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New Year Storm to Dump Foot of Snow From NYC to Boston
Almost a foot of snow is forecast for the New York area, potentially snarling travel across the U.S. Northeast following the New Year's Day holiday. The storm may give way to the coldest temperatures so far this season.
Two systems are forecast to merge by tomorrow, bringing as much as 10 inches (25 centimeters) of snow to New York and 14 inches to Boston, the National Weather Service said on its website today. Snowfall will probably start between 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. tomorrow in New York and continue the next day, said Rob Carolan, owner of Hometown Forecast Services Inc.
"The worst of it for New York will be the Thursday ride home," Carolan said.
The combined systems will stretch from the upper part of the mid-Atlantic region to southern New England, AccuWeather Inc. said. Snow will arrive in Boston after New York. As driving conditions deteriorate tomorrow, the state may close the Long Island Expressway and other thoroughfares, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said in a meeting with reporters today.
"The storm will affect more than 70 million people in the Midwest and the Northeast combined and could have a major negative impact on travel for people returning from holiday destinations," Alex Sosnowski, an AccuWeather forecaster, wrote on the State College, Pennsylvania-based company's website. "People should be prepared for flight delays and cancellations because of direct and indirect impacts from the far-reaching storm."
Chicago Flights
To the west in Chicago, a snowstorm that began New Year's Eve prompted airlines to cancel 460 flights today at O'Hare International Airport, the Associated Press reported, citing FlightAware.com. Low visibility due to blowing snow was causing delays of 16 to 30 minutes, and those wait times were increasing, the Federal Aviation Administration said on its website.
By the time the storm exits northern Illinois tomorrow afternoon, the city and its suburbs may be blanketed in as much as 10 inches of snow, the National Weather Service said in an advisory on its website at 11:54 a.m. local time.
Heavy snow warnings have been issued from Pittsburgh to Bangor, Maine, according to the National Weather Service. The agency said blizzard conditions may develop on Long Island by Jan. 3 as 45 mile-an-hour (72 kilometer-an-hour) winds reduce visibility and create "extreme cold impacts."
Forecast Intensity
There had been some disagreement over the intensity of the storm among computer models earlier in the week, Carolan said. A model popular in Europe called for a heavy snowfall, then backed away from that.
The high Jan. 3 in New York will be 16 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 9 Celsius), according to AccuWeather. Boston may not get above 14, while dropping below zero for the day's low.
The European forecast models are "suggesting cold intensities in the Midwest to East Coast not seen for several years," Matt Rogers, president of Commodity Weather Group in Bethesda, Maryland, said in a note to clients yesterday.
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Diversified Merchandise Added as Bookstore Sales Soar
Posted: July 25, 2006 at 1:00 am, Last Updated: November 30, -0001 at 12:00 am
Sales this year at the George Mason University Bookstore are up significantly, thanks to the men's basketball team's run to the NCAA Final Four in March, prompting management to add new lines of clothing and gifts.
"Our fiscal year starts at the beginning of May and so far, overall sales are ahead of last year, specifically in clothing and gifts," says Jack Smith, general manager.
Since May, clothing sales have climbed 95 percent ahead of last year during the same period, and bookstore gift sales have increased 74 percent. Smith says he has noticed a marked change in student's attitudes about Mason since the school's success in the NCAA Tournament. "There does seem to be more school spirit, which is evident in the clothing and gift sales."
The bookstore has increased merchandise and diversified its stock for the fall semester. Much of it will include new Mason-themed products. "We are trying out products we wouldn't have tried before," says Smith.
In addition to stocking logo dorm chairs, trashcans, and outdoor tents this fall, the bookstore will add a "highly requested product" – replica basketball jerseys – just in time for back-to-school shoppers.
The bookstore currently sells Mason-themed merchandise in partnership with corporate sponsors, and Nike is one of the biggest sellers. "We have Nike [products] because it has been requested from customers and the school. The [men's basketball] players wear Nike on the court," explains Smith.
The Under Armour brand has also been added to the merchandise lineup.
The bookstore, which is owned by Barnes and Noble, has plans to expand its operations and sell products at another location on the Fairfax Campus. "We also have a new kiosk at the Patriot Center for selling merchandise during games. We will be able to stock a lot more products at the games and be more visible," says Smith.
The Fairfax Campus bookstore is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. It is closed on Sundays. The Arlington and Prince William Campuses also have bookstores. Some gift and clothing items, as well as textbooks, can be ordered online. For more information, visit the web site or call 703-993-2666.


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The Krohn Gift Shop within Krohn Conservatory is holding a special plant sale through Sunday, Oct. 27, offering a 30 percent discount.
There is a good selection of fall bulbs, fabulous orchids, carnivorous plants, succulents and much more. And if you are looking for gift ideas, the Gift Shop has something for everyone on your holiday shopping list. You do not need to buy show admission to shop in the Krohn Gift Shop.
Mitate: A Japanese Garden—presented by Scherzinger Termite and Pest Control ends Sunday, October 27. Show sponsors are Scherzinger Pest Control and the Cincinnati Parks Foundation.
Mitate (pronounced me-tah-tay) is the Japanese word for "to look again" or "to see with new eyes." It is a way of expression that gives freshness and an element of surprise, thus providing an intriguing experience. The concept as it pertains to the Japanese garden is expressed by using something old in a new way to help the viewer engage with the landscape. The use of Mitate can be an important tool to express an aesthetic goal and, at the same time, it can be considered a process of sharing an appreciation for the past and preservation of tradition.
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I'm heading to Australia in late December and staying until the end of January. I'm hoping to be in either Sydney or Melbourne for NYE then continue up the east coast after that. But as I'm travelling on my own I'd love to find some travelling buddies to meet out there!
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Less than two weeks after North Korea's nuclear test, the United States and South Korea disagreed Friday on the wording of a joint communiqué restating the U.S. commitment to use its nuclear deterrent to protect South Korea. The disagreement was on display at a news conference at the Pentagon.
The United States and South Korea have one of the closest military alliances in the world. But at ministerial talks here Friday, the U.S. defense secretary and the South Korean defense minister publicly disagreed on what for the Koreans is a key clause in their annual communiqué.
At a news conference, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said the United States reaffirms its commitment to the defense of South Korea, including continuing to extend what is known as the U.S. 'nuclear umbrella' to protect the country.
"We have expressed this commitment in every communiqué since 1978," said Mr. Rumsfeld. "And that commitment has sent a clear signal for over three decades. And thus, the commitment is as solid today as it was when it was first stated."
Then, a reporter asked Secretary Rumsfeld about a South Korean request to add new language to the communiqué to strengthen that commitment.
"I don't recall hearing any proposal to change it, and I haven't seen any language that would be different, nor can I imagine how it could be improved upon," he added.
But South Korean Defense Minister Yoon Kwang Ung confirmed that his delegation was seeking a change in the communiqué.
Minister Yoon said he hopes when the joint statement is published it will have different wording from past years. Secretary Rumsfeld indicated he was not aware of that.
