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Thursday, May 31, 2012

Mimi Tanner's Blog: Married, Single, Divorced, Widowed - What???

You're filling out a job application, or it's your first visit to a doctor, and you're handed the usual forms.

The trouble is, they all ask you to describe your marital status!

Here are the choices: ?Married, Single, Divorced, or Widowed.

What??

So, if you've been divorced, you can't check the Single box?

If you're widowed, hey, thanks for reducing this life tragedy to a check box on a piece of paper!!

One day, that question will join the ranks of the "not allowed" questions on forms!

They really leave off a lot of possibilities, too.

They should have a check box for:

* Married but planning my escape!

* Single, but secretly seeing a married person.

* Single, and until they pass gay marriage in my state, single, but really married.

* Divorced - YEARS ago. ?Why do I still get dealt the "divorced" card?? ?Please!! ?We need a statute of limitations here.

I'm sure you can think of some other possibilities!!

I read a newsletter that proclaimed, "Don't take relationship advice from someone who is not in a committed relationship!!!"

The person who wrote that is very young, but I have heard this from people who are old enough to know better!

Well, I'm single at this writing, and I give relationship advice. A lot of people have found wonderful committed relationships, marriages, and love because of reading my emails and books.

My current single relationship status has no bearing on my IQ, except possibly to improve it.

Oh, wait a minute, I'm not single. Not according to those forms. ?I'm supposed to check the "divorced" box, officially. ?Wow, that sounds so contentious and negative; it's like being branded! ? Whatever the answer, it's a damned nosy question that has absolutely no purpose - except for giving numbers-crunchers fodder for statistics, like the ones that say, "Of the marital status categories, married men are the happiest, and married women are the least happy." ?I love that one...

I'm not in love right now, but I do expect to fall in love again and get married. I'm sure when that happens, I'll mention it and even share a photo. But I don't plan to report every detail to the whole world to prove something. ?Good advice and information stands on its own.

Contrary to what some people think, you don't prove your worth by being in a relationship all the time.

Check the census and welcome to the new century: ?lots of people live on their own... and it's far from tragic! ?The?unhappily married people envy those who are free and single more than anyone because they know what they've got!

I see a lot of women who just want to grab on to any guy because they can't imagine life on their own.

Then I see other women who will welcome love when one special person becomes a part of their world. ?These women write me often: they know what love is and what it isn't, and they don't need to settle just so they have their "man badge" or their "Mrs. Degree" to prove to some outsider that they're desirable or loving. ?

Usually, they already GOT their Mrs. degree AND the T-shirt at least once before, when it was so ultra-important to get married before they turned 30.

If they marry again (and get the masters Mrs. degree?) they want to know that the T-shirt will fit and survive years of washings. ?They're really not freaking out about being single to please other people's ideas of what makes them acceptable!

It's understandable when people who are really young think this way.... in due time they too will learn about the?complexities of life (and of making and voicing negative judgments about people).

It's much better to go down your life path without striving to "find someone" just for the sake of being part of a couple.

I hear from women who are concerned about getting married because of their biological clock. ?But we really can't force marriage, even if we'd like it. ?Marriage for that reason would not really be marriage for the love of a particular person. ?

I believe in love. ?But love is highly personal. ?It's a lot more than "Married, Single, Divorced, or Widowed"!

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Wednesday, May 30, 2012

Night Shift Might Boost Women's Breast Cancer Risk: Study

MONDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- Women who work the night shift more than twice a week might be increasing their risk for breast cancer, Danish researchers find.

Moreover, the risk appears to be cumulative and highest among women who describe themselves as "morning" people rather than "evening" people, the researchers say.

"About 10 to 20 percent of women in modern societies have night shift work," said lead researcher Johnni Hansen. "It might therefore be one of the largest occupational problems related to cancer."

Right now, the reasons for these findings are uncertain.

"Night shift work involves exposure to light at night, which decreases the production of the night hormone melatonin that seems to protect against certain cancers," said Hansen, of the Institute of Cancer Epidemiology at the Danish Cancer Society, in Copenhagen.

In addition, light at night might introduce circadian disruption, where the master clock in the brain becomes desynchronized from local cellular clocks in different body organs, affecting the breast, he said.

