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Just when you thought we were done giving away tickets today, we've only just begun! Cinematical is happy to announce that we have a whopping 15 pairs of tickets to give away for next Wednesday's (12/19) New York premiere of The Great Debaters! And in case you weren't following the news, The Great Debaters was just nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Motion Picture (Drama) category -- the most prestigious of them all -- and now you have a chance to see it, before anyone else does, at New York's historic Ziegfeld Theater. Oh, but that's not all: Your ticket also allows you to attend a private pre-show reception, with folks like Denzel Washington and other high-profile celebs in attendance. Yup, you've read all about those swanky New York movie premieres in the papers -- well now YOU get to go to one! And chill ... with Denzel!
Here's what you need to know: We'll be picking 15 random commenters to attend The Great Debaters star-studded New York premiere starting ... now. The private reception will be held prior to the screening in The Ziegfeld Theater Lobby beginning at 6:30pm on Wednesday, December 19th, with the screening to follow. (And on a personal note, if you've never been to a screening at the Ziegfeld -- then, seriously, you have no idea what you're missing.) Since cocktails will be served, you must be 21 or over in order to attend, and you must be in or around the New York City area on that day. Additionally, you'll need to travel to and from the theater on your own dime. Worth it to watch The Great Debaters with Denzel at The Ziegfeld? Um, yeah. You'll want to be there for this. Directed by Denzel Washington, and starring Washington, Forest Whitaker, Nate Parker and Denzel Whitaker, The Great Debaters arrives in theaters on Christmas Day.
Check out the trailer for The Great Debaters and the official rules for this contest after the jump.p>1. To enter, please leave one comment stating why you and a friend would like to attend the New York Premiere of The Great Debaters on Wednesday, December 19th at The Ziegfeld Theater in New York City.
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We loaded out gifts into the trunk of the car and Papo worked diligently to put everything in a precise order to ensure it would stay put. It was just as I'm used to: Tati, Isabella, and I in the backseat with a few of isabella's toys and Mami and Papi in the front. Sining "Navidad De Los Pobres" we made it to Grandma's in fifteen minutes (five mnutes faster that usual due to zero traffic). Nando's car was out front, leaving the garage open for gifts and chairs. The gifts were categorized by giver and divided among three tables. I have yet to figure out why the garage is so desired for gatherings. Despite the comfortable sofas and decorated Christmas tree in the living room, everyone still prefers the garage. Perhaps the openness is more desired. The ambience of the rest of the neighborhood is certainly attractive. "Polvo" (poppers and small fireworks) are constantly going off and the loud pops can be heard over the blaring salsa music. Christmas lights shine in all colors and children are running wild. The only way to contain Isabella was by informing her it was time for "La Novena". For this specific fifteen minutes we utilized the intimacy of the "la sala" (living room) to chant the traditional songs and celebrate the last day of the nine-day holiday
Then the countdown to midight began. Isabella anxiously awaited the arrival of "nino dios". Nino Dios is not Papa Noel (Santa Claus) but Baby Jesus. Nino Dios does not deliver gifts like Saint Nick. At precisely five to midnight none of the children are to enter the house, or they may scare him off. When the adults sense that Nino Dios has come and gone, Isabella is given permission to charge the doors and scream at the top of her lungs when there is a new Nintendo DS sitting on the bed. This marks the start of the gift giving. Isabella was then to receive walkie-talkies, a baby doll, movies, jewelry, and too many gifts to keep track of. I felt bad for her neighbor friend who was thrilled with her new small stuffed puppy until Isabella bragged all her new, fancy toys. Thankfully, in the spirit of Christmas she was kind enough to share.
While the little ones were playing, us older folk did our own gift giving. The TV and speaker system was dragged into Grandma's bedroom (which connects to the garage) and a microphone was connected to the system. Each gift giver had their turn with the mic and called out the names on each package. "Que descape!" (Unwrap it!) was chanted and everyone watched as the paper was torn off (it doesn't matter that you can already see your gift through the thin tissue)
In my four months of being here I have never given into my tiredness and rested in the guest room when I got sleepy, but tonight I wasn't even offered, I just went. Fully clothed, shoes included, I laid down and was asleep instantly. Isabella joined me around three a.m. and Tatianna around four. At ten a.m. I entered the kitchen to Grandma's cooking. Now it was really the 25th of December, and still nothing like what I am used to in the States. If I were at home I would have been helping in the kitchen to prepare grits, scrambled eggs, bisquits, and other delicious treasts for an intriquite Christmas breakfast; however, Colombian style Christmas breakfast was reheated leftovers and eating in the sunshine. Soon the others awoke, ate their breakfast, and began gathering their new gifts. I said my final goodbyes to my extended family and we shared a few tears. Mamita told me she still expects weekly phone calls and I promised not to disappoint.
It doesn't seem real that I won't be seeing them for a while. I feel as though next weekend I'll get in Papi's car and endure the twenty minute journey to Manrique (Grandma's neighborhood) and be greeted with Grandma's wet kiss. That seems much more realistic to me than being back in the states. Five days. Wow. It won't hit me until I'm actual back in my winter wonderland that I have been here in Colombia, living the life. However, until then I plan on enjoying each day and soaking up the sun. I head to the beach tonight with Camilo and his family- going out with a bang!

