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Internationally renowned artists currently performing throughout the world are invited to the conservatory to coach students at various ability levels. Master classes offer valuable performance opportunities, fresh ideas to approach musical interpretation and technique, and access to professional musicians.
Luca CUBISINO
Luca Cubisino is a polyhedral and versatile artist, whose path is paved with performance, teaching, and research. Prize winner in nearly twenty national and international piano competitions, Luca has played in prestigious venues such as Teatro Massimo "V. Bellini" in Catania, Concertgebouw de Doelen in Rotterdam, Wiener Saal in Salzburg, Wertheim Concert Hall in Miami, and various venues in Bologna, Leipzig, and New york. His teachers include Franco Sala, Aquiles Delle Vigne, François-Joël Thiollier, Antonio Ballista, Choong-Mo Kang, Gerald Fauth, Bruno Canino, Enrico Pace, Anton Nel, Boris Slutsky, and Marina Lomazov.
Born in Italy, Mr. Cubisino earned undergraduate and graduate degrees in his home country. Furthermore, he earned two Master's degrees, one at the Hogeschool voor de Kunsten in Rotterdam and the other at Texas State University, where he was awarded the 2014 "Piano Achievement Award." He is also the most recent recipient of the Presser Award at the University of Miami for his project of publishing and recording Ottorino Respighi's early piano works. Currently, Mr. Cubisino is pursuing the Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Keyboard Performance at the Frost School of Music, where he studies with Prof. Tian Ying and serves as a Teaching Assistant.
Huifang CHEN
Conductor Huifang Chen enjoys a dual career as a performer and an educator. In addition to being the Music Director of the Greater Miami Youth Symphony, she is a frequent guest conductor for Alhambra Orchestra and Broward Symphony Orchestra. Ms. Chen was the interim Director of Orchestra at the Florida International University from 2009-2010, and has led orchestras in major venues including Carnegie Hall.
As violinist, she was the winner of the 1999 Young Concert Artist of the Year awarded by the National Concert Hall of Taipei, Taiwan and a Concerto Competition Winner at the University of Miami in 2003. She has been Concertmaster for Boca Raton Philarmonic Symphonia, Orchestra Miami, Miami Bach Society, Ars Flores Symphony and the Florida Grand Opera. She performed with the Florida Philarmonic Orchestra from 1994 until 2003. Her recordings are issued by Sony, EMI, and Warner Brothers.
Ms. Chen is on the faculty at the Lynn University at Boca raton, and has taught violin and chamber music at the Frost School of Music. She received her Bachelor of Music Degree from the Curtis Institute of Music and her Masters of Music Degree from the University of Miami in violin performance.
In summer, she teaches at the Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory in Colorado and in winter, she teaches at the Philadelphia International Music Festival Winter Solo Performance Program.
Carlos PUIG-HATEM
Since the beginning of his career in 1985 with the creation of "Babel Latin Jazz Quintet", Puig-Hatem has worked with musicians such as Joel Thome, Victor Pablo, Julio Barreto, Ravi Coltrane, Joan M. Serrat, Celia Cruz, Olga Guillot, Gema & Pavel, Willy Chirino, Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez, Perico Sambeat, Habana Abierta and Mark Peters, among many other, sharing the scene in concerts and festivals in USA, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Denmark, Austria, Portugal, Morocco, Cuba and Algerie.
A multifaceted artist, Puig-Hatem has developed simultaneously different lines of work, as composer (with a more than 20 symphonic, chamber and choral works Catalog), as jazz, pop and latin trumpet player, pianist, arranger and composer ("Iyabo", "Danza Negra"), as well as arranger, orchestrator, conductor and film music composer ("Alice in Wondertown" [Cuban film], "The Sea" by E. Camacho and "Los interests creados" by J.J. Benavente). His music has been premiered by numerous orchestras, chamber groups and choirs (Symphonic Orchestra of Tenerife, Symphonic Orchestra of A Corunha, Symphonic Orchestra of Basque Country, Youth Orchestra of Basque Country, Philarmonic Orchestra of Havana, Camerata Lacunensis, Capriccio Quartet, Cervantes Trio, among others), taking part in many recording productions.
Puig-Hatem has won several international Awards with works such as "El Guije - Symphonic Suite for Large Orchestra" (1989), "Estilo de la palma" (1992, for solo guitar) or "Villancico canario" (1995, for mixed choir). In June 2007 Puig-Hatem was selected as the winner of prestigious "Brandon Fradd Fellowship in Music Composition" granted by Cintas Foundation. He has recently finished his latest work for orchestra, "Florida Concert", Double concerto for Viola, Basson and Orchestra, dedicated to Gerard Causse and Reynold Cardenas, to be premiered in France and Spain soon. He is currently working in his first two CD productions as latin jazz soloist.
Dr. José LÓPEZ
Jose Lopez is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Keyboard Studies Program at Florida International University in Miami, Florida and is the President of the South Florida Chapter of the American Liszt Society at FIU, inaugurated in 2010.
A versatile pianist and enthusiastic performer of chamber music, Dr. López was a founding member of the Dalbergi Trio, has collaborated as a member of FIU's resident new music ensemble, the Nodus Ensemble, and was the orchestral pianist with the Florida Philharmonic for 13 years. He is currently active performing and recording new and old obscure works for piano and strings along with solo piano works. His interest in contemporary music features frequent world premieres and collaborations with composers along with his pursuit in resurrecting rarely heard works by Romantic and Classical composers.
Marcia LITTLEY
Marcia Littley, violinist and founding member of the Amernet String Quartet, received her Bachelor of Music Degree from the Juilliard School as a student of Naoko Tanaka and Dorothy DeLay. As a member of the Amernet String Quartet, she was the winner of the First Prize in the Fifth Banff International String Quartet Competition; First Prize in the 1992 Tokyo International Music Competition, with the Special Asahi Award; Grand Prize winner of the Fischoff National Chamber Music Competition; and First Prize winner of the Yellow Springs National Chamber Music Competition. She holds the Artist Diploma from the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. Ms. Littley's other teachers have included James Ceasar, Jerrie Lucktenberg and Sally O'Reilly. She has appeared as soloist with orchestras in the United States and in Mexico, and has participated in music festivals including Aspen, Ravinia, Interlochen, Tanglewood, and the Isaac Stern Chamber Music Workshop at Carnegie Hall.
From 1996 to 2000, Ms. Littley taught chamber music at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music, and from 2000-2004 she was Artist–in-Residence at Northern Kentucky University. Currently, she teaches violin and chamber music at Florida international University and has recently announced her retirement from the Amernet String Quartet.
