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An excursion train to transport passengers between Ellicott City and Baltimore via existing railroad tracks is one of the ideas being considered by a revamped Main Street organization.
Uncovering the portion of the Tiber River that currently flows under a parking lot and transforming it into an attraction — instead of treating it like an asphalt-covered nuisance — is another.
These two concepts are being discussed by the Ellicott City Historic District Partnership, which replaced the Ellicott City Restoration Foundation in June. Among its initiatives, the partnership has joined with the Ellicott City Business Association and has opened its membership to residents.
But the centerpiece of the new organization will be the hiring of a town manager to flesh out these ideas and others. The partnership board is working to raise as much as $200,000 to fund the new position and establish an office.
"We're looking for the town to speak with fewer voices, and to strengthen those voices," said Andy Hall, a Main Street attorney who is serving as the partnership's interim president until annual elections are held in April. "That will give us a better chance of being heard."
That's a goal shared by county government, said Ed Lilley, longtime president of the restoration foundation and manager of the Howard County Welcome Center, housed in the former Main Street post office.
"The county desires a more unified town," he said. That shared outlook, along with new blood among Main Street's business owners and more area residents clamoring to be involved in town matters, was the catalyst for the new approach.
The position of town manager would bring to the historic town something it currently lacks: a full-time employee paid to work on behalf of the town's interests, instead of dozens of volunteers trying to do it in their spare time.
"You can't have 20 volunteers all working at a goal," Lilley said.
Not all Main Street businesses are ECBA members, Hall said. He estimates 50 to 60 of the approximately 100 eligible businesses and professional offices belong to the group, a number the partnership hopes will increase as town organizations coalesce and Ellicott City receives additional recognition.
The partnership is soliciting contributions from individuals and corporations as well as seeking county money, and hopes to launch a search to fill the town manager position at the beginning of 2014, Hall said. A job description and salary have not yet been finalized.
With a county commitment of $3 million in capital improvement funds in hand for the fiscal year that began July 1, the partnership isn't trying "to look a gift horse in the mouth," Hall said.
Lilley said improvements planned for the city include such infrastructure projects as repairing the retaining wall in the Lot E parking lot behind Ellicott Mills Brewing Co. and, simultaneously, creating a walkway into town from the courthouse; repairing the flood- and earthquake-damaged retaining wall at St. Paul Roman Catholic Church; and establishing more gardens to reduce stormwater runoff from impervious surfaces.
But he believes the county should also play an integral role in the new partnership, too.
"It's not a hard-and-fast rule, but it's generally expected that local government will commit one-third of the funding," he said. Insurance, advertising, office space and office equipment are some of the expenses that must be covered.
Steve Lafferty, special projects director for the county Department of Planning and Zoning, said the idea to hire a town manager "has been kicking around for at least a couple of years."
"We felt we needed to do this with [the now-defunct Ellicott City Restoration Foundation] and the business association operating on parallel tracks," said Lafferty, who has also been devoting time to U.S. 1 revitalization efforts in southeastern Howard County.
"While those individuals have all been doing a lot of good stuff for the town, we needed a way to settle on a course of action" and prevent volunteer burnout, he said. "Anytime an organization can have a full-time person focusing on the betterment of the community there will be advantages."
Emphasis will be placed on historic preservation, aesthetics, promotions, economic vitality, and recruiting and retaining volunteers, Lafferty said.
The new hire will also spend time talking with people to help them reach a consensus on priorities "so they're comfortable with the way funds are spent."
A series of discussions is tentatively planned for September to gather input on this concept from residents, business owners and other merchants, Lafferty said.
"The county is very interested in seeing this succeed," he said. He noted that he is joined on the 17-member partnership board by a representative of the Howard County Economic Development Authority.
Lilley said the partnership has also been communicating with Main Street Maryland, a coalition of 26 main street districts organized by the state's Department of Housing and Community Development. That program strengthens the economic potential of traditional main streets by helping them increase private-sector small business investment, and improve the appearance and image of their core business districts.
Amy Seitz, state coordinator of Main Street Maryland, said quality of life, character of a city or town and design of the built environment are key factors in applicants' success in receiving an MSM designation, which is a competitive process.
While applications are generated by local government, having a group of committed individuals who can take the reins after designation is granted is a mandatory component.
"Downtown areas don't deteriorate overnight or come back overnight," Seitz said. "We need to be sure that our Main Streets have the right care and feeding."
She likened earning a Main Street Maryland designation to being branded as a place of interest for tourists who can make their way from one side of the state to the other in a day, allowing for travel-friendly day trips.
Though not all candidates are accepted on their first try — Sykesville first applied in 2008 but wasn't successful until 2012, for instance — Seitz said she'd "be very surprised if Ellicott City were turned down," after it submits an application.
"It is the middle of a wagon wheel whose spokes lead to other communities" in the county, she said.
The combination of the new partnership, hiring a town manager, and anticipated receipt of a Main Street Maryland designation will give the historic town a new sheen, Lilley said.
"It's truly a way to revitalize the town," he said. "Ellicott City is certainly not dying on the vine, but this will give it a boost."


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2009 was another big year for movies thanks to, in varying degrees, the recession, 3D ticket prices and Taylor Lautner's abs. For funsies we have compiled a fairly trivial movie calendar for the year that was. Here you will find all the big events that, for whatever reason, may not have gotten a lot of media coverage. Hit the jump to begin reminiscing about the past 12 months:
9- David S. Goyer does his best to stop Odette Yustman from ever getting another leading role in a film. (The Unborn)
16- Mall cops lose what little public respect they had. (Paul Blart: Mall Cop)
23- Brendan Fraser ruins an otherwise perfectly good British film. (Inkheart)
30- Liam Neeson gains 20,000 cool points. (Taken)
6- Steve Martin makes a big mistake. (The Pink Panther 2)
13- The rules of scary movies are upheld. (Friday the 13th)
20- Madea goes to jail. Finally. (Madea Goes to Jail)
27- Video game enthusiasts continue to wait for a good film adaptation. (Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li)
6- The Rorschach vs. Batman debate is rekindled. (Watchmen)
13- Dwayne Johnson loses 10,000 cool points. (Race to Witch Mountain)
20- Much to the chagrin of linguists, "Man-date" and "Bromance" officially enter the lexicon. (I Love You, Man)
27- A debate concerning unlawful imprisonment does not occur. (Monsters vs. Aliens)
3- Sharp increase in speeding tickets is observed. (Fast and Furious)
10- Goku is revealed to be a white Canadian. (Dragonball)
17- Zac Efron begins to establish a career. Just like the Mayans predicted. (17 Again)
24- Looking for critical acclaim, Jamie Foxx is either 4 months late or 7 months early, depending on your perspective. (The Soloist)
1- "Wolverine sucks" becomes a trending topic on Twitter.
