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Jazz Travels: Louis Haunts and Cellar Boys
As I hinted last month, there is a cadenza to my time at the Bix Beiderbecke festival. On my way to Rhinelander, WI, where I spent the rest of August—anything to escape Lancaster’s summer heat and humidity—I went via Chicago to catch the Cellar Boys at the second of their regular weekly gigs, the Honky Tonk Barbecue at 18th and Racine in the Pilsen neighborhood. You may recall that last year I wrote about my first visit to their Tuesday spot at the Green Mill on the North Side.
Letter: Love for Promenade
I strongly support the completion of the Forest Promenade. Every town should have a plaza or promenade, free from cars, where people can gather, shop, and dine and Lower Forest Avenue is a perfect candidate. Its central location gets lots of foot traffic, and the line of shops creates beautiful public space - an outdoor room for residents and visitors. Our downtown is wonderful and compact, but needs some rejuvenation.
Senior captains are North's Ironmen
By Bill Hoffman and Mike Krance Contributing Writers Panthers, Cougars win SSC dual meets Lakeville North's boys hosted Burnsville on Jan. 24 in a meet that featured rarely seen highlights such as a senior "Ironman" competition and divers competing in swimming events. The Panthers' 96-62 victory improved their record to 5-1 in South Suburban Conference dual meets.
Eagan tops South, remains unbeaten in SSC
Eagan remained undefeated in South Suburban Conference dual meets with a 93-88 victory over Lakeville South on Jan. 14 at Dakota Hills Middle School. Standout performances for Eagan included Brad Simpson's second-place finish in the 50-yard freestyle (23.77 seconds) and his victory in the 100 backstroke (1 minute, 1.85 seconds).
Circularity or safety in second life products? Here’s how to achieve both
This article is sponsored by UL. Circularity is a life-cycle approach to sustainability in product design that is gaining momentum worldwide. Circular business models maximize the use of limited natural resources, reduce reliance on the take/make/waste economy and, in many cases, reap cost savings for businesses. However, in the race to achieve the critically important attribute of circularity, companies run the risk of sidelining other important criteria such as safety and performance.
Letter: Fight injustice and safeguard community
Letters Written By: Bill Hoffman, Hatton, N.D. | May 12th 2020 - 8am. × It has recently come to light that Taco Bell on South Washington Street has allegedly decided to use some poor business practices. First of all, firing someone who can’t work due to extreme illness is totally foolish. Any monies expended into training is wasted, as well as possibly infecting other employees. And then saying it is “company policy” that said employee must, while sick, secure a replacement to cover their shift?
Make a complaint: MP urges action on false builder stat decs
20th Feb 2020 5:00 AM premium_icon Subscriber only SUNSHINE Coast, Gympie and Noosa councils have been urged to provide police evidence of false statutory declarations being issued in the lead-up to the collapse of Ri-Con Contractors Pty Ltd which went into liquidation last month. Ri-Con was working on contracts with all three councils when it closed owing more than 300 trade and subcontract creditors in excess of $3.6 million.
MP calls for police probe into builder’s liquidation
15th Feb 2020 12:00 AM | Updated: 6:14 PM premium_icon Subscriber only A SUNSHINE Coast MP has written to the police commissioner seeking a fraud squad investigation into the collapse of the builder Ri-Con Contractors Pty Ltd in January. The company which had contracts with Gympie, Noosa and Sunshine Coast councils went into liquidation with debts of more than $3.6 million to in excess of 300 unsecured subcontract and trade creditors.
MP calls for police probe into builder’s liquidation
15th Feb 2020 12:00 AM | Updated: 6:14 PM premium_icon Subscriber only A SUNSHINE Coast MP has written to the police commissioner seeking a fraud squad investigation into the collapse of the builder Ri-Con Contractors Pty Ltd in January. The company which had contracts with Gympie, Noosa and Sunshine Coast councils went into liquidation with debts of more than $3.6 million to in excess of 300 unsecured subcontract and trade creditors.
Plumbers burnt in builder collapse say security needed now
30th Jan 2020 7:40 AM premium_icon Subscriber only MAROOCHYDORE small business owner Peter King wants local and state governments to understand the personal side of construction sector insolvency. He's been in business since he was 19 years old, runs a successful plumbing company, that does good work, and has 12 employees whose mortgages are as big a concern to him as his own. Yet four years ago he was forced to sell his Bokarina home of 15 years to pay creditors and keep a dozen people employed.
