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'Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz Gospel Messiah' Set for Auditorium Theatre, 1/19-20
The Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University, celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. with the 8th annual "Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah," January 19 and January 20. Chicago favorites Rodrick Dixon, Alfreda Burke and Karen Marie Richardson join 200 of Chicago's finest musicians and vocalists, under the direction of Bill Fraher and Suzanne Mallare Acton, for two public performances only-filling the historic landmark theater with the joyous sounds and exuberance of this All-American reinvention of Handel's "Messiah." Tickets ($30 – $74) are on sale now and available online at ticketmaster.com/auditorium, by calling (800) 982-2787 or at the Auditorium Theatre Box Office (50 E Congress Pkwy). A one-hour Student Matinee performance is offered on Friday, January 18, open to any student elementary through high school for $10 each. Tickets are available by calling (312) 341-2357.
Since its 2006 Chicago debut, "Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah" has continued to reinvigorate audiences while paying tribute to DR. Martin Luther King Jr.
"This show provides our community with a truly unique way to celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend, not only because of Dr. King's deep love of gospel and jazz music but the way in which it represents Chicago's diversity in both performers and audience members," said Executive Director Brett Batterson. "It's incredible to see an entire audience brought to their feet with such vigor and excitement. It is a true celebration of music, and of a man so important to United States history."
"Ingeniously re-imagined to embrace black musical tradition, the aptly named 'Too Hot to Handel' proved that even the most revered classical masterpieces can be taught to swing." (Chicago Tribune's Howard Reich). Mixing gospel and jazz stylings, "Too Hot" brings music lovers of all genres to their feet. Brought to life onstage by 200 Chicago musicians including 150 voices from the citywide "Too Hot" Choir under the direction of Old St. Patrick's Church music director Bill Fraher, and a 50-piece symphony orchestra and jazz ensemble under the baton of conductor Suzanne Mallare Acton. "Too Hot to Handel" then brings the powerhouse voices of Rodrick Dixon, Alfreda Burke and Karen Marie Richardson to lead the group through the incredible music that fills the Auditorium Theatre.
In tandem with "Too Hot to Handel," the Auditorium's Department of Creative Engagement utilizes innovative programming to involve the community by teaching Chicago students about Martin Luther King Jr. and the power of music and celebration. For the 4th consecutive year, the Auditorium invites Chicago Public School students, grades 3-12, to write an original poem celebrating Dr. King's vision of the beloved community. Finalist's poems will be published in "N'DIGO" Magazine. In addition, the grand prize-winner will receive 4 free tickets to the "Too Hot to Handel" opening night performance and will recite their poem on stage before the show. Poems must be sent via mail to Attn: THTH Poetry Contest, 50 E Congress Pkwy, Chicago, IL 60605, and received by Friday December 7, 2012.
Auditorium Theatre's Department of Creative Engagement is also reaching out to CPS High School Choirs and inviting them to apply to a "Too Hot to Handel" Master Class facilitated by the "Too Hot to Handel" stars. Students will have the opportunity to work with "Too Hot" conductor Suzanne Mallare Acton, perform a solo piece and receive coaching from "Too Hot" vocalists Alfreda Burke and Rodrick Dixon and are invited to attend the Student Matinee performance. Please contact firstname.lastname@example.com for more information on the Master Class.
The Auditorium also offers the "Too Hot" Residency Program, bringing together the words of DR. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the music of "Too Hot to Handel." A free program for CPS Grades 3 – 8, students will examine DR. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of the beloved community while gaining a basic understanding of musical composition. Under the guidance of "Too Hot" Teaching Artists, students will create a final musical composition reflecting on and musically articulating their own vision of what Dr. King's beloved community means to them now. Residencies take place in December and early January. No musical training or instruments necessary. Also available free to CPS Grades 3 – 8, is a One-Day Workshop where students will study elements of "Too Hot" to understand how small personal choices have a big impact the community. Students will use this knowledge to create a quilt that will be displayed in the Auditorium lobby expressing how they individually can make a positive difference. Contact Christina Bourné, Director of Education and Creative Engagement at (312) 341-2353 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
"Too Hot to Handel" is presented by Exelon. "Too Hot to Handel" educational outreach programs are made possible through the JPMorgan Chase Foundation with additional support from The PrivateBank and The Robert Thomas Bobins Foundation for the student matinee performances. Additional support provided by Friends of "Too Hot to Handel", "N'DIGO", and "Chicago Jazz Magazine".
Performance Schedule and Ticket Information
"Too Hot to Handel: The Jazz-Gospel Messiah" performs at the Auditorium Theatre:
Friday, Jan. 18, 2013 at 11 a.m. (one hour Student Matinee Performance*)
Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, Jan. 20, 213 at 3 p.m.**
Tickets to the Jan. 19 and 20 performances are $30 - $74, available online at ticketmaster.com/auditorium, by calling (800) 982-2787 or in-person at the Auditorium's Box Office (50 E Congress Pkwy).


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Peregrine Took, more commonly known as Pippin, is J.R.R. Tolkien's fictional character from Lord of the Rings. Pippin is a very mischievous hobbit and is prone to making trouble and being a tad on the naughty side! He had some trouble with Gandalf's fireworks, and some more problems in the mines of Moria. He got captured by orcs, and had to go to Minas Tirith due to looking into the palantir of Orthanc. This brings me to my new kitten, Pippin.
Pippin was found at one of the schools in my district as a stray with its litter mate. One of my teacher friends brought him to a meeting and my son happened to be there. My son was quite taken with him and we adopted him the next day.
Pip is only seven weeks old so he is definitely a little wild. He launches himself at your toes and fingers and routinely bites them. He was doing very well with the litter box until I changed his litter to one that tracks less. He was very put out with me and decided to use my formal living room couch and my bed as his new litter box! Good thing I figured out what was wrong. Last night we lost him for awhile and found him in my son's toy box. We have no idea how he got in there. As you can see Pippin is the purrfect name for our newest family member.
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THE PARTY SFMOMA may be currently shuttered for expansion, but devotees flocked to the grand reopening of the MuseumStore, a temporary 2,500-square-foot homage to art and craftsmanship in the City by the Bay. THE PEOPLE SFMOMA MuseumStore director Jana Machin, SFMOMA trustee David Mahoney, Paul Curtin, Adriana Mello, Vanessa Gade THE SCENE Attendees enjoyed browsing the shop's creative collection, but the most impressive item could not be bought. The streamlined interiors, designed by Napa-based firm Shopworks, wowed the opening-night crowd. And, yes, the gray and black columns within are a subtle nod to the museum's famed Haas Atrium. Now that's artfully done. Photography by Andria Lo


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It's party time for Erin by Erin Fetherston's Spring 2013 collection, which was presented in New York's chic-magnet hotel, The Standard. Emphasis was on the cocktail attire, with flirty, dance-floor-ready dresses making up the bulk of the collection, plus one standout metallic shorts suit. Fetherston hit all the classic party notes: there were metallic jacquard, feathers, paillettes, chiffon, and jeweled embellishment. Colors ranged from sunset oranges to soft neon yellow to her trademark pink. The models milled about on a breezy outdoor terrace as guests drank Champagne before everyone was ushered into a balloon-filled room for what was ostensibly the "real party." It was clear Fetherston intended to drive the "good times" message home. With a buzzing crowd that included Padma Lakshmi, she seemed to have kicked off Fashion Week on a high note.
- Trends: Feathers, metallic jacquard, sunset hues.
- Colors: Sunset hues, soft neon, pink.
- Key Piece: A pink minidress with a feathered skirt; a metallic jacquard shorts suit.
- Accessories: A glass of Champagne and a ping-pong paddle — classic Erin Fetherston!
- Who Should Wear It: Hot young starlets who are on the nighttime scene, like Nikki Reed and Ashley Madekwe.


