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Legislators delay funding, private foundation for state jobs agency
Madison — Lawmakers are delaying the approval of more money and a new private fundraising arm for the state's flagship jobs agency, saying they want to ensure strong oversight of both.
The Wisconsin Economic Development Corp. is seeking the release of added taxpayer funds at a time when it's carrying a surplus of 55% of its total funding — or more than $18 million over the already substantial target for its maximum cash reserves. In addition, the quasi-public authority created two years ago is seeking the go-ahead from legislators to create a new foundation that would seek donations from private businesses to fund economic development work in the state.
Rep. John Nygren (R-Marinette), co-chairman of the Legislature's Joint Finance Committee, said he was meeting with WEDC officials to get answers on how the In Wisconsin Foundation would work. Nygren said the budget committee canceled its Wednesday meeting on WEDC to get more details on that issue and others at the agency.
"Let's have those conversations and give us enough time to get it right," Nygren said.
WEDC is still building trust with lawmakers after a series of audits and news stories revealed mismanagement at the agency, which was created by Gov. Scott Walker and lawmakers in July 2011 to replace the former state Department of Commerce. The agency neglected to systematically track more than $12 million in past due loans funded by taxpayers, and since then the agency has had to catch up on that work while implementing a system to avoid a similar breakdown in the future.
A new report from the agency listed $1.9 million in loans that are still more than 90 days past due as of Sept. 30. That was a marked improvement over the month before, though millions of dollars in other loans have been written off or shifted to collection efforts.
The agency submitted extensive plans on the In Wisconsin Foundation to the budget committee that show the proposed nonprofit would have conflict-of-interest policies and be subject to state open records laws. But the plans leave a number of other details to be worked out by the still unnamed board members of the foundation, such as whether the foundation would rely on WEDC to do all its work or whether it would have any employees of its own.
Ryan Murray, chief operating officer of WEDC, acknowledged that there are still details to be worked out but noted that similar foundations have been operated by other states or regional economic development groups.
"This is something of new territory for Wisconsin for sure but it's not for other places," Murray said.
The new foundation would seek donations from donors and businesses in Wisconsin such as insurers, law firms and utilities that would have a vested interest in seeing the state's economy grow. The potential private donations were a major and as yet untapped reason for creating WEDC, but they could start to flow relatively quickly once the foundation is launched, Murray said.
"We think there are donors who will step up right away," Murray said.
The foundation is still many months away from being fully functioning — even after lawmakers on the joint finance panel approve it, the foundation will still have to go through the time-consuming process of seeking nonprofit tax status from the Internal Revenue Service.
The documents submitted to the budget committee lay out some of the broad outlines of In Wisconsin as unanimously approved by WEDC's board:
■The foundation board will be picked by the board of WEDC and a majority of its members have to be from the board or staff of WEDC. No one has been selected as yet.
■Like WEDC, the foundation and its board will be subject to the state's open meetings and open records laws.
■Donors to the foundation will not be able to receive an economic development incentive from WEDC for two years before or after their contribution.
■The foundation will also have a conflict-of-interest policy to guard against ethical entanglements involving its spending.
■WEDC staff will provide services to the foundation at their straight cost.
But other details have yet to be determined. For instance, the foundation will pay WEDC for some or all of the services it needs, but which ones is still unclear. In a related issue, it's also still an open question whether the foundation will have any employees of its own.
Murray said he thought it would be unlikely that the foundation's board would want to go through the trouble of becoming an employer. But he added that WEDC officials didn't want to make all the decisions for the foundation's still unnamed board.
Assembly Minority Leader Peter Barca (D-Kenosha), a member of the WEDC board, said he wanted to see those answers. But after nearly two and a half years, Barca said he also wanted to see private funding to supplement taxpayer spending on economic development.
WEDC isn't spending all the taxpayer money it has received. The agency has a target of carrying a surplus of no more than 25% of its yearly funding. But at the moment its cash reserves are $18.4 million above that target.
Agency spokesman Mark Maley said the surplus stems from leftover funds from the end of the Department of Commerce in addition to an unsuccessful attempt to sharply increase the amount of lending that the agency does to businesses.
"We had pretty ambitious goals and just did not meet them," Maley said.
The Joint Finance Committee has an additional $63 million set aside in the budget that it can release to WEDC over the next year and a half. Rather than seek that whole amount, WEDC is proposing to take $44.7 million of that money to fund its budget through June 2015. The remaining $18.4 million would come from its excess surplus.
Nygren said he was comfortable with that basic approach, though potentially with some changes.
Barca said he was concerned about the size of the surplus.
"If we were doing our job effectively, there wouldn't be any money left. It's not like entrepreneurs don't have needs," he said.
Barca pointed to a recent letter sent to lawmakers by the economic development agencies of four northern counties, Oconto, Oneida, Langlade and Florence. The letter called on legislators to use the surplus to restore dropped funding for programs to help small businesses, dairy farmers and the timber industry.
In another area, WEDC is making progress, reducing the total loans that are more than three months past due to $1.9 million as of Sept. 30, down from $3.4 million the month before. As part of that process, the state has written off $5.7 million in loans and WEDC has referred $5.1 million to another state agency for collection.
Many of those loans were made years before under the former Department of Commerce.
In other developments, the agency has also recently received an independent audit by Sikich LLP that showed WEDC had made progress toward enforcing the contract requirements on businesses that received taxpayer incentives such as loans. With some loans, the required documentation was still not on file, the audit found.
The agency has one final audit to go, however, as a financial review by the Legislative Audit Bureau is expected in the coming weeks.
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We hear the phrase all the time, but what really makes an event professional the "total package"? Is it all about having an established expertise at one's craft? The ability to effectively communicate with clients? Or is it about upholding oneself to certain business standards? For premier saxophonist Edmond Baker, Jr., it's about all of these points – and a whole lot more. His a story of not only thinking outside of the box, but of taking the initiative to build a box— or in this case, a distinct brand— of his own.
Why Wait?
When Edmond was in the 6th grade, he recalled in our recent interview, he had gone with his mother to see acclaimed gospel saxophonist Bernard Johnson play at his local church in Brazoria, Texas. He described the immediate and overwhelming inspiration he felt in that moment to play the saxophone when he grew up. When he voiced this hope to his mother, she turned to him and said, "Why wait until you're grown up?" And so, at the age of 11, Edmond took up the saxophone. More than 30 years later, he's now a full-time, professional saxophonist – and one of GigMasters' top-rated players, at that! So the next time you set a long term goal like "I need to build upon my musical repertoire," or "I need to start making follow up calls with clients after gigs," ask yourself, "Why wait?" Take the initiative and just make it happen.
