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Catholic Cardinal Calls Gays 'Prostitutes' in Latvian
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RIGA, May 10, 2007 – With less
than four weeks to go before the start of Riga Pride and Friendship Days,
Cardinal Jānis Pujāts, head of the Roman Catholic Church in Latvia, has
defined homosexuality as a "total corruption in the sexual arena" an
"unnatural form of prostitution" and calls on the government to protect "the
values of the traditional family against the licentiousness of homosexuals"
in a letter published by a Latvian newspaper.
"We cannot keep quiet," he says in
his letter, 'Defending Family Values', to Rītdiena. "One month from
now, there will once again be the issue of tolerance towards homosexuality
in the context of yet another attempt to organise a Pride march on June 3."
Cardinal Pujāts says that the
organisers of the Pride event essentially are "essentially demanding that
people be tolerant toward this moral corruption".
"Even more," he thundered!
"They are demanding not just
tolerance, but also that sexual corruption be protected by law and
popularised on the basis of special programmes in schools and other
organised events.
"There would be no opportunity to
object against legal events, because that would be seen as a manifestation
of hatred. That's how corruption grows into dictatorship," he suggested.
The Cardinal calls on the Latvia
Government to "put the reins" on what he calls "this foreign-inspired
action, in which a handful of people with questionable morals try to force
the institutions of government to accept their perverse views".
He claims that there is a reason to
reject the "perverse views" of gays.
"No international human rights
document considers homosexuality to be a minority that should be protected,"
he says.
"It is important to make sure that
the cunning proposal from the Pride people – that "sexual orientation" be
counted among minorities so as to award it lawful status – not be included
in law."
Cardinal Pujāts says it must be
recognised that all Gay Pride marches are "just nonsense" when compared with
the "evil that would occur" if Latvian government or the Saeima
(Parliament) were to use the rule of law to "defend and propagandise" the
gay agenda.
"That would be a true military
attack against the nation's morality, religion and family values," he
insisted. "That is exactly what Pride organisers are seeking to provoke by
returning to their complaints year after year."
The Cardinal then reveals a plan
that would thwart the Pride organisers who want a parade.
"[They] will not survive without
their slogans or provocative activities, and it is unlikely that viewers on
the sidewalk will watch silently," he wrote.
"That is a conflict situation. It
would be better, therefore, if the provocative demonstration were to occur
in a location that is closed and limited some way – a garden or square.
Security services will decide on this, but that is not a long-term
In the long term, the Cardinal
insists that there should be a referendum – even adding another question to
the scheduled referendum on national security laws, asking "Do you support
marriage between persons of the same gender?"
He than calls for a people's
demonstration to reject the "moral corruption" of gay pride.
"If there are 1,000 sexually crazy
people acting foolishly [at the Pride march], then the people's march in
Rīga should have at least 40,000 or 50,000. That proportion would give the
government and public thought enough reason to leave sexual perversion
outside the law."
■ Amnesty International announced yesterday that
it would be taking part in Riga Pride on June 3. An appeal has gone
out to members in an attempt to get over 100 supporters from at least 11
different countries to Riga for the parade.
"Amnesty International is
taking this action as a demonstration of solidarity with Latvian LGBT
people," yesterday's press statement said.
"We would like to take this
opportunity to thank Latvian LGBT organization Mozaika for their fantastic
work and to say that we look forward to meeting Latvian and European LGBT
activists alike in Riga in early June."
Posted: 10 May 2007 at
01:00 (UK time)


