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**CANCELLED** Ragamala Dance Company's Written in Water
Thursday, February 13, 2020 - 12:00pm - 1:00pm
Ordway Center for the Performing Arts
Who: This program is recommended for 4th through 12th grade (ages 10 through 18 years). Parents are asked to use their best judgment as to whether or not this performance is suitable for their own children. All children must be accompanied by a parent or other responsible adult.
Younger children who are able to be respectful members of the audience are welcome to attend. Parents are asked to use their best judgment as to whether or not their younger children will be disruptive to other audience members. Everyone in attendance must have a ticket regardless of age.
How much:
Cost for Adults/Educators: $4.00
Cost for Children/Students: $4.00
Cost for Lap Seats for children under the age 2: $4.00
Please register by: Monday, September 23, 2019 - 5:00pm
Due to unforeseen circumstances, the Ordway has had to cancel the Ragamala Dance Company school performance on Thursday, February 13th at 12pm. Refunds have been sent to all There are three additional student performances (that have not been cancelled). Those are Thu 13 Feb at 10am and Fri 14 Feb at 10am or 12pm. If you'd like to attend one of those, you may purchase tickets by calling the Ordway Education Hotline directly at 651-282-3115.
Music Theater Based on the ancient Indian board game Snakes and Ladders, Ragamala Dance Company's Written in Water is a multimedia dance piece, combining improvisation, visual projection, and a 5-person music ensemble of Iraqi, jazz, and South Indian instruments. The performance is rooted in morality lessons representing life's journey complicated by virtues (ladders) and vices (snakes). Performance is 60 minutes. A Study Guide in PDF format will be posted online 3 to 4 weeks prior the performance. For more information, visit ordway.org/event/school-ragamala-dance-company/.
Payment information
Payment must be received by: Mon, Sep 23, 2019 - 5:00pm
- Please plan to send your payment the same day that you register.
The organizer will expect to receive your payment within 3 days of your date of registration — or by the payment deadline above, whichever comes first.
- Immediately after you register, you will be emailed payment instructions from admin(at)homeschoolrecess(dot)com.
Make sure your email filters recognize this address as a legitimate sender. If you don't receive this email, please check your spam, junk or bulk mail folder. Contact the organizer if you are unable to find it; if you receive no response to your email, please call the organizer.
You are not officially registered until the organizer receives your payment.
- When the organizer records your payment, you will be emailed a payment receipt from admin(at)homeschoolrecess(dot)com.
The organizer updates payment records daily. If you've sent your payment and haven't received a payment confirmation, please contact the organizer by email or phone.
- If the organizer doesn't receive payment within 3 days of your date of registration or by the payment deadline, whichever comes first, your family may be removed from the registration list.
You will be notified with an email from admin(at)homeschoolrecess(dot)com should this unfortunate event occur.
If you are unable to send payment immediately, please contact the organizer to make other arrangements. To help the organizer identify you in the registration database, please forward your payment instructions to the organizer along with your request.
This protects the organizer from non-payment due to payment instructions blocked by overly aggressive spam protection.
- If you need to cancel your registration, please do so via an email request to the organizer.
Non-payment is not an acceptable way to cancel your registration. If you wish to cancel, please be respectful of the volunteer organizer's time and send an email request.
If you fail to send a cancellation request by the cancellation deadline, you will remain responsible for reimbursing the organizer for the cost of your family's participation.
Cancellation information
Cancellation deadline: Mon, Sep 23, 2019 - 5:00pm
* TO CANCEL BEFORE THE DEADLINE: (1) Please let the organizer know as soon as possible via email. * TO CANCEL AFTER THE DEADLINE: (1) Let the organizer know as soon as possible via email. (2) No refunds can be made as the organizer has already paid for your tickets. (3) To avoid empty seats, please attempt to transfer your tickets to another family by posting the availability to the HSAdventures Yahoo Group (and elsewhere as appropriate). (3a) Any reimbursements should be handled privately between you and your substitute. (3b) Please let the organizer know about the substitution. * TO CANCEL ON THE DAY OF THE EVENT: (1) It is not cool to just not show up. Please let the organizer know if you are unable to attend — via email, text message or voice mail. (2) To avoid empty seats, please attempt to find a last-minute substitute for your family by posting to the HSAdventures Yahoo Group (as well as through any other other methods at your disposal).
Additional information
Please arrive by:
* Please plan to arrive 30 minutes early in order to have plenty of time to find parking, check in with the organizer, visit the bathrooms and otherwise allow the entire group to be seated at least 15 minutes before the performance begins. * Please plan to be early to avoid being late due to inadequate maps, confusing road signs, road construction, heavy traffic, parking difficulties, inclement weather, or uncooperative children. * If you are running late, please let the organizer know! You may reach the organizer by phone or email on the day of the event. Late arrivals are will be seated at the desecration of the House Manager.
Where to meet:
* When you arrive at The Ordway, please tell the ushers that you are with the Homeschool Adventures group. There are likely to be several other homeschool groups attending the same performance, so you will need to know the name of your group: Homeschool Adventures. * House management may choose to seat groups members as they arrive or may choose to not seat the group until all group members have arrived. To avoid any unnecessary seating delay, please retrieve your receipt from the organizer as soon as you arrive as this is how she will check-in participants. * House management will determine where the group is to wait in the lobby area for other members to arrive, but the ushers will be able to direct you to the location of the rest of the Homeschool Adventures group. * The organizer plans to be wearing a Homeschool Adventures shirt and a bright yellow hat.