"When I first started playing as a full-time saxophonist, I knew I had to have an image; I had to have a brand. For me, that became the 'Uptown Saxman,'" Edmond explained. He recognized that in order for him to turn his passion into a profit, he'd have to alter the way he viewed himself. "I'm not just an entertainer," he went on, "I'm a company. So when I make follow up calls, I introduce myself and my business, because we're one in the same." This is a great piece of advice for any solo event professional. Don't be afraid to create a title for your business, one that isn't simply your personal name. In his own Southern style, he introduces himself over the phone saying, "Hi ma'am, this is Edmond Baker with Exceptional Music for All Occasions…" Similarly, Edmond stresses the importance of your "character quality" in establishing your brand. For him, this means arriving on time, looking the part, and being capable of professionally interacting with guests at an event. These are all things, he says, that contribute to your image, and therefore the image of your brand. Because, as Edmond correctly states, you are your brand, and your brand is your business.
Be You-nique
One thing really stood out in our conversation about personal brand-building: when describing how to separate oneself from the competition, Edmond said, "You hear the phrase 'be yourself' all the time, but that's really difficult to do if you don't have yourself figured out." For Edmond, figuring himself out has meant establishing a strong sense of self-awareness when it comes to knowing what works for him as a musician, and what doesn't. "I don't tend to play covers. I've built my business off of playing my own material." This is something he then makes very clear when talking to potential clients about his services. It's also the reason why he chooses not to play at clubs or lounges. He recognizes that because a musician is asked to play a lot of requested cover songs at those venues, performing at them often winds up being a conflict in his style as the "Uptown Saxman," who's built his business on playing original songs. Don't be afraid to be unique, Edmond encourages, even if that means you don't fit the bill for every gig: "If you try to tell a client what they want to hear and take a gig just for the money, you won't wind up performing well. The client won't be happy and you'll wind up getting a poor review. It's just not a good idea." You need to know where, when, and how you perform your best. It's all a part of 'being yourself' and adhering to that mantra.
Edmond and other top GigMasters members find success in their ability to take initiative, while also knowing where and when to draw the line for the benefit of their business. They also recognize the importance of viewing themselves as their business. If they project themselves to potential clients as an established brand, they'll often be regarded as one. I'd venture to say then that these are the things that make event professionals like Edmond Baker, Jr. the "total package".

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The successful candidate will need to provide proof of experience and qualifications along with having good Word and Excel skills. The role is working all over the UK. Staying away is paid at a higher rate, along with night work, which may be part of the role from time to time. IRATA Trained is beneficial but not essential. Flexibility is essential, with a good understanding of historic buildings and plaster work.
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Motorcyclist killed in head-on crash with DART bus near Magnolia
AAA Mid-Atlantic says knowing what to do when a crash occurs can help minimize further damage to people and vehicles, and make the claims process easier. 9/27/18 Damian Giletto/The News Journal
A motorcyclist died following a crash with a DART Transit bus that closed Irish Hill Road, near Magnolia, for four hours Friday, police said.
A 62-year-old Felton motorcyclist was driving east on Irish Hill Road toward Lexington Mill Road at 12:15 p.m. when a DART bus heading west turned left into the motorcyclist's path, said Master Cpl. Melissa Jaffe of the Delaware State Police. The motorcyclist collided with the front of the bus, Jaffe said.
EARLIER: State police at scene of serious motorcycle crash near Magnolia
Medics at the scene declared the motorcyclist was dead. Police said they will release his name after contacting family members.
The DART bus driver, a 55-year-old from Smyrna, was taken to Bayhealth Kent General Hospital with minor injuries.
No one was riding in the bus during the head-on crash, Jaffe said.
The intersection was closed for four hours while police investigated and cleared the crash. The investigation is ongoing, Jaffe said.
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Football Night in America ... well, Clinton at least
PHOTOS: Scoring 38 points and limiting opponents to 14, the Clinton High Red Devils have won two scrimmages leading up to the Aug. 25 high school football season-opener at Laurens.
Meet the Red Devils, and athletes from Clinton Middle School, will be Thursday evening in the CHS gym. It is a free event for the public. CHS and Laurens District 55 High School cross-country teams will have a game-ball run from Clinton to Laurens on Aug. 24. Clinton is looking for two wins in a row over the 5A Raiders, after limited success in previous seasons. Both teams made their respective playoffs last season.
In scrimmage action last night, Clinton hosted Strom Thurmond and won 18-7. Zay Bennett scored on a 58-yard interception return. Mark Wise scored a touchdown with 84 yards rushing. Kris Holmes scored a touchdown with 47 yards rushing. Darien Bailey ran for 18 yards.
In scrimmage action Thursday night at Woodruff, Clinton defeated Blue Ridge, 20-7, behind 206 yards from the rushing attack. Holmes scored a touchdown, with 78 yards rushing, abd Bailey scored a touchdown. Dawson Green scored on a 12-yard Konnor Richardson toss, one of his 4 catches against Blue Ridge.
To start September, Clinton has back to back home games - Sept. 1 against Greer and Sept. 8 against Aiken. Clinton has defending State Champions Abbeville and Chapman on its 2017 schedule.


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Fox News anchor: I didn't know it was criminal to be a Christian
Editor's note: The following is an excerpt from Gretchen Carlson's new book, "Getting Real."
It was while doing "Fox & Friends" that I got a reputation for being a culture warrior. Bill O'Reilly started inviting me to come on "The O'Reilly Factor" for a regular culture warrior segment. I really cared about this stuff. Fox was the first place I'd worked where it was okay to talk openly about your faith on the air. Of course, I understand that when you're doing news reporting and anchoring, it's not appropriate. But at Fox I had a different kind of forum, so I went for it.
Where our culture is headed is an enduring topic of interest for many people, and I think they appreciate it that I take the topic on -- even when they don't agree with me. For example, I've received plenty of flak for talking about the war on Christmas, often being described as "freaking out" and "going ballistic," as if I were some demented Christian warrior. One website published this pearl: "If Bill O'Reilly is the commander-in-chief of the War on Christmas, Gretchen Carlson is the head of the women's auxiliary." The thing is, it's not a joke to me. I can't think of a single other religion whose holy day is treated like a joke.
It all came to a head over the Festivus controversy. Festivus is a fake holiday, invented by the hit show "Seinfeld" in 1997. It was a funny bit on the comedy, and I laughed along with the rest of the world. But then it got real. Some people subsequently began to celebrate the holiday as an alternative to the Christian celebration, and one of them wrote a book called "Festivus: The Holiday for the Rest of Us."
I was asking a question that needed to be asked: Do we think so little of our religious symbols and rituals that we would give equal weight to a beer can sculpture based on an old sitcom? I still think it's a good question.
In 2008, when I heard that a group was petitioning the governor of Washington State to erect a Festivus pole as part of the Christmas display, I thought it was the stupidest thing I'd ever heard. When I brought it up on "Fox & Friends," Steve and Brian tried to laugh it off as silly, but I was dead serious. I thought it was mocking Christianity, and I said so. (And by the way, a lot of people think that on Fox we have producers talking to us through our earpieces telling us what to say. We don't. That protest was all me.) "I can't believe you guys are defending this," I said to my laughing colleagues. "I'm all for humor, and I'm all for telling jokes, but this is an insult to Christianity." I said I thought it was an outrage that my kids would have to grow up in a culture that forced them to grope their way past a Festivus pole to see a Nativity scene—on Christmas!
