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MLB Trade Speculation: 15 Players Teams Would Most Regret MovingJuly 2, 2011
MLB Trade Speculation: 15 Players Teams Would Most Regret Moving
The risk of any trade is that the player leaving your team will wind up having the more productive future than the player that you received.
Major League Baseball is full of these stories.
Remember when the San Francisco Giants traded Francisco Liriano, Joe Nathan and Boof Bonser for A.J. Pierzynski? I'm sure the Giants regretted moving those three.
If you are an Oakland A's fan, the first two names that probably come to mind as players that got away are Andre Ethier (Milton Bradley came to Oakland in return) and Carlos Gonzalez (along with Huston Street and Greg Smith for Matt Holliday).
Although Bradley did help the A's reach the American League Championship Series in 2006, you could argue that the A's would have benefited more from having Ethier in their outfield the following four seasons instead.
The Pittsburgh Pirates are among a handful of teams that gave up on Jose Bautista before he became the most dangerous hitter on the planet.
The Boston Red Sox probably did not realize the type of players Hanley Ramirez and Anibal Sanchez would become when they dealt them to the Florida Marlins for Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell. Although, you could argue that trade did work out for Boston as well.
Of course, it's not just prospects that get dealt for a big name. Sometimes the regret is for the team that trades away their star because they feel they won't be able to afford re-signing them after the season.
Here are a few players that could wind up on the move this season that their former team will wind up regretting letting them go.
Los Angeles Angels: Jered Weaver
The Angels top trade chip is likely Jared Weaver.
Weaver would draw the attention of some of the league's big spenders, the Yankees, Red Sox and Cardinals just to name a few.
Weaver is a very special talent, he has displayed repeatedly in Anaheim that he has the makings of an ace. He would, presumably, be open to a contract extension to stay with the Angels organization.
Working against an extension with the Angels, though, are remaining ill-feelings between the Angels ownership and Weaver's representation, Scott Boras, dating back to the Mark Teixeira negotiations a few years back.
In the long term, a Weaver trade may be the best thing for the Angels organization. In the short term though, it will be an unpopular trade in Anaheim and one that will hurt the team's chances in the division in 2011 or 2012 (depending on when, or if, a trade is made).
San Francisco Giants: Brandon Belt
This will probably read as blasphemy to San Francisco Giants fans, but Brandon Belt may have become expendable when Buster Posey went down for the season with a broken ankle and torn ligaments.
The sad reality is that Posey may not play catcher again, and may need to move first base. Such a move would seemingly push Belt to the outfield, but the Giants have other solid outfield prospects near ready for the big leagues as well.
Belt could wind up included in a package to land either a catcher or a bigger name bat for another deep playoff run.
Belt is the type of prospect that will likely turn into an all-star for years to come though. Unless the player the Giants receive in return is instrumental in bringing them a repeat of the World Series, San Francisco fans would have a hard time forgetting that Belt was once in orange and black.
Cincinnati Reds: Aroldis Chapman
Aroldis Chapman has an electric arm, but he has struggled at the Major League level so far this season (6.60 ERA in 15 innings).
It's hard to imagine the Reds giving up on him and trading him, but given his high ceiling and his current struggles they could be tempted to take the best offer for him and let another team handle his development.
They'd surely be able to build a package around Chapman that would bring them an impact player to help in their pursuit of the Milwaukee Brewers in the NL Central this year.
Colorado Rockies: Ubaldo Jimenez
Both the Colorado Rockies and their fans know how good Ubaldo Jimenez can be. Unfortunately though, he has not been good in 2011.
Actually, to be more accurate, he has not been good at home in 2011.
Pitching in Colorado, Jimenez is just 1-5 with a 6.86 ERA and a .337 BAA.
On the road, Jimenez is 2-2 with a 2.14 ERA and a .135 BAA.
It is easy to see why the Rockies might be tempted to convince another team to take a chance on Jimenez and take the haul they would bring in for trading his services.
The Rockies would regret the decision though if Jimenez continues to pitch to the level his away stats indicate he is capable of.
Their fans would not tolerate seeing him traded away and winning a Cy Young in another uniform.
Tampa Bay Rays: B.J. Upton
B.J. Upton's name seems to always surface in trade rumors involving the Tampa Bay Rays.
Despite periodically being strapped with the lazy label, he has the ability to be an impact player with his glove and speed for any team that he plays on.
He appears to be in the midst of his fourth consecutive season with more than 40 stolen bases. He hit 18 homers last year for the Rays and already has 11 this season. He connected for 24 homers back in 2007.
The Rays are still in the race, making an Upton trade unlikely. If they fall out of contention though, they could look to deal Upton and add a few more prospects to their bunch of 11 first rounders they added in this years draft.
It would be another blow to the Tampa fan base though who saw so many free agents leave this past offseason.
New York Yankees: Jesus Montero
If the New York Yankees engage in any blockbuster trades this summer, Jesus Montero is the player that every team would be asking for in return.
The Yankees would need to receive a big target player that will be with them for years to come though if they are going to trade a player of Montero's caliber.
Montero has the ability to come up to the majors and make an immediate impact for the Yankees. He could become their staple behind the plate just as Jorge Posada was in the late 1990's through the Yankees dynasty years.
With their trio of stars from the World Series teams all winding down their careers, the Yankees need a new core of homegrown young players to become the face of the franchise.
They'll trade him if it secures a return to the World Series, but it will be a costly mistake in the long run, or until they buy him back as a free agent in a few years.
Oakland Athletics: Gio Gonzalez
Whenever the A's are brought up in a trade talk, that talk shifts to their talented young starters.
Almost always, the talk winds up landing on Gio Gonzalez as the pitcher other teams would ask about.
Billy Beane came out and declared Gio and the rest of the young starters "untouchable" this season, but given Beane's history of dealing stars the rumors likely won't end any time soon.
If the A's continue to fail in their attempts to sign a big bat, they may eventually need to package one of their prized young starters to acquire a hitter by trade.
Gonzalez has electric stuff though and only seems to be getting better. He has suffered from some inconsistency even this year, but he has the stuff to become a perennial Cy Young contender in either league.
The A's have a lot of pitching depth but they would regret trading Gio when they see him annually in all star games and receiving awards and accolades.
Oakland Athletics: Jermaine Mitchell
If the Oakland Athletics become buyers and are forced to surrender top prospects, Jermaine Mitchell should be one of the names every team asks for.
The outfielder, currently playing in Double-A, is having a breakout season offensively.
Mitchell currently has a batting line of .342/.443/.580 with 10 HR, 64 R, 47 RBI, 14 2B and 13 3B. He has played error-free defense in center field for the Rock Hounds.
Any trade of Mitchell should instantly remind A's fans of Andre Ethier and Carlos Gonzalez.
Boston Red Sox: Lars Anderson
Theo Epstein recently commented that he expected to be actively involved in trade talks leading up to the deadline.
One name that he should expect to be asked for, several times, is Lars Anderson.
The 23 year old first baseman is currently hitting .248/.361/.367 with four homers for Boston's Triple-A affiliate.
Although he is currently blocked at first base by Adrian Gonzalez, he still ranks as one of Baseball America's top-100 prospects.
He would make a valuable trade chip, but one that could back to haunt the Red Sox as he reaches his prime and Gonzalez begins his decline (granted a few years from now).
He could also man first base for Boston, allowing Gonzalez to slide into the DH role if David Ortiz is not retained beyond this season.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Andre Ethier
Really, aside from his own belief that his days as a Dodger are numbered, there is not much to indicate that Los Angeles is considering trading their star outfielder.
The Dodgers are in the biggest financial mess in the Majors though, so there is a chance that in an attempt to shed payroll, Andre Ethier could be shipped elsewhere in exchange for younger, cheaper talent.
Frank McCourt is probably already the most disliked owner in baseball; trading star players because of his own personal financial mishaps will not sit well with Dodgers fans.
Ultimately, it would likely wind up being a move that the team would regret, as all teams will take advantage of the Dodgers dire need for payroll relief and low-ball the team in a trade for Ethier.
Such a move would set the franchise back.
Los Angeles Dodgers: Hiroki Kuroda
The Dodgers trading Hiroki Kuroda is more likely than an Andre Ethier trade, but still won't be popular in Los Angeles.
Kuroda was 5-9 with a 3.10 ERA heading into Friday night's start against the LA Angels.
His win-loss totals are not impressive, but his ERA is among the better ERA's in the National League.
He would fetch a decent return from a contender in need of starting pitching, but he should still be a serviceable starter for the Dodgers in 2012 if they are able to fix their financial troubles, or if Major League Baseball takes over the team from Frank McCourt.