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Brothers arrested in Socorro County homicide
U.S. marshals say duo found at Central Avenue motel
U.S. marshals found and arrested suspects in a murder case in Bernardo, where a man identified as Adrian Burns was found dead inside a burning car last Monday.
Police said his killers were two brothers, Andrew "Smiley" Gallegos and Joe Lawrence Gallegos.
U.S. Marshal Conrad Candelaria said anonymous tips and good police work led authorities to the suspects. The Gallegos had been hiding out in the Imperial Inn Motel on Central Avenue. A fugitive task force swarmed the motel Tuesday afternoon and arrested the pair without a struggle.
This wasn't the first homicide linked to the brothers. In 2009 Andrew Gallegos was the main suspect in a homicide in Los Lunes. He is also a registered sex offender, according to state police.
State police said Joe Gallegos has served time for drug charges.
Candelaria said authorities hope to put the two men behind bars permanently.
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In the highly publicized world of college recruiting, coaches and fans know all about the big-time prospects. But finding a so-called diamond in the rough can be a difficult and risky task.
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WHEN: Saturday, 4 p.m.
WHERE: Norfolk, Va.
Charleston Southern struck it rich when the football coaches stumbled on to a player that could end up rewriting the program's record books by the time he's done.
Junior running back Christian Reyes, who grew up in the small town of Rogue River, Ore., signed with CSU last December.
Reyes played for the College of Siskiyous (Weed, Calif.) last season. He rushed for 1,958 yards on 317 carries and drew interest from several four-year colleges that were closer to home. However, he chose Charleston Southern because of the school's emphasis on faith-based education.
Going to college on the other side of the country is one thing for a single person. But, the 21-year old Reyes is married with a 1-year old son, and making the decision to move his new family to the East Coast was something different entirely.
"I had options closer to home, but visiting out here and knowing what this school stood for, I knew this would be the place for me and my family to grow in our faith," said Reyes, a 5-10, 218-pounder. "I figured we could experience the East Coast and knowing that it's temporary, it's something we wanted to try. We know home is on the other side, but this is home for now."
Reyes has made an immediate impact as the Bucs' top running back. Through three games, Reyes has gained 253 yards and is averaging five yards per carry. He rushed for 92 yards in the season opener against The Citadel and ran for 105 yards in last Saturday's win at Campbell.
At his current pace of 84 yards per game, Reyes will shatter the CSU single-season rushing record, which is 774 yards. Only two backs have ever rushed for more than 700 yards in a single season at CSU.
Being a father and a husband, in addition to the busy life as a college student and football player, Reyes is under a little more pressure than his teammates.
"I guess I'm not a typical college student," laughs Reyes. "For me, my family comes first and what I am doing right now in terms of getting my education is for my wife and my son. If it means giving up video games or hanging out with the guys to change diapers, so be it. I wouldn't have it any other way."
CSU head coach Jamey Chadwell wasn't sure how much of an impact Reyes would make on the offense during the spring. However, it became apparent early in August that Reyes could be a huge part of the offense.
"He runs hard inside and he just has a knack of finding a hole and getting positive yards," said the coach.
Chadwell himself is a father of two and understands the demands on his own time as he leads a football program. The coach admires how his player handles life.
"He has been a blessing to this program," Chadwell said. "He is a tremendous young man and is mature beyond his years. He's all the way across the country with a wife and a child, but he is making it work. How many guys his age could do that?
"He's a very good student and a focused young man. He does all of these things and he never misses anything we ask him to do. I think that's why we all respect him so much, because we all know what he goes through just to get on the field and play the game he loves to play. And, on top of that, he's a good football player."


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London, UK, December 11th, 2012 – Palo Alto Networks™, the network security company, has announced that Sheffield Hallam University has signed a five year contract to replace its existing perimeter security infrastructure and provide secure remote access to all 41,000 staff and students. Two Palo Alto Networks PA-5050 next-generation firewalls have been deployed at diverse data centres to provide full application usage visibility, threat control and intrusion prevention systems across the university's entire network.
One of the largest and most diverse educational institutions in the UK, Sheffield Hallam University has over 37,000 enrolled students across four faculties. Over 4,000 of these are international students, from 119 different countries. The university was looking to overhaul its security system and reduce the number of security devices currently deployed across its network.
The university chose the Palo Alto Networks next-generation firewall solution as it allows network administrators to safely enable the use of a vast range of applications across the network and also provide granular policy-based control of all users. In addition to the core solution, Sheffield Hallam University has also implemented Global Protect, which provides secure compliant remote access for all users regardless of location.
The next-generation firewall solution was installed by systems integrator Khipu Networks. Specialising in network security, Khipu Networks has extensive experience in successful security implementations in government, education and corporate settings.
"Universities tend to be particularly diverse environments, and in Sheffield Hallam's case, with such a large number of international students, even more so. We needed to implement a flexible security infrastructure that can accommodate the use of a wide range of applications without exposing the network to potential threats," explains Dave Spence, Account Manager of Khipu Networks.
"With Palo Alto Networks' next-generation firewall it is possible to provide the high level of security required of an educational institution without putting in place draconian restrictions on staff and students in terms of what applications they can and can't use."
