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The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday endorsed a plan that would require Tysons developers and landowners to fund billions of dollars worth of transportation improvements to help the area become the county's new urban center.
But support of the plan is split among stakeholders. About half of the 25 speakers during a two-and-a-half hour public comment period Tuesday night vocally opposed the plan, which sets up a special tax district that will require some residential landowners to pay higher taxes along with developers.
The Board's 7-2 vote to approve the plan brings the special tax district one step closer to fruition. With a tax hike of 7 to 9 cents per $100 of assessed value, the district is expected to generate approximately $250 million over the next 40 years.
Supervisor Lynda Smyth (D-Providence) made a motion to try to exempt residential properties from the tax increase after hearing opposition from residents, but her colleagues killed it for fear the General Assembly wouldn't support such a provision when the plan gets reviewed in Richmond.
"This is a major step in the right direction for realizing the Vision of Tysons," Chairman Sharon Bulova said after the vote. "Investing in Tysons is an investment in the future of Fairfax County. Never before has such a long range, comprehensive plan been developed to support a major redevelopment initiative."
Many of the plan's detractors were Tysons residents who didn't want to see their property taxes increase.
"It's a nightmare of endless taxation that goes on for 40 years for the residents and the small businesses of Tysons," Michael Bogasky, president of the Rotonda Condominium Association, said of the plan.
David Lee, another Rotonda resident, echoed similar sentiments.
"I think you pay for what you get in real estate, and we don't want to pay twice for what we have," he said in his testimony.
Lucille Weiner, a recently widowed Tysons resident, urged supervisors to protect residents like her, who would likely have to move if property tax rates go up.
"I've read that the people who benefit the most get taxed the most," she said. "But who is benefitting the most? It sure isn't me, who will have to move if this happens."
Developers were more supportive of the Board's action and the plan as a whole.
Tom Fleury of Cityline Partners, a company that has development applications pending, was one of those in favor.
"We're very much in favor of this proposal," he said. "If I ever there was a day that I would come and ask you to approve $13 a square foot in transportation proffers and ask you for a 7 to 9 cent tax on top of that, I probably should have retired, but that's what it takes to get the job done."
Other speakers called the plan fair and praised it for taking all of the stakeholders into account in an equitable manner.
Smyth and Pat Herrity (R-Springfield) voted against the endorsement of the plan. Supervisor Gerry Hyland (D-Mount Vernon) was not present for the vote.
Herrity wanted to see a reduction in workforce housing and for developers to fully fund the transportation improvements. He too made a failed motion to nix the tax district.
A vote to officially establish the tax district is expected later this year. The Board will hold a public hearing on the issue between now and then.

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Do you have ancestors from Sweden but don't know exactly where they came from? This presentation can help you with that problem. By using a case study, it will show you the process of finding clues in U.S. records, using Swedish Emigration Databases, and finally how to locate the home parish in Sweden. Once you know the home parish, you can search the Swedish church records to explore your Swedish heritage.
Using documents from The National Archives, James Cronan will take you through the history of the ship, from its construction and launch to its fateful end. James Cronan is a records specialist in diplomatic and colonial records. His interest in all things Titanic stems from the fact that his great-grandfather was a crewman on board the stricken ship. He has worked at The National Archives for 17 years, at Chancery Lane, the Family Records Centre and Kew.
Tourists and Booking Clerks- Information for Family Historians in the Thomas Cook Archives
Paul Smith, company archivist of Thomas Cook UK & Ireland, offers a general account of the holdings of the Thomas Cook Archives, with particular reference to records that might prove useful for family historians, such as staff magazines, contracts of employment and passenger lists. The talk also provides a brief history of the Thomas Cook organisation, and explains the importance of its archives for anyone, from academics to film producers, with an interest in the history of travel since the mid-19th century.
U.S. Hispanic Immigrants: Finding their Place of Origin
This class will give you some ideas of different record types you can use to help identify the country of origin for your Hispanic ancestor who came to the U. S. The examples used in the class are mainly for immigrants who came in the late 1800s and 1900s but the principles are applicable for those who came earlier as well.


