to large retailers.
Rosen expressed great respect for Stemberg as a "retail genius," but said that he respectfully disagrees with his investment thesis. "Most retail marketing is still offline, and that's changing fast," Rosen said. "Inside the stores, some surveys suggest that 75% of retailers plan to change out their point-of-sale systems in the next five years, and many retailers are investing in mobile apps for better in-store engagement. There is a lot of opportunity here."
Prior to joining Highland in 2006, Rosen worked at RSA Security (corp dev), HarbourVest Partners (associate) and American Management Systems (biz analyst). He is expected to continue representing Highland on the boards of several portfolio companies. Rosen's Highland deals have included Optasite (sold to SBA Communications), Quattro Wireless (sold to Apple), Picochip, PerkStreet Financial, Triad Communications and Zoove.
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Reno, Nevada, USAChelsea Johnson couldn't wait to get her 2009 season started at the National Pole Vault Summit at the Reno Events Livestock Center on Friday (2).
Putting behind a rocky 2008 campaign was equally in Johnson's thoughts.
Johnson won the 19th annual meeting at 4.45m on a count back over 2008 World Indoor bronze medallist Fabiana Murer of Brazil.
The Reno victory went a long way toward erasing a disappointing showing at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials in July where she tied for seventh after coming into the meet with high aspirations of making the U.S. team for Beijing.
"That's why I was probably eager to get this year going right now," said Johnson, who turned 25 on 20 Dec. "I felt that I have to redeem myself. Why not just start from there and go from here?"
Johnson and Murer both cleared 4.45m on their second attempt before three misses at 4.50m. Johnson, however, scaled her opening height of 4.25m on her first attempt while Murer was over on her second try to claim the victory.
Lacy Jansen was third at 4.35m, followed by Becky Holiday and former World record holder Stacy Dragila in fourth and fifth, both at 4.25m.
"The first meet you are a little nervous and you have a lot of things to work out but I feel that I adjusted well today and competed to the best of my abilities to where I am in training right now," Johnson said.
Darren Niedermyer won the men's competition in a career-best 5.60m over Rory Quiler (5.50m) in front of an audience that included spectators Brad Walker, Jeff Hartwig, Toby Stevenson and Tommy Skipper.
Misfortune in 2008 for Johnson, now looking to Berlin and Beyond
Johnson, who set the collegiate record of 4.60m in 2006 and was a 2004 Indoor and 2006 Outdoor NCAA champion at UCLA, broke her left wrist after shattering a pole in practice last April. The vibrations from the accident was enough to fracture her wrist and cause a deep bone bruise on the palm of her hand.
Johnson was in a cast for six weeks but rebounded to set a personal best of 4.73m in June to move into third on the all-time U.S. list behind Jenn Stuczynski and Stacy Dragila.
At the U.S. Trials the following week, however, Johnson suffered a cramp in her right hamstring on her first attempt in the finals and tied for seventh at 4.40m.
"It was such a helpless feeling," Johnson said. "In the pole vault, everything is your run and I felt that I couldn't even run down the runway. It was probably the worst day possible.''
The Reno meeting was the first of a lengthy indoor campaign for Johnson that includes stops at the Run for the Dream meet in Fresno on 19 Jan., the Millrose Games on 30 Jan. and the USATF Indoor Championships 28 Feb.- 1 Mar.
"I am not really a practice jumper so I am taking advantage of the indoor season," Johnson said.
Johnson's ultimate objective will be making the U.S. team for the Berlin World Championships in August. Johnson, who was fourth in the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials as a UCLA sophomore, is doing her best to avoid looking ahead to the 2012 London Olympics for the moment.
"Competing isn't all about the Olympics," Johnson said. "My goal right now is putting the time in practice and doing things I need to do to make that team to Berlin."
Family Ties
Johnson is coached by her father Jan Johnson, the 1972 Olympic bronze medallist and 1971 U.S. Outdoor champion.
Chelsea was reluctant to take up pole vaulting until her senior year at Atascadero High in Central California because of her father's accomplishments. She usually practice alone with her father to avoid scrutiny.
"I didn't want to compete until I was good. It's quite a load on your shoulders," Johnson said.
Chelsea's outlook has changed after finishing her collegiate eligibility at UCLA in 2006. She moved from Los Angeles back to her hometown of San Luis Obispo to reunite with her father.
"I have 100 percent complete faith in the whole system. I think that's really important to believe in what you're doing and not have any doubts," Johnson said. "Now I am just proud of him and don't feel the pressure being Jan's daughter at all. He accomplished amazing things and to be half as good as him would be an accomplishment."
Kirby Lee for the IAAF
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Men -
1. Darren Niedermeyer (USA) 5.60m
2. Rory Quiller (USA) 5.50m
3. Brian Mondeschein (USA) 5.40m
3. Paul Gensic (USA) 5.40m
5. Tim Mack (USA) 5.40m
6. Giovanni Lanaro (MEX) 5.30m
7. Nick Hysong (USA) 5.30m
8. Graeme Hoste (USA) 5.20m
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Fayetteville, N.C. — An Alderman Road Elementary School student was hit Tuesday morning at a school bus stop, authorities said.
The incident occurred at the intersection of Research Drive and Summerfield Lane at about 6:50 a.m., authorities said. The student, whose name and age weren't released, was taken to Cape Fear Valley Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
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LAHORE, May 9: After resignation of Punjab Baitul Maal (PBM) Ameen Justice Mian Nazir Akhtar (retired), Secretary (Social Welfare) Shah Nawaz Badar on Monday formally announced names of chairmen and vice chairmen of 21 out of total 39 District Baitul Maal Committees (DBMCs) for 36 districts of the province.
