A. Goodman

A. Goodman (referred to as Mr. Mayor in-game) is a character in. He is the mayor of Podunk and resides in the city hall, alongside his assistant, Abbott. When the city is victim to many ominous occurrences, he is mostly concerned about how it will affect the upcoming re-election. He asks Ninten to find a girl who has gotten lost in the city's cemetery in an attempt to increase his status. Once Ninten has rescued her, he will reward him with $100 and let Abbott give him the key to the zoo, hoping that he also will deal with problems there. He will however not reward Ninten for completing the latter task.

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 * His name is likely a pun on "a good man".

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Dalai Lama Awarded 2012 Templeton Prize
The Dalai Lama, the Tibetan Buddhist spiritual leader whose long-standing engagement with multiple dimensions of science and with people far beyond his own religious traditions has made him an incomparable global voice for universal ethics, nonviolence, and harmony among world religions, has won the 2012 Templeton Prize.

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Simple Ways Of Dealing With Conflict
Being in control of your life and having realistic expectations about your day-to-day challenges are the keys to stress management, which is perhaps the most important ingredient to living a happy, healthy and rewarding life.

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A Young Girl with a Big Heart and an Old Man with a Lot of Flowers
When I was very young (about ten or eleven years old), I heard that our neighbor, a retired physician, had lost his wife after a long illness. He was such a dear soul, and he had the most spectacular gardens in his backyard. The whole neighborhood could see his glorious flowers from the street. The backyard was a profusion of daisies and roses, snapdragons and lilies, hyacinths and columbines. I used to think there wasnt a flower in the world that he didnt grow.

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Use Your Talents Give More Receive More
When I stand before God at the end of my life, I would hope that I would not have a single bit of talent left, and could say, I used everything you gave me.Erma Bombeck

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The Art of Motivating Employees
Could a simple five-minute interaction with another person dramatically increase your weekly productivity?In some employment environments, the answer is yes, according to Wharton management professor Adam Grant. Grant has devoted significant chunks of his professional career to examining what motivates workers in settings that range from call centers and mail-order pharmacies to swimming pool lifeguard squads.

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