Later, a senior U.S. defense official confirmed that discussions were continuing about the final wording of the communiqué, but the official said the wording on the nuclear umbrella will not be changed.
This official, who requested anonymity in order to share details of the discussions, said the main sticking point involves another sensitive issue, the timing of the handover of operational control of South Korean forces to their own commanders. Currently, in case of war, U.S. officers would command a joint force.
Earlier, Secretary Rumsfeld and Minister Yoon had confirmed that the United States wants to hand over control in 2009, but the South Korean government does not think it will be ready to take that control until 2012.
In addition, Secretary Rumsfeld said the United States and South Korea should share the cost of defending the southern part of the peninsula in 'roughly equal' proportions. Minister Yoon did not endorse that, saying only that his country's share of the cost has risen steadily, except the last two years, and he hopes to reach agreement this year on future contributions.
On other issues, the two senior officials indicated wide agreement, including progress on plans to move a large U.S. military base out of central Seoul, and also to move other U.S. forces farther south.
But it was not clear whether South Korea would agree to a U.S. request that it join the Proliferation Security Initiative. The initiative is a U.S.-led program to enlist other nations in the effort to stop shipments of material related to weapons of mass destruction. That includes inspecting ships in ports and at sea. South Korea has been reluctant to make a commitment to do that, apparently concerned that it could lead to a confrontation with North Korea.


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BioShock Infinite Review
PlayStation 3April 11, 2013 by Joe Shaffer
I tend to be leery of narrative-heavy games. Most of the time, I find myself investing countless hours into them because they spin such spellbinding yarns that I can't put them down. Because of that, I've played numerous titles with marvelous stories that fail to provide engaging interactive components, many of them all the way to completion. (Let me tell you, sometimes there's nothing more agonizing than playing a mediocre game for more than ten hours.) Regardless of the whether or not I dig the story, if the interactive bits aren't entertaining, then the game isn't worthy of my free time. You might think this is a rare occurrence, but I've encountered often enough that I tread cautiously with many modern video games. Honestly, given the choice between either A) a game with solid storytelling and uninteresting gameplay, or B) a game with next to no narrative that features solid mechanics and action galore, I'll almost always take the latter of the two. Give me Serious Sam over Heavy Rain any day.
Now and then I let my guard down and try a newly released game, and sometimes I discover that there's actually a 'Choice C': a game that absolutely kills it in terms of both narrative and mechanics. That, my friends, is BioShock Infinite.
Infinite's tale doesn't detract from its interactive aspects whatsoever. You won't find yourself trudging through lengthy segments of downtime while characters belt out rudimentary philosophy, nor sitting through agonizing and seemingly endless cutscenes wishing the game would cease playing itself and let you have a turn. Infinite engages you by providing you with a rich, detailed environment where even the slightest prop or tiniest portion of a set piece reinforces the game's story and its allegory. The game world is so enticing and visually gorgeous that, during my playthrough, I frequently found myself wandering locales just to see the sights. I was also so immersed in the environment that exploring nooks and crannies and eavesdropping on gabbing citizens didn't feel like a waste of time.
It's no a surprise that Infinite should contain social commentary, as that is a key element in the BioShock franchise. This time around you take the role of the enigmatic Booker DeWitt. Booker has been sent to a mysterious city in the sky that seceded from the US, known as Columbia. There he must locate a particular girl, whom he has to bring back to the mainland in order to clear a debt. What he discovers while on his quest is a country ripe with rabid nationalism, religious fanaticism, and unabashed racism and prejudice. Yet, the citizens he meets early on (who appear to consist of mostly middle class and wealthy individuals) seem to be deliriously happy and socially unified. Of course, the operant piece of that sentence is 'early on.' As Booker advances and meets the working class, he begins to understand that the world that overtly appeared to be a genuine Utopia has been slowly coming apart at the seams.
As troubling as Infinite's society may sound, it's of little interest to Booker. His main focus is a girl named Elizabeth, who has spent much of her life locked away in a tower guarded by a monstrous, semi-humanoid avian. It's after Booker liberates her from her confines that the story truly takes off. Not long afterward, Booker unloads the demons that have been plaguing him over the years, especially all of the bloodshed he's been through. At the same time, Elizabeth develops substantially and we discover that she's not as sheltered and naive as she once appeared to be. By and by the game reveals the ulterior motives of both characters, giving them ample enough depth to keep players interested in them. Perhaps more interesting than their plans, though, is the pair's propensity to bond despite their separate agendas.
As you may have guessed, a vast portion of the game consists of escorting Elizabeth while gunning down both Columbia's finest and rebel forces. In a lot of video games, "escorting" is synonymous with "having your skin slowly peeled off your body while someone dumps salt and lemon juice on the exposed regions." For the most part, escort missions entail babysitting a supporting character who manages to wander into combat rather than hide, inadvertently intercept your shots before you can plug them into a foe's skull, provide worthless cover fire while acting as a bullet magnet, and (of course) die constantly. Thankfully Irrational seemed to know that escorting can be a massive pain in the rump, and therefore decided to nix the typical "protect the maiden" bull. Instead, Elizabeth runs for cover at the sight of danger, stays the hell out of your way, and actually helps out by occasionally tossing you ammo and restorative items when you need them. On top of that, she can't be killed and isn't in any way a liability in combat.
Infinite doesn't want you to worry overmuch about Elizabeth when it comes to combat, anyway. It would rather thrust you into throngs populated by capable shooters and monstrous adversaries. You'll battle your share of basic humans, but you'll also tangle with RPG-toting, armored warriors; lunatics donning George Washington masks, crank gun carrying automatons fashioned after past US presidents, and even titanic cyborgs called Handymen, who can deftly drop your health to zero in short order. What's impressive, though, is that you'll often duke it out with a multitude of these maniacs at a time, all the while experiencing very little lag. In other words, you'll engage in scores of fierce, heart-pounding gunfights without the threat of slow down.
Like previous BioShock titles, combat isn't limited to gunning down your opponents and tucking yourself behind barricades while your health replenishes. Through Vigors (read: spells), you can integrate various strategies into your combat that suit your playing style. If you're into grenade lobbing, for instance, then the Devil's Kiss Vigor is just the ticket for you. This Vigor allows you to toss fiery orbs that explodes, igniting those caught in the conflagrant splashes and reducing them to charred bones and ash. Do you prefer more defensive skills? Then Return to Sender is ideal for you. Not only does this Vigor catch bullets heading your way, but throws them back at your foes. As the old adage says, "Turnabout is fair play."
As with its predecessors, Infinite allows you to upgrade your arsenal and Vigors. With a handful of coins, you can reduce the
MP salt cost of your Vigors or expand the size of a gun's clip, not to mention boost the overall effectiveness of either (or both, if you're wealthy enough). If anything motivates you to scour scenes and search bullet-riddled corpses for loose change, it's the prospect of improved tools for destruction.
