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Monday, January 21, 2013
The Salieri Syndrome
Posted by Bruce Kokko at 8:13 PM 0 comments
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
A Living Tribute to a Dear Friend
Every so often a person enters your life who makes a significant positive impact. My dear wife, Sara, is one such person in my own life. I cannot imagine my life without her. But others have come in and out of my life over the years who have also made a positive difference. Some of these old friends who had drifted away because of life changes, have since reentered my life in a new season for us. That's what I've observed about true friendships, you can always go home again and pick up as if you had only departed company the night before.
Now, a dear friend, mentor, and pastor of twelve years has retired to move away to a new venue in another place. And he will be sorely missed by all of us he has left behind, here, and especially me.
Dr. Harry Shields was the one who married Sara and I. The simple transforming truth--a teaching and preaching concept championed by him over his august career--he gave us and those in attendance on that beautiful, sunny, warm afternoon through his homily has been instrumental in keeping our marriage strong and healthy all these years; it was this: "Keep your eyes fixed on the conductor." Sara and I have never forgotten this--not that Harry would let us, because the message of keeping our full attention on Christ has been central to all of his teaching. And rightly so, because Christ is the core of the Gospel. Thus, it isn't the transforming truth that has sustained our marriage, but the transforming power of our living Lord.
I will miss the post-service discussions with Harry in the cool serenity of the empty sanctuary. Many times Harry and I have conversed about theology, new book titles, family issues, church issues, or even humorous anecdotes in this setting. How can one begin to assign a value to such a simple joy of two kindred spirits in conversation? It cannot be done; it is priceless.
Perhaps you find all of that rather dull and uninteresting. But it is such encounters which make the more exciting experiences of life meaningful and vivid, and make the more terrifying moments bearable.
Indeed, a great lie is the notion to live means to keep one's self in a perpetual heightened state of varied distractions--from rockus music, roller coaster rides of all sorts of flavors, to a smorgasbord of stimulants to feed and gratify--and yes, multiply--our appetites. The vast majority of humanity see living like a wall of mail slots you sometimes see behind the desk in posh hotels; life to most people these days is making sure each little cubbyhole has been filled; our culture has described it as the bucket list to be checked off before death. Not that there is anything wrong with running the rapids once and awhile; the mistake is to believe this is the whole of what it means to live. No, real living is found in the quiet, honest, and transparent relationships that begin between us and God and then proceed between each of us under His direction. It is these encounters filling in and around the adventures of life that nourish us for growth. And the health they engender is eternal.
Harry is a great man because he has never forgotten the primacy of relationships and has faithfully modeled the principle for us. Harry's determination to foster and maintain relationships under the auspices of the Christ has made him an extraordinary human being. For this reason, as is also true of my wife, you want to be around him; because the power of love is so evident, you will always find certain rest in his presence.
People such as Harry and my wife have discovered that the universe was created by God who is both infinite and relational, and so the universe will not function short of healthy relationships; the cubbyhole philosophy just won't cut it. As Harry has modeled for us, healthy relationships take time and an investment of ourselves because that is what true love is. The cubbyhole mentality might have a compartment labeled, "relationships," but sadly, all one will likely find there is a bunch of associations. The "cubbyholist" views relationships as nothing more than just one more thing to fill out his or her life.
The truth is, relationships are life. For relationships to be right, we must first be in a right relationship with our creator; it can be no other way. This is why God entered our world: to first restore our relationship with Him so our relationships with each other can be restored, and His creation can then be brought back to the state He intended it to be, all along.
Thank you, Harry, for not only tirelessly preaching this great principle of kingdom life, but for consistently practicing your preaching. God has taught Sara and I and many others much through you; we will miss having you at church this Sunday. No doubt, God will send someone else to teach us other important lessons. Just know how much you are and have been appreciated.
Fortunately it doesn't need to end there for any of us. Harry has put together a personal website where we can all go and learn more trhough him.. Check outat caringforsouls.com.
Posted by Bruce Kokko at 3:48 PM
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
All Pomp and Circumstance?
Late on Christmas Eve we watched the Christmas Eve service at the Vatican. My wife and I were deeply moved by the proceedings and the important message given by Pope Benedict. During all of this, someone in the room with us asked, "What spiritual benefit is there in any of that. It's nothing more than pageantry." I said nothing because I was tired, but more importantly, because it was a rhetorical question. It was really a criticism--nay, a repudiation--couched in a question.
Now I would like to at least ponder what this person was suggesting. I will answer the question with another question: What is the spiritual benefit of the banal, austere, drab, and, yes, rote ceremonies typical of so many protestant services?
I do get the person's alleged concern. In this person's thinking, all the pomp and circumstance of the high church service equals spiritual complacency, ritual, and worship without substance. And I would quickly agree that to many of those attending St. Peter's that night, all that pageantry was nothing more than just one more bulb to be hung on this year's Christmas tree. But am I supposed to believe such hypocrisy is avoided by reducing the service to the din of rock music, kiddie recitals, and Silent Night sung in a large auditorium lit only by hundreds of candles held high by the happy attendees? Sorry, all too many attending that so-called "sincere" service only saw it as seasonal entertainment.
The pomp and circumstance, or the lack thereof have no bearing whatsoever on the spiritual benefit to those attending. The spiritual benefit comes solely from an emptying of one's self to the splendor, beauty, power, and ineffable love God has shown us through the unexpected, humiliating, and austere incarnation of Himself in a human infant. Jesus, which means, "God saves," and Christ, which means, "The Anointed One," is the Emmanuel,"God with us."
God didn't display such awesome power for our entertainment. He came as He did because we are a lost and doomed people. And even though we didn't deserve it, God has intervened to save us from ourselves. Because that infant child laying in a manger would grow up and obediently enter death for us by dying on the cross, and then overcome that death by being raised to life, and then ascend to heaven to rule over all from the right hand of God, we no longer have to live in fear of death; we no longer are without hope; we are no longer a marginalized and beaten humanity. No, all of that is past for us if we simply trust this Jesus for our life, purpose, meaning, and provision.
In the presence of such good news, in the power of such love, shouldn't the question become, "How can any of us fail to fall prostrate before God in total adoration, reverence, awe, and abandonment?" The venue we find ourselves should have little bearing on our response to our Good, powerful, Creator, God. Who God is, and what He has accomplished should bowl us over with little provocation from outside stimuli.
Until we come to fully comprehend just how much God loves us, I'm afraid our church services, whether high or low, will tend to devolve to routine.