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Kyoto Obubu Tea Plantation Donation Drive for Japan Assistance
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Message from Kyoto Obubu Plantation:
"Dear Friends and Partners,
As you all know by now, Japan, particularly northern Japan, experienced an unprecedented disaster in the form of a M9.0 earthquake and devastating 10 meter tsunami. The number of casualties is increasing daily, communities have been reduced to nothing, and as I sit here writing this I am listening to streaming news from Japan of a worsening nuclear situation and rising body count.
Kyoto Obubu Tea Plantations itself has not felt the affects of the disaster directly and our friends and family are, thankfully, safe. However, we have approximately 50 dedicated customers in that region whom we are very concerned about. These customers are primarily our Japanese Tea Club members who have supported our effort to bring truly delicious Japanese tea to non-Japanese around the world, and in particular, there are 10 customers whom we have been unable to contact regarding their bi-monthly tea shipment. Many of these customers have been hit hard by recent events and we are hoping beyond hope that we'll be able to contact everyone eventually.
In the spirit of the Operation Sakura (www.operationsakura.org) theme "Letting hope blossom" (the sakura flowers bloom in just two weeks!), we hope to aid our fellow tea lovers in Japan get through this hard time by raising funds that will help them rebuild their lives, and showing them that tea lovers are a global family!
The donation page is located at http://www.obubutea.com/donate and allows you to "purchase" virtual "Sakura Sencha of Hope" and "Sakura Sencha of Cheer". We hope you will cooperate with us in this small effort to bring hope and cheer from one tea lover to another.
Funds raised thru this effort will go to the following in this order:
1. Obubu customers directly affected by the disaster
2. Tea farmers and tea businesses affected by the disaster
3. If the needs of the above have been met, we will donate the money to the Japanese Red Cross or other effort specifically related to the disaster
How to help
You will also be able to help us out by posting information about this donation effort on your own websites. This code will allow you to paste the above image into you site. Adjust the "width" number to make it smaller or larger.
Finally, we encourage people to send a message through the form at the bottom of http://www.obubutea.com/donate. Our partner, Matcha Latte Media, will be gathering volunteer translators through Operation Sakura to help translate these messages.
Thank you all very much for your love and support over the past few days.
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Spring is well on its way and nothing feels better than a pretty new lip color! We've tested dozens of them and these are our top four favorites to transition into Summer!
- Coral Lipstick — Charlotte Tilbury K.I.S.S.I.N.G Lipstick. in Coachella Coral is the most feminine pink-orange hybrid you've ever tried on. It's a classic lipstick formula with a satin finish.
- Fuchsia — Lime Crime Velvetine Liquid Lipstick in Pink Velvet is a bright, happy stain that won't budge when you set it. I've been using it on a lot of my clients this Spring and they don't even need to re-apply it throughout the night because it doesn't even fade in the slightest.
- Peach — Tom Ford Lip Color Shine in Smitten comes in a traditional lipstick bullet but glides on like a shiny gloss (without being goopy). It's a bit of a splurge but you've never felt anything like it.
- Rose — Tarte Power Pigment Lip Tint in Blushing Bride is a sister lippie to their famous Lip Surgence Lip Tints but is much more intense (while still feeling light like a balm).
Tag us on our social channels if you try any of them! Or please let us know in the comments below what your favorite Spring lip discoveries are!


text: › Academics » Biology » Facilities » Townes Science Center Home Prospective Students Program Overview Biology, B.A. Biology, B.S. Areas of Study Global Experience Research & Internship Opportunities Meet Our Faculty & Staff Current Students Facilities Townes Science Center Laboratory Equipment Contact Biology Plan a Visit ›Apply Now ›Give to Furman › Main Content Column 1 Our department is located in the Charles H. Townes Science Center. Dedicated in 2008, this $62.5 million facility houses all of the science departments at Furman. You'll find cutting-edge research happening throughout this 200,000-square foot building. As a biology student, you'll have the opportunity to work with state-of-the-art equipment in a modern facility. Our space features a number of areas for specialized instruction and undergraduate research: A large greenhouse adjacent to the Townes Science Center that is equipped with a tidal wetland aquatic waste water treatment system A molecular assays core facility with darkroom, that provides instrumentation and expertise to faculty and students in several departments. Aquatic biology laboratory with temperature-controlled aquaria and an indoor stream Controlled-environment laboratory with eight reach-in environmental chambers. An herbarium with more than 20,000 catalogued plant specimens A 1,354 sq. ft. animal facility, overseen by a three faculty and a consulting veterinarian in accordance with the DHHS requirements and approved by the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare of the NIH. Separate, dedicated rooms for flourescence microscopy and radiosotope work A walk-in cold room Areas for individual and group study Lab space for each of our faculty members Furman also has an agreement with The Nature Conservancy to use 1500 acres in its Blue Wall Preserve and surrounding lands as a field site for ecological research.


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In order to meet President Obama's goal of out-innovating the world in the clean energy economy, the United States Patent and Trademark Office extended the Green Technology Pilot Program. Through this pilot, the USPTO expedites patent applications for any invention that will strongly contribute to improving environmental quality; the discovery or development of renewable energy sources; better use of existing energy resources, or reduction of greenhouse gases. Since the pilot program began in December 2009, a total of 1,918 petitions have been granted to green technology patent applicants, and 328 patents have been issued.
Under this program, California-based Calera Corporation has been able to fast track twelve applications for converting carbon dioxide (CO2) into green "reactive cements" that replace traditional "portland cement" commonly used in the construction of buildings.
The heart of the Calera process, referred to as Mineralization via Aqueous Precipitation, combines carbon dioxide flue gas from power plants with the Earth's natural waters and converts the gas into stable solid minerals similar to those found in the skeletons of marine animals and plants including metastable calcium and magnesium carbonate and bicarbonate minerals. These minerals can then be used to produce high reactive cements akin to portland cement without the negative environmental impacts derived from mining and processing. For those interested in more details, the USPTO's website has a more in-depth webpage about Calera and this process.
Calera's founder Brent Constantz envisioned a "green cement" alternative that could one day replace portland cement, the third largest source of man-made carbon dioxide on the planet. Portland cement, the world's most common type of cement, is used in everyday concrete, mortar, stucco and many types of grout. The manufacture of portland cement is detrimental to the environment contributing to: increased air pollution through dust and gas emissions; depleted resources through heavy fuel consumption; and damage to the countryside from quarrying.
"The potential is huge: It's like planting forests of trees through the pouring of concrete or bricks," said U.S. Green Building Council co-founder David Gottfried in an interview posted on Calera's website. "In everything I've seen, I have never seen anything with the potential that Calera has."
Manufacturers interested in learning more about this pilot program should visit the Green Technology Pilot Program or contact a patent examiner about a specific petition.
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Royals Minor League report: April 25
Omaha Storm Chasers (10-11)
New Orleans 10, Omaha 5
LP: Chris Dwyer (1-2)
HR: Carlos Peguero 2 (3, 4)
Omaha Storm Chasers (10-11)
New Orleans 10, Omaha 5
LP: Chris Dwyer (1-2)
HR: Carlos Peguero 2 (3, 4)
The Storm Chasers dropped to 0-2 at New Orleans this season. The Zephyrs scored seven early runs (six earned) against Chris Dwyer (1.1 IP). Tim Collins (left-flexor strain) made his first rehab appearance, striking out the side in a 1-2-3 eighth on 17 pitches -- nine strikes. Carlos Peguero hit a pair of homers and drove in four. Johnny Giavotella recorded another big game in his home town, finishing 3-for-4 with a run. He's a career .438 hitter (28-for-64) in New Orleans as a Storm Chaser.
NW Arkansas Naturals (7-14)
Northwest Arkansas 5, Tulsa 1
WP: J.C. Sulbaran (1-1)
HR: None
J.C. Sulbaran tossed six scoreless innings to lead the Naturals to a series-opening win over Tulsa. Sulbaran fanned three while scattering three hits and four walks. Wilking Rodriguez made his season debut, striking out two in a scoreless stanza. Northwest Arkansas broke open a 1-0 game with four in the seventh, including a three-run double by Jorge Bonifacio, Kansas City's No. 4 prospect. Bonifacio is tied for first in the Texas League with 16 RBIs.
Wilmington Blue Rocks (8-12)
Carolina at Wilmington: postponed due to rain
The rain system that delayed the Royals game at Baltimore also postponed Friday's game in Wilmington. No makeup date was announced. The Blue Rocks host Myrtle Beach (Rangers) tonight.
Lexington Legends (11-11)
Lexington 9, Greenville 8
WP: Tripp Davis (1-0)
HR: None
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PCL shuts down IL, ends All-Star hex
Eleven pitchers toss five-hitter; Myers gets RBI, named MVP
By Guy Curtright / Special to MLB.com | July 11, 2012 8:24 PM
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- The Pacific Coast League won the Buffalo chicken wing-eating contest at the Triple-A All-Star Gala. And that proved to be an omen.
The PCL kept munching 24 hours later and took a bite out of the International League's recent domination of the Triple-A All-Star Game, claiming a 3-0 victory Wednesday night before a capacity crowd of 18,025 at Coca-Cola Field.
"There wasn't a lot of emotional speeches," said Las Vegas' Marty Brown, the PCL manager.
After the PCL had lost three straight and seven of the previous nine showdowns with the IL, maybe the players didn't need one.
Eleven pitchers held the International League to five hits, and the two runs the PCL scored in the top of the first inning proved more than the host team could overcome in the 25th edition of the Midsummer Classic.
The PCL has the reputation as a haven for offense with little pitching, thanks to hitter-friendly ballparks.
"That's not necessarily the case," Brown said. "It is a lot different this year."
The PCL also happens to boast one of the Minor Leagues' top hitting prospects, and he proved to be a key to Wednesday's victory.
Wil Myers of the Omaha Storm Chasers went 2-for-3 with a double, an RBI and a run scored to claim MLB.com's Star of Stars honor for the winning team.
"Nothing rattles him. He's going to be a good one," Brown said.
The Royals' outfield prospect delivered an RBI single in the first inning and scored the PCL's final run after a leadoff double in the fourth.
"It was great to win the MVP award, or whatever you call it," said Myers, who collected two hits and three RBIs on Sunday in the SiriusXM All-Star Futures Game in Kansas City.
Myers also was on the winning side in that game as Team USA rolled to a 17-5 rout of the World team.
Wednesday's game was anything but a slugfest. The PCL totaled eight hits and each team struck out 11 times.
Buffalo Bisons right-hander Matt Harvey was named the IL's Star of Stars. He was the only pitcher to work two innings and he did not allow a hit.
"He made some pretty good hitters look ordinary," said IL manager Mike Sarbaugh of the Columbus Clippers. "He has plus stuff."
The crowd was the third-largest in the history of the Triple-A All-Star Game. The record remains 20,725 in 1991 at Louisville's old Cardinal Stadium. A crowd of 19,500 attended the inaugural game in Buffalo in 1988, when the stadium capacity was larger because of bleachers in right field.
Buffalo was the fourth city to host the game twice. Next year's event will take place in Reno, Nev.
"This is a magical place for baseball," said Brown, who played in the inaugural Triple-A All-Star Game and went on to manage the Bisons for three seasons.
The PCL scored twice in the opening inning against Lehigh Valley's Tyler Cloyd, who is 8-1 with an IL-best 2.01 ERA. Oklahoma City's Mike Hessman followed singles by Reno teammates Adam Eaton and Jake Elmore with a sacrifice fly and Myers singled up the middle after Tacoma's Luis Jimenez walked.
The PCL added a run against former National League All-Star Zach Duke of Syracuse in the fourth. Myers came around on a two-out double by Tim Federowicz of Albuquerque.
Harvey, the Mets' No. 2 prospect, followed Cloyd and pitched two hitless innings. He struck out two, hit a batter and threw a wild pitch.
At 23, Harvey was the youngest pitcher in the game. He is No. 31 on MLB.com's list of the Top 100 Prospects after being selected seventh overall in the 2010 Draft.
"The crowd was electric," said Harvey, who is 7-4 with a 3.39 ERA for the hometown Bisons. "I'm glad I got out of it scoreless. I had a good curveball, but I was a little wild."
The IL threatened in the second against Fresno's Eric Hacker but came up empty. Ryan Lavarnway of Pawtucket singled with one out and Buffalo's Valentino Pascucci, who won Monday's Home Run Derby, doubled off the left-field wall. But Lavarnway was trapped off third on a grounder by Columbus' Cord Phelps, and Rochester's Pedro Florimon struck out.
The IL got two runners on with none out in the seventh, but Albuquerque's Josh Wall retired Lehigh Valley's Kevin Frandsen on a fly ball to left field, struck out Syracuse's Corey Brown and got Indianapolis' Starling Marte to bounce into a forceout.
PCL starter Graham Godfrey got the victory, working around a first-inning infield hit by Leslie Anderson of Durham. Anderson was the only IL player to get two hits, although Pascucci walked three times.
Reno's Jonathan Albaladejo came in to get the last two outs with a runner on to record the save.
"They got off to a good start and we couldn't put anything together," Sarbaugh said.
Guy Curtright is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues or its clubs.View More