Sources said Mr Badar who assumed charge of Ameen after Mr Akhtar's resignation, approved nominations for DBMC chairmen and vice chairmen in a high level meeting of the Punjab Baitul Maal Council (PBMC) on Monday.
Director-General (Social Welfare) Malik Muhammad Aslam, MNAs Abid Sher Ali and Rana Mahmoodul Hassan and MPAs Begum Iffat Ilaqat, Dr Syed Hasnat Shah, Majid Zahoor and Malik Shafique attended the meeting being PBMC members, they said.
According to documents, Mr Badar being officiating PBM Ameen appointed Zaheer Butt and Ejaz Ahmad as chairman and vice chairman respectively for Lahore (City) DBMC, Naseem Arshad Warraich and Bilal Gujar for Lahore (Cantonment), Hafiz Ayyaz Safdar and Shuja Butt for Lahore (Saddar) and Mirza Shakil Baig and Shahbaz Ghuas for Model Town.
Others whose names have been approved for DBMC chairman and vice chairman slots are: Rana Abdul Sami and Abdul Latif (Kasur), Maj Syed Zulifqar Shah (retired) and Naveed Bhatti (Nankana Sahib), Rana Muhammad Ashraf and Ejaz Sikandar Gujjar (Sheikhupura), Malik Salahuddin and Saeed Chohan (Mandi Bahauddin), Sheikh Asif Mahmood Soni and Akmal Shahzad Butt (Sialkot), Maj Khalid Masood (retired) and Syed Azadar Husain Shah (Attock), Raja Arshad Mahmood and Iftikhar Mahmood Kiyani (Rawalpindi), Sheikh Muhammad Akram and Raja Muhammad Farooq (Jhelum), Imran Ghuman and Sajjad Naseer Qureshi (Sargodha), Muhammad Umar and Fayyaz Ahmad Naich (Khushab), Manzoor Ahmad Khan and Abdul Latif Khan (Mianwali), Muhamad Islam and Ramzan Ali Chachi (TT Singh), Jamil Ahmad Afridi and Muhammad Aslam (Pakpattan), Rana Ishtiaq Ahmad and Saeed Ansari (Multan), Yaseen Siddiqui and Saleem Chhotia (Bahawalnagar), Allah Bakhsh Gopang and Muhammad Akbar Chandia (DG Khan) and Rashid Baloch and Sheikh Wali (Rajanpur).
Sources said nominations for districts of Gujrat, Gujranwala, Chiniot, Sahiwal, Okara, Khanewal, Vehari, Lodhran, Faisalabad, Jhang, Bahawalpur, Rahim Yar Khan, Layyah, Bhakkar, Muzaffargarh, Narowal, Hafizabad and Chakwal were yet to be finalised, as the quarters concerned were adopting necessary procedure for the purpose.
They said the PBMC had announced names for four district panels in Lahore alone being biggest city of the province.
"Though the names of chairmen and vice chairmen have been approved, the PBMC has yet to finalise nominations for DBMC members in all districts," an official said.
He said the PBM would take 15 to 20 days more for forming and notifying all district committees completely and disbursement of financial assistance would start thereafter.
Earlier on April 27, Mr Akhtar had resigned from his post in a meeting with Shahbaz Sharif after powerful council members and the CM's Secretariat allegedly exerted pressure on him to induct people of their 'choice' in district committees.
After a big 'no' from Mr Akhtar, the council members and the secretariat reportedly managed to get their men adjusted in District Zakat Committees (DZCs) in 29 districts last month.
Mr Akhtar, who had spoken to this reporter after his resignation, was of the view that the nominations received from the government for DBMCs were in violation of merit as most of them were not fulfilling the criteria for heading DBMCs.


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Warren Buffett bought another million shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. yesterday, according to the most recent filings of Berkshire Hathaway. Berkshire Hathaway continues buying Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (BNI) in the first two weeks of 2008.
Warren Buffett continues to add to his holdings with Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (BNI). In 2007 he bought 1.6 million shares on 08/07, and 1.4 million shares from 8/15 to 8/16 at prices around $76.5 and $78.96. He bought 10 million more shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. (BNI) from 8/23 to 8/27 at prices around $80. After the new year, he bought 1.7 million more shares. As of today, Berkshire owns 62.5 million shares of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp, which is about 17.8% of the company.
Buffett's recent purchase prices are lower than he had paid during 2007, the recent stock market declines give him opportunities to reduce his cost basis and built more positions in the company. Today Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp shares closed at $78.33, up 1.3%. The general market was slightly down.
As of the end of the third quarter, Warren Buffett had more than $50 billion in cash. Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp. has a market cap of $27.6 billion, Buffett could buy out the whole company with half of the cash in hand. We have reported that Buffett also bought two other rail companies, Norfolk Southern Corp and Union Pacific Corp. He later sold both of them.
In some of his purchases, Buffett used options to buy the stocks. It is interesting that Warren Buffett once said that derivatives are financial weapon of mass destruction. He has been using options to lower his purchasing cost of stocks.