Having said all that, doesn't God deserve the pomp and circumstance? Check out the throne room descriptions recorded in the scriptures (e.g., Is. 6:1-8). They simply aren't low key affairs. I think the Roman and Eastern Orthodox churches have made a valuable contribution to worship by trying to replicate the ecstasy and beauty of the throne of heaven. The only caveat I would have to this is the Lord would not have us stay there, but go out into the dark, tormented world and spread the light of His love. The administration of mercy to the afflicted--regardless of who they might be, or disposition we might find them in--is the kind of pomp and circumstance that will always result in spiritual benefit.
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Tulips are so beautiful and distinctive that they were once a form of currency. Beginning in 1634, tulips became so highly valued that the price of a single bulb could run as high as 10 times the annual income of a successful craftsman. The market in tulips crashed in 1637, bringing an end to the phenomenon known as "tulip mania," but love of the flower lived on. Tulips were originally cultivated in the Ottoman Empire, but they found a natural home in the Holland region of the Netherlands. The moist but well-drained soil and cool, sunny springs produce lovely blooms in many different colors and varieties. From early April through mid-May, fields full of tulips – as well as hyacinths, crocuses and daffodils – form a glorious patchwork of colors in the fields of Holland. One of the best ways to see and appreciate this annual spectacle is a river cruise. "Tulip cruises" sail the historic waterways of the Netherlands. Many of these cruises are round-trip from Amsterdam, with time built in to enjoy the city. Longer cruises venture into Belgium, where you can see more gardens, historic towns and the cities of Brussels and Antwerp. A common stop on tulip cruises is Keukenhof Garden, the world's largest floral park, located in Lisse, the Netherlands. This beautifully landscaped garden, open only while the tulips bloom, contains 7 million tulips in more than 1,000 varieties. In addition to the flowers, take a look at Castle Keukenhof, a popular venue for festivals and musical performances. Many cruises also visit city of Rotterdam; or Kinderdijk, which has an impressive network of 19 vintage windmills. Wherever you sail, waves of tulips will welcome you, along with other flowers, plants and trees that will be greening up for the summer. Tulips usually reach their peak in mid-April, though weather may cause some unpredictable variations. But, whether the tulips are barely open or nearly done blooming, the cruise will be beautiful and memorable. There are other ways to celebrate spring on a European river cruise. For example, a river cruise ship can take you to the Spring Music Festival in Budapest, Hungary, March 22-April 7; "Rhine in Flames," a series of beautiful fireworks display that take place every Saturday, May through September, along Germany's portion of the Rhine river; and the Vienna Festival in Vienna, Austria, May 9 to June 15. To select your springtime European river cruise, talk with your Cruise Holidays personal cruise expert.


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Fresh off winning the franchise's second Super Bowl title, the Ravens were ranked 19th on Forbes' annual list of the world's most valuable sports franchises.
Owner Steve Bisciotti's team was valued at $1.157 billion and finished 11th among NFL organizations. Last year, the Ravens finished 18th in the overall rankings with a value of $1.09 billion. Forbes wrote that the Ravens' stadium naming rights deal with M&T Bank is worth $75 million over 15 years.
European soccer clubs occupied the top three spots in this year's rankings. Real Madrid topped the 50-team list with a value of $3.3 billion. Manchester United, which ranked No.1 last year, finished second at $3.17 billion, while Barcelona ($2.6 billlion) rounded out the top three.
Baseball's New York Yankees, one of the Orioles' chief rivals in the American League East, were named the most valuable U.S. sports team at $2.3 billion. They finished fourth in the rankings.
Thirty of the 50 teams on the list were NFL organizations as only the St. Louis Rams and the Jacksonville Jaguars didn't make the rankings. At No. 5 overall, the Dallas Cowboys ($2.1 billion) were the highest ranked NFL organization.
The other NFL teams ranked ahead of the Ravens were: No. 6 New England Patriots ($1.635 billion), No. 8 Washington Redskins ($1.6 billion), No. 9 New York Giants ($1.468 billion), No. 13 Houston Texans ($1.305 billion), No. 14 New York Jets ($1.284 billion), No. 15 Philadelphia Eagles ($1.26 billion), No. 16 Chicago Bears ($1.19 billion), No. 17 San Francisco 49ers ($1.175 billion) and No. 18 Green Bay Packers ($1.161 billion).
Forbes has been valuing teams in the major professional sports leagues since 1998. According to the magazine, the top 50 list is based on the valuations it has done for the NFL, NHL, NBA, MLB, soccer, NASCAR and Formula One over the past year.
The magazine reported that the average team in the top 50 is worth $1.24 billion, up 16 percent over last year. It also wrote that there are 33 teams worth $1 billion compared to 24 last year, and while there weren't any teams worth $2 billion two years ago, there are now five.


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An interview with "J" by ISABEL BRAVERMAN
"Imagine no possessions; I wonder if you can"
A house that is 10 by 12 feet sits on a piece of land near the Delaware River. Could you do it? Could you live in such a tiny house? That is what J is doing, living in a small dwelling that she renovated and moved on to her land. With the house she moved all her belongings, and soon realized that in order to live in a tiny house you have to downsize.
The idea to live there was inspired by someone she was working for, who lived in a tiny house and had others on her property. J fixed them up and decorated them, and realized she could live in a tiny house too. She said, "You don't need all of these things that the world says you need." So what do you need? How do you give up your possessions? Read the interview with J below.
Q: Tell me about the house
A: When you walk in there's a wood stove and a little kitchenette, and then my bed and then a desk. The peak is ten foot high. It's shaped like a barn, with a half-octagonal roof. There's actually a lot of unused space there, but it works out. I put windows in it, and I need to put more windows in it. I had a porch built on the front of it with a roof and recently closed that in. Now that's my little studio where I can sew and create and make things. The way I look at this project is it can be slow moving, because I want to spend the rest of my life there. It doesn't have to be perfect right away.
Q: How did you learn about building and renovating?
A: Oh, I didn't; I just did it. I learned by doing. Growing up in my bedroom and always being in that one room in that small square footage, I was always rearranging and putting up a shelf or doing those things. It was something that I just did. Now, a drill is my third hand. I'm always fixing up something.
Q: Did living in such a small space take any getting used to?
A: It was something you would think would be really hard to adjust to. For some reason, it wasn't. I started staying there in the winter. It was September that I got the dwelling on to the property, so I had to finish renovating and it's getting cold, it's fall, next thing you know November rolls around then December, and I'm in there in hard core winter time, freezing. I had electricity running to the property. At the time I didn't have the wood stove yet. It was so drafty in there, icicles and stuff.
But, I did adjust perfectly fine. It was like no big deal to me. It was just, 'this is what I'm doing now.'
