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February 15, 2013, 10:31 am
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What the critics thought of Mad Girl's Love Song by Andrew Wilson, The Blind Man's Garden by Nadeem Aslam and Benjamin Britten by Paul Kildea

"How interesting is Sylvia without Ted? The answer is no more so than any other all-American competitive college girl in a hurry to lose her virginity and become famous. Like most teenagers, Plath saw herself as highly unusual but what comes across in these pages – aside from the astonishing number of boyfriends she managed to notch up – is the sheer ordinariness of her story once the myth of her marriage has been removed." So argued *Frances Wilson* in the Evening Standard review of Andrew Wilson's Mad Girl's Love Song. The Daily Telegraph's *Anne Chisholm* gave the book five stars, but it was difficult from her review to see why: "the notion that literary biography might shine a light on the mystery of artistic creation is overlooked in Wilson's zeal to establish that Plath messed with the facts in her fiction … Wilson's coup is to have tracked down Richard Sassoon, the lover who preceded Hughes … But Sassoon … refused to be interviewed." In the Times, *Erica Wagner* counselled "keep Plath's books close while you read Wilson's biography. It is to those that you will return." So it was up to the Sunday Times's *John Carey* to be eloquent in praise of the book, which he saw as "refreshingly inquiring … uncovering new, intimate perspectives on Plath's life, and skilfully invoking the atmosphere of 1950s Ivy League college life … It has the tautness of the first act of a great tragedy."

The Independent on Sunday's *Leyla Sanai* was in raptures over Nadeem Aslam's fourth novel, The Blind Man's Garden, set in Pakistan and Afghanistan in the months following 9/11: "Once or twice a year, a book stuns me … My expectations were high: Aslam has won a clutch of prizes. But the power of this extraordinary novel is still jarring … despite the ugliness of war, this book glows with a radiant beauty." Pretty much the only "tiny flaw" she could find was a sentence containing four commas. "Man Booker judges: don't miss this." *Ian Thomson* in the Daily Telegraph was also positive: "The portentous writing in The Blind Man's Garden ("Above him the sky has suddenly opened into the cold of the cosmos") detracts only somewhat from a gripping work that goes to the heart of Muslim fanaticism and Pentagon intransigence alike. Aslam is a wonderful talent, and we are lucky to have him."

The publication of Paul Kildea's Benjamin Britten has up till now been overshadowed by his claims about the composer's syphilis, but reviewers were convinced of the book's many merits. According to *Rupert Christiansen* in the Spectator, it "is cleanly shaped and moves as swiftly and surely as the music it honours"; Kildea "has a fine sense of social and cultural context too. Writing with crisp urbane elegance, he displays an acute sense of his subject's convoluted psychology, and although he seems to become increasingly hostile to Britten as he gets older and more tetchily autocratic, he has no impulse either to debunk or sensationalise him … Kildea is nobody's patsy, towing an accepted line or bowing infatuated before an idol.""Above all," wrote *Barry Millington* in the Evening Standard, "he shows how Britten's deeply held social convictions (he was a committed Left-leaning pacifist) shaped his entire oeuvre … this is a masterly, highly readable account." The Independent on Sunday's *Frances Spalding* was also impressed: "if you have ever been touched by the magic of Britten's music, and want to perceive its alchemy, then don't miss this book."



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Horsemeat scandal: mystery meat at the food bank close to foodies' paradise

February 15, 2013, 12:06 pm
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Business booms at Borough Market in London, with its £48/kilo beef, but it is different for Peckham residents on handouts

A poster of Orphan Annie, a 15-year-old Welsh Black cross cow, looms over the meat counter at London's Borough Market, the mother lode for the capital's elite foodie culture. In the fridges below are well-hung dark red chops and roasts taken from her offspring.

"There she is, healthy and happy," says Lizzie Vines, the farmer, who with her husband Richard, sells meat reared from Annie's herd on fertilizer and pesticide-free fields in Wiltshire and Dartmoor. "She has a couple of breeding daughters, but the male offspring are good for the pot."

Too grisly for some perhaps, but with the horsemeat scandal unfolding across European industrial estates to widening disgust, a sales pitch involving bovine family trees and talk of chalk downs and peat uplands is what more and more consumers want to hear – but only if they can afford to care.

Business is booming at Borough Market among the affluent middle classes, but there is a widening chasm between those who can and can't pay the price for knowing where their food comes from.

At one extreme, an organic sirloin steak direct from the Rhug estate in north Wales sells for £48/kilo at Borough – almost three times the price of Tesco's sirloin and 15 times more than Aldi mince. At the other, 250,000 people now rely on handouts, including the cheapest tinned cuts, from the UK's 309 food banks, new figures reveal. The number of people queueing for free food has doubled over the last nine months and the Trussell Trust – which runs the banks for people referred by the Citizens Advice Bureau, local authorities and the benefits agencies – is launching three more every week.

One of the busiest is the Pecan centre two miles south of Borough, in Peckham. Tins of protein – budget meatballs, hotdogs and corned beef – are the most prized items for the lengthening queue of mothers and children.

Suzanne Salami, below left, a single mother of three, subsists on just £30 a week and is angered by the way the horsemeat scandal is hitting the poorest hardest. "When you can't afford to buy anything to eat, [or] ask where meat comes from and if it's sustainable, it is not fair," she said. "I am being made to eat stuff I don't know about and I am being let down. It's like we're being told to eat and shut up." She was particularly worried about the potential health impacts of traces of equine painkillers found in horsemeat in the food chain by the Food Standards Agency this week.

Also at the food bank was John Steven, who said that until recently he had been surviving mainly on apples. "If you know it's horse and you're hungry, it makes no odds because it fills your stomach," said Steven, who was queueing for his three bags of donated food. "It's when they don't tell you that I draw the line." 

Knowing where food comes from is practically a fetish at Borough Market. There's a cheesemonger who jets to eastern France every five weeks to select only the nuttiest wheels of Comté and a vendor offering black truffles from Le Marche in Italy at £150/100g. For £4.50 you can be assured your 1.5kg bag of potatoes was grown by Lucy and Anthony Carroll of Tiptoe farm in Northumberland.

Here food is also entertainment, something completely missing from the doled-out cheap tins in Peckham. Tourists pour through, snapping pictures of immaculate, unskinned rabbit and partridges at the game stall. A lucky few, like Erica Morse, 46, a therapist from south London, do their weekly shop here. She spends about £120 for two people and had just filled her bags with Dartmoor beef, duck and a selection of handmade cheeses.

"I know that I'm buying into a fantasy," she said. "As long as that keeps me happy I don't mind. Food says a lot about how we think about ourselves. I know it's expensive, but the quality is different. The meat here tastes of meat, and I know the traders as I've been shopping here for 10 years and it's a little like shopping in a village where you know all the guys."

For the traders, the horsemeat scandal is a vindication of their obsession with promoting producers.

"There's a larger debate going on about how the large multiples [such as supermarket chains] drive down the price they will pay the producer," said Dominic Coyte, who runs the Borough Cheese Company. "The horsemeat situation is a great example of the problem created when the provenance is detached from the point of purchase. Places like this allow you to get close to where things come from."

But is it possible to bridge the gap from knowing the family tree of the £7.50 veal chops to the tangled global trading and possible criminality that results in horsemeat lasagne?