Workshop - The Alexander Technique for String Players
Vivian TORRES
Learn with Prof. Vivian Torres how to achieve ease in playing, manage stress and anxiety while performing by discovering the Alexander Technique. The Alexander Technique has a long history of helping instrumentalists and singers to perform with less stress and likelihood of injury. By helping musicians improve the quality of the physical movements involved in playing an instrument or singing, the Alexander Technique also helps improve the quality of the music itself. A violinist's stiff shoulders and arms will get in the way of a pleasing sound. By helping musicians release undue tension in their bodies, the Alexander Technique makes possible a performance which is more fluid and lively, less tense and rigid.
Over the years, a number of prominent musicians have publicly endorsed the Alexander Technique: Yehudi Menuhin, Paul McCartney, Sting, Julian Bream, James Galwayand the conductor Sir Adrian Boult, to name but a few.
Rafael PADRÓN
Mr. Padrón has won top prizes in many national and international competitions, among them the Best Interpretation of Latin American Music in Havana; The Diploma of Honor at the International Classical Guitar Competition in Chile; a top prize at the National Guitar Competition in Havana and winner of the Montpelier Cultural Arts Center Recital Series Competitions in United States of America.
He has been featured in festivals like the International Festival of the Guitar in Havana, Cuba; The International Festival of Music of the Hatillo in Caracas, Venezuela, where he premiered Leo Brouwer's Concerto for Guitar and Orchestra No. 3, "Elegíaco"; The International Guitar Festival in Costa Rica were he premiered Leo Brouwer's Suite "From Yesterday to Penny Lane"; The International Festival of the Guitar in Panama, The International Music Festival in Costa Rica and The Festival Iberoamericano de Guitarra, Tenerife, Spain, Rust International Guitar Festival and Competition, Rust, Austria, and Brno International Guitar Festival, Czech Republic.
Rafael Padrón has performed both solo and with orchestras in various cities in Cuba, Chile, Venezuela, Costa Rica, Japan, Spain and in the United States of America. He has performed as a soloist with the Symphony Orchestra of Matanzas, Cuba; the Grand Marshall of Ayacucho Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela; the Chamber Orchestra of Caracas, Venezuela; the Camerata Latinoamericana of Costa Rica,The Independence Symphony Orchestra in Costa Rica and with The Panamerican Symphony Orchestra of Washington D.C.
Mr. Padrón has taught classical guitar at the Jose Antonio and Carmen Calcaño Foundation of Caracas, Venezuela; at the National University of Heredia, Costa Rica; the Costa Rica University of San Jose,Costa Rica; The Paco de Malaga Guitar Gallery in Washington D.C.; The Olenka Music School, Columbia, Maryland, and The Levine School in Washington D.C. Mr. Padrón graduated from the Peabody Conservatory at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, where he has completed his Graduate Performance Diploma on a full scholarship, under the tutelage of world-renowned guitarist Manuel Barrueco. Mr. Padron accomplished his Masters Degree Diploma at the University of Miami in December 2005.
Currently, he is the chair of the Guitar Program at the University of Miami Frost School of Music.
Workshop - The Alexander Technique for Piano Players
Vivian TORRES
Learn with Prof. Vivian Torres how to achieve ease in playing, manage stress and anxiety while performing by discovering the Alexander Technique. The Alexander Technique has a long history of helping instrumentalists and singers to perform with less stress and likelihood of injury. By helping musicians improve the quality of the physical movements involved in playing an instrument or singing, the Alexander Technique also helps improve the quality of the music itself.
Over the years, a number of prominent musicians have publicly endorsed the Alexander Technique: Yehudi Menuhin, Paul McCartney, Sting, Julian Bream, James Galwayand the conductor Sir Adrian Boult, to name but a few.
Miriam GARAGNANI
Master Classes are given to high proficiency level piano students from the conservatory Jaqueline Du Pré in Modena, Italy.
Miriam Garagnani was born in Modena (Italy) in 1967. She graduated from "G.B. Martini" Conservatory after studying with Luigi Mostacci and at Superior Academy of Music in Pescara after studying with Bruno Mezzena. She won admission to superior soloist courses in Bologna Conservatory with Florenta Barbalat. She won international prizes and attended Oxana Yablonskaya masterclasses in NewYork. She studied with Bruno Mezzena from 1993 to 2004. From 2004 to 2006 she studied with Olivier Gardon in Paris.
Miriam has performed chamber and soloist music in Italy and abroad. Since 1990 she has being playing with cellist Antonio Mostacci, performing all over the world. They recorded the Brahms two cello Sonatas and a contemporary Italian music CD. They have recorded for Italian Television RAI 3. Miriam took part in the Madrid Maratona de Piano y Musica da Camara, the Summit Music Festival in New York, the K&O Konzerten in Leiden University and has represented Italy in Finland, Japan and Malaysia Festivals (Kuala Lumpur Petronas World ISME Meeting). Since 1994 she has been teaching at "Jacqueline Du Pré" Conservatory in Spilamberto (Modena) and since 2006 has been teaching at "Summer International Meeting" in Badia Prataglia (Arezzo). In 2007 she gave a Seminar on Italian contemporary music at Prague Conservatory. She is a member of the International Society for Music Education (ISME) and recently hosted the ISME Commission for the Education of the Professional Musician Seminar in 2008.
Aldo LÓPEZ-GAVILÁN
Havana-born pianist and composer Aldo López-Gavilán is an artist with his feet in two worlds, acclaimed for both his mastery of the Afro-Cuban jazz tradition as well as his stunning interpretations of the classical piano repertoire. A true prodigy born to a musical family, his concert pianist mother introduced him to the piano at four and he began formal studies at seven, making his professional debut at 12 with Cuba's Matanzas Symphony Orchestra and performing Prokofiev's Piano Concerto No.3 with the National Symphony of Cuba at 17. López-Gavilán has toured the world, released six award-winning albums of original compositions and composed for film and theater.
Dr. José LÓPEZ
Jose Lopez is Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Keyboard Studies Program at Florida International University in Miami, Florida and is the President of the South Florida Chapter of the American Liszt Society at FIU, inaugurated in 2010.
A versatile pianist and enthusiastic performer of chamber music, Dr. López was a founding member of the Dalbergi Trio, has collaborated as a member of FIU's resident new music ensemble, the Nodus Ensemble, and was the orchestral pianist with the Florida Philharmonic for 13 years. He is currently active performing and recording new and old obscure works for piano and strings along with solo piano works. His interest in contemporary music features frequent world premieres and collaborations with composers along with his pursuit in resurrecting rarely heard works by Romantic and Classical composers.
2015 GRAMMY Winner, Best Classical Instrumental Solo
Jason VIEAUX
NPR describes Grammy-winning guitarist Jason Vieaux as, "perhaps the most precise and soulful classical guitarist of his generation," and Gramophone magazine puts him "among the elite of today's classical guitarists." His most recent solo album, Play, won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Instrumental Solo. In June 2014, NPR named "Zapateado" from the album as one of its "50 Favorite Songs of 2014 (So Far)."
