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By LIAT COLLINS
The Israeli Opera is putting Masada on the international culture map.
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When Carmen beckons, few can resist her charms.
That's the premise behind Georges Bizet's most popular opera, and it proved itself this month in a setting far from Seville when the Israeli Opera brought a Spanish flavor to its annual open-air production at the foot of Masada in the Judean Desert.
This was the third time the Israeli Opera has staged a full production at the spot. And the majestic mountain – a UNESCO World Heritage site – again worked its special charm.
Masada has its own stirring story, of course. The rugged clifftop was home to palaces built for King Herod more than 400 meters above the desert floor, on the shores of the Dead Sea. Its ancient grandeur can still be seen in the archeological remains, mosaics and frescoes, but the special fascination of the site lies in the legends surrounding its bitter downfall during the Great Revolt when Jewish rebels held out against the prolonged Roman siege under conditions that are still considered challenging today.
As the historian Josephus Flavius recounted, in 73 CE when the besieged Jewish defenders of the mountaintop fortress, led by Elazar Ben-Yair, realized they were doomed, they decided to destroy their garrison and end their own lives rather than be taken alive by the Romans. When the assailants finally managed to ascend the steep cliff, all they found were smoking ruins and the bodies of nearly 1,000 men, women and children.
Unlike Verdi's
, performed there for the Israeli Opera Festival last year, or
the year before, it is hard to find an association between the plot of
and the story of Masada; but the natural landscape suits the wild Gypsy nature of the tragic temptress, and the smugglers' route did not look out of place on the desert paths.
Masada itself, disappointingly in the opinion of many, played less of a role as a prop this year, although as Carmen died, the mountain was floodlit in a chilling blood red, giving the impression that it was bleeding in sympathy.
The production, staged by director Giancarlo del Monaco, was dramatic and colorful as befits the story: According to Hanna Munitz, the general director of the Israeli Opera, it was the largest production in Israel, involving hundreds of participants.
Some 50,000 people were expected to attend the festival in the specially erected Spanish-themed opera village with a 7,500- seat amphitheater. It reportedly cost NIS 30 million, but its value is priceless according to those involved.
"The image that it creates for Israel is important. The event has such an impact that it has an effect even on tourists who don't come for it but come on a more classic trip. People ask about it all the time," Pini Shani, director of foreign tourism at the Tourism Ministry, told journalists who were brought to the site for the dress rehearsal on June 6.
Part of the magic is the fact that while the mountain is famous for the motto "Masada shall not fall again," the opera village there is very temporary, constructed anew every year. After the festival's two-week run, the entire site is restored to its former condition.
(The Masada sunrise concerts by performers such as David Broza are held on a stage on the other side of the mountain.) The Tourism Ministry markets the Masada festival (comprising five performances of
and a special performance of the Idan Raichel Project) through travel agents specializing in opera and similar cultural events, such as those at the Verona Arena or the opera at the Egyptian pyramids, popular in less turbulent times.
The overseas visitors come mainly from Western Europe – Germany, France, Italy – according to Shani.
"Most visitors include a visit to Jerusalem and sleep overnight either at the Dead Sea resort or in the capital," he says.
Arkia CEO Gadi Tepper says the Israeli airline was among the production's sponsors because it "sees tremendous tourism potential in the Dead Sea region."
When Dov Litvinoff, head of the Tamar Regional Council, talks about the opera festival, it is with a particular passion; he has a lovely refrain about "the high notes of opera meeting the lowest spot on Earth [the Dead Sea]."
He points to a stone sign that reads "Heichal Hatarbut shel hateva," "Nature's Cultural Center" – the only permanent sign of the opera's presence there.
"Opera here is a holistic experience," he says. "It's not the same as buying a ticket to the Opera House in Tel Aviv and sitting in an air-conditioned hall."
Part of the pleasure is the journey. Coming from Jerusalem in the early evening, we were treated on the way to the spectacular red hues of the Edom Mountains on the Jordanian side of the Rift Valley, reflected on the blue waters of the Dead Sea. As the daylight fades and the stars begin to twinkle above the mountains, the natural scenery upstages the static architecture of an ordinary theater hall.
Litvinoff praises the opera for "flooding" the area with extra tourists, "which provides employment and income for thousands of people for at least a threemonth period and has an ongoing impact after the season has ended."
Eitan Campbell, manager of the Masada National Park, sings the opera company's praises for raising international awareness of the site.
"There is a connection, and I think it is a healthy connection, between culture and the arts and music and heritage. This is what keeps Masada alive and vibrant today. It's not only about archeology," he says.
The opera village is outside the nature reserve but is in the "buffer zone" of the UNESCO heritage site which requires extra care, he notes.
The logistics of creating an operatic arena from scratch – and then dismantling it – are a nightmare. But since everyone realizes that only by preserving the nature of the unique site will it remain attractive, the construction workers and production teams are very cooperative, according to Campbell.
"My primary goal is to maintain 'landscape heritage,'" he explains. "When this is over and done with, I want visitors to go up to Masada and look out and say, 'I was at the opera last year, but where was it? I can't figure it out.' You have to be able to look out and see things as close as possible to what Herod and the rebels saw 2,000 years ago. That is the beauty of this area."
Campbell, a resident of Arad, also says the opera is creating jobs for local people, "all of us, in Beersheba, Dimona and Arad, as well as closer. It's something we talk about all year long."
THE CHALLENGES are not faced only by the production staff and the environmentalists struggling to work in harmony with nature. Performing outside in the open desert surroundings takes its toll on the singers, too.
at Masada is likely to go down in local opera history. On the night of the dress rehearsal, with just a few hours' notice, 27-year-old Israeli Na'ama Goldman, the understudy, covered for internationally renowned Italian soloist Anna Malavesi, who had been injured during a rehearsal. Goldman stepped in again at the premiere when the "first" Carmen, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, felt unable to continue after the first two acts of the three-hour performance, due to the effect of the dry air on her vocal chords. The show must go on, as we all know.
