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The Capital Region's Greek Festival is under way at the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Cathedral at 1000 Yverdon Drive in Wormleysburg.
Over lunch today, people lined up for moussaka (eggplant and seasoned beef in a creamy bechamel) and pastitsio (ziti and beef) dinners, Greek salads, gyros, saganaki (flaming Greek cheese) and authentic Greek pastries.
"This is the biggest party in the area," said John Harbilis, president of the parish's counsel. "Everybody is happy. Everybody is smiling."
They'll be smiling even more over this weekend's forecast. Temperatures are expected to be in the low to mid-80s with bright sunshine Saturday and partly sunny skies on Sunday.
Church members have spent months preparing for the festival which is a fund-raiser for both the community and church.
The food alone — from the stuffed grape leaves to skewered pork, gyros and baklava —are worth the trip.
Here are some tips to guide you through the festival:
- The festival runs until 8 p.m. today. It is open 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday. If there is something you want, it's recommended you go early because some of the popular food items have been known to sell out by Sunday.
- Avoid the crowds and skip the busy times over the lunch and dinner hours. Go in the middle of the afternoon or late evening. Free parking is available in the church parking lot and along Yverdon Drive.
- Bring cash. Food prices range from $1 for some pastries to $14 for he lamb dinner.
- Food is for sale inside and outside the church. You can sit inside or al fresco outdoors under a large yellow tent. Be sure to pick up a map on your way into the festival. It lists food prices as well as where to buy the specific foods.
- Pace yourself. Take a break and tour the church, browse the books for sale or head to the church basement where you'll find crafts, jewelry, artwork, Torchbearer Sauces and beauty products for sale.

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Details of the incident have not been released, but police said a Wheaten terrier is being treated at the Animal Infirmary of Hoboken.
"We are trying to give her the best care," said an employee at the animal clinic, referring to the injured terrier. "We are assessing the condition of the little girl."
Officials there declined to give further information, citing confidentiality.
Police said the car was stolen from 13th Street and Park Avenue around 1 p.m. after the vehicle's owner left the keys in the ignition.
The car thief, whose identity has not been released, rammed into the rear of a car at 18th and Adams streets before ditching the car near Ninth and Grand streets, police said.
The driver of the stolen car was arrested after running on foot from police in Columbus Park, near where he dumped the car, police said. The off-duty officer chased the car theft suspect until he was captured by on-duty officers. Charges are pending, police said.
The occupants of the car that was struck at 18th and Adams declined medical treatment, police said.


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The A343 at last
I think we can all agree that the Airbus A340 is a unique aircraft to fly on. Especially it's unusual ascent and descent rate and it's 4 instead of 2 engines make it a noteworthy aircraft for me. Therefore, it had been on my to fly list for quite a while. Although I had considered flying the A340 on several occasions (among the KU flight FCO-CDG and an AF flight between CDG and BKK) the first time I really booked a flight on one of those birds was early last year. The occasion would be the AF flight between ORD and CDG somewhere in October. Unfortunately, things didn't turn out as planned. For some reason, in the week I was flying, an Airbus A330 would be flying that route. Bummer. So I started looking for new ways to have the A340 experience. Since long haul was out of the question, all that remained were 5th freedom right flights in Europe. Among those flight is off course the A.net favorite LAN flight between Madrid and Frankfurt. The service seemed reliable enough, and the timing ex-Madrid are quite favorable. So it was decided; MAD-FRA on the LA A343 it would be. An open jaw journey with seal the deal, AMS-MAD on a Boeing 737-800, which a -900 when I booked it, unfortunately later swapped to a 738. But I had already flown the 739 so no biggie. The FRA-AMS flight would be operated by a Fokker 70, so a nice added bonus!
Saturday, March 24th 2012
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight KL1701
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) – Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD)
Boeing 737-800
Seat 3F
157th overall flight
22nd flight on KLM
7th flight on a Boeing 737-800 (33rd flight on an Boeing 737)
5th flight on a KLM Boeing 737-700 (12th flight on a KLM Boeing 737)
51st visit to AMS (25th departure from AMS) and 4th visit to MAD (3rd arrival at MAD)
2nd time flying AMS-MAD, 2nd time flying this route
Departure Time (Scheduled/Actual): 09.35 / 09.30
Arrival Time (Scheduled/Actual): 12.15 / 11.52
Block time (Scheduled / Actual): 2.40 / 2.22
Flight duration: 2 hours, 5 minutes
Mileage: 907 nm
The day started pretty early for me, as the flight to Madrid would depart 09.35. But with no checked bag and the ability to use the fast-lane at security, I felt confident with arriving around at AMS around 08.30. I drove the 45 minutes from my house to the town of Hoofddorp, where I parked my car in a suburb, from where I took a 15-minute busride to the airport. No need to pay an expensive parking ticket.
It wasn't overly busy at the KLM Skyteam check-in area , but it did seem a little crowded. Construction is still going on there, things will probably clear up when all is done. If I'm not mistaken they revamping the Priority area, and also adding more self-service bag drop machines. It should be done when I'm typing this, so we'll see next time. I exchanged my home printed A4 boarding pass for a smaller one from the machines – easier to carry around with – and headed to security. Small queue for the economy lane, and a few people waiting for the Priority lane. So getting through took limited time, and before I knew I was airside at AMS for the 3rd time in 5 weeks.
With still about 20 minutes before boarding started to spare, and it being a wonderful spring day outside (it would be around 15C in the Netherlands that weekend – really the first real days of spring; so the entire country was going banana's) I decided to go to the small outside area in the "airport park" to catch some fresh air and enjoy the morning sun – and the smell of JET-A1. Unfortunately this was closed, apparently it didn't open until 9-ish. So I just sat down in the airport park, discovered it was already T-30 hours for my return flight the next day, and used KLM's excellent mobile app to check in and select a nice in the back of tomorrow's Fokker 70.
After that, it was time to go to gate C12, where the flight would depart from. Coincidentally, this was also the gate were first flight this year – AMS-SVG – departed from. Arriving there, a small queue had formed for the gate, and it seems pre-boarding was already under way, so I joined the other Elites to be among the first to board. I had selected up front, just in case there was a delay and my connection in MAD was getting tight, and also on the right side, to get some nice views of the Atlantic Coast. 3A it was. A popular seat this year, as I was seated in row 3 on 2 out of my other 4 flights this year. I made way on board, where I was greeted by a friendly female FA.
Busy scene at the Skyteam check-in area
Lots of KLM heavies around at this time. Lovely weather to be flying today
Todays aircraft
Two rows of Business Class today, so I was again seated directly after the C cabin. As usual when boarding a busy flight (there wasn't a seat open anymore when I checked the seat map on the check-in machines) quite a queue clogged up in the aisle. But the FA at the made some nice chit-chat with the waiting passengers, asking them where they're from, where they're going and all that. Great stuff, a lot better than the disinterested looks you sometimes get on other carriers when you're boarding. Lots of American folks on board – it's spring in the US, isn't it? – who must have arrived on the huge arrivals bank that Delta has between 6 and 9 am.
A quick welcome from the flight deck, from where a flight time of a little over 2 hours was announced. At 09.25 – 10 minutes ahead of departure time – you could feel the push back truck getting attached, and actual pushback commenced at 09.30. Runways 36C and 36L (the remote Polderbaan) were in use for departures today, and in my experience flights to the South and East usually use the Center runway, whilst flights heading to the North and West often use the Polderbaan. So this would mean only a short taxi for us. And indeed, we crossed the highway A4, passed by the buffer were a bunch of KLM heavies – as well as the Government Fokker – were parked and lined up on 36C. And up we went, followed by a nice (almost) 180 degree turn, offering great views of Amsterdam and the airport in the process. The weather was truly splendid. Not a cloud to be seen, and no haze either, offering unlimited views of the world below. Rotterdam was clearly visible, the province of Zeeland with it's easy to recognize island and later Antwerp and the Antwerp harbor.