Best of all, though, is that Infinite sports a near-perfect balance between its chaotic firefights and its mesmerizing (and often bizarre) tale. The story doesn't steal the spotlight, and at times even seamlessly weaves itself into the action. Now, I'm not saying that Infinite is a perfect game. After all, there are some instances of retracing your steps through familiar territory or completing a few asinine tasks. Such contrived objectives are few and far between, and paltry in comparison to the unified tapestry that is BioShock Infinite. I'll spare you the tired cliche of this game being "like a movie," because Infinite knows damn well that it's a game, and it proves that you can meld narrative and interactive elements without requiring one of them to take a back seat.
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Emerging Stocks Rise Second Day as Consumer Shares Gain
(Corrects fund manager's name in fourth paragraph of article published on Dec. 6.)
Emerging-market stocks rose to a seven-month high as speculation U.S. politicians will reach a budget deal spurred risk appetite and support widened for policies allowing foreign investment in India's retail market.
Hyundai Mobis Co. (012330), which got 21 percent of third-quarter sales from America, climbed to a six-week peak in Seoul. OAO Rostelecom, Russia's state-run telephone operator, had the biggest gain in almost two months after a court ruling allowed investor Konstantin Malofeev to keep immunity from prosecution. Absa Group Ltd. (ASA) headed for the highest close since June on Barclays Plc's plan to increase its stake in the Johannesburg- based lender.
The MSCI Emerging Markets Index added 0.2 percent to 1,019.48 at 1 p.m. in London, heading for the highest close since May. A few dozen Republicans joined a bipartisan push to break an impasse between President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner over taxes for the highest-earning Americans, signing a letter calling for openness to "all options." The leader of India's fourth-largest party in the parliament said she would support the government's plan to allow foreign investment in retail.
"There has been growing optimism that a solution can finally be reached to resolve the fiscal cliff problem," said Saharat Chudsuwan, who helps oversees $5 billion at Tisco Asset Management Co. in Bangkok.
The BSE India Sensitive Index, or Sensex (SENSEX), gained for a third day, adding 0.5 percent. The rupee strengthened 0.8 percent versus the dollar, the highest in a month. Russia's Micex Index (INDEXCF) increased 0.3 percent, rising for a second day, and Brazil's Bovespa index declined 0.5 percent.
China Stocks
The Shanghai Stock Exchange Composite Index (SHCOMP) lost 0.1 percent after posting its biggest gain in three months yesterday. Egypt's EGX 30 Index plunged 4.9 percent, sliding for the first time in three days, after clashes yesterday between supporters and opponents of Mohamed Mursi in Cairo.
The Philippine Stock Exchange Index (PCOMP) surged 1.3 percent, the most among Asian benchmark indexes, after exchange data showed overseas investors made the biggest purchases of the nation's equities in two weeks. A report yesterday showed Philippine inflation slowed to a five-month low in November and central bank Governor Amando Tetangco said his bank's monetary stance "remains appropriate."
Gauges (MXEF0CD) of industrial and material companies gained the most among the 10 industry groups in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index, rising 0.5 percent. The developing-nations measure has climbed 11.3 percent this year, compared with an 11.4 percent increase by the MSCI World Index. (MXWO) The emerging-markets index trades at 11.8 times estimated earnings, compared with the MSCI World's multiple of 13.5, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Yield Spread
The extra yield investors demand to own emerging-market debt over U.S. Treasuries added two basis points, or 0.02 percentage point, to 287 basis points, according to JPMorgan Chase & Co.'s EMBI Global Index.
Hyundai Mobis, South Korea's biggest auto-parts maker, rose 2.1 percent, its second day of gains.
Rostelecom surged 3.2 percent in Moscow. A court in Russia's Smolensk region overturned a previous ruling, allowing Rostelecom investor Konstantin Malofeev to remain an elected official, keeping immunity from prosecution.
Absa jumped 4.8 percent to the highest since June 25 on a closing basis. Barclays Plc said it will increase its stake in the South African lender to 62.3 percent from 55.5 percent and combine most of its African operations with the Johannesburg- based lender to boost growth across the continent, according to Absa's regulatory statement today. Absa will be renamed Barclays Africa Group Ltd., it said.
Gold Declines
AngloGold Ashanti Ltd. (ANG), the world's third-largest producer of the metal, fell 2 percent in Johannesburg, on course for the lowest close since Sept. 4. Gold declined for a third day.
Largan Precision Co. (3008) jumped 7 percent in Taipei, the most in four years, after sales last month more than doubled. Poly Real Estate Group Co. (600048), China's second-biggest listed developer, gained 1.6 percent in Shanghai after November sales jumped 77 percent.
NHN Corp. (035420), South Korea's largest Internet search-engine operator, tumbled 7.9 percent in Seoul, the most in a year and the biggest decline in the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. (MXEF) KTB Investment & Securities Co. said the company's mobile games business performed worse than expected.
Infosys Ltd. (INFO), India's second-largest software exporter, sank 1.9 percent to the lowest close since Nov. 20 in Mumbai. Infosys will be replaced by Facebook Inc. on the Nasdaq-100 Index next week, Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. said yesterday.
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Who says Houstonians can't take the cold?
The Texans are at least considering allowing a real football environment Sunday, announcing Friday that a decision has yet to be made whether Reliant Stadium's roof will be open for a noon contest against the New England Patriots.
The venue's retractable roof is rarely open. However, the Texans did peel back the lid Nov. 3 during a 27-24 loss to the Indianapolis Colts. It was the first and only time this year the Texans played without a roof.
A high of 70 degrees and low of 56 are projected Sunday, with some cloud coverage and no chance of rain.
Boston featured a high of 34 and projected low of 18 Friday.
The Patriots play their home games at open-air Gillette Stadium.
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text: We are so blessed in America! Billions of dollars spent on 'gifts' between Thanksgiving and Cyber Monday while others are homeless, starving, children are dying or sold into unimaginable forms of varied slavery.... no one denies that people in America and worldwide need help! Why do we leave this critical action up to the government? How often do we agree with the decisions made? Why not take action ourselves? Each one of us...just give something... your money, your voice, your choice! Less need equals less government involvement and more joy for all! America is a nation that began with floods of poor, desperate, needy immigrants, we have been blessed, wouldn't it be wonderful if we took back a little power, into our own hands, to bless others? When we willingly and cheerfully choose a reputable charity and send aid, as we please, there would definitely be more money left here at home for government aid to Veterans, Elderly, Disability, Education and the like! Please consider the thoughts I purpose to you and act as your conscience allows. Thank you for listening and your consideration! Dana


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NEW YORK (CBSNewYork/AP) — Welcome to New York!
One week after Alain Vigneault emerged as the leading coaching candidate, the New York Rangers hired him Friday to replace the fired John Tortorella.
Vigneault agreed to a five-year contract. He was introduced during a news conference at Radio City Music Hall.
Vigneault was the choice of team president and general manager Glen Sather from a group that included former Rangers captain Mark Messier. Vigneault interviewed at the club's organizational meetings in California last week and then met with owner James Dolan in New York.
Vigneault was dismissed as coach of the Vancouver Canucks on May 22 after seven years behind their bench.
