Wednesday, December 28, 2005
Shop in style as a Mystery Shopper
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Subject: Shop in style as a Mystery Shopper
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DecemberThu 01 7:30 PM All-Brass Big Band Brucker Hall, Ft. Myer, VA �A Stan Kenton Christmas� Sun 04 7:00 PM All-Brass Big Band St. Albans Church, Arlington, VA �A Stan Kenton Christmas� Tue 06 6:00 PM All-Brass Big Band The Kennedy Center Millenium Stage �A Stan Kenton Christmas� Fri 09 8:00 PM * The U.S. Army Band D.A.R. Constitution Hall, Washington, DC �A Holiday Festival� with guest artist Sylvia McNair Sat 10 3:00 PM * The U.S. Army Band D.A.R. Constitution Hall, Washington, DC �A Holiday Festival� with guest artist Sylvia McNair Sat 10 8:00 PM * The U.S. Army Band D.A.R. Constitution Hall, Washington, DC �A Holiday Festival� with guest artist Sylvia McNair Sun 11 3:00 PM * The U.S. Army Band D.A.R. Constitution Hall, Washington, DC �A Holiday Festival� with guest artist Sylvia McNair Wed 14 6:45 PM * The U.S. Army Concert Band & Herald Trumpets Hilton Chicago International Ballroom 2005 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic Wed 14 9:00 PM * The U.S. Army Concert Band & Herald Trumpets Hilton Chicago International Ballroom 2005 Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic Wed 21 6:00 PM The U.S. Army Strings Chamber Ensemble Kennedy Center Millenium Stage, Washington, DC Holiday Serenades January Fri 13 1:00 PM * The U.S. Army Blues jazz ensemble New York Hilton Ballroom International Association for Jazz Education Conference Sat 14 6:00 PM * The U.S. Army Blues jazz ensemble New York Sheraton Ballroom International Association for Jazz Education Conference Wed 25 Tuba-Euphonium Conference Brucker Hall Thu 26 Tuba-Euphonium Conference Brucker Hall Fri 27 Tuba-Euphonium Conference Brucker Hall Sat 28 Tuba-Euphonium Conference Brucker Hall February Sun 19 TBA The U.S. Army Blues jazz ensemble Rockville, MD East Coast Jazz Festival with Ernie Andrews Tue 21 TBA The U.S. Army Blues jazz ensemble West Chester, PA West Chester University Jazz Festival March Thu 16 Eastern Trombone Workshop Brucker Hall [Additional information available at: http://www.easterntromboneworkshop.org/] Fri 17 Eastern Trombone Workshop Brucker Hall Sat 18 Eastern Trombone Workshop Brucker Hall April Fri 7 8:00 p.m. * The U.S. Army Band Strathmore Concert Hall 84th Anniversary Concert [For driving directions or more theater information, visit http://www.strathmore.org/] For more information, please e-mail Brad Powers at powersb @fmmc.army.mil November 23-26, 2005 New York City, Carnegie Hall National High School Festival Chorus Paul Oakley, conductor January 15-18, 2006 New York City, Carnegie Hall National High School Festival Chorus Eph Ehly, conductor January 30-31, 2006 Chicago, Orchestra Hall Chicago Area High School Honors Choir Craig Arnold, conductor February 16-19, 2006 New York City, Carnegie Hall Southeast High School Festival Chorus Alan Raines, conductor March 3-6, 2006 New York City, Carnegie Hall National High School Festival Chorus Rob Taylor, conductor April 8-11, 2006 Chicago, Orchestra Hall National High School Festival Chorus Jeff Pappas, conductor April 14-17, 2006 New York City, Carnegie Hall Texas High School Festival Chorus Simon Carrington, conductor National Women's Festival Chorus Sandra Snow, conductor National Men's Festival Chorus Jonathan Reed, conductor April 21-24, 2006 New York City, Carnegie Hall National High School Festival Chorus Paul Oakley, conductor April 29-May 2, 2006 San Francisco, Grace Cathedral National High School Festival Chorus Edith Copley, conductor May 19-22, 2006 New York City, Carnegie Hall Nebraska Festival Chorus Eph Ehly, conductor May 26-29, 2006 Washington DC, Kennedy Center National Youth Festival Chorus Randy Pagel, conductor June 2-5, 2006 New York City, Carnegie Hall Florida Festival Chorus Randall Stroope, conductor National High School Festival Chorus Rick Bjella, conductor March 24-27, 2006 New York City, Town Hall at Times Square April 9-12, 2006 Chicago, Harris Theater in Millenium Park 11 Penn Plaza, 5th Floor � New York, NY 10001 P: 212-946-2743 � F: 212-946-2611 � E: cassandra @manhattanconcertproductions.com Paula, Morning! Christmas was great. My kids were up at the crack of dawn to see what Santa brough. Steve & I don't mind it so much, because with the new toys, the kids entertain themselves all day long! My parents were here from California too, so it was good. As for training, it's a full bunch. Neil and I are ready and going to try out some new training techniques and group exercises. I will schedule Joanna from Cintas to do the uniforms. Thanks for that reminder. Let me know if you need help with anything else. Anything else new and exciting? Sincerely, Lydia -----Original Message----- From: Paula Browne [paulab @BKWassociates.com] Sent: Tuesday, December 27, 2005 10:43 AM To: Lydia Moorehouse [lydiam @BKWassociates.com] Subject: Employee Training - Begin January 4th Lydia, Good morning! How was your Christmas? Hope it was nice and you enjoyed the long weekend off from work. I just wish it would have been longer. I have the finalized list of trainees for next week's orientation. 