Some JETA-1
Taxing out past the buffer where a bunch of heavies are usually parked during the day. But today also the Government Fokker
Taking off over the west of Amsterdam
Another picture of Amsterdam. The lake in the middle is the Sloterplas, a popular park
Turning towards the South, a good overview of AMS
De Kaagerplassen
Flying past Rotterdam
Rotterdam again
Quickly after the departure the crew hopped into action for the inflight service. Fortunately KLM still serves a substantial sandwich on these flights, which came along with coffee/tea and/or a cold refreshment. I opted for the usual coffee and OJ. Later on the famous caramel biscuits were offered, along with a second drink. The two passengers seated in Business Class got a lot of personal attention from the aforementioned FA, who came to talk to them every now and then, just enough to be genuinely interested, but not too much to be intruded by.
Just when I spotted Paris the captain came on the PA with the usual flight info in Dutch and English. He indeed confirmed that we currently overflying Paris, and that the route from there would be Bordeaux-Pamplona-Madrid. It was currently 10C in Madrid, but it was expected to increase to 19C upon arrival, with the similar clear skies as on our current position.
The view of Paris was truly remarkable. You could even make out the shape of famous sights such as the Eiffel Tower and La Defense. Later on, similar stunning views of Bordeaux were offered, were the three bridges over the river Garonne were clearly visible, as well as the Dordogne/Garonne estuary. The flight path then took us past the coastline of the Bay of Biscay, offering views of places like the Bassin d'Archacon, Biarritz and San Sebastian before we reached mainland Spain again, where some remaining snow could still be spotted on the mountains.
Sandwich pack, coffee and juice
Stunning view of Paris. You could even recognize the Eiffel Tower
Paris again
Orly Airport
Another delicious hot drink, and a stroopwafel
Just passed by Bordeaux, now approaching the Atlantic Coast
The cities of Biarritz and Bayonne. I've spent a few summers in Biarritz, and will also visit Biarritz this summer. Should be an interesting trip report from HV BIQ-RTM flight, two airports that aren't covered all that frequently
Somewhere over the French-Spanish border. I think it's St. Jean de Luz and Hendaye or San Sebastian down there
Nice mountain range, with some snow
More mountains and more snow
Beautiful landscape
Descend commenced around 11.15, probably near the city of Pamplona. As we would be landing to the Northwest, we were getting a pretty nice tour over Spain, as we would have to pass by the entire airport. Landing was smooth and soft and the right runway, which also meant quite a taxi to T3, home of Air Europe and their Skyteam friends.
Familiar Spanish landscape
Descending. Nice valley down there
Final approach
Final approach
Almost there
Touchdown and exiting the runway. T4S, I should be there in a hour or so
T4 Main Building. Pretty fair away from the satellite. Madrid skyline also visible
Terminal 3 or C, or whatever they call it. Air Europe has its home there, as well as the other Skyteam airlines
Saying goodbye to my 738
This terminal is not as nice as T4 off course, but still a lot better than the other two terminals
UX Embraer. I'm always surprised how close that town is to the airport
Saturday, March 24th 2012
LAN Airlines Flight 704
Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD) – Frankfurt Airport (FRA)
Airbus A340-300
Seat 33L
158th overall flight
1st flight on LAN
1st flight on an Airbus A340-300
1st flight on a LAN Airbus A340-300
5th visit to MAD (2nd departure from MAD) and 8th visit to FRA (4th arrival at FRA)
1st time flying MAD-FRA
Departure Time (Scheduled/Actual): 15.15 / 15.13
Arrival Time (Scheduled/Actual): 17.55 / 17.52
Block time (Scheduled / Actual): 2.40 / 2.39
Flight duration: 2 hours, 24 minutes
Mileage: 882 nm
And so I found myself in Madrid Terminal 3. Terminal 3 is actually the nicer of the three older terminals. Not even close to the architectural beauty that Terminal 4 is, but quite spacious and bright and open. Being about 15 minutes early, I still had over 3 hours to get to T4 for my 15.15 departure. Now supposedly there is an airside shuttle bus connection, departing from the arrivals hall of T2 and T1. So I started following the signs 'T4 Transfer' and embarked on a journey that seemed to take me to the entire Terminal before I ended up on stairway down and arrived at what seemed like a bus gate. Good, I thought, must be a bus gate for the airside transfer. But no, another sign – as well a security employee – directed me outside of security and into the baggage claim area. Oh well, time enough anyways.
Now I had explored Madrid Barajas Airport extensively last year; on a trip I took for the sole purpose of visiting T4 (flying MAD-LCY). Little did I know that exactly 1 year and 1 week later I would be there again. Since I had been in this area before, I knew exactly where the shuttle bus would depart from. Besides, by now it was indeed the 20C promised to us by the captain when overflying Paris, so it would be a good opportunity to get some fresh air and a few minutes of Spanish sunshine. Arriving at the bus stand, I immediately noticed that among the 10 people waiting for the shuttle bus was also the lady who seated next to me on my AMS-MAD flight. What a confidence! She recognized me too, so smiles and a greeting where exchanged. After about 5 minutes the bus arrived, and we started our trip towards T4. It takes about 5 minutes, but it feels like you're leaving the airport altogether, so far are these terminals apart.
Busride to T4
Then I arrived at that architectural marvel that T4 is. I'm a bit of a modern architecture buff, so this terminal is definitely a treat. Too bad that the airline that mainly occupies it is such a let-down. I looked around for a little while, just enjoying the building and all that, before making my way to security. This was quick enough, but I did get a beep from the scanner, so I got one of those pat-downs. Oh well. It happens.
I gave myself a quick tour of the main T4 building before making my down to the lower level for the train ride to the T4 Satellite (T4S). You've seen it in the pictures already, there is a pretty long distance between these two building, and this is definitely noticeable during the train ride – it takes pretty long. I gave myself a similar tour of T4S, bought some coffee, and settled down in a chair near a window to watch some of the not-so-common traffic, that included an S7 Airbus A320, an Air Algeria Airbus A320 and a whole bunch of Iberia A340's.
LAN check-in area at that wonderfull T4
Great architecture here
Some VY and IB Airbusses
Metro to the city, and railway station behind it. Didn't realize MAD was no served by the long distance trains now too
T4 looks futuristic from the last floor up[i]
[i]Loooong terminal, main building
Looking the other way
Airbus A321 on stand, T4S in the fair distance
Better view of T4S
Now in T4S, at the lower level, still used for Schengen departures. Looking up towards a LA A3434 which turned it to by my aircraft
Central area of T4S
T4S is also looooong
Looking the other way here too
View of the rainway, and the tail of a LA 767
Exotic destinations on the screen here
A346, T4 and the Madrid skyline
Boarding was supposed to start at 14.20 – which seemed pretty early for a 15.15 – departure, even for a wide body, but the boarding commenced at 14.20 sharp. Off course first the Business Class cabin, followed by Oneworld Elites, and then row 40-something to 30-something, which included my row 33. I was welcomed on board by a male attended who gave me direction to my seat. Along the way – trough the cabin that seemed in great shape - I passed by two smiling female FA's. So far a friendly and welcome impression.
Boarding went pretty orderly so it seemed, and as far as I could see at around 14.45 most passengers were already seated. A first welcome (in Spanish and English) on the PA from the purser came also around this time; the usual stuff but also an advertisement for one of their tax free products. Interesting, not something you'd initially expect from a legacy carrier. A similar announcement – including the advertisement - was made a little after 15.00. Around that time the captain also introduced himself, announcing an on-time departure and a flight time of 2 hours and 20 minutes. That's a little fifteen minutes longer than the earlier AMS-MAD flight, which is blocked at 2 and 40 minutes, just like this flight. Some headwinds perhaps.
Well, the downside being on board so early was that by the time the captain made his announcement I had already read the in-flight magazine (that featured some very exciting looking South American destinations) and the duty free magazine and the AVOD system hadn't been started yet, so it was time to get under way, I thought. Meanwhile, the crew went around distributing earplugs for the entertainment system, interesting to do it before take-off, hadn't experienced that before. I spent the last few minutes looking at the last cargo being loaded, and then it was indeed time to pushback. The purser welcomed us on board once again, in English and Spanish, and redirected our attention to the PTV-screens for the safety demo. This was then followed by a pre-recorded announcement in German, telling us that the crew spoke English and Spanish alone and that we should all turn our attention to the PTV's. During the pushback the safety video shown, which was a nice cartoon-like style.
My ride for this afternoon!
Forward economy cabin. Looks in pretty good shape.