Tortorella spent 4 1-2 seasons with the Rangers and was fired May 29, four days after New York was eliminated by Boston in the second round of the playoffs.
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Walter and Patty Berglund were classic gentrifiers of St. Paul: present, communicative parents, advocates for healthy food and a better environment, model citizens. The two were the envy of their neighbors–a perfect example of a happy marriage. In the new millennium, though, things have started to go awry. When their teenage son moves in with the neighbors, Walter quits his job to work for Big Coal, and Patty seems to go a little batty, people start to wonder about what has happened to their neighbors.
Franzen is one of those divisive writers people either love or love to hate. His follow up to The Corrections is an ambitious, epically sprawling novel that tries to encapsulate the feelings of the new millennium through a nuclear family, but it falls short of its ultimate goal. Despite an intriguing premise and an intricately-woven narrative (told in alternating perspectives from some of the book's characters), Franzen's novel ultimately feels a little unsatisfying.
Part of the problem is the novel's own self-involvement. Although Franzen's main point–that the word "freedom" has become a sort of a catch-all for the pursuit of individual liberties–as well as becoming synonymous with "power," the novel ends up so obsessed with the word "freedom" that every time the word (or a version of it) appears, it seems to scream "LOOK! THEME! THEME! THEME!" The fact that Franzen beats the reader over the head with his point is not particularly endearing.
Neither, then, are his characters. While they are certainly compelling characters (with, perhaps, the exception of the Berglund's son Joey, who is slimy and weaselly and completely disgusting), none are particularly likable. The characters are richly drawn and deeply flawed, but their flaws make them whiny, selfish, and annoying. It doesn't seem as though any one of them learns a thing about themselves, and in a novel this long, that's…a difficult pill to swallow.
All of this isn't to say that this reader didn't enjoy the novel. Parts of it are particularly enjoyable–Franzen's tour through parts of the Twin Cities are fun for Minnesotans especially. Rich writing and well-developed characters make for an interesting (if not always completely engaging) read. However, Franzen's tone–which goes from sardonic and archly ironic to flat-out tragic–makes the book's ending hard to take.
Freedom by Jonathan Franzen. Farrar, Straus and Giroux: 2010. Purchased copy.


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This is discussion archived from a time before the current discussion method was installed.
Ralff Someone wanna actually explain what that Alternate Character Interpretation is? I've seen the movie and I still don't know. Clever Pun: Well, there's kind of a lot of them. Read the rest of the page, and you'll see several pop up. Wascally Wabbit: Removing the allignment stuff, as all it does is show how daft that system really is. Your Mileage May Vary on Mood Whiplash? I didn't really recognize it in this movie. Are there parts that are exceptionally lighthearted or something?


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South African Forward Linked
MARK Hughes is keen to keep the South African links coming with a third linked with the club in as many weeks
27-year-old Katlego Mphela of the Mamelodi Sundowns is being linked to Queens Park Rangers this morning (Daily Mail) to help bolster their fire-power.
The forward had brief spells in France with Strasbourg and Reims while also making nearly 50 caps for his native South Africa.
He follows Daylon Claasen and Steven Pienaar in being linked to a move to W12, but quite how much mileage is in this latest rumour remains to be seen.


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Jeff Demps, the highly-coveted Olympic sprinter who played college football at Florida, will sign with the New England Patriots, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com reports. Basically every team in the NFL wanted Demps, who helped the US to a silver medal in the 4×100 relay at the 2012 Olympics (he ran in a preliminary heat). Back in 2009, Demps was one of the fastest players in college football.
Demps should immediately help the Patriots on kickoff returns and with speed out of the backfield. He'll be another weapon for Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. As if defending two mammoth tight ends and Wes Welker wasn't enough, now teams have to worry about a guy who has run a 10.01 in the 100 m. For some perspective, the 7th place finisher in the 100 at the Olympics, Richard Thompson, ran a 9.98.
The biggest loser here for New England could be former Jet Danny Woodhead, who returned kicks and was a pass-catching back last year.


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Editor: Can you please tell us about your career as a litigator?
Mancino: I have been with Willkie since 1982 and before that I was a summer associate at the firm. I have spent my entire career with this great firm and have had a varied and interesting litigation practice over the years. I'm involved in any number of types of litigation including bankruptcy litigation, reinsurance litigation (principally arbitration in that context), insurance coverage litigation, fraudulent conveyance litigation, securities litigation and product liability litigation. My very broad practice area never permits my work to become boring.
Editor: Can you give us a little background on the asbestos bankruptcy case in which you were counsel to the creditors of W.R. Grace?
Mancino: We got involved in the W.R.Grace bankruptcy last year representing several holders of Grace bank debt. The background of the Grace bankruptcy really goes back to the entire asbestos litigation crisis that continues to clog the courts and threaten the viability of many companies like Grace. Faced with increasing numbers of asbestos claims, and looking for an effective means of addressing those claims, Grace filed for bankruptcy in 2001. Together with four other major asbestos bankruptcies that were pending in the Delaware bankruptcy courts, the Grace case was assigned by then Chief Judge Becker of the Third Circuit Court of Appeals to Judge Alfred M. Wolin, a federal district judge in Newark, in December of 2001 for consolidated case management. Each of the five cases had progressed along slightly different paths in their reorganization process. With respect to Grace, there had not been much progress toward a plan of reorganization by the time we got involved. Most of the activity in the case involved a fraudulent transfer claim that certain of the creditor constituencies in Grace were pursuing against a company with which Grace had had a corporate transaction. What prompted our involvement, at least on the disqualification issue, was our learning in the fall of 2003 that a creditor in one of the other bankruptcy cases had discovered some information relating to the role in all of the bankruptcy cases of certain court-appointed advisors. That creditor had filed a motion to disqualify Judge Wolin in the Owens Corning case. After reviewing the facts behind the motion, we decided to file a disqualification motion on behalf of our clients in the Grace case.
Editor: Of the five bankrupt companies before the judge, not all of the litigants perceived the judge should have been disqualified. Please explain.
Mancino: Most likely the status of those other cases was different from Grace. I believe Federal Mogul had really progressed toward a plan of reorganization and the Armstrong case was probably in a different posture as well. Disqualification motions were filed in the Grace case, in Owens Corning and then eventually in the USG case.
Editor: Describe the situation of a federal judge administering the case who had the appearance of bias for which he was ordered to recuse himself.