"Repeated phase shifting may lead to defects in the regulation of the circadian cell cycle, thus favoring uncontrolled growth," Hansen said.

Also, sleep deprivation after night shift work leads to the suppression of the immune system, which might increase the growth of cancer cells, he added.

This is not the first time this association has been recognized. In 2007 the International Agency for Research on Cancer, part of the World Health Organization, said that working the night shift is "probably carcinogenic to humans," according to background information in the study.

The new study was published in the May 28 online edition of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

To determine the effect of night shift work on the risk for breast cancer, Hansen's team collected data on more than 18,500 women who worked for the Danish Army between 1964 and 1999.

The researchers identified 210 women who had breast cancer and compared them to almost 900 similar women who did not have breast cancer.

All of the women were asked about their working patterns, lifestyles and other factors such as their use of contraceptives and hormone replacement therapy, and their sunbathing habits.

In addition, women were asked to classify themselves as "morning" or "evening" people.

In all, 141 women with breast cancer responded to the study questionnaires. In addition, 551 women who did not have breast cancer responded.

Among these women, the risk for breast cancer was increased 40 percent if they worked at night, the researchers found.

But for women who worked nights at least three times a week, and for at least six years, the risk was doubled, the findings showed.

Women who worked the night shift but who described themselves as morning people were at even higher risk of breast cancer. They were almost four times more likely to develop breast cancer as those who didn't work nights, according to the researchers.

In comparison, women who considered themselves evening people were twice as likely to develop breast cancer, they added.

Morning-preferring women who did not work at night had a lower overall risk of breast cancer than evening types, Hansen's team found.

"Since night shift work is unavoidable in modern societies, this type of work should be limited in duration and limited to less than three night shifts per week," Hansen said. "In particular, morning types should limit their night work," he added.

While the study found an association between night shift work and breast cancer, it did not prove a cause-and-effect relationship.

Men who work at night may also be at risk for prostate cancer, Hansen noted. This evidence comes from three small studies, he said.

Dr. Stephanie Bernik, chief of surgical oncology at Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City, said that "it's very hard to single out the causes of breast cancer and whether women on the night shift have a higher risk."

But there appears to be some truth to this, she added.

"Stress increases the risk of breast cancer and affects the body as a whole, and working at night can throw off your circadian rhythm and cause stress," Bernik said.

"This is another finding that breast cancer is caused by a multitude of different environmental and genetic influences, so this is probably a piece of the puzzle," she added.

An expert on environmental factors that affect cancer, Richard Stevens, from the department of community medicine at the UConn Health Center in Farmington, Conn., said that "the evidence is growing rapidly about light at night and, specifically, shift work and breast cancer."

"But, this is the first study about the morning/evening preference," he noted.

"If it's true that light at night increases the risk of disease, then there are very practical implications," Stevens said.

If lighting is really an issue in night work, it is known which wavelengths suppress melatonin the most, and lighting could be adjusted to eliminate those wavelengths, he explained.

There are other things people can do to avoid the effects of light at night on health, he added.

"For example, for health in general, if you wake up during the night, stay in the dark; don't turn on the light. If you turn on the lights it will start suppressing melatonin immediately," Stevens said.

"There is a lot more involved than melatonin, but it's a good marker if your circadian rhythm is being changed," he said.

Studies are ongoing on the risk of night work and prostate cancer, Stevens noted.

More information

For more about breast cancer, visit the American Cancer Society.

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Hein Looks to Merge Real Property Tax Service and Department of ...

May 29th, 2012 | By HV Insider | Category: Featured Articles

COUNTY EXECUTIVE MIKE HEIN ANNOUNCES THE CONSOLIDATION OF THE REAL PROPERTY TAX SERVICE AGENCY AND DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE
Current Director Dorothy Martin Retiring After 25 Years of Service to Ulster County

County Executive Mike Hein has announced his proposal for the merger of the Real Property Tax Service Agency (RPTSA) into the Department of Finance upon the retirement of RPSTA Director Dorothy Martin.? RPTSA is currently a separate County department headed by an appointed Director.? The County Executive proposes instead, operating the Real Property Tax Service as a division within the Department of Finance, to be headed by a Deputy Commissioner of Finance/Director of Real Property Tax Service.? The merger will streamline government services and improve efficiency resulting in cost savings to taxpayers.