Festivus just wouldn't die. The worst episode came in 2013, when a group erected a Festivus pole that consisted of six feet of beer cans next to a religious display that included a Nativity scene, a menorah, and other religious symbols at the Florida state capitol. Again I spoke out, appealing very straightforwardly to American values and common sense. I was asking a question that needed to be asked: Do we think so little of our religious symbols and rituals that we would give equal weight to a beer can sculpture based on an old sitcom? I still think it's a good question.
I was gratified when the American Spectator magazine published an article by Jeffrey Lord titled "Gretchen Carlson Is Right." Lord wrote, "Ms. Carlson's outrage was right on target. She is exactly right to look into the cameras and call for a stand-alone display of that crèche. She understands perfectly what it represents, and that without the reverence and respect of those values we are all in serious trouble." Amen!
My reputation as a culture warrior was one reason I got a role in the movie "Persecuted," which was released in 2014. The film is a thriller that focuses on two rights in America that are sometimes taken for granted: freedom of religion and freedom of speech.
The main character is an evangelist who is framed for a crime he didn't commit and persecuted for holding firm to his religious beliefs.
In the movie I play Diana Lucas, a journalist who asks tough ques tions. It was fun doing the movie, but the topic also meant a lot to me.
Every day in the news business, I report on stories just like this. Christians or people of other faiths are persecuted simply for standing up for something they believe. The intolerance seems crazy, but it's happening a lot more than you might think. The question "Persecuted" makes you ask is: Could the fictional movie plot ever happen here?
By the way, doing that movie was an example of how important it is to take on new challenges. I really stepped outside my comfort zone with "Persecuted." Actors have often told me they had a hard time imagining doing live TV and ad-libbing on the fly. Well, I had the opposite struggle on the movie set. It was very hard to sit still for fifty takes.
From "Getting Real" by Gretchen Carlson, published on June 16, 2015 by Viking, an imprint of Penguin Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC.
Copyright by Gretchen Carlson, 2015.


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A dramatization of the Hamburg, Germany phase of The Beatles' early history.
A pre-fame Beatles head for the seedy clubs of Hamburg in search of success. The band meet up with a group of trendy German beatniks, one of whom (Astrid Kircherr) bass guitarist Stuart Sutcliffe falls in love with. Whilst best friend John Lennon can only watch, Sutcliffe has to choose between rock 'n roll and a new life in Germany...
John Lennon and the rest of his new rock-and-roll group - Paul McCartney, Pete Best, George Harrison and Stuart Sutcliffe - travel to Hamburg to try their luck. Word soon gets out and they become increasingly popular, especially with the girls. But Stuart still thinks he is a better painter than bass guitarist, and he has fallen seriously in love with a German girl. He and the rest of the group have to make some decisions.
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Palm Desert, CA (PRWEB) February 14, 2012
The event will feature several Food Network stars that will make presentations and engage the public in entertaining cooking demonstrations throughout the three-day culinary festival.
The 2012 Food + Wine Festival Palm Desert culinary celebration will begin on Friday, March 23 with a sumptuous lunch with several James Beard winning chefs. The festival will continue on Saturday and Sunday, March 24 and 25 with food tastings, wine pairings, and cooking demonstrations by numerous celebrity chefs, among them will be several Food Network television celebrity chefs:
- Alejandra Schrader – Top Finalist in Fox's Master Chef with Gordon Ramsay
A trained architect and urban planner, she left her former career in real estate development and urban planning to pursue her love of food and passion for cooking. She will soon have a book published based on her food blog Cook Global, Eat at Home. Chef Schrader also has a private chef business Cucina Cocina and does frequent cooking demonstrations and TV appearances.
- Mark Peel – Top Chef Master, Executive Chef/Owner of Campanile & Tar Pit Restaurants
Among Chef Peel's numerous awards, he received the James Beard Foundation's "Outstanding Restaurant Award," the "Los Angeles Culinary Master of the Year", and Food & Wine magazine's "Best New Chefs. His book "New Classic Family Dinners" was selected as one of the top 10 cookbooks by Amazon in 2009 and commemorated his 20th anniversary of his award-winning Campanile restaurant.
- Adam Gertler -- Finalist on The Next Food Network Star, host of Will Work for Food, and Food Network Challenge: All Star Grill Off
A cook, entertainer and food enthusiast, Gertler charmed audiences in the 4th season of Food Network's hit primetime series The Next Food Network Star. Following that in 2009 he began hosting Food Network's new series Will Work for Food, exploring a variety of jobs related to the food industry across the country.
- Chris Crary – Top Chef Texas and Executive Chef, Whist Restaurant
Chris Crary appeared on Season 9 of the Food Network TV series Top Chef Texas and is presently the Chef de Cuisine at the award-winning restaurant Whist in Santa Monica. After receiving his degree in Culinary Arts, Chef Crary ventured to California to begin his culinary journey where he trained with his mentor Tony DiSalvo, former chef at Jean Georges in New York. His approach to cuisine incorporates Italian, Asian, and Spanish influences.
- Jill Davie – Food Network's Top Iron Chef and Hot Chef
A graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Chef Davie has since become a popular TV personality and has appeared in numerous Food Network shows including winning the title of one of its most popular shows, Top Iron Chef. She also bested her fellow competitors to take the title of Hot Chef and was co-host of Shopping with Chefs.
The Food & Wine Festival Palm Desert will offer the public a memorable experience of extravagant tastings, fabulous wines from around the world, and educational presentations by master vintners. The event is sponsored by City of Palm Desert, Viking Range Corporation, KCET, Stella Artois, Costco Wholesale, Wilson Daniels, Ltd., Trinchero Family Estates, Temecula Valley Wine Growers Association, Irish Dairy Board, Icelandic Glacial, Lancaster Estates, Roth Winery, Godiva Chocolatier, Cunard, Mount Gay Rum and Jensen's Finest Foods.
This event benefits the Friends of the James Beard Foundation and the Endowed Scholarship Fund of the Culinary Institute of America.
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The Layover is an upcoming 2017 road
trip sex comedy American-Canadian movie. Its cast stars Alexandra Daddario,
Kate Upton, Rob Corddry, Matt Barr, Kal Penn, Matt L. Jones, Molly Shannon, and
William H. Macy. The movie directed by William H. Macy and written by David
Hornsby and Lance Krall. The movie is preset to be released on August 3, 2017, but in a limited release on September 1,
2017, by Vertical Entertainment.
If you thought past the point where romantic comedies were about two best friends throwing away their friendship just so they can hook up with a hot guy while on vacation. The Layover is about two women who are best friends, Alexandra Daddario of San Andreas and Kate Upton. Two best friends decide to take a tropical vacation. When a hurricane warning sends their flight to St. Louis and they meet a handsome man (Matt Barr) and neither one of them is willing to give up the pursuit. These two women commit atrocities against fighting for the same guy they met on the plane.