8- "Jessica Biel" is the most searched phrase on Google. (Powder Blue)
15- Tom Hanks cashes a paycheck. (Angels and Demons)
21- Christian Bale stars in a 2.5 hour PSA on the dangers of smoking. (Terminator: Salvation)
22- Men across start to wonder why the star of Steven Soderbergh's latest film looks so familiar. (The Girlfriend Experience)
29- Loan officers decide to start granting extensions. (Drag Me To Hell)
5- Bradley Cooper has a very good day. (The Hangover)
12- Eddie Murphy and Denzel Washington both wish it were 1987 again. (Imagine That/Taking of Pelham 123)
19- Ryan Reynolds stars in a break-out role. Again. (The Proposal)
24- Robot-human race relations take a step backwards. (Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen)
26- The new Jack Donaghy movie tanks. Exit polls show it is way too melodramatic. (My Sister's Keeper)
1- Bruce Wayne proves that time travel is possible. (Public Enemies)
10- Hayden Panetierre reconsiders leaving Heroes. (I Love You, Beth Cooper)
15- Dumbledore dies. Two people are shocked. They are my parents. (Harry Potter and the Half-blood Prince)
24- Not realizing he has become a movie star, Zach Galifinakis teams up with talking hamsters. (G-Force)
31- Judd Apatow misses a chance to level-up. (Funny People)
7- In the words of Linda Richman, Meryl Streep is "butter." (Julie/Julia)
14- A debate concerning unlawful imprisonment does occur. (District 9)
21- Brad Pitt gets his scalps. (Inglorious Basterds)
28- Halloween arrives two months early. (Halloween II)
4- Bradley Cooper has a very bad day. (All About Steve)
9- Fanboys are reminded that, sometimes, too much anticipation can be a bad thing. (9)
11- TNT considers buying a Tyler Perry drama to complement the comedies on TBS. (I Can do Bad All by Myself)
18- Megan Fox gets Strike Two. (Jennifer's Body)
25- Young couples are given a new reason to set up night-vision in their bedrooms. (Paranormal Activity)
2- Woody Harrelson releases a home movie. (Zombieland)
9- Fanboys regret vowing to see every Kristin Bell that is released. (Couples Retreat)
16- Hipsters stop listening to ironically named obscure bands and go to the movies. (Where the Wild Things Are)
23- Somewhere, a young child sees Antichrist. This is how Uwe Bolls are made.
28- Best not to speak ill of the dead. (This is It)
6- Laura Mulvey begins work on a special, goats-themed edition of her collected works. (The Men Who Stare at Goats)
13- The world ends three years earlier than anticipated. (2012)
20- There is a disturbance in the Force. (The Twilight Saga: New Moon)
25- The bad economy is put into perspective. (The Road)
4- People start treating Tobey Maguire better. (Invictus)
11- Morgan Freeman describes his next role, portraying China's Chairman Mao, as a "unique challenge." (Invictus)
18- The Force moves back into alignment. (Avatar)
25- Steve Martin redeems himself. (It's Complicated)

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Rossville Historic Locations
The following historic locations are located in Rossville, Georgia. Please select a historic place in Rossville to view detailed information including address information, historical signifiance, and much more.
Georgia Historic Places
|Ashland Farm
SW of Rossville off GA 193
Rossville, GA
Single Dwelling, Forest, Animal Facility, Secondary Structure
|Ross, John, House
Lake Ave. and Spring St.
Rossville, GA
Single Dwelling
|US Post Office--Rossville Main
301 Chickamauga Ave.
Rossville, GA
Post Office
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Facility Rentals
The Salvation Army Cascade Community Church offers a variety of rooms for rental: the sanctuary, foyer, classroom, library, gym/multi-purpose room and fireside dining room.
For information on our 2018 rental rates and menu offered by Culinary Touch Catering will be available shortly. In the meantime, please call 604-556-7000.


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Hope everyone is enjoying their summer! This issue highlights our new location, NEW fiproguard plus for your pets, pet calming aids, attracting hummingbirds to a feeder near you as well as introducing one of our loyal customers.
Don't forget to check in on FOURSQUARE and check out our FACEBOOK page for surprise specials and double punch days! Also stop in and pick up your copy of the Gazette for discounts on Hummingbird nectar and calming aids for your pet!
We appreciate your loyalty and hope you have a fantastic week!
All Pet & Equine West Plains has moved to 1120 Porter Wagoner Blvd.
We have been in business for 10 years and we are proud of our NEW location. We are now offering a larger selection of items in all areas of the store including pet foods, collars, toys, clothing & equine supplies…all the necessities for your pet. We have a full time groomer that loves pets and a staff that can answer all of your questions. If we don't know it, we will find out. Come in and see our new place. Remember to use your Pet Payback Card for additional saving when comparing prices.
It's easy to attract hummingbirds almost anywhere in the United States if you create favorable habitats and simply put up hummingbird feeders.
- Choose a hummingbird feeder that is easy to clean and has some red on it.
- The best place to put your feeder initially is near red tubular flowers that are attractive to hummingbirds.
- Good flowers include impatiens, salvia, bee balm, etc.
- Although hummingbirds feed at flowers of various colors, they are most attracted to red.
- Try to place the feeders where they will be protected from the wind and where there is some shade.
- Fill the feeders with a sugar-water nectar solution.
The nectar sold at All PET is appealing to hummingbirds because it approximates the ratio of sugar to water found in the nectar of many popular hummingbird flowers.
(Did you know that hummingbirds also will eat a variety of insects and spiders, which give them protein, besides just nectar? Now you know!)
- Maintain your hummingbird feeders by cleaning and refilling them every two days during hot weather; in high temperatures, the nectar solution could mold or spoil.
- Scrub your feeders with hot water and a little vinegar.
- For really tough cleaning jobs, use a mild bleach solution. After cleaning, thoroughly rinse.