?First and foremost, I want to congratulate Dorothy Martin on her retirement and thank her for her amazing twenty-five years of service to the people of Ulster County,? said Ulster County Executive Mike Hein.? ?Her long career in public service, including the last six years as Director of the Real Property Tax Service Agency, has seen many accomplishments.?

County Executive Hein continued, ?I have always been committed to doing everything in my power to protect our taxpayers, streamline county government and provide the highest quality service for the people of our community.? This consolidation of the Real Property Office into the County?s Finance Department will succeed in all of these areas and is part of my administration?s overall commitment to incorporate statewide best practices.?

?I want to thank County Executive Mike Hein for the opportunity to serve in his administration as the Director of the RPTSA,? said Dorothy Martin.? ?His vision for the merger of the Agency with the Department of Finance is prudent and well planned; I fully support it.?

County Executive Hein will introduce a local law to the Ulster County Legislature for its consideration at the June meeting to authorize the merger of the Real Property Tax Service Agency into the Department of Finance.? The potential savings resulting from this consolidation are estimated at $46,000 for the balance of 2012 and $450,000 over the next 5 years.

The state-mandated function of the RPTSA is to provide services that assist local government officials in achieving and maintaining equitable property assessment administration.? The goal is to provide a sound, reliable, fair and easily understood foundation for tax equity within and between municipalities in Ulster County.

Dorothy Martin began her career by serving 17 years in county government in real property assessment in her home state of Michigan.? She relocated to New York in 1985 continuing her work in real property assessment.? She lives in Highland with her husband Anthony.? They have four children and two grandchildren.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

Lower rates give no respite to Brazil stocks | Global Investing

In normal times, an aggressive central bank campaign to cut interest rates would provide fodder for stock market bulls. That?s not happening in?Brazil.?Its?interest rate, the Selic, has fallen 350 basis?points since last August and?is?likely to fall further at this week?s meeting to a?record low of 8.5 percent. Yet the Sao Paulo stock?market is among the world?s worst performers this year, with losses of?around 4 percent. That?s?better than fellow BRIC Russia but?far worse?than India and China.

Brazil?s central bank and government are understandably worried about a Chinese growth slowdown that would eat into Brazilian commodity exports. They are therefore hoping that rate cuts will prepare the domestic economy to take up the slack.

But the haste to cut interest rates?appears to have?spooked some foreign investors, with many?seeing the moves as evidence of political pressure on the central bank. A closely-watched survey from Bank of America/Merill Lynch showed that fund managers had swung into a net 14 percent underweight?on Brazil in May?from?a?net?overweight of over 20 percent in April?(See graphic).?This is the first time investors?have turned?negative on Brazil?since February 2011, BofA/ML said.

Brazil is?the least favoured BRIC play forNick Timberlake,?who oversees?more than $10?billion in BRIC equities at? HSBC Global Asset?Management.?It accounts for just 17 percent of the portfolio?(India is 22 percent, China 29 percent and Russia 31 percent). That?s because:

Valuation signals in Brazil and companies? profitability are not as strong as the other BRICs?and it?s fair to say there are question marks over the independence of the central bank.

Moreover, Brazil?s banks are bearing the brunt of the government?s drive to?boost cheap credit, with shares in?banks such as Bradesco and Itau suffering heavy losses this year.?First, loan delinquencies are rising, with the default ratio the highest since November 2009.? But as big state-run banks dish out cheap loans, private banks are also?facing pressure to lend more and at?lower rates. That is likely to further drive up default rates.??Timberlake says:

(The government) has been trying to squeeze spreads on bank loans and these are not good things as far as stocks are concerned.

And in spite of the policymakers? rate-cutting spree, growth is slumping. Analysts?polled by Reuters see the economy growing by less than 3 percent this year, well below levels expected from India, China and Russia. All eyes will be on China now, says John-Paul Smith at Deutsche Bank.