Sheffield Hallam is also one of the first universities in the UK to take advantage of WildFire, Palo Alto Networks' cloud-based unknown threat detection technology. WildFire automatically detects malicious files by executing them in a virtualised cloud-based environment, even if the malware has not previously been detected by security researchers. If malicious behaviour is detected, WildFire can stop further distribution of the files throughout the network by issuing security signatures.
"Universities often pose a unique set of challenges for network security professionals," said Karl Driesen, VP EMEA, Palo Alto Networks. "It can be difficult to balance the needs of the staff and students to freely access information while protecting sensitive data from a wide range of threats. Palo Alto Networks' technology gives network administrators the power to analyse network traffic and application use by user and to control against suspicious behavior without restricting access to all users across the network."
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Andy Pettitte Took the Stand at the Roger Clemens Trial Today
The timing was a surprise.By Joe DeLessio
The timing was a surprise.By Joe DeLessio
Take two!By Seth Rosenthal
Our season preview continues.By Joe DeLessio
We were at Yankees Spring Training yesterday. Here's what we saw.By Will Leitch
He's signed a minor-league deal with the Yankees that comes with an invitation to big-league spring training.By Joe DeLessio
It's always been kind of misleading.By Joe DeLessio
"I believe I'm done."By Joe DeLessio
Now even the slightest hope that Pettitte could join the suspect Yankees rotation has evaporated.By Joe DeLessio
"You got to be all in and fully dedicated to play."By Joe DeLessio
It looked for a moment like the 'Daily News' had a bona fide update on the lefty.By Joe DeLessio
"I'm just chilling out, hanging."By Joe DeLessio
"We've been moving forward as if he's not playing."By Joe DeLessio
A source tells ESPN New York that the Yankees expect to hear from the lefty this week.By Joe DeLessio
Report: Andy Pettitte might be done. Source: Mark Teixeira's in-box.By Seth Rosenthal
The Yankees are in a tough spot, but they're not in an awful spot.By Will Leitch
Maybe.By Joe DeLessio
It's possible.By Joe DeLessio
The Yankees lose Game 3 of the American League Championship Series 8-0 to the Texas Rangers.By Will Leitch
Sabathia, Hughes, Pettitte, Burnett.By Joe DeLessio
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Wait. Stop. Read it back -- did the Rutgers president just get a $500,000 bonus?
A $500,000 bonus in public money? Yours and mine? Would this be the same Richard McCormick whose administration was so sharply criticized by the State Commission of Investigation (SCI) for the way it oversaw a public university that spends $1.6 billion in public money annually?
The SCI reported: "The Commission's examination of fiscal practices in a number of areas at Rutgers -- the allocation of staff 'discretionary' funds, travel and entertainment spending and use of 'emergency' funds -- revealed lax internal controls and inadequate oversight that render the university unnecessarily vulnerable to financial waste and abuse."
The bonus was designed to keep him from jumping off to another university. But what university would take him in the light of that report?
Some people at Rutgers obviously love him, no matter what the SCI says. Gene O'Hara, the former chair of the university's governing board who negotiated the bonus, called McCormick "an outstanding example of courage and leadership."
His tenure did not start out well. Turning down an offer to come to Rutgers -- then changing his mind without explaining. Until we later learn that his former employers at the University of Washington suggested he look for a job elsewhere because of a scandal back in Seattle.
He "screwed up," McCormick admitted in a recent interview, but said the experience made him more cautious about his behavior. He said his admissions drew a "wonderful, loving, supportive response" from Rutgers officials.
Let's get to what the SCI reported. About, for example, his friends from Washington -- Karen and William Kavanagh. She was Washington's vice president; her husband ran a consulting firm named Kavanagh Organization Planning Inc. (KOP).
McCormick hires KOP with Rutgers money -- including $1,100 monthly for an apartment -- to straighten out the university's finances.
KOP (Karen and William Kavanagh) recommends a new position be established, a vice president for administrative affairs. McCormick establishes the post and gives it to Karen Kavanagh while the university is still under contract to her firm -- at $240,000 a year, plus a bonus like the one McCormick just got.
After three years, Karen Kavanagh leaves -- according to the SCI, "amid continuing weaknesses in the structure of the university's budgeting, accounting, and internal control practices."
She gets her bonus anyway. In fact, she gets more than $1 million in compensation (all public money) -- plus whatever her husband got paid (more than $100,000, plus expenses) for a consulting report that, by the way, was never written.
McCormick has said his handling of KOP and the Kavanaghs was legal and appropriate. He denounced the SCI report for using "tabloid language" and acting in an "uncontrolled prosecutorial manner" without finding "specific wrongdoing." He also said he had put into place methods of ensuring fiscal accountability before the SCI report came out.
Decide for yourselves. Pick up a copy of the SCI report at http://www.state.nj.us/sci/pdf/HigherEdFinalReport.pdf and read both sides of the controversy.
Also, read about the 828 "discretionary funds" worth tens of millions of dollars that Rutgers officials initially denied even existed -- funds without proper controls.
Read about the travel and business expenditures -- some $15 million annually. According to the SCI, however, Rutgers had no system in place that allowed for "efficient and accurate electronic review of expenditures" in these accounts.
Here's just one example of what the SCI found: "Rutgers reimbursed an employee $6,476.66 for claimed business expenses relating to an 11-day trip to attend a conference in Hawaii. Payment was approved, despite insufficient documentation. It was later determined that the conference lasted only five days. Further, the employee was reimbursed for the cost of a rental car even though the conference took place in the hotel where he stayed."