In most areas of the country, hummingbird feeders should be left up until there is a hard frost
Leaving up the feeders will not cause the hummingbirds to delay migration; they know instinctively when to migrate. Leaving up the feeders may actually help migrating hummers, who will pause to refuel at your feeder.
Do you groan every time you think about thunderstorms, fireworks and loud noises that will bring on shaking, panting, nervousness, and sometimes even self-destructive behaviors? Are these the symptoms your pet exhibits due to noise anxieties?
All PET can help! We are offering three types of relief:
- pheromones that trigger feelings of comfort
- dietary herbal calmatives to ease nerve transmission
- compression therapy that applies a gentle and constant calming effect.
Canine pheromones are a synthetic version of the pheromone a mother dog puts off while she is nursing her puppies. This triggers the canine brain to remember how comforting it was at mother's side and under her protection. All PET offers products containing this pheromone like Comfort Zone with D.A.P., Quiet Moments calming spray and the GOOD Behavior collar. Herbal dietary supplements help support the nervous system in reducing stress and tension. All PET offers NaturVet's Quiet Moments and HomeoPet's Natural Anxiety Relief drops.
All PET is also proud to now offer the Thundershirt, a garment for dogs that applies gentle and constant pressure as a therapy to relieve persistent anxiety. Think of why we swaddle a baby, run cattle through a squeeze chute, or treat autism with pressure; it is comforting! The Thundershirt is safe, effective, drug free, and easy to use; it offers solutions for many behavioral issues in addition to noise anxiety.
So come in to your favorite All PET store today! We will help you customize a solution for tomorrow's thunderstorms, fireworks, and whatever goes bump in the night.
Fiproguard Plus has the same active ingredient as Frontline Plus… but costs you LESS!
Out with the other flea and tick control products and in with the new FiproGuard and FiproGuard Plus for Dogs. FiproGuard products contain Fipronil and s-methoprene, the same active ingredients used in Frontline Plus for dogs. FiproGuard Plus provides premium protection against fleas, ticks, and chewing lice; kills adult fleas, flea eggs, flea larvae; and prevents development of flea pupae to control flea re-infestation for up to 90 days. It also kills deer ticks, which transmit Lyme disease, as well as brown dog ticks, American dog ticks and lone star ticks. FiproGuard will also control mites that are known to cause sarcoptic mange. Fast-acting and long-lasting, FiproGuard's sustained-release formula protects dogs for up to 30 days. FiproGuard Plus for Dogs can be used on breeding, pregnant and lactating dogs. FiproGuard Plus is also waterproof. With prices starting at $20, it's sure to become a must-buy for your pets.
Help your pets beat the heat this summer! Available now at All PET!


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Strepsils Sore Throat and Blocked Nose Lozenges
If you are experiencing sore throat and nasal congestion, check out one of the additions to the range – Strepsils Sore Throat & Blocked Nose lozenges.
Product Description
If your sore throat also comes with nasal congestion, try Strepsils Sore Throat & Blocked Nose lozenges. As well as offering two antiseptic ingredients to help fight bacterial throat infections, Sore Throat & Blocked Nose lozenges have levomenthol which helps unblock the nose.
Suitable for? Adults and children over six years.
How to take? Dissolve one lozenge slowly in the mouth every 2 - 3 hours as required. No more than 12 lozenges per 24 hours. Do not exceed the stated dose.
What about the variants? Strepsils Sore Throat and Blocked Nose Lozenges are available in pack sizes of 36 lozenges.
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I have been using Jetspeed-1.4/1.5 connected to Oralce-8i and 9i via Torque for years. It has always been working very well until now when we shift the connection to a new Oralce-10g DB server with an RAC cluster. Only thing I changed in torque.properties file is: torque.dsfactory.default.connection.url = jdbc:oracle:thin:@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:1521:ABCDE of course with correct user ID and password. Then a fatal error comes out, connection is failed (detailed info is attached). Only source I can realize is as follows: In previous successful connections, ABCDE is always the value of SID. However, the Oralce-10g DB server is configured now in an RAC cluster and gives us its connection string with SERVICE_NAME = ABCDE.WXYZ as: ABCDE = (DESCRIPTION = (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx)(PORT = 1521)) (ADDRESS = (PROTOCOL = TCP)(HOST = yyy.yyy.yyy.yyy)(PORT = 1521)) (LOAD_BALANCE = yes) (CONNECT_DATA = (SERVER = DEDICATED) (SERVICE_NAME = ABCDE.WXYZ) ) ) It means that the string ABCDE is not the SID anymore and is not service_name either. It is rather be the tnsname in tnsnames.ora file where the Tomcat is located. It is corresponding to the SERVICE_NAME of ABCDE.WXYZ in the above string. This might the source triggering the error since that torque could ask a valid format of "host:port:sid" in its properties file. Therefore, the question might become: how to set torque.dsfactory.default.connection.url correctly when using SERVICE_NAME rather than SID ? Please be aware: the SID is always a one word string and SERVICE_NAME in an RAC cluster is a dot separated multi-words string. Thanks for your help. James Attached: Error message Jul 22, 2005 10:45:19 AM org.apache.torque.oid.IDBroker <init> WARNING: IDBroker is being used with db 'default', which does not support transactions. IDBroker attempts to use transactions to limit the possibility of duplicate key generation. Without transactions, duplicate key generation is possible if multiple JVMs are used or other means are used to write to the database. Jul 22, 2005 10:45:19 AM org.apache.torque.util.BasePeer initTableSchema SEVERE: org.apache.torque.TorqueException: Io exception: Connection refused(DESC RIPTION=(TMP=)(VSNNUM=168821504)(ERR=12505)(ERROR_STACK=(ERROR=(CODE=12505)(EMFI =4)))) Jul 22, 2005 10:45:19 AM org.apache.jetspeed.om.security.turbine.BaseTurbineUser Peer initClass SEVERE: A FATAL ERROR has occurred which should not have happened under any circ umstance. Please notify the Torque developers <email@example.com e.org> and give as many details as possible (including the error stack trace). java.lang.Error: Error in BasePeer.initTableSchema(TURBINE_USER): Io exception: Connection refused(DESCRIPTION=(TMP=)(VSNNUM=168821504)(ERR=12505)(ERROR_STACK=( ERROR=(CODE=12505)(EMFI=4)))) at org.apache.torque.util.BasePeer.initTableSchema(BasePeer.java:274) at org.apache.torque.util.BasePeer.initTableSchema(BasePeer.java:249) (Detailed error stack trace will be suplyed upon request))
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Good news that Dagoberto Gilb's second novel, The Flowers (Grove Press), is set to hit the book shelves this month. Here's the publisher's blurb about a book that is already getting high praise:
"Sonny Bravo is a tender, unusually smart fifteen-year-old who is living with his vivacious mother in a large city where intense prejudice is not just white against black, but also brown. When Sonny's mother, Silvia, suddenly marries an Okie building contractor named Cloyd Longpre, they are uprooted to a small apartment building, Los Flores. As Sonny sweeps its sidewalks, he meets his neighbors and becomes ensnared in their lives: Cindy, an eighteen-year-old druggie who is married and bored; Nica, a cloistered Mexican girl who cares for her infant brother but who is never allowed to leave their unit. The other tenants range from Pink, an albino black man who sells old cars in front of the building, to Bud, a muscled-up construction worker who hates blacks and Mexicans, even while he's married to a Mexican-American woman.