Q: Does it ever get filled up with stuff? How do you deal with storing things?
A: With my in and out lifestyle, because I work all the time, I do come home and just plop things down. So it can get crowded very quickly. But for a living I organize and design spaces, so it's in my nature to be able to easily put things away quickly. When I first moved there, I was like 'everything I own is going in there.' And I had collections of vases and a full dish set and it was very quickly that I got rid of everything and gotten myself to the minimal amount of things I need. I have two forks and two spoons and two of everything. I don't have much stuff; I minimalized.
Q: Did that feel freeing?
A: Oh yeah, definitely. I built a shed too, because I have tools and things I need as well. So I needed to build a separate building for those things, and ended up storing yearbooks and trophies and T-shirts and even my tassel from graduation, all those kinds of things I was saving. I got to the point where I could get rid of those things too. Because it's just a thing; I have that in my head, I'll always remember what that T-shirt looks like; I don't need that shirt sitting in a box. It's very freeing to be like I can just pack up and go any time I need to.
Q: How does it feel to not have any rooms?
A: That was the part that I was trying to figure out. Originally my bed was a loft, so I could hang out underneath and have my computer and guitar, and I could paint down there; it was like my mini studio. But, it was too cramped; it was like 'this is not comfortable.' I took the loft bed out last year, and have my bed on the floor and it's just interesting how the space can change with not having multiple rooms. Usually you have a room just for sewing, or just for sleeping or a kitchen, so it is interesting to be able to fit it all in one room and be comfortable with it. And it is just fine.
Q: Do you have any future plans for what you want to do with it?
A: I do. I really want the self-sustainable thing to happen. I only want to grow enough food for me to live off of. I have a plan of putting in a root cellar. I have this amazing hill behind my building that I want to dig out and put a root cellar in there, for canning and storing food, and not have to rely too much on going other places. The wood on the land would be great for making paper, so I can make my own toilet paper. This year I'm looking into making a washing machine that can use rain or creek water and runs by hand. I want to slowly implement those things that don't require you depending on the consumer world.
Q: What would you say to someone who wanted to move to a tiny house?
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NC health insurance signups higher than predicted
200K of 391K eligible people have enrolled, feds say
The Obama administration says North Carolina's marketplace for subsidized health insurance continues to enroll buyers for private coverage at a steady clip.
A new report released Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services said just over 200,000 people had selected a health insurance policy by March 1. That's more than half the nearly 391,000 eligible to enroll in a plan sold on a federally run marketplace.
North Carolina trailed only four other states in enrollment with a deadline looming at the end of March to buy coverage or face a penalty.
The number of people enrolled so far in North Carolina outstrip federal projections from before the start of the enrollment period that almost 153,000 people would sign up for policies by the end of February.


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Lea Michele's Twitter Account Hacked, Actress Is Not Pregnantby Thomas Chau | PopCrush
It's been an interesting few days for two 'GLEE' co-stars.
On the same day it was revealed that Chris Colfer's Twitter account was hacked with the false news that he was leaving 'GLEE' for personal reasons, Lea Michele's Twitter account was also hacked announcing that the actress was pregnant.
"Before this gets out to the media, I would like to announce to my fans that I am pregnant #BabyBoy," the message read.
A rep for the actress confirmed to TVLine that Michele is not pregnant and that the Michele did not write the message.
While Michele herself has not posted anything about the security breach, Colfer did joke about the incident when he regained control of his account.
Apparently I missed quite the INTERESTING day while aboard my flight. I'm just glad I wasn't "killed by a fruit truck" again.
— Chris Colfer (@chriscolfer) July 4, 2014
Meanwhile, Michele's fake pregnancy news comes after it was rumored recently that her new boyfriend, Matthew Paentz, had worked as a gigolo before. Michele and Paentz met each other this year on the set of her music video, 'On My Way.'


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Owen Glendower, Worcester, Mortimer and Hotspur had gathered at Glendower's North Wales castle for a council of war. Mortimer slapped the pile of letters that lay on the huge oak table.
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'Lord Mortimer, and cousin Glendower, please sit down,' said Hotspur. 'And Uncle Worcester. Damn! I've forgotten the map!'
Glendower snapped his fingers at a servant, who stepped forward with a rolled-up map. 'No, here it is. Sit, cousin Percy, sit, dear cousin Hotspur.' He smiled mischievously. 'Whenever John of Lancaster refers to you by that name his cheeks grow pale and with a deep sigh he wishes you in heaven.'
'And you in hell,' said Hotspur, 'whenever he hears the name Owen Glendower!'
'I don't blame him! At the moment of my birth the sky was filled with the fiery shapes of burning beacons and when I was delivered the whole of the huge earth shook as though quaking with fear.'
Hotspur's expression showed how unimpressed he was. 'Why, it would have done that during that season if your mother's cat had just littered and you had never been born.'
Glendower's eyes blazed. 'I'm telling you the earth shook when I was born!'
Hotspur laughed. 'And I'm telling you the earth disagreed with me if, as you're claiming, it shook because it was frightened of you.'
Glendower pointed a finger emphatically at the young man. 'The heavens were all on fire, the earth trembled…..'
'Oh, then the earth shook when it saw the heavens on fire and not because of your birth. When nature's sick it often breaks out in strange eruptions. Sometimes the fertile earth is cramped and troubled by a kind of colic because a wayward wind is trapped inside her womb. When it tries to get out it shakes the grandmother earth and steeples and moss-covered towers come toppling down. When you were born our grandma earth shook from this farting.'
The others stared at the two as the tension grew. Hotspur was relentless in his attack, refusing to concede to the old Welshman, and Glendower was all the more incensed by the young man's posture – sprawling, his legs spread out informally.
'Cousin,' Glendower said as he stood up. 'There not many men whom I would tolerate crossing me like this. Allow me to tell you once again that at my birth the sky was filled with fiery shapes. The goats ran from the mountains and the herds filled the frightened fields with unfamiliar noise. These portents have marked me out as special, and the events of my life have shown that I'm not like the common man. Where is the man, within the shores of England, Scotland and Wales who can call me subordinate or can say that he's taught me anything? And bring out the son of mortal woman who can match me in the mysterious arts of magic and keep company with me in those deep experiences.'
As he spoke his accent became more and more pronounced and when Hotspur, after regarding him for a long time, answered, it was in a Welsh accent that mocked the old magician's. 'I don't think there's anyone who speaks better Welsh.' Ignoring the Welshman's open-mouthed response he yawned and stood up. 'I think I'll go to dinner,' he said.
'Quiet. Cousin Percy,' Mortimer hissed. 'You'll make him mad!'