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SLINGERLANDS – Police are looking for a bank robber after a hold-up in Slingerlands. It happened around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday at the Trustco Bank on New Scotland Road.
Police say the suspect displayed a firearm during the robbery. They aren't saying how much money he got away with.
According to police, the man they're looking for is a white male, about 5 feet 6 inches to 5 feet 8 inches tall. They say he was wearing an orange hard hat and a yellow traffic safety vest.
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Southwest Louisiana's longest-running reggae tradition...Rasta Reggae Radio! You will hear 2 hours of True WordSoundPower including classic to 21st Century Roots-Rockers, ska, rocksteady, dee-jay, nyabinghi, dancehall and dub. A typical program will open with earlier vintage classics before moving to newer releases, followed by a live-in-concert set and a dancehall set before concluding with more classics from the Golden Age of Reggae. KRVS was the first Southwest Louisiana radio station to establish a steady weekly Reggae showcase beginning back around 1980.
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Welcome back to What I'm Gaming! At the beginning of every week, I post about the games I've played in the past seven days and give some quick thoughts and impressions about those games. To see past editions of this feature, click What I'm Gaming.
Games I Played
X-Men: Destiny
Seeing as it was the number seven game on my top 12 most anticipated games of 2011 list, I felt I needed to go pick this up. After all, I love the X-Men universe and it looks like a decent game, plus Kmart has a deal going on this week for it.
It's a pretty simple game that doesn't do anything you haven't seen before, but it feels pretty solid. I spent about three and a half hours playing and exploring it, and when it comes down to it, I've enjoyed what I've played. It's strange I haven't seen any reviews yet, but I'll be getting one up once I complete it.
Medal of Honor
As I mentioned in last week's post, I bought this game for a whole $4.19 from Gamefly. I had the urge to play through it, so I started it up on hard. Aside from a few annoying parts, the game's hardest difficulty and mostly a cake-walk for any mildly experienced FPS player, but it was still pretty fun. I got all the offline achievements done except for the Tier 1 mode, which requires completing each level in under par time…without dying. Then, on to the multiplayer! Shouldn't take long.
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Yes, the first one. I never completed the campaign, and I didn't realize I had a copy (I obtained several CoD games from buying a second 360 from Craig list, but didn't notice it before) so I felt after completing Medal of Honor, I might as well. I've recovered from my period of FPS-related burnout and I'm back to shooting things! Anyway, I started over, and I got past where I got stuck in "Charlie Don't Surf" and stopped at "The Bog." I'm playing on easy to get the collectibles and other miscellaneous achievements, then I'll try it on Veteran. Like last time.
A good week to turn back the clock, right?
With the release of NBA 2K12 coming next Tuesday, I wanted to work on this game and try to have it maxed out before I move on. I needed to start over on the dreaded My Player mode because my data for it was lost, and then there are a few random ones I never got around to attempting before, so I'll clean those up. I'm almost done with My Player – just three more games, assuming I don't get cut from training camp.
Yeah, had to get my weekly dose of the current year's title. Been doing the same old thing I've been doing: My Player and random player matches against my bro. I'm getting a bit tired of it, since Tuesday can't come soon enough. Too bad 2K12 will likely have early server issues. They do every year. Sigh.
Deus Ex: Human Revolution
I'm still on my second playthrough in this game, mostly because since I beat it once, I've been trying to work on other stuff. I popped it in to continue my quest, only to realize that I am missing an eBook for the "Doctorate" achievement that I can no longer access. If you're trying for that achievement, do NOT, and I repeat, DO NOT sneak around The Hive. Talk to the Bartender and convince him to let you see the Boss. I got discouraged and turned it back off after that.
Tales of Vesperia
I finally had a chance to pick this back up. All I really NEED to do is go through the final dungeon and beat the game, but I'm spending my time GRADE farming so I can buy all the things I'll need in my New Game+. There's a lot of stuff I need to be able to get, so I'll be farming for a while. At least I found a method where I get around 2000 GRADE in one 20 minute battle.
Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard
It was only Hazard Time for about 20 minutes. I played one level and unlocked a few achievements I was missing and that was it. Very slowly working my way through on Max Hazard difficulty. This game doesn't lend itself well to replay value.
Soulcalibur IV
I had a friend help me for a few minutes with this game since I only needed to win a few matches online in the maps I hadn't unlocked yet. I got the "World Traveler" achievement, played with my custom character a bit, then took it out. I'm just not into fighting games like I once was.
Ultimate MK3
A friend asked me to help him try to get his 100 online wins. We tried, but we were unable to connect to any ranked matches. We'll try again some other time, but I fear the servers may have been taken down.
Condemned 2: Bloodshot
I got a random message from someone who wanted to boost this, so I got on very briefly. It was a one match affair – I kill him and his friend, they kill me, finish the match. I'm now one Serial Killer kill away from the "SKX" achievement and finishing the multiplayer portion. Once I'm done, I might get around to playing the single player, too.
Games I Bought
This week, I bought X-Men Destiny through the aforementioned Kmart deal. I also found some info about a bunch of XBLA games that went on sale; pretty good ones, too. I have only bought Moon Diver so far, but there's a few more that I'm considering. In case you're wondering, here's the XBLA sale list I am referring to.
That wraps up my gaming report for this week. Now it's your turn – what have you been playing this past week? What new games have you bought?
Let me know in the comments.