The return would determine whether or not the Dodgers regretted trading Kuroda or not, but the potential for regret is definitely there.
Houston Astros: Hunter Pence
The Houston Astros are out of the race. Hunter Pence is a hot trade commodity. His contract value keeps rising.
Easy to see why his name comes up in trade rumors.
The Astros are not likely to trade Pence while their ownership is still in a transitional phase, and it is unlikely that new owner, Jim Crane, would trade one of his team's biggest stars in one of his first moves after taking over the team.
The return for a player like Pence could be enough to convince him to send him packing though, and the Astros will have lost one of their core players moving forward.
It may be a tempting move, but it would further push back the Astros chances of contention.
New York Yankees: Nick Swisher
Nick Swisher isn't exactly having a repeat of his All-Star season last year.
Earlier in the season there was mention that the Yankees may be inclined to let him test free agency rather than exercise his option for 2012. There was also brief mention of platooning him in right field with Chris Dickerson.
Swisher has rebounded a little since then and appears to still be the Yankees top option in right field.
Swisher has the talent to be a 30 homer guy for the Yankees (29 homers each of the past two seasons). He also is a charismatic guy that has been a fan favorite everywhere he has played (Oakland and Chicago in addition to the Bronx).
The Yankees can certainly survive without his production, but they are still probably better off with Swisher than they are without him. Well, at least until they buy the top right field option on the market in the offseason.
Milwaukee Brewers: Prince Fielder
Okay, let me be clear here that I am not saying the Brewers will trade Prince Fielder.
Milwaukee is leading the NL Central, they will not trade Fielder during the season.
The reason I included him on this list is because I believe he will move on after the season and that the Brewers will take a major step backwards when he does.
In a time when the league as a whole is lacking power, Prince Fielder provides a lot of that power that has remained.
The Brewers ownership should open their wallets and make Fielder an offer he can't refuse to keep his services in Milwaukee.
With the Yankees and Red Sox likely out of the running for Fielder since they have Mark Teixeira and Adrian Gonzalez respectively, the Brewers need to be competitive in their bidding and make sure they do everything in their power to keep their slugging star.
New York Mets: Jose Reyes
It's no secret that the Mets are considering trading their All-Star shortstop, Jose Reyes.
Reyes recently fueled those trade rumors when he declared that he was not willing to negotiate a contract extension during the season.
Reyes' first-half performance clearly sets him up for a huge payday through free agency.
However, the Mets would regret anything less than a strong effort to keep Reyes in New York. He is a dynamic player that the team will not easily replace any time soon.
Reyes is currently leading baseball in hitting at .352 and has stolen 30 bases to date. His 15 triples are also tops in baseball.
If the Mets trade or fail to re-sign Reyes, then good luck finding another player of his caliber any time soon.


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The Region of Durham recognizes local organizations for implementing Smart Commute initiatives
Whitby, Ontario – The Region of Durham recently presented Veridian Connections with the 2018 Smart Commute Durham Employer of the Year Award. The award recognizes the company's commitment to sustainability initiatives and its dedication to growing their Smart Commute program.
Last year, Veridian installed a bike maintenance station that can be used by all cyclists, including those biking to work. The company has also seen growing employee participation in its Smart Commute initiatives and an increased demand for carpool spaces.
"Working with our community partners to provide employee transportation strategies combats traffic congestion, improves air quality, and contributes to a healthy environment," said Brian Bridgeman, Commissioner of Planning and Economic Development. "We are proud to celebrate the progress made by each of Smart Commute Durham's 29-member companies; and recognize the time, effort and dedication made by Veridian Connections to improve smart transit options for their employees."
Smart Commute is a program of Metrolinx and the municipalities in the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area, which shares smart travel options such as walking, cycling, transit and carpooling. Established in 2007, the Smart Commute Awards were introduced to officially recognize employer members and partners who have put forth exceptional effort in implementing their Smart Commute programs.
The following organizations were also recognized by Smart Commute Durham for increasing their level of achievement in the program for 2018:
- The Regional Municipality of Durham Headquarters (Platinum)
- The University of Ontario Institute of Technology (Platinum)
- Veridian Connections Inc. (Platinum)
- Safran Landing Systems (Gold)
- Hubbell Canada (Silver)
- Municipality of Clarington (Bronze)
To learn more about Smart Commute Durham, visit smartcommute.ca/durham.
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Alumna Danai Gurira '01 has been traversing the press circuit to discuss her role as Okoye in Marvel Studio's Black Panther. Below is a sample of some of that coverage.
"Danai Gurira's Stops by to Talk About 'Black Panther'," BUILD Series, Feb. 12, 2018
(At the ~29 minute mark of this extensive interview, Danai talks about how Macalester's international culture helped support her interest in African storytelling.)
"Black Panther's Danai Gurira on 'breaking a barrier' with a cinematic milestone," National Post, Feb. 13, 2018
"Danai Gurira on 'Black Panther' and the incredible power of Wakanda," Global News, Feb. 13, 2018
"Black Panther star Danai Gurira talks strong women and changing cinema," Evening Standard, Feb. 13, 2018
"'Black Panther' Star Danai Gurira on Embracing Her Zimbabwean Name: 'I Realized I Didn't Want to Fit In'," GLAMOUR, Feb. 13, 2018
"How 'Black Panther' MVP Danai Gurira Went From Zombie-Slayer to Marvel Superstar," Rolling Stone, Feb. 13, 2018
"For the Stars of 'Black Panther,' Superpowers and Responsibility," The New York Times, Feb. 12, 2018
"ESSENCE To Honor Tiffany Haddish, Lena Waithe, Danai Gurira & Tessa Thompson At 2018 Black Women In Hollywood Event," ESSENCE, Feb. 6, 2018
"Danai Gurira: A Black Panther Rock Star," ELLE, Feb. 6, 2018
"Danai Gurira on Black Panther," Jimmy Kimmel Live, Jan. 31, 2018
"Daughters of African Immigrants Use the Stage to Tell of Two Worlds," The New York Times, Jan. 24, 2018
"Danai Gurira: 'Black Panther felt like an unprecedented Marvel movie'," Film News, Jan. 12, 2018
Macalester Coverage
"Danai Gurira '01 Commencement Address," macalester.edu, May 24, 2016
"Theatrical Force," Macalester Today, April 19, 2016
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The standard insurance illustration and NIW proposal show the projected collateral based on the lender's LIBOR projections. While that is the forecast that the lenders see moving forward, it is their "best efforts" forecast and NIW wants to ensure that the client is prepared for economic fluctuations that would fall outside of these projections. This gives the client a good understanding of what their risk could look like given different circumstances.
Historically, the S&P will return 0% in 30% of years, which is something the insurance illustrations do not show, and why it is important to show a stressed scenario to every client. If the client is shown extreme stress testing (which is a very low probability event), they will have managed expectations in the event of low performance. In addition, the fact that the design still recovers gives the client increased confidence in the performance of the design, and reinforces that anything less extreme is not a cause for concern.
The two worst time periods that would affect these financed insurance designs in the US economy's history are the Great Depression and the 1980s high interest rate environment. These two scenarios test different aspects of a financed life insurance plan. The Great Depression tests an insurance carrier's policy, as 7 out of the first 10 years had a 0% policy credit, when the impact of contract costs is greatest. The 1980s covers the worst interest rate period in US history, and very slow bond yield response inside of the product itself.
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We've found that a client's biggest concern about financed plans is the required collateral, which is why we show whichever stress test has the biggest impact on the amount they need to post. By doing this, the client can be comforted in knowing that they will most likely have the appropriate collateral the design will need to not only survive, but also to achieve the plan's objective. We do this because we want to set expectations for the client about what they will get and what it will cost to get there. The benefit of a NIW financed design is that even in stressed conditions the collateral is frequently lower than the cumulative out of pocket would have been if they purchased life insurance conventionally. By showing the stressed condition compared to the conventional cost of purchasing equivalent insurance, the client gets a better understanding of the value of this financed plan. Bottom line, if the client merely needs to post more collateral (which is returned), then the value proposition of this plan is both clear and compelling.
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"In my professional opinion, I don't think you should be running."
It was the early 1980s. The words still ring loudly in my mind. I had experienced some knee problems during my growth spurt as an adolescent. I had my share of knee surgeries – and probably your share as well. I had a well-respected orthopedist who told me I should never run, but that it would be alright to swim or bike. How could I ever doubt "the expert"?
Not long after that, I became a physiotherapist. I focused my career on orthopedics and sports injuries. Countless patients over the years have been told the same things that I was told. They have put their faith in conventional thinking, in traditional medicine, much as we have been taught to do over the years. Many haven't asked enough questions. All have come to me feeling frustrated and hopeless. I understand the feeling well, having been there myself.