With too much money in hands, Warren Buffett's universe of investment choice is shrunken to large companies only. That is why he has been buying companies like Wal-Mart (WMT), Wells Fargo (WFC), US Bank (USB) etc. "I've got an elephant gun, I just can't find the elephant." He said during an interview. His purchases of railroad companies surprised a lot of his followers initially. During the Berkshire annual meeting in May, Buffett said that railroad business would never be "sensational," yet its prospects had improve. Charlie Munger, Vice Chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, commented during the annual meeting of Wesco Financial (WSC), Buffett and he himself "used to not like them because they needed large amounts of capital, had tough unions, and stiff competition from the trucking business. The paradigm had shifted. Now the railroad industry has a competitive advantage by double-stacking freight. With all of the imports from China , the U.S. has a huge amount of freight being sent across the county."
We have seen that Buffett is buying a lot more stocks these days than the past years. The recent market pullback, especially financial market pullback certainly gives him more opportunities. We will not be surprised if he makes big purchases again.
As we entered the new year, we will soon have the quarterly contest to best guess what Warren Buffett has bought during the fourth quarter of 2007.


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Future Shock
Marlins Top 11 Prospects
Five-Star Prospects
Four More:
1. Mike Stanton, RF
Year in Review: This top-notch power prospect wasn't slowed down at all in the Florida State League, but he scuffled at times against the more advanced pitching of Double-A.
2. Logan Morrison, 1B
Year in Review: An on-base machine, Morrison came back from a thumb injury with a good showing at Double-A.
3. Matt Dominguez, 3B
Year in Review: Dominguez, an excellent defensive third baseman, was finally picking it up with the bat before a promotion to Double-A led to major struggles.
4. Chad James, LHP
Year in Review: One of the late risers in the draft, James surged up draft charts with some late-season performances in front of throngs of scouting directors.
5. Ryan Tucker, RHP
Year in Review: Looking like he'd no longer be a prospect after spending a significant amount of time in the big leagues, Tucker had all but a lost season due to knee surgery.
6. Jhan Marinez, RHP
Year in Review: A lanky Dominican, Marinez was the official "Who's This Guy?" of the Florida State League, with multiple scouts turning in big scouting reports on him.
7. Scout Cousins, OF
Year in Review: A toolsy outfielder, Cousins had a steady year at Double-A, but it wasn't the breakout many anticipated.
8. Marcell Ozuna, OF
Year in Review: Signed for just $49,000, Ozuna's stateside debut was as eye-opener in terms of both numbers and scouting reports.
9. Kyle Skipworth, C
Year in Review: The Marlins' top pick from 2008 had one of the system's more disappointing performances in his full-season debut.
10. Jake Smolinski, 3B
Year in Review: Acquired from Washington in the Josh Willingham/Scott Olson deal, Smolinski impressed with the bat when he wasn't sidelined with injuries.
11. Tom Hickman, OF
Year in Review: An oft-injured outfielder, Hickman got off to a miserable start at High-A before getting hurt, but he finished with a flourish during the final month of the season back in the Sally League.
The Sleeper: A ninth-round pick out of Nebraska in 2008, lefty reliever Dan Jennings reached Double-A in his full-season debut thanks to a good heater and an even better power breaking ball.
Top 10 Talents 25 And Under (Born 4/1/84 or later)
1. Mike Stanton, OF
Coghlan had a Rookie of the Year campaign in 2009, and while he may never be a true impact player, he should be consistently good. Maybin still has a higher ceiling than Coghlan to be sure, but he obviously comes with considerable uncertainty, and the steps he made in 2009 to cut down on his strikeouts also took away a significant amount of his power. Like Coghlan, as long as one isn't expecting greatness from Volstad, they shouldn't be let down, as he should be a consistent innings-eater/ground-ball machine. West was rushed to the majors and doesn't have the heavy power stuff from his pre-surgery days, but it's still above average. VandenHurk misses bats, but he still remains highly inconsistent in terms of command and control. Missing the list are Andrew Miller, who has been given more than enough big-league opportunities without earning many more, and infielder Emilio Bonofacio, who doesn't deserve 500 plate appearances in a single season again.
Summary: The Marlins' ability to consistently surprise in the standings is a tribute to both their scouting and player development departments, but the talent well is starting to run a bit thin: after the big offensive guys of Stanton and Morrison, the drop in talent is significant. That could lead to trouble for an organization with no ability to bring in talent by any other means.
Next up: the Houston Astros.
Kevin Goldstein is an author of Baseball Prospectus.
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Nice treat to see this up Sunday morning and be able to read over coffee.
Jan 31, 2010 10:04 AM
Good luck with the Astros.... expecting lots of gallows humor in that one.
Jan 31, 2010 10:50 AM
Jeff Reese
Dominguez didn't make you top 100? I realize he didn't hit well in AA, but he's improved his K and BB rate every year and has shown pretty good power. Coupling that with the defense he provides, there aren't many third base prospects that I prefer.
Jan 31, 2010 11:04 AM
Al Skorupa
Logan Morrison was one of those guys where I read your description of him and it sounded more 3 star than 5 star.
Jan 31, 2010 11:21 AM
I think that KG is projecting Morrison to get on base consistently at .400+ in the major. It should be enough for him to be rated as a 5 star.
Jan 31, 2010 12:47 PM
Still, I'd think if a guy projects as Nick Johnson, maybe he's not quite a 5 star guy.
Jan 31, 2010 14:18 PM
Then again, if he's Nick Johnson pre-2007 I guess he does.
Jan 31, 2010 14:20 PM
Alex Canzoneri
The only reason Nick Johnson isn't an extremely valuable player is that he gets injured every other week. A healthy Nick Johnson would be one hell of a thing.