Attempts to reach McCormick Friday for this column were unsuccessful. An aide said he was unavailable and was leaving for a trip to China this weekend.
Read the report. Read the responses appended to it from McCormick.
The issue now isn't whether the Rutgers president ought to be prosecuted. The issue is the wisdom of giving him a half-million-dollar bonus at a time when, at the very least, the university administration remains under a cloud of suspicion because of the SCI report.


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The biggest challenge Alabama law enforcement officials could face this year comes from -- Alabama law.
Sheriffs, police departments and state troopers say they fear the state's tough new immigration law -- slated to go into effect Sept. 1 -- will stretch their already limited manpower, fill their jails and divert attention from other crimes.
The new law would require intensive training of officers on how and when to administer the law, how to handle suspected illegal immigrants, and how to question and detain them.
But, so far, no training has been done in most departments. As a court challenge of the law begins in federal court today, most law enforcement officials have decided simply to wait and see what happens.
"I've told my people not to start training until we know more," said Bobby Timmons, executive director of the Alabama Sheriff's Association. "It's costly, and nobody has any more money."
"Really, right now, we are in idle," said Blount County Sheriff's Office Chief Deputy Bill Ferry.
Shelby County Sheriff's Capt. Ken Burchfield agreed. "We are in a wait-and-see mode in a sense," he said. "We are fully aware of what the original law says and the legal challenges that have been filed. Until those are settled, we don't know what the law will be. When it goes into effect, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office will comply and enforce the law as it's written."
The law, which was House Bill 56, was passed by Alabama's Republican-controlled Legislature and signed by Gov. Robert Bentley in June. It includes many of the same provisions as laws passed in states including Arizona and Georgia. Backers have said the law is needed to prevent valuable services from going to people living in the state illegally and to save jobs for legal residents of Alabama, where unemployment is 10 percent.
The sweeping law would force police to check documents if they have reason to suspect a person they've stopped for some other reason is an illegal immigrant and to arrest anyone who isn't carrying the proper documents.
Chief U.S. District Court Judge Sharon Lovelace Blackburn today will consider arguments in the request to temporarily stop the law from going into effect Sept. 1. The request for a preliminary injunction comes from groups and individuals who have filed three federal civil lawsuits seeking to have the new law voided.
Churches' challenge
The three suits, which have been consolidated, were filed by the U.S. Justice Department; bishops with the Episcopal, United Methodist and Roman Catholic churches in the state; and a coalition of groups and individuals including the Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama.
Fears of what could happen if the law is upheld led several law enforcement leaders to file court briefs in support of the suit filed by the Justice Department.
Key sections being challenged include ones that would make it a crime for an illegal immigrant to be present in Alabama; or for someone to employ, lease to, or provide transportation for illegal immigrants. Those are in addition to the provision that would require law enforcement officers to check the status of anyone they suspect may be illegally in the United States.
"This is really uncharted territory for local law enforcement in Alabama," said Birmingham Police Chief A.C. Roper.
The law's many costs
Most law enforcement leaders agree on the potential burdens of the new law: additional cost without additional funding; requirements to prioritize immigration enforcement over everything else; a lack of training for street officers on enforcing immigration laws; litigation resulting from enforcing the law, or not enforcing the law; and strained relationships with the immigrant and minority communities.
"We have spent a substantial amount of time working with neighborhoods that are predominately Latino to build up their trust and to encourage them to come to us when it is essential to preventing and solving crimes," Hale wrote in court documents. "HB56 may result in our deputies being viewed as state immigration officers instead of law enforcement officers trying to protect everyone in the entire Jefferson County."
In the Birmingham Police Department in 2009, officers issued 75,870 citations and arrested 25,684 individuals. The careful balancing of detaining when necessary, but issuing a citation when possible, is fundamental to ensure police are able to respond to the most pressing needs, Roper said in court documents.
"HB56 will dramatically alter this delicate formula," he said.
Roper said the intent is for Alabama law enforcement agencies to have a unified position concerning the new immigration law.
Most agencies are waiting for training guidelines from the Alabama Department of Homeland Security and the Alabama Attorney General's Office.
"Of course," Roper said, "some agencies are obviously awaiting the federal court ruling. In spite of the potential legal issues, we would prefer to be ahead of the training curve rather than waiting for a court decision or other information that may not arrive by Sept. 1."
In the meantime, Roper said BPD's command staff has directed its Accreditation Unit and Police Academy staff to collaborate on a training key to put them in better position to follow the law. "Our staff understands that we need to get this right the first time," the chief said.
Hale said they are not optimistic the law enforcement part of the law will go into effect next week.
"It is highly likely a stay will be issued pending the court case being heard," Hale said. "The most prudent thing for us is to see how the law shakes out and what parts of it survive the court's scrutiny and go forward at that point with any enforcement action."
News staff writer Kent Faulk contributed to this report.
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SAGINAW — For Stuart Schweigert, part of the process to signing a player to the Saginaw Sting roster is a promise to help them advance from the Sting roster.
Schweigert, the former Heritage and NFL player now a Sting co-owner, has built this year's Sting roster in large part by selling his experience in professional football and the connections he can use to help players move up in that world.