Hotspur began to walk away. Glendower stopped him with a hand on his chest. 'I can call up spirits from the most profound depths.'
Hotspur side-stepped him. 'Why, so can I, and so can anyone. But will they come when you call them?'
'Well I can teach you to command the devil!'
'And I can teach you, cousin, to shame the devil by telling the truth. Tell the truth and shame the devil. If you have the power to raise him bring him here and I swear I have the power to shame him back again. Oh, as long as you're alive, tell the truth and shame the devil!'
It looked as though Glendower was about to strike the hot-headed young man but Mortimer stepped in between them. 'Come come, no more of this pointless chat,' he said.
Hotspur laughed and slapped Glendower on the back. The older man glared at him then resumed his place at the head of the table. Hotspur sat down again.
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Brad Morrison studies dynamically complex problems in organizations, organizational change, and management using the tools of system dynamics. His research centers on why organizations find it difficult to do what they want to do. Morrison focuses on implementation problems, which he has studied in several contexts, such as process improvement settings and firms adopting the practices of lean manufacturing. He tries to understand why some cases lead to successful implementation, while others lead to failures. For example, why do apparently well-intended actions often lead to outcomes that differ greatly from people?s intentions? How do the actions some managers take foster the very problems they are attempting to solve? His research is strongly rooted in organizational theory, with a methodological emphasis on interpretation through the lens of system dynamics.
Over a 20-year career with a leading management consulting firm, Morrison has assisted dozens of organizations that wrestle with change in areas such as product development and supply chain management. His consulting clients have included agencies of the United States and other governments, global consumer products firms, major retailers, and professional services firms. He has extensive experience in Asia, having worked in 11 countries on projects for clients from North America, Asia, and Europe.
Morrison teaches at MIT in the System Design and Management program, the Leaders for Manufacturing program, Executive Education programs at the MIT Sloan School of Management, and the Undergraduate Practice Opportunities Program. He is a senior scientist in the Pre-Conflict Anticipation and Shaping research team at MIT. Morrison teaches courses in business dynamics, operations management, and supply chain management in the MBA program at Brandeis University?s International Business School.
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Month by Month: March
BE POSITIVE. Raise your hand if, like me, March is also the time of year for you when everything seems to start speeding up. Suddenly spring cleaning and spring sports are upon us. As the leaves unfurl and everything turns from brown to green, take a moment to remember all those things you declared your gratitude for over the winter holidays.
In this month's layout from my new book, I wanted simply to document my pleasure with life in the moment. Sometimes I just can't believe how fortunate I am. Do you ever have moments like that? Go document them!
Life Is Good by Amanda Probst. Supplies Cardstock: Prism Papers; Embossed paper: Doodlebug Design; Rub-on title: Daisy D's Paper Co.; Paint: Making Memories; Tulle ribbon: Heidi Swapp for Advantus; Pen: Precision Pens, American Crafts.
Here are three more ideas to consider this March:
1. List signs of spring. What really says "spring" for you? Make a quick list and scrapbook it. Add pictures if you have them, or let the list speak for itself. For me, spring means soccer season, Easter baskets and wind . . . among other things.
2. Use your extra hour. With Daylight Saving Time starting earlier this year, what will you do with that extra hour of daylight? Perhaps a trip to the park to fly a kite is in order. Plan a deliberate outing to take advantage of the sunshine.
3. Be green. In honor of all the Irish folk everywhere, use green—and only green—on a layout this month. (For ideas, check out the "Seeing Green" article in the March 2009 issue of Creating Keepsakes.)
Now, are you ready for this month's challenge? For March, I challenge you to scrapbook not only something that makes you smile, but to do so in a way that uses photos cropped tightly to show just a slice of the photo (and your life) right now. Join in and you'll have the opportunity to win a copy of my new book, Month by Month Scrapbooking! Find out more at my Month by Month Scrapbooking group.
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Angela Yeung, PhD
Associate Professor, Music
- Ph.D., Columbia University, Music Theory
- M.Mus., McGill University, Music Theory
- Concerto Diploma with distinction, McGill University, Baroque cello performance
- B.Mus. with Honours, Wilfrid Laurier University, Cello performance
Angela Yeung, PhD, is the director of the University of San Diego Chamber Music Ensembles and the Annual Chamber Music Festival that is held in February (Winter Chamber Heat) and July (Summer Festival) on the USD campus. Director of the USD Symphony from 1996 to 2010, Dr. Yeung continues to conduct orchestras and choirs nationally and internationally. Currently she is Artistic Director of the Greater San Diego Music Coterie, under which she conducts the Greater San Diego Chamber Orchestra and Chorus as well as Coterie Celli. Her commitment to community service has led her to host many clinics for visiting school bands, choirs and orchestras, to conduct outreach performances with orchestra and chamber music ensembles, and to direct after-school music programs for elementary school children. She was the featured conductor for both the 2012 and 2013 StringFest of the Sweetwater School District.
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As cellist and guest conductor Dr. Yeung has performed in major concert venues around the world, reaching audiences on most continents. Artistic Co-Director of Orvieto Musica, an international summer chamber music festival in Orvieto, Italy from 1994 to 2005, she has been the Artistic Director of the concert series Early Music at Saint Peter's Church in New York City since 1993. She is a founding member of the National College Orchestra Directors Association and was President of the Western Division from 2007 to 2010.
As a scholar Yeung has given lectures and papers on various aspects of music theory and analysis, historical performance practice, and history of chamber music, in particular the early development of the piano trio. She has transcribed and orchestrated numerous works, among them arrangements of Chinese and Indonesian folk songs for a cappella choir and with accompaniment, and music for a new genre of chamber music for horn and cello with or without piano accompaniment.
Areas of Interest
Yeung was Director of the USD Symphony from 1996 to 2010 and has taught many music theory courses at USD. In addition to her current directorship of the chamber music ensembles, Yeung teaches individual conducting and cello lessons as well as the preceptorial first-year music theory course Fundamentals of Music Theory. She continues to offer invited guest lectures and seminars on a variety of music topics.


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ORANGEBURG, S.C.–Howard got off to a slow start, falling behind 27-10 at halftime and then rallying to get within two scores, but in the end missed opportunities proved to be too much to overcome as the Bison fell, 41-23 to South Carolina State University in a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) game on Oct. 27 at Oliver Dawson Bulldog Stadium in Orangeburg, S.C.
With the loss, Howard's chances of winning the conference title have diminished.
The Bulldogs (4-5 overall, 3-3 in the MEAC) took control early, taking their first possession and marching 63 yards in seven plays to take a 7-0 lead. Redshirt junior quarterback Richard Cue capped off the drive with a four-yard scoring pass to redshirt senior tight end Dwight Brannon.