"The Flowers is about breaking rules. Dagoberto Gilb, in arguably his most powerful work yet, has written an inspiring novel about hate, pain, anger, and love that transcends age, race, and time. Gilb's novel displays the fearlessness and wit that have helped make him one of this country's most authentic and original voices."
How about this for an intriguing quote about the book: "But for the fact that he lacks a younger sister and an older brother, has never attended prep school, or ventured within 2,000 miles of Radio City Music Hall, and comes from a working-class Mexican background, Sonny Bravo could be Holden Caulfield." Stephen G. Kellman in the Texas Observer.
This is the first comedy night of 2008 to support the CHIC CHICANA SCHOLARSHIP Program.
With the 2008 Chic Chicana Class the program will have graduated 900 students.
Visit the website at www.chicchicana.com
In honor of Valentine's Day, the Tattered Cover staff came up with a list of favorite romantic reads. One of these books teamed up with a rose and a cup of hot chocolate might just be the perfect li'l sumpin' sumpin' for a cold and wintry Valentine's Day.
Gods Behaving Badly, Marie Phillips
Loving Frank, Nancy Horan
Pride and Prejudice, Jane Austen
Outlander, Diana Gabaldon
Gaudy Night, Dorothy Sayers
Much Ado About Nothing, William Shakespeare
An Equal Music, Vikram Seth
A Farewell to Arms, Ernest Hemingway
The Lover, Marguerite Duras
Gone With the Wind, Margaret Mitchell
Doctor Zhivago, Boris Pasternak
Cannery Row, John Steinbeck
Silk, Allesandro Baricco
The Bad Girl, Mario Vargas Llosa
The Passion, Jeanette Winterson
The English Patient, Michael Ondaatje
Like Water For Chocolate, Laura Esquivel
Time Enough for Love, Robert Heinlein
Twilight, Stephenie Meyer
Somewhere in Time, Richard Matheson
Is it time for Yeats yet?
I want to offer belated congratulations to two friends of La Bloga who received a 2007 American Book Award from the Before Columbus Foundation : Rigoberto Gonzalez and Reyna Grande. The announcement of these awards included the following:
"The American Book Awards, established in 1978 by the Before Columbus Foundation, recognize outstanding literary achievement from the entire spectrum of America's diverse literary community. The purpose of the awards is to recognize literary excellence without limitations or restrictions. There are no categories, no nominees, and therefore no losers. The award winners range from well-known and established writers to under-recognized authors and first works. There are no quotas for diversity, the winners list simply reflects it as a natural process. The Before Columbus Foundation views American culture as inclusive and has always considered the term multicultural to be not a description of various categories, groups, or special interests, but rather as the definition of all of American literature. The Awards are not bestowed by an industry organization, but rather are a writers' award given by other writers."
The winners are an impressive list:
2007 Daniel Cassidy, How The Irish Invented Slang: The Secret Language of the Crossroads
(CounterPunch/AK Press)
Michael Eric Dyson, Come Hell or High Water: Hurricane Katrina and the Color of Disaster
(Basic Books)
Rigoberto Gonzalez, Butterfly Boy: Memories of a Chicano Mariposa (University of Wisconsin Press)
Reyna Grande, Across a Hundred Mountains (Washington Square Press)
Ernestine Hayes, Blonde Indian: An Alaska Native Memoir (University of Arizona Press)
Patricia Klindienst, The Earth Knows My Name: Food, Culture and Sustainability in the Gardens of Ethnic Americans (Beacon Press)
Gary Panter, Jimbo's Inferno (Fantagraphics Books)
Jeffrey F.L. Partridge, Beyond Literary Chinatown (University of Washington Press)
Judith Roche, Wisdom of the Body (Black Heron Press)
Kali Vanbaale, The Space Between (River City Publishing)"
A reading of more than twenty-five Latino/a poets from New York City and around the country. Scheduled readers include Martín Espada, Sandra María Esteves, Rafael Campo, Aracelis Girmay, Willie Perdomo, Brenda Cárdenas, and more.
Presented by El Centro de Estudios Puertorriqueños and Acentos Bronx Poetry Showcase.
The School of Social Work at Hunter College
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Lea Michele & Chris Colfer: 'Glee' 100th Episode Celebration!
Lea Michele is all dolled up while posing with her co-star Chris Colfer while celebrating the 100th episode of their hit show Glee on Monday (February 24) in Los Angeles.
The 27-year-old actress was joined by her co-stars Darren Criss, Alex Newell, Jacob Artist, Becca Tobin, Melissa Benoist, and Blake Jenner. Mark your calendars, Glee's 100th episode will be split into two parts, airing on March 18 and March 25.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Lea Michele
The day after, Chris and Darren were spotted displaying some affection for each other while filming scenes on the set of the show.
Lea's new album Louder comes out next week and she will hold CD signings on both coasts. Make sure to check out details for her signing at the Garden State Plaza in New Jersey this coming Monday. Visit her Facebook for everything you need to know!
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Chemist King Catalogue 8 – 29 December 2016. Where Low Prices Rule!