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Four Soccer Monarchs Earn All-Region Honors
By ODU Athletics
Dec. 9, 2011
NORFOLK, VA--Yannick Smith (Hillsborough, NJ.) , Victor Francoz (Fleurieu Sur Saone, France), Gideon Asante (Sunyani, Ghana) and Tim Hopkinson (Nottingham, England) have been selected to the 2011 NSCAA All-South Atlantic Region team as announced today. Smith and Francoz on first team while Hopkinson and Asante were second team selections.
Smith, a semifinalist for the prestigious Hermann Trophy led the CAA in goals with 16 and scoring with 34 total points. The first team All-CAA forward ranked 12th nationally in scoring and ninth in goals.
Victor Francoz, a junior goalkeeper registered six shutouts along with a 1.38 goals against average and a .754 saves percentage. Francoz was a second team All-CAA selection, and ranked 24th nationally with 86 total saves.
Hopkinson, a sophomore forward led ODU win game winning goals with four as he scored 10 on the season along with eight assists for 28 totals points. He ranked 24th nationally in goals scored and 20th Nationally in assists. Hopkinson was a second team All-CAA selection.
Asante, a midfielder led the Monarchs with nine assists and added seven goals and 23 total points, and was a first Team All-CAA selection. He ranked 17th nationally in total assists.
The Monarchs compiled a 12-6-2 record finished second in the CAA regular season, reached the CAA Championship match and for the eighth time in 10 years advanced to the second round of the NCAA College Cup.


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PhoenixEnigma wrote:On a related note, anyone here involved in Operation Portal Recon? Any thoughts on it?
As far as I understand, this operation's goal is creating/submitting more portals in rural or less populated areas? I'm all for it, when I go back to my hometown for holidays, there is maybe 1-2 portals in the entire town. That said, out here in the SF bay area, we're got portals coming out of our...well, you get the idea.
I'm currently level 8 now, and hang with the east bay community a little bit. My little chunk of the east bay is pretty blue, but that is very much non-indicative of the bay area in general, which is quite over-run by frogs.
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Those who work behind the scenes are just as important to the success of an organization as those on the front lines, and Gary Hadley is proof of that.
A dispatcher at Campbellsville/Taylor County Rescue, Hadleys co-workers have named him Rescuer of the Year. The award is given to someone who exhibits the qualities of a good Rescuer qualities that include dedication, knowledge and resourcefulness.
Hadley has been with Rescue since 1989.
Well, I needed a job and I like helping people. I thought this would be a good way to do both.
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Right across the Wabash River from its "sister" city of West Lafayette, Lafayette is an all-American town that's light on pretensions and heavy on charm. With about 70,000 people in the city proper and another 100,000 or so in the surrounding communities, Lafayette is the largest settlement between Indianapolis and Chicago. Thanks to nearby Purdue University, it's also one of the most vibrant locations in the state. Whatever you're into, you'll find plenty of it in Lafayette!
Lafayette Attractions
As a regional repository of historical architecture and popular culture, Lafayette has a number of notable attractions. Foodies love the annual Taste of Tippecanoe Festival, a celebration of local food and drink that brings vendors from several counties away to partake in the festivities. Meanwhile, nature lovers can browse to their heart's content at the Clegg Botanical Gardens as well as the Purdue Horticulture Garden over the river. Lafayette is also home to two 150-year-old houses of worship: the old Temple Israel and the Trinity United Methodist Church.
Lafayette Natural Beauty
Lafayette shares a comprehensive system of riverside hiking, biking and jogging trails with its sister city. Its higher elevations are home to several gorgeous pocket parks as well. Outdoor sports enthusiasts flock to nearby Prophetstown State Park to camp, hike and fish. On sunny days throughout the year, bikers and cross-country skiers frequent the bluff-lined open spaces just five to 10 miles east of town.
Lafayette Apartments
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Administrative Rule 6.1 - ADMINISTRATIVE UNITS
Effective Date: 1/1/2014
Obsolete Date: 8/1/2016
Section 1. Authority and Purpose.
Under Article VI, Section 3, of the North Dakota Constitution, the Supreme Court adopts this rule providing for administrative units and defining the role of trial court administrators.
Section 2. Administrative Units — Establishment.
- A. To provide consistent, effective, and efficient administrative support services to the district courts, the state is divided into four administrative units. The administrative units consist of existing judicial districts.
B. The administrative units are:
1. Unit 1 consisting of the Northeast and Northeast Central judicial districts.
2. Unit 2 consisting of the Southeast and East Central judicial districts.
3. Unit 3 consisting of the South Central and Southwest judicial districts.
4. Unit 4 consisting of the Northwest and North Central judicial districts.
Section 3. Trial Court Administrator — Position, Duties, and Responsibilities.
Trial court administrators assist the State Court Administrator and the judges in the administrative unit in ensuring uniform and consistent implementation of Judicial Branch policies and procedures.
A. Trial court administrators are hired by the presiding judges and the State Court Administrator. Qualifications of the trial court administrator are established by Supreme Court policy.
B. Trial court administrators are supervised by the State Court Administrator.
C. The duties and responsibilities of each trial court administrator include:
1. Implementing and ensuring compliance with the policies and procedures adopted by the Judicial Branch and ensuring compliance with all applicable rules and policies adopted by the Supreme Court.
2. Implementing and ensuring compliance with policies and procedures adopted by the judges in the administrative unit which are not inconsistent with Judicial Branch policies and procedures.
3. With the exception of judicial referees, law clerks, court reporters, and secretaries to judges, hiring and supervising all trial court personnel in the administrative unit, including state-employed clerks of court, juvenile court personnel, and calendar control clerks.
4. Monitoring compliance with personnel-related policies and providing interpretation of policies to trial court personnel.
5. If supervisory authority is delegated to the trial court administrator by the presiding judge, supervising judicial referees, law clerks, court reporters, and secretaries to judges hired by the presiding judge of the judicial district.
6. Developing work plans to ensure efficient use of administrative personnel.
7. Assigning subordinate personnel to other locations within the administrative unit in accordance with Judicial Branch staffing.
8. Providing regular reports to the Council on the state of the district courts within the administrative unit, including fiscal management, case management, jury management, juvenile court services, indigent defense services, facilities, and personnel and records management.
9. In consultation with the presiding judges of the administrative unit, preparing a budget for the unit each biennium.
10. Performing duties or responsibilities as may be directed by the State Court Administrator.
11. Performing such other non-conflicting duties or responsibilities as may be directed by the presiding judges of the judicial districts within the administrative unit.
D. The trial court administrator may delegate supervisory or other authority to assistants or local administrative personnel as considered appropriate or necessary.
E. The trial court administrator shall oversee the provision of administrative support services throughout the administrative unit for which the administrator is responsible.
Section 4. Effective Date.
The effective date of this rule is January 1, 2014.