Howard (5-3 overall, 4-2 in the MEAC) was able to move the ball on its possession, but failed to convert on third down as they had for most of the day, and had to settle for a 40-yard field goal by freshman kicker John Fleck.
As has been the case all season, the special teams have been a major factor and they came up big again when long snapper Matthew Poulin recovered a Fleck punt that bounced off a S.C. State player. It took the Bison six plays to go 26 yards with senior running back Terrence Leffall bolting in from four yards out to give his team at 10-7 lead at the 5:41 mark of the first quarter.
Then the Bulldogs began to flex with its passing game that mustered 286 yards against the Howard defense. Cue, who passed for a school-record 417 yards and four touchdowns, engineered drives of 69, 71 and 66 yards to help the Bulldogs take a comfortable 27-10 lead to the locker room.
The Bison made some halftime adjustments and began to slowly climb their way back into the game. First, sophomore quarterback Greg McGhee manufactured a 15-play, 84-yard scoring drive that was capped off by a one-yard Leffall run that got Howard to within 27-16 with 5:37 left in the third quarter.
From there, Howard's defense and special teams were able to give opportunities to the offense, but each time, the S.C. State defense had an answer. Perhaps the defining moment came when the Bison drove to the S.C. State one-yard line with the game still in hand, but they failed to convert. The Bulldogs all but put the game away when they took over on downs and scored on a 97-yard bomb from Cue to junior receiver Tyler McDonald at the 10:36 mark that made it 34-16.
Howard was able to score following an 80-yard drive but it took over four minutes off the clock. The Bulldogs would close out the scoring when redshirt sophomore Charles Brown bolted in from four yards out.
One of the keys to the game was the Bison's inability to convert on third down as they went four of 21 despite controlling the clock for almost 33 minutes.
Howard rushed for over 200 yards for the fourth straight game but McGhee was only 13 of 41 passing for the game.
Leffall rushed for 127 yards and two TDs and McGhee chipped in with 101 on 19 carries. Junior wide receiver Brandon Flanagan caught a career-high six passes for 92 yards and a touchdown.
Defensively, Howard was led by junior safety Julien David who recorded 13 tackles and freshman Damon Gresham Chisholm, who had a career-high 12 tackles, 11 of them unassisted and 6.0 tackles for losses.
The Bulldogs were led by Cue, who was 26-of-40 for 417 yards and four touchdowns. He also added 43 yards rushing on 11 carries for 460 yards of total offense. Sophomore running back Jalen Simmons rushed for a team-high 70 yards on 18 carries and a touchdown while McDonald caught five passes for 173 yards.


text: The Southern hip-hop duo called Rehab were literally a product of their namesake. Original members Danny Boone and Brooks Buford, both recovering alcoholics and drug addicts, met at a local rehab facility and connected over their love of music. Mashing rap with rock, the duo released their debut album, Southern Discomfort, in 2000 on the Sony label. Cee-Lo, Goodie Mob, and Cody ChesnuTT were some of the guests on the album, which would spawn the Top 15 modern rock hit "It Don't Matter." Two years were spent on the road supporting the album, including a stint on the Vans Warped Tour, and then the duo splintered. Boone retained the name and recruited four veteran musicians for a new Rehab. Now a quintet with Boone as the lone singer/rapper -- and also using his birth name, Danny Alexander -- Rehab signed with Arshid Entertainment and released the ambitious Graffiti the World in 2005. Over the next few years, a cut from their debut album, "Sittin' at a Bar," would turn into a jukebox favorite. The Epic label got wise, re-released their debut album and renamed it Sittin' at a Bar, all without the band's permission. To fight this unauthorized reissue the band re-recorded its now famous drinking song and renamed it "Bartender Song." This version would end up on a 2008 version of Graffiti the World released by the major label Universal. Rehab stuck with Universal for their 2010 album Welcome Home. ~ David Jeffries, Rovi


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A mother-daughter interview about one family's immigration to the United States.
Blanca Alvarez immigrated to the United States in 1972, while she was pregnant with her daughter, Connie. Now 33, Connie interviews her mother about the hardships they shared in the early years.
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New Year's Eve in Summit County
It's time once again to count down the days, the hours, the minutes and seconds to 2013 – a new year and a new start. Around Summit County, there are plenty of ways to ring in the New Year.
This year, Breckenridge Ski Resort brings back its annual torchlight parade, where Ski & Ride School instructors descend Peak 9 in a long, snaking line of lights on New Year's Eve. Weather permitting, the procession heads down American to the Village base area at 6 p.m. Anywhere Peak 9 is visible works for viewing the parade, though many enjoy gathering at the Village to welcome the instructors as they arrive at the bottom. Breck's torchlight parade is usually a spectator event, but this year, the resort adds a glow worm parade, where kids ages 5-13 ski down green terrain on Peak 9 with glow sticks, giving them a chance to do their own on-hill, worm-shaped light parade prior to the big one. Registration for the glow worm parade takes place at 5 p.m. at the Beaver Run Ski & Ride School and the kids' parade gets started at 5:45 p.m. Participants must be able to turn and stop on green terrain. At 9 p.m., Breckenridge puts on a fireworks show (also weather permitting) between Peaks 8 and 9. On a clear night, the show is visible in most parts of town. The late-night festivities in Breck are many; among them Signal Path's instrumental electronica show at three20south. The group is joined by Ableminds and D J F. Tickets are $18/advance or $20/day of and include a complimentary champagne toast at midnight. Other popular Breckenridge venues include Cecilia's, Napper Tandy's Irish Pub upstairs from Salt Creek Steakhouse, The Gold Pan Saloon, The Motherloaded Tavern and Liquid Lounge.
Copper Mountain Resort gets ready to usher in the New Year on Monday with a USASA and X Games-qualifying rail jam from 4-7 p.m. while DJ Landry busts out tunes in the Woodward at Copper tent. One guy and one girl will win passage into the X Games rail jam, and the event is free to spectators.In the evening, Copper brings back New Year's Eve En Fuego, similar in many ways to its Christmas Eve event, but double the fun. At 6 p.m., a mini glow light parade with Copper's Ski & Ride School gives little ones a chance to be part of the festivities. Children can ski, snowboard or participate on foot. All glow lighters need to meet at Pizza Carlo at 5:45 p.m. Afterward, at 6:15 p.m., nearly 70 Copper Ski & Ride School instructors head down the big hill in a snaking line of lights for the second Copper torchlight parade in a week, anticipated to be bigger than the first. Once they reach the bottom, there will be a fireworks show over West Lake around 7 p.m., followed by a second fireworks show at 10 p.m. at the base of the American Eagle lift.