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January 2011 20
"The Company Men" Examines Layoffs from both Sides of the Table
Last week I got the chance to speak with John Wells, writer and director of "The Company Men" for our sister site, TheWorkBuzz.com. The film, which dissects the effects of layoffs on those who experience them, stars Academy Award winners Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper, Kevin Costner and Tommy Lee Jones, and hits theaters today.
Though "The Company Men" takes the most in-depth look at the psychological and existential effects that job loss has on workers, it also touches on the legal, ethical and emotional struggles experienced by the executives and human resources staff who make the decisions on "who stays and who goes." An aspect of the film Wells decided to include after speaking with human resources executives (and one that can be seen in the below clip).
"I sort of feel like my first version of [the script was] more like a creed against corporate America and that that wasn't very fair and probably not balanced, so I went back and interviewed a lot of CEOs and human resources executives, and people were very willing to talk to me," Wells told TheWorkBuzz.
Is "Presenteeism" Infecting Your Workplace?
Missing out on the opportunity to catch up on the always-entertaining-for-one-reason-or-another The View, 72 percent of workers go to work when they are sick, according to a new survey released today by CareerBuilder. Evidently, "presenteeism" and workplace pressures outweigh the desire to see the ridiculous charming banter between Elisabeth Hasselbeck and Whoopi Goldberg, as more than half of those workers (55 percent) say they feel guilty if they call in sick.
(Side note: I can't help but notice that this 72 percent overlaps slightly with the 29 percent of workers who admitted they have faked an excuse to call in sick in a previous CareerBuilder survey. I'd love to get a peek inside the minds of those who show no remorse at calling in sick when they aren't, but just don't feel right about it when they are.)
While I understand feeling too guilty to take a sick day, is there no shame when it comes to putting your co-workers at risk of getting sick? (Did anyone else not see Outbreak?!) More than half of workers surveyed (53 percent) said they have gotten sick from a co-worker who came to the office sick.
According to Rosemary Haefner, vice president of human resources at CareerBuilder, it's important for employees to stay home if they aren't feeling well - for the sake of their health and everyone else's. It's also in managers' best interest to promote the health of their employees in order to maintain productivity.
Are Workplace Dress Codes Necessary?
Add this to the list of terms that have become nothing more than meaningless business jargon: Workplace attire. After all, when considering the following workplace stories, it's hard to say what even constitutes appropriate "workplace attire" anymore…
First, there's Esquire magazine recently naming Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg its 'Worst Dressed Celebrity.' While I'm confident the billionaire isn't losing any sleep over the title, there is a bigger implication here: 'Dressing for the job you want ' evidently no longer applies in the business world. After all, if someone can reach Zuckerberg's scale of success without so much as having to ever step foot into a Brooks Brothers, why bother ever changing out of your pajama jeans? Does Zuckerberg represent the new executive style – and the death of professional attire as we know it?
For those who are alarmed by this notion, rest assured that there are still some employers that will go to any – however uncomfortable – lengths to preserve the good name of businesswear. Consider the following stories...
No Red Undies and No Garlic – After generating ridicule for a 44-page dress code – in which employees are instructed to avoid eating garlic for fresher-smelling breath and wear only nude-colored underwear, among other advice – Swiss bank UBS recently announced that it would revise the existing code. While the new code is said to be less micro-manage-y, UBS maintains that a code is important to uphold "the perfect look" of the staffs at its banks.
Bosses Get the Final Say on Bras – Arguing that "being told to wear a bra and keep fingernails to shorter than half-a-centimetre does not impinge on personal rights," a German court ruled recently that employers in Cologne have the right to make certain demands on workplace dress – including asking female workers to wear bras and male workers to trim their beards.
Aside from wondering which poor intern would have the unfortunate duty of ensuring employees keep within these standards ("Pull down your pants a bit. I just need to see the color of your skivvies…okay, now let me smell your breath…"), I also can't help but think…are all of these rules really necessary?
Sure, I understand the need and the expectation for employees in certain roles and industries to look presentable...but if you've hired them for that position, shouldn't you already be able to trust that they can decide what is or isn't appropriate attire?
What do you think? How much control should employers be able to have over their employees' personal appearance?
Facebook Continues to Terrorize Corporate America…And More News From This Week
While you were busy realizing you've been reading the wrong horoscope all your life, thinking it was about damn time you got some credit for something, or planning your return to the Big Game, here's what was happening in the world of workforce management this week…
Let's Leave This One Out of the Guinness Book of World Records 2010 was a record-breaking year in terms of lawsuits filed by private-sector workers on employers on charges of discrimination.
Creating a Great Place to Work: Insights from the Authors of "The Great Workplace"
"The way in which we understand great workplaces is based up on relationships in the workplace," says Michael Burchell, corporate Vice President with The Great Place to Work® Institute . "So a great place to work is one that has a high degree of trust between employees and leaders, a great deal of pride between employees and their work, and a great deal of camaraderie between employees and other employees."
Burchell would be the person to ask. Not only is The Great Place to Work Institute the company behind the annual Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For list, but he – along with colleague Jennifer Robin, a Research Fellow at the institute – literally wrote the book on great workplaces.
Their recent collaboration, The Great Workplace: How to Build It, How to Keep It, and Why It Matters, draws on 25 years of case studies and testimonials from employees working at the best workplaces in the U.S. to answer the question, "What is the business value of creating a great workplace?"
And with so many employers today struggling to both find qualified talent to fill open positions and retain their top performers, the timing for this book could hardly be better.
Trust, Pride and Camaraderie: A Winning Formula
Looking at the over two decades worth of research on great workplaces, one thing is glaringly evident: Culture is king. "When we talk about a great workplace, we're really talking about a culture – a culture of trust, pride and camaraderie," Robin says. The Great Workplace aims to show leaders how they can create that culture by building relationship with employees based on those three elements – trust, pride and camaraderie.
"Pride and camaraderie are a lot of fun to build, whereas trust is a bit harder. It takes a lot of persistence and it takes a lot of deliberate thought to try to develop relationships with people," Robin says. And that's where managers tend to run into trouble. "We often hear [from managers], 'I'm a working manager. I have my own set of responsibilities, and I don't have time to add anything to my plate.'"
But what managers need to understand - and what the authors emphasize throughout the book - is that the extra time and effort they put into building those relationships now will have a huge payoff later on. One need only look at the list of companies highlighted in The Great Workplace – Google, General Mills, Microsoft, to name a few – to understand that, business-wise, creating a great place to work simply makes sense.
"The research we've done on the business benefits are pretty clear and compelling that great workplaces just do better financially," Burchell points out.
But there's more than just the financial impact to consider, too.
Candidates' Most Unusual Interview Mistakes
You're a job seeker with an interview today. As you get ready to walk into the office of your potential employer, you're most likely to:
A. Give yourself a pep-talk about how you've got this one in the bag
B. Check out your reflection in the glass doors to make sure you look as great as you think you do
C. Chug the last of your beer and toss the can in the trash
If you chose C. then you actually wouldn't be alone (though you might want to re-think your career path). According to the results of CareerBuilder's annual survey on outrageous and common interview mistakes, one job candidate actually polished off a beer before walking into the reception area on the day of his interview. And a job candidate with a buzz going is only the tip of the interview-blunder iceberg.
Following are actual examples from hiring managers about the strangest job candidates they've encountered.
- Candidate provided a detailed listing of how previous employer made them mad.
- Candidate hugged hiring manager at the end of the interview.
- Candidate ate all the candy from the candy bowl while trying to answer questions
What Really Motivates Your Employees? A Scientific Perspective
Last month, I spoke with Heidi Grant Halvorson, author of the recently released book, SUCCEED: How We Can Reach Our Goals, which takes a unique approach to helping people achieve success: unlike other motivational books that rely on personal experiences and anecdotes to prove a point, SUCCEED draws from years of scientific studies to uncover practical but effective strategies that have been proven to help people from all walks of life achieve even their most hard-to-reach goals.
While SUCCEED is written for all audiences, Halvorson was kind enough to take a moment and offer insight into how managers in particular can apply the lessons in the book to their own careers, especially in regards to engaging and motivating their employees.
Here's what she had to say about the following management topics:
On motivating your employees…
"People need to feel that their work has impact – that it matters to someone – even if that someone is their immediate supervisor." Halvorson says she hears a lot of complaints from employees who've put a lot of work into a project that ultimately - for whatever reason - gets tossed by someone up the chain of command, making them feel as if their efforts were worthless. "As the manager, something you need to remember to do – besides just saying, "Bummer" – is to make them feel like their work wasn't pointless – that even if that project isn't getting the green light, you as their manager, noticed. You thought their work was excellent. You are impressed with the way they tackled the challenge." You may not have the power to give every project the green light, but you do have the power to create a feeling of impact among your employees. Use that power. Otherwise, your employees will start to feel like they're wasting their time, and little else is better at killing engagement.
On giving workers the freedom of choice…
"Realistically, most employers can't just let employees run around making their own decisions about everything, but there are a lot of studies that show that giving people 'the feeling of choice' is just as effective." Equally as important to workers as feeling like their work matters is a feeling of autonomy. Here again is an instance where you as a manager have more control than you may realize, because you can create that feeling of autonomy by allowing employees as much choice as possible. Even if you can't give employees total control over their job, you can at least give them certain jurisdiction over certain aspects of their work – no matter how small. "People need that feeling of choice," Halvorson says. That feeling of control – "that feeling like you're sort of the master of your own destiny," as she puts it – weighs heavily on engagement.
On what she really thinks about annual performance reviews…


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He has been president of WACOSS and was a director of the Anglican Schools Commission. David is a Fellow of the Institute of Charted Accountants, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Councillor for the Institute of Chartered Accountants. He is currently chairman of the board of Nulsen. He was appointed to the Council in 2010 and elected in 2011.
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A Cumberland County forensics unit is investigating a car in the parking lot of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church at 21st and Chestnut streets, Camp Hill. Investigators were studying the trunk before towing the vehicle.
Witnesses said the car had been in the lot for a week, but that it wasn't unusual for cars unaffiliated with the church to park there. Witnesses said a foul odor had come from the vehicle.
A woman who parks daily at the church said she alerted church officials after noticing flies and a bad smell around the car. She said there was garbage in the vehicle.
Church officials did not comment.
This story is being updated as more information is available.


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In the final hours of its session, the Oregon Legislature included $135,000 to allow the secretary of state to conduct spot checks of petition canvassers to make sure they are complying with the law.
That may sound innocuous on the surface, but groups seeking to refer legislative tax increases to the ballot charge that the investigators are slowing their collection of signatures - and they question this use of taxpayer money, according to Associated Press.
This is the latest chapter in the long-running fight between initiative activists and state officials over how paid canvassing campaigns are regulated. Secretary of State Kate Brown has said she's merely trying to clean up the process while many initiative activists say state officials are trying to strangle initiative campaigns.
An added issue is the $135,000 spent on investigators at the same time the state is cutting so many budgets. While it is a relatively small amount of money, critics say it could go to a variety of more pressing needs.
The Taxpayer Association of Oregon, one of the groups supporting the tax referendums, had this to say on a post on Oregon Catalyst:
It bears reminding the public that the same legislature that approved money to hire investigators to pry into people gathering petitions are the same politicians who voted to suspend enacting the voter approved Measure 57 which helped keep criminals behind bars. On one hand, the state is letting identity thieves and other criminals out of jail early while dedicating entirely new tax resources into hunting for criminals who do not exist and trying to stop their political opponents.
In the AP story, an aide to House Speaker Dave Hunt, D-Gladstone, said it was a worthwhile effort to cut down on fraud. And Deputy Secretary of State Barry Pack added: "Our job is to make sure that anything that gets on the ballot gets there legitimately" with valid signatures.
Pack said seven of the 10 investigators who will be hired with the money (given the amount of money involved, it sounds like a part-time job) are already out on the streets running spot checks of canvassers. So far they haven't found any problems, he said.


