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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican lawmakers on Tuesday opened the door to a national debate about gun control following the Connecticut school massacre, a small sign of easing in Washington's reluctance to seriously consider new federal weapons restrictions.
Republican members of the House of Representatives, where the party holds a majority of seats, discussed the killings in their weekly closed-door conference meeting and said afterward there was more willingness now to talk about regulating weapons.
"You are going to have some people who never, never go there," Representative Steve LaTourette, an Ohio Republican, told reporters, referring to a small number of Republicans who will not countenance any talk of gun regulation.
"But yes, I think most Republicans are willing to have a very, very serious conversation about what this means and taking a second look at what the Second Amendment (guaranteeing the right to bear arms) means in the 21st century," he said.
Republicans are traditionally strong gun-rights advocates and receive far more campaign donations than Democrats from the powerful National Rifle Association gun lobby, which has opposed previous attempts at weapons controls.
The NRA was largely silent for the first few days after the shooting rampage at the Newtown, Connecticut, grade school in which 26 people, including 20 young children, were slain.
But the NRA issued a statement on Tuesday saying it had not commented out of respect for the families and to allow time for mourning and an investigation. "The NRA is prepared to offer meaningful contributions to help make sure this never happens again," it said.
Momentum is growing in Congress for some sort of action, although the substance remains unclear.
Some Democratic gun-rights advocates, including Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, said on Monday they would now be open to more regulation of military-style rifles like the one used in Newtown.
On Tuesday, the White House spelled out some gun control measures and threw support behind California Democratic Senator Dianne Feinstein's effort to craft legislation to reinstate an assault weapons ban. White House spokesman Jay Carney also said President Barack Obama would back any law to close a loophole related to gun-show sales.
Any legislation would likely wait until next year, after negotiations on how to address the "fiscal cliff" of spending cuts and tax hikes due to kick in at the beginning of the year.
Still, it is notable that some Republicans may be reconsidering their positions.
Representative Jack Kingston said the meeting of fellow House Republicans on Tuesday had focused heavily on the link between mental illness and mass shootings in the United States.
"Mental health is a huge part of it. No rational person squeezes the trigger in the face of a 6-year-old," the Georgia congressman told Reuters.
However, he said the dialogue had changed. "There may be more support of discussion at this point among the pro-gun Democrats and Republicans," Kingston said.
U.S. lawmakers have not approved a major new federal gun law since 1994, and a ban on assault weapons expired in 2004.
NOT LOOKING TO GOVERNMENT
Even as they expressed sorrow over the killings, some Republicans said they did not think an assault weapons ban - or any government action - was the answer, noting that Connecticut is a state with relatively tough gun laws.
"I just don't know what government can do to fix this," South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham told reporters. "I don't think that (an assault weapons ban) fixes the problem, because you've got 24 million guns out there already."
He said he thought it would make sense to create a commission to look at the broader issue of violence in the United States.
There is also no guarantee of how much Democratic support a measure would get, despite optimism from California Representative Nancy Pelosi, the top Democrat in the House, who said on MSNBC prospects for gun control were better than they had been in years.
Nevada Democrat Harry Reid, the Senate majority leader, has been less committal. In 2004, he voted against the extension of the weapons ban, and the measure died.
On Tuesday, Reid said "every idea" should be on the table for discussing how to keep children safe, but he declined to speak specifically about any gun control measure.
"We must engage in a thoughtful debate about how to change laws and culture that allow violence," he told reporters at the Capitol.
Senator Susan Collins, a moderate Republican from Maine, said she was not sure whether members of her party would be open to restricting the sale of high-capacity ammunition clips or a ban on assault weapons.
"The conversations that I've had with my Republican colleagues ... and indeed my Democratic colleagues, have really not focused on policy changes at this point," she said. "It has focused on the horrible tragedy that has stunned and shocked all of us."
(Additional reporting by Thomas Ferraro, Susan Heavey, Jeff Mason and Matt Spetalnick; Editing by Karey Wutkowski and Eric Beech)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/shooting-republicans-more-open-gun-controls-224258802.html
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Global travel and climate warming could be creating the right conditions for outbreaks of a new virus in this country, according to a new Cornell University computer model.
The model predicts that outbreaks of chikungunya, a painful virus transported by travelers and spread by the invasive Asian tiger mosquito, could occur in 2013 in New York City during August and September, in Atlanta from June through September, and year-round in Miami. The probability of a disease outbreak is correlated with temperature, as warmer weather allows the Asian tiger mosquito to breed faster and grow in numbers, according to the study published in the November issue of PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
According to the simulation, there is a high probability of a chikungunya outbreak if a single infected person arrives in New York in July or August and is bitten by an Asian tiger mosquito. The risks are the same, but with wider time frames, for transmission in Atlanta and Miami, according to the paper.
Asian tiger mosquitoes were introduced to the United States in Texas in the 1980s; they are established up the East Coast into New Jersey and are rising in numbers in New York City. The aggressive mosquito outcompetes local varieties and transmits more than 20 pathogens, including chikungunya and dengue, said Laura Harrington, associate professor of entomology and the study's senior author.
"The virus is moving in people, and resident mosquito populations are picking it up," Harrington said.
The model estimates that with typical regional temperatures, a chikungunya outbreak in New York would infect about one in 5,000 people, said Diego Ruiz-Moreno, a postdoctoral associate and the paper's lead author
"However, this number would increase drastically as temperatures rise due to climate change," Ruiz-Moreno said.
Chikungunya symptoms include a fever, severe joint pain, achiness, headache, nausea and fatigue, as well as "debilitating and prolonged" pain in the small joints of the hands and feet, according to the paper. The virus originated in Central Africa and is endemic in Southeast Asia.
Since no chikungunya vaccine exists, U.S. residents can help prevent an outbreak by removing standing water, wearing long sleeves and repellent during the day when the mosquitoes feed, and knowing the risk and symptoms when traveling, Harrington said.
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NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) ? A grieving Connecticut town braced itself Monday to bury the first two of the 20 small victims of an elementary school gunman and debated when classes could resume ? and where, given the carnage in the building and the children's associations with it.
The people of Newtown weren't yet ready to address the question just three days after the shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School, and a day after President Barack Obama pledged to seek change in memory of the children and six adults ruthlessly slain by a gunman packing a high-powered rifle.
