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Just saw this link on Yahoo! about the calendars. http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/school_calendars Go figure, they think year-round works too:>)
Is this really what's broken since the good ol' days when public schools worked? Is it REALLY? Or is it something else we're not looking at?
I don't have the answer, I admit. But I doubt trying something "new" will really work better than trying something "old." They worked once. Why don't they anymore?
Time magazine's 2006 "Person of the Year"
Tend to that garden.
There are so many aditonal factors involved in educating our children.
I often tell my wife, "25% of what I know, I learned in a barn." It's a long story. LOL
"He was a wise man who invented beer."
Many people believe that stuffing facts into student's heads is the most important educational function. Students who have good memory do well on tests and we judge our schools by how well these students do on standardized tests.
Some would even say that learning skills is the most important function. This comes closer to the truth. Students who learn skills, including critical thinking, will do well in life,
One of the most important functions is to teach students how to learn. We will be learning all of our lives. Needing information for a task is easier if one remembers it, but being able to find important data or facts and knowing where to look for it is even more important for success in life.
In my chemistry and physics classes, we always had open texts or manuals available during the examinations. The instructors always said, if you know how to use those data manuals, then you will succeed.
I have found out after graduating some years ago that the same philosophy holds true.
Boarding schools rock. Year round, only home for Christmas and Thanksgiving, maybe a week during summer if they're lucky!
Seriously, the best thing to teach kids (IMHO) is critical thinking. To learn critical thinking, you have to learn the nuts and bolts of communication - but you also have to learn the if-then propositions, theorems (fallacious and not), and results of history, science, and mathematics, even the arts. Like heron says, if a kid knows how to think critically, s/he can read and deduce anything accurately from any source. If not, the whole world is a brand-new conception every day when they wake up, and nothing has any relation to anything else. This cannot be taught around teacher workdays or long stretches of time off; kids have a short attention span and lose the concept of 'continuing' education.
IF that was what was being taught, a continuous stream, then year-round would be more effective. Since it obviously is not (an observation depending on what we are graduating as 'educated' children) then it makes no difference.
"The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them." -- George Orwell
You were made by God and for God-and until you understand that, life will never make sense.
thinking...hhmmm, I think that includes the arts too. Music, art, dance are all a very vital part of critcal thinking too. Thanks for reiterating that, WC.
The arts are taught continuously, not just during the school year, while in school. Lessons, for virtually any arts related subjects, are available practically anywhere, anytime. You just got to find the kind of arts related program you're looking for. Check your local art gallery, look under music lessons in the yellow pages (can't find what you want, go to the new music store Freedman's), call your local dance studio. Don't want dance? Try Martial Arts, it's fun, good for you and it's creative/critical thinking. It's out there...all year round.
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Sherri James Buxton has been named outreach coordinator for the Berkshire Music School.
Buxton will be working with BMS faculty members and other artists to bring more musical programs out into the community including Senior Centers, social service agencies, and public and private schools. She is also in discussion with other arts organizations regarding collaborative programs.
Buxton is a long time member of the BMS voice faculty. In addition to her work as a professional singer, she was an elementary music specialist for the Central Berkshire Regional School District, retiring in June.
For more information or to book a performance, workshop or artist in residence, call Buxton at (413) 442-1411, ext. 13.


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Organisers will press ahead with summer events to mark Kings Heath's musical heritage.
Veteran rockers announce Birmingham Institute show
Birmingham VIP airline turns down Rolling Stones after band refuse to stick to no smoking rule
Veteran rockers win two awards half a century after first appearing in magazine's pages
Broadcaster and her partner Jesse Wood broke the news of Rex's arrival on Twitter
Singer named best British female and her debut release Our Version Of Events was named best album
Singer was cut off in her prime during the 2012 ceremony, as she accepted the biggest award of the night
Fans enjoy tribute show to mark half century since Fab Four played Kings Heath Ritz Ballroom
Event remembers night 50 years ago when The Beatles played Kings Heath venue
Huey Morgan to play Wolverhampton Slade Rooms with backing band the New Yorkers
First nomination in 17 years for the Rolling Stones and Amy Winehouse could win a posthumous award in the best British female category
West Bromwich Albion defender Billy Jones wants guitar lessons from Jonas Olsson
Our selection of the best nostalgic pictures of the week.
First live performance in five years for the legendary band
Last night rock veterans The Rolling Stones returned to the stage, a staggering 50 years after their first show. But the band has graced stages in the Midlands on countless occasions throughout an illustrious career. Birmingham Mail reporter Paul Suart looks back.
We visit the luxury hotel the celebrities flee to after their eviction from the jungle in TV juggernaut
Moon men set to land at the NEC
THEY are pictures guaranteed to send music fans of a certain vintage into a nostalgic haze.
DRESSED in a black leather jacket and looking like a cross between Lovejoy's Ian McShane and the Rolling Stones' Bill Wyman, there's a distinctly showbusiness air about jazz band manager Ron Moss.
HERE'S our selection of some of the best images from across the globe today.
Rolling Stones frontman Sir Mick Jagger has been signed up as part of a celebrity-backed Government effort to sell Britain at a high-profile international summit.
Here is the Birmingham Mail's list of top ten gig venues in the city.
IT was one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind – and today one space fan could be over the moon.
These are the top five most-read stories on the Birmingham Mail website over the last seven days:
"DON'T kill him," said Alice Cooper's manager, leaving the hotel room, laughing.
FORMER Black Sabbath manager Jim Simpson has dusted off his photo albums to unearth a spectacular display of 60s and 70s music legends performing in Birmingham and the Black Country.
AN EXHIBITION of photographs charting Birmingham's rock history features exclusive shots of music legends from the Swinging Sixties.
HE conquered the world with Annie Lennox in Eurythmics and he's been a musical magpie ever since, attracted to every shiny genre.
NEW talent Benjamin Francis Leftwich headlines at Birmingham's HMV Institute tonight and he's well worth seeing according to Zane Lowe, Fearne Cotton, Jo Whiley and Dermot O'Leary.
THEY say if you remember the Sixties, you weren't there. In the case of Marianne Faithfull, she's almost certainly forgotten more than the rest of us will ever know.
REGGAE legends Toots And The Maytals are celebrating 50 years of making music with a UK tour that plays Wolverhampton Civic Hall on September 4.
PIECES by Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood are on show at Number Nine the Gallery in Brindleyplace.
THIS event was well staged and sounded great, but you got the feeling that The Chi-Lites – rather than the headliner – could have topped the bill.
SUPERMODEL Kate Moss is desperately trying to land Black Country rockers Led Zeppelin to play at her wedding.
SHE'S the original rock chick who has photographed some of the biggest names in music history – including her ex-boyfriend Mick Jagger.
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FORMER UB40 singer Ali Campbell has laboured with love over his new covers album.
THOSE wild men of rock, Guns n' Roses, have been showing off their rebellious streak again this week – by, er, turning up 75 minutes late for a gig at the LG Arena.
ALI Campbell is either being ironic or he's hoping to patch things up with his siblings.
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I am the manager at a golf club and I am always trying to cut corners. I figured if I helped the owners save a tone of money I would get a raise, but I may have made an error that costs a bundle to fix. When I was supposed to order driving range netting, I did not get the kind that we usually order. Instead, I tried to buy something that was far cheaper. The problem with this is that the quality was reflected by the price. Now I wish I would have left well enough alone.
To be honest, I always thought that this was something that was a universal product. I never knew that some golf course netting brands were far better than others. I just learned the hard way, and I am sure that this will cost me the chance to get a raise. I am thinking about coming clean and talking to them about it before they get a chance to notice and approach me. This will help me look far better since it will show that I am honest and willing to take full responsibility for any mistakes I have made.


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CLINTON — Patrolman Timothy McGuire stopped a vehicle driven by Dennis Douglas, 49 of East Orange on March 17 at 12 a.m. after a random license plate check revealed that the vehicle's registration was expired.
Upon conducting a computer check on Douglas, Patrolman McGuire discovered that Douglas had a warrant for his arrest Union Township in Union County. The warrant was for failing to appear on the previous charge of theft. The warrant had an assigned bail of $500.
