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Meralco Gets Boost from Free Agency
Injury problem pushed the Bolts to sign Canaleta and others
The Meralco Bolts are heading into the league's 43rd season after losing to the Barangay Ginebra Gin Kings in the Governors' Cup Finals for the second consecutive year.
While the series went to a Game 7 after Ginebra blew their chances to sweep the series, the Bolts' latest setback against the Gin Kings raised many questions which included the question of whether the Bolts will ever have what it takes to win their first championship in franchise history. Will the Bolts go to win a championship anytime soon or will they settle for runner-up finishes?
Head Coach Norman Black is facing an injury issue with his players, not to mention the fact that the Finals series of the closing conference went to a full 7-game series- causing some Bolt players to feel exhausted after playing extended minutes during that series. Ranidel De Ocampo for one, missed the majority of that series due to injury. RDO did sign a new contract with the Bolts but we all know that he's no longer the same catch-and-shoot guy we all saw during the last few years. Even though he's a stretched forward, bigger and younger guys are emerging in the PBA and the Bolts need to provide reinforcements for RDO and company if they want to continue to be a competitive team.
Recently, the Meralco Bolts inked deals with free agents Nico Salva, KG Canaleta, Mac Baracael and Jason Ballesteros – all frontline players- to provide the needed reinforcements especially with Cliff Hodge and Reynel Hugnatan taking extended resting periods. This decision by Norman Black to rest his stars will enable the new guys to have bigger playing minutes starting in the upcoming Philippine Cup which starts on December 17.
KG Canaleta, for one, has been around in the league and has an established reputation as a scorer and a good defender too- something that the Bolts sorely needed. Nico Salva is reunited with his college coach so it's expected that he'll be playing more for Meralco. Both Mac Baracael and Jason Ballesteros can beef up the defensive strength of the Bolts owing to their brute size.
Canaleta et al will definitely provide more firepower for the Bolts. Now, whether or not these signings by the Bolts will give Meralco its first-ever championship is something that nobody can ever predict because, at the end of the day, one's consistency will dictate how far one can go, right?
Posted on December 10, 2017 January 25, 2018 Author Pow SaludCategories basketball, Cliff hodge, Iggy, jason ballesteros, mac baracael, Meralco Bolts, Nico Salva, Norman Black, PBA, reynel hugnatan Leave a comment
Balls-Eye: Who's your MVP this PBA Season?
JunMar Fajardo on a Press Conference after being awarded as the MVP
Every year, more and more players are added to the league, rookies are explosive and veterans' improvement are seemingly infinite. With this ever widening pool of potential athletes in the Philippine Basketball Association, let us try to narrow down and predict the possible MVP Awardees so here we go.
Let us scratch out the current MVP JunMar Fajardo in the list because of course he is an automatic candidate for everyone watching the PBA but let us include his potential rivals under the rim. We have Gregzilla, Greg Slaughter.
1 – Greg Slaughter
Greg Slaughter is by far Fajardo's biggest foe in the shaded area. Slaughter has the strength, skill and of course the size to go head-to-head against Fajardo and thus give him a hard time from scoring easy baskets underneath.
2 – Terrence Romeo
If the trade rumor is real, then Terrence Romeo will have the chance to be deployed with a stronger team that may get to the finals or even give him his 1st championship. Romeo always is an MVP material but it's the Batang Pier's lack of success that's holding him back to reach this ever delighted achievement.
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3 – Scottie Thompson
A pointguard who shines with rebounds? It is kinda extraordinary. Scottie Thompson does not just get the arbitrarty rebounds but also significant offensive and defensive boards for his team and not just that, he can penetrate, shoot from the outside and dish out assists. Scottie is a full-package player.
4 – Paul Lee
Who does not know the Leethal Weapon? A crossover artist. The league only has a few numbers which can handle the ball well and perform ankle breaking crossovers. Such players are of course Paul Lee, Terrence Romeo and Stanley Pringle. With the possession of this considered to be extraordinary talent, Paul Lee is a very dangerous guard who can drive pass or drag you down with his killer crossovers for easy plays.
5 – Cliff Hodge
If there's a hustle man for the Meralco Bolts, then it is nobody but Cliff Hodge. With extra efforts in rebounding, Hodge always provides the Bolts with an extra push towards victory.
These 5 exceptional athletes are all potential MVP's but the possibilities aren't limited to these guys. Who knows what awaits all of us this coming season? We are all here to watch whatever action they'll give. It's just great to watch every game while keeping an eye on some potentials and continuously evaluating their performance.
Posted on November 15, 2017 January 25, 2018 Author Pow SaludCategories basketball, Cliff hodge, Greg Slaughter, Jasper, paul lee, PBA, Scottie Thompson Leave a comment
Durham Powers Meralco with 24, Heads to the Finals
Attempted Upset ends in an Upset as Star faltered in the End
Meralco defenders limited Kris Acox to only 4 points. (Photo by the PBA Media Bureau)
After a come-from-way-behind win in Game 1 and an unmercifully dominant slaughter in Game 2, the Meralco Bolts can book their return trip to the PBA Governors' Cup Finals with a win in Game 3 against the fading Star Hotshots who will have to do without their star, Paul Lee who has been ruled out for the rest of the series. While Paul Lee was never a factor in the first two games, we all know what a Paul Lee can especially if he is healthy. Unfortunately for the wards of Chito Victolero, they must find a way to turn things around and force a Game 4. A win in Game 3 would be a perfect start.
Just when Star thought that they can actually beat the Meralco Bolts and they certainly almost did, they faltered at the worst possible time as the Bolts were able to hold on for a 91-88 victory in Game 3, sweeping the best-of-5 semifinal series and finally booking their ticket back to the Finals. And, they had to work hard for this victory.
The moment Chris Newsome started running on a fastbreak opportunity and finished a lay-up and was followed by Jared Dillinger's first trey of the night, the Meralco Bolts were already on the run as Newsome and Dillinger scored the game's first 5 points. A few possessions after that sequence, the Star Hotshots answered right back with their mini-scoring run to tie the score at 7 apiece and we all knew from that moment that this game is going to be a high-scoring affair.
Throughout the opening quarter, Meralco missed several shots, including open ones as Star was able to take the lead, at 15-14 after Mark Barroca completed a 3-point play only to be answered by Baser Amer who drained another three-point shot for Meralco to make it 17-15, in favor of the Bolts. Just when we thought that the Bols were starting to pull away after establishing an 8-point lead, the Hotshots the next 5 points to come within 30-27 to end the first 12 minutes of the game.
After struggling with their possessions that were ruined by turnovers and well-guarded shots, Ranidel De Ocampo and Baser Amer each drained a 3-pointer which gave the Bolts, a 7-point cushion during the early going of the second frame. Raynel Hugnatan later added another long-distance bomb to make it 41-33 with 6:50 remaining on the clock, forcing a timeout from the Star coaching staff. The Bolts' lead did not go above 8 points as Star was able to bring it down to 6, multiple times. That pattern was finally broken by Allen Durham who scored on a 3-point play to give Meralco, a 54-43 lead going into the halftime break.
Durham had 14 points after the first two quarters to go along with his 7 rebounds. Ranidel De Ocampo was again, effective off the bench with his 10 points which included 2 3-pointers. As a team, the Bolts were making it rain in the first half as they made 7 of their 13 attempts from outside. Overall, Meralco was shooting 58% in the field during the first half and that was one of the reasons why they were in the lead during the first half.
Aldrech Ramos led the way for the Star Hotshots with 8 points off the bench. Marc Pingris and Ian Sangalang had 6 points apiece. Import Kris Acox only managed 2 points on 1 of 5 shooting- a part of the 42% field goal shooting of the Hotshots in the first half. In addition to this, Star's performance from beyond the arc was also one of the reasons why they were down early on as they only made 4 of their 11 attempts from rainbow country.
Moments after the Bolts went up by 13 points to open the 3rd quarter, Mark Barroca went on a personal 5-0 run to bring the deficit down to 8 points. After Cliff Hodge made just 1 of 2 free throws, Marc Pingris scored on the other end to bring Star within 7, at 57-50. However, Hodge added 2 more charities and a lay-up to give Meralco another double-digit lead with under 8 minutes left in the quarter. Meralco was hit by a shooting slump anew as Marc Pingris and Mark Barroca each hit a pair of charities to make it a 6-point deficit, at 64-58 with under 5 to play in the quarter as Norman Black was forced to call a timeout.The lead was then trimmed down to the slimmest margin, at 69-68 entering the 4th quarter as Star was able to take advantage of the Bolts' foul situation throughout the latter part of the 3rd quarter.
Both teams struggled with their shot selection during the first 4 minutes of the final quarter as the Bolts were holding onto a 1-point lead until Mark Barroca, with a pair of charities, gave Star the lead, at 74-73 with 7:53 to go in the game. Turnovers and highly-contested shots starred for the offense of the Bolts which enabled the Hotshots to score on the other end as Star increased their lead to 3 after Pingris scored in the shaded area while by being guarded by Allen Durham.
After a pair of charities from Durham which closed the gap to 1, Jio Jalalon drained a long bomb to give Star a 4-point cushion approaching the final 3:00 mark. With his team needing a basket, Allen Durham drove towards the shaded area and scored on a lay-up with under 2 minutes to play and Chris Newsome added another lay-up to tie the game at 83 apiece with 1:18 remaining on the clock.