Before the dress rehearsal, as we mingled in the VIP reception area, Israeli singer Hila Baggio, who plays the role of Carmen's friend Frasquita, joked that all they could do to cope with the arid heat was "drink and drink, although we of course then need to go to the bathrooms all the time."
(Fortunately, the Masada opera festival site is equipped with the fanciest mobile toilets you could hope for, complete with mirrors and flower arrangements by the sinks.)
's cast of hundreds at Masada ranges from excited participants from the Ankor Children's Choir to Spanish dancers (and 10 horses and a few donkeys).
A far larger cast can fit on the 3,500-square-meter outdoor stage than in the confines of a regular hall, and this was put to good use in the crowd scenes, such as when the metaphorical curtain rises on the square in Seville as the opera commences.
The music was provided, as always, by the Israel Symphony Orchestra Rishon Lezion, conducted by worldfamous Israeli maestro Daniel Oren, his kippa looking as natural as can be in an orchestra pit at the foot of Masada.
And while the story of
does not have a particular attachment to Israel, a Jewish link is not hard to find: Georges Bizet was married to Genevieve Halévy, whose cousin Ludovic Halévy co-authored the libretto with Henri Meilhac.
It was sung in the original French, with Hebrew and English subtitles projected on screens for the audience (and more than a few joined in when it came to songs like "Toreador").
"The festival has proven to be a wonderful ambassador for Israel," says Munitz. "It is helping put Israel on the cultural-tourism map."
It's fun to dress up and enjoy a night at the opera. But remember: The desert night can be cool in more than one sense; so bring a jacket. And women should avoid the temptation to wear high heels; Masada might not fall again, but I saw more than one elegant lady teetering on the gravelly ground.
Tickets to the opera are not cheap (this year they ranged in price from NIS 300 to NIS 1,500); but as part of the Israeli Opera's outreach program, there were free live open-air screenings at Gan Hashlosha (Sachne) National Park in the North, the amphitheater on the Netanya promenade in the center and the Beersheba Museum plaza in the South, offering thousands of people around the country the opportunity to share in the opening night.
"Opera should be enjoyed by everyone," says Munitz.
And on that note, the stage has been set for next year's Israeli Opera Masada Festival. Tickets for Puccini's
have already been sold, even though work on the production has not yet started. I am looking forward to being swept away next June to Beijing's Forbidden City, a mere 1.5 hours' drive from Jerusalem.
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Lynne Lambillotte is halfway through a two-year journey for treatment of the advanced cancer first discovered in her breast. The surgery and six months of chemotherapy are behind her. She is now in the middle of drug infusions every three weeks at Florida Cancer Specialists in Lakewood Ranch. Once that is finished, she will need two months of radiation.
Her body seems to be responding to the aggressive therapy -- PET scans show no signs of cancer -- but it has made her feel achy and tired.
"I fell apart with the chemotherapy," she said. Walking her dog was too much. She didn't have the stamina and her hips hurt after only a short distance. Her neck ached, too.
Then last spring she met oncology massage therapist Toni Muirhead. Florida Cancer Specialists, which has clinics throughout the state, had just started a pilot program for oncology massage at its Lakewood Ranch location.
Muirhead offered to massage Lambillotte's neck as she sat in the infusion chair. It felt so good that Lambillotte started making appointments every other week for a full massage at the clinic. The achiness in her neck and hip began to subside.
"I don't think the doctors realize how beneficial it is," said Lambillotte, who is 70 and lives in Bradenton. "If nothing else, it boosts your morale by doing something like this. You see that you can feel better.
"Little by little, I realized I could clean the house a little better. I could take walks," she said.
"I just feel more like Lynne -- that's the only way to describe it. I feel like I'm coming back."
Lambillotte's glowing results may not happen for everyone. But according to the American Cancer Society, studies have shown that oncology massage can reduce stress and anxiety for cancer patients and help them feel better.
Large cancer centers like M.D. Anderson in Texas and the Moffitt Cancer Center in Tampa have long offered massage and other therapies such as acupuncture as part of integrative wellness programs. The therapies are meant to complement standard cancer treatments such as chemotherapy, not as a cure but to assist patients who want to try something more.
Florida Cancer Specialists began its new wellness program this year. Doctors at each location can choose whether they want to offer it.
Plans for the Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota clinics are to offer not only massage but also bring in nutritionists to talk about diet, said Debra Betterly, the wellness program coordinator at Florida Cancer Specialists.
In the downtown Sarasota clinic, she said, plans are to offer a wellness series with demonstrations of modalities like Reiki, an energy-moving technique developed in Japan.
Muirhead approached the clinic about starting an oncology massage program after she moved to Bradenton last May. She had worked for 13 years at the Memorial Cancer Institute near Miami as an oncology massage therapist before relocating across the state.
One of her concerns was about how cancer patients need to understand that not every massage therapist is aware of the special needs of people who are undergoing cancer treatment or have had treatments such as surgery.
Oncology massage is modified for each patient according to the type of treatment or cancer he or she is dealing with.
If a woman has had lymph nodes removed from her armpit during breast cancer surgery, for instance, she runs the risk of developing lymphedema, a potentially debilitating condition that causes the arm to swell up.
Deep massage of the area should be avoided, said Muirhead.
"Any time you have a node removed, even one or two, there is a lifetime risk of developing lymphedema," she said.
"Women are told not to have blood pressure taken or a needle stick in that arm. But they don't ever think to tell patients 'don't get a deep massage,' " said Muirhead.
Sometimes a gentle massage or even nothing more than a hand or foot massage can help bring a better sense of wellbeing, she said.
Massage induces the relaxation response, when the body automatically relaxes. Simply being gently touched also helps patients feel they are more than their tumors, said Muirhead.
At the Florida Cancer Specialists clinics in Lakewood Ranch and Sarasota, patients book appointments for massages apart from a doctor visit. Cost runs to about $1 per minute, said Muirhead, and generally isn't covered by insurance.
