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At the NFL owners meetings Tuesday, Lions general manager Martin Mayhew said he would like to meet with Jones in the near future.
Jones was suspended for the entire 2007 season because of off-field conduct that included multiple arrests. He returned in 2008 to play for the Dallas Cowboys, but got into more trouble and was released. Jones did not play in the NFL in 2009.
"First of all, he hasn't been in trouble for two years now. That's a good sign," said Mayhew, who has talked extensively with a former teammate of his, Deion Sanders, who is helping Jones try to get back into the NFL. "Deion had a lot of positive things to say, and I'd like to sit down and talk to him personally myself. We don't have a date set up, but I think that would be the next step for us."
"The one thing about Pac is that we haven't heard about him for 18 to 20 months now, and I think there's something to be said for that. I think we're all of the opinion that people deserve a second chance," said Tennessee Titans coach Jeff Fisher, Jones' first coach in the NFL.
"I heard through the grapevine that the workout in Cincinnati (on Feb. 11) was not up to par because of his condition level, but you expect that out of a player who's been out that long. He's a very, very talented player. If he's got things behind him and he's got things squared away, he can still help somebody," Fisher said.
Jones worked out for five NFL teams last week.
The Lions sent vice president of pro personnel Sheldon White to evaluate the workout. When asked if the Lions had a strong interest in Jones or are merely performing their due diligence, Mayhew said, "Probably somewhere between those two things. If it was strong, we would've signed him after the workout -- he had a really good workout from what I understand. But we've got to do some more research on him."
Mayhew made it clear the Lions are not on the verge of inking Jones to a new contract.
"Nothing is imminent, but we'll definitely track down more information. He's a guy who has a skill set who can help us," Mayhew said. "He's had another year of being clean and staying out of trouble. He's got a better situation, a more stable situation, and he's got a lot of people out of his life who were in his life prior to now, from what I understand.
"He was ready to work out for teams, and I don't think he was ready before. I think he plans on playing in 2010."
Mayhew also indicated Detroit's pursuit of another former troubled player might be delayed for a while. The Lions brought in New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Anthony Hargrove for a visit last week and are considering signing him to an offer sheet.
Hargrove, who missed the 2008 season because of repeated violations of the substance abuse policy, is a restricted free agent. If the Lions sign him to an offer sheet, the Saints have a week to match it. If they don't, the Lions would have to give up a third-round draft choice as compensation.
The Lions have until the April 15 deadline to sign Hargrove to the offer sheet, and it appears that is what Mayhew will choose to do. Mayhew said he is in "no rush" to negotiate a contract offer.
"I've spoken to his agent, and we're always looking for quality players. He's another guy whose career kind of derailed because of issues. He's definitely a guy who could help us," Mayhew said. "I met him for the first time when he came up for the visit, but I've kind of walked his career with him, through his agent (Philip Williams), who is a good friend of mine. From the time that he signed him, as a rookie and through the draft, through his offfield issues to where he is now. He's in a totally different place now."


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I remember asking my twitter followers the question "What do I say to a friend who is dying?" I was really upset and felt that I couldn't speak to anyone who knew my friend Darlene and could figure out who I was referring to. I didn't want to be spreading rumours but I really needed advice so I felt that twitter would be somewhat anonymous. It was.
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What a beautiful tribute Leigh. And trust me – she knew how you felt. Two experiences for me – one – a very, close and beloved work friend died during an operation. I hadn't talked to him in a few months before and when I went to the visitation, he had written letters (in case something happened) and he included me in one of them. I lost it and told his wife that I was undeserving of such a tribute. She just shook her head and said good friends are good friends no matter what and that he knew how much I loved him. and still do.
Secondly – one piece of advice for everyone. As hard as it is – not knowing what to say…. just say THAT. My mom died at 59. I know there were many, many friends of hers and mine who just avoided the whole thing because they didn't know what to say. Just a card or call saying – 'i dont' know what to say' – means SO much. Trust me, the person doesn't know what to say either…but just to get that little reach out means a lot.
This was a beautiful piece Leigh – I'm sorry about Darlene.
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Your story really touch me. As a breast cancer survivor when I read stories it brings me back, I relive all the fears and pain. So why do you ask do I do that to myself. I do it because it reminds me to appreciate everyday. To tell the people around me that I love them and appreciate them, and strive to live out my dreams, hug my babies a little harder and kiss them even more. It soak up everything about them and document everything they do.
Thank you for the touching reminder.
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss, Leigh. I will definitely be looking into throwing one of these parties.

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As an athlete, Armstrong's main source of glory was his time riding bicycles competitively. Born in 1971, Armstrong began riding in triathlons when he was 16 and in 1992, he started his professional riding career. He ended up competing in 13 Tour de France competitions, winning as astounding seven of them consecutively. Here, in his last Tour victory in 2005, he's surrounded by his children.
Allegations that he and his teammates on the US Postal Service-sponsored team were doping followed him during much of his career. In 2012, the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency formally charged Armstrong with using performance-enhancing drugs and banned him for life from competition. He was stripped of his Tour de France victories.
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Armstrong didn't just capture headlines for his competitive riding success or his work with Livestrong. His personal life also came under scrutiny. Married to his first wife for six years, with whom he had three children, Armstrong started dating singer Sheryl Crow shortly after his 2003 divorce. Crow, seen here with Armstrong's children in Paris to cheer Armstrong on during the 2005 Tour de France, became engaged to Armstrong but the couple eventually split in 2006 before they ever got married.
After retiring from professional cycling in 2005, Armstrong shifted to running marathons. In 2007, he participated in the New York Marathon and was greeted by Mayor Michael Bloomberg. But the doping allegations that led to his 2012 ban from cycling also affected his running efforts—with marathons in Chicago, Boston, Los Angeles and New York either vacating his past times or banning his future participation.
These "LiveStrong" sneakers were sold by Nike, the world's largest athletic brand and a long-time sponsor of Armstrong. The bicyclist even made a commercial for Nike that took a stand against doping. But as more evidence of Armstrong's doping began to surface, Nike dropped its contract with the cyclist. So did other Armstrong endorsers Anheuser-Busch and Trek Bicycle.
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Lansing police were investigating a report of shots fired in the 2300 block of Beal Avenue about 11 p.m. Oct. 21 when they located two men walking in the area. Officers attempted to contact the men, but one of them, White, took off running, according to police.
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You have a host of picky eaters converging on your dining room for Thanksgiving dinner this year. Do you really want to make four different kinds of stuffing? Here are some local options from Buy Fresh Buy Local of the Greater Lehigh Valley to call on when you need a little help/don't feel like cooking at all.