1. Gabriella Blamires 2. Peter Brookes 3. Adrianna Cozens 4. Kristy Hallsworth 5. Pam Keyden 6. Brian Lister 7. Michelle Machard 8. Trevor Phipps 9. Tony Sinclair 10. Robin Watson Also, can either you or Neil schedule for Joanna from the uniform company to come out and take measurements and get the order placed? And remind the new employees, that our company dress policy, when uniforms are unavailable, is professional business. Thanks for your help. Sincerely, Paula Username: Password: Forgot password? Sign-On Temperature in sensibile calo. Da gioved� dovrebbe migliorare Maltempo, nevica a Milano e in Liguria Riaperta l'autostrada Parma-La Spezia e l'A10 tra Arma di Taggia e Ventimiglia. Vento forte, mare grosso e pioggia battente al Sud Neve a Milano (Salmoirago) MILANO - Nevicate anche abbondanti e perfino in pianura con disagi alla circolazione. Il 2005 chiude con un'ultima settimana di maltempo su gran parte delle regioni italiane. Al Nord e al Centro con neve e gelo, al Centro-Sud con piogge abbondanti e vento forte. La perturbazione arrivata sull'Italia nella notte di S.Stefano ha portato neve su gran parte di Piemonte, Lombardia, Liguria e sulle regioni del Nord-Est. La neve mercoled� mattina ha fatto la sua comparsa anche su Milano e sulle aree appenniniche. Forte vento e precipitazioni nevose anche a Genova e in Liguria. Da gioved� previste schiarite e un generale miglioramento ma con temperature sottozero. Una breve tregua: perch� tra il 31 dicembre e l�1 gennaio � attesa da ovest una nuova perturbazione atlantica che potrebbe portare nuove nevicate, anche pi� intense, su Piemonte, Liguria e ovest Lombardia. AUTOSTRADE RIAPERTE - La A15 in mattinata era stata chiusa per le intense nevicate tra Parma Ovest e Aulla verso La Spezia e tra Aulla e Fornovo verso Parma: solo alle 14,30 la circolazione � ripresa. Riaperta verso le ore 13 anche l'A10 tra Arma di Taggia e Ventimiglia. La Francia ha chiuso l�autostrada all�altezza della frontiera con l�Italia a causa delle abbondanti nevicate sull'Imperiese. La circolazione � stata vietata a tutti i veicoli dall�uscita 58 in direzione dell�Italia. Sulla A4 tra Brescia e Padova uscita obbligatoria a Brescia est con rientro a Peschiera verso Padova; in direzione Brescia chiuso il tratto compreso tra Sommcampagna e Brescia est, con uscita obbligatoria a Sommacampagna. Riaperta anche la A23 Palmanova-Tarvisio tra Carnia e Gemona-Osoppo verso Palmanova. Il sito di Autostrade per l'Italia segnala neve tra l�inizio della A1 a Milano e Reggio Emilia. Nevicate sono in corso anche sulla A7 Milano-Genova tra Busalla e Genova Bolzaneto e sulla A26 Genova-Alessandria al confine tra Liguria e Piemonte dove il transito � aperto, ma la viabilit� � rallentata. TRAFFICO REGOLARE A MILANO - A Milano la situazione del traffico in citt� � regolare. Non si segnalano disagi particolari per la circolazione nel capoluogo, che tuttavia � rallentata in pi� punti. La neve, pur copiosa, non attacca sull'asfalto bagnato. Alle 7,30 nel capoluogo lombardo sono usciti i 300 mezzi spargisale del Comune che erano in stato di preallarme da luned�. Ritardi nei collegamenti aerei Roma-Milano a Fiumicino a causa delle abbondanti nevicate in Lombardia Dalle 10 alle 14 su sette voli programmati in arrivo a Fiumicino da Milano Linate uno � stato cancellato e sei hanno subito ritardi di 2-3 ore. In ritardo anche i voli da e per Milano Malpensa con punte di due ore. CAPODANNO AL GELO - Come previsto mercoled� pomeriggio � iniziato a nevicare in Toscana (fiocchi anche a Firenze), Umbria e Marche a quote collinari. Le precipitazioni in Lombardia, Emilia Romagna e Triveneto si sono invece attenutate. Da gioved� Piemonte, Liguria e Lombardia godranno di alcune schiarite, ma le temperature si abbasseranno e ci sar� rischio di gelate. La tendenza � comunque ad ampie schiarite. Tra il 29 e il 30 il tempo migliorer� decisamente, in compenso masse d�aria artiche porteranno i termometri in picchiata, con minime che potrebbero