"We're just now getting ready to talk to our son about who was killed," said Robert Licata, the father of a student who escaped harm during the shooting. "He's not even there yet."
Newtown officials couldn't say whether Sandy Hook Elementary, where authorities said all the victims were shot at least twice, would ever reopen. State police Lt. Paul Vance said Monday at a news conference that it could be months before police turn the school back over to the district.
Monday classes were canceled and Newtown's other schools were to reopen Tuesday. The district was making plans to send surviving Sandy Hook students to a former school building in a neighboring town, but they didn't say when that would happen.
The gunman, 20-year-old Adam Lanza, was carrying an arsenal of hundreds of rounds of especially deadly ammunition, authorities said Sunday ? enough to kill just about every student in the school if given enough time, raising the chilling possibility that the bloodbath could have been even worse.
The shooter decided to kill himself when he heard police closing in about 10 minutes into Friday's attack, Gov. Dannel P. Malloy said on ABC's "This Week."
At the interfaith service in Newtown on Sunday evening, Obama said he would use "whatever power this office holds" to engage with law enforcement, mental health professionals, parents and educators in an effort to prevent more tragedies like Newtown.
"What choice do we have?" Obama said on a stark stage that held only a small table covered with a black cloth, candles and the presidential podium. "Are we really prepared to say that we're powerless in the face of such carnage, that the politics are too hard?"
The president first met privately with families of the victims and with the emergency personnel who responded to the shooting. Police and firefighters got hugs and standing ovations when they entered for the public vigil, as did Obama.
"We needed this," said the Rev. Matt Crebbin, senior minister of the Newtown Congregational Church. "We need to be together here in this room. ... We needed to be together to show that we are together and united."
As Obama read some of the names of victims early in his remarks, sobs resonated throughout the hall. He closed by slowly reading the first names of each of the 20 children.
"God has called them all home," he said. "For those of us who remain, let us find the strength to carry on and make our country worthy of their memory."
The first funerals were planned Monday for Jack Pinto, a 6-year-old New York Giants fan who might be buried in wide receiver Victor Cruz's jersey, and Noah Pozner, a boy of the same age who liked to figure out how things worked mechanically.
"He was just a really lively, smart kid," said Noah's uncle Alexis Haller, of Woodinville, Wash. "He would have become a great man, I think. He would have grown up to be a great dad."
With more funerals planned this week, the road ahead for Newtown ? which had already started purging itself of Christmas decorations in a joyful season turned mournful ? was clouded.
"I feel like we have to get back to normal, but I don't know if there is normal anymore," said Kim Camputo, mother of two children, ages 5 and 10, who attend a different school. "I'll definitely be dropping them off and picking them up myself for a while."
Jim Agostine, superintendent of schools in nearby Monroe, said plans were being made for students from Sandy Hook to attend classes in his town this week.
Newtown police Lt. George Sinko said he "would find it very difficult" for students to return to the same school where they came so close to death. But, he added, "We want to keep these kids together. They need to support each other."
Connecticut Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor said state construction employees are advising on renovating Sandy Hook, which serves grades kindergarten through four.
It wasn't just Newtown that was concerned about the next steps for its schoolchildren. Across the country, vigilance was high. In an effort to ensure student safety and calm parents' nerves, districts asked police departments to increase patrols and have sent messages to parents outlining safety plans they assured them are regularly reviewed and rehearsed.
Teachers girded themselves to be strong for their students and for questions and fears they would face in the classroom.
"It's going to be a tough day," said Richard Cantlupe, an American history teacher at Westglades Middle School in Parkland, Fla. "This was like our 9/11 for schoolteachers."
Communities were on edge. In nearby Ridgefield, Conn., schools were locked down after a suspicious person was seen near train station.
Authorities say the gunman shot his mother, Nancy Lanza, at their home and then took her car and several of her guns to the school, where he broke in and shot his victims to death, then himself. A Connecticut official said the mother was found dead in her pajamas in bed, shot four times in the head with a .22-caliber rifle.
During his later rampage, terrified staffers at the school stayed hidden for hours, not knowing how many shooters there were.
Divorce paperwork released Monday showed that Nancy Lanza had the authority to make all decisions regarding Adam's upbringing. The divorce was finalized in September 2009, when Adam Lanza was 17.
Federal agents have concluded that Lanza visited an area shooting range, but they do not know whether he actually practiced shooting there. Ginger Colbrun, a spokeswoman for the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, would not identify the range or say how recently he was there.
Agents determined Lanza's mother visited shooting ranges several times, but it's not clear whether she took her son or whether he fired a weapon there, Colbrun said.
A law enforcement official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said investigators are reviewing the contents of Lanza's computer, as well as phone and credit card records, in an effort to piece together his activities leading up to the shooting. The official was not authorized to discuss the details of the case.
Lanza took classes at Western Connecticut State University when he was 16, and earned a B average, said Paul Steinmetz, spokesman for the school in Danbury. He said Monday that Lanza took his last class in the summer of 2009 and didn't return.
Investigators have offered no motive, and police have found no letters or diaries that could shed light on it. They believe Lanza attended Sandy Hook many years ago, but they couldn't explain why he went there Friday. Authorities said Lanza had no criminal history, and it was not clear whether he had a job.
Lanza is believed to have used a Bushmaster AR-15 rifle in the school attack, a civilian version of the military's M-16 and a model commonly seen at marksmanship competitions. It's similar to the weapon used in a recent shopping mall shooting in Oregon.
Versions of the AR-15 were outlawed in the United States under the 1994 assault weapons ban. That law expired in 2004, and Congress, in a nod to the political clout of the gun-rights lobby, did not renew it.
In some of the first regulatory proposals to rise out of the Newtown shooting, Democratic lawmakers and independent Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday that military-style assault weapons should be banned and that a national commission should be established to examine mass shootings.
"Assault weapons were developed for the U.S. military, not commercial gun manufacturers," said Lieberman, of Connecticut, who is retiring next month. "This is a moment to start a very serious national conversation about violence in our society, particularly about these acts of mass violence."