GO AND ENJOY: Curious Goods at the Bake Oven Inn in Germansville is offering a four-course menu from noon to 6 p.m. Nov. 22, featuring a toast of mulled red wine or spiced cider for the table, an appetizer, entrée (turkey, short ribs, ham, spinach and crab-stuffed salmon, strip steak) and more. Cost is $42 per person, half price for children 12 and under, excluding tax and gratuity.
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PICK UP AND PRETEND YOU MADE IT: Chef Wendy Landiak of Balasia, 1153 Gravel Pike, Hereford, is preparing a vegan meal (that can be made gluten-free) with all the fixings.
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Farmers Markets headed indoors for the winter
Just because it's chilly doesn't mean you can't get your hands on fresh, local produce. Give thanks for the farmers freezing their buns off by stocking your Thanksgiving table with homegrown favorites.
- Easton Farmers' Market: 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Nov. 24 through December; 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. January-April. Nurture Nature Center, 518 Northampton St. in Easton. Eastonfarmersmarket.com
- Emmaus Farmers' Market: 10 a.m. to noon Sundays, Nov. 25 through December; 10 a.m. to noon every other Sunday, January through April. KNBT parking lot at 235 Main St., Emmaus. email@example.com
- SteelStacks Farmers' Market: Noon to 4 p.m. Jan. 12-March 30. Air Products Town Square at SteelStacks, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. 610-332-1300.
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Mom was wrong. It is totally OK to play with your Thanksgiving leftovers. At least it is at the Da Vinci Science Center. After Thanksgiving, the center opens up for a green pea DNA extraction, a corn kernel dig, a tablecloth yank challenge, a turkey feather plucking and blasting carrot cannons.
Get your hands dirty from Nov. 23-26 at the center, 3145 Hamilton Blvd. Bypass, Allentown.
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I visited friends in Boulder, Colo., a few weeks ago and took the opportunity to tour the Celestial Seasonings Tea Factory. I was reminded of just how yummy a cup of tea can be, and of the incredible variety of flavor combinations available for seemingly every health and wellness need imaginable (Acai Mango Ginger Herbal Tea, Antioxidant Max Blood Orange Star Fruit Tea, Sleepytime Sinus Soother Wellness Tea, and the list goes on).
Our tour guide described some common misconceptions about tea, including the fact that many of the products we refer to as "tea" (including the above-mentioned varieties) really aren't. They're technically "herbal infusions," also referred to as "tisanes," and are typically blends of dried flowers, fruits and herbs. Naturally caffeine-free, these infusions might have health benefits related to their specific ingredients, but they don't necessarily have the same health benefits that we associate with other types of tea, including green tea.
She also noted that since the word "chai" is derived from chá — the Mandarin word for tea — to order a chai tea is redundant.
Another apparently not-so-widely-known fact is that all types of tea — black, green, white and oolong — are from the same plant, the Camellia sinensis. It's the way that the leaves are processed that results in the different colors, flavors and nutritional profiles.
Black tea, for example, is made from tea leaves that are first wilted (dried), then rolled or crushed to break open the tissues, then fermented. It's during this stage that the leaves darken and change from green to red to black. After fermentation, the leaves are dried again before packaging.
Oolong tea is processed in a similar way, but with shorter drying and fermentation times.
For green tea, the Camellia sinensis leaves are dried, rolled and dried again before packaging. Because green tea isn't exposed to the oxidation that occurs during the fermentation stage, the leaves stay green and tend to have a more delicate flavor, with a greater antioxidant content than black tea.
White tea is the least processed of all, with the leaves simply dried, not rolled or fermented, resulting in a mild, subtly sweet tea that has been shown to have more anti-viral and anti-bacterial qualities than green tea.
All types of tea are rich in polyphenols (antioxidants with a variety of potential health benefits, including cancer prevention and a reduced risk of heart disease), though green tea has the highest concentrations of catechins, a type of polyphenol thought to be responsible for the drink's health benefits.
Green tea is by far the nutritional/media superstar of all the teas, and for good reason. It has been shown to help improve cardiovascular health in part by reducing total cholesterol, "bad" LDL cholesterol, and triglycerides, and raising "good" HDL cholesterol. And green tea might help control blood sugar. People who drink six or more cups daily have been shown to have a 33 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes.
Drinking green tea also is associated with a reduced risk of certain types of cancer, including bladder, esophageal and pancreatic cancer. Though the evidence on green tea and weight loss is conflicting, it appears that taking green tea extract along with caffeine may reduce weight and waist circumference more than caffeine alone.
While green tea tops many "super foods" lists, that doesn't mean that other types of tea aren't worth sipping.
Regular consumption of one to four cups of black or green tea a day has been linked with a lower risk of Parkinson's disease, and all types of tea (black, oolong, green and white) can increase mental alertness. They're also all linked to an increase in bone density, as well as a possible decrease in risk of ovarian cancer.
Most health organizations recommend an upper limit of 300 to 400 milligrams (mg) of caffeine daily, which isn't difficult for tea drinkers. Though caffeine content varies with steeping time and temperature as well as variety and grade of tea, most teas range from about 10 to 80 mg of caffeine per 8-ounce cup (a cup of coffee ranges from 100 to 150 mg, and a 20-ounce Diet Coke has 78 mg of caffeine).
Decaf tea isn't necessarily better, and it might not even be as good. The decaffeination process may reduce the catechin content of tea, thereby reducing its full-body benefits.
And faster/easier isn't better, either. Instant tea powders and ready-to-drink teas are gaining in popularity, but they don't all have the same antioxidant content as an equal amount of steeped tea.
What you add to your tea might impact its benefits as well. One study found that adding milk blunted the cardiovascular benefits of tea, since the milk protein casein appears to interfere with the effectiveness of tea's catechins.
Also, keep in mind that most of the research on tea's health benefits has been observational, so it's difficult to know if many of the benefits are results of the tea, or if there are other factors or habits among regular tea drinkers that help to provide these benefits.
So while it's likely a good idea to incorporate more tea on a regular basis, it's too soon to know just how much of an impact it will have on our long term health and wellness.
The bottom line: Tea of any type fits into the "every little bit helps" category.
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Everyone please have a safe New Year's Eve… Because of tomorrow's 6 p.m. start time, the Kings won't have a morning skate. To catch up on today's news and notes, please check out my LAKings.com notebook, and to get a jump-start on the San Jose Sharks, you can check out the San Jose Mercury News' game story from last night's Sharks-Blackhawks game…
Sharks regain composure to beat Blackhawks
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As commissioners for San Juan County Public Hospital District #1, we want to express our greatest appreciation to all the former staff of the Inter Island Medical Center.
You all have worked hard to provide healthcare to our community over many years and many of you have worked on the planning and process of making Peace Island Medical Center happen. You all suffered financial stress with less pay and more work in these last years. We honor that as well, and your willingness to go forward.
