Pupils can't go for gold if the government won't put its money where its mouth is, writes PE teacher *Nathan Walker*

Is the government doing enough to support school sports and promote the Olympic legacy? When reading this question one thing automatically stands out like a sore thumb - the phrase "doing enough". As a trained teacher of physical education and someone who is exceptionally passionate about school sport, I fail to see the government doing anything to support and develop school sports and the Olympic legacy.

2012 was undoubtedly a very successful year for sport in the United Kingdom, filled with many highlights. The triumph of the London Olympics is something I, along with many other British citizens, are very proud of. Astonishingly I have read recently that the government are cutting the funding given to certain sports that didn't achieve medals during the Olympics; this is outrageous. How on earth is a sport supposed to develop its facilities, increase the number and quality of coaches and promote opportunities when its funding is being taken away?

For years the government has been concerned about ensuring children take part in healthy and active lifestyles and ensuring that levels of obesity are minimised, which is great and something I passionately believe in too. However, the government seems to believe it will all be possible while cutting funding for school sports yet again. This will have a massive impact on school sports and the Olympic legacy as more and more children will drop out of participating in curricular and extra-curricular sport and exercise. I personally believe funding should be made available to place physical education specialists within primary schools in a full-time, permanent position, rather than the occasional coach who will take maybe two hours of extra-curricular 'club' per week.

Lord Sebastian Coe has provided a number of youths and adults with inspiration that sport and exercise can provide motivation and enable success. Cutting funding and overlooking sport and physical education within education is an awful mistake. I personally believe Michael Gove has no clear sight or objectives concerning PE and school sport and it is having a negative impact on the children currently in the education system. I would like to see some clear objectives and statements from the government on what it is exactly they are doing. It would certainly make interesting reading.

Nathan Walker is a PE teacher currently working for Randstad Education, a teaching supply agency. He has taught PE in a number of schools in Devon, as well as working at International Summer Schools in Oxford and Hertfordshire.

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The Independent Book Publishers Association’s president, Florrie Binford Kichler, will retire June 30, 2013 after 10 years of service to IBPA as a board member, board chair, and the past five years as the organization’s president.

Manhattan Beach, CA (PRWEB) January 28, 2013

The Independent Book Publishers Association’s president, Florrie Binford Kichler, will retire June 30, 2013 after 10 years of service to IBPA as a board member, board chair, and the past five years as the organization’s president.

Florrie stepped in as the president of IBPA upon the passing of IBPA’s long-time leader, Jan Nathan, and has led IBPA through a period of immense growth and change in the publishing industry. During her tenure, IBPA has increased its influence as the largest publishing association in the country and continues to lead, educate, and advocate for the independent publishing community.

“It has been my honor, privilege and joy to serve IBPA and work with the many dedicated board members, staff, and members through the years,” said Florrie. “I will miss them all, but am looking forward to spending more time with my family and friends---and exploring the next phase in my career.”

To more accurately reflect the duties of the top two positions at IBPA, Terry Nathan, a 20-year veteran of IBPA who remains with the organization, will assume the title Chief Operations Officer and Kichler’s replacement will take the title of Executive Director.

“Terry Nathan is one of IBPA’s greatest strengths,” Kichler said. “The continuity and experience he represents will be an enormous asset for the new Executive Director.”

According to Stephen Blake Mettee, chair of IBPA’s board, “Florrie has been our rock of stability during challenging times and will be sorely missed, but her retirement certainly opens a great career opportunity for the right person.

“IBPA represents the segment of the book publishing industry with by far the best growth rates in the industry and the Board would like to leverage the association’s strengths under a new leader with the skills and spirit to take advantage of the unique growth opportunity presented by the current publishing revolution.”

About IBPA
Founded in 1983, the Independent Book Publishers Association is the largest not-for-profit trade organization for publishers in the United States. IBPAs mission is to lead and serve the independent publishing community by providing advocacy, education, and tools for success.

Its long list of assets include: a knowledgeable staff, a robust digital infrastructure, a successful annual publishing conference, the Ben Franklin book awards program, scores of member benefits, strong affiliations within the industry, participation in major industry conferences, and a board of directors filled with experienced industry leaders.

For more information about IBPA or to find out more about the executive director position, visit IBPA’s website. Reported by PRWeb 17 hours ago.

Malaysian officials say 10 of the endangered animals were found dead near each other over three weeks

Ten endangered Borneo pygmy elephants have been found dead in a Malaysian forest under mysterious circumstances, and wildlife officials say they were probably poisoned.

Carcasses of the baby-faced elephants were found near each other over the past three weeks at the Gunung Rara forest reserve, said Laurentius Ambu, director of the wildlife department in Malaysia's Sabah state on Borneo island.

In one case, officers rescued a three-month-old calf that was trying to wake its dead mother.

Poisoning appeared to be the likely cause, but officials have not determined whether it was intentional, said the Sabah environmental minister Masidi Manjun. Though some elephants have been killed for their tusks on Sabah in past years, there was no sign that these animals had been poached.

"This is a very sad day for conservation and Sabah. The death of these majestic and severely endangered Bornean elephants is a great loss to the state," Masidi said in a statement. "If indeed these poor elephants were maliciously poisoned, I would personally make sure that the culprits would be brought to justice and pay for their crime."

The WWF wildlife group estimates that fewer than 1,500 Borneo pygmy elephants exist. They live mainly in Sabah and grow to about 2.5 metres (8ft) tall, shorter than mainland Asian elephants. Known for their babyish faces, large ears and long tails, pygmy elephants were found to be a distinct subspecies only in 2003, after DNA testing.

Their numbers have stabilised in recent years amid conservation efforts to protect their jungle habitats from being torn down for plantations and development projects.

The elephants found dead this month were believed to be from the same family group and ranged in age from four to 20 years, said Sen Nathan, the wildlife department's senior veterinarian. Seven were female and three were male, he said.

Postmortems showed they suffered severe haemorrhages and ulcers in their gastrointestinal tracts. None had gunshot injuries.

"We highly suspect that it might be some form of acute poisoning from something that they had eaten, but we are still waiting for the laboratory results," Nathan said. Reported by guardian.co.uk 7 hours ago.

Patch Lemont, IL --

Editor’s note: The information below is from a press release issued by Lemont High School.

Lemont High School has tabbed 1,017 students with either Honor Roll or High Honor Roll distinction for the first semester of the 2012-13 school year. That represents the largest number of students the school has ever named to its honor rolls in one semester.