Gun rights activists remained largely quiet, all but one declining to appear on the Sunday talk shows. In an interview on "Fox News Sunday," Rep. Louie Gohmert, a Texas Republican, defended the sale of assault weapons and said that the principal at Sandy Hook, who authorities say died trying to overtake the shooter, should herself have been armed.
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Contributing to this report were Associated Press writers John Christoffersen, Ben Feller, Adam Geller, Jim Kuhnhenn and Michael Melia in Newtown; David Collins in Hartford, Conn.; Brian Skoloff in Phoenix; and Anne Flaherty in Washington.
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Glassdoor, a jobs and career community, just released its fifth annual top 50 Best Places to Work list, with these five companies on top: Facebook, McKinsey & Company, Riverbed Technology, Bain & Company, and MD Anderson Cancer Center. But what makes a company a best place to work? And how can you determine if the company you think you want to work for is really a good employer...or not?
Consider these five tips when separating the "wheat from the chaff," so to speak:
1. How often do they seem to hire? A company adding additional staff because of an increased workload is hardly ever considered bad news. However, one that is always running an ad for the same position may need a bit more scrutiny. This often is a sign of high turnover rates and you don't want to be the next in a growing line of disgruntled ex-employees. The time spent trying to make things work at a company like this is time you could have spent securing employment with a reputable company.
2. Check its Better Business Bureau rating. Long seen as the go-to authority for customer service ratings, the BBB is still a great place to learn what people are saying about a company you may be interested in. Companies that care about their customers also tend to care about their employees. A company with a low rating may not only be hard to work for, but may also impede future success on the basis of your association with them. Be careful not to judge them based on one or two bad reviews. After all, some people simply cannot be pleased regardless of how well they're cared for. If, on the other hand, finding anyone to say anything at all positive is like the proverbial needle in a haystack, mark them off your list and move on. Plus, don't forget to check other sites, too, that offer what employees have to say. You can do so by Googling the company or checking a career site like Glassdoor and read the company's reviews and ratings.
3. Speak to current employees. Use caution here. Are you speaking to someone who has a vested interest in whether or not you choose to accept a position? A manager looking to replace a current staff member may paint a rosier picture in an attempt to have you apply. Whereas a current employee who may feel vulnerable about their position could see you as a potential replacement and choose to describe the company in less-than-flattering terms. If you're discerning and open-minded, you should have little trouble getting the information you need to make the best decision for you and your career's future.
4. Ask probing interview questions. Many potential employees believe they are the only ones being scrutinized during the interview process. Savvy applicants, however, use this time to do some scrutinizing of their own. Ask questions that help you understand why the position is open; i.e.; are they replacing someone, or is this a new position? If it's the former, inquire as to the circumstances that caused the vacancy. Ask the interviewer what current employees like about the company and what they would change. If the interviewer appears uncomfortable answering these questions, it may be a red flag telling you this is not a good place to land.
5. Visit as a customer. If you've ever had the displeasure of shopping a retail store full of obviously exacerbated clerks, you most likely formed a quick opinion of what working there must be like. Every company on the planet is open to sell something. You may have to be creative with certain types of businesses to achieve posing as a potential client, but the value of the information will be worth whatever pains may be necessary.
There are plenty of great companies looking for someone to round out their staff. Keep your eyes and ears open and get prepared to join the team when the right call comes in. Exercising prudence and listening to your gut when things just don't feel right will keep you from saying yes to the wrong position.
Jacqui Barrett-Poindexter is a Glassdoor career and workplace expert, chief career writer and partner with CareerTrend, and is one of only 28 Master Resume Writers (MRW) globally. Jacqui and her husband, "Sailor Rob," host a lively careers-focused blog at http://careertrend.net/blog. Jacqui is a power Twitter user (@ValueIntoWords), listed on several "Best People to Follow" lists for job seekers.
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The storm dumped snow in this New Jersey neighborhood. (E. Burgin/Yahoo! Contributor Network)
Just as utility companies in the Northeast fixed power lines and some residents regained heat and electricity, another powerful storm rocked the New York area on Wednesday, sparking fears that the region could again plunge into darkness and freezing temperatures. Yahoo! News invited residents to share their short anecdotes and photos from the nor'easter. Here are some excerpts:
11:40 a.m.
New winter storm kicks us while we're down
MONROE TOWHSHIP, N.J.?This week's nor'easter began as a freezing rain. By the time it left the Northeast, it had dumped anywhere from several inches to more than a foot of snow, adding to the misery of those still without power from Hurricane Sandy.
Monroe Township, where this photo above was taken, received about six to eight inches. Some parts of New Jersey lost power again, after just getting back service after the hurricane.
But many people are still in the dark going into their second week. Gasoline is getting easier to find, which is a boon to those heating their homes with portable generators.
However, there have been several local fatalities from carbon monoxide poisoning from generators used with inadequate ventilation. Some residents in northern Jersey have been told it could take until early December before power is completely restored.
So many transformers have been destroyed that the power companies cannot get enough replacement parts. A forecast for warmer temperatures this weekend should make life a little less miserable for those affected.
? E. Burgin
11:33 a.m.
Nor'easter disrupts Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts
QUEENS?One week we have a bad hurricane, and the next week we have snow.
The snow, combined with wind, has slowed down the utility repairs. A number of people in areas like Long Beach, Long Island, the Rockaways, and coastal areas of New Jersey are without power. Heavy snowfall such as this can cause branches to snap and fall on above ground power lines.
Normally, snow like this wouldn't be such a bad deal, but when you're dealing with big populations without light or power, it can be life-threatening. If the snow fall is bad enough, it may also slow the delivery of much-needed supplies.
? Justin Samuels
10:48 a.m.
Storm brings more snow, shivering commute to New York
MANHATTAN?In midtown on Wednesday night, people waited in the snow, shivering in the deepening cold for a bus while New Yorkers like me rushed to the subway to get home. The sidewalks were slippery, ankle-deep slush submerged parts of the streets, and the snow was sticking. Wet snow coated the debris left behind by Hurricane Sandy. A few door attendants shoveled snow from the sidewalks making a secure walkway for people.
After Hurricane Sandy battered the city last week, most New Yorkers felt they deserve a break from the crazy weather. Citizens who reside in lower Manhattan and in the storm-ravaged areas now had to suffer a setback in its Hurricane Sandy recovery efforts because of this storm.
