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At 87, Barbara Weisberger remains "Mommy" to the Pennsylvania Ballet Company she founded.
Can we dance?
It was a soft-shoe question answered with steel-tipped determination 50 years ago by a ballet dancer who needed much more than being on her toes to come up with a reply.
She needed vision — and an artistic prod and pas de deux played out with George Balanchine.
As the Pennsylvania Ballet Company observes its 50th anniversary this season, all eyes — and those same toes — point to Barbara Weisberger, the Brooklyn-born, Philadelphia-stamped cultural icon who raised the company to its feet and then some — including a nasty falling out some 30 years ago.
PBC recently saluted its founding mother in all its golden celebrations — and hers, with an 87th birthday bash — marking the amazing turnabout of a company once teetering on bankruptcy and now, defiant to the corps, considered one of the top five ensembles of its kind in the country.
One can only wonder what would have happened had little Barbara been more interested in Tailspin Tabby — those popular Pop-Up Kritter toys at the time — than spinning ballerinas when she turned 8 in 1934.
For that was the year she met a curious George who had nothing to do with a man in a yellow hat: This George was more concerned with men and women in white leotards and if they knew their way around a barre.
Outside her husband — who died this year at age 94 — octogenarian Weisberger claims that Balanchine, who considered her his protege, "was the most loving, generous man in my life."
He had chosen the young dancer as his first child student nearly 80 years ago as a member of an evolving core that would one day leap across worldwide stages as the American Ballet.
The then-30 year-old Russian emigre/ballet master was at the beginning of his American journeys of jetes and giant adventures, and Weisberger learned at his feet, beginning with admission to the George Balanchine/Lincoln Kirstein School of American Ballet.
Before long, she transferred to the Metropolitan Opera Ballet School where she would come across Balanchine again as its choreographer.
Bashert? Meant to be? "It's nice to think that," muses Weisberger now.
Certainly, their lives intersected with the grace and aplomb of two dancers entwined in a grasp for the heavens. "It is hard for me to separate the man and the god," she says of the Janus of genius. "He was a simple man, a very loving man — only if he cared for you."
But was he a … Jewish … man — in his own way? "I was the company's Momma, the Jewish mother of the ballet," says the PBC's founding artistic director with a laugh. "And he was Russian Orthodox. But he had a Jewish heart — I don't know if he would have liked me saying that. But there was a Jewish perspective in his values."
It was Balanchine who helped shove Weisberger to center stage, advising her to start a company in Philadelphia. (By 1940, Weisberger and family had moved to Wilmington, Del., with the young Weisberger a commuter, traveling to Philadelphia regularly to study ballet.)
And thanks to him there was a Ford in her future — Balanchine was the one who brought her to the attention of the Ford Foundation. "We were suffering in the first years," she recalls of the company, "starting with less than $3,000" in its coffers.
But, fueled with funding from Ford, they coughed up enough to mount a school and then a performance schedule at a time when such future stars as Barbara Sandonato — PBC's first dance hire in 1963 and mother of Gabriella Yudenich, now a solo-ist with the company — "were making $20 a week."
More needed than a pas de deux was a deux ex machina — an outside force saving the day: Enter Balanchine, stage right. "He came and helped us," she says. "We had been locked out of our studio once too many times," unable to pay the rent.
It all hit home for Mr. B, as his fans and favorites knew him. "Once I asked him, 'Why, Mr. B., why are you so good to us?' And he replied that 'when I came to this country, no one would accept me and I didn't know anyone but the Littlefield girls' — Dorothie and Catherine, Phila-delphia sisters who provided a bounty of bounce for American ballet and from whose ranks of their Philadelphia Ballet they encouraged the young Balanchine to borrow dancers who would become the American Ballet company's first stars.
"He came down to visit them from New York and cleaned out the company, taking maybe 70 percent of their dancers," all with the Littlefields' biggest of blessings, laughs Weisberger, who had studied with the sisters when she commuted from Wilmington.
A prima ballerina payback? "Mr. B said to me, 'So you see, Barbara, they helped me. Now I help you. It's a debt repaid.' "
Weisberger has paid back on her own, too, becoming known as a grand teacher of the art. "Mr. B liked my teaching," she says. "Being a teacher, teaching, he thought of it as the most important element of the art, that school is the heart" of the dance. To that end, PBC has followed in Balanchine's steps.
"I'd like to call this 50th anniversary, 'The Debt Repaid,' " says Weisberger marking the upcoming opening of the Louise Reed Center for Dance, which will serve as PBC headquarters and home for its dance school.
But not everything was beautiful at the ballet: In 1982, PBC's beloved founder was given the pink slipper, forced to leave by, in hindsight, a board some said was bordering on insolence and decidedly lacking any insight.
New blood was brought in in a bloodbath awash with controversy. "It was wrongheaded," Weisberger says of the Black Swan-style move. "I felt a tremendous sense of loss and spirit."
But she exited, as was her custom, gracefully. "I didn't want to make any controversy at the time. Who would it hurt if I did so? My dancers."
And that Weisberger would not abide. "I didn't want to appear bitter — but I was bitter and heartbroken. But I knew, they would one day do the right thing and it would all come around."
Around and around it went, history eventually written correctly, all at the fete of Weisberger, now a welcome sight at PBC. "The circle is closed," says the troupe's honorary trustee. "I love and have always loved my kids."
They have loved her right back. Indeed, Roy Kaiser, the company's nationally revered and respected artistic director, was brought on by Weisberger as an apprentice 35 years ago. What he did for love is borne out by the love he feels for his PBC patron partner.
"Barbara's influence is very much a part of the Pennsylvania Ballet today," he praises. "Barbara placed great importance on the 'spirit' of the company, a genuine love of dance, the work that goes into it, and performance. A real sense of ensemble from the most seasoned dancers to the newest dancers in the company.
"Much like a ballet is handed down from generation to generation, this spirit and respect for the work has been handed down also. I believe that it is still evident in our performances today."
Can we still dance? At 87, Weisberger recently went through hip replacement surgery at the Rothman Institute, but was out and about soon after. Something in the way she moves?
Maybe her mentor said it best so many years back: Barbara has the drive, spirit, talent to make ballet move and "will always have my respect and energy behind her. Ballet is lucky."
Who better for such an appraisal than Balanchine himself, who described his protege that way some 35 years ago at a PBC gathering in anticipation of the staging of one of his works.
He wasn't the only dance dervish to toss lovely laurels at her: When PBC was looking for an inspired choice to replace Weisberger so many years back, Rudolf Nureyev reportedly rejected an offer with this advice, told anecdotally to Weisberger: "What you should do is get Barbara back."
More than anything, Balanchine always had Weisberger's back, even during — maybe especially during — the dark days after Weisberger had been caught flat-footed and asked to leave. "He continued his support of me, never left my side," she says. "He told me, 'We will start over and everything will be all right.' "
It was — Weisberger started the Carlisle Project. And the female ballet legend Lincoln Kirstein, co-founder of the New York City Ballet, complimented by calling her the "Jewish Joan of Arc" after the PBC debacle decades back, ran the Carlisle — featuring workshops, residencies and showcases — from 1984 to 1996.
Her PBC reign had put her on good footing to do so — but so had earlier experiences, such as Weisberger's pre-PBC entrepreneurial role as founder of the Wilkes-Barre Ballet Theater 60 years ago. Even now, she is not one to put her feet up and relax; she is artistic adviser of the Peabody Dance in Baltimore.
For all her work and wizardry over the years, Weisberger — who has been granted five honorary doctorates and a slipperful of awards over the years — will be honored with the Ernie Award from Dance USA during its annual confab in Philadelphia on June 13.
She is being cited at what is billed "the broadest national gathering of dance professionals in the United States" for her role as "an individual working 'behind the scenes' within the infrastructure of the dance field, whose achievements have significantly empowered artists and supported their creativity individually or as a community."
What adds to the spring in her step beyond the anticipation of the award is that so many of her "kids" will undoubtedly be there — those she raised to reach for the rafters of academies worldwide while stretching the realms of what beauty means.
"Oh, how I love my kids," says the woman who is proud to point out that, after all is said and danced in a life and field of turning points and accomplishments, "I'm still Mommy!"
Michael Elkin is features editor of the Jewish Exponent. This article originally appeared in "The Good Life" special sections feature.