Yeah, that's a 4th engine allright
Approaching the runway
Departure would be to the North, from one of the runways just east of the terminal. This meant a short taxi, but off course it went in the slow pace that wide bodies often taxi at. One Air Europe 737-800 ahead of us, and then the 4 engines spooled up. My first A340 flight was about to begin.
At this point I was pretty excited about the take-off. In was curious to see how the slow ascent rate – that I had seen pretty often by now – would actually be noticeable from inside the aircraft. And indeed it was, from my point of view. The take-off roll took pretty long and it seemed to take forever to gain some altitude. After a few minutes you could really see that you didn't gain as much altitude as you normally would have gained in let's say an A320 or 737. Great experience.
Slow ascend
Time to explore the AVOD in-flight entertainment system. After I clicked 'start' to begin I was first treated to yet another advertisement. The selection was pretty extensive. Lots of music, (recent) movies and (recent) tv-shows were available, as well as some games and the inevitable in-flight map. I decided to watch two Friends episodes – I can never get too tired of those – and I continued watching Two and a Half Men. Fortunately, these were episodes with Charlie Sheen, because those new episodes with Ashton Kutcher are like flying Swiss without getting a chocolate: something is missing. I must point out that each program once again started with an advertisement. The person in the seat in front of me was not using her PTV, but just put it on the in-flight map modus, allowing me to view her moving map while I was watching the shows. Nice.
The in-flight catering was okay for a flight this duration. A snack box with a nice sandwich (although a bit dry) and a chocolate bar. On each row the crew asked what the passenger wanted to drink by listing the entire assortment "we have thee, coffee, soft drinks, beer, white wine, red wine". They must get pretty tired of that riddle after a while. I chose a white wine, which was Chilean (no surprise) and tasted pretty good. An additional drink was not offered – which was a bit disappointing. I mean, how difficult can it be to offer some water or juice if some orders a wine or coffee – especially on a sector that is part of a long-haul trip.
The person in 32L wasn't had his PTV on the moving map all the time, so I could watch some Friends episodes and the moving map at the same time. Say hello to Phoebe
Lunch box
Meanwhile I was once again treated with superb views down below. First a gorgeous look at the snow-covered Pyrenees, followed by the wonderful French Alps near Geneva and Bern. You can never get too tired of that. A view scattered clouds in Southeast France, but unlimited views mostly.
At just over 17.00 hours an announcement came that the entertainment system would be shut down and the crew would start collecting the earplugs. Seemed pretty early, as the moving map still showed a remaining forty minute flight time. At this time we crossed into German airspace, flying near Karlsruhe. We indeed begin our descent – some clouds here – and duo the slow ascent rate it seemed like we were getting a sightseeing tour of Southwest Germany.
Gorgeous scenery when flying over the Pyrenees
And again
Toulouse and TLS below. I'll be there this summer too, flying MXP-MRS-TLS on AF.
Some scattered clouds
More clouds here over Southeastern France
Some more snow visible, approaching the French Alps
Also gorgeous views of the Alps
We were making a bunch of twist and turns and it was hard to make out from what direction we would be approaching. It was also getting rather hazy all around, making it hard to look very far. Then I recognized FRA in the fair distance, and I realized we were on a downwind approach to the west, for an eastbound landing. We continued on to the west for quite a while, before finally making the 180 degree turn.
Descent seemed to take forever, but finally the ground came in sight, and we made an excellent landing on runway 07R. We rolled out pretty far, before exiting the runway just short of Terminal 2, which is where LA has its home at Frankfurt. So after a pretty short taxi the flight had come to an end!
Now in German airspace, slowly beginning our decent
On downwind approach to FRA, unfortunately too hazy to get a good picture of FRA
Final approach
Almost touching down
Taxing to T2. That's the kind of aircraft I'll hopefully be in tomorrow
I was secretly hoping for a remote stand, but no, heading into this finger gate
After exiting the aircraft I looked around for a little while – FRA is also an airport I had covered extensively last year; what a maze that is – before making my way to immigration. My answer to the question "where did you flew in from" surprised and confused the immigration staff; I guess most of the other LA passengers hurried on to the arrivals hall. But of course I was let in, and I took the convenient S-Bahn to my hotel: Hotel Adler, just a few minutes away from Frankfurt Hbf. A single room was only E49, which seemed like a good deal in the newly renovated hotel, with breakfast and free wifi included. So keep that in mind, if you ever need a bargain in FRA.
Saying goodbye to the A343. Thanks for the great experience!
Reflection in the window, and a LH 747 taxiing out
Hotel room. Basic but in good shape.
Sunday, March 25th
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Flight 1768 (operated by KLM Cityhopper)
Frankfurt Airport (FRA) – Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)
Fokker 70
Seat 14F
159th overall flight
23rd flight on KLM
3rd flight on a Fokker 70 (4th flight on a Fokker 70/100)
3rd flight on a KLM Fokker 70 (3rd flight on a KLM Fokker 70/100)
9th visit to FRA (5th departure from FRA) and 52nd visit to AMS (27th arrival at AMS)
2nd time flying FRA-AMS, 3rd time flying this route
Departure Time (Scheduled/Actual): 14.25 / 14.27
Arrival Time (Scheduled/Actual): 15.35 / 15.48
Block time (Scheduled / Actual): 1.10 / 1.21
Flight duration: 55 minutes
Mileage: 228 miles
KLM's short haul product on shorter flights was covered extensively in my previous trip report Two Eurohops on KL – AMS-SVG and AMS-EDI so I'll keep this brief and let the pictures do the talking. It was yet another splendid day of flying with crystal clear skies all the way. Cockpit crew was ex-UK, and the cabin crew consisted of two Dutch male FA's. What happened to all those cute Cityhopper girls? Service was the usual 'sweet or savory' , but delivered with a smile. Most noteworthy event of the flight actually took place during boarding, where mister 8F and myself – 14F – had the same sequence number (001). This caused quite some problems with the computer system and took them quite some time to figure out. I peaked at 8F's boarding pass, and he seemed to have a DL FF number, so maybe he booked his flight with Delta and something went wrong with the codeshare. Anyway, we both got to go onboard, since we did have different seat numbers and all. Interestingly enough, the two agents spoke French fluently over the phone, so I guess Air France has its own staff in FRA.
Busy scene at FRA's terminal 2
Lufthansa A343, shot taken from the terminal. As said, lovely weather outside
VN Triple Seven. Love the livery
Waiting area for gate 25. A busgate for the little Fokker offcourse
The busride took us towards one of the most remote parking spots at FRA. Looking back at terminal 2
747 coming over
Departure to the East today, so quite a taxi/tour over the airport. Terminal 2 is pictured
Lonely LH 747 at Terminal 1B
Lufthansa Technik and the new Terminal 1 extension in the background. Already a UA 777 was parked there.
Cargo appron
Finally at the runway. 4 Heavy's ahead of us
Take-off! Unfortunately I was seated at the wrong side for views of Frankfurt
Savory for me today. And some white wine. It's weekend after all.
Descend commencing somewhere over the East of the Netherlands.
27 kilometer long dyke between the provinces of Lelyland and Noord-Holland
Splendid view of Amsterdam
Amsterdam again
Yeah, that's the Netherlands all right
Final approach
Final approach
Almost there
Exiting the runway
Many Fokker brothers at the regional appron
As well as this AF Jungle Jet
Lovely weather at Schiphol
Thanks for reading all. No more flying for a little while now, next flight will be on June 2nd, from Dusseldorf to Berlin SXF, for the BER meeting. Comments are appreciated!


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Written by: Gail Griffin, Pastor Dennis Jokela, Louise Wright, Clarence Atkins, Cindy Hunter, Karen Collier; Mary and Bob Doud & Alice Cutler.
Vote to make sure we are One Kalamazoo
Ordinance 1856, which would grant equal legal rights to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people in Kalamazoo, has brought out the best and worst in our community, as one would expect. Struggles for equal rights have done so in the past.
At this point, I cannot hope to change the minds of people firmly convinced that LGBT citizens should not be protected against legal discrimination, whether that belief is grounded in biblical interpretation or somewhere else.
But there may be people still wondering how they will vote on the ordinance, so I address my remarks to them. I want to speak to two points that have arisen consistently in our community's consideration of this ballot measure.