Food policy:
* No food, drink, or gum is allowed in the theater during school performances.
Alternate plans:
* All performances are subject to change and cancelation by the Ordway. In the unlikely event that should occur, you will be notified of any performance changes. Any refunds will be at the sole discretion of the Ordway. * The Ordway has a policy against canceling or delaying performances due to adverse weather, so please plan accordingly and allow extra travel time if necessary.
Parking information:
* There are numerous parking ramps within easy walking distance. The closest ramps are The St. Paul, RiverCentre, Lawson Commons, Kellogg Street Ramp, and Landmark Towers. More detailed information about parking in downtown Saint Paul can be found at www.smart-trips.org * Parking can be unexpectedly difficult if other large events are happening in downtown St Paul. Please plan for plenty of time to find parking!
* The Ordway is located in downtown Saint Paul at 345 Washington St. The entrance is on Washington St between W 5th St and Kellogg Blvd. The Ordway is directly across the street from Rice Park and is on the same block as River Centre, Xcel Eneergy Center, and the Roy Wilkins Auditorium as well as kitty-corner from The Landmark Center.
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|The SSI Group, Inc.
|Contact Solutions
|Soles4Souls Inc.
|DreamBox Learning
|Avago Technologies Limited
|Lam Research Corp.
|Riverbed Technology
|Business Development Corporation of America
|Genworth Financial, Inc.
|Humana Inc.
|Larsen MacColl Partners
|AllOver Media, Inc.
|Deltek, Inc.
|Qualstar Corporation
|Applied Materials, Inc.
|Spectra Energy Partners, LP
|D-Wave Systems, Inc.
|Ubiquiti Networks, Inc.
|YouSendIt, Inc.
|DubLi, Inc.
|Jumptap, Inc.
|Frontier Communications Corporation
|Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc.
|Cherokee Inc.
|VentriPoint Diagnostics Ltd.
|Kemper Corporation
|OXiGENE, Inc.
|Greatbatch, Inc.
|FONU2 Inc.
|Veritec, Inc.
|HealthWarehouse.com, Inc.
|Dole Food Company, Inc.
|Ambassadors Group, Inc.
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|Northwest Natural Gas Company
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Bausch + Lomb has named Robert Bertolini as president and chief financial officer effective immediately. Bertolini, who assumes CFO responsibilities from Brian J. Harris. Mr. Bertolini previously was executive vice president and chief financial officer at Schering-Plough Corporation from 2003 until its merger with Merck & Co. in 2009. Earlier in his career, Bertolini spent 20 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. Bertolini is a current board member of Actelion Pharmaceuticals and Charles River Labs, and a former board member of Genzyme Corporation.
Reply.com announced that David Wittenkamp has joined the company as chief financial officer. Prior to joining Reply.com, Wittenkamp was CFO of Greenplum, a division of EMC. He also served as CFO of Merced Systems, and Dealix Corporation. Previously, Wittenkamp successfully co-founded two companies, TouchWave and PhaseOne.
Liaison International, Inc. announced that it has named Jim Pluntze as Chief Financial Officer. Pluntze comes to Liaison after nearly 10 years at NaviSite, Inc., where he was Chief Operating Officer and, earlier, Chief Financial Officer prior to its acquisition by Time Warner Cable in 2011. Prior to NaviSite he held senior finance positions at Lanthorn Technology, Guardent, Inc. and Razorfish.
The SSI Group, Inc. announced that Terry Pefanis accepted the position of Chief Financial Officer. In addition to his role as Chief Financial Officer, Pefanis will serve as a Vice President and the Chief Compliance Officer at SSI. Pefanis was previously the Chief Financial Officer for Healthtech Holdings, Inc. He was the Chief Operating Officer of Big Idea, from February 2003 until January 2008. Pefanis held various operating and financial positions, including Chief Financial Officer of the Creative Content Division of Gaylord Entertainment Company and related entities from 1994 to 2002. He also worked for Price Waterhouse from 1983 to 1994.
Contact Solutions announced the appointment of Michael Southworth as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Contact Solutions, Southworth was Senior Vice President of Global Wireless Solutions at Corning. Southworth also served as COO and CFO of MobileAccess Networks, which was acquired by Corning in 2011.
Soles4Souls Inc. announced that it has named Les Ward as Chief Financial Officer. Ward joins Soles4Souls after serving as interim CFO since November 2012. Previously, Ward co-founded BlackBriar Advisors LLC. Ward also was a Managing Partner in the Dallas office of Tatum LLC. He also served in several senior executive positions including COO and CFO with Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), a non-profit organization committed to developing better leaders through education and idea exchange.
DreamBox Learning appointed Peter Biere as its Chief Financial Officer. Biere is a former Partner at Gottschalk Hardesty and CFO of GlobalScholar. In addition to Mr. Biere's prior posts at Gottschalk Hardesty and GlobalScholar, he also served as CFO at Zones.com and Locate Networks, COO at Evergreen Collateral Consulting, and CFO and General Manager at Lumera Corporation (now GigOptix).