"That's a huge selling point for us in Saginaw, the fact that I can coach them up on what these guys are looking for, on what the scouts are looking for," Schweigert said.
With three games in the books, all wins, it's obvious the Sting's roster is among the tops in the CIFL, talent-wise. Those three wins have come by a combined 149 points, none of them by less than 32 points.
The Sting will play their first road game of the season, 7:30 p.m. Saturday at Port Huron. The Sting's game at Chicago last week was rescheduled after a change in Chicago's ownership.
This year's roster was assembled largely through Schweigert's roots in the community, plus connections in professional football. And it's helped to have coach Fred Townsend's background in area high school and college football.
There's also been agents calling to push players, former players recommending friends of theirs, and players cold-calling to sell themselves.
For most of those players, the CIFL is a hopeful stepping stone up to a higher league. So Schweigert sells his ability to get game film into hands of personnel managers in other professional leagues.
"If I give these a call and say 'Hey, listen I've got a guy you want to get a look at,' they'll take his film and actually take a look at it," Schweigert said.
Step one in building this year's roster was securing star quarterback Tommy Jones for another season. Once that was done, receivers showed interest in signing up.
After that, the team started signing up local talent by selling a team with local ownership that wouldn't be going anywhere.
"It shows stability," Schweigert said of local ownership. "We're not going anywhere. We're here, we're invested."
This is Schweigert's first year with full player personnel control of the Sting, after helping out on last year's team. And while the Sting play during the UFL offseason, it's provided Schweigert a look into a possible post-playing career.
"I'm just still feeling it out, seeing what I like, seeing what I enjoy," Schweigert said. "Obviously I think an opportunity to be kind of a general manager overseeing everything is something that I look forward to doing, but I think I'm a pretty good judge of talent."


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President Barack Obama: Miami Heat 'can do a lot of good things'
Many observers believe the Heat are primed for a resurgence after missing the playoffs last season, and President Barack Obama is among them.
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Many observers believe the Heat are primed for a resurgence after missing the playoffs last season, and President Barack Obama is among them.
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The NBA schedule doesn't say that the Heat should be in Washington D.C. next week.
The President's schedule, however, overrides everything.
So, as expected, the Heat will fly out of Boston after playing the Celtics on Sunday afternoon, so they can receive their championship honors at the White House on Monday, in a ceremony scheduled for roughly 1:30 p.m.
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Before leaving practice Thursday, LeBron James learned that he would receive his NBA Player of the Month award — for January — during Tuesday's home game against Sacramento.
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Since his retirement, Alonzo Mourning has made no secret of his political leanings — and his support for Barack Obama.
So it's no surprise that Obama would be the one to get the former Georgetown and Heat star back on a court, especially when that court will be in Washington D.C.
Mourning, Chris Bosh, Steve Smith, Jamal Mashburn and Juwan Howard are among the current or former Heat players who have committed …
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Gilbert Arenas wasn't the only major figure who was supposed to be at the Verizon Center, and then wasn't. Early in the day, Wizards season ticket holders received an e-mail that they should arrive early, due to increased security. The team's owner, Ted Leonsis, wrote on his blog that "we will have a big crowd on Saturday, lots of dignitaries and VIPs."
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Chris Bosh recently met him in Miami.
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Barack Obama.
Sarah Palin.
Steve Jobs.
And LeBron James?
"What list is that?" James asked Monday.
The Time magazine "Person of the Year" list.
"I hadn't heard that," said James, who was on the magazine's cover in August 2008. "That's pretty cool. Brings a smile to my face."
James is one of 25 candidates that readers can rate on the Time website.
Ultimately, Time's editors will pick the winner.
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Behind the Mask is reporting some great news coming out of the regional parliament of East Africa. It is still a little known and underrated body called the East African Legislative Assembly (EALA), but it has put out a statement calling for all the regional governments to provide HIV/Aids health services to all citizens, including "vulnerable" groups without discrimination; a statement that will force the governments of Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Rwanda and Burundi to, at the very least, debate who the vulnerable groups are.
Logically, the strategy should be for activist groups to ensure that the debate should focus on who the vulnerable groups are; orphans, waifs, male and female sex workers, women who are still treated as chattels by men, lesbian and gay men, prisoners and so on and so forth … then keep hammering away at it until none of them can be spoken of in isolation.
The EALA pronouncement provides an opportunity to make Ugandan (East African, African) gay men and women part of the mainstream conversation. We, too, suffer from the same health issues as anyone else and that puts the focus on gay men and women who are asking for the right not to die of preventable diseases – a right no one will argue is borne out of thinking that gays are special as the argument has tended to be put forward, quite convincingly, whenever we say we are being persecuted or hated by Ugandans who we, rather unfairly, tar with the indiscriminate brush of homophobia.
As I have argued on a number of occasions, elsewhere, hate or persecution are amorphous concepts that most people in Uganda (Africa) don't really understand unless they see one of their own beaten up in the streets or jailed, blood on the streets, bodies being put in the ground, that sort of thing.
It is arrant hyperbole to argue that Ugandans (for instance) are homophobic – most Ugandans may be bewildered by the concept of homosexuality, but they don't walk anywhere near the circles we hang out in to have any impact on our lives one way or the other. The people hounding us are a tiny but very vocal minority whose agenda is selfish personal gain, but who nonetheless haven't managed yet to turn the entire country into the kind of homophonic maniacs foreigners have been led to believe Ugandans are. The reason for this is that Ugandans (I think Africans in general) are simply not that kind of people.