More than 230 students were honored in each class. The freshman class led the way with 272 students selected (191 high honor roll, 81 honor roll). The senior class followed with 268 honorees (199, 69). The junior (174, 66) and sophomore (154, 83) classes had 240 and 237 students honored, respectively.

In order to achieve High Honor Roll status, students must be enrolled in six or more classes and achieve a grade point average of 3.5 or better. Honor Roll students must achieve a grade point average between 3.00 and 3.49. Any student who earns a grade lower  than a “C” is not eligible to be honored on either list.

The list of honorees is as follows:

*2012-13 School Year - Semester 1*

*HIGH HONOR ROLL*

*Seniors - Class of 2013*

Samuel Abboud, Nicholas Aguinaga, Esperanza Aleman, Violet Arnold, Joseph Averion-Puttrich, Salvatore Baldassano, Kathryn Balnius, Elizabeth Bartosik, Paul Bellisario, Lillian Berta, Nicholas Bonner, Jack Bort, Justin Brady, Alexander Broskovetz, Zachary Brosseau, Maggie Brown, Melissa Bruckner, Joseph Bruno, Shannon Burke, Alexandra Burton, Brittany Cantarino, Rita Cardella, Sarah Cash, Raymond Cepele, Alyssa Cinatl, Jonathon Clark, Kelly Collins, Nora Collins, Nadya Cortes, Ewa Cygan, Amber D’Andrea, Sara Diaz, Bryan Dirst, Nicholas Dory, Vincent Dory, Kyle Dougherty, Kevin Dowiarz, Christopher Dowling, Samantha Drafke, Isabel Dziak, Amanda Dziallo, Imer Elezovski, Toby Elgin, Dianne Etrata, Nicole Fardig, Jordan Fiedler, Monika Filar, Anne Finnelly, Molly Finnelly, Kevin Fischer, Alyssa Fitzgerald, Tricia Flanagan, Scott Franklin, Beau Freebeck, Helena Fugiel, Ryan Gaffney, Kimberly Gannon, Connor Ganzer, Thomas Gasienica, Paige Gawrys, Jordan Gembara, Marissa Gonzales, Karolina Goryl, Thomas Griffin, Aurita Gudauskaite, Stefanie Guerrero, Jessica Halper, Kyle Hamann, Laura Harding, Emmanuel Hernandez-Rocha, Mark Hill, Brent Husa, Aleksandra Ivanovska, Alyssa Jaje, Megan Janas, Dawid Janik, Brian Jasso, Carly Jaworski, Natalia Jezyk, Matthew Kaminski, Rachel Karpiesiuk, Victoria Kedaitis, Chandler Kelly, Alexandra Kirkolis, Angelica Kociolek, Katelyn Koehler, Amanda Kolar, Aaron Korte, Szymon Koszarek, Nicole Krol, Michael Krueger, Szymon Krzeptowski-Mucha, Ryan Leadley, Megan Litoborski, Maria Lobas, Maha Longi, Marzena Lukaszczyk, Allison Lukhard, James Lulek, Matthew Luzzo, Michael Macek, Michael Madsen, Michael Malloy, Shravan Manvar, Marisa Mars, Elizabeth Martinez, Sam Marzo, Amanda Mathews, Matthew Mathius, Conor Matthews, Scott Matulik, Wendy Mazur, Nicholas McCoy, Delaney McGuire, Nicole McKevitt, Lisa Melville, Elizabeth Melvin, Alexa Mlynarczyk, Nina Moeller, Alyssa Molaro, Kelsey Motto, Christian Mrowca, Dean Darius Nazario, Kayla Neetz, Connor O’Brien, Claire O’Leary, David O’Sullivan, Aaron Oldanie, Brianna Olin, Katrina Olson, Joanna Orszulak, Jarrett Oswald, Natalia Pacura, Joseph Paloian, Ethan Parafink, Robert Parson, Grace Pender, John Podczerwinski, Tamera Pratt, Andrew Putna, Katherine Putna, Michael Puzynski, Paul Rachwalski, Bart Rafacz, Sarah Reaves, Zachary Reitz, Kiley Rendak, Angela Ridgway, Mackenzie Rohrer, Michael Romanini, Amanda Ruban, Joseph Ruggiero, Erick Rydberg, Diego Sanchez, Megan Santiago, Bryan Shamasko, Tatyana Sheppard, Edward Sinovich, James Slesur, Jacob Smagacz, Rachael Smith, Richard Sniegowski, Sarah Sorich, David Spinelli, Justin Stanwyck, Lynn Stanwyck, Cesli Steck, Raymond Stieber, Reilley Sullivan, Kayla Svitak, Brett Szulc, Aubree Tally, Zachary Taylor, Marc Tokarski, Connor Tomaka, Courtney Toth, Daniel Totura, Carly Tucker, Zanas Tumasonis, Shannon Turley, Stephen Tuscher, Aleksandar Vasic, Chloe Vavra, Sonia Vavra, Abriana Vesconte, Tadas Vildziunas, Edwin Villagomez, Matthew Vitt, Keaton Wall, Katherine Washagan, Nicholas Westerhausen, Allison White, Jessica Winston, Alex Wontorczyk, Anna Wood, Victoria Zajec, Greta Zilyte, Samantha Zoltek and Rayan Zubi.