Feb 01, 2010 07:46 AM
Morrison kind of feels like a Justin Morneau type hitter, with a few more walks and a tad less power. Morneau got a brief look in his age 22 season (.664 OPS), a half season at age 23 (.875 OPS), and then his first full year was at age 24, when he went .239/.304/.437. He broke out the next year, with a .321/.375/.559 line. Since then, however, he's settled in more in the .850-.875 range over the last 3 years. He's normally good for 65 or 70 BB, and then 30 doubles and 30 HR. Morrison seems like he'll draw in the 70 BB range because of his shear patience, and while he might top out at 20-22 HR, I think he's more likely a 40+ doubles guy. Morneau also has splits issues with lefties, .261/.308/.450 for his career, which isn't horrible, but isn't elite either. Morrison just turned 22 in August, and appears to be on the same timeline.
Jan 31, 2010 13:02 PM
Thank you for exorcising the Andrew Miller demons.
Jan 31, 2010 15:52 PM
Logan Morrison is one of the most polished bat with plus power. The only question is how much power he will show in game. His approach and swing isn't fitted for HR. linedrive swing. He is a safe bet. I think he deserves 5 stars.
Feb 01, 2010 01:19 AM
G. Guest
It's barely in the scope of the article, but what is Sean West's ceiling these days? 3/4?
Feb 01, 2010 08:04 AM
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COVINA >> A heavyset gunman robbed a RadioShack store and its employees late Wednesday afternoon, police said.
The heist took place about 6:20 p.m. at the store, 1065 West Badillo Street, Covina police Lt. Dave Foster said.
The gunman demanded money from the cash register, and also demanded employees' property such as wallets and cell phones, the lieutenant said.
The robber then ordered the employees to a back room before running off, Foster said.
He was described as a Latino man in his late-30s, about 5 feet 9 inches tall and 300 pounds, Foster said. He wore a blue shirt, jeans and a black baseball cap.


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Edward Kunicz, Nara leader, found revolvers, daggers and other weapons. Kunicz was arrested.
Jewish political and economic organizations and the rabbinical union joined today in messages of condolence to the government at the death of one of its leading members.
A conference to consider the situation was held by the rabbinical council of the Agudath Israel, ultra-orthodox religious group, which had enjoyed particularly friendly relations with the slain minister.


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JEREMY HOBSON: Now let's get to the Fed. A two day meeting gets underway today in Washington. The central bank is not expected to announce any new bond-buying stimulus measures,though.
Juli Niemann is an analyst with Smith Moore and Company. She's with us live from St. Louis, as she is every Tuesday. Good morning.
JULI NIEMANN: Good morning Jeremy.
HOBSON: So Juli, would no news be good news from the Fed? Bad news? What?
NIEMANN: Well they're going to talk, but basically they're no new tools. They can rename, but it's the same game. They can buy the debt and they'll continue to do that. Keep official interest rates at zero, but nothing's going to change unemployment and housing as far as the Fed's done. But it's the pressure to do something. But Fed intervention is like Oxycontin. It relieves the pain temporarily, does nothing to cure the cause of the pain, and it gets the market addicted to their intervention.
HOBSON: Like Oxycontin Juli, but on the other hand -- if the Fed does nothing, doesn't that risk hurting the fragile recovery?
NIEMANN: And it will. You know, the ability of institutional investors to panic when faced with the obvious is legendary. We ignore risk until it hits you in the face. We know the problems -- the deficit and this bizarre dance in Congress, the debt -- and it's national, consumer, and household bank debt. The only thing is we're delaying it. That means the size of the problem keeps getting bigger and the reckoning keeps getting bigger. As one guru put it there are no more deficit hawks in the country, only deficit vultures. And that's what we're facing.
HOBSON: Juli Niemann, analyst with Smith Moore and Company, thanks so much.
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This column is part of a feature series which focuses on a different Centre County family each week. Five new columns will be released each month unless some technical difficulty enters the picture.
This column's focus is on HARSHBARGER. An effort has been made to identify all persons carrying that name in the 1890 U.S. Census, using the Centre County business directory which was formed from a preliminary review of that census before the larger set of 1890 U.S. Census records was destroyed by fire. (Sadly, the postal directory does not typically provide the ages of females, but it's the best record we've got).
No books in the Pennsylvania Room of the Centre County Library in Bellefonte apparently deal in part with the Harshbarger family.
There are 9 first-name entries for Harshberger in John Blair Linn's History of Centre and Clinton County (1883). In addition, there are several mentions of the name in Beers' Commemorative Biographical Record of Central Pennsylvania (1898).
And, now, your ancestors' Harshbarger neighbors in 1890:
BELLEFONTE Borough:
Catherine Harshberger--101 N. Allegheny Hezekiah H. Harshberger, 42, attorney--116 N. Penn Julia C. Ralph C. 6 James B. 2
BOGGS Township:James, 22, laborer--Milesburg
HARRIS Township:Hettie Harshberger--Boalsburg
MILESBURG Borough:Zachariah Harshberger, 46, liveryman Jennie E. Maud A. Elsie M.
PENN Township:John Harshberger, 53, farmer--Millheim Mary M. Kate V. Francis A. 12 Edwin B. 9
PHILIPSBURG Borough:Charles T. Hershberger, 40, carpenter--Laurel St. Anna M. Bertha B. Magdelina Lula F. Eleanor
POTTER Township:Abraham Harshberger, 62--Linden Hall Mary M. Elmer A. 24 David E. 20 John L. 17 Lottie M.