Mancino: Recusal motions in and of themselves are very unusual. They are relatively rare. Here the procedural routes that these disqualification requests took were completely unique, as far as I know. The normal way in which a disqualification issue arises is for a litigant to file a request with the court itself. Then that judge decides on the motion of whether under section 454 of title 28 of the U.S. Code disqualification is warranted. Even in a normal situation, it is rather odd because you are asking the very judge whom you believe exhibited an appearance of partiality or bias to decide the issue and disqualify himself. However in this case the disqualification motions followed a more complex path. In the Owens Corning and the Grace cases, the disqualification motions were in the first instance filed with the district court asking Judge Wolin to recuse himself. However, those motions were not acted upon, and, indeed in the Owens Corning case, Judge Wolin had on his own motion stayed all proceedings on the motion and stayed the discovery that the creditors in Owen Corning were seeking, The decision was made to apply immediately to the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit for a writ of mandamus, ordering Judge Wolin to recuse himself. In Grace we, too, filed a motion to disqualify Judge Wolin and when that was not acted upon we filed a petition for a writ of mandamus before the Third Circuit. The Third Circuit accepted those petitions, which is ordinarily not done because mandamus is an extreme remedy. In December the Third Circuit Appeals Court heard arguments on whether or not Judge Wolin should be recused. Without deciding that issue, the Appeals Court concluded it needed a more developed evidentiary record and remanded the matter back to Judge Wolin to conduct expedited discovery and then to decide the motions himself. We then appeared in front of Judge Wolin in that peculiar posture where you are asking the same judge whom you are claiming should be disqualified to recuse himself. All in all it was a very unusual situation.
Editor: Tell us a bit more about the court-appointed advisors who were advising Judge Wolin who in some cases had their own agendas. Aren't they meant to be totally impartial?
Mancino: In our view, absolutely. These court appointed advisors, though it never really was clear what precisely their roles were, should have been completely impartial. Soon after Judge Wolin took over the asbestos cases, he held a case management conference at the end of December 2001 in which he announced he would be appointing advisors. He also announced that he would be conducting ex parte conferences with the parties, although he said he would use his power to hold ex parte conferences sparingly. He also overruled in advance any objections anyone might have had to those ex parte conferences. He then appointed five advisors, three were former New Jersey state judges, one a well known New Jersey lawyer and the fifth was Professor Francis McGovern who has had a long standing career in the mass tort area as an academic and mediator. It was unclear as to what these advisors would be doing because the order appointing them was very broad. As best as we could tell, there really were no guidelines established that would direct what these advisors would do in their respective roles or put any limitations or restrictions on how they did their jobs. The disqualification motions originally focused on the role of two of the advisors, David Gross and former Judge Hamlin. The motions stressed that these two advisors were not completely impartial neutrals because Judge Hamlin was acting at the same time as a representative for future asbestos claimants in the G1 Holding(f.k.a. GAF) bankruptcy, which was pending in New Jersey. Mr. Gross was his counsel. They both had a fiduciary duty to advance the interest of future asbestos claimants in the G1 case. The concern is that all of these asbestos bankruptcies have common issues as to how these claims will be dealt with both as a litigation matter, and as a bankruptcy matter. And they also have overlapping claimants because very frequently an asbestos claimant in one case is also an asbestos claimant in another case against another manufacturer. There was a real likelihood that some of the people that Hamlin and Gross were representing in G1 would be claimants in our bankruptcy cases as well. Initially they were advising the judge on the whole array of bankruptcy litigation issues that would come up in all of the bankruptcy cases. There were four all-hands meetings among these advisors and Judge Wolin in which their discussions with the judge covered almost all of the major issues in these asbestos litigations. Judge Wolin described himself as a neophyte in asbestos bankruptcy matters - that was his reason for bringing in these advisors - so they played a very important role in the cases.
Editor: Did you have a written record of what they covered in the meetings?
Mancino: That was part of the problem; we did not. The meetings these advisors had with Judge Wolin amongst themselves and with the parties and their counsel on an ex parte basis were not recorded. Because we were foreclosed from pursuing discovery into many of the ex parte meetings, we never learned all that was discussed. What we did learn about the meetings with the advisors came from memoranda that had been drafted by one of Mr. Gross' associates and hand-written notes that the advisors had taken of the meetings. As we got into discovery, we had an opportunity to take limited depositions of the advisors and were able to probe a little bit into what was discussed, although in some cases, their memories were not as fresh as one would have hoped. That is the problem with ex parte conferences; no records are kept. Those who are excluded from the ex parte conference don't know what is being discussed and have no way of challenging or correcting things that are discussed.
Editor: And there is no guarantee that you will get a correct written record of those ex parte conferences even if you do get something written?
Mancino: That is right, not if you are relying on the participants' own recollections or incomplete notes.
Editor: What were the findings of the Appeals Court once they took up the case?
Mancino: Once the Third Circuit heard the case and had before it a much more developed evidentiary record, it concluded that these circumstances did give rise to an appearance of bias or partiality on the part of Judge Wolin such that he should have recused himself under section 455(a). What concerned the Third Circuit was, as we had argued, that these two advisors, Gross and Hamlin, were operating under a structural conflict of interest because of their duties as fiduciaries to future claimants in the G1 bankruptcy. The Third Circuit also found the regime of ex parte conferences and communications that Judge Wolin had instituted exacerbated the taint that was created by having these conflicted advisors involved although the Court did not need to decide whether they provided an independent basis for disqulification under section 455(b). The Third Circuit also found that the safeguards that Judge Wolin said existed with respect to the involvement of these two conflicted advisors and with respect to ex parte conferences were not sufficient to minimize the risks posed by them. The Third Circuit also found that the disqualification motions were timely and that the creditors in Grace and Owens Corning had not known about the conflict of interest that Hamlin and Gross were operating under until October 2003 and therefore their motions should have been allowed to go forward.
Editor: What will happen to the case at this point? Will it be reassigned to another federal judge?
Mancino: It has been. Chief Judge Scirica has appointed Judge Buckwalter, a federal district judge in eastern Pennsylvania, to handle the W.R. Grace bankruptcy from the district court perspective. The bankruptcy elements of these asbestos bankruptcy cases are being handled by very experienced bankruptcy judges. In the case of the W.R. Grace case, Judge Fitzgerald is handling the bankruptcy of Grace and she will continue to handle the bankruptcy aspect while any district court activity relating to the Grace case will now happen in front of Judge Buckwalter.
Editor: There were no additional sanctions visited on Judge Wolin other than his being recused from the case?
Mancino: I think it is important to note that in coming down with its ruling, the Third Circuit stressed that it had not found Judge Wolin to be biased or partial. Rather what they found was that the involvement of the conflicted advisors coupled with this regime of ex parte communications created an appearance of bias and partiality. That is the test under section 455(a). It is rather a matter of whether a reasonable person knowing all the circumstances might believe that the judge has an appearance of bias. The Third Circuit was not sanctioning Judge Wolin in any sense of the term, but rather was saying that under the circumstances he should have disqualified himself. The Court did note its disapproval of the manner and extent of the ex parte meetings that took place.


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Earlier this year, I wrote of a young female leader from the Muslim American Society (MAS), Mashal Azhar, and of the e-mails that she had sent me. She was upset at my group's slogan, "Fighting Hate with Truth." She had believed it was dishonest. She was mistaken.
In the course of our correspondence, Azhar was unusually candid in describing her and her group's goal of creating a new America and bringing her brand of Islam to the masses. Recently, I had the opportunity to communicate with another young female involved with MAS. Her responses were as disturbing as Azhar's, if not more so.