*Juniors - Class of 2014*

Kimberly Aguirre, Alexandra Albrecht, Migle Alinkeviciute, Anne Marie Alwan, Sara Andreas, Justin Ankus, Ciara Athy, Michelle Awad, Rebeca Bagdocimo, Ann Baillie, Robert Baker, Nicole Balinski, Atri Bathani, Jade Beadle, Erin Bendle, Viktorija Bieksaite, Ryan Bishop, Natalie Bort, Sydney Bozich, Alexander Bronner, Reilly Burns, Paige Buschman, Rachel Cammiso, Jimmy Chakkalakel, Andrew Chialdikas, Nicholas Ciofalo, Maura Conrad, Lanie Coules, Claire Cronin, Bryan Cummings, Juan Leyno Dasco, Peter DeBiase, Lauren DeCesare, Monique Devitt, Dana Devlin, James Divis, John Dohse, Duohan Dominiak, Daniel Dowiarz, Emily Durham, Jonathan Dzielski, Austin Economos, Rebecca Eichwedel, Margaret Ernst, Caitlin Fabro, Kelly Ferguson, Dafne Flores Medina, Ryan Folliard, Elizabeth Forzley, Kelly Fritz, Taylor Gabouer, Matthew Gagen, Madeline Garvey, Jesse Garza, Peter Gianakakis, Amanda Gieseler, Luke Graczyk, Benjamin Groselak, Matthew Grzeda, Matthew Hackiewicz, Rachel Hall, Christopher Hanneman, Jarrod Hanson, Andrew Hayes, Lucas Heatherington, Jennifer Hennig, John Hopkins, Emma Houran, Cara Howell, Amanda Huegelmann, Amy Hughes, Aurimas Jackunas, Kristen Janociak, Sylwia Jazowski, Kimberly Jerantowski, Diana Juzenaite, MacKenzie Kallemeyn, Apolonia Kasprzyk, Katherine Klein, Kaila Korosec, Edward Kostrubala, Barbara Koszarek, Jennifer Krakowski, Andrew Kramer, Zachary Krepps, Luke Krisciunas, Kristyn Krueger, Jessica Krzemien, Rafal Krzysiak, Erika Kubowitsch, Madelyn Kulis, Grace Kunkel, Michael Kurasz, Ryan Lambe, Alexandra Laniewski, Jacob Latz, Richard LeBeck, Kathleen Leffler, Ingrid Lejins, Jacob Lepczynski, Gianna Letizia, Cassandra Lillwitz, Kevin Lindgren, Lauren Lumsden, Ryan  Luzzo, Katherine Lynch, Lauriel Machowski-Lucka, Sarah Malley, Michaela Marino, Jeffrey Mason, Lucas Mathias, Alexandria McAdam, Clint McAllister, Clare McClafferty, Molly McNeeley, Madeleine McPartland, Connor Melvin, Morgan Micetich, Andrew Miller, Rachel Miller, Alyssa Minnicino, Christian Moy, Miranda Neumann, Phoebe Newton, Katherine O’Connor, Edward O’Malley, MacKenzie O’Shea, Joseph Padilla, Rachel Papiernik, Michael Papierski, Kristen Parham, Rebecca Peraino, Damian Ponicki, Thomas Powers, Liam Purtle, Lauren Pustulka, Zofia Remiasz, Shannon Rhodes, Robert Rigler, Margaret Rogers, Julia Rowinski, Kieran Ruane, Mary Sahs, Thomas Sahs, Elaine Saucedo, Carli Serpe, Monika Siliunas, John Simadis, Charles Stahurski, Adam Strube, Jonathan Stutz, Annie Svitak, Austin Swanson, Kelsey Tate, Jake Terrazas, Alexandra Tonelli, Kevin Trojak, Amanda Tulipano, Gianna Turek, Robert Turza, David Tuscher, Brett Twohill, Sara Van Hecke, Mary Vermejan, Jenna Walaszek, Kimberly Walsh, Daniel Winters, Danielle Wohead, Lauren Young, Anna Zechel, Kali Zeglen, Joseph Ziebell, Alexandra Ziogas and Phillip Zukowski.

*Sophomores - Class of 2015*

Nicholas Abboud, Mario Aguinaga, Kathryn Atherton, Simon Batistich, John Bermele, Jessica Bonner, Delaney Bozich, Jonathon Brabec, Conner Brandt, James Brennan, Savannah Brija, Steven Brija, Nathan Broskovetz, Margo Burke, Nathaniel Burner, Tess Cannon, Maria Castrogiovanni, Annamarie Chefalo, Danae Choquette, Blair Cremerius, Staci Dabrowski, Rogelio DelaTorre, Jacquelyn Desmond, Christina Dewar, Michael Diorio, Adrianna Diviero, Owen Doherty, Rebecca Dowling, Jorie Dybcio, Annamae Dziallo, Stephanie Eby, Katherine Faron, Kelly Filer, Karina Folliard, Bailey Fox, Radomir Fugiel, Evan Ganzer, Selena Gomez, Alison Graczyk, Michael Gralla, Krystina Gutierrez, Alexis Hanneman, Cheyenne Henry, Alejandro Herrera, Zachariah Hetrick, Rachael Hill, Ian Hinchley, Kyla Hinds, Mairead Hogan, Patrick Hogan, Christine Hunter, Lisa Jaworski, Beth Jezyk, Monica Justice, Meghan Kaminski, Daniel King, Angelika Kluska, Connor Koehler, Kyle Kowalski, Hunter Laduke, Elly Lambert, Jack Lambert, Nicholas Lambrakis, Elaina Latz, Gabriella Laurel, Brian Leahy, Brennen Legan, Holly Lemming, Annette Lesnicki, Gary Lin, Brian Luciano, DeAna Machowski-Lucka, David Marchwiany, Michael Martinez, Lauren May, Matthew McFarland, Lauren McKevitt, Tania Mejia, Alex Micco, Emily Micklin, Meda Mikalauskas, Brittney Mikrut, Shae Millinowisch, Monique Mitrani, Bridget Mizener, Maura Monahan, Christine Moody, Kevin Murphy, Niveen Nabulsi, Jacob Nelson, Ryan Nilles, Emma O’Leary, Brianna Olkiewicz, Emily Olson, Matthew Orednick, Julia Pachla, Jacob Pack, Bansi Padalia, Vincent Parise, Joseph Pavlovic, Michael Pender, Frank Pignone, Michal Pirszel, Andrew Podczerwinski, Jenna Polk, Margaret Poltorak, Sabina Ponicki, Jake Rangel, Michael Reaves, Audrey Rex, Hailey Richa, Thomas Rimbo, Autumn Rita, Abigail Roselieb, Benjamin Sabourin, Emily Saldana, Katheryn Santiago, Tyler Schoell, Natalie Schwem, Joseph Sciacca, Rebecca Shepro, Allison Sipek, Lauren Slivinski, Melissa Smith, Jessica Soljacich, Jessica Spinelli, Madeline Stapleton, Alyssa Stecyna, Alexander Stokes, Jocelyn Stronach, Haley Sullivan, Natasha Svabek, Nathaniel Thomas, William Totura, Andrew Trick, Bridget Tsambikou, Kyra Udziela, Rachel Uher, Nicholas Urban, Edgar Vallejo, Michael Vitt, Ashlee Walik, Samantha Walus, Daniel Wang, Kristin Washagan, Robert Wehn, Eric Whatley, Drake White, Nicholas Wieczorek, Alyssa Wood, Lindsay Wright, Rebecca Zagorski, Emily Zaremski  and Ariana Ziogas.