Kath Dalmeny, policy director of Sustain, a campaign for better food and farming, said the effect of supermarket price wars on the supply chain has to be better policed. "When you apply special offers to meat you have to put pressure on suppliers to cut their costs in order to keep the contract," she said. "That chain is going to break at some point."

She said the government's appointment of an adjudicator between supermarkets, suppliers and farmers with the power to impose fines could provide limited help in preventing unfair treatment of suppliers, which may lead to corruption of products.

Ministers should also use the buying power of hospitals, schools, councils and central government (together estimated at £2bn a year) to establish a market for shorter meat supply chains. "I would make it compulsory for school and hospital meals to use high-quality food with shortened supply chains," she said. "The health secretary Jeremy Hunt and the education secretary Michael Gove could do this overnight."

Even if they did, it will take much longer to bridge the two-mile gap in food culture between Borough Market and Peckham. When Prince Charles reopened the market on Thursday, he was given a £176 leg of carefully sourced wild boar.

Down in Peckham, Suzanne Salami had an urgent and anxious question about her free tin of budget corned beef as she went to pick up her boys: "Does it contain horse? It really matters to me if it's not what it says." Reported by guardian.co.uk 15 hours ago.
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President's Medal is a 'Bittersweet Award' [Video]

February 16, 2013, 2:45 am
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Patch Stamford, CT --

 

WASHINGTON – Receiving an award from the president on her mother’s behalf was a bittersweet experience for Naugatuck’s Erica Lafferty.

The bitter part is that an award, no matter how prestigious, can never bring her mother back. The sweet part is that all of the national attention will make sure people always remember the great deeds of her mother, Sandy Hook Principal Dawn (Lafferty) Hochsprung.

“All of the honors don’t make anything easier,” she said. “But it is nice that the government and everyone else is realizing all of the good she did and all of the efforts those educators put into that school.”

Hochsprung was one of the six educators who died Dec. 14 while trying to protect students at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Twenty students also died in the school massacre, one of the worst in the world's history. Parents of students who survived the shooting have said that they believe many more may have perished without the heroic efforts of the educators, who have been credited with giving their lives in attempts to save their students.

On Friday during a ceremony at the White House, President Barack Obama recognized that tremendous selflessness. He made sure the Sandy Hook educators were among the 18 chosen from 6,000 applications for the Presidential Citizens Medal.

The gold colored medal engraved with the Seal of the President of the United States has the names of the recipient engraved on the back. It is something that will undoubtedly be an heirloom to be cherished by the families of the recipients. But what it represents, that the recipients have performed exemplary deeds or services for the country and its citizens, is something that the families can carry with their name for generations.

It also puts the recipients in the same company as renowned Americans like Colin Powell, Bob Dole and lesser-known but equally important names like Ruby Bridges, the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the south, as well as popular athletes and humanitarians Hank Aaron, Muhammad Ali and Roberto Clemente.

Obama said Friday that the award is one of his favorite to give out because “it’s a moment when we get to recognize men and women who have gone above and beyond for their fellow citizens, often without fanfare, often without a lot of attention...”

“All of [you] are what the rest of us aspire to be,” he said.

That's true for Erica Lafferty, who said her mother is the kind of person she strives to be. “She always put others first,” Erica told Patch on Friday.

Obama said the people who are honored represent the values of America, where people look out for one another and “have each other’s backs, especially in times of challenge."

There are very few challenges more important than educating the children of the future. It's a challenge that Dawn Hochsprung, Victoria Soto, Mary Sherlach, Lauren Rosseau, Rachel Davino and Anne Marie Murphy all embraced.

When the scariest of challenges approached them on the morning of Dec. 14, those brave women did what great American heroes do: they gave their lives for the children they called their own.

And that is worthy of the highest of honors, bittersweet as it may be.  Reported by Patch 5 seconds ago.
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Fairfield Students Named to James Madison University President's List

February 16, 2013, 4:51 am
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Fairfield Students Named to James Madison University President's List Patch Fairfield, CT --

[Editor's note: The following information was provided by readMedia Newswire.]

The following James Madison University students have been named to the president's list for the fall 2012 semester:

Nicholas Thornberg of Fairfield, CT. Thornberg is a senior whose major is communication studies.

Erica Marraffa of Fairfield, CT. Marraffa is a senior whose major is interdisciplinary liberal studies.

Students who receive president's list honors must carry a semester course load of at least 12 graded credit hours and earn a GPA of 3.9 or above.

James Madison University is a comprehensive university that is part of the statewide system of public higher education in the Commonwealth of Virginia and is the only university in America named for President James Madison. Established March 14, 1908, the university offers programs on the bachelor's, master's and doctoral levels with its primary emphasis on the undergraduate student. JMU provides a total education to students - one that has a broad range of the liberal arts as its foundation and encompasses an extensive variety of professional and pre-professional programs, augmented by a multitude of learning experiences outside the classroom. Reported by Patch 1 day ago.
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China plays by its own rules while going global

February 16, 2013, 5:56 am
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China plays by its own rules while going global
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Copyright 2013 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Updated 5:13 am, Saturday, February 16, 2013

MEXICO CITY (AP) — When Venezuela seized billions of dollars in assets from Exxon Mobil and other foreign companies, Chinese state banks and investors didn't blink. Elsewhere around the Caribbean, as hotels were struggling to stay afloat in the global economic slowdown, the Chinese response was to bankroll the biggest resort under construction in the Western Hemisphere — a massive hotel, condominium and casino complex in the Bahamas just a few miles from half-empty resorts. EDITOR'S NOTE — This story is part of "China's Reach," a project tracking China's influence on its trading partners over three decades and exploring how that is changing business, politics and daily life. For commercial projects such as the Caribbean resort, China is filling a gap left by Western investors retrenching after the 2008 financial crisis. What has surely given the Chinese banks courage is the trillions of dollars in reserves the country holds in U.S. Treasury bonds, investments that pay almost nothing in interest. In 2009 and 2010 alone, the China Development Bank extended $65 billion in such loans to energy companies and government entities from Ecuador to Russia and Turkmenistan, according to a report by Erica Downs, a China expert at the Brookings Institution, a U.S. think tank. In dozens of cases, the Chinese have also demanded that their own companies build the infrastructure that will help governments extract and ship the commodities used to pay back the loans. In Argentina, that means agreements to bring in Chinese companies to revamp the country's decrepit rail system, which would speed up shipments of soy to Chinese consumers. Unlike IMF loans, however, the Chinese recommendations weren't a requirement, and Chavez has shown no sign of curbing public spending. For Argentina, that means open markets, reforming institutions, reforming the banking system, fiscal accountability, ending lots of misspending. Opposition politicians in Venezuela have slammed the deals for locking in contracts for everything from Chinese-made refrigerators to Chinese construction workers while giving Chavez free rein to spend billions of dollars. On the beaches of New Providence in the Bahamas, hundreds of Chinese construction workers are toiling around the clock to ready the Baha Mar project for a phased opening scheduled to start in late 2014. Baha Mar has opened sales offices all over Asia to promote and presell hundreds of pricey condos, hoping to imprint new travel habits on a continent that's traditionally spent beach vacations in Southeast Asia. "In general, you would assume that a project of that size is generating its own demand and the idea would probably also be with Chinese money comes an influx of Chinese travelers," said Jan Freitag, senior vice president of hospitality industry research firm STR. EDITOR'S NOTE _ This story is part of "China's Reach," a project tracking China's influence on its trading partners over three decades and exploring how that is changing business, politics and daily life. Reported by SeattlePI.com 1 day ago.
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Isis King's New York Fashion Show Draws Celebs, 'Top Model' Veterans

February 16, 2013, 8:24 am
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"America's Next Top Model" star Isis King took New York Fashion Week by storm this week, presenting her "Goldest Winter Ever" collection at the city's Wix Lounge.