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|Smart TVs offer a full built-in browser, in addition to easy access to services like Netflix and Pandora.
Ever sat on your couch watching TV and wondering where you've seen that actor before? Or perhaps you have a membership to Netflix® or Hulu®, and wish you could watch movies instantly on the biggest screen in your house. Better yet, maybe you'd like to enjoy your favorite Internet radio service in a room other than where your computer is located.
With the right kind of "connected" home A/V gear, you can access online content right from your TV without having to get off the couch. Only higher-end "smart" TVs offer a full Internet browser, but most manufacturers usually offer Internet-ready gear with more than enough options to keep you entertained. See our section on what you can expect for more information. Here are just a few of the services you might see — again, they'll tend to vary by manufacturer and model:
- News, weather, and more. Find out who that actor is in the show you're watching, check out the latest news stories, see the latest score of your favorite sports team's game, or find out what weather is in store for your town — on your time, not on the news station's. You won't even have to turn on your computer.
- Netflix and Hulu movie services. Choose a movie or TV show that you want to watch instantly, without searching for a disc or driving to the video store. Movie night with the family has never been so easy.
- YouTube™ videos. A number of TVs and Blu-ray players give you access to YouTube right from your TV. View family videos that were posted of your niece and nephew's last school play, or rewatch your favorite viral videos with friends and family.
- PANDORA® Internet radio, Rhapsody®, and Slacker® music services. You may have experienced PANDORA's or Slacker's custom music stations online, or perhaps you pay for a subscription to Rhapsody's music service already. With these services on your TV, you won't have to leave your couch to find new music within your musical tastes, or listen to some of your favorites.
- Internet radio. Tune in to your favorite broadcaster's account of your hometown sports team's game, or expand your musical horizons by listening to radio from different countries around the world. Internet radio gives you thousands of station choices so you'll never get bored.
- Facebook®, Twitter®, and other social media sites. Wonder what your friends are up to now? With access to Facebook and Twitter you can find out without leaving the comfort of your couch.
What you'll need
To start off with, you're going to need a home network. Most people opt for a wireless home network, because they can connect their gear anywhere without worrying about running cables. If wireless isn't and option for you, then you'll need to set up a wired system. Check out our article on creating a home network for information on how to set one up.
Next, you'll need to make sure that your computer is connected to your network. If you're not sure how to do this, then check with your computer's operating system guide. If you're connecting your computer to a wireless network, then you can generally find this information in the settings menu.
|An Internet-ready Blu-ray player is an easy way to add music and movie streaming to your home entertainment system.
And of course, you'll need a device capable of connecting to the Internet and accessing the services you want. There are a growing number of smart and Internet-ready TVs, Blu-ray players, and game consoles that can stream online movies and music, and access news and social media services. You can also find home theater receivers and network music players to play Internet radio and other music streaming services. Just be sure to look for devices that offer the services you want. Specifically, if you want to get Netflix or Hulu, then look for their logo. The same goes for PANDORA® or Rhapsody. Keep in mind that some services require a membership.
What you can expect (and what you can't)
Different networkable components give you different levels of Internet access. A number of higher-end smart TVs and Blu-ray players give you a fully functioning web browser very similar to the ones you'll find on computers. But other Internet-ready devices only let you check specific information, like weather, news, social media updates, and sports scores, usually by accessing "widgets" or "apps" chosen by the manufacturer.
You can check out our video on Internet-ready TVs for more information. For a specific list of which features your device offers, be sure to check the product's page on our site, on the manufacturer's site, or your owners manual.
Getting more
If you already have a bunch of movies, music, or photos stored on your computer, then you might also want to enjoy it on your TV screen or home theater system with friends and family around. Devices that are DLNA-certified allow you to access information stored on your computer over your home network. If this is something you might be interested in, then check out our article on enjoying content from your computer on your TV.

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Artist's BiographyGreg Keel is a performer and clinician in concert and jazz saxophone. He is on the faculty at MacPhail Center for the Arts and Normandale College in Minneapolis, the UW-Green Bay summer jazz program and the University of Wisconsin Indianhead Arts Center Summer Jazz Camps in Shell Lake. Greg has been a visiting artist/conductor in the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Jazz Studies Department, and created the jazz composition and improvisation workshop at the annual UW-Eau Claire High Potential Summer Institute for junior and senior high school students.
Greg attended the University of Wisconsin at Eau Claire and Madison, and Concordia College in St. Paul. He studied privately with Harry Miedema, Brian Grivna, Ruben Haugen, Richard Fletcher and Bill Grahn, and is a regular participant in masterclass workshops with saxophonist Eugene Rousseau. Greg has performed with Anthony Cox, Geoff Keezer, The Temptations, Mel Torme, Bobby Vinton, Andy Williams, Bob Hope, The O'Jays, Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons and blues artist Luther Allison.
Greg's private students have been members of the Wisconsin and Minnesota Honors Jazz Ensembles and Concert Bands, the McDonald's All-American High School Jazz Ensemble, the Disney World and Disneyland Jazz Bands and Indianhead Honors Band. Many have gone on to many successful music careers including recordings, tours and studio productions with Doc Severinson, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson and Sting, and several of Greg's students have received awards through Down Beat and JazzTimes magazines.
Greg is an artist/clinician for the Selmer Company and has been a contributing writer for Saxophone Journal magazine. He is also a studio education consultant for Schmitt Music Centers, a member of MENC, WSMA, MMEA, IAJE, and an alumnus of Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia Music Fraternity. Greg is also coordinator of the annual MacPhail Saxophone Day held each November, one of the largest woodwind events in the country.


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A. Since matte finishes contain more pigment than gloss finishes, there are more pigment particles on or closer to their surfaces. Therefore, when a matte finish is scuffed, it is actually burnished (polished by removing surface or near-surface pigment particles). This results in a change of reflectivity in the scuffed area. Gloss finishes also can be scuffed, but the results generally show as scratch marks.
You should look into the possibility that the vehicle in your paint does not provide the scuff resistance of other paints. You may be able to solve that problem by changing to a more mar-resistant or scuff-resistant material. The better paint may be more expensive, but will be worth the cost if it stops customer complaints.


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Comix At Foxwoods Presents Amy Schumer, March 30
Stand up talent, Amy Schumer, will bring her blend of wholesome, girl-next-door looks and edgy comedy to the Fox Theater stage on Saturday, March 30, 2013 at 8 p.m. for one hysterical performance. Tickets are $30, $40 and $50, and are available for pre-sale on Thursday, Nov. 29, and for regular sale Friday, Nov. 30 at 10 a.m. The show is presented by Comix At Foxwoods and is intended for mature audiences only.
Schumer is the star, writer and creator of "Inside Amy," which will premiere next year on Comedy Central. Coming off her one-hour stand-up special, "Mostly Sex Stuff," which became Comedy Central's second-highest rated special in 2012, she was also featured on the network's "Roast of Roseanne" following her breakout performance on last year's "Roast of Charlie Sheen." Most recently seen on "Louie," she will next appear in season two of HBO's "Girls."
Schumer was featured in Rolling Stone Magazine, The New York Times, Wall Street Journal and as Variety's "Top 10 Comics to Watch" this past year, in addition to writing articles for Cosmo Magazine to enormous reader response. In addition to appearing on "The Howard Stern Show," she has also hit the late night circuit, visiting "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "Conan" and "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon." She also recurred on season three of Adult Swim's "Delocated," and guest starred in the latest season of "Curb Your Enthusiasm." Not to miss out on the big screen, she filmed the feature "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" starring Steve Carrell and Kiera Knightley and "Price Check," an independent feature opposite Parker Posey, which premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival.
Schumer made her network debut in 2007 on NBC's "Last Comic Standing," and soon after, co-starred on "30 Rock" and had her own "Comedy Central Presents" special. Her album, "Cutting," placed in the top five of the Billboard Charts and has been included on multiple Best Comedy Albums of the Year awards' lists. She also co-hosted "Hoppus on Music" with Mark Hoppus of Blink 182 on Fuse, and made her fourth appearance at the Montreal Comedy Festival this past summer.
Tickets are available online at www.comixatfoxwoods.com; through Ticketmaster; by calling the MGM Grand Theater Box Office at 866-646-0609; or in person at the Comix, Fox Theater, or MGM Grand Theater Box Offices. Please contact the Comix Comedy Club at 860-312-5050 for additional information or with questions regarding group sales or private parties.
Laugh it up at Comix At Foxwoods with upcoming shows including: Jermaine Fowler (Nov 15-17, Comix); Tom Daddario (Nov 18, Comix); Mike Gaffney & Chris Johnston (Nov 23-24, Comix); Mo Mandel (Nov 29 - Dec 1, Comix); Kyle Grooms (Dec 6-8, Comix); Ian Edwards (Dec 13-15, Comix); Lisa Lampanelli (Dec 15, MGM Grand); Lenny Marcus (Dec 20 – 22, Comix); John Pinette (Jan 12, MGM Grand); Margaret Cho (Feb 1, Fox Theater); Andrew Dice Clay (Feb 9, Fox Theater); and Jim Jeffries (Apr 13, Fox Theater).