Avago Technologies Limited (NASDAQ: AVGO) announced that Douglas Bettinger has resigned as Chief Financial Officer to pursue another opportunity. Anthony Maslowski, Avago's Vice President and Corporate Controller, will serve as interim Chief Financial Officer during a search for Mr. Bettinger's replacement. Mr. Maslowski joined Avago in 2006 as Vice President of Internal Audit. Prior to joining Avago, Mr. Maslowski served as the Chief Financial Officer for Allegro Manufacturing Pte Ltd and prior to that, he held senior finance management positions at Lam Research Corporation and Hitachi Data Systems Corporation
Lam Research Corporation (NASDAQ: LRCX) announced that Doug Bettinger will serve as executive vice president and chief financial officer, succeeding Ernie Maddock. Mr. Bettinger was formerly chief financial officer and senior vice president of Avago Technologies Limited, a position he held since 2008. Prior to Avago, Mr. Bettinger served as vice president of finance and corporate controller at Xilinx and chief financial officer at 24/7 Customer, a privately held company. Mr. Bettinger also spent 12 years at Intel Corporation, where he held numerous senior-level finance and manufacturing operations positions.
Riverbed Technology (NASDAQ: RVBD) announced the appointment of Ernie Maddock, currently chief financial officer at Lam Research Corporation, to the position of chief financial officer, effective April 29, 2013. He replaces chief operating officer and chief financial officer Randy Gottfried, who will be retiring from Riverbed effective May 3, 2013. Prior to Lam Research, Maddock held a variety of senior financial and operational positions at NCR Corporation.
Business Development Corporation of America announced that it has appointed Nicholas Radesca as its Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer to succeed Brian S. Block. Mr. Block will remain the Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President for a number of public real estate investment trusts sponsored by AR Capital, LLC, the Company's sponsor. In his 20 years before joining American Realty Capital in December 2012, Mr. Radesca served as chief financial officer and secretary of another business development company, Solar Capital, from 2008 to 2012, and coordinated financial, tax and SEC reporting in various roles for iStar Financial, Fannie Mae, Del Monte Foods and Providian Financial.
Genworth Financial, Inc. (NYSE: GNW) announced that Chief Financial Officer Martin P. Klein has been named an executive vice president of Genworth.
Humana Inc. (NYSE:HUM) announced that James H. Bloem, Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer, will retire from the company on December 31, 2013.
MicroPact announced the appointment of Chief Financial Officer (CFO), John D. Young. Previously, Young was the Senior Vice President (SVP) and CFO for Metron Aviation. Prior to Metron Aviation, Young held a position at Era Systems Corporation, where he served as SVP, CFO, Corporate Secretary and Treasurer. He has also held leadership positions at the Baan Company, Blackbaud, Incorporated and Legent Corporation.
PRO-DEX, INC. (NASDAQ: PDEX) announced that has combined the roles of Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer and appointed Harold A. Hurwitz to the position of Chief Executive Officer effective immediately. Mr. Hurwitz will retain his position as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. He succeeds Michael J. Berthelot, who had served as the Company's Chief Executive Officer since April 2012. Mr. Hurwitz has served as the Company's Chief Financial Officer since 2010. From 2008 to 2010, Mr. Hurwitz was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Interventional Spine Inc. Prior to that, he was a Principal Consultant with McDermott & Bull. From 1997 through 2004, Mr. Hurwitz was Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Micro Therapeutics, Inc
Larsen MacColl Partners announced that Christopher J. Davis has been appointed as Partner, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Davis most recently served as Senior Managing Director, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Perseus, LLC. Prior to that, he served as Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative & Financial Officer at Safeguard Scientifics, Inc., (NYSE:SFE), and as President and CEO at LFC Financial Corp.
Navigant (NYSE: NCI) announced the appointment of Lucinda (Cindy) Baier to the position of Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Baier will replace Thomas Nardi, who will be retiring from the firm. Baier served most recently as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Administration Officer for Central Parking Systems, Inc. Baier is on the Board of Directors and Audit Committee of The Bon-Ton Stores, Inc.
AllOver Media, Inc. has hired Shaun Nugent as the company's Chief Financial Officer. Nugent has held numerous C-level positions at a variety of name-brand companies including Champps restaurants, Life Time Fitness and Sun Country Airlines. He served as CFO at Sun Country from 2002 through 2007, before being promoted to CEO in 2005 and serving simultaneously in both leadership roles.
Deltek, Inc. announced today that it has appointed Michael Krone as its new treasurer and chief financial officer (CFO). Prior to this appointment, Mike was Deltek's corporate controller and has held that position since he joined the Company in August 2008. Before Deltek, Mike held various senior financial management positions at some of the world's leading software and services companies including webMethods, Bearing Point, Enterworks, and Telos.
Qualstar Corporation (NASDAQ: QBAK) announced that Nidhi H. Andalon has resigned as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer to pursue other opportunities. Ms. Andalon served in various financial roles before becoming Chief Financial Officer in 2009. Qualstar's finance group will be managed by Neal Carver, who has held senior corporate finance and controller roles in public and private technology companies for more than 20 years. Most recently, Mr. Carver was Corporate Controller for Applied Films Corporation until it was acquired by Applied Materials in 2006 and continued on as Operations Controller for Applied Materials, Inc. from 2006 until 2012.
Applied Materials, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMAT) announced that Bob Halliday has been named senior vice president and chief financial officer. Halliday previously was executive vice president and chief financial officer of Varian Semiconductor Equipment Associates prior to Applied's acquisition of the company in November 2011. Since the acquisition of Varian, Halliday has served as general manager of the implant business unit within Applied's Silicon Systems Group.
Spectra Energy Partners, LP (NYSE: SEP) announced that Pat Reddy, chief financial officer (CFO) of Spectra Energy, will assume the CFO responsibilities for Spectra Energy Partners as well. Laura Sayavedra, previously CFO of Spectra Energy Partners, has been named vice president of strategy for Spectra Energy.