"Top Model" contestants strutted the runway Monday night in the bright designs by the transgender model and designer. Although the reality series is a competition, there was a noticeable long-lasting camaraderie among the women.

"Naima [Mora] and I worked together a few times and she is a great and positive person," King told HuffPost Gay Voices. "Sheena [Sakai], Camille [McDonald] and Brittany [Brower] are my 'All Stars' sisters so they walked to support. One of my girls pulled out at the last minute, and Brittany said, 'Well, Keenyah [Hill] is in town and would love to walk if you need her.' So that worked perfectly."

With their faces adorned in MAC and Yves Saint Laurent makeup, the models walked the runway in an array of purple, gold, turquoise and bronze garments. Their smoky eyes and nude lips (courtesy of Lady Gaga’s MAC line) accentuated the vivid dresses and jumpsuits.

Transgender rights activists Laverne Cox and Janet Mock supporting Isis King at Wix Lounge.

Makeup artist Jolie Valerio used pigment colors such as "Cocoa Beach,""Melon" and "Old Gold" to give the models what she called a "statuesque" look. Although time was of the essence, Valerio said she enjoyed working with the models. “It was a really fun show,” she said.

Laverne Cox, an actress and transgender activist, said after the show that she is anxious to see King's designs in stores.

"I am so proud of Isis and her gorgeous collection," Cox gushed. "The clothes were well constructed and whimsical."

After leaving the show, "Love and Hip Hop" cast member Erica Mena tweeted her congratulations to King and the models.



Congrats to @msisisking on Her Amazing Collection Tonight! All The America's Next Top Models Best were in… instagr.am/p/VnOG1Ou9Me/

—Erica Mena (@Erica_Mena) February 12, 2013

King said she was in awe of the support of so many of her peers, friends, family members and fans. "I am still in shock and overwhelmed," she said. "Great turnout, great press, everything looked amazing on the girls. My stylist Hayden pulled amazing pumps for the girls to wear. Their faces were gold like I wanted. The world gets to see my imagination come to life." Reported by Huffington Post 1 day ago.
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President's Medal is a 'Bittersweet Award' [Video]

February 16, 2013, 10:53 am
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President's Medal is a 'Bittersweet Award' [Video] Patch Greenwich, CT --

 

WASHINGTON — Receiving an award from the president on her mother’s behalf was a bittersweet experience for Naugatuck’s Erica Lafferty.

The bitter part is that an award, no matter how prestigious, can never bring her mother back. The sweet part is that all of the national attention will make sure people always remember the great deeds of her mother, Sandy Hook Principal Dawn (Lafferty) Hochsprung.

“All of the honors don’t make anything easier,” she said. “But it is nice that the government and everyone else is realizing all of the good she did and all of the efforts those educators put into that school.”

Hochsprung was one of the six educators who died Dec. 14 while trying to protect students at Sandy Hook Elementary School. Twenty students also died in the school massacre, one of the worst in the world's history. Parents of students who survived the shooting have said that they believe many more may have perished without the heroic efforts of the educators, who have been credited with giving their lives in attempts to save their students.

On Friday during a ceremony at the White House, President Barack Obama recognized that tremendous selflessness. He made sure the Sandy Hook educators were among the 18 chosen from 6,000 applications for the Presidential Citizens Medal.

The gold colored medal engraved with the Seal of the President of the United States has the names of the recipient engraved on the back. It is something that will undoubtedly be an heirloom to be cherished by the families of the recipients. But what it represents, that the recipients have performed exemplary deeds or services for the country and its citizens, is something that the families can carry with their name for generations.

It also puts the recipients in the same company as renowned Americans like Colin Powell, Bob Dole and lesser-known but equally important names like Ruby Bridges, the first black child to attend an all-white elementary school in the south, as well as popular athletes and humanitarians Hank Aaron, Muhammad Ali and Roberto Clemente.

Obama said Friday that the award is one of his favorite to give out because “it’s a moment when we get to recognize men and women who have gone above and beyond for their fellow citizens, often without fanfare, often without a lot of attention...”

“All of [you] are what the rest of us aspire to be,” he said.

That's true for Erica Lafferty, who said her mother is the kind of person she strives to be. “She always put others first,” Erica told Patch on Friday.

Obama said the people who are honored represent the values of America, where people look out for one another and “have each other’s backs, especially in times of challenge."

There are very few challenges more important than educating the children of the future. It's a challenge that Dawn Hochsprung, Victoria Soto, Mary Sherlach, Lauren Rosseau, Rachel Davino and Anne Marie Murphy all embraced.

When the scariest of challenges approached them on the morning of Dec. 14, those brave women did what great American heroes do: they gave their lives for the children they called their own.

And that is worthy of the highest of honors, bittersweet as it may be.  Reported by Patch 23 hours ago.
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How Do You Scale Social Innovation Startups?

February 16, 2013, 10:14 am
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Editor’s note: This guest post is written by Erica Kochi, the co-lead of UNICEF’s Innovation unit. Her team started UNICEF’s open source RapidSMS platform which has been adopted in developing countries worldwide. She co-teaches a class ”Design for Unicef” in NYU’s ITP Program, is a global partner of Stanford’s New Product Design Innovation course, and has lectured at Harvard, Yale, and Columbia University on leveraging technology and design to improve international development. She previously wrote on TechCrunch about how the future of mobile lies in the developing world. All views are her own. You can follow her on Twitter. You’re a social entrepreneur wanting to change the world, but are having a hard time scaling your promising idea and achieving lasting impact. In my job as UNICEF Innovation co-lead, I come across hundreds of promising and not so promising technology and social innovation startups every year.  While this is an emerging space, many social innovation startups face similar challenges. In this piece I want to provide some practical advice for how social innovation startups can increase their chances of success. To frame this advice, let’s first take a look at what the terms scale and impact mean. Scale implies that your idea is reaching a large percentage of your target audience. For example, the mobile money transfer and microfinance service M-Pesa serves over 26 million people across East Africa who could not otherwise easily transfer money to relatives and pay businesses. Another example would be that during the 2011 drought across the Horn of Africa, UNICEF and partners provided access to safe drinking water for 3 million people. Impact implies that your product or service has a positive and transformative effect or prevents a negative effect on even the poorest parts of society. An example of this is Tostan’s work, which has led to over 6,000 communities in eight countries to abandon the harmful practice of female genital cutting. Another example is the effort by a multitude of partners to eliminate measles throughout the world. This effort has led to a 74 percent reduction of measles deaths in the past 10 years. The true skill of a social innovation startup is not just in choosing the right idea, but in using finding and working with the right partners, aligning with priorities and funding, and continuously delivering and communicating impact along the way. 1. Work with the right partners In the social space, there are Reported by TechCrunch 23 hours ago.
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Local Students Named to UW-Waukesha Dean's List