The first has to do with the views of some Christian churches about sexual orientation. I applaud Lorence Wenke for organizing the well attended panel which respectfully discussed differences among various Christian clergy with regard to what their faith has led them to believe about homosexuality. And for people of faith, religious beliefs are part of the whole fabric of their lives, not something they store in church and take out on Sunday.
However, it remains true that in the United States, we embrace many faiths, and therefore none of them has a right to determine the laws that apply to all of us. I may strongly disapprove of certain people's behavior; I may view it as immoral, even. But I am not permitted by law to fire someone or refuse to rent an apartment to someone on that basis. Unless that person violates the law in some way, I cannot deny her or him basic civil rights. I am completely entitled to my faith, my beliefs, my morality and my values. I am not entitled to discriminate against those who don't share them.
The second point has to do with the commonly repeated assertion that there has never been a documented case of discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation in Kalamazoo. I have no way of confirming or denying that assertion. But why would we expect to find a documented case when there is no legal protection for LGBT people? On what grounds would such a case be filed?
I'm writing as a heterosexual woman who need not worry that I may lose my job, my children, or my right to public accommodation or transportation because of my sexuality. What my deeply beloved LGBT friends, family and students would like is that same right, not any kind of "special rights," but the very same civil rights the heterosexual population takes for granted.
On Nov. 3, please vote to make sure that we really are One Kalamazoo.
Gail Griffin
Ordinance is not logical; vote 'no'
This ordinance is discriminatory because it forces the view of a few on everyone else.
The government has exempted itself from coming under this ordinance. That would be a great question for the government to answer, why would the government force this ordinance on everyone else but itself? How long would that hold up in a legal challenge? I am certain, not very long, due to the government setting a different standard for itself while forcing its standard on others.
After that exemption is made moot by the legal challenges, then who is to say that a high school boy who chooses to think he is a girl cannot take showers with the girls? At health clubs, teenage boys or adult men would be allowed to take showers in the women's' locker room if they chose or vice versa. How does any of this seem logical to anyone? Please vote "no" on Nov. 3 on Ordinance 1856.
Pastor Dennis Jokela
Member Kalamazoo Gospel Mission Board of Directors, Kalamazoo
Vote 'yes' to support ordinance 1856
A "yes" vote on Ordinance 1856 guarantees that all citizens in Kalamazoo enjoy protection from discriminatory actions in the workplace or when looking for a home.
This ordinance does not impose hardships; on the contrary, it simply ensures that the many gay, lesbian and transgender individuals who live in Kalamazoo will be able to find and keep jobs and provide safe shelter for themselves and their families, free from discrimination.
Contrary to the fear of many, this ordinance exempts churches and other religious organizations and does not compromise an employer's right to demand a quality workforce, a landlord's contractual expectation of responsible, paying tenants, or a neighbor's right to enjoy their property rights free from intrusion. This ordinance expressly extends to all our city's citizens the rights provided for in our country's Constitution. The citizens of Kalamazoo need to step up and join the other Michigan cities that have enacted such laws.
Louise Wright
Common sense fuels ordinance opposition
In response to the assertion that opposition to the Human Rights Ordinance is motivated by fear, I would argue that a greater motivation is common sense, and a weariness of watching the steady erosion of the rights of the majority, in favor of a tiny minority who feel compelled to behave in certain ways and want to legislate or litigate the rest of us into agreement or acquiescence.
Now we're being asked to accept the presence of men who want to dress up like women and women who want to dress like men in areas of public accommodation — particularly restrooms. I believe we should try to understand and empathize with people who have gender identification issues or even full-blown gender identity disorders. But I think it's foolish to expose our children to behaviors that could be threatening (in more ways than one) to them.
This ordinance provides great cover for pedophiles, peeping toms, rapists and other sexual predators. Also, there appears to be no protection for individuals whose religious convictions would prohibit them from renting to or hiring people who present themselves in this way. And finally, we shouldn't be fooled by comparisons that put people who are discriminated against because of what they do in the same category as people who are discriminated against because of who they are. This is a subtle but very important distinction. A person's behavior — be it sexual behavior, how they choose to dress, or how they wear their hair — should not be a reason to designate them as a protected class worthy of special rights, such as being able to choose what restroom they want to use.
I don't believe we can continue to accommodate greater and greater extremes of behavior under the umbrella of normalcy. At some point in time we have to draw a line. That time may have arrived.
Although well intentioned, this is a shortsighted and ill-conceived piece of legislation that should be voted down.
Clarence Atkins
Passing ordinance models tolerance
As an educator, it is my responsibility, in addition to teaching subject content, to teach my students values such as responsibility, respect and yes, tolerance.
If these are values we expect of our students, why would we consider making it "OK" to expect less of the adult citizens of our community?
Voting "yes" for the non-discrimination ordinance will show that Kalamazoo supports giving gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals protection from just such intolerance. This is the type of community we desire for our family, friends and visitors.
Cindy Hunter
Passage means more discrimination
The gay community wants you to believe that the Kalamazoo City Ordinance 1856 is about equality for everyone.
The reality is that the special rights being legislated for "sexual orientation and perceived gender identity" for a very few has brought about discrimination for many such as the Boy Scouts, Catholic Charities and Salvation Army in other communities. Such agencies in Kalamazoo will be required to comply or stop functioning as they do now. This will clearly be discrimination.
While pastors are exempted from this ordinance, businesses will have to comply with this "perception" of gender identity and various sexual orientations. Experiences by other communities assures us that there will be ongoing litigation on this ordinance. Please vote "no" to discrimination.
Karen Collier
Vote 'yes' to end discrimination
We are proud to call Kalamazoo home for several reasons. The city boasts a vibrant spirit of volunteerism. Support for the arts and cultural endeavors is distinguished. Charitable giving per capita ranks high among cities our size. The diversity of our citizens enriches community life. While traditions endure here, we find Kalamazoo to be progressive in many ways.
Over the years, Kalamazoo has worked to become a place where unique talents and individuality can flourish. While discriminatory practices are waning, our community is still on an arduous journey. We view the approval of proposed Ordinance 1856 as an essential next step. The non-discrimination ordinance provides a powerful means to demonstrate that our community is welcoming, fair and hospitable to differences. We want to insure that all residents, including LGBT people, enjoy respect and equal access to the opportunities and amenities that abound in Kalamazoo.
Discrimination is wrong, and it cannot be justified on moral, religious or any other grounds. Please join us in voting "yes" on Ordinance 1856.
Mary and Bob Doud
Changing sexes not like changing clothes
I am writing to address some concerns people seem to have about transsexuals using female restrooms. I should know, as I am a male-to-female transsexual. People need to know that gender identity disorder is a real and serious affliction — one does not just wake up one day and decide they "feel" like a member of the opposite sex.
During the process of changing sexes, one must take hormones that take months to have any physical effect. While my body was still visibly ambiguous, I presented myself as female and wore female clothes. People stared. People pointed. People laughed. I did not feel safe — whether I was in a restroom or not.
I do not have this problem anymore because I now pass 100 percent as much as any other genetic female. I doubt any pervert would go to all that trouble just to "sneak a peek." An unshaven man in men's clothing and Unabomber sunglasses sneaking into a women's restroom because he "feels female" is obviously not a real transsexual and would promptly be arrested.
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MEDINA, Ohio - The Cleveland school board and administrators are meeting this afternoon and tomorrow in Medina for their annual retreat, with plans for board members to learn more about hiring, teacher evaluation and its upcoming shift to student-based budgeting.
Tomorrow, the board will meet with Michael Casserly, executive director of the Council of the Great City Schools, about how the Cleveland Plan for Transforming Schools fits into national school improvement efforts and how board members can advance the plan.
The board typically takes no action at its retreats, but hears detailed presentations from staff or works on issues before bringing to regular board meetings for vote.
The board usually has its retreats at the Quail Hollow resort in Concord Township, with the Cleveland Foundation covering costs. This year, RPM International invited the district to use the lodge at its corporate headquarters in Medina.
District Chief Executive Officer Eric Gordon said RPM CEO Frank Sullivan has long been a supporter of the district and is on the board of the John Hay School of Science and Medicine, and offered the lodge and meals to the district for free.


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Mobile facing a mess: Don't let (Mobile city council member) William Carroll change the downtown districts, because he's going to leave us with a mess and go to
Montgomery. There are young people shooting each other down there. I know there's a curfew, but it will get worse during Mardi Gras with drunk people falling all over the place.