D-Wave Systems, Inc. announced that Steven M. Cakebread has joined as chief financial officer and chief administrative officer. Before joining D-Wave, Cakebread served as chief financial officer of Pandora Media, Inc. He was president and chief strategy officer of salesforce.com. Other roles with salesforce.com include executive vice president and chief financial officer. Before that, Cakebread served as senior vice president and chief financial officer at Autodesk and Silicon Graphics World Trade.
Ubiquiti Networks, Inc. (NASDAQ: UBNT) announced that Craig Foster will join the company as Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Foster joins Ubiquiti from Credit Suisse where he served as a director in the investment banking group focused on technology infrastructure and software from June 2012 to February 2013. From August 2007 to June 2012, he worked at UBS investment bank as an Executive Director, and most recently as the co-head of the software group. Prior to banking, Mr. Foster was an early employee of Loudcloud, Inc. and held a number of management positions in product management, business development and finance. He also held various positions at RBC Capital Markets, Open Market, Deloitte Consulting, and PriceWaterhouseCoopers.
YouSendIt, Inc. announced the appointment of Ned Sizer as chief financial officer. Sizer's previous companies included Ancestry.com, Silver Spring Networks, Omniture and Macromedia.
DubLi, Inc. (PINK: DUBL) announced that it has appointed Eric Nelson as Chief Financial Officer. Nelson served as a consultant to DubLi since November 2012. He is a partner with the Southern Florida practice of The SCA Group, LLC, a position he has held since 2008. Earlier in his career, Mr. Nelson was CFO/Turnaround Specialist for public company QSGI and CEO/Restructuring Officer for Gibraltar Metals. In 2007, Mr. Nelson was partner, turnaround professional and on the board of directors to six portfolio companies in private equity firm Sun Capital Partners. Prior to Sun, from 2000 to 2002, Mr. Nelson served as controller and then from 2003 to 2006 as CFO for West Marine. Previous to West Marine, Nelson has served as CFO in manufacturer Dental Components, Inc., distributor Fluid-Air Components and retail company Etcetera. Mr. Nelson started his career with the May Department Stores where he held several financial and operational positions.
Jumptap, Inc. announced that it has appointed Brian Cohen as Chief Financial Officer. Most recently, he served as Chief Financial Officer of DynamicOps, which was acquired by VMware. Cohen previously served as Chief Financial Officer at Q1 Labs, which was acquired by IBM; and Webline Communications and Telebit Corporation, which were both acquired by Cisco.
Frontier Communications Corporation (NASDAQ: FTR) announced that it has appointed John M. Jureller Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. From 2008 through 2012, Mr. Jureller was Senior Vice President, Finance and Operations for the Resources Group of General Atlantic LLC. Before this, he was Chief Financial Officer of WestPoint International, Inc. From 2003 through 2006, Mr. Jureller was a member of the Corporate Turnaround & Restructuring practice of AlixPartners, LLC. Previously, he was Chief Financial Officer of Trans-Resources, Inc; Senior Vice President, Corporate Development at Gartner, Inc.; and Senior Vice President, Finance and Corporate Development at Caribiner International, Inc. Early in his career, Mr. Jureller held increasingly senior financial roles at PepsiCo World Trading Company, Inc., Emcor Group, Inc., and General Electric Capital Corporation. Mr. Jureller began his career in finance at Bankers Trust Company.
Hampton Roads Bankshares, Inc. (NASDAQ: HMPR), the holding company for The Bank of Hampton Roads and Shore Bank, announced that Stephen P. Theobald, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, will be leaving the Company on March 31, 2013 to accept a CFO position with another financial services firm.
Cherokee Inc. (NASDAQ: CHKE) announced that Mark DiSiena has resigned as Chief Financial Officer of the Company in order to pursue other career opportunities. The Company announced that Jason Boling was appointed Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Boling joins Cherokee from DTS Inc., where he served as Vice President of Finance and Accounting beginning in 2006. Prior to DTS, he spent four years as Vice President and Corporate Controller for Inamed Corporation.
VentriPoint Diagnostics Ltd. (OTC: VPTDF) announced that it has appointed Ellen Briant as the Company's Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary. Previously she worked at Spire Sharwood (previously Sharwood & Company). She was the Vice-President & Director, Private Placements Group for Deloitte & Touche. Prior to that she worked in the corporate banking group at Scotiabank and the financial services audit group of Ernst & Young. The Company has accepted the resignation of Chris Deaton.
Kemper Corporation (NYSE: KMPR) announced that Frank J. Sodaro will become Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for Kemper Corporation. The company also announced that Dennis Vigneau will resign his position as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Kemper. Most recently, Mr. Sodaro was Vice President of Planning and Analysis for Kemper. His previous positions include Assistant Corporate Controller, Investment Accounting Manager and Senior Auditor.
OXiGENE, Inc. (NASDAQ: OXGN) appointed Barbara Riching as the Company's Chief Financial Officer. Ms. Riching joined the Company in December 2011 and since July 2012 has served as the Company's Interim Chief Financial Officer. She previously served as the Senior Director of Finance for Abgenix, Inc. from 1999 until 2005. Prior to Abgenix, Ms. Riching worked in finance positions at ALZA Corporation, Natural Wonders, Inc., and Ernst & Young LLP.