February 16, 2013, 5:01 pm
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Local Students Named to UW-Waukesha Dean's List Patch Waukesha, WI --

The following local residents were among 227 students named to the fall 2012 semester dean's list at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha by Dean/CEO Harry Muir:

· Samantha Below, of Waukesha, Highest
· Kathleen Coleman, of New Berlin, Highest
· Josh Dremsa, of Waukesha, Highest
· Andrew Frankwick, of Waukesha, Highest
· Joshua Hanson, of Waukesha, Highest
· David Hensleigh, of Waukesha, Highest
· Adam Kindred, of Waukesha, Highest
· Brandon Miller, of New Berlin, Highest
· Craig Nelson, of Waukesha, Highest
· Kathryn Parris, of New Berlin, Highest
· Kristine Schulls, of Waukesha, Highest
· Kelly Smith, of Waukesha, Highest
· Ananda Vangipuram, of Waukesha, Highest
· William Volckmann, of Waukesha, Highest
· Lauren Woldanski, of New Berlin, Highest
· Mikayla Bartkiewicz, of Waukesha, High honors
· Tim Bernicky, of Waukesha, High honors
· Rhianna Blair, of Waukesha, High honors
· Westley Blankenheim, of Waukesha, High honors
· Sarah Brimmer, of Waukesha, High honors
· Elizabeth Buerger, of Waukesha, High honors
· Joseph Christenson, of Waukesha, High honors
· Bethany Dean, of Waukesha, High honors
· David Feldman, of Waukesha, High honors
· Ethan Greene, of Waukesha, High honors
· Brandon Haut, of New Berlin, High honors
· Erik Hink, of Waukesha, High honors
· Berina Karic, of Waukesha, High honors
· Corey Kotz, of Waukesha, High honors
· Frances Manikowski, of New Berlin, High honors
· Benjamin Markos, of Waukesha, High honors
· Nicole Panella, of Waukesha, High honors
· Joel Pollen, of Waukesha, High honors
· Molly Schneider, of Waukesha, High honors
· Erica Smith, of Waukesha, High honors
· Gabriel Thuku, of Waukesha, High honors
· Kelsey Whitehouse, of Waukesha, High honors
· Justin Angles, of Waukesha, Honors
· Jennifer Berger, of Waukesha, Honors
· Nicole Bleuer, of Waukesha, Honors
· Mitchell Boehm, of Waukesha, Honors
· Przemyslaw Bugno, of Waukesha, Honors
· Emma Burgermeister, of Waukesha, Honors
· Amanda Carpenter, of New Berlin, Honors
· Michael Conley, of Waukesha, Honors
· Lauren Daley, of Waukesha, Honors
· Carla Eble, of Waukesha, Honors
· Andrew Fischer, of Waukesha, Honors
· Taylor Freeman, of Waukesha, Honors
· Kayla Gratz, of Waukesha, Honors
· Lindsy Heider, of Waukesha, Honors
· Jonathan Howland, of New Berlin, Honors
· Andrew Inouye, of Waukesha, Honors
· Derek Klett, of Waukesha, Honors
· Kevin Kolesari, of Waukesha, Honors
· Jalynn Krejcarek, of Waukesha, Honors
· Aaron Larson, of New Berlin, Honors
· Amanda Lukasko, of Waukesha, Honors
· Grecia Magallanes, of Waukesha, Honors
· Scott McMillan, of Waukesha, Honors
· Carlos Melendez, of Waukesha, Honors
· Sarah Olewinski, of Waukesha, Honors
· Melissa Rivera, of Waukesha, Honors
· Stephanie Sartell, of Waukesha, Honors
· Erika Schamens, of Waukesha, Honors
· Kyle Scheidegger, of New Berlin, Honors
· Kyle Schmidt, of Waukesha, Honors
· Ryan Stetz, of Waukesha, Honors
· Timothy Strandt, of New Berlin, Honors
· Allison Wagenknecht, of Waukesha, Honors
· Kimberly Wendorf, of Waukesha, Honors
· Christopher Wieber, of Waukesha, Honors
· Michelle Wishman, of Waukesha, Honors
· Becky Witt, of Waukesha, Honors

Honors are awarded on three levels. To receive highest honors, a student must earn a 4.0 (or straight A) grade-point average (GPA) in the semester's work. High honors are awarded to students who achieve a GPA between 3.99 and 3.75, and honors students earn between 3.74 and 3.5 GPA. Reported by Patch 17 hours ago.
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Top Blogs to Check Out On Patch

February 17, 2013, 8:35 am
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Top Blogs to Check Out On Patch Patch Westhampton-Hampton Bays, NY --

*1. What Should I Wear To My Massage Appointment?*

Elaine Campbell, owner of E Day Spa in Hampton Bays, answers customers questions about what to wear to a massage appointment and what to expect.

*2. 'Love is in the Air' This Valentine's Day!*

Andrea Scatuccio, co-owner of Sweet Petite Soirees put together a gallery of party ideas for valentine's day. Be sure to save them for next year.

*3. View from the East End: Democrats May Implode Picking Their Next Presidential Candidate*

T.J. Clemente wrote this week, "There may be as many as 20 candidates running for president in 2016."

*4. Retired Westhampton Beach English Teacher Makes Appeal to the White House*

Sarah Mendenhall-Luhmer wrote about retired English teacher Bob Ornstein who has begun a mission to change the way the Veterans Administration processes claims.

*5. National Children's Dental Health Month*

Jason Parli, DDS offers advice for healthy dental habits for parents on how and when their children should go to the dentist and how to take care of their teeth.

*If you are interested in contributing a blog on Patch, e-mail Erica.Jackson@Patch.com. Both business and community member blogs are welcome.*

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Help Free Rose from Cafe Erica and Support the MDA

February 17, 2013, 9:47 am
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Meet the new guard running British theatre

February 17, 2013, 12:42 pm
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Theatre has just gone through an extraordinary changing of the guard – with almost a dozen bosses at top institutions moving on. So are their young replacements planning a big shakeup?

You wait ages for a top job in British theatre – and then 11 come along at once. When, back in the autumn of 2010, Michael Grandage decided to quit as artistic director of the Donmar Warehouse in London, few could have guessed that so many others in the profession would join the scramble. Rachel Kavanaugh at Birmingham Rep was off a few months later. The following July, Nicolas Kent announced he was leaving London's tiny but powerful Tricycle after 28 years, rapidly followed by the artistic director of Scotland's Traverse. In October 2011, the top spots at the Royal Shakespeare Company fell vacant, followed in December by their equivalents at the Royal Court.

It's probably pushing things to describe the artistic directors who've stepped in to replace them as an avalanche – with extensive notice periods, it's more like a steady trickle – but it's nonetheless striking that, in the last 12 months, many of the UK's most important theatres, from regional hubs such as the West Yorkshire Playhouse to the National Theatre of Scotland (NTS), have come under fresh, and significantly younger, management. When the maverick director Rupert Goold was announced as the incoming boss of the Almeida just over a week ago, it seemed like a sign: the old guard was gone. A new generation is here.

It's a fascinating moment to take stock, not least because so many things in British theatre feel in flux. What's on these new artistic directors' minds? What do they want to change? Can we expect a big shake-up? Will audiences even notice?