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These modest gadgets could be an affordable solution if you can't afford both a phone and tablet.
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SB Nation Denver: All Posts by Adam Stites http://cdn0.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/48907/denver-fave.png 2014-05-27T10:02:39-06:00 http://denver.sbnation.com/authors/adam-stites/rss 2014-05-27T10:02:39-06:00 2014-05-27T10:02:39-06:00 Chicago Bears turn their attention back to the defense
The Bears had the worst defense in franchise history in 2013 and made several changes to adjust that.

The Chicago Bears had the worst defense in franchise history during the 2013 season. Just one year after finishing in the top five in the NFL in yards and points allowed, the Bears were 30th in both categories in 2013, the worst they've finished in either stat throughout the history of a franchise best known for its stout defense.

With those struggles came prompt changes and after free agency and the 2014 NFL Draft, the lineup for the Bears looks much different -- particularly on the defensive line, where marquee free agents were added to replace marquee departures.

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Defensive ends Jared Allen and Lamarr Houston will be tasked with filling the voids left by the departures of Julius Peppers and Corey Wootton. Upping the team's sack total, which was the NFL's worst in 2013 with only 31 sacks, is a must for the team. But those sacks won't necessarily be entirely up to Allen and Houston, although they'll certainly be the ones who are chiefly responsible. A pair of rookie defensive tackles could fight for time in the starting lineup or provide rotational pass-rush help.

Former Arizona State defensive tackle Will Sutton was one of the nation's leaders in sacks during his junior season with the Sun Devils, and although he struggled to match that production as a senior, his ability as an interior pass rusher is apparent.

Second-round pick Ego Ferguson only recorded one sack during his time with the LSU Tigers, but he could earn a primary role occupying blockers if he can pull a starting spot away from Stephen Paea. If he succeeds in the role, he could help free the other defensive linemen to wreak havoc.

But the focus of the changes in the offseason weren't exclusively on improving the team's pass rush. With the 14th overall selection in the 2014 NFL Draft, the Bears selected cornerback Kyle Fuller, who should immediately start in the team's secondary. Potentially joining Fuller in the starting secondary is fourth-round pick Brock Vereen, although he'll have to beat out Chris Conte for the job.

Regardless, it's a new-look defense that will have a low bar to improve on the performance from 2013. With hopes high for a team that scored the second-most points in the NFL en route to an 8-8 record, it'll be a new-look defense that likely decides the fate of the Bears in 2014.
 http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2014/5/27/5754362/chicago-bears-defense-jared-allen-lamarr-houston Adam Stites 2014-05-27T08:17:49-06:00 2014-05-27T08:17:49-06:00 Maurice Jones-Drew, Taylor Lewan highlight position battles to watch this offseason
Maurice Jones-Drew andand Darren McFadden are two of several players getting ready to do battle for starting jobs during the 2014 offseason.

The depth charts for many NFL teams are far from settled after an infusion of new talent from free agency and the 2014 NFL Draft. Teams will use training camp, preseason and ongoing offseason training activities (OTAs) to help sort out the starting lineups for the 2014 season.

While quarterback battles like the ones for the New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings will draw the headlines, battles at other positions are worth watching, as well.

Here's an early look at some intriguing match-ups:

 Raiders: Maurice Jones-Drew vs. Darren McFadden

Three years ago, a battle between Maurice Jones-Drew and Darren McFadden would have been the most exciting in the NFL. However, Jones-Drew's production has since tailed off alongside a pile of injuries, and McFadden hasn't been able to stay healthy long enough to match his career-best year in 2010.