Prices (for Brazilian stocks) have come off a long way but what keeps me negative is my view on the Chinese economy, that it will slow further. If that happens, the biggest victims will be Brazil and Russia.

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Monday, May 28, 2012

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Social Media For Business: Walk Before You Can Run | Business ...

One of the most common misconceptions about businesses using social media is that people think it is easy and a cheap alternative to traditional marketing. You can just picture it. The boss walks in to the office and asks who is on Facebook, some luckless member of staff puts their hand up and, hey presto, they are the new social media manager.

Business use of social media cannot be used on a whim, as a knee jerk reaction because someone, somewhere read an article about it in the Chamber of Commerce newsletter. Handled badly social media interaction with existing and potential customers could actually do your business more harm than good.

Silence Is Golden

Your first action when starting social media is not to rush out and blast the Internet with sales pitches ? it is to listen. Using the tools available in Twitter and Facebook first see if anyone is already talking about your company. If so the odds are it could be detrimental, but just hold that thought, don?t charge in to try and rectify any collateral damage.

Next, see what others in your business sector are doing and what the clientele is talking about, Make notes about the style, tone, messages and profile that your rivals are using and see how the people are reacting. Why reinvent the wheel?

Audit your audience. Look at the social profiles of your existing and potential clientele and choose your social media platforms accordingly.If, for example your products or services are largely directed at a female audience then Pinterest is a must over and above Twitter or Facebook.

Audit your existing web presence. Make sure that your web site can accommodate link buttons to your social media platforms, Is all the information there that potential clients need to do business with you?Get some third party input from people who might be able to spot gaps or mistakes.

Social Media Is Human

Nobody uses social media to have sales messages rammed down their throats. Create your social media profile to be approachable, friendly, trustworthy ? all the traits you would look for in human friend. A sense of humour is great, just remember that everyone?s idea of what is funny varies tremendously. Used wrongly humour will please some and alienate others.

One of the best ways to humanise your business is to create a blog, write about the people in the business, case studies from satisfied clients, run posts from key members of staff about their take on business or even their charity walk. If your social media presence is an online equivalent of the annual report you?ve blown it!

Setting Goals And ROI

While business social of social media should be enjoyable don?t lose track of the fact that it is another marketing tool and like all marketing activities it should make a positive contribution to the bottom line. The most obvious goal is to to monitor how effective it is in bringing in new business. It?s pretty simplistic but log how many sales enquiries you receive or have received before your social media campaign launched and then log any increases one it has started.

Setting a goal gives you focus, to understand why you?re blogging and using Twitter, Facebook and Pinterest anyway. Goal-setting is always an exploration of purpose, so take the time to explore. Don?t fall into the trap that the only metric that matters is popularity and the number of readers, followers, friends, subscribers, and viewers you can amass.

Long Term V Sprint

Don?t fall on your sword if your goals aren?t achieved in the first few months. Social media is a long term strategy, not a sprint. Examine your goals and strategy to re-tweak if necessary but don?t throw the baby out with the bathwater in an attempt to justify your campaign.

As a guide to goal setting you cannot do better than read the advice of Ching Ya, take time to read her past and present blogs, there?s a wealth of advice there.

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Kevin Tea is a journalist and marketing communications professional who has worked for some of the leading blue chip companies in the UK and Europe. In the 1990s he became interested in how emerging Internet-based technologies could change the way that people worked and became an administrator on the Telework Europa Forum on CompuServe. With other colleagues he took part in a four year European Commission sponsored project to look at the way that the Internet could benefit remote communities. His blog is a resource for SMEs who want to use cloud computing and Web 2.0 technologies.

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Sunday, May 27, 2012

Teachers paid six-figure sums to walk away from their jobs

More than 160 school staff who were sacked or made redundant in the past year picked up generous payouts.

One Fulham headteacher was given almost ?200,000 for loss of office when his school merged with another.

The investigation shows teachers were paid tens of thousands of pounds to leave school ?by mutual agreement?, and many signed confidentiality clauses.

Emma Boon, campaign director of the Taxpayers? Alliance, said: ?Taxpayers will view these payouts as overly generous packages at a time when schools are searching for savings.?

Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act show Dinesh Ramjee, former head of Henry Compton school in Fulham, was paid ?195,490 to leave after it merged with nearby girls? school Fulham Cross to become Fulham College.

Other payouts include:

A headteacher in Lambeth was given ?117,500 after stepping down ?by mutual agreement?.
An Enfield head was paid up to ?30,000 after resigning and signing a confidential ?compromise agreement?, which means no further action could be taken against the council.
A Bromley teacher was given a ?termination payment? of up to ?22,000.
A member of staff at a Greenwich school was awarded ?59,215 after being made redundant.

Ms Boon said: ?Sadly, good headteachers might occasionally have to be made redundant ? and most will be entitled to receive a redundancy payment ? but some of these sums look excessive.

?Details of these arrangements must be published to ensure taxpayers? money is not being abused.?

Mr Ramjee, who stepped down from Henry Compton school in August 2010, has been volunteering with VSO in Gambia since he left his job, after 37 years in education. Union representatives negotiated the settlement.

He said: ?It was a private arrangement between myself and my governors and the local authority.?

A Hammersmith and Fulham council spokeswoman said: ?We now have one executive headteacher, instead of two, which has led to substantial and ongoing savings.?

Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Headteachers, said: ?Headship is an accountable role, and rightly so, but if we move people on when things aren?t working or the role is redundant, we need to ensure they and their families are protected during the change.?

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Award-Winning Application Enables Users to Easily Discover Nearby People, Places and Things. uLocate Communications, Inc. today announced its award-winning, location-based application, WHERE, will be available from Apple?s new App Store. iPhone and iPod Touch users can leverage WHERE?s library of location-enabled widgets to easily discover nearby places and things of interest.Boston, MA - uLocate Communications, [...]
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Box Office: Another Apple App Store application disappears Metasyntactic is the developer of the Apple iPhone App named Box Office and it has now become the latest app to disappear from the store. NetShare already has been in news for being missing from the store after making some random appearances. Metasyntactic said in a statement that they have [...]
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Crowds to crown queen's 60th anniversary party

LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth will celebrate 60 years on the throne next month along with huge crowds expected for a pop concert at Buckingham Palace, a grand procession through the streets of London and a 1,000-strong flotilla along the River Thames.

The Diamond Jubilee comes just over a year after the royal wedding of Prince William, the queen's grandson, to Kate Middleton, a spectacular display of pomp and pageantry which has boosted the monarchy's popularity at home and abroad.

While international media attention has focused on the young Duke and Duchess of Cambridge since their marriage, in early June it is the queen who will be in the limelight as she becomes only the second British monarch to mark the milestone.

Queen Victoria also made it to 60 years in 1897, although the vast British Empire she reigned over at that time has all but vanished and royalty has become a largely symbolic institution with few real powers.

The queen has less than four years to go to become the longest serving British monarch, but she trails Thailand's King Bhumibol Adulyadej as the longest-serving living head of state.

Despite her age, courtiers and many commentators believe that 86-year-old Elizabeth remains an important figurehead in Britain and beyond, a symbol of stability and service that has taken on added weight during straitened economic times.

A poll published in Britain's Guardian newspaper on Friday showed public support for the queen was at a record high in spite of harsh economic times and growing cynicism towards politicians following a number of high-profile scandals.

The survey showed 69 percent of respondents thought Britain would be worse off without the monarchy, with 22 percent saying it would be better off - the largest margin between the opposing views since the poll was first commissioned in 1997.

"Historically people have turned to symbols of certainty, probity and solidity in times of crisis," said Robert Hardman, author of a recent biography of the monarch called "Our Queen" and a writer for the royal-friendly Daily Mail.

"People feel she's lived through all sorts of crises, not least the Second World War, and she's dependable."

FOUR-DAY WEEKEND

Members of the royal family have been marking the jubilee all year with tours both national and international, but the climax of the celebrations is a four-day weekend from June 2-5.

On Saturday, the queen indulges her life-long passion for horses with a visit to the Epsom Derby.

Sunday has been billed "The Big Jubilee Lunch" encouraging thousands of Britons to spill out on to the streets and share a meal with neighbours and friends.