Failed builder missed critical financial deadline
22nd Jan 2020 5:00 AM premium_icon Subscriber only A SUNSHINE Coast business that went into liquidation on Monday had failed to meet a December deadline with the building regulator to satisfy its licence class financial requirements. Ri-Con Contractors Pty Ltd of Peregian has left debt totalling more than $4 million and in excess of 300 unsecured creditors who are at risk of not being paid for work done and material provided.
Failed builder missed critical deadline before collapse
22nd Jan 2020 5:00 AM premium_icon Subscriber only A SUNSHINE Coast business that went into liquidation on Monday had failed to meet a December deadline with the building regulator to satisfy its licence class financial requirements. Ri-Con Contractors Pty Ltd of Peregian has left debt totalling more than $4 million and in excess of 300 unsecured creditors who are at risk of not being paid for work done and material provided.
Surf club farewells 'stubborn' fighter after cancer battle
2nd Dec 2019 5:07 AM premium_icon Subscriber only MAROOCHYDORE Surf Life Saving Club has farewelled a fighter of incredible determination, resilience and a stubbornness that was to see him hold off for six years the cancer that was meant to end his life within six months. Peter Lucas was honoured at every level of surf life saving for his commitment he showed to his club, branch and movement and his particular focus on skill development.
Fireys fear a terrible summer
2nd Dec 2019 5:38 AM premium_icon Subscriber only FIREFIGHTERS are gearing up for a blistering start to summer with a severe fire rating forecast from today through to at least Wednesday. Inspector Matt Inwood, the area director for Caloundra QFES Rural Fire Services, said predicted temperatures past 30C and low humidity coupled with westerly winds had created real concern. A strike team of units will be on standby in a bid to catch any blaze quickly backed by a heightened weight of attack.
Stark mute on wave pool cost, public access
18th Nov 2019 10:43 AM premium_icon Subscriber only SURFERS who think they would be able to get an after-work wave at a proposed Kelly Slater wave pool west of Coolum were in for a rude shock, according to one board rider who has been briefed on the project. "Can the average surfer get access? The short answer is 'no'," said Friends of Yaroomba representative Jason Ward. He attended a briefing by World Surf League (Australia) general manager Andrew Stark and popped the question.
LEAVE NOW: Residents urged to evacuate as crews tackle fire
13th Nov 2019 9:31 AM | Updated: 10:34 AM UPDATE 10.30AM: NOOSA North Shore residents are being urged to "leave now" as a raging bushfire broke out near the First Cutting this morning. Queensland Fire and Emergency Services has advised residents to follow their bushfire survival plan now. "If you do not have a plan, your safest option is to leave now if it is clear to do so," QFES said.
EMERGENCY: Wind change could escalate Tewantin fire threat
>> 'We got out': Residents flee as fire rages towards home >> Manhunt under way as woman injured at train station UPDATE: 4AM THE Sunshine Coast fire which has forced the evaculation of of Tewantin and Cooroibah is continuing to travel in a southerly direction towards Tewantin and Noosa North Shore.
May is National Bicycle Month: here are some thoughts on bicycle safety and encouraging ridership
May is National Bicycle Month, so this is a good time to remind the cycling and noncycling public about some facts and myths regarding bicycling. — Bicyclists have the same rights and duties as other drivers. That means observing applicable traffic laws — in general, riding in a lawful and predictable manner. — The primary purpose of traffic law is safety, not speed. No person may drive in a manner that endangers others.
Monitoring, at Your Service
Internet services are becoming more and more a part of our daily lives. We derive value from them, depend on them, and are now beginning to assume their ubiquity as we do the phone system and electricity grid. The implementation of Internet services, though, is an unsolved problem, and Internet services remain far from fulfilling their potential in our world. Internet services are implemented as large, distributed computer systems. Large computer systems require human operators.
How managers should approach a fragile economy
For the immediate future, business leaders will have to master the disciplines of uncertainty. A powerful tension is at work today in global economic sentiment. The financial markets, pundits, and policy makers think the global economy is out of the woods, but executives aren’t so sure. Our research suggests that the executives are right—and that to thrive, companies must adopt some new approaches to management.
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