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Body of Cross Roads High Senior Recovered from Richland Chambers
AUSTIN, Texas — After a week-long search of waters near the U.S. Highway 287 bridge on Richland Chambers Reservoir, Texas game wardens and officers from the Tarrant Regional Water District recovered the body of 17-year-old Jerrod Rachel at 8:50 this morning.
Rachel, a senior at Cross Roads High School, in Malakoff, Texas, and his grandfather, Jerry King, 72, of Athens, were reported missing March 24. Divers from the Texas Department of Public Safety recovered King's body March 27.
King's pontoon boat was found lodged in standing timber near Hickey Island north of the U.S. Hwy 287 bridge on the 41,000-acre lake in Navarro County.
A fisherman at Oak Cove Marina reported seeing King's pontoon boat drift past the afternoon of March 24 but initially thought the occupants were just out of sight. The boat's global positioning system indicated that it began drifting approximately one-half mile south of the bridge. Game wardens reconstructed the boat's track across the lake using the GPS and have focused search efforts along a broad swath of water along that path.
Texas game wardens, the Tarrant Regional Water District, the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, the Navarro County Sheriff's Office and the Texas Department of Public Safety all participated in the search.
Game wardens today continue searching Lake Lavon, near Dallas, for 18-year-old Michael Simmons of Freeville, N.Y., and Lake Grapevine for Trevor Dennis Rotzoll, 26, of Grapevine. Simmons has been missing since his paddleboat capsized in high winds Tuesday, and Rotzoll has been missing since Saturday.
Game Warden Capt. Gary Dugan has been leading the Richland Chambers search.
"Obviously, we're relieved that we've found Jerrod and his family can start to get some closure on this," Dugan said. "It's a real tragedy. Here we have a case of a grandfather and grandson going fishing — one of the most wholesome family activities I can think of — and, somewhere along the way and probably in a matter of seconds, it all went wrong."
Dugan said neither man was wearing a life jacket. Approximately 90 percent of boating fatality victims in Texas do not have life jackets on when recovered, and 59 of the 61 boating fatalities in 2008 involved only one vessel.
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By Shanxi Omoniyi, CFCA web editor and writer
This Sunday, Nov. 20, CFCA turns 30 years old!
There's something powerful about reaching the third decade of one's life. You might say we're in our early adulthood.
We're more seasoned than we were 15 or even 10 years ago.
We have some life experience regarding what works and what doesn't, but we're still young enough to have a sense of adventure about our future.
As we look back to gain a better sense of what lies ahead, some things have definitely changed.
Our "Hope for a Family" model of sponsorship, introduced during the last several years, has placed more emphasis and responsibility on the families in our sponsorship program.
They're our partners, not merely passive beneficiaries. (See Dan Pearson's blog post, "From beneficiaries to partners," for more context.)
Mothers groups are a key component of this model.
Here mothers of sponsored children form active communities to decide how to best use sponsorship benefits and build a path out of poverty.
"I see the growth of CFCA as a very harmonic crescendo of people discovering one another, and then deciding to walk together and work together ó within an exciting, loving plan of the Almighty," CFCA President and Co-founder Bob Hentzen said. "Far from kicking back and putting our feet up, we love the sense of just beginning."
More important than what has changed, though, is what has stayed constant.
Our role as protectors of the bond between sponsors and sponsored friends will never change.
We're responsible for helping people on both ends of this friendship recognize their dreams ñ whether it's overcoming the challenges of poverty to a better life, or living out our faith and helping create a better world.
Bob has a list of the "saints" among us:
- "Parents of sponsored children who heroically take on the real issues of our day.
- "Hundreds of thousands of children, youth and aging persons who maintain hope.
- "Sponsors/members of our CFCA family who remain faithful year after year.
- "Co-workers of CFCA who persevere and inspire us.
"To each of you I say: Please know of our love and admiration."
International perspectives
We interviewed three longtime CFCA staff members in different countries for their perspectives on our 30th anniversary. Here are excerpts from their reflections.
- Malou Navio, CFCA project coordinator in Antipolo, Philippines. She has worked 19 years with CFCA.
"My work with the sponsored children, aging and families in attaining their hopes and dreams based on their total well-being is a very fulfilling work for me as a community health nurse by profession.
"At present, the project works with almost 8,000 sponsored friends and their families organized into 521 small caring groups of 15 neighboring families called Kapitbahayan (neighbors). This structure animates the families with responsibilities, creative thinking and decision making. There are lots of ongoing developments with Kapitbahayan groups on family, community life and environmental responsibility that are far reaching and long lasting."
- Peter Ndungo, CFCA project coordinator in Nairobi, Kenya. He has worked more than seven years with CFCA.
"[In the Hope for a Family sponsorship program,] mothers of sponsored children together with CFCA staff members evaluate those most in need of sponsorship. The mothers and sponsored friends decide how best to use the sponsorship funds.
"This has increased the understanding of CFCA identity within families in the sponsorship program, and they now have clear goals and plans."
- Tr·nsito Hern·ndez, CFCA project coordinator in Colombia. She has worked 30 years with CFCA.
"When I met Bob [Hentzen] in Cartagena, more than 30 years ago, he invited me to be part of the start of an NGO that they were founding, whose mission and vision coincided with the services that we provided. …
"In the CFCA Hope for a Family program in Medellin, one can tell the participants and their families know they belong to a worldwide movement that is on the same path and is building a future, step by step, each day. They practice a commitment to nonviolence. They are also aware of the role that their sponsors play in their lives, and they know they have gone from less humane to more humane conditions."
Thank you for an incredible 30 years of walking with us!
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Subsidiaries of multinational corporations pay lower effective tax rates than their domestic competitors, possibly because affiliates are "hard to tax, " and the benefits from integration tend to accrue to low-tax affiliates.
There's been a lot of talk about multinationals paying lower tax rates than businesses based in a single country – with a lot of assumptions of foul play. This post takes a look, from an economist's perspective, on how this could happen even when a company is playing by all the rules.
Recent economic research demonstrates that subsidiaries of multinational corporations (MNCs) pay lower effective tax rates than their domestic competitors. Dominika Langenmayr of the University of Munich recently posted two alternative possible explanations:
• affiliates are "hard to tax, " and
• the benefits from integration tend to accrue to MNC's low-tax affiliates.
The "hard to tax" explanation has been emphasized in the OECD's Action Plan to limit base erosion and profit shifting, which is essentially a claim by various national tax authorities that MNCs are engaged in aggressive transfer pricing manipulation. The research Langenmayr notes, however, suggests that MNCs that play by the rules and engage in intercompany pricing consistent with the arm's-length standard would tend to also face lower effective tax rates. She references two recent articles in the Journal of International Economics.
One paper examined the taxes paid by 33,577 European manufacturing entities and found that "on average, foreign owners pay 594 Euros per employee or about 56% less than domestic owners of similar subsidiaries."
In the other paper, Langenmayr and co-author Christian Bauer explored why foreign-owned affiliates would be expected to pay lower taxes. In their explanation, the firms that are the most efficient are engaged in "foreign direct investment," that is, sourcing production through foreign affiliates. As such, these companies tend to have lower production costs than their domestic counterparts. In such situations, traditional transfer pricing methodologies may give mixed results as to what should be interpreted as the arm's length standard.
Bauer and Langenmayr coin the term "gorilla's arm's length," which apparently refers to a standard where the intercompany price should reflect the market price of goods, which essentially is the Comparable Uncontrolled Price (CUP). An alternative approach would be to estimate the arm's length price by examining the economic cost of production, which reflects labor costs, materials, and a reasonable return on the capital utilized by the production affiliate. This latter approach is often referred to as the Comparable Profits Method (CPM). Bauer and Langenmayr note that the market price may exceed the economic cost of production for integrated firms.
CUP and CPM often deliver different results for various reasons including the benefits from integration and location savings. In these situations, differences of opinion may arise as to how to interpret the arm's length standard. The tax authorities in the manufacturing affiliate's locale would likely prefer the results of the CUP approach so as to be able to tax the profits from the benefits of integration and location savings. The tax authorities of the parent corporation, however, would likely prefer the CPM approach hoping to tax these same profits.
While the OECD rightfully argues that there should be no double taxation, their Action Plan to limit base erosion and profit shifting may encourage disagreements between these tax authorities as to who gets to tax the benefits from integration.
As we already knew, the effective tax rate of a MNC is a complicated figure, especially when compared to a business operating within a single tax jurisdiction. While the politics of the situation are arguable, it's clear, based on Langenmayr's explanations, that this discrepancy is far from simple, and could have nothing to do with bending the rules.