? Shamarie Knight
9:30 a.m.
Nor'easter bears down on storm-weary New York
BROOKLYN?The MTA is still in the process of recovering, with multiple lines still not running normally or at all. Many of my colleagues just returned to work on Monday after a week in which, at best, they were stranded in their homes without a working subway system or gas for their cars and, at worst, they lost those homes entirely. The city is pouring considerable resources into trying to get everything up and running, and another major storm certainly isn't welcome right now.
The idea of once again losing the service of the just-repaired subway lines that are running is not an appealing one?especially with temperatures continuing to drop. Therefore, I'm viewing the fluffy snowflakes currently falling outside my window with less than my usual delight.
? Lucrezia Wise
Wednesday
11:43 p.m.
Storm divides Northeast into two groups: haves and have-nots
DENVILLE, N.J.?There are two types in northern New Jersey right now during the nor'easter: the have and the have-nots. Those of us who have power are sheltering friends and family and doing our best to support our neighbors.
Many, however, refuse to take refuge in the homes of friends or family. They feel they would be an imposition or cannot bring pets. People who know better are freezing in their homes as a nor'easter dumps up to six inches of snow here in the New York-New Jersey region. Those who have power are hoping we don't have additional outages. It's very cold and there is a biting wind that is howling outside.
Snow is piling up here in Morris County and the roads are a mess. The schools already called for a 90-minute delay Thursday morning?after having missed so much school already. The lights have flickered and the trees look heavy with wet snow.
? Gioia Degenaars
10:07 p.m.
Sandy's aftermath in New Jersey makes nor'easter doubly hard
ESSEX COUNTY, N.J.?Hurricane Sandy hit us hard here in New Jersey, just west of Manhattan. We did not get a lot of rain from the storm, but the wind did us in.
Fast-forward to this week. Our building has no heat or hot water due to a power failure with the electric pumps that power the boiler. This is lovely for us, as we have been sitting in the cold for longer than one week. I have three children, a newborn, a 1-and-a-half-year old, and a 6-year-old so it has been a nightmare trying to use a small electric heater to heat a two-bedroom apartment. It makes you want to cry because your kids are cold and all you can do is give them blankets and dress them as warmly as possible.
School final reopened today, and many children in my son's kindergarten class were absent. Some people will not have power until Nov. 9 and tensions are flaring in those areas because of a winter storm that is occurring today. I have talked to a few residents about Sandy. Our friend's roof caved in after a large tree smashed into it. He still has no power and has two children who had to go to their grandma's in a neighboring county to stay because it is too cold for them to be without heat.
The debris clean-up has been slow. There is a lot of debris in our neighborhood such as broken glass, shingles, siding, toys, trash cans, garbage, and a lot of tree limbs. It will take a week of two before the area will return to normal again. Sandy hit the area hard but we will all bounce back soon.
? Arrivanna Brooks
9:06 p.m.
Like a Hurricane Sandy encore
FREEHOLD, N.J.?I am writing this in the midst of yet another blackout. On Oct. 29, Hurricane Sandy hit my hometown of Freehold. That was only nine days ago. I was without power for an entire week.
Now, just four days after power was restored, I am sitting here in the dark again. A nor'easter is currently dumping snow on my neighborhood. There are six inches of snow on the ground, and it is still coming down. The snowstorm caused a transformer explosion, knocking out power on my block. Trees weakened by Hurricane Sandy are falling under the weight of snow. More and more of my neighbors are losing power by the minute. Fortunately, I still have gasoline leftover to run my generator. But I will have to buy more gasoline tomorrow.
Residents in Freehold were just getting back to normal when this nor'easter arrived tonight. People are relying on generators for power again. They are burning wood to stay warm. And tomorrow morning, they are going to need gasoline to run their snow blowers too.
Some of my neighbors rely on well water. But without power for the pumps, they have no water. For this reason, they left town during Hurricane Sandy. If power is out too long, they will have to leave Freehold again.
? Edwin Torres
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/nor-easter-kicks-us-while-down-stories-storm-174159735.html
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CHONGQING, China (Reuters) - China's campaign to bury fallen politician Bo Xilai under a litany of alleged misdeeds risks dragging down the ruling Communist Party's own standing among citizens who have already grown to assume that graft and abuse pervade it.
Bo is almost surely headed for trial and jail after the party leadership on Friday accused him of multiple offences dating back to his early years in government, including taking bribes, engaging in "improper sexual relations" and meddling in an inquiry into his wife's murder of a British man.
In Bo's former stronghold of Chongqing, a haze-draped, riverside metropolis in southwest China, over the weekend many residents greeted the news of Bo's spectacular fall and alleged crimes with sympathy or cynicism.
"Who knows if the charges against him are true - none of us were there. The government can say what it likes about him. The only truth we will ever know for sure is all the hard work he put into improving Chongqing," said Gao Zhigeng, a machinery factory worker on the cusp of retirement.
"Bo lost that game, that's all," said Gao, wearing an old-style Mao cap while he strolled past the luxury stores around the Liberation Monument in central Chongqing.
The Chinese Communist Party revealed the accusations against Bo at the same time that it announced a November 8 date for a congress that will bring in a new generation of top leaders - a line-up that Bo yearned to join.
Even with Bo gone, China's emerging leaders face the lingering belief among many citizens that some version of Bo's misdeeds is the rule, rather than the exception, of politics in this one-party state.
State media have tried to separate Bo from the party elite he once belonged to, calling his fall a victory that shows the party's determination to eradicate corruption. But on the streets of Chongqing, few people believed that message.
"What has happened to him is all because of infighting amongst a political elite - it's got nothing to do with anything else," said Liu Yunli, a 36-year-old worker in a logistics firm.
"Look at how developed we are here, and it's all because of Bo Xilai," he said, gesturing to a light railway line built while Bo was in power. "If there was some corruption then so what?"
Purging Bo will not free the government from suspicions that abuses are rife, even if not to the same extreme as Bo, wrote Beijing magazine editor Zhou Zhixing in a comment on the case.
"Bo is just a sample, and there are quite a few like him in officialdom," Zhou wrote for the "Consensus Net," a Chinese website for political debate. "The problem does not lie in personal defects, but in the system."