To find out, we took five as our sample: Indhu Rubasingham, who took over at the Tricycle last summer; Erica Whyman, 43, the RSC's new deputy artistic director; Vicky Featherstone, 45, shortly to take the reins at the Royal Court; and Laurie Sansom, 40, about to succeed Featherstone at the NTS. It's a good mix: two national companies, one based in Stratford, one in Glasgow; the UK's leading new-writing theatre (Royal Court); and a boutique venue in London's most diverse borough (the Tricycle in Brent). For balance, we added a commercial theatre producer: the hotly tipped Eleanor Lloyd, 33, who scored a West End hit with 2011's Butley, with Dominic West as a lecturer whose life is falling apart. Rubasingham offers to host us at the Tricycle.

So does it feel like power is shifting? Rubasingham nods. "I think it is a generational thing. As colleagues, we've grown up together, we've had fights together." Sansom agrees. "Over the last few years, a much more eclectic group of people have been given leading positions. It began a while back, so I feel like we're inheriting it. Different artists are being allowed into what felt like a closed establishment club."

Whyman's arrival is particularly eyecatching: while the main job at the RSC went to an old hand, Gregory Doran, the enthusiasm that greeted her appointment was a sign that the company was at last looking outside itself, thinking hard about how to get younger people through the door. "It's about working with a new generation of theatre-makers," she says, "and finding a really interesting audience that hasn't always been attracted to Stratford. It would be great to get them to make work with us."

Everyone agrees that some of the rivalries that have divided British theatre (fringe versus mainstream, regional versus metropolitan, amateur versus professional, subsidised versus commercial) have started to break down. The National and the RSC have made fortunes by touring War Horse and Matilda to the commercial sector (the National will have an unprecedented four shows in the West End this spring); and producers like Lloyd work with taxpayer-funded companies as often as they do with independent investors. Thinking in terms of competition isn't helpful, she says – it's better for everyone to realise they're in the same boat. "I don't think audiences make that distinction. They don't realise we're different, or indeed that we're funded differently. They go to the theatre, that's that."

It's an intriguing question, though: what do we mean by theatre in 2013? Live broadcasts online and to cinemas have revolutionised the way audiences experience stage drama: last year, National Theatre Wales combined live streaming with an audience comment feed for a new play about Bradley Manning, the US soldier accused of passing material to WikiLeaks; it reached 76 countries. Meanwhile, its Scottish cousin has pioneered epic cycles of five-minute dramas, transmitted live on the web as they were performed across Scotland. The Guardian has got in on the act, too, co-producing with London's Young Vic two short films based on plays staged at the theatre; these include Nora, which reimagined the heroine of Ibsen's A Doll's House as an ad executive struggling to balance work and family.

Do traditional theatres risk being left behind? "Watch this space, because the RSC are going to be very ambitious," says Whyman. Lloyd thinks we'll see much more live broadcast: the first cinema broadcast of a West End opening night took place just last Thursday (the play was Great Expectations at the 690-seat Vaudeville theatre). But Rubasingham says it's tougher for organisations like the Tricycle. "I'm ambitious, but I don't have the resources. Digital requires a lot of expense." Although Vicky Featherstone admits live broadcasts have opened up a new world, she says: "I would never want to do that at the expense of touring. What digital is amazing at is access – it's not intimidating in a way that live theatre can be." She admits she'd love to have livestreamed Mark Rylance's barnstorming performance in Jerusalem, something her predecessors refused to do.

But is theatre even happening in the right places to begin with? With the £113m revamp of its main stage now complete, Whyman's RSC is hurriedly working out how to bring back its experimental studio space, The Other Place. And, while the builders are hard at work at the National, the theatre has opened a temporary stage called The Shed for more offbeam work. Everyone here is nervily aware of the success immersive groups have had in making theatre in temporary or site-specific spaces. This is a live issue for Featherstone, whose success with the NTS – which has no permanent home – caused some to question whether theatre companies actually need theatres at all. "Not having a building makes you really focus on the work," she says. "Being in Scotland taught me that. That doesn't mean that the Royal Court won't be putting plays on stage – of course it will. But we've got to think about that more."

One alternative is playing at festivals: various theatres have performed at Latitude, and Whyman created a residency for her previous company, Northern Stage, at last year's Edinburgh fringe. The Court has dabbled with pop-up work in Elephant & Castle and Peckham, south London. Theatre Local, as the project was called, combined plays with events and drop-in workshops, all done in close consultation with the local community. Featherstone's eyes shine. "It felt like Berlin in the late 80s and early 90s – theatre, events, all-night clubs."

If it's a surprise to have a Royal Court director praising club nights, it's not just because this new generation are younger – it's also because they are a visibly more diverse bunch. The story that an American producer once joked about UK theatre being entirely run by "men called Peter" is probably apocryphal, but it's interesting, I say, that Sansom and I are the only blokes in the room. Is it significant that more women, to choose one obvious yardstick, are running major theatres? "Some of the best commercial producers are women," Lloyd says, "and there's lots coming up, so it doesn't feel like a thing."

Sansom argues that there are more women at the helm of major subsidised theatres, too. Whyman nods. "Yes, the culture is shifting. The boy-genius culture with directors – that felt very male. I remember when I had three assistant directors at [west London's] Gate theatre: two women and a man, all about the same age. They went for interviews at a distinguished theatre I won't name. He was asked why he'd done so much assisting, and they were asked why they hadn't done enough. They had done exactly the same amount."

Rubasingham, born in Sheffield to Sri Lankan parents, says it isn't just about gender. She's weary of being asked about her own ethnicity. "When people say, 'What's it like being an Asian woman?' I want to say, 'Tell me what it's like to be white!'" But she has nonetheless been very vocal about the Tricycle's need to find an audience as diverse as its location – a question that could equally be asked at theatres up and down the UK.

Entwined with these problems, of course, is the thorniest of all: money. Arts Council England has already had its budget cut by a third to £350m, and there are more cuts coming – all but certain to be passed on to arts organisations. As the culture secretary Maria Miller has insisted, the arts shouldn't consider themselves a special case.

Rubasingham and Lloyd emphasise that national funding isn't the whole picture: regional theatres, many reliant on local authority cash, are especially vulnerable as councils look for programmes to cut. In Newcastle, the Labour council threatened to axe the city's arts budget by 100%, and Westminster council followed suit, with others proposing huge cuts (in Newcastle, the scandal was such that Harriet Harman, shadow culture secretary, was forced to intervene). Whyman, who lived in Newcastle until last December, has been at the sharp end. "I've sat with civic and business people saying, 'Isn't this fantastic, the cultural regeneration and infrastructure we've done?' But the minute resources were scarce, culture remained at the bottom of the list."

How would she make the case differently? "I want to have an argument about quality of life. Why are we intent on decimating quality of life in our big northern cities and in great chunks of London?" Rubasingham agrees: "It's about the value of the arts – at ground level, on the high street – to disenfranchised young people. What's frustrating is that we're the best in the world at this stuff, culture, and it's such a tiny amount of money." She laughs. "Give us 1% of your defence budget and it'd be a start." Featherstone says: "We're not asking for more. We're just asking to be valued as an important part of a healthy society."