On June 12, 2009, I received the following from an individual going by the name Sabrena Hamdan, concerning the website of our group, Americans Against Hate (AAH): "Dear whom ever this is addressed to, I have recently seen your website and really am taken aback. Not in a good way no no. More like a 'stricken how can a human being be this dishonest' sort of aback. 99.9% OF THE THINGS ON YOUR WEBSITE ARE NOT EVEN REAL FACTS."
Without offering any specifics to back up her accusation, she then listed six quotes that she found on our site, quotes that we had previously used as evidence of the violence and hatred being propagated by the Muslim American Society (MAS), an organization that Hamdan later said she was involved with. They were:
· The Holy Prophet (and through him the Muslims) has been reassured that he should not mind the enmity, the evil designs and the machinations of the Jews..."
· "In view of the degenerate moral condition of the Jews and the Christians, the Believers have been warned not to make them their friends and confidants."
· "If you gain a victory over the men of Jews, kill them."
· "The Hour will not be established until you fight with the Jews, and the stone behind which a Jew will be hiding will say, 'O Muslim! There is a Jew hiding behind me, so kill him.'"
· "May Allah destroy the Jews, because they used the graves of their prophets as places of worship."
· "A Muslim must always worship Allah and wage jihad until death in order to reach his ultimate goal… Regularly make the intention to go on jihad with the ambition to die as a martyr."
Hamdan wrote that "these so called 'quotes' are unbelievable." She said that "most of them came from a Muslim [who] does not follow Islam." She claimed that "the Quran says to be friends with the people of the book [Jews and Christians] and respect them." She called the quotes "lies." Yet, every one of the quotes was located on the official website of the Minnesota chapter of MAS.
I showed her proof that MAS published the quotes on its site, but she still questioned why I would consider MAS to be an "extremist group."
She wrote to me, "I am involved with MAS. It is utterly harmless." Either it was Miss Hamdan who was, herself, lying, or she was completely ignorant of the bigotry being spread by the organization she purported to be a part of. Indeed, even with the subject of "friendship" in the Quran, MAS-Minnesota has quoted the text three different ways, each one stating, "O ye who believe! Take not the Jews and the Christians for friends."
In follow-up e-mails, Hamdan's ignorance/denial continued, except no longer was it regarding religious texts. Soon it revolved around support for terror.
In her sixth e-mail to me, Hamdan sent me a link to a MAS page attacking me for attempting to get a 2006 MAS New Year's youth retreat (previously known as "jihad camp") shut down for having, as its featured speaker, Youth Director of MAS-New Jersey and member of MAS's Board of Trustees, Mazen Mokhtar. Like Hamdan's calling the MAS-Minnesota quotes "lies," MAS stated that I "falsely accused" Mokhtar of "having ties to al-Qaeda."
According to the U.S. government, Mokhtar was the "U.S.-based administrator" for qoqaz.net (Jihad in Chechnya), a website that was raising funds and recruiting fighters for al-Qaeda and the Taliban shortly before and after the 9/11 attacks. The site was a project of Azzam Publications, an organization named for Osama bin Laden's mentor, Abdullah Azzam. Mokhtar created and operated "mirror sites" for Qoqaz out of his North Brunswick, New Jersey home.
When I informed Hamdan of this and the fact that Mokhtar had stated on a number of occasions his support for Hamas and suicide bombings, she came back at me with a statement that could only be viewed as bizarre. She wrote, "But that's not the point is it? He is doing something very nice enough to create these activities for youth. Am I right, he is not terrorizing us is he? No he helps me give the service hours for high school and to teach my sister relig[i]on. He gets muslim girls and boys together."
When I asked her how she could describe someone who actively supports terrorism overseas as being "very nice," she told me, in her final e-mail, that Mokhtar "puts an effect on the whole muslim community."
Mokhtar certainly has put an affect on her – to the point where she blindly ignores the terrorism, as she has ignored MAS's dissemination of hate.
Who has allowed this young girl to fall prey to such a warped environment as this? And how many more young minds have been "affected" by Mokhtar's and MAS's "kindness"? Where are the elders to step in and say "enough"?
Sadly, they sit in silence, if not contributing, to this Islamist child abuse.
Beila Rabinowitz, Director of Militant Islam Monitor, contributed to this report.


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Thursday, August 9, 2012
Hayward School Board Meeting Ends Abruptly; Vote Of No-Confidence Broached
The requests made by school board members Luis Reynoso and William McGee asked for additions to the first reading of the bylaws offered during its last meeting in July referencing fallout from the growing scandal involving an alleged affair between members Jesus Armas and Maribel Heredia. Included in the request was possible language allowing the board to pursue a vote of no-confidence against its president and guidelines for dealing with interpersonal relationships among its members.
Before the board was able to move forward, McGee questioned why materials contained in the agenda packet were nearly identical to the previous version of the bylaws, Superintendent Dr. Donald Evans said more time was needed to pour over potential revisions to the over 20-year-old document.
"Do you have the notes that we gave at the last meeting?" McGee then asked. "Those were not included," responded Evans. But Armas interjected, "We have a special meeting. We have a quorum. We're going to proceed. I understand the limitation and the frustration you are expressing, but we're going to go through these policies."
Reynoso then interrupted and moved for the board to adjourn the meeting, later seconded by McGee. Afterwards, Armas said the board had not given staff any direction July 25 pertaining to the bylaws. "What you just stated is incorrect," said McGee, who along with Reynoso threatened to leave the meeting. Reynoso later raised the possibility of agendizing a vote of no-confidence against Armas. "This is a dog and pony show," added Reynoso. "Where are the notes?" The motion to adjourn passed with Armas voting no, however, it was not clear who--among board members Lisa Brunner and Heredia--cast the third vote.
Afterwards, Evans said the plan was to bring back the policies and discussed them "line-by-line," while adding the questions contained in the notes required additional legal advice. However, Evans said there was no definitive board action given to staff last month regarding Reynoso and McGee's request other than to bring back the reading of the bylaws for a meeting in the future. "I try to do what the board has acted on for me to do as a collective board."
Reynoso said he believes Armas was attempting to sidestep questions dealing with the specifics of his alleged affair. "His goal is to avoid embarrassment as much as possible and what I brought up for direction last time would have put to light what on going on between these two board members."
When McGee was asked his assessment of Wednesday's brief meeting, he said, "I really don't know what is going on here. I honestly don't know." McGee added he would be supportive of Reynoso's threat of a vote of no-confidence against Armas. "I think it's something the board needs to talk about because right now the district's business is not being handled."
For more, click here for the Hayward School Board Scandal page on EBCitizen.
44 comments:
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2012 at 9:59 PM
Damn! Who is this law firm protecting the district? It has to be part of the OJ Simpson Dream Team! I need to retain them for my district. Does anyone know? Tell me please.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2012 at 10:33 PM
Ask Armas. He works for them, right?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2012 at 10:40 PM
I heard Jesus and Maribel are going to get married, have bunches of kids and live happily ever after in a house made of gum drops and cotton candy.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2012 at 10:43 PM
50$ says Armas and Heredia will not complete the filing of papers for re-election. If I win please donate it to the campaign of Luis Renoso.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2012 at 10:52 PM
Thank you Mr. Tavares for keeping the heat on Armas. Please, if one or both of them do not run for re-election, do not give up investigating to uncover all that Armas and Heredia have done to compromise HUSD.ReplyDelete
As of tonight, of the seven who have pulled paper, only Annette Walker and Wandra Williams have qualified for the ballot. Deadline is Friday.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 9, 2012 at 11:04 PM
Dwight SchruteReplyDelete
Question: I wonder what the kids would look like if Jesus Armas and Maribel Heredia decided to procreate?