A POLITICAL GAME
Previously a commerce minister who favored sleek suits and expensive-looking ties, Bo arrived in Chongqing in 2007, and transformed himself into a combative advocate of populist welfare policies that appealed to many Chinese people as a cure to social divisions and discontent brought by unfettered growth.
Bo, 63, and his then police chief, Wang Lijun, also won nationwide admiration for an uncompromising crackdown on organized crime, which their critics said was a thinly veiled effort to purge enemies and confiscate wealth.
Bo's policies and brash self-promotion, however, stirred unease among some officials, including premier Wen Jiabao. A day before Bo's ousting in March, Wen accused him of flirting with the discredited ways of Mao Zedong's era.
Criticism of Bo was largely confined to the margins of political life until February of this year, when Wang fled into a United States consulate for over 24 hours, exposing allegations that Bo's wife, Gu Kailai, had in November murdered Neil Heywood, a British businessman who was once a friend, after a financial dispute.
In August, Gu was given a suspended death sentence, which effectively means a long jail term, after being found guilty of poisoning Heywood to death.
On September 24, former police chief Wang was sentenced to 15 years in jail for his crimes, including his defection and seeking to hush up the murder case that implicated Gu.
The latest party statement on the case said that in the murder scandal, Bo "abused his powers of office", a charge that appears to reflect accusations from Wang's trial suggesting Bo tried to stymie a police investigation. The government also accused Bo of taking huge bribes and other unspecified crimes.
Before Bo is charged and tried, investigators must complete an inquiry and decide to indict him. China's prosecutors and courts come under party control, and are most unlikely to challenge the accusations already leveled.
Still, in Chongqing, some said the inevitable guilty verdict against Bo was about politics, not justice for Heywood.
"They're only picking on him as he was too good at his job and too good at being a politician, and that made people in Beijing jealous," said Yang Chun, who works in a Chongqing nightclub. "It's all about politics. He did much for Chongqing and we are very grateful."
(Writing and additional reporting by Chris Buckley; Editing by Daniel Magnowski)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/bos-old-stronghold-fall-blamed-chinese-elite-intrigue-091340357.html
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Chandelier lighting?is no longer just for the wealthy, thanks to improved manufacturing techniques they are reasonably priced for everyone. For years people considered all chandeliers to be huge, expensive and richly ornate; today they are available in all sizes, colors, shapes, materials and beautiful vibrant designs that fit your home decor.
You need to consider width and height of the?chandelier light, room size, height of the room and what design would be appropriate when shopping for lights. Like many other types of lighting fixtures it is important to choose the correct size.
A good rule of thumb would be to think about the rooms size in comparison to the size of the fixture. For example if you have a really huge room you would not put two tiny pieces of furniture in it. You would probably have several pieces of furniture creating a good balanced look according to the room size. Furnishing a fixture for a large room would therefore demand a large sized light for balance. The reverse would be true of a small room; too large of a fixture in a small room would give a crowded appearance and overwhelm the room.
Lights above a dinning room table should be three to three and half feet above the top of the table and not so wide as to have people bump their heads. Pendant styles look best with rectangular tables whereas round chandeliers work well with round tables. Foyer lighting should hang seven feet above the floor.
When you selected the furnishings for your home you purchased pieces that matched your decor; the same rule applies to?chandelier lighting. If your decor is modern contemporary then you want to carry that theme on to your lighting. Today there are all types of nicely styled lights designed for studies, kitchens, bathrooms, dining rooms and foyers. Visit some online sights to view?chandelier lights?and you will soon get a feel for what works best in your home.
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Microsoft: Today, most web content is used with and/or designed for mouse input. Those that handle input in a custom manner typically code to DOM Level 3 Mouse Events. Newer computing devices today, however, incorporate other forms of input, like touchscreens or pen input. Event types have been proposed for handling each of these forms of input individually. However, that approach requires a step function in opportunity cost to authors when adding support for a new input type. This often creates a compatibility problem when content is written with only one device type in mind. Additionally, for compatibility with existing mouse-based content, most user agents fire Mouse Events for all input types. This makes it ambiguous whether a Mouse Event represents an actual mouse device or is being produced from another input type for compatibility, which makes it hard to code to both device types simultaneously.
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BALTIMORE (AP) ? The Baltimore Orioles tied atop the AL East with the New York Yankees with four games left, a scenario that might cause a team unaccustomed to being in a pennant race to stumble under pressure.
Not these guys.
After Baltimore beat the Boston Red Sox 4-3 Saturday night to earn a share of first place, Orioles first baseman Mark Reynolds described the mood of the team as "a quiet confidence."
"Calmness," Reynolds said. "We're playing with house money. We're not supposed to be here. We're just a bunch of kids having fun. We go out every night believing we're going to win the game, no matter what the situation and no matter who we're facing. It's just fun to be a part of."
Chris Davis hit his 30th home run and rookie Manny Machado lined a go-ahead shot in the seventh inning for the Orioles. After finishing in the division cellar in each of the previous four seasons, Baltimore (91-67) is tied with a team very much accustomed to finishing in first place.
The Yankees lost to Toronto before this game started, so the Orioles knew they would earn a share of the lead with a win. Baltimore went ahead 3-0 in the fourth, then let Boston pull even before Machado homered, a liner into the second row of the left-field seats off Felix Doubront (11-10).
Machado has been a major leaguer for all of 47 games after being summoned from Double-A Bowie on Aug. 9.
"I'm just trying to play the game," he said. "Obviously, it's bigger than any other games I've played before. I'm just going to try and go out there and give everything I can to help this team win."
It was another tight victory for the Orioles, their trademark in this unimaginable season. Baltimore is 28-9 in one-run games and 72-0 when leading after seven innings.
"It's an honor to sit there and watch it and marvel at what these guys can do, especially when certain things start snowballing," manager Buck Showalter said. "And you create your karma. These guys have done a good job of doing that, and they're expecting good things to happen."
Tommy Hunter (7-8) pitched two innings, Brian Matusz and Darren O'Day shared the eighth and Jim Johnson got three outs for his 49th save.
A sellout crowd of 46,311, a majority of them clad in Oriole orange, brought Camden Yards back to a time when the home team was a force in the AL East and the ballpark was packed on a nightly basis.