Both teams missed their ensuing opportunities to score in the final minute as Meralco used up their final foul to give with 30 seconds to spare as Chito Victolero used the opportunity to draw out a play. Unfortunately, Star was still able to grab the offensive rebound off a Jio Jalalon miss which enabled another timeout from Star. Barroca missed the next three-point attempt of Star and Allen Durham secured the rebound with 3 seconds left and called a timeout. Durham missed on the ensuing possession. Overtime!
After clanking on most of their attempts from outside, Jared Dillinger opened the scoring chores in the extra period with a 3-pointer. From there on, Star missed all of their attempts even as they were able to grab the offensive rebounds. And finally, after scoring just a point in the entire second half, Ranidel De Ocampo scored on a 2-pointer jumper to increase the Bolts' lead to 5 with 1:17 left in the overtime period. After missing on their next possession off a timeout, Chris Newsome held onto the rebound and Meralco used another timeout. Rafi Reavis scored the first two points of Star in overtime with 35 seconds left only to be answered by a trey from Cliff Hodge which was later answered by another shot from the rainbow country from Mark Barroca with 11 ticks on the clock as Norman Black called for another timeout. Unfortunately, time ran out for Star as the Bolts held on even after losing on a jump ball in the previous possession.
Allen Durham scored 24 points, grabbed 19 rebounds and dished 6 dimes although he turned the ball over 7 times. Cliff Hodge added 18 points while Baser Amer and Jared Dillinger totaled 10 points apiece. Just how the Bolts managed to win this game with 20 turnovers? Answer: They had a better field goal percentage, making 44% of their shots while limiting the Hotshots to 38% field goal shooting.
Despite the mere fact that Star only turned the ball over 7 times, the Hotshots still lost. Mark Barroca almost had a triple-double, registering 21 points, 12 rebounds and 8 assists while playing for 37 minutes. Marc Pingris added 16 points while Jio Jalalon scored 12 off the bench. Kris Acox, like in the previous 2 games of the series, was offensively absent as he concluded his stint with the Hotshots with 4 points on 2 of 9 shooting nightmare.
Meralco – 91
Durham 24, Hodge 18, De Ocampo 13, Amer 10, Dillinger 10, Newsome 9, Hugnatan 7, Atkins 0, Yeo 0, Lanete 0, Sedurita 0, Caram 0, Faundo 0, Tolomia 0
Star – 88
Barroca 21, Pingris 16, Jalalon 12, Sangalang 8, Ramos 8, dela Rosa 7, Reavis 6, Acox 4, Gamalinda 3, Melton 3, Lee 0, Simon 0, Abundo 0, Pascual 0, Brondial 0, Mendoza 0
Quarter scores:
30-27, 54-43, 69-68, 83-83, 91-88
Posted on October 5, 2017 January 25, 2018 Author Pow SaludCategories Allen Durham, basketball, Cliff hodge, Iggy, Meralco Bolts, PBA, Ranidel De Ocampo, semifinals Leave a comment
Blackwater's Walker and Maliksi Put on a Show and Forced a Rubber Match
Maliksi's game-winner forced a rubber match
Henry Walker outperformed Allen Durham in this match-up. (Photo by the PBA Media Bureau)
For the Blackwater Elite, a win here will give them another game to prove to the rest of the PBA that they do deserve being in the playoffs despite having no consistent superstar. For the Meralco Bolts, they only need one win to move on into the semifinals. For the Bolts, they cannot afford to allow the Elites to build any percentage of confidence in this game because if a team becomes confident that they can score on you no matter where they are in the standings, that's a dangerous team to play against.
Wanting to prove their worth as they are in the playoffs for the second time in its history, the Blackwater Elite came out in the first quarter with an intensity that forced the Bolts to make shots that either clanked out of the ring or even miserably missed the net. On offense, the Elite were scoring on almost all sorts whether it's a three-pointer or an inside shot.
For the Bolts on the other hand, who just came back from an 18-point hole to claim the top spot last Sunday, their offense was a mess and so was their defense. To worsen things, starting point guard Baser Amer who also played during a comeback win against San Miguel was taken out of the game after getting hurt he landed awkwardly during the opening minutes of the game.
The Bolts' offense started to click in slowly come the second quarter as Cliff Hodge who was elbowed by Blackwater's import Henry Walker the possession before, knocked down a three-pointer to tie the game at 29 apiece with 6:10 remaining in the quarter. Blackwater actually held a 10-point lead during the opening of the second quarter but thanks to the re-emergence of the Bolts' defense, the Elite went scoreless for almost 3 minutes before finally broke the dry spell with a three-pointer of their own after that Hodge trey. Since then, it became a scramble for the lead as both teams struggled to hold onto the lead as both teams went into the halftime with the Elite leading at 42-40.
Blackwater for most parts, shot better during the first half, making 48% of their shot attempts including 33% from the three-point line. Allein Maliksi led a Blackwater team whose import Henry Walker was offensively absent during the first 24 minutes of play, with 9 points.
Allen Durham kept the Bolts within striking distance with his 11 points and 8 rebounds in the first half while Cliff Hodge led the Bolts with 12 points to his name. One of the reasons why the Bolts managed to keep it close was their defense which forced the Elite to throw the ball away 9 times during the first half in contrast to 4 turnovers of their own. The Bolts also took advantage of the Elites' turnovers by outscoring Blackwater in terms of points off turnovers, 12-3.
The Elite started the third quarter by building on a 5-point lead but thanks to their inconsistency on both sides of the court, they never sustained a successful scoring as the Bolts answered every basket that Blackwater. The lead eventually grew up to 6 after Henry Walker drilled another three with under 7 minutes to play in the quarter.
A few possessions later, both Allen Durham and Dave Marcelo for a technical foul after almost getting into a shoving match as both were battling for a rebound under the Bolts' basket. From that point on, it was an up and down battle as the lead changed hands multiple as the Bolts went nuts after Cliff Hodge dunked that gave them the lead at 62-61 with 21 seconds to go. However, the Elite was able to grab the lead back at 63-62 after Mike Digregorio scored on a lay-up with 4 seconds to play in the quarter. Digregorio for his part, already had 18 points by then.
While most of the PBA fans believed that the Bolts would finish this one in one game, Allen Maliksi had something else in mind when he drained the potential game-winning jumper as the Blackwater Elite held on for a 92-91 victory over the league-leading Meralco Bolts that forced another game to decide who will move on into the semifinals.
Both teams continued their exchange of baskets as Walker scored on a 3-point play only to be answered by Durham who scored on the ensuing possession. Walker followed that up with a three-pointer which put the lead back to 6 with 7:19 to play that forced Norman Black to call for a timeout because Walker has already scored 13 points during the early minutes of the quarter. Mike Tolomia and Jared Dillinger scored a three-pointer a few possessions and Jared added another trey to give the lead back to the Bolts only for Walker to answer right back with another one from rainbow country.
A Baser Amer trey that was followed by a Newsome fastbreak put Meralco in the lead at 84-81 with 3:36 to play and Leo Isaac called for time. With the Bolts only by a point, Newsome added another lay-up approaching the final 2-minute mark with increased the lead to 3 which would go down to two after Walker made one of the two charities on the next possession. Digregorio added another pair of free throws to tie the game at 86-all and Elite left Baser Amer wide open from the three-point line and they paid the price as Amer nailed the three which put the Bolts up 3.
In the ensuing possession, Jared Dillinger as called for a flagrant foul after hitting Roi Sumang with 1:06 to go. Sumang nailed both technical free throws then Maliksi, who came over to the Elite off a trade from the Star Hotshots earlier this conference, scored on a jumper to put his team up by a point, at 90-89 with 33 ticks on the clock. Knowing that his team needed to score, Durham was able to fish a foul from the Elite but missed both free throws.
Fortunately, Newsome was able to snatch important offensive rebound and quickly passed the ball back to Durham who scored off his own missed shot which put his team back up at 91-90 with seconds to work with. Off a timeout, the Elite quickly went to Maliksi who drained a jumper to give the lead back to Blackwater and Norman Black called for another timeout with 9 seconds left. The Bolts weren't able to score on the next scoring opportunity as Tolomia's difficult shot rattled out of the basket as time ran out.
Henry Walker led the way with 30 points and 18 rebounds. Mike Digregorio, without a doubt, played one of his best games with the Elite as he added 20 points while Allen Maliksi added 15 points. The Bolts, on the other hand, had Chris Newsome who led them with 19 points while import Allen Durham and Cliff Hodge added 18 points apiece. Durham also had 21 rebounds to his name.
Shooting percentage was what won it for the Elite as they outperformed the Bolts, making 46% of their attempts including 52% of their attempts from the two-point area. In addition to this, Blackwater committed the lesser turnover in the second half. Free throw shooting was also essential to Blackwater's victory as Meralco missed more free throws, including the last two from Durham.