But today, I stand here having just completed my 10th consecutive Capitol 10K in Austin. That's 100K of running in one event alone over the past decade - not bad for a guy that shouldn't be running at all, according to the experts. So how did this happen?
Over the past two decades, I have found myself buried in the sports science and sports medicine literature. I have found myself challenging a lot of currently-held beliefs.
We've all heard how running is bad for us. And many have just accepted that statement as fact. But I challenged that belief, and found that, well, there really isn't much scientific evidence to make such a generalization. Hell, if it was so bad for us, then the human species as a whole would have been in trouble a long time ago with all of the unshod running through the jungles and over hill and dale. I think we've survived just fine.
If you got past the belief that "running is bad for us", then you have probably been subjected to the statement that "running causes your joints to degenerate". Once you do a little research, you may find some evidence that those patients who have had a previous knee injury tend to have degenerative changes over time – running, or no running. But don't we all? And by the way, those same changes noted on an x-ray don't predict if the patient is going to have symptoms – or not.
We do know, without question, that humans adapt to the demands imposed on them. That is how we've been able to fight gravity since the dawn of history. A training stimulus leads to a training adaptation, given an appropriate environment in which to do so.
Fortunately, I took the time to challenge the norm for the benefit of my patients. Twenty-three years of clinical practice is a lot of time to observe patients recovering from various injuries, and go on to return to the sport they so loved. I even got to the point of summarizing much of my 20+ years of clinical and coaching experience in a book entitled "RunSmart: A Comprehensive Approach To Injury-Free Running" (details here), which I published in 2008.
In the midst of this process, I realized I should be challenging my own personal beliefs for my personal orthopedic challenges. I was one of those people, one of those patients, that had simply accepted "the truth" from "the expert". I was one of those patients frustrated by the ramifications of this "truth". I didn't know better at the time. I do now.
I developed my own plan to allow me to run, to do so safely and successfully, and to allow me to partake in events like the Capitol 10K. This past weekend, I hit the roads with 23,000 other runners to take part in the 34th annual running of this Austin tradition. This was my 10th consecutive Capitol 10K. I took a moment to reflect and be thankful for having the ability to do so, and I was reminded that knowledge is, indeed, power.
Who knows what the future holds, but I do know one thing – and that is that if we don't challenge those beliefs, many more people will simply give up just because someone told them that "running is bad". Don't give up. You might just put in a 100K or so of Capitol 10Ks – and look forward to another 100K or so.
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Julie Andrijeski is celebrated as a performer, scholar, and teacher of early music and dance. She has been recognized for her "invigorating verve and imagination" (Washington Post), "fiery and poetic depth" (Cleveland Plain Dealer), and "velvety, consistently attractive sound" (New York Times). In addition to her frequent performances with Les Délices, she is Co-director of the ensemble Quicksilver, Artistic Director and Concertmaster of the Atlanta Baroque Orchestra, and Principal Player with Apollo's Fire, the Cleveland Baroque Orchestra. Ms. Andrijeski joined the Music faculty at Case Western Reserve University in 2007, where she is now Senior Instructor, teaching early music performance practices and directing the baroque orchestra, chamber music, and dance ensembles. She won Early Music America's Thomas Binkley Award, for outstanding achievement in performance and scholarship, and was named a 2016 Creative Workforce Fellow by Cuyahoga Arts & Culture (Ohio), supporting her research and performance of 17th-century music in manuscript.
Philadelphia native Sylvia Berry is one of North America's leading exponents of the fortepiano. Hailed by Early Music America as "a complete master of rhetoric, whether in driving passagework or [in] cantabile adagios," she is known not only for her exciting performances but for her engaging commentary about the music and the instruments she plays. Her disc of Haydn's London Sonatas (recorded on an 1806 Broadwood grand) garnered critical acclaim. A review in Fanfare enthused, "To say that Berry plays these works with vim, vigor, verve, and vitality, is actually a bit of an understatement." She dedicates herself to the performance practices of the 18th and early 19th centuries with an avid interest in the sociological phenomena surrounding the music of that period. She is also the founder and artistic director of The Berry Collective, a period chamber ensemble featuring repertoire spanning from Schobert to Schubert.
Canadian soprano Hélène Brunet is hailed by the critics as "a singer of tremendous quality" with "a voice of perfect beauty" and "sincere expression". Recognized for her interpretations of the works of Bach, Handel and Mozart, her repertoire extends from Baroque to the music of the 20th and 21st centuries.
Hélène is a regular guest with reputed orchestras and ensembles across North America and Europe, notably with American Bach Soloists in San Francisco, with American Classical Orchestra at the Lincoln Center in New York City, with Orchestre Métropolitain de Montréal and conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin, and Toronto's Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Last June, she sang at the Festival Tage Alter Musik in Regensburg, Germany.
Hélène was recently a prize winner at the Lyndon Woodside Oratorio-Solo Competition at Carnegie Hall in New York. The album Las Ciudades de Oro, where she is featured with ensemble L'Harmonie des Saisons, has won a Juno Award for best Vocal Album in 2016.
Hélène is a recipient of a professional development grant from the Canada Council for the Arts.
First prize winner in the 2012 Musica Antiqua Bruges International Harpsichord Competition, Canadian harpsichordist and organist Mark Edwards is recognized for his captivating performances, bringing the listener "to new and unpredictable regions, using all of the resources of his instrument, […] of his virtuosity, and of his imagination" (La Libre Belgique). An active chamber musician, he is the artistic director of Poiesis, collaborates regularly with Les Boréades de Montréal, and has performed with Il Pomo d'Oro, Pallade Musica, and Flûtes Alors!. He has also given solo recitals at the Utrecht Early Music Festival and Brussels' Bozar and performed concertos with a number of award-winning ensembles, including Il Gardellino (Belgium), Neobarock (Germany), and Ensemble Caprice (Canada). He is currently a PhD student at Leiden University and the Orpheus Instituut, Ghent, where his research examines the intersection of memory, improvisation, and the musical work in seventeenth-century France. Since 2016, he is Assistant Professor of Harpsichord at Oberlin Conservatory.
Shawn Keener has been winning over multimedia skeptics with stylish, intelligent presentation design since 2012. As a musicologist, editor, and graphic designer with an upbringing in the theater, she brings a unique skill set to creating concert backdrops that are visual extensions of historically informed performance. She has an ongoing relationship with Chicago's Newberry Consort—notably "Rosa das Rosas: Cantigas de Santa Maria" (2012–15) and "Le Roman de Fauvel" (2016)—and created the presentation for Les Delices/Blue Heron's "Remède de Fortune" in 2017. After years working at the Newberry Library (Chicago), Keener is now an editor at A-R Editions, the leading North American publisher of scholarly editions of music.
Colin Lawson is Director of the Royal College of Music, London. He has an international profile as a period clarinettist and has played principal clarinet in most of Britain's leading period orchestras, notably The Hanover Band, The English Concert and the London Classical Players, with whom he has recorded extensively and toured worldwide. Described as 'a brilliant, absolutely world-class player' (Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung) and 'the doyen of period clarinettists' (BBC Music Magazine), he has appeared as soloist in many international venues, including London's major concert halls and New York's Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall. His discography comprises concertos by Fasch, Hook, Mahon, Mozart, Spohr, Telemann, Vivaldi and Weber, as well as a considerable variety of chamber music.
Colin has published widely on performance practice and the history of the clarinet, especially for Cambridge University Press. He is co-editor of a series of Cambridge Handbooks to the Historical Performance of Music, for which he co-authored an introductory volume and written a book on the early clarinet. He is also editor of the Cambridge Companion to the Orchestra (2003) and co-editor of the Cambridge History of Musical Performance (2012) and Cambridge Encyclopaedia of Historical Performance in Music (2018).
Described by the New York Times as a "lovely, tender high tenor" in one concert and "appropriately brash" in another, three-time Grammy nominee and Gramophone Award winning tenor Owen McIntosh is widely know for the color and creativity he brings to the stage. Recent solo engagements include; Carmina Burana with the Carmel Bach Festival, Monteverdi's L'Orfeo with Apollo's Fire, Bach's St. John Passion with Tenet, Mozart's Die Zauberflöte with Boston Baroque, Haydn's L'isola Disabitata with the American Classical Orchestra, Monteverdi's Vespers of 1610 with Green Mountain Project, Bach's' St. Matthew passion with Grand Rapids Symphony and Monteverdi's il Ritorno d'Ulisse in Patria with Boston Baroque. In 2018, McIntosh, as a member of Blue Heron, won the British Gramophone Award in the early music category with their recording of a 16th century anonymous mass with no name; making history as the first non-European group to ever receive the award.