You also dealt very well with the many changes this past year and the transition to Peace Island Medical Center. Thank you all so much for your service and your commitment to make this transition possible. We wish you all the best as you take on this next journey in healthcare for San Juan County. You are:
Tina Barnes, Rachel Bishop, MD, Haria Burke, Cynthia Cazacopol, RN, Cindy Conrad, RN, Rebekah Deitz, RN, Marlena Gutierrez, Emily Hallock, RN, Cathy Hansen, Katherine Holt, Pamela Hutchins, Auralee Jameson, RN, Loren Johnson, MD, Denise LeDuc, Rosalie Le Vee, RN, Susan Mahoney, MD, Joann Mayo, RN, Ryan McCullough, Angela Menjivar, R.T.R,, Tony Hasselman, R.T.R., Kathleen Oliver, M.L.T., Cher Renke, Joanne Runyan, RN, Julie Stock, Doug Tuttle, MD, Carrie Unpingco, Kimberlee Van Der Kolk, ARNP, Beth Williams-Gieger, and Michael Wingren, MD.
We also want to thank the Inter Island Healthcare Foundation and the Medical Center Guild for their continuous support throughout the life of the Inter Island Medical Center.
You have been the many people working behind the scenes to help sustain our medical center here on SJI. Thank you all.
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SKHS dance team knows the drill
They step onto the floor and the music starts. Feet and pom-poms move in time to the rhythmic beat. Step. Kick. Turn.
But these arent the South Kitsap cheerleaders entertaining the crowd during halftime. Instead, they are the often lesser known dance-team members.
And co-coaches Freda Evans and Kelly Ogan are hoping to change that perception. Each high school in the state determines whether dance-and-drill is classified as a sport or an activity. Last year, Souths team couldnt practice until December because it ran as a sport. So the Wolves dance team -- drill isnt a part of the program -- will be an activity this year.
Evans said dance teams cannot perform at optimal levels as a season sport because of the intricacy of the routines, which often last a few minutes.
Some of them have a jazz background and others have a hip-hop background, so we can work with them to accentuate their skills, she said of the dancers.
With more than three months until competitions begin, team Lieutenant Jocelyn Janshen, who will be a junior, said the team can be more prepared when the season commences.
With having our season so short, it was stressful, she said. People didnt know what to do.
One potential challenge of the longer season is maintaining the dancers focus for a long time, but Evans doesnt see that as an issue.
I think a lot of them are trying to bring the program to the next level, she said. A lot of it is internal. They want to go to state.
The coaches and Janshen, who recruited at least a quarter of the 20-member team, agreed the earlier start helped bring in more members. One is senior Jordan Kehrer, who was a cheerleader during wrestling season last year.
This year I devoted my life to dancing, said Kehrer, who hopes to earn a dance scholarship. Im on four different teams.
While Kehrer and others on the team have done cheerleading in the past, one member -- junior Danique Gigger -- does both. That might surprise some as there has been a stigma that dance members cant make it as cheerleaders.
Weve kind of faced that challenge before, Ogan said. We want both programs to be a part of enhancing school spirit.
Janshen agreed.
Thats not true, she said. Its just what youre more into. It takes just as much work to do both of them.
We really just want to improve how the school feels about us. We want to have the respect we havent had in previous years.
And theyre putting in the hard work to get there. Dance incorporates several elements such as hip-hop, kick and pom. Ogan said South dropped drill about 10 years ago and estimates only about 10 percent of schools with programs statewide still have it in their programs.
Dance fits kids needs better going into the future, Ogan said. The trend moved toward dance and thats the way weve gone.
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A Calhoun County man is alleging Democratic Jackson County treasurer candidate Karen Coffman broke campaign-finance law by spending money on her campaign months before establishing a candidate committee.
Daniel Dyer, 44, of Clarence Township, filed a complaint against Coffman last week with the Michigan Secretary of State's Office.
The complaint also alleges that Coffman, who is now chief deputy treasurer, broke the law by failing to file an annual finance statement for 2007.
Coffman said she has not received written notice of the complaint. After reviewing her campaign-finance records, she said, she discovered an error and is taking the necessary steps to correct it.
Dyer, who owns a home in Blackman Township, said he wanted to find out how Coffman was spending her time and money after a listing of tax-foreclosed properties for the county's September auction was not posted online by a date previously specified. He said he attended the auction, but did not buy property.
In a letter to the editor published last month in the Citizen Patriot, Dyer accused Coffman of being too busy campaigning.
Dyer attends the same church as Coffman's opponent, Republican Rick Baxter, but said he is not associated with Baxter's campaign.
Campaign-finance reports show Coffman spent about $276 of her own money on her campaign between Sept. 21, 2007, and May 14.
Campaign-finance laws say a candidate must create a candidate committee within 10 days of filing for candidacy, being nominated, or raising or spending money. Coffman formed her committee on May 16, according to state records. If it is determined campaign laws were broken, the maximum penalty is a $1,000 fine.
Candidates who spend or receive less than $1,000 on their campaigns can request a reporting waiver that would exempt them from filing detailed campaign statements, according to the Secretary of State's Office.
Secretary of state spokeswoman Kelly Chesney said the complaint will be reviewed.
After Coffman is notified of the complaint, she will have a chance to respond and the state will try to resolve the matter, said Rich Robinson, executive director of the Michigan Campaign Finance Network.
Robinson said it is unlikely the state's investigation would last very long. "It's such a trivial amount it's hard to imagine it would go on for months," he said.
Baxter said he considered the alleged violation a potentially significant mistake.
"Once you start acting like a candidate ... you have to file within 10 calendar days," Baxter said. "They don't want people doing things covertly."
Baxter was tied to a campaign-finance complaint in 2004 after the Michigan Campaign Finance Network alleged his family's business provided an illegal $25,000 corporate donation to a political action committee.
Baxter, who was chief financial officer of the business and a state House candidate at the time, received a $5,000 donation from the group for his campaign.
He later returned the money and the corporate donation was deemed a bookkeeping mistake by investigators. The committee also was ordered to return the money to the Jackson business.


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Syracuse, NY -- Another athlete from the powerful Miami Central High School football team has decided to head north and play for Syracuse University.
Durell Eskridge, a 6-foot-3, 191-pound receiver/safety has told SU coaches that he wants to play for the Orange.
Eskridge is a senior starter on the Miami Central team that's 12-1 and recently won its district. The Rockets are in the state semifinals after blowing out South Dade High School on Friday night.
"He's a ball-hawker," coach Telly Lockette said of Eskridge, who plays both ways for him and also returns punts. "He just has a knack for the ball."
Lockette said Eskridge, who has 20 catches for 293 yards and four TDs this season, does well on either side of the football. Eskridge, Lockette said, runs a 4.5 in the 40-yard dash.
Eskridge said he was recruited by defensive coordinator Scott Shafer. He talked to head coach Doug Marrone on Saturday and has arranged a visit to Syracuse the weekend of Jan. 14.