raggiungere i -10 gradi sulle pianure innevate. Secondo il servizio meteo di Autostrade per l'Italia freddo e neve potrebbero tenerci compagnia a intermittenza per tutta la prima parte di gennaio. Inchieste e scalate bancarie Fiorani di nuovo sotto torchio Terzo interrogatorio per il banchiere di Lodi a San Vittore. I pm sentiranno anche il suo vice in Bpi Gianfranco Boni. � iniziato l'interrogatorio di Gianpiero Fiorani, ex numero uno di Banca Popolare Italiana, nel carcere di San Vittore. Poco fa, infatti, nel penitenziario milanese, dove il banchiere di Lodi � rinchiuso da circa due settimane, sono arrivati i pm Eugenio Fusco e Francesco Greco che conducono l'inchiesta sulla scalata ad Antonveneta da parte di BPI. Dopo l'interrogatorio di Fiorani i pm sentiranno anche Gianfranco Boni, sempre a San Vittore. La coppia assassinata nella loro abitazione di Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto Marito e moglie uccisi in casa nel Messinese Le vittime sono Lorenzo Mangano e Fortunata Biondo, entrambi di 77 anni, proprietari di un caseificio della zona BARCELLONA POZZO DI GOTTO (MESSINA) - Misterioso duplice omicidio nel messinese. Una coppia di coniugi, titolare di un caseificio, � stata assassinata nel quartiere Sant'Antonio di Barcellona Pozzo di Gotto, all'interno della loro abitazione. Le vittime sono Lorenzo Mangano e Fortunata Biondo, entrambi di 77 anni. I loro corpi erano sul pavimento di una delle stanze della loro abitazione, un piano terra nel rione Sant'Antonio. I coniugi avevano una piccola impresa casearia. La polizia sta svolgendo i rilievi e ricostruendo la personalit� delle vittime e i loro ultimi contatti.Dear Friends, If you cannot view the images in this message, enable images or visit here to see this newsletter.
I've been throwing up all day long, 20, maybe 30 times. I am pretty weak but insist that the next glass of water will stay down. Itdoes, for about 10 minutes. My Mum insists I visit the doctor. So we all go along, my parents and I. I explain to the doctor the fantasy life I'd been leading. I've been living in a sort of dream world but one different to that which I describe. The doctor asks me if alcohol has anything to do with it. I adamantly deny it and he insists I got to hospital. I resist this, thinking of the inadequately hidden evidence of drinking back in my room and in my car. I am taken to hospital, assessed and admitted. The doctor seems to know almost straight away but I stick with my story all the same. My parents leave and I throw up one last time before finally drifting off to sleep. Awoken and some unholy hour and another drip containing a bright yellow fluid called Sodium Chloride is then stuffed into my arm. Plus a mouthful of pills and the offer of some 'breakfast' which I decline. More doctors, different ones but the questions are the same. I need a brain scan. This is getting out of control, I just have a bad hangover. Its brain scan time and a machine that belongs in a science fiction film. Its unearthly whine almost makes me think a door to another dimension is about to open up and swallow my head. It's all over in less than 5 minutes but I want another go! A day passes and the results arrive, they have found a brain, hoorah! And it's normal, surprise surprise. Later in the day a sinister turn of events, my medication changes. Or, rather it is added to. Something to counteract the effects of alcohol withdrawal. Oh dear, someone knows. I wonder who? In the night the man in the bed next to mine dies. After 4 days and nights I am allowed to go home, or rather allowed to leave hospital. My family at home have found out I've started drinking again and I am not allowed to stay there any longer. So it's out of hospital straight onto the street. At least I still have my car. I also have �47 which I promptly spend on fuel and a bottle of Jim Beam. So I hole up for the night in a quiet cul-de-sac and get reaquainted with my old friend Jim. We used to spend Friday nights together. I spend the next few hours undoing much of the progress the last 4 days in hospital achieved. I eventually crawl into the back seat and lose consciousness. Suddenly it's light and for a moment I think everything is alright before remembering last nights events and that I was homeless and had about enough money to buy a newspaper. But wait it's the 30th, its pay day! I throw my head back and laugh. Then the hangover hits me. I open my eyes as wide as they will go in the disbelief at how bad I feel. Someone has surely drilled a hole in my forehead and poured in concrete. I try and crawl through the gap to the front seat but