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~ By Sally Hartman, Sikh Coalition Legal Fellow
As my legal internship with the Sikh Coalition comes to a close, I have begun to reflect on my experience over the course of the past three months. I feel fortunate that my time with the Coalition has been characterized by a unique blend of a legal and cultural education. By getting to know the Coalition staff and hearing stories of victories in the community, I have come to realize the extent to which their lives truly embody the spirit of heartfelt advocacy.
I am mindful that none of this would have been possible without the generous support of the family of Dr. Puran Singh Bajwa. Through honoring the memory of Dr. Bajwa, they have opened the door for countless other future attorneys to explore the rewarding and uplifting field of Civil Rights law. This opportunity is consistent with the essence of Dr. Bajwa's life.
As an Air Marshal in the Indian Army, Dr. Bajwa was noted throughout his career for his dignity and his proud practice of the Sikh faith, serving as an inspiration to many generations of military personnel who followed him. In his retirement, the advanced study and practice of Sikhism and teaching it to his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren was Dr. Bajwa's chief pursuit in life. As a physician, highly decorated military officer, and community leader, Dr. Bajwa literally touched and made a lasting impact on tens of thousands of lives.
I am hopeful that my work this summer has, in some small way, been able to mimic the incredible dedication that characterized Dr. Bajwa's life. I have been honored to work alongside our staff attorneys to educate both the government and private-sector employers as to the Civil Rights of Sikh men and woman who are being discriminated against. By familiarizing myself with the relevant legal context, honing my research skills, and drafting advocacy letters, I truly feel that I have taken a step forward in a promising direction. I hope to continue this journey as I go forward in my education, and make Civil Rights Law a central part of my future practice.
Thank you once again to the family of Dr. Bajwa. In helping make possible my experience this summer, you have honored his memory, established a meaningful opportunity for future lawyers, and bestowed a wonderful gift on the Sikh community.


