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President Obama confronted two conflicting ideals in addressing the case of Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl.
On the one hand, the United States has a stated policy of not negotiating with terrorists groups, a policy based on the premise that rewarding their illegal acts via some form of negotiated compensation will only encourage more bad acts.
On the other hand, the U.S. military has a policy of not leaving its soldiers behind. With President Obama having just recently announced a winding down of combat operations in Afghanistan, the administration confronted the prospect of violating this fundamental article of faith if it left Sgt. Bergdahl to die in the hands of the Taliban.
Given the circumstances, the president picked the right ideal to pursue.
The United States has been at war in Afghanistan for a dozen years and the enemy during that time has been primarily the Taliban. After 9/11, the United States invaded Afghanistan to wrest the Taliban from power there. Our military did so because the Taliban regime had provided sanctuary to the al-Qaida training camps from which the attacks on the U.S. were born.
So while the Taliban uses the terrorist tools of attacking civilian targets to generate fear and intimidation in furtherance of its goal of forced compliance with its radical and intolerant religious dogma, it is also the enemy the United States came to fight, the enemy with which the country had to negotiate to recover a captured soldier.
There is a long tradition of prisoner swaps in times of war. The only thing different this time is the nature of the war.
In releasing five high-level Taliban prisoners from Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, the administration paid a high price, agreeing to an unequal trade. Did anyone expect a fair trade? The Taliban knew of this nation's fierce loyalty to its soldiers and exploited it. We suspect the trade terms were far more egregious when the talks began.
Then there is the argument that the swap will encourage terror groups to capture U.S. soldiers. Realistically, with the withdrawal from Afghanistan, our military is not likely to confront terrorists again on a traditional battlefield anytime soon. If such a scenario does arise, is it necessarily bad that the enemy might be motivated to capture, rather than kill, our military personnel?
What of the president's failure to comply with a law requiring a 30-day notice to Congress in advance of a prisoner release from Gitmo? Constitutionally, this law is unenforceable. The president is Commander in Chief, the U.S. Constitution is clear on that. As commander he has the authority to pursue and execute a prisoner exchange without inviting congressional meddling that could undo a fragile arrangement.
Adding to the complexity of this situation is the unusual circumstances surrounding Sgt. Bergdahl's capture. Soldiers who served with him have come forward to say they are convinced he deserted his post in 2009, prior to his capture. Vital resources were used and, some contend, lives lost searching for Sgt. Bergdahl.
While the allegations are troubling, they are irrelevant as to whether the nation should have pursued the sergeant's release.
President Obama said it well on Tuesday: "Regardless of circumstances, whatever the circumstances may turn out to be, we still get an American prisoner back. Period."
Until an investigation and military judicial proceeding provide evidence of misconduct, Sgt. Bergdahl remains a soldier in good standing, entitled to make his case. The Army promoted him to his current rank while held as a prisoner.
The circumstances of his capture deserve investigation. The administration should resist any urge to make Sgt. Bergdahl a hero for purposes of political optics, if he is not. We are encouraged by the comments of Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, stating that there will be a review to determine whether Sgt. Bergdahl left his post in 2009.
The president's decision would have been easy and roundly applauded if Sgt. Bergdahl had been snatched from a battlefield in a traditional war. Instead President Obama faced a tough decision in murky circumstances. He made the right one.
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Summary: She was born in the Blessed Realm, oldest daughter of Caranthir. Caught up in the Oath of Fëanor unwillingly, Vanimë is taken to Middle-earth after her mother abandons her and her younger sister on the docks of Alqualondë during the Kin-slaying. With the Curse of the Valar already at work, the sisters learn to survive on their own when they are thrown out from their father's home, shedding their true identities and taking Sindarin namesakes. The series chronicles Vanimë's life. The first story,Ancient Wounds, is portrayed through Vanimë's diary, which is delivered to her mother in Valinor by her sister Vanië. Like the elven bards who could conjure images with their song words, the diary, when "read", allows said reader to live in Vanimë's life story. It is narrated in part by her, and other times told from the point of view of the people she has interactions with. The story begins with the first attack on the Golden Wood, and Vanimë is sent to Mirkwood to seek Thranduil's help. Upon her arrival, tragedy has struck, and she is forced to choose to either help him regain his kingdom, or take matters into her own hands. She must confront her own past and learn to accept her fate, or risk watching the kingdom's decay through her inactivity. All of this Vanimë's mother, and her mother's husband, "read" through the diary; and they are forced to understand things they have chosen to ignore. The effects of the Kin-slaying over the centuries across both lands and through many different people are also detailed. The second story,The Circles of the Worlds, is a current work-in-progress. It starts after the War of the Ring, portraying the losses faced, and the Elves' attempts at finding their new places in the dawn of the Men.
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Mayor says there's no money to fight New London City Hall mold, among other problems
New London - Just days before Christmas, an alarm went off in City Hall in a small corner office on the first floor. A leaky heating pipe inside the wall had filled the room with steam and tripped the alarm. But it also swelled the four-panel wooden door, which was probably an original in the 100-year-old municipal building.
Public works crews were forced to break down the door to gain access. Inside, they found walls dripping with water and mold growing on the walls, ceiling and over boxes of papers.
They sealed the room with a large piece of plywood, screwing it into the door jamb. But steam, along with a smell reminiscent of an old basement, seeps out above the plywood.
The odor is turning up the noses of workers and City Hall visitors.
"Customers come in and say the building smells musty," said City Clerk Nathan Caron, whose office is across the hall.
"This is City Hall. This is the face of the city, and you walk in and you want it to be smelling like rotten mold?" said Probate Court Judge Mathew Greene, whose offices are adjacent to the boarded-up room. At one time, the room was used by lawyers with probate business. Greene said he complained to the mayor in November.
"It was like a sauna in there," he said. "There was dripping water everywhere. It's not a healthy situation by any stretch."
Mayor Daryl Justin Finizio said Tuesday the entire building is falling apart, but the city has no money for maintenance.
"This building should be condemned," Finizio said. Carbon monoxide alarms are always going off, pipes burst and the elevator frequently breaks down, he said. One maintenance worker was trapped in the elevator last spring. On the third floor, in City Council Chambers, the ceiling is falling in - residue from a leaking roof that was fixed years ago. The wet plaster was never replaced and is slowly disintegrating. Before every City Council meeting, the room has to be swept of plaster debris.
"Something has to be done," admitted the mayor, standing before the plywood door and gesturing toward the crumbling ceiling and water-stained walls of the 1914 building. But the political climate in the city, he said, is not to raise taxes, so there is no money for repairs. He said his staff is looking for grants that would provide funds for renovating historic structures.
"The building's in rough shape," he said. "It needs to be remodeled ... but you can't spend a dollar if you don't have a dollar."
Former City Clerk Clark van der Lyke, the last worker to use the first-floor room, said mold started to appear on the walls when he was there just about a year ago.
"Oh, there's black mold climbing up the walls in there," he said.