Police the Mardi Gras drunks: Now that Mardi Gras is coming, they're going to let the drunks walk around on the sidewalks with their beer. Nobody wants to go down there with a bunch of drunks. That's what's wrong with Mardi Gras today. Mardi Gras used to be for children. Now it's for grownups to get drunk and fight over the junk they throw off the floats. It doesn't make any sense to only allow public drinking during Mardi Gras. The law is supposed to be for every day, not for when the people running Mobile want it to be.
Accountability in Baldwin?: It looks like Alan Lee and Baldwin County have taken us again. Paying for 17 new teachers is a far cry from eliminating hundreds of teacher jobs and closing five rural schools. Where's all the money going, into his pocket? We need some kind of accountability.
Don't help Barton Academy: I disagree with the Mobile County school board providing any money for Barton Academy when other schools are in such dire need. Donate Martin Academy to the Historical Association and let them deal with the renovation.
Murphy plan needs tuning: This message is in no way intended for the bus drivers of the Mobile County school system, or the Mobile Police Department, who do a great job. My beef is this: Murphy High School was destroyed and is still in a disaster zone. They have all the kids come to Murphy and then they bus them out? Why not have ninth and 10th graders meet in the old Kmart parking lot, where there is lots of room, and then bus them out from there? Then find a smaller place for the 11th and 12th graders, most of whom are driving themselves anyway. Keep that traffic jam out of the most congested area of Mobile. Come on Mobile County school system, you're training our kids. At least show them you are capable of thinking.
Guns won't help government takeover: A Sound Off caller said the government wants to take our guns away from us like North Korea so they can do anything to us they want, which is ludicrous. It's not going to happen. Just think about that for a minute. Do you really think that having guns in your house would protect you from the government if it wanted to do anything? My goodness, that wouldn't even be a battle.
Politicians lie over Chickasaw schools: Chickasaw will vote next month to raise property taxes to help the new school system. The citizens did not get to vote to start the system like Saraland and Satsuma did. The mayor and council told the citizens they paid a consultant to do a study and that we would have enough money without taxing the citizens. Well, three months into the system, they need money. This week, I received a call wanting me to do a survey, which I did. Then I asked for the supervisor and asked her who was paying for the survey, since the school system had no money. She said she couldn't answer that, but of course it was OK for her to ask my age and how much money I make. Never believe a politician. Their word means nothing.
Why class on Islam?: I can't believe the University of Alabama would let a class on Islam be taught in a state-supported school. They don't have prayer in schools anymore or let the Pledge of Allegiance be said, so why are we letting a class on Islam be taught? This should not be taught in a state-run school.
Run away from Trump: Poor A.J. McCarron's girlfriend, Katherine Webb, it's a shame that she's getting all this publicity. She mentioned Donald Trump's name, and he's a complete fool. I suggest that she should resign from being Miss Alabama and run away from Donald Trump as fast as she can. He's only using her for glory. He only wants attention for himself, and she will end up the same way.
Records plan gone awry: Obama said that digitizing hospital records and patient records would cause savings and ensure privacy. Now they've found out after doing this that they can't be sure of the privacy and it has cost twice as much as they thought it would cost and the costs are still rising.
Social Security is ours: To the people who think that Social Security is an entitlement, I worked 40 years paying into Social Security just to get a portion of it back and tax us on it again. This is not an entitlement, it is an earned benefit.
Video games have effect: Regarding violent movies and video games, of course kids will say it doesn't have an effect on them but they don't have the cognitive ability to realize it. Even the military uses some of those games for combat training. It's even easier to understand that someone with mental problems and/or taking psychoactive drugs, either legally or illegally, could be more easily influenced than a normal person.
Fox is hypocritical: It's interesting that Fox News is having a hissy fit that Al Gore sold his TV network Current to Al Jazeera. They said that Al Jazeera is an anti-American news network. I wonder why they didn't mention the other anti-American network called Rotana. I guess they didn't want to mention that because Rupert Murdoch is a partial owner. You know, the same Rupert Murdoch that owns Fox News? Those people are so hypocritical it's pitiful.


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KENTWOOD, MI -- The roof of a carport collapsed at a Kentwood apartment complex Friday night in a structural malfunction that firefighters believe was due to heavy early-week snowfall and tonight's rain.
No one was injured when the structure collapsed at Old Farm Shores Apartments, 2144 South Shore Drive. Eight to 10 unoccupied cars were trapped, according to dispatch reports at 10:20 p.m. on Jan. 10.
A Kentwood Fire Department captain said unenclosed structures such as carports are weakened by snow and that residents should be cautious given the recent rainfall.
Meteorologists with the National Weather Service in Grand Rapids predict rain to continue overnight and into Saturday. The precipitation could turn to snow Saturday evening.
Angie Jackson covers public safety and breaking news for MLive/The Grand Rapids Press. Email her at email@example.com, and follow her on Twitter.


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Another former Senator, Vaclav Prospal, will be out tomorrow night, and could be lost to the Rangers for a longer spell.
He's been bothered by a problem with right knee. It hasn't been getting any better and Tortorella said he's beginning to get worried.
Prospal had more tests on his knee Friday and was expected to get the results later in the day.
Defenceman Michal Rozsival (groin) will also not play tomorrow.


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How to organize the retail company of the future
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It's pretty easy to spout adages such as "omnichannel customer" and "cross-channel coordination", but as any retailer knows, the much harder part is figuring out how the retail organization should be set up to make good on those mantras. Enter a panel of five experienced retail specialists at this week's Shop.org First Look Track "The Organization of the Future" session: Rob Schmults (Intent Media and panel moderator), Jared Blank (Tommy Hilfiger), Kevin Ertell (OnlineShoes.com), Sally McKenzie (Ecommerce Consulting), and Bob Myers (Sheplers Western Wear). So, let's start with the age-old e-commerce question: in a multichannel organization,
To whom should the e-commerce team report?
The panel agreed: directly to the CEO. The CEO provides the cross-silo solution that cuts across all the divisions within the organization. If the e-commerce team is part of another group - marketing, merchandising, licensing, retail, or the like - it will inevitably be overly oriented toward the agenda of the silo into which it reports. What about the idea of having e-commerce report into the retail (stores) division? No, the panel said: retail and e-commerce need to be on par with one another organizationally. Or the idea of having different parts of the e-commerce team report into functional areas? The panel was clear: don't break up the e-commerce organization - keep it whole, and, oh yes, have it report to the CEO.
As it turns out, this is how Bob Myers has set up his team at Sheplers. Taking it yet a step further, Bob has also implemented a single P&L within Sheplers, thereby allowing everyone within the company to unify around the consumer, versus individual silos. Sheplers has taken specific measures to make this a reality. For example, stores get credit for online sales that originate in their region or zip code, and e-commerce is tasked with driving sales in stores. As Kevin noted, "It's about [shared] incentives." Furthermore, every employee hired - no matter what their job - has to have digital experience, thereby spreading shared digital sensibility through the organization. The panelists all emphasized, however, that the most important tenets of classic retail remain: the traditional adage of "retail is detail" is as true as ever, but now it's a matter of organizing around the customer (or, perhaps, "retail is detail plus digital").
E-commerce in 2012 simply isn't like the online retail of 10 or 15 years ago - this is true retail, with "real retailers" running the business who understand the importance of factors such as inventory turn. "You have to be voracious about being in stock," Bob noted as one example - retailers can't just rely on the idea that the website is the infinite warehouse and that customers will be satisfied if you offer to order their size / color combination for them online, especially now that anyone with a smartphone in hand can do that on their own. (In the out-of-stock situation, Bob advised simply saying to the customer, "Let me get that item for you" - like we used to decades ago! - and then tracking that item down from other stores or even a competitor, simply to deliver on one's promise to that customer.) So, how about that other age-old e-commerce question:
Where does the retail IT team fit into the organization? Retail IT is generally used to build employee-facing tools - tools for employees to learn and use, maybe with training and manuals and on-site help. Consumer software and applications, of course, are very different and thus require a very different approach to development, implementation, and ongoing evolution. The panel agreed that it's likely prudent to work initially with a third party development team to develop e-commerce solutions, as they know how to design and build for the consumer. As Sally noted, however, no one wants to use external resources indefinitely, so the ideal situation is to bring in and enable the internal IT team over time, gradually transitioning to make IT a true e-commerce partner.