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What is a volunteer and what does it mean to me? A volunteer is someone who sees a need and willingly gives their time, their talents, their resources, or their money to find a solution or help the cause to make something better. A volunteer may never see the end result of his efforts. A volunteer may join a group that has already been working toward a goal, may start his own group or work alone. A volunteer may apply his efforts to raise money to find a cure, to better someone else's life, pay a medical debt for a family in need, or provide food, clothing or shelter. A volunteer may strive to save the earth or the life of an animal. A volunteer may work to ease the pain of a grieving person or one close to death. A volunteer may provide a home for a child from a dysfunctional family. A volunteer may help someone through an addiction problem, available 24/7 as needed. A volunteer may read to a child or help him with homework. A volunteer may make afghans for the aged or provide a blanket for a homeless person. A volunteer may donate time to teach. A volunteer may risk his life to put out a fire. There are many more reasons and causes for people to volunteer.
There are many organizations that can use help from volunteers and there are many people who donate their help. People are limited by time and financial resources making them choose which cause(s) to donate to or of which to partake. I try to volunteer to causes close to my heart. If I said "yes" to every request made of me, my causes would be neglected and my life would be in chaos. A person should decide what is important to them when choosing an organization or cause in which to volunteer. Because a person does not choose to volunteer in a certain organization does not negate that organization's worth. It simply means that this person does not have enough time or money to support this group along with the other organizations he or she already supports.
Ken and I volunteer at Mosquito Lake Campgrounds in Cortland, Ohio as VIP's (volunteer in park). Although the acronyn for volunteer in park is VIP, we don't think we are special or very important people as some might think those letters signify.
We are a couple who love to camp and love this campground and want to see it thrive. We want many generations after us to be able to enjoy this park's bounties; it's beauty, the lake, the flora, the fish and nature's creatures. For this reason, we volunteer as camp hosts. Our goal is to see this park preserved and maintained. As camp hosts, we try to keep this campground clean by picking up litter, cleaning campsites, reporting problems that we see, helping campers who have needs. Ken has certain weekends that he is scheduled to help in the check in station and we show movies several times during the summer. We maintain the sites as they are vacated, whether that is during the week or on weekends. We walk through the park picking up papers, cans, cigarette butts and anything else that takes away from the beauty of this park. After a storm, we remove limbs, sticks and debris from the roads. We report anything that we see as dangerous activity, something that will harm the park, people or nature.
We also volunteer for the American Cancer Society by partaking in Liberty's Relay for Life. Ken and I have each lost our fathers and a brother to cancer as well as other family members. There are many ways to raise money for causes and Relay for Life has worked for the ACS. I served as captain of WeatherTite Windows Relay for Life team for three years and have been a member of the team for six or seven years. We have raised over $10,000.00 each year. Relay for Life is a 24 hour event that is tiring but rewarding. We work all yearlong raising money but also raise a large portion at the Relay event. Each team comes up with their own ideas about how to raise money for the cause.
I have been so blessed in this life and it is a privilege for me to give back. My hours are limited due to work and family but I do what I can. I may not do as much as some other people are capable of doing but I do try to make a difference.
If you are not volunteering or giving back, I would suggest you give it a try. Sometimes I don't look forward to the Relay for Life event because I know how much work it is and how tiring it is. But at the end of the event, I feel so good about what was accomplished. When I stop to think about the small amount of my time that I have donated versus the amount of time the people battling cancer have to deal with it each and every day, it gives me cause to keep on. What I do is so little compared to what they are going through. Volunteering will lift your spirits and make you feel much better about yourself. At the end of a day you can know you made a difference in someone else's life.


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A handful of clay is hardly the first material that springs to mind when you think mid-century modern or Bauhaus—unless you're thinking of Edith Heath, probably the definitive modernist of functional ceramics.
Her enduring legacy as a Bay Area designer and extraordinary collaboration with numerous architects are the subject of a new exhibition at the Environmental Design Archives of UC Berkeley titled just that: 'A Handful of Clay: The Legacy of Edith Heath,' running May 22 through September 19.
Starting in her own kitchen with a pottery wheel fashioned out of a treadle sewing machine, Heath launched an historic career out of her first solo show in 1948 at San Francisco's Palace of the Legion of Honor.
Functionality and simplicity were the Bauhaus-inspired principles she used to produce a line of Heathware from a still-operating factory in Sausalito, which she sold two years before her death in 2005.
Her work included collaboration with architects of the Neiman-Marcus store in Dallas, the lobby of the Mauna Kea Hotel in Honolulu and several other noteworthy structures, plus a place in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
In awarding her its Industrial Arts Medal in 1981, the American Institute of Architects noted Heath's innovative formulations of clay and glazes, calling her "as much a chemist as a designer."
Probably her most viewed creation, however, is the 115,000 glazed tiles fronting what is now known at the Norton Simon Museum, seen prominently during the Rose Parade each year in Pasadena. A sample of that tile, as well as a unique handrail at the Los Angeles Times building, are part of the show in Wurster Hall on the UC Berkeley campus.
The May 22 opening of 'A Handful of Clay' will include a lecture by Heath biographer Jennifer Doublet and a panel discussion. For more information, visit events.berkeley.edu.


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(feather or haute dress: modcloth; coat: tjmaxx; scarf/belt: thrifted; bracelet: flea market; earrings: claire's; shoes: seychelles)
I LOVE this outfit. I feel so bohemian with all of my prints and gold jewelry. This coat is one of my absolute favorites--I can't believe I was ever on the fence about buying it. I think it makes any outfit infinitely more interesting. This is almost exactly what I wore to a dinner party with friends last weekend--I rarely repeat outfits on this blog, but that's why I don't post on the weekends! Anyway, I liked the combination so much that I wore it again yesterday. I had originally moved all of my pretty pastels to the front of the closet for this week, but it ended up being a lot colder and greyer than I was expecting so I had to improvise. Hopefully I'll be able to pull them out next week!
But enough about my outfit. Lyric's production of Chicago last night (opening night!) was so much fun! K and I got all dolled up (any excuse is good enough for me!), and I kept grabbing his arm and grinning like a lunatic when the opening bars of my favorite songs would start up. I'm such a musical theatre nerd. It's probably a good thing that I don't live anywhere near Broadway--my bank account would seriously suffer. Still, I couldn't help but think that I could have played Velma as well or better than the woman who had the part (although her 14-year involvement in the company probably would have given her quite the advantage even if I had actually decided to audition). It was definitely the most professional non-professional theatre production I've ever seen in Vermont, ever. I had such a great time.
And, just for kicks, here's how I've worn some of these items in the past:
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The City Council, acting as the Redevelopment Agency, Monday authorized the purchase of additional property in the Central City Project Area near Florence and Eastern avenues.