At Keystone, kids can start the last day of the year off with a trip to the LEGO Oasis, anytime from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Building challenges, races and tips from experts make for a free, fun experience. The LEGO Oasis is located at Expedition Station, near the skating rink in River Run Village. In the evening, Keystone's New Year's Eve activities are spread across both villages. At Lakeside Village, there's cookie decorating for kids at the Adventure Center at 5 p.m., followed by 6 p.m. fireworks over the lake. After the kids are in bed, adults can catch a second fireworks show at 10 p.m., then head over to the Tenderfoot Lounge for live music and a "balloon drop" at midnight. At River Run Village, Keystone's Ski & Ride School also delivers a torchlight parade in anticipation of New Year's. Keystone's torchlight parade descends the River Run face at 7 p.m. Festivities in River Run continue with a concert at Warren Station Center for the Arts. Chris Thompson and the Coral Creek String Band open at 9 p.m. for the Fort Collins-based Head for the Hills, which returns to Keystone for a second New Year's Eve, playing from 10:15 p.m. into the new year. The Colorado quintet's sound is described as "modern acoustic" and features original music, traditional harmonies and improv. Tickets are $18 in advance and $20 at the door if the concert doesn't sell out, which it did last year. It's open to all ages, but children 16 and under must be accompanied by an adult. The venue opens at 6 p.m.Another New Year's Eve option in Keystone is Dead Phish Orchestra. The dual tribute band plays The Goat Soup & Whiskey Tavern starting at 10 p.m. (doors at 9) for the 21-and-over crowd. Tickets are $7-$10 and can be purchased at the door or at http://www.thegoattavern.com. Next door, the Snake River Saloon brings in the rock and country cover band, Swerve, for New Year's Eve.
A good bet for revelers ringing in the New Year in Dillon is the Dillon Dam Brewery, which hosts a live concert by the Denver-based roots rockers, Something Underground, along with a champagne toast at midnight. Back by popular demand, the group blends rock, folk, reggae and pop. The show starts at 9:30 p.m. and the cover is $12 and includes party favors along with the toast.
In Frisco, Harmonious Junk returns to Jonny G's, 409 Main St., for its sixth New Year's Eve, bringing "high-energy groovy funk," as venue owner Jon Greco described it. The band's lead singer, Damon Wood, played lead guitar for James Brown in Las Vegas for a number of years, so he "always brings some of that James Brown funk" and usually a James Brown medley, Greco said. That's not all, however; concertgoers can also expect some Grateful Dead, Phish and Ween covers too. "They play so much variety and they're so fun, the whole show is real upbeat and real easy to dance to," Greco said. "There's a guy on stage that played with the Godfather of Soul – that's pretty good." The cover is $10; doors open at 9 p.m. and the show starts at 10. Down the street at The Barkley Ballroom, 610 S. Main St., the now Fort Collins-based Euforquestra (think euphoria plus orchestra) brings its self-described "Afro-Caribbean-barnyard-funk" Monday to celebrate the coming year.For more New Year's Eve happenings and deals throughout the county, check out the calendars and ads in the Summit Daily News; plenty of restaurants and bars are ringing in 2013 with specials.
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Rock and Roll, Baby!
San Francisco Public Library's Tricycle Music Fest West Returns for Fourth Year
San Francisco Public Library presents eight free family rock concerts this summer and fall for its fourth year with the return of Tricycle Music Fest West. The festival kicks off Aug. 5 at the Mission Branch in partnership with Sunday Streets, rolls through neighborhood libraries, and concludes with a costume ball finale on Oct. 28 at the Main Library.
The Aug. 5 Sunday Streets Stage features the infectious tunes of Alison Faith Levy's Big Time Tot Rock, magical melodies and heartbreaking harmonies of The Corner Laughers, zany antics of The Monkeybutts, and teen talents from the San Francisco Rock Project's House Band.
Festival headliner Recess Monkey members are Seattle-based elementary school teachers by day, kindie-rockers by night. Noted as "…the heart of kids' music today" by Zooglobble and described as "not only do the tunes fail to induce adult headaches, some even sound like the kind of retro hipster music you might hear in a Wes Anderson flick," Time Out NY Kids. With Beatle-esque pop, charismatic shows, the most prolific trio in kids' music take the stage in the Main Library's Koret Auditorium on Sunday, Aug. 19. Festival closer Lucky Diaz and The Family Jam Band, appearing Oct. 28 at the Main Library, just had its album named one of the top cool kids albums by People magazine.
"San Francisco families love music and libraries. Tricycle is the perfect combination to showcase our libraries as magical family destinations. Four years later, I still beam watching families, friends and community experience the library in a new way," said Christy Estrovitz, SFPL's early literacy specialist.
Tricycle continues in September and October with neighborhood concerts with The Hipwaders, Charity Kahn, The Monkeybutts, Frances England, Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower, and more. All branch concerts are head outside, weather permitting, except at the Main Library. Skip the nap, grab your boogie shoes and join us. Tricycle Music Fest West is made possible thanks to the rock-star support from the Friends of the San Francisco Public Library. Find the complete schedule, photos and more at sfpl.org/tricycle.
2012 Tricycle Lineup:
Alison Faith Levy's Big Time Tot Rock, The Corner Laughers, The Monkeybutts, San Francisco Rock Project – Aug. 5, 11:30 a.m.– 4 p.m., Mission Branch, Sunday Streets stage
Recess Monkey – Aug. 19, 3 p.m., Main Library
Charity Kahn, Sept. 15, 3 p.m., Ortega Branch Library
Alison Faith Levy's Big Time Tot Rock, Sept. 29, 1:30 p.m., Mission Bay Branch Library
Frances England, Oct. 6, 3 p.m., Parkside Branch Library
The Monkeybutts, Oct. 13, 3 p.m., Visitacion Valley Branch Library
The Hipwaders, Oct. 20, 3 p.m., Bernal Heights Branch Library
Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band, and Elizabeth Mitchell & You Are My Flower, Oct. 28, 3 p.m., Main Library, Costume Ball Finale event


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I've got no real experience putting on bike races. I mean, I've been the promoter for a couple cyclocross races on the SoCal Cross calendar and a couple rinky-dink collegiate races back in my days at Indiana University, but that's it. However, I've participated in a lot of races over the past 20 years and have a pretty good understanding of what makes a good event.
So my buddy Victor "Slasher" Sheldon and I recently tried our hand as fly-by-night race promoters by putting on a three-race winter mountain bike series in North County San Diego called the Quick 'n Dirty. The premise is…well…quick 'n dirty; offer a fun course for all skill levels that's inexpensive, well organized and gets people racing and back home within three hours total.