Massage appointments also are open to people who aren't Florida Cancer Specialists patients, said Betterly.
Susan Hemmingway, Herald health correspondent, can be contacted at email@example.com.


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Section 29-40 Saving clause.
All rights or remedies of the city are expressly saved as to any and all violations of any zoning ordinance or amendments thereto, of such city and that have accrued at the time of the effective date of Ordinance No. 9958, and as to such accrued violation, the court shall have all the powers that existed prior to the effective date of Ordinance No. 9958, and that all existing violations of previous zoning ordinances which would otherwise become nonconforming uses under this chapter shall be considered as violations of this chapter in the same manner that they were violations of prior zoning ordinances of such city.
(Code 1964, § 19.330; Ord. No. 9958, § 1, 10-3-83)


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Theatre Lighting Designer
Winner of the 2001-2002 Barrymore Award for Outstanding Lighting Design (presented by the Theatre Alliance of Greater Philadelphia), Jerold R. Forsyth was honored for his lighting of Tom Stoppard's India Ink at the Wilma Theatre. The 43-year-old Forsyth won his first Barrymore Award in 1995 for Gunmetal Blues, also at the Wilma, and he has been nominated almost every year in between for his work not only there (Passion; Cherry Docs) but also at the Arden Theatre Company (Death of a Salesman; Grapes of Wrath) and the Villanova Theatre (Angels in America, Part II Perestroika). Ellen Lampert-Gréaux checks in with this award-winning designer.
Ellen Lampert-Gréaux: How did you get started as a lighting designer?
Jerold R. Forsyth: I started out doing theatre in high school and community theatre, and went on to Drake University. I did most everything, from acting and directing to designing lighting, scenery, and costumes. I gradually specialized in lighting design and went on to receive my MFA from Temple University. A valuable part of my training was nearly a decade as assistant lighting designer at the Philadelphia Drama Guild, where I worked with and observed such designers as Mitch Dana, Jeff Davis, Craig Miller, Bill Grant, and Brian MacDevitt.
ELG: Do you concentrate only on theatre?
JRF: Primarily, my design work is in the theatre. I have had the opportunity to work on dance, opera, and the occasional industrial show. I would like to work in film, but there is very little crossover in lighting: different equipment, vastly different approaches to lighting, even different needs for color and texture.
ELG: Is there a project that was the most challenging, difficult, or demanding?
JRF: Many of the recent Wilma Theatre productions, primarily because of the resources available. When I started working at the Wilma in 1986, it was housed in a small theatre with 18 dimmers, and 40-50 instruments. Design then was about making choices. Of the 10 great ideas I might have, and the 10 great ideas the director would have, I would need to pick which four or five would make it to the stage. Sometimes this selection process was entirely successful, and the show would look great. Sometimes the process would be a bit less successful, and the show, though still looking good, would not have that extra touch that would have made it great.
The Wilma moved into a new theatre in 1996, and here, with over 300 dimmers, approximately 350 units, and an ETC Obsession 600 light board, the choices changed from what we could afford to mount to what we envisioned for the production. Of course, one could always have a few more units, or dimmers, or effects (scrollers, moving lights, etc.), but generally we can put our vision of the production on the stage. This is both liberating and challenging.
ELG: Can you comment on your long affiliation with the Wilma Theatre?
JRF: The Wilma has two artistic directors — Blanka and Jiri Zizka. I designed most of Blanka's shows in the early 1990s, and I have designed all of Jiri's productions since I started working with the Wilma in 1986. Unfortunately this 16-year run will be broken this fall, as Jiri is guest directing a production at another theatre where they have encouraged him to hire a different lighting designer.
ELG: Do you work within the confines of a rep plot at the Wilma?
JRF: The Wilma Theatre does not have a rep plot. All shows are planned from the ground up, primarily working out of the house inventory. There is a reasonable budget for special/additional rentals as necessary.
ELG: Do you have a certain process that defines the way you work?
JRF: I do not have a defining process, as I work with many directors who have very different working methods and I tailor my process to match their styles. However, my preference is to be involved in the design process from the start. I find that directors often do much of their exploration of the script while working through the scenic design process. Through many meetings, ideas come and go, proceeding to the culmination of both the set design and the overall blueprint of the visual production. If I can be a part of this early process, I can see the path the director and set designer have taken to the final outcome, not just the outcome itself. The final product onstage is important but, for the lighting design, it is often more important to know how the director and set designer arrived there. A key lighting element could come out of an idea that was discussed and jettisoned earlier in the design meetings. If the lighting designer is not brought in until late in the design process, the director is unlikely to be able to recap everything discussed to that point.
ELG: How do you define good lighting?
JRF: That is the $64,000 question (though, with inflation, I guess that should be a much higher dollar figure). To me, it is creating the best environment possible for a particular production of a chosen play. The lighting for a particular production may offer an opportunity to be bold and flashy, but most often, it is subtly creating an environment that helps the audience connect intimately with the show. Quite often, theatre patrons will tell me that they don't remember the lighting for a particular show, and that's fine with me. As long as the lighting supported both the location and the story, the audience doesn't need to remember my work specifically, they just need to have had a memorable theatrical experience.


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SALISBURY — A devastating fire at the beach was averted yesterday, after firefighters went to check out a fire thought to be extinguished, only to find it burning behind the surface.
According to Salisbury Fire Lt. David Doyle, the department got a call from Ed Hunt, Jr., owner of the property at 17 North End Blvd., Hunt's Seafood, at 1:30 p.m. yesterday, concerning a fire thought to be extinguished.
"He said they'd had a fire and thought they'd put it out, but they wanted us to come by and check on it," Doyle said. "When we got there, we found the fire was still burning. When we opened up the area, it was burning between the first and second floors. It was absolutely a good thing the owner called us."