Sansom's challenge is different: for all that the Scottish arts scene has had its woes (the head of Creative Scotland recently resigned after bungled funding changes), arts cuts are less wounding. North of Carlisle, he says, there's a sense that culture is something to take pride in, particularly as Scotland faces an independence referendum: "No one is looking to challenge the value of a strong cultural identity, irrespective of where you are on the debate." Whyman looks deadpan. "We could learn from that in England."

I ask about immediate worries: they say access, fear of taking risks, apathy, changes to education. And what are they excited about? Sansom: "Increasing interactivity." Lloyd: "A great year of shows in the West End." Featherstone: "Every time someone at the Royal Court writes a new play, it moves us on in some way." Rubasingham: "The world is getting smaller." Reported by guardian.co.uk 1 day ago.
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Haddonfield Sports Week

February 18, 2013, 12:13 am
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It was a special week for the Haddonfield Memorial High School girls track program as the Bulldawgs brought home a Group 1 State championship. Meanwhile, the boys and girls swim teams each competed in a South Jersey championship and the girls basketball team had its best week of the season.

*WINTER TRACK*

The Haddonfield girls team reached the top of the mountain last weekend, capturing the NJSIAA Group 1 State championship. *Emily Carson *led the charge by capturing a state title in the 55-meter dash. Carson sprinted across the line in 7.16 seconds to edge the second-place finisher by .08. Carson also provided the team with points in the 400 by finishing fifth. The long distance running duo of *Meghan Malloy *and *Shelby Cain *was also in top form under the pressure of the finals. Cain set the pace by finishing second in the 1600 and third in the 3200, while Malloy was right behind her, placing fourth in the 1600 and third in the 3200. *Olivia Blaber *showed off her hurdling skills, placing second in the 55-meter hurdles. She also helped the Bulldawgs pick up a point in the 800 by placing fifth. Haddonfield was able to clinch the title with a third-place finish in the 4x400. Carson, Blaber *Erica Pascocello* and *Grace Baccare* compiled a time of 4:07.81.

On the boys side, a pair of Bulldawgs earned top-5 finishes. *Luke Pease *took fourth in the pole vault, while *Rob Keegan *was fourth in the 55-meter dash.

*SWIMMING*

The Haddonfield boys and girls swim teams gave everything they had at the South Jersey finals last week, with each side coming up just short of winning a championship. The Haddonfield girls fell to Mainland, 87-83, in a meet that came down to the very last race.

“Oh my gosh, I’m so proud,” said senior *Emily Rollo*, who won the 100 free and 200 medley. “Despite the loss, we had so many best times. Every girl literally left it in the pool today. It would have been nice to go on but I couldn’t be any more proud. We have come such a long way from the beginning of the year. I don’t think anyone even thought we would go this far.”

The boys also lost a heartbreaker by the same 87-83 score to Moorestown. The Bulldawgs entered as underdogs, but competed admirably until the very end.

“When you prepare for a meet against a team as strong as Moorestown, you know it is going to be a really tough meet," Haddonfield coach *Bob Querubin* said. “What we didn’t realize is just how much these Haddonfield boys had it in them to come out and do best time in events. We have guys getting best times in events they don’t even normally swim in, and doing it by five or six seconds. It was an awesome, awesome experience. There is no better learning environment than to come in here and compete against a team like that.”

*WRESTLING*

The Bulldawgs tuned up for the district tournament by taking on a pair of large schools in Eastern and Washington Township last week. Haddonfield
earned a 37-31 win over Eastern thanks to three pins and a dramatic overtime win. *Jake Klaus*, *Joe Tedeschi *and *William Benedict *recorded six-point pins, while *Crawford Oswalt *recorded a 3-1 sudden victory at 145 to swing the victory to the Bulldaws. Haddonfield also hung tough with Washington Township, but ultimately fell, 40-28.

*BOYS’ BASKETBALL*

Haddonfield (22-2) continued to roll through the Colonial Conference, claiming a 60-44 win over Woodbury on Tuesday. *Robby Depersia *had the hot hand in the contest, collecting 19 points, while also providing strong defense against the Thundering Herd’s talented guards. *Billy Griffin *added 15 points in the win. Two days later, the Bulldawgs took it to Group 4 Cherry Hill West. *Chris Biddle *could not be contained as he poured in a game-high 28 points to lead his team to an 86-48 victory. Depersia netted 17 and Griffin had 14.

The Bulldawgs closed the week with a 52-41 loss to Eastern.

*GIRLS BASKETBALL*

Haddonfield had its best week of the season, going 3-0 to improve to 14-10. The Bulldawgs opened the week with a 44-39 win over Woodbury. *Hayley Raymond* netted 18 points, while *Taylor Sehdev *had 13. Raymond kept it going against Paulsboro, scoring a team-high 17 points in Haddonfield’s 50-41 defense. The Bulldawgs closed the game strong on the defensive end, limiting Paulsboro to four points in the fourth quarter.

Haddonfield wrapped up its week with a 55-49 win over Pemberton on Saturday. *Maddie Betley* fueled the offense with 17 points. Reported by Patch 21 hours ago.
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New City Residents Earn Dean’s List Placements

February 18, 2013, 7:43 am
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Skidmore College and SUNY New Paltz have announced the names of New City residents recognized for academic achievements in fall 2012.

Cheng Ng, a member of the class of 2014 at Skidmore College in Saratoga Springs, earned term honors for the fall semester. Term honors are awarded for a quality point ratio of 3.650 from a possible 4.0, for students who have completed 14 credit hours.

The State University of New York at New Paltz announced the following local residents were named to the Dean’s List for the Fall 2012 semester: Alex Cannella, an Electrical Engineering major; John Czarnecky, a Visual Arts major; Erica Eisenstadt, a Journalism major; Kristen Fasolino, an Adolescence Ed: Spanish major; Leticia Fronek, an Early Childhood & Chld Ed B-6 major; Minna George, a Biology major; Morgan Lizotte, a Psychology major; Meghan McDonough, a Painting major; Kelly Morehead, an English major; Christine Riolo, an Early Childhood & Chld Ed B-6; Samantha Schiffman, a Psychology major; Stephen St. Denis, an Undeclared: Pre-International Business Major; Mehrad Taskindoust, whose is Undeclared Lara Weiner, a Biology major and Jenna Winnicki, a Sociology major. Dean's List designation is reserved for students who excel academically and earn at least a 3.3 grade point average in a semester with a full-time course load.

Danielle D. Roscoe has been named to the dean's list for the fall 2012 semester at the University of Vermont. Roscoe is a senior Sociology major in the College of Arts & Sciences. To be named to the dean's lists, students must have a grade-point average of 3.0 or better and rank in the top 20 percent of their class in their respective college or school. Reported by Patch 13 hours ago.
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From grassroots to the gods: why British theatre is changing

February 18, 2013, 8:23 am
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New faces in leading institutions are a welcome sight – but we might need to redefine what we mean by mainstream

Andrew Dickson's feature today about the new generation of directors leading British theatres is a terrific snapshot of some of the changes currently under way – but it only tells part of the story.

It's not just those in the top jobs who are changing, but the whole way in which theatre is made and distributed, how it's written about and critiqued, its relationship to the communities it serves, and where it sits in theatre culture.