Blackwater – 92
Henry 30, Digregorio 20, Maliksi 15, Sumang 9, Eram 7, Sena 4, Marcelo 4, Canaleta 3, Belo 0, Miranda 0, Banal 0, Cervantes 0, Cruz, 0, Javier 0, Pinto 0
Newsome 19, Durham 18, Hodge 18, Dilinger 12, Tolomia 11, Amer 8, Hugnatan 5, Atkins 0, Yeo 0, Lanete 0, Sedurita 0, Caram 0, Nabong 0, De Ocampo 0, Faundo 0
Posted on September 26, 2017 January 25, 2018 Author Pow SaludCategories Allen Durham, Allen Maliksi, basketball, Blackwater, Chris Newsome, Cliff hodge, Henry Walker, Iggy, Meralco Bolts, PBA Leave a comment
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Personal: Born in Pensacola, Florida…parents are Charles and Maria Hodge…has two sisters, Christina Cloud and Isabella Hodge, and four brothers, Douglas Hodge, Chris Perlick, Chris Cloud, and Zack Hodge…nickname is "loverboy"…enjoys listening to music and eating chicken…favorite music artists are Lil' Wayne, Ne-Yo, and Chris Brown…other favorites are movies He Got Game, Love and Basketball, and The Notebook, and athlete Amare Stoudamire…hopes to playing professionally somewhere in 10 years…majoring in Management.
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Prior to HPU: Attended Reedley College in Reedley, California…lettered in basketball under Coach Brian Fonseca…selected to the Central Valley All-Conference Freshman Team in his first season…named to the All-Defensive Team for two seasons. Also a graduate of Lemoore High School in Lemoore, California…lettered in basketball under Coach T.J. Williams…earned First-Team All-League honors.
HPU: Begins second season. 2008-09: Played in 25 games, starting nine…recorded seven blocks and 13 steals on the season…posted 162 points on the season…finished with a .465 field goal percentage…scored double figures in points in four games…had a career high of 22 points in the game against Chaminade (2/18).
Posted on May 15, 2010 January 26, 2018 Author Pow SaludCategories basketball, Cliff hodge, PBL-LIGA, Sports Leave a comment


Opening dates (2019), acid drops, and overflowing lagoons—everything you need to know about URBNSURF Melbourne.
"To Melbourne! "To Sydney!" The rumors swirl.
There's been talk, talk, talk for years, of a wavepool on Australian soil. So many announcements and still no pools to surf in.
Understandably our excitement levels began to dwindle. We stopped opening URBNSURF's press release emails. We needed something concrete to rekindle the hope.
Now, in 2018, our artificial wet-dreams are becoming a reality.
Investor wallets have opened, contractors have been hired and the lagoon site is cleared for takeoff. URBNSURF will be building the world's first full-sized Wavegarden "Cove" in Tullamarine, Melbourne.
And construction is starting in one week.
The design of the pool in Melbourne is based on Wavegarden's "Cove" in the Basque Country, where the likes of Kerrzy, Carissa, Kolohe and Filipe have all torn apart the artificially pulsating walls. It might not be as idyllic or picturesque as Kelly's wave ranch, but it sure as hell looks rippable - with a bonus acid drop section to boot.
What you may not have known though is that the "Cove" in Basque is merely a prototype, a downgraded version to test the practicality and efficiency of the technology Wavegarden developed. Almost like one of those miniature models you whipped up for your school science fair.
URBNSURF's Melbourne facility, once completed, will blow Basque's bath out of the water, coming in at around five times the size of the prototype Cove; matching the MCG in acreage for you footy fans out there.
Our interests were piqued and we thought yours might be too. We went straight to the source, Andrew Ross, URBNSURF's Founder and Chairman, to gather as many details as we could bleed about the incoming pool.
How big it is, how it works, the frequency of waves and most importantly whether I can sink a schooner at the bar after I'm done blowing barrels?
The glutes will be burning after an hour on this wave machine.
STAB: How large is the Melbourne wavepool compared to the prototype Cove in Spain?
The Cove seemed about 6-8 seconds long, how long will each ride be here?
How frequent are the waves?
"If you dial the Cove up to 11, you can produce about 1,000 waves per hour (that's one 2m high wave every 4 seconds for those without a calculator on hand). I've ridden the Cove in Spain at this frequency, and it actually scares the crap out of you, it's almost too many waves – which is something I don't think anyone has ever said.
We will likely produce waves in sets of 4 or 5, and then have a 20 second gap between sets to allow surfers to reset. There will be a maximum of 36 surfers in the "Peak" zone, with each surfer getting around 15 waves a session - or 550 per session overall.
The Wavegarden guys have done some testing with GPS watches in the ocean and in the prototype, and they found the Cove was around 8 times more efficient in terms of distance surfed compared to an ocean surf because of the high wave frequency".
As if you'd turn down this little nugget Filipe is slipping into.
"With an elevator drop, and having to surf on my backhand, I was a barrel dodger on my first go in the Cove.
The barrel can be quite open, more-spherical-than-almond, with a foam-balling pit that's somewhat unpredictable, or it can section and clamp on you, making it more ocean-like than mechanical. It feels a bit like the wedgy barrels produced at D'Bah or Iluka breakwall.
Tell us about the technology, the domino-like, modular generator which creates variable sections.
"The wave generator the Cove uses differs significantly from existing lagoons that use towed, wave foils to generate waves" (such as Kelly's pool).
"Rather than using one massive wave foil which is drawn through the water by a big cable, the Cove uses a modular system that moves in a sequence, pushing swells out at pre-defined angles." - Stab best imagined it as dominoes falling one after the other.
"The Cove produces waves with a trough at the bottom and the wall wraps back towards you, the same way a point break does, and this creates a pocket to surf in. Foil waves don't have a trough and they tend to bend away from you.
Moses Le Grice slamming one of the oncoming sections.
How large will the waves get?
We heard the prototype was dialled back and had to have the walls extended because it was so powerful, can you tell us about that?
How many people can surf at a time?
"We'll accommodate up to 84 surfers an hour, across six different surfing zones – we'll have rights and lefts, advanced, intermediate and beginner waves".
If tubes and sections aren't your style, feel free to squat your way to shore in the beginners section!
What about the goofy footers?
"Goofys will definitely be getting looked after.
What's keeping the water clean? Chlorine? Salt?
"The water in the lagoon will be fresh water with a residual chlorine level that is about the same as you find in drinking water and is highly oxygenated due to the breaking waves. The water will be crystal clear, just like the videos you see of the prototype in Spain.
"For those that are interested, there is a 2.5% density difference between fresh and salt water. We humans notice the difference given we are composed of about 60% water, but when you consider a surfboard has around 30 litres of volume in a 6-foot plan shape giving it extreme buoyancy and relatively low density, there is no noticeable difference between surfing in fresh or salt water.
"It feels a bit like the wedgy barrels produced at off-the-wall D'Bah or Iluka breakwall." - Andrew Ross, URBNSURF Chairman and wedge fiend.
How much will it cost to surf? Will you have package deals or memberships?
Will boards be available for hire?
"For sure - we'll have high quality soft-tops for beginners, and a range of performance PU, epoxy and soft-top boards from leading brands and up-and-coming shapers available for hire. We'll also be offering demo days to test new boards and board ranges.
Any insurance or safety issues posing a challenge for commercial rollout?
What sort of events are planned for launch?
What are you most excited about personally with the development?
"Surfing more! You'd think that as the founder of a surf park development company you'd get to be in the water regularly, but having three projects underway means the closest I am getting at the moment is watching web edits online.
Noa's last dart second from the right.
Now that's all the fun parts taken care of, let's move onto the more serious, development-specific questions. It's all fun and games talking hypothetical wave frequencies, acid drops and oncoming bowls, but someone has to build this damn thing if we're going to surf it.
How many contractors are involved?
Surfed out? Sit back and sink one while watching everyone else go to town.
What's the estimated construction cost? Who's paying for this?
How many jobs will the park create?
What kind of peripheral products and services will be available at the park?
Pack your floaties, boards, whatever your preferred sled is and get ready to tear apart those domino propelled walls adjacent Melbourne's airport.
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Sandra is a postdoctoral researcher and teaching fellow at Ziheng Yang's lab, at University College London. Her main research interest is focused on developing and applying new methods to estimate species divergence times with molecular and morphological quantitative data. She aims to use these tools in Bayesian dating analyses when combining phylogenomic datasets with large-scale morphological datasets (with both extant and fossil species). Her ultimate goal is to ensure that all the pipelines and tools that she develops as part of the projects she is involved in are well documented, so they can be easily used to reproduce any reported results generated with them.
Philip Donoghue
Phil is Professor of Palaeobiology at the University of Bristol, UK. His research focusses on the causes and consequences of major evolutionary transitions, drawing insight from anatomical and molecular data from living and fossil organisms. Major themes include the origins of animals, plants, and the establishment of evolutionary timescales.
Tim Lenton
Tim Lenton is founding Director of the Global Systems Institute and Chair in Climate Change and Earth System Science at the University of Exeter. His research is focused on modelling life's coupling to the Earth system, biogeochemical cycling, climate dynamics, and associated tipping points. He co-authored the Planetary Boundaries framework and is an expert in 'whole systems' thinking. His books 'Revolutions that made the Earth' (with Andrew Watson) and 'Earth System Science: A Very Short Introduction' have popularised a new scientific view of our planetary home.
Davide Pisani
Davide Pisani is Professor of Phylogenomics at the University of Bristol. He obtained his undergraduate degree at the University of Parma (Italy), and his PhD at the University of Bristol. After that, he worked at Pennsylvania State University, the Natural History Museum in London and the National University of Ireland Maynooth. He has been a member of the NASA Astrobiology Institute, and his research focus on major evolutionary transitions, using the origin of the eukaryotic cells, of animals and processes of colonisation of land as models.