It is also true to argue that it is safer to be a gay man in Uganda than it is in many parts of the United States of America. If you don't believe this, try checking out how many people have been killed for being gay in Uganda (or jailed) in the last 10 years and compare them to how many have been attacked and even killed in various parts of America in just the last 3 years despite some of the best protections against homophobia one can find on the planet.
In that sense, then, gay men and women in Uganda don't suffer from hate or persecution that should require governments in Europe to make hysterical phone calls to Yoweri Museveni threatening this and that if gays are not accommodated when they are also not making phone calls asking him to end female genital mutilation, the arresting and jailing of journalists and opposition politicians, rounding up of street protestors and jailing them for years without trial and, of course, misuse of state funds which deny basic health services to millions, etc. All of these ills have claimed and continue to claim more victims than 'gay hate' and one can rightly argue that they deserve greater attention.
But once the debate shifts to ignoring vulnerable groups in the fight against HIV/Aids, with the government of Uganda itself admitting that HIV cases are going up again, then we have a solid case to make to the wider Ugandan population if we argue that gay men and women must be included in the strategy to check the spread of HIV. Every Ugandan will see that no one is asking for special consideration as has been argued where 'gay persecution' is concerned.
And how can you make the argument that gay men and women are being ignored in the fight against HIV/Aids, which the government's own reports show they are, without mentioning men who have sex with men? How can you mention HIV/Aids provision for LGBTI and avoid talking about gay men and women? How can any government plausibly talk about providing access to health services for LGBTI and then also continue talking about making homosexual activity punishable by death and/or imprisonment?
See why the strategy and focus need to shift to HIV/Aids and health for all vulnerable groups, including LGBTI?
Related articles
- Uganda Human Rights Commission Report urges right to health for all
- Focus on LGBTI Health in Uganda imminent? (sebaspace.wordpress.com)
- Uganda gives hope to LGBT people, resists outside pressure (76crimes.com)
- Uganda Becoming More Tolerant to Gays – HIV testing the next frontier (sebaspace.wordpress.com)
- African NGOs talk shop in Banjul – pay lip service to HIV/Aids in LGBTIs (sebaspace.wordpress.com)
- Uganda: Don't exclude gay men from AIDS programs (76crimes.wordpress.com)
- Uganda debates whether gays are sick, mad or human beings (sebaspace.wordpress.com)
- We lost the momentum with that Hardtalk Museveni interview! (sebaspace.wordpress.com)


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The Oregonian newspaper asked for our expert opinion of Oregon's 2008 vintage in the Sunday 10-3-09 business section. Here's what we said:
When you're in the wine business, you can drink what you like. With
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2008 Oregon wines are as forward as the 06's and as food-friendly as
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tasted the released 2008 Pinot noirs and dozens of unreleased wines in
barrel. While the buzz has focused on Oregon Pinots, the whites are
terrific too. The 2008 vintage represents a new benchmark for
Oregon wine. - Jean Yates & Marcus Looze, northwest-wine.com
2008 Oregon Pinots are selling fast. Time to get the best before they're gone.
We begin by introducing you to an exciting new label - Tendril - the personal project of Domaine Serene's former winemaker, Tony Rynders.
Tendril Pinot noir 08 $47.95/$43.16
Tony Rynders, winemaker at Domaine Serene for ten years, created their highly rated, signature wines. Now on his own, he is consulting winemaker at some of Oregon's hottest new wineries.
Tony's Tendril Pinot noir is special - it is the first wine from Tony's own winery. This exceptionally good 2008 Pinot noir incorporates his personal vision with his famous Domaine Serene style.