Van der Lyke, who does research and consulting for the city, was relocated to an empty office on the second floor. But shortly after he settled in, "I heard a 'drip, drip, drip and then boom,'" he said. The ceiling - about 20 feet overhead - had collapsed because of a leak in the restroom on the third floor. He's now in another office, where he brings in his own electric heater because the steam radiator is not functioning.
"We are all affected by the lack of funding," a philosophical van der Lyke said.
But those on the first floor want the pipe fixed and the room cleaned out.
"This really is a jewel of a building. It needs to treated that way," said Cathy Lewis, who works in the probate office where bits of ceiling are often found in the copier machine.
Tim Hanser, director of public works, said he asked for about $95,000 in the capital improvements budget to address heating issues and to repair the water damage in Council Chambers, but the budget has not been approved. Overall, about $1 million could be needed to repair all the problems in City Hall, he said.
Because of lead and asbestos, the city maintenance department cannot do the work. A specialized contractor must be hired, he said.
"We do the best we can. There are lot of problems with these old buildings," he said.
Eventually, the pipe in the room will have to be replaced, and an inspection of the building and entire heating system needs to take place, he said. But old buildings have big problems.
"It's relatively contained, but we're going to have to abate it all," he said of the room. "It's a perfect example of, if you don't have the ability to make repairs immediately, it ends up being a more expensive project."
Greene said there has to be money to fix the pipe and take care of the mold.
"There's no money to address this health hazard? That's baloney," he said. "There are some priorities in life you have to address."
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Once a kidney stone has been removed or has passed on its own, the focus shifts to prevention—steps that you can take to minimize your chances of developing another stone. While your specific prevention strategy depends on what kind of kidney stone you had and why it developed, some general guidelines are outlined below.
- Drink plenty of fluids
- Watch your diet
- Talk to your doctor about medications for prevention
One of the goals of preventive therapy is to keep your urine as dilute as possible. This helps to keep the substances that could potentially form a kidney stone, including calcium and oxalate, moving quickly through your urinary tract.
Try to drink at least 2 liters of fluids a day if you are an adult..
A good gauge of whether or not you are drinking enough fluids is urine color. Except for the first thing in the morning, it should be pale in color. If your urine is dark yellow, that's an indication that you should drink more fluids.
If you are hesitant to drink too much during the day because you have a bladder control problem, discuss this concern with your doctor.
Whether or not diet can help you avoid another kidney stone depends on what kind of stone you had and what caused it to form in the first place. If your stone was made up of calcium oxalate, calcium phosphate, or uric acid, what you eat or do not eat can help prevent a recurrence.
Note that these are only guidelines. People taking some kinds of medications may need to avoid certain foods. Always follow the advice of your doctor or registered dietitian in making any diet changes.
Nutrients to consider include:
Reduce your intake of dietary sodium. Some of these include:
- Lunch meats and cured meats like ham, sausage, and bacon
- Salted snacks
- Prepared salad dressings, mustard, ketchup, soy sauce, and barbecue sauce
- Pickled foods and olives
- Canned soup and bouillon
- Reduce your intake of animal protein. Animal protein includes meat, poultry, fish, and eggs.
- Maintain proper calcium intake from food or calcium supplements.
If your kidney stones contained calcium oxalate, you may also need to avoid certain plant foods that bind with calcium and other minerals. If your body is not absorbing and using calcium correctly, you could end up with too much oxalate in your urine. You can reduce the level of oxalate in your system by avoiding these foods:
- Spinach
- Rhubarb
- Strawberries
- Chocolate
- Wheat bran
- Nuts
- Beets
- Brewed tea
Limit your intake of animal protein from meat, poultry, fish, and eggs.
Make sure to drink plenty of fluids. This may require more than the 2 liters recommended for other types of kidney stones. Talk to your doctor about what fluid intake you need.
There may be some medications that can help keep you from forming another kidney stone. It will depend on what kind of kidney stone you had and why it developed. Talk with your doctor to determine if there are any medications that may be helpful for your particular situation.
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Flying into the Aspen airport is a terrifying experience. You're thousands of feet above the ground in a metal tube and the wind blows the plane around like it's made out of string. On either side of you are mountains just staring at you—wanting to destroy you if you get into their way. It's probably the scariest 25 minutes ever.
So here we are at the X Games 16 in Aspen, Colorado, where the women flock like the salmon of Capistrano. I've never been here before, but I've heard the stories, heard the rumors. Today, January 26, was the first day of X: the men's snowboard street contest, and hot damn was it insane.
All the features were raked to perfection thanks to Clayton Shoemaker and the SPT crew. With such a tight setup there was no excuse for the riders not to put a hurting to the course. The contest broken into two heats of five riders each. In heat number one it was Zak Hale, Johnnie Paxson, Forest Bailey, Nick Visconti, and Louif Paradis. Tricks like Paxson's ally-oop wallride onto the shipping container, Visconti's hard-way cab 360 onto the square down-bar, and Bailey's back tails on the shipping container, well as Kanye West would say, "that shit cray."
Heat two was also on point with riders Phil Jacques, Ryan Paul, Dylan Alito, Ethan Deiss, and Dan Brisse. One things for sure: Alito is a loose cannon. He was taking more laps, snaking everyone, and just doing whatever the hell he wanted all day. It was awesome and refreshing. Other standouts from the second heat were Phil Jacques with amazingly clean front-side 270's on all of the rails and Dan Brisse's front blunt 450 on the Jersey barrier.
In the end Forest Bailey, Ryan Paul, Ethan Deiss, Nick Visconti, and Phil Jacques made it to the finals. Phil and Ethan both gave the rails a serious beating. Phil has some of the cleanest style and Ethan just rides like a wild animal. Coming in third was Visconti who pushed it all night with tricks like cab hard-ways on the down bars. Ryan Paul took second place straight murking the course with a mix of super technical tricks including, of course, frontflips. He always looks like he has a good time when he's riding.
There could only be one winner though and today that was Forest Bailey. He crushed every feature out there, and to top it off he was the only rider that didn't ride the course during practice.
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News » Workshops/Festivals 2009
(US) Longy School of Music -- International Baroque Institute at Longy (July 23-Aug. 1, 2009)
Music of J.S. Bach and Sons
The International Baroque Institute at Longy offers a comprehensive program for professional and pre-professional singers and players of Baroque violin, cello, recorder, traverso, oboe, viola da gamba, harp, lute and harpsichord, taught by an unparalleled international faculty. Other instrumentalists or continuo players are welcome to participate in chamber ensembles or the institute orchestra.
(UK) Greenwich Festival -- quick snaps (Nov. 14/2009)
Visit this YouTube site (Stuart Walsh) for a short video clip on the Greenwich Festival of Nov. 2009.
(AR) Festival de Clave en la Asociación Cultural Pestalozzi (Nov. 13 - Dec. 4/2009)
For several years Leopoldo Perez has administered a series of harpsichordconcerts and classes sometimes more than a dozen in a season and those concerts have developed an audience, and given harpsichordists from at least four continents a platform in Argentina. Last year a group began conversations about furthering the influence of the harpsichord and its music and that has resulted in a month-long series of concerts beginning Friday, Nov. 13/2009.