How about e-commerce leadership?
Gone are the days of "bright young things" coming in as generalists to run an e-commerce business, the panel agreed. Now, retailers need e-commerce specialists with deep expertise and experience to lead the e-commerce team. Jared described that he spends a lot of time with his merchandising and marketing teams (among others) "getting into the weeds" to understand in great detail what's going on, how the team is doing, whether the right skill sets are in place. Sally added that understanding whether the right people are in place takes attention and time. E-commerce leaders need to invest in their team by giving them opportunities to develop their understanding of the market and to deepen their skills through venues such as Shop.org events (her words, not mine!). Also, some CEOs may not understand some of the specialized skills needed for e-commerce that are different from more traditional retail roles - for example, a usability expert, whose skills can increase site conversion and otherwise improve the customer experience. With the e-commerce market developing so rapidly, how do organizations manage budgets?
Some things in a budget, panelists noted, are must-haves like "air conditioning - you can't not have that." On other things, Bob explained that he listens carefully to his direct reports, and that if they all feel that something on the table needs to be included in the budget, he takes that input very seriously. What about the "shiny new keys" - emerging technologies that may not yet have proven track records? For those, Bob noted, "You place your bets." As Kevin pointed out, "Defending the status quo kills companies." But if your organization isn't yet quite as future-state as Sheplers, Sally summed up a few key steps towards the retail organization of the future: do ensure the e-commerce team reports into the CEO; focus on integrating *processes* first (i.e. integrate the organization further only once the processes are in place); and ensure that you have the right people for the job.
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One of the things that makes Notorious "the very quintessence of Hitchcock" is how effectively it creates an exhilarating surface of romance and intrigue that barely disguises its true underlying concerns. Written by prolific screenwriter Ben Hecht (a frequent collaborator with producer David O. Selznick) in close collaboration with Hitchcock, it is ostensibly a spy movie about infiltrating a ring of Nazi agents in Brazil. And, while Notorious deals on the surface with classic themes such as love versus duty (a common theme in movies made during World War II), it is really about the hypocrisies of gendered social codes and mores.
Ingrid Bergman, having just starred in Hitchcock's Spellbound (1945), plays the central role of Alicia Huberman, the "tainted" daughter of a convicted Nazi spy. I describe Bergman's role as "central" despite Cary Grant, as a U.S. agent named Devlin, getting top billing. While Notorious has been viewed by many as another of Hitchcock's films in which male identification dominates, I am in firm agreement with Robin Wood's argument that the film, in fact, employs a female identification system in which we as viewers most thoroughly identify with Alicia. She is the central character about whom we care the most; she is the most sympathetic and engaging person on-screen.
Hitchcock brings us into identification with Alicia in the film's opening moment when she is swarmed by reporters asking questions and flashing cameras in her face as she leaves her father's trial. Alicia is a complex woman, and her "tainted" status derives not only from her familial connections to Nazism, but also from rumors about her "unladylike" behavior, particularly her loose sexuality and heavy drinking. Bergman's performance is crucial here, as she portrays Alicia as a woman who uses cynicism and alcohol to mask her pain and sadness. She purposefully flaunts the social codes that define "womanly behavior" not out of a feminist edict, but because she has simply stopped caring. She is a woman in despair, which makes her vulnerable and, in Hitchcock's frame, ultimately sympathetic.
Alicia is convinced by the U.S. government to go to Brazil to infiltrate a ring of Nazi agents who are hiding there after the war. Her contact is Devlin, and although they are at first antagonistic, they quickly fall in love. That romance is complicated when Alicia discovers that her mission involves infiltrating the Nazis by sleeping with and eventually marrying Alexander Sebastian (Claude Rains), one of her father's former associates who uses his enormous house as a base for Nazi scientific activities. If this were a conventional male-dominated narrative, the story would focus on the ramifications of Devlin having to subsume his romantic interests in Alicia to his professional and patriotic duty to push her into another man's bed for the good of the country. But, crucially, the movie focuses on Alicia's difficult mission that requires her to sacrifice both body and soul because, after all, until the final moments, she is the one in danger, not the male government agents who mostly sit around hotel rooms monitoring the situation from a safe distance.
The majority of the film takes place in Rio de Janeiro, as Alicia works her way deeper into Sebastian's world. The whole time she is viewed with a cunning and suspicious eye by Sebastian's domineering mother (Leopoldine Konstantin), which makes for an interesting precursor to the maternal-dominated murderous activities in Psycho (1960). Sebastian's mother never fully trusts her son's infatuation with Alicia, and in the end she is right--it proves to be his downfall.
Sebastian himself is a fascinating character as he fits into a long line of pathetic villains in Hitchcock's work (the nadir being Lars Thorwold, the much-put-upon murderer in Rear Window). Although he is a Nazi who is helping in the development of weapons of mass destruction, he is fully human throughout. Even when he discovers that Alicia is an American agent and he and his mother begin to slowly poison her with arsenic, he remains a strangely compelling and sad figure. Hitchcock and screenwriter Ben Hecht concoct the perfect demise for Sebastian, as Devlin manages to take the near-death Alicia out of Sebastian's home right in front of the other Nazis because Sebastian is terrified that the others will find out that he married an American spy.
Notorious also contains one of Hitchcock's most brilliant Macguffins: uranium ore hidden in wine bottles. The idea is that the Nazis are trying to build an atom bomb, which was considered ludicrous when Hitchcock was originally developing the project in 1944, a year before Hiroshima. In fact, Hitchcock was so far ahead of the curve on this one that the FBI had him under surveillance for three months.
On a technical level, Notorious is another of Hitchcock's visual triumphs. One of the most famous sequences involves an elaborate crane shot from the top of a long flight of stairs that slowly moves down on Alicia until it ends with an extreme close-up of her hand in which she clutches an all-important key that ultimately allows she and Devlin to find out what the Nazis are up to, but also leads to Sebastian's uncovering of her true motives. That shot is more the exception that the rule, though, as Hitchcock relies primarily on medium shots and close-ups to continually emphasize that this is a psychological story, not an action picture. Hitch never allows the romantic pathos to be overshadowed by the espionage, hence the use of the uranium ore as a Macguffin, not the primary aim of the narrative.
Most importantly, though, Notorious reveals the hypocrisies of social mores that govern the behavior of men and women. Although Alicia is the central character, the one with whom we most readily identify, this theme is expressed most clearly in a scene involving Devlin and several other government agents, in which the men look disparagingly on Alicia because of her social conduct while ignoring the fact that she is currently risking her life when she didn't have to. In their world, prior sexual behavior matters more than bravery and sacrifice, pointing up just how severely these relativistic social stigmas have warped their larger world view.
Devlin's particularly vocal defense of Alicia in this scene is crucial, as he often treats her badly in their face-to-face confrontations. But, like Alicia's own scandalous behavior, Devlin's insults and brush-offs are a protective defense mechanism, not a true revelation of his persona. As Hitchcock himself put it, "Cary Grant's job--and it's a rather ironic situation--is to push Ingrid Bergman into Claude Rains's bed. One can hardly blame him for seeming bitter throughout the story..." While Hitchcock is often justly celebrated for his visual prowess as a director, such comments provide insight into how thoroughly he understood his characters, which is why his films--especially Notorious--were so much more psychologically dense and thematically compelling than other thrillers of his day.
The disc includes not one, but two commentaries that compliment each other nicely by covering different aspects of the film. The first commentary, newly recorded by Hitchcock scholar Marian Keane (who also provided a commentary for Criterion's DVD of Hitchcock's The 39 Steps, as well as their recent release of Preston Sturges' The Lady Eve), is more of a formal analysis, examining the meaningful details of the film scene by scene. The second commentary, by film historian Rudy Behlmer, who edited Memo From David O. Selznick, a collection of the producer's personal correspondence, originally appeared on the Criterion laser disc. Behlmer's commentary is more institutional in nature, filled with fascinating background information about the film's production, the development of the script, and the behind-the-scenes working relationship between Hitchcock and Selznick (which, for those interested in studying the subject further, is thoroughly covered in a fantastic book by Leonard Leff called Hitchcock and Selznick).
