Jacobs Engineering gets $241M contract

Jacobs Engineering Group Inc. said Tuesday that it received a Navy contract worth potentially $241 million for work on warfare training equipment.

The contract is through the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons …

Marshall football recruits: A glimpse at the list of recruits expected to sign football grants- in-aid today with Marshall:

Daniel Baldridge OT, 6-9, 265 Opelousas, La., Opelousas HS Thetowering tackle was a late verbal commitment, choosing Marshall overUCLA. ... Visited UCLA two weekends ago. ... Official visit toHuntington last weekend made him lean toward Marshall. ... Gave MUverbal commitment Monday, after returning home. ... Considered asteal that eventually could play for any team in country. ... Notelling how big or how good he could become. Zach Barnard QB, 6-3,202, Owensboro, Ky., Owensboro Catholic HS MUs first commitment inClass of 2005. ... Had such an outstanding senior year went from zerostars on recruiting services to two stars by end of season. ...Connected on 283 of 430 passes for a …

Sarkozy pledges not to surrender on reform plans in the face of strikes

President Nicolas Sarkozy insisted, in the face of broad strikes by civil servants and transit workers Tuesday, that France needs reform, saying "we will not surrender and we will not retreat."

Adopting a defiant tone, Sarkozy said French voters gave him a mandate to carry out economic reforms when they elected him in May. He urged strikers to return to work.

"France needs reforms to meet the challenges imposed on it by the world," he said in a speech to a congress of mayors. "I will not betray the trust of those who elected me."

Sarkozy previously had remained uncharacteristically silent about the …

'Nicholas Brothers' weathers a few missteps at BET

THEATER REVIEW

'MY BROTHER'S KEEPER (THE STORY OF THE NICHOLAS BROTHERS)'

SOMEWHAT RECOMMENDED

- Through May 16

- Black Ensemble Theater, 4520 N. Beacon

- Tickets, $45

- (773) 769-4451; www.blackensembletheater.org

The staircase is there, with daredevil ramps on either side. And there are a couple of brief eye-popping moments when split jumps and other high-flying antics worthy of the Nicholas Brothers -- those innovative, acrobatic dancers who electrified stage and film audiences from the 1930s on into the 1990s -- are re-enacted.

But for the most part, the Black Ensemble Theater's new show, "My Brother's Keeper (The Story …

President sets tone for condos

The president of a condominium association board, as electedleader of the community, has an opportunity to set the tone of theboard's administration during his or her tenure.

Based on my experience, here are some tips for associationpresidents beginning their terms of office:

Always post meeting notices regularly and on time. If possible,meetings should be scheduled at the same time each month (such as onthe fourth Monday).

A meeting toward the end of the month is preferable because theproperty manager's report on delinquent accounts will be available. Hold open board meetings and invite co-owners and renters. Theseare ways of gaining the trust and support …

Canadian Painter Ken Danby Dead at 67

GUELPH, Ontario - Canadian realist painter Ken Danby, best known for his 1972 painting "At the Crease," depicting a masked hockey goaltender, has died. He was 67.

Greg McKee, manager of the Danby Studio in Guelph, Ontario, said Danby was believed to have suffered a heart attack while canoeing Sunday in Canada's Algonquin Park in northern Ontario. However, the official cause of death will not be known until an autopsy is completed.

Danby, born March 6, 1940, in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, has been recognized as one of the world's foremost realist painters.

"Ken Danby gave back to his country in many ways," Michael Burtch, director and curator of the Art Gallery of …

'Billy Elliot' takes 7 early Tonys; Lansbury wins

The British musical "Billy Elliot" dominated Sunday night's Tonys, collecting seven awards, including director of a musical, book of a musical and choreography, but the show and its composer Elton John were upset for best score.

That award was taken by "Next to Normal" _ which seemed to stun "Normal" composer Tom Kitt and lyricist Brian Yorkey.

Still, the director award to Stephen Daldry of "Billy Elliot" was a big one.

"I have been blessed in my life to spend the majority of last 10 years of my life working on the story of 'Billy Elliot,'" said Daldry, who called it "a long, extraordinary …