The acquisitions are the latest in a plan by the city to eventually acquire all of the property from Eastern Avenue to the Long Beach Freeway, and from Live Oak to Priory streets, for a city parking lot and other commercial developments, said Claude Booker, city manager.
The city authorized $174,886 for the purchase of property at 7531-37 Eastern Ave., and three lots at 7527, 7531 and 7523-25 Hornsey Ave. for $301,500. The Hornsey properties will be purchased from George Hardie, manager and general partner of the Bicycle Club, who originally bought it for casino parking.
Booker said the casino, now renting 1 1/2 acres from the city for parking, will need up to five more acres for parking.
The agency still needs to acquire 29 more parcels in the designated area, Booker said.


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Friday, September 24, 2010
End of an Error 2: The Zucker Years
Same drill as with Klein, only this time I'm reposting only one piece -- one which I think sums up my position on Zucker and what he did to NBC.
"My City of Ruins" (Originally Published, 1.12.10)
Maybe it's time I made something clear.
Back when I was a cocky 23-year-old producer at WSVN in Miami, I was heavily courted by a guy named Don Browne who at the time was the general manager of NBC's owned and operated station in Miami, WTVJ. He badly wanted me to jump ship and become his 11pm producer and he was willing to blow big, billowing clouds of smoke up my ass to make it happen; among the compliments he lavished on me during one particular power lunch between the two of us was a claim that he saw in me the next Jeff Zucker. Now in 1993, Zucker was considered NBC's new boy wonder -- named executive producer of the Today Show at just 26-years-old. So even though I had basically stumbled into TV and had yet to take the entire industry the least bit seriously, I understood that a big-gun at NBC -- and Browne was a Jedi Master in the ways of the Peacock, having been the executive VP of news for NBC at one point -- mentioning me in the same breath as Zucker wasn't the kind of flattery you simply shrugged off. And I didn't -- even though I made the choice to stay at WSVN briefly before heading to Los Angeles to work for KCBS.
I say that I didn't shrug it off because I always kept Browne's praise in the back of my mind and in late 1997 when it became clear that I had allowed myself to become little more than comfortable in my discomfort at KCBS, I put out feelers to Don Browne -- who had expressed a genuine desire to keep in touch with me and promised to always take my call if I felt like I wanted to talk about my career, the business, whatever -- and sure enough, he welcomed the idea of making room for me at WTVJ. As it turned out, the station was going through a regime change, with another NBC wunderkind, 28-year-old Ramon Escobar, having just taken the reins as news director. Browne flew me to Miami, had me meet with everyone and made me an offer I honestly couldn't refuse -- which kind of befit his status as an intimidating Godfather within the NBC power structure.
I'll always be glad I made the decision to go to WTVJ, as it remains one of the best work experiences of my career -- the people there more like family than coworkers. The thing to keep in mind, though, is that one of Don Browne's major selling points during his attempt to draft me was that I wouldn't be working for just anyone -- I'd be working for NBC. To hammer that reality home, he even flew me to New York City to visit 30 Rock; sit in on the Today Show; make it crystal clear that I was going to be a part of something extraordinary. The entire experience was exhilarating -- and it marked the first time that I truly appreciated the career that I had stepped in by accident, the abilities that I had largely taken for granted up to that point.
Bottom line: I was proud to work at NBC. So proud in fact that I continued to work for the company when I moved back out to L.A. with the wife that I had met at WTVJ. So proud that I couldn't have been more thrilled that my shot at personal and professional rebirth and redemption in the wake of 9/11 came from MSNBC and my former news director, Ramon Escobar.
I can occasionally be a bit of a feisty pain in the ass as an employee -- I believe that most decent newspeople are -- but that doesn't mean that I didn't spend years thinking of NBC as my home. It was, to me at least, a shining beacon of terrific programming and rock solid journalism, and one that I felt honored to be a part of.
I bring this up because it should be obvious by now that I pick on NBC quite a bit in the stuff that I write here and at the Huffington Post. Many regular readers have noticed and even confronted me on the seemingly curious fact that I take aim at NBC Universal far more than I even do Fox News Channel.
So I guess I felt like it was time to explain myself: Call it tough love -- borne mostly out of sadness, frustration and, occasionally, outright anger.
Over the past few years, I've watched NBC go from being the network I believed was consistently devoted to excellence above every other consideration -- committed to the notion that, as Don Browne used to say, "First be best, then be first" -- to one that will sacrifice not just quality but any and all ethical considerations in a relentless pursuit of profit. Don't get me wrong, as a company NBC is in the business of making money and there's nothing at all wrong with that -- it just used to achieve that end by offering audiences the best programming and news coverage on television. It was best, which is why it was first, which is why it made money. But somewhere along the line network executives -- particularly and ironically Jeff Zucker, who was named CEO of NBC TV in 2005 and then CEO of the NBC Universal empire in 2007 -- decided that cash would be the only consideration, that it could be amassed without even earning it by means of great shows and a consistently above-the-board news operation at the highest levels of management, and that the rise of cable and non-traditional media provided the perfect excuse for making this kind of major paradigm shift. The shareholders likely thought Zucker was brilliant for expanding NBC's properties across several platforms then turning each into a giant promotional machine for the others until "NBC product placement" was all any NBC show or network was good for; for hiring a worthless, self-obsessed hack like Ben Silverman to dumb down prime time; for bringing in bags of money while slashing costs, culminating in the cynical for-profit-only ploy that put Jay Leno in prime time five nights a week. Unfortunately, while get-rich-quick schemes tend to work well in the short-term, they can be devastating long-term -- and Zucker's not so myopic that he shouldn't have realized this about the business model he'd adopted. There was no meat in the tasty-looking sandwich he was serving day after day, and with the collapse of the Leno show, the impending unceremonious exit of Conan O'Brien and the P.R. cataclysm both have caused for the network, almost everyone, maybe even the mighty shareholders looking down from Olympus, can now see that.