SNOW SHOE Township:John H. Harshberger, 46, laborer--Moshannon Gertrude Ida M. Maude E. Ivie B. Robert L. 2
SPRING Township:Charles Harshberger, 18--Zion
WALKER Township:David Harshberger, 56, farmer--Hublersburg Anna M. James F. 19 Florence M. William H. Harshberger, 20, laborer--Hublersburg
WORTH Township:Samuel Harshberger, 39, physician--Port Matilda Frances Walter 5 Ufene 3 Leora


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The Broadway Dreams Foundation (BDF) will give aspiring performers across the country their "big break" when the program embarks on Generation: The 2015 Summer Intensive Tour. The national non-profit training program will present an incredible roster of Broadway directors, performers, and industry insiders who will offer highly personalized musical theatre training and mentoring through unique, week-long performing arts intensive workshops for students of all ages, skill levels, and socio-economic backgrounds. (more...)
What it takes to write a children's musical (more...)
The Broadway Dreams Foundation held its second annual Champagne & Caroling Gala last night at Celsius, a restaurant, bar and event space within Citi Pond at Bryant Park (5th Ave and 42nd Street) on Monday, December 10. At this one of a kind urban winter wonderland in of the heart of midtown Manhattan, Broadway's brightest stars and patrons of the arts joined together for a festive celebration of the country's premier musical theatre training program. Check out photos from the event below! (more...)
Pete Sanders, veteran Press Agent and former President of The Pete Sanders Group, has joined O&M Co., it was announced today by Rick Miramontez, President. Sanders will handle an eclectic client list that includes Broadway and Off-Broadway shows, dining and nightlife venues, as well as individuals. (more...)
Philadelphia's Broadway dreams came true for the fourth consecutive summer when The Broadway Dreams Foundation (BDF) partnered with The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts to present their Summer Performing Arts Intensive, July 30 through August 5, 2012. Jason Robert Brown, Tony Award-winner for Parade, and a faculty of Broadway professionals taught master classes during the week to aspiring Philadelphia area students interested in pursuing a career in musical theatre. Check out photos of Brown in workshop and the faculty and students performing in concert below! (more...)
Louisa May Alcott classic gets Broadway makeover in Hartford Children's Theatre production of 'Little Women' (more...)
Hartford Children's Theatre presents Little Women as part of the 2011-2012 Family Main Stage Series. Louisa May Alcott's classic American novel comes to life with music by Jason Howland, lyrics by Mindi Dickstein and a book by Allan Knee. Directed by HCT Artistic Director Ryan Ratelle with musical direction by Louise Fauteux, Little Women opens on Friday, January 13, 2012 at HCT's Carriage House Theatre (360 Farmington Avenue, Hartford) where it will continue through Sunday, January 29, 2012. (more...)
Hartford Children's Theatre's 'Hairspray' and Cathy Rigby's 'Peter Pan' at The Bushnell show that cross-dressing is not just for adults through November 27. (more...)
'American Idol' season four finalist and recording artist Anthony Fedorov will star as 'Link Larkin' in the Hartford Children's Theatre production of Hairspray November 18 through 27, 2011 at the Wadsworth Atheneum's Aetna Theatre (600 Main Street) in downtown Hartford. (more...)
Broadway favorites and real-life couple Matt Cavenaugh (West Side Story) and Jenny Powers (Grease) performed 'Direct From Broadway,' a concert to benefit Hartford Children's Theatre,on October 28. Check out a video of their appearance on CTNow, below! (more...)
Broadway favorites and real-life couple Matt Cavenaugh (West Side Story) and Jenny Powers (Grease) will perform 'Direct From Broadway,' a concert to benefit Hartford Children's Theatre, at 6:00 pm on Friday, October 28 at The Marquee (960 Main Street) in downtown Hartford. (more...)
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Lyman & Merrie Wood Museum of Springfield History, Springfield History Theater, Second Floor
In the digital age it is hard to believe that at one time images of family members were hard to obtain, expensive, and relatively rare. Before the advent of photography around 1850, the only way to capture a likeness was to hire an artist to paint a portrait.
Portraits created during this period were almost always of rich or powerful people. In New England at that time, there were no art academies where people could hire trained artists so a number of folk artists emerged to meet the demand for portraits. These artists learned their skills on their own or from neighboring artists, and then traveled from town to town seeking customers who wanted portraits. James Sanford Ellsworth and Joseph Whiting Stock are two of the most important itinerant artists working in Western Massachusetts during this period.
James Sanford Ellsworth was born in Windsor, Connecticut, in 1802. A painter of silhouettes, portraits, and miniatures, he traveled throughout Western Massachusetts, Connecticut and New York in the 1840s and '50s. Although he enjoyed a measure of success in his lifetime, a contemporary of his reported that he died "poor and friendless" in a poorhouse in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1874. The Springfield Museums owns the largest public collection of Ellsworth miniatures.
Joseph Whiting Stock was born in Springfield in 1815. When he was eleven years old, he suffered a crippling injury when an ox cart fell and crushed his legs. After a lengthy recuperation, his doctor encouraged him to study art. Unable to walk, Stock was limited at first to a few clients in Springfield until a doctor designed a flexible wheelchair that allowed him to travel with greater ease. Over the course of his career he traveled to Wilbraham, Stafford, New Haven, New Bedford, Rhode Island and New York. His work included miniatures and portraits of deceased children. Stock died of tuberculosis 1855.