Union Township authorities gave Douglas a new court date and he was released on his own recognizance. He was issued a summons for driving an unregistered vehicle and released.


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Eat & Drink
Toronto Restaurant Openings: The Beverley Hotel, Me & Mine, Scaddabush, More than Pies, Weldon Park
Toronto Restaurant Openings highlights the latest restaurant openings and closings in Toronto and also gives a preview at some of the places coming soon. Find us here every Thursday morning.
- The Beverley Hotel at 335 Queen Street West is now open, featuring restaurants on the main floor and rooftop helmed by ex-Hawthorne Food and Drink chef, Eric Wood (via The Grid).
- Me & Mine at 1144 College Street is opening its doors for a soft opening today (Thursday, July 25th) or possibly tomorrow. Partners Melissa daSilva and Joel MacMillan (formerly of Zocalo) plan to focus on local, affordable foods like house-made Western chili sausage with cauliflower and cheddar bake. Daytime service will be offered Tuesday to Friday from 11am to 5pm, on weekends they'll open at 10am and once the liquor license is approved, dinner service will be added.
- Scaddabush, slang for "a bit of everything" is now open at Mississauga's Square One Mall (209 Rathburn Road West). The menu at the new Italian kitchen and bar focuses on small plates and shareable dishes, including pastas made from scratch and fresh mozzarella made daily.
- More than Pies, the Etobicoke wholesale bakery soft opens a new retail bakery cafe this Friday, July 26th at 3469 Lake Shore Boulevard West.
- Latin Taste is now open at 200 Baldwin serving up Churros, tamales and sandwiches for take-away.
- Kitten and the Bear, a new cannery and retail shop for jellies and jams is slated to open at 1574 Queen Street West.
- Weldon Park is set to open in the former site of Paaeez at 569 College Street. (via Post City)
- Nine Cookie Bar is opening soon at 180 Baldwin formerly Shai's.
- We knew this day would come, but it's still sad. After a year and a half run, Come and Get It at 170 Spadina is wrapping up the pop-up in October to make way for an impending condo. (via The Grid)
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By HOWARD FRENCH
Special to The Republican
Waterbury-based Webster Bank plans to close six branches this fall, five in Connecticut, as the company "continues to keep pace with changing customer behavior," according to Anne Slattery, the bank's executive vice president for retail banking.
It is the second wave of branch closings announced by the bank since December.
"Consumers and businesses are conducting more routine banking business over the Internet, through ATMs, at point-of-sale, and using their mobile phone," Slattery said. "Their visits to our branches are less frequent, and more often are focused on addressing customers' more complex financial needs."
The shift in usage has led the bank "to optimize our delivery channels, so that we are delivering customers the services and products when, where, and how they want them," Slattery added.
As part of the realignment, Webster plans to close on Oct. 7 six of its 176 branches, including offices in Wolcott, the New Preston section of Washington, Newtown, Southbury, and Torrington, she said. A sixth branch to be closed is in Mansfield, Mass.
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That was a brutal loss and you could see it on the faces of the Blazers fans and Rose Garden staff as much as it wore itself on the faces of the players.
The past couple of games I had the chance to live blog were the Nuggets win where Roy blocked the Melo attempt and the Christmas Day victory over the Sonics. I guess I just wasn't prepared for the dreary atmosphere since the Blazers have been so good in late game situations all year. However, that last bucket by LeBron just knocked the wind out of everybody. Even the people sitting with me on press row just sat there for a minute after the game.
I'd say the only highlight of the night was getting to see that crazy ride that Darius Miles owns. The thing was on rims so big it looked like a toy car. Here's the audio I had a chance to grab after the game wrapped up:
Here's what coach McMillan had to say about the tough loss in his Post game press conference.
Brandon Roy wasn't very talkative during his post game interviews. I noticed he took quite awhile getting ready to address everyone.
Here's another clip of Brandon talking about the Joel Przybilla substitution towards the end of the game.
Jarrett Jack gives his view of the final minutes, then goes on to talk about Zach Randolph's return to Portland.


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When I was in college I worked at a bagel place across from Lincoln Center in New York. For a job that paid minimum wage plus a split of the tip jar, it was an awesome place to work.
Opera singers would come in and chat all the time, and at the end of the night the restaurant gave us the extra bagels and cream cheese to take home, so I always had friends dropping by when they were hungry.
At the bagel place I worked alongside a guy named Chip. Chip was the nicest guy imaginable and as mellow as could be. Chip ambled into work about ten minutes late every shift, and slipped into the alley behind the building to spark up a doobie on most of his lunch hours.
He was a great co-worker from a likeability standpoint but he didn't do a lot of work, mainly because he wasn't exactly tracking with the frenzied bagel-provisioning activity around him.
"Hey, Liz, need some help with those orders?" he'd ask me while I was scrambling to construct a New Yorker bagel sandwich while pouring drinks for three people and watching the toaster.
"Naw, thanks for asking, Chip!" I'd say, because he really was trying to help, even if he was sitting on a box in the break room when he made the offer.
The managers were nice to Chip because at that time it was hard to find minimum-wage employees who would show up, and Chip always made it to work eventually.
One day somebody posted a notice about a supervisor opening in the bagel shop. I didn't think of applying. I didn't expect to stay at the bagel place for long.
One day, Chip came into work looking a little more put-together than usual. "It's my interview day!" he told me. "This is a big day!"
I couldn't believe it. Had Chip not figured out that the last person to get promoted to a supervisory role is the person who can barely do the job in the first place? Poor Chip did not understand.
When it was time for his interview, Chip walked solemnly into our manager's office. He came out about eight minutes later. Our kindly manager Sarah had her hand on Chip's shoulder and was talking to him gently, like a mom. "Oh no," I thought. Chip walked over to me glumly. "You're not going to believe this," he said, "but they're going to promote someone else."
I said "I'm sorry to hear that, Chip," and he said "I'm going to work for my cousin in Staten Island. This place is biased against me!"
I felt sorry for him. He didn't have the faintest clue what being a supervisor was all about. When I quit my job at the bagel place, Chip was still there.
How would you begin to coach a person who doesn't understand what management is? A supervisor isn't just a person with a tie and a title. Management means taking responsibility for more than your own job.
When I became a manager myself a few years down the road, it was the responsibility for everything around me that hit me first and hardest. Geez Louise, I thought, everything that happens in this department is on my shoulders now. Well, okay then. Let's figure it out.
I feel sorry for people like Chip who don't understand that being a manager isn't just a matter of getting a pay raise and getting to boss people around. When you're the manager, there are no excuses.
If someone goofs up, it's on you, because you hired them and you trained them. Leading other people means having altitude on the work you're doing, looking out across the horizon to see where problems might be emerging and taking care of them early.
It means telling the truth about hard subjects — something left out of every leadership training course I've ever sat through. We don't teach leadership very well. We don't start every leadership training session by acknowledging that anything a leader does just because s/he can by virtue of his her authority is probably not a good thing to do.
We don't always teach leaders that bringing the hammer down is the worst possible thing a manager can do and something to avoid with all your might. We don't teach them that managers who can stay calm, back off, soften and be human at work are the ones who always win. Managers who respect and value the individual talents of the people on their teams get the best results by every metric.
We let people like Chip go on believing that the manager is the person who tells everyone else what to do, and lots of folks — including middle- and senior-level executives in enterprises and institutions everywhere – never think about their leadership roles any other way.
You could be manager material if your first thought when completing any task at work is "Is there a smarter way to do this?" If you see something that bugs you and you find a human way to talk about it, especially when other people are afraid to speak up, you could be manager material.
People who complain and grouse about things they don't like without addressing those problems directly are not manager material in my book.
A management job is a leadership position, and all of us are leaders whether we oversee other people or not. We can choose to lead. We can run our own desks. We can speak with the authority of our own convictions.
There are dysfunctional organizations that will promote people like Chip merely because they'll do what they're told and keep quiet about silly or destructive programs and policies. It's sad but true that in unhealthy organizations, one of the clearest signs of the toxic culture is the prevalence of fearful, see-no-evil, bleating sheep in leadership positions.