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Kemal GEKIC
Born in Split, Croatia, Gekic amazed his family by accurately picking out melodies on the piano at age one and a half. He graduated in 1982 with the highest mark ever granted a diploma exam recital. During his school years he won prizes at the Franz Liszt Competition in Parma (1981), the Viana da Motta in Lisbon (1983) and the Yugoslav Artists' Competition in Zagreb (1984). His recording of the complete Liszt Transcendental Etudes is considered as the best recording of the set ever made. Over the past few years, Gekic's appearances worldwide have consistently generated frenzied audience enthusiasm.
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Leon FLEISHER
Renowned pianist and conductor, native of San Francisco, he gave his first public recital at 8. At age 16, he made his debut with the New York Philarmonic. He was the first American to win the Queen Elisabeth International Piano Competition in Belgium. Teaching activities have been an important element of his activities at the Aspen, Lucerne, Ravinia and Verbier festivals, among others. Ha has also given Master Classes at the Salzburg Mozarteum, the Paris Conservatory, the Ravel Academy at St. Jean de Luz, the Mishkenot in Jerusalem and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
On 08.03.07 at Coral Gables Congregational Church
Polina OSETINSKAYA
Pianist Polina Osetinskaya is in the top echelon of today's eminent and celebrated Russian pianists. Looked upon in her native Russia as one of four child prodigies contemporary with Evgeny Kissin, Maxim Vengerov, and Vadim Repin. Polina performed over 1,000 solo and orchestral concerts by age 11. Polina is a regular season performer with two of the world's largest prestigious orchestras, and she concertizes worldwide to critical acclaim.
On 01.28.08 at Miami Conservatory of Music Recital Hall
On 03.02.05 at Steinway Piano Gallery
Misha DACIC
The Serbian pianist was born into a family with a musical tradition, and first became established in the public eye when at age 11 he performed Haydn's D major concerto. Misha Dacić has numerous first prizes from various competitions. In 1993 he won the silver medal and another special prize for the best performance of a Rahmaninov work at the International Piano Competition in Novi Sad. In 2002 he won top honours at the Premio Silvio Bengalli Competition for Pianists in Piacenza, Italy. In addition Misha Dacić was the youngest competitor at the 1996 Liszt Competition in Budapest.
- On 05.16.04 at Steinway Piano Gallery
Kirk WHIPPLE & Marilyn MORALES
Duo and solo pianists and composers, they have concertized extensively throughout the United States and abroad. On March 6th, 2002 Whipple & Morales performed their original works for two pianos at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Kirk Whipple was awarded the 2007 State of Florida Individual Artist Fellowship in Jazz Composition for his original works on "Danzas Para Dos Pianos y Orquesta." They have made a career out of performing piano duets.
- On 12.05.04 at Ransom Everglades Upper School
Ida HAENDEL
Ida Haendel is recognized today as one of the world's great classical violinists. Born in Poland, she took up the violin at the age of three, won her first competition, the Huberman Prize, when she was five, playing Beethoven's Violin Concerto, and was a finalist at the age of seven in the Wieniawski Competition. Haendel continues to record albums and to give concerts around the world, including a performance with one of her favorite collaborators, pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy. Ida Haendel has become a legendary figure of the twenty first century.
On 02.21.10 at Miami Conservatory of Music Recital Hall
Udi Bar-David is widely considered as one of the most versatile cellists in the world today. Equally at home as a classical cellist and an innovative improviser of music of all genres, Udi has enjoyed performing on international stages with both classical and ethnic musicians from all over the world.
An acclaimed soloist, Udi performed with leading orchestras in Israel and recorded at the Jerusalem Music Center founded by Pablo Casals; served as the principal cellist in the International Youth Orchestra, at Julliard, in the National Orchestra of New York, and with the American Ballet Theater. He was a member of the Concerto Soloists of Philadelphia, and joined the Philadelphia Orchestra in 1987. He is also the founder, president and artistic director of "Intercultural Journeys", a non-profit organization based in Philadelphia committed to provide opportunities for musical dialogue and understanding among a variety of cultural traditions.
Held on 12.16.12 at the Miami Conservatory of Music Recital Hall.
Jodie Langel, Broadway & National Tour
Cosette in Les Miserables, Bertrande in the pre-Broadway premiere of Martin Guerre. Narrator in Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. Jodie is the youngest person to ever play the coveted role of Grizabella in CATS. New York: Jodie debuted at Carnegie Hall in Bernsteins MASS, and starred in I Love You, You're Perfect Now Change, Sessions, and workshop of 'The First Wives Club'. Regional: starring roles in Evita, Funny Girl, Fiddler, Smile, The Thing About Men. Television: Rescue Me. Jodie had the distinct honor of singing the National Anthem at the re-opening of the American Stock Exchange alongside Governor Pataki and New York City's firefighters and police- man and was awarded "Best National Anthem Singer of 2007" by the Mets. Ms. Langel is the co-author of Making it on Broadway: Actors' Tales of Climbing to the Top. CEO of acclaimed program "Making it on Broadway" www.makingitonbroadway.net. MFA: UCLA, BFA: Tisch School of the Arts.
On 05.19.12 & 05.20.12 at Miami Conservatory of Music Recital Hall
Kim Douglas Steiner, Musical Director
Kim was the supervisor of Forbidden Vegas and was also the music supervisor of the long running musical I Love You, You're Perfect, Now Change having worked on productions in New York, Boston, San Francisco, San Diego, Chicago, Reno, and around the country on the National Tour. On Broadway: Nine, and High Society, In My Life. International: Phantom of the Opera Kim has conducted for Carol Channing, and played for Chita Rivera, Sam Harris, Tom Wopat, Andrea McArdle and Oleta Adams. In 2001, he produced, arranged and played on the BC/EFA Christmas CD Home for the Holidays working with Liza Minnelli, Adam Pascal, Alan Cumming and Anthony Rapp.
On 05.19.12 & 05.20.12 at Miami Conservatory of Music Recital Hall
Dr. Kathleen WILSON
Professor of Voice and Associate Director of the School of Music at Florida International University, Dr. Wilson holds a B.M in Music Education and an M.M. in Musicology from the University of Arizona, and an Ed.M. and Ed.D. in Vocal Pedagogy/Music Education from Teachers College Columbia University. She continues to perform solo repertoire and to present workshops and master classes on vocal pedagogy and Latin American song throughout the U.S. and Latin America, most recently in Peru, Mexico and Colombia.
On 05.01.10 at Miami Conservatory of Music Recital Hall
Illiana MATOS
Acclaimed by the ABC of Madrid, Iliana Matos made history by becoming the only woman to win the prestigious "S.A.R. La Infanta Doña Cristina" International Guitar Competition, which is organized by the Jacinto Guerrero Foundation. Currently she mantains an active concert career and participated in important music festivals. Iliana Matos has performed repertoire that ranges from all baroque to all contemporary music programs. Currently she resides in Spain and combines her concert activity with her teaching at Conservatorio Profesional de Música "García Matos" de Plasencia.