"They've showed a lot of interest in me," Eskridge said.
"He's straight, academically," Lockette said. "He's a great kid to be around."
Eskridge will join another Miami Central senior, linebacker Oliver Vigille, as a member of the Orange's Class of 2011. Vigille committed to the Orange in July.
The lastest commitment gives SU 20 players in its Class of 2011.


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I was listening to the BBC this morning and heard a piece about the Eyes on Darfur site, which went live just hours ago, at 8:30am EST. The reporter described the site as an effort to draw attention to the atrocities occurring in the region by posting satellite imagery of villages that are at imminent risk of being attacked. They interviewed a representative from Amnesty International, which is behind the creation of the site, who described the satellite imagery as being able to depict in great detail what is happening on the ground, and provide "unimpeachable evidence" of war crimes and "enabling action by private citizens, policy makers and international courts."
Upon visiting the site, my first reaction was to the soft colors and rounded edges and generally very slick design – it was somehow jarring and in stark contrast to the site content. But no matter, I wanted to explore the satellite imagery and clicked on the 'Satellite Evidence' link – again, there was just something about the smooth Flash animations and slick graphics that I guess I've been so indoctrinated to associate with games and, in the Web 2.0 world, a good user experience, that I really had to force myself to put all that aside and realize the horrible tragedy that the makers of this site have worked so hard depict. But sadly, heartwrenchingly, I found the satellite imagery to be terribly disappointing – if I had seen these images without any supporting descriptions, I'm not sure if I'd had much of an idea of what I was looking at. Is there some feature, some button, that I am not clicking on? I really hope so – the idea of bringing this terrible tragedy to the world's attention by allowing them to see it up close is a fantastic one – few things are more likely to drive people to take action than seeing something up close – I can only hope that the detailed images described in the BBC segment are there, and that I just didn't find them.


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My pal Philippe Cyr of the Southern Stang Mustang Club has been checking out the local cruise-in action. He sent us some photos from last Saturday's cruise-in at the Alabaster Promenade shopping center where the Dairy Queen sits. Here is a map.
Philippe says 'car fanatics on the north side of Birmingham may not be as familiar with the first Saturday of the month cruise-ins at Alabaster. This has been a great cruise-in for the past couple of years. On good weather Saturdays, one can expect over 150 muscle and classic cars. This past Saturday, I think there were close to 200 cars there during the night, with some coming and going all night. This cruise-in has a great family atmosphere, and with a bunch of restaurants in the shopping center. It makes a great Saturday night for the cruisers.'
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Philippe was told by one of the Southern Stangs members that at least 38 of their Mustangs cruised to show. He also mentioned 'some Mustangs came down from the Magic City Mustangs and the Birmingham Mustang and Ford Club. You could easily see that the Mustangs were well represented in Alabaster. This was also a great place to see a couple of the new SS Camaro's, as well as new Dodge Challengers, Corvettes, and plenty of other "classic" and "muscle" cars.'
If the weather is nice this weekend, Phillipe says the Southern Stangs will be cruising to Clanton for the large cruise-in they have in the downtown area. The streets are blocked off for classic or muscle cars and they have a live band.
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Trying new strategies to resist a downturn
Tourist-related businesses are using e-mails, collaborations
By Tony Dobrowolski, Berkshire Eagle Staff
Updated: 05/18/2009 11:11:37 AM EDT
Sunday, May 17
PITTSFIELD — Tourist-related business in the Berkshires should no longer go it alone.
To be successful in the current economic downturn, businesses need to collaborate, cross-promote, and rely on technology — particularly e-mail and the Internet.
A panel that included representatives of several tourist-related venues discussed those strategies and others last week at monthly luncheon sponsored by the Berkshire Visitors Bureau.
One of the most successful examples of the collaborations cited has been the "American Icons" admission program that allows visitors to purchase joint admission to four cultural institutions — Chesterwood and the Norman Rockwell Museum in Stockbridge; The Mount in Lenox; and Hancock Shaker Village in Hancock.
Ellen Spear, president and CEO of Hancock Shaker Village, said she and Laurie Norton Moffatt, her counterpart at the Norman Rockwell Museum, came up with the idea last year while looking for ways for ways to attract more visitors to their sites.
Chesterwood, and The Mount were included because they have similar themes and are near each other, Spear said. Chesterwood, a few miles from the Rockwell Museum, was the summer home of sculptor Daniel Chester French. The Mount was author Edith Wharton's former summer residence.
The plan allows visitors to purchase joint admission to either two or four of those venues, and receive discounted admission at each site. The policy is spelled out on a small pamphlet that resembles a large bookmark.
"It's a very simple concept," Spear said, holding up the bookmark, "and it can be explained in this amount of space. We were all willing to promote each other, and we all use the same protocol."
Spear said the policy was "such a raging success" last year, that the four partners decided to do it again this year. The joint admission policy began on May 1 and is good until Oct. 1.
"We're all seeing visitation rates rise because of it," Spear said.
Attempts by press time to get visitation numbers were unsuccessful.
The strategies are important because the number of Americans taking vacations is expected to be down this summer, according to a new poll conducted in April by GtK Roper Public Affairs & Media. A third of those surveyed said they have already canceled at least one trip this year because of financial woes.
The poll, reported by the Associated Press last week, found that only 42 percent of Americans are planning a leisure trip this summer, a drop from the 49 percent who said they planned to take a summer vacation in an AP poll conducted four years ago.
In the Berkshires, lodging establishments need to use a variety of strategies to be successful, said Stan Rosen the owner of the Hampton Terrace Bed & Breakfast in Lenox.
Rosen said he markets his bed & breakfast by stressing the Berkshires first and his establishment second. To attract visitors, Rosen said he sends out a newsletter five times a year, and also writes a daily blog. He updated his Web site this winter, adding all new photography, an expensive gamble that paid off.
"My January-to-April business is 50% higher than what I did last year," Rosen said.
He also responds to the occasional negative review of the inn that visitors post on travel Web sites. Some of his responses have generated more business.
"I can't tell you how many people tell me we chose your inn because of the way you responded," Rosen said.
He also sends e-mails to guests after they leave.
"I try and create a reason for them to come back, Rosen said."
Bruce Singer, who owns the Devonfield Inn in Lee, said he has found that people who normally stay between four and seven days have shortened their visits to three to four days. Singer said he is "seeing a lot of softness" in bookings between Mondays and Wednesdays.
"We need to find a way to build the experience during mid-week," he said.
Rosen said that his bookings so far are substantially ahead of where they were last summer.
"I think it's a matter of getting the message out," he said.
Restauranteur Nancy Tho-mas, who runs Mezze in Willi-amstown, Cafe Latino in North Adams, and allium in Great Barrington, said she cross-promotes all three of her eateries "wildly" with e-mail. Details about one restaurant can be found on another's Web site, Thomas said. She also promotes drinks that are named after cultural venues, including one called "Jacob's Pillow."