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Pilot Trial Of Urinary Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) As Biomarker for Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms (LUTS)
This study has been completed.
The Methodist Hospital System
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
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A single center, pilot trial with combination therapy of tamsulosin and solifenacin in 20 men with symptomatic lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS). Subjects will be evaluated at baseline, 1, 2, and 3 months for urinary NGF, urine creatinine, NGF/CR ratio and patient reported outcomes.
|Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
|Drug: Solifenacin (Vesicare) 5 mg orally at the same time.
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Allocation: Non-Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|Urinary Nerve Growth Factor as a Biomarker for Medical Treatment of Male Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms: A Pilot Trial
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MedlinePlus related topics: Urine and Urination
Drug Information available for: Nerve growth factor Tamsulosin Solifenacin succinateU.S. FDA Resources
Further study details as provided by The Methodist Hospital System:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- NGF and NGF/Cr ratio-change [ Time Frame: From baseline to week 12 (3 months) ]Urinary Nerve Growth Factor (NGF) and NGF/Cr ratio-change from baseline to week 12.
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- Quality of Life Questionnaires [ Time Frame: Baseline to weeks 4 and 8. ]International Prostate Symptom Score, Patient Perception of Urgency Score (PPIUS), Perception of Bladder Condition (PBC), International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire for male LUTS (ICIQ-MLUTS) and the International Consultation on Incontinence Modular Questionnaire LUTS Quality of Life (ICIQ-LUTSqol).
|Study Start Date:
|October 2011
|Study Completion Date:
|July 2014
|Primary Completion Date:
|July 2014 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)
|Assigned Interventions
Experimental: Tamsulosin 0.4 mg + Solifenacin 5 mg
All men will receive morning dosing with Tamsulosin (Flomax) 0.4 mg and Solifenacin (Vesicare) 5 mg orally at the same time.
Drug: Solifenacin (Vesicare) 5 mg orally at the same time.
Drug: Tamsulosin 0.4 mg in combination with Solifenacin 5 mg
All men will receive morning dosing with Tamsulosin (Flomax) 0.4 mg and Solifenacin (Vesicare) 5 mg orally at the same time.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|50 Years and older (Adult, Senior)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Inclusion Criteria:
- Men > 50 years old with symptomatic LUTS (clinical BPH)
- PSA < 10 (negative biopsies within 6 months for any age-specific PSA elevation suspicious for prostate carcinoma)
- Post void residual urine < 150 mls
- Urinary Flow rate > 15 mL/sec
Exclusion Criteria:
- Neurogenic bladder
- Urinary tract infection, Urinary stone(s), Urinary tract tumor
- Radiation therapy for urologic malignancy or prostate surgery; radiation to pelvic, colon, rectum, prostate, bladder, uterus or ovaries
- Alpha blocker therapy or anticholinergic therapy within 3 months of entry or 5 alpha reductase therapy within 18 months.
- History of cataracts with planned surgery
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below. For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01457573
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01457573
|United States, Texas
|The Methodist Hospital System
|Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Sponsors and Collaborators
The Methodist Hospital System
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.
|Principal Investigator:
|Timothy Boone, M.D.
|The Methodist Hospital System
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 21, 2017
|Responsible Party:
|The Methodist Hospital System
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT01457573 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|Study First Received:
|October 20, 2011
|Last Updated:
|July 16, 2014
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Urological Manifestations
Signs and Symptoms
Solifenacin Succinate
Mitosis Modulators
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists
Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists
Adrenergic Antagonists
Adrenergic Agents
Neurotransmitter Agents
Physiological Effects of Drugs
Urological Agents
Muscarinic Antagonists
Cholinergic Antagonists
Cholinergic Agents
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KANSAS CITY, Kan. — When Liberty Fruit Co. expanded its footprint here three years ago, company officials thought they would be set for quite a while.
But continuing growth already has the 48-year-old family-owned company preparing for another addition.
Scott Danner, chief operating officer, said a new 10,000-square-foot refrigerated space is on the drawing board and is expected to be operational by March. The new space will actually allow for an additional 30,000 square feet of capacity, though, because it will handle racks stacked three high.
"We'll be able to hold an additional 47 loads," Danner said.
Liberty is going higher in its existing refrigerated space, too. By the end of September Danner said it would be converted to handle racks stacked two high, increasing the company's capacity by about 25 loads.
A new fleet of trucks is also on the company's agenda this fall, with delivery anticipated in late September or early October. The 26 new vehicles are 22-foot straight trucks that are expected to get up to 10 miles per gallon. Liberty's existing fleet gets about 6 mpg, Danner said.
Those new trucks will be hauling produce to the seven military commissaries that Liberty Fruit supplies. Danner said the company is in its third year with the military contract, having just received the first of three potential one-year contract extensions.
Danner said the commissaries orders are similar to mainstream grocery retailers and include organics and fresh-cut products.
School contracts make up another large chunk of Liberty's business, which Danner said is evenly split among foodservice, wholesale and retail customers.
"It's always been our goal to get to this point," Danner said. "About 10 years ago we were 45% foodservice."
Keeping the three-way balance could be tricky, though, if Liberty's school business continues to increase.
Sales vice president Reade Sievert said during the year he's been at Liberty the company's school business has gone from basically nonexistent to a multimillion dollar enterprise.
Fresh-cut products are a big part of the equation, Sievert said, crediting additional funding from the federal government as partly responsible for the schools' ability to buy a wider variety of fresh fruits and vegetables.