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Douglas LORA
Douglas Lora is the co-founder of the "Brasil Guitar Duo", winner of the Concert Artists Guild International Competition, resulting in global recital tours and numerous critically acclaimed recordings.
"Influence and Development of Brazilian Music"
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- I'm a bit selfish sometimes. I'm 13 so i don't really know that much stuff, but I'm very good at Games or internet. I like Adventure type of Games and sometimes RPG Games. :) I'm not a nerd type person, i usually play footballs and sport stuff, i only post in this community if i have a free times
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Wolves vs. Blazers Gameday
Jonah Ballow
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Wolves vs. Blazers 7:00 PM - Target Center
Where to Watch: FS North
Where to Listen: 1130 AM
*Get your questions on the radio airwaves during halftime! Just tweet questions to @WolvesRadio and listen to the halftime show hosted by John Focke on 1130 AM.
* Martell Webster (back spasms) - DAY-TO-DAY
* Michael Beasley (left ankle sprain) - DAY-TO-DAY
* Darko Milicic (hip flexor strain) - DAY-TO-DAY
* C Marcus Camby (knee) - DAY-TO-DAY
* G Brandon Roy (knee )- DAY-TO-DAY
* C Greg Oden (knee surgery) - DAY-TO-DAY
* G Elliot Williams (knee surgery) - OUT
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Big Picture
The 30-24 Blazers are searching for consistency in the win column and with four consecutive victories, their momentum looks to be heading in the right direction. Admirably, Portland has maintained above .500 basketball with a host of injuries to key members on the squad. The Blazers currently hold the final spot in the Western Conference playoff standings, just one game ahead of the surging Grizzlies. The team would love to welcome back star shooting guard Brandon Roy, who is eyeing a potential return this Wednesday against the Hornets. Center Marcus Camby is also looking for court time following a knee surgery on Jan. 20. Baring any trades over the next 10 days, Portland could be a dangerous team down the stretch and threaten to upset one of the elite Western Conference teams in the playoffs. After tonight's contest against Minnesota, the Blazers head back to the Rose City for a nice six-game homestand.
Last Time Out
Portland captured a road win last night by defeating the Pistons 105-100 behind LaMarcus Aldridge's 36 points, four rebounds, three assists, and two steals.
The Wolves suffered through an offensive drought in the second and fourth quarters while Philadelphia cruised to a 107-87 victory at the Target Center on Saturday night.
The Numbers Game
Over the last five games, Corey Brewer is averaging 11 points per game off 45.6 percent shooting from the floor.
Match-up to Watch
Kevin Love vs. LaMarcus Aldridge
Since Aldridge received the All-Star snub, the Blazers big man is on an impressive tear that rivals any power forward's production in the league. Over the last five games, Aldridge is averaging 29.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game in the midst of becoming Portland's No. 1 scoring option. On the opposite side of the floor another premier power forward awaits this final matchup of the season. Kevin Love earned the All-Star nod but the Wolves have yet to defeat the Blazers, leaving Minnesota's double-double machine with plenty of motivation entering the game tonight. Aldridge is a tough defensive assignment due to his ability to run the floor, finish high above the rim, and hit midrage jumpers in the half court offense. In three wins against Minnesota, Aldridge is posting 33.7 points while shooting an incredible 62.1 percent from the field.
What to Look For
Whether it's a career night for Wesley Matthews or Aldridge dominating the paint, the Wolves have struggled to find the right defensive combination to slow down the Portland offense. Darko Milicic, Martell Webster, and Michael Beasley practiced on Sunday and the Minnesota coaching staff hopes to have four of its top five scorers back in the lineup to counteract a streaking Blazers squad. Head coach Kurt Rambis and company would also like to see a return to the ball movement and offensive rhythm seen in the back-to-back road wins early last week. On Saturday night, the Wolves only managed 15 assists to go along with five fast break points in a 107-87 home loss to Philadelphia. In order to top Portland for the first time this season, Minnesota must achieve success in the open floor when the Blazers attempt to control the pace. The Wolves should regain their shooting touch after a woeful Saturday night at the Target Center and hunt for high percentage scoring opportunities against a top 10 defensive team in terms of points allowed per game.
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Home > News & Events > News > Press Releases > Harvard Launches New Program on Business, Government and Education
CAMBRIDGE -- Will the expanding role of business in American education improve the nation's schools? Where can the private sector's strong suits--cost-consciousness, flexibility, and a focus on results--be enlisted to boost the performance of the education system? And where is greater business involvement with the schools risky, or incompatible with the goal of quality education for all?
A new program at Harvard - the David T. Kearns Program on Business, Government, and Education - has been established to offer a balanced, objective look at the corporate role in education reform and the impact of private companies on our children's education. Kearns was a former CEO of Xerox Corporation who served as Deputy Secretary of Education in the Bush Administration. He later taught at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), where he remains an advisor to Dean Jerome T. Murphy.
The Kearns Program will bring together the expertise needed to thoroughly examine the pros and cons of involving business enterprise in the education system. Housed at the Kennedy School's Center for Business and Government, the program will involve faculty from the Kennedy School, the Graduate School of Education, and other parts of Harvard. John D. Donahue, the Raymond Vernon Lecturer in Public Policy at the Kennedy School, will serve as faculty chair.
Dean Joseph S. Nye, Jr. of the Kennedy School and Dean Jerome T. Murphy of the Graduate School of Education, along with Professor Roger B. Porter, who heads the Center for Business and Government, are guiding the formation of a scholarly advisory board to frame the program's agenda.
As the program matures, researchers will aim to identify and assess major trends in areas such as policy, governance, and accountability, for-profit school management, contracting for school services and support programs, sales of texts, technology, and curricula, and other areas where business is expanding its role in the schools.
"The contributions David Kearns has made to both business and education are extraordinary," said Nye. "His accomplishments as deputy secretary of education, CEO of Xerox, and vice president at IBM have shaped both education and business as we know them today. It is most appropriate that he is the namesake of this new program and we are grateful and honored to have David Kearns' support in this endeavor."
"With the new shifts in the economy, education has become a central concern for the nation," said Murphy. "American education is undergoing enormous changes and the business community has played a key role in shaping new directions from the introduction of school
choice to the raising of educational standards. Perhaps the most significant development has been the new consensus that business leaders like David Kearns helped to forge among groups that had historically pursued the goal of improving schools separately. By establishing the Kearns Program we are bringing scholarship to bear on an important development while honoring an extraordinary individual."