Graham Shields
Graham Shields is Professor of Chemical Geology at University College London. He received his PhD from the ETH Zurich in 1997 on the chemical and isotopic evolution of the oceans during the Ediacaran through Cambrian bioradiations when animals first diversified into shelled and muscular forms. Since that time he has worked in France, Canada, Australia, Germany and China as well as the UK on diverse aspects of Earth history and sedimentary geochemistry. Currently, his research group at UCL explores how life and its physical environment have co-evolved through geological time. Graham is the scientific coordinator of a joint UKRI-NSFC programme on Biosphere Evolution, Transitions and Resilience (BETR) and chair of the Earth System Science group of the Geological Society of London.
Tom Williams
Tom is an Associate Professor in Molecular Evolution at the University of Bristol, UK. His research focuses on the phylogenetics and comparative genomics of early life, particularly the deep relationships among Archaea and Bacteria and the origins of eukaryotic cells.

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"Tom Risley makes art that has consistently been surprising and challenging.
Tom Risley was an Artist who lived & worked in Herberton a small mining town in North Qld Australia.
Tom is a well estabilished artist & is represented widely in Private Collections as well Regional, State & National Gallery Collections in Australia. He is also represented in overseas collections.
Tom Risley had a great capacity to keep pursuing new ideas & surprising his audiences. His work has ranged from being quite raw & gestural, gradually evolving into the more sophisticated & contemplative work of the last several years, where the found material is less dominant in the composition, and in some series absent altogether.
Tom's work was always related to the environment he was in, be it internationally or locally, which spans from where he lived in Herberton - a small ex tin mining town in the Far North of Australia - to Western Queensland. His journeys took him from old disused dumps to the isolated east coast, from Cooktown to Cape York. Toms boat trips accompanied by his dogs, were very much part of his work, the time being spent enjoying the solitude, fishing & collecting material which may be used in future work. This solitude was very important for Tom, uninterrupted thinking time & recharging his batteries, thus enabling him to get a new series of work underway on his return home.
The death of Tom recently, will mean, the loss, not only of a great artist, but also a man who's intellect always inspired people & certainly gave one something to think about as his art always did. He will be sadly missed by all walks of life.


On 26 October, the Cognitive Science Center Amsterdam will hold a Symposium to celebrate its 10th anniversary. In the morning, we will look back at research and education in the field of brain and cognitive science over the past years, but also share our views on the future of the CSCA. The afternoon will be centered around the 'creatieve geest prijs' (creative mind prize), an initiative of the Freek and Hella de Jonge foundation.
On October 26, the Cognitive Science Center Amsterdam will hold a Symposium to celebrate its 10th anniversary. In the morning, we will look back at research and education in the field of brain and cognitive science over the past years, but also share our views on the future of the CSCA. The afternoon will be centered around the 'creatieve geest prijs' (creative mind prize), an initiative of the Freek and Hella de Jonge foundation.
Presentations about creativity by artists from a various creative professions: Robbert Dijkgraaf (president KNAW), Hans van der Meer (photographer), and Hans Maarten van den Brink (writer).
Registration for the Symposium is possible using the link below. Registrations will be processed on a first-come-first-served basis. Please note that the morning programme will be entirely in English; the afternoon programme will be largely in Dutch. It is possible to separately register for the morning or afternoon.


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Classical music: The Ancora String Quartet will play several concerts of Beethoven and Randall Thompson over this coming weekend, including one at Olbrich Gardens on Friday night
The Ear has received the following information from the veteran Ancora String Quartet, which will play several performances of the same program over the coming weekend in several different cities.
Members of the Ancora String Quartet (below from left, in a photo by Barry Lewis), who also play with the Madison Symphony Orchestra and the Wisconsin Chamber Orchestra, are: violinists Wes Luke and Robin Ryan; violist Marika Fischer Hoyt; and cellist Benjamin Whitcomb.
RECITAL PROGRAM:
String Quartet No. 2 in G Major by Randall Thompson
String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 130, by Ludwig van Beethoven
CONCERT DATES:
Friday, Feb. 7, at noon
Interview with Wisconsin Public Radio host
Norman Gilliland on The Midday
WERN 88.7 FM
Friday, Feb.7, from 5 to 7 p.m.
Olbrich Botanical Gardens, Bolz Conservatory
3330 Atwood Ave., Madison
Tickets at the door: $5
Saturday, Feb. 8, at 7:30 p.m.
Park ("Freethinkers") Hall
307 Polk Street, Sauk City
Tickets: $15 general, $12 children and seniors
Sunday, Feb. 9, at 2 p.m. (UPDATE: THIS CONCERT HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO AN OUTBREAK OF ILLNESS AT CHAI POINT. IT WILL BE RESCHEDULED.)
Chai Point Retirement Community
1400 N. Prospect Ave., Milwaukee
PROGRAM NOTES:
The program opens with an unusual work, the String Quartet No. 2 in G Major, by American composer Randall Thompson (below). Better known for his choral music, Thompson wrote this quartet in 1967 to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the Harvard Musical Association.
The quartet is joyous and optimistic in character, with thoughtful and creative part-writing. The first movement brims with youthful energy, contained in smoothly flowing triplets.
The simple, graceful folk melody that opens the second movement continually reinvents itself in a set of charming variations. The third movement's heartfelt tune expresses a deep content, setting up the finale, whose explosive energy erupts in a good-natured, light-hearted romp.
Beethoven (below) wrote the second piece on our program, the String Quartet in B-Flat Major, Op. 130, 141 years before the Thompson and many centuries beyond it in subtlety, sophistication, intellectual rigor and emotional depth.
With six movements and lasting 40 minutes, it is the composer's longest piece of chamber music, and it stretches limits in other ways as well. The original work, completed in 1825, contained the Grosse Fuge (Great Fugue) but Beethoven replaced that in 1826 with the Finale Allegro, the last full-scale movement he completed before his death in 1827.
Op. 130 bristles with contrasts, and juxtapositions of extremes, on the micro-level to the macro-level, all contained in movements ranging from a short, gnarly Presto, to a graceful Poco Scherzo, to a lyrical, innocent Alla Danza Tedesco (In the Style of a German Dance), to the fabled Cavatina, which, Beethoven wrote, moved him to tears when he even thought about it. (You can hear the Cavatina in the YouTube video at the bottom.)
In performing Op. 130, the Ancora String Quartet tackles its 14th of the 16 Beethoven string quartets. The ASQ plans to perform Op. 59, No. 3, and Op. 131, in the summer and fall, to complete the Beethoven cycle in this, the Beethoven Year when we celebrate the 250th anniversary of his birth.
For more information, go to: facebook.com/ancoraquartet and www.ancoraquartet.com
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Classical music: Two FREE "garage" performances of Fresco Opera Theatre's "The Ugly Duckling" remain in Fitchburg and Madison on Saturday and Sunday afternoons
The Ear has received the following information from Fresco Opera Theatre:
Take "The Ugly Duckling" — the fairy tale by Danish writer Hans Christian Andersen — mashed up with opera and all set in the context of a typical John Hughes movie.
Fresco revisits the joys that were the '80s.
The hair.
The fashion.
The mean girls.
The cute boys.
Teenage angst at its best, and what better way to convey it than through opera?
Best of all – WE BRING THE SHOW TO YOU!
This is fun for the whole family, whether you are an opera fan, unfamiliar with opera, or frankly even think you hate opera. This is a totally awesome production!
The final two FREE "garage" performances (below top, by Max Wendt, and below bottom) are this Saturday at 2 p.m. at 4412 Sentinel Pass in Fitchburg and Sunday at 2 p.m. at 21 Shea Court, on Madison's west side)
This is part of Fresco's 2017 season of outreach. All that we do this year will be FREE OF CHARGE to get people interested in the fine arts.
We will have our Opera Unplugged series starting up at the end of July, which will take place on the Capitol Square during the Saturday morning Dane County Farmers' Markets.
This is a great opportunity for families of young children to introduce them to opera.
For more information about Fresco Opera Theatre, including portraits of the cast for "The Ugly Duckling"; past productions; dates and places of Opera Unplugged productions; opera at Olbrich Gardens; and how to support the company, look at the YouTube video at the bottom and go to: http://www.frescooperatheatre.com
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Classical music: Wednesday brings the fifth annual Make Music Madison celebration of the summer solstice. You can hear FREE music of all kinds from morning to night, outdoors and indoors
Registration has closed and the fifth annual Make Music Madison festival is set to take place tomorrow, Wednesday, June 21, 2017. ( A promotional video from the 2013 event is in the YouTube video at the bottom.)
The annual celebration of the Summer Solstice, which arrives at 11;24 p.m. tonight, will run all day, featuring all kinds of music from morning to night, and take place indoors and outdoors.
And it is FREE and completely local.
So far, there are more than 275 artists registered to perform at 108 venues in every area across the city, including the Dane County Regional Airport, Henry Vilas Zoo, Olbrich Botanical Gardens, the Goodman Center, Hilldale Mall, the First Congregational United Church of Christ, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
For a complete listing, go to: http://www.makemusicmadison.org
Once you are on the website, go to the map on the right hand side and under FILTER and GENRE and click on classical. You will find more than 20 events.