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May 28 will be tee time for Newport Public Library's first Four-Person Golf Scramble at Armitage Golf Club, Mechanicsburg.
"The event is meant to be a fun scramble that will allow golfers of all skill levels to participate," said library board member Duane Peters.
In a scramble, all four team members tee off on each hole and then the team decides which tee shot they like best and mark the spot with a tee or ball marker.
The library board is organizing the scramble as its second major annual fund-raising event. The library also holds the "Ride to Read' bike tour every September.
According to Peters and library director Jeanne Heicher, the board would like the library to be able to fund itself without having to hold smaller fund-raisers like bake sales throughout the year.
"We want to be able to free up our staff's time to concentrate on serving the public," said Peters.
The scramble will begin with registration and tee assignments at 11 a.m. and a shotgun start at noon. Prizes will be awarded for first place overall score, closest to the pin and longest drive. The day also will include a 50/50 raffle and gift raffle.
"All profits from the scramble will go toward the library's general operating fund, being used for library materials and programs," said Heicher. "The board hopes to raise at least $5,000 this year.'
The library, which comes up with a modest wish list each year, has been unable to fulfill the list due to inadequate funding.
"Our service area includes 10,000 people," said Heicher. "For each item purchased there is the potential for 10,000 people to use it.'
The library is preparing to go from five computers to eight. Although computers usually are acquired through grants, the work stations are not. The library will need all new, more compact work stations to accommodate the extra computers that will need to fit into the same amount of space.
"Our computers were primarily used by kids, but we have more and more adults coming in to do job searches, submit online applications and schedule appointments," said Heicher. "Many residents who have older computers at home are unable to do the searches they need and others don't have access to a printer.'
Golf scramble applications will be accepted until May 14 at a cost of $250 per foursome or $65 per single player. The fee includes green fees, a shared cart and post-outing dinner at the Caddy Shack restaurant. The dinner will include cheese and vegetable trays, a variety of salads, pork barbecue or chicken entrees, dessert and a cash bar.
The gift raffle is free and will consist of door prize items donated by businesses and other sponsors.
Sponsorship opportunities include: 1) $2,000 scramble sponsor includes four golfers, media exposure, golf hole sponsorship, post-outing dinner and a sign at the registration desk; 2) $1,000 food sponsor includes four golfers, golf hole sponsorship, post-outing dinner and a sign at the dinner; and 3) $600 general sponsor includes four golfers, golf hole sponsorship and post-outing dinner.
For more information about sponsorships or donating a raffle prize, readers may call 567-6860. Registration forms are available at the library and can be downloaded at www.newportpubliclibrary.org.


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LAWTON -- For the third annual Ugly Sweater Party this weekend at Lawton's Old Hat Brewery, participants better be ready to impress the discerning eyes of Kalamazoo rockers The Sinatras.
This is not your grandmother's sweater party. Nay, this, my friends, is a test of appearance, personality and dyed wool. Patrons are encouraged to wear ugly sweaters with the winner, as selected by the local fashionistas The Sinatras, receiving Old Hat garb.
The Sinatras -- drummer Scott Stevens, guitarist Ron Casebeer and bassist Karl Knack -- have been doing eyeball sit-ups in preparation for the event, which begins at 9 p.m. Friday at the Old Hat, 114 N. Main St.
When reached for comment last week, Casebeer, fresh from a trip to New Zealand where he petted the finest ewes, gave a few hints as to what he and his bandmates will be looking for.
"I would say this: If any sweater induces vomiting, it's an automatic winner," he said. "If it looks really itchy, that's a plus. If they look really uncomfortable, the hotter the better."
The Sinatras, who will perform at about 10 p.m. after opener Lawton's MissGuyDid, also said they are big fans of sweaters that look as if they're straight off a TV set, such as "The Cosby Show" or "The Bob Newhart Show." Casebeer also offered some warnings: Similarly dressed couples may or may not be a good idea; it could be dangerous to don the matching sweater-pants combo as it "could distract from the beauty of the ugly sweater"; and newly purchased, unworn sweaters will be shunned.
Last year's event nearly filled the brewery to capacity, and about 30 atrocious sweaters milled about the place drawing squints, er, competed, head brewer Tom Fuller said.
"There were some bad ones," Fuller said, recalling a sweater featuring a horse head with long strings as its mane.
For more information, call 624-6445 or visit oldhatbeer.com.


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Portland police say a man used a note to demand cash from a Southwest Portland bank Tuesday afternoon.
Sgt. Pete Simpson, a spokesman for the Portland Police Bureau, said officers were dispatched to the Bank of the West, 6521 Southwest Beaverton-Hillsdale Highway at 3:24 p.m.
Bank employees said the suspect used the note to obtain an undisclosed amount of cash and was last seen walking north out of the bank's parking lot.
Police searched the neighborhood but did not find the suspect, described as 5 feet 5 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall, with a medium build, dark hair, mustache and glasses. He was approximately 55 to 60 years old and was wearing a dark-colored cap and a gray hooded sweatshirt.
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact Det. Ken Reynolds at 503-823-0407, or via email to firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Sevierville, Tennessee — The Tennessee Smokies Professional Baseball Club, the Class AA Southern League Affiliate of the Chicago Cubs, have added LHP Darin Downs and RHP Dumas Garcia to the active roster. In a related roster move, RHP Jesse Estrada and RHP Rocky Roquet have been sent to join the Class A Daytona Cubs.
Downs joins the Smokies for the first time after spending the entire 2007 and current season in Daytona. The 23-year old native of Boynton Beach, FL posted a 2-0 record with Daytona this season, with a 2.89 ERA over 28 innings pitched. Downs was selected by the Cubs in the 5th round of the 2003 draft, and is in his sixth season of professional baseball.
Garcia also is joining the Smokies for his first stint at the Double-A level. He was signed by the Cubs this off-season as a minor-league free agent in September of 2007. Garcia, a 24-year old resident of Tulia, Columbia, played for South Georgia of the Independent League during the 2007 season, posting a 7-4 record with a 3.44 ERA.


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NEW YORK — Carmelo Anthony let it fly from halfcourt, and when it went in, he had proof of what was already obvious.
"When I made the shot at the half, I told myself the zone was there," Anthony said.
Soon, he had passed Kevin Durant. Next was Bernard King, and finally Kobe Bryant.
Three records, all shot down in one scintillating performance.
Anthony scored a career-high 62 points to break the franchise and current Madison Square Garden marks, and the Knicks beat the Charlotte Bobcats, 125-96, on Friday night to stop a five-game losing streak.
Anthony made 23 of 35 shots, one when he leapt from center court to beat the halftime buzzer, and even added 13 rebounds in the NBA's highest-scoring performance this season.
"I made history tonight, with the performance, but just to be a part of that group of people, like I said, there's only a small group of people that knows what that zone feels like and tonight I was one of them," Anthony said.
It was easily the highlight of the season for Anthony, on pace to miss the playoffs for the first time in his career and facing frequent questions about his future with the team as he heads into free agency this summer.
That was all on hold for one night, the focus simply on Anthony's amazing scoring.
He easily passed his previous career best of 50 points and possibly could've even passed 70 or more had the game been close. Instead, he checked out for good after breaking the records when he banked in a short jumper with 7:24 to play.
"I've seen him score a lot of points, but that was some performance right there," said J.R. Smith, who was also a teammate of Anthony's in Denver.
Smith noticed a different focus from Anthony before the game, a seriousness replacing the usual laughter. Perhaps some of it was some added pregame motivation after the team watched a video featuring Muhammad Ali, one of Anthony's favorite athletes.
With the Knicks desperately thin in the frontcourt after losing Andrea Bargnani on top of the injuries to Amare Stoudemire and Kenyon Martin, Anthony simply took on more of the scoring load as New York won for the first time on its eight-game homestand after dropping the first three.
Al Jefferson had 25 points and nine rebounds for the Bobcats, snapping his streak of four straight 20-10 games. Charlotte had won two in a row, holding division leaders Toronto and the Los Angeles Clippers to an average of 93 points.
But the Knicks, who had lost to the Bobcats 10 days ago to start their current skid, shot 56 percent. So what happened to Charlotte's defense?
"Melo. Enough said," Jefferson said.
Fans chanted "Melo! Melo!" when the Knicks had the ball in the second half, as if they were calling a play. That was replaced by "We Want Melo! We want Melo!" after he checked out.
He made 20 of his first 26 shots against what had been a good defensive team, but there was no defense for the zone Anthony was in.
"When he's in one of those zones, ain't nothing nobody can do about it," Jefferson added.
Last season's scoring champion had eight points in the first 2½ minutes, went 8 of 10 in the first quarter and had 20 points as the Knicks led 30-21. He skipped his usual break and kept playing deep into the second quarter before finally taking a seat with 4:34 left, shortly after missing an open jumper.
He returned with 2½ minutes left to finish the half in style, throwing in a buzzer beater from just inside halfcourt to cap his 15-of-21 half and make it 67-46, Stoudemire laughing hysterically on the bench in his brown suit jacket and the rest of the players leaping in celebration.
"Just to see everybody smiling once again, that's what I was more excited to see," Anthony said. "Guys on the bench smiling, high-fiving, having fun once again, that's the only thing I care about."
Turned out Anthony was just getting started.
He made his first five shots in the second half and the Bobcats would eventually grow frustrated, picking up two technical fouls on one play after Anthony's 3-pointer late in the third.
He made both free throws, part of his 10-for-10 showing at the line, and said he tried to check himself out earlier but his teammates wouldn't allow it.