*Freshmen - Class of 2016*

Samantha Albrecht, Cheyenne Alvarez, Matthew Anderson, Maliha Asadullah, Joshua John Babista, Kala Badillo, Spenser Bailey, Amanda Baker, Nicole Bakovich, John Bellisario, Anthony Belsan, Taylor Biggs, Juliana Bobak, Daniel Borsilli, Samantha Bradley, Victoria Brier, Rachel Brunory, Claire Burner, Kimberly Burns, Marisa Burton, Eristida Butkeviciute, Taylor Campos, Charlie Cannon, Misbah Chagpar, Jakub Cikowski, Hope Conway, Madeline Coules, Timothy Cruz, Paulina Cygan, Eric Deubler, Jessica Devitt, Lauren Devlin, Colleen DeVries, Joshua Diaz, Bridget Doherty, Brian Dohse, Anthony Dominic, Mallory Douglass, Allison Dowling, Marissa Dyer, Allison Egan, Anne Ernst, Jaron Fay, Jeremy Fejedelem, Nicholas Feltz, Maciej Filar, Jeffrey Franklin, Hannah Freese, Claire Gagen, Claudia Galica, Daniel Garczek, Jacob Gasienica, Kevin Gaszman, Zachary Gembara, Dylan Glosa, Maddison Gould, Mackenna Grelck, Elizabeth Gurosh, Jason Hackiewicz, Barry Haggerty, Kayla Halter, Leah Hanson, Dennis Healy, Melissa Herrera, Carly Holzner, Chase Huron, Kayla Irwin, Thomas Jachec, Ankit Joshi, Samantha Jurgeto, Dana Kahle, Colette Kelly, Gina Klaff, Natalie Knoepfle, Jessica Kobylak, Christopher Konicki, Zachary Konieczka, Natalia Kowalczyk, Nicholas Kowalczyk, Jakub Krzeptowski-Mucha, Addison Kwasigroch, Gian Angelo Lacanlale, Emily Lane, Anastasia Laniewski, Matthew Lassak, Kevin Leahy, Alexander LeBeck, Skylar Lefevers, Jacob Leibfritz, Stephanie Lesnicki, Nancy Lin, Grace Lochen, Marcin Lukanus, Hannah Lukhard, Anna Macek, Richard Machaj, Kevin Malesza, Kristen Malloy, Riley Maloney, Chloe Mars, Marisa Marseille, Alexandra Marusarz, Jack Marzo, Ashley Mathews, Melissa Mathius, Ace Matthews, Olivia Matthews, Morgan Matulik, Nicholas Matulik, Lindsey Mazur, Brian McClafferty, Shawn McPartland, Sydney Medema, Keara Meehan, Anuj Mehta, Joseph Mendoza, Christian Miklos, Jenna Molaro, Alexis Mufarreh, Paige Murphy, Alexandar Musarevski, Vanessa Muscolino, Ashley Mussallem, Kelly Nolan, Julissa Nunez, Casey O’Brien, Sarah O’Donnell, Natalie O’Shea, Hanah Olson, Sarah Oprzedek, Katelyn Papierski, John Parise, Deep Patel, Kennedy Pawell, Daniel  Peterson, Michael Petruzzi, John Piazza, Alaina Pizzoferrato, Aldo Pizzoferrato, John Polk, Jonathan Popper, Olivia Pustulka, Anna Quade, Adam Quinlan, Jakob Rabianski, Jaclyn Rachanski, Clare Rachwalski, Kristin Ramski, Jacob Reitz, Matthew Retzke, Alejandra Rodriguez Aguero, Anna Roenitz, Danielle Rome, Amanda Sahs, Veronica Salazar, Taylor Sambucci, Stephen Santucci, Kayla Scheel, Gregory Schmidt, Lauren Selfridge, Paul Sikora, Nicholas Simadis, Valdas Simanauskas, Samantha Siple, Lauren Siston, Aurora Slivinski, Martynas Snarskis, Michael Spell, Nicolet Svabek, Jeremy Svoboda, Tyler Swann, Chloe Szot, Raychel Techman, Benjamin Tholotowsky, Christopher Thompson, Dana Threet, Austin Tittle, Dominic Tonelli, Kevin Troy, Alexa Turner, Matthew Uthupan, Madeline Vermejan, Byron Villagomez, Olivia Whittingham, Nicholas Wisz, Chloe Wojtowicz, Andrew Wood, Eugene Yoon, Sebastian Zagorski, Isaac Ziebell and Raquel Zvirbulis.

*HONOR ROLL*

*Seniors - Class of 2013*

Antonia Aguilera, Christopher Amico, Eduardo Araujo, John Bakovich, Mitchell Balek, Sarah Ballard, Antonio Barauskas, Michelle Bobak, Kayley Bogdan, Rachel Bogo, Carmen Burke, Cody Caballero, Wade Carroll, Erik Cervantes, Jenna Chapman, Mary Clancy, Joseph Cokinis, Erin Costello, Paige Cremerius, Michael Daly, Michael Devitt, John Dillenburg, Erik Erdmier, Israel Flores, Chanelle Fortier, Kayla Grajeda, Paul Grossi, Nicholas Harbut, William Hayes, Jonathan Ignarski, Adrian Kalata, Savannah Kloth, Clayton Kobilca, Rebecca Kopping, Gina Koziel, Mark Krawiec, Robert Kwasneski, Amanda Lassak, Jacob Lemming, Michael Luciano, Rachel Margalus, Jessica Martinez, Brandon McAdam, Justin Mendoza, Bradley Menzyk, Samantha Moffett, Nicholas Mui, Robert Nelson, Joshua O’Dowd, Kylie Obbish, Sarah Orlic, Ethan Pocic, Ross Purpura, Hannah Richa, Jacob Ricks, Gregory Rizzo, Nicholas Runnfeldt, David Schmeltzer, Tanya Schmitz, Kenneth Schumacher, Sarah Semetulskis, Barbara Skubisz, Stephen Tate, John Tisza, Erika Truschke, Marcus Westbrook, Daniel Wilk, Danielle Wodka and Sandra Wozniak.