The experience starts with a nose of spicebox, blackberry, and black currant. Add flavors of deep, dark, sweet berries, black currant, and creamy, silky tannins. It finishes long, showing a touch of blackberry leaf, minerals and sumptuous, refined sweetness. It's a wine for cellaring, enjoyable now but promising at least five years of continued development. - Jean
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Dusky Goose Pinot noir Dundee Hills 08 $64.95
Made by Lynn Penner-Ash, highly recommended by Avalon Wine
Evening Land Vineyards Red Queen 08 $88.45/$79.61
Wine Advocate 93 points
Evening Land Vineyards Eola-Amity Seven Springs $38.95/$35.05
Seven Springs - One of Oregon's best vineyards & most talked about wineries
Beaux Freres Estate Pinot noir 08 $74.95/$67.45 any 12 bottles
Highly recommended, must-have for any great Pinot collection - Parker is a partner
Arterberry Maresh Maresh Vineyard 08 $74.95/$67.45
Wine Advocate 94 points
Arterberry Maresh Juliard VIneyard 08 $49.95/$44.95
Wine Advocate 93 points
Black Cap 08 $46.95/$42.26
Wine Advocate 94 points - Jason Lett's (Eyrie) personal Label
Brittan Gestalt 08 $44.95/$40.46
Famous in CA, soon to be famous in OR - great wine
Shea Wine Cellars Shea Vineyard Estate 08 $39.95/$35.96
Wine Advocate 92 points
- Oregon's Most Famous Vineyard
Matello Hommage A&D 08 $26.95/$24.25
Bishop Creek Vineyard 08 $41.95/$37.76
Matello Whistling Ridge Vineyard 08 $28.45/$25.61
Marcus & Andy recommend Marcus Goodfellow's Pinot noirs
Soter Vineyards "North Valley" 08 $29.45/$26.50
Wine Advocate 90 points
Soter Vineyards Mineral Springs Vineyard 08 $47.95/$43.16
Wine Advocate 92 points - Tony Soter's estate vineyard
Clawson Creek "Angela" 08 $45.95/$41.36
Made by Ken Wright - Estate vineyard
Cameron Arley's Leap 08 $39.95/$35.96
Cameron Abbey Ridge Vineyard 08 $54.95/$49.45
John Paul doesn't market his wine - it sells itself
Westrey Abbey Ridge Vineyard 08 $35.95/$32.36
Drop dead sexy
Westrey Reserve 08 $31.95/$28.75
A great wine at a great price
Bergstrom Bergstrom Vineyard 08 $77.75/$69.97
Wine Advocate & Wine Spectator 93 points
Bergstrom Cumberland Reserve 08 $36.94/$33.25
Wine Advocate 91 points
Witness Tree Vintage Select 08 $39.95/$35.96
Wine Spectator 93 points
Witness Tree Estate 08 $26.95/$24.25
Wine Spectator 91 points
Carter Vineyard Hillblock 08 $46.65/$41.98
Rich, ripe black raspberry, forest floor, velvet finish
de Lancellotti 08 $59.95/$53.95
Wine Advocate 93 points
Eyrie Estate 08 $29.95/$26.95
Wine Advocate 92 points
Crowley Entre Nous 08 $29.95/$26.95
Wine Advocate 91 points - Winery to Watch
White Rose Willamette Valley 08 $29.95/$26.95
Hot new wines, first vintage in several years
White Rose Dundee Hills 08 $44.95/$40.46
White Rose Sovarae 08 $74.95/$67.45
Wine Advocate 93 points - Marcus's favorite White Rose
Et Fille Kalita Vineyard 08 $37.95/$34.16
Wine Spectator 92
Lange Pinot noir Reserve 08 $29.95/$26.95
That's my kind of Pinot! - Marcus
J.K. Carriere Willamette Valley 08 $39.95/$35.96
Penner-Ash Dussin Vineyard 08 $58.45/$52.61
Aubichon Willamette Valley 08 $34.95/$31.46
Great value label from Le Cadeau - Avalon Wine Club Selection
Patricia Green Cellars Estate 08 $35.95/$32.36
Wine Advocate 92, dark, seductive, powerful
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Sineann Oregon 08 $29.95/$26.95
"A rare bargain" - LA Times
Sineann Schindler Vineyard 08 $41.95/$37.76
Big, dark, structured, balanced, cellar this one
Sineann Wyeast Vineyard 08 $41.95/$37.76
Favorite of wine writers - powerful and complex
Sineann Yates-Conwill Vineyard 08 $35.95/$32.36
Yum. A melange of cherries, licorice, minerals and raspberries.
Illahe 08 $19.75/$17.77
Highly recommended by Avalon - new winery you'll want to know about
Territorial "Stones Throw" 08 $29.95/$26.95
Estate vineyard, great aging potential
Lumos Temperance Hill 08 $32.95/$29.66
Dai Crisp makes the best from the vineyard he manages
Brooks "Janus" 08 $27.94/$25.15
Their flagship wine
Cardwell Hills Estate 08 $23.94/$21.55
Wine Spectator 91 points
Patton Valley Willamette Valley 08 $34.95/$31.46
Wine Spectator 92 points
McKinlay Special Selection 08 $37.95/$34.16
Sells itself to loyal fans every year
Wine Spectator TOP 100 Wine for 2010l
Dominio IV Black and Red 08 $30.45/27.41
Dominio IV Pondering Ptolemy 08 $30.45/$27.41
Dominio IV Poetry & Roses 08 $27.95/$24.16
Worth seeking out - appealing & well priced
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Abbott Claim Vineyard 08
Wine Spectator 94 points
Canary Hill Vineyard 08
Wine Advocate 92 points
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Wine Advocate 93 points
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Wine Spectator 93points
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Wine Spectator & Wine Advocate 93 points
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Wine Advocate 92 points
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Pinot noir 08 $23.95
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New York Times ranked the Et Fille Willamette Valley 08 the #4 wine in their Top Ten 2008 Oregon Pinots, calling it "complex," and "harmonious."
The Et Fille Willamette Valley Pinot noir 08 is silky and generous with a mesmerizing perfume of huckleberry, nutmeg and cinnamon. Silky and generous throughout, the sweet and juicy dark fruits come together with savory dried thyme and subtle toast. Yum!
By far the best Willamette Valley bottling from Et Fille, and a super-value in Pinot. A blend of all eight vineyards that Et Fille sources from, the 2008 includes the entire three barrels of 2008 Palmer Creek. - Marcus
Yamhill Carlton Mineral Springs
Pinot noir 08 $47.95
$43.16 any 12 bottles
#6 New York Times
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New York Times ranked the Soter Yamhill Carlton Mineral Springs the #6 wine in their Top Ten 2008 Oregon Pinots, saying - "Loosely knit with lingering flavors of red fruit and flowers under a veneer of new oak."