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To the victors of the last election now go the spoils of setting up local, state and congressional districts in a once-a-decade process called redistricting or reapportionment.
This time around, Republicans who will redraw the state and congressional lines in Michigan should take a page out of Republican Gov. Rick Snyder's government manifesto, and make it a process that's transparent and open to public participation.
Republicans in Lansing could do much worse than follow the open meetings format that have characterized the Genesee County Reapportionment Commission, both so far this year and the last time county districts were redrawn.
The Genesee commission is composed of county Clerk Michael J. Carr, Prosecutor David Leyton, Treasurer Deb Cherry — all Democrats — Democratic Party Chairman Art Reyes and Republican Party Chairwoman Prudy Adams.
The county reapportionment commission hadn't even gotten the official U.S. Census figures yet last month when it began a series of meetings open to the public to discuss the process. The group also took public comments on a proposal that Carr is pushing to cut the number of County Board districts from nine to five.
Now that the Census numbers are in, the county committee should continue that open process, holding hearings on how county board districts are redrawn. The lines will have to be different than the ones that have existed since the last Census.
The population of the city of Flint has shrunk, and people have shifted southward in the county.
The city districts may have to get larger to include more people, and the southern county districts may have to get smaller, so that each holds roughly the same number of people. Or, the County Board map may be radically different — especially if the size of the board shrinks to five districts.
The public should have a say in the way these local and state maps are drawn. The committees drawing them should publish their proposals on the Internet, and consider public comment.
That's especially so at the state level, where Democrats and a group of nonprofits called the Michigan Redistricting Collaborative are pushing state legislators to publish redistricting proposals and take public comment.
At root, redistricting is an exercise in drawing political maps that favor the party in power. With Republicans firmly in the majority in Lansing this year, as they were 10 years ago, they can be expected to draw legislative districts and congressional districts that'll get as many Republicans elected as possible.
Traditionally Democratic Party areas such as Flint and Detroit stand to lose representation in Lansing, as their populations have shifted out of cities and into more Republican areas, or into swing districts that can go with either party in an election.
An added concern is that minority populations, still concentrated in these cities, will also lose some voices in the state Capitol.
The same may happen on the congressional level. Michigan's population has shrunk so much and other states have gained, that our state will lose one of its 15 seats in the U.S. House through redistricting. That may happen in the Detroit area, or its effects might be felt closer to Flint.
In the last redistricting, the I-75 industrial cities lost a representative in Congress when the Fifth Congressional District was redrawn to include Flint, Saginaw and Bay City. That placed Rep. Dale E. Kildee, D-Flint, in the same district as then-Congressman Jim Barcia, a Bay City Democrat. Barcia stepped aside and won election to a state Senate seat. Since then, the three cities have been represented in Congress by just one congressman, Kildee.
That's half the clout in Congress that these cities had before redistricting.
Clearly, the stakes are very high, both for the political parties and for the people who live in these districts.
All should be involved in redrawing them, just as all will have to live with them for the next 10 years.


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Xmaxima - A graphical version of Maxima
xmaxima [options]
All Maxima commands must be concluded with either:
(%i1) diff(sin(x),x);
(%o1) cos(x)
(%i2) integrate(%o1,x);
(%o2) sin(x)
The user types in commands which create Maxima objects (such as functions and system variables) and which manipulate these objects.
On UNIX it may be preferable to run Maxima under Gnu Emacs or XEmacs. You can do this by invoking shell mode in emacs, and then invoking maxima. Preferably, install maxima.el from the distribution and use the command:
The main advantage of working inside emacs is that it provides a complete history of input/output. If you execute the command
you will be able to use your output as input, by simply killing and yanking.
Lisp is built into Maxima. The function to_lisp() enters the Lisp read-eval-print loop. The Lisp function (run) may be used to return to Maxima. Alternatively, single Lisp commands may be invoked by starting a command line with :lisp.
or, simply,
? command
searches the list of functions for the string command. Demonstration files provide complete examples of problems solved with Maxima, and may be accessed with the command demo(command);. A library of user-contributed command files is also provided (the share library), directed toward a variety of problems.
This list includes only commands which the beginner might find useful to know about prior to studying the reference manual and other texts.
plot2d (sin(x), [x, -2*%pi, 2*%pi]);
and a simple 3-dimensional example
plot3d (2^(-u^2 + v^2), [u, -5, 5], [v, -7, 7]);
By default plots are made by the gnuplot plotting package. Plots can be made by other means; see "? plot_options". For more information about plotting, see "? plot".
Maxima uses several other environment variables for communication between the maxima script and the lisp image. All such variables start with MAXIMA_. They should not need to be modified by the user.
Newer references: http://maxima.sourceforge.net
New bug reports are always appreciated. Please include the output of the Maxima function "build_info()" with the report.
MACSYMA (Project MAC's SYmbolic MAnipulation System) was developed by the Mathlab group of the MIT Laboratory for Computer Science (originally known as Project MAC), during the years 1969-1972. Their work was supported by grants NSG 1323 of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, N00014-77-C-0641 of the Office of Naval Research, ET-78-C-02-4687 of the U.S. Department of Energy, and F49620-79-C-020 of the U.S. Air Force. MACSYMA was further modified for use under the UNIX operating system (for use on DEC VAX computers and Sun workstations), by Richard Fateman and colleagues at the University of California at Berkeley; this version of MACSYMA is known as VAXIMA. The present version stems from a re-working of the public domain MIT MACSYMA for GNU Common Lisp, prepared by William Schelter, University of Texas at Austin until his passing away in 2001. It contains numerous additions, extensions and enhancements of the original. The original version of this manual page was written by R. P. C. Rodgers, UCSF School of Pharmacy, San Francisco, CA 94143 (firstname.lastname@example.com) in 1989. It was extensively revised by James Amundson in 2002.
Maxima is now developed and maintained by the Maxima project at <http://maxima.sourceforge.net>.