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The petition demands the reinstatement of Phil Robertson and has nearly 250,000 signatures.
"The URL IStandWithPhil.com was mistakenly flagged as spam tonight, by an outside organization that tracks spam sources. We have restored access and apologize for the error," Twitter told Marketing Land on Tuesday.
Twitters users expressed outrage when they discovered that the site was blocked and demanded that it be reinstated on Twitter. Faith Driven Consumer, which runs the website, noted on Monday that three sites that supported Robertson had been blocked and implied that Twitter may have intentionally blocked them.
Twitter generally does not act to block content until receiving a report from another user or group of users," the Christian advocacy group said in a statement. "That complaint is then reviewed by Twitter, who decides whether to take action or not. Normally, the blocked account holder receives an email notifying them of the action being taken.


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February 23, 2010 by Adam
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For students who take the SAT in January, May or October, the College Board offers what it calls its Question-and-Answer Service or QAS.
With the Question-and-Answer Service, you'll get:
* A copy of the SAT questions for the specific testing administration
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* Information about the type of test questions and levels of difficulty of the questions
The QAS is a very valuable tool for improving your SAT score because you receive a copy of the test you took along with your answers to all of the questions. Using QAS, you can see specifically which questions you missed so you know exactly what you need to work on to improve.
SAT QAS can be ordered at the time you register for the test and/or any time within five months after the test date. Be aware that QAS reports take a while (6-8 weeks) to send so you may not receive yours before the next SAT test date. Best to order as early as possible.
The fee for the service is currently $18.
To order the QAS for a test you've already taken, sign in to the College Board website and go to the 'My Scores' page where you should see a link to order the 'QAS'. You can also call the College Board and order over the phone.
Alternatively, you can download and fill out the Question & Answer Service Order Form (PDF) and mail it in with a check or money order.


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Laurie's Benefit
Fruita barrel racer and cowgirl Laurie Platz has been suffering from a tumor in her lung. Her daughter told me doctors confirmed this week that it is cancer.
To assist Laurie and her family in paying the medical bills, Rim Rock Rodeo Arena on the south side of the Colorado River in Fruita will hos a Bulls, Barrels, & Team Roping competition — along with a silent auction — Friday May 13.
The performance begins at 7:30 p.m. (slack at 5 p.m.) Admission is $5 a person, with children under 12 free. All proceeds go to Laurie's Benefit, through the Bank of the West.
To enter in the Bulls or Barrels, call 970-434-7515. for Team roping, call 970-270-6224.


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Glen Campbell Gets Great Reviews On Farewell Tour
Glen Campbell delivered some sad news last year when he revealed that he will be forced to retire because he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease. Currently, the 'Rhinestone Cowboy' singer is in the middle of his farewell tour. Many fans are wondering if he still puts on a good show, well according to the reviews of his concert at the Ryman Auditorium, he's still a top-notch performer.
CMT.com's Calvin Gilbert caught the show in Nashville and says: "As far as the actual vocal performance, though, he has no problem hitting all the right notes — even the high ones on his cover version of Conway Twitty's "It's Only Make Believe." Although his voice isn't quite as supple as it was during his hitmaking prime of the '60s and '70s, that's attributable to age rather than any specific medical condition. At age 75, he still has a vocal range and power that few younger singers will ever achieve — with or without their ProTools and autotuning programs."
The Country Music Hall of Famer relies on a teleprompter to help him through the lyrics, and with a great sense of humor, laughs off any mistakes. Honestly, I've seen many younger stars forget the lyrics of their hits, so I'm sure people would cut him some slack if he messes up occasionally.
Gilbert continued to explain: "while it appears Campbell has to work a little harder on the lyrics these days, his skills as a guitarist remain undiminished. He was — and is — an incredible player."
Glen Campbell's final Nashville show was attended by David Nail, Tanya Tucker, Larry Gatlin, Jeannie Seely and several other people from the music industry. In February, Glen Campbell will recieve the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.


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FERGUS FALLS, Minn. - Authorities here have identified the person found dead in the Otter Tail River on Friday night as 33-year-old Scott Roger Burris and believe that foul play is involved, according to a news release from the Otter Tail County Sheriff's Office.
Burris, who was last seen on May 22 in Fergus Falls, was reported missing on May 24.
His body was found by recreational swimmers and tubers in the river west of the Orwell Dam on Friday night around 7:30. After being recovered by sheriff's personnel, his body was transported to Lake Region Hospital and then to the medical examiner's office in Anoka for an autopsy.
Although positive identification has not been completed, the release said that preliminary information such as clothing, gender and physical descriptors were enough to identify Burris.
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Egyptian actress Najla Fathi has said that rumors of her intending to play the shady character of Egypt's former First Lady Suzanne Mubarak in a film are unfounded.
Najla took the opportunity to stress the extent of her hatred towards the much reviled Suzanne and all that she represents, leaving no doubt in anyone's mind that she would not be first to snatch up such a controversial role. Does Ms Fathi forget that she's only asked to act?
Najla took pains to trace her animosity for Suzanne to pre-ouster times while President Hosni Mubarak was still in office. She makes it known that not all 'revolution' roles are off-limits. She would be more than happy if the chance came her way to play the role of a mother of one of the martyrs that lost their lives during the January 25 Revolution.