Then click on the VENUE's tear-drop shaped red indicator to see the name of artists, group and kind of music you can hear.
They include a cello choir, an early music group, a guitar ensemble, string quartets and the Suzuki Strings of Madison (seen below at last spring's Bach Around the Clock.) There is plenty of amateur music-making, which The Ear loves to see, but also some professional performances.
The click on the name and you will get more detailed background and a program, if one is available.
You can also search by ARTIST and VENUE – including general areas of the city — and well as by GENRE.
Take it from The Ear: This site has some really impressive and easy-to-use organization for getting at its information. So The Ear gives big shout-outs to to the people who designed the website and put it together.
Of course there are many more events in other genres and kinds of music, including blues, jazz, rock, roots, folk, world music and others. But many of them overlap or pertain to classical music, and you won't want to miss them.
There is plenty to go around.
The Ear might even meet you at one of the events.
Enjoy! Have fun!
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Classical music education: TONIGHT brings two FREE sendoff concerts by the local youth musicians -– the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras and the Madison Youth Choirs -– before they head off on international tours to Argentina and Scotland.
This is a reminder.
This is A Tale of Two Tours.
Like the tours, both of which will run exactly from July 24 through August 3, the two local groups will also offer competing sendoff concerts at exactly the same time — tonight, Tuesday, July 22, at 7 p.m.
But it is best not to dwell on the conflict or competition.
Instead, The Ear prefers to see it as a reminder that Madison, Wisconsin, is a great place to be not only for culture in general and for classical music, but for classical music education, which has been shown again and again by researchers to reap lifelong benefits in terms of development and maturity.
It involves two FREE sendoff concerts by two important groups of young musicians in Madison.
One is by the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras' Youth Choir, under conductor UW-Madison professor James Smith, which will perform tonight at 7 p.m. at Olbrich Botanical Gardens on Madison's East side. The program, a preview of the concert fare to be performd in Argentina, features music by Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Peter Tchaikovsky and Alberto Ginastera.
Here is a link to a previous blog posting about the WYSO concert:
https://welltempered.wordpress.com/2014/07/18/classical-music-education-a-wisconsin-youth-symphony-orchestra-will-embark-on-an-international-tour-to-argentina-that-runs-july-24-to-aug-3-wyso-says-bon-voyage-with-a-free-send-o/
The other concert is the Madison Boychoir (below, in a photo by Jon Harlow), which will perform tonight at 7 p.m. in the Covenant Presbyterian Church, 326 South Segoe Road, on Madison's near west side.
And here is a statement from Nicole Sparacino, the director of development for the Madison Youth Choirs:
"By a strange coincidence, the MYC send off concert is the same night as WYSO's send off concert, and the dates of both tours are exactly the same, July 24-August 3!
"It's pretty neat to think that, combined, over 100 of Madison's finest young musicians will be sharing their talents on two very different parts of the world's stage at the same time.
"Over the course of the tour, 71 MYC boys ages 9-18 will sing in medieval cathedrals, perform a joint concert with the National Youth Choir of Scotland, and have the chance to meet hundreds of other young artists from across the world. Our boys will even get the chance to test their foreign language skills, as they will have the honor of singing the national anthems of all participating countries during the festival's Opening Ceremony. (You can see a promotional video for the Scotland tour at the bottom in a YouTube video.)
"We're so excited for the boys to have this outstanding opportunity.
"Tonight, over 70 boys ages 9-18 from Madison Youth Choirs (MYC) will share an exciting free concert with the community before taking off to perform at the Aberdeen International Youth Festival in Scotland.
"As the only boychoir from the United States invited to perform at the festival, MYC's lads (below, in a photo by Jon Harlow) will pay homage to the rich musical traditions of their homeland, from folk songs to cowboy melodies.
"It will perform classic boychoir repertoire in three different languages. Concert selections will include the Shaker tune "Simple Gifts," the powerful "Anthem" from the musical Chess, "Laudamus Te" by Antonio Vivaldi and the Shakespeare and "Macbeth"-inspired "Sound and Fury."'
The latter is a world premiere work by composer Scott Gendel (below), who is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music.
For further information: visit www.madisonyouthchoirs.org or call (608) 238-7464.
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Classical music education: One of the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras will embark on an international tour to Argentina that runs July 24 to Aug. 3. So WYSO says "Bon Voyage" with a FREE send-off preview concert on this coming Tuesday night, July 22, at 7 p.m. in Olbrich Gardens.
The young musicians of Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras (WYSO) and its premier performing ensemble, the Youth Orchestra, are preparing for a fantastic opportunity this month when they will tour to Argentina.
Youth Orchestra members will have a chance to visit the three cities of Buenos Aires, Rosario and Mar del Plata. While in these cities they will visit some of the most beautiful places in South America and perform in world class venues.
The tour will be led by WYSO Music Director James Smith (below). He has served as conductor of the Youth Orchestra for 29 years and also serves as the Director of Orchestras for the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Music, where WYSO is housed.
The 67 WYSO musicians who will participate in the tour range in age from 14 t0 18 years old and hail from 19 different communities across southern Wisconsin. (You can hear a great sample of the Youth Orchestra under James Smith in the "Carmen" Suite by Georges Bizet in a YouTube video at the bottom.)
The tour will run from July 24 to August 3. It will include performances at Facultad de Derecho, the famed Teatro Colon (below) in Buenos Aires, Escuela 23 Distrito Escolar, La Usina de Musica, and Teatro el Circulo.
Repertoire for the tour will include the Overture to "Candide" by Leonard Bernstein, "Billy the Kid" Suite by Aaron Copland; Liturgical Scenes by Dwane S. Milburn, the Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36, by Peter Tchaikovsky; and "Malambo" from "Estancia" Suite, Op. 8a by Argentinean composer Alberto Ginastera (below).
The Youth Orchestra will be posting a live blog before and during their trip to keep friends, family, and supporters of WYSO up to date with how the tour is going.
The writers will mainly be students, but a handful of chaperones will also be offering their perspectives.
You can visit the blog, and bookmark it, at http://wysotour2014.blogspot.com.
FREE PREVIEW CONCERT ON TUESDAY
Prior to departing on their international tour, the Youth Orchestra members will give a bon voyage send-off concert at Olbrich Botanical Gardens this coming Tuesday night, July 22, at 7 p.m. The concert is FREE and outdoors (weather permitting; otherwise it will be held indoors), and is open to the public, with a $1 suggested admission donation to support the gardens.
The Ear thinks it would be great if local media – especially television – paid as much attention and gave as much coverage (even an audiovisual sample or clip with a voiceover) to these distinguished cultural ambassadors and exceptional products of music and arts education as they do to, say, student athletes.
Since 1966, WYSO has been providing excellence in musical opportunities for more than 5,000 young people in southern Wisconsin.
WYSO includes three full orchestras and a string orchestra, a chamber music program, a harp program, a percussion ensemble, and a brass choir program. The orchestras rehearse on Saturday mornings during the academic year, perform three to four public concerts per season, and tour regionally, nationally and internationally.
For more information, contact WYSO, Room 1625, Mosse Humanities Building, 455 North Park Street, Madison, WI 53706. You can also call (608) 263-3320 or visit www.wyso.music.wisc.edu
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Classical music: This coming Monday, May 6, is the renewal deadline for subscribers to the Madison Symphony Orchestra's 2013-14 season. Plus, the MSO names new staff in marketing and development and the Festival Choir of Madison sings songs from the theater and movies on Saturday night.
ALERT: On Saturday night, at 7:30 p.m. in the First Baptist Church, 518 North Franklin Avenue, the Festival Choir of Madison (below) will perform a program of "From the State and Screen." The program features classic and contemporary music, including Verdi's "Anvil Chorus," musical show stoppers like "Rockin' the Boat" and "Anything Goes", or classic songs from the silver screen like "Singin' in the Rain." For more information, go to: http://festivalchoirmadison.org/Season1213/tickets.htm and http://festivalchoirmadison.org/Season1213/concerts.htm
First a reminder: This coming Monday, May 6, is the deadline for subscribers to the Madison Symphony Orchestra (below in Overture Hall) to renew and keep their seats.
That date seems earlier to me than last year, perhaps because the MSO finished its season earlier. But I could well be mistaken.
And here is information about the 2013-14 season, which will be the 20th anniversary season of MSO music director John DeMain (below in a photo y James Gill):
http://madisonsymphony.org/13-14
And here is a post I did when the new season was announced in March:
https://welltempered.wordpress.com/2013/03/16/classical-music-the-madison-symphony-orchestra-announces-its-new-season-which-celebrates-the-20th-year-of-maestro-john-demains-tenure-with-a-mix-of-the-new-and-the-predictable-tickets-will/
In any case, here is a link to more information about renewing:
http://madisonsymphony.org/renewsub
But there is also symphony news to announce.
There has been a staff shake-up, including some new hires at the MSO.
Here is an official press release
"MADISON, WIS. — The Madison Symphony Orchestra (MSO) has announced that Teri Venker has been appointed Director of Marketing, Casey Oelkers has been named Director of Development, and Luba Konowalskyj has been selected as Manager of Individual Giving
"MSO Executive Director Rick Mackie said, "I am pleased to make the announcement of these outstanding new appointments within our Symphony team. Their combined skills and experience will fit seamlessly into our continual efforts to advance the cause of great music in Madison and south-central Wisconsin."