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AUSTIN — Brent Leisure, a 26-year veteran of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, has been named director of Texas State Parks. A regional parks director for almost seven years, Leisure will assume his new duties as leader of the agency's State Parks Division effective Sept. 1.
Leisure replaces Walt Dabney, who is retiring on Aug. 31, after 11 years of leading Texas state parks through some challenging times to become one of the nation's most innovative state park systems.
The announcement of Leisure's appointment to lead state parks was made today by Scott Boruff, TPWD's deputy executive director of operations.
"Brent has a long and successful track record in Texas State Parks as an advocate for the staff, our visiting public, and the natural and cultural resources in those parks," Boruff says. "We look forward to Brent continuing the great tradition of stewardship and promotion of recreational opportunities that Walt Dabney set in motion in recent years."
TPWD Executive Director Carter Smith calls Leisure the right choice for the future of state parks.
"Brent's vast experience and penchant for innovation are the perfect combination to lead the Texas State Park system well into the 21st century," Smith says. "He has the full support and respect of his peers and the department's leadership to continue on the positive course set by his predecessor."
"This is an exciting time for Texas state parks as we face a changing population demographic that requires us to incorporate new thinking into our strategic planning," Leisure says. "This new position presents me with a wonderful opportunity to lead a passionate, dedicated team of park professionals into the future to provide a park system that will become ever more important to Texans in days to come."
Leisure first worked for Texas state parks in the early 1980s as seasonal summer help. The Texas Tech University graduate (class of '84) has served brief stints the past five years as acting state parks director. More recently, Leisure has been the director of Region 5, which includes 16 state parks in southeast central Texas staffed by more than 150 employees. For more than six years prior to that time, the parks veteran served 11 years as general superintendent of the Lost Pines Complex that includes Bastrop and Buescher state parks. Leisure is a commissioned state parks police officer.
As regional director, Leisure developed a structured mentoring program for assistant park superintendents to train future leaders within the state park system. He also pushed within his region's parks for aggressive use of Global Positioning Systems and prescribed burning as a resource management tool.
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Owner of feed store not letting fire shut down business
COQUILLE, Ore. -- The owner of a Coquille feed store that went up in flames over the weekend lost some precious inventory in the fire, but he's not letting it stop him from doing business.
It took crews nearly eight hours to contain the fire at the Milk-E-Way Feed and Trucking Company.
Inside the store were not only farm tools and feed, but a large number of baby chickens. "We just had some baby chicks that had just come in, there were probably 75 to 80 baby chicks that were lost in the fire," said Dave Scolari. "Baby chicks, most of them in fact were less than a week old."
The store is still open for business, as they are operating in the two remaining buildings on the site that weren't damaged by the fire.
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ARCATA -- As Arcata's game got going, McKinleyville's came to a screeching halt.
So much so, the Panthers were lucky to go into halftime with a double-digit point total.
Sparked by their swarming defense, the Tigers outscored the visiting Panthers 20-3 in the second quarter en route to a dominating 54-39 win on Friday night.
With the win, Arcata remains atop the Big 5 standings with a 2-0 record and is now 13-4 on the season. Mack falls to 1-2 in league play and 10-6 overall.
"The effort on defense our kids had, you couldn't ask for more than that," Arcata head coach Allan Schmidt said. "McKinleyville missed some shots they normally make, but when you hold a team to 11 points in a half, you're doing something right."
After just 90 seconds, Mack was up 7-2 in what looked to be a fast-paced contest between the two Mad River rivals.
From that point on, though, the Panthers only scored four points the rest of the first half.
"(Arcata) put a lid on us," McKinleyville co-head coach Nick Koury said. "It's a credit to their defense. They always had a body on us and made things really tough."
The defense certainly kick-started the Tigers, who led just 11-8 after the first quarter.
Thanks in large part to a pair of baskets from Cameron Wallace and a wing 3-pointer from Hawken Ritter -- who scored 10 of his game-high 17 points in the first half -- Arcata began the second period on a 9-2 run to push the lead to double digits (20-10) for the first time.
That was just the beginning.
Another one of the Tigers' seniors, point guard Will Taylor, scored seven of his team's final eight points as his team began to pull away to close the half.
Suddenly, the three-point first-quarter lead had ballooned to 20 points at 31-11 heading into the break.
"It's always frustrating when you're not making shots," Koury said. "You try to force it -- and that's what we did a few times."
Taylor and Latrell Wilson finished with 11 and 10 points, respectively, for the Tigers, who also shot 16 of 24 from the line.
"It started with our defense and it led to some fast breaks for us," Schmidt said. "We also attacked the basket really well and got to the free throw line well tonight."
The Panthers cut the home team's lead to 14 (32-18) early in the third on baskets from Ashton Pomrehn and Andrew Nickols and a Josh Willcox trey -- their first field goals in nearly eight minutes.
But the Tigers were there to answer, as Wilson's 3-pointer that bounced on each side of the rim pushed Arcata's lead to 37-20 late in the quarter.
Will Ingersoll scored all of his team-high 11 points off the bench in the fourth quarter and was the only Panther to finish in double figures on the night.
"It's nice to be 2-0, but more importantly we're also playing well right now," Schmidt said. "Every league game is huge. The difference between tournament season and league is that you have a chance to refuel. And it happens so quick."
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(UPDATED COVERAGE, July 17): Bland Farms LLC has a new sales director from the greenhouse sector.
The Glennville, Ga.-based Bland Farms is also strengthening quality control processes by promoting a manager to lead that area.
The sweet onion grower-shipper hired John Cameron as director of sales.
Cameron was the Dallas-based division manager for San Antonio-based NatureSweet Tomatoes, where he managed the company's southern division.
Cameron succeeds Richard Pazderski, who left Bland Farmsin late May to become director of business development for Utah Onions in Syracuse, Utah.
Troy Bland, former quality control and procurement manager, advanced to the quality control director position, a new company post that reports to Bruce Peterson, the company's chief executive officer.
Bland in 2009 began as an assistant operations manager for the family-owned company's New York operations. He quickly advanced to asset and transportation manager and last year became quality control and procurement manager.
Before he joined NatureSweet in 2007, Cameron, who started at Bland Farms July 1, sold and merchandised fresh-cut sales from Dallas for Coral Gables, Fla.-based Del Monte Fresh Produce NA Inc. and was a longtime produce manager for United Supermarkets LLC, Lubbock, Texas.
Delbert Bland, president, said Cameron's nearly 25 years of produce industry experience was what the company was seeking.
"He's very knowledgeable about the produce industry and with his background, he sold for a lot of the retail accounts we sold," Bland said. "As director of sales, there are still a lot of administrative issues. He's the next step in our ongoing endeavor to have more structure and more professional appearance."
Troy Bland said his promotion demonstrates Bland Farm's expanded attention to quality control throughout the onion production and distribution supply chain.
"The nice thing about quality control is you have the opportunity to get involved in every aspect of the business and ensuring we're doing what our end-user wants," Bland said. "That's becoming a greater focus for us."
At Bland Farms, Cameron says he is overseeing and managing the company's sales leadership. Cameron said he sees the company as an industry pioneer that helps further consumption by developing programs that help its customers drive sales.
Bland Farms also hired Glen Willard as director of Vidalia Brands, Bland's condiment line.
Willard was president of Sensible Sales & Marketing Inc., a Richmond Hill, Ga., food brokerage.


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Kipnis a possibility for three spot in lineup
GOODYEAR, Ariz. -- There is plenty of time remaining this spring for Indians manager Terry Francona to decide on a batting order. If the early exhibition games are any indication, second baseman Jason Kipnis might be given a shot as the team's third hitter.
The Indians have their leadoff man established in center fielder Michael Bourn, and Francona has made it known that he is considering using switch-hitting shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera in the second slot. Kipnis has already been tested out in the three hole a few times.
Francona has not discussed the lineup with Kipnis.
"No, he hasn't," Kipnis said on Friday morning. "I know that we obviously have a great leadoff in Michael Bourn, and I know Tito has been hinting that he likes Cabrera, a switch-hitter, in the two hole. It's almost -- maybe I get the three hole by process of elimination."
First baseman Nick Swisher and catcher Carlos Santana -- both switch-hitters -- are possibilities for the fourth and fifth spots, respectively.
Francona is quick to remind that nothing is set in stone this early in Spring Training.
"I really don't know," said Francona, referring to how the order might shake out.
The Indians skipper has made one thing clear: He wants to split up his left-handed hitters, if possible. That's why a switch-hitter such as Cabrera makes sense in the No. 2 spot behind Bourn, and a lefty hitter like Kipnis would make sense in the third spot.
"I don't want to do the other manager any favors," Francona said. "So, whether a guy hits second or third, to me, it's not that big a deal. I'd rather split up the lefties with a switch-hitter, than go back-to-back and worry about the guy hitting second."
Last season, the 25-year-old Kipnis hit .257 with 14 home runs, 22 doubles, 31 stolen bases, 76 RBIs and 86 runs in 152 games for Cleveland. He served as the No. 3 hitter in 53 games, hitting .269 with five homers, nine doubles and 32 RBIs in that role. Kipnis' .740 OPS as the third hitter was his best mark among his three most frequent batting slots (first, second and third).
Kipnis knows that his status as the lineup's third batter is far from official.
"It definitely can change before the season starts," Kipnis said. "But I like to be there. I think I can have some good at-bats there and create a lot of runs there, but that doesn't mean I'm automatically going to be there."


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Now, in 2012, a show called "Batman Live," which roars its way to Memorial Coliseum next Tuesday and Wednesday, brings an enormous production to arenas across the United States featuring 42 actors and circus-trained acrobats, a 3-D Gotham landscape, a 105-foot-wide, bat-shaped LED video wall, pyrotechnics, and a newly designed Batmobile.
"Batman Live," which premiered in July 2011 in England, was a huge success in Europe, playing to more than a half-million people in 15 countries.
In September 2012, the show began its first tour of America, home of the Batman character. George Turvey, the actor who plays Bruce Wayne/Batman in "Batman Live," said that, while the production was a hit overseas, American audiences have a special affinity for the show.
"The American audiences certainly get it a lot more than the audiences in Europe," Turvey said in a telephone interview. "I mean, they definitely enjoyed it in Europe, but here I think everybody's grown up with Batman, so they know him so well and love him so much that they certainly — they get it a lot more than anywhere else we've been.
"It's been so exciting because, as I say, they know these characters so well, and so every time a new character comes onstage, they give him a massive cheer, which is a such a joy to be able to perform to that type of audience," Turvey added.
"And for me, with Batman, I get the biggest cheers, so that's great, but they've been really, really good, the audiences here."
Turvey said fans of all ages will enjoy the "Batman Live" production. For anyone who's grown up loving Batman, this show has about all the elements a fan could want to see in a live presentation of the Batman saga.
"It's got an original story line," Turvey said, "and it's got a host of the iconic characters from the Batman universe.
"You've got Batman, you've got Robin, you've got the Joker, you've got Two-Face, Penguin, Catwoman. You've got a brand-new design of the Batmobile that comes out and is live onstage.
"You've got amazing acrobatics. You've got fighting. You've got illusions. So it's everything that you could kind of want from a live-action sort of comic book."
While Turvey has a theatrical background and has performed in plays such as "Romeo and Juliet" and the film "The Other Boleyn Girl," he wasn't quite sure what to expect from a production like "Batman Live." He's found it quite challenging.
"I think it's far more than I expected it to be because there's so much going on," Turvey said of his role. "I mean, it's a very physically demanding role, the Batman role, because you've got flying at points and then you're fighting at points, and there's some really great acting scenes.
"It's a lot more challenging than I expected it to be, but in a very, very good way," he added. "It's even more enjoyable than I expected it to be."
When he was a child growing up in the United Kingdom, Turvey said he and his three brothers used to watch reruns of the 1960s Adam West "Batman" television series, and that's when he became a fan of Batman.
Because he had an early connection to the Batman character and the Batman universe, which includes cool things like the Batmobile, Turvey said just being able to become Batman is the real fun of the show for him.
"Just putting the costume on and when you catch the shadow of yourself in the costume," he said. "I get so excited by that every time because it's such an iconic image, the outline of this bat costume.
"And getting to play with the Batmobile. Because as I said before, it's a brand-new design of the Batmobile. It's designed by a professor called Murray who designed the F1 McLaren car. It's a really, really cool car. Every time that comes out, I absolutely love that."