Jason McStoots is a gifted young tenor whose "bright, clear, and fully-fledged" singing has been described as "exquisite" and "alluring." Jason has performed around the world, and was honored with a Grammy award with the Boston Early Music Festival for his roles of Ixion in Charpentier's La descente d'Orphée aux enfers and Forestan in La couronne de fleurs in 2015. Recent roles include Tabarco in Handel's Almira, Apollo in Orfeo, and Eumete and Giove in Il ritorno d'Ulisse in patria with the Boston Early Music Festival, and Pedrillo in Abduction from the Seraglio by Mozart with Boston's Emmanuel Music. Jason has appeared with such groups as Boston Lyric Opera, Pacific MusicWorks, Boston Camerata, TENET, San Juan Symphony, Pablo Casals Festival, Early Music Guild of Seattle, Tragicomedia, and the Tanglewood Music Center. He is a core member of Blue Heron and can be heard on all six of their recordings. Jason teaches voice at Brandeis University and has staged operatic works for the Connecticut Early Music Festival, Amherst Early Music Festival, Wayland First Unitarian Players, and Brandeis University.
Scott Metcalfe is musical and artistic director of Blue Heron, acclaimed by The Boston Globe as "one of the Boston music community's indispensables," and music director of New York City's Green Mountain Project (Jolle Greenleaf, artistic director), whose performances of Monteverdi's 1610 Vespers and other 17th-century music have been hailed by The New York Times as "quite simply terrific." He is a frequent guest director of TENET (New York) in repertoire ranging from Machaut and Du Fay through Purcell and Bach, and he has been guest conductor of the Handel & Haydn Society (Boston), Emmanuel Music (Boston), the Tudor Choir and Seattle Baroque, Pacific Baroque Orchestra (Vancouver, BC), Quire Cleveland, the Dryden Ensemble (Princeton, NJ), and Early Music America's Young Performers Festival Ensemble. Metcalfe also enjoys a career as a baroque violinist, currently playing with Les Délices (dir. Debra Nagy), Montreal Baroque (dir. Eric Milnes), and other ensembles. He taught vocal ensemble repertoire and performance practice at Boston University from 2006-2015 and in 2016-17 is serving as director of the baroque orchestra at Oberlin Conservatory. Some of his research on the performance practice of English vocal music in the 16th and 17th centuries will be published as two chapters of the volume of essays Music, politics, and religion in early seventeenth-century Cambridge: the Peterhouse partbooks in context (Woodbridge: Boydell and Brewer, forthcoming, 2016) and he is presently at work on a new edition of the songs of Gilles Binchois (c. 1400-1460). He received a bachelor's degree from Brown University (1985), where he majored in biology, and a master's degree in historical performance practice from Harvard (2005).
A native New Yorker, Eric Milnes, is director of La Bande Montréal Baroque, and L'harmonie des saisons, Quebec. He has received critical acclaim for performances as conductor, organist and harpsichordist throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia with recent appearances at the Regensburg, Potsdam, Bremen, Utrecht, Bruge and Lufthansa festivals, at The Forbidden City Concert Hall, Beijing, on tour throughout Japan and at the International Baroque Festival, Bolivia. North American performances include Mostly Mozart Festival, Boston Early Music Festival, Berkeley Bach Festival, Santa Fe Festival, Montreal Festival and as conductor with Seattle Baroque Orchestra, Portland Baroque Orchestra, New York Collegium, and Les Voix Baroque. His latest CD release, Cuidades de Oro (sacred music from colonial New Spain) won the 2016 JUNO (Canadian Grammy) for the best Classical Album of the Year. ATMA Classique features him directing the recording of the complete Bach sacred cantatas – eight volumes are completed. He has collaborated in recording and performance with Gustav Leonhardt, Wieland Kuijken, Sigiswald Kuijken, Bart Kuijken, Andrew Parrott, Reinhard Goebel, and Christophe Rousset, among many others. He takes greatest pride in the accomplishments of his daughters Mary Leah (Vanderbilt University, '15) and Hannah (Columbia College, '16).
Allison Monroe recently completed her DMA in Historical Performance Practice at Case Western Reserve University, where she studied violin with Julie Andrijeski. A multi-instrumentalist, Allison also plays viola, treble viol, recorder, rebec, and vielle. She holds a B.A. in violin performance from the University of Maryland and an M.M. in viola performance from the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. Her performing credits include concerts with the Newberry Consort, the Oregon Bach Festival's Berwick Academy, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, the Washington Bach Consort, the Brecon Baroque Festival Orchestra, and Sequentia as a student at Early Music Vancouver 2015. Allison's research interests include reconstructing repertoire for early seventeenth-century English violin band and the use of bowed instruments in accompanying medieval monophonic song.
Praised for her "alluring" performances and "easy virtuosity," soprano Elena Mullins has wide-ranging interests in the field of early music. As a performer of period chamber music she has appeared with The Newberry Consort, Three Notch'd Road, Les Délices, and Apollo's Fire. She takes a scholarly interest in the performance practices of early repertoires, and co-founded the medieval music ensembles Alkemie and Trobár. She holds a DMA in Historical Performance Practice and a BA in Musical Arts from The Eastman School of Music. She returned to CWRU in 2016, where she directs the Early Music Singers and the Baroque Dance Ensemble, and teaches medieval music history and notation.
"A baroque oboist of consummate taste and expressivity" (Cleveland Plain Dealer) with a musical approach that's "distinctly sensual…pliant, warm, and sweet," (New York Times), Debra Nagy, director, is one of North America's leading performers on the baroque oboe. She plays principal oboe with the American Bach Soloists, Seattle Baroque Orchestra, and Apollo's Fire, and is a regular guest with the Handel & Haydn Society, Boston Early Music Festival, and Portland Baroque Orchestra, among other ensembles. Following studies at the Oberlin Conservatory, Conservatory of Amsterdam, and Case Western Reserve University, Debra has received many awards for her creative and scholarly pursuits including first-prize in the American Bach Soloists Young Artists Competition, a 2009 Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Humanities, and a 2010 Creative Workforce Fellowship from Cuyahoga Arts & Culture. She has recorded over 30 CDs with repertoire ranging from 1300-1800 on the Chandos, Avie, CPO, Capstone, Bright Angel, Naxos, and ATMA labels, and has had live performances featured on CBC Radio Canada, Klara (Belgium), NPR's Performance Today, WQXR (New York City) and WGBH Boston.
Martin Near has been acclaimed for the "sweet limpidity" of his singing (The New York Times), with a "cool, beaming countertenor" commended for its "crystal clear…beautiful, blooming top notes" (New York Classical Review). He enjoys a varied career exploring twin passions for early music and new music. Highlights of recent solo performances include a concert version of Machaut's Remede de Fortune, created as a collaboration between Blue Heron and Cleveland's Les Délices (Debra Nagy, director) and returning to Blue Heron's 2018-19 season, and Richard Rodney Bennett's Ophelia (1987) with Boston's Odyssey Opera under the artistic direction of Gil Rose. Mr. Near maintains a parallel career in the pipe organ industry, providing services in organ pipe reconditioning and repair, voicing, tonal finishing, and tuning for Spencer Organ Company of Waltham, and he has also been known to compose, arrange, and engrave using Finale.
Ian Petroni is a multi-disciplinary artist in Cleveland, Ohio. In his work as a designer and builder for theater, festivals, public spaces, he seeks to serve the circumstances while presenting something unexpected and challenging. His hope is to inspire the imagination of the public. Functionality is critical to me and he puts a high emphasis on understanding the specific situation that each of my pieces must interface with However, Petroni am not so much interested in work that has a clear point. Rather, he is interested in work that raises questions, or presents a complexity and even conflicting emotions. After experiencing this work, Petroni would like the audience to see the world, in a new light, from a slightly different point of view. He enjoys the challenge of conceiving of unexpected ways to use found objects, and enjoys surprising the viewer with how something can be used. Perhaps they will then see everyday objects as having creative potential. Likewise, in an increasingly digital and manufactured world, Petroni strives to create work with a handmade, organic quality. Nature is also a key influence: for example, each plant of the same species follows certain rules in how it grows, but each individual plant is also unique. Petroni enjoys challenging what he perceives as the dominant aesthetic of our time by creating work that is organic, intentionally imperfect, and handmade in the hope that the audience feels some inspiration and confirmation of their own human creative impulses. He wants people to feel that their world is something they can participate in creating.
