With Police Escort And Rock Star Status, Dudamel And The LA Phil Move Mahler To Caracas

Los Angeles Times 02/12/12

Finishing An Unfinished Symphony (Not *The* Unfinished Symphony, But Still A Schubert)

The Telegraph (UK) 02/12/12

St. Paul Chamber Orchestra President Steps Down

Minneapolis Star Tribune 02/11/12

Charter Operator Fines Students For Infractions

One of the city’s highest-performing charter school groups, the Noble Street Charter School Network, has raked in nearly $400,000 over the last two school years by fining students for disciplinary infractions, a group of Chicago Public School students and parents said this morning. The Noble Street Charter School Network collected $188,647 in fines, which it calls “fees,” during

Sticky Residue | Rahm’s Surge Report | Quinn’s ‘Cat’ Fight

NO WINNERS HERE The high school senior who won the city’s vehicle sticker contest by default withdrew her design. City Clerk Susana Mendoza had pulled the original winning design last week over concerns it contained gang symbols. ”We are performing a review of the sticker design contest process and will learn from this experience,” Mendoza said. http://bit.ly/z7jhGj -

If a High School Dies, Where Does the Glory Go?

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Furore over release of Abu Qatada

Abu Qatada, accused of being one of the UK's most dangerous extremist preachers, is freed on bail from a top-security jail amid furore over the government's inability to deport him to Jordan.

Moody's revises UK credit rating

Moody's updates credit rating of UK, France and Austria to 'negative outlook' and downgrades ratings of Italy, Spain and Portugal.

Cells 'heal' heart attack scars

Damage caused by a heart attack has been healed using stem cells gathered from the patient's own heart, according to doctors in the US.