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Others Covering Meeting Ignored Food-Stamp Comment
"I was one of twenty or so reporters in the room, but according to Dylan Byers I was first to tweet it," Dave Weigel of Slate.com wrote from New Hampshire on Friday.
He was referring to this town hall comment Thursday from Newt Gingrich:
"So I'm prepared, if the NAACP invites me, I'll go to their convention and talk about why the African-American community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps."
Weigel told Journal-isms he didn't write a piece based on the comment. But he was the only journalist in the room to report it, however briefly. And once he did, it went viral.
As Byers wrote in Politico on Friday:
"Newt Gingrich's comments about African-Americans and food stamps, made at a town hall meeting in New Hampshire yesterday, have made the expected media rounds — from Slate to The Daily Beast to The Associated Press to MSNBC — but the interpretation has changed somewhat along the way.
"A reporter on the trail notes that Gingrich frequently says in his stump speeches that he would urge people to demand paychecks instead of food stamps — a talking point that it is not usually met with great alarm by the media. He also frequently says that he would go to the NAACP convention if it invited him. On Thursday morning, the two points came together when he said he would go to the NAACP convention and explain 'why the African-American community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps.'
"Slate's Dave Weigel tweeted a slightly altered version of Gingrich's quote at 9:34 a.m., and Talking Points Memo put it up less than 20 minutes later with the headline, 'Newt: African Americans Should Get Off Food Stamps; Demand Paychecks.' An hour after that, The Daily Beast ran its story with the headline, 'Gingrich to African-Americans: Get Off of Food Stamps.' By the end of the day, the AP was comparing the quote to a remark made by Rick Santorum that the president of the National Urban League criticized as pandering to racist elements in the GOP."
In a posting on Friday, Weigel explained why he found the Gingrich quote newsworthy.
". . . Back in 2010, at Republican rallies and in columns, Gingrich was calling the Democrats the 'food stamp party.' Gingrich has been using this frame for a while, and he's used it despite the predictable moans from liberals that by discussing food stamps he MUST be dog-whistling to voters who think minorities are getting handouts.
"But in 2010 and 2011, Gingrich didn't say he was going to bring this message to black people, specifically. This was why his remarks on Thursday piqued my interest. A quick Nexis search — admittedly, Nexis hasn't been printing every transcript of every Newt speech — finds no examples of Gingrich saying he'll explain paychecks/food stamps at the NAACP's convention, and no example of Gingrich connecting food stamps/paychecks to black people specifically. ['Hmm,'] I thought. 'This is new.' "
Three other reporters whom Weigel said were in the room — from Yahoo News, Talking Points Memo and USA Today — did not respond to emails asking why they did not note the comment as Weigel did.
On Friday, Gingrich angrily denounced the media coverage of his comments.
"In an interview with CBS' Early Show, Gingrich said his words were distorted. And in fact, his actual quote was not that blacks should not demand food stamps, but that they should 'not be satisfied with them,' " Joy-Ann Reid wrote Friday for the Grio.
In any case, NAACP President Benjamin Todd Jealous, in a statement, noted that Gingrich had previously turned down the invitation the former House speaker said he now welcomes. Jealous also apparently quoted Gingrich incorrectly.
Jealous' statement said, ". . . According to Talking Points Memo and other sources, Gingrich was quoted as saying, 'I will go to the NAACP convention, and explain to the African-American community why they should demand paychecks instead of food stamps.'
" 'We invited Speaker Gingrich to attend our annual convention several times when he was Speaker of the House, but he declined to join us,' Jealous continued. 'If he is invited again, I hope that he would come, with the intention to unite rather than divide.' "
Weigel was hired in 2010 by Slate, which is owned by the Washington Post Co., after the Post fired him when "leaked online messages showed him disparaging some Republicans and commentators in highly personal terms," the Post's Howard Kurtz wrote at the time. Weigel, whose Post tenure lasted three months, had been hired to blog about conservatives.
Wayne Bennett, the Field Negro: He is just trying to make the "bluh" people's lives a little better.
Wayne Dawkins, politicsincolor.com: Gingrich latest GOP hopeful to contract black tongue disease
Fox News Latino: Where Jon Huntsman Stands on Issues Important to Latino Voters
Suzanne Gamboa, Associated Press: Newt Gingrich Says He Would Urge Blacks To Demand Paychecks, Not Food Stamps In Front Of NAACP
Gregory Kane, BlackAmericaWeb.com: Santorum the Latest Clown in GOP Circus
Geraldo Rivera, Fox News Latino: Presidential Arithmetic and the Latino Vote
Lauren Schutte, Hollywood Reporter: Larry King, Horatio Sanz, Mike Tyson Spoof the GOP Candidates in Mock Presidential Debate for Funny or Die
NABJ's Thumbs Down Goes to Cable Networks After All
The National Association of Black Journalists Friday issued its 2011 Thumbs Down Award collectively to Bloomberg News, CNN, CNBC, Fox Business Channel, Fox News and MSNBC. The dubious distinction is given annually for reporting, commentary or other content found to be racially insensitive, or for practices at odds with NABJ's mission.
"The 2011 Thumbs Down Award was given to these cable networks for their failure to assign African-American journalists to on-air roles during primetime broadcasts," a news release said.
"On multiple occasions, NABJ has advised the cable news networks to improve their lack of diversity in primetime programming. And the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law has joined NABJ in calling for the networks to end the shutout of black journalists from primetime.
"Despite multiple changes that several of the networks have made to their on-air lineups, they each failed to use the opportunities to hire or promote African-American journalists as primetime anchors or hosts. The latest example occurred at CNN, which replaced 'In the Arena,' hosted by former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, with 'Erin Burnett OutFront,' hosted by former CNBC anchor Erin Burnett.
" 'We have honored both CNN and NBC for their diversity efforts in the past,' NABJ Vice President-Broadcast Bob Butler said. 'However, it is 2011 and the fact remains, when you turn on any of these channels during prime time, you will not find an African-American host or anchor.'
"Recipients of the 2011 Thumbs Down Award were chosen by a vote by the previous NABJ Board of Directors. The decision to uphold that vote was made by the current Board after considerable deliberation, in part to call attention to the fact that this problem persists at all news networks. Indeed, it could be argued that every television news operation earned the Thumbs Down Award for 2011.
"It is important to note that NABJ draws a distinction between personalities working as anchors or hosts and journalists, nearly all whom have disappeared from primetime anchor chairs. In addition, NABJ believes all television news organizations have the responsibility to ensure that their on-air talent reflects the diversity found in their audiences.
"Earlier this year, NABJ Board members offered CNN Worldwide President Jim Walton solutions for increasing diversity, and we were pleased at his receptiveness. NABJ Board members also have had talks with NBC, and the network has made notable progress in further diversifying its non-primetime on-air and management staff."
"NABJ also announced today improvements to the evaluation of submissions for the Thumbs Down Award. The process has been shifted to the revamped Media Monitoring Task Force, chaired by nationally renowned media critic Eric Deggans of the Tampa Bay Times."
The NABJ decision to award the Thumbs Down comes after President Gregory H. Lee Jr.'s declaration last month that the award was being retired because it had become susceptible to inconsistencies and conflicts of interest. Lee told Journal-isms by email Friday that he still planned to recommend to the board "changing the current model of thumbs down."
As the news release indicated, the new board of directors elected with Lee last summer reaffirmed the decision made by the previous board.
Asked to comment, Jeremy M. Gaines, vice president for communications at MSNBC, said he stood by his statement of last month: "We couldn't disagree more strongly with their decision. We're very proud of MSNBC's record of diversity both on and off air. It's no accident that MSNBC is the number one cable news channel among African American viewers."
On Friday, he said he would add, "Including MSNBC in such a list the day after we announced the addition of Melissa Harris-Perry, suggests the facts are being ignored."
However, Harris-Perry is an author and professor of political science who is scheduled for weekend mornings. The NABJ statement said, "It is important to note that NABJ draws a distinction between personalities working as anchors or hosts and journalists" and that the award concerned itself with primetime broadcasts.
A Fox News Channel spokeswoman did not respond to a request for comment. A year ago, when Bloomberg declined to release figures on the diversity of its workforce, a spokeswoman said, "While it is our policy not to disclose private information about employees or our workforce, Bloomberg LP is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer and we have dedicated diversity efforts across the company."
A CNN spokeswoman said the network was preparing a response. In July, Kathy Y. Times, then-NABJ president, reported on a meeting with Walton. "NABJ Vice President of Broadcast Bob Butler and I talked with President Walton late Thursday, and he told us the network continues to seek and develop a candidate who has the image and substance to carry a prime-time show," she wrote.
Walton deployed Mark Whitaker, the former Newsweek editor who had recently became a CNN news executive, to talk with NABJ about finding suitable anchor candidates.
[A CNN spokeswoman issued a statement Saturday that, as with MSNBC, avoided the issue of prime-time progamming: "It is surprising that the NABJ has neglected CNN's most recent programming change. Soledad O'Brien, who was recently honored by NABJ as their organization's 'Journalist of the Year,' is now the sole anchor of CNN's new morning show from 7-9am ET," it said.
["It is also worth noting that in recognition of CNN's well-known commitment to diversity, NABJ has chosen to honor CNN for its diversity efforts and programming on several occasions and CNN regularly brings its highest-level executives, hiring managers, and talent recruiters to NABJ's annual convention to recruit from its membership ranks and to speak at conferences and events. For example, later this month, CNN's weekday anchor Suzanne Malveaux is emceeing of NABJ's Hall of Fame ceremony."]
Gregory H. Lee Jr., NABJ: Industry Wide and Industry Wise: Diverse Newsrooms Matter
Traynham Joins MSNBC as "Contributor" on Politics
Robert Traynham, Washington bureau chief for the Comcast Network, has accepted a position as an MSNBC contributor, Traynham and MSNBC announced on Thursday.
In an email, an MSNBC spokeswoman defined "contributor" as "a frequent guest (often multiple times a day) who is exclusive to msnbc."
Robert Traynham Traynham wrote to friends, "I am very excited about the opportunity to be joining a renowned news organization with such an amazing scope of political coverage, especially during this exciting year of politics and campaigns. At the same time, I will be continuing to teach a course in politics at George Washington University, as well as writing my regular column for the Philadelphia Tribune. Coming soon, I expect to announce another exciting role I will be taking on as well."
Referring to Traynham, the Huffington Post reported Friday, "Chris Matthews had a fiery chat with [an] openly gay former aide to Rick Santorum, the Republican presidential candidate who has an infamously frosty relationship with the gay community, on his Thursday show.
"Robert Traynham, who worked for Santorum while he was a senator, defended his former boss from Matthews' repeated attacks."
Brian Stelter, New York Times: Fox News Hires Liz Cheney as Analyst and Substitute Host
Johnson Publishing Locates New Headquarters Space
"Johnson Publishing Co. will move its headquarters a few blocks north to the top floors of the Borg-Warner Borg-Warner Building (Credit: chicagoarchitecture.info)skyscraper at 200 S. Michigan Avenue," Shia Kapos wrote Friday for Crain's Chicago Business.
"The publisher of Ebony and Jet magazines has been looking for new digs since selling its 820 S. Michigan Ave. home to Columbia College in late 2010. It was given an 18-month window to find new offices.
"The publishing company, founded by Chairman Linda Johnson Rice's father and headed by her friend Desiree Rogers, has been working to find ways to reduce costs as circulation and advertising revenue have fallen.
"The current tenant, the Cliff Dwellers club, was pushed out of the building after a lengthy lease negotiation, according to a story first reported in the Chicago Sun-Times.
". . . The new offices, with about 5,500 feet per floor, will be a tighter squeeze for the publishing company that once utilized 110,000 square feet of the old Johnson building, much of which has gone unoccupied in recent years."
Patricia Sheridan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Breakfast With … Linda Johnson Rice
700 at Services for Michigan Chronicle's Sam Logan
More than 700 people remembered Michigan Chronicle Publisher Samuel Logan Jr. Friday, a church spokesman told Journal-isms, as the Detroit journalist was praised as fiercely independent and caring deeply about his community.
"Mourners from every segment of Metro Detroit — from political and community leaders including Gov. Rick Snyder and Mayor Dave Bing to the common man — gathered Friday at Greater Grace Temple for the funeral of Sam Logan, the longtime publisher of the Michigan Chronicle, the state's oldest and most influential African-American weekly newspaper," Oralandar Brand-Williams wrote for the Detroit News.
Chuck Stokes, editorial/public affairs director of WXYZ-TV, told Journal-isms "the Who's Who of Michigan" attended. "It was a fitting and respectful service," he said. Editor Bankole Thompson recalled how Logan told him, "Don't let anybody tell you what you can and cannot write," Stokes said.
Williams' story continued, "Various floral arrangements and a picture of Logan sitting next to his U.S. flag-draped casket greeted people gathered for the service. A black-and-white video of Logan being interviewed played as mourners filled the church before the service that lasted more than three hours. . . .
"Logan, who died Dec. 28 at his home in Detroit, was 78. . . . he was credited with preserving the Chronicle as a media outlet and institution in the local black community."
The University of Detroit Mercy announced on Wednesday that Logan's family has created a scholarship in his name at the university. Logan graduated from the University's College of Business Administration in 1973.
Logan was publisher of the Chronicle for 40 years and was co-owner of Real Times Media, parent company of the Chronicle and FrontPage, the Chicago Defender, the New Pittsburgh Courier and the Memphis Tri-State Defender newspapers.
Hiram E. Jackson, CEO of Real Times Media, is serving as the Chronicle's interim publisher.
Anu Prakash, WXYZ-TV: Mourners remember Michigan Chronicle publisher Sam Logan (Video)
PBS' Suarez, Sreenivasan Irked by Visiting TV Critics
"As a rule it takes days for some network suit, producer or, more likely, bit of on-air talent to start throwing their weight around on stage at this semi annual confab of TV critics and networks," Lisa de Moraes wrote Thursday for the Washington Post.
"But this year a record in the decades-old Press Tour was broken when, on the very first day, in the third Q&A session of this tour, a hissy fit happened — and unexpectedly what with it being a panel discussion about PBS election coverage rather than 'Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.'
". . . unnoticed by many, over at one end of the panel, 'PBS NewsHour' anchor Ray Suarez mooned broodingly, looking like Hamlet.
"And, as programming chief John Wilson was calling it a wrap, Suarez gave voice to his unhappiness:
" 'John, do you think there's anybody who might want to ask about what our programs are going to do for the rest of the year? I mean, this was interesting — I loved listening to Jeff Greenfield — but might anybody want to talk about news and public affairs and covering the election, which we all flew 3,000 miles here to do?'
"That's right — Suarez had dissed both the TV critics AND his colleague Greenfield, who looked surprised.
"Then, over at the other end of the panel, 'PBS NewsHour's' Hari Sreenivasan, who'd been sitting like a bump on a log through the whole Q&A, apparently also brooding, began to snark:
" 'We could crowd source it on Twitter if you can't come up with questions,' he sniffed at the crowd.
"TV critics congealed in their chairs. Nothing makes TV critics feel so sheepish as being told their questions have not been up to the level of excellence that they, the talent on stage, have come to expect at junkets."
Cast Named for Play Inspired by Jayson Blair Scandal
"Producers of a new play inspired by the Jayson Blair plagiarism scandal at The New York Times have found the actor who will play the disgraced ex-journalist," Mark Kennedy reported from New York for the Associated Press.
"The Atlantic Theater Company said Wednesday that Kobi Libii will play a Blair-like Times reporter in the world premiere of Gabe McKinley's play 'CQ/CX.'
"Libii, a Yale graduate and alumnus of Second City in Chicago, was in 'Perfect Harmony' at the Acorn Theatre and 'The Tempest' at the Porpentine Theater.
". . . Previews begin Jan. 25 and an official opening is set for Feb. 15. The play will run until March 4 at Signature Theatre Company's Peter Norton Space while Atlantic's main stage gets renovated.
". . . McKinley was a former news assistant at the Times who overlapped with Blair. . . ."
"Ron Burkle, the supermarket mogul, and NBA Hall of Famer Magic Johnson have teamed up to buy BlackBook Media and its software arm, Access Network Co.," Keith J. Kelly reported for the New York Post. "It is going to be combined with Vibe Media, which the two teamed up to buy last year."
"Bounce TV, the new broadcast TV network for African Americans, announced eight new subchannel carriage deals over the New Year's weekend," TVNewsCheck reported. "The new additions boost Bounce TV's U.S. coverage to more than 50% of the country and 72% of African-American homes." The new affiliates are WXIX Cincinnati; WAFF Huntsville-Decatur-Florence, Ala.; WTOC Savannah, Ga.; KLTV Tyler-Longview, Texas; WFXG Augusta, Ga.; WLOX Biloxi-Gulfport, Miss.; WDAM Hattiesburg-Laurel, Miss.; and WDFX Dothan, Ala.
David Muir of ABC tops Andrew Tyndall's annual list of the "Top 20 Most Used Reporters," anchors excluded. Among journalists of color, Jim Avila of ABC placed sixth; Bill Whitaker of CBS is 12th.
"In its 2011 review of the state of press freedom the Inter American Press Association (IAPA) concluded that this was one of the most 'challenging and tragic' years for the countries of the Americas and reaffirmed its commitment to confront the next challenges," the association reported on Dec. 29. ". . . Regarding violence being unleashed against journalists, in general carried out by drug traffickers and in many cases in collusion with corrupt officials this has been one of the decade's worst years."
"Journalists in Mexico and Ecuador had little to celebrate this year as they recognized Journalists' Day this week, according to the newspapers La Vanguardia and Hoy. Mexico, considered one of the world's most dangerous countries to practice journalism, remembered the seven journalists killed in 2011 on Jan. 4. Ecuador remembered a difficult year for freedom of expression on Jan. 5, following President Rafael Correa's aggressive stance against the media," Tania Lara reported Friday for the Knight Center for Journalism in the Americas.
"One of the things that absolutely delighted me over the course of my career was seeing that, again, the addition of women to newsrooms and the addition of black professionals meant that things that had not been considered news, say, in 1950 or 1960, were considered not only important enough to put it in the news pages, but important enough and interesting enough to talk about on the op-ed pages," Cynthia Tucker, columnist and former editorial page editor of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, said Thursday on NPR's "Talk of the Nation." ". . .I would argue that now most readers don't think that it's odd to see a piece on the op-ed page about a confrontation that a parent might have had with her child's teacher, or how I have — how best to deal with bullying in schools. 30 years ago, you never saw pieces about bullying in schools. And bullying, believe me, is not new…"
"The Committee to Protect Journalists says Mohamed Shaglouf, the driver hired by The New York Times who went missing in Libya last March, is dead. (Update: the CPJ informs PDN that it first reported Shaglouf's death in early November)," David Walker reported Thursday for Photo District News. "Shaglouf was working for four Times journalists, including photographers Lynsey Addario and Tyler Hicks, who were arrested at a checkpoint by fighters loyal to former Libyan leader Moammar Qaddafi. They reported after their release six days later that they had lost sight of Shaglouf at the time of their arrest."
"When Franca Sozzani, editor of Vogue Italia, visited the Huffington Post offices last month she revealed that her proudest professional moment was publishing the 'Black Issue,' which helped promote diversity in the fashion industry," Julee Wilson reported Thursday for the Huffington Post. "Well, she continued that campaign with a trip to the African country of Ghana to mentor a group of designers from the WEB-Young Designers Hub. While in the country, the group hosted a private fashion presentation in Sozzani's honor to [show off] their dazzling designs."
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Marching 5k race, pancake breakfast July 2
LEOPOLD – Runners and walkers of all ages are invited to a 5k race at Perry Central schools July 2.
Sign in is at 6:30 a.m. with the race starting at 7:30. Registration forms and preview of the participant T-shirt can be found at www.marching5k.com.
Sponsorships are available with T-shirt logo and Web link.
A pancake breakfast will also be available during the morning. Cost is $5 and it is open to all.
Both events are sponsored by the Perry Central Band Boosters.
For more information, visit www.marching5k.com, call 843-5652 or e-mail email@example.com.
Ohio Valley tractor club to meet today
BRANCHVILLE – The Ohio Valley Tractor Association will meet at 7 p.m. today at the Branchville Conservation Club.
Hillbilly Golf Scramble July 9
BRANCHVILLE – Branchville's first Hillbilly Golf Scramble is scheduled for Saturday, July 9 at the Old English Golf Course.
Cost is $45 per person with four people minimum per team. All-you-can-eat burgers and hot dogs will also be provided to teams. Festivities will begin with a shotgun start at 9 a.m.
Deadline to register is June 27. To register or for more information, contact David Beertzer at 843-3064 or Derick Lamar at 719-3376.
No planning commission meeting this month
FERDINAND – With no pressing business to conduct, there will be no May meeting of the executive board of the Indiana 15 Regional Planning Commission. Advance notice will be sent for the next scheduled meeting.
VNA Plus to offer blood- pressure, blood-sugar screenings
TELL CITY – Visiting Nurse Association Plus will offer free blood-pressure and blood-sugar screenings in Tell City.
Screenings are scheduled from 8:30 to 10 a.m. June 7 and June 21 at Wal-Mart and from 9 to 10 a.m. June 28 at Twilight Towers.
For more information call VNA at 547-7967.
Dale town yard sales June 10, 11
DALE – The eighth annual town-wide yard sale in Dale is scheduled for 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. June 10 and June 11.
Organizers urge the community to check out the bargains all over town. Deadline to register as a vendor is June 3.
Vendor registration fees will benefit the back-to-school-supply program and Toys for Kids program at Christmas. All sale ads will appear in local newspapers June 9.
For more information call 937-2629 or 937-2618.
Meth prevention training June 9
HAWESVILLE, Ky. – The Ice That Burns is community-based training de-veloped by the Kentucky Methamphetamine Prevention Enhancement site.
A workshop will be held at 8:30 a.m. June 9 at the Hancock County Development Complex, 1605 U.S. Highway 60 West in Haw-esville.
This workshop will help equip all sectors to use the best strategies for reducing meth-related problems in local communities. The cost of training is $30 and in-cludes breakfast and lunch.
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Given how often they're on the floor, occasionally inside a public restroom, it should come as no surprise that one-third of women's purses crawl with E. coli.
Given how often they're on the floor, occasionally inside a public restroom, it should come as no surprise that one-third of women's purses crawl with E. coli.
And given how many grubby hands and baby bottoms touch grocery- store shopping carts, we shouldn't flinch at the fact that, on average, they carry 115 times more bacteria than a toilet seat.
It's a dirty world we're living in, and often our most germy encounters are not where we expect them.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimate that each year
48 million people get sick in the United States, 128,000 are hospitalized, and 3,000 die of foodborne diseases.
To improve your odds, you should reduce exposure to germs, a feat best accomplished with regular hand-washing, using hand sanitizer and keeping hands away from your face, said Charles Gerba, a germ expert at the University of Arizona.
It also means cleaning those grimy items you rarely think to clean, such as remote controls and cellphones.
Need motivation? Here are average bacteria counts, per square inch, for a dozen common germ-infested items we encounter in our daily lives, according to Gerba, who has tested hundreds of surfaces.
• Dish sponge: 775,460,560
• Kitchen faucet handle: 228,854
• Shopping cart: 138,000
• Keyboard/mouse: 79,000
• Cutting board: 61,597
• Bathroom faucet handle: 50,068
• Remote control: 17,000
• Cellphone: 11,020
• Doorknob: 8,643
• Self-checkout touch screen: 4,500
• Kitchen countertop: 1,736
• Toilet seat: 1,201