Many of the most exciting British artists and companies have absolutely no desire to work in a mainstream theatre building, let alone run one. There are plenty who find working on the outside more stimulating, and some of the best work is being done in participatory and community settings, or with children and young people. Purni Morell's appointment to a London's children's theatre, the Unicorn, could have as much an effect on British theatre as Vicky Featherstone's to the Royal Court, for all its redoubtable history.

It's no longer the case that theatremakers begin their careers touring, or on the fringe, and hope to end up running the National Theatre. Much of their most interesting work is being made outside conventional buildings, although sometimes it's done in collaboration with them. The appointment of Lorne Campbell – an enabler and collaborator – to Northern Stage is as exciting as that of his predecessor Erica Whyman to the RSC, where Gregory Doran is acutely aware that the RSC must reflect on its role if it's not to become a museum. One problem for those taking top jobs is that the interests of their particular institution sometimes differ from the interests of the wider theatre ecology.

The challenge faced by another new artistic director, James Brining, at West Yorkshire Playhouse (WYP), and others running regional rep theatres, is how to use those buildings in a way that reflects how 21st-century theatre is being made. WYP's Transform seasons show that experiment in action. It's not a question of abandoning those buildings – some of them only recently built – but involves abandoning old ways of thinking, and finding ways in which they can best serve audiences and artists.

The theatre-without-walls model may work very well for the National Theatre of Scotland and National Theatre Wales owing to the geography, social, and political makeup of Scotland and Wales, but it doesn't mean that it would suit all. The focus, I'd argue, should be more on bringing together a community. The Kaleider model in Exeter is well worth watching, particularly at a time when local councils and authorities are cash-strapped yet looking for ways to increase well-being and quality of life for those they serve.

This must mean more open doors, more collaboration and more generosity and sharing of resources, as well as smarter use of technology to create different platforms. The last decade in British theatre has been hugely exciting. Despite difficult funding times ahead, the next 10 years could be every bit as thrilling. But that will only happen if we remember that the grassroots theatre is as crucial as those at the top of the food chain, that no institution – however august and integral to theatre history – is more important than audiences and theatremakers, and that the landscape of British theatre will look different in a decade's time than it does now. It's better to embrace change and manage it, rather than find it forced upon us. Reported by guardian.co.uk 13 hours ago.
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Help Wanted: Tow Truck Driver, Cooks and Bartender

February 18, 2013, 2:21 pm
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Help Wanted: Tow Truck Driver, Cooks and Bartender Patch Westhampton-Hampton Bays, NY --

For those seeking work in the area - or those who are looking for a new job, or even a second job - check out the list of local job openings below. Also, the New York Department of Labor offers tips and links on its website.

Do you have an opening at your business you are trying to fill? Let us know. Email editor Erica Jackson at Erica.Jackson@Patch.com.

*Repair Shop, Hampton Bays*

· *Title: *Tow Truck operator
· *Duties/qualifications: *Part-time, weekend, must have tow endorsement and clean license
· *Apply here*

*Restaurant, Hampton Bays*

· *Title: *Cook
· *Duties/qualifications: *Full-time, must be energetic and have a passion for food.
· *Apply here*

*Restaurant, Hampton Bays*

· *Title: *Financial Manager
· *Duties/qualifications: *Full-time, must have accounting background and undergraduate degree
· *Apply here*

*Bubs Tavern, Hampton Bays*

· *Title: *Bartender
· *Duties/qualifications: *Full-time, must be local and have experience
· *Apply here*

*Salon, Speonk*

· *Title: *Manacurist
· *Duties/qualifications: *Full-time, must have license
· *Apply here*

*Dune Road Tennis Club, Westhampton*

· *Title: *Tennis Manager
· *Duties/qualifications: *Summer employment, must have college and teaching experience
· *Apply here*

*Deli, Westhampton Beach*

· *Title: *Grill, counter, prep
· *Duties/qualifications: *Full-time, must be on time, have experience
· *Apply here*

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Palmetto Elementary School Honor Roll Students

February 18, 2013, 1:03 pm
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Palmetto Elementary School Honor Roll Students Patch Easley, SC --

The following Palmetto Elementary School students have made the Honor Roll for the Second Nine Weeks of the 2012-2013 School Year.

*Second Grade**- All A’s Honor Roll*:  Kinsley Allen, Eli Atkins, Emma Austin, Luke Barnett, Rachel Barth, Riley Brown, Trinity Bufford, Andy Cothran, Cerena Dellinger, CJ Doss, Jonathan Evans, Joseph Freemantle, Alison Greer, Autumn Higginbotham, Carter Higginbotham, Erik Howard, Noah Kyzer, Breanna Leonard, Matthew Manley, Jackson Meares, Kyleigh Medford, Isaiah Pendleton, Chloe Phillips, Logan Pigman, Mark Shealy, Leslie Terrazas, Owen White, Miriam Williams

*A/B Honor Roll:*  Azalianna Absalom, James Baker, Hayden Barnard, Camden Bigby, Taylor Candler, Naomi Centeno, Noah Chandler, Brady Cowart, Zach Culp, Mya Dawson, Zach Edwards, Jose Garfias, Hannah Hoover, Carlos Jacinto, Tyler Kramer, Manuel Nino, Kyzer Peak, Eddie Pomeroy, Kendrick Pratt, Jessica Salcido, Marcos Salcido, Cady Styles, Maclairyn Tompkins, Zaniyah Willingham, Chloe Wynn

*Spirit Award:*  Chesnei Cape, Gabriela Castillo, Michael Pochinco, Sebastian Sebastian

*Third Grade- **All A’s Honor Roll:  *William Hopkins, Caden Landreth, Claire Barnes, Austin Huff, Vanessa Irra-Hernandez, Collin Johnson, Drew Neal, Brianna Newsome, Chrisden Zavala, Tonya Zepeda

*A/B Honor Roll:  *Emily Addis, Damian Andras, David Austin, Nickolas Black, Kaylyn Brown, Chandler Cape, Alivia Clark, Autumn Culberson, Madison Dajani, Ragen Davenport, James Davis, Emmanuel Garcia, Keenan Greco, Nolan Lee, Skyler Luker, Jaila McGuire, Tanner Newman, Kaylee Newton, Ethan Pack, Haylee Parham, Mary Jane Poore, Briggs Richards, Alexis Rowe, Mary-Kathryn Sanders, William Sistrunk, Chaz Stevens, Kylie Strickland, Jonathan Surner, Jake Taylor, Erica Thurston, J.D. Weber, Jesaya Wilson, Isaac Wimpey

*Spirit Award:  *Tyler Fleming,* *Eddie Jacinto,* *Maryedith Lyda,* *Savannah Pressley

*Fourth Grade- **All A’s Honor Roll: *Kaylin Bell,* *Michelle Centeno, Corey Engelberg, Grant Jones, Chaz Knight, Windsor Phillips, Gracie Teague, Matthew Williams, Blaine Yates

*A/B Honor Roll:*  Clay Alberson, Holly Ambrose, Jason Benfield, Lexi Black, Jackson Brooks, Kendra Brown, Austin Bruce, Devon Carter, Jordan Dajani, Emma Garrett, Harley Gentry, Alisa Harper, Logan Head, Frankie Metz, Ashlynn Owen, Jaiden Reid, Joseph Rowe, Cynthia Sanders, Gaige Sherman, Elisabeth Sistrunk, Jackson Stone, Ashlyn Styles, Easton Suber