The disc includes a number of stills galleries. The "Production Stills" gallery features primarily photographs of Hitchcock working with Grant and Bergman or the actors relaxing between takes. The "Publicity Stills" gallery features a host of glamorous publicity shots, lobby cards, and an assortment of international poster designs. The "Rear Projection" section of the disc focuses on the extensive use of rear projection in the film, alternating between behind-the-scenes photographs and the corresponding scenes from the movie.
Also included are some textual supplements, including script excerpts from several deleted or never-filmed scenes. The disc provides context for these scenes by showing brief bits of what would have come before and after them. Another section of script excerpts provides several treatments of alternate endings, none of which work even remotely as well as the one that was finally used.
One of my favorite parts of the disc is the "Production Correspondence" gallery, which features fascinating reprints of various letters and memos that were circulated before and during production. These include early memos from Selznick about his interest in the short story "The Song of the Dragon" (parts of which are reprinted in a separate section on this disc), which would eventually provide Notorious's source material; a letter from Bergman to Selznick apologizing for initially rejecting the project; a letter from Produce Code Administration head Joseph Breen about the moral issues the project posed; and, most interesting, a letter from FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover asking that no mention of the FBI be made in the movie as he felt it would reflect poorly on the bureau. I've said it before and I'll say it again: It's the inclusion of this kind of rare historical material that truly sets the best Criterion special editions apart from so many others.
Other supplements include a brief bit of rare newsreel footage of Hitchcock and Bergman on the runway at Heathrow. And, while the laser disc contained only excerpts from the 1948 Lux Radio Theater adaptation of Notorious with Ingrid Bergman reprising her role and Joseph Cotton filling in for Cary Grant, this DVD features the entire broadcast from start to finish. Also included are four theatrical trailers.
Overall Rating: (4)


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Selectivity, Style, Sentiment and Skill in Mutual Fund Trades
Grant Cullen
Murdoch University
Dominic Gasbarro
Murdoch University
Kim-Song Le
Murdoch University
Gary S. Monroe
University of New South Wales (UNSW) - Australian School of Business
August 20, 2010
23rd Australasian Finance and Banking Conference 2010 Paper
Fund managers can only exhibit selectivity through purchasing (selling) stocks that appreciate (depreciate) more frequently than expected from random occurrence, if stocks are incorrectly priced. We develop a method that can statistically identify fund managers that exhibit net, buy, and sell selectivity in their trades, as well as distinguish manager skill from fortuitous stock selection. Stock investor sentiment betas are calculated from the recently developed investor sentiment index, and used to indicate stock mispricing. We find that superior stock selection is concentrated in funds that hold high sentiment beta stocks; the major constituent of funds with the aggressive growth objective.
Number of Pages in PDF File: 27
Keywords: Mutual fund, selectivity, investment style, investor sentiment, persistence
JEL Classification: G2, G11, G14, G23
Date posted: August 24, 2010
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Not too surprisingly, I know a large group of people who are CEOs of companies. Since I've been a CEO for more than 40 years, I am bound to run into a lot of people who are similarly employed.
I've just come from a board of directors meeting with seven CEOs on the board. All of them are saying the same thing: "Give us some clear signals about tax and economic policies."
The poet, John Masefield, put it this way: "...all I ask is a tall ship and a star to steer her by..." He doesn't write that he wants fast changing stars nor a fancy vessel. He just wants a plain Jane freighter and good navigation. Masefield wants a sound vehicle and a clear direction.
The CEOs want a clear tax policy and a sound economic direction for the country. They know that with a transparent economic structure that their chances of navigating their companies are vastly improved and they may even be able to expand. Expansion and growth of sales brings more employment.
Right now, with the Fed now printing money for the European Central Banks and the deficit continuing to grow, it looks like inflation will start to be more pervasive in all sectors of the GNP as opposed to just in food and fuel. In just 10 days time, the dollar has gone from increasing in value against just about all other currencies in the world to losing value against them all. The reserve currency is on a wild rollercoaster ride and some of the currency traders are getting enormously rich. You see, if they position themselves just at the right moment they reap a windfall, but there is also a huge risk in the trading.
Since the currency is just a commodity, for every winner on a trade there also is a loser. Since they are taking the risk, do they get the reward or is it taxed away from them to give to the loser?
The very large changes in the trading ratios brings uncertainty to business and investors. A good deal denominated in yen or euro for a company operating a manufacturing plant in U.S. dollars can change rapidly in it's profitability during the time it takes to manufacture a given product due to a change in the exchange rates. Business wants stable currency exchange rates.
Tax law concerning depreciation schedules for large equipment or buildings can ruin a purchase by changing the parameters under which a purchase was thought to be a wise investment. Business wants long term tax policy.
The type of governmental rule making that evidently has killed the Wolverine plant in Rogers City is a good and clear example of why investments need long lasting rule making. That plant would have had a life of 50 years or more. Millions of dollars used for design and permitting of the plant have been lost due to EPA rule changes.
The example I used last week about the ridiculousness of the 100 percent "bonus" depreciation wasn't that I hated the fact that our company would have more cash to invest in new equipment for reliability for Northeast Michigan's power grid. It was that we do 20-year planning and the depreciation "windfall" for two years doesn't change our planning. The lead time on the equipment we use is often more than one year.
The bonus depreciation was ineffectual as a stimulus because there was no time to plan for it. The so-called "shovel ready" jobs for an earlier "stimulus" were of no use because road commissions and other governmental units don't just run up engineering bills for plans that can't be used in the present.
The whole point is to give us a "star to steer her by" which comes up every night in the same place in the sky and the engineers and managers of business and government will steer their "tall ship" safely and timely into a port. The stimulus "du jour" program of some new "quick fix" that will save us from a double dip recession is a long term, i.e. fiscal program. It will include reduced spending and long-term tax law changes.
Is this too much to ask? Well, perhaps so. The U.S. Senate hasn't passed a budget for 40 months.
Stephen Fletcher was graduated decades ago from Cornell University with an A.B. in Economics and from Michigan State University with an M.B.A. He has lived and worked in the decades from graduation until now in the Alpena area. He thinks economics is fun and interesting.


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Each year, Dean Titus spends a day turning his front yard into a cemetery full of goblins, skeletons, spiders and gravestones for trick-or-treaters.
The Palmer Township resident's annual plans were thwarted by the weather the past two years. In 2011, his front yard was covered by a foot of snow, so he just put up a few corn stalks. In 2012, rain and wind from Superstorm Sandy loomed, so only a few decorations came out.
"I was so disappointed. I was bummed about it," said Titus, who joked that he was a bit "whiny."
"It's all about the kids," he said.
For Halloween today, it looks like Titus need not worry about the weather ruining his favorite holiday.
Meteorologist Mike Mihalik with WeathersWorks in Hackettstown said there may be a couple scattered showers, but the rain might not fall until Friday, he said.
"Fortunately this year we're not going to be dealing with anything close to what we have over the last several years," he said. "This year is actually quite the turnaround. It's probably going to be pretty good weather for the trick-or-treaters."
The National Weather Service at Mount Holly, N.J., predicts showers early this afternoon before breaking after 2 a.m. Friday in the Easton area. Temperatures should range from 66 today down to 57 tonight.
"It looks like we're just going to see some rain," said Valerie Meola, a weather service meteorologist. "It doesn't look like it's going to be overly windy."
Titus and his wife, Melissa, have had their fingers crossed all week hoping for good weather.
"Halloween is like his Christmas," Melissa Titus said.
"It's the most beautiful time of the year," her husband said.
He spent about two days putting up the more than 20 decorations, including his latest addition: a pine-box coffin that he received from a friend who used it for a Civil War re-enactment. The coffin lies in the grass, with a skeleton sitting near the top and six white candles. Nearby, two ghouls are covered in spider webs.
Dean Titus isn't alone in Palmer Township in releasing two years' worth of pent-up exhibitionism of the macabre kind.
David Rotondo's inflatable Christmas displays draw streams of cars past his Oregon Street house each winter. But he also decorates for Halloween, with a display that grows each year and includes 30 or more inflatables now. He's lost count.
"Last year I just gave up and some of the inflatables actually got damaged by the storm," said Rotondo, who owns Dave's Pool & Pond Service. "I tried to do what I could.
"The year before I had stuff up but didn't really expect the snow. I ended up using hot water to melt the snow and ice off my driveway so nobody would fall."