You can't work for long in a place like that, because your mojo will seep out of you every time someone shuts down a creative idea or independent thought, and every time you muzzle yourself out of fear that somebody won't like what you have to say.
If you're drawn to leadership but haven't been able to make the case to your manager, it may be a blessing in disguise. Only the people who get you, deserve you, so if you're pushing a rock uphill trying to get recognition for your leadership potential, that's a sign to move on and get that recognition someplace else.
Sticking around and complaining is the opposite of leadership, self-actualization or even adult behaviour. We call that state victimhood.
It will never grow your flame to stay in a situation that you don't like, just because you already have the job. That's what Chip did the whole time I knew him. We can run our own careers, and in fact we have to do that in this new millennium workplace.
The first job of a manager is to keep the team's engine running, and by 'engine' I don't mean the production line but rather, the forward energy known as Team Mojo in the group. If people aren't feeling good about the work and one another, nothing good can happen.
This is why I hate ridiculous management practices like Stack Ranking. There are dozens of them – weenfied fear-based practices that suck away Team Mojo and do nothing for customers or shareholders.
Those programs reinforce the idiotic notion that the manager knows more than the employees do. How could that possibly be?
A manager by definition is further removed from the action than the people he or she supervises. Anyone who goes into leadership thinking that the manager knows best because of his title is someone who should never be made responsible for others.
If you're a natural coach and advisor or want to become one, then by all means pursue a management career. If they don't see your aptitude in one place, the next place will. If you're chafing under the wrong manager, take it upon yourself to change your situation before your mojo is drained completely.
The old notion that people who get promoted to management jobs are automatically smarter or more capable than the people they supervise is going out the window. Little by little we're remembering that the authority invested in anyone by virtue of his title is fake authority, and that the trust we build between us and our workmates is the only fuel that powers anything worth doing.
Luckily, we revert to our human state when it matters and trust people who are trustworthy, not people who puff out their chest and spit out orders. We are an old species, and we know what's real and what's fake.
Published in collaboration with LinkedIn Influencer
Author: Liz Ryan, CEO and Founder, Human Workplace
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Basics, Principles, Elements: color, line, shape, texture, space; Interpreting Art; Timeline
Art is the process of purposefully...
... arranged elements
that appeal to
aesthetic and emotional senses.
> Symmetrical compositions give the feeling that the
_____ is equally distributed. This is called _____ balance.
> Asymmetry occurs when there is a
visual _____ or pull to one _____ of the composition.
Contrast is used to help depict 2 dramatic differences b/c
it helps make objects become
apparent to the viewer
> Regular patterns with easily ID'ed _____
are used so the viewer can visually _____
what may appear _____
> Random pattern: No exact predicted _____,
but the viewer CAN generally _____
what may appear next
> Technically
* Elements of art, shape, line, color, appear to fit together
* Viewer has no feeling for the need to complete, delete or change
Unity creates a sense that the artwork is
self-____ and has ____ of its own,
whole and complete
Perspective: Linear
> Invented during the _____
to give paintings a _____ appearance
Perspective: Linear
> How it works
* Converging lines meet at a vanishing point
* Lines of buildings/objects are slanted to make them appear at a distance
* Human eye perceives smaller objects are at a distance
Perspective: Atmospheric/Aerial
> 4 Techniques used to reproduce effects of distant objects
* Overlapping
* Color
* Size
* Contrast
Perspective: Atmospheric/Aerial
> Example-1
. Darker objects appear to be _____ when using
lighter and _____ colors for distant objects
Perspective: Atmospheric/Aerial
> Example-2
. In landscapes, lighter objects lose _____ and clarity as they appear _____ away
Color can be used in a composition to create a symbolic representation of 2 things:
* Mood
* Emotion
> Red, orange, yellow
> People gazing at compositions using these colors tend to feel:
* Their body temperature rise
> Green, blue, purple
> People gazing at compositions using these colors tend to feel:
* Relaxed
* Calm
* Peaceful
Tertiary colors
> How are they created?
By mixing primary & secondary colors
> Red + Green = Brown
> Yellow + Violet = Brown
Tertiary colors
> Result of mix
Secondary becomes grayish or muted yielding
> Variation of the secondary color
Complementary colors
* Pairs of colors opposite of each other on color wheel
* Do not share any characteristics
Complementary colors
> Result of mixing
Neutral color such as gray or brown
>> They say: purple + yellow = gray
>> My color wheel:
. purple + yellow = brown
. orange + blue = gray
Complementary colors
> Use in composition yields _____
which can be interpreted as _____ and _____
> Example: impact of bright colors is associated with:
* Stronger emotions
* Heightened energy
> Example: subtler/dull colors are associated with a:
weaker, anesthetized
state of energy
> Can be used to define
the _____ of a form
to lead your eye in a certain _____
Lines can be:
Straight Curved
Jagged Diagonal
Horizontal Vertical
Wavy Parallel
Perpendicular Zigzag
* Dashed
> Horizontal lines can suggest:
* A state of rest
* Continuity
* Stability
>> Object that are parallel to the earth are often at rest (gravity)
> Example of symbolism in American Gothic by Wood
Many vertical lines extend upward to sky/toward heavens, including the pitch fork
> American Gothic
> Considered a chronicle of history of mid-western moral ____ during the Great ______
> Horizontal church roof lines are symbolic of:
Inseparable stability
that the church and God
can provide during
difficult socioeconomic times
Shape (form & contour)
> Often defined by a continuous _____ that _____ to create a closed shape.
Shape (form & contour)
> Geometric vs organic shape measures
* Geometric: uniform measures
* Organic: irregular, relatively, I guess
Shape (form & contour)
> Example of the use of form:
* Mary Cassatt "The Bath"
* Circular contour shapes
> Figures > basin > pitcher
Shape (form & contour)
> Example of the use of form-2:
Rounded, natural forms
illustrate clear, crisp lively patterns
> Describes the way a composition might _____ or the way it might appear to _____ with our eyes
> in 3-dimensional art can be touched
> in 2-dimensional art is only:
> i.e. one gets a sense of how an object might feel
> Negative space
* Space between or around the object
* In B/W:
> object is white
> space is black
>> Think reversal or photo negative
4 Questions to ask when analyzing art
1. Content or focal point
1. What dominant object stands out
as you 1st look at the composition
4 Questions to ask when analyzing art
2. Mood
2. What is your 1st emotional response
to the composition?
4 Questions to ask when analyzing art
4. Context
4. What is the historical, cultural, or social context?
4a. What is the time, style, & place of the composition?
Elements of Art
> Consider the composition &
the responses to the 4 basic questions
in terms of the elements of art:
Color Line
Shape Texture
* Space
Principles of Art
> Now consider the responses in terms of the principles of art:
* Balance/Symmetry
Contrast Emphasis
Pattern Unity
* Perspective: Linear
* Perspective: Atmospheric/Aerial
>> Color & Shape were considered with the "elements of art"
Only 9 more questions to consider...
> Question #1
1. How are the lines in the composition arranged?
> Horizontally
> Vertically
> Diagonally
Only 9 more questions to consider...
> Question #2
2. How is color used to show:
> Contrast
> Highlight an area
> Create a mood
Only 9 more questions to consider...
> Question #3
3. What are the spatial relationships?
> Are objects far or near?
Only 9 more questions to consider...
> Question #4
4. Where are the light and dark areas in the composition?
> How does light enhance directionality?
> Does it "lead" the viewer?
Only 9 more questions to consider...
> Question #5
5. What types of shapes are used?
> Geometric?
> How do the various shapes affect the composition as a whole?
Only 9 more questions to consider...
> Question #6
6. What textures are used in the pictures?
> What feelings do the textures convey?
Only 9 more questions to consider...
> Question #7
7. Does the composition include depth, linear perspective, or atmospheric perspective?
Only 9 more questions to consider...
> Question #8
8. Is the composition balanced (symmetrical or asymmetrical)?
> How is the balance achieved?
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Published on January 24, 2014
Death Valley Driver lead singer, Dan Hodgson, second left, says he's looking forward to scaring audiences during Music P.E.I. Week.