Business leaders were inspired to step up their role in the nation's schools with the release of A Nation at Risk, the dramatic report on the state of American education released in 1983 with Education Department sponsorship. In the years that followed, business leaders sponsored National Education Summits, bringing together governors, business leaders, and education professionals from all 50 states to focus on standards and assessments to guide education reform. Today, education standards are in place or under development in almost every state in the nation. At the same time, businesses have been developing new areas of the economy focused on education from distance learning initiatives to increasingly direct involvement in the public schools as suppliers, consultants, managers, and in some cases competitors.
Harvard students participating in the Kearns Program will be given a balanced sense of the opportunities and risks posed by emerging partnerships between business, government, and education, as well as an opportunity to explore the new policy questions they raise. Through continuing research, the program hopes to bring a disinterested perspective to a discussion that is sometimes clouded by interest and ideology.
The opening of the Kearns Program will be celebrated on Wednesday, April 5 at the Third Business and Education Symposium at the Center for Business and Government. Focusing on "How Can Business Improve American Education? Evolving Perspectives on an Enduring Question", the symposium features participants from major education businesses like Advantage Schools and Bright Horizons; educators and researchers; and public-sector experts on education policy.
At the end of the symposium, participants will discuss shaping the agenda for the Kearns Program and the most promising priorities for its initial research, teaching and action.


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Tales Of The Swamp Fire
By October of 1944 there was humorous rumors and speculations going around Kimbolton about the Swamp Fire. It was said that: "Due to all the combat damages such as: a new nose section, a new tail section, a new ball turret, a new stabilizer, three wing replacements, 16 engine changes and over 1000 bullet and flak hole patches, there wasn't much of the original Aircraft left !"
" No, there isn't much left of the original Swamp Fire, just the fighting spirit and tradition built into her and maintained by her ground and combat crewmen. She is an excellent criterion of the greatest bomber in the European Theater of Operations" Commander 379th USAAF at the 100th Mission without an abort Celebration
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I'm not sure if any of you remember me posting a couple months back about getting my new boxer puppy Ella at only a couple weeks old. I come back to the forum today with bad news. My Ella has suffered an untimely and brutal death. Thanksgiving night I brought her in as usual and she laid down in the corner of my room without running around sniffing and trying to get into everything as she normally does. The next day I had to wake her up at 10 a.m. Normally she is waking me up at 6 a.m. to go outside. It did seem off to me of course but with the holidays and all the company I figured she was just exhausted. We were gone most of the day on Friday and when we returned we found her laying in the corner of the yard, not feeling well at all. I double checked the dogs had not run out of water and they hadn't. I gave them fresher water and she did not want to drink. It was her dinner time so I tried to feed her and she refused to eat. I immediately knew things were not okay at all. I called my vet and she said that she may not be feeling well due to the colder weather and I should keep her inside more often. If I felt like I needed to, I could bring her in. My vet is over an hour away unfortunately. I suddenly feared parvo even though she's been vaccinated and there was no other dogs around (other than my chihuahua of course). I called an old friend who works at the animal shelter and has worked there for 20 years. She said to start giving her Pedialyte and chicken broth and see if she would take that. I made her some chicken and she refused. It went to waste, not a big deal. I couldn't get her to drink Pedialyte so I got 1 of my babies bottles and cut the tip so it flowed enough for her and bottle fed her. When she refused the bottle I took a medicine dropper and put it in the back of her throat so it could go down. I put her in the laundry room with the baby gate up to keep her away from the kids and Max the Chihuahua. I set my alarm and every 30 minutes or so I went in and gave her more Pedialyte and attempted to give her anything that she would eat (as far as chicken or dog food). Finally morning came and I decided to do another inspection on her to see if she had been bit by anything as well. She had no swelling no bite marks no blood no anything. No signs of what was wrong. No throwing up no diarrhea. I called my friend & she said she could give her an injection of electrolytes and then I needed to call the vet back again. Saturday they told me it was not parvo being that it had been over 24 hours and she had not suffered vomiting or diarrhea. So she told me to give her some aspirin to make her feel better and make sure that I hydrate her. Again giving me the option to drive an hour and see her but have to pay several hundreds of dollars for emergency care, which I couldnt afford up front. I was determined that I could do the at home care that she needed until monday morning. Saturday night I did an inspection on her again. I noticed that her gums had become paper white. I called my friend once again and she said it sounded like a diabetic attack. I grabbed honey and started getting her honey in her mouth forcing her to swallow it. After 10 minutes I checked her and her gums pinked up! So I began to do this every 10 minutes for a couple of hours. Until her gums were fully pink again. This showed me, or at least I thought, that this was a diabetic attack. I continued to give her honey and the Pedialyte until I could get her to the doctor to be tested. Then she began to urinate everywhere. This is the first time she had urinated since, I'm assuming, Thanksgiving. Regardless, I have never been so happy to have my dog pee inside the house. She began to urinate frequently which I thought was a healthy sign because that meant she was getting fluid in her to be able to urinate out. Still my alarm was set for every 30 minutes and I hadn't slept for more than that in between since Thanksgiving evening. Around 2 a.m. in between 1 of the 30 minute breaks I heard her crying out. I checked her gums and they were paper white again, so I began frantically giving her even more honey than I had been doing to try and get them to pink up quickly. It wasn't working but she had stopped crying. In the morning I called both my sons father and my dad to see if they have been around any dogs that were sick or any poison that could have possibly made her so sick. My dad said that he had laid some bait out but not where the dogs could get it and my sons dad said the dogs my son was around were not sick at all. By Sunday at lunch time she seemed to be doing better. I finally got her to stand up alone and walk a couple of steps. She even ate a handful of dry dog food out of my hand. I was so happy yet so exhausted from the round the clock constant care. Sunday evening... that's when it turned black. I got her to stand up again but this time she seemed to be in a lot of pain. I noticed as she walked a few steps 1 of her paws was bleeding. So I went to inspecting her again. I didn't see any reason why her paw should have been bleeding. No cuts, marks or anything out of the usual. So I packed it with neosporin and cotton balls and Ace bandaged it. I had an appointment with the vet in the morning. Still with my alarm set every 30 minutes I laid down for what I didn't know was going to be the last night with my baby. After the 5am checkup, just as I was falling asleep, I heard her let out the most horrifying scream. A scream I will never forget. I rushed into the laundry room to check on her. She was drooling from the mouth and it had traces of blood. Her ace bandage, pillow and blanket were soaked in urine. She had a bowel movement but it contained blood as well. I grabbed a new blanket and wrapped her in it and began to rock her rubbing her head. She whimpered and it scared me. Her body felt like it was going to break as much as thin glass would. I began to