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According to the acting diva, she has to feel with the character she portrays and no sum of money will change her final word on the Mubarak role.
Najla recounts that years ago she was offered the leading role in the television drama "Al Malika Nazi" (Queen Nazi) for a healthy eight million dollar contract, but she turned it down flatly because it dealt with the life of Suzanne. At the time, Najla never explained her refusal til now when she is more than happy to reveal that it was down to her disgust for the woman. The role in "Al Malika Nazi" was later taken up by Egyptian actress Nadia Al Jundi.


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Miami (1-3) at Cincinnati (3-1) – Sun, Oct 7 1:00 PM EDT
Miami is two overtime games away from a 3-1 record. With the league's best run defense and the fifth best running game the Dolphins will hang-around in this game. Miami will be able to run all over Cincinnati's 24th ranked run defense, allowing 133.5-yards a game.
On offense, Miami's quarterback Ryan Tannehill needs to take care of the ball.Cincinnati leads the league in sacks and will pressure Tannehill. The Dolphins have lost every game that he has thrown an interception. If Tannehill can manage Sunday's game the Dolphins' offense can control the field and the Cincinnati defense. Running back Reggie Bush who has a bruised knee had 17 carries for 67-yards against the Cardinals last week. Sunday afternoon Bush should be able to break-off a few long runs against Cincinnati.
On defense, Miami needs to focus on Cincinnati's quarterback Andy Dalton and his favorite target, wide receiver A.J. Green. Green is averaging 107-yards a game with three touchdowns for the season. Dalton has improved in his second year but he has the tendency to turn the ball over. He has thrown an interception in every game this season and has one fumble. Look for defensive end Cameron Wake to disrupt Cincinnati's offense and force a turn over. Wake has 4.5 sacks on the season.
On special teams, Miami's kicker Dan Carpenter needs to kick the ball through the up-rights. Dolphins fans demand it. Carpenter has missed a field goal in each over-time loss. Points are at a premium in the NFL, first year head coach Joe Philbin will have to make a change at kicker if the Carpenter's struggles continue.
The Bengals don't have a loud stadium and there is nothing to do in Cincinnati. If the Dolphins don't spend Saturday night in Kentucky, the team should come out of the tunnel Sunday focused and on a mission, a running mission. The football gods will look their way on Sunday and an overtime win will come their way, 24-21 Dolphins in OT.
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A Burwell nurse hailed as one of the pioneering members of the country's parish nursing movement has been honoured at a surprise retirement party.
The event was to mark more than a decade of service by parish nurse Sue Evans, the first person to be awarded an MBE for her services to the Christian charity.
She was joined by family, friends, and colleagues, at Ness Court in Burwell to hear messages of thanks for her work from the Bishop of Ely, the Rt Rev Stephen Conway and the Rev Dr Helen Wordsworth, chief executive of Parish Nursing Ministries UK who said Sue had been a "pioneer in developing the role of parish nurse" as well as supporting other nurses.
The Rev Dr Eleanor Williams, vicar of St Mary's Burwell, said that as a parish nurse, Sue had contributed to many aspects of village life, particularly in her work with those with dementia, and their carers, at the drop In at Ness Court.
"I have been enormously grateful for Sue's support, and for the way that she has taken so much initiative in offering pastoral care to so many, and will certainly miss her input, though am very pleased that she will continue to be part of our pastoral team," she said.
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Four years ago today LaughingPlace.com welcomed its first official visitors after months of development and a beta test with a Disneyland-only version. Back then we thought we might be able to do a good job of filling a niche in the Disney fan community, and we thought we had a decent chance at being successful. But the thing I didn't count on was becoming a part of people's lives. But through our discussion boards and the community that's developed there, that's exactly what has happened.
That was never more evident than at our annual LaughingPlace.com Meet Celebrating Disneyland's Birthday held on July 17th at the old Big Thunder BBQ. This was the first time we had a meet where we rented out a space from Disney. That was necessary because the previous year the meet was too large to fit comfortably in any public space in the park. So we talked to Disney, they worked with us in a big way, and we were able to have an event where we only had to charge $12 to attend. However, given that, for the first time, we were charging for the meet we really worried that not too many people would come. We were really just hoping to break 100 people to keep from embarrassing ourselves.
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The discussion boards - especially the Community and Play Pen sections which are where most of the people have gotten to know each other - pretty much take care of themselves. I read regularly but don't post too often. The community has developed because of the people that are a part of it, not because of what I do. Still, it's a great feeling to know the existence of LP, and the content that has caused thousands of people to come on a daily basis, has played a part in helping all these people who love Disney come together and make friends. And that, more than anything else we've been able to do at LaughingPlace.com, is what puts a smile on my face.
I want to give a special thanks to all the volunteers who helped with the meet - taking time from their own enjoyment to help the enjoyment of others. And thank you to all those who contributed extra money so those who were not able to afford the $12 could still attend. And a special thank you to those involved in the Golden Doobies, especially LuLu and Inspector 57 - and EdisYoda who made sure those who couldn't be at the meet could still keep up with everything via the discussion boards. Another thank you goes to everyone who contributed to the scrapbook given to us. Readers from around the world sent in postcards with a tourist attraction from where they live. They were put together into a scrapbook and presented to us at the meet - a wonderful surprise! And special thanks to Just Duckee and Disney Chica for putting it together and presenting it to us. You all have no idea how much that meant to Rebekah and I. I'd also like to thank NFFC for giving us an award of appreciation at the meet for the help we've given them. And finally, I want to thank Dave for creating (at his own expense) a cloisonné LaughingPlace.com pin - the very first one - that was given to everyone who attended the meet.