Photo special to The Guardian
Published on January 24, 2014
Wildcat is this year's Music PEI winner for rock recording of the year, presented Friday at the P.E.I. Brewing Company's House of Rock showcase. Band members are, from left, Chris Robinson, lead singer Richard MacLeod, drummer Thane Campbell, Chris Francis and Andrew Murray.
Nigel Armstrong - The Guardian
Death Valley Driver set to scare up some new fans during Music P.E.I. Week performances
The lead singer of Charlottetown heavy metal band Death Valley Driver says he's looking forward to scaring audiences over the next week.
Dan Hodgson makes the comment somewhat tongue in cheek, explaining that it's about exposing the band's music to people not used to hearing it.
Death Valley Driver is one of the many bands and artists which will be performing during Music P.E.I. Week, Jan. 24-Feb. 1. The band was nominated for for rock recording of the year.
That award went this year to Charlottetown band Wildcat with Richard MacLeod on lead vocals, Thane Campbell on drums, along with Chris Robinson, Chris Francis and Andrew Murray. It released its debut album, Wildcat, last October.
The award was resented opening night on Friday at the P.E.I. Brewing Company's House of Rock showcase.
"Whenever we get in front of an audience that's not used to (our) type of music, we scare them a little bit,'' Hodgson laughs, "but usually they've been pretty receptive. Although they might think to themselves 'What is this?' they say later 'that was pretty cool'.''
Music P.E.I. Week is all about diversity, showcasing a wide range of music. These aren't the old days on P.E.I. when it was all about traditional music.
"For such a small scene, P.E.I. has got quite a bit of diversity. It's not just all traditional music (but) it's always been there. Organizations like Music P.E.I. and the ECMAs are starting to see bands that play more fringe-style music are actually out there doing something.
"They're getting on tours, playing cool shows and releasing records, too. (Bookers are) starting to realize it's not just people making noise in a basement. There is an audience for it.'
Death Valley Driver will play three shows, next Thursday at Hunter's, an all ages show the next night at the Solid Rock Café, located in the basement of First Baptist Church on Prince Street in Charlottetown, before teaming up with the Singing Strings at the gala show on Feb. 1.
Hunter River artist Meaghan Blanchard said the week is a chance to get together with friends in the industry.
"There's so many artists from P.E.I. who are off touring or they're recording down in the (United) States or recording across Canada,'' Blanchard said. "Everyone is sort of all over the place so it's kind of a nice time where everyone can come together and be co-workers. It's nice to meet up with these people who you can relate to.''
Rob Oakie, executive director of Music P.E.I., it's the biggest celebration of what many Island artists do.
"It's their Junos, their Grammys, whatever you want to call it,'' Oakie said. "The awards gala is just a fantastic party and celebration. Add to that the conference component, which just keeps growing every year. We bring in delegates from all over the place. It offers them a chance to do some great networking.''
Music P.E.I. Week has come a long way from year one when the gala was held at the Harbourfront Jubilee Theatre and it was a one-day event. This year's gala is at the new P.E.I. Convention Centre ballroom and the event has expanded to nine days.
"You've got a nine-day event that includes over 40 artists and 23 shows and nine different communities now.''
Besides Charlottetown, Music P.E.I. Week will have events in Georgetown, Montague, North Rustico, Belle River, Breadalbane, Kensington, Summerside and Alberton.
One of the bigger highlights of the week is the Songwriter's Concert on Wednesday, Jan. 29. Blue Rodeo's Jim Cuddy is the special guest and host and he'll join John MacPhee from Paper Lions, Blanchard, Ashley Condon, Jordan Cameron, Dennis Ellsworth and Catherine MacLellan on stage.
"I think (Cuddy) is going to be absolutely gobsmacked with the level of talent that he's going to be on stage with,'' Oakie said.


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Online Part time Jobs in India
if you are looking for online part time jobs in India, you may be for rude awakening, there are not too many options available for you.But still you can make decent money through some option. Here are few ways you can earn part time income online in India
1. Start working as freelancer – This is the most easies and genuine way of finding online part time work. I had put a list of freelance sites which probably contains all the sites on the web offering part time work from home. Go and register in them and read the rules and how the site works, you probably won't be making instant money but if you stay persistent, you should start doing well.
NIFT 2009 Results
NIFT 2009 Results
IIT JEE 2009 Counselling
So now IIT JEE 2009 results are out, here is the information of IIT JEE counseling dates as per JEE
Medical Examination and Counseling for Qualified students - June 9 -11 , 2009
Counseling Dates (the colleges will be announced later)
Result of IIT JEE 2009
result of IIT JEE 2009 is out.
So you can check your IIT JEE 2009 results here
Send free SMS anywhere in India
if you are looking to send free SMS anywhere in india, here are 5 such services which you can use -
1. way2sms – way2sms is one of the highly popular service in India, often used and promoted by orkut people. Just like other services, it also depends on the sms/email gateways of mobile service provides which means it wont' deliver the sms to everywhere but it works well. Expect some spam sms'es too from them. Using way2sms, you can also send the sms through email allso.
India need a Service like Paypal
A long time back during baazee days, India had a service called paisapay which was an alternative of paypal and since the acquisition of bazee by ebay and paisapay being reduced to ebay india only,I have always felt that India seriously needs a paypal like service where people can easily pay money to someone through an online account without the hassle of going through all these Bank NEFT process and filling 3 different passwords. etc.
One of the main reason why we need a service like paypal in India is because this will speedup the ecommerce industry in India which gets hurt seriously with heavy transaction fees of payment gateways. In ecommerce industry where the margins are wafer thin of 2 to 5%, and if you pay payment gateway fees of 3 to 5%, it leaves nothing to the ecommerce site.
Make money by Reading SMS fraud in India
India with its 8 Crore net users (5 crore regular) is becoming a hub of net fraud.specially in make money online business. One of the way people are doing this online fraud is offering money for reading SMS, and the trick is, you have to pay Rs 200 registration fees!
One of the example of such company is S M S rupees.com (remove the space in SMS as I can't give them live link, the last time when I had done this, the website people abused me alot through comments and called me as a fraud for calling them fraud :D)
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So who was Fake IPL Player ?
so Kolkata Knight Riders exited from IPL 2 and along with that, Fake IPL Player also exited, Unfortunately as promised, he did not revealed his identity, but he has posted a video (and that too in a very filmy style!) here. Watch the video and read the comment, it can be fun.
Now lot of people says it is Akash Chopra but I don't think it is any of the player. No one can pull such trick. Also another thing for sure, more then one person (may be many) are involved in this fake IPL player saga. It looks to be either marketing pulloff from some IPL insider and it surely succeeded.
Indian Female bloggers
I just thought to make a list of Indian female bloggers who are writing professionally on the web. Now I haven't seen too many indian female bloggers honestly who are blogging professionally (probably a good thing as the last thing the web need is more bloggers with adsense all over the blog:) ) but here are few which I could find -
1.Kamla Bhat – Kamla bhat probably is one of the most known female indian blogger who write and produces podcasts and takes interviews of some big shots in It industry. She has worked in various IT companies in silicon valley for over 10 years.


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Euclid agreed Wednesday to make extensive improvements to its sewer system to reduce or eliminate untreated sewage and wastewater overflows that have long polluted Lake Erie.
The city reached a settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, the federal Environmental Protection Agency, and the state of Ohio. The papers were filed in U.S. District Court in Cleveland, and are subject to 30 days of public comment and final court approval.
Euclid Mayor Bill Cervenik said earlier this month that the improvements will cost about $50 million over 15 years. Sewer rates are expected to rise about 30 percent in the next two years to pay for the plan, he said.
Euclid's combined sewers release 57 million gallons of wastewater annually. Under the improvement plan, the city will expand capacity at its wastewater treatment plant to capture at least 90 percent of the solids from the combined sewers and to kill 99 percent of the bacteria in the waste flow.
The plan also would eliminate the annual discharge of 2 million gallons of raw sewage from the city's sanitary sewers.
The federal and state governments will evaluate the results and require the city to implement appropriate improvements at various milestones, achieving full operation no later than 2026.
In addition to the construction and maintenance components of the settlement, the city agreed to pay a $150,000 civil penalty.
"Today's settlement requires long-overdue sewer system upgrades that will improve water quality in Lake Erie and other local waters for the residents of Euclid and the state of Ohio," said US EPA Great Lakes National Program Manager Susan Hedman.