Also on Sunday, arguably the most spectacular event takes place on the River Thames snaking through central London.

Up to 1,000 vessels from around the world will assemble to accompany the queen and her husband on the Royal Barge as they travel along the river, watched by a flag-waving, cheering crowd expected to number more than a million.

Paul McCartney and Elton John are among the artists set to perform at a pop concert outside Buckingham Palace on Monday, when a network of 2,012 beacons will also be lit across Britain and the Commonwealth of mostly former British colonies.

On Tuesday, the jubilee weekend concludes with a service of thanksgiving at St. Paul's Cathedral and a short carriage procession from Westminster to Buckingham Palace where the queen and her family will appear on the balcony.

Unlike the younger generation of royals whose status borders on that of celebrities, the queen has been a quieter, less splashy presence.

If anything, she may suffer from over-familiarity in the eyes of the British public, which sees her face on coins and stamps and in countless photographs of her in colour-coordinated outfits while on official visits.

"We slightly overlooked the fact that she's done it for 60 years and suddenly realised that that's a great achievement," Hardman told Reuters.

"The jubilee coincides with a marked revival in interest in the royal family -- it's been a very good few years for them and not just because of the royal wedding."

MEDIA MESMERISED, POLLS UNCLEAR

Much of the British media and many broadcasters from the United States and beyond have given the monarchy overwhelmingly positive coverage in recent years, particularly since the 2011 wedding which was watched by up to two billion people worldwide.

Royalists say opinion polls such as the one in the Guardian have consistently shown solid support for the monarchy among the British public.

The republican movement, which has struggled to find a voice during the recent resurgence in royal interest, argues that the statistics tell a different picture.

Anti-monarchist group Republic quoted findings last month showing only 41 percent of Britons believed the royal family was a unifying force with 32 percent saying it made no difference.

Stephen Haseler, a prominent academic and critic of the monarchy, called the jubilee plans "unbelievable" at a time when the country was in a recession.

"This is Disneyland," he told Reuters. "She (the queen) is going to come down the River Thames in a barge, for God's sake, with all kinds of fireworks. This is kids' stuff, this is what you take kids to Disneyland to see and it's our head of state.

"You should be more dignified in a really serious recession. You ought to cut down on this nonsense. It's making us a bit of a laughing stock. What have we got to celebrate?"

The royal family officially costs taxpayers between 30 and 40 million pounds a year ($47-63 million), although the total does not include security and other outgoings. Republic estimates the cost at over 200 million pounds.

UPS AND DOWNS

Elizabeth was in Kenya with husband Philip when she learned of the death of her father, George VI, famously portrayed by Colin Firth in the Oscar-winning movie "The King's Speech".

Still in her mid-20s, she returned home to be greeted at the airport by Winston Churchill, one of 12 prime ministers to have served during her reign.

In 1953 her coronation in Westminster Abbey was televised for the first time and watched by millions of people globally.

Even her most ardent admirers admit that her reign has had its ups and downs, despite her image as a constant in a rapidly changing world.

The queen famously described 1992, marked by royal divorce, separation and a fire at Windsor Castle, as her "annus horribilis", yet things were to get worse.

In 1997, a year after divorcing heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles, the wildly popular Princess Diana was killed in a high speed car crash in Paris, dealing a serious blow to the royals.

The following decade, which included an enthusiastically celebrated golden jubilee in 2002 and the deaths of her mother and sister in the same year, saw the queen's public standing rebound.

The majority of commentators believe that while the queen is alive, the monarchy is unlikely to face a serious crisis.

That could change when her son Charles accedes the throne, some argue, because he is regarded as less predictable and diplomatic. William and Kate would be popular as king and queen, but they could have a long wait ahead.

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Football: Switzerland humble Germany

Eren Derdiyok gets the congratulations of teammates on his way to a hat-trick in Switzerland's 5-3 win over Germany.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Switzerland beat Germany 5-3 in friendly international in Basel
Eren Derdiyok scores hat-trick for the rampant Swiss
World and European champions Spain beat Serbia 2-0
Netherlands lose 2-1 at home to Bulgaria

(CNN) -- Germany's build-up to Euro 2012 suffered a setback Saturday with a 5-3 defeat to Switzerland in Basel.