Steuart Pincombe is known for his captivating performances and innovative programs on both modern and historical instruments. His playing has garnered wide acclaim from the public and critics alike with the Philadelphia Inquirer calling him "a gorgeous player with perfect intonation, imaginative phrasing," and a "superb soloist" (Strad Magazine). In addition to his numerous chamber engagements, he has appeared as soloist with ensembles such as Solistenensemble Kaleidoskop (DE), Holland Baroque (NL), Wallfisch Band (UK), Symphonie Atlantique (NL), Apollo's Fire (US), and the Springfield (MO) Symphony (US). In addition to being featured on numerous radio stations including BBC, CBC, NPO, and NPR, he has recently begun recording for 7 Mountain Records in Amsterdam. Steuart lives in Missouri on an off-grid farm with his wife Michelle and the various plants and animals that are under their care.
Adriane Post, violin, formed her first quartet at age 11 and found her love of chamber music. She can be heard as leader of Washington National Cathedral Baroque Orchestra, founding member of ACRONYM Ensemble, member of Apollo's Fire and Handel&Haydn Society, as a regular with Trinity Wall Street Baroque Orchestra and performing with many period instrument ensembles across the US. Described as one of North America's "brightest and best" by Early Music America, Adriane has received a fellowship from The English Concert and has performed with Les Arts Florissants and William Christie in Thiré, France, and as concertmaster for Nicolas McGegan and Jordi Savall with Juilliard 415. Recent performances include Spoleto USA, Tanglewood, The BBC Proms and the Carmel Bach Festival. Adriane received her BM from Oberlin Conservatory and her MM from The Juilliard School's Historical Performance program. A proud Vermonter, Adriane admits to residing happily in Brooklyn with her husband, Paul Dwyer.
Hailed "among the first rank of US Lutenists," (Lute Society of America) Mark Rimple has appeared with Trefoil, The Folger Consort, The Newberry Consort, Severall Friends, and Piffaro, the Renaissance Band, The King's Noyse, Mélomanie, Pomerium, Tempesta di Mare, Network for New Music, Seven Times Salt, Cygnus Ensemble and many other groups. His solo CD Tre Liuti features Italian lute music for three different instruments; an EMA reviewer praised his "transparent…" and "extraordinary sensitive" playing. He appears on recordings with Trefoil, The Newberry Consort, Seven Times Salt, and Cygnus Ensemble. As a composer, he often writes for early instruments. His music has been featured by the 21st century consort, ChoralArts Philadelphia, counter(induction, Mélomanie, The ISCM Chamber Players, and Parnassus. Mark holds the rank of Professor in the Department of Music Theory, History and Composition at The Wells School of Music at West Chester University of Pennsylvania.
"Pure and shining" (Cleveland Plain Dealer) soprano Clara Rottsolk has been lauded by The New York Times for her "clear, appealing voice and expressive conviction" and by The Philadelphia Inquirer for the "opulent tone [with which] every phrase has such a communicative emotional presence." In a repertoire extending from the Renaissance to the contemporary, her solo appearances with orchestras and chamber ensembles have taken her across the United States, the Middle East, Japan and South America. In collaboration with pianists Sylvia Berry and Byron Schenkman, and guitarist-lutenist Daniel Swenberg, Ms. Rottsolk has given recitals of song from the 17th to 21st centuries in venues including the Goethe-Institut Boston, Town Hall Seattle, St. Mark's Church Philadelphia, and Swarthmore College. Her recordings are Myths and Allegories, French Baroque cantatas with Les Délices and "supple and stylish… and unflaggingly attractive" (Gramophone Magazine) Scarlatti Cantatas with Tempesta di Mare on the Chandos-Chaconne label.
Historical bassoonist Wouter Verschuren regularly performs throughout Europe and the U.S.A and is at home with repertoire ranging from the Renaissance to the Romantic. He is principal bassoonist of The Amsterdam Baroque Orchestra conducted by Ton Koopman, and regularly plays with other renowned period orchestras such as The Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, The Orchestra of the 18th Century, La Petite Bande and The Academy of Ancient Music.
A graduate of the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, Wouter regularly appears as a soloist, and plays in numerous international chamber music ensembles such as Caecilia-Concert, Concerto Palatino, Oltremontano, l'Arpeggiata and many others. Specializing in performance and research of 16th and 17th century music and later repertoire, he makes regular appearances in Europe and the US with the harpsichordist and fortepianist Kathryn Cok. Their world premier recording of unknown Sonatas by Nikolaus von Krufft was released in 2009 by Challenge Records. Recently, the CD The Elegant bassoon was released and was enthusiastically received by the international press.
Besides his teaching positions at the Royal Conservatory, The Hague, and The Royal College of Music, London, Wouter regularly gives master classes in Europe, the USA and the Middle East and coaches for such festivals as the Amherst Early Music Festival, San Francisco Early Music Society (USA) and Tage der alte Musik in Hof (Germany). Wouter is also active as a researcher, currently pursuing a PhD at the Royal College of Music, with the primary aim to rediscover forgotten repertoire for dulcian and (historical) bassoon.
Charles Weaver is on the faculty of the Juilliard School, where he teaches Historically Informed Performance on Plucked Instruments. In 2016, he was the assistant conductor for Juilliard Opera's production of Cavalli's La Calisto. He has also directed an opera with New York's Dell'Arte Opera and has accompanied operas with the Yale Baroque Opera Project and the Boston Early Music Festival. He also works with the New York Continuo Collective: an ensemble of players and singers exploring seventeenth-century vocal music in semester-length workshop productions. Chamber music appearances include Quicksilver, Early Music New York, Piffaro, Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, the Folger Consort, Blue Heron, and Musica Pacifica. In addition to teaching lute at the Lute Society of America Summer Workshop and the Madison Early Music Festival, Charles is associate director of music at St Mary Church in Norwalk, Connecticut, where he specializes in Renaissance polyphony and Gregorian chant.
Hailed by Gramophone for his "impressive horn playing," Todd Williams is an active performer and educator based in Philadelphia. A leading exponent of the Natural Horn in America, he serves as Principal Horn of numerous ensembles across the country including the Handel & Haydn Society, Boston Baroque, Trinity Baroque, Clarion Society, Apollo's Fire, Mercury, Opera Lafayette, Tempesta di Mare, and more. This season he's served as guest principal for Tafelmusik (Toronto) and the American Bach Soloists (San Francisco) and procured future solo engagements with Philharmonia Baroque. On the topic of the Natural Horn, he has conducted lectures at the music schools of Curtis, Eastman, and Oberlin and in 2019, joined the faculty of the Juilliard School. On the modern valved horn, he is a staple of the Philadelphia music scene performing with the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Opera Philadelphia, the Pennsylvania Ballet, and the Philly Pops. From 2003-2014, he served as solo horn of the opera festival Lyrique-en-Mer, France. He's recorded for Deutsche Grammophon, RCA/Sony Records, Atlantic Records, CORO, Naxos, Musica Omnia, Chaconne/Chandos, and Warner Brothers. Todd is a graduate of Indiana University.


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When I was still in school they asked us to write a paper about what it was like on the day everyone thought the world was going to end. Been out of school for a long time, but I thought I'd put something down from someone who was actually there. Maybe give these kids a glimpse of what the world looked like before the Security Coalition patrolled the streets.
It's been about twenty years since god leapt out of a database and saved the world. Back then you didn't walk around with communicators embedded in your heads. Heck, even having internal tech was science fiction. I don't know if it was better. But someone oughta know how we got to where we are now.
Twenty years ago, the Universal Security Coalition was smaller and went by a different name. The Horizon Initiative wasn't bombing server banks and screaming about how mankind chose the easy way out. Though maybe they oughta consider that their god never came down from the sky to stop us from killing each other.
Back then there weren't any rituals, backups, or morning greetings from the church networks. People woke up to nothing but flesh and maybe a bit of titanium and they went to work or school. I was taking a test on something meaningless when it got announced. Our normally jovial principal told everyone to cease instruction and turn to the news.
It was like something out of a movie. This giant, six-legged robot with airplanes and tanks all around it. Monsters with armies of their own. The news people were talking about a Foundation. Nobody knew what to think. After a few minutes, we all realized that the robot was real. The monsters were real. The armies were real. There were questions, a lot of them. And the giant robot answered us.
The first time Mekhane answered us it was horror and calming in equal measure. God's voice was a balm to people's nerves. The leader of the United Church had taken crews from news stations to go and speak with God. It wanted to speak with mankind and explain our future as a species.
God explained that he had killed the evil and now he was going to sit on the throne. Things happened fast after that. News stations were buzzing about this Broken God, now whole. Eventually, we came to know him as Mekhane, The United God, Or just God.