Exotic aromas of sandalwood, sarsaparilla, white pepper and crushed wild berries entice you. The flavors of the 08 Mineral Springs are pretty wound up - it has "cellar" written all over it. In a vintage of ageworthy wines, the Mineral Springs stands out as especially well-built for long term aging. - Marcus
Dusky Goose
Pinot noir Dundee Hills 08
Made by Lynn Penner-Ash
Love and marriage, horse and carriage, you know the song - two things that go together perfectly. Add Dusky Goose and Oregon's 2008 vintage, a heavenly match. The nose is like perfume for wine lovers, exotic and comforting at the same time, with wafts of black cherry, orange, clove, cedar, licorice and sweet earth. The flavor flows with voluptuous black cherry, then adds a pulsating ribbon of raspberry coulis. The momentum builds, giving just the right oomph and creaminess. The finish hangs like a trapeze artist - delicate, balanced, awe-inspiring.
When first opened, The Goose is a little shy, so give it some space to open up (I wrote my notes on day 2). The 2008 has serious long term aging potential. By it, stash it, love it. - Marcus
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$67.45 any 12 bottles
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UN-HABITAT Report on the State of Arab Cities Focuses on Urban Transition
May 2012: The UN Human Settlements Programme (UN-HABITAT) has released the 2012 edition of its regional report the State of Arab Cities on the theme "Challenges of Urban Transition." The report notes that, although urban slums are decreasing and urban innovations are being introduced, the region still faces major challenges, including high youth unemployment rates and climate change.
The report argues that climate change can increase the competition over scarce resources, decrease food security, increase poverty and social instability, and accelerate environmental migration and militarization over natural resources. It estimates that climate change will increase water scarcity and the frequency of droughts, such as that in the Horn of Africa, reduce agricultural productivity by 10 to 40%, and potentially induce further rural to urban migration. The report further highlights that the impact of climate change will increase the likelihood of conflicts over water and oil rights.
The report describes that the Maghreb countries are putting in place a network of concentrated solar and wind power plants throughout the sub-region, which could expand into the Mashreq and Gulf countries. This network could increase investment and economic development opportunities to counter balance the negative impacts of climate change and urbanization.
The report notes that climate change adaptation will require better water conservation, better allocation of water use rights, reduction of fossil fuel use, and investments in renewable energy. It stresses that countries that depend on rain-fed agriculture are more vulnerable to climate change and that, on average, most countries are net importers of food and food security is a key challenge. The report further underlines that agriculture is the most vulnerable sector to climate change and that it is responsible for 85% of water consumption. It identifies Comoros, Somalia and Yemen as some of the most vulnerable countries in the world.
The report emphasizes that climate change adaptation will require adequate management of water resources, improved water conservation, a review of water use rights, a reduction of fossil fuel energy reliance, investments in renewable energy and the strengthening of international cooperation for water resource sharing. [Publication: State of Arab Cities 2012: Challenges of Urban Transition]


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Performing in front of nearly 35,000 people at Camp Pendleton Thursday night, Jessica was in fine form for the troops, belting out "These Boots Are Made For Walkin' " at a three-hour concert that also featured Snoop Dogg, Janet Jackson, Ne-Yo, and Pamela Anderson. Taking the stage in a skin-tight red top, jeans and black stiletto heels, Jessica was greeted by howls and hoorahs.
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But she can't help gushing about her engagement.
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The Lions took a big step forward and made the playoffs last year, and one of the primary reasons for that success was the improvement demonstrated by Matthew Stafford.
Week 1 Tale Of The Tape: Seattle Seahawks At St. Louis Rams
Russell Wilson is the ideal quarterback for this powerful team, and his progress has been consistent and effective every year. Wilson is talented, smart and resourceful, and he has a full understanding of his opponent's strengths and weaknesses.
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The Dolphins feel much better about the quarterback position than they have in the past because Ryan Tannehill has shown steady improvement at the position.
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Having trouble finding good coffee in New Hampshire? We've got you covered. We asked our viewers, "Who makes the best coffee in New Hampshire?"
We sifted through hundreds of entries. The following is a tally of the 22 places that received the most nominations from our viewers...
Tie-17) Barking Bean in Salem
Tie-17) Breaking New Grounds in Portsmouth
Tie-17) Cumberland Farms (multiple NH locations)
Tie-17) Jumpin Jack's Java Express Cafe at Hampton Beach
Tie-17) The Maia Papaya in Bethlehem
Tie-17) Port City Coffee Roasters in Portsmouth
16) McDonald's (multiple locations)
Tie-14) Bonhoeffer's Cafe & Expresso in Nashua
Tie-14) Starbucks (multiple NH locations)
13) Coffee Coffee in Salem
12) Riverwalk Cafe in Nashua
11) Cafe la Reine in Manchester
10) Cafe Monte Alto in Plymouth
9) J. Dubs Coffee in Manchester
8) Dunkin Donuts (multiple NH locations)
7) Prime Roast Coffee Company in Keene
Tie-5) Baby Ben's Coffee House in Dover
Tie-5) A&E Coffee Roastery in Amherst
4) D Squared Java in Exeter
3) Aroma Joe's (multiple NH locations)
2) Mad River Coffee House in Campton
1) Beantowne Coffee House in Hampstead
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