The fans got to cheer a Baltimore great before the first pitch, too. A statue of Hall of Fame third baseman Brooks Robinson was unveiled during a ceremony in the flag court beyond the center-field wall.
The Orioles' goal is to capture the division, but if they win two more games they are at least assured of their first trip to the playoffs since 1997 ? their last winning season before this year. Baltimore now is 41-27 in the division and New York is 37-31, so if Baltimore wins one more game, it will have home-field advantage if there's a playoff to decide the AL East title.
"The pressure's on both of us," Reynolds said. "Four games left, dead heat. I guess there's a possibility of two playoff games. It's what we play for, and it's fun."
In addition to hitting two homers and limiting Boston to five hits, Baltimore also played well defensively. Machado, the third baseman, ranged far to his right in the fourth inning to start a double play, and Reynolds tumbled over the tarp roll and got wedged behind it after catching a foul pop. Endy Chavez, who entered as a defensive replacement in the ninth, made a sparking diving catch of a sinking liner to right field.
"They just keeping doing what they have to do," Red Sox manager Bobby Valentine said of the Orioles. "Buck knows what he's doing. He puts in a defensive replacement and he makes a diving catch. They've done a great job with that young third baseman. He beat us tonight. He played excellent defense all year."
Jarrod Saltalamacchia homered for the Red Sox, who fell into last place with their 15th loss in 21 games. Boston has not finished in the cellar since 1992.
Doubront allowed four runs, three earned, and seven hits in seven innings. He struck out 10, walked one and hit a batter.
Red Sox leadoff hitter Jacoby Ellsbury went 1 for 4 after being sidelined since Sept. 20 with an unspecified injury. Ellsbury has only four homers and 26 RBIs after finishing second in AL MVP voting last season.
"I didn't see him play that way this year," Valentine said before the game. "He did not quite hit his stride this year."
Orioles rookie Steve Johnson took a three-hitter and a 3-2 lead into the sixth inning but was lifted after giving up a single and a walk. Hunter got Dustin Pedroia to hit a force at second, but a run came home when Cody Ross hit a sacrifice fly to right field that Davis dropped after Adam Jones drifted over from center and called for the ball. Hunter avoided further damage by getting Mauro Gomez to bounce into a double play.
Baltimore went up 1-0 in the second when Machado singled in a run after Doubront hit Davis with a pitch and Reynolds reached on a slow roller to third.
In the fourth, after Jones reached on a throwing error by shortstop Mike Aviles, Davis drove a 1-0 pitch far over the right-field wall for a 3-0 lead.
Saltalamacchia hit his 25th homer in the fifth after Gomez drew a leadoff walk.
NOTES: The Robinson statue stands alongside the team's five other Hall of Fame members, all of whom were in attendance: Earl Weaver, Frank Robinson, Jim Palmer, Eddie Murray and Cal Ripken Jr. ... Joe Saunders will pitch for the Orioles in the series finale Sunday. Zach Stewart will pitch for Boston. ... Baltimore claimed OF Steve Pearce off waivers from the Yankees. He will join the team in Tampa Bay on Monday. ... Boston has lost 17 of 24 to Baltimore since September 2011.
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/orioles-beat-boston-gain-tie-al-east-lead-020501937--mlb.html
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Job title: Regional Funding Coordinator in East and Southern Africa Regional Office, Nairobi, Kenya
Closing Date: Friday, 05 October 2012
Finn Church Aid is Finland?s biggest development co-operation organisation and the second biggest organisation in Finland working in humanitarian aid. Finn Church Aid is a member of the ACT Alliance (ACT), an alliance of faith-based development and humanitarian aid organisations forming one of the world?s largest aid organisations.
Finn Church Aid (FCA) is looking for a
Regional Funding Coordinator in the East and Southern Africa Regional Office ? based in Nairobi, Kenya
Duties and responsibilities:
Active responsibility for broadening FCA regional funding mix from international donors in close coordination with the Regional Representative, operational units and the Global Grants unit at FCA Headquarters. Tasks include proactively soliciting and cultivating donor relations, funding proposals, grants management, project monitoring, reporting and quality controlling.
Monitor international grant opportunities from institutional donors including EuropeAID, ECHO, UN agencies, USG, Diplomatic Mission/embassies, private sector, trusts & foundations. Identify and coordinate opportunities for funding in line with FCA?s strategic priorities and country programmes in the region.
Build the capacity of expatriate and local staff in the field office to meet various donor requirements.
Build relationships with (I)NGOs, institutional donors, and other national or regional organizations and potential donors in Haiti, including ECHO, EU Commission, and UN Agencies,
Fundraising and advocacy coordination with the sister organizations of FCA and ACT Alliance members and others,
Provide strategic input as a FCA representative on various networks (APRODEV, CONCORD),
Undertake other duties as designated.
Competence and Personal Requirements:
Demonstrable experience in fundraising for international development NGOs with specific expertise in institutional funding instruments.
Relevant experience working in developing countries including experience in capacity building or training
At least 3 years professional experience in development and fundraising
Advanced university degree in Business Management, International Relations, Development Studies or related fields;
Good knowledge or proven experience in project management, including project financial management,
Good understanding of humanitarian aid and development cooperation approaches and standards,
Willingness to travel to project implementation sites,
Excellent oral and written communications skills in English.
We also appreciate that you:
Are flexible and capable of working in challenging circumstances in a multicultural environment,
Are an excellent communicator and active networker,
Have good problem-solving skills.
Excellent inter-personal skills, and proven ability to build and maintain strong relationships, negotiate, and
Strong cross-cultural skills and versatility in dealing with different types of partnerships;
Personal integrity with an honest and open personal demeanor;
This is a National post and potential candidates must be Kenyan Nationals or have a valid work permit for Kenya. For more information please contact Scolastica Ndurungi, +254 787807660 or Scolastica.ndurungi@kua.fi.