Answer: My experiences from working at the Geneva gene research lab tells me that the childrens' appearance as a product of combining the gene pools of Maribel Heredia and Jesus Armas would resemble a pack of rejected miniature Oompa-Loompas from Charlie's chocolate factory.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 1:40 AM
Evans is a joke, no balls!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 8:21 AM
Measure I Schools Upcoming Dedication CeremoniesReplyDelete
Fairview Elementary School – September 8, 2012
Schafer Park Elementary School – September 15, 2012
Martin Luther King Middle School – October 6, 2012
Tyrrell Elementary School – October 13, 2012
All dedication ceremonies will be from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 8:57 AM
Monica RuizReplyDelete
I just posted that message for the dedication of schools here on ebcitizen and on hayword.
Yes ok I agree with all of you Maribel Heredia and Jesus Armas need to resign think of the embarrasment to there familys and all the wrong doing they keep doing in the votes of the school board.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 9:10 AM
Is this Michael Moore?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 11:28 AM
Voters in HUSD: You get who you vote for. Pay attention to who is running. Actively support those you believe are the best candidates and STRONGLY encourage those who have good character, integrity and courage to stand up for the children to run so there are better choices. Changes in a democracy require the voters to be active and not passive. We may need to draft future candidates who feel the system is rigged and won't even try to run to ensure we have the best Board for the students.ReplyDelete
It's time to stop the apathy!
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 12:04 PM
"Chuey" Armpits!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 1:53 PM
In the past, board members would discuss language and then staff would make the appropriate changes/additions . In this case, I was at the July BOE meeting and clearly heard Reynoso and McGee make recommendations to the board bylaws. Mr. Tavares, please keep the heat on HUSD. There have been too many unanswered questions from the community. There is a systemic illness in Hayward politics. Please help us make improvements for the children and students of our community. Thank you.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 2:47 PM
Lisa Brunner was off line with her questions she was asking at the special board meeting. I was looking at her face while she was trying to figure out what was going on. I don't thinkbshe ever got it. she accuemsed renoso and mcgee of not reading their Friday agenda or something. doesn't brunner know heredia is the only one that doesn't read the agenda. I got it, why couldn't she get it? The meeting was a waste of time.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 8:07 PM
The Daily Review (of lies) Finally published a piece on the Hayward Board chaos. True to Hayward's history of coruption the article put heredia armas and brunner in a positive light and made reynoso and mcgee the villains. Way to go daily rag! Continue to help crooked politicians rob the students of HaywardReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 8:07 PM
I just read the Daily Review article written by Rebecca Parr, posted online. OMG; Ms Parr, who has been assigned to the education beat has been on the job for less than 2 months seems to think she knows all that has been happening in HUSD since Armas was appointed.ReplyDelete
What a "crock of ....". We now know who has the power at this paper...Armas and his suck up buddies. Talk about a slanted piece of reporting. I called her and suggested that she speak to people who have been following the district since Armas was appointed and get the real story.
Jesus Armas's quotes are self serving and so are Heredia's. They are shameful slugs.
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 8:40 PM
Let me get this straight the daily review has been silent through all of this and the one board meeting not televised is the one the daily review reports on and Jesus is quoted in the article berating reynoso? How stupid does Jesus think the citizens of Hayward are? Where are the labor unions?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 10:46 PM
lost all respect for the daily review. they should be ashamed of themselves.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 11:13 PM
JESUS ARMAS AND MARIBEL HEREDIA INCOMPLETE FILING. THEY NEED TO RESIGN YESTERDAY.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 11:24 PM
that is good news. no we should really be able to focus on the kids!!!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 11:52 PM
Sounds like Armas and Heredia missed the filing deadline. Did Reynoso make it?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 10, 2012 at 11:58 PM
The daily rag is true to form now I remember why I cancelled my superscription 2 years ago.ReplyDelete
Good Job Tavares this is the place to go to get the truth.
Good riddens Armas and Heredia.
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2012 at 12:59 AM
Reynoso made it, I believe. I am looking forward to seeing him continue his work. Great day for Hayward students. Btw, does anyone if there really is a recall petition for Brunner. Would love to sign it.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2012 at 6:58 AM
My post goes here too.ReplyDelete
According to eastbay citizen tweets Tavares asks:
Which excuse will Armas use for not seeking re-election? (A) spend more time with his family. (B) health reasons. (C) joining seminary.
How about (D)Reynoso kicked his ass.
Hell of funny in the daily review article Armas is crying for his mommy to help him because Reynoso is relentless and determined on stopping corruption at the school board.
Finally the crook Armas is getting his. I need to send him reports of the crap Jesus Armas and his developer buddies have been doing to ripoff this community.
Hooray! I saw in today's candidate website that Reynoso is running. About time we get a damn good politician that is not afraid even of the daily rag. Go get them Reynoso. You need to update your website so we can pay-pal you.
btw 10:46 I agree, I dump that daily rag years ago. You might want to try the Ny times they are ok and just get the local politics from the ebcitizen.
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2012 at 7:39 AM
Please post a link to the candidates page.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2012 at 8:54 AM
Reports for General election - 11/06/2012ReplyDelete
Candidate Filed Log
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2012 at 8:55 AM
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2012 at 9:19 AM
Heridia and Aarmas remind me of Edwards and his bimbo, and Bill & Monica! Happy to see them go. Hayward school board needs a change so that Will and Luis can continue to fight for the children.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2012 at 10:03 AM
It is difficult to put into words the sense of relief that I am experiencing now that Mr. Armas will not seek election, now would be an excellent time for him to remove himself from the board. Give whatever excuse you need to help you sleep at night sir, but get out of the way. (Based on my experience of Mr. Armas, I don't think he is losing much sleep though. A-holes like him seem to land on their feet).ReplyDelete
I'm working on stories today about the races and what they mean, including the Hayward school board.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the shout out. I would read the NY Times for national and world, San Francisco Chronicle for the Bay Area and the EBCitizen for politics. Throw in TMZ for entertainment and I think you have just created a damn fine newspaper for yourself.