The results were beyond our expectations. At our first race on February 9, simply through word of mouth, Facebook and posting flyers at a few bike shops, we had 140 people show up. Racing began at 10:30am, and by 12:30pm, awards were done and the parking lot was a ghost town. We somehow pulled off a mountain bike race that took no more than two hours total for 140 people, and not a single complaint. In fact, all we heard were positive things. People loved the course and were amazed at how efficient everything was. The second race saw about 150 people (75 of them new), and the third and final race of the series came in just under 200 racers.
So in a sport where so many races seem to go wrong, what did we do right?
1. A safe course that's fun and engaging for all skill levels – We partnered up with our good friend and fellow mountain biker David Hekel, the senior ranger at the San Dieguito River Park (SDRP) to scout a course on his land. We were able to make a 3.5 mile loop that included a little bit for everyone; fun, twisty single track, flat fast fire roads, punchy climbs and even a few rocky technical sections. The course was right off the interstate for easy access, and offered gorgeous views of nearby Lake Hodges.
2. Inexpensive registration fees – By finding our own insurance and not affiliating with USA Cycling or any online pre-registration services (day-of registration only), we were able to keep costs down. Unlike dealing with the City of San Diego, securing a permit from Dave and the SDRP was simple and inexpensive; enabling us to make registration fees only $20 for beginners and $30 for all other classes.
3. Good swag from generous sponsors – By leveraging our relationships and connections in the bike industry, we were able to secure some incredible support from notable brands like Shimano, SPY Optic, Hammer Nutrition, Bike Bling, Squadra, Troy Lee Designs, Sock Guy, Sol Republic, Thule, Stone Brewing Co and many others. Every podium finisher got some really nice gear, making the inexpensive registration fees seem like an even bigger bargain, especially when you consider most races these days charge you $75 and all you get for winning is a handshake and some cheap plaque.
4. Smooth registration and fast, accurate results – One of my biggest annoyances at any race is when the registration line moves slower than the DMV. The only thing more annoying than that is when you've waited around for two hours to see the results, and they're still incorrect. Our focus was to have a smooth, efficient registration process and electronic timing and scoring via transponder chips. It cost us extra money for electronic timing, but the value Chris Bassett brought to our event was worth every single dollar. Results were accurate and posted within 10 minutes of the last finishers, with awards being completed a mere 20 minutes later.
5. Sharp and committed volunteers – Victor and I couldn't have pulled off the Quick 'n Dirty without the help of our friends and Victor's family. They were invaluable, and having a friendly and energetic crew at registration definitely doesn't hurt either! Our volunteers were also representing the mountain bike community by politely interacting with hikers and other park users, letting them know a bike race was in progress. Aside from a couple old crotchety women, everyone was excited and happy to see the race happening. It's a positive event for the park, and a portion of our profits will be donated back to the SDRP trail building fund.
The Quick 'n Dirty was so much fun to put together because we kept things simple, inexpensive and informal. When you can bring the five elements above together, there's no reason why you can't put on a terrific grassroots event of your own. Even if you can't secure a lot of great swag, having a fun, safe course, inexpensive fees, an efficient registration process and accurate, fast results with committed volunteers will get you a lot of great press, and the sponsors will soon come knocking.
Photo credits Jim Coffee – https://jamescoffeestudios.smugmug.com/San-Dieguito-River-Park/Events
Connie Hatfield – https://pinkshortsphotography.smugmug.com/BikeRaces


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Drowned in Sound is very nearly eleven years old and we feel it's time for a change.
Don't worry, we're not quitting or planning anything too drastic but we are going to give the site a much-needed facelift and will be future-proofing the foundations and the essence of who we are and what we do. There's been a lot of soul-searching, stat-gazing and an element of re-thinking things, looking at ways we can refine the site. However, we would really appreciate your input before we do anything too radical. First tho, a bit of
spring autumnal cleaning...
We are migrating our mailing list to a new service. Partly this is to check we have the best email address for you and to ensure no-one is getting our emails that doesn't want them anymore / we're not emailing dead people / that we're not emailing your CasablancasIsGod@Compuserve email address that you haven't checked since sixth form. If you never want an email from us again, do nothing OR if you would like to still receive an email from us every six to eight weeks, partly as a gentle reminder that we exist but mostly as a summary of anything you might have missed, then plonk your email digits in this box...
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Calvin Walker alleges bid rigging at BISD
Beaumont Independent School District contract electrician Calvin Walker issued an April 16 letter to Texas Education Agency Commissioner Michael Williams alleging three former BISD employees attempted to tamper with the bid process to keep him from doing business with the school district in 2006. One of the employees Walker names, former purchasing director Patty Attaway, says in actuality it was to Walker's benefit the bids were tampered with in 2006, the year Walker was first awarded the BISD electrical contract that has since resulted in millions of dollars in payments to Walker's Electric Company.
Walker alleges that in 2006, BISD business office employees – finance director Jane Kingsley, assistant superintendent Terry Ingram, and purchasing director Attaway – tried to keep his company from acquiring the BISD electrical contract because the trio wanted to secure business with a different company. In contrast, Attaway said Walker was not originally the lowest bidder and would not have been awarded the BISD contract had it not been for the "miraculous" appearance of a subsequent Walker bid that found its way into Attaway's bid packet folder after the bidding had closed. With the immaculate conception of the second bid, Walker was able to undercut the low bidder already noted by Attaway's office by approximately 25 cents an hour, Attaway said.
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In the April 16 letter to TEA Commissioner Williams, Walker said he wanted to set the record straight as to his ties with the Beaumont Independent School District and why he felt BISD's current troubles trace back to him. Walker addressed Commissioner Williams as having "heard my name a few times since you've been in office," but insisted that his nefarious reputation only had its genesis with vengeful competitors, asserting that, "I can assure you all of this madness was generated because I obtained BISD's electrical contract."
In Walker's version of events, "It all began in May 2006 …
"BISD posted a REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) in the newspaper for maintenance/repair of electrical services. I placed a bid along with three other contractors. … because no one ever bid on the contract against the IBEW (the electrical contractor of record was Gold Crest) before, they were sure no one was ever going to bid against them. Well, they were wrong. In fact, Walker's Electric was the lowest bidder. Instead of Kingsley enforcing her rules she placed on the front of the bid proposal, she contacted Gold Crest and told them a company called Walker's Electric under bid them (all). Jane (Kingsley) would not issue me the contract at that time. She stated some of the contractors did not sign the bid and others forgot to place their insurance requirements in the packets."