"Venker (below) comes to the MSO with 28 years of experience at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, University of Wisconsin Colleges and University of Wisconsin-Extension, including 13 years as Director of Marketing for the Wisconsin Union, where she worked on marketing for the Wisconsin Union Theater. She holds a bachelor's in English Education from the University of Missouri-Columbia and a master's in Journalism and Mass Communication from UW-Madison. Her position at the MSO includes responsibility for marketing, public relations and patron services as well as online and social media.
"Casey Oelkers' responsibilities at the MSO have grown from administrative assistant to manager of the Annual Fund and now Director of Development. She began her career with the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras as operations coordinator and joined the MSO staff in 2008. Oelkers received her bachelor's degree in flute performance (see her photo below in which she is perform the music of J.S. Bach at Wisconsin Public Radio's second Bach Around the Clock two years ago) from the University of Maryland and a master's degree in arts administration from Florida State University. In her new position at the MSO she oversees all annual giving, planned giving, and endowment fundraising efforts.
"Luba Konowalskyj joins the MSO development team following a successful seven years at Olbrich Botanical Gardens (below) where she increased the Gardens' membership every year. A graduate of the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor and UW-Madison, her responsibilities at the MSO will include developing and implementing strategies to support individual donors as well as administering individual donor benefits.
"The Madison Symphony Orchestra is a professional ensemble of 91 musicians led by Music Director John DeMain, who will celebrate his 20th anniversary season with the orchestra in 2013-2014. The MSO engages a wide range of audiences in classical music through a full season of concerts with established and emerging soloists of international renown, an organ concert series, and diverse educational and community outreach activities.
"More information is available on the Web at www.madisonsymphony.org"
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Classical music education news: Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestra's Youth Orchestra will tour in Europe from July 7 to July 17. A FREE preview concert is at Olbrich Gardens on Tuesday night and you can follow the tour with blogger Mikko Utevsky right here.
NEWS FLASH: Violist Mikko Utensky of Madison, who also founded and conducts the Madison Area Youth Chamber Orchestra (MAYCO), has agreed to blog about the WYSO tour to Europe — which he is going on — for The Well-Tempered Ear. Are we not lucky?
July is a big month for the Wisconsin Youth Symphony Orchestras.
The young musicians of WYSO's premier performing group, the Youth Orchestra (below), are preparing for a fantastic opportunity this July, when they will travel to Prague, Vienna and Budapest on WYSO's first international tour since 2005.
Youth Orchestra members will have a chance to visit some of the most significant locations in the history of classical music and will perform in world-class venues.
The tour will be led by WYSO Music Director James Smith (below, in a photo by Jeff Miller for U-Madison), who has served as conductor of the Youth Orchestra for 27 years and who also serves as Director of Orchestras for UW-Madison's School of Music.
In 2010, Smith was named Musician of the Year by The Well-Tempered Ear blog. Here is a link to that posting:
https://welltempered.wordpress.com/2010/12/31/classical-music-uw-and-wyso-conductor-james-smith-is-"musician-of-the-year"-for-2010/
More recently, he was also profiled in the "Know Your Madisonian" feature in The Wisconsin State Journal. Here is a link to that story:
http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/know-your-madisonian-conductor-james-smith-to-lead-youth-orchestra/article_da5032ca-bb20-11e1-8518-0019bb2963f4.html
The 69 WYSO musicians who will attend the tour range in age from 14-18 years old and hail from 19 communities across southern Wisconsin.
The tour, which will run from July 7-17, will include concerts at Glasenersaal of the Musikverein in Vienna, the Czech Museum of Music in Prague (below), and the Military Museum in Budapest.
Repertoire for the tour will include Vaughan Williams's "London" Symphony, "Le Roi d'Ys" Overture by Lalo, Slavonic Dance No. 8 by Dvorak, and The Courtly Dances from "Gloriana" by Britten.
Prior to their international tour performances, the Youth Orchestra members will give a bon voyage concert at Olbrich Botanical Gardens (below) on Tuesday, July 3, at 7 p.m. The concert is free and open to the public, with a $1 suggested admission donation to support the gardens. These young cutural ambassadors deserve a great send-off.
For more information about the tour and about WYSO in general, visit:
http://wyso.music.wisc.edu/
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Love motifs in Art Nouveau jewellery
A rebellion against the modest aesthetics
Thursday 1st February 2018
The signature theme throughout the Art Nouveau period from 1890 to 1910 was the free-flowing line. There was a focus on nature and its associations with femininity and fertility. Favourite subjects included nature in all its forms, particularly the soft and flowing lines of female figures, weaving plant stems, flowers, insects, snakes and animals. Designs were sensuous, highly decorative, asymmetrical and were designed to enhance feminine beauty.
These romantic designs were a rebellion against the modest aesthetics of the preceding late Victorian period which brought a new naturalism and softness to jewellery.
Especially popular were toi et moi rings. Toi et moi refers to a ring with two gemstones that sit side by side or close to each other. Meaning 'you and me' in French, they symbolise two souls becoming one. The pairing of two stones was considered particularly romantic as the gemstones themselves carried symbolism. The combination of diamond with ruby was especially popular with the diamond symbolising love and prosperity and the ruby representing passion and devotion.
The tradition of giving toi et moi rings as a token of love dates back centuries but one very famous couple brought the style to the attention of a wider audience. In 1796, Napolean Bonaparte proposed to Joséphine de Beauharnais with a diamond and sapphire toi et moi ring. Their union was considered scandalous at the time as not only was Josephine six years older than Napoleon, she was also a widow with two children from her previous marriage. Theirs was a passionate love affair and although his parents opposed the union, they were married three weeks later.
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Edith Irene Södergran was a Swedish-speaking Finnish poet. One of the first modernists within Swedish-language literature, her influences came from French symbolism, German expressionism, and Russian futurism. She was also greatly inspired by the writings of philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche.
Having contracted tuberculosis as a teenager, she died aged 31. However, she remains a great influence for many lyric poets. Gustaf Munch-Petersen, among others, found her a great source of inspiration.
Her poetry is passionate and intense with mystical overtones. Considering the story of her life, this is unsurprising. Growing up in St. Petersburg she had to flee to Finland during the Russian Revolution, while being sick. She was ill for well over half of her life, and some of her poems were written in a state of seeming trabce brought about by fever.
As short and hard as her life was, her poetry has proven timeless and endurable. It is still very possible to relate to it today since she describes common emotions and thoughts, though sometimes clad in mystic and/or self-invented phrases. It stands forever as testament to the strength of her will, the brightness of her intelligence and the passionate intensity of her emotions.
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The influential vice chairman of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee says hiking rates too early is riskier than being "a bit late."
Dudley is disturbed by slow growth in productivity and the size of the labor force.
Just as subtle changes like rearranging chairs or removing a portrait gave birth to Kremlinology, the art of determining Soviet policy through the intensive search for clues, so too do market observers comb through the nuances of Federal Reserve lingo in hopes of ascertaining the future of monetary policy.
That may be especially important after Chairwoman Janet Yellen's Capitol Hill testimony earlier this week, which generated contrasting headlines, with some reporters hearing a hawkish stance and others a dovish one.
Possible clues into Fed thinking can be found at the 2015 U.S. Monetary Policy Forum, held Friday in New York, where William Dudley, presedent of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, gave a highly technical talk with decidedly dovish tendencies.
While Dudley was explicit in stating that the views he was expressing were his own, the New York Fed president also serves as vice chairman of the policy-setting Federal Open Market Committee, a position of obvious influence.
But the upshot, that Dudley is an advocate for caution with respect to raising rates within internal Fed policy meetings, seems unmistakable.
The New York Fed president's remarks were an extended commentary on a technical paper about what federal funds rate is implied by financial market conditions.
Dudley said he was in broad agreement with the paper's five conclusions — that several factors such as GDP growth, risk aversion, bubbles and busts and regulation influence short-term rates; that there is insufficient evidence to assume the persistence of zero-bound rates; that short-term rates won't necessarily revert to some long-run average; that the integration of global markets will force short-term rates here and abroad to move in tandem; and that short-term rates should be allowed to rise only slowly amidst profound uncertainty.
Dudley explains how he arrives at his cautious policy approach by focusing on three questions. The first involves the technical question of how real potential GDP growth affects real short-term interest rates. The FOMC member regards the relationship as "very loose," and suggests breaking down GDP growth to smaller constituents such as labor force growth and productivity growth.
A rapidly growing work force — as the U.S. experienced in the 1970s as baby boomers began their careers and women's labor force participation surged — implies rising short-term rates. So too does rising productivity, as people bid up capital, as the late '90s tech boom demonstrated.
In other words, Dudley is disturbed by the less than 0.5% annual rate of labor force growth over the past five years, and 1% to 1.5% annual average productivity growth in recent years.
The other key question he asks — perhaps the most important question for "Fedologists" — involves how quickly policymakers should act in normalizing rates. And his answer is not very.
The New York Fed president cites "lingering headwinds related to the financial crisis" and projections that inflation is expected to persist below the Fed's 2% target for some time. He notably adds that his view about the pace of raising short-term rates would materially change if inflation expectations moved north of the 2% target.