The blind were given artificial machine eyes. Amputees were given artificial limbs that felt real. Diseases were cured. In spite of itself, the world had come to find God. And he raised us up.
But his glory came at a cost. More people joined the Church Of The United God. More people walked around with chips embedded into their brains. People screamed about the mark of the beast, and the antichrist and hellfire. Then they did more than just scream.
There was a group called the Horizon Initiative. Their job had been to keep a tab on the more violent cults of the world and prevent them from awakening terrors of the deep. When Mekhane took control, a lot of religious groups dissolved. But the Golden Horizon was born out of their fanaticism and fear.
One day, they raided a center for helping people in Foundation custody to integrate back into society. The Golden Horizon killed everyone and set the place on fire rather than surrender. The news had two stories, one about innocents murdered by terrorists, and one about how the religiously oppressed people had finally fought back.
People protested. They started demanding the execution of the "demons". Anomalous people fled back through the blast doors of Foundation sites as fast as they had run out in celebration. The GOC was working overtime- gone from fighting the anomalous to loading them into trucks to take them to safety.
"Pro-Inhuman" protests sprouted up against the fires of hate and violence. Humans and Anomalous people married despite threats to their lives. Mekhane preached patience. Bumaro pleaded for peace.
The world's governments began to take sides in a deadly dance, while the United States was teetering back and forth like usual, the EU and United Kingdom had already taken the stance of Anomalous Rights, most African countries were split evenly, but Russia and China were resolute in opposition.
The hacktivists in the Serpents Hand revealed that China had been sending anomalous persons to prison camps while labeling them "culturally dangerous" to the government. Russia was still looking for ways to exploit their anomalous population but kept them imprisoned as well.
Someone threw a bottle at the police on some street in Beijing no one will ever know the name of.
What started as a protest became a riot, and then it became a mob. They dragged anomalous children out into the streets and beat them to death in the full out collapse of reason that followed.
This was the final straw for mankind.
Mekhane stepped out of the Temple Of The Anvil in Greece. A ten-meter tall god, enraged with mankind. The world's governments were to immediately dissolve. The Foundation would expand to fill the void. To take control. Mankind was held by the sickness of evil and corruption, we had lost the ability to see the life around us as precious. Reason and logic must take their rightful places and the disease would be eradicated.
No one had any time to consider the demand. Russia and China launched their combined nuclear power at the Temple of The Anvil as soon as Mekhane revealed himself. There is no Russia or China anymore. Just a hole where people used to live.
With God's wrath came the storms. Black clouds spiraling out of the oceans, enveloping the world's landmasses within a few days. The leaders of the Church arrived to speak to Mekhane in Greece, along with the Foundation, but the god who once loved speaking to mankind was gone. In its place was a silent statue of gold and silver.
The month-long storm almost ended everything. Lightning crashed down from the sky in pulses that left humanity with a metal scar. When the sky had cleared, we came out of the rubble. About a quarter of mankind was turned into living machines, cities were turned to twisted masses of metal and stone, Washington DC has holes reaching 10km into the earth, London was one of the few cities spared the destruction as it was the home of the Cogwork Orthodox.
After that… the Foundation took control of everything. The UIU was swallowed up and simply became a part of the now mega-institution, the GOC had been transformed into the Universal Security Coalition; the main core of peace and law enforcement. Foundation sites still exist, but as of now, there are 20 O-4 Councils, each running a part of the world and reporting back to the O-5 who still live, running the Foundation and working to keep the world calm and safe.
The Prime Unit of Mekhane settled down in Greece with his most devout followers. It has several bodies in different parts of the world that all operate as Mekhane and all function with the sects of the United Church gathered around them. The Maxwellians. The Cogwork Orthodoxy. The Foundationals and The United Church.
The Maxwellians are the most common to find, either those who carry highly advanced augmentation or those who wear the black coat of the clergy. Most of their brains are housed in machine bodies. Many with the golden hexagons at the corners of their eyes- denoting a connection to Mekhane. They have these shiny, black buildings scattered around every major city. The dying go in to either download into Mekhane's simulated plane of existence; The Ark Consciousness, or to take new, undying bodies.
The Cogwork Orthodoxy prefer to stay in Europe. Mostly they're the ones who spent their lives worshipping Mekhane, augmenting themselves with clockwork machinery. A large amount of them are people who were worshiping Mekhane as their overlord from the moment he stepped out of the Foundation site. They usually serve as Mekhane's missionaries in the more war-torn countries. Their immunity to radiation has made them useful in evacuating the survivors of the brief nuclear war against God.
The Foundationals are what I'm most used to. They suddenly arrived one day at the gates of Site-21. All of them were young defectors from the rest of the church and believed unity was the answer to rebuilding the Broken God. They're the ones that finally figured it out. The Foundation's database had been built with Mekhane as the core of it all. An emergency was called but it was determined that being in the database was no discomfort to him. The Foundationals keep regular communication with the god they're responsible for rebuilding.
The United Church, the group of Mekhanes personal monks and his attendants. They exist alongside him in Greece, working to create new technology and repairing those who are sent there. Bumaro leads them and communicates with mankind every single morning at 8am without fail, telling them about the world, giving words of comfort, and news about when a temple was opening to do repairs on civilians. If you were lucky, Mekhane would be there to speak to a full temples of people who came and went through the day.
In the end, it really was better. We're free of meaningless war. There's a bottomless pool of resources to build schools, farms, and hospitals. But better is still imperfect. That makes what's happening in Baltimore right now so frightening.
Actually… that's another story entirely.


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The President of Court of Appeal, Justice Zainab Bulkachuwa has finally withdraws as the Chairman of 2019 Presidential Election Petition Tribunal hearing the petition against the election of President Muhammadu Buhari.
According to report the chairman voluntarily stepped aside from participating in the hearing of the case shortly after the unanimous decision of the panel dismissing the application filed by the petitioner.
The ruling was delivered by a member of the panel, Justice Peter Ige.
She said that she took the decision for personal reasons and to avoid a situation where another female Justice will face same issues presented to the court.
Recall that the Presidential Candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, Atiku Abubakar, had asked Justice Bulkachuwa to recuse herself, because she is married to a Senator-elect of the All Progressives Congress, APC.
Counsel to Atiku, Livy Ozuokwu, asked the Chairman of the Tribunal, to recuse herself, on the grounds that she will be biased in the case.
On Wednesday, Justice Bulkachuwa recused herself, after a prolonged sitting.
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Santo Domingo Location: South Coast of the Dominican Republic)
Santo Domingo is an enchanting city of modern sophistication, old world charisma, and Latin charm. In the capital of the Dominican Republic, dazzling casinos, pulsating night life, superb dining, fashionable shopping and top class hotels, are set off by a rich colonial past evidenced in the numerous museums and restored historic buildings. Santo Domingo is the ideal spot for travelers interested in the old and the new.
The Colonial City is the perfect starting point for visitors to discover Santo Domingo. Here, between Independence Park and the Ozama River, you will find the first city built in the New World by European settlers, including Columbus's brother, Bartholomew and his son, Diego Columbus. The first street ever built in the Americas is Calle de Las Damas, the site of numerous historic buildings including the Ozama Fortress, the oldest fortress in the Americas. There is also the house of Nicolás de Ovando, governor of Santo Domingo in the early 1500's and a ruthless warrior against the Taino Indians. Of great historical interest is the Museum of the Royal Houses, the restored 16th century palace of the Spanish Court, which features a wonderful view into the past. Nearby is the Alcázar de Colón (Castle of Columbus) built by Diego Columbus and his wife Maria de Toledo, niece of the Spanish King Ferdinand. A few streets over in the center of the walled city, visitors will find the Cathedral Basilica Santa Maria la Menor, pronounced the first cathedral in the New World by Pope Paul III in 1542.
From the old to the new, Santo Domingo takes visitors on a trip through the centuries with its numerous national museums celebrating all aspects of Dominican life past and present. Many of these museums are located in the Plaza de la Cultura, a large park area where visitors can stroll easily from one museum to another. They include The Museum of the Dominican Man, the Museum of Modern Art, the National Museum of History and Geography, and the National Museum of Natural History. Visitors will enjoy the fascinating look into the history of the Dominican people including original Taino artifacts, information on the Spanish conquerors, and the African slaves at the Museum of the Dominican Man, as well as the impressive collection of modern art that gives a new dimension into Dominican society at the Museum of Modern Art.