Greatbatch, Inc. (NYSE: GB) announced that Joseph W. Dziedzic has been elected to its Board of Directors. Mr. Dziedzic also will serve on the Board's Audit and Compensation & Organization Committees. Mr. Dziedzic currently serves as Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of The Brink's Company. Prior to joining Brink's in 2009, he had a 20-year career with General Electric holding a number of positions of increasing responsibility. Mr. Dziedzic served in a number of leadership positions at General Electric including Chief Financial Officer of GE Aviation Services, Manager of Global Financial Planning & Analysis for GE Energy, and Chief Financial Officer for GE Plastics America.
Chugach Electric Association, Inc. announced that Michael R. Cunningham retired from Chugach. Ron Vecera was appointed Interim Chief Financial Officer and Sr. Vice President, Finance and Administration for Chugach. Prior to this appointment, Mr. Vecera was serving as Director of Renewable Energy Business Development. Mr. Vecera has worked at Chugach for more than 30 years and has held various management positions in the areas of Strategic Planning and Corporate Affairs, Member Services and Planning and Rates. Mr. Vecera has also worked for the Alaska Public Utilities Commission, the predecessor to the RCA, and has an MBA degree, with a concentration in Finance, from Columbia University.
FONU2 Inc. (OTC: FONU) announced that upon the President and CEO's resignation, Robert B. Lees, the Company's Chief Financial Officer, will serve as the Company's interim President and Chief Executive Officer.
Veritec, Inc. (OTC: VRTC) announced the resignation of John Quentin as Chief Financial Officer of Veritec, Inc..
HealthWarehouse.com, Inc. announced that Eduardo Altamirano, the company's Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Secretary, informed us that he was resigning from all his positions at the company effective April 15, 2013.
Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE: DOLE) announced that Joseph S. Tesoriero has stepped down from his position as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer upon sale of the company to ITOCHU. Keith C. Mitchell, current chief financial officer of Dole's North American Fresh Fruit business, has become Chief Financial Officer;
Ambassadors Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: EPAX) announced that upon the resignation of the Chief Executive Officer of the company, Anthony Dombrowik, Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, has assumed the role of Interim Chief Executive Officer.
Potlatch Corporation (NASDAQ: PCH) announced that Eric J. Cremers has been named president and chief operating officer, and elected to its board of directors. Cremers will continue to serve as chief financial officer and lead investor relations activities while a search for a successor is conducted. Cremers joined Potlatch in 2007 as vice president and chief financial officer and was promoted in 2012 to executive vice president and chief financial officer. Prior to joining Potlatch, Cremers worked for Albertsons, where he served as senior vice president, corporate strategy and business development. He also worked in investment banking for Piper Jaffray and for The Pillsbury Company.
Consilio announced that Dale Bowen has joined the company as Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining Consilio, he was vice president of finance and treasurer for GridPoint. He has also served as corporate controller for ATPCO, and as director of finance for Ceridian.
Pendrell Corporation (NASDAQ: PCO) announced that David Rinn has been appointed vice president and chief financial officer for the company. Mr. Rinn is replacing Thomas Neary , who submitted his resignation as vice president and chief financial officer. Mr. Rinn served as senior vice president for strategy and corporate development from 2009 to 2011 and as chief financial officer from 2004 to 2008 for Ancestry.com Inc. From 1992 to 2004, he held senior finance and operational roles with Microsoft Corporation, including serving as chief financial officer for that company's Mobile and Embedded Devices division. He began his career in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley.
Northwest Natural Gas Company (NYSE: NWN), dba NW Natural, announced that David H. Anderson has been promoted to executive vice president of Operations and Regulation. Anderson has served as NW Natural's senior vice president and chief financial officer since 2004. Prior to joining the company, Anderson served as senior vice president and chief financial officer for TXU Gas and controller for TXU Corporation. Stephen P. Feltz was promoted to senior vice president and chief financial officer. Feltz has been with the company since 1982 in accounting and finance senior management positions, serving as treasurer and controller since 1999.
Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCMP) (SPI) announced it appointed Maureen E. O'Connell, executive vice president, chief administrative officer and chief financial officer of Scholastic Corporation (NASDAQ: SCHL), to its board of directors. In her 23 years of experience, she has served as chief financial officer, chief administrative officer, chief operating officer, and president for both private and public companies including Affinion Group, Inc.; Gartner, Inc. (NYSE: IT); Barnes & Nobel (NYSE: BKS); Publishers Clearing House; and BMG Direct. Ms. O'Connell is a former member of the board of directors of Beazer Homes (NYSE: BZH), where she served as audit chair for most of her tenure.

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In a stunning tour of beauty, culture, food and wine, go off road through the mountainous regions of Europe to discover a world largely untouched and utterly inspiring. For the occasion hire the Hummer in Europe, as it is possibly the only 4WD on the market that has all the brute force necessary to get you to the world's edge.
In a world of remarkable landscapes, sensational artistry scrumptious food and award winning wines, Italy never ceases to excite the senses. From within the interior of the Hummer H3X set off to Milan. The H3X is an SUV that takes its inspiration from the cosmopolitan city in its strong and angular build and yet its inherent character is only realised on wild and untamed off road terrain. Bold, uncompromising it gets onlookers to do a double take, wherever you're heading. Explore Italy's north and discover a world steeped in its fascinating history, laced with pristine lakes, interspersed with canals and characterised by its legacies that read like a shakespearian story.