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DEPTFORD TWP. — The Heart of Gloucester County and the Center for People in Transition are hosting a resume workshop at Gloucester County College July 25 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Attendees will learn how to create the perfect resume and present themselves as ideal job candidates. Those with existing resumes should bring them.
Those without resumes should e-mail email@example.com or call 856-415-2256 for a Personal Data Form, which should be completed and e-mailed back by July 18.
Event organizers will create a draft of a resume for attendees and give it to them at the beginning of the workshop. In an open forum style, all of the resumes will be critiqued.
Registration is required for the event. To register, call 856-415-2222.
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For the second year in a row Brecksville-Broadview Heights boys basketball will square off against Westlake in the District playoffs. This time, it will be for all the marbles.
The Bees beat Westlake 46-41 in the 2012 District Semi-Final game before going on to lose to Elyria in the Finals 47-46.
Brecksville Head Coach Steve Mehalik said his team remembers the bad taste that loss left in their mouths.
"When we lost last year by a point at the buzzer it hurt. It still hurts. I haven't gone a day without thinking about it," Mehalik said. "We're just happy that we've come back here again and we're going to try to erase 33 years of history."
The Bees' last District Final win came in 1981.
They beat Lorain 63-60 March 6 to get the opportunity to face Westlake for the District Title. Westlake defeated Elyria March 7 by a count of 70-55.
Brecksville defeated Westlake in both regular season match ups between the Southwest Conference rivals by scores of 51-45 (Jan. 18) and 66-63 in overtime (Feb. 15).
Tip off for the contest will be at 7:30 p.m. March 9 at Midview High School in Grafton.
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LOS ANGELES - Former Great Lakes Loons star Clayton Kershaw earned the Gold Glove Award as the top fielding pitcher in the National League.
Kershaw's award gave the Los Angeles Dodgers three Gold Glove players, joining outfielders Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier.It was Kershaw's first Gold Glove of his career. Earlier, Kershaw was named the winner of the Warren Spahn Award as the top left-handed pitcher in the National League and was named to The Sporting News NL All-Star team.
Kershaw is also a finalist for the Players Choice Outstanding pitcher in the NL and for the Roberto Clemente Award.
There is also the possibility that Kershaw could become the second Los Angeles Dodger to win both the Cy Young Award and the Gold Glove, joining Orel Hershiser.
Kershaw played for the Loons in 2007, going 7-5 with a 2.77 earned run average.
mlb.com: "It's awesome," said Kershaw. "I never expected to win; to hear my name called, I was surprised. Greg Maddux won 18 of these. It's special to be around in his company. I expect other guys to win, I guess."


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The nation's best law school trial teams are coming to Baltimore to challenge Maryland for the national championship.
Help give our team a "home court advantage" by showing your support at our tournament kick-off party.
Join Dean Karen Rothenberg, alumni, friends, tournament volunteers, and past and current Trial Team and Moot Court Board members for a night of fun and festivities.
Tuesday, October 28
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STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- With the elevator and escalators out at the Whitehall Ferry Terminal since Hurricane Sandy, it has been tougher than ever to reach the main waiting room: The only way up is by taking the stairs.
Across the harbor at the St. George Ferry Terminal, the opposite is true: Passenger access eased greatly in the last week with the debut of a string of improvements. The DOT opened ramps and redesigned bus gates, making it much more convenient for those parking their cars, being dropped off by car or bus, or catching a ride home by one of those transportation modes.
At Whitehall, the city is "committed" to a March restoration of elevator service, while the escalators are still out indefinitely. The Whitehall escalators "were damaged beyond repair and now need to be rebuilt in total, not just repaired," said Nicole Garcia, a spokeswoman for the city Department of Transportation.
Although the process is being fast-tracked, she said it still must go through the city's required procurement process.
Whitehall commuters have struggled with the inconvenience, at times unnecessarily.
Access to the ferry from street level at Whitehall Street is permitted for those who need it, the DOT confirmed, specifically citing "passengers with disabilities, the elderly and individuals traveling with strollers."
But signs advising them of that were in short supply. When the Advance visited the terminal, last week, we spotted only a single sign on an out-of-the-way entrance door alerting riders to the street-level boarding option.
Ms. Garcia said DOT is looking at posting more prominent notices.
The situation is brighter at the St. George Ferry Terminal, where elevator service has been restored. The terminal's escalator could be back in service as early as March. In all, the elevator-escalator damage at both terminals is estimated to be in the $3 million range.
The biggest development is taking place outside the terminal doors, where a post-Hurricane Sandy cleanup coincides with the final stages of a $175 million reconstruction project.
DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan said the new improvements will deliver significant conveniences for ferry riders. "For Staten Islanders, the St. George Ferry Terminal is not simply a stop on the way to work or school, but the heart of their commute," said Ms. Sadik-Khan. "This milestone is an important step toward a faster, easier trip, and it puts the finish line in sight for thousands of Staten Islanders."
As a result of extensive viaduct rehabilitation, bus and passenger vehicle access has been restored via Ramp B; the Kiss & Ride and South Municipal Parking access has been restored via Ramp C; and the Richmond Terrace bus station is once again accessible via the old viaduct.
Four new bus gates and the terminal's taxi stand now feature improved signage and easier transfers.
The project restored the original 1946 terminal, which has endured nearly 70 years of wear and tear, as well as saltwater exposure.
The remaining work on the St. George terminal over the next three months includes structural elements on the ramps, new fencing, bus-stop signage, wind shields, roof work and drainage repairs.
Inside the terminal, the elevator is up and running and the DOT has set a target date of March for completion.
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Flagstaff, AZ - Northern Arizona broke away from a halftime tie with a remarkable 29-4 second-half run. The result was an easy 77-56 win for the first-place Lumberjacks over Portland State at Walkup Skydome.
NAU hit 14 of its first 18 shots in the second half while the Vikings struggled to score after intermission. PSU led 35-33 at the 17:24 mark of the half before the 'Jacks went on their big rally over the next 10 minutes. NAU outscored Portland State, 46-25, in the second half after the teams were tied at 31 at intermission.
The loss ended a two-game winning streak for the Vikings. PSU dropped to 7-8 on the season, 2-4 in the Big Sky. Northern Arizona won its fourth in a row and will be no worse than tie for first at the end of the daty with a 5-1 league mark.
NAU's Quinton Upshur hit back-to-back three-point field goals to create the first significant lead of the game in the first half. At that point, NAU was ahead 23-17 at the 10-minute mark. The Vikings answered back with a 12-0 run over the next six minutes to gain a 29-23 advantage.
The Lumberjacks rallied back to tie to the game at 31-31 at halftime, but the Vikings appeared to be in a good position for the final 20 minutes.
That wasn't the case as the 'Jacks made 19-27 overall after halftime, 3-4 from three-point range and 5-7 at the line. Northern Arizona shot .589 for the game, hitting 33-56 shots.
On the flipside, the Vikings were only 9-27 after intermission, including 2-11 from behind the arc. PSU shot 21-53 overall in the game (.396) and 5-21 behind the line (.238).
Northern Arizona had a big advantage on the glass, outrebounding Portland State, 36-21. NAU outscored the Vikings in the paint, 50-24.
Gary Winston was the Vikings' top scorer with 13 points. Brandon Cataldo scored a career-high 10 points, hitting 3-6 from the field and 4-4 at the line.
Max Jacobsen led Northern Arizona with 19 points, hitting 8-11 shots. Kris Yanku added a career-high 17 points.