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Adm. Arleigh A. Burke, a battle-decorated Chief of Naval Operations whose combat exploits against Japanese naval forces in the South Pacific made him the Navy's most celebrated destroyer squadron commander of World War II, died yesterday at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Bethesda, Md. He was 94 and lived in Fairfax, Va.
Admiral Burke, who retired in 1961 after 42 years in the Navy, including a record six-year tenure as the Chief of Naval Operations in the Administration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, died of complications of pneumonia, said a Navy spokesman, Lieut. Comdr. Ed Austin.
In a career that took him from Annapolis to Washington via the high seas, Admiral Burke, a stocky pipe smoker with an easy smile, served in battleships and aircraft carriers, was a member of the United Nations truce negotiations team in the Korean War and in Washington became a strong advocate of a powerful nuclear fleet for the Navy, including its missile-launching Polaris submarines.
But he was best known as "31 Knot Burke," a nickname supplied by Admiral William F. Halsey, for his exploits as the commander of Squadron 23, a pack of eight destroyers that staged high-speed torpedo attacks that devastated enemy warships in the Solomon Islands in late 1943 and early 1944.
"Stand aside! Stand aside! I'm coming through at 31 knots," Mr. Burke, then a Captain, radioed darkened American troop transports as his squadron, named Little Beavers for a comic-strip character, steamed up the slot at boiler-bursting speed to attack a Japanese task force off Bougainville on the night of Nov. 1, 1943.
In a widely heralded action, the squadron covered the landing of thousands of American troops while attacking enemy vessels and aircraft. When the battle of Empress Augusta Bay ended the next day, the Japanese toll was horrendous. A cruiser and four destroyers lay on the bottom, and two cruisers and a pair of destroyers had limped away heavily damaged.
Later that month, the squadron engaged another Japanese task force off Cape St. George, New Ireland, and sank three destroyers without taking a hit. In 22 engagements from November 1943 to February 1944, the Navy said, Capt. Burke's squadron was credited with sinking one cruiser, nine destroyers, one submarine and nine smaller ships, as well as downing approximately 30 aircraft.
Later, Mr. Burke became a chief of staff to Vice Adm. Marc A. Mitscher, whose carrier task forces attacked the Japanese at Iwo Jima, Okinawa and Tokyo. Mr. Burke was aboard the flagship Bunker Hill and later the Enterprise when they were hit by Japanese suicide planes off Okinawa.
In 1949, during interservice disputes that followed the unification of the armed forces, Mr. Burke fell into disfavor with some officials of the Truman Administration by heading a group of high Navy officers that campaigned for supercarriers and against a strategic reliance on the Air Force's B-36 bombers.
His role in what was called the Admiral's revolt seemed to scuttle his chances for promotion. But his name went back on the lists a year later, when he became a rear admiral, and in 1951, he became a member of the allied cease-fire commission in Korea for six months.
In 1955, he was selected by Eisenhower over 92 more senior officers to be Chief of Naval Operations. In that post, he advocated a balanced and versatile fleet, new antisubmarine technology, the development of Polaris submarines and other nuclear systems, and new aircraft designs. He served three two-year terms, but insisted on retiring in 1961, when President John F. Kennedy offered him a fourth term.
Arleigh Albert Burke was born on a farm near Boulder, Colo., on Oct. 19, 1901. His parents were of Swedish and Pennsylvania Dutch stock, his paternal grandfather having changed the name from Bjorkegren. He graduated from the United States Naval Academy in 1923, and after five years of sea duty, earned a degree in chemical engineering at the University of Michigan in 1931.
He was an inspector at a naval gun factory in Washington when World War II broke out. He immediately applied for sea duty, but his application was not granted until 1943, when he was sent to command destroyers in the Solomons. For his ensuing exploits, he was awarded 13 decorations, including the Distinguished Service Medal, the Navy Cross, the Legion of Merit and the Silver Star.
In January 1977, he was awarded the nation's highest civilian honor, the Medal of Freedom, by President Gerald R. Ford. In 1984, the Navy named a class of missile-launching destroyers for him. And in 1991, it launched the U.S.S. Arleigh Burke, an $864 million destroyer, and for the first time in Navy history, the man for whom a ship was named was on hand to see her commissioned.
Mr. Burke is survived by his wife, the former Roberta (Bobbie) Gorsuch, to whom he was married for 72 years.