Sending a total of two engines and the ladder truck from Salisbury, Doyle said the department struck a second alarm that brought mutual aid from Newburyport and Amesbury, which sent ladder trucks. Seabrook Fire Department provided coverage at Salisbury Fire Station, and the Rye Fire Department brought its air truck to refill spent breathing apparatuses for firefighters.
Doyle said the fire proceeded to the second floor of the building but was knocked down within about half an hour.
Salisbury called for aid because many of the buildings at the beach are known to have many sections within them where fire can travel quickly.
"We thought we might need the manpower to chase the fire through voids in the building," Doyle said.
The extreme cold embracing the region did have an impact of the firefighters, he said, but there were no injuries.
"The cold plays a factor with fatigue with firefighters, because the gear (worn) gets wet and gets heavy from the ice," he said. "The building isn't encrusted with ice, but there is ice on the road."
The cause of the fire is still under investigation, Doyle said, and the estimated cost of the destruction hasn't been determined yet.


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SALISBURY, Md. - A car flipped on its back and a police officer hanging out of a speeding get away car. That sums up one of the wildest rides of Trooper Richard Kiedel's life. It all began with a traffic stop along Johnson road.
According to Maryland State Police, Trooper First Class Keidel was on patrol on Johnson Road near Nevins Place, in Salisbury, when a Honda with a tag light out, reportedly sped by, around 1:30 AM. As TFC Keidel pulled behind the car, he saw the car swerve, nearly hitting a telephone pole. Police say a traffic stop was conducted, and TFC Keidel made contact with the driver who was later identified as 23-year-old Harry Wyatt-Swift of Salisbury. The Trooper smelled alcohol and proceeded to conduct a DUI investigation.
Wyatt-Swift was instructed to get out of the car for a field sobriety test. According to the report, while the Trooper was demonstrating the tests, Wyatt-Swift ran back to his car, attempting to flee. TFC Keidel then reached into the car to try and grab the keys. Wyatt-Smith grabbed the Trooper's arm, and drove off, with the Trooper hanging out of the window. The Trooper reportedly repeatedly told Wyatt-Smith to stop the car, but the suspect apparently refused, and continued to drive down Johnson Road. Police say, the Trooper, who was in fear for his life, then fired his department issued weapon, hitting Wyatt-Swift in the abdomen and face. After being shot, the suspect apparently let go of the trooper, who fell onto the road, and kept driving.
TFC Keidel reportedly ran back to his patrol car, and called in the shooting, then took off after the Honda. According to the report, around 2 miles later, the Trooper found the Honda overturned on Johnson Road, near Eastwood Circle, after apparently hitting a telephone pole support wire. The suspect was nowhere to be seen. Additional Troopers, along with Deputies from Wicomico County Sheriff's Office, responded to the scene, and began a search for Wyatt-Swift, who a short while later, walked out of the wooded area, and surrendered.
He was treated at PRMC, awaiting a transfer to Shock Trauma in Baltimore for treatment. He remains under State Police guard. He faces charges including first and second degree attempted murder, first and second degree assault, second degree assault on a police officer, reckless endangerment, obstructing and hindering a police officer and false imprisonment. We're told additional charges may come down. TFC Keidel was treated and released from PRMC, and has been placed on leave, which is protocol, while the investigation continues.
Johnson Road was closed from Airport Road to Snow Hill Road, but has since re-opened.
We'll continue to bring more details as the are released. Stay tuned to WMDT and www.WMDT.com for the latest.


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The Wings finished out their western road trip with two wins and two losses, having dropped a 1-0 game to the Ducks on Sunday night. I joked about moral victories, but this one fits the bill nicely. Both teams played the previous night, but Anaheim used their starter and only had one top player out of the lineup. This game could have been ugly and the Wings fared well except for that whole not being able to score a goal part.
The refs were busy in this one, but I don't really have any problem with the standard of the way this one was called. Neither team scored on the power play (DET: 0/5 ANA 0/4). The Ducks outshot the Wings 23-22.
CSSI Methodology Explanation here
This loss is in Petr Mrazek, who needed to put up a final stat sheet of negative one goals or better in order to get his team the win and he ended up giving up one on the only shot he actually faced. I know the homer scorekeeper counted 23 Anaheim shots, but I only remember the one he didn't stop. That's too bad to see a team let down by their goaltender this badly. Disregard this bullshit paragraph.
The Goals
2nd Period 12:42 - Anaheim Goal: Andrew Cogliano (tip-in) from Saku Koivu and Kyle Palmieri
The Ducks get a turnover in the Detroit zone and put it into the Wings' net to break the tie. The Ducks win a neutral zone faceoff, but pressure by Nyquist and a combination of body position and a stick lift by Zetterberg turns it over to Brendan Smith inside his own zone. Smith tries to quick-turn the puck on transition up to Abdelkader, but Saku Koivu gets his stick on the attempt and blocks it to the right point where Palmieri gets to it. This is now a 3-on-2 in the Wings' zone as Smith goes back to cover the front and Kronwall stays near the puck on the right side. Palmieri eliminates Kronwall from the play by passing down the boards to Koivu at the bottom of the circle, leaving Smith between Koivu and Cogliano, who jumps from the left wing side to the front of the net on the turnover. Koivu skates it down the goal line with the puck in a dangerous position (the skates are on the line, but the puck is in front of it). While Mrazek covers the post and Smith sets himself up to both attempt to block the pass AND keep Koivu from crashing it into the crease, Koivu threads it through the coverage to Cogliano's stick for the tip-in. All three forwards are cleared here: Zetterberg, Nyquist, and Abdelkader. They're victimized by a turnover at the worst spot. Kronwall gets caught a little bit here as well, but will have his minus halved. I think quicker recognition that Palmieri is going to beat him to the puck allows him more options on this play, although I think that letting it get to Koivu is the right play, as he's on the worst shooting line so he should be the uncovered man that the goalie has to watch. Smith will get just about all the blame and two minuses. The turnover earns him the first one and the blown coverage will earn him the second. He's either got to commit to insanity super-early and attack Koivu or he's got to block the pass. He does neither.