It was the first time the Swiss, who did not qualify for this summer's tournament, had beaten Germany in an international since 1956.

German coach Joachim Loew fielded an understrength team as he rested eight Bayern Munich players who were involved in the Champions League final defeat to Chelsea last weekend.

But the performance of their understudies will do little to inspire confidence, with goalkeeper Ter Stegen having a forgettable error-strewn match as the Germans lost for the second time in a row.

Having gone through Euro qualifying unbeaten, they were beaten by France 2-1 in their last friendly in February.

Swiss striker Eren Derdiyok, who plays in the Bundesliga, scored a hat-trick and put his team 2-0 ahead with two first half goals in three minutes.

We didn't expect a result like this and we cannot be satisfied by it
Joachim Loew

Both goals were laid on by strike partner Tranquillo Barnettas before defender Mats Hummels pulled one back for Germany just before halftime with a header from a Mesut Ozil cross.

But Derdiyok made it 3-1 after 50 minutes, again from a Barnettas assist.

Andre Schuerrle cut the lead to give Germany some hope before Andre Lichtsteiner made it 4-2 in the 67th minute. Marco Reus added the third for the Germans five minutes later but Admir Mehmedi sealed victory for the Swiss and made it 5-3 late on.

"We didn't expect a result like this and we cannot be satisfied by it," Loew told AFP.

Meanwhile, Spain warmed up for a defense of their European title with a 2-0 friendly win over Serbia in a friendly played in Switzerland.

Coach Vicente del Bosque was also forced to field a second string line-up with many of his players involved in Friday's Copa del Rey final between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao.

Atletico Madrid's Adrian Lopez, a second half substitute, headed the 2010 World Cup winners in front in the 64th minute.

He was then pulled down by Serbia captain Branislav Ivanovic to earn a 75th minute penalty, converted by Santi Cazorla.

Spain announce their 23-man squad for Poland and the Ukraine Sunday.

Portugal, captained by Cristiano Ronaldo, were held to a disappointing 0-0 draw by Macedonia in Leiria.

Their group rivals in the Euro finals, Denmark, were beaten 3-1 by a young Brazil side, who are preparing for the London Olympics, in a friendly in Hamburg.

Porto striker Hulk scored twice with Denmark's Niki Zimling turning an Oscar cross into his own net for the other goal.

Nicklas Bendtner pulled a goal back for the well-beaten Danes.

The Netherlands also went down to a friendly defeat, losing 2-1 at home to Bulgaria.

Arsenal's Robin van Persie gave the Dutch a 45th minute lead but Bulgaria, who did not make Euro 2012, equalized four minutes into the second half with an Ivelin Popov penalty after Rafael van der Vaart had hand balled.

Bulgaria striker Ilijan Mizanski grabbed a shock winner in the second minute of injury time as the home side pushed forward and were caught on the break.

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Large sports car race invades Pacific Raceways over Memorial Day Weekend

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A pack of vintage racers roars around the track on the Pacific Raceways road course. Sports car racers come to Kent this weekend for the J. Tom Masterson Memorial 32nd annual Double ?Rational.?

May 24, 2012 ? 12:12 PM

cThe "Rational" event means that drivers will be competing at the national and regional levels.

Six race groups ? including a vintage collection of cars ? will be competing on Pacific Raceways' historic 2.25-mile road course.

Practice and qualifying is Saturday and Sunday morning with the first round of group racing Sunday afternoon followed by another round Monday afternoon.

General admission tickets, which can be purchased at the gate, are $10 per day or $25 for a three-day pass.

Gates open at 7:30 a.m. with on-track action starting at 9 a.m. each day.

The SCCA is the largest road course racing organization in the U.S. and includes nine divisions throughout the country. The organization dates back to 1944.

Pacific Raceways' challenging nine-turn road course has hosted top flight road racing events since the early 1960s. Indy 500 legend Mario Andretti, who scored his only Brickyard win in 1969, also won a USAC-sponsored event at the Kent track the same year propelling him to the national championship.

More information is available at www.nwr-scca.org.

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