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Burglary and theft of a 2002 Chevrolet Tahoe with an estimated value of $8,000 May 4 was reported in the 600 block of N. D St., Ramona. The vehicle was recovered the same day.
Theft of a welder, generator, and two-wheel trailer with a combined estimated value of $5,600 May 6 was reported on 80th Rd. near Florence.
Criminal damage to property
Damage to a billboard with an estimated value of $600 May 19 was reported on U.S. 56/77 near Lincolnville.
Burglary between 12:45 and 1:20 a.m. May 21 was reported in the 300 block of S. Buller St. in Goessel.


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Scam artists posing as Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. representatives have telephoned customers in attempts to solicit personal and credit card information.
Scam artists posing as Central Hudson Gas and Electric Corp. representatives have telephoned customers in attempts to solicit personal and credit card information.
"We are not making these outbound calls, and customers who receive such a call should consider it suspect," Central Hudson President James Laurito said Tuesday in a prepared statement. "If in doubt, please contact us at 845-452-2700 or 800-527-2714."
The company continues to work with law enforcement and cybersecurity experts to determine the extent of an incident discovered last week that had the potential to involve some customer files. The utility called customers with current phone numbers on file to tell them if their account information could have been involved.
"There is still no evidence confirmed to date that any data was transferred, but we want these customers to make sure that they remain vigilant until we have more definitive information," Laurito said. He said customers should monitor their credit reports and bank accounts. Unauthorized transactions should be reported to the bank and local police.
Central Hudson plans a free credit-monitoring service for customers whose information might have been compromised. Letters will be mailed to eligible customers in early March. The service will be retroactive to Feb. 15.
The City of Newburgh Citizens Advisory Committee will have a representative from Central Hudson speak about the cybersecurity breach Thursday at 7 p.m. at the City of Newburgh Activity Center, 401 Washington St.


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ARLINGTON — The bright yellow files are stacked neatly in the Rev. Tim Sauer's office at Immaculate Conception Church in Arlington.
Each folder has a name. Many contain invoices. Some are thicker than others.
With each, the church hopes to soften a family's grief or, at the very least, allay their financial fears a bit.
Like other churches, Catholic parishioners felt a calling to help after the deadly March 22 Oso mudslide.
Their goal is to shoulder the funeral expenses, regardless of one's faith or lack of faith.
Of the 43 people who died or are missing, seven were known to attend the Catholic church.
From the start, denomination didn't matter. With backing from the Archdiocese of Seattle and help from Catholic Community Services, church officials contacted funeral homes and asked that all bills be sent directly to them.
Burying the dead is one of the Catholic church's seven Corporal Works of Mercy, a list that includes feeding the hungry, clothing the naked and visiting the sick.
"For us, it was a logical step to take that was consistent with our teaching about the sanctity of every human life," Sauer said. "We are operating out of our faith and what it tells us to do."
Sauer has and will continue to officiate funeral services for both Catholic and non-Catholics whose lives ended in the slide.
The church has budgeted $450,000 for funeral-related expenses with donations pouring in from parishes in Western Washington and from across the country. It has been able to pick up direct costs, but must be judicious with some indirect ones, such as lodging for some out-of-town guests.
To date, the church has received bills related to 33 of the people who died in the slide.
"We think at this point we will be able to cover them all, paying most everything for everyone," Sauer said. "We are shepherding this to make sure we have enough for the basic needs of everybody."
The church hopes that by picking up funeral expenses, more money will be available through Federal Emergency Management Agency checks to help families get back on their feet.
Local churches recognize that recovery will be a long process.
Sauer is comforted by the efforts he sees from other churches and stories he hears through the Arlington Ministerial Association. All of the churches have collected money with hopes of helping meet short and long-term needs of those affected by the Oso slide.
"We have really come together to work together. We are all trying to see what we can do," he said. "Our church is taking care of one of the immediate needs, but there are just a thousand incidental costs that families will discover as time goes on.
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Pineapple is cooling and moist. It cools the blood and help the skin retain youthfulness. Pineapple is antibacterial, antiviral, demulcent, diuretic, and mildly phytoestrogenic. Pineapple is used to treat angina, arthritis, blood clots, bronchitis, catarrh, constipation, diphtheria, dyspepsia, edema, goiter, hypertension, indigestion, excess menses, multiple sclerosis, obesity, sinusitis, sore throat, sunstroke, tumors, and expel intestinal worms. It is used to promote bone density and speed healing after an injury (athletic or otherwise). Use in fevers with sweating and much heat. Pineapple is not suggested for those with over-acidic digestion, eczema or excessive dampness.
Pineapple contains bromelain, which is a protein-digesting enzyme and a powerful anti-inflammatory agent. It is believed that bromelain blocks inflammatory causing prostaglandins and inhibits blood platelet aggregation. Pineapple is rich in beta-carotene, B complex, vitamin C, magnesium, manganese, potassium, carbohydrates, and fiber. It is used topically to relieve swellings and speed tissue healing. A small amount can be used to wash the face instead of soap.
When selecting a fruit, look for a fragrant aroma, light yellow or white flesh, and heaviness for its size. If the top center leaf easily pulls out, it is another sign of ripeness. Cut out the "eyes", but the core can be eaten. Under ripe pineapple is too acidic for the teeth and stomach.
Simply peel and slice pineapple. Some like to add a touch of salt to minimize tongue itching, if they are so sensitive. It can be used it to make bread, cake, cookies, fresh juice, marinade, pie, pudding, and salad. Cut a pineapple into a "basket" in which to place several fruits. In order to be effective therapeutically it must be used raw, as many of its helpful constituents are destroyed by heat.