(BE) Course Manneristic Madrigals of Monteverdi
Fans of early music don't need an introduction of Claudio Monteverdi. For a long time, he was known for the first unsurpassed highlights of the early Western opera. Yet, his operas did not raise eyebrows, his madrigal bundles did. An example: in the foreword of his fifth Madrigal bundle, we read the discussion between Artusi and Monteverdi whether or not to use the new monidistic style.
(UK) The 2009 Greenwich International Early Music Festival and Exhibition (Nov. 13-15/2009)
"EXHIBITION - The Greenwich Exhibition of Early Musical Instruments is the largest Early Music Exhibition of its kind! A wide cross-section of early instrument makers from around the globe, shops, music publishers, societies, recording companies and early music forums all gathered under one roof.
(NL) Van Wassenaer Festival & Concours -- Announce 2009 Winners
The International Competition of Wassenaer is the world's leading and oldest competition for early music ensembles. The competition has succeeded for over 20 years in young, ambitious ensembles support towards the concert stage. With top musicians in the international jury at the program and the competition has become a festival, with competitions, concerts, master classes and more.
The complete results of the 15th International Competition of Wassenaer 2009:
(DE) Early Music Workshop Trossingen (Oct. 8-11, 2009)
(ES) Spanish Keyboard Music & Bolero Dance (International Festival of Spanish Keyboard Music) (Oct 8-12/2009)
Along with this year's theme at the 10th International Festival of Spanish Keyboard Music
"Diego Fernández" courses in harpsichord and dance are being taught.
(UK) Dolmetsch Summer School (Aug. 2 - 8/ 2009)
"Dolmetsch Recorder Course 2 - 8 August 2009
under the auspices of
XIIth Musical Summer at Llandovery College, Carmarthenshire, Wales
International Music Course With Languages, Classical Music & Jazz
Llandovery College was endowed in 1847 and opened at a time when the quality and quantity of education in Wales left much to be desired. A philanthropic desire to provide good education in Wales was one potent reason for Thomas Phillips' action.
(US) The Over the Water Hurdy-Gurdy Festival (Sept. 15-20/09)
Evening events include instructor concerts, an open mike, and many jam sessions (including slow jams for those of us who don't learn tunes at warp speed). On Saturday evening we will gather for a dance party featuring live music by festival participants, who collectively form the largest hurdy-gurdy band in the Western Hemisphere.
(CA) Grand River Baroque Festival -- update (June 19-21, 2009)
The Grand River Baroque Festival presents its 8th season on the beautiful grounds of the Buehlow Barn in Ayr and in Paris , Ontario (Canada), June 19, 20 & 21, 2009. Artistic directors Guy Few and Nadina Mackie Jackson present a feast of string symphonies, concerti for violin, trumpet, bassoon and lute, featuring beloved and rare works including Vivaldi's Four Seasons. Superstar chamber music guests include Flanders Recorder Quartet and Folia. Invigorate the senses in a weekend of exciting music, spectacle, and food, commencing with the masquerade concert and party on June 19. Celebrate the Baroque from a new perspective. Join us for A Breath of Fresh Air!
Visit website for contact and ticket sale information (ed.): Grand River Baroque Festival
(DE) Handel Festival 2009 (June 4-14, 2009)
Handel – the European
The Halle Handel Festival 2009 is under the patronage of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II and the President of the Federal Republic of Germany, Horst Köhler.
In this major Handel anniversary year of 2009, we cordially invite you to come and experience the music of the great master of Halle at venues he knew during his youth. With performances by world-class musicians, pieces well-known and pieces newly discovered, for Halle, the city of Handel, 2009 is a year of festivities and you are warmly invited to join in the celebrations with us.
(AU) Festival Baroque Australia - Solo to Symphony (Sept. 18-21, 2009)
Australia's first Baroque Music Festival is coming to Perth from 18th - 21st September 2009. A celebration of the music of Bach, Handel, Vivaldi and other greats of the Baroque era.
Go for Baroque - it's the New Music of the 21st Century!
Why an Australian Baroque Music Festival?
Baroque music, composed between 1600 and 1750, is the New Music of the 21st Century. Over the last 40 or so years, music scholars, performers and audiences have been discovering just how vibrant, elegant and relevant to our lives this music is.
(CA) Grand River Baroque Festival (June 19-21, 2009)
"We are very excited to welcome you to our first season as artistic directors. Our plans extend well into the future, building on the superb legacy of the previous directors of this festival, and introducing the Contemporary Baroque Training Institute in 2010. As wind performers who also revel in the beauties of strings, voices and keyboards, we look forward to sharing our unique perspective. We promise to bring you unusual and scintillating repertoire along with beloved standards.
(IT) 41st International Early Music Course (Urbino, IT) (July 18-27, 2009)
Plan on attending this fine festival in Urbino (IT). Details of their complete early music summer workshop can be found here. (ed.)
(DE) Stimmwercktage – Stimmwerck Days Festival (Aug. 7-9, 2009)
"At very few places do music and architecture join as closely together as at the Stimmwerck Tage, near to Regensburg.
In the August of each year, in seclusion from the hustle and bustle of the city, listeners dip into the atmosphere of early vocal music in the venerable abbey church.
In 2009, Leonhard Paminger (1495 – 1567) takes center stage in the Stimmwerck Days Festival. In close cooperation with the Musicology Institute (Institut für Musikwissenschaft) of the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität in Munich , a cross-section of his work will be brought to auditory life on the Adlersberg.
After the events of the day are over, the artists look forward to a friendly communal drink in the cloister tavern next door."
Visit website for more information. (ed.): (DE) Stimmwercktage – Stimmwerck Days Festiva
(You may also see a short video from the Stimmwercktage 2008 on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loGbqR3aZ2g )
(US) Boston Early Music Festival (June 6-14, 2009)
"Join us for our next "weeklong extravaganza of early music" (The Boston Herald) featuring:
|a fully-staged Baroque Opera featuring world-renowned opera soloists and the Grammy-nominated BEMF Orchestra
|over a dozen Festival Concerts by the world's leading soloists and ensembles, plus the Organ and Keyboard Mini-Festivals
|the BEMF Exhibition, the field's largest trade show of early music industry professionals
|Fringe Concerts by established and emerging artists
|Public Symposia on a broad range of topics
|the BEMF CD Store, with thousands of superb recordings and hard-to-find titles
|Performance Masterclasses led by Festival artists
|Family Day programs, fostering the next generation of early music artists
and much more!"
Visit website for more information (ed): BEMF
(CZ) Prachatice Summer School of Early Music (July 12-19, 2009)
Summer School of Early Music 2009 is an Early Music course targeting the historically informed performance mainly of Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque music. This year some of the recorder classes will concentrate on the contemporary or folk music.
The programme of the course includes individual lessons, group teaching of techniques, ensemble playing, listening workshops, lectures, and concerts of lecturers and participants and lots of chances to play with fellow participants (instrumentalists as well as vocalists) from all over the World.