sob on top of her telling her that I had tried. I tried to save her life and I just knew it was too late. She couldn't open her eyes so I decided to try and open them for her. They were very cloudy and 1 of them was completely bloodshot. I could tell at this point she was probably completely blind. I called the local vet and told him I would be there at 8 o'clock and we were going to have to take an extreme measure with her. As a side note, the local vet did not offer emergency care. Hazards of a small town. I brought my kids to school because I didn't want them to know what was going on exactly. I didn't want them to have bad days. I rushed back to the house to get Ella and I found Max crying at the baby gate. I looked over and could not find Ella. There was no way out of my laundry room. So I was extremely scared. It turns out she shimmied herself behind the freezer. I feel it's probably happened because she couldn't see where she was going. And then she just got stuck because she couldn't see her way out. I got her into the kennel and we went to the vet. As soon as we got there the vet rushed us back. He took 1 look at her and said this is not diabetes. This is not parvo. Did she happen to have any access to rat poison since she had been sick. I said not that I am aware of. I told him what my dad had said and the vet replied that this is a typical case of a puppy who had ingested rat poisoning. I became furious with my father. He must of dropped some or made a careless mistake around my dog's. I feel like he is the reason my Ella is no longer with us. I guess we all want to blame someone when we lose a loved one. He had told me that she would have to ingest a lot if it were going to kill her. Not true. Well I had to decided to put her down. She was no longer going to ever be the same dog. She was blind and the doctor was sure she suffered brain damage from being so sick all weekend. Especially if she was bleeding from her rectum her mouth her foot and her eyes... I lost control and just began bawling over her body. He gave her the shot and she was gone in 2 seconds. The doctor told me the only reason she lasted so long was because of the care I was giving her at home. I thought I was saving her life, it turns out I was just prolonging her painful death :'( When the vet and the vet tech left the room I just began crying to her 'I tried Ella! I tried!' over and over again. I Paid for her to be buried in the Pet cemetery so my children could visit from time to time. I went to my dad's office and I yelled at him. In front of his business partner and all of his workers as well. I was so angry at him and I didn't even get compassion and/or an admittance that a mistake COULD have been made. My 9 year old son, Max and Ella were inseparable. They were a mini pack. Max and my son took it the worst. My 2 year old girls just kept asking to see her but of course they can't understand why she lives in heaven now... Rat poisoning. Are you kidding me?! I'm so devastated. I have never had to put that much care into an animal before. Nor have I ever been faced with a situation where I needed to put that much faith and perseverance into my fur babies. I thought that when she tripped me coming to the front door it was a bad thing. Turns out I kind of miss the battle. We had our differences but she was 1 of the best dogs I've ever had. We have bonded since she was a tiny little puppy. And now she's gone forever :'(
My best friend closed her eyes today, As her head was in my hand.
The Doctor said she was in pain, And it was hard for her to stand.
The thoughts that scurried through my head, As I cradled her in my arms.
Were of her youngest puppy days, And OH... how she loved to play.
Today, there was no gentle nudge with an intense "I love you gaze",
Only a heart thats filled with tears remembering our joy filled days.
For my Boxer Baby in the sky who has left my loving arms,
I won't stop to ask or wonder why, because I know she is free from harm.
No pain or fright confronts her now. She has left that all behind.
She's embracing joy and freedom and still lives in our minds.
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Omg I'm so sorry, my best possible wishes to you and your family. Please do not beat yourself up. You did a wonderful job, ella now knows how much her momma truely loved her. You did the best you possibly could, and she is in no more pain.
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Thank you. Its hard at night especially. I dont see her on my floor and it hurts. My son came home from school today and cried because some kid laughed when he said he was sad his best friend died. Its rough. Our dogs are family you know?
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What a horrible tragedy.
I'm so sorry you lost baby Ella, RIP little one. Now you are an angel looking over your family until you meet again.
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As I sit her reading this I am crying for Ella and you and your family. Such a tragic story. I am so sorry for your loss and I know it doesn't help.
RIP angel
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Oh honey I am so sorry! I am sitting here crying reading your post My thoughts and prayers are with you during this horrible time Rest peacefully sweet Ella
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Wow. I dread the day i lose my guy. Feel better xo
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Hello guys! I've browsed these forums for a while but never posted until now.
I am seriously considering purchasing a solid black male german shepherd puppy, and I wanted to see if you guys think he looks purebred. He is seven weeks old right now.
Thanks for your time (:
(I think I was able to post the pictures but I'm not 100% sure... Lol)
Too young to be sure about the breed, but it looks as though he could be GSD. Do you have photos of the parents?
Unfortunately I don't. :( His owner said he bought the puppy from a customer but he said the parents looked purebred. That's why I decided to come here and ask. They sent me a few videos as well but I don't think I can post them here.
I dunno, maybe. I have a black and something looks a little off to how her brothers looked at that age.
Some things to consider: he's 7 weeks old. Too early to be away from his mother and litter mates. They learn all kinds of things about dog hierarchy and social behavior from their mother and littermates at that age. Not having this time can cause problems later on.
Also, why does this guy want to sell him? Didn't he just buy him or has he had him for a week and decided it's not going to work out? Red flag and goes back to being taken from his litter too young.
If you like the puppy, take him, he sure is cute.
Oh and if you're thinking the white spot on the chest means he's not pure, black gsds often have a white blaze as babies. My Venus had like 5 white hairs at 8 weeks and they disappeared. One of her brothers had a blaze about that size and it's completely gone.
Thanks so much for your replies! I really like the puppy, I just don't want to pay the money if he isn't purebred. And I didn't know that about the white blaze, thanks! And yeah I was told the guy has had him for two weeks, which would mean he was taken from his litter at 5 weeks... Kind of a scary thought!
Why doesn't he want him after 2 weeks? 2 weeks with all my pups and I was done, in love, this puppy is part of the family now.
A 7 week old puppy and already being rehomed? So sad :( and stressful for the puppy.
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BMW Team RLL ready for fifth ALMS season.
The 2013 season of the American Le Mans Series (ALMS) is not the only thing kicking off at the 12 Hours of Sebring (US) this weekend. The race also marks the start of a new era in BMW Motorsports programme in North America: This is the first time BMW Team RLL will line up against opposition in the GT class with the newly developed BMW Z4 GTE.
The BMW Z4 GTE debuts in the wake of an extremely successful Sebring scorecard for its predecessor, the BMW M3 GT. BMW Team RLL won the GT class at the endurance classic in Florida in both 2011 and 2012. This year, the 61st staging of the race at the Sebring International Raceway will serve as a marker to determine the strength of the new car. At the wheel of a sinister No. 55 BMW Z4 GTE finished in BMWs Frozen Black will be Bill Auberlen (US), Maxime Martin (BE) and Jörg Müller (DE). The No. 56 car in classic, Alpine White BMW Motorsport livery will be driven by Dirk Müller (DE), Joey Hand (US) and John Edwards (US).
