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Tallahassee Chamber Announces Keynote Speaker For Annual Conference

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News Release: Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce

TALLAHASSEE The Greater Tallahassee Chamber of Commerce announces the keynote speaker for its 2014 Annual Chamber Community Conference is nationally-renowned speaker Michael Rogers, a technology pioneer, novelist and journalist whose consultancy, Practical Futurist, helps businesses and organizations worldwide think about the future. Rogers will focus his presentation on how our community can prepare for and take advantage of local, statewide and national issues going forward. The Chamber Conference takes place August 8-10 and is presented by First Commerce Credit Union.

There is so much for our community to be proud of and so many accomplishments weve achieved recently, and Michaels presentation will encourage us to not stand on our laurels, but rather continue the momentum, said Chamber and EDC President/CEO Sue Dick. I look forward to another insightful and impactful Conference, as the attendees gather to help lay the foundation for our communitys future.

In recent years Rogers has worked with companies ranging from FedEx, Boeing and Time-Life to Prudential, Dow Corning, GE and Genentech. He is completing a two-year tenure as futurist-in-residence for The New York Times and also writes the "Practical Futurist" column for MSNBC. For ten years he was vice president of Washington Post Company's new media division, guiding both the newspaper and Newsweek into the new century, as well as serving as editor and general manager of Newsweek.com. After a decade as a writer for Rolling Stone, Rogers co-founded Outside magazine. He then joined Newsweek to create the magazine's technology section, earning numerous journalism awards for his work. Rogers is also a best-selling novelist whose fiction explores the human impact of technology. His five books have been published worldwide, optioned for film and television and chosen by the Book of the Month club.

Rogers is a frequent guest on radio and television and regularly addresses audiences ranging from venture capitalists and corporate executives to educators, and the general public. Rogers studied physics and creative writing at Stanford University with additional training in finance management at Stanford Business School's Executive Program. He lives in New York and is at work on his next book.

The Annual Chamber Community Conference is the highlight of the business calendar each year and allows the Chamber to build on its strategic priorities and overall plan of work as well as those of its affiliate programs, including the Economic Development Council of Tallahassee/Leon County (EDC), Leadership Tallahassee, Access Tallahassee and World Class Schools.

The entire Conference agenda can be found by visiting the Chambers website at talchamber.com or by clicking HERE.

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James Holden x Floating Points To Work With Moroccan Musicians

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The past few years have witnessed a raft of electronic producers exploring non-Western - particularly African - forms.

Think LV's 'Sebenza' project, or Scratch DVA's espousal of South African kwaito. Alongside this file Auntie Flo's stunning afro-futurism or 2562's experimental guise A Made Up Sound.

Now James Holden and Floating Points are set to go straight to the source. The pair have been invited to collaborate with Moroccan musicians as part of a project organised by the Dar Al-Ma'Mn centre for artistic residencies.

Running between March 24th and 31st, the project represents part of the closing week of the fifth Marrakech Biennale.

In all, James Holden, Floating Points, Biosphere and Vessel will work with several Moroccan musicians drawing on the Gnawa discipline.

As yet, an official release has not been confirmed although Boiler Room will broadcast two sets drawing on the project (March 28th - 29th).

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Carlos Sanchez – Contrataciones 155-452-5714 / Show de humor / www.freedom.com.ar – Video

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Council meeting(2014/03/27) – IV. Members’ Motion: Safeguarding academic freedom – Video

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U.S. bankruptcy trustee: Freedom presidents legal fees not a priority

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U.S. bankruptcy trustee: Freedom president's legal fees not a priority

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- If the president of Freedom Industries wants his legal fees paid, he should get in line with the others who believe the company owes them money, a federal trustee said Friday.

CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- If the president of Freedom Industries wants his legal fees paid, he should get in line with the others who believe the company owes them money, a federal trustee said Friday.

Gary Southern's legal fees should be treated as a general unsecured claim, rather than an administrative expense, as Southern requested, a trustee appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice to handle the bankruptcy case wrote in an objection Friday.

Southern is president of Freedom Industries, the company responsible for a Jan. 9 chemical leak that tainted the water supply of 300,000 West Virginians for days. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Jan. 18. Chapter 11 allows a company to reorganize and continue operating, but its attorney has said the company is winding down.

Southern filed a motion earlier this month asking a judge to pay him until a chief restructuring officer was hired. He also asked that Freedom's insurance cover his legal expenses.

On March 18, a judge approved the hiring of chief restructuring officer Mark Welch to head Freedom's finances while it winds down operations. Welch is a "turnaround consultant" with MorrisAnderson in Chicago.

Trustee Judy Robbins wrote in her filing Friday that she doesn't object to Southern being paid for his work up until Welch's hiring. However, the $48,909 owed to the Kay Casto & Chaney law firm -- the legal expenses Southern wants Freedom's insurance to cover -- shouldn't be an administrative expense, the trustee's filing states.

"While this may result in some hardship to the present officers or directors in the event they must fund their own defense, their plight is neither better nor worse than general creditors who rendered services or supplied goods in reliance upon the expectation of payment," the trustee's filing states.

In a separate filing Friday, attorneys for Freedom Industries said they don't object to Southern's legal fees being classified as an administrative expense.

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Freedom's Helen Hsu is The 2014 Express-Times Girls Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Year

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Even now, weeks after the swimming season has concluded, Helen Hsu isn't sure how it all happened.

The Freedom High School junior set or tied 13 individual school or pool records this season and compiled one of the most impressive runs in recent years, male or female.