*Juniors - Class of 2014*

Michael Abruzzi, Monica Aguinaga, Abigail Baffoe, Nikolas Borsilli, Katelin Bryant, Anne Callaghan, Nicolle Cekal, Kelsey Cetnarowski, Ethan Chester, Beata Czerwien, David Czupta, Stephanie Drozda, Sean Dutton, Thomas Gavrick, Lisa Gawron, Samira Gazaferi, Brett Gebka, Regina Giliano, Christina Grossi, Ashley Haras, Hailey Hart, Luke Hensley, Connor Holzner, Klaudijus Juska, Alexander Keating, Chase Kobilca, Rebecka Konicki, Gregory Koski, Lauren Kowalczyk, Troy Kucharski, James Lamping, Sarah Lillwitz, Daniel Loris, Bridget Lynn, William Millard, Tess Moeller, Tristan Morlock, Salvatore Moskos, Porter Moural, Andrew Mrozek, Antonio Munoz, Austin Parduhn, Katelyn Peterson, Connor Pratt, Samantha Re, Alexa Rios, Krzysztof Rychtarczyk, Steven Schwartz, Vincenzo Sciacca, Christopher Serpe, Brittany Smith, Sean Smollen, Sean Sublette, David Tarter, Zachary Thenhaus, Bethany Timm, Eric Tucker, Steven Ustupski, Auguste Vildziunaite, Frank Vrchota, Karolina Walczak, Adam Wallace, Luke Wallenberg, Kayla Walter, Michael Wisz and Matthew Wojtanek.

*Sophomores - Class of 2015*

Kelsey Berner, Grace Berta, Thomas Bogdan, John Boyle, Aleisse Buck, Matthew Chraca, Brielle Christopherson, Michael Connolly, Nathan Crockett, Nora Cummins, Nicholas DeArcangelis, Hannah DeVries, Brendan Dougherty, Mary Durkin, Jeremy Dziubasik, Jacob Etzkorn, Santino Fortino, Daniel Frangella, Dimitri Giatras, Ryan Glynn, Alec Hiller, Jasmine Hornik, Alondra Ibarra, Abigail Ivancicts, Jordan Jana, Luke Jasper, Zachary Kelly, Stephanie Kempski, Joseph Kennedy, Monika Keturakyte, Kyle Kozlowski, Easton Kral, Samantha Krol, Noah Kubowitsch, Reann Kwasneski, Dana LoCascio, Nina LoCascio, Katherine Lynch, Kevin Madera, Nicole Markley, Stephanie Markley, Christine Martinez, Fernando Martinez, Rafael Marzo, Kathryn Mathias, Paige Matijevich, Aleksandra Mihailovic, Ashlee Mitoraj, Luke Munoz, Spencer Nelson, Danny Newcomb, Rory Nicholson, Emira Nurceska, Matthew O’Sullivan, Daniel Orednick, Jessica Orlic, Nicholas Ostendorf, Nathan Palermo, Jeremy Pellegrine, Vanessa Pustulka, Laura Ringo, Jordan Ruban, Claire Rzonca, Victoria Salazar, Jacob Scarlati, Nicole Scholle, John Sewers, Ryan Shereck, Kayla Simone, Samuel Smith, Eric Soto, Korrine Stromidlo, Carly Styka, Lauren Szoldatits, David Szperlak, Lukas Tamonis, Ann Ternes, Joshua Traynere, Teodor Trifunovski, Dariusz Ustupski, Jack Valone, Gianna VanDeVeer and Mauricio Zavala.

*Freshmen - Class of 2016*

Christian Aiello, Abigail Sue Ang, Aaron Avalos, Marlena Baldyga, Julia Balnius, Justin Bell, Nolan Bell, Kurt Bernabei, Zachary Bertram, Connor Brady, Sara Brenza, Blake Bromberek, John Buday, Luis Cantu, Victoria Carroll, Erin Cliff, Reanna Comiso, Rory Cunningham, Robert Davis, Joy Drassler, Declan Fase, Zachary Filippelli, Brook Finger, Cassidy Finn, Brooke Gabor, Brian Gonzalez, Andrea Gory, Samuel Grasman, Julia Grendzinski, Jeffery Halicky, Lisa Hughes, Carli Jasper, Jessica Kluska, Jonathan Knutte, Damien Koziel, Dajon Krakar, Mark Krisciunas, Dylan Lambe, John Lejins, Isabel Lietza, Stephanie Liptak, Jennifer Lorenz, Sean Lynch, Andy Maka, Alyssa Martinez, Jessica Mathias, Brenden McNicholas, Noah Morkeliunas, Maxwell Nelson, Patrycja Nicos, Brenna Passarelli, Christopher Pavlopoulos, Danielle Pehr, Paola Prado, Michael Prasauskas, Izabele Pupelyte, Stefan Puskar, Janina Righetti, Claire Ronspies, Talia Santangelo, Angela Sarvey, Margo Saucedo, Anna Smagacz, Natalia Sobczak, Kaitlyn Spadoni, Keshon Steele, Lukasz Sulka, Kyle Swalec, Jacob Szeliga, Hallie Taylor, Sarah Tholotowsky, Amanda Timm, Taylor Toth, Tyler Vileikis, Francesca Vitale, Gabriella Voltarel, Jacob Wehn, Logan Williams, Karol Wlodarczyk, Madison Woodrum and Daniel Worden.

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Patch Cleveland Heights, OH --

Dobama Theatre in Cleveland Heights has appointed a new artistic director.

Nathan Motta, an associate artistic director at Dobama, will take the place of Artistic Director Joel Hammer beginning Feb. 15.

Motta, a professional freelance director, conductor, and composer/lyricist, was named an associate artistic director at Dobama in 2012, and teaches acting through his program at Dobama, the Dobama Emerging Actors Program. Before his time there, he worked with the Cleveland Play House, Opera Cleveland, Ohio Light Opera, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Mercury Opera Rochester (NY), and Civic Light Opera (Pittsburgh). 

He holds a B.F.A. from Carnegie Mellon University and Master’s degree from the Eastman School of Music. Motta will be directing Dobama Theatre’s final show of the 2012-13 season, Nicky Silver’s THE LYONS, which opens April 19.

“It’s a great privilege to follow in the footsteps of people like Don Bianchi, Joyce Casey, Ron Newell and Joel Hammer,” Motta said. “Dobama has a long history of producing Cleveland premieres of important new plays. The work that has been done to bring professional productions of these new works to the greater Cleveland community is both exciting and vital to the arts culture in the city. I look forward to continuing this work, to helping to grow Dobama Theatre’s theatre community, and to advance this theatre’s essential mission.”

Motta will be the 54-year-old theatre's fifth artistic director.

"We are delighted to have Nathan Motta step into this role at Dobama Theatre," said Hammer. "It is rare to  find a new Artistic Director with such energy and credentials, as well as a commitment to Dobama’s mission and the greater theater community.”

Laura Anderson, President of Dobama’s Board of Directors, said, “Not only are Nathan’s artistic abilities and leadership skills exemplary, his passion for Dobama is contagious. We are thrilled that Nathan will lead Dobama, its artists and its audiences into this next phase of the theatre’s artistic mission.” Reported by Patch 10 hours ago.