Let's Introduce With The Layover Leading Partner And Movie Trailer:
1. Director: William H. Macy
2. Writer: David Hornsby, Lance Krall
3. Actors: Alexandra Daddario, Kate Upton, Matt Barr, Matt L. Jones, Rob Corddry, Kal Penn, Molly Shannon, William H. Macy
4. Genre: Comedy
5. Run Time: 1h 28m
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It was first noticed as a bit of meteorological arcana. An alert from the National Hurricane Center at 2 p.m. on Sept. 22 noted that a tropical wave had been detected moving off the west coast of Africa but gave it little likelihood of developing into a major storm.
Still, develop it did, becoming a textbook example of how storms follow no textbook. It then mushroomed into the strongest hurricane in the Atlantic since Hurricane Felix in 2007, killing, by some estimates, more than 800 people in Haiti, slamming into the Bahamas and then skirting a razor's edge that, had it been a few miles south and west, could have caused catastrophic damage in Florida.
By Saturday, it was barely a hurricane, with maximum sustained winds of 75 miles per hour, but it still had the potential to bring heavy rain and flooding to the Carolinas.
Dieulifaite Derlus, Maria Ageeb, Ed Kelley and Todd Neville had nothing in common — until the storm hit, leaving behind stories of disaster and disaster narrowly averted. Here are some of them.
Les Cayes, Haiti
His family safe, Mr. Derlus carefully retraced his steps atop the back wall behind his home on Tuesday, making one final trip to save a few valuables. But the wind was too strong, knocking him off the ledge and into the rush of muddy water below.
Before he could get up, the wall fell, too, unable to withstand the 145-m.p.h. gusts. It toppled right on top of him.
Neighbors spotted Mr. Derlus, 62, and carried him, semiconscious, from hospital to hospital. Each one turned him away. There were no doctors to help. As he approached the third hospital, he died in the neighbors' arms.
"He was the pillar of our family," said Maude Levius, his wife, holed up with their five children in the one room of the house that was not destroyed.
They don't know where they will bury him, or how they will pay for it. Their furniture, clothes and other possessions were washed away in the storm.
"We have no idea what we're going to do now," Ms. Levius, 56, said. Mr. Derlus was the family's sole bread winner, his job as a driver for a government agency providing for all seven of them. "I don't know how God will provide for us."
Nassau, the Bahamas
When the shingles started popping off the roof and she realized she could not make it to the main house, Ms. Ageeb thought she knew where she would be safe — in the bathroom of the two-story apartment where she lived behind the house where she and her three brothers had grown up.
Ms. Ageeb, 34, a lawyer, recalled what happened next on Thursday around 11 a.m. as the peak of the storm's fury was hitting.
"Suddenly, half of the ceiling just lifted up and blew right off," she said. "Luckily, I had already packed my passport and valuables in a backpack, just in case. All I had to do was grab it and go."
She fought her way down the external stairs in the middle of winds nearing 140 m.p.h. and was sure at one point that she would be blown away.
"The wind started pushing me from side to side," she said. "It almost pulled my glasses off my face and I stumbled, trying to grab hold of them, because without them, I'm blind. I made it to the bottom, and my brothers helped me."
From their house, they watched as the other half of the roof was blown away and everything she owned was exposed to the storm.
Ms. Ageeb's home is one of many that were badly damaged in the area.
Homes, shops and service stations lost roofs and windows, sea walls collapsed and several areas were severe flooded. There has been no official report of the extent of the damage.
Ms. Ageeb captured the aftermath on a video.
"I can't stop shaking,'' she said. "I'm still a nervous wreck. I just want this to stop so we can just get on with cleaning up and trying to see what we can salvage."
"Our country, this island, is going to need a lot of help," Ms. Ageeb added. "We've always helped all the other islands, and I think this time now we're definitely going to need help. I don't know from who or from where, but we're definitely going to need help."
Ormond Beach, Fla.
The authorities in Volusia County were urging people to evacuate from their beachfront communities. The storm was lurking, threatening, frightening. But for a time, Mr. Kelley, the mayor of Ormond Beach, had no plans to leave.
"Originally, we weren't going to board it up," Mr. Kelley said of his home, which is a few miles inland and not far from Daytona Beach, the typically sun-soaked stock car racing hub. "We just thought we'd take a chance."
But Mr. Kelley ultimately had a realization, pushed along by the demands of his children: Maybe, as a local government official, he should follow the recommendations of a local government.
"Why are we telling people to leave? Because it's dangerous," Mr. Kelley said. "When did you decide? When you start thinking: 'Well, we're telling everybody else to leave. Why am I here?'"
So, he concluded, "We actually heeded the advice that was given by us and others."
By the time Mr. Kelley left the city on Thursday, he said that he had also recognized that the storm might leave him out of reach at a perilous moment for Ormond Beach, a city of about 41,000 where the oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller used to spend winters.
"I don't know what I was going to do staying there because we knew, absolutely, that we were going to lose power," Mr. Kelley said in an interview from Gainesville, where he had taken refuge and, by Friday afternoon, acknowledged that an evacuation had been a wise choice.
"The preparations were done," he said. "There was no decision that I would have had to make that couldn't have been from here."
St. Augustine, Fla.
Mr. Neville, an accountant in St. Augustine, watched the damage unfold. As water rushed into his city, he glimpsed a partly submerged white sport utility vehicle. He listened as the palm trees twisted and as the rain pounded a roof.
But Mr. Neville was nowhere near St. Augustine. Instead, from a haven on the other side of the state, he used his cellphone to watch the ravaging of a 451-year-old city in real time.
It is one way technology is taking at least some of the uncertainty out of disastrous storms. You cannot control the weather, but you can see its damage even when you're elsewhere.
Mr. Neville's ability to keep watch on St. Augustine was born of gadgetry and fraternity: The images that poured onto his cellphone often came from surveillance cameras that he and other members of his regular Friday morning breakfast group at Georgie's Diner had installed at their homes and offices.
On the Friday morning when Hurricane Matthew passed about 30 miles from St. Augustine, Mr. Neville was safe and dry near Tampa.
The updates still flowed. There was the panning video from a jeweler that showed nature's disconcerting powers, and an image from a friend named Chris that showed the floodwaters rising around the pumps of a Shell gas station that shares a parking lot with Georgie's.
Yet Mr. Neville said he knew the destruction could have been far worse in a city that was the capital of Florida before it was a state. It would have been worse, Mr. Neville knew, had some forecasts held and the storm edged any closer to land.
"I remember looking at the 5 a.m. update and thinking, 'Thank goodness it's 35 miles offshore,'" Mr. Neville said. "Until that 5 a.m. update, for the last three days, we've had the bull's-eye on us."
St. Augustine is a city accustomed to storms and floodwaters: St. Johns County, of which St. Augustine is the seat, notes on its website that residents are reminded annually "of the vulnerability of our coastal community." But Hurricane Matthew's timing was especially worrisome.
"It hit St. Augustine right at high tide," Mr. Neville said. "During a full-moon high tide, we'll get minor flooding just from that. And then you throw in a nine-foot storm surge, and it's unbelievable."