Penalty Adjustments
1st Period 00:40 - Saku Koivu (high sticking): On the very first shift, the Wings get good pressure on in the Anaheim zone. Koivu gets beaten to a puck by Zetterberg and answers by high sticking him. Zetterberg will get a plus.
1st Period 14:55 - Saku Koivu (tripping): Koivu goes back to the box as he's trying to get to a loose puck behind the Wings net, but doesn't have position on DeKeyser. The poke misses and he brings down DK. Half-plus for DeKeyser. This is bad stick-work by Koivu, but the positioning by DK is solid.
1st Period 18:27 - Gustav Nyquist (hooking): The Ducks put on pressure a couple times with some rushes into the zone and Nyquist takes a penalty on the second of them as he gets his stick up to slow the transition. Nyquist will get a minus. I'm also going to give Cleary a half-minus for the turnover which leads to this rush.
2nd Period 01:51 - Saku Koivu (holding): Zetterberg leans on Koivu in the neutral zone to protect the puck and draws a holding call. Plus for Zetterberg on the puck battle.
2nd Period 08:21 - Niklas Kronwall (holding): Kronwall and Corey Perry race after a puck dumped into the Wings' zone. Both players interfere with one another, but Kronwall is the only player who goes. The bad non-call on Perry doesn't completely absolve Kronwall from sticking his arm out to slow his man down. This will earn Kronwall a half-minus.
2nd Period 13:41 - Patrick Maroon (roughing): The big oaf for the Ducks interferes with and eventually punches Kyle Quincey well behind the play and goes to the box for it. No adjustment. I guess good job by Quincey to not retaliate, but Patrick Maroon is way bigger. That would be stupid.
3rd Period - Danny DeKeyser (high sticking): Kyle Quincey doesn't get a puck cleared and the puck heads back to the front of the net where DeKeyser high-sticks him. DK will get a minus and Quincey a half-minus for setting up this play.
3rd Period 10:45 - Niklas Kronwall (slashing): Kronwall and Perry are again chasing for a loose puck in the Red Wings zone. This time, Kronner takes the penalty for slashing Perry's stick. Minus for Kronwall.
3rd Period 16:20 - Teemu Selanne (tripping): Selanne chases DeKeyser into the Wings' zone and trips him into the boards awkwardly. Half-Plus for DeKeyser on protecting the puck well. Bad play by Selanne.
Bonus Ratings
+1 to Brendan Smith and Niklas Kronwall: This will leave them each overall minuses for the one mistake which led to the game-winner (and the various failures to score), but nobody had a bad enough game to warrant very awful ratings.
+1 to Danny DeKeyser: DK had a very solid defensive game, including one odd-man pass breakup and another net-front clear which wasn't directly a saved goal, but was nonetheless a good play. He was 2nd among D-men for ice time and deservedly so.
Honorable Mentions:
Other than Cleary, Zetterberg, and Nyquist, who earned their adjustments via penalties, I think the overall even rating for every other forward is fitting because the offensive ones failed to score on far too much power play time, leaving themselves undeserving of bonus ratings while the good defensive effort on the PK by those specialists was evened out by losing the possession battle at even strength.
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The Saints and CB Jabari Greer have agreed to a contract extension that will keep him in New Orleans through 2015, Greer's agent, Mark Bloom, confirmed to Pro Football Weekly.
It's a three-year extension, and the total value of the deal exceeds $23 million. Specific contract details were not available. Greer's deal was set to expire after this coming season, and the team approached him about remaining with the team for the long term.
"It shows that with his progressive level of success and high level of play, the Saints are rewarding Jabari," Bloom said. "The Saints are echoing what the fans think. In three years, Jabari has become one of the best corners ever in a Saints uniform."
Greer has been the Saints' best cover man since their Super Bowl run during the 2009 season.
The Saints have been the biggest NFL story of the offseason after it was discovered that former defensive coordinator Gregg Williams ran a system that put bounties on opposing players.
It's expected that multiple players from the Saints' team the past three seasons will be suspended by the league. But Greer was not one of the players whom commissioner Roger Goodell is considering disciplining, according to league sources.
Greer has been outspoken, insisting that Saints defenders did not try to deliberately injure opponents despite the NFL's allegations that the team ran a pay-for-play system that rewarded players for "knockout" and "cart-off" hits from 2009 through '11.
The league revealed after its three-year investigation into the alleged "bounty" program that it found 22-27 defensive players were involved in the program. The Saints were fined $500,000, were forced to forfeit second-round picks in 2012 and 2013 and had suspensions dealt to head coach Sean Payton (one year), GM Mickey Loomis (eight games) and assistant head coach Joe Vitt (six games), but player sanctions have yet to be announced.
Greer turned 30 in February and is heading into his ninth season. He has spent the last three with the Saints after signing with them as an unrestricted free agent following five seasons with the Bills.
A starter in 37 of the 39 games he's played in for the Saints, Greer has nine career interceptions.
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Lucas Riva Nogueira -- better known as "Bebe" -- has had NBA scouts' eyeballs popping for more than a year now. The 18-year-old center from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, turned in some fairly ridiculous measurements at this year's Nike Hoop Summit: 6-foot-11 1/2 and 218 pounds with a wingspan of 7-5 1/2 and a standing reach of 9-3 plus a body fat percentage of 7.8 percent. Those numbers are off the charts in so many ways it's mind-blowing.
There are plenty of questions about whether his frame and overall basketball intelligence and work ethic are NBA-ready. There's time for all that later. For now, marvel at his size by taking a look at this photo from Hoop Summit practice on Wednesday night. In case you were wondering, Bebe can practically dunk while standing on his tiptoes.


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Transplant games to encourage organ donation in South Yorkshire
Three South Yorkshire transplant recipients who defied life-threatening illnesses are among the first to sign up for next year's British Transplant Games.