Patch Mentor, OH --

The Mentor Public Schools Spelling Bee was won by the youngest kid on the stage.

Fourth grade spelling champion Nathan Rolfes outlasted his fifth through eighth grade counterparts to be named the district champion Tuesday night at Memorial Middle School.

Even Nathan's mother, Karen Rolfes, was surprised by her son's success.

"He did practice a lot but you don't expect your fourth grader to win," she said. "There's a lot of smart kids up there."

When asked about his reaction to winning, Nathan said he was "astonished and happy."

The competition first winnowed away the eighth grade champion Eamon Bracken, seventh grade champion Devon Messner and sixth grade champion Nicole Jares. They fell to "squalid,""statistician" and "covetous," respectively.

Nathan and fifth grade spelling champion Diya Chakraborti -- both of Bellflower Elementary -- went head to head for five rounds.

Nathan finally pulled ahead after Diya stumbled on "succumb" and he spelled "monumental" and "caravan" for the win.

Districtwide champion Nathan will now compete in the Lake County spelling bee, whose winner will compete against the Geauga and Ashtabula county champs in the Tri-County Bee.

Last year's Mentor Schools champion Vishnu Nistala made it all the way to the National Bee in Washington D.C. and finished 22nd in the nation. Reported by Patch 1 day ago.

Patch Mentor, OH --

As part of its Keep The Beat program, Mentor Fire Department taught more than 3,600 people how to do hands-free CPR next year.

But that's not enough.

"We want every citizen in Mentor to learn how to do hands-only CPR," said Mentor Fire Public Information Officer Nathan Peters said.

"If a person goes down, we want a line of people ready to do CPR."

Hands-free CPR is a proven way to save lives. If a person receives CPR immediately after having a heart attack, their chance of survival increases from five percent to as much as 20 percent, Peters said.

If you would like to learn how to do hands-only CPR or you'd like to schedule a free class for your business, church group or family, call the Mentor Fire Department at 440-974-5769. Reported by Patch 9 hours ago.

This is Somerset --

MOTOCROSS

Current and former British Open Class champions Kevin Strijbos and Brad Anderson clash in the opening meeting of the UK Moto-Cross season at Hawkstone Park in Shropshire tomorrow.

World champion Jeffrey Herlings will be in action in the 250cc class races with national title-holder Elliott Banks-Browne.

There is a full international line-up for the five-race meeting, which gets under way at midday. Apart from Strijbos and Anderson, the open class races feature Tanel Leok, Marc De Reuver, Jonathan Barraghan, Gautier Paulin, Clement Desalle, Xavier Bogg plus top Brits Tommy Searle, Alex Show and Nathan Parker.

Herlings is expected to dominate the 250cc races and fans will be relishing his expected clash with the top points scorers in the Open Class in the Mixed Class final.

Nearer home, the Wessex Centre Timed and Observation Trial Championship gets under way with the North Somerset Club's hour-long event in Scars Wood at Backwell Hill, near Lulsgate.

Current champion Simon Prideaux will be hoping to get away to a good start in the defence of his title, but Jason Hamblin and Jeremy Cross, who were his closest rivals in the 2012 series, will have similar aims, and a 50-strong line up also features Andy Frost, Tom Smith, Stuart and Ben Sinclair and Adrian Harvey and Dan Dark.

The West Wilts Club's James Cup Trial at Westwood, near Bradford-on-Avon, tomorrow is the second round of the Wessex Centre observation only trial series, which has attracted a 50-strong field for the three-lap, 12-section event in Beckie Addie Woods.

They include first-round winner Kurt Brain, British Ladies Champion Becky Cook, Gareth and Craig Talbot, Kevin Hart, Henry Pym, Rob and Tom Pike, David and Andrea Cottle and, in the over-40 years of age class, Martin Strang, Richard Elliott and Mark Talbot.

Tomorrow: West Wilts MCC James Cup Trial, Beckie Addie Woods, Westwood, near Bradford-on-Avon (10.30am); Otter Vale MCC Trial, Lower Chelson Farm, Salcombe Regis, near Sidmouth, East Devon (11am); North Somerset MSC Timed and Observation Trial, Scars Wood, Backwell Hill, near Lulsgate (10.30am); Salop MCC International Moto-Cross, Hawkstone Park, near Whitchurch Shropshire (noon); Camborne Redruth MCC Trial, Nanswyden Farm, Porth Newquay, Cornwall (10.30am); Zona One MCC Trial, Birdlip Quarry, Birdlip, Glos (10.30am). Reported by This is 21 hours ago.

This is Kent --

TUNBRIDGE Wells boss Martin Larkin has not given up hope of his team mounting a title challenge this season.

Wells rose to sixth with their win at Fisher on Monday evening, courtesy of goals from Andy Irvine and Carl Cornell.

They still trail leaders Erith & Belvedere by 11 points, but are in great form at the moment, only losing one of their last 11 games in all competitions.

"It's another important three points," Larkin said. "We're 11 points off the top with half a season to go and we've still got to play Erith & Belvedere. We were asked last night 'can we win it?' That gap is quite big, but we'll keep going until the medals are handed out."

The only thing surprising about Monday evening is that Wells didn't score more than two goals. And it wasn't that they lacked chances.

Andy Irvine put them ahead early on, capitalising on their pressing game and nicking the ball from a back pass and slotting it away.

The visitors then missed a glut of chances. Andy McMath saw a screamer rattle the bar, Carl Cornell hit a post, while Jon Pilbeam missed two great opportunities.

"With the half chances we had they should have been dead and buried by half-time," Larkin said. "In the second half we scored one, but we should have had four or five. We just weren't clinical enough. But the back four were superb and Perry Spackman was sensational."

Irvine had a goal ruled out for offside, before Cornell put Wells 2-0 up on 69 minutes. Tom Davey whipped in a corner that Spackman flicked on to Cornell, who headed in at the far post. It was great movement from the striker.

Wells continued to press, but it was the hosts who had the final say, netting a fine, late consolation through Nathan Bell. Reported by This is 17 hours ago.

Nathan Lyon has urged Australian selectors to play two spinners in their upcoming four-match Test series against India. Reported by Zee News 21 hours ago.

Patch Dallas-Hiram, GA --

**Bellamy Funeral Homes**

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*Louise Virginia Puryear*: Aug. 22, 1923 - Feb. 7, 2013. Funeral services for the Dallas resident will be held Saturday, Feb. 9, at noon from the Benson Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jeff and Marie Phillips officiating.