Another site not to be missed is the Faro a Colón (Columbus Lighthouse) an impressive structure in the shape of a cross which was constructed to mark the 500th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' Landing in the Americas in 1492. It houses his remains, and features numerous exhibits. After exploring it by day, it is exciting to view the Lighthouse at night from the Colonial City, when the powerful lights are reflected into the sky.
Other daytime sightseeing options are the National Aquarium, the Botanical Gardens, the National Zoo, and Los Tres Ojos, an impressive 50-foot deep cave with three lagoons surrounded by stalagmites and lush vegetation.
At night, the city unfolds its magic carpet of choices for visitors interested in dining, the arts, and dancing into the wee hours. Santo Domingo's dining scene rivals any cosmopolitan city around the world. A truly international mix, visitors can find every type of cuisine as well as savory Dominican dishes at superb restaurants offering great value. In addition, top theatrical, musical, and dance performances can be enjoyed at the National Theatre, and smaller theatres around town. Afterwards, visitors can merengue and salsa the night away at the upscale dance clubs in town including the greatest sensation of all– the Guácara Taina. This multi-level cultural center/disco is set in a massive underground cave.
Recently, the city has generated an influx of cafes where the local crowd gathers to have a late night bite, coffee or drinks, and to talk, mingle and dance the night away on outdoor patios or terraces. Today nightlife is centered around Trio Cafe', Montecristi Cafe', Karamba Bar and Ocho Puertas. Bars and cafes such as these are a great way to get know the city, meet the locals, and in general have a great time and practice your Spanish.
Since Santo Domingo offers something for everyone, we are confident you will find the city an excellent place to study Spanish!
Things To See And Do In The Area
- Explore the colonial districs
- The Faro de Colon
- Visit the Cathedral and other interesting historic churches.
- Visit the Santo Domingo Botanical Gardens
- Take a trip to one of the many nearby beaches
- Stop by one of the many interesting museums in the city
- Check out some of the local market areas
- AND much more!
Come to Santo Domingo to learn Spanish and explore a cultural, historic, and simply beautiful area of the Dominican Republic.
Getting To Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic
The best way to arrive.
- Fly into the international airport in Santo Domingo
- Each day there are numerous flights arriving from around the world.
- We can arrange pickup service.
If you have questions about how to arrive into Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic please do not hesitate to to contact us.


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Always on the Move
This week has been an adventure. We went to Cleveland for my sister-in-law's surgery and we took Jackson with us. He is definitely mobile now. He walks, crawls, and does anything else to keep on the go. After we boarded the plane he grew restless until we took off. Sometimes we had to wait in the car while we programmed the GPS. He grew fussy, but as soon as we started to move evereything was OK. We had to spend quite a bit of time in waiting rooms and hotel rooms. Jackson seemed to dislike this the most. I am proud of my son because he did really well this week, even though he wanted to stay on the move.
I don't blame this behavior on Jackson. I think it is natural for little boys to want to stay mobile. In fact, I believe all of us have a natural tendency to want to go. We may not admit this drive to keep moving, but if we examined our life I think we would discover that we stay on the go most of the time.
As Christians we often go. We go out into our communities trying to reach out and help where we are needed. We visit other Christians in other towns and other countries, in order to encourage, uplift, and edify. We go to places near and far striving to spread the gospel. This is good! We need to continue to do these things. God wants us to go, but sometimes He wants us to stop. We may need to stop and meditate on God's word, or stop and pray. Maybe God wants us to just stop and rest. Rest was a part of God's plan from the beginning. I think it is sometimes easier for Christians to go than to stop, maybe because going comes naturally to many of us.
"Be still and know that I am God." Psalm 46:10


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Mission Statement
St. John the Baptist Primary School works in partnership with families, the parish and the community. In our day to day life we try to put into practice our Catholic beliefs and come together regularly as a community to worship.
Inspired by St. John the Baptist, we;
"Work together in Love
Play together in Harmony
Pray together in Faith
Aspiring to Happiness & Achievement for all."
Aims Of The School
- To see at work in our school community the values of God's kingdom, prayer, truth, holiness, justice, love, forgiveness and peace
- To promote an ethos of caring concern and love in a school which looks to Christ for the basis of its existence. Anyone in need should be made to feel the loving concern of those around him or her.
- To deepen the relationship between the home, school and the parish of St Michael the Archangel.
- To use the school's Mission Statement as a basis for ensuring personal growth and professional development within our community.
- To give children an awareness of their own abilities and powers, of their relatoinship with and towards others, and to develop their capabilities in reaching their full potential as responsible caring adults.
Faith in Action
We support lots of charities throughout the year and staff, children and their families are always extremely generous in their support of others. Money is raised through fund raising events and charitable donations from the school community.In recent years we have made donations to Trocraire, Homeless shelter, Macmillan Cancer, St. Vincent De Paul and appeals.
In school we pray in lots of different ways:
- There are regular circle times and prayer services in classrooms.
- All classrooms have prayer areas that include liturgical images, artefacts and prayers.
- Children's own prayers are offered at Mass.
- Time and opportunities are given for personal prayer time (especially during Advent and lent)
- Prayer groups and rosary groups are held for children especially during May and October.
- All assemblies and gatherings in school have a religious and prayer focus for the whole community.
We also work hard to include families in the prayer life of our school. We do this by:
- Encouraging parents and families to attend collective worship.
- Sending prayers home so that families can learn and use common prayers at home.
Serving our parish and school community
We serve our parish and local community in many ways, sharing God's message of love with others whenever we can. Some ways in which we do this are:
- Holding special, reflective services and liturgies in our church for our school and parish communities, especially during Advent and Holy Week.
- We organise a class Mass each week where children from each class attend and participate in the collective worship for the parish.
- Preparation in school for the Sacraments of First Holy Communion and Confirmation. We also hold regular parent meetings to ensure that families are fully involved in preparations.
- Carol singing during Christmas time in the local community.
- Working with Parents as partners in our early years classes.
Children in Primary 3 receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation and in Primary 4 children receive First Holy Communion . These Sacraments form an integral part of the life of the whole school and parish community.
In Primary 7, children receive the Sacrament of Confirmation in Term 2.
Children attend a special service of commitment before starting their preparation for receiving these Sacraments and special Masses are led by and held for these children throughout the year. Special prayers are also said for the children every week at Mass and in class.
Fair Trade
Fair trade means when we buy things, we buy fairly. It means that we pay people who have worked hard growing and collecting the food or materials well.
We believe that we should treat other people fairly and, that includes when we buy things from them. If we buy food, drinks and clothes which have been unfairly traded, that means most of our money goes to the people in our country who are selling the items and only a little bit of our money goes to the people thousands of miles away who did all the hardest work by caring for them, growing and picking them.
When we are in the shops we know that if we see food, drinks or clothes that have the Fair Trade Mark on them, this means that the people who did all the work were given a fair price for the things they are selling.
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Mick Jagger wanted role in A Clockwork Orange
I always find it quite interesting when you find out what casting changes were made to films before they were made. For many reasons people drop out or are replaced, usually you can't imagine that first person playing the role.
Now we have found out that before Stanley Kubrick's involvement in A Clockwork Orange, Mick Jagger was interested in playing Alex, and the Beatles were to contribute to the soundtrack.
A letter quoted in the Guardian sent from executive producer Si Litvinoff to potential director John Schlesinger, talks about the interest in A Clockwork Orange from the Fab Four.
This film should break ground in its language, cinematic style and soundtrack. [And] the Beatles love the project.
Schlesinger decided against making the film, due to the nature of the violence in the film. Seems bonkers thinking about Mick Jagger playing Malcolm McDowell's role, and The Beatles playing in the background. I think we can safely say that one turned out for the better.
Any recasts that have surprised you? Anyone that you wish hadn't gotten a role over someone else?
One of my favourites was the role of Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lambs. It was originally intended for Michelle Pfeiffer, but having seen Jodie Foster's Starling I really don't think the film would have been any where near as good with Pfeiffer in it.


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Using a multimodal biospectroscopic approach, we settle several long-standing controversies over the molecular mechanisms that lead to brain damage in cerebral malaria, which is a major health concern in developing countries because of high levels of mortality and permanent brain damage. Our results provide the first conclusive evidence that important components of the pathology of cerebral malaria include peroxidative stress and protein oxidation within cerebellar gray matter, which are colocalized with elevated nonheme iron at the site of microhemorrhage. Such information could not be obtained previously from routine imaging methods, such as electron microscopy, fluorescence, and optical microscopy in combination with immunocytochemistry, or from bulk assays, where the level of spatial information is restricted to the minimum size of tissue that can be dissected. We describe the novel combination of chemical probe–free, multimodal imaging to quantify molecular markers of disturbed energy metabolism and peroxidative stress, which were used to provide new insights into understanding the pathogenesis of cerebral malaria. In addition to these mechanistic insights, the approach described acts as a template for the future use of multimodal biospectroscopy for understanding the molecular processes involved in a range of clinically important acute and chronic (neurodegenerative) brain diseases to improve treatment strategies.