McFadden is about two-and-a-half years younger than Jones-Drew, and hasn't experienced the same drop in burst and speed, which means he is likely the favorite to win the job. However, the former Jacksonville Jaguars Pro Bowler is reportedly cutting a lot of weight in hopes that he can return to his explosive ways.

If both players are able to stay healthy during the offseason, it should make for an exciting battle between two talented veterans.

 Titans: Michael Oher vs. Taylor Lewan

The Tennessee Titans entered the offseason with just one starting-quality offensive tackle, and now they have three.

Michael Roos has been a starter for the Titans for nine seasons, including one Pro Bowl season, and isn't likely to lose his left tackle spot in 2014. The right tackle spot, however, appears to be up for grabs between Michael Oher and first round draft pick Taylor Lewan. After giving Oher a four-year, $20 million contract in March, it's hard to imagine that the Titans want him on the bench. Then again, it's hard to justify spending a No. 11 overall pick on Lewan only to sit him during his rookie season.

 Eagles: Marcus Smith vs. Trent Cole

During a five-year span, Trent Cole accumulated 55 sacks and two trips to the Pro Bowl. In the last two seasons, however, he has managed just 11 total sacks, and does not appear to be a great fit in the Eagles' new defensive scheme, although he adjusted well at the end of the 2013 season.

The Eagles made an attempt to draft that perfect fit when they selected Marcus Smith No. 26 overall in the 2014 NFL Draft. While Smith lacks Cole's polish, he is the team's long-term plan at the position. If he can provide legitimate competition for Cole in the offseason, the team could go with the future sooner rather than later.

 Bengals: Giovani Bernard vs. Jeremy Hill

Offensive coordinator Hue Jackson says that there's still room in the Cincinnati offense for BenJarvus Green-Ellis, but Green-Ellis will have his hands full finding time ahead of a pair of talented young runners.

2013 second-round pick Giovani Bernard and 2014 second-round pick Jeremy Hill will likely battle each other for the starting spot in the Bengals' offense. Regardless of the winner, both players will almost certainly receive a significant number of snaps in the regular season. But what kind of snaps?

Bernard primarily played as a change-of-pace back last season, and could reprise that role if Hill proves he is ready to handle early downs better than Green-Ellis did. If not, Bernard could be eyeing those snaps as well, relegating Hill to a spell-back role.

 49ers: Marcus Martin vs. Daniel Kilgore

With the departure of Jonathan Goodwin, 2011 fifth-round pick Daniel Kilgore was expected to fill in as the starting center for the 49ers this season. He even received a four-year contract extension in what was seemingly a show of faith that Kilgore would take over the position.

However, San Francisco selected Marcus Martin, arguably the most NFL-ready center in the 2014 NFL Draft, very early in the third round. As a rookie, Martin will likely be the underdog to win the starting role, though Kilgore is technically just as much of an unknown on the field.

The battle between the two players will be a crucial one for a 49ers team that thrives on power running between the tackles.
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The NFL has selected Minneapolis to host the 2018 Super Bowl.

Minneapolis will serve as host of Super Bowl LII in 2018 after owners selected the city's bid in a vote at the annual spring owners meeting Tuesday. Decided by the fourth vote at the meeting held in Atlanta, Minnesota will now host its second Super Bowl.

Of the three cities competing for Super Bowl LII, only Minneapolis could offer a brand-new stadium. The $1 billion indoor facility, tentatively called Vikings Stadium, is scheduled to open in 2016, which means it will host the NFL's marquee event after just two seasons.

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The game will be the second ever Super Bowl in Minnesota, and the first since the Metrodome hosted Super Bowl XXVI in 1992. In its bid, the city promised to "celebrate winter" during its time as host, although the game will be protected from the elements in the indoor stadium.

The selection of the Super Bowl site is just another in a long line of big media announcements the NFL makes throughout the offseason. We're at the point where we're getting pictures of ballots on Twitter:

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We didn't get the announcement quite as early as expected, however, as the first vote from all 32 owners did not return a majority. A team has to earn a three-fourths majority to be selected on the first vote. After the second round of voting, the lowest vote-getter was cut, and that was Indianapolis. The third vote, between Minneapolis and New Orleans, also did not return a supermajority (three-fourths vote). The fourth and final vote only required a simple majority (50 percent or greater) and that went in favor of Minneapolis.