In a drive of the Hummer H2 arrive at Charles de Gaulle Airport and set off to the countryside mountain paths that lie beyond Paris. In the regions of Centre-Val de Loire, Poitou-Charentes Burgundy, Limousin and Auvergne, these areas are known for their agriculture and viniculture, situated amongst river valley's, chateaux and historic towns. Enjoy a scrumptious meal of traditional French fare such as Cassoulet or Raclette and a Loire Valley white wine. For the occasion hire the Hummer H2 and enjoy its many confidence-inspiring features, such as the Panic Brake Assist and StabiliTrak Electronic Stability Control System, both which prove once again, that safety is paramount.


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The open-source programming world has a lot to teach democracy, says Clay Shirky.
In this fascinating talk from TEDGlobal 2012, Shirky harkens back to the early days of the printing press. At the time, a group of "natural philosophers" (who would later adopt the term "scientists") called the Invisible College realized that the press could offer a new way to share and debate their work. However, because printing books would be far too slow for this purpose, they came up with a new invention — the scientific journal.
So what does this mean for us today?
Shirky explains, "If I had to pick a group that I think is our Invisible College — our generation's collection of people trying to take new tools and press them into the service of, not more arguments, but better arguments — I'd pick the open-source programmers."
Shirky explains a fact that any programmer…
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Tonight's lineup and community efforts
Most of you probably saw a lot of references to Derek Lowe's new commitment to the community, as it was covered in several media outlets yesterday, including the L.A. Times, Riverside Press Enterprise and dodgers.com. Derek and the Dodgers Dream Foundation have teamed up with Mattel Children's Hospital on several events, including the annual bowling tournament on July 30. Coincidentally, he's also playing in the annual golf tournament and there are still a few foursomes left if you're interested in coming out and playing a round with some of the current and former Dodger players and coaches. Just call 323.224.1413 for more info.
But I certainly don't want people to think that just because Derek's meet and greet with the kids from the hospital yesterday got all the ink that he's the only person doing stuff this year with local community groups. A bunch of players are doing this, including Rafael Furcal, whose group starts tonight and you can read more about it here.
Among the others with personal community initiatives that they have started are tonight's starter, Randy Wolf with the Children's Miracle Network, Juan Pierre with the Blazer Youth Center, Manny Mota at high schools throughout Southern California and several others that have yet to be announced, including programs from Russell Martin, Marlon Anderson, Brad Penny, Nomar Garciaparra, Luis Gonzalez, Jason Repko and several others. It's been very refreshing to see so many guys volunteering their time and money for good causes, so be on the lookout for more about the other programs in the near future.
Anyway, as for tonight, here's the lineup:
Furcal, SS
Pierre, CF
Nomar, 1B
Kent, 2B
Gonzalez, LF
Martin, C
Ethier, RF
Martinez, 3B
Wolf, P
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Ethier's not sitting against a lefty! Progress!
Ethier will send one out tonight
great move by Grady. Ethier rakes lefties and this gives him confidence which is what he needs!
How cool is this! Randy Wolf will record his 1,000 career strike out tonight against the Hated Ones! (He only needs four to get there). Congrats in advance Wolfman!
It is GREAT to see that Ramon Martinez will be starting at 3B tonight, too. I have a (good) feeling that we may be seeing more of this.
Last night Lowe needed only 5 SO to get to 1,000 career K's. He got 3 (in spite of everything). So he's now at 998. Interesting that he and Wolf are so close – though Lowe's ML career started in 1997, Wolf's in 1999. Maybe they'll have a friendly rivalry this year.
It's great to see some of these guys give back to the community with their time and money, now if only they can start piling up wins. Also Martinez is not the answer at 3rd, but I think management knows this and hopefully fixes it soon.
Hey, 53, why is it good to have Martinez in the lineup?
KSSPARK, I have been to Nampa many times. My in-laws lived there many years before they passed away. I had many fishing trips on the Snake River in Hells Canyon. The drive from L.A. was O.K. except Hwy. 95 from Winnemucca to Jordan Valley.
Clayton Kershaw's performance last night for Great Lakes was magnificent. For my money, he is easily our #1 prospect…
Wow he did have a great night 1 walk with 12 K's over 6 inn. But for the season he came into the game with 11 walks and 16 K's….I think Abreu =hitting at a .409 clip at AAA makes him the #1 prospect right now as he is getting some starts at 3rd and not commiting errors.Kershaw keeps that up though and he will be with the Sun's soon enough maybe even get a late call up.With Valdez cooling off now and Betemit not heating up yet I still hope to see Abreu by mid May if things don't change.
I disagree. I think that I'm the #1 prospect. Sometimes I have dreams of playing for the Dodgers, and I'm pretty awesome in those dreams.
****…. Hmmmm I think I'll stick my dream prospect with Milano as Starting pitcher….Who is gonna hit off her?
Martinez is a decent utility player, so I'm happy to see him play tonight at 3B. However, fliegel is right, Martinez is not the answer at 3B. For whatever reason, Betemit is really struggling in the batter's box and thereby isn't helping out the team. Don't get me wrong, I like Betemit, I think he's a good kid & he's great defensively, but we need some offensive help. Hopefully, Betemit will wake up soon.
Furcal is struggling as well, but he's proven that he can be very productive once he gets back into the rhythm of things. He's basically going through spring training right now due to his injury, so I'm confident that he'll come around.