Prachatice is situated in the southern part of Czech Republic, c. 30 km east of České Budějovice, 130 km south from Prague, 200 km north-east of Munich and 200 km north-west of Vienna.
The town is fascinating primarily because of its large medieval fortifications, entrance gate with battlements, dominant late Gothic church, the Old Town-Hall with inner porticos and a number of Renaissance buildings.
Peter Holtslag Recorder, Baroque flute
Alan Davis Recorder
Kerstin de Witt Recorder
Jostein Gundersen Recorder
Jan Rokyta Recorder
Liselotte Rokyta Panpipes
Rebecca Stewart Early singing
Mami Irisawa Early singing
Julie Braná Recorder
Monika Devátá Recorder - Children's Class
Jan Kvapil Recorder
Edita Keglerová Harpsichord
Visit website for more information (ed.): Prachatice Summer School of Early Music
(CA) Vancouver Early Music Programme & Festival 2009
An acclaimed series of summer courses and concerts jointly sponsored by Early Music Vancouver & the School of Music, University of British Columbia:
- July 26 through July 31: Lute Workshop West
Faculty: Robert Barto; Jacob Heringman; Nigel North; Pat O'Brien; Grant Tomlinson and with the participation of Ray Nurse
- July 26 through August 7 Baroque Vocal Programme"The Compleat Singer"
Course co-directors: Ray Nurse & Margret Gries
Ellen Hargis voice
Steven Adby gesture, dance & stage movement
Ray Nurse vocal coachings, lute, performance practice
Margret Gries vocal coachings, philosophy, harpsichord
Michael Jarvis vocal coachings, harpsichord
(FR) XXIIÈME FESTIVAL INTERNATIONAL DE MUSIQUE (July 9-14, 2009)
The "XXIIÈME Festival International de Musique" announce their programme.
With the participation of the following ensembles (more than 150 musicians) :
Le Chœur d'enfants Cantate Domino (9, 11 & 14 July)
L'ensemble « Caminos 2011 » (9 & 10 July)
Les solistes du Conservatoire Itinérant (9, 10 & 13 July)
Le Poème Harmonique (11 July)
« Le Tendre Amour » (13 July)
Les jeunes organistes naboriens (10 & 11 July)
With the participation of conductors Vincent Dumestre, Gabriel Garrido, Esteban Mazer, David de Geest
Visit website for more information: Le Couvent
(FR) Le Festival des Sept Roses de Saint Quirin en 2009 (May 16 - Aug. 30, 2009)
The "Festival des Sept Roses de Saint Quirin en 2009" has announced its programme.
Some details:
En mai
Samedi 16 – 20h30 Espace Pierre Fachat
« Les orgues oubliées du Pérou »
En juin
Dimanche 14 – 17h30 Église prieurale
Voix et orgue au Festival des Sept Roses
Musiques sacrées et profanes (Bach, Haendel, Mozart…)
En juillet
Dimanche 5 : Saint-Quirin
Journée « Pérou magique »
Vendredi 31 juillet
17h, auditorium du Couvent de Saint-Ulrich
Accueil des stagiaires et symposium d'ouverture du 3ème stage international de clavecin de Saint-Quirin
(FR) Blandine Verlet, Harpsichord Masterclasses (Paris) (May 30 - June 1, 2009)
Blandine Verlet will host harpsichord and chamber music masterclasses in Paris from May 30th to June 1st , 2009. The masterclasses are offered to all levels of harpsichordists and for those interested in chamber music.
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(IT) Musica Antica a Serrapetrona, Early Music Summer Courses (July 5 - 12, 2009)
""This year marks the 5th edition of Musica Antica a Serrapetrona, offering you 8 days of Baroque Music in a medieval town in the heart of Italy. Daily lessons, concerts, excursions to historical monuments and wine cellars, all in a unique and inspiring landscape: all of this for just EUR 290,- inclusive acccomodation.
Teacher: Marco Vitale, organ, chamber music and basso continuo
(FR) Summer course in harpsichord, clavichord, and organ -- Saint-Quirin (Moselle) (July 31-Aug. 7, 2009)
The "Festival des Sept Roses de Saint-Quirin" announce their summer course programme in harpsichord, clavichord, organ, musical rhetoric, singing and improvisation.
Faculty members include:
- Monique Zanetti: chant (professeur au Conservatoire d'Aix en Provence)
- Aline Zylberajch: clavecin (professeur au Conservatoire de Strasbourg)
- Etienne Baillot: clavicorde (professeur aux Conservatoires de Chambéry et Dole)
- Pierre-Alain Clerc: rhétorique musicale, orgue (professeur au Conservatoire deLausanne et au Centre de Musique Ancienne de Genève)
- Christophe Durant: orgue (titulaire de l'orgue de St Quirin et professeur au Conservatoire de Musique de Saint-Avold)
- Markus Schwenkreis: improvisation (professeur à la Schola Cantorum de Bâle)
(FR) Le XXVIe Festival de Musique à Maguelone (June 2 - 11/ 2009)
The "XXVIe Festival de Musique à Maguelone" announce their programme to their summer Festival. Artists appearing: Hesperion XXI; Gustav Leonhardt; Binchois / Sacqueboutiers; Paolo Pandolfo; Hopkinson Smith; La Fenice.
Visit the website for more information: Le XXVIe Festival de Musique à Maguelone


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Boulder City Clerk Alisa Lewis threw out more than 500 signatures collected by one circulator, but a utility debt limit charter amendment with ties to Xcel Energy will remain on the ballot.
Lewis issued her ruling late Friday afternoon, a week after a two-day hearing on a protest filed by New Era Colorado, a liberal advocacy group.
New Era Colorado alleged that paid petitioners misled voters about the content and purpose of the charter amendment and tampered with the petitions. In a video submitted as evidence, a petition circulator identified as Mae Cornish can be seen writing on the petitions and telling signers that the city needs to have another vote on municipalization because the first one "didn't go through."
Boulder voters in 2011 passed a charter amendment giving the City Council authority to start a municipal utility provided certain conditions were met.
Lewis substantiated some of the complaints about Cornish and invalidated 545 signatures that she collected.
"The uncontradicted evidence presented by Protestors shows Mae Cornish: (a) tampering with the signature lines of the petitions in violation (of state statute); (b) misrepresenting facts related to the petition and the subject of the petition; and (c) unable to provide potential petition signers with the language of the petition," Lewis wrote in her ruling. "These acts constitute fraud and an abuse of the process. The videos show a person who is tired by the process and wants to get her $.50 for a signature and move on to the next signer without exercising any care to protect the process."
Lewis also invalidated nine other signatures because there was no printed name.
However, Lewis did not find that New Era presented enough evidence to support some of the other challenges. Other petition circulators who were accused of misleading signers were not clearly identified in video and audio recordings made by New Era.