U.S. Attorney Steven Dettelbach called Lake Erie the crown jewel of the region. "Working together, we can and will continue to do everything in our power to protect that asset for future generations of Ohioans."


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STATEN ISLAND, NY — Having swallowed three times the normal rainfall for spring, the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden is so green, it looks Irish.
Of course green is better than brown, but chief horticulturist Greg Lord was ready last week to call a time out, a recess, a stay of precipitation; and would someone please get him a towel?
"Too much water is as bad as not enough," he declared during a tour that took advantage of a one-day break in rain that's produced 12-and-a-half inches over the past 30 days (the norm is more like four inches). "When the soil becomes saturated, the roots cannot breath and they suffocate."
So far, everything is hyper-verdant but surviving. Any day now, Lord expects to see the perennial beds in and around the greenhouse, where quite a bit of the color is concentrated, approach the summertime peak they will maintain for the next four to five weeks.
At the moment, unusual perennials are close to popping in planters near the front of the glasshouse. One is the eucomis or pineapple lily, an elegant-looking presence, the sort of upright garden citizen you would expect to find in a Victorian conservatory. The specimen just to the right of the front door of the greenhouse is a deep maroon.
Don't miss the brilliant red/orange salpiglossis or Painted Tongue on the west side the greenhouse, also in a container.
These plants, Lord explained, are touted as hardy; allegedly they will survive local winters. But he's not taking chances. "The soil we have here is heavy clay," he said. "It freezes hard."
So, the P-lilly and the Painted Tongues spend the cold months in the greenhouse, warm and asleep.
Around the side of the greenhouse, poppies and columbines, day lilies, Carolina lupines and yellow wax bells were blazing against the surrounding greens.
Lord harvests seeds and propagates the poppies; unfortunately some visitors seem to believe that seed pods are theirs for the plucking. "I wish they wouldn't," he said, as it's against the rules in a public garden.
No one is likely to miss the globe thistles in the borders. They are thorny, silvery green and gigantic. Some are already five-feet tall and topped with purple flowers. If vampires gardened, they would grow these unearthly, pallidly glowing, dangerous looking plants. ÂÂ
While the White Garden and the Chinese Scholar's Garden have had their peak blooming moment, they are by no means finished.
Modeled after the world-famous white garden at Sissinghurst in England, the Harbor's White Garden will have new flowers periodically as summer gets under way. Every specimen in this 20-by-40 foot, trellis-enclosed garden is white, in every variation from whipped cream to ice-white. Even the foliage is whitish, pale powdered.
In a few weeks look for summer-blooming clematis blooming overhead. The notorious English literary figure, Vita Sackville-West designed the White Garden at Sissinghurst to look "ultra-Romantic, blowsy and billowing."
The Island certainly had that kind of abandoned magic last week. But the horticulturist thought it looked a little too wild. The wet weather, he explained, has sidelined regular weeding and pruning regimens.
Most of the plants that flower in the Scholar's Garden are trees, ornamentals and fruit trees, and they wrap up their display in the spring.
However, there are still many things to enjoy: Foliage, bark texture and the big, glossy-leafed Southern Magnolia that will bloom any minute now.
At the opposite end of the property, near the Sensory Garden, a semi-tropical border won't peak for a while yet. In this unusual presentation, tropical plants that winter indoors get mixed in with hardy annuals and perennials few days ago, a Japanese banana plant was a green fountain of glossy fronds, just across the patch of prickly-pear covered in bright yellow flowers.
Michael J. Fressola is the arts editor for the Advance. He may be reached at email@example.com.
Photos: Horticulturist Greg Lord explains record rainfall's impact on gardens at Staten Island's Snug Harbor
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STATEN ISLAND, NY — Having swallowed three times the normal rainfall for spring, the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden is so green, it looks Irish.


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A 52-year-old man was robbed in the parking lot of Cedar Trace Apartments on Village Drive about 11:30 p.m., according to police.
Two men approached him and asked for cigarettes, police said. One of the men pulled out a silver, semi-automatic handgun.
The men then demanded the victim's car keys and other personal property before driving away in the victim's 2003 Chevrolet Trailblazer, police said.
Mobile County Sheriff's deputies spotted the car on Georgetown-Chunchula Road and tried to stop it, officials said. After a short car chase, the two men parked the car and ran into some nearby woods.
Authorities used police dogs to track them through the woods and to the front door of a residence in the 6900 block of Georgetown-Chunchula Road, according to police.
Tremell Sargent, 19, and Deshua Sargent, 19, were taken to Mobile County Metro Jail, each charged with first-degree robbery.
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Kaydn's Law on track to make Iowa school children safer
In response to this spring's passage of Kaydn's Law, Iowa officials and state universities are taking steps to make school bus trips safer for all Iowa children.
"A new Iowa DOT rule will make illegally passing a school bus a serious violation that will automatically result in a license suspension," reports State Senator Mary Jo Wilhelm of Cresco. "This is in addition to increased fines of up to $1,875 and 30 days in jail for drivers who pass a bus when the red warning lights are flashing. More fines, additional jail time and even loss of driving privileges could be added on if someone is injured."
Kaydn's law, Senate File 2218, was passed this spring by the Iowa Legislature in response to grassroots efforts led by the family and friends of Kaydn Halverson of Kensett, who was killed by a driver illegally passing a stopped school bus. The proposed rule is expected to be approved by this September. In addition, the law requires the state to study additional steps that could improve school bus safety.
"Experts at Iowa State University and the University of Iowa will review if cameras mounted on schools buses might help protect children from reckless drivers," Wilhelm said. "They will also consider highlighting school bus safety in our driver's education classes and other measures to increase the safety of school bus passengers."
The study will be conducted by the Center for Transportation Research and Education at Iowa State University and the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) at the University of Iowa. The findings must be reported to the Legislature by December 31, 2012.
"I want to thank Kaydn's family and friends for helping make all Iowa school children safer through their work for Kaydn's Law," Wilhelm said. "Their efforts have made an important difference. When the school bus safety study is complete, I will review it for additional steps the Legislature can take during the 2013 session to make sure every Iowa school child can travel to and from school safely."
Link to the proposed rule: http://www.legis.iowa.gov/DOCS/ACO/IAC/LINC/ARC.0158C.pdf
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TRENTON - There was a site rarer than scouts and other non-credentialed humans clogging up the Waterfront Park press box Saturday night.
There was Thunder manager Tony Franklin, with two Eastern League rings and a runner-up finish in 2010, doing something he generally shuns after spending the first four months of the season developing players via the Yankees' organizational blueprint.
Franklin went with situational matchups in the heat of a playoff chase during the final inning of Saturday's doubleheader opener against Bowie.
Tonight's game was canceled after 4 2/3 innings and 2:49 of rain delays with Bowie leading 4-2.
After six solid innings from Yankees' right-hander Jeff Marquez as part of his Major League rehab assignment and clinging to a 3-2 lead, Franklin went with switch-pitcher Pat Venditte to start the seventh and final inning over true left-handers Kei Igawa and Wilkins Arias with Bowie lefties Joe Mahoney and Aaron Baker due up.
Venditte needed only eight pitches to strike out both hitters, and a reasonable assumption considering Franklin's five-year track record in Trenton was that he would allow Venditte to close it out by switching his specialty glove to his left hand and throwing from the right side to slugger Brandon Waring.
"There comes a point in time during the course of a season, and in the course of a ballgame, when you've got one bullet to shoot, possibly two, and you use them,'' Franklin said. "Phelpsie (pitching coach Tommy Phelps) and I talked about it and felt we just did not want to give them an opportunity (to win).''
In May, Franklin likely would have allowed Venditte to ice it.
Instead, Franklin went according to matchups, and by the numbers, when he called on Josh Schmidt to face Waring and his team-leading 18 home runs.
In four save opportunities this season, Venditte was 0-for-4.
Schmidt was 7-for-8, and needed just six pitches to get Waring swinging.
"No, we don't normally do that, but I think we are in the part of the season where we can do it a little bit more than we normally do,'' Franklin said. "We just felt like it was one of those times, so we went with it and it worked out well. We felt like Schmitty had a great chance to get the righty with his breaking ball, so for us it was a no-brainer.''