A third key question Dudley addresses involves the influence of financial market conditions on rates. He notes that the "1-year forward rate, 9 years ahead" has dramatically fallen from around 5% in December 2013 to just under 3% currently. Dudley concludes that in today's highly globalized markets, low yields in Europe and Japan have pulled down U.S. rates.
Beyond all the nuance and one-hand, other-hand type analysis, Dudley's bottom line view for now is that the GDP growth will be relatively lower over the medium term (because of the low work force and productivity growth rates he previously cited), implying a long-term federal funds rate of 3.5%.
"I…have little confidence about the accuracy of this specific estimate," he said.


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Sale of swamp lands in
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58 PAUPERSForeign to county, removal of.........
133 PENITENTIARY-(See Ohio Fenitentiary.) PEDDLERS-Cincinnati, license of........
267 PENALTYAnimals, for cruelty to
140 Assessments for improvements in Cincinnati and Toledo, penalty to be added for failure to pay installments when due..........
353 Badge, unlawful wearing of G. A. R. and other society...
84 Barbering on Sunday, for........
252 Birds, for killing or injuring certain...
388 Brand, for failure to stamp on cheese....
179 Cincinnati parks, for misdemeanors in.......
297 County auditor Franklin county, for neglect of duty relative to firemen's pension fund ....
261, 262 Decennial equalization board Cleveland, for neglect or violation of duty of member of .........
285 Dentistry, for practicing without certificate.....
240 Discharging employe for, for joining labor organization.....
269 Disorderly conduct for, on passenger trains.......
51 Ditch, for unlawful making of open along highways........
41 Dynamite, for unlawful manufacture, storage and transportation of.......... 41 Electric railway for failure to provide watchmen at street crossinys....
317 Elections, for oflenses relative to
158, 426, 449, 452, 459, 460 Estates, for embezzling property of...........
402 Fair grouvds, for temporary business in vicinity of during fair...
135 Fire-escapes in Cincinnati, for failure to provide..........
415 Fish, for unlawfully catching and killing of, etc..
26, 141, 245 Hand-rails for stairways, for failure to provide....
373 Harboring sheep-killing dog, for...........
132 Illuminating oil, for uvlawful sale of...........
279 For mines, for use of inferior.
164 Imitating brand, label, etc., for........
167 Indecent exposure of person, for......
127 Intoxicating liquors, for selling near soldiers' and sailors' home or naticaal home
254 Jury wheel, for unlawful opening of.........
223 Label, for using illegally.......
167 Numbering houses, for interference with
85 Obscene language, for using
127 Obstructing sidewalks, for........
70, 234 Obio soldiers' and sailors' home, for unlawful purchase of clothing, etc., of inmates of ...........
39 Oil inspector and deputies, for neglect to enter complaint for violation of law.. 280 Overcharge for, for freight on railroads...
117 Paroles, for violation of............
408 Pedigree of stallion, for misrepresenting ...
61 Railroad companies, for failure to provide proper platforms......
343 For violation of act regulating hours of service of employes
311 For obstructing highways in Cincinnati and Columbus..
PENALTY--Continued
PAGE Scaffolding'in erection of building, for failure to provide....:
380 School, for non-attendance of child at..........
389 Signs on licensed vehicles in Cincinnati, for failure to expose...
304 Sunday, for barbering on..
252 Telegraph messages, for unlawfully obtaining.....
52, 100 Tires and burdens for violations of regulations of..
317, 328, 397 Township clerk, for failure to make detailed report...
82 Uninspected oil, for unlawful use of ...........
280 Workshops and factories, for failưe to make alterations or additions when notified by inspector of .........
113 PEPPER, J. W.Appropriation for........
422 PERRY COUNTY-(See McConnelsville.) PERRY, TIMOTHYA ppropriation for
356 PETITIONErection of new township
64 For ditch when cost five hundred dollars per mile, or more.
201 PHYSICIANSEmployment of female, in insane asylums.......
347 Freight trains, permitted to ride on.....
276 PHYSICAL CULTUREInstruction in, in certain schools and educational institutions.......
276 PICKAWAY COUNTYWashington township, township roads in..........
304 POLICE COURT
Cities, in certain .....
Clerk, bond and compensation of........
17 Dayton, oflicers and salary of
136 Fines, certain, for law library
51 POLICE FORCEAkron, bonds for more efficient service, issue of
145 Canton, bonds for more eficient service, issue of
145 Cincinnati public park
296 Dayton, regulations concerning........
101 POLICE JUDICIAL DISTRICTSCleveland, division of city into, by council........
306 POLICE JUSTICES -Cleveland, additional in; election, etc
306 POLICE STATIONCleveland, issue of bonds for central...,
293 POLLSInspector and witness at count
447 POMEROYExtension of railway, issue of bonds for
308 PORTAGE COUNTY-(See Ravenna.) PREBLE COUNTY-(See Eaton.) Townships in, made road districts.......
203, 357 PRECINCTS—(See Elections.) -PRICE, B. F.Appropriation for.........
PAGE In county jails, parole of in certain counties
408 Ohio penitentiary, employment of
192 Parole of .......
361 PROBATE JUDGE AND COURTAppropriation of ground for enlargement of county fair grounds....
52 Assessors, appointment of in Cleveland..
284 Board of county visitors, appointment of ......
161 Cemetery abandonment of, may order, when Commitment of child to state reformatory.......
161 Court constables, appointment, powers, duties, etc.........
382 Dower, duty of in relation to
131 Embezzlement of assets of estate, proceedings in....
402 Executor's sale, confirmation of, and order for deed........
148 Excusing child,from attendance at school, jurisdiction of..
389 Fee fund, monthly statement of
384 Guardian of estate of minor, duties of
174 Inquests of insanity, fees for.........
241 Liens, priority of on real estate
135 Lunacy of inmate, Ohio soldiers' and sailors' home, aflidavit concerning........ 47 Mortgage, release of, fee for entry of......
135 Railroads, in consolidation of, arbitrators appointed by..........
89 Pemoval of probate judge, cause for ......
384 Trustee, appointment of in place of assignee
154 PROSECUTING ATTORNEYInjuries to roads on buildings controlled by county, duty as to.........
350 PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS OF STATEDeficiencies in, created by emergency board.......
407 PUBLIC DEBTPayment of principal and interest on, etc
33 PUBLIC LIBRARY BUILDINGToledo, issue of bonds for......
419 PUBLIC MONEYSDepositary of, (Cleveland)...
225 PUBLIC PARKSIncome 'upon bequests, gifts and endowments for (Cincinnati)..
216 PUBLIC WAYSAdditional levy for state and county roads, Cuyahoga county
199 Appeal from township trustees in road cases...
131 Assessments for, which may be made special........
353 Bridge when destroyed, establishment of ferry in lieu of
16 Cincinnati parks, vacation of and laying out of roads in .....
297 Columbus, improvement of roads or streets extending outside of.......
66 Commissioners authorized to make temporary loans in anticipation of collection of taxes on road improvements, Cuyahoya county ......
419 County roads, injuries to, damages for.....
349 Opening of, etc., by commissioners..........
126 Crane township, Wyandot county, improvement of roads in
151, 250 Cuyahoga county, commissioners in may make temporary loans in anticipation of road tax..
419 Ditches along highways, unlawful making of open; penalty ..........
41 General improvement of roads in certain villages........
161 Hamilton county, width of road determined by county commissioners..... 312 Jackson township, Van Wert county, improvement bonds for..........
PUBLIC WAYS–Continued
PAGCE Labor upon public streets in municipal corporations
69 Lawrence county, regulation of tires in
327 Line of road, to find, when original designation removed...
209 Obstructions on public sidewalks, penalty for..............
70 Polk township, Crawford county, improvement of roads in
266 Railroad crossing highway, signal at
331 Ridge township, Van Wert county, improvement of roads in..
53 Scioto county, regulation of burdens upon county road .....
316 Seneca county, highway improvement bonds, issue of....
291 Sidewalke, construction of in city and village
92 In cities fourth grade, second clas3.......
156 In counties containing city first grade and first class..
156 Obstructions, regulations concerning...........
70, 234 State road, manner of opening same..........
85 Streets in cities second class marked, and houses numbered
85 Street or road through Ohio state university grounds granted...
301 Townships in certain counties made road districts.......
203, 357 Township roads declared public highways.
304 Township supervisors in Geauga county, duties in regard to roads
48 Lake county, duties in regard to roads
48 Township trustees, appeal from, in road cases..... ......
131 Two-mile assessment pikes in more than one county.
176 Van Wert county high way improvement bonds
409 Washington township, Pickaway «ounty, what constitutes township soad ir... 304 Watchmen at streets crossed by electric cars
346 PUTHOFF, FRANK-Appropriation for .......
394 RAILROADS—(See Railroads and R vilroad Companies.) RAILROAD COMMISSIONER—(See Commissioner of Railroads and Telegraphs.) RAILROADS AND RAILROAD COMPANIESAct limiting hours of service of employes....
311 Bonds in excess of capital stock may be issued, when.........
83 Capital stock; consolidation ; stock holder refusing to consolidate.......
88 Freight trains, physiciavs, sheriffs and deputies permitted to ride on..
276 Mansfield, unlawful to donate money raised by issue of bonds to
320 Norwalk, bonds for construction of
321 Obstruction of streets by, in Cincinnati and Columbus; penalty..
90 Penalties for overcharging for freight, etc.; refusal to switch or transfer cars.. 117 Pomeroy, issue of bonds for extension..