The charter amendment would require that voters approve the total debt limit of a future municipal utility and that affected county residents be allowed to vote in that election if the city extends service beyond city limits. It also limits those debt limit elections to general municipal elections, which occur only in odd years, and limits brokerage fees on debt to 1 percent.
Supporters of municipalization say the measure is designed to "kill" the municipal utility by making it difficult to pursue condemnation of Xcel Energy's assets or to issue debt in response to emergencies in a timely manner.
Xcel Energy has filed an issue committee in support of the charter amendment and polled the language in the spring, before petitions were circulated.
Katy Atkinson, a spokeswoman for Voter Approval of Debt Limits, said the decision to invalidate the signatures was political.
"I don't think this was a decision based on law," she said. "I think it was based on city politics."
Atkinson said there was no evidence that Cornish forged signatures. She only wrote over signatures to make them more legible.
"The city has shown that they will do anything they can to torpedo this effort," she said. "Be that as it may, we had ample signatures to remain on the ballot, and so we will be on the ballot. They really don't want the voters to have a say."
Steve Fenberg, executive director of New Era Colorado, took the ruling as a validation of his organization's complaints.
"We knew that the methods that they were using to get this on the ballot were unethical and illegal," he said. "I see this ruling as a positive in that it shows this ballot process for what it is."
Senior Assistant City Attorney Kathy Haddock said the city was required by law to review the complaint. Haddock said the city clerk reviewed each element of the complaint on its merits and didn't know until late Friday afternoon how those rulings would affect the total number of valid signatures.
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Vandal's living out his dream
Storrs - Dave Vandal will never forget the first time he put on his UConn basketball uniform.
But his memory of that experience is a bit foggy.
"Once I put on the jersey, I kind of blacked out," Vandal said.
It has been an emotional and physically challenging journey for Vandal, who's gone from the depths of thinking that he would have to give up a sport that he loves to the heights of earning cherished walk-on status for the Huskies.
Vandal, a 2008 Stonington High School graduate, already has a mental scrapbook stuffed with memories. He's traveled to Germany and the Virgin Islands, appeared in his first game and played an important behind-the-scenes roll.
"His contributions are significant," associate head coach Glen Miller said. "He's very helpful in the drill work. He picks up things and knows what we're doing. Guys like that contribute to the development of our team, big time."
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He sat out his senior year at Stonington and attempted to make a comeback at UConn-Avery Point but the week before the season started he suffered another dislocation and endured another surgery.
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"It's always been the love of my life," Vandal said. "It's been kind of like a disease that I can't get away from. Every time I had shoulder surgery or I was away from the game, I just wanted to get back to it."
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In 2010, his freshman year at UConn, Vandal fell short of winning a walk-on job but became a practice player. He spent the national championship season helping scholarship players, acting as sort of an on-call workout partner.
"It was unreal," Vandal said. "It was a good year to be here."
After taking most of last season off from basketball to focus on academics, Vandal saw an opportunity to achieve his goal of becoming a walk-on, meaning that he would not only practice with the Huskies but also dress for games.
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"I broke down crying at the table," Vandal said. "It had been a goal of mine. I think that working through all those surgeries and everything I went through, it was really just a culmination of all that hard work.
"When I think back on the times when I thought I wouldn't be playing basketball anymore, I just think how lucky I am right now. It's unbelievable that I'm here. I feel so blessed to even have this opportunity."
Given the demands of his Athletic Training major, Vandal has to do a lot of juggling to fulfill his school and basketball commitments. He's required to perform 25 hours of volunteer field work per week during his senior year. He's scheduled to finish his course work in August and plans to become a physician's assistant.
Even with the hectic schedule, Vandal continues to cherish every moment as a walk-on. He thoroughly enjoys playing on the scout team during practice, working with players during pregame warm-ups and rooting on the Huskies from the bench during games.
His teammates appreciate Vandal's contributions. R.J. Evans of Salem has known Vandal, a former AAU teammate, for a long time.
"I knew it was his dream to come here and be part of the basketball team as a walk-on," Evans said. "He's been nothing but terrific as a walk-on. He comes in every day and works hard, pushes us on the sidelines.
"In the games, he's always talking on the bench. He gets just as hyped for games as we do and that's something most walk-ons don't do because they probably know that they're not going to play."
Vandal's ultimate goal is to score a basket this season.
On Dec. 17th, against Maryland-Eastern Shore at the XL Center in Hartford, Vandal made his first and only appearance so far, playing just one minute. He didn't take a shot, grab a rebound or make an assist.
"I've clocked one minute in my career and it's been the best minute of my life," Vandal said.
If he ever wants to relive that momentous occasion, he can watch the game again. His mother recorded Vandal's shining moment.
"When I went home for Christmas break, my mom replayed the minute over again on TV," Vandal said. "I don't really remember any of those things happening. It was totally erased from my memory I was so excited."
Nothing will be able to erase Vandal's memory of his walk-on experience this season. He's enjoying every single minute.
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Discount retailer Fred's Inc. reported Thursday that a key revenue figure fell 1.5 percent in February.
Fred's also lowered its fourth quarter guidance due to markdowns and higher-than-expected costs.
Company CEO Bruce Efird said delayed tax returns and an increased payroll tax weighed on customer's spending patterns, but there were some bright spots.
Revenue in stores open at least one year increased for general merchandise, and the company's spring layaway program was popular.
Overall, revenue in stores open at least one year for the month ended March 2 fell 1.5 percent. Analysts expected a slightly smaller 1.3 percent decline, according to Thomson Reuters.
Total revenue for the period was nearly flat at $159.2 million.
The company now expects net income of 16 cents to 21 cents per share, from prior guidance of 31 cents to 36 cents per share.
Analysts expect 28 cents per share. The cut is due to markdowns on basic products and food, as well as higher-than-expected insurance and other operating costs.
Fred's, based in Memphis, operates 713 discount general merchandise stores.
Southern College of Optometry has raised more than $3.3 million in the year since it launched its "Envision Our Progress" campaign, setting a college fundraising record, it announced this week.
The goal of the "Envision Our Progress" campaign was $4 million over five years, with the money going toward construction of the academic classroom facility now under way at its Midtown campus, as well as support of the school's student scholarship program and patient care initiatives within the Memphis community.
Along with alumni, support from the ophthalmic community has included the Marco Family Foundation, Alcon and Essilor of America, as well as donations from the Assisi Foundation and the Plough Foundation.
The college hopes to raise the remaining $700,000 by 2014.
U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen says the University of Tennessee Health Science Center has been awarded a federal grant of more than $333,000 for diabetes, endocrinology and metabolic research.
Cohen said in a statement Tuesday that the center, located in Memphis, was awarded the grant by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The $333,102 will be distributed by the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases.
Cohen, a Memphis Democrat, says the grant will give researchers the tools they need to help people in Memphis and across the country reduce risk factors, improve diabetes management and increase their quality of life.
It took 5½ years.
Surging stock prices and steady home-price increases have finally allowed Americans to regain the $16 trillion in wealth they lost to the Great Recession. The gains are helping support the economy and could lead to further spending and growth.