What's happened at NBC -- already a perennially anemic network -- over the past week has been, quite simply, one of the most shameful fiascoes in the history of modern broadcast television. We're talking one for the ages. Pushing out Leno to keep Conan O'Brien was questionable enough a move; giving Leno a prime time slot despite the threat of rebellion from the affiliates whose revenue stream you'd be damming up, just because it'd be a corporate cash cow, was worse; pulling the plug to save a giant deal with Comcast Cable was worse still. Now this: taking back the show that was given to Conan to keep him from jumping ship all to keep Leno from jumping ship -- forcing Conan to gracefully and humbly bow out because he refuses to tarnish the good name of a legendary NBC brand, one that NBC itself apparently has no compunction about making radioactive. It's breathtaking, sociopathic incompetence. It doesn't even make good business sense because, once again, the short-term fears of the twitchiest suits might be salved -- Leno's deadly show at 10pm is six feet under and Conan's underperforming stint on The Tonight Show is cut short -- but the chilling effect that this will have not only on audiences but on any young talent from which you might hope to cultivate loyalty is utterly decimated. Why should anyone trust anything an NBC executive says from here on out?
This is the problem NBC Entertainment Chief Jeff Gaspin is facing right now as he tries to clean up the mess and duck the fire caused by the spectacular implosion of NBC's 10pm and late night lineup (to say nothing of what was left of the network's tattered reputation) and the exit of one of its marquee talents -- the disaster that "boy wonder" Jeff Zucker essentially created. And where is Zucker while all this is going on -- while Gaspin's head is in the crosshairs? Who knows. He hasn't made a public appearance or granted an interview since the crap started rolling downhill last week; I'd like to think that he's in a bunker somewhere honorably falling on his sword, but given that his contract was just bafflingly renewed for another three years, that seems an unlikely scenario. Make no mistake, though -- that's exactly what needs to happen.
I'm willing to concede that Jeff Zucker's meteoric rise was made possible only by his seemingly bottomless reservoir of creative short-term fixes for whatever problems he was confronting at any particular moment, and that the shareholders had demanded that he cut costs and increase profits. But a willingness to take potentially profitable gambles, while admirable, comes with an inherent risk: Somebody needs to pay when a poorly thought-out experiment -- a shockingly obvious "quick fix" -- fails to the tune of millions of dollars, the loss of a bankable star, and a public relations nightmare that has the potential to threaten a proposed mega-merger. And there's no doubt that the person who should pay for this instantly legendary clusterfuck is the man at the top who instigated the whole thing: Jeff Zucker.
That likely won't happen, of course. In fact, if you believe what David Carr of the New York Times posted on Twitter yesterday, behind the scenes Zucker is walking around blaming Conan for letting him down by delivering a low-rated show. If this is true, it's astonishing while, strangely, not the least bit surprising -- and it makes Zucker the personification of all that's wrong with corporate America these days. No one takes responsibility; everyone passes the buck; it's always the fault of the victim; and when everything falls apart and the whole thing goes to shit while you're in charge, you get to keep your high-paying job and arrogantly pretend like nothing ever happened.
Here's how it should work: You roll the dice and lose -- you pay up and leave. It feels like anything but a coincidence, though, that neither the guy who created this disaster -- Zucker -- nor the guy who will immediately benefit from it on the air -- Leno -- has the good sense to put humility above ego and step aside. Neither, apparently, will accept the consequences of his actions or an unlucky turn of the cards.
For Leno it's really no surprise: He's a good guy but he's been coasting on ironically aimless ambition, unable to tell you why he wants what he wants only that he wants it, for years. But Zucker shouldn't be able to delude himself; the wreckage piled around him is simply too deep to ignore. NBC is now in ruins, and it happened under his watch and because of his actions.
I never did turn out to be Jeff Zucker, obviously. I was never as focused, didn't have the Harvard education and generally didn't care as much about the business of television as he did. True, I unfortunately didn't get to be a CEO and make ten million a year. But I also won't go down in history as the man who destroyed NBC.
All I'll do is be heartbroken that it happened.
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Schmelzer out for up to a month with groin injury
Borussia Dortmund have announced that defender Marcel Schmelzer will miss up to a month with a groin injury.
Left-back Schmelzer sustained the injury in Dortmund's 2-1 UEFA Champions League last 16 defeat to Zenit on Wednesday.
Dortmund qualified for the competition's last eight despite the defeat, progressing 5-4 on aggregate.
But they will now be without Schmelzer for the next four weeks, a club statement confirmed on Thursday.
That means Schmelzer will be missing as Dortmund continue their battle with Schalke and Bayer Leverkusen for second position on the Bundesliga table, behind runaway leaders Bayern Munich, and will be forced to sit out the Champions League quarter-finals.
Dortmund play local rivals Schalke on Tuesday, but face Hannover first on Saturday.
Dortmund's website said Schmelzer will be targeting a return for their DFB-Pokal semi-final on April 15 against Wolfsburg.


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Every year more than half a million abused and neglected children are in need of safe, permanent, nurturing homes. That's where CASA steps in. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates) was created in 1977 to make sure the abuse and neglect these children originally suffered at home doesn't continue as abuse and neglect at the hands of the system. As trained advocates, CASA volunteers are appointed by judges to be a voice for these children in court. The result is that a child is placed into a safe, loving home where he/she can thrive. It is the CASA vision to provide a volunteer for each and every abused and neglected child who needs one.