But technology has its limits. As the storm reached peak intensity on Friday, the power went out and the battery backups blinked off. As night fell across Florida on Friday, Mr. Neville's surveillance camera had not switched on again.


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Assistant manager Harry Gunderson walked away from the hotel bar holding a glass of wine in each hand. It was 1 am Thursday morning so he had to walk past a bevy of drunken con goers on the way to his table.
One of them, particularly inebriated, backed up his chair right as Harry walked past, bumping Harry in the thigh and almost making him spill his drinks. Harry wanted to smash the glass of wine on the drunkard's head but continued on, only acknowledging the event with a muffled grunt of pain.
At his table he sat the wine and his sore thigh down in front of a cute but aging cosplayer dressed as The Little Mermaid. Well, kinda. She wasn't just the Little Mermaid, she was doing that crossover bullshit where she was two characters in one – she was the Little Mermaid in Manhattan. She wasn't very good at this whole thing he thought, but she was the only female at the con who had seemed impressed that he was an assistant manager and so he would have a few drinks with her, talk some talk, and hopefully end up in her room before he had to deal with any more of these con goers who had invaded his hotel.
Harry loosened his tie and took off his name tag, placing it on the table so that the words "Assistant Manager" were carefully positioned to face the Little Mermaid.
They toasted and clinked their glasses and as Harry brought the drink to his lips a loud explosion went off somewhere in the hotel.
This time Harry did drop his drink. "What the hell?!" he blurted standing up as the wine splashed onto his white, wrinkled shirt. He didn't have to wait long for an answer.
Hastings the bellhop ran into the bar.
"Where's Harry?" he shouted. "Where's Harry?!"
"I'm here." Harry said walking quickly to the front, dabbing his shirt with a purple, cloth napkin.
"Where's Harry?" Hastings shouted again as he rapped his hands on the bar.
"I'm right here Hastings!" Harry shouted, almost at the bar.
"Where is he? He's probably drunk, ain't he!" Hasting said to the bartender.
"I'm here, goddammit!" Harry shouted as he grabbed Hastings by the shoulder and spun him around.
Hastings wondered for a brief second if Harry had heard his last remark, but another blast sounded, louder than the first and that snapped him back to order.
"What the bloody hell!" Harry remarked for a second time.
"It's the Halo cosplayers and the Destiny cosplayers," Hastings shouted. "They're fighting over the grand ballroom."
"Son of a bitch," Harry said looking back at the little mermaid. One of the drunken congoers had walked over to his table and was speaking to her. "I ain't got time for no goddamned turf war." Harry tucked in his shirt and threw the purple napkin on the floor. He'd be damned if one of these idiots was going to muscle in on his mermaid. He raised his chin, bowed out his chest and marched back to his table.
"But Harry…" Hastings started.
Harry turned and pointed a finger at Hastings. "Get security over to the Grand," he said and then turned his attention to the new suitor.
"Already on it, but Harry, wait!"
"What?" said Harry, wheeling around.
"Right now they've just got their guns on respawn, sending everyone over to the Wellington with a 30 second time out."
"Yeah?" said Harry not surprised. Nobody wanted to walk back from the Wellington. And for a second he thought the problem might solve itself. Being transported three blocks away after a night of drinking tended to cause headaches and sometimes vomiting. Harry grinned at the thought of the Wellington's Manager (and Harry's arch nemesis) Bill Normburger having to clean up all that puke.
"So what's the problem?" Harry asked.
"Well, some Fallout cosplayers showed up and called them all pussies," Hastings said. "The Fallout players are threatening to reboot and turn on hardcore mode."
Harry's eyes widened.
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Then, on Nov. 3 at midnight Pacific, Walmart will kick off a second sale. At that point you'll be able to purchase a 48-inch Sony LED HDTV for $348, $100 off of its standard price. You'll also find the Nintendo 2DS for $79, a Nextbook 7.85-inch tablet with 8GB of storage for $49, which is half-off the standard price, and more. Walmart is also offering 50-percent "more game trade-in value" if you're trading-in titles to purchase Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare. Anyone trading games in for a PlayStation 4 will receive twice the standard value, Walmart said.
Hopefully you're able to take advantage of these savings, even if you haven't already started your holiday shopping.
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'Tis the Season for 20,000 Rollbacks, Free Shipping, 24-Hour Cyber Event and Savings Catcher with a Holiday Twist
BENTONVILLE, Ark. – Oct. 31, 2014 – Dear Santa's elves, it's time to start saving. Walmart is unwrapping its first round of 2014 holiday offerings, including the low prices it's known for and its broadest assortment ever on the items customers need for gift-giving, decorating, family gatherings and every occasion in between.
On Nov. 1, the retailer will offer more than 20,000 Rollbacks on items including groceries and popular brands such as Disney "Frozen," Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Samsung, and Dell. Just two days later, Walmart is bringing back its popular 24-hour holiday cyber savings event. All season long, customers can take advantage of free shipping on millions of items* from Walmart.com.
"Helping families deliver an amazing Christmas doesn't start on Black Friday, it starts now," said Duncan Mac Naughton, chief merchandising officer, Walmart U.S. "As soon as they put away their Halloween costumes, our customers start prepping for Thanksgiving, buying Christmas trees and shopping for gifts. They want the best deals now and we're here for them today, next week and throughout the season. Our strategy is simple: lead with low prices, offer the best brands, make shopping easier than ever and bring the holiday joy that only Walmart can deliver."
Walmart has expanded its digital shelves to include 7 million items – one million more than last holiday season. Deals typically reserved for Black Friday and Cyber Monday start on Walmart.com shortly after midnight Pacific Time onMonday, Nov. 3. They include:
- · Sony 48" LED HDTV for $348, was $448
- · Nintendo 2DS Handheld Video Game System for $79, was $129
- · Barbie Dreamhouse for $120, was $148.82 and
- · Nextbook 7.85" tablet with 8GB memory for $49, was $99
The retailer will also offer hundreds of weekly online specials on electronics, apparel, home and toys. Same-day pickup in Walmart stores is available while supplies last at no additional charge. In addition, free shipping to customers' homes is available for orders totaling $50 or more. Customers can also choose free shipping to Walmart's more than 4,300 stores.*
"We are taking care of our customers today and all season long no matter how they shop – whether in our stores, online or on their mobile devices," said Fernando Madeira, president and chief executive officer, Walmart.com U.S. "More than 65 percent of Walmart customers have smartphones and they look to us to provide a flexible shopping experience when, how and where they want."
Saving Catcher Expansion and New Mobile Feature
Timed for Thanksgiving meal planning, Walmart is expanding Savings Catcher to bring even more savings to the kitchen. Beginning Nov. 2, holiday turkey and ham will be eligible for Savings Catcher, giving families confidence that they're getting a great price on these holiday meal essentials.**
In addition, Walmart has rolled out another new feature within its mobile app. With "Search My Store," customers can search for nearly any item carried in a Walmart store and see the item's availability at that store, its aisle location, ratings and reviews.
"Search My Store" is currently available on Android devices and expands to iPhones by mid-November.