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After all the months of development and preparation with the new BMW Z4 GTE, we are obviously now looking forward to testing ourselves against the opposition for the first time in Sebring. We have been very successful at this 12-hour race in recent years. I am excited to see whether the BMW Z4 GTE will cope as well with the specific demands of this race as its predecessor the BMW M3 GT did. We would like to start the season with a good result. However, the priority is to capitalise on the potential of the new car. This will obviously take a while.
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We had a reasonably good test at Sebring. The new BMW Z4 GTE ran relatively reliably, which is the first battle at a place like Sebring. I don't know how we stack up against the competition, because we didn't run with many of them and track conditions changed. The drivers seemed to be happy with the handling of the car. I guess I'm never confident going into any race and particularly not going into Sebring. However, we can be quite happy with the way our preparation program went. Lets wait and see what the season opener has in store for us.
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This year will be my 20th time at the 12 Hours of Sebring and, after driving the new BMW Z4 GTE at our tests, Im looking forward to my anniversary even more. I think were looking quite good, considering the early phase in our development program. Its a lot of fun to drive the car and my new teammate, Maxime Martin, is fantastic. There are not many things someone can do for 20 years without it ever getting a little boring. Racing is one of those things. I am more passionate about it every year.
Maxime Martin (BMW Z4 GTE car number 55):
Ive heard many great things about Sebring. The track is completely American Style. By that I mean it is very bumpy with walls everywhere. It is quite different to the European circuits Im used to. The BMW Z4 GTE made a good impression on me in our two-day test at Sebring. Im really looking forward to the race.
Jörg Müller (BMW Z4 GTE car number 55):
I really enjoyed my return to Sebring in 2012. The atmosphere in Florida is simply sensational. You can sense just how pleased the ALMS fans are that the winter break is finally over. The new season is welcomed with a big party. BMW Team RLL has prepared intensely for this weekend. We will do our best.
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Im always excited to start the season, especially at Sebring. This year almost everything is new, from the car and tyres to my two new team-mates. We are obviously well aware it will be very difficult to win the GT class three years in a row, especially with a new car. However, I know everyone in the team is extremely motivated to do well.
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Sebring has become a very special place for me with two consecutive wins. In fact, I still hear from people about how exciting last years finish was. GT racing in the ALMS especially at Sebring - is outstanding. It is a race and a place that makes me drive every lap as hard as I can.
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Ive raced in support races to the 12 Hours in previous seasons, but have not been here for four years. Because of this, it was very nice to be able to test here and familiarise myself with the Sebring circuit. Ive kept my eye on ALMS competition in past years and Im delighted to make my debut at Sebring with BMW and BMW Team RLL.
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After starting the season 2-0, the Lumberjacks have dropped four straight matches, including two losses to nationally ranked opponents. As was the case last season, Northern Arizona has again been led this year by the back end of its lineup, as junior Josh Brown has a team-leading 4-2 singles record at No. 5 and 6 and freshman Dominic Bermudez has a 3-3 mark at No. 4 and 5. In doubles play, NAU has been paced by senior David Flodberg and junior Robin Pezzutto with a 2-0 record at No. 3, while Bermudez and sophomore Hugo Ramadier also have a pair of doubles wins on the season.
New Mexico State started the season ranked No. 67, dropped from the rankings after a 1-4 start, but is ranked again at No. 58 after three-straight wins, including a 4-3 win over No. 40 Denver. The Aggies are 1-1 at home, with a win over No. 66 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and a loss to Utah State, but have not played in Las Cruces since January 22. Senior Arthur Surreaux leads the team at No. 1 singles and is ranked No. 75 nationally. The Lumberjacks are 4-20 all-time against New Mexico State, with their last win over the Aggies coming in 2005.
Western New Mexico is among the elite Division-II men's tennis programs in the nation, carrying a No. 32 Division-II national ranking. The Mustangs are 4-1 this season, with their only loss coming in their only previous match with a Division-I foe - a 7-0 setback at New Mexico. The Mustangs and the Lumberjacks share one common opponent, Grand Canyon, which defeated NAU, 4-3, but was topped by Western New Mexico, 5-4 (D-II uses best-of-nine scoring). Senior Yair Banuelos is ranked No. 50 nationally in D-II singles play and teams with junior Henning Thrien to form the No. 33 doubles team. NAU is undefeated in two all-time meetings with the Mustangs.
The Roadrunners of Texas-San Antonio begin the week at 2-2 and will face New Mexico and New Mexico State before meeting the Lumberjacks. UTSA has wins over St. Edward's and Prairie View A&M and losses to Laredo Community College and No. 34 Rice. Sophomore Martin Ayala leads the team with a 3-1 record at No. 1 singles and 3-1 mark with senior Daniel Moreiras at No. 1 doubles. Northern Arizona is 0-3 all-time against the Roadrunners, with the teams' last meeting in 2009.


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best wwe videogame
im playing smackdown for ps1 and it got me thinking what was the best game the wwe ever produced? mine is smackdown or here comes the pain
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here comes the pain
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I agree with Here Comes The Pain. Shut Your Mouth is a close second because of the AWESOME roster and story mode, but I like the gameplay of HCTP better.
Re: best wwe videogame
No Mercy.
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its funny id say here comes the pain the story was awesome possibly the best roster in wwe history and (hollywood rock amazing entrance). but it hilarious how im playing smackdown for ps1 and yet thats the best rock model they have used ever even the mannerisms lmao. plus there is no better feeling than destroying hhh with paul bearer and the legendary ddt lol
Re: best wwe videogame
Top 5 off the top of my head (no real order except for HCTP being #1):
WWF No Mercy - N64
WWF Smackdown 2 - PS1
WWE Smackdown: Here Comes The Pain - PS2
WWE Day of Reckoning 2 - GCN
WWE Smackdown Vs Raw 2006 - PS2
Re: best wwe videogame
In no particular order.
Smackdown 2
SmackDown Shut Your Mouth
SmackDown Here Comes the Pain
SmackDown vs. Raw 2006
Smackdown Just Bring It
Re: best wwe videogame
Just Bring It & Shut Your Mouth.
Re: best wwe videogame
I haven't played them in forever, but my favorite was always the one where you could climb on the Smackdown! fist. I think that was Shut Your Mouth, but I'm not sure. I also liked WWE WrestleMania X8 for the Gamecube.
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1. WWF Smackdown 2
2. WWF No Mercy
3. WWE Smackdown HCTP
4. WWE Smackdown Shut Your Mouth
5. WWE Smackdown vs Raw 2007
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NYC-based designer Cynthia Rowley spends most of her time creating fashion-week-worthy clothing for her eponymous line, but come the warmer months, her life gets a little more laid-back out East. Below, Cynthia shares her favorite spots to spend time in Montauk—when she's not surfing, of course.