"We want to be part of the community and a partner to the attractions and inns," Thomas said.
Julianne Boyd, the artistic director of the Barrington Stage Company, said the theater company has instituted several cost-saving measures under the theme "Affordable Theater for All" that make it easier for people to attend performances. Boyd said she also makes use of the Internet.
"I think if we're going to reach young people we really have to use more of the social media," Boyd said. "Translated from what Stan said to theater, we're doing exactly the same thing."
Carolyn Edwards, the senior marketing manager for the Prime Outlets in Lee, said tourists see the retail mall as complementing their visits to cultural venues.
"We're not the primary destination," Edwards said. "We're an add-on. When we go out and talk about us, we talk about the Berkshires."
Outlet malls haven't been hit as hard by the economic downturn as other Berkshire venues that rely on tourism, she said.
"The good thing about the retail outlet business is that we were a bit more prepared for the downturn because everyone wants a value," Edwards said.


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Following his time in Italy Peter de Francia [PdeF] went to Canada for a year and then New York for a year. He lived in Rorimer in Canada where he worked on exhibition design for the Canada Exhibitions Commission, as a result of which he travelled widely. It is described as a humdrum job and he can only identify a few good local artists including Tonnancourt, saying that much talent was drained by American organisations. The job was obtained speculatively and he remembers no red tape being connected to working in the Canada or the USA. PdeF refers to living in Ottawa and mentions how provincial Canada was at this time [1949]. He particularly mentions the cultural oddity presented by one immigrant group, the Dukhobors. He liked British Columbia best, where the huge sea mists create an extraordinary environment. PdeF did little art during this period except for some book illustrations for The Iliad. PdeF found it more difficult to integrate in the States. He talks briefly about the New York Studio School and travelling within the US seeing art collections. Interestingly he says that from his perspective from America, that the influence of the Abstract Expressionists seemed to be felt more keenly in Britain than there, where he had met some of the AE's through Doré Ashton. We get diverted into a discussion of the Tate Modern and Bilbao where he feels the environment overwhelms the ability to look seriously at the art. Talking about the Louise Bourgeois commission and the Tate to the end of the item.
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Demers, Palmer turn back Ludlow 21-2 in Thanksgiving Day action
LUDLOW – This was a game of mistakes, which good teams find a way to overcome and struggling teams do not. Palmer overcame several miscues, especially on special teams, and used a solid defensive effort to defeat Ludlow, 21-2 in the 62nd version of the Thanksgiving Day rivalry. All Ludlow (0-11) was able to get out of a blocked punt in the end zone, several bad snaps and a fumble was two measly points. Palmer's bend-but-not-break defense gave up chunks of yardage to Ludlow's wildcat offense, but the Panthers prevented the Lions from making the big play. Speaking of which, playoff-bound Palmer, which will meet another fierce rival, Ware, in Tuesday's playoffs, made several of them. There were two touchdown passes of 51 yards by sophomore quarterback Nick Murray and four interceptions that thwarted Ludlow drives. Then there was Steve Demers. The senior running back rushed for 184 yards to eclipse the 5,000-yard mark. Demers has rushed for 2,186 yards this season and has 5,016 yards during his career. "That's nice and I'm sure I think about that after the season," Demers said. "Right now, all I want to do is concentrate on the playoffs." Palmer (7-4) has a chance to avenge an earlier loss to Ware. The Quaboag Valley rivals will play Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in Holyoke for the right to advance to the Division IV Super Bowl. "This is the start of championship week," coach Bill Gallagher said. Gallagher and his team had little time to enjoy their first Thanksgiving Day victory at Ludlow's new field. Today the Panthers prepare for Ware. Offensive lineman James Kearney, who is part of a solid unit that has opened holes for Demers all season, was the recipient of the 41st annual Leonard Bailey Award, named after the late Palmer football coach. Ludlow's Steven Pashko, a tight end and linebacker, received the Paul C. Mole humanitarian and sportsmanship named after the late Ludlow football standout. Ludlow held Palmer to six offensive play in the opening quarter. Forced to punt on fourth-and-one on their own 11 yard line, the Lions blocked Ian Sawicki's punt in the end zone for a safety and a 2-0 lead. A long Ludlow second quarter drive ended on an interception by Tyler Gregoire to set up the game's biggest play, a momentum-changing 51-yard touchdown pass from Murray to a wide open Jamie Kohn that gave Palmer a 6-2 halftime lead. The play-action pass was successful because Ludlow thought Demers was getting the ball and Murray did an excellent job selling it. A Demers interception set up Palmer's second touchdown, which came on a busted play. Murray bobbled the snap, but quickly regrouped and found Demers for what looked like would be a loss. But Demers snatched the ball right out of a Ludlow defender's hands before he slipped out of a crowd of converging Lions and raced 51 yards for a touchdown. Then he hit Kohn with the conversion pass off a direct snap as Palmer led, 14-2. Demers capped things with a 45-yard touchdown run with 2:42 remaining. Kohn and Kyle Pascale also had picks and Sawicki was a tackling machine.


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Rijo's situation shouldn't affect Dominican academy
The Tigers have good reason to take interest in the controversy involving former pitching great Jose Rijo, who was reportedly dismissed as a special assistant by the Washington Nationals on Thursday. They rent part of Rijo's baseball facilities in his native Dominican Republic for their Dominican academy, as well as their team in the Dominican Summer League.
At this point, however, it doesn't look like the issue and its aftermath will have an immediate effect.
Rijo has been linked to Carlos Alvarez David Lugo, who previously called himself Esmailyn Gonzalez. The shortstop, who received a $1.4 million signing bonus from the Nationals in 2006, allegedly falsified his name and age. In Washington's 2008 media guide, Lugo is listed as 19, but is really 23. Major League Baseball's department of investigations is looking into the matter. Rijo has said he is innocent of any wrongdoing.
The Nationals also housed their Dominican academy at Rijo's facility, but are planning to move out in the aftermath of their decision. The Tigers will be left as the one Major League team still using the facility.
Tigers vice president and assistant general manager Al Avila said Thursday that they have a lease with Rijo through this year to use the facilities, including a full diamond, half diamond, living and dining quarters, and they expect to serve that out.
"Right now, it has not affected us," Avila said of Rijo's situation. "There's nothing to really to say. We're functioning day-to-day normally. We have a contract. "
The only real effect Rijo's situation could have is on the schedule for their Dominican Summer League team, and it could be good news. The Nationals have two teams that the Tigers club has played in its division. However, Avila said, the Tigers have talked to the league in the past about adding different teams to their schedule. The facility is located in San Cristobal, about an hour east of Santo Domingo.