Walker asserted to Commissioner Williams that grassroots lobbying by hatemongers in Beaumont has led to the smearing of his good name by "all of the media outlets – newspaper, radio, television – law enforcement, including the U.S. Attorneys office. Since I was awarded this contract, they have thrown the BBB, IBEW, FBI, state comptroller, TDLR, LBB, IRS and a few others, and now the TEA."
Walker told Williams that, "I'm not trying to play a race card here, but we wouldn't have a race card had they not put it in the deck in the first place.
"It's clear they feel the only real way to take down a black man is to use another black man."
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Former purchasing director Attaway said Walker was indeed told that he would not be awarded the contract in 2006 – but the main problem was not red tape. She said it was the fact that she believed someone tampered with the bid packet and inserted a revised bid proposal from Walker that was drastically different from the bid provided while the bid was still open.
"I was purchasing agent for BISD from August 1984 until Nov. 14, 2007," Attaway told The Examiner. "I have a much different recollection of the events that transpired during the May 2006 bid. I was absent due to illness the day of the bid opening. The next morning after the bid opening, my secretary came to me very upset and explained what had transpired.
"My secretary had opened the bids at the appointed time. Mr. Walker was the only bidder in attendance. After the bids were read, Mr. Walker told my secretary he had turned in the wrong copy of his bid and had left the correct copy at home. He wanted to go home and get it and bring it back. She told him no, that she could not accept any bids after the bid opening and he would have to come back in the morning and talk to Mrs. Attaway.
"He requested copies of the bids, which were now considered public information. She went down to the copier room, removed the staples from each bid, copied them, then paper clipped the bids back together because there was no stapler in the copy room. She came back to the office, handed Mr. Walker his copies and put the paper clipped original bids back into the bid folder. Based on the paper clipped bids my secretary had copied for Mr. Walker, he was not the lowest bidder.
"About an hour or so later, she was leaving work at the end of the day. She encountered Mr. Walker in the hall talking to one of the BISD Accounts Payable clerks. She thought it was odd he was still in the building. After she had clocked out, she got concerned because she had left the bid folders on the credenza behind her desk. She returned to her office and put the bid folder into the large file cabinet behind her credenza. She could not get the cabinet to lock.
"The next morning when she came to work, she took the folder out of the cabinet and discovered a second bid had magically appeared in the file overnight. Ironically it was stapled and not paper clipped like all the other bids in the folder. Mr. Walker's new bid form miraculously had a bid price for the journeyman hourly rate that was slightly under the lowest bid that was opened the day before. I think it was 25 cents an hour lower on journeyman electricians.
"The really odd thing was the original bid Mr. Walker had submitted on the bid opening day was still in the bid folder and still paper clipped together. We now had two completely different bid forms with different prices from Mr. Walker on the same bid. I believe his original bid form made him the fourth lowest bidder and his second bid form (discovered in the file the day after the bid opening) made Mr. Walker the lowest bidder.
"Can you see my dilemma?"
Attaway said that after reviewing the bids with her staffer, Walker arrived at the BISD Administration Building wanting to talk to the purchasing director.
"When I talked with him, I explained that a second bid had been found that morning and I wasn't sure what to make of it," she said. "He was very insistent it had been there at the time of the bid opening. He was very pushy, and I felt he acted suspicious. It made no sense to me that Mr. Walker would turn in two bid forms with different bid pricing for the same bid.
"Both my secretary and I felt certain that Mr. Walker or someone he knew who worked in the Administration Building went into our offices after business hours and placed the second bid in the bid folder. Needless to say, we were both highly upset that someone had tampered with our files after hours, and we took the bid folder to our supervisor, Mrs. Jane Kingsley.
"We were told by Mrs. Kingsley that we could not tell anyone about our suspicions, particularly not to mention it to (Superintendent) Dr. (Carrol) Thomas. I prepared the bid tabulation with the highly irregular two different bids from Mr. Walker. In the process of reviewing all the paperwork and insurance documents attached to all the bids, I discovered a few discrepancies on Mr. Walker's attachments and on the second lowest bidder's (who I felt was the true low bidder). There may have even been a slight problem on a third bidder's information. It was enough for me to be able to throw out the bids for irregularities and go out for a re-bid. To me, it was the only fair solution. Mrs. Kingsley agreed I could go out for a re-bid."
Attaway said the re-bid process resulted in the other bidders submitting the same bids as before, with Walker submitting his "miracle bid number two."
"Even though I was convinced Mr. Walker had tampered with files in my office after the first bid, he was the low bidder on the re-bid, so I had no choice but to recommend that the contract be awarded to him," Attaway lamented.
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"She's a liar," Walker said of Attaway's assertions in an interview with The Examiner on April 23. "Patty Attaway was crooked. Jane Kingsley was crooked. Terry Ingram was crooked.
"They was very crooked back then. The way I gave it in writing … I stand behind that to the day I die.
"For (Attaway) to sit back and say that somehow those records got put in their files some kind of way, they need to do an FBI investigation. They do an FBI investigation on everything else. If they were to find something wrong, they need to pull it out and do something with it."
Attaway said she did talk to federal investigators from the FBI when the U.S. Attorney's Office was investigating Walker's business dealing with BISD in 2011. At that time, investigators were looking into gross overbilling and invoice fraud Walker is alleged to have used to secure more than $3 million of taxpayer money from the school district.
FBI agent Tim Brewer stated that he started investigating Walker's billing practices in 2010, finding reason to believe the electrical contractor violated several federal statutes – committing mail fraud, wire fraud, embezzlement of funds from an organization receiving federal funds, interstate transportation of funds taken by fraud, and money laundering. Walker was indicted in 2011 on 37 counts of the aforementioned crimes, but when the first trial of Walker ended in mistrial, Walker entered into a plea agreement with the federal government only admitting to failing to timely pay taxes on the millions of dollars received from BISD in 2009.
Walker said he was innocent of the charges launched against him by government officials controlled by political cronies. "I never defrauded the district, and everybody knows it," he said. "Also, for the records, my taxes were paid on time. We just gave the U.S. Attorney's Office a way out so they didn't have to go back to court and make themselves look more like the liars they are."
Federal investigators did not ask Attaway about Walker's electrical contract with the school district entered into in 2006, she said, but added that she would be willing to speak with any investigator looking into the contract's origination.
As far as the vastly conflicting stories of how Walker secured the electrical contract with BISD, Attaway said each individual would have to decide for themselves what story to believe.
"I will leave it to your readers to decide who in this scenario do they find to be the most credible — Patty Attaway or Calvin Walker," she said.