The victory kept the Thunder over .500 and out of third place in the Eastern Division.
Considering they flushed a 3-0 lead in the nightcap, it was a reasonably big moment in the season with just 15 games to play.
On the heels of a 1:52 rain delay, Trenton struck first in the series finale Sunday on a run-scoring single in the first inning by Austin Romine.
Third base umpire Travis Hatch prematurely called for the tarp at 8:28, only to have the game resumed at 8:43.
Four batters later, another front came through and dumped more rain on an already saturated playing surface to trigger a third rain delay for game scheduled to start at 5:05 with the Thunder facing a six-hour bus ride to New Hampshire.
The final decision to cancel the season finale with Bowie was made at 9:29 p.m.
The game is not likely to be made up unless either team finds itself tied for a playoff spot at the end of the regular season.
Speaking of playoff hopes, the Thunder's took a major hit tonight when it was learned leading hitter Ray Kruml had been promoted to Triple-A Scranton/Wilkes-Barre.
The unquestioned team MVP, the hustling outfielder hit .290 and led the Thunder in hits (131), at bats (452), runs scored (70), triples (8/tied) and stolen bases (37).
Time: 7:05 p.m.
Site: Northeast Delta Dental Stadium; Manchester, N.H.
Starting pitchers: Thunder Cory Arbiso (4-5, 5.15) vs. New Hampshire Chad Jenkins (5-5, 4.08).
Radio, Internet: 91.3 FM WTSR, trentonthunder.com.


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Angel favors at-large vote
"Reaction was unanimous among all three Kitsap County Commissioners when the freeholders last week released the first draft of their proposed new county charter.Crafted over the last several months by the 21-member board of freeholders, the proposed charter, among other things, provides for the election of a five-member county council by district, rather than countywide.Put another way, the newly organized five-person county council would be elected exclusively by the voters of their respective districts in both the primary and general elections.The current system, which would be revamped if Kitsap County voters pass the proposed charter sometime next spring, allows for each of the county's three commissioners to be nominated by their respective districts in the primary election. In the general election, however, they are voted on by the entire county. I thought a lot about this and decided that for all of Kitsap County to benefit, the positions must be elected at-large. It should stay the same, said Kitsap County Commissioner Jan Angel, a Republican who represents South Kitsap. It's a hard way to go, but I think it's the right thing to do. If the county council represents just one district, then there will be range wars going on, and the council won't be making the best decisions for the county.In fact, Angel would prefer the county council seats become non-partisan positions. Her argument is that regional issues aren't tied to political parties. I think the people would vote for the best candidate, she said.County commissioners Tim Botkin and Chris Endresen, both Democrats, echo Angel's concerns.I'm disappointed the freeholders went that way, since it would represent a bit of a harsh change, said Botkin, who represents Central Kitsap. There are times when representatives keep their district's specific issues in mind but, more often, commissioners are asked to represent the county as a whole.I think it's a mistake, agreed Endresen. The charter should be about making Kitsap County government better. Council members should be held accountable to everyone in the county. In my eight years on the Poulsbo City Council, representatives were elected at large.Endresen worries that if council members are elected by district only, then citizens and voters will ultimately be short-changed.If you want anything done in your district, you'll have to get at least two other representatives, probably three, who aren't beholden to you at all to vote for what you want or what you oppose, she said.At present, the current system could come under fire as early as next year. The freeholders - 13 of which are in favor of the proposed charter - will vote on the document next month. At that point, the charter will go to the county commissioners in November. The commissioners then plan to schedule a special countywide election on the proposed county charter for February or March.The current system we use works pretty well, said Botkin. Nominations are made at the district level and then the general election is at-large. It makes a lot of sense.Botkin, who was quick to say that the proposed new county charter as whole is a well-thought out, professional document, worries that by-district elections could divide the county.In terms of transportation or development planning, commissioners are asked to make decisions that would benefit the county as a whole, rather than specific districts. Necessarily then, commissioners should be held accountable by the entire county.Botkin theorized that perhaps the two additional council members could be elected by district only, while the election processes surrounding the three original county council positions remain the same. The idea of a five-district county council makes sense to Botkin, since the county has grown at such a rapid clip in recent years.Angel agreed, saying the business of the county is a lot of work for only three people. "
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Investigation Clears Man In Officer Decker's DeathThe man accused of murdering a Cold Spring officer in 2012 has been cleared of any charges. Authorities say evidence shows a second suspect, who committed suicide before being questioned, would have been arrested in the officer's death.
Initial Cold Spring Shooting Suspect Re-Arrested On Stalking ChargesThe man arrested and released last year following the violent death of a Cold Spring police officer is once again behind bars.
Man Initially Jailed In Cop's Death Surrenders Following Stalking ChargesThe man arrested and released last year following the violent death of a Cold Spring police officer turned himself in Sunday after being accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend.
Man Previously Jailed In Cop's Death Accused Of StalkingThe man once accused in the death of a Cold Spring police officer has been accused of stalking his ex-girlfriend.
Esme's Blog: Questions Continue In Decker CaseNow that Eric Thomes, who authorities describe as a "person of interest" in the murder of officer Tom Decker, is dead we may never know exactly what happened Nov. 29 outside Winners Bar in Cold Spring, Minn. For officer Decker's family, his friends, and for the people of Cold Spring -- there will likely always be questions.
Man Questioned In Officer Slaying Commits SuicideAuthorities say they have a new update in the investigation into the murder of a Cold Spring police officer. Officer Tom Decker was shot and killed in the line of duty last November.
Man Accused In Cop's Death Returns To Ransacked HomeWhen Ryan Larson, the man who was arrested and then released after a Cold Spring officer was killed, returned to his apartment for the first time since being named a suspect, he said he was shocked at what he found.
Troubling Details Emerge In Cold Spring Officer's Killing When 34-year-old Ryan Michael Larson was released from custody, Stearns County officials said they lacked evidence of probable cause. At that moment, the Nov. 29 killing of Cold Spring police officer Thomas Decker became an even more troubling mystery. If Larson wasn't responsible for the cold-blooded killing, who was?
After Ryan Larson Interview, Questions Still Linger In Cold SpringThe city of Cold Spring, Minn. is reacting to WCCO-TV's exclusive interview with the person arrested then released after the death of one of their police officers.
WCCO Exclusive: Suspect Ryan Larson Talks About Cold Spring CaseCold Spring officer Tom Decker was shot and killed late last month as he responded to a welfare check almost two weeks ago outside Winners Bar in Cold Spring.
Cold Spring Suspect Deflects Attention To Respect Decker's FuneralThe Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says Ryan Larson remains a suspect in the case of a fallen Cold Spring police officer. On Tuesday, he was released from custody because of a lack of evidence.
Thousands Attend Visitation For Fallen Cold Spring OfficerOf the thousands who braved the cold Tuesday evening in Cold Spring, there were many who had never met Officer Tom Decker, who died last week in what authorities called a surprise attack.


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A sophomore at St. Joseph by-the-Sea High School has been expelled after pictures of her nude, and semi-nude in school attire, surfaced last week. The girl, a 16-year-old junior varsity cheerleading captain at the Huguenot school, took about 60 photographs of herself and e-mailed them to a student at St. Peter's Boys' High School in New Brighton, the sources said.
It seems that the boy, a sophomore member of St. Peter's junior varsity basketball team, forwarded the photos to his friends, who did the same. There were reports that some of the photos made their way onto the online Web community, MySpace.com.Coaches at Sea discovered the photos' existence after they overheard talk among the players. They told school officials, who sources said expelled the girl by Friday, the day before an Archdiocesan cheering competition at Fordham University in the Bronx that Sea won.Following the event, a Sea coach acknowledged the matter but declined further comment.Some of the photos reportedly featured the girl wearing clothing with Sea's insignia, which may have sealed her expulsion: Sources said the Sea student handbook specifies dire consequences for students who damage the school's reputation. It's not known whether the boy faces any school sanctions or criminal charges.
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The cabaret-style show features several classic numbers from Broadway musicals as well as more current ones, including pieces form "Annie," "West Side Story," "Hairspray," and "Wicked."