Holiday Inspiration and Convenience
Walmart is also offering new tools and resources to help customers shop the season, including:
- · Wish List: Starting Nov. 7, children and parents can build a Toy Wish List for Santa by adding their favorite toys directly from Walmart's digital Toy Book. Wish lists can be shared on Facebook and in email with friends and family.
- · Holiday Hub: New this year, Walmart is sharing how-to videos, product demos, seasonal recipes and other tips across multiple platforms where customers seek holiday inspiration, including Pinterest, YouTube and Walmart.com.
- · Layaway: Customers taking advantage of Walmart's holiday layaway with no opening fee can stretch dollars further by paying at their own pace through Dec. 15.
- · Ad Match: Walmart's great prices are backed by its Ad Match Guarantee. Stores will match the price of any local competitor's printed ad for an identical product.***
Holiday Savings and Easy Shopping Start Now
Key events this weekend that bring value to Walmart customers include:
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|Walmart.com with delivery to any Walmart store or Neighborhood Market. The gifts are available for free home delivery in the contiguous U.S.
|Starting Nov. 2
|Savings Catcher expansion covering holiday turkey and ham.
|Walmart Supercenters and Neighborhood Markets
|Nov. 3
|Shortly after midnight Pacific Time: 24-hour holiday cyber savings event featuring 15 Black Friday and Cyber Monday-like deals, eligible for same-day pickup in stores.
|Walmart.com with same-day pickup at Walmart stores
|Special offers timed to the hottest gaming release of the year: "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare." On Nov. 3 and Nov. 4, customers can get 50 percent more trade in value when they trade in a game and purchase "Call of Duty: Advance Warfare."For customers looking for a new gaming console, we'll give them double trade in value when they trade in a game and purchase a PlayStation 4 system.
Walmart is the only retailer with an in-game exclusive – an exoskeleton. Customers can access this exclusive when they purchase Mountain Dew or Diet Mountain Dew 24-packs and specially-marked Doritos products.
|Select Walmart Supercenters and stores that carry general merchandise like electronics, apparel and toys
Walmart will be announcing additional great deals and special savings events throughout the season.
Editor's Notes:
*Free shipping includes Site-to-Store, which allows customers to order online and pick up in a local store for free; and free shipping to customers' homes for orders totaling $50 or more. Some limitations apply. Visit Walmart.com for details.
** Savings Catcher does not apply to competitors' offers for turkey or ham that require a minimum dollar purchase to receive the featured price, or that limit the number available per customer.
*** Restrictions apply. Not applicable to Walmart.com.
****Top 100 Gifts curated by Walmart merchants and featured on Walmart.com, available Nov. 1.


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Friday, July 31, 2009
Last day
I'm hoping things will feel normal once Ivey arrives. Even though the decision to quit was difficult, I know it was the right thing to do. I only would've been able to take six weeks off (with zero benefits, and even then wouldn't have had my job absolutely guaranteed when I came back). Six weeks isn't long enough for me to establish breastfeeding or bond with my baby. Maybe that is some mothers' idea of how to parent but it's not mine. I did it once and I don't intend to ever do it again.
It was still hard to leave today because I really do love the people I work with, and it's just not fair that to see them everyday I would have to leave my children. I'm hoping the shock will wear off soon. It's always been scary for me to make that leap from one season of my life to another. You never know just how far of a jump it's going to be!
4 comments:
- Jamie (Suddenly Stay @ Home) said...
Welcome to the dark side!! ;-) Congratulations- I hope that your transition is seamless.
- July 31, 2009 at 9:35 PM
- Theresa said...
Good for you, Jenny. I'm glad you were able to make a choice, and made the decision to stay home. You're gonna love it!
- August 1, 2009 at 9:15 AM
- Anonymous said...
I am very lucky as a Canadian to have access to a full year of paid maternity leave. I find it so unfortunate to know that many Americans don't have any at all, or receive only a few weeks.
Anyways, on to happier things. It's a huge leap to leave work, it really is. But I think it's really great. Best of luck in your new career at home! :)
- August 1, 2009 at 11:16 PM
- Kristin said...
I'm sure it will be wonderful once you are adjusted...in the mean time, come check out my giveaway. Just a little plug for myself. :-)
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Academic Scoops Another Prize for Cancer Research
Academic scoops another prize for cancer research
A University of Wolverhampton academic has scooped another prize for his cancer research.
Dr Vinodh Kannappan, a postdoctoral research associate, won the Poster Competition prize for his presentation 'Anti-Alcoholism Drug Gives Lung Cancer Patients New Hope' at the British Lung Foundation Alumni Conference held in London recently.
The British Lung Foundation launched its alumni scheme in 2015 to support researchers throughout their career and to share good practice amongst their members. 11 young researchers presented scientific posters which demonstrated their recent projects and findings with entries judged by a panel of established researchers.
Vinodh said: "All grant holders were invited to present their data at the conference which covered the full range of all lung diseases. I was absolutely thrilled to have won the only prize that was presented considering the range of expertise and the breadth of research on display.
"This continued national recognition will encourage the team to continue in our efforts to provide cancer patients and the NHS with an economical, affordable and effective treatment for cancer."
Ian Jarrold, Head of Research at the British Lung Foundation, said: "One of the British Lung Foundation's priorities is supporting early career investigators and recognising emerging research talent. The Poster Competition held at our annual Alumni Conference allows early career investigators to showcase their research and a winner is selected based on scientific quality and innovation. The BLF is delighted to recognise Dr Kannappan's exciting work as winner of the 2016 Poster Competition Prize."
Team leader, Professor Weiguang Wang, said: "We are at a very exciting stage in our research following collaboration with scientists in Europe, the USA and China which has resulted in our invention being patented by the University. Hopefully this will be translated into treatment in the near future providing cancer patients and the NHS with an economical, affordable and effective treatment."
Vinodh's research, which focuses on "Translation of an anti-alcoholism drug into a non-profit anticancer drug using nanotechnology", celebrated another win at the House of Commons recently when he won Silver for biomedical research excellence – walking away with a £2,000 prize.
Read more about the team's research: https://www.wlv.ac.uk/about-us/news-and-events/academic-blog/2016/january-2016/university-patents-affordable-alternative-drug-in-the-fight-against-cancer/
Picture Caption: From left to righ Professor Weiguang Wang, Ian Jarrold, Head of Research at the British Lung Foundation and Dr Vinodh Kannappan.
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Welcome to another school year Joy Cubs and families!
My name is Jennifer Frymark and I am entering my third year of being the school counselor at Joy Elementary and my fourth year at the school overall. I am excited about continuing to work with the students, families, and staff at Joy and further developing relationships that I have gained. I look forward to focusing on growth mindset again this year with students and encourage parents to look into it as well.
I have lived in Alaska my entire life, was born and raised in Anchorage and moved to Fairbanks for college, earning both my bachelors and masters degrees at UAF, and never went back. I enjoy living in Fairbanks and am excited to stay along with my family and dog and continue to be a part of the community.