The Tigers have used Rijo's facility for the last several years, housing as many as 40 players there while also bringing in kids for tryouts. Avila said they review their situation in the Dominican each year.
"The facility has served us well to this point," Avila said.
Several teams that once leased Rijo's facilities have built their own academies, but that really isn't a viable option for the Tigers given the current economy. Their realistic options would seemingly involve renting out facilities from someone else, whether it's another club or someone in the Dominican. That isn't something that's anywhere close on the horizon.
"We don't have a whole lot of options," Avila said.
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When the story on that player's age broke, it was of course big news in the Washington area. I heard an interview with Nationals President Stan Kasten, and he was practically sputtering. His reaction was similar to if someone had snatched an ice cream cone out of his hand and calmly walked away eating it.
Just thought I'd mention, Dunedin is a wonderful place to visit. We're really enjoying it here. Definitely one of the nicer stops on the Grapefruit League circuit.


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Question of library's location to come before Island voters
Islanders can let King County officials know if they want the Vashon Library to remain at Ober Park or move to the K2 site when they cast ballots in the Vashon Maury Island Community Council (VMICC) election this fall.
As a result of an emergency motion passed at the last VMICC meeting, the community council's ballot, which will be sent to every home on the Island next month, will include a question about the location of the library, giving all who cast votes a chance to weigh in on the controversial issue.
The decision to add the question to the ballot occurred at the VMICC meeting last Monday, by way of a motion made by Tom Bangasser, an Island resident and businessman. After Bangasser made the motion, the VMICC executive board agreed, six to one, to move it to the membership for a vote. Islanders in attendance (any Island resident 18 or older can vote at a VMICC meeting) then passed the resolution, 28 to six.
Bangasser, in an interview after the meeting, said he spearheaded the motion because he questions whether moving the Island to the K2 site is in the community's best interest.
"So far, the reasons I've heard for moving it out of town haven't been very well thoughtout," he said.
VMICC executive members who supported the motion added that they did so because the issue warrants wider community involvement.
"I think what this will do is end the debate, and then we can have a clear picture of what everyone wants," said Hilary Emmer, a member of the council's executive board.
The King County Library System (KCLS) announced plans earlier this month to move the library to the proposed K2 Commons, should the ambitious redevelopment plan come to fruition. Dick Sontgerath and Truman O'Brien, who are working to find investors to help them buy the multimillion-dollar building, are slated to close on the deal by Dec. 15.
KCLS, considered key to making the transaction pencil out, would purchase a free-standing, 10,000-square-foot structure from Sontgerath, O'Brien and the other investors after they purchase the site.
From the get-go, Bangasser has been a critic of the K2 redevelopment plan, which he says would move important functions out of town and should be run by a non-profit entity not a for-profit one.
Early on, after K2 Corp. announced plans to sell the 160,000-square-foot structure and its 18-acre campus, Bangasser expressed interest in the building, approaching the real estate agent who's marketing the project to see if Vashon College could purchase the site; the price he suggested, according to the agent, Art Wahl, was far below K2's asking price.
Bangasser, however, said the emergency motion that places the library question on the ballot has nothing to do with his early-on interest in the building and added that his dispute with Sontgerath over K2 Commons "has been blown way out of proportion."
"I'm not trying to kill a real estate deal," he said. "That's not what this is about. It's about what the community wants."
Sontgerath declined to comment on Bangasser's role in the motion or the debate over the library's location, noting simply, "I understand it's a two-sided issue."
But some observers suggest that Islanders — even if they vote overwhelmingly to keep the library at Ober Park — may not ultimately have much say in the matter.
The library system is its own governmental entity, and King County of-ficials hold only a little sway over it.
Unlike the Seattle Public Library, which is a department within city government and the head of which is chosen by the mayor, the head of the King County Library System is chosen by its board, and those board members, in turn, don't stand for election.
Rather, they are nominated by King County Executive Ron Sims and approved by the county council — giving the county some leverage but not a lot.
"The elected officials can certainly weigh in with the library system, but they're an autonomous group," said Sharon Nelson, a state representative who also works as chief of staff for County Councilman Dow Constantine.
What's more, she noted, there's a more fundamental issue that Islanders need to weigh in on — and that's whether they want a larger library at all. If they do, Islanders have to consider whether they're willing to move it, she said, since the library system and the Vashon Park District, which owns the current library site, can't find a way for the library to expand if it remains at Ober Park.
"It's a more complicated question," she said.
Bill Ptacek, the head of the King County Library System, meanwhile, said the issue is moot since — from the library system's perspective — the only way to build a bigger library is to leave the park.
The promise of a larger Vashon library was made when county residents agreed to a bond issue a few years ago.
"The board felt that we had a commitment to a larger library and felt this is the way we could accommodate that," he said of the move to K2 Commons.
"We don't usually take a vote in a community about where a library should go," he added.
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NEW YORK -- The large contingent of flag-waving, chanting Spaniards who roared for Juan Carlos Navarro gave this the feel of an Olympic game.
More importantly for the Memphis Grizzlies, it seemed more like a home game than a road one.
Maybe that's why they won.
Mike Miller scored 24 of his season-high 34 points in the first half, and the Grizzlies snapped an 18-game road losing streak Friday night with a 120-106 victory over the New York Knicks.
"It felt like a home game, as much as they were cheering for him," Grizzlies forward Rudy Gay said of Navarro. "He's the mayor out here."
Gay added 24 points for the Grizzlies, who stormed to a 19-point halftime lead, blew it all before the end of the third quarter, then pulled away again for their first win outside Memphis since beating Indiana on Jan. 2. Miller was scoreless in the third quarter, then had 10 in the fourth to help the Grizzlies improve to 4-18 since trading Pau Gasol and end a stretch of 79 days between road victories.
"It's good to get the monkey off our back," Memphis coach Marc Iavaroni said. "Obviously it was a problem with our self confidence on the road. Guys came out to play. We had a bad third quarter again, but this time guys righted the ship."
Navarro finished with 17 points, leaving to a loud ovation in the final minutes as Miller held the rookie's arm up in the air.
"I was happy to see that for Juan because he came a long ways over here and then Pau left and he's all by himself," Miller said. "Came from Spain to help us win games, and to see his fans come out here like this when we came to New York, I'm just happy to see him get a win and happy to see him play well."
Jamal Crawford, the only member of New York's preferred starting lineup who played, scored 22 points. Nate Robinson had 18 and rookie Wilson Chandler 17 for the Knicks (19-49), who have lost three straight, 10 of 11, and matched their loss total from all of last season.
Though speculation and common sense make it hard to believe he's part of it, Knicks coach Isiah Thomas is thinking of the team's future, so he benched Zach Randolph so he could start Randolph Morris along with Chandler. Thomas said he plans to do the same thing Saturday at Minnesota -- another team the Knicks are competing with for better draft position.