How to apply:
Interested candidates should submit a cover letter and CV to recruitment.esaro@kua.fi and mark e-mail ?FC Kenya / candidate?s surname?. Deadline for applications is 5 October 2012
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Source: http://www.jobsinkenya254.com/2012/09/29/funding-coordinator-jobs-at-finn-church-aid-in-kenya-2012/
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Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks during a ceremony naming a courtroom at The John Marshall Law School after former Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia speaks during a ceremony naming a courtroom at The John Marshall Law School after former Supreme Court Justice Arthur J. Goldberg Friday, Sept. 28, 2012 in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)
WASHINGTON (AP) ? When last we saw the chief justice of the United States on the bench, John Roberts was joining with the Supreme Court's liberals in an unlikely lineup that upheld President Barack Obama's health care overhaul.
Progressives applauded Roberts' statesmanship. Conservatives uttered cries of betrayal.
Now, the Supreme Court is embarking on a new term beginning Monday that could be as consequential as the last one, with the prospect for major rulings about affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights.
Many people on both the left and right expect Roberts to return to the fold and side with the conservative justices in the new term's big cases. If they're right, the spotlight will be back on Justice Anthony Kennedy, whose vote typically is decisive in cases that otherwise split the court's liberals and conservatives.
But Roberts will be watched closely, following his health care vote, for fresh signs that he's becoming less ideologically predictable.
It may be that the dramatic health care decision presages "some shift in his tenure as chief justice," said Steve Shapiro, the American Civil Liberties Union's national legal director. "Or does it give him cover to continue to pursue a conservative agenda?"
The first piece of evidence could be in the court's consideration of the University of Texas' already limited use of race to help fill its incoming freshman classes, which comes before the court Oct. 10. The outcome could further limit or even end the use of racial preferences in college admissions.
Roberts has expressed contempt for the use of race in drawing legislative districts, calling it "a sordid business, this divvying us up by race," and in assigning students to public schools, saying that "the way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race."
The written arguments submitted by both sides in the Texas case leave little doubt that Kennedy, not Roberts, holds the prized vote. The challengers of the Texas program and the university itself cite Kennedy's prior writings on affirmative action a combined 50 times.
The court also is expected to confront gay marriage in some form. Several cases seek to guarantee federal benefits for legally married same-sex couples. A provision of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act deprives same-sex couples of a range of federal benefits available to heterosexual couples.
Several federal courts have agreed that the provision of the law is unconstitutional, a situation that practically ensures that the high court will step in.
A separate appeal asks the justices to sustain California's Proposition 8, the amendment to the state constitution that outlawed gay marriage in the nation's largest state. Federal courts in California have struck down the amendment.
Once again, many legal analysts expect Roberts essentially to be against gay marriage. "The outcome clearly turns on how Anthony Kennedy votes," said Georgetown University law professor Michael Seidman.
The justices may not even consider whether to hear the gay marriage issue until November.
Another hot topic with appeals pending before the high court, and more soon to follow, is the future of a cornerstone law of the civil rights movement.
In 2006, Congress overwhelmingly approved, and President George W. Bush signed, legislation extending for 25 more years a critical piece of the Voting Rights Act. It requires states and local governments with a history of racial and ethnic discrimination, mainly in the South, to get advance approval either from the Justice Department or the federal court in Washington before making any changes that affect elections.
The requirement currently applies to the states of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. It also covers certain counties in California, Florida, New York, North Carolina and South Dakota, and some local jurisdictions in Michigan and New Hampshire. Coverage has been triggered by past discrimination not only against blacks, but also against American Indians, Asian-Americans, Alaskan Natives and Hispanics.
The court spoke skeptically about the provision in a 2009 decision, but left it mostly unchanged. Now, however, cases from Alabama, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas could prompt the court to deal head on with the issue of advance approval. The South Carolina and Texas cases involve voter identification laws; a similar Indiana law was previously upheld by the court.
It is unclear when the justices will decide whether to hear arguments in those cases. Arguments themselves would not take place until next year.
Yet there still is a chance that the court could become enmeshed in election disputes, even before the ballots are counted. Suits in Ohio over early voting and provisional ballots appear the most likely to find their way to the justices before the Nov. 6 election, said Richard Hasen, an election law expert at the University of California at Irvine law school.
Among other important cases already on the court's docket:
? A high-stakes dispute, to be argued first thing Monday, between the business community and human rights advocates over the reach of a 1789 law. The issue is whether businesses can be sued in U.S. courts for human rights violations that take place on foreign soil and have foreign victims.
? A challenge to the use of drug-sniffing dogs in two situations. Florida police used a marijuana-sniffing dog's alert at the door of a private home to obtain a search warrant to look inside the house. The question is whether the dog's sniff itself was a search. A separate case looks at the reliability of animals trained to pick up the scent of illegal drugs.
? A challenge to the detention of a man who police picked up a mile away from an apartment they had a warrant to search. Occupants of a home may be detained during the search for the safety of officers, but this case tests how far that authority extends away from the place to be searched.
? Environmental disputes involving runoff from logging roads in Oregon and water pollution in Los Angeles.
Paul Clement, the Republican lawyer who lost the health care case and could be before the justices on gay marriage and voting rights, said last term punctured the notion that in close cases, the court goes where Kennedy wants.
"We've all been reminded that's not always the case," he said.
The idea that could be tested this term is whether Roberts' concern for the court as an institution that is apart from politics will influence his votes, or at least his reasoning, in the year's biggest cases.
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Supreme Court: http://www.supremecourt.gov
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BEIRUT (Reuters) - Hundreds of shops were burning in the ancient covered market in Aleppo on Saturday as fighting between rebels and state forces in Syria's largest city threatened to destroy a UNESCO world heritage site.
The uprising-turned-civil war that is now raging across Syria has killed more than 30,000 people, according to activist groups such as the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.
But beyond the dramatic human cost, many of Syria's historic treasures have also fallen victim to an 18-month-old conflict that has reduced parts of some cities to ruins.
Rebels fighting to topple President Bashar al-Assad announced a new offensive in Aleppo, Syria's commercial hub of 2.5 million people, on Thursday, but neither side has appeared to make significant gains.
In Aleppo, activists speaking via Skype said army snipers were making it difficult to approach the Souk al-Madina, the medieval market of vaulted stone alleyways and carved wooden facades in the Old City, once a major tourist attraction.
Videos uploaded to YouTube showed dark black clouds hanging over the city skyline.