The hosts of the 2015, 2016 and 2017 Super Bowls have already been decided, beginning with Super Bowl XLIX in 2015 at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz. The brand-new Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., will host Super Bowl L in 2016, and NRG Stadium in Houston will serve as the stage for Super Bowl LI in 2017.

Finalists to host Super Bowl LIII in 2019 will likely be announced in the fall.
 http://www.sbnation.com/nfl/2014/5/20/5734096/super-bolw-lii-2018-minneapolis-nfl Adam Stites 2014-05-20T09:57:38-06:00 2014-05-20T09:57:38-06:00 Jerry Jones calls NFL playoff expansion inevitable
The owner of the Dallas Cowboys says the addition of a wild card team from each conference to the NFL playoff format is a matter of "when and not if."

The NFL is close to adding two more teams to its playoff format, expanding the postseason bracket to 14 teams. Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones described the change as inevitable Monday, telling reporters that it is matter of "when and not if." He argued that the addition of two more wild card teams would add more excitement to the NFL postseason.

Not every owner is in favor of the potential change, however. For example, John Mara of the New York Giants is against the addition of playoff teams, according to ESPN's Sal Paolantonio. Still, Mara admitted that he is in the minority among owners, furthering the belief that there is enough owner support to pass a proposal.

Jones echoed this sentiment when gauging the likelihood of the owners eventually passing the motion. Via Newsday:

"I think it's more a question of timing, but I do get a real good feeling that at some point, we'll have additional playoff [teams]," Jones said Monday afternoon. "I know we're going to discuss it here. It makes a lot of sense for the NFL. We all know some of the arguing points, but our game is so popular, our league is so equal in terms of how teams compete. I don't think there's anything watered down with two additional teams that would be in the playoffs."

According to Mark Maske of the Washington Post, that vote likely won't come during this week's owners meeting in Atlanta. Even if a vote is passed, the NFL might have its hands full pushing for the change without first receiving the approval of the NFL Players Association.

While Jones told Bob Glauber of Newsday that he doesn't believe the NFL requires NFLPA approval on the matter, NFLPA spokesperson George Atallah said that isn't the case:

NFLPA spokesman George Atallah said the league has yet to submit a plan to the NFLPA for expanded playoffs. Asked if the owners agreeing to add two playoffs teams would require approval from the union, Atallah said, "It would definitely be a topic for [collective] bargaining, no question."

If approved, the NFL would add an additional playoff team from each conference, upping the total teams from 12 to 14. The additional team would be a third wild card selection, which would have been the Pittsburgh Steelers in the AFC and Arizona Cardinals in the NFC this past season. The change would also mean that just one team from each conference would earn a bye in the first round -- the current format allows two.
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Officials broke ground on a new $1.2 billion stadium in Atlanta that will serve as the home of the Falcons.

Construction of a new stadium for the Atlanta Falcons is officially underway after a groundbreaking ceremony was held on Monday night. The stadium, currently using the working title, New Atlanta Stadium, is expected to open in time for the 2017 NFL season and cost roughly $1.2 billion.

The ceremony featured many important attendees, including NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, Atlanta mayor Kasim Reed and Major League Soccer commissioner Don Garber. The use of the new stadium will include MLS games, college football and possibly even a bid for the World Cup, according to Reed.

Still, the main tenants of the new stadium will be the Falcons and the team's owner, Arthur Blank, said that the city will continue to push for a Super Bowl bid in the future, telling guests in attendance to lobby Goodell for the cause.

.Atlanta Falcons break ground on new stadium tonight. Details at 11. @nfl @nflcommish pic.twitter.com/P2TTJF6gOQ
 — Justin Farmer (@JustinFarmerWSB) May 20, 2014

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 — Atlanta_Falcons (@Atlanta_Falcons) May 20, 2014

If the Falcons are to host a Super Bowl in the future, they'll have to wait in line for a little bit, as the hosts have already been decided for 2015, '16 and '17. NFL owners will decide between three finalists, Indianapolis, Minneapolis and New Orleans, on Tuesday for Super Bowl LII in 2018.

Fans can be added to a waitlist for season tickets at the new stadium in 2017, although current Falcons season ticket holders will have priority when the team makes the move. Renderings of the stadium have been released on the team's website.
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Jaguars fans came out in full force for the second of two days of rookie camp on Saturday.