I'm too weak. Sitting back to psyche myself up I open the door and manage the 3 foot walk to the driver door. The fresh air actually helps. I look at the 2/3 empty bottle and get angry. I compare it to the devil. Suddenly finding some energy I step out of the car and try to smash the bottle. But it won't break even after the third attempt. I cannot beat the devil alone I think to myself. I pick up the bottle and leave. Finding myself back near my home town I attempt to check into a travel lodge. They receptionist seems quite happy to offer me a room until he looks at me. All of a sudden they're full. Do I really look that bad? I certainly feel it. So I head off again in a random direction. At some point I make the decision to head for the Severn Bridge, a favourite beauty spot with wannabe dead people. I stop along the route, take one last swig of the Bourbon and dispose of the unfinished bottle in a hedge. I purchase Vodka, this is more like it. I take off again and eventually find somewhere to stay the night. Finding myself alone and safe in a locked room I'd paid for was a welcome relief. I crack open the bottle and head into dream land. I must have gone out for a KFC at some point as there was debris neatly scattered over the floor in the morning. I leave thanking the friendly receptionist and drive west. I stop at a place called Swindon for more booze. What a depressing place this is. It really suits my mood. For some reason I go back to the place I'd stayed the previous night and do exactly the same the following night. Finally managing to leave the area I go to a cash machine. My balance is zero. Uh-oh, where's all that gone? Now What. I look at what resources I have left. A few pounds in change, enough fuel to get to the bridge and plenty of Vodka. Not much choice then. I make it to the bridge but don't have enough money to pay the toll. Damnit. Back to the nearest motorway services which is less than a mile back. I hide the keys to my car and get hammered before contemplating getting out and walking to the bridge. But I don't have the energy and it's freezing cold. Oh well, there's always tomorrow. I spend a very cold, tearful night in the back seat again. I awake at six still with alcohol in my system. I can feel it. I add to it and sporadically send text messages to those dearest to me. It gets dark again and I haven't moved except for several trips to the gents and to spend the last of my money on some crisps. The guy behind the counter looks at me funny. I wonder why. Must be the funky leather gloves I'm wearing, yeah that's it. It's getting very cold here. I'm out of alcohol and now petrol. I speak with my brother in law who explains why my family are angry with me. This isn't helping my state of mind at all. I hang up and throw up. Back to the car and it seems even colder. I lie on the back seat and shiver. I can't take this. I ask my brother in law to dial 999. The police arrive and talk to me. They take me away and detain me under the mental health act. At least it's warm and I haven't actually been arrested. I can't leave but where would I go? Some doctors and shrinks talk to me the next day. I'm not actually going nuts, just very down. The doctor tells me I will die if I keep drinking. This is obvious but I think about it all the same. He's actually serious. I've never really believed that all this drinking was doing any lasting damage. I don't want to die I just want all this stuff to go away and to get on with my life. That isn't going to be easy. I will have to work and think hard to save this situation. I am escorted back to my car by two friendly social workers who provide me with enough fuel to get back to my home town. It's a worrying journey. I still have nowhere to go and no money. I get back and see a doctor. Explaining to him the recent events he does everything he can. A homeless shelter is my only option for the night. Oh great. From a good, well-paid job and my own picturesque little cottage to this. In two short years. It's a bit late for regrets and I've no time for self pity. I visit my family and explain the situation. They let me use the phone, have a bath and collect a few of my things. I drive away into the pouring rain to the town where the shelter is. It's very dark, wet and I'm lost in the one way system from hell. Thinking about giving up again I phone my Dad who gives me some directions. I get lost again but eventually find some traffic police. The helpful man leads me to the road I need. But it's the wrong end of a one way street. I drive off again in the wrong direction and stop outside a block of flats.