Favorite Restaurant - Everything is so crowded at the beach, you never want to tell anyone your favorite restaurant! And we really do cook at home a lot, and hang out at friends' houses. But I guess if I'm forced to spill, hands down, The Crow's Nest (4 Old West Lake Dr., Montauk, 668-2077).
Favorite Nightlife - A bonfire on the beach.
Favorite Event of the Summer - Bob Melet's epic Fourth of July garage sale. (Melet Mercantile, 102 Industrial Rd., Montauk, 668-9080)
Favorite Farm Stand - I try to grow my own produce!
Favorite Place to Shop - The Cynthia Rowley Montauk store (696 Montauk Hwy., Montauk, 668-8077) for fashion and wetsuits, but for delicious treats, the new Momofuku Milk Bar (696 Montauk Hwy., Montauk). If you're further west, our pop-up at the Capri (281 County Rd., Southampton, 504-6575) is another good place to shop.
Favorite Local Best-Kept Secret - It won't be a secret for long, but my friend Tiina Laakkonen's new shop Tiina the Store (216 Main St., Amagansett, 267-6200).
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It's Spring and the birthday wreath has finally gone from my front door, for a short while at least. But I am in mourning for it. So I made a festive replacement, as it didn't feel appropriate to be putting up The Easter Bunny Wreath just yet.
Last week, when I was in Paperchase, I saw these dear napkins with felt hen confetti sitting next to it. So whilst the Dimpled Assassin, who was under the weather, tried to sleep off her bug, LBG and I got busy crafting. Here's how we made our Spring Wreath.
I didn't have any polystyrene wreath forms to hand, or their more green equivalents, so had to make our own. I cut a square of wadding larger than the wire wreath form I was using, then from the centre, cut diagonally outwards until I reached the inner edge of the wreath. I tucked the resulting triangles under the far edge of the wreath, thus hooking the wadding to the wreath.
Once that was done, I tucked the outer wadding edges inward and bound the entire thing in a spring-like yellow crepe paper.
Next I got my glamorous assistant to fold the napkins in half, with the cut edges making a point.
These we secured on the rear of the wreath with sticky tape. We did this most of the way round the wreath, when we ran out of napkins.
Then she stuck on lots and lots of hens.
Then I dolled it up a bit with some curling ribbon and hung it on the front door. LBG sang 'Spring is here' from that well-known episode of Charlie and Lola (when she gets the hiccups.)
Quality Mamma-Daughter time and a pretty wreath for the front door. I really am a 1950's housewife.


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Solomon confident doctors will accept deal for on-call duty
The outgoing head of the Hospital Authority is confident public doctors planning to take their case to the Labour Tribunal will end up accepting the authority's compensation package for their on-call duty.
Shane Solomon said the authority would send letters to more than 4,000 doctors in the third week of this month and allow them four weeks to consider whether to accept the compensation offer. He believed the 300 public doctors planning to go to the tribunal would change their mind once they knew the amount they would receive. He was confident the majority of doctors would accept the settlement offer, considering 93 per cent of public doctors accepted the previous settlement in 2006. The Court of Final Appeal ruled in October that doctors were entitled to a day off or a full day's pay for being on call on public holidays or days off, even though they might not receive any phone calls or need to work. Following the ruling, the authority commissioned a consultant to work out a settlement offer and to come up with figures. The authority earlier estimated the compensation cost at more than HK$300 million.
The court held that a doctor was deprived of a rest day when he was on non-resident on-call duty as he had to be close enough to the hospital to get there within 30 minutes, could not drink alcohol and had to be ready to respond to calls. But it rejected doctors' claims for pay or time off for working overtime. Besides compensation for overtime work and on-call duty, long working hours had been an issue heatedly debated between public doctors and the authority. Solomon said working conditions had improved.
The authority announced earlier that only 4.8 per cent of public hospital doctors worked more than 65 hours a week in December, compared with 18 per cent in September 2006. The percentage who worked more than 70 hours a week has dropped from 10 per cent to 1 per cent over the same period.
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The number of public doctors who will be sent the letters: 4,000
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The Federal government has a federal agency-wide mandatory goal of contracting 23% of its prime contracts with small businesses. Within this goal, there is a goal of 5% for contracting with small disadvantaged businesses and Women-Owned Small Businesses; and a 3% goal for contracting with HUBZones and Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Businesses. For a status report of HUD small business contracting over the past few years, refer to the section on Small Business Contracting Goals and Accomplishments.
The role of the OSDBU as ombudsman for small business is spelled out in a letter to the heads of all Federal agencies, from the Director of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy (OFPP). Contents of this OFPP letter as well as a synopsis of all legislation and Executive Orders governing the operation of the OSDBU are included in OSDBU Legislative Mandates.
Check the HUD Contracting Home Page to review a contacting guide for small businesses. The guide discusses what HUD does and buys, Procurement Opportunity Programs, marketing tips and other information of value to our the business community. The HUD Contracting home page provides direct links to the Small Business Administration and the OSDBUs and contracting pages of other Federal agencies.
Small businesses can also access the subcontracting opportunities page to view subcontracting opportunities.
A major OSDBU initiative is outreach to small, small disadvantaged and women-owned businesses. The OSDBU staff responds to letters, phone inquiries and e-mail messages answering basic questions and providing information on HUD contracting opportunities. Also, the staff attends and exhibits at small business conferences, makes presentations on small business contracting opportunities and provides one-on-one guidance to conference participants. While the majority of contracting information is included on the HUD website, the OSDBU staff also attempts to maintain a dialogue with trade associations, small business associations and small business, women-owned and minority chambers of commerce through periodic mailings which inform them of upcoming procurement opportunities and events which impact on small business.
OSDBU also lists conferences and workshops it plans to attend on its OSDBU Events Section so that interested parties have a chance to discuss HUD contracting opportunities.
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Sonisphere Statement
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"It is with very heavy hearts and much regret that we announce the cancellation of Sonisphere Knebworth 2012.
Putting the festival together in what is proving to be a very challenging year was more difficult than we anticipated, and we have spent the last few months fighting hard to keep Sonisphere in the calendar.
Unfortunately circumstances have dictated that we would be unable to run the festival to a standard that both the artists and that Sonisphere's audience would rightly expect.
We want to express our deepest regrets to the artists and to thank all the staff, suppliers and contractors who worked so hard with us to try and pull off what has proven to be an impossible task and we know how much they share in our disappointment. We also want to send a huge thanks to the Sonisphere fans who stuck by us and we are so sorry that we can't fulfil what we set out to do.
Ticket holders will automatically receive a full refund direct from their ticket agents"
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"We are disappointed to hear of the cancellation of the Sonisphere Festivals as we were very much looking forward to performing with Adam Lambert and particularly as the venue was Knebworth, our last stand with Freddie. We apologise for the disappointment to all those who were looking forward to seeing us. We are working to see if we can redress the situation at some other venue."
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