Natalie Acott, 18, of Sheffield; and David Horner, 43, and Michael Lord, both from Rotherham, will be competing as part of the Sheffield team at the Games, which will take place in Sheffield in August.
The Westfield Health British Transplant Games aim to raise awareness of organ donation and increase the amount of names on the NHS Organ Donor Register. The Westfield Health British Transplant Games take place in Sheffield from August 15 to 18. To get involved visit this website.
- The Games have been staged annually since 1978 in host cities around the UK.
- When the Games last took place in Sheffield, numbers on the NHS Organ Donor Register across South Yorkshire grew by 25,000.
– Betty Rayner, Sheffield transplant team manager
I'm delighted to see our team growing. With next year's Games being held in our hometown of Sheffield we're even more excited and we're urging people across South Yorkshire to get involved, whether that's through volunteering, fundraising, sponsorship or, most importantly, becoming an organ donor."


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Recently, my son's best friend, who is not of drinking age, decided to help himself to a bottle of vodka with another friend and my son while we were having dinner with his parents—a "thank you" dinner for taking the boy with us on a ski trip. Discovering the empty vodka bottle which this boy had left in the kitchen, I asked him: what happened to the vodka?
It was a very uncomfortable situation. His parents seemed to diminish the seriousness of drinking an entire bottle of vodka under our noses.
In the past I might have yelled at them. I might have also walked away from the situation teeming with fury at their questionable parenting styles and values. But I have since cultivated a greater amount of compassion for struggles that are not my own. Now I routinely put time between my initial thoughts/feelings and my response. So, later, I was able to tell the mother that I had concern for her son's well-being. I was able to talk to my son about his conflicts with a friend who was changing because of alcohol consumption.
Mussar helps me to turn potentially hot situations into workable situations. Through my Mussar practice I am cultivating another eye for observing my emotions rather than allowing them to run wild.
A related gain has been my increased flexibility in how I view myself and others. My favorite meditation for humility—the first soul trait to be studied as a Mussar student—is Rabbi A. Kook's saying, I take no great pride at being praised, nor offense at being insulted. More than several times over the five years of my weekly study and practice, I have felt offended by someone else. I have repeated this wise meditation so many times, it is now an automatic thought: these words, implanted in my heart, arise within just enough time for me not to react to most verbal provocations. Then I strive to apply generosity of understanding and forgiveness to the "offender," remembering that if someone insults me, he/she must not like him/herself. Another powerful lesson: A person can be insulting and not have power over me anymore. To permit disrespect of any person, including oneself, is to collude in the dishonoring of the Divine.
The practice of Mussar has taught me to honor the image of God within me and around me.
Ellen Berk, a licensed clinical social worker and author of The Happtitude™ Perspective: The Right Attitude for a Good Life, belongs to Congregation Emanuel in Denver, Colorado.


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Original post made by Lovethepeople on Feb 12, 2009
Here is a link to the database which will allow you to look up any and all individuals who donated to and against the Prop 8. Please be informed and shop accordingly. I, personally, will redirect my funds in this city based on who did what on this list.
Comments (45)
on Feb 12, 2009 at 7:32 pm
what about listing race or color or religion?
lets get them them all love the people not
on Feb 12, 2009 at 7:34 pm
I recognize many names.
Sad to see that a superior court Judge contributed to that kind of hate.
on Feb 12, 2009 at 7:43 pm
don't sweat it disgusted. just by looking, i'm sure that a few people would feel the same toward you.
on Feb 12, 2009 at 9:10 pm
Yeah, shocking to see some of the names. I am not thrilled to see a few teachers on there. They need a pay raise to support hatred?
on Feb 12, 2009 at 9:12 pm
Oh this has nothing to do with race or religion and everything to do with hate. Nobody, on either side, should be able to hide. Put it all out there. You hate or you don't. Then live with the repercussions.
I was really saddened with the huge amounts of money spent on the Support side, that money could go to much better causes. This prop 8 does nothing to improve the lives of anyone. But, then, haters don't care to help others do they?
on Feb 12, 2009 at 9:38 pm
I don't agree with boycotting certain businesses because of the owner's participation in a political process. This is another face of tyranny of the majority.
on Feb 12, 2009 at 9:58 pm
I do believe in boycotting business of people who chose to use the political system to strip the rights of other people. I certainly would not imagine boycotting a business just because of "participation in a political process". This prop 8 issue is not that light and if we remain so ignorant what other religiously motivated propositions will become law? Remember why our founding fathers came here? Anyone looked at the good ol' Declaration of Independence lately? These words have an eerie relevance right now.
"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. That to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. That whenever any form of government becomes destructive to these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their safety and happiness."
on Feb 12, 2009 at 10:11 pm
The Founding Fathers were greatly concerned about tyranny of the majority which is why they didn't include direct democracy (i.e. the initiative process) in the structure of national government. It is in my mind a grave mistake to have such a process in California and we can see the results in Prop. 8. Hopefully the court will overturn this injustice. I do not wish to correct once injustice with another though.
on Feb 12, 2009 at 10:18 pm
While I appreciate your not wanting to create another injustice, that is the exact passive attitude which allows this kind of hate to perpetuate. Boycotting businesses certainly does not fall under the category of an injustice. If you look at the $$ of donations you will see the highly paid business folks contributed much more of the money to Support prop 8 than the other side. The slanted media they were able to buy won this election for them. We need to hit them in the pocketbooks to overturn this assault on basic rights. I highly encourage everyone to take a long hard look at that list and make sure not a dollar of your money supports businesses that promote hate, and yes, if you contributed to support prop 8 you promoted hate.
on Feb 12, 2009 at 10:31 pm
Stacey -
I so agree with the problems associated with the initiative process. We can see what a dangerous road it becomes when it's simply the rules of the majority (or in this case the wealthy, religious). Hmmmm, wealthy and religious - sounds like the folks our Founding Fathers were trying to escape.
on Feb 12, 2009 at 11:56 pm
If you start attacking persons personally here then you do understand it's a two way street, right?