Interment will follow in the Dallas Memory Gardens in Dallas.

**Clark Funeral Home**

*Gwen Morgan*: April 10, 1964 - Feb. 8, 2013. Funeral services will be held Sunday, Feb. 10, at 2 p.m. from New Georgia Baptist Church with Dr. James Burdette, Dr. Keith Stell, the Rev. Jerry Hollis and the Rev. Rickey Bice officiating. The interment will follow in the church cemetery with Rex Bice, Nathan Bice, Jason Bice, Stacey Bullock, Greg Rampley, Travis Rampley, Gerald Lee and Terry Fennell serving as pallbearers. Gwen will lie in state at the church from 1:00 p.m. until the service time.

The family will receive friends on Saturday from 4 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home.

**Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home**

*Coreen Elizabeth Davis*: Sept. 22, 1942 – Feb. 6, 2013. The funeral service will be held in the chapel of Jeff Eberhart Funeral Home on Saturday, Feb. 16, at 1 p.m. with her son-in-law Johnny Rich officiating. Interment will follow at Peaceful Meadows Memorial Cemetery.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Saturday, Feb. 16, from 9 a.m. until the funeral hour.

**West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory**

*Richard Hamilton Culver*: May 21, 1933 - Feb. 8, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, at West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory in Marietta with the Rev. Donald Shearin officiating. Interment will follow at Crest Lawn Memorial Park in Atlanta.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home Sunday, Feb. 10, from 4 to 8 p.m.

*Donald Wayne Hagemann*: Oct. 9, 1933 - Jan. 18, 2013. Memorial service will be held Saturday, Feb. 23, at 11 a.m. at Northstar Church.

*Herman "Randy" Randolph Hawkins*: March 31, 1952 - Feb. 7, 2013. A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, in the chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory, 2480 Macland Road in Marietta, with Steve Clark officiating. Inurnment will be held Monday, Feb. 11, at 10 a.m. at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Sunday from noon to 2 p.m.

*Jo Ann Davidson Strike*: Jan. 25, 1931 - Feb. 6, 2013. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, at West Cobb Funeral Home, 2480 Macland Road in Marietta, with Pastor Tim Poston officiating. Burial will follow at Cheatham Hill Memorial Park in Marietta.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Holy Cross Lutheran Church, 76 Seaboard Street, Hiram.

The family will receive friends from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 9, prior to the service at West Cobb Funeral Home. Reported by Patch 18 hours ago.

Incumbent Australian off spinner Nathan Lyon has claimed he is not a certainty to play in the first Test match against India in Chennai from February 22. Reported by Zee News 19 hours ago.

Incumbent Australian off spinner Nathan Lyon has claimed he is not a certainty to play in the first Test match against India in Chennai from February 22. Reported by IndiaVision 17 hours ago.

Patch Brookhaven, GA --


Michael Thurmond may be just the man to save the jobs of DeKalb's embattled school board. 

Whether that's a good thing, remains to be seen.

Thurmond was appointed DeKalb's interim school superintendent Friday afternoon, after the board of education narrowly approved a severance package for former superintendent Cheryl Atkinson. Rumors had been circulating since last week that Atkinson was on her way out.

DeKalb's school system is currently under probation by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The board is set to appear before the Georgia Department of Education (GDOE) on Feb. 21 to brief state officials on its progress in meeting SACS recommendations to keep the school system accredited.

The GDOE is then expected to decide whether or not it will recommend that DeKalb's school board be replaced. Gov. Nathan Deal has the power to remove any elected school board that fails to meet accreditation standards, if the GDOE recommends that action.

Thurmond's appointment may be just the thing to forestall such a move.

Thurmond, along with former Attorney General Thurbert Baker, was the last Democrat to hold statewide office. In 2010, both men left their positions to seek higher office - Thurmond, to run against U.S. Sen. Johnny Isakson, and Baker, to run for governor. Both men lost.

But Thurmond served three terms as labor commissioner, and overall received high marks from Republicans and Democrats. Prior to becoming labor commissioner, he was a state legislator from Athens from 1987-92. He then  headed up Georgia's Department of Family & Children Services.

DeKalb's school board approved Thurmond on Friday by a vote of 7-2. They may be hoping that Thurmond's network of contacts in the state's legislative and executive branches - Thurmond has served in both - will forestall any move by the GDOE to replace them.

What remains to be seen is how much influence Thurmond himself still possesses. Republicans have solid majorities in both the House and Senate. When Thurmond and Baker departed, Republicans won their seats. Today, no Democrat holds any statewide office.

Also, Thurmond and current DeKalb board of education chairman Eugene Walker go back to 1992, when they both ran unsuccessfully for Congress. If Thurmond allows himself to be seen as Walker's handpicked leader whose job is to simply save the DeKalb school board, Gov. Deal won't think twice about replacing them if the GDOE recommends it.

DeKalb County's political influence looks to be in serious decline. Its school system is under probation. The home and office of its CEO were just raided by law enforcement authorities as part of an investigation into the county's watershed operations. One neighborhood - Brookhaven - just formed its own city, and another - the Lakeside community - is looking into the possibility of doing the same thing.

Now, Thurmond takes over a system that is racially and geographically divided. He told the AJC on Friday that he took the job because he wanted a challenge.

He's got one.

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Patch Canton-Sixes, GA --

Gov. Nathan Deal received a warm welcome from Canton and Cherokee County dignitaries on the occasion of his visit to the Canton Theatre on Feb. 7.

Deal was presented a gift basket containing products made in Georgia and Cherokee County by Canton's mayor Gene Hobgood.

Katie Deal Wright, the daughter of Deal and his wife, is performing in "Today, Tomorrow & Forever:  A Tribute to Patsy Cline" at the Canton Theatre on Feb. 8-9 at 7:30 p.m. Reported by Patch 14 hours ago.