Household wealth amounted to $66.1 trillion at the end of 2012, the Federal Reserve said Thursday. That was $1.2 trillion more than three months earlier and 98 percent of the pre-recession peak.
Further increases in stock and home prices this year mean that Americans' net worth has since topped the pre-recession peak of $67.4 trillion, private economists say. Wealth had bottomed at $51.2 trillion in early 2009.
"It's all but certain that we surpassed that peak in the first quarter," said Aaron Smith, senior economist at Moody's Analytics.
Household wealth, or net worth, reflects the value of assets like homes, stocks and bank accounts minus debts like mortgages and credit cards. National home prices have extended their gains this year. And the Standard & Poor's 500 index, a broad gauge of the stock market, has surged 8 percent since Jan. 1.
Some economists caution that the regained wealth might spur less consumer spending than it did before the recession. Americans are cashing out less home equity, for example, than they did five years ago, notes Dana Saporta, an economist at Credit Suisse.
Seven air traffic control towers in Mississippi are among 173 scheduled to be closed nationwide in early April, as the Federal Aviation Administration shuts off funding for those services.
The shutdowns are the result of the FAA's move to reduce spending by $600 million under automatic federal budget cuts known as sequestration. The FAA cuts affect mostly small- and medium-sized airports.
The FAA said it will consider keeping some towers open on a case-by-case basis if local authorities can prove its tower closure would "adversely affect the national interest."
Mississippi airports on the list are Tupelo Regional, Stennis International in Bay St. Louis, Golden Triangle in Columbus, Mid-Delta in Greenville, Hawkins Field at Jackson, Key Field in Meridian and Olive Branch Regional. Jackson-Evers International Airport and Gulfport-Biloxi International Airport were not on the list.
Josh Abramson, executive director of Tupelo Regional, said the airport would remain open, but pilots will have to communicate with each other instead of relying on the airport tower to direct traffic.
Abramson said flights will continue at Tupelo Regional. Silver Airways, which provides commercial air service to Atlanta, will be unaffected.
Dewanna Lofton has accepted Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr.'s appointment to public information officer for the city of Memphis. Lofton's resignation of her position as director of communications and alumni engagement at Leadership Memphis is effective March 15. She started with the nonprofit in September.
Lofton's past work experience includes being a business writer for The Commercial Appeal; senior account supervisor for McNeely Pigott & Fox Public Relations; manager of internal communications for Smith & Nephew; PR/communication consultant for Medtronic Spine & Biologics; and certified life and career coach for InnerScope Life & Career Coaching.
Leadership Memphis now has four communications positions available for new hires.
Memphis City Council members delayed Tuesday, March 5, final votes on an ordinance to put a half-percent sales tax hike to Memphis voters sometime before Sept. 30 and a resolution outlining how the estimated $47 million in revenue from the tax hike would be used.
The delay comes as details are worked out on how to provide the pre-kindergarten access that $27 million of the revenue would be used to provide.
The remaining $20 million would be used to roll back the city property tax rate by 20 cents in the new fiscal year. Final votes are scheduled for the April 2 council meeting.
In other action, the council approved on third and final readings two long-delayed ordinances that allow the city to impound or put a parking boot on vehicles whose drivers dump tires illegally. The ordinances also provide for a $50 fine for violating several different parts of the city code that forbid tire dumping. The delay in final consideration came as attorneys for the city reviewed and fine tuned some of the specific provisions.
The council also gave final approval Tuesday to an ordinance creating a Memphis Tree Board, an advisory board of citizens serving without pay who will advise the city on trees in public spaces including city parks.
And the council approved the reappointment of Jerry Collins as Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division president.
Launch Tennessee, a public-private group focused on supporting the development of high-growth companies in Tennessee, has tapped a new commercialization director.
Jim Stefansic will be responsible for overseeing all of Launch Tennessee's commercialization efforts and strengthening the state's tech-focused new venture creation. His predecessor stepped down from the role full-time in September 2011 to join a Nashville diagnostics startup.
Prior to joining Launch Tennessee, Stefansic co-founded Pathfinder Therapeutics Inc., a spinoff of his research at Vanderbilt University.
Montreal-based Olymbec USA LLC, an entity of Olymbec Corporate Group, has filed a $5.45 million mortgage on Brinkley Plaza in Downtown Memphis.
Olymbec president Richard Stern signed the mortgage with Standard Insurance Co., which matures March 2028. William L. Rosenberg of First American Title Insurance Co. out of Nashville was the trustee.
Olymbec in October acquired the 219,557-square-foot office tower at 80 Monroe Ave., its ground lease and the adjacent 300-space covered parking garage for $7.2 million. The Canadian real estate investment firm bought the Class B, 10-story building from a partnership made up of entities related to local commercial real estate groups CB Richard Ellis Memphis and Loeb Properties Inc.
Sanderlin Place, Loeb's two-thirds ownership entity, and Brinkley Plaza II Partnership, CBRE's one-third ownership entity, bought Brinkley Plaza in 2003 for $6 million.
Built in 1923, Brinkley Plaza sits on 0.66 acres at the corner of Monroe and South Main Street. The Shelby County Assessor of Property's 2012 appraisal was $4.4 million.
Although the office high-rise was 60 percent occupied at time of sale, Stern told The Daily News last fall that he's bullish that Brinkley Plaza can "easily" achieve the average office occupancy rate of 80 percent. CBRE Memphis continues to lease and manage Brinkley Plaza. The current asking rate is $14.50 to $15.50 per square foot, and is marketed as the "best office value in Memphis."
Shea Sisk Wellford, a director and partner with the Memphis law firm of Martin, Tate, Morrow & Marston PC, has been elected as a fellow of the Tennessee Bar Foundation.
Only 30 attorneys across Tennessee this year were invited by the foundation's board of trustees to become a foundation fellow. In total, 766 attorneys in Tennessee are fellows of the Foundation.
The Tennessee Bar Foundation is a philanthropic organization that honors attorneys and financially supports law-related public projects. During 2013, the foundation will distribute $650,000 in awards to 53 organizations across Tennessee.
St. George's Independent School has put school calendars, sports schedules, private postings for parents and even news items and videos on a new app announced to parents last week.
The app, which works on iPhones and iPads, is free in the Apple App Store.
The school with campuses in Memphis, Germantown and Collierville also launched a blog last week that is part of the school's "Parenting Roadmap" evening and lunchtime sessions.
The sessions, open to the general public as well as St. George's parents, now come with blog posts written by administrators at the school as well as the schools' early childhood director.
U.S. home prices jumped in January, a sign the housing market is gaining momentum as it nears the spring selling season.
Home prices rose 9.7 percent in January from a year ago, according to data released Tuesday by CoreLogic. That's up from an 8.3 percent increase in December and the biggest annual gain since April 2006.
Prices rose in all states except Delaware and Illinois. And prices increased in 92 of the 100 largest metro areas, up from 87 in December.
Home prices also rose 0.7 percent in January from December. That's a solid increase given that sales usually slow over the winter months.