There are a lot of folks here with strong beliefs that might boycott and ostracize easily identifiable members of the community (sole proprietors, realtors, chiros, lawyers, computer techs, etc.) who voted and campaigned against prop 8 too if you go down this road.
Is that what you really want?
Don't let your hate misguide you.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 8:21 am
to "a resident of the Carriage Gardens neighborhood,"
You say this has nothing to do with hate but then you finish with
" But, then, haters don't care to help others do they?" Who are you talking about, those who gave money or the majority who voted for it?
Lets talk about hate for a moment! i followed the news regarding some of the events that took place after the vote and the jerks involved. Few "Americans" would speak up for fear of being targeted as well. You might want to think about this as well.
Also, right now, your gut should be telling you things about the person who started this hunt. Something about their quality and the type of person they are to be around -Don't ignore it.
As far as the cut and paste quotes from the constitution buff, Whatever, i have to wonder if they really read what they just pasted and what it is actually saying. There was a vote and the majority spoke. I think it should also be noted that anything at all can be called a "right" if the interpetation of the BoR(which i think is what they should have pasted to support their point) has the "right" wording.
I'm done with this thread, so don't write for/to me but for the others who have time to spare
on Feb 13, 2009 at 9:36 am
Which is which? Which witch are you witch hunting?
on Feb 13, 2009 at 9:44 am
As a great master once said: "Fear is the path to the dark side. Fear leads to anger. Anger leads to hate. Hate leads to suffering." Control your fear you must.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 10:01 am
We can not allow the majority to make all the rules. Every person in this country will have the right to marry. Those who hate will lose this war, they may have won a small victory for now but will not be victorious in the end. Sorry, get used to it! You can not impose your religion derived rules on a free society.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 10:43 am
IAMSOSMART wrote: "You can not impose your religion derived rules on a free society."
In the American context, historians use the term JudeoChristian to refer to the influence of the Hebrew Bible and New Testament on Protestant thought and values, most especially the Puritan, Presbyterian and Evangelical heritage. These founding generations of Americans saw themselves as heirs to the Hebrew Bible, and its teachings on liberty, responsibility, hard work, ethics, justice, equality, a sense of choseness and an ethical mission to the world, which have become key components of the American character, what is called the "American Creed." These ideas from the Hebrew Bible, brought into American history by Protestants, are seen as underpinning the American Revolution, Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 10:58 am
So, if you do not believe in the word of the Hebrew Bible the US is not for you?
Let's just say it how it is? America is for evangelical christians -and their interpretation of the Bible - and nobody else.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 11:38 am
Nope, just pointing out our free society is based on religion derived rules. You obviously got it backwards.
"Faith In America" Web Link
on Feb 13, 2009 at 12:16 pm
"These ideas from the Hebrew Bible, brought into American history by Protestants, are seen as underpinning the American Revolution, Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution."
Yes, those ideas are seen as underpinning these things by people who choose to remain ignorant of these documents and history. The Age of Enlightenment (Web Link) had a lot more to do with the underpinnings of the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, and the Bill of Rights than religion. The only mention of religion in the Constitution is that religion cannot be used as a test for office (swearing an oath of office on the Bible or Koran is personal choice, not mandated). Additionally, in the First Amendment it prevents the government from making laws respecting a religion. If the Bible were such an important underpinning, why would it be LEFT OUT? In the beginning of this country religious groups were _running away_ from persecution. They were highly concerned about government imposing faith-based laws upon the populace because that's what they did back in Europe! Today certain religious groups do not have the benefit of this experience and therefore do not seem to understand that this government is not intended as a means by which to impose their own brand of religion upon the general populace.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Why did this thread turn into a religious conversation? Prop 8 isn't about religion. It's about who can marry who, and who can't, right? Wasn't most of the votes made by blacks and latinos, rather than religious groups anyways? I'm not being sarcastic, I'm still intrigued with this topic...
on Feb 13, 2009 at 1:13 pm
Doo Doo, How did it start? Check IAMSOSMART.
The evolution of JudeoChristian influence on America is most commonly the subject of historians looking at the development of republicanism in America.
The deep roots of JudeoChristian values they explore go back to the Protestant Reformation, not the theological battles but the bloody struggle to win the right to translate the Bible into vernacular languages.
This led to a religious mandate for public education so that ordinary people could read the Bible. This development was CRUCIAL to the birth of the ENLIGHTENMENT and rebellion against divine right of kings.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 1:31 pm
Yes, prop 8 is about religion. The writers and major financial backers of this proposition are religious institutions. You are correct though that many who voted in favor were African-American and Latino-American. I believe we have seen this phenomenon before though, the historically persecuted looking for someone else to persecute. Not to mention that these populations tend to be very religious. I agree that the great history of our country is rooted in the bible, but, I strongly believe that the spirit of the documents of our founding fathers was to protect and defend equal rights for every man. The definition of man has slowly evolved, we all currently find it abhorrant that black people used to be counted as less than a person in this country. One day we will be just as disgusted by this treatment of homosexual people. No person should be denied any rights based on the way they were born. People do not chose to be gay - therefore they should have the right to marry under the law. If your church does not want to allow that right, so be it. But to be free and equal we must grant those rights.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 1:36 pm
so then marriage is a right now. interesting.
do you have any restrictions regarding who can marry or the #?
Please tell everyone something about your "beliefs" in this area
on Feb 13, 2009 at 1:44 pm
Marriage is a legal entity and affords privildges, therefore my "belief" is that it is something that every citizen who pays taxes needs to have access to. Frankly, no, I don't give a crap who marries who. Wanna marry your son? Go for it. As long as every person has access to the institution they help pay for. Morals should be instilled by your family and your religion of choice - not the federal, state or local government.