The Jacksonville Jaguars held their second of two rookie camp practices on Saturday and fans were excited to see what No. 3 selection, Blake Bortles, would look like with weapons like Marqise Lee and Allen Robinson. Really excited. The Jaguars announced an attendance of 6,214 fans on Saturday, a record for any practice in the franchise's history.

According to Tad Dickman, the public relations coordinator for the team, the previous record for a rookie camp practice was 2,378 and the record for a training camp practice was estimated at about 4,500. Jaguars fans nearly eclipsed the mark for a rookie camp practice on Friday afternoon with 2,054 fans in attendance, but crushed that mark on Saturday.

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The two-day rookie minicamp features the nine players selected by the Jaguars in the 2014 NFL Draft, the 17 undrafted free agents signed shortly after the Draft and 27 players trying out for contracts. Bortles of the University of Central Florida was the first quarterback selected in the draft and is the obvious draw for fans.
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Five-time Pro Bowl pass rusher Robert Mathis will not play against the Jaguars in Week 3 due to a suspension.

The Jacksonville Jaguars will not be tasked with slowing the NFL's 2013 sack-leader when the Indianapolis Colts travel to EverBank Field in Week 3, as Robert Mathis was issued a four-game suspension for violation the league's policy for performance enhancing substances, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.

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In a statement released by Mathis shortly after the announcement of the suspension, the Colts pass rusher blamed the suspension on a medicine prescribed by doctors to help with fertility challenges:

"Like many families, my wife and I faced fertility challenges, and I sought medical assistance," Mathis said. "I specifically asked the doctor if the medication he prescribed for me would present a problem for NFL drug testing, and unfortunately, he incorrectly told me that it would not. I made the mistake of not calling the NFL or NFLPA to double check before I took the medication at the end of last season."

"The incredible blessing of this very upsetting situation is that, after I took the medication very briefly at the end of last season, we learned that my wife is expecting a baby. We are thrilled that we will be welcoming a new member in several months, but I apologize to my teammates, coaches and Colts fans that I will not be able to contribute to my team for the first four weeks of the 2014 season."

Eric Winston, the president of the NFL Players Association and currently a free agent, expressed disappointment in the league's decision to suspend Mathis and said the punishment "shows a lack of compassion and perspective."

Mathis will miss the first four games of the season, including a Week 3 matchup against the Jaguars and games against the Broncos, Eagles and Titans. Erik Walden and 2013 first-round pick, Bjoern Werner, will likely be pegged as the pair of starting outside linebackers for the team in the absence of Mathis.

A five-time Pro Bowler, Mathis had a career year in 2013, accumulating 19.5 sacks for the Colts and earning his first career First Team All-Pro nod. In two games against the Jaguars, he accumulated five sacks, including a season-best three sacks against the team in Week 4.
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Brian Price and Greg Childs are among the 27 players invited to workout with the Jaguars.

The Jaguars have invited 27 players to participate in the team's rookie mini camp in addition to nine players selected in the 2014 NFL Draft and 17 players signed as undrafted free agents. Along with the announcement of 27 tryout players, the Jaguars also announced the release of second-year quarterback Matt Scott who is now subject to waivers.

On the list of players joining the Jaguars rookie mini-camp are three players with NFL experience: offensive lineman Antoine Caldwell, wide receiver Greg Childs and defensive tackle Brian Price. Here is the full list of players participating in the rookie mini camp on a trial basis:

 Pos	 Player	 College

 DE	 Marques Aiken	 Cincinnati

 LB	 Leland Baker	 Alabama State

 OT	 Jimmy Bennett	 Connecticut

 RB	 Beau Blankenship	 Ohio

 OT	 Kyle Bryant	 Youngstown State

 G/C	 Antoine Caldwell*	 Alabama

 G/T	 Jamey Cheatwood	 Coastal Carolina

 WR	 Greg Childs*	 Arkansas

 G	 Jordan Davis	 East Carolina

 FB	 Ryan Eppes	 South Florida

 CB	 Sean Evans	 Northern Illinois

 LB	 Dozie Ezemma	 West Virginia

 DE	 Matt Garrick	 UNLV

 S/CB	 Andrew Green	 Nebraska

 S	 Jerome Junior	 Winston Salem-State

 S	 Sean Maag	 Central Florida

 S/CB	 Chris Pickett	 Troy

 CB	 Randy Ponder	 Missouri

 DE	 Albert Presley	 Akron

 DT	 Brian Price*	 UCLA

 G/C	 Nate Richards	 Rice

 DT	 Kayvon Sherrill	 Florida Atlantic

 LB	 Spencer Shuey	 Clemson

 CB	 Dominique Wheeler	 Valdosta State

 S	 Jeremi Wilkes	 Syracuse

 DE	 Tim Willman	 Connecticut

 WR	 Brandon Wimberly	 Nevada

Price was a second round pick in the 2010 NFL Draft and started 14 games for the Buccaneers in 2011, but was traded to the Bears before the 2012 season. He made stops with the Vikings and Cowboys, but never played another NFL game and most recently played for the L.A. Kiss of the Arena Football League.

Caldwell was a third round pick of the Houston Texans in the 2009 NFL Draft and started 19 games for the team in four years. Childs was a fourth round pick of the Minnesota Vikings in the 2012 NFL Draft, but never played for the team after suffering patella tendon tears in both knees as a rookie in training camp.

The two-day minicamp for the Jaguars is scheduled to begin on Friday, May 16 and continue through Saturday, May 17.
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1. It's common for someone to blame the traffic for being late to work. But a Lawrenceville woman flipped that around to explain why . The woman said she was sitting in a left-turn lane during a red light, then decided she wanted to go straight through the intersection. According to a police report, she punched it when the light turned green, struck the car and continued on her way. Police caught up later and heard this explanation — she was late for work. The woman was arrested and charged with several offenses, including hit-and-run, improper lane change and no proof of insurance. She ended up being really late for work.
2. Was it worth it? . The woman, a Lawrenceville resident, knocked on the man's door and when he answered, she burst through, grabbed the money off a table and fled. After she was caught, she told police she didn't want to go jail for 20 bucks. But after the officer told her it was $40, she said, "Oh, well, that's a lot of money."
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QUESTION: The empty condominium next to mine is now owned by a lender. I don't have a contact number for someone at the bank. I am concerned that the property is not being cared for, and anyone can break in and vandalize it. Or the water heater will burst and flood me out. What can I do?
ANSWER: You have found yourself in an increasingly common situation in which the foreclosing lender does not properly care for a property. The lender now is responsible for securing and maintaining it and also liable for any damages caused to others.
I would put the lender on written notice by sending a letter via certified mail, addressed to the bank president at the corporate office. You should be able to find the address online. Your condo association may be able to help make sure that the property is safely secured and may be able to legally compel the lender to fix any dangerous situation. You also may want to contact your city's code enforcement office if you feel there is a violation of any ordinances.
A more difficult problem is one in which the bank has not yet completed the foreclosure or is dragging its feet in doing so. In that case, the property still is owned by the person who walked away from it, so the bank is limited in what it can do. But I still would put the bank on notice and also request that your condo association's attorney take steps to expedite the foreclosure process.
Gary M. Singer is a Florida attorney and board-certified as an expert in real estate law by the Florida Bar. He is the chairperson of the Real Estate Section of the Broward County Bar Association and is an adjunct professor for the Nova Southeastern University Paralegal Studies program. Send him questions online at http://sunsent.nl/mR20t7 or follow him on Twitter GarySingerLaw.
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---- — Michael Breen of Middleburgh was appointed special prosecutor Wednesday in the case of a former Walton teacher accused of having sex with underage students.
The appointment came just a day before ex-teacher Stephanie Fletcher was scheduled to appear before Sidney Town Justice Steven Rose, but that appearance subsequently was postponed to Dec. 13.
Breen told the court he had another court appearance that conflicted with the Sidney hearing, a court official said.
Fletcher is charged with two counts of rape in the third degree, a charge filed in cases where a defendant older than 21 is accused of having sexual intercourse with someone younger than 17. She also is charged with one count of third-degree criminal sexual act and one count of endangering the welfare of a child.
The two boys with whom Fletcher is accused of having sex were 16 at the time of the alleged incidents, according to court documents obtained by The Daily Star.
In 2009, Breen represented Middleburgh high school teacher Colleen Benton as she sought to overturn an arbitrator's decision in January of that year that she be dismissed for offering to perform a sexual act on an 11th-grade student two years earlier, according to an article in the Daily Gazette of Schenectady.
The arbitrator described Benton's actions as "predatory behavior," according to the article.
In petitioning the state Supreme Court for Benton's reinstatement in February 2009, according to the article, Breen wrote that the arbitrator made the assumption that Benton's alleged action would cause "long-lasting harm to the student."
"On the contrary, anyone with knowledge of 17-year-old boys would assume that most would accept the offer with alacrity and those who, from fear or embarrassment, refused to offer would soon and for the rest of their lives regret not having taken advantage of it," he was quoted as writing.
Breen was not available Wednesday afternoon to comment on the Benton case.
Earlier in the day, he said he had been told about his appointment to prosecute Fletcher but hadn't been officially notified. As a result, he said, he could not comment on the case.
"I have no authority to act on anything," he said.
A special prosecutor usually is named when a district attorney perceives a conflict of interest in pursuing a case, although it remained unclear why Delaware County District Attorney Richard Northrup asked for one.
He declined Wednesday to elaborate.
The interim superintendent of the Walton Central School District also declined to comment when asked whether the case had prompted district officials to examine how they evaluate teachers and procedures to head off such cases.
"It's a police matter," said George F. Mack, the interim schools chief.
Breen has been called into service as a special prosecutor in Delaware County at least three times in the past, the most recent in a case last year in which the Sidney Town Attorney Joseph Ermeti was charged with assault.
He also prosecuted Katherine Covell, who was indicted in 2009 on charges of second-degree vehicular manslaughter, driving while intoxicated and driving with a blood-alcohol content above .08 percent after a fatal crash Nov. 29, 2008, on Route 10 in Walton. Covell eventually pleaded guilty to the first charge and was sentenced to four months in jail and five years' probation.
In the third case, he prosecuted a Franklin lawyer accused of filing a false petition in an adoption case. She eventually was barred from practicing law for four years.