"This is definitely a growing and a learning experience for me and this is a very tough time," said Thomas, who spent most of the week answering questions about the Knicks' potential desire to replace him as president. "But you try to grow and learn from the tough times also."
Miller opened and Navarro closed a 14-0 spurt with 3-pointers late in the second quarter as Memphis turned a two-point game into a 58-42 lead. Miller nailed three more 3-pointers before the break as the Grizzlies took a 69-50 lead after their highest-scoring first half of the season.
The Grizzlies seemed to get a boost from the group among the sellout crowd of 19,763 who chanted "Carlos!" after some jumpers by Navarro, who helped Spain win the 2006 world championship. Fans even started doing the wave during a timeout late in the first half.
"I know that in New York there's a lot of Spanish people," Navarro said. "It was like my first time in the Garden. I'm really, really excited. It gave me energy. I'm really happy to bring these people this game."
The Knicks returned from the locker room and scored the first 18 points. New York eventually tied it at 90 on Mardy Collins' steal and dunk with 33 seconds left, but Kyle Lowry made two free throws 20 seconds later to send Memphis to the final period with a two-point lead.
Hakim Warrick and Miller converted consecutive three-point plays in the fourth as Memphis pushed the lead back up to 19. Warrick had 11 points and 10 rebounds.
- Randolph, Quentin Richardson and Malik Rose joined in from the Knicks' bench during the wave during a timeout with 2:37 left in the first half.
- The Grizzlies' longest road skid was 30 games from Feb. 19-Dec. 6, 1999.
- The Knicks are 0-8 against the Southwest Division, with games left at Memphis and New Orleans.
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Lord Dear tells PinkNews reader: 'I want to improve the equal marriage bill and I'm not homophobic'
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Awww does the homophobe not like being called homophobic, bless.
I think it's Lord Dear who doesn't understand pretty much any of what's going on here, including apparently his own motives.
MISTER Dear,
You are unelected.
You have zero democratic mandate to be interfering in the decision of the elected House of Lords.
And you are a bigot scumbag that belongs in the BNP.
You are a disgrace to this country.
Oh Dear, not Lord Dear. He wants legal protections for bigots and bullies. The usual mealy-mouthed stuff about 'I'm not homophobic but…' how many times have we heard that? Would he dare say this in the cause of opposing civil and legal equality on racial grounds ?
Oh Dear not Lord Dear. This would be like 'improving' the race relations act by giving legal protection to those who hold racist views. How many times have we heard the 'I'm not homophobic but…' line..?
Lord Dear, your actions indicate differently from your declaration.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, he's not homophobic, what a lying twat.
People are always free to hold whatever beliefs they want but when they are providing goods or services to the public they are not allowed to use those arbitrary beliefs as an excuse to discriminate.
I am sure he does want to improve it. But for whom? Certainly not the LGBT community.
Nope. He's there as a mouthpiece for the bigots and simpletons at C4M/The Christian Institute, and it's those groups views he want to see enshrined in law. Thus far, he's failed dismally.
Sometimes it is worth talking to people.
Lord Dear is wrong, it is that simple, but I am meeting him with a challenge to do something positive to eliminate LGBT hatred. He offered that opportunity so let's see what he will do to change things.
We know homophobia when we see and hear it. And you, Sir, are a homophobe.
Lord Dear sounds like a Blackadder character on the lines of Captain Darling. I can just hear Stephen Fry saying "Not now, Dear." That is what their lordships should say to his latest spoiling amendment. Not now, or ever, Dear.
The man's a homophobe – and if this is the quality of the "experience" brought to the lords – old fashioned, spiteful bigotry – then it's more proof how much we need rid of them.
No-one is disadvantaged by equal marriage – but Lord Dear misses being able to treat us with the contempt he clear holds for us
Who suggested to appoint this person? My gosh! I can't stand his pretentious act in the upper house. You will FAIL Lord Dear, you will. He just don't get it, doesn't he????? I want to lobby him along with many others!
Sorry Mr Dear but you certainly come across as just another spiteful, homophobic old bigot to me despite your protestations.
"protection for those who fear disadvantage if the bill passes into law in its present form."
How can a bill bringing in equality disadvantage anyone other than someone who doesn't want equality?
How did anti racist legislation disadvantage anyone? How did equal pay for women disadvantage anyone?
Other than the racists and misogynists of course.
Oh Dear, please shut up.
If one person says you are a horse, you may conclude you are not a horse.
If two people say you are a horse, you might want to take a peek when you run by a mirror.
If three people say your are a horse, you are probably standing in a stall, eating hay.
Dear, you are a homophobe.
I have to say it was very civilized throughout the debate and not as heated as I thought it might be. One by one, the amendments are being withdrawn.
Baroness Butler-Sloss said earlier.."the Bill is going through" even though she remains politely opposed. I don't agree with everything she says, but she annunciates beautifully and articulately.
Hmm, I'm not sure, Robert. She can speak as nicely as she wants, but I'll never forget her gobsmacking comments about EM "destroying marriage" and being "a step too far". I was shocked that so educated a person could be so ignorant and prejudiced.
I take your point, Iris but she wasn't supportive of Baroness Cumberlege's move to grant registrars with strong religious beliefs to have opt outs, in other words, refusing to do what their job responsibilities are required of them. Cumberlege refuses to withdraw her wrecking amendment and so too does Lord Dear. He admitted earlier in the day that he will continue to support his amendment even if it causes division. Nasty.
Nasty indeed, Robert. Sadly, there's a whole scale of 'nasty' amongst anti-equality people, when it'd be nice if they just minded their own business and stopped denigrating LGBT people. It's shocking to see such bigotry.
I don't believe your 'I not homophobic' claim. Actions speak louder than words Geoffrey Dear. Your actions convict you!
OMG….ava gardiner said you get the face u deserve.
What a creepy crawley x- cop beetle, scurrying to gather last minute ammendments to jettison attempts at righting centuries of wrong. Im 'glad' he gave us mere mortals a classist lessson in "leave it to ur betters to decide ur fate" Is this guy straight out of an Emily Bronte novel or wot? He is a notable example of why an unelected body of has-beens, decayed aristocracy and effeminate shrill high pitched screaming clergy continue to hold sway on the elected representatives of the people.
"Your conclusions as to homophobia are unfair, inaccurate and demonstrate, if I may say so, a massive lack of appreciation of most of the elements in play in this issue."
Those elements being neatly summarised as a dash of the etymological fallacy i.e. "protect those who believe marriage is the union of one man and one woman for life to the exclusion of all others."
Those people are already protected. The Alf Garnets of the world are still allowed by freedom of speech to be bigoted assholes, they just don't get to withhold goods and services on that basis.
Nor do they get immunity from being called out as bigoted assholes.
Agree with Dave G, shorter Lord Dear = "I'm not homophobic… BUT they're not equal to the rest of us and we need to protect the bigots."
protection for those who fear disadvantage
WHAT "disadvantage"?