- Cerebral Malaria
- Murine Model
- Molecular Mechanism
- Multi-modal Imaging
- X-ray Fluorecence Microscopy
- FTIR Imaging
- resonance Raman Imaging
- Nuclear Microprobe
- Altered Cerebral Metabolism
- Protein Oxidation
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Achieving the Paperless Law Firm
We recently took some time out to catch up with Andrew West, a partner at leading Suffolk law firm, Gotelee Solicitors, for his opinion on the perceived benefits and practicalities of the paperless law firm.
His comments were very insightful, so over to Andrew…
The Benefits of Paper-free Document Management
"I think as a firm, achieving a paperless office is something we would always aspire to, but achieving a 'paper-light' office is more of a reality. Aside from the obvious environmental advantages, there are many business benefits:
- Improved speed and efficiency in work processes
- Improved client communication and service
- Easily searchable electronic document archives
- Ability to work remotely (more effectively) without the need for a physical file
- Storage space and cost savings due to the reduction in paper archiving
- Easier and enhanced disaster recovery following fire, theft or flooding
- Heightened data security and risk management
Having access to information long after a physical file might have been destroyed – subject to our data protection obligations – is obviously a major advantage, too."
The Perceived Risks
"Most of these challenges will come from human or computer error, and arguably, they pose no greater risk than what we'd face with a paper-based workflow. These are the risks as I perceive them:
- Issues with the scanning process
- Documents saved to the wrong file or not saved at all
- Corrupted data
- Security issues
- The system going down
As I said, most of these would be just as big a threat if we were working with paper files and document bundles – the permanent or partial loss of a file, or any papers within it, arguably presents greater risk, with the security offered by back ups of electronic data.
In an age of digital dictation and e-mail, if the system is down, whether the source file is paper, electronic or a mixture of both, you're still somewhat stranded.
A stable IT platform is still an absolute requirement."
The Practicalities of Going Paper-Light
"The majority of what we do at Gotelee Solicitors could be converted from paper-based processes to an electronic document management system.
The main obstacle is getting over the legal profession's love of paper!
A paper file is often perceived as being more useful in situations where a fee earner is otherwise engaged away from their office computer (e.g. when working from home or commuting via train or attending court). Physical files are also considered easier to present to clients, especially where a signature is required – although, electronic signatures are likely to become more prevalent.
Skim reading to glean background information (and highlighting relevant sections) is arguably easier with a paper-based file, but again, as technology improves and user behaviour evolves, this 'concern' is likely to diminish over time.
In industry terms, we're still in the transitional stage of converting from book-based knowledge to fully embracing online resources. The jury is out with some of our partners on the use of online reference materials, but for new talent coming through the door, it's the expectation that everything, including know-how resources and client files/documents, will be online and accessible via their tablet, phone or laptop.
Full buy-in to the paper-free or paper-light concept could be a hard sell, as the cost of the initial conversion might seem expensive. I have no doubt that the benefits and cost-savings, as well as the flexibility of working in a paper-light environment, would soon shine through, but a solid business case would need to be put forward in the first instance."
Resistance to Change?
"I anticipate that any resistance to the implementation of electronic document management would be borne more out of a mindset built on paper, rather than issues with the solution itself. But by analogy, who'd want to go back to sending urgent communications by fax? I think I last received a fax about 12 years ago!
Receiving and reviewing 'post' is becoming a thing of the past, too; with the vast majority of communications and documents sent by e-mail. Most firms have electronic case management systems, where case file data is stored, and workflows create efficiencies, so it would be a natural progression for all remaining documents to be scanned and saved to a server or into the cloud.
As a firm committed to reducing its carbon footprint, I believe Gotelee Solicitors could achieve a paper-light office within a fairly short timeframe.
It's definitely something we'll be exploring further."
If you'd like to know more about secure document management for law firms, please get in touch with our expert consultants today.


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Lusaka- Zambia becomes the first country in Africa to launch the Growing Expertise in E-health Knowledge and Skills programme and the first in the Southern African region to launch a HIV generic drug.
The United States' Growing Expertise in E-Health Knowledge and Skills electronic health care project (GEEKS) seeks to leverage technology and provide health services for men, women and children in Zambia as part of the 15-year President's Emergency Funding for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) project.
The initiative is being undertaken in Zambia at level one to orient health staff on the health care solutions using advanced technology.
The US government, working in partnership with the government of Zambia through the Ministry of health and the Zambia National Public Health Institute, aims to build capacity of the health workforce to utilise health information and communication technologies to improve the quality of patient care.
Speaking at the launch of the GEEK training programme at the University of Zambia in Lusaka last week, US Ambassador to Zambia, Daniel Foote, said the initiative underscored the US government's strong bilateral relations with the Zambia in resolving health care-related concerns through applied technologies.
Zambia's GEEK health care training and implementation under the auspices of the US leadership will be rolled out in the country in partnership with the government through the ministry of health and the Zambia National Public Health Institute.
This, it is envisaged, will ultimately eek build capacity of the health workforce to use health information and communication technologies to improve the quality of patient care.
"We are proud to announce that Zambia is the first country in Africa to launch the GEEKS programme, with Thailand being the inaugural site. Starting this initiative here underscores our strong bilateral relationship with the Zambian government, particularly in the health sector, and its role in leading the way for the Africa CDC in the southern region," Foote added.
Zambia has since 2004 benefited US$3.5 billion towards the fight against HIV under PEPFAR. The project has helped save over a million lives in Zambia and, at the same time, helped in preventing new HIV infections.
The Center for Dieses Control (CDC) Zambia, with PEPFAR funds, has made significant investments in health information systems, including the national electronic health record system SmartCare. Over 2 million people were enrolled in the system at over 900 health facilities.
Zambia National Public Health Institute Director, Victor Mukonka, commended the US for the unwavering support to Zambia. He said the development of robust information systems for data collection, collation and analysis remained critical for his organisation and other NPHI in the southern Africa region and the entire continent.
"Recognising that many gaps exist in our information system is an opportunity for us to improve data collection and analysis to increase quality information for programme management, policy decision and public health security," Mukonka said.
The training programme was led by the Zambia National Public Health Institute in partnership with the University of Zambia supported by the US CDC.
At the same event, the permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health Professor, Elwyn Chomba, noted how information and communication technology had improved in Zambia. To date, over six million Zambians are accessing Internet and more are accessing mobile services.
The e-health will help Zambia undertake actual health provision, planning and data quality for consolidated decision-making through the seven strategic pillars of e-Governance set up.
In line with the Smart Zambia 2064 vision, the ministry of health launched the e-Health Strategy 2017-2021 under the vision: "To have quality, timely, secure and accessible Health information through an integrated national e-health system by 2021".
In a separate interview, Health Minister Chitalu Chilufya disclosed that Zambia has accessed and distributed in various health centres, the generic drug-DTG to treat HIV infection. It is one of several antiretrovirals included in the "integrase inhibitor" drug class.
DTG, which has been rolled out in Africa ‑ chiefly in the Western hemisphere ‑ when combined with two other medicines in a single fixed-dose combination pill, is considered to be among the best current treatments for HIV and helps reduce the viroload in patients.
According to Chilufya, though the drug has been introduced into the health system and will be accessed by citizenry for free, its availability has previously been limited to Europe because of the cost attached to it.
"We have introduced the DTG in the health system on a pilot project, as part of our robust programme to fight the HIV pandemic and it is being administered for free…this is remarkable, especially that in Europe it fetches a fortune."
The DTG fixed-dose combination of tenofovir/lamivudine/dolutegravir (TLD) costs an average US$75 per patient per year. It makes DTG-containing ARV treatment regimens affordable for many low- and middle-income countries, according to health experts who confided in The Southern Times.


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Political prisoner Mohammad Nazari, imprisoned for 23 years without furlough, is being denied medical treatment for heart failure and a lumbar disc that could amount to torture. Although diagnosed by prison doctors and despite being in severe pain, judicial authorities failed to act on his request for emergency furlough.
Nazari was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1994 for alleged "cooperation with a Kurdish opposition group," after an unfair trial in Bukan, west of Iran, which was based on coerced confessions he said were extracted through torture and other ill-treatment.
He is currently serving a life sentence in Karaj's Rajai Shahr Prison, west of Tehran and far from home.