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— AUSTIN – State Rep. Phil King (R-Weatherford) announced today he will seek re-election to the Texas House of Representatives.
King represents Texas House District 61, serving Parker and Wise counties.
"It has been the honor of my life to serve the people of District 61 in the Texas House of Representatives," King stated. "I have spent my tenure in office fighting for limited government, individual liberty, free enterprise and traditional values. I will continue to fight for these principles that are so critical to our district, to Texas and to our nation."
King currently serves as a member of the Energy Resources and Pensions committees. He also serves on the board of directors for the American Legislative Exchange Council, the Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute, and as vice chair of the Texas Legislative Tea Party Caucus.
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New Apple TV with Netflix integration coming tomorrow?
Citing "two people who asked not to be identified", Bloomberg is reporting that Apple may indeed be ready to drop an all new Apple TV (iTV?) tomorrow at their annual special music event.
Netflix would, as usual, require a monthly subscription. Whether or not the new Apple TV would run iOS as previous rumors have suggested, and whether or not Netflix would be an app, like it currently is on iPad and iPhone, or a built-in service like YouTube isn't made clear.
Would you have a preference?
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With every device and box (and quite a few TVs themselves) offering Netflix streaming, it is just part of the price of admission into this market.
i think tomorrow will be new ipod(s), some update to itunes, and the new apple tv as the "one more thing".
Maybe that's why Roku just lowered prices. Bad news for Roku if true.
Bloomberg said the event was on the 7th now it's tomorrow. No.
I would be an avid Netflix customer if I could stream Netflix thru my existing Apple TV
Roku responds correctly by lowering its prices.
Microsoft promptly raises prices for its monthly membership needed to view Netflix. Go figure.
I am very interested in an iTV. I currently have a media pc, and it is OK but clearly a kludge. I would love an iOS tv device, and am sure that developers would produce great stuff if iOS were put on a TV. There would be necessary changes, but integration with the iPhone would be great.
I would think that they would do a special event for an all-new product a la the January iPad event. I can't see them upstaging the music event with something like this rumored TV product when the invitation is clearly just a guitar. Personally I hate the itunes and apple tv model of buying individual tv shows and movies. I'm not holding my breath for anything that I would be interested in. I suppose we will all find out tomorrow via the live stream.
Non touchscreen ios. All the people calling out android for fragmentation better take a look in the mirror
The crazy rumors always come out just before the Apple events...
@Patrick, a silver account is free on Xbox live, which is the only thing that you need to access Netflix.
All the speculation of a new Apple TV box, but no talk about existing units. Shoot, I spent $225 just a few months ago. I hope some of the streaming service goodness applies to existing units as well.
I just bought an AppleTv a few months ago like @Fernando