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Youth Sports and Head Injuries:
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1 A White Paper by the Personal Injury Attorneys at Romanucci & Blandin, LLC Youth Sports and Head Injuries: What can you do when your child s coach fails to protect them? The statistics on head injuries that our children sustain while participating in sports and athletic activities are alarming. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), more than 2.6 see a high frequency of brain injuries. Tragically, in 2010 and 2011, 120 children died of their various sports-related injuries, and many of those deaths were almost certainly preventable. million U.S. children are treated in emergency departments for sports- and recreation-related activities every year, and an average of 6.5% of these emergency room visits are for traumatic brain injuries, such as concussions. A more distressing fact, however, is that the number of annual emergency room visits for concussions in children aged 8-19 doubled from 1997 to 2007 even though participation in youth sports has declined. It is estimated that between 2005 and 2008, approximately 400,000 high school athletes suffered from concussions. The majority of concussions in the U.S. are sustained by football players, but other sports such as soccer, basketball, and baseball also Second-impact syndrome (SIS) is a rare but preventable condition with catastrophic effects, including rapid swelling of the brain that can lead to death within 2-5 minutes of impact. SIS occurs when an athlete sustains an impact to the head, chest, or neck too soon after enduring a first concussion. Because the brain is already damaged after one concussion, a second minimal impact can disrupt the body s ability to regulate pressure in the skull, which compounds the damage from the initial concussion and can quickly cause cranial pressure buildup and severe brain swelling. While most individual concussions do not 33 N. LaSalle Street 20th Floor Chicago, Illinois Toll Free Phone Fax
2 cause any lasting damage, the American Association of Neurological Surgeons warns: A second concussion soon after the first one, however, does not have to be very strong for its effects to be deadly or permanently disabling. Even though there are differences between the guidelines on the exact amount of time an athlete should sit out, it is crucial that concussion symptoms should not be ignored or downplayed. Contrary to what many believe, a concussion does not necessarily involve a loss of consciousness. A recent study found that only 5% of high school athletes reported losing consciousness as a result of a concussion. Far more common symptoms include headache, dizziness, difficulty concentrating, and confusion. Training and information on these symptoms are readily available to youth sports coaches through the CDC, the AAN, and other organizations. Most concussions do not cause permanent damage if symptoms are recognized early and athletes are allowed sufficient time to heal. Studies have shown, however, that enduring just one concussion increases the risk of additional concussions by 3-6 times for football players and 4-6 times for soccer players. Despite the clear warnings about SIS and the dangers of sustaining multiple concussions, many coaches ignore symptoms and return In light of the risk of severe consequences from SIS, the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) has issued return-to-play guidelines that coaches, parents, and athletes should follow to allow the youth s brain to recover properly before going back to the game. Additionally, concussion experts from around the world updated another set of guidelines for returning to play in 2004 at the 2nd International Symposium on Concussion in Sport in Prague. Both of these guidelines require a coach or athletic trainer to immediately assess the player s symptoms, and they recommend a specific amount of time to wait before the athlete can return to the game safely. Noncompliance with these guidelines puts the adolescent at a risk of prematurely sustaining a second injury that is too often permanently disabling or fatal. players to the game too quickly. A recent study found that as many as 40% of injured athletes failed to follow the AAN guidelines, and likewise 15% completely ignored the Prague guidelines. Perhaps even more startling is the coaches lack of education on their players head injuries: 42% incorrectly believe that a concussion occurs only when there is a loss of consciousness, and 25% would allow an athlete to return to the game even if the player is showing signs of having a concussion. Since 58% of high school athletes do not have on-site access to sports medicine professionals, coaches are often making return-to-play decisions based on their own drastically incorrect beliefs. Studies have also revealed that more than 15% of high school football players coaches blatantly ignore the warnings and allow their player to return to the field on the same day that he or she experiences a concussion involving a loss of consciousness.
3 on individual schools and organizations to develop and implement concussion management policies, and they presume that coaches and other personnel will follow the rules. When the rules are bent (or completely ignored) to allow a concussed player to return prematurely to the field, however, the consequences can be serious. Those responsible for the athlete s resulting injuries must be held liable, even if the athlete begged his or her coach to be put back in the competition. It is the coach s decision, not the player s, to allow team members to play in a game or participate in practice. Sports injury cases of this nature, admittedly, can be difficult to win. Defenses such as assumption of risk and comparative fault may be fatal to a claim if the correct arguments are not raised in response. For example, the school could argue that the athlete voluntarily re-joined the game, but this assertion completely ignores the duties that coaches owe to protect our children from preventable harm. If the organization responsible is a public school, an even tougher barrier to success will be the state s sovereign immunity statutes, which can severely limit or totally prohibit claims against state actors depending on the circumstances. Depending on the facts, however, there might be ways to get around sovereign immunity statutes or to argue that they do not apply to specific cases. Even if the claim is not against a public school, Beginning with the school year, the National Federation of State High School Associations implemented a rule that requires coaches to remove any player demonstrating signs of a concussion from the game immediately. The rule also mandates that players will some state laws provide immunity from lawsuits to some individuals who take certain steps after they suspect an athlete has sustained a concussion. Careful legal research will be needed to uncover the specific rules and laws that apply to each unique case. not be allowed to play until cleared by a licensed physician or a certified athletic trainer working with a physician. The Illinois High School Association (IHSA) further requires schools to adopt policies regarding concussion management and to educate their coaches and athletes about head injuries. Illinois law requires school boards to comply with the IHSA, and a number of other states have also passed laws similar to Illinois. Although the IHSA and related state laws do not necessarily apply to non-school sports teams, individual organizations may also promulgate their own standards and policies that their coaches are expected to comply with. While these rules, laws, and policies are a step in the right direction, standing alone they will not solve the problem. They rely entirely
4 Gathering evidence to prepare a child s sports injury case for trial is also challenging. The judge and/or jury needs to understand what happened, when and where it happened, and who was involved. This requires victims to locate witnesses, interview them thoroughly, and have them testify in court. Photos, videos, and other documentation must be gathered to give the court as much information as possible other miscellaneous evidence such as neurological exam results, school board policies, safety equipment that was worn, and the testimony of other coaches or athletes may be required. Additionally, it might be possible to bring multiple claims against multiple parties together in one lawsuit, and each claim would involve its own unique issues and would require its own separate proof. regarding the circumstances of the incident. The injured athlete also has to prove that he or she sustained an injury and, more importantly, that the school, organization, coach, or other staff personnel caused that injury. Evidence of the injury itself may include lengthy medical records, doctors testimony, school forms documenting the injury, and the results of various medical tests. Proof of causation requires uncovering all of the intricate details of the incident (especially in cases involving multiple concussions) to understand the nature and extent of the injury caused by each collision, fall, tackle, etc. To do this, various medical experts may need to be consulted, deposed, and brought to court to testify. Depending on the incident and the extent of the injuries, Of course, each claim is unique, and it is impossible to list here what specific pieces of evidence any one case will require. One thing is certain, though: sports injury and concussion mismanagement cases are incredibly intricate. Because of this complexity, it is imperative that injured children and their parents seek the assistance of a law firm equipped to handle their case. The attorneys at Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, have decades of experience in personal injury litigation and are very sensitive to the numerous issues surrounding children s still-developing bodies and minds. Their attorneys will relentlessly fight to ensure that injured children are fully compensated for carelessly being put in harm s way by negligent coaches, schools, doctors, and athletic organizations. No concussion or childhood injury should ever be taken lightly, and when athletes are needlessly hurt because they were expected to simply take one for the team, those children deserve only the best and most well-prepared attorneys fighting on their behalf. Romanucci & Blandin, LLC, is ready to take on any battle, in or out of court, in order to make sure our injured children get the justice and compensation that they are entitled to. With the assistance of Angela Kurtz Law Clerk, Candidate Juris Doctor, September 2012
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