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Boiler Up your iPhone or iPad with the Purdue University app. Whether you are in West Lafayette or across the globe, you can access Purdue news, videos and information no matter where you are. Users can view a campus map, check out the menus from our dining courts, read campus news or watch videos and enjoy extras like the Purdue fight song. Features - Campus Map - Need to find your way to your next class, or to Ross-Ade Stadium from your parking spot? Access the campus map to find out where you are, where you want to go and the best way to get there. - News - Keep track of happenings on campus by browsing through Purdue news stories. It's easy to find out the latest information on everything from concerts and performances to student success programs and top research news from Purdue faculty. - Videos - Get direct access to the Purdue YouTube channel, where you can watch and share videos highlighting student life, research, BoilerBytes and coverage of campus events including Grand Prix and the Rube Goldberg machine competitions. - Calendar - Whether you are looking for the time and location of the next football game or need to find out when spring break is, you can find all the dates you need. Easily select from various campus calendars to stay up to date on everything happening at Purdue. - Menus - Hungry after class? View all of the food choices from our award-winning dining courts across campus. - Buses - Want to find out when the bus will show up at your stop? You can look and be updated on the fly of the status of the bus coming to your stop and even when the next one will arrive. - Safety - Learn how to be safe on campus, who to contact and all about the Ready Purdue system of alerts. - Labs - Need to find a computer lab that is open and has available computers? Easily find open locations, with details on the computers available near your dorm or classroom. - Directory - Find any faculty, staff or student you need to contact through our campus directory. - MyMail - A quick and easy link to view your Purdue email account - Tours - Highlights various paths to view landmarks through campus. - Photos - View scenes from events and seasons on Purdue's campus. - Extras - If you often have the urge to break into "Hail Purdue", look no further. Use the app to listen to fight song or the "Go Purdue! Cheer" among other choices.
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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) - The Fort Wayne Community Schools Board will hold a public meeting Tuesday at 5:30 p.m. at the Grile Administrative Center, 1200 S. Clinton Street, to discuss how to cut $15 million dollars from next school year's operating budget.
Tuesday's meeting will be the first-time administrators and the FWCS Board has publicly discusses their budget cut ideas, where district leaders say practically everything is on the table.
School board leaders say two things are certain in next school year's budget, no cuts will be made to the district's successful full day kindergarten program and all FWCS administrators will see salary freezes next school year.
Meanwhile, teachers are also expected to be asked to forgo raises for next school year.
Other other options are closing schools, and possible staff and teachers layoffs.
"Even though tomorrow we're not taking public comment... We want people to know what we are talking about, what we are thinking about, where this discussion is headed, so that they can be aware and make good decisions on if they think we're headed in the right direction," said FWCS Spokesperson Krista Stockman.
FWCS says public meetings for suggestions, comments and questions will be scheduled for later this month.
The dates for those meetings could be announced as early as Tuesday, March 2.
Meanwhile, Indiana's NewsCenter has discovered the Emmaus Lutheran School is teaching their 7th and 8th grade students Spanish via Skype.
The middle school students are connected with a teacher in Cancun, Mexico where each 30 minute session only costs 15 dollars.
This program will save Emmaus Lutheran School at least $5,000 dollars over a full school year.
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More People Complained About Jan Moir's Stephen Gately Column Than Anything Ever Before
Daily Mail columnist Jan Moir racked up 22,000 complaints with the Press Complaints Commission over her "blame it on the victim" column about the death of Boyzone's Stephen Gately. That makes her PCC's most vilified offender ever — with more complaints coming in over that single article than the organization has received in the last five years. Ah, life in the Twitter era.
We're all well aware that the tabloid media traffics in lies and deception. We grudgingly accept that, although we feel pity for the misguided, unquestioning few who are taken in by it. However, when the purveyors of this junk begin to trade in venomous, hyperbolic hatred, barely-concealed bile, and that unique sort of malicious schadenfreude gained from the taunting of a grieving family, it's time a line was drawn. Jan Moir is welcome to feel smug and content in her own deluded self-righteousness, and her self-congratulatory, smirking sense of "morality", but she has to face the consequences of her words.
The British public has a greater sense of decency than she'd like to give them credit for.Oct 20, 2009 at 3:32 am · @Reply ·
what makes you think being gay and coming should get you a free pass from the tabloids?? pretty arrogant and dumb if you ask me…


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RMRS-RN-41: Response of two terrestrial salamander species to spring burning in the Sierra Nevada, California
Bagne, Karen E.; Purcell, Kathryn L. 2009. Response of two terrestrial salamander species to spring burning in the Sierra Nevada, California. Res. Note. RMRS-RN-41. Fort Collins, CO: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station. 10 p.
Terrestrial salamanders may be vulnerable to prescribed fire applications due to their moist, permeable skin and limited mobility. We present data collected on terrestrial salamander populations in a ponderosa pine-dominated forest in the Sierra Nevada where fire was applied in the spring. Two species, Sierra ensatina (Ensatina eschscholtzi platensis) and gregarious slender salamander (Batrachoseps gregarius), were captured under coverboards. Capture rates of ensatinas declined within the first 2 years after burning, but postfire captures were similar to or greater than capture rates on unburned plots. Capture rates of slender salamanders were more variable, but high capture rates on burned plots suggest they persist following fire. We captured fewer small ensatinas within 2 years of burning, but sizes of slender salamanders pre and post burning were similar. Salamanders were captured in both closed and open canopy forests, and presence under individual coverboards was associated with deeper litter and greater canopy closure. Coverboards may be avoided for a year or more by gregarious slender salamanders, and capture rates were highest during winter and early spring. Though sample sizes were small and conclusions should be made with caution, results indicated no strong adverse effects from spring burning. Suitable habitat may have been maintained by the patchy burn pattern characteristic of spring burns.
Keywords: terrestrial salamanders, prescribed fire, Sierra Nevada
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When the Olympic games launched in Russia a few weeks ago, there were horrifying stories about the animal cleansing that was taking place on the streets of Sochi. According to animal welfare groups, authorities were mass killing street dogs in an effort to "beautify" their city as they welcomed athletes and visitors from around the world. The number of dogs slaughtered is unknown, estimates say there are probably thousands; private companies who were hired to take care of the dogs were told to "kill as many as possible."


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The first thing that greets a visitor to the annual Central Iowa Food and Beverage Expo is the wonderful smell of something cooking.
It could be a lot of things: samples being prepared by Iowa Central Community College culinary arts students, entries being finished in the high school cooking contest or maybe something delicious being created in a student cooking demonstration.
It might even be something a bit exotic, like wild boar.
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Fort Dodge Senior High School students Ben Montero, left, and Hunter Doyen work on a Spanish chicken recipe Saturday afternoon as they participate in the high school culinary arts cooking contest at the Central Iowa Food and Beverage Expo in the Career Education Building.
Robert Lennon, of Fort Dodge, was helping introduce guests to the domestic pig's brother.
"They're a bit hesitant at first," he said. "Very few have tried it."
Their reactions?
"They love it," he said. "One person said it's the best sausage they've ever had."
He did offer the reluctant ones a new way to look at it.
"It's just a wild pig," he said.
Anne Charlson, of West Des Moines, had a pretty positive reaction to the new flavor.
"I love it," she said.
She said she was pleasantly surprised at the size and scope of the Expo and very happy with all the samples.
"This is my lunch," she said.
Working on a dish as a group, Fort Dodge Senior High School students Ben Montero and Hunter Doyen were busy slicing up peppers and other vegetables to go into their cooking contest entry - Spanish chicken.
They were cool under pressure.
"We're just cooking," Montero said.
How were they expecting to do?
"Hopefully first place," Doyen said.
Their instructor, Julie Schreiber, was standing nearby. Contest rules prohibit her talking with her students after the first ten minutes - she was fighting the urge to help.
She was confident.
"They'll do great," she said.
Kyle Niemier, of Gowrie, was assigned to develop a display for the Expo. He choose to focus on organic versus nonorganic cheese.
He was surprised to find that he had a preference.
"It was benevolent to me until I tried them," he said.
He plans on trying to use not only organic foods but also as much locally produced food as possible in his career.
"Anywhere it's possible," he said.
Renae Grogan-Hulsebus, owner of The Cheesecake Lady, was one of many local vendors at the Expo.
She was offering samples of her chocolate and white chocolate brownies. Some are so rich in chocolate, she has to use the word several times to describe them - chocolate chocolate brownies.
She was doing a brisk business in cookies too.
"It's been busy since I got here," she said.
Chef Michael Hirst, who leads the Iowa Central Community College Culinary Arts program, said he has a simple goal for the event.
"We're promoting Iowa food and beverage industries," he said, in addition. "It's a great chance for students to interact with the public."
It also helps raise money for the students annual trip to the National Restaurant Association show in Chicago. The students spend five days attending the show and visiting fine restaurants in Chicago.
"It all goes for the trip," he said. "There's not a penny of profit."
He said that the Expo has been growing every year, both in the number of vendors offering everything from locally produced wines to professional chef knives, and in the numbers attending.
"We're seeing new business every year and new organic producers," he said.
The Culinary Arts program currently has about 90 students, he said.