Activists said the fire might have been started by shelling and gunfire on Friday and estimated that between 700 and 1,000 shops had been destroyed so far. The accounts were difficult to verify because of government restricts on foreign media.
Aleppo's Old City is one of several locations in Syria declared world heritage sites by UNESCO, the United Nations cultural agency, that are now at risk from the fighting.
UNESCO believes five of Syria's six heritage sites - which also include the ancient desert city of Palmyra, the Crac des Chevaliers crusader fortress and parts of old Damascus - have been affected.
The British-based Observatory for Human Rights, which has a network of activists across Syria, said Assad's forces and rebels blamed each other for the blaze.
NO ONE MAKING GAINS
Heavy clashes erupted outside several military sites in Aleppo on Saturday evening. Activists said rebels were battling government forces outside the Neirab military air base.
The Observatory said clashes outside a base used for artillery training had set a nearby building alight and killed three people.
Fighting was also reported outside Bab Antakya, a stone gateway to Aleppo's Old City, which sits on ancient trade routes and survived a parade of rulers throughout its construction between the 12th and 17th century.
Rebels said they had taken the gate, but some activists said the fighting continued and neither side was truly in control.
"No one is actually making gains here, it is just fighting and more fighting, and terrified people are fleeing," said an activist contacted by telephone who declined to be identified.
He said in some districts, bodies were lying in the streets and residents would not collect them, fearing snipers.
More than 40 people had been killed in fighting across Syria, according to the Observatory.
Syria's military deadlock is also reflected diplomatically, with foreign powers stalemated over how to act. Western states and Gulf Arab countries back the opposition but most seem reluctant to interfere, while Russia, China and Iran back Assad.
The revolt against four decades of Assad family, which began in March 2011 as peaceful protests, has become an armed insurgency, with rebels holding ground in Aleppo and rural towns of northern Syria.
The fighting has crept closer to Syria's border zones, and some bullets and rockets have hit neighboring Lebanon, Iraq and Turkey. Ankara warned it would take action if its territory was again hit - a mortar bomb hit a town on its southeastern frontier on Friday.
GOVERNMENT VICTORY "CERTAIN"
An advisor to Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei said he was confident Syria's government would beat the rebels.
"The victory of the government of Syria against internal opponents, America, and their other Western and Arab supporters, is counted as a victory of the Islamic Republic of Iran," said Ali Akbar Velayati, according to state news agency IRNA.
"The victory of the Syrian government is certain.
Activists reported fresh clashes in the capital Damascus and its suburbs and said security forces were torching homes as helicopters buzzed overhead.
The bloodied bodies of at least 12 men were found in Damascus's northwestern suburb of Qudsaya. A video published by showed rows of men, some of them apparently shot, laid in a room whose walls were spattered with blood.
Some Damascus residents have accused government forces of summary executions in rebel districts.
"They can't arrest everyone, so they are using elimination tactics. They enter area that was held by rebels, look for people that are wanted and kill them all," one activist said.
Assad has long defended the fierce crackdown, arguing that he has been fighting Islamist militants funded from abroad.
Text messages attributed to the army were sent to all Syrian mobiles since Aleppo rebels announced their new offensive.
"To those who have implicated themselves against the state: Those who have offered you money have left you with two options: You will be killed fighting the state or it will kill you to get rid of you," one message read.
"The state is more merciful than you. Think and decide. The Syrian Army."
(Editing by Kevin Liffey and Robin Pomeroy)
Source: http://news.yahoo.com/ancient-souk-burns-fighting-rages-syrias-aleppo-122301221.html
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Andy Herrera of Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, is known as a strong advocate for underrepresented students.
Irish dancers entertained students and faculty at Penn State Erie, The Behrend College, as part of the school?s monthly Rhythm of Life series. Upperclassmen discussed race relations, harassment and other serious topics in the Circle of Oppression. These are among the programs Andy Herrera either helped create or established during his tenure as the school?s director of educational equity and diversity programs within the school?s student services division.
Herrera, who enters his 10th year at the Penn State campus, also known as Penn State Behrend, helps Ariana Rosario-Fuste ?stay busy? by taking notes for disabled students and giving campus tours for international students.
?He really respects the eagerness to learn about all the cultures in the world and in the student body,? said the 19-year-old sophomore biology major who transferred to Penn State Behrend last semester from the University of Puerto Rico. ?It is definitely nice to have a faculty member at Penn State [Behrend] who speaks Spanish. Andy understands what students go through coming from a different nation and with a different culture.?
Under his leadership, Herrera wants to ensure diversity is presented on a campus with an 11-percent minority population that also had the third largest student population last year among all 20 Penn State campuses.
Herrera coordinates the school?s Minority College Experience and Women in Science and Engineering Program (MCE/WISE). For six weeks in the summer, high school students from the Erie region take a class on campus with an emphasis on science and engineering. The students receive a stipend for lunch, free books and chat with professionals in those fields.
The best part, Herrera says, is that a student obtaining a ?B? or better will obtain a full scholarship.
New students who attend Penn State Behrend receive a diversity card that describes the university?s commitment ?to [creating] an environment that promotes respect for differences while fostering caring relationships and cross-cultural understanding and appreciation.?
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender students are now aided by the school?s three-year-old Safe Zone program. It incorporates workshops, training and panel discussions where students can ?speak out? about their lifestyle. Some staff members post rainbow stickers on their office doors and windows to let students know it is a ?safe zone.?
?Students from a LGBT background at time s? have been harassed. We must provide a safe and diverse campus so all students get a good education,? Herrera said. ?Students should have some fun, too. That makes a great campus environment.?
Herrera was born in Venezuela and moved to Florida in the 1980s. He graduated from Western Michigan University in 2000 with a bachelor?s degree in Spanish and minor in history. He then got his master?s degree in education law from NOVA Southeastern University in 2010.
Herrera has received numerous awards, including the Outstanding Diversity Award in May for assisting Penn State Behrend senior Jinghua Liu to create a website where photos of Chinese and Americans hold signs asking questions about the other?s culture. The ?photo-question exchange project? aims to enhance knowledge and friendship between both nations. He was chosen among three other employees and a group affiliated with student services from all 20 Penn State campuses to receive the award.
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Source: http://diverseeducation.com/article/48387/
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