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Kevin Pietersen believes there is an "underlying current of unhappiness" within the England team following their first Test series defeat to Sri Lanka on home soil.
England suffered a 100-run defeat to Angelo Mathews' side at Headingley on Tuesday to lose the two-Test Investec series after the tourists escaped with a draw in the opening match at Lord's.
This latest setback prompted Pietersen, whose central contract was terminated by the England and Wales Cricket Board after the Ashes whitewash in Australia last winter, to suggest in his Daily Telegraph column that all was not well within the England camp.
He wrote: "E ngland were in winning positions in both matches but blew it, and I believe that is a symptom of the senior players being very unsettled. They are not turning up for the captain or coach.
"(Stuart) Broad and (James) Anderson looked jaded at Headingley. Why? Why was Jimmy so emotional? We have lost a lot of matches in the past but he has never shown such emotion. He has been through tougher times and suffered lower moments but never been in tears before.
"It says to me there is an underlying current of unhappiness. The Australia tour was hard. We were beaten up due to a lot of reasons I cannot go into right now, and some of the senior players are still suffering, with the result that they are struggling to offer leadership in the dressing room."
Pietersen, who made an unbeaten 24 in Surrey's eight-wicket NatWest T20 Blast victory over Hampshire on Friday, went on to praise the manner in which England's younger players have acquitted themselves over the past fortnight or so.
He added: "It was absolutely fantastic to see Gary Ballance, Sam Robson, Joe Root and Moeen Ali scoring hundreds.
"Add Ben Stokes and (Jos) Buttler to the mix and suddenly England will have a team mostly made up of young cricketers without any baggage, taking to Test cricket quickly and being successful."
Pietersen added Alastair Cook's form with the bat and his captaincy of the England team is a worry, with the left-handed opener failing to score a century in his last 24 Test innings.
"Cook's form will be affecting him," Pietersen said. "I have played with Cooky long enough to know that when that happens he becomes very quiet and introverted. He struggles to handle it. We have all been through it and it does play on your mind.
"Captaining the side without any runs plays on your mind too. I saw in Cook at Headingley the same look Andrew Strauss had when he played his last Test at Lord's. He was a rabbit in the headlights. It was a shame to see Cooky looking that way."
Glenn McGrath thinks Cook should remain as skipper, if only for the reason that there is no other obvious candidate to replace him.
McGrath's former Australia team-mate Shane Warne believes the left-hander needs to relinquish the captaincy or take a break from the game in the wake of England's sixth defeat in seven Tests.
But the former pace bowler has a different opinion, however, as he said: "I've always said, you replace a captain if he steps down or if there's someone better to replace him with.
"If there's no one that's going to do a better job, and he's happy to do it, then the captaincy should stay with him."
However, McGrath also thinks that Cook needs to freshen his approach as skipper.
"I like Cooky, and I have a lot of respect for him," McGrath, who is Australia's second highest wicket-taker of all-time with 563 Test scalps, added on cricket.com.au.
"But England are fairly set in their ways.
"They seem to have plan A and then plan B is nearly non-existent - it's stand back and wait for the opposition to make a mistake.
"I think in this day and age you have to be a little bit more innovative and think on your feet a little bit more."


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text: Huggins lets the big boys fire By Dave Hickman December 10, 2012 Story Share MORGANTOWN - Bob Huggins has never been one to shy away from changing horses in midstream, especially when the first one was about to drown.Take his first few years at West Virginia, for example.Try as he might, he had a difficult time teaching a roster full of players he had inherited from John Beilein to play the kind of challenging man-to-man defense he likes. So in an if-you-can't-beat-'em-join-'em moment, he tried letting them play the 1-3-1 zone they had drilled almost solely under Beilein.Huggins had never much thought about the 1-3-1 at all during his coaching career, but six years after that experiment he still keeps it as at least an option in his game plans.We bring that up because it seems that Huggins might be on the verge of another significant shift. This one, though, he didn't have to borrow from anyone. He'd done it before, almost under identical circumstances."You know, a long time ago when I was first at Cincinnati, our guards couldn't make shots and I got tired of watching them miss,'' Huggins said. "So during a game I said, 'Why don't you guys go inside and rebound and let the big guys shoot it. They can't make any less.'"And they started making shots, so we really kind of changed to where our bigs shot the ball a lot more.''Call it déjà vu, but it might be about to happen again. It certainly happened Saturday. With his three primary backcourt players - Juwan Staten, Jabarie Hinds and Gary Browne - shooting a combined 3-for-25 against Virginia Tech, Huggins said why not again and let his bigs throw up shots that the Hokies never bothered to contest. Kevin Noreen and Aaric Murray did it six times. Four of them went in. And it was what kept the Mountaineers hanging around long enough to be in position to win the game at the end.And so now? Does Huggins keep on allowing - even encouraging - those shots?Well, why not?"I'm all for it,'' Huggins said. "I mean, they can't miss any more than our guards have.'' Still, it would be a dramatic departure from what had become the norm this season. Consider that it was less than a week ago that West Virginia attempted only six 3-pointers in a game against Marshall. Only one went in and almost all were attempted by traditional shooters. Murray hoisted one, but almost as a dare from a Marshall defense that considered the prospect laughable.Virginia Tech treated Murray and Noreen exactly the same, but so had other teams. That those two drained the shots should, if nothing else, assure that they won't be given the same uncontested looks in the future. And that can't help but open the interior of those defenses.But will it become a staple of West Virginia's offense? Huggins actually seemed so shocked that Noreen, especially, was able to do what he did against Tech that he's not entirely sure how to go from here. "Kevin's never even shot the ball in practice,'' Huggins said. "It's not like he went out and did something in a game that he'd never done in a game. He hadn't done it at all. But if he can step into shots and makes shots the way he did the other day, he'd better shoot them.''Noreen does have the ability to shoot from the outside on his resume. Playing at his tiny Minnesota high school he was the third-leading 3-pointer shooter in the history of that state's high schools. But through two injury-plagued seasons here he'd tried only one."We had an intrasquad scrimmage [in November] because we had such a big gap between games and he made one there, but he only shot one,'' Huggins said. "I just thought he was confused about where he was on the floor when he shot that one.''Don't expect Noreen and Murray to be spotting up out there on every possession like some latter-day Kevin Pittsnogle because they just aren't natural-born shooters. Murray tends to put up line drives with little arc and Noreen's shot redefines ugly.But if they go in ..."You don't want them shooting shots that are going to lead to a fast break at the other end, but as long as they're in the context of what you're trying to do, they're just like the rest of them,'' Huggins said. "We may be better off having those guys shoot and our guards rebound. I don't know.'' If nothing else, Huggins figures to ride the tide to at least some degree. He's fond of saying that he'll usually let players do something until they prove they can't and this might be another example."I think they can,'' Huggins said. "I've always thought Aaric Murray could make those. I'd never seen Kevin Noreen shoot them. It was as much a surprise to me as it was anyone else.''Reach Dave Hickman at 304-348-1734 or firstname.lastname@example.com or follow him at Twitter.com/dphickman1 Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Police seek car driven by woman found dead in Kanawha River 2 Facebook founder visits Cabin Creek Health Systems 3 Teen pleads guilty to involuntary manslaughter in Oakes Field shooting 4 Man allegedly cuts father in Rand over argument about sandwich 5 Rhode Island bank claims Justice companies owe $4.2M on helicopter loan Girls basketball standings, statistics Previous Story Mountaineers will just keep on shooting Next Story