Rising demand combined with fewer available homes is pushing up prices. Sales of previously owned homes ticked up in January after rising to their highest level in five years in 2012, according to the National Association of Realtors. At the same time, inventories of homes for sale fell to a 13-year low.
Once a year, Waddell & Associates president and CEO David Waddell presents a "State of the Union" address to clients.
The events are multi-pronged, offering a look back at the past year's performance, what happened in the broader economy over the past year, and what the company is forecasting for the year to come, as well as how it will invest client funds in response to that forecast.
This time last year, Waddell had called the previous year "really kind of a funky year."
And it was. There were natural disasters, the Arab Spring, congressional gridlock, a U.S. credit downgrade and more that all combined to make panicked investors pay more attention to their emotions than to market fundamentals.
However, looking back at the previous 12 months Waddell called 2012 a "pretty good year," one free from a major crisis.
Most of his company's theses were borne out to be true. The company, for example, expected stock prices to go higher, and they did, Waddell said.
"We expected confidence would take the market higher," he added. "We expected a return of optimism to benefit international (investments) more than domestic (investments)."
Check, and check.
"My gut tells me that if we get through this year without a global crisis, we'll see a recovery in animal spirits," Waddell told The Daily News. He was referring to the phrase economists often use to describe what drives investment behavior in the face of uncertainty, when rationality alone isn't a cause for action.
Another theme he hit on was that he's passionate about the increasing urbanization of the world.
"As nations urbanize, they move up the food chain," he said. "The amount of entrepreneurial activity happening around the world right now is unprecedented. The urbanization trend is hugely powerful."
More affluence, he added, leads to more consumption. He referenced this statistic: From 2001 to 2011, the U.S. saw the addition of 131 billionaires in the country.
China added a little less than 300 billionaires during that same period. The only difference was China started with just one billionaire during that period.
The town of Oakland is estimated to grow almost 20 percent over the next four years, according to the Oakland Regional Chamber.
The Oakland Economic Development Committee recently launched a campaign to raise awareness for the growing community.
The campaign "It's Well Within Your Reach" recently launched through television commercials, advertisements in local magazines and through social media. The Oakland chamber also recently launched a new website, www.OaklandTNChamber.com, related to that same effort.
The site is intended to be a tool for the Oakland community, newcomers and businesses.
Memphis filmmaker Alan Spearman recently received the third annual Emmett O'Ryan Award for Artistic Inspiration, which is given by Metropolitan Bank to an emerging artist for his or her work that also bears promise for future artistic significance. The honor comes with a $2,000 cash award and the nominating organization receives $500.
Spearman, an Emmy Award-winning filmmaker and photojournalist, made his directorial debut in 2007. He was nominated for the Emmett O'Ryan Award by Indie Memphis.
Eleven members of local professional organizations in commercial real estate reached elite status in 2012 in their respective fields, which include the Memphis metro area's appraisers, commercial brokers and property managers.
The Memphis Chapter of the Appraisal Institute designated Kristi Rikard of Judy Kitchens Appraisals a member.
Also, the Institute of Real Estate Management's Memphis Chapter inducted four new members last year. Three members achieved the Certified Property Manager designation: Jay Snow and Ron Suzore, both with Belz Enterprises, and Matt Fulton of Education Realty Trust. Tracy Jamison of Tesco Properties earned the Accredited Residential Manager certification.
The Society of Office and Industrial Realtors Memphis Chapter increased its local membership by more than 10 percent in one year by adding five new members: Jeb Fields, Matt Weathersby and Mark Jenkins of Cushman & Wakefield/Commercial Advisors LLC; Tyne Brownlow of IP Commercial Properties; and Preston Thomas of Colliers International.
Meanwhile, the Memphis Metro CCIM Chapter awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member designation to Barry Smith of Southern Bancorp.
FedEx Corp. plans to build a $25 million distribution center in northeastern Indiana that's expected to create nearly 90 jobs. The News-Sentinel reports an application for tax "phase-ins" filed with Allen County officials says FedEx will invest $12.5 million in a new 178,000-square-foot distribution center on about 40 acres in New Haven.
The company will spend a similar amount on equipment needed to handle, sort and distribute materials. The application says FedEx expects the project just east of Fort Wayne to create 87 part-time jobs. Construction is expected to begin in May with a completion date slated for September 2014.
Joey Hagan, principal of Memphis-based Architecture Inc., has been named president of the board for Memphis Heritage for 2013-2014. Hagan was nominated by the previous board and elected by the organization's general membership at its annual meeting Feb. 26.
Hagan will serve as president and CEO of Memphis Heritage. He will also be the organization's spokesperson and preside over all meetings of the executive committee, board of directors and general membership. Hagan's term will be for one year beginning March 1, with the possibility of being re-elected for up to three years.
Other board members for 2013-2014 include: vice president Rashana Lincoln; treasurer Aaron Chestnut; secretary Leigh Gilliland; past president John Griffin; and new board members Wes Riddle, Carol Deforest, Tony Armstrong and Antonio Raciti. The newly elected board members and officers will serve alongside Hagan and existing board members to govern Memphis Heritage for the next year.
Architecture Inc. specializes in historic preservation, adaptive use, renovation/restoration, national parks service (historic tax credit) certified projects and multifamily developments.
Memphis Heritage was founded in 1975 to educate and coordinate individuals and groups to save, improve, reuse and maintain architecturally and historically significant buildings, streets, neighborhoods, parks and cultural artifacts of Shelby County.
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RMS has announced the RMS(one) Developer Network to provide a connection point for RMS client and partner developers to integrate tools, applications, and models with RMS(one).
RMS software works for catastrophe risk models in real-time risk management environments.
The RMS(one) Developer Network will give access to the RMS(one) Model Development Kit (MDK) and RMS(one) Application Programming Interface (API).
Using the RMS(one) API, clients and partner developers will have the ability to program against an open platform to extend the capabilities of RMS(one). The network will provide software to integrate and build applications, tools, and services that use the platform, including documentation, developer support, and the RMS(one) API SDK — a set of tools, code libraries, and sample code designed to speed up the integration and development process.
For client and third-party model developers, the RMS(one) MDK enables the development of new models and the translation of existing models to host on RMS(one), enabling software application developers working for insurers, reinsurers, and brokers to run their businesses using whatever combination of proprietary and commercial catastrophe models they choose and operate those seamlessly on a single platform.
"Technology companies are often defined as much by their ecosystem as their own products. Companies such as Apple and Salesforce.com have unlocked possibilities by empowering developers to build on top of their products," said Heidi Roizen, DFJ Venture Capital operating partner and RMS board advisor. "The RMS(one) Developer Network brings this kind of innovation to the insurance industry, creating a platform that is scalable, adaptable, and extensible."


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Fire burns through Ogden triplex
02/05/2013 8:22amOgden investigators are working to find what caused a fire at an uninhabited triplex home early Tuesday morning.