With Furcal struggling & Pierre on fire, I'd like to see Little swap their batting order to see if it helps to kick-start Furcal's offense. With Pierre on base, it would create havoc for the pitcher due to his base-stealing potential and possibly give Furcal better pitches to look at by expanding the pitcher's focus. Just my $0.02.
fisher928 – I agree with you. I'd like to see the Dodgers move Nomar to 3B, move Kent to 1B, and bring Tony Abreu up from AAA to play 2B. He doesn't have much left to prove with the 51's. I'm just not sure who would/could be moved from the active roster to make room for him.
berkowit – You're partially right… Lowe needed 6 SO's to reach 1000, but only got 4 to sit at 998.
I hope the Dodgers come back tonight & spank the Giants. We can't sweep them, but we can still win the series. It all starts with a win tonight.
Thank you for the note sward but I don't think Nomar should go to 3rd unless its to bring Loney up and by the way he is pouting in Vegas I'd leave him there until he grows up and gets a better attitude.Moveing our defence around I think would hurt us.Abreu Has youth and a Very flashy glove I think he can handle the defensive aspects of 3rd base to a point where Betemit gets going and Valdez can move on or back to AAA.If the infield were moved I'd swap Nomar and Kent personally and still put Abreu at 3rd.That is my .02cents
This is not looking good……
there went back to back quality starts for wolf. bonds is on a tear, not looking good for us with that lefty outfield we got. thought clark was gonna start somewhere? whats the point of having him?
Small ball could work very well in this game as long as wolf gets a grip on it now.
I think Kent has said in the past he won't play 1st. I could be wrong.
On Betemit, I found this quote from Gurnick interesting (from thesportingnews.com):ON THE HOT SEAT: Wilson Betemit hasn't done much on offense and already would've been replaced at third base if the team had another option. The Dodgers are reluctant to move 1B Nomar Garciaparra to third because they fear his body wouldn't hold up
Gurnick could be wrong, but this means that a. Nomar will not be moved no matter what, which is really annoying and b. the Dodgers feel that LaRoche and Abreu are not ready to contribute. I don't really agree with that. How can they be any worse than Betemit has been? Thoughts?
Nomar said in ST that he would play anywhere but I agree that 3rd is a major ********************* I JUST BROKE MY chair Arm!!!!!WTG MARTIN!!!!
and as I turn back to the homepage, I see the headline "Little likes Betemit" Greeeeeeeat.
ARGH!!! What the heck?! The Giants have scored 4 runs already in this 1st inning! And Bonds had to hit a HR on top of that… of all the guys to hit one. >
Well, at least the Dodgers came back to score 2. Now Wolf needs to wake up and not wait until the 3rd inning to get it together.
You guys make a good point about leaving Nomar at 1B and putting Abreu at 3B.
Hey Josh I was wondering is Jason Repko traveling with the team? I really hope things are going well for him he really seems like a nice guy & i'm hoping everything is going well with him.
Have we had a good slugfest this year?WTG Wolf.I think we win on Bullpen tonight. Wolf is gonna keep us in it and the bats are gonna just keep hitting we are Gonna come back and win in double numbers.
Wolf is gonna get hit or get a hit.
I am wrong …HE WALKED!!!!!this is gonna be a slugfest.
Wolf always does this…he has command issues in the first inning over every game he has started and this time it just caught up to him. Thankfully every game he has turned it around after a rough start.
I think Betemit is gone before mid may.
No complaints from me Max…
No way, Grady "likes" Betemit. We all know he'll be around forever. Could it be that he likes him b/c he was in the Braves system when Grady was there? Cause othewise I don't get it. I see a Lugo type scenario unfolding…
that is, being in the lineup constantly despite nothing justifying him being there.
Gonzo almost got tossed on that one….LOL
Woo hoo! Wolf struck out Bonds!
An error by Furcal! That's 3 already this season. It sounds like (I'm listening to the game on the radio here in San Jose) he had all the time in the world & threw it away. Luckily, it didn't cause any damage. However, the Dodgers as a whole seem to be making a lot of errors this early season.
Martin is Da MAN!!!!!
Yeah here we go!!!
And there we go New Game…
Yeah baby! It's all tied up. We're mounting our comeback.
Wow! It sounds like Ethier made a fantastic catch. Way to go!
and a lesson in physics from Vin's point of view.. Classic…Priceless…
Sounds like Wolf's curveball is on tonight. We need him to dominate the Giants the rest of the way.
Dear Grady Little,
The Giants' bullpen is the worst part of the team. If you encourage the players to have longer plate appearances, the Giants will go to their bullpen earlier. Please consider this.
it was a Great catch sward!
That was bad….
Bonds Strikes out X2
Vin… **sigh** I miss hearing his play-by-play. John Miller, the play-by-play commentator here in the Bay Area is fine, but we're talking about Vin Scully. Man, you guys are lucky….
Another strikeout for Bonds! Sweet! Couldn't happen to a nicer guy.
Well, unfortunately, I have to leave the office, but at least I can still listen to the game on the radio for a while. See you guys later. Keep up the spirit!
You know I try not to be negative, but this Dodger team frightens me a bit. The pitching is more iffy than we thought. The outfield is VERY iffy. The hitting is becoming very iffy as well.
I think they still have it, but it's not a given.
Go Blue!!!
that homerun is case in point.
Roberts homers. Feliz homers. Bizzaro world at DS tonight.
Time for Nomar to be a Hero again!