Director and choreographer Ashleigh Tillman called the show "musical theater pasta."
Cast and Crew's public relations manager Maggie Harmon said she's excited to
hold a dinner show, and thought Tillman's creation was a good show to start.
"With this kind of show we wanted to do something different," she said.
Clio Cast and Crew's productions are typically held at their home theater, Theatre 57. "Broadway L!ve" will take place at the Clio Senior Center, located at 2136 West Vienna Road.
Tillman, who has choreographed cabaret-style shows in New York and Chicago, said he thinks people enjoy them for the intimacy they provide.
"You're up and close and personal with the actors and performers," he said. "It's more personal, and you get to eat."
Harmon said she'd like to see dinner shows become a regular thing for Clio Cast and Crew — hopefully one day in their own theater.
"If we ever get the funding to add onto the building, that's something we'd like to add on, to have that capability," she said.
said she's also excited with this show because Tillman is directing and choreographing it. Tillman, who has toured with Disney and other
national acts has 25 years in the business.
Tillman directed "Seussical" earlier this year. A newcomer to the area and Clio Cast and Crew, Harmon said Tillman has drawn talent from as far as Waterford for the current show.
"He just came in and wanted to work with us," Harmon said. "It's an exciting thing."
He will be directing two shows in Clio Cast and Crew's upcoming season.
The Saturday, July 27, show will feature a full dinner prior to the show and the July 28 matinee will have hor d'oeuvres before the show. Dinner show tickets are $24. Matinee tickets are $20.
For more information, visit the Clio Cast and Crew website.


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From Donnie Webb's Blog:
"Heard recently that Syracuse athletic director Jake Crouthamel had decided to dismiss Pasqualoni after the 2003 season. The Orange closed by beating Notre Dame and finishing 6-6 (no bowl). However, chancellor Kenneth "Buzz" Shaw stopped it, overuled Jake and gave Pasqualoni another year."
Wait, what?
Look, what is in the past is in the past and short of any of you owning a Flying Delorean I can borrow, there is nothing we can do about this now.
But that my friends, if true, is a bombshell. It is has been widely believed (including by yours truly) that Jake went down with the ship and was a fierce Coach P loyalist. The fact that it appears he was ready to drop the hammer on Coach P, at all, is something I just can't even comprehend right now.
You can't help but wonder how differently things would have been had Kenneth "get a life" Shaw allowed Jake to pull the trigger on the move. Good thing or bad thing (I'll let you decide) names like Daryl Gross and Greg Robinson may have never entered the world of the SU fan had that happened.
Would Jake have still retired in 2005 if he was allowed to make that move?
Let's go back a bit here shall we.
*Jake Crouthamel announced his retirement on November 17, 2004 (to be effective on June 30, 2005)
*SU's last football game is November 27, the win over BC where Diamond Ferri has the game of a lifetime.
*On Dec 6, Nancy Cantor announces it is the "intention" of Syracuse University to bring back Pasqualoni as head coach, but that the new athletic director would get to make his own evaluation.
*Daryl Gross is hired as A.D. on Dec 17.
*SU gets pummeled by Georgia Tech in the Champs Sports Bowl 51-14 on Dec 21
*Pasqualoni is fired on Dec 29.
Before that saga, Jake defended P at every turn.
I remember Jake was a guest on my radio show shortly after that Notre Dame win in 2003 and I called him on the fact that Coach P had not met his criteria for the program, which he had laid out for the media in a press release months before that. He heavily defended Coach P in that conversation and the decision to bring him back. I can only wonder now what he really wanted to say.
Also from the "what if" department. Had Jake been allowed to fire Coach P, he may have never uttered that now infamous "we're the only horse in town" line. He said that at the press conference on Dec 12, 2003 announcing Coach P would be back for the 2004 season.
Wow. I really don't know what else to say other than sometimes the world reaches up and slaps you right in the face sometimes. I always thought Jake Crouthamel was a Coach P guy to the bone. Now it turns out, he perhaps wasn't.
Speaking of that flying Delorean, if I did have one, who wouldn't want to dial up the day of that meeting in Buzz Shaw's office when he overruled Jake to bring Coach P back.
Jake: "Buzz, I've made my evaluation. I have decided to go in a different direction and fire Paul."
Buzz: "Jake, I don't agree. We are going to keep..."
(Axe runs out of the closet and clocks Buzz with a steel chair)
"Proceed Jake. Proceed"
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BOSTON, Mass. – The St. Louis Cardinals, facing elimination in the World Series, did not have a good start to their last trip of the season.
The Cardinals spent much of Tuesday aboard their grounded charter flight at Lambert Field because of mechanical problems as they tried to get to Boston for Game 6 of the World Series on Wednesday night.
A second aircraft eventually replaced the original and the Cardinals left the ground at 9:01 p.m. ET for the 2-hour, 20-minute flight.
Manager Mike Matheny and Game 6 starter Michael Wacha talked to reporters in Boston via conference call from the grounded charter.
"We've been sitting on the runway for a while," said Matheny. "But everybody seems to be doing all right. We're fortunate that our club allows our families to travel with us.
"We have some younger kids, but I'm impressed with the way everybody has handled it. Fortunately, we have plenty of food, snacks for the kids, lots of entertainment with on-board movies. Everybody travels with all their high-tech stuff these days.
"I think a lot of the kids are pretty happy that they're not in school right now ... There have been no complaints."
The Cardinals had a 2-1 lead after winning Games 2 and 3. The Red Sox, however, won Games 4 and 5 at Busch Stadium. Now the Cardinals are one loss from elimination and they had to spend most of their off day on an airport runway.
"Everyone is just watching movies," said Wacha. "They have dinner on here for us. Nobody is in a bad mood or anything like that."
Wacha will face John Lackey in Game 6. It's a rematch of Game 2 in which Wacha came way a 4-2 winner.
"I'm ready to take advantage of this opportunity," said Wacha. "That's the way I've been my whole life. So it's another opportunity to try take advantage of and get a win for this ball club."
Lineup changes: Boston manager John Farrell said Shane Victorino, who missed Games 4 and 5 with back problems, will start in right field Wednesday. Jonny Gomes would start in left.
Farrell said he will stay with catcher David Ross, who has caught the last three games. Jarrod Saltalamacchia is 0-for-6 in the World Series and Ross is hitting .250 (3-for-12).
Ross hit a tie-breaking double Monday night in Boston's 3-1 victory in Game 5.
Tough road: Only seven teams in history have done what the Cardinals are trying to do – win the World Series by winning Games 6 and Games 7 on the road. The last to do it was the 1979 Pirates over the Orioles.
The Cardinals' main problem has been a lack of offense even though they're out-hitting Boston, .218-.205.
"There's still another gear that we have and we obviously have to find it by Wednesday," said Matheny.
Finally: Boston relievers Koji Uehara and Junichi Tazawa have each appered in 12 games this postseason. It's a postseason record for the Red Sox. ... In Boston's 10 postseason wins this year, they've scored the deciding run six times in the sixth inning or later.


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Martin Brodeur was in goal for the Devils. Rod Pelley was the team's only healthy scratch.
Ottawa was without center Mike Fischer and No. 1 goalie Pascal Leclaire.
THIRD PERIOD: Jarkko Ruutu had two scoring chances in front of the crease at 11:01, but Brodeur made the saves to protect a one-goal lead.
The attendance was announced as 14,056, but was actually much smaller.
SECOND PERIOD: An Andrew Peters hit on Alexandre Picard at 6:22 left the Senators defenseman lying on the ice. Matt Carkner confronted Peters and both were sent off with minor penalties. Peters got two minutes for roughing and Carkner for unsportsmanlike conduct. Picard skated off on his own.
A Patrik Elias goal with 1:26 remaining in the period gave the Devils a 2-1 lead.
Andy Greene took a Jamie Langenbrunner pass and wristed a shot from the right point. Elias knocked it down in the right circle with his stick just above his waist and it eluded goalie Brian Elliott.It was the first goal of the season for Elias.
FIRST PERIOD: New Jersey's early defense pairings were Mark Fraser and Mike Mottau, Bryce Salvador and Andy Greene, Colin White and Matt Corrente.