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WINCHESTER civic chiefs are poised to allow a developer to drop any obligation to build affordable housing as part of the Silver Hill scheme.
The city council cabinet was meeting tomorrow afternoon (WED) and was being urged by their officers to allow Henderson to avoid the requirement.
Instead the contribution to social housing will be met by co-developer, the city council. The exact amount will depend of the profitability of the development.
Negotiations between the council and Hendersons has resulted in the dropping of homes for rent in the scheme, but Henderson has been expected to make a contribution for homes to be built elsewhere.
The housing issue has been a major part of the recent campaign against the revamping of the £150 million project.
Henderson also wants to drop the requirement for a bus station and offices. Instead it will see more upmarket flats and a department store.
The Cabinet is set to allow Henderson to submit a planning application for the new scheme some five years after the first scheme got planning approval.
Opponents say this is the decisive moment when the council loses its maximum negotiating strength over the nature of the development.
Cllr Kim Gottlieb, leader of the Winchester Deserves Better campaign and himself a London property developer, said: "The affordable housing proposal has been changed four times in as many months. What the Cabinet will be discussing on Wednesday is fundamentally different from what full Council and the overview and scrutiny committee thought they would be discussing, and there is no excuse for the latest proposal not to be referred back to those committees before Cabinet make a final decision."
The council's acting political leader, Cllr Vicki Weston, has refused a request to postpone the meeting.
Cllr Weston, in a letter to Cllr Gottlieb, said a mechanism for Henderson to contribute to such housing was "no longer acceptable because they cannot obtain funding for the development if one is included."
"The Council can, as a developer profiting from the scheme, assign some of that profit to affordable housing. If the scheme grows in profitability then the council's overage will increase and the amount available for affordable housing will increase," she added.
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President Obama in Cleveland: "This election is about our economic future"
"This has to be our North Star: an economy that's built, not from the top down, but from a growing middle class that provides ladders of opportunity for folks who aren't yet in the middle class."
President Obama spoke at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland today, detailing his plan for the economy—and how it differs from the policies proposed by Mitt Romney. The President outlined the importance of better education, cleaner energy, leading through innovation, job-creating infrastructure improvements, and fair tax reform.
"This election is about our economic future. Yes, foreign policy matters. Social issues matter. But more than anything else, this election presents a choice between two fundamentally different visions of how to create strong, sustained growth; how to pay down our long-term debt; and most of all, how to generate good, middle-class jobs—so people can have confidence that if they work hard, they can get ahead."
The President was frank about the challenges we've faced since he took office, and he acknowledged the long road to recovery that still lies ahead.
"Of course the economy isn't where it needs to be. Of course we have a lot more work to do. Everybody knows that. The debate in this election is about how we grow faster, and how we create more jobs, and how we pay down our debt. That's the question facing the American voter."
Bill, one Ohioan in attendance, appreciated the President's candor about the present and the future, saying, "He's not only a dreamer, he's a planner and a visionary." As for his favorite part of the speech, Bill said, "I liked when he said he didn't care what party they belonged to, as long as they supported the plan of the people and making the people move forward."
Take it from the President himself:
"I will work with anyone of any party who believes that we're in this together—who believes that we rise or fall as one nation and as one people. Because I'm convinced that there are actually a lot of Republicans out there who may not agree with every one of my policies, but who still believe in a balanced, responsible approach to economic growth, and who remember the lessons of our history, and who don't like the direction their leaders are taking them."
Dominic is a volunteer from Parma, Ohio who's currently a summer fellow with the campaign. At the speech, he helped make sure everyone made their way inside the venue and had a chance to fill out a volunteer card. When it was over, he said the speech made a positive impression on him: "I was expecting exactly this," he said after the President finished speaking. "A leader stepping up to the podium giving a speech only a leader gives. It was purely amazing."
President Obama finished by telling American voters that the nation's future is literally in their hands.
"This November is your chance to render a verdict on the debate over how to grow the economy, how to create good jobs, how to pay down our deficit. Your vote will finally determine the path that we take as a nation—not just tomorrow, but for years to come. When you strip everything else away, that's really what this election is about. That's what is at stake right now."
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This filmmaker in Canada should get a dad of the year award for this. He used special effects to make it look like his infant son is having a "Kung-Fu" style showdown with his stuffed animal. He's gotten millions of hits already on You Tube and did something similar two years ago for his daughter *except she was "Iron Man."


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A Brooktrails residence on the 4000 block of Ridge Circle was raided April 10 by the Mendocino County Sheriff's office. Two men were arrested at the scene.
Deputies serving a search warrant located an indoor marijuana grow with 99 plants inside the living areas of the residence. Officers also found a number of butane canisters, marijuana packed into glass honey oil extraction tubes, $1,400 in cash, and two firearms.
Deputies believe the residents were involved in a honey oil extraction operation.
To extract the honey oil, liquid butane is mixed with ground up marijuana in a tube. The liquid butane dissolves the tetrahydrocabinol and other ingredients from the marijuana. The person processing the material then pours the butane from the tube into a bowl and lets it evaporate, leaving behind the marijuana honey oil residue.
The specific honey oil extraction method allegedly in use at the residence is considered an extreme fire hazard even by honey oil proponents. Those selling the extraction tubes urge those using the method to do so out of doors.
David Gregory Lavine, 33, of Willits, was arrested on suspicion of cultivation of marijuana, manufacture of a controlled substance by chemical extraction, and possession of a firearm in the commission of a felony.
Lavine was released on bail and has been scheduled for arraignment.
Skyler Joseph Gist, 22, of Willits, was arrested on suspicion of cultivation of marijuana and manufacture of a controlled substance by chemical extraction.
Gist has been released on bail and has a preliminary hearing set for April 30.


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Tulo knew early that Miller was 'special' on Friday
ST. LOUIS -- When Rockies shortstop Troy Tulowitzki struck out for the third and final time against sizzling St. Louis rookie right-hander Shelby Miller on Friday night, the radar gun read 96 mph. In other words, Miller was every bit as powerful then as he was when he fanned Tulowitzki in the first inning.
Miller gave up an Eric Young single to open the game, then retired the next 27 hitters. His domination included 13 strikeouts, three of Tulowitzki, who said he knew from his first at-bat that Miller was going to be special.
"You never want to put yourself in the hands of a pitcher like that, saying we might not get a hit," Tulowitzki said. "You're looking at that next pitch or that next at-bat as, 'This is the time I'm going to get him.' You keep on telling yourself that. But you do know you've got your hands full here. He's got his best stuff and command, and it's going to be tough. You've got to put one of your best swings on one of his better pitches.
"You can just tell when a guy's got it. I knew from my first at-bat, 'Hey, this is something different.' I was walking back to the dugout after my first at-bat saying, 'He's got a little extra life on his fastball that you don't quite see that often.'"
Miller has thrown very well this season. Friday dropped his ERA to 1.58 in seven starts. But watching the previous starts on video and facing him were different experiences.
"Film never does justice," Tulowitzki said. "You can see a number -- 94 or 95. We've faced that many times, but the swings that this guy was getting last night, the ball was doing something different. He had that extra late life. He might not have that all the time. He threw one of his best games."
Thomas Harding is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Hardball in the Rockies, and follow him on Twitter @harding_at_mlb. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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NEW YORK — Walmart announced its plans to increase domestic sourcing of the products it sells and hire 100,000 honorably discharged veterans in the next five years.
Speaking at the National Retail Federation's annual BIG Show, Walmart U.S. president and CEO Bill Simon also announced the company is helping part-time associates who want to work full-time make that transition.
"We want all of our associates to find the career opportunities they want with Walmart," said Simon. "We will make sure part-time associates have full visibility into full-time job openings in their stores and nearby stores, and that they always have first shot at those jobs. We will also bring more transparency to our scheduling system so part-time workers can choose more hours for themselves."
On domestic sourcing, Walmart and Sam's Club will buy an additional $50 billion in U.S. products throughout the next ten years. The company will grow U.S. manufacturing on two fronts: by increasing what it already buys here in categories such as sporting goods, apparel basics, storage products, games, and paper products, and by helping to onshore U.S. production in high potential areas like textiles, furniture and higher-end appliances.
"At the heart of our national political conversation today is one issue: creating jobs to grow the economy," said Simon. "We are meeting with our suppliers on domestic manufacturing and are making a strong commitment to move this forward."
Walmart also pledges to offer jobs to any honorably discharged veterans in their first 12 months off active duty beginning Memorial Day. Most of these jobs will be in Walmart stores and clubs, and some will be in distribution centers and the Home Office.
"Hiring a veteran can be one of the best business decisions you make," said Simon. "Veterans have a record of performance under pressure. They're quick learners and team players. They are leaders with discipline, training and a passion for service. There is a seriousness and sense of purpose that the military instills, and we need it today more than ever."
Walmart has spoken with the White House about this commitment. The First Lady's team expressed an interest in working with Walmart and with the entire business community to build upon this commitment. In the next several weeks, the White House will convene the Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of Defense and major American employers to encourage businesses to make significant commitments to train and employ America's returning veterans.
"This is exactly the kind of act we hoped would be possible when we started Joining Forces: a concrete example of our nation's love and support that our troops, veterans and their families can feel in their lives every day," said First Lady Michelle Obama . "As our wars come to an end and our troops continue to come home, it's more important than ever that all of us — not just government, but our businesses and nonprofits as well — do our part to serve those who have served us so bravely. So today, my challenge is simple: for every business in America to follow Walmart's lead by finding innovative solutions that both make sense for their workplaces and make a difference for our veterans and their families. Given what we've seen from Walmart and so many other companies over the past two years, we know that they will."
Walmart makes pledge to veterans
NEW YORK — Walmart announced its plans to increase domestic sourcing of the products it sells and hire 100,000 honorably discharged veterans in the next five years.