"Honestly, I have to say I don't know how I did it," Hsu said. "The first week we did time trails and I realized I was pretty close to my best times from at the end of last season and I realized I was in good condition."

Hsu was the area's best all-around swimmer proving that fact meet after meet and for that she earns the 2014 Express-Times Girls Swimming and Diving Athlete of the Year award.

She is the fourth Freedom female to receive the honor and first since Christy Longacre did it as a freshman in 2006.

The junior's dominance began in the first meet of the season in her first individual race. At home versus Emmaus, Hsu went 24.38 seconds in the 50-yard freestyle to set a pool record, though neither she nor her coach, Jon Larson, realized it at the time. A few events later, she tied the pool record in the 100 free (52.71). Leading off the 400 free relay, Hsu went 52.58 to break the 100 free pool record.

"I wasn't going for anything that first run until I got out and they told me I tied it," she said. "Then, afterwards, I thought, 'well, since I tied it, leading off the relay I can go for it.'"

Hsu did not think she had it in her to even break records.

"I didn't know I could do it until it was that close and then I was like, I guess I could," she said. "Then, with each one after that it became a goal. I wanted to see how fast I could go. It became a motivating thing."

Hsu continued her assault on the record boards at the Allen and Nazareth meets, but it was one she set against Parkland that made an impression on her.

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Jhelum gasps for breath

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Srinagar, Mar 28: With the state government failing to undertake conservation of river Jhelum here, considered to be the lifeline of Kashmir, unabated pollution, siltation and encroachments pose a serious threat to its fragile eco-system. The problem has been compounded by failure of the state government to undertake its restoration on priority. Ironically, the Government of India has been sitting on an ambitious multi-crore project aimed at long-term conservation of Jhelum. In absence of any conservation measures, the river has lost its carrying capacity. Though the Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah had in 2012 launched the Jhelum Conservation Project from north Kashmirs Baramulla district, absence of funds has however delayed the execution of conservation measures. Originating from Verinag in south Kashmir, Jhelum spans over 175 sq Kms, meandering in a serpentine way from south to north Kashmir. Jhelum is joined by four streams, Sundran, Brang, Arapath and Lidder is Islamabad (Anantnag) district in south Kashmir. Besides, small streams like Veshara and Rambiara also fed the river with fresh waters. The river settles in Wullar lake before flowing to Pakistan administered Kashmir through Baramulla district. Jhelum assumes tremendous importance for providing waters for drinking and irrigation purposes and draining the surplus waters, thus saving Kashmir from floods. A few decades ago, in absence of proper roads, Jhelum acted as a prime mode of transport. The importance of river traffic can be gauged from the Census of 1891, which shows nearly 34,000 boatmen used to earn their livelihood from it. However, in absence of any monitoring by authorities, the banks of the river have been gradually encroached upon from Islamabad to Baramulla district. Though the government in 2005 had launched a beautification drive of Jhelum banks on the three km stretch, from Shivpora to Dubji Ghat (Maisuma), authorities have failed to extend it to other areas of the river. The river has been extensively polluted by direct inflow of sewage from all the drains from south to north Kashmir. Instead of treating the sewage, the government through pump stations empties all drains into the river. Environmentalists maintain that extensive pollution has drastically affected the eco-system of the river. "The inflow of sewage including of hospitals and dispensaries into the Jhelum has drastically affected its flora and fauna and rendering its water unfit for human consumption," said noted environmentalist, Dr Abdul Majid Kak, who has undertaken scientific studies on the river. Dr Kak said from ancient times, Srinagar city was based on both its sides, indicating that Jhelum was life to the city dwellers. "No water supply schemes existed in Srinagar at that time and Jhelum was the only source of potable water. However, situation at present is totally reverse. Water of Jhelum is highly contaminated and its tributaries have either been filled up for construction of roads, tracks and pathways," Dr Kak said. Ajaz Rasool, a hydraulic engineer and environmentalist underscored the need of immediate conservation of Jhelum. It is important to restore Jhelum and make it free from deposition of silt and sand pockets besides undertaking beautification of its banks, he said. "The excessive enrichment of water with sewage and garbage has depleted the fish catches and posed health hazards to people," said Ajaz who had prepared feasibility report in 1997 for Jhelum River Conservation Project under the National River Conservation Plan. It envisaged pollution abatement in four towns, Islamabad, Srinagar, Sopur and Varmul by construction of Sewage Treatment Plants. The project was approved by the Government of India and included in its 10th plan for implementation, however it was later shelved. The Irrigation and Flood Control Department had in 2009 sent Rs 2200 crore project to the Ministry of Water Resources for sanction. The project included many restoration works including improvement of Jhelum's existing dredging of outfall channels, protection and anti-erosion works and increasing hydraulic efficiency. However, the Ministry had few years ago approved only a part of the project costing Rs 97 crores to facilitate immediate interventions including procurement of machines and dredging in Jhelum, particularly of its flood spill channels in Srinagar and outflow stream at Daubgah and Ningli in Baramulla. The Chief Engineer of Irrigation and Flood Control department, Mir Javaid Jaffar, said the Government of India has raised several queries regarding the Jhelum conservation project. For past several months, we have cleared many queries regarding different aspects of the project. Hopefully, it will take two or three months more to get the project sanctioned, Jaffar told Greater Kashmir. He said despite all odds, the department has been undertaking dredging and de-silting of flood spill channels to increase its carrying capacity and minimize channels of floods in Kashmir.

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