Believe me, you would not really want me deciding who can marry and who cannot.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 1:56 pm
IAMSOSMART wrote: "Frankly, no, I don't give a crap who marries who. Wanna marry your son? Go for it."
on Feb 13, 2009 at 1:57 pm
so then, are you saying that marriage is resticted to those who
pay taxes?
your second pt of morality as a personal choice. more interesting. so then, immorality doesnt exist. Put another way, right and wrong are
personal definitions and so long as i adhere to those definitions that i have created, i cannot be immoral.
this is ok with you?
on Feb 13, 2009 at 2:12 pm
We are all taxpayers at some point. And, uh, yup! Be as immoral as you want as long as you do not infringe on me and my rights (laws generally prevent this). Cmon, really, lots of people are lots of times super immoral! Even when they are heterosexual and married! Gasp!!!
Immorality totally exists and prop 8 is not going to stop that!
on Feb 13, 2009 at 2:18 pm
PJ wrote: "This development was CRUCIAL to the birth of the ENLIGHTENMENT"
I'm not understanding what point you're trying to make. The topic was "religion derived rules". This was followed by a citation which claimed that ideas in the Bible are the underpinnings of US legal documents. What do the circumstances that lead to the birth of the Age of Enlightenment have to do the citation? The implication of the citation is that legal ideas enshrined in US law have their origin in the Bible. The circumstances that lead to the Enlightenment do not appear to have anything to do with Biblical law. Please explain your reasoning.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 2:27 pm
so lets see what we have here iamsosmart.
1- morality is something personal.
2- the goverment can't instill morality but is responsible for
enforcing laws that are based on morality, ie right and wrong
created(and being created)by who?
3- alot of people are immoral. note: from this view, can i assume that that they cannot be allowed to define immorality. How do you know they are immoral? Are you using your standards or theirs?
What do you mean by infringe?
lastly-shouldn't you be in school!??
on Feb 13, 2009 at 2:42 pm
"The legitimate powers of government extend to such acts as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbour to say there are twenty gods, or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg." -Thomas Jefferson
How is it that homosexuals marrying pick our pockets or breaks our legs?
on Feb 13, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Stacey is so right.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 2:56 pm
The circumstances that led to the Enlightenment have everything to do with the Protestant movements. The Enlightenment did not generate nor evolve in a bubble.
Furthermore and once again:
Founding generations of Americans saw themselves as heirs to the Hebrew Bible, and its teachings on liberty, responsibility, hard work, ethics, justice, equality, a sense of choseness and an ethical mission to the world, which have become KEY components of the American character, what is called the "American Creed." These IDEAS from the Hebrew Bible, brought into American history by Protestants, are seen as underpinning the American Revolution, Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution.
I speak in terms of applied beliefs and convictions as stated above while you seek proof of or lack of directly applied Biblical law in our national documents.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 3:01 pm
Oh, and maybe I am at school.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 3:02 pm
I am not looking for proof of biblical law. I am looking for those who try to impose their morals on the rest of us to stop.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 3:08 pm
"I believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman. Now, for me as a Christian, it's also a sacred union. God's in the mix." - Barack Obama
"I am not somebody who promotes same-sex marriage, but I do believe in civil unions. I do believe that we should not that for gay partners to want to visit each other in the hospital for the state to say, you know what, that's all right, I don't think in any way inhibits my core beliefs about what marriages are. I think my faith is strong enough and my marriage is strong enough that I can afford those civil rights to others, even if I have a different perspective or different view." - Barack Obama
on Feb 13, 2009 at 3:10 pm
That's it for me, i'm out for the weekend, you kids enjoy. :)
on Feb 13, 2009 at 3:23 pm
So, Barak is a bigot too?
on Feb 13, 2009 at 3:24 pm
Yes, we seem to be talking past each other. Again, the subject is "religion derived rules". Therefore I've focused upon the influence of Biblical law on US law or the lack thereof.
"The deep roots of JudeoChristian values they explore go back to the Protestant Reformation, not the theological battles but the bloody struggle to win the right to translate the Bible into vernacular languages."
I'm still not seeing how this fight to translate the Bible into vernacular languages can be equated with ideas actually in the Bible.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 3:26 pm
Ah, it looks like Obama understands what "It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg" means.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 3:34 pm
but iamsosmart, the point is, i am not imposing any morallity on you, if morallity is defined as right and wrong, nor am i denying rights(marriage) as explicitly defined in our laws.
if you are in school, you really need to get back to work. You too Stacey, though i'm happy you didn't use the all too familiar "tyranny of the majority" phrase.(guess that one got really stuck in your head it's ok, it happens.) I did like the quote, especially when considering the brilliant man vs the contraditions of his life.
so long -good luck.(and don't go out of your way to hurt people,who
have done you no harm iamsosmart - that would be, by your own standards as stated above,immoral)
on Feb 13, 2009 at 5:32 pm
uh huh,
We will never agree - but my position will prevail as society marches closer to true equality. Are you in school? I do hope you are not a product of our wonderful PUSD schools with your typing skills.
FYI-When you hit the shift button at the same time as a letter it will be upper case.
on Feb 13, 2009 at 6:00 pm
"California law already grants domestic partners all the rights that a state can grant to a married couple."
Not with the same ease that any stupid, knocked up, hetero teenagers can access these rights. Homosexual unions are families and will be recognized as such.
on Feb 15, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Arugments made by homosexuals are getting more twisted and hostile. It's saddening.
on Feb 15, 2009 at 10:15 pm
The lies and hate spouted by those calling themselves Christian is whats saddening.
on Feb 18, 2009 at 7:53 pm
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Additionally to the saddeding of people calling themselves Christians, are those who like to compare gay and lesbian people to those who practice Beastiality. I don't think the hate comes out of the differences people have concerning marriage but more so the lies that continued on throughout the campaign of Prop 8.
What I find interesting on the provided web address are the people who donated money and their income is "None."
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