text: Wrestling: Hoover's Mack eyes state title By Tommy R. Atkinson February 7, 2012 Story Share Kenny Kemp Herbert Hoover's Josh Mack pinned Poca's A.J. Ford in their 160-pound match. POCA - It seems that Herbert Hoover's Josh Mack feels right at home in his new weight class.The senior earned three more victories, including one over a top-ranked adversary, in the 160-pound weight class in Tuesday's Cardinal Conference championships at Poca High School, a tune-up for next weekend's regionals.Mack secured two pins and a major decision, which was a 15-3 win over third-ranked Zach Nibert of Point Pleasant. Results for the four-team round-robin format were not available at presstime.Mack now owns a 39-2 record and came into the Cardinal championships ranked No. 1 in the AA-A 160-pound weight class by wvmat.com. As his prep wrestling career winds down in the next few weeks, culminating with the state tournament Feb. 23-25, Mack's thoughts are turning to a state title."To me it's real important,'' said Mack of taking home a championship. "My partner last year [Pat Nary] ended up winning the state tournament and I'd like to follow and get my own title. I've worked a long time. I think the year's gone great. It's been a fun season.''Mack just missed a state title last year in the 152-pound class, losing by a major decision in the state finals and settling for a runner-up finish and a 46-7 record. He decided to move up to 160 this year so he wouldn't have to worry so much about making weight and the decision has paid off."I wanted to still be strong,'' Mack said. "I didn't want to lose my strength. It's a good weight class for me. Some kids are harder to pin and I had to get in really good condition.'' "I don't think he's cutting as much weight this year,'' added Hoover coach Heath Perry. "I think he's more comfortable at 160 than he was at 152. As far as his wrestling goes, I just think being a year older and a year more experienced and he did a lot of offseason wrestling.''Perry said Mack traveled around the state and region this past spring and summer seeking top competition. "He wrestled in several open tournaments,'' said the Huskies coach. "He drove to Greenbrier County, Independence, he won a national qualifying tournament in Morgantown and then he went to Pennsylvania and was runner-up. He wrestled at least 15 or 16 matches.'' Perry said Mack's quickness is what sets him apart from the other top-ranked grapplers."He is fast,'' Perry said. "He is so quick. He's strong also, but his speed is just ... he's the quickest kid I've seen. He's got a good chance [of winning a state championship]."He's going to have to go out and wrestle hard. Nobody is going to lie down. He's going to earn it. He's just a good kid. We love him to death. He's a hard worker and I'm glad to be his coach.''Mack has been encouraged by his results."I've wrestled some tough kids and kids who have beaten me in the past and I beat them this year,'' he said. "I lost to [Tyler Parker of Greenbrier West] early in the season and I've beaten him since then. Those are all good signs. I think I work pretty hard. I have high expectations for myself, and in order to reach those you have to work for it.''Mack has been one of the bright spots this season for an inexperienced Huskies squad. Sophomore Zane Weese, No. 5 at 195, is the only Hoover wrestler to earn a ranking."We're young, which I knew going into the season,'' said Perry, who guided Hoover to an eighth-place finish at last year's AA-A state tournament. "I knew after our first match we were going to be in trouble."You get the middle of your lineup and it's all freshmen, you're going to have a tough year. We're coming. They're freshmen this year and they'll be sophomores next year. I have two kids that are doing pretty well and maybe two others that'll go [to the state tournament], but I don't see us getting anywhere near the top 10.''Reach Tommy R. Atkinson at email@example.com or 304-348-4811. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 2 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 3 Capital High to reopen Monday after shut down by mold 4 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 5 Parole hearing set for Putnam man who claims wrongful sex assault conviction NBA great Hal Greer to attend Field House Finale Previous Story Feb. 7 prep results, boxes Next Story


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POLICE are appealing for witnesses to a robbery that occurred in the Shaw Village Centre on Wednesday night.
At approximately 21.00hrs on July 30, a man was sat on the grass close to the village centre when he was approached by two white men and a white woman with long dark hair. The suspects then threatened the man with violence so that he would give them his money.
In particular, police would like to speak to a good samaritan who witnessed this incident. This helpful member of the public spoke to the victim, who was very shaken afterwards.
Detective Constable Greg Farmery from Swindon Police said: "This incident left the victim feeling very shaken and upset, as he was threatened by this man and woman. I would like to find these suspects before they target anyone else in this way and the person who stopped to talk to the victim may have vital information that would assist the investigation. I would urge them to get in touch with police to help us."
Anyone with further information or if you believe you witnessed this incident please call 101 and ask for DC 1794 Greg Farmery on 101 or alternatively ring crimestoppers on 0800 555111.


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Sunday, March 22, 2009
It's hard to imagine, but my very first published book has hit its 10 year anniversary! Yes, The Ugly Vegetables is 10 years old. To celebrate this momentous occasion, the publisher has printed an anniversary edition and it is finally IN STOCK (both in hardback and paperback)! The new edition features a new cover, design and an updated pinyin glossary.
The last was a most important change, as the original book used out-dated pinyin which made it difficult for those non-Chinese speakers (including myself) to pronounce the names of the vegetables. So, in honor of this edition I've added an Ugly Vegetables Chinese Lesson on my website.
Listen to audio clips of each of the correctly pronounced vegetable names (thanks, Mom!) here: UGLY VEGETABLES CHINESE LESSON
and have a Happy Birthday Cupcake for The Ugly Vegetables!
Yippee! I hope it has many happy returns of the day!
6 comments:
- Marjorie said...
Congratulations! Wow, ten years! - and thank you for the cup cake :-)
- March 22, 2009 at 12:39 PM
- jama said...
WooHoo! Congrats on 10 Years of Ugly Vegetables!!
Love the new cover (green's my fave color). Just received a copy of the original edition that I had ordered months ago. Looks like I need this one too. :)
Cupcakes :9 !! *num num*
- March 22, 2009 at 12:47 PM
- Jenny said...
Mmmmm, the flowers are starting to bloom and I can smell the cupcakes from here! :o) Congrats on the 10 years and the "new" release! It's a timeless tale - my daughter was just "reading" it this morning!
- March 23, 2009 at 9:38 PM
- Amy said...
Congratulations Grace! I had a couple of kids ask for Ugly vegetables just this week- it's still a favorite at 10 years!
- March 24, 2009 at 8:28 AM
- Quon_mom said...
That's great news! Congrats!! We keep meaning to add that one to our Grace Lin collection so this is even more special!! It's a favorite...especially this time of year when our thoughts turn "gardenward"
- March 24, 2009 at 11:24 AM
- Grace Lin said...
Thanks everyone for your kind comments! So glad you all enjoyed the book...and the cupcakes.
- March 24, 2009 at 9:59 PM


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This is why people are starving in the world...
That guy is a freak of nature.
After seeing video of him, the starving people can have my hot dogs and hamburgers, cuz I've lost any appetite for them.
It's a new day for Pacers Basketball.
I can eat 2 hamburgers MAX, most of the time just one, and even then I cant eat all of the fries. This guy almost 100 of them ****s, WOW. Can you imagine taking a #2 after that, it must feel glorious.
At Wendy's, you can order a hamburger and then request that they "double the beef" for only an extra 99 cents.
Well, a buddy of mine realized that it's going to cost you 99 cents to double the beef on a single quarter pounder, and still only cost you 99 cents to double the beef on a classic triple. The only difference being you get 6 paddies with the latter. (For those of you who aren't following me: classic triple (3 paddies) doubled on the beef would be 6 paddies in total).
So, my friend ordered a Classic triple. Then he casually said "...and double the beef". The reactions from the employees were hillarious. Some of the guys working in the kitchen were just afraid for him and were almost unwilling to make the sandwich. They said he was a legend.
My friend ate the entire thing. But the next time we came back, the employees at Wendy's remembered him but told him that someone else did the exact same thing. Well, my friend wasn't going to be equalled like that.........so he went for the ultimate.
"I'll have 2 classic triples........double the beef on both".
Apparently the employees were disgusted. It's crazy too, because similar to this Kobayaski guy, my friend is not fat at all. He can eat as much fast food as he wants and never gain any weight...that's not to say that the inside of his body appreciates it.
So funny, rcarey.
I wonder where did he put in 100 hamburgers? In 8 min?
"Things should be made as simple as possible, but not any simpler."
- Albert Einstein