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Berrini Vacation Packages
Many of Sao Paulo's attractions are within easy reach of Berrini, so it is a popular place to stay or visit on a day trip. Two of the most interesting places to see are the marvelous United Nations Sao Paulo and the fantastic WTC Golden Hall. If time permits, be sure to also visit the Canadian Consulate General and the Shopping Cidade Jardim.
To better understand Sao Paulo, take a trip to one of its many cultural destinations. Culture vultures will find plenty to cheer about at venues such as Vivo Theater and the Via Funchal Music Theater.
If you are into nature, plan a trip to some of the nearby green spaces. These are good spots to relax and unwind. Find a little peace in the Garden City Park Sao Paulo, a place where locals come to enjoy a little slice of tranquility.
Grab a map and a camera and explore the attractions Sao Paulo offers. For those who enjoy history, the region's past comes vividly back to life at Bandeirantes Palace.
Grab your credit card and head to the Shopping Vila Olimpia, Shopping Ibirapuera and the Shopping Market Place to scratch that shopping itch.
If you're crazy about sports, you'll love seeing local favorites, the Sao Paulo FC, take to the field at Morumbi Stadium. To endear yourself with the locals, be sure to wear red, black and white, the colors of the Sao Paulo FC.
At the end of a day discovering the sights, sounds and smells of Berrini, recharge your batteries at one of the area's bed-and-breakfasts, hotels or short-stay apartments. Make reservations for the Blue Tree Premium Faria Lima, the Bourbon Convention Ibirapuera, or the Mercure Sao Paulo Privilege.


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CHICOPEE - From the moment she stepped into the pitcher's circle in the top of the first inning to the moment she jumped into her catcher's arms at the end of the game, Pioneer Valley Regional senior pitcher Sarah Greenwood never stopped smiling.
The Granby Rams never gave her reason to do so.
Behind Greenwood's arm, the Panthers advanced to the Western Massachusetts Division III softball final with a 6-1 victory Wednesday at Elms College.
"It helps me stay focused," said Greenwood, who will attend the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts in North Adams next fall to play softball. "(Pioneer assistant) coach Cole reminds me to stay relaxed in there."
Surrendering two hits and one earned run while striking out seven, Greenwood kept the Rams (15-6) guessing.
"She's not an overpowering pitcher," Pioneer head coach Peter Vearling said. "She relies on moving the ball up and down, and in and out of the strike zone."
"Her best pitch was the rise ball today," Pioneer catcher Katie Bachinski said. "This is the best game she's pitched in a while."
Greenwood contributed at the plate as well, reaching base three times and picking up two of Pioneer's eight hits. She also stole two bases.
"I'm smiling at the plate too," Greenwood said. "Granby gave me the challenge of placing the ball today and I was able to do that."
Vearling was smiling right along with his senior pitcher after the victory, despite what he considered a weak offensive performance.
"This is the first game of the year we haven't had double-digit hits," he said. "Their pitcher was gutsy and did a good job keeping her composure."
Granby pitcher Monica Johnson was hurt by three errors but still managed to strand nine Panthers. Had she not, the game could have been a blowout.
"Granby is a pretty solid team," Vearling said. "They play within themselves and they did a good job on our slappers today."
The Panthers got on the board in the second, picking up two unearned runs on two errors by Granby third baseman Brie Ehgelbrecht. After the team's traded runs in third and fourth to make the score 3-1, the Panthers broke things open in the sixth on an Alyssa Shepherd sacrifice fly and a two-run single by Fran Palazzo's.
That gave Greenwood all the cushion she could ask for. "This is my first year pitching since JV," she said. "I know if I throw my pitches correctly I'll get in the zone."
Pioneer (16-6) advances to face the winner of Thursday's semifinal between Turners Falls and Mount Everett in the Western Mass. final Saturday at the University of Massachusetts.
"Our goal every year is to get to the Western Mass. final and beyond," Vearling said. "We play in a tough league and I was glad to see our girls come through today."


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Flip Wilson: What you saw wasn't all you got
Forty years ago, Flip Wilson was the biggest thing in television.
In its first two seasons on NBC, "The Flip Wilson Show" was the second-most watched program on TV. His comic characters spawned two of the medium's hottest catchphrases, "The devil made me do it" and "What you see is what you get!" (The latter lives on in its acronym, a computer application that allows you to see what a document you're working on will look like - WYSIWYG.) He jump-started the careers of the two biggest names in comedy, George Carlin and Richard Pryor. In January 1972, Time magazine had him on the cover, calling him "TV's First Black Superstar." »Read Full Article
Hooligan's owners selling bar, but it's not last call
When John Sidoff bought Hooligan's Super Bar, 2017 E. North Ave., in 1978, the east side attitude was different than it is today.
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Brian Wilson Interview: Three thoughts on new album, tour and playing with Jeff Beck
Brian Wilson's current tour with Jeff Beck and fellow Beach Boys alum Al Jardine and David Marks comes to an end at the Riverside Theater Wednesday. Associated Press photo by Greg Allen. »Read Full Blog Post
Milwaukee Repertory Theater's 'Forever Plaid' a winning blend
Midway through the production of "Forever Plaid," now on stage at the Milwaukee Repertory Theater's Stackner Cabaret, the four wannabes in the limelight launch into a version of the Beatles' "She Loves You" featuring close, four-part harmony and customized, decidedly square tweaks to the lyrics.
It's a watershed moment. »Read Full Article
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Surprise! Packers crush World Series in local ratings
Overnight ratings for Sunday night's Green Bay Packers game vs. the Minnesota Vikings on NBC were more than 12 times higher than the World Series game airing opposite on Fox, according to A.C. Nielsen Co. Nationally, however, it was a different story.
The Packers game, locally on WTMJ-TV (Channel 4), averaged a 49.6 rating for the night, compared with a 4.1 rating for Game 4 of the World Series game pitting the St. Louis Cardinals against the Boston Red Sox. »Read Full Blog Post(3)
Rachael Ray coming to Riverside Theater Dec. 13
Daytime TV host and celebrity chef Rachael Ray once visited the Safe House and Miss Katie's Diner for her Food Network series "$40 a Day."
Now Ray's Milwaukee fans can see her live for $32.50 — and get a copy of her new cookbook "Week in a Day: Five Dishes-One Day" — when she appears at the Riverside Theater Dec. 13. Ray will share behind the scenes stories from her shows and offer kitchen tips, a Riverside press release states. »Read Full Article(1)
On Tap for Today: Visit familiar haunts, watch Conan on the really big screen and more
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In case you hadn't noticed, the folks at DRUM! really like drumming a lot. Okay, to be honest, we're totally fixated on it. When we aren't writing about drumming, we talk to other drummers about drumming, or test new drum gear, or hang out at drum shops, or watch drumming videos. And when we aren't doing any of those things we go out and play drums as often as possible. It keeps us busy.
But I was reminded recently that there's more to life than hitting things with sticks when my band's gig schedule suddenly ground to a screeching halt. It's not as if anything in particular went wrong either. We play almost every weekend, and hit a dry spell every so often. But this time the break was a bit longer than usual. Like two full months.
So what did I do with all that spare time? Well, for one thing, my deadline for this issue seemed to be oh so much easier to manage. I had more free time to wrap up loose ends, and for once didn't need to edit stories on my laptop while wedged between a speaker cabinet and a bass drum case as I rolled down the freeway in the back of the band's van (a dubious skill I've grown accustomed to over the past few years).
But I also did some things I haven't done in quite a while, like heading out of town with my girlfriend for a weekend by the coast, reading a good book, going to the theater (more than once even!), visiting with friends, and attending parties and art openings. After a few weeks something amazing happened – I began to unwind. Strangely, I wasn't even aware of the fact that I was all wound up to begin with.
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- California tree nut crops on fast track
- China, China, China
- Tree nut markets are a "major reason" land prices in Central California have shot to $22,000 for open farmland to almost $30,000 for an established pistachio orchard in Kern County.
- China has been the economic driver for the nut industry worldwide.
- Potential potholes in the tree nut superhighway include food safety issues, a strengthening dollar and the ever-present threat of the U.S. trading away overseas markets for U.S. commodities in exchange for a diplomatic or military concession.
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The California tree nut industry is going nuts.
Record grower prices and shipments have everyone smiling like a freshly harvested pistachio.
Jim Zion, managing director of Meridian Nut Co., Clovis, Calif., told a packed audience at the Spring Ag Outlook conference in Visalia, Calif., that the growing almond, pistachio and walnut markets are a "major reason" land prices in Central California have skyrocketed to up to $22,000 for open farmland in irrigation districts with good water contracts to almost $30,000 for an established pistachio orchard in Kern County.
These prices are from the California chapter of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers, which sponsors the Spring Ag Outlook forum each year.
Zion, who is also chairman of the American Pistachio Growers, said pistachios are so profitable to growers that prices can come down 50 cents per pound from what they are today, and growers would still be making a gain.
Facts like that are seducing more growers to plant increasingly more pistachios to the point that pistachio production will soon reach 1 billion pounds, likely by 2017, according to Zion. That will almost double the latest record crop of 2011 (528 million pounds). Not a bad track record for a crop that was only commercialized in the U.S. for the first time in 1976.
(For more, see: Pistachio industry poised to sell record crops)
Zion would not hazard an estimate on the 2012 crop. It is still a bit early in the season. However, prominent Kern County pistachio grower Carl Fanucchi, Fanucchi Diversified Management, Inc., Bakersfield, Calif., said in a recent edition of Tree Nut Farm Press, "Most growers are expecting up to a 600-million pound crop this year." That compares to the 448-million pound crop in 2011, an off year for alternate bearing pistachios.
Zion can only hope when the pistachio production hits 1 billion pounds, the rest of the story will be like the almond industry when it hit that mark. It was 2002, and more than a few industry observers predicted the collapse of the almond market from oversupply.
The naysayers were dead wrong. Since then, growers have delivered more than 1 billion pounds annually to processors in nine out of the last 10 years, and prices have been good each season as demand has grown steadily. Almond prices continue to attract new plantings. Final deliveries for the 2011 crop are expected to total almost 2 billion pounds and shipments so far indicate that the crop will move to market at good prices.
Meridian is one of the larger tree nut marketing organizations in the state with more than $100 million in annual sales for 40 million pounds of tree nuts.
(For more, see: Internet power boosts Western tree nut sales)
All California tree nut crops are heavily dependent on exports. Exports represent 65 percent of the U.S. pistachio crop. California is the largest pistachio producing state with Arizona and New Mexico coming in second and third.
"The challenge in the pistachio industry is to increase shipments 15 to 20 percent per year," for the foreseeable future. That is what it will require to move the additional crop from new plantings and new varieties that have gone into the ground in recent years.