Only a bigoted homophobe would make such comments against the community then say 'I'm not homophobic'!
I'm actually waiting for the next predictable line 'some of my best friends are gay'.
Fact remains he is fight against the majority of the elected house and the public.
Dear oh dear, Lord Dear. You promote anti-gay provisions and yet claim not to be homophobic. At least tell the truth please.
I doubt if you would understand homophobia unless it bit you on the bum.
ah ah! None of that bum stuff Peter! He's trying to AVOID all that you see!
He's not homophobic just because gay people make him feel icky when he thinks about it.
He's not homophobic, he just doesn't want to have to think about or look at faggots being married. How can you accuse him of homophobia for opposing gay rights and gay people? smh smh smh
welcome to pathological liars
Given that religion can get people to lfy planes full of people into buildings full of people, nothing surprises me.
Dear lord Dear – if you dont like gays marrying dont marry one. Even though that would probably make you a happier person then you are
William Shakespeare
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|By So CAL on Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 10:02 pm: Edit
WOuld these get me into berkely? do you know? do you care?
Unweigthed UC GPA: 3.6875
Weighted UC GPA: 4.015
SAT II: 710 Writing 730 US History 740 IC
Four years Volleyball but other wise not many ecs and no familial problems
Rank 60/550 which kinda sucks
let me know anything
|By ddd on Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 10:11 pm: Edit
i don´t think so...good luck
|By Gregon on Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 10:14 pm: Edit
Are you from California?
Perhaps, No, Superficially
|By So CAL on Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 10:30 pm: Edit
i am from cali
|By yea on Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 10:32 pm: Edit
then you'll get in
my cuz is a dumb bimbo, scored 1350 SAT's, 660 SAT II avg, no EC's, avg. essays, avg. grades, majoring in photography. need i say more.
|By So CAL on Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 10:52 pm: Edit
Really? Is he a minority or an athlete? And your sure that your cuz wasnt ranked highly in High school. Thanks YEA
|By yea on Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 11:04 pm: Edit
asian-- definetely NOT minority lol
not an athlete
as i've said before, majoring in photography
nothing special either.
but maybe it helped that her parents f*ing rich, the school knew she could afford full tuition.
she's not even good looking either.
|By yea on Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 11:05 pm: Edit
but i'm not bitter.
|By So CAL on Sunday, December 22, 2002 - 11:16 pm: Edit
ouch pretty harsh. I hope its all in good fun. Any ways where are you applying/accepted/attending
|By Anonymous on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 02:55 am: Edit
Check this out: a student from my school got into UC Berkeley with a 1240 SAT and a 3.2 GPA. I'm not sure how many extra curricular activities he had but the point is, no one can be sure if he/she can get into Berkeley. Oh by the way, he's an Asian.
|By j on Monday, December 23, 2002 - 12:17 pm: Edit
yea, there is no such thing as a photography major at UC Berkeley unless you are referring to the film major, which deals with movie making.
Berkeley competition has gotten really tough over the past few years and they no longer seem to look at URMs anymore. One of my Hispanic friends got into Stanford and Yale last year but was rejected from UC Berkeley and UCLA.
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No. 3: Penn's State's D is overrated. I love Nittany Lions D coordinator Tom Bradley, but I wasn't impressed by Penn State's play against Notre Dame. I don't think the Nittany Lions are as good as people are predicting. In fact, this could be the year that a team like Purdue comes out of nowhere to win the Big Ten.
Two seemingly unrelated observations, but if you add those two things up in light of this weekend's game, does that mean tomorrow's predicted slaughter is in reality a confident Buffalo team against an overrated Nittany Lions' defense?
I don't think confidence is going to score the Bulls many touchdowns in Happy Valley. It just doesn't add up.
As for PSU-ND, I thought it was completely appropriate to pass judgement on the QBs in last week's game (even if Anthony Morelli doesn't agree), but the defense? Penn State's Morelli... eh, let's just say he made a few not-so-good decisions. Notre Dame's Jimmy Clausen made his first start for the Irish, and you know, a lot of people saw the spark. This kid did pretty well given the circumstances. They just didn't have a whole lot going for them on any other part of the field in that game and possibly, theseason.
But the defense? Sure, Notre Dame is not the most challenging team this crew will meet all year, but that doesn't mean they aren't capable. A real test is yet to come, and I'm not sure tomorrow will be it.
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Marie Antoinette put icing on the cake.
And Dowd Ritter took one for the team.
When I say "took one," I don't mean the Regions Bank CEO took a bullet or suffered some selfless blow. I mean he took one. He took all he could get in a very creative contract. He looked out for himself, and hung his bank's employees -- 6,700 of whom work in the Birmingham area -- on a clothesline to soak.
Consider what has happened at Regions lately.
The bank -- Birmingham's largest private employer and Alabama's last Fortune 500 company -- lost a brutal $6.2 billion in the fourth quarter alone. The value of its stock plunged 84 percent in the last year -- and 92 percent since the AmSouth/Regions merger in the fall of 2006. It even took $3.5 billion in federal welfare.
Last month Regions bailed on its own workers, ending matching payments to employee 401(k) plans and freezing pensions. And while workers were left in a line begging for government cheese, Ritter played the martyr.
Yep. They said Ritter took one for the team when he turned down a $1.1 million cash bonus last year.
What he did was turn down a $1.1 million bonus -- which would amount to some $700,000 after a smacking with a 35 percent tax rate.
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time, at that same $1.1. million.
Now he can't collect that unless the bank's performance improves. But if that happens, the value of his bonus will dwarf that $700,000.
More practical than benevolent, really.
Regions' board has questions to answer. In what morally bankrupt world can a company that saw 84 percent of shareholder value vanish give any CEO a bonus? In what world does that CEO take any?
In Nero's world, I guess. Or Antoinette's. Or Ritter's.
There is no excuse. If Regions' top execs really want the bank to succeed, they should all work for $1 a year until the bank turns the corner. In light of a $6.2 billion loss, it is not too much to ask.
They don't see it, though. These guys have been grossly overpaid for so long they can't see the outrage. And that's what's really outrageous.
It is worse than simple greed or arrogance. What has gone on at Regions, as on Wall Street, is reckless indifference and a disconnect from reality. I mean, I asked Regions last week if they really needed their fleet of four jets -- two Gulfstream 200s and two Bombardier BD-100s with a combined value of about $80 million.
They need four, spokesman Tim Deighton said, to rotate flights and avoid putting too much mileage on any one jet.
I see. I should have been driving four cars all this time.
That might have, well, flown in another day. But everything changed when Regions went on the federal dole.
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She finds few in favor of the plan.
Still, standardizing some aspects of the labels isn't such a bad idea. I'm curious what information you'd like to see on a bottle of your favorite wine.