This is Staffordshire -- CREWE are running the rule over free agent Nathan Ellington as Steve Davis stresses he will never stop looking for a chance to improve his squad. Striker Ellington cancelled his contract with Ipswich by mutual consent last month after becoming frustrated with a lack of first-team opportunities. The 31-year-old is now training with the Alex at Reaseheath as both parties weigh up what the future holds. Manager Davis said: "Nathan lives in Manchester and he's coming down to work with us to get himself fit and going. "He's a free agent, so we will have a look at that situation. He's played a the top level and he's been a thorn in many defences' sides. "If we can improve the team we will do it. A lot of players don't peak until their 30s, I was playing my best football at 32. "We've not promised him anything, just get in the place to train and we will see how it goes." Ellington emerged from non-league circles to make his breakthrough at Bristol Rovers over three years from 1999 before moving to Wigan Athletic. The prolific scorer moved on to West Bromwich Albion in 2005, Watford in 2007 and joined Ipswich in 2011, although he only made three starts at Portman Road. A loan spell at Scunthorpe earlier this season was disrupted by injuries and illness, but he says he is now ready for a new chapter in his career. "Maybe I need to drop down a division so I can start playing regularly and remind people of my qualities," he told the East Anglian Daily Times. "I'm always helping the younger players and they're always appreciative of it. "They always say it's good to train with me so they can get that extra bit of advice as well. Having a player with my experience at a club does benefit others." Davis has allowed rookie defenders Andy White and Paris Bateman to join Nantwich Town on loan, but he is unlikely to let any of his other youngsters go out on similar deals. Crewe's development squad have two games next week, at home to Derby County on Monday (1pm) and Coventry City on Friday (also 1pm) and all players are required. It is a different story at Notts County, where caretaker manager Chris Kiwomya is expected to be busy in the loan market over the next couple of weeks. The Magpies yesterday swooped for Manchester United striker John Cofie on loan and he is set to be involved this afternoon. A fall from fifth to 10th cost previous boss Keith Curle his job and Davis says he cannot be sure what to expect from Crewe's opponents this afternoon. He said: "We are looking forward to it. Keith was sacked last weekend so obviously there's been a bit of disruption and they've asked Chris Kiwomya to take over. "You can get one or two things in that situation. Either a team can be disorganised or the players can really respond to the new man. "They went to Stevenage on Tuesday, which is always a hard place to go anyway, and came back with nothing, but it will be different in front of their home crowd, determined to put things right and get up and running again. "We will go there prepared to battle and full of confidence after a good result at Coventry." Reported by This is 12 hours ago.

Patch Palo Alto, CA --


Stanford University will break ground after Commencement on a new center for contemplation and reflection adjacent to the Papua New Guinea Sculpture Garden at the corner of Santa Teresa Street and Lomita Mall.

The one-story, 4,000-square-foot Windhover Contemplative Center has been on the university's construction agenda for about 15 years. The estimated $5.3 million project received design approval from the Board of Trustees in October and site approval in April. The center is on the consent calendar for project approval at the Feb. 11-12 meeting of the Board of Trustees. It will be submitted for final approval in June. The building is tentatively scheduled to be completed in spring 2014.

The new center will be located on what is now a parking lot in front of Roble Hall. It will include three rooms featuring four large paintings by the late Stanford art Professor Nathan Oliveira. Outside landscaping will feature a reflection pool and garden areas for meditation. The building will be enclosed in glass, allowing for viewing of the Oliveira paintings even from outside. Benches and cushions will be strategically placed in the three main rooms to allow visitors to quietly view the paintings.

"This center is related to our well-being initiatives," Greg Boardman, vice provost for student affairs, recently said during a departmental meeting. "It is a place to go and take a break from an intense day and be fulfilled."

Boardman is a member of a steering committee that has been planning the center for the past year and a half. He said committee members have been wrestling with such issues as security and access, given the value of the Oliveira works. All are part of his Windhover series, which were inspired by birds in flight. Boardman said the committee decided to make the center accessible only with a Stanford ID. It will be open to faculty, staff and students. At this point, the hours are envisioned as 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

--Stanford News Service

 

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This is South Wales --

SWANSEA City completed a high-scoring double over Queens Park Rangers by winning 4-1 at the Liberty Stadium.

That followed a 5-0 rout at Loftus Road on the Opening day of the season.

Michu weighed in with a brace, while Angel Rangel and Pablo Hernandez were also on target.

Michael Laudrup's side took the lead after only eight minutes when Nathan Dyer's shot was spilled by Julio Cesar and Michu's mi**** follow up looped into the net.

Rangel doubled that advantage six minutes later, finishing at the second attempt after being expertly found by Wayne Routledge.

QPR pulled a goal back early in the second period as substitute Bobby Zamora netted when Michel Vorm failed to hold Adel Taarabt's shot.

But any thoughts of a fightback were quickly killed.

Just three minutes later Pablo Hernandez showed excellent footwork before squeezing the ball in at the far post.

Michu rounded off the victory in the 67th minute, latching onto Hernandez's inch-perfect  through ball before poking past Cesar. Reported by This is 9 hours ago.

Swansea City head off to Dubai today for some warm weather training, leaving behind another job well done. In contrast, QPR are heading for the Championship after a comprehensive defeat which saw them undermined by the fumbling hands of Julio Cesar.

The Brazilian goalkeeper let two shots escape his grasp in the first 18 minutes, and the Swans punished him on both occasions. Bobby Zamora, on as substitute, did pull one back early in the second half, but Swansea quickly hit back to score again.

Swansea recalled Michel Vorm in goal, but were without the influential Leon Britton in midfield. QPR omitted both wingers, Shaun Wright-Phillips and Park Ji-Sung, and principal striker Zamora, seeking defensive security in a packed midfield – much good did it do them.

Swansea were ahead after eight minutes, when Cesar failed to hold Nathan Dyer's shot from the edge of the penalty area and Michu forced the ball in at close range for his first goal in seven games.

Five minutes later he was back for more. Played in by Chico Flores's long through pass, his shot from 12 yards demanded a decent save by Cesar.

The second goal was not long in coming. Wayne Routledge supplied Angel Rangel, who cut inside Jamie Mackie before letting fly. Again Cesar saved the initial shot but allowed the ball to get away from him, allowing the full-back to make sure with his second attempt.

Flores was carried off on a stretcher after 33 minutes, with suspected ligament damage to his right ankle.

QPR were briefly back in contention three minutes into the second half, when Vorm palmed Adel Taarabt's shot from the right straight to Zamora, leaving him with a tap-in.

Two minutes later, however, Pablo Hernández with one of the goals of the season. Supplied out on the left by Michu, he cut inside two defenders before beating Cesar with a left-to-right shot from a near impossible angle on the byline.

Midway through the second half Michu added his 18th of the season, holding off Chris Samba before scoring with a sublime finish from near the penalty spot, one Spaniard's cool expertise doing full justice to a lovely through pass from another, Hernández.

Wright-Phillips struck the crossbar in stoppage time at the end, but it was far too little, much too late. Reported by guardian.co.uk 9 hours ago.