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Indiana Rules of Professional Conduct
Comment - Rule 3.7
[1] Combining the roles of advocate and witness can prejudice the tribunal and the opposing party and can also involve a conflict of interest between the lawyer and client.
Advocate-Witness Rule
[2] The tribunal has proper objection when the trier of fact may be confused or misled by a lawyer serving as both advocate and witness. The opposing party has proper objection where the combination of roles may prejudice that party's rights in the litigation. A witness is required to testify on the basis of personal knowledge, while an advocate is expected to explain and comment on evidence given by others. It may not be clear whether a statement by an advocate-witness should be taken as proof or as an analysis of the proof.
[3] To protect the tribunal, paragraph (a) prohibits a lawyer from simultaneously serving as advocate and necessary witness except in those circumstances specified in paragraphs (a)(1) through (a)(3). Paragraph (a)(1) recognizes that if the testimony will be uncontested, the ambiguities in the dual role are purely theoretical. Paragraph (a)(2) recognizes that where the testimony concerns the extent and value of legal services rendered in the action in which the testimony is offered, permitting the lawyers to testify avoids the need for a second trial with new counsel to resolve that issue. Moreover, in such a situation the judge has firsthand knowledge of the matter in issue; hence, there is less dependence on the adversary process to test the credibility of the testimony.
[4] Apart from these two exceptions, paragraph (a)(3) recognizes that a balancing is required between the interests of the client and those of the tribunal and the opposing party. Whether the tribunal is likely to be misled or the opposing party is likely to suffer prejudice depends on the nature of the case, the importance and probable tenor of the lawyer's testimony, and the probability that the lawyer's testimony will conflict with that of other witnesses. Even if there is risk of such prejudice, in determining whether the lawyer should be disqualified, due regard must be given to the effect of disqualification on the lawyer's client. It is relevant that one or both parties could reasonably foresee that the lawyer would probably be a witness. The conflict of interest principles stated in Rules 1.7, 1.9 and 1.10 have no application to this aspect of the problem.
[5] Because the tribunal is not likely to be misled when a lawyer acts as advocate in a trial in which another lawyer in the lawyer's firm will testify as a necessary witness, paragraph (b) permits the lawyer to do so except in situations involving a conflict of interest.
Conflict of Interest
[6] In determining if it is permissible to act as advocate in a trial in which the lawyer will be a necessary witness, the lawyer must also consider that the dual role may give rise to a conflict of interest that will require compliance with Rules 1.7 or 1.9. For example, if there is likely to be substantial conflict between the testimony of the client and that of the lawyer the representation involves a conflict of interest that requires compliance with Rule 1.7. This would be true even though the lawyer might not be prohibited by paragraph (a) from simultaneously serving as advocate and witness because the lawyer's disqualification would work a substantial hardship on the client. Similarly, a lawyer who might be permitted to simultaneously serve as an advocate and a witness by paragraph (a)(3) might be precluded from doing so by Rule 1.9. The problem can arise whether the lawyer is called as a witness on behalf of the client or is called by the opposing party. Determining whether or not such a conflict exists is primarily the responsibility of the lawyer involved. If there is a conflict of interest, the lawyer must secure the client's informed consent, confirmed in writing. In some cases, the lawyer will be precluded from seeking the client's consent. See Rule 1.7. See Rule 1.0(b) for the definition of "confirmed in writing" and Rule 1.0(e) for the definition of "informed consent."
[7] Paragraph (b) provides that a lawyer is not disqualified from serving as an advocate because a lawyer with whom the lawyer is associated in a firm is precluded from doing so by paragraph (a). If, however, the testifying lawyer would also be disqualified by Rule 1.7 or Rule 1.9 from representing the client in the matter, other lawyers in the firm will be precluded from representing the client by Rule 1.10 unless the client gives informed consent under the conditions stated in Rule 1.7.


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Washington, D.C. (June 13, 2011) — The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) today announced that Matthew D. Bennett has been named Senior Vice President of Communications and Public Affairs, effective today. Bennett will report to Executive Vice President of Public Affairs Josephine Martin.
In his new role, Bennett will be responsible for leading and overseeing PhRMA's advocacy communications functions. He comes to PhRMA from GolinHarris, where he served as Senior Vice President of the firm's health care communications and advocacy group.
"We are very excited to have Matt join our Public Affairs team at PhRMA," said Martin. "With his in-depth knowledge of the policy and environmental challenges we face, coupled with his strategic instincts, communications expertise and collaborative mindset, Matt will be an incredible asset as we continue our efforts to convey the important role our sector plays in advancing medical progress and improving the lives of patients everywhere."
"The biopharmaceutical research sector provides a unique and dynamic combination of improving America's health and contributing to our economic growth," said Bennett. "I am thrilled to join PhRMA at this exciting time and am grateful for the opportunity to help the organization and the industry continue telling its story in new and compelling ways."
During his time with GolinHarris, Bennett worked at length for clients in both the biopharmaceutical and insurance sectors, designing and implementing strategic campaigns focused on advancing public policy priorities, developing thought leadership platforms and building political brands.
Prior to joining GolinHarris, he served as a Senior Consultant at Issue Dynamics, Inc., where he provided issues management, public relations services and public policy expertise to clients in the health care, telecommunications, high-tech, energy and non-profit sectors. Previously, Bennett managed policy affairs on telecommunications issues for the Alliance for Public Technology, and coordinated media and external relations activities for the Alliance for Community Media.
Bennett earned a Masters of Arts in political science from American University, and a Bachelor of Arts, also from AU, in political science and interdisciplinary studies in communications, law, economics and governments.
The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) represents the country's leading pharmaceutical research and biotechnology companies, which are devoted to inventing medicines that allow patients to live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. PhRMA companies are leading the way in the search for new cures. PhRMA members alone invested an estimated $49.4 billion in 2010 in discovering and developing new medicines. Industry-wide research and investment reached a record $67.4 billion in 2010.
Find PhRMA Online:
Website – http://www.phrma.org
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Blog – www.phrma.org/catalyst
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YouTube – www.youtube.com/PhRMApress
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text: UC San Diego Health is committed to on-going education for nurses at all levels and in all areas. We have a Nursing Education, Development and Research Department (EDR) consisting of Educators and Clinical Nurse Specialists to meet this commitment. The EDR department works in conjunction with specific units to provide education and training to nursing staff based on identified learning needs, as well as provides more centralized education to the entire hospital. This structure works in accordance with the University of California San Diego Medical Center Nursing Plan for the Provision of Care by making formal/informal learning experiences available that include methods of evaluation which develop, maintain, and enhance nursing staff competencies.


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Accused Terrorist Abu Hamza en Route to US
(LONDON) -- Radical cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri, the man authorities said tried to set up a terrorist training camp on American soil, is finally on his way to stand trial in the U.S. after an eight-year delay.
Hamza, along with four other suspected terrorists, will fly to the States in the custody of U.S. Marshals, British officials told ABC News just hours after the defendants lost a last ditch appeal to the British courts. The officials said there had been "dreadful weather" but they still have "every intention to get them airborne tonight."
"There is great relief here that these men who have used every opportunity to delay and frustrate extradition will soon be on their way to face justice in U.S.," one British government source told ABC News.
An indictment against Hamza, the one-eyed and hook-handed former imam at the Finsbury Park mosque in London, was unsealed after his arrest by British authorities in 2004. It accused Hamza of a litany of terrorism-related crimes including his alleged role in what turned out to be a deadly hostage-taking operation in Yemen. It also said Hamza had tried to set up a terrorist training camp in Oregon and was accused of providing material support to al Qaeda and the Taliban.
The four other suspects, Adel Abdul Bary, Khalid al-Fawwaz, Babar Ahmad and Syed Talha Ahsan, are also facing terrorism-related charges.
Together, the group had put up fierce legal opposition to extradition and had argued they had human rights concerns about the conditions they would face in U.S. prisons. The U.S. government first requested Hamza's extradition when he was picked up by British police in 2004.
The U.S. Embassy in London said in a release it was "pleased" with the U.K. court's decision to extradite the group and said the move marked "the end of a lengthy process of litigation."
"The U.S. Government agrees with the ECHR's findings that the conditions of confinement in U.S. prisons -- including in maximum security facilities -- do not violate European standards. In fact, the Court found that services and activities provided in U.S. prisons surpass what is available in most European prisons," the embassy said.
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