Rotondo spent most of the day Tuesday working in the yard and synchronizing lights and creepy music to complement his visual cornucopia. Included in the display are an inflatable haunted house you can walk into and an outhouse that features a mummy emerging from it.
"I've been working on it nonstop since Saturday," he said.
Palmer's trick-or-treat is from 6 to 8 tonight. Besides handing out candy, Rotondo plans to have a cappuccino machine in the driveway so he can serve white hot chocolate and pumpkin-spiced cappuccino to visitors.On Titus' block, neighbors like Pat Reardon have noticed the annual growth of the front-yard display. His children, now 20 and 23, used to trick-or-treat there. He was shocked by the lack of decorations the past two years.
"It was surprising," he said. "This is his holiday."
Editor Jim Deegan contributed to this report.


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Four Jersey City police officers who were at the scene of the fatal shooting of Police Det. Melvin Santiago last month are still out on administrative leave.
Two additional officers who had been out on leave returned to work this week, according to city spokeswoman Jennifer Morrill. Morrill said the officers' time off does not necessarily mean that all of them shot Lawrence Campbell, the man authorities say shot and killed Santiago.
Campbell was waiting outside the Walgreens at Communipaw Avenue and Kennedy Boulevard in the early morning hours of July 13 when Santiago arrived with his partner after a report of a robbery inside the store.
Using a gun he stole from a Walgreens security guard, authorities say, Campbell fatally shot Santiago before police returned fire, killing Campbell.
Santiago's killing cast a pall of grief over Jersey City, which hadn't seen a cop killed on the job since 2009. A Jersey City native, Santiago, 23, had been on the force for only one year.
Philip Trompetter, a Calif.-based police psychologist, said he recommends that any officer involved in a shooting receive time off afterward, even if they say they don't need it.
The officers can feel intense anxiety, coupled with "Monday morning quarterbacking" as they wrestle with whether they did everything they could have to avoid firing a fatal shot, Trompetter told The Jersey Journal.
"Almost all of them feel badly ... that they had to use deadly force, no matter who the person is that they shot, no matter if they were just the worst parolee," he said. "Cops don't get any pleasure out of shooting people."
Last year, Trompetter chaired a committee that revised guidelines regarding officer-involved shootings for the International Association of Chiefs of Police. The guidelines recommend at least three days off for any officer involved in a shooting. They also ask police departments to require these officers to meet with a mental-health professional before returning to their beat.
"A lot of officers will grumble, 'I don't need to talk to the shrink. I'm fine. I can just go back to work,'" Trompetter said. "And most of them are fine, but many they don't realize how much they've been impacted by this event until they start talking about it."
Morrill said the city doesn't require officers involved in fatal shootings to take off a specific number of days, but a doctor must clear them to return to work.
Jersey City has been tight-lipped about the events of July 13, referring most questions to the Hudson County Prosecutor's Office, which is investigating.


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On Tuesday we took a look at the Nittany Lions' stable of running backs, which will be led by sophomore Silas Redd after the graduation of NFL hopeful Evan Royster.
In the second installment, we will break down the Lions' receiving corps, which appears to be pretty solid at the top of the depth chart but has a lot of questions beneath that.
Heading into the spring, senior Derek Moye is the Lions' unquestioned No. 1 receiver. After a breakout sophomore season in 2009 in which he led the team in receiving, Moye once again led the Lions in every meaningful receiving statistic. Moye's 53 catches were good for eighth in the Big Ten, and his 885 yards ranked fourth.
Few receivers in the Big Ten were better at creating big plays in the passing game as well. The Western Pennsylvania native was third with a 16.7 yards per catch average. Of Moye's eight touchdowns, four came from outside 20 yards, including an 80-yard score against Illinois and a 36-yard reception to tie the game against Northwestern. If not for a replay reversal, Moye would have had a 45-yard touchdown in the Outback Bowl, but his knee was ruled down at the 1-yard line.
It was a hot finish to the season for Moye, whose eight scores all came over the final eight games.
There were some rumors (without much substance) Moye was considering entering the NFL draft, but Moye put those to rest quickly and made the smart choice by staying for his senior season.
The likely starter opposite Moye is junior Justin Brown, who has shown flashes of potential at times but too often disappear for long stretches or even entire games.
Brown was a breakout candidate early in the season after securing eight catches for 126 over a two-game span against Temple and Iowa. Over the next four games, though, Brown had just three catches for 29 yards and was held without a catch in two of those contests.
A big body at 6-foot-3, 216 pounds, Brown has the frame and build to be a factor on intermediate routes across the middle and on jump balls to the outside.
After a 33-catch, 452-yard campaign in 2010, I expect Brown to somewhere in the 45-catch range in 2011. I will be shocked if Brown's touchdown total doesn't increase; he had just one last year.
And then there is the little roadrunner Devon Smith. At 5-foot-7 and just 157 pounds, Smith is lightning quick and tough to catch. Offensive coordinators Galen Hall and Jay Paterno tried to get the ball into Smith's hands in a number of different ways last year, whether it was a handoff, screen, swing pass out of the backfield or a fly route down the sideline.
The results were moderately successful. Smith had a 13.4 yards per catch (thanks to a couple of drops on deep balls) and an anemic 2.8 yards per carry.
Still, if Smith has the ball in the open field, there aren't many people in the Big Ten who are going to catch him.
Behind those three, the Lions have a lot of guys they are excited about but haven't spent much time on the field.
Redshirt sophomore Curtis Drake was on everybody's list of breakout players in 2010 before breaking his left leg early on in fall practice. A high school quarterback, most envision Drake to play a bit of a "Slash" role: some rushes and receptions with a little bit of Wildcat mixed in.
Shawney Kersey – along with Paul Jones – was one of the very few bright spots of last year's spring game. Kersey caught a pair of touchdowns in what was an offensively-challenged game, and that's putting it nicely.
However, a lack of playing time early on frustrated Kersey to the point that he
If the New Jersey speedster is devoted to staying at Penn State – and it seems coach Joe Paterno and Kersey have soothed things over a bit – he's a major big-play threat if he can manage to find the field.
Last, let's not forget about Chaz Powell. He is a receiver right, Joe? No? He's a cornerback again? OK, I think we'll just revisit his situation in the fall.
Some other names to keep an eye on: Brandon Moseby-Felder (three catches last year), Trinity's Christian Kuntz (injuries have kept him off the field) and State College High School grad Alex Kenney, who redshirted as a freshman last year.
Next: Tight Ends. (That will be short. There aren't many healthy ones left.)


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HUNTSVILLE, Alabama -- The Huntsville Police reported a burglary overnight at Holiday Foods.
Employees at the store, located in the 2700 block of Patton Road, called police around 8:30 a.m. Friday to report that the business had been broken into. A police report states that miscellaneous items were taken from inside the store.
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By Laila Kearney, Reuters
November 22, 2013, 12:15 am TWN
PALO ALTO, California -- North Korea has detained an 85-year-old Korean War veteran from California visiting the country as a tourist, pulling him off a plane as he was about to leave the reclusive nation last month, his son said.
Merrill Newman, a retiree from Palo Alto, California, was taken away a day after he and his tour guide spoke with North Korean authorities at a meeting in which his military service in Korea was discussed, his son, Jeff Newman, said in a CNN interview on Wednesday.
The U.S. government has not directly confirmed the detention, citing privacy laws.
Glyn Davies, the U.S. Special Representative for North Korea Policy, said: "We are calling on North Korea, as in the Kenneth Bae case, to resolve this issue and let our citizens go free."
Bae, a Korean-American Christian missionary, has been held in North Korea since November 2012 and has been sentenced to 15 years of hard labor.
Asked by reporters in Beijing if Newman was being held in North Korea, Davies said: "I cannot comment in any specificity about that because we do not have a privacy act waiver so by law we are constrained."
But he added: "We certainly think that North Korea should think long and hard about these cases and understand that for the United States, these are matters of core concern to us."
Jeff Newman, who lives in the Los Angeles suburb of Pasadena, said his account of his father's disappearance and the meeting that preceded it was based on details relayed to him through another American traveling with his father at the time.
"I understand that my dad was a bit bothered but really didn't go into any detail (about the meeting) with his traveling companion," the son said in the telephone interview.