*Spirit Award:*  Santana Brown, Alex Darby, Nakylaa Quarles, Miguel Sebastian, Cynthia Sanders

*Fifth Grade**- All A’s Honor Roll – *Joshua Boone,* *Jessi Brock,* *Matthew Brooks, Lauren Bufford, Mary Alice Butler, Katelee Callaham,* *Alyssa Clark,* *William Cooley,* *Brooke Darby,* *Claire Ellison, Jada Hudson, Drew Huff, OwenGrace McCullough, Enrique Olaya, Landon Owens, Christian Rankin, Dylan Richardson, Jason Sanchez, Savannah Shealy, Colt Spearman, Darren Tirado, B.B. Vandiver, Analeece Whitfield, Elishua Williams, Jaxon Young

*A/B Honor Roll:*  Dezin Acree, Annette Daniel, Brent Dean, Bailey Floyd, Logan Hawkins, Trinity Hollister, Jossie Jones, Katie King, Brett LaHue, Emory Martin, Kylee O’Donald, Nicholas Sanders, Titus Schuch, Austin Smallwood, Montana Smith, Brady Stone, Cassidy Thomason, Jordan Thompson, Cole Timms, Nathan Turner, Madelyn Wright, Summer Young, Dina Zepeda

*Spirit Award:*  OwenGrace McCullough, Saul Ramirez-Cruz, Austin Smallwood, Kyrin Staggs Reported by Patch 8 hours ago.
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Tax Increases for Upper Moreland Residents on Preliminary Budget

February 18, 2013, 4:55 pm
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The Upper Moreland Budget and Finance Committee will hold a special meeting Tuesday, Feb. 19, to adopt the preliminary budget that would see an increase in real estate taxes for 2013-2014.

The 2013-2014 Budget is in the amount of $57,160,250 representing a real estate rate of 27.38 mills, and 1/2 of 1 percent earned income and net profits tax on all residents earning at least $4,000 per year.

For a home assessed by the county at a value of $127,250, homeowners would see an increase of $77.29 on their tax bill.

Assessment 1,454,797,797
Tax Rate 27.38 mills
Real Estate Tax $39,832,364

The Millage increase represents a 2.27 percent increase from the previous year. And the Budget Expense will see an 3.37 percent increase.

The Earned Income and Net Profits Tax will be adopted on all residents and inhabitants earning at least $4,000 per year, at a rate of 1 percent for the 2013-2014 fiscal year.

The Realty Transfer Tax will be adopted for the 2013-2014 fiscal year with the estimated income to be $450,000.



*Upper Moreland Township School District Notice of Act 1 Referendum Exception*



A final decision on the budget must be made by July 1.

Here is the full agenda for tonight's meeting:

*Committee: 
A. Brian Davis, Chairperson
Daniel Barber
David Hakes*

*I. **INFORMATION ITEMS*

*A. *Debt Service Proposal for Middle School Energy Project and Facilities Upgrades

*B.* 2013-2014 Budget Process and the UMSD Timeline for February & March

*II. **DISCUSSION ITEMS*

*III. CONSENT ITEMS*

*A.* Revenue Report and Expenditure Report for the month of January 2013 as presented.

*B.* Financial Reports for the month of January 2013 as presented:

1. Check Reconciliation and List of Payments as presented.
2. Cash Flow Statement as presented.
3. Outstanding Investments Report as presented.
4. Scholarship Fund report as presented.
5. Student Funds report as presented.
6. Fund Raising Report as presented.
7. Budget Transfers as presented for February 2013.
8. Food Service Financial Statement as presented.
9. Facilities Overtime Report as presented.

*C.* Request approval for the following contracts for the Middle School Musical (Funded with Student Funds):

1. Erica Bruner, Pit Performer, Flute - $350.
2. Deborah Chrisman, Pit Performer, Clarinet - $350.
3. John V. D’Ascenzo, Pit Performer, Trumpet - $350.           

*D.* Approval requested for the Release and Settlement Agreement between the Upper Moreland School District and Settlement Music School as per attached.

*MOTION:  To approve all items in the Budget/Finance Consent Agenda as presented.* Reported by Patch 4 hours ago.
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Five Warren Residents Advance in Art Center 'Idol' Contest

February 18, 2013, 4:45 pm
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Five Warren Residents Advance in Art Center 'Idol' Contest Patch Watchung-Green Brook, NJ --

Five Warren vocalists will be participating in Friday's semi-final round of the Watchung Arts Center's 2013 NJ Idol vocal competition.

The annual competition for New Jersey residents ages 15–29 years of age offers participants an opportunity to advance their careers, with judging by local music professionals and a recording deal offered as part of the top prize (it's not affiliated with the Fox TV program "American Idol").

Jack Pacetti, of Warren, will participate in Friday night's round, while Warren residents Sherry Cortese, Charlotte Finnerty, Erica Kottler and Ayesha Saksena will take to the stage for Saturday night's round.

Other semi-finalists include:

Friday night's round:

· Noelle Bauer, Wyckoff
· Frederick “Freddie “ Bourne, Union Beach
· Danielle Bellomo, East Hanover
· Paige Cassella, Ramsey
· Caroline Hoynowski, Clark
· Lauren Ashley Lubrano, Rahway
· Kandace Elaine Moore, West Orange
· Kristin Morosoff, Tinton Falls
· Alice Tuberty-Vaughan, Gillette

Saturday's round:

· Eleni Cantanzaro, New Providence
· Patty Doyle, Madison
· Joseph Gatti, Princeton
· Carl Martin, North Brunswick
· Allison McKenzie, Freehold
· Kristin Star Picun, Blairstown

 

Ticket information for this event will be posted online or email watchungartscenter.eventbrite.com and will be available for $15 for each night.  Reported by Patch 4 hours ago.
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Yorktown Community Donates Pajamas, Chocolates and Books to Children

February 18, 2013, 6:41 pm
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Yorktown Community Donates Pajamas, Chocolates and Books to Children Patch Yorktown-Somers, NY --

After coordinating efforts for its Valentine's Day program, My Brother Vinny, a charity organization in Yorktown, donated pajamas last week to all 146 residents of the Mohegan Park Home for Adults in Mohegan Lake, as well as to all 50 students at Yorktown Head Start. 

Gift bags were designed by Gymboree's Shawn Delonge, 200 cards were written by Mariella and Yenny Aletti, 150 chocolates were donated by Dana Pellegri, pajamas and books for the 50 children at the school were donated by the Pajama Program; and the 146 adult pajamas were donated by My Brother Vinny supporters and members of the Yorktown community. 

"They were so happy and truly touched," said My Brother Vinny founder Paula Miritello about the people at Mohegan Park Home for Adults. "My favorite comment was 'I love Vinny. Your my friend.' They loved everything about our surprise right down to the custom bags."

Miritello said some of the people who helped her were Erica Mulleady, Lisa and Michael Grace, Jace Kaufman McEwan, Terri Plattner Dyckoff, Maria Monetti Bilt, Samantha DiPalo and Kenny Beck, Danielle Mascalino, Lynn Sarro, Mariella and Yenny Aletti, Shawn Geradi DeLonge. Reported by Patch 2 hours ago.
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