GO Blue 2007!!!!
grady little needs to get a little fire light under him. He's so passive. He needs to kick these guys in the butt. 5 errors in the last 3 games. All loses.
kday01… I happen to love that drive down 95… the desert is gorgeous… just don't get stuck in the sun for very long! And very little in the way of Nevada State Police on that route, so you can really open 'er up on the drive… keep the radar detector on at all times please…
There really is some great fishing out here and you can actually DRINK the water in the rivers here! lol…
Too bad for the Dodgers tonight… but I guess a rivalry wouldn't be one without the other team winning as well. There's another game tomorrow and Brad Penny is the one to win it! Keep the ball down Brad and try not to blow away every hitter. Hope Martin can keep Penny on track and not allow the "walk the bases loaded" scenarios again… seems like he does it at least once per start.
Go Dodgers!!!
I hope Randy Wolf figures out what's been wrong with him the first couple innings of every outing he's been in.
Is there a pitching coach around there somewhere who can help Randy and some of our other starting pitchers with that same problem?
An ounce of patients is warranted with Betemit. Its still April. About this time last year this blog was full of people calling for Furcal's job and cursing the signing…. every one relax.
Id guess by the end of May it will all be sorted out.
And LETS WIN ONE TODAY!!! I live in SF and the annoying fans are all over me today.
"Hey, 53, why is it good to have Martinez in the lineup?" – For exactly what he did (1 for 3, with a double, an RBI, and a run scored. But perhaps more important, Martinez almost always makes contact with the ball, something that Wilson Betemit has been unable to do for a month now. I certainly do not believe that Ramon Martinez should be our permanent third baseman, but he is definitely better than Betemit – at least for right now.
I know that hindsight is 20/20, but I believe that Randy Wolf should have pitched around Bonds in the first inning. Bonds ALWAYS hits the ball hard, even on his outs. Pitching to him with a man on third was pretty much a guaranteed run, with a huge risk of him doing exactly what he did – a three-run jack.
That being said, I have to believe that it was Grady's decision to pitch to Bonds and not Wolf's or Martin's. With three consecutive hits and no outs, I believe that Grady decided to throw caution to the wind and pitch to Bonds to try to get the first out in the inning. But how many times have we seen this backfire in the past? (Rhetorical). After the Bonds home run, Wolf retired the next three batters out in order. Had he walked Bonds, it would have been 1-0 instead of 4-0. But again, everything is always crystal clear from the arm chair the next day.
Let's take the series finale tonight boys!
PS: It was great to meet you at the game last night Jack – although I must apologize as I do not know your blogging name.
Some great news for all of those who listen to the radio broadcast while at Dodger Stadium: The new President of CBS Radio Dan Mason has instituted a policy change so KFWB 980 AM's broadcast of the games will be once again 100% live. No more 3 second, 5 second or 10 second delay!
THANK YOU!!!! alex that is good news if i ever heard it. hahaha i hated listening to the game like that at the stadium i mean i love to listen to Scully for the begining and then Steiner and Monday towards the end but i hated waiting for the call after i saw it with my very own eyes lol So like i said that is great news for me. As for last night i totally agree with our guys in pitching to Bonds in the 1st but what i dont understand is why throw him a fastball on 0-2 especially to Bonds i think it was just a pour pitching call but if he throws his curve or the slider then Bonds chases as he did the next two times he batted and we get 1 out with runner still on the corners but hey im just a fan!
Thanks to Josh for noting my posts on parking. I went to Friday's and Sunday's games, and there were very few problems with parking. Part of that, I assume, was the lighter attendance because of the threat of rain on both days. But I think they are getting the hang of it. Still, there are ways for improving.
Also, great news from the LA Times' Dodger Notes–"Starting Wednesday, Dodgers broadcasts on 980 AM will no longer be delayed because of a policy change instituted by new CBS Radio President Dan Mason."
I've been brining my radio, but it's really weird. In any case, I have to think that the Dodgers were working on this, and good job–was anyone at CBS really worried that Vin Scully would drop and F-Bomb???
Bob Harvey on Dodger Talk has been mentioning that Nomar had volunteered to play anywhere in Spring, and had told people the same since the season started.
The line-up should be made up of the 8 best hitters in the organization, as long as there is any conceivable way to do it. With 1-7, we're pretty much doing it. If we feel we need to start Ramon Martinez, do we really have the 8 best hitters in the organization in the line-up? (No offense to Ramon, who is great in a very important role as a utility player.) Don't we think that that James Loney is very possibly one of the 8 best hitters in the organization (given that he hit .282 in the bigs last season, .343 after his second call-up, .380 in AAA, and .400+ in the spring?). Since Nomar is willing to cross the diamond for the good of the team (and we know that he is a talented ball-player who will play a good quality third base), we know there is a concievable way of getting Loney in the line-up. I'm not panicking, because even with the 3 straight losses, the early season is going well, and I believe we're going to turn it around tonight. But to win the division, the NLDS, the NLCS, and the World Series, we need the best 1-8 we can get. Loney may not be hitting well in AAA, but some of that is motivation. He has earned as much of a chance as Betemit has had. I bet he'll start producing when he gets called up.
Fansince53…Same as this…Jack
here's a thought w/ the Nomar at 3rd thing. The organization won't do it b/c of possible injury to Nomar. But Nomar (and some say as recently as a week ago) offers to go to third. Shouldn't Nomar be more concerned about his health (and extending his career) as much as anyone? He's a professional and knows what he is capable of. If he is willing to do it, why aren't the Dodgers?
Got it jack.bugaren. Again, it was great to meet you.