School counselors are not able to provide therapeutic counseling services to students in school, but do work with students and families in challenging times, providing a safe place in the school and communicating/coordinating with other staff as needed. School counselors can also help connect families with district and community resources. The school counselor's office is a safe place for students to come when they need help working through problems they might be having, whether academic or social/emotional.


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One thing that never fails to catch my eye is a well worn index finger ring. Regardless of the ring's style, this placement makes rings feel contemporary and non-traditional, making them a great compliment to virtually any outfit.
The key to wearing index finger rings is finding a balanced look. Here are three ways to do this:
TIP #1 – WEAR IT BY ITSELF: Keep it simple by wearing a statement ring on your index finger and leaving the rest of your fingers ringless. This is a great way to maintain an elegant look in an effortless way.
TIP #2 – JUST REPEAT: Choose rings with an understated and similar feel and wear them on at least three of your fingers. They will make a statement without stealing the show and will keep a delicate look or complement a loaded arm.
TIP #3 – MAKE IT STAND OUT: When wearing several rings in one hand, make sure your index finger ring stands out. If more than one ring has a strong presence, you can accomplish this by leaving your middle finger naked.
I hope you found these tips useful, but remember that the most important thing is to have fun with your jewelry. Just work on finding your own style and don't be afraid of take a little risk here and there.
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The Art Of Drinking Part 1 (The Beginning)
This is a rather large subject to cover in one article, and I, for one, do not like reading that much. So I have split this up into parts to make it easier for me to write & for you to read without getting too bored…you are welcome.
A person's twenty-first birthday is a very special event. For some, it is the last birthday that really matters. Why? I hear you ask. Well, let's look at the milestones, as far as birthdays are concerned:
10: You hit double digits. You may have your first midlife crises. 'Oh God, the rest of my life will be with double digits,' might be one of your thoughts. (A mini midlife crisis, if you will.)
13: You are now officially a teenager. Thanks to puberty and just being a teenager, your level of 'not giving a crap' hits an all-time high.
16: You gain your learners permit, and later your license. You think you are the coolest guy on your block. Some states you can also be legally employed. Being employed means you pay taxes on what you make.
18: You are now legally an adult. Thus you are eligible to go to big boy/girl jail. You also gain the right to vote AND subsequently are eligible for jury duty. BONUS: If the draft is ever reinstated, you are eligible for that as well.
21: Legal drinking age in the USA. Yup, that is pretty much it for the major milestones.
After those numbers, the new milestones are the numbers ending in 0 & 5.
On your twenty-first birthday somethings are to be expected. You will drink a lot…A LOT. Your friends will pick up most of the bill. Your bartender may even pick up one or two rounds for you as well…whoever is paying please remember to tip the bartenders well.
There is a kind of, unwritten rule about being twenty-one. For a good amount of time, you are able to celebrate this. One really has to go by feel on this one. It could be anywhere from a week, to close to a month. Depending on your group of friends, and their willingness to enable how cheap you are. It also depends on what your personality is while inebriated.
We will cover this in part 2. Click here
Please remember to always drink responsibly & even if you just get water at the bar because you are the designated driver, tip your bartender.
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Representative Mo Brooks addressed Second Amendment rights in response to this morning's shooting at the Republican congressional baseball practice in Virginia. When asked if the shooting changes his views on these gun rights, he responded:
Not with respect to the Second Amendment. The Second Amendment right to bear arms is to ensure that we always have a republic. And as with any constitutional provision in the Bill of Rights, there are adverse aspects to each of those rights that we enjoy as people. And what we just saw here is one of the bad side effects of someone not exercising those rights properly. But we're not going to get rid of freedom of speech because some people say some really ugly things that hurt other people's feelings. We're not going to get rid of Fourth Amendment search and seizure rights because it allows some criminals to go free who should be behind bars.


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Everybody is looking forward to the weekend – especially this weekend because it's the unofficial start of BBQ-s, days spent at the lake and late-night campfires. That's right! It's Memorial Day Weekend and whether you're heading out of town or taking it easy, we know you'll want to have all the right accessories (sunnies are a must!) to jump into summer with a splash. We've gathered up a few must-haves for this MDW for guys and gals, alike! Take a peek, below.
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Institute of management studies Dehradun is a well known private university for its undergraduate,graduate and doctorate level courses in the field of management,mass communication, computer application and law. It has its affiliation with SAP,AICTE,career launcher etc. The alumni association has more than 500 registered alumni.
Recently, IMS organised a two-day national conference on the topic recent trends of information technology. IT covered areas like cloud computing, biometrics etc. Information technology is a subset of information, technology and communication which the students must be aware of and hence to have active participation, the students were made to submit their research papers on the same. They were to produce something new and innovative through their research.
On both the days, the students were to wear formals and look professional and hence the girls wore saris and the boys wore formal pant shirt. It was a platform for students to gain confidence and know more about the subject IT and the changing trends through the guest speakers. The director, teachers and students took active participation in the conference which they say gave them a lot of knowledge to go further in future.
A college which along with class room studies gives you practical exposure and knowledge in these ways is a place worth studying.


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Sin House Delighted to Play Bluesfest 2020
Located in the lovely Surrey village of Milford, this event brings together four great blues bands for a feast of the finest rhythm 'n' blues music.
Doors open at 6:30pm and music starts at 7:15pm going through to 11pm. Four hours of excellent music for a tenner. Thai food and a bar provided by our friends at the wonder Scratchers music venue at The Three Lions, Farncombe.
Sin House is the latest project from legendary South London Blues vocalist/harpman, Stevie Smith. The band consisting of
- Stevie Smith - vocals/harmonica,
- Martyn Taylor - guitar/vocals,
- Steve Smith - guitar/vocals,
- Richard Taylor - Bass,
- Clive Edwards - Drums
play a heady mix of Blues standards and original material served up with with Oodles of humour, charisma and fun.
STEVIE SMITH: Vocals & Harmonica
Veteran singer and harpman who has played with everyone from Rory Gallagher and Ray Dorset to Bad Manners, and praised for his harmonica work by no less than Muddy Waters himself. But he is mostly known on the blues circuit, as the pocket dynamo who fronted Ruthless Blues for 20 years.
One of the best frontmen in the business!
STEVE SMITH: Guitar & Vocals
Steve has worked on and off with Stevie for many years; another Veteran of the home counties music scene, Steve has worked with Paul Williams' Blue Thunder, The Sharpees, Hot Club, and Dumpy's Rusty Nuts.
He also brings a dash of humour to the mix.
MARTYN TAYLOR: Guitar & Vocals
Martyn was a long time member of Ruthless Blues, originally on bass and latterly on guitar.
CLIVE EDWARDS: Drums
Clive has worked with the likes of Screaming Lord Sutch, Pat Travers, Bernie Marsden, UFO, and many more. He is a guy that knows his way around a drum kit and proves it every time he sits behind a kit - a true powerhouse!