- AnonymousAugust 11, 2012 at 2:12 PM
I understand there was an investigation that was done by the California Department of Education on Hayward Unified's misappropriation of district money. Does anyone know how to get a hold of the public report?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2012 at 9:40 PM
just found out that heather reyes candidate for school board was greg jones treasurer for his campaign. shucks!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 13, 2012 at 11:51 PM
9:40, Damn..ubiquitous corruption. No clean new candidates. Maybe john Taylor??ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 17, 2012 at 10:30 PM
wow! I had hoped to find a spirited and civilized discussion regarding the shannigins of the school board. Instead I find a bunch of mud slinging and name calling. It's a disgrace to the citizens and students of Hayward. Evidently the system has been fractured for a long time and it appears the majority of the people responding on this blog must be a product of this education (or lack there of). Seems everyone wants to throw crap but don't want to address the true issue, THIS IS A POWER PLAY and Mr. Reynoso and Mr. Mcgee are tired of being on the short end of a 3-2 vote.ReplyDelete
Mr. Reynoso wants to be the big fish in the pond and will stoop to any level to acheive that goal. He has his own agenda. He may be have some good ideas but his methods have alot to be desired There is a reason why he was froced to resign (or be fired) and now wants control of the school board. Review the qualifications and goals of all the people seeking positions on the board, and when you vote in November, elect the ones who will take this district forward.
- AnonymousAugust 17, 2012 at 11:12 PM
HUSD Board of Education MeetingReplyDelete
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Open Session 6:30pm
Meeting at Hayward City Hall
777 B Street
Hayward 94541
Council Chamber Room – 2nd Floor
It's not enough to write in these blogs. We must take a stand and attend school board meetings. It's not necessary to speak. Your presence will speak for itself. Be there or be square!
- AnonymousAugust 18, 2012 at 12:50 PM
Go Dr. Reynoso we are behind you and Mr. McGee now maybe we can get rid of all corruption at HUSDReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 19, 2012 at 10:00 PM
HUSD has long been a culture of CORRUPTION, from the corrupt, incompetent school board (currently Armas, Heredia, and Brunner). . .ReplyDelete
. . . to the corrupt (previous Duran-Becnel-Armas (wife) regime), incompetent (current Superintendent) Administration . . .
. . . to the corrupt, powerful HEA, which goes out of its way to keep incompetent/useless teachers employed while allowing newer, competent, energized teachers to be let out the door due to outmoded seniority rules.
The District's low test scores, shoddy education, and dismal school site faciities are the collective result of this long-standing culture of corruption in HUSD.
Reynoso and McGee are trying to shine the light on this corruption, and yet get mocked by posters in this forum.
Our children deserve better than we are currently giving them.
We need a sea change here, a disinfection!!
Out with the ingrained purveyors of this culture of corruption, esp. Armas, Heredia, and Brunner.
They should all resign immediately, and if Brunner doesn't, then I hope that she is successfully recalled.
- AnonymousAugust 20, 2012 at 11:49 AM
10:00pm well put and very eloquent, I agree.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 21, 2012 at 10:04 PM
Okay, Folks. Here's the latest regarding tomorrow night's HUSD Board of Education meeting. The audio system is, miraculously, not working properly at City Hall so the board meeting may not be televised. How convenient! This does not happen when the Hayward City Council has their meetings, but it does for HUSD board meetings? This is too convenient for me to accept without question. Is it possible that once again Armas is using his connections at City Hall to hide the Vote of No-Confidence discussion from the rest of us? I think we will all need to attend the meeting tomorrow night to hear the discussion for ourselves. I'm going! What about you?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 22, 2012 at 3:33 PM
The following petition has been created: Hayward Unified School District Trustee, Maribel Heredia: Immediate Resignation of Maribel Heredia, HUSD Board Member, because I care deeply about this very important issue.
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- AnonymousAugust 22, 2012 at 3:33 PM
I just signed the following petition addressed to: Hayward Unified School District Trustee, Maribel Heredia.
Immediate Resignation of Maribel Heredia, HUSD Board Member
It is the responsibility and privilege of Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) Board of Trustees to promote the education of Hayward's children to the highest standard possible. We are demanding Maribel Heredia resign immediately due to her dereliction of duty and unbecoming behavior for an elected official.
Maribel Heredia has failed to fulfill her duties in a manner that is transparent, forthright, and shows goodwill to students, parents, teachers, classified staff and administrators.
Ms. Heredia has an ongoing problem with her commitment to attend meetings; she is frequently tardy and leaves early.
According to a story published in ebcitizen.com on July 26, 2012, Ms. Heredia admitted under oath that she does not read board materials, but depends on the judgment of another, unnamed HUSD currently elected board member to make decisions on how to vote. This is collusion and creates a myriad of possible conflicts of interest.
Ms. Heredia, is a subject of an ebcitizen.com article, published July 25, 2012, that exposed a scandalous illicit affair with fellow HUSD board member, Jesus Armas. Both have families. This behavior demonstrates poor ethical judgment.
We believe that Ms. Heredia was obligated to disclose her new relationship (that is widely thought to have started over a year ago) with fellow board member, Jesus Armas to the community at large. In that time, Ms. Heredia has voted on hundreds of agenda items that greatly affect and influence the quality of education in our community and working conditions of HUSD employees.
The community believes that Ms. Heredia has failed in her duties as an elected Trustee for HUSD. Therefore, we demand her immediate resignation.
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- AnonymousAugust 22, 2012 at 9:53 PM
this is not the first Armas has behaved inappropriately. he has had many affairs over the years. while he was working with the city of hayward as city manager and other times as well this is his track record and history. i feel sorry for his wife and kids - for the embarrassment he has brought upon them again.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousOctober 31, 2012 at 6:57 PM
Chuey Armpits Armas needs to leave Hayward forever. Take Mari Hardon Heredia with you.ReplyDelete


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People pay that much?
Coats and boots ofc. else it's usually low-quality, T-shirt never, sometimes on knits and jeans..
If I could afford tailor made stuff on a regular basis, I would. But I can't, so I don't. :P
Designer brand stuff just doesn't warrant the ridiculous price tag they attach to it. The fit usually isn't great, unless you're on the rather slender side and I don't find the quality to be particularly good either, considering the difference in price vs high street stuff.
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Normally no.
But there are exceptions. For example I bought a new winter-jacket for this winter and it cost me 130 euros. But it's a quality (non-big-brand) jacket that'll last me for several years, it looks good and most importantly it's warm. Cant go walking around in shitty winter clothes here in Finland or you're gonna get sick/freeze to death :P
Another exception would be a suit, though it is not really a single piece of clothing but for figures sake I wouldnt mind paying 300-400 euros for a decent suit.
Shoes are another exception though the ones I usually buy are around 50-80 euros or so. Good shoes cost a lot most of the time. And I'm kinda limited as it is as my feet are rather big :P I've got a pair of leather winter-shoes that I've had for over 10 years and they are still (almost) as good as new. I think they cost me around 120 euros or so.
Thats about it. Jeans for example are usually anywhere between 30 and 80 euros or so. I dont understand people who buy t-shirts that cost like 50 euros a piece, though as thats just insane, lol.
Long story short I'm willing to pay for quality in "important" pieces of clothing. But for random everyday-wear... no way.
Then again... when I still played hockey my last pair of skates cost around 400 euros or so :P It's all relative.
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I used to. Since living in China I see rip offs of nearly the same quality for 10% of the price or less. I can't justify shelling out that kind of money anymore.
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