Photos show gunman who robbed bank, police say
02/05/2013 8:55amPolice released photos of a man who entered Chase Bank in Millcreek, gave the teller a note and pulled a handgun out of a black and orange backpack.
Music helps in healing process, some veterans say
02/05/2013 9:25amAn increasing number of veterans are turning to music for therapy after coming home from active-duty military service.
4 ways to escape the inversion
02/05/2013 10:01amThe valley has seen dozens of smoggy days so far this season, and it can sometimes feel like there's no escape. Beating the inversion doesn't mean leaving the state, though; there are plenty of things you can do if you just have to get away.
Utah 'Biggest Loser' chef: tips for getting healthy
02/05/2013 10:37amA chef at the 'Biggest Loser' ranch in Ivins visited Draper this week to share tips and tricks for getting — and staying — in shape.
Radon risk: Real or ruse?
02/05/2013 10:58amHave you heard of radon? Ads about its perils are everywhere. There is a bill in the Utah State Legislature that would "fix" the radon issue — but will the bill reduce radon readings or just escalate costs and accomplish little? Here are the facts.
Police treating body found in pond as suspicious death
02/05/2013 12:02pmInvestigators were waiting Tuesday for an autopsy report to determine whether a man found in a park pond died as a result of a homicide.
Man accused of sexually abusing family ordered to stand trial
02/05/2013 2:06pmA Sandy man accused of sexually assaulting a woman and two of her children has been ordered to stand trial on the charges against him.
Sales tax on water, education bills and "In God We Trust" license plates
02/05/2013 3:20pmNow in its second week, the 2013 Legislative session has made no move on a bill that would put sales tax on water, but has shown overwhelming support for several education bills.
With feds, Herbert looks for solution to health insurance exchange
02/05/2013 4:07pmGov. Gary Herbert said Tuesday he's asked the federal government to handle the newly mandated health insurance exchange for individual consumers while allowing the state to continue to run a similar program for small businesses.
BYU researcher could help improve weather forecasts by studying waves
02/05/2013 4:47pmMeteorologists take a lot of unnecessary heat when they aren't perfectly accurate. But Tuesday is National Weatherperson's Day, and one BYU professor has a gift that could help make their life a little easier.
After 2 weeks, crews control gas well fire
02/05/2013 5:17pmCrews have extinguished the flames and regained control of an oil well that caught fire two weeks ago, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes.
Man attempts to rob gas station; owner brandishes pistol
02/05/2013 6:50pmA man who attempted to rob a convenience store left empty handed after a clerk surprised him with a gun.
Men pay $5K each for summer's $2.1M Dump Fire
02/05/2013 6:54pmTwo men charged in connection with the Dump Fire that burned in Saratoga Springs in June have resolved the cases against them.
Mother delivers baby during drive to hospital
02/05/2013 7:04pmNathan and Lisa Dallin's baby didn't want to wait to be born, so he decided to come into this world in his parents' car.
Recent death prompts one school to battle bullying
02/05/2013 7:11pmAfter a Magna student recently took his own life after being bullied, one Utah high school decided to take the initiative to stop bullying on their campus.
4 reasons to keep your child's 'birthday suit' off social media
02/05/2013 7:33pmMy babies have irresistibly adorable bums. No really, it's true - I have about a thousand Instagram-ready pictures to prove it. But in this case, you'll just have to take my word for it.
School arts funding focus of Capitol lobbying effort
02/05/2013 7:50pmUtah's arts organizations and students converged at the Capitol Tuesday to thank legislators for their support of the arts and to remind them of the importance of arts funding, including programs for Utah's schools.
UTA adds more trains, changes to FrontRunner schedule
02/05/2013 8:08pmRiders on commuter rail will see some changes to their travel schedule this month.
'If you don't wear your seat belt, wear it,' says accident survivor
02/05/2013 8:45pmClint Leary believes he started to wear a seat belt just in time to save his life.
Amputee creates, sells prosthetic knee for outdoor sports
02/05/2013 10:18pmCross country skiing may seem like a normal task for most people, but for one man it is a miraculous feat.
As Utah students struggle, businesses enter the classroom
02/05/2013 10:26pmA business in Morgan has become one of the first to join a statewide movement to get involved in Utah schools.
Wasted time in traffic costs S.L. commuters $449M
02/05/2013 11:10pmSalt Lake City drivers don't have it as hard as similarly sized cities, but they still pay a cost for traffic congestion, according to a new study.
Police chase ends with arrest of alleged serial bank robber
02/05/2013 11:17pmA suspected serial bank robber has been arrested after leading police on a high-speed chase through various cities in Salt Lake County.
Police still searching for answers in Powell case
02/05/2013 11:20pmTuesday marked one year since Josh Powell took the lives of his children and his own in a fire in Washington state.
OK Espanol cutting print publication
02/05/2013 11:45pmCiting on-going financial loses, OK Espanol, a Salt Lake-based Spanish-language newspaper, announced Tuesday that it would cease its printed edition in mid-February.
By choice, US has 'one-child policy' of its own
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Looking for a building inspection in Marlee 2429? Did you know price is the least important factor.
As a building inspector carrying out many building inspections in Marlee 2429 i have dealt with many buyers looking for an inspection for a house they are intending to purchase. I have with interest looked at the reasons they choose to hire this inspector or that inspector. Or i have tried to.
Some want to know about the technology I use – thermal imaging camera, moisture meter etc, some look at the part of town i work in or are based in, which is not a bad strategy, as they want an inspector that is familiar with the type of house they would like inspected and ultimately buy. Some want references, which is also a fair idea for obvious reasons. Some ask about your insurance policy, also a good idea.
But the majority are looking at the price i charge for a building and/or pest inspection. Now OK, we all want a good deal but only price shopping inspectors for a property that could be worth a million dollars+ doesn't make sense.
The difference of $50-$200 for a good and thorough inspection and report is worth every single dollar extra – and then some. There are inspection businesses popping up that charge hundreds of dollars less than the going rate of $400-$500 for a combined pest and building inspection. They don't usually stay round long.
Out of curiosity one day I called one of these guys to ask a few questions: The one that stuck in my mind is this one:
Me: How long does an inspection take as I'll need to arrange the time?
Guy on phone: About 30 minutes mate, we won't hold you up.
I said I'd get back to him but I was left wondering how on earth you can do a decent building and pest inspection on a house in Marlee 2429 in only 30 minutes. You cant!
A standard inspection covers the following:
• Roof exterior
• Roof interior
• Sub floor
• House interior
• House exterior
• Yard & fences
For a normal size suburban house and yard, a proper inspection takes 60 - 90 minutes. You just won't receive a fair inspection in 30 minutes.
When any business charges substantially less than the going market value for any service or product, something has to give and it's quality that gives 90% of the time. And that is just not on on the purchase of such an expensive and crucial item as the house you and your family will live in.
So if you're price shopping inspectors, please look beyond the cost and pick an inspector on their experience, insurance, location, references or all the above, anything except price only.
When you need a high quality, comprehensive building inspection in Marlee for a totally fair price contact Wayne on
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