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People all across Alabama are preparing for Thanksgiving today, whether this means getting the last minute groceries, picking up the pies or packing up the car to hit the road. Today is predicted to be the most heavily congested day across the roadways in Alabama this week. Unfortunately, this large increase in motor vehicle traffic also means that there is usually a large concentration of car accidents this week.
According to the director of the University of Alabama Center for Advanced Public Safety, "Whenever traffic volume goes up, crashes generally go up as well. This isn't really rocket science here: You have a lot of people on the roads over Thanksgiving, so the crashes are naturally going to get worse."
From 2005-2010 the national average for motor vehicle fatalities was 798 during the week of Thanksgiving. In Alabama, there is usually a 25 percent increase in the rate of Interstate wrecks this week. A large source of this problem is drunk driving. It is not unusual for families to celebrate the holiday season with an adult beverage. Unfortunately, drunk drivers cause about 40 percent of the accidents that occur during Thanksgiving.
While an individual seriously injured in a crash caused by a drunk driver can stand to financially recoup, drivers may protect themselves more adequately from drunk drivers on the road by avoid driving during the hours of 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. which appears to have the densest concentration of accidents.
Hopefully, families in Huntsville and across Alabama will have an enjoyable and safe holiday. Using sound judgment and staying alert will aid in making sure everyone has a happy Thanksgiving.
Source: USA Today, "Thanksgiving week one of the deadliest on the highway," Larry Copeland, Nov. 18, 2012


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text: I saw Zero Dark Thirty, the film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden. Earlier, the word was that it would be released just before the election, which had conservatives up in arms, fearing that a cinematic treatment of President Obama's victory was Hollywood's plot to get him re-elected. But there is nothing triumphalistic about this movie. Opponents of the war on terrorism will find lots of material in scenes of torture and brutality (as in killing terrorists in front of their children as they cry). And yet supporters of the war on terrorism will also find lots of material in the opening recording of phone calls from World Trade Center victims right before their deaths (talk about 911 calls), the continuing acts of terrorism throughout the movie, and in the heroism of both the troops and the CIA operatives who brought Osama bin Laden to justice. I think Zero Dark Thirty is what an objective treatment of a controversial issue by a work of art looks like. [Read more…]


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Bath (4-1) finished well after being down by a bucket in the first quarter, outscoring Leslie 18-14 in the second half.
Nicole Wahrer led Bath with a game-high of eight points.
Leslie (2-4) started the game well, but lost momentum after the first quarter.
Becca Gould led Leslie, scoring six points and had six steals and Arrianna Levario had five points, six rebounds, and three steals.
"We just started missing our shots; we have been struggling on offense all season," Leslie coach Collin Smith said. "We missed a lot of layups late in the game, but we still had a maximum effort and played with a lot of heart."
Leslie made one final push to put it within four but was unable to make its basket and was forced to foul.
Bath made both free throws to finish the game and put it out of reach.


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Wagner College put the defensive clamps on visiting Siena over the final seven minutes and rallied for its first win of the season, a gritty 63-55 non-conference triumph Tuesday night at the Spiro Center.
While the (1-3) Seahawks got solid closing efforts from Sha'Ron Harrison and Ashley Olsen at both ends, they managed to shut down the 0-3 Saints — 2 for 11 from the field and 6 turnovers — and finished with a 15-5 burst.
"This is a game we needed," admitted Wagner mentor Gela Mikalauskas, whose quintet had tough losses at Army and Colgate and hosts Patriot League power American on Saturday. "We have to go out and earn teams' respect. It takes a team to beat a good team."
The Seahawks for the first time this season got three players — Harrison, Olsen and freshman Marie-Laurence Archambault — in double figures on a night when Wagner's prospects again looked dim.
The Saints took a 28-22 lead into halftime thanks to 4-of-8 trey shooting and the Seahawks' 1-for-13 effort at the other end.
"We were playing way too tentatively," Mikalauskas explained. "We challenged them: play your game, the crowd is waiting for you to show what you can do."
Stephanie McBride, playing her first game of the season, canned a pair of free throws to get Wagner even at 45 at 9:33 of the second half, and Archambault's 3-pointer 30 seconds later gave the Seahawks their first lead (48-47) since a 2-0 start.
Olsen's steal in front of the Siena bench and her drive to the hoop put Wagner ahead to stay, 52-50, with 5:07 left.
"We made some big plays down the stretch," added Mikalauskas, whose Seahawks finally stepped up at the FT line (16 of 20 in second half) and made nine freebies over the final four minutes to keep the Saints winless.
NOTES: Siena missed all seven of its trey attempts in the second half ... This was Olsen's third double-double and Harrison's first this season ... For the third time Wagner won the rebounding battle ... Siena, 10-18 a year ago and picked to finish eighth in the MAAC, won the last meeting between the two schools 72-45 in 1990-91, coach Gina Castelli's first year. Castelli has 299 career victories.


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Cain's Detroit-tailored ad
Herman Cain also brings a Detroit-themed ad to the debate in Michigan tonight. The video intersperses clips of the speech he gave in Detroit last month explaining the "opportunity zone feature" of his 9-9-9 tax plan (which he says would mitigate its impact on poor Americans) with shots of Detroit in various states of abandonment and decay (including one picture of what appears to be an art installation by the street artists Hygienic Dress League that reads "DETROIT REVOLUTION! coming this summer").
"I believe that the American people are saying, loud and clear, that they want to move this shining city on the hill back to the top of the hill where it belongs," Cain says in the ad.
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The 49ers finally got a chance to practice; find out the four lesser-known players who could be surprise stars of the game. Of course, tight end Vernon Davis will be a factor, as will WR Michael Crabtree, who had a breakout year. And at this year's Super Bowl, nobody has it better than the Harbaugh family.
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High winds didn't stop the Ravens from having an efficient practice. Ray Lewis faced PED allegations but shrugged them off. And the game's starting quarterbacks highlight the silliness of college football's national signing day. The loose Ravens appear to have a close-knit locker room.
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