RICHARD TAYLOR: Bass
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Vent Coffee Joins UNION Collective
Vent Coffee Roasters Will Open Its First Brick and Mortar Café at Union Collective
Coffee Shop Will Offer Locally Sourced Baked Goods, Wholesale Roasting and Artist Events
BALTIMORE, Nov. 8, 2017 – Vent Coffee Roasters, a Baltimore business owned by longtime barista and coffee professional Sarah Walker, will open its first brick and mortar café and espresso bar inside Union Collective by early Spring 2018.
Leasing 1,900 square feet for a small-batch roaster and a full coffee and espresso bar with seats for 40 to 45 people, Vent will offer traditional espresso drinks, Nitro Cold Brew on tap, and coffee 'mock'-tails, as well as slow bar options of Aeropress and Chemex. For food, Vent plans to serve locally sourced pastries, and Walker's own family recipes of baklava and Greek butter cookies. Teas will be provided by locally-owned Wight Tea Co.
Over the past 11 years, Walker has transitioned from barista to manager to roaster in an evolution spanning the West and East coasts and a myriad of cafés. For the past two years, Vent has operated inside the Argosy Café inside the Munsey Building on N. Calvert St.
"I have been looking at other places to expand my operation but nothing felt like the right risk until Adam and Jon approached me about Union Collective," she added. "We have already done a collaboration with Union Craft Brewing and I can't wait to do more with them and hopefully other Collective tenants."
Designed by Walker herself using Ripristino Remodeling to bring her vision to life, the café will be located at the two bays of what was once the building's loading dock, with one roll up door at the store front and one made of stationary glass plus two skylights to fill the space with an abundance of natural light. With picnic tables and stools at the espresso bar, Vent will have what Walker calls a "garage chill vibe."
"To me, coffee shops are so much more than just coffee. They can become a person's second home. I want to create a comfortable space for community, and a place where people can come and let out their worries and take in something better…hence our name Vent," she said.
"We initially approached Sarah about roasting some coffee for a couple of beer projects," said Jon Zerivitz, co-founder of Union Craft Brewing. "After spending some time with her, hearing her story, tasting her product, and understanding her brand and vision as a local, woman-owned business and 'maker', we quickly realized that Vent is the exact type of concept we wanted for the Collective when we started this journey. The fact that Sarah will open her first brick and mortar inside the walls of our project is humbling and completely exciting."
"With the addition of Vent Coffee, we are excited for Union Collective to be 80 percent leased. We are continuing to focus on finding the best and brightest companies in and around Baltimore to fill out the remaining two spots in the Collective," Zerivitz added.
Walker is planning events for local artists' exhibits once the space opens next year.
About UNION Collective:
UNION Collective will transform 10.5 acres and 138,000 square feet of warehouse space located at 1700 W. 41st Street in Baltimore's neighborhood of Hampden-Medfield into an interactive and collaborative assembly of several of Baltimore's growing independent businesses. With 87,000 square feet adjacent to UNION Craft Brewing's new headquarters, brewery and taproom, the project will be home to eight other commercial tenants. Local makers, non-profits, and other businesses will produce and sell their wares on site, share resources, collaborate, and connect with the community at large. Construction on the project began August 2017, and is expected to be completed in Spring 2018. For more information, visit www.union-collective.com.
About VENT Coffee Roaster:
Vent Coffee Roasters is a Baltimore-based coffee roasters established in 2013. Our desire and goal is to create a space, whether in our house or yours, that allows you to do just as our name states: Vent! At Vent, coffee roasting is an art and passion where we enjoy searching and finding the best profiles for each of our coffees allowing for their individual characteristics. Not only do we care about skillfully crafting our coffee, we also care about where it comes from. In our desire to support our community here in Baltimore, all of our green coffees are provided by local importers such as Keffa Coffee and Direct Origins Trading. Vent Coffee Roasters grew out of Sarah Walker's vision to create a coffee company that not only cares about the quality of its coffees but, and maybe even most important, creating a communal atmosphere in the heart of Baltimore. Opening inside Union Collective Spring 2018. Learn more at http://www.ventcoffeeroasters.com. ###


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Fencing is an active sport that develops both physical and mental strength, as well as speed and agility. It is a fun and energizing sport that is great exercise for people of all ages and abilities.
The Fioretto Fencing Academy Introductory and Beginners Classes are ongoing, and affordable. All of the equipment that is necessary for these classes is provided free of charge. Anyone starting from age 7 is welcome to join at any time. Students can choose whether they would like to pursue in recreational or competitive fencing.
Coach Alan Chernomashentsev has over 30 years of fencing and coaching experience. He began fencing at the age of nine in
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Published in Opportunities, a real estate to research newsletter of the NC Research Campus
June 30, 2013
DataChambers, a North State Communications company that specializes in information technology services, is joining the North Carolina Research Campus (NCRC) in Kannapolis, just north of Charlotte.
"With its prime location just minutes from Charlotte Douglas International Airport and the city center, the North Carolina Research Campus offers us the perfect spot for an expansion into the Charlotte market," said Nicholas Kottyan, CEO of DataChambers. "We hope to serve fellow tenants at the campus, businesses in the greater Charlotte region and those located elsewhere who want geographical separation of their systems for business continuity."
Data Center Details
Castle & Cooke, Inc., the developers of the NCRC, finalized an agreement early this month with DataChambers, headquartered in Winston-Salem, NC, to build a 50,000 square-foot data center near Research Campus Drive on the NCRC's 350-acre campus.
The building will be rated to withstand hurricane-force winds, feature state-of-the-art systems for power, security, HVAC, network connectivity and incorporate the latest LEED standards developed by the US Green Building Council for energy efficient operation. The new data center will provide services such as hosted and cloud-based infrastructure solutions, around the clock network management and a variety of data backup and business continuity solutions.
Specific plans for the data center's design and a time frame for construction are in development. The construction of the new facility is expected to bring at least 20 jobs for professionals with experience in information technology that will add to the 600 jobs already associated with the NCRC.
Project Benefits
DataChambers represents an important resource for attracting new companies and research organizations to the NC Research Campus and the region. "We are proud to be part of bringing such a strong corporate partner to the Charlotte region that will help boost our presence and our local economy by providing additional technological capabilities," said NCRC's Vice President of Business Development Clyde HIggs.
The project originally came to the NC Research Campus through Cabarrus Economic Development Corporation (CEDC). "We met DataChambers at one of the recruiting events we attended around the country and brought the project home to the NCRC," said Margie Bukowski, CEDC president and CEO. "We were part of the meetings to create and help finalize an agreement dealing with all of the details from utilities to geography, transportation and employee wages and skills. Everything needed to build the economy of the future, which Kannapolis and Cabarrus County are certainly becoming."
NCRC Continues Expansion
The company is the eighteenth campus partner. The NCRC is already home to the David H. Murdock Research Instituteand five corporate, two healthcare and nine academic partners. The addition of DataChambers marks continued NCRC expansion. Cabarrus Health Alliance headquarters opened in 2012, the NCRC Medical Plaza that will house Carolinas Healthcare System will open fall 2013, speculative laboratory space is constructed and being leased and a new Kannapolis city hall is slated for construction on campus.
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