Lots of people took pictures at the various meets. Rather than select a few of them to show here, I'm going to link to all of them. Browse away and I'm sure you'll agree - LP is one great community!
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No. 29: Kenny Chesney, 'Summertime' – Top 100 Country Songs
Since Kenny Chesney released 'Summertime' as the third single from 2006's 'The Road and the Radio' album, it's pretty much been country music's anthem for sunny days and weekends on the waterfront. The song topped the country chart, also making appearances on Billboard's Hot 100 and Pop 100 charts.
Chesney has proven to be a heck of a hitmaker in the past 10 years, racking up 22 No. 1 singles. But we chose 'Summertime' for the Top 100 Country Songs list because of its staying power. The tune is still one of Chesney's most well-known, and it cemented his image as a country boy who loves kicking back with his toes in the sand.
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I'm always a fan of the underdog and, unlike her contemporary LiLo, at least Britney preserved some of her sexy after hitting rock bottom. "3" is a visually stimulating ode to ménage à trois. Whamp whamp. How could you be upset with that?
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Where else am I going to find a Britney Spears video post squished between a Jay & Beans post and an AZ & Cormega video post? lol
By: Gotty™10.31.2009 @ 1:46 PM
Yeah, I had to make sure some gutter shit surrounded this motherfucker lol. But still, I like to think we're about music. Not genres, colors or specific sounds. Just music & all the stories surrounding it.
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Watch this video on mute and it becomes a smash hit; plus you will get a chubby. lol
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With recent hair shaving, sexual videos, marriage breakdowns or just a new pop single release there is a good deal going on about Britney. You can not help but observe her. Of Late many people have become a top devotee and can never get too much gossip or comments about her appearances. The internet age is her opportunity for large earnings but will it be her downfall with way too much coverage and exposure. In fact I think that this post and my few lines are the identical publicity I commented about.
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THESE rock fans had a bit of a wait on their hands back in 1977.
The long queue snaked along Renfrew Street and down West Nile Street as eager concert-goers geared up to get in to the legendary Apollo Theatre.
They were all clutching tickets to see the US super group The Eagles.
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Of course, the burger bar is now long gone, as is the Apollo, to be replaced by the massive Cineworld.
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Halle Berry and her growing baby bump stepped out for some shopping this week, reminding us that her Fall due date is just around the corner! During her first shopping trip on Thursday, she wore a cute maxi dress, and on a market run today, Halle accessorized her bump with a fitted shirt and a fedora. Halle hasn't let her pregnancy slow her down this Summer. In June, she escaped to France to marry Olivier Martinez. In the months that followed, Halle has spent her time in the California sunshine, making trips to Legoland and Disneyland with Olivier and daughter Nahla Aubry. Check out the latest pics of Halle's baby bump!
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At the same recent convention where conservative pundit Ann Coulter uttered her infamous "faggot" remark, she helped to honor a gay former porn actor.
Marine Cpl. Matt Sanchez, 36, received an award at the Conservative Political Action Conference on March 2 in Washington for speaking out against the anti-Iraq war atmosphere at Columbia University, where he is a junior.
Sanchez' actions also had led to appearances on "The O'Reilly Factor" and "Hannity and Colmes."
But after someone recognized him in a photograph with Coulter at the convention, Sanchez admitted March 8 to having appeared in gay porn films like "Donkey Dick," "Jawbreaker" and "Glory Hole of Fame 3."
"I won't deny that I acted in several adult movies 15 years ago under names like Pierre LaBranche and Rod Majors," he wrote on his Weblog.
The news was met with mixed reaction.
Some conservatives expressed support for Sanchez, a self-proclaimed right-winger, despite his past, while liberals like The Nation's Max Blumenthal blasted him.
"It doesn't matter, inherently, that he was a gay porn star," Blumenthal told MSNBC. "What matters is that he's a hypocrite who's advancing the ideological homophobia of the right and helping them exploit this homophobia for political gain."
Matt Foreman, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, disagreed.
"I don't see any hypocrisy in Matt Sanchez's actions," Foreman told the Advocate. "As is his right, he spoke out against what he believed was bad treatment by Columbia's "'radical anti-military students.' "
The only hypocrisy, Foreman said, lies in the military's "Don't ask, don't tell" policy and in conservatives "who lift a man to hero and spokesperson status until gasp! he is found out to be a "'faggot.'"
Sanchez, meanwhile, said he wouldn't have used that word in public.
"I don't agree with what she [Coulter] said, but anyone in the military would defend her right to say it," he wrote.
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Daniel Barringer's correspondence contains letters which deal with scientific and business activities in mining and meteorology, including those of several companies which Barringer founded or developed, such as the Hanover Bessemer Iron and Copper Company, El Palmarito Leasing Company, the Texas Iron Association, and the Meteor Crater Exploration & Mining Company (general manager, George M. Calvocorresses, a major correspondent). The collection reflects Barringer's accomplishment in being the first to advance the theory that Meteor Crater was caused by the fall of a meteoric cluster, probably a small comet. There are also letters by fellow college classmate Woodrow Wilson, whose correspondence indicates that Barringer was not only a friend but also a personal adviser on mining and geological matters. In addition, the correspondence includes letters by Theodore Roosevelt, Owen Wister, General Leonard Wood, and Elihu Thomson.
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