The lines were Matt Halischuk-Dean McAmmond-David Clarkson, Zach Parise-Travis Zajac-Niclas Bergfors, Brian Rolston-Patrik Elias-Jamie Langenbrunner, Andrew Peters-Tim Sestito-Tyler Eckford.
Bergfors, who has heard criticism from coach Jacques Lemaire this week, scored the game's first goal at 7:58. Greene shot the puck into the right corner and it caromed off the glass out to Bergfors at the left hash marks, where he beat goalie Brian Elliott on his glove side.
It was the first goal in five games for Bergfors and his sixth this season.
Ottawa tied the game at 12:34 when Jesse Winchester's shot from the left point was tipped in by Milan Michalek as he slipped behind Greene in front of the net.
Peters delivered a big hit on Chris Neil into the end boards a few seconds later.
Elliott stopped a sneaky Clarkson wrist shot from the left circle with 2:25 left in the period.


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Washington County is hosting a forum on detecting and preventing elder abuse.
In 2013, Washington County's Adult Protective Services and Abuse received 3,257 reports of elder abuse. The agency investigated 667 cases.
Yet experts believe only about 20 percent of elder abuse cases are even reported, said Randy Mifflin, community services manager with Washington County's Disability, Aging and Veteran Services.
The event will focus on identifying and preventing elder abuse in nursing homes, assisted-living facilities, adult foster homes, residential care facilities and the community as a whole, Mifflin said.
The forum will be Friday, May 16, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hillsboro Civic Center, 150 E. Main St, Hillsboro.
Speakers and panelists include: Therese Hutchinson and Deborah Holton of the Oregon Office of Adult Abuse Prevention and Investigation; Matt Smith with the Forest Grove Police Department; Ellen Klem with the Oregon Department of Justice; attorney Mike Schmidt; Doug Colling of Washington County Adult Protective Services and Abuse; and Marcia Langer of Elder Safe, a program based at the Washington County Sheriff's Office.
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Spring might not be a sure thing, but this area's cellar-dweller rating from MoneySense can always be counted on for this time of year.
The magazine has published its annual list of best places to live in Canada, and "New Glasgow" – meaning New Glasgow and surrounding towns and area – came in at 198 out of 201.
Residents are likely feeling a little less snubbed about this – as what they call home has for a number of years been ranked near the bottom – but not just because they're getting used to it. We have to place this exercise in context.
People are catching on that it's not about the beauty of the area, the friendliness, the neighbourliness, so we can stop feeling an inferiority complex in that regard. MoneySense uses a strict, established set of criteria that would likely matter to a Canadian considering locating in an area.
Subjective impressions of beauty and spirit aren't easily measured and tabulated – and the magazine this year readily acknowledges that.
In fact, last on the list, at 201, is Port Alberni, B.C., a gorgeous spot on Vancouver Island. We're a couple of pegs above them.
Chief among the magazine's yardsticks is availability of career opportunities and employment levels. It would be lost on no one that this area is struggling in that regard. Also on the list is population growth, household income, home affordability, the cost of taxes and so on. Again, we can't deny what some of the challenges are locally.
While many people across Canada would be tickled to come to Pictou County or other parts of Nova Scotia for a vacation, the logistics of this ranking is to highlight prime places where Canadians might want to live, play and carve out a career.
So many of the ingredients that money can't buy are here. The ones we're short on, we already know what we need to work on. Local leaders have acknowledged that particularly in light of recent news about jobs. In that regard, we are not out of step with the magazine's report. We have to keep plugging.


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On Tap Today: Milwaukee Christmas tree lighting, 'JFK,' poetry slam champs, Bucks at Bradley Center
That holiday clock is ticking: The Milwaukee city/county Christmas tree gets its glow at a tree-lighting ceremony at 4:30 p.m. in Red Arrow Park, with Mayor Tom Barrett, County Executive Chris Abele, actor John McGivern and the artist formerly known as Kris Kringle on hand. Holiday music and refreshments are on tap, too.
You've got just two more days till the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, so what better way to re-educate yourself on conspiracy than checking out "JFK," Oliver Stone's Oscar-winning 1991 epic that mastered the mystery? It's on the big screen today at 7 p.m. IPic Theater at Bayshore Town Center, and at 2 and 7 p.m. at AMC Mayfair Mall.
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what is the general consensus here about deep freezing. here http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/18/sc...alls-flat.html it seems its irrelevant. But is it?
what is the general consensus here about deep freezing. here http://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/18/sc...alls-flat.html it seems its irrelevant. But is it?
I think opinion is split 50-50. I haven't done any testing myself, but I know someone who did a great deal of testing and sings the process' praises. I won't give a real opinion until I go through the process myself...if I ever do.
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I've heard and read that the cryogenics treatment allows a trumpet to self correct the molecular changes it went through during construction. The bending, stretching, and heating at solder joints will cause the basic elements to move. It would be similar to resoldering bracing to remove stress. As far as will it improve the playability I think it would be similar to getting a precision valve alignment. It a trumpet doesn't need a PVA getting one will not make it play better. If a trumpet isn't under undue stress removing undo stress will not help.
This is only my opinion. Brekelfuw is wise to not comment on what he is not sure about.
Good Luck,
"currently accepted theories of solid-state physics predict that freezing a
non-ferrous metal such as brass has no lasting effect."
Dr. Thomas Moore
Stop acting like someone shot your dog.
From Ralph Jones's resource site.
Play Test Results of the 2000 Cryo Experiment
What cryogenics is supposed to do is release tension which has occured in the horn during construction.
Time accomplishes the same thing, but it takes years.
Rich T.
Look, cooling things off slows down virtually ALL reactions in the chemical world. Get things cold enough, and even atomic motion stops. Thus, you're not going to change the crystalline structure of a metal any faster by making it cold. If it takes years at room temperature, it'll take millenia at cryogenic temperatures. (that's why we anneal metal at HIGH temperatures!)
Back in the mid 1990s (Summer of 1997, I believe) I was involved in a study conducted on the TPIN by Wayne Tannabe late of the Brass Bow, a pro-shop in the Chicago area. Wayne had the equipment for the cryogenic treatments, and this was part of his business. He and I were pretty friendly, but had this disagreement. He finally challenged me to a blind study (not double blind, as HE knew what was going on) and offered to do the process on one of my horns for free, if I would evaluate how my horn played. I agreed, readily!
So, early in the summer, he took one of my horns (my Yamaha rotary Bb trumpet, YTR-935) for a week. He gave it back to me to try for a couple of weeks. Then he took it back for another week, and gave it back to me again. I think we went through one more cycle before I had to decide when I thought he'd done the test.
I thought about it and told him (and everyone on the TPIN at the time) that the horn played the best after the second week he had it. Coincidentally, that was when he actually did the cleaning and freezing process on the horn.
Proof of concept? Well, maybe, but the funny thing was that ALL my horns played better after the second week. At the same time, I was preparing for an Illinois Brass Band appearance at the Usher's Ferry Grand Celebration of Brass Bands near Cedar Rapids IA. I was preparing a solo, and wanted to do it right! It is MY contention that any improvement in the Guy/trumpet system was actually in the Guy component!
If anyone is really interested in reading about it, I think that the TPIN archives exist somewhere, and could be accessed. I'm pretty sure that this all took place between May/June and July/August 1997. Look for my name, and that of Wayne Tannabe/Brass Bow and Cryogenics.
IMHO, the deep cleaning that is part of the process is a good thing. I really think that the cryogenic part is pseudo-science and wishful thinking on the part of the players.
Guy Clark
I never actually believed freezing worked any magic either.
Rich T.
on the other hand if colling is irrelative, hat about placebo effect. Afterall trumpet playing is all about self confidence and beleiveing, if you beleive frozen tpt will play better, it will. IMO
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I think you hit the nail on the head: It's all about cleaning and the placebo effect. The same thing happens when we buy a new horn. At first, it's like magic! Then as reality sets in, we find it's often no better than the old ones we had.
Spouses are like that too, sometimes; hence the "honeymoon period" Good thing Laura and I are still on our honeymoon, ten years later!
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