308 Signals at railway crossings.....
331 Station platform, to provide proper........
347 Swisching and transporting cars of other companies; rates.
369 RAVENNAVillage board of improvement, appointment of
24 Transfer of funds to.......
34 REAL ESTATEDeed to be prima facie evidence of sale, in certain cases.
357 Liens; priority of determined by probate judge........
135 Mortgage by guardian of imbecile, idiotic, etc., person or minor....
173 REDISTRICTINGDayton, act relative to.................
37 RICKERT, W. C.Appropriation for........


This book is the first in a series of printed specimens for Swedish foundry Letters from Sweden, founded by Göran Söderström. Letters from Sweden 2011–€"2015 is divided into three sections (Retail, Custom, and Fonts in Progress) printed on different paper qualities. The book features photography by Ola Bergengren. An update on the traditional type specimen it presents letters on paper along with a presentation of the company and the area of Björkhagen outside Stockholm.
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Letters from Sweden's font library and custom fonts are catalogued across 80 carefully-paced and information-packed pages while being carefully bound in a perfectly Swedish cover design.


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We will inspect the pool at a time that suits you and will provide you with a Pool Certificate of Compliance as soon as your pool barriers and associated areas comply.
We will make sure that you receive any exemptions that you might be entitled to, and that you are not forced to over-comply and carry out works that you are not required to do.
You will know exactly what the charges will be for obtaining a Pool Certificate of Compliance and we will always be available at no extra cost to assist you with any questions or issues.
We are working for you and will help you to use the fastest, most effective and inexpensive methods to achieve full compliance to obtain your Pool Certificate of Compliance.
STEP 1: We inspect your pool and prepare a report detailing all non-compliances.
STEP 2: If there are no non-compliances we supply you with a Pool Certificate of Compliance.
STEP 3: If there are non-compliances we explain all problems and recommend the most efficient and cost-effective methods to rectify.
STEP 4: As soon as the non-compliances are rectified we carry out a second inspection and supply you with a Pool Certificate of Compliance.
We can suggest reputable, competitive and fast Tradesmen to assist with any needed work.
We will be available to provide advice to your Tradesmen to ensure compliance is achieved.
If you have any questions during the entire process you will always be able to call us for answers.
Where can I buy a Pool Safety Sign?
These signs are fully compliant, are very reasonably priced, and you would be supporting a great institution.
What exemptions are available for pool barriers?
Swimming pools constructed before 1 August 1990 do not have to have barriers separating the pool from the residential building so long as the means of access to the pool from the building are in accord with the relevant standard (S8).
Swimming pools constructed on small properties (less than 230 square metres) and built before 1 July 2010 do not have to have barriers separating the pool from the residential building so long as the means of access to the pool from the building are in accord with the relevant standard (S8).
Large properties (two hectares or more) with pools installed before 1 July 2010 do not require barriers to be placed around the pool.
Waterfront properties with pools installed before 1 July 2010 do not require barriers to be placed around the pool.
These exemptions can be permanently lost if a number of conditions are not met, and we can advise on how best to maintain your pool barriers so the exemptions are not lost.
I know that Councils look for unauthorized works – does a Pool Certifier also do this?
No – a Pool Certifier is not concerned about whether the pool was constructed without Development Consent, only when it was built or when it was substantially altered or re-built.
Am I being asked to make changes to my pool that are not necessary?
If your pool hasn't been inspected by us – maybe.
We know the Standards, the BCA, the Pool Act and the Pool Regulations inside-out, and we use this understanding to ensure that you fully comply to the required standards, but that you do not over-comply where it is not required.
We know what exemptions you will be entitled to, and the easiest, fastest and cheapest way to bring your pool up to compliance.
If there is non-compliance we will show you the exact section of the applicable Act, Regulation or Standard that applies why you are not complying, and the most efficient way to resolve the non-compliance.
If I have an Occupation Certificate do I still need a Certificate of Compliance?
If the Occupation Certificate is less than 3 years old and was issued for works that included the pool then you do not need a swimming pool Certificate of Compliance.
How long is a Certificate of Compliance valid for?
A Swimming Pool Certificate of Compliance remains valid for 3 years.
What is a Swimming Pool Certificate of Compliance?
A swimming pool Certificate of Compliance can only be issued by a Local Council or an Accredited Certifier (A1, A2, A3, E1), and is issued only if the Accredited Certifier or Council is satisfied that the Pool Barriers comply with the Swimming Pools Act 1992 and the relevant Regulations and Standards.
Once issued, the Certificate of Compliance is also entered into the NSW Swimming Pools Register.
Why do I need a Certificate of Compliance?
To ensure the safety of your children and the children of visitors a thorough inspection by a professional will ensure your pool barriers are functioning at the recommended standards.
All pool owners have a legal obligation to ensure that their pool is compliant and this is best achieved by having a Pool Compliance Certificate issued by a professionally insured Accredited Certifier.
From 29th April 2016 all properties in NSW with a pool will need a Pool Compliance Certificate if they are being sold or leased.
Councils are beginning programs of pool barrier inspections as required under Legislation - if you have a current Certificate of Compliance you will be exempt from these inspections.
Can I get a Pool Compliance Certificate from my Local Council?
Yes – but there are several issues you should keep in mind.
Councils have limited resources allocated to pool inspections, and it can take a great deal of time for them to attend to inspections, or to finally issue Certificates – we will inspect and when compliant supply the Certification very, very quickly.
Councils will not only look at your pool barriers, but will look for any non-compliant or unauthorized works – we are only required to look at your pool barriers and associated structures, and can even provide Pool Compliance Certificates for pools that are unauthorised works.
If a pool is not compliant on the first inspection, Councils are required to issue a Notice to the pool owner and will then serve "Directions" after 14 days generally giving the pool owner only 28 Days to rectify any non-compliances. Councils are able to impose fines of $550 for non-compliances if rectification is not completed in the time allowed.
Councils are beginning programs to actively inspect pools in their area that are not covered by a current Pool Compliance Certificate, forcing inspections and remedial compliance work to be carried out by pool owners who are not selling or leasing their property. Under such time pressure, pool owners will not be able to organize the best companies and the best quotes to remedy any issues, and may not even be able to organize the works to be completed before fines are actually imposed.
Is it important to know when my pool was built?
Yes - the date your pool was built will determine which of the different Standards and Regulations can be used to check your pool.
A pool that might be compliant to an earlier Standard may need significant work to be compliant to current standards.
The construction date of a pool is accepted to be the date that the DA (Development Application or BA (Building Application) was granted, but if you cannot provide a copy of the DA or BA, other proof can also be accepted. For example, documentation from the pool builder showing when the construction was carried out, or sales documents showing that the pool was already built when it was sold to the current or previous owners.
It is a requirement that acceptable proof of the date of construction of the pool must be provided before an earlier standard can be applied.
It is very important to inform us of the date of the pool construction and what substantiating documentation you have before any inspection is carried out so we can apply the correct Standards and Regulations when inspecting your pool.
Can I use a Pool Safety Report to sell or lease my property?
No - the Government will only recognize a Certificate of Compliance issued by a Private Certifier accredited by the Building Professionals Board or by your Council.
Pool Safety Reports are documents provided for your personal use and are not recognized under Legislation and cannot be used instead of a Pool Certificate of Compliance.
Several companies are offering Pool Safety Certificates as part of the final inspection, and once you receive this Report you will still need to obtain a Pool Certificate of Compliance issued by a Private Certifier accredited by the Building Professionals Board.
The only Certificate recognised under NSW Legislation – and the only Certificate you need from a Pool Inspection Company – is a Pool Certificate of Compliance issued by a Private Certifier accredited by the Building Professionals Board or by your local Council.
We will provide you with a Certificate of Compliance issued by a Private Certifier accredited by the Building Professionals Board once your pool barriers and pool area have been inspected and are found to be complying.


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White House, McConnell Condemn North Korean Attack
By Jennifer Bendery
Updated Nov. 23, 12:11 p.m. President Barack Obama and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell finally have something in common: their joint condemnation of North Korea's attack on the South Korean island of Yeonpyeong.
The White House denounced Tuesday's artillery attack on the small island, which left two dead and more than a dozen injured, and said administration officials are in "close and continuing contact" with South Korean leaders.
"The United States strongly condemns this attack and calls on North Korea to halt its belligerent action and to fully abide by the terms of the Armistice Agreement," White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs said in a statement.
"The United States is firmly committed to the defense of our ally, the Republic of Korea, and to the maintenance of regional peace and stability," he said.
McConnell called on North Korea's neighbors to criticize the move.
"I join the president in his strong condemnation of what is, sadly, just the latest in a long string of hostile actions," the Kentucky Republican said.
"As the people of the Republic of Korea question what new belligerent action may come from the North, they should not have any question that the people and forces of the United States stand ready as a devoted ally committed to the defense of their nation," McConnell said.
White House spokesman Bill Burton said Obama got news of the incident at 3:55 a.m., when National Security Adviser Tom Donilon called him. The president, who is in Indiana touring a Chrysler plant, plans to call South Korean President Lee Myung-bak later Tuesday to express American solidarity, Burton told pool reporters.
"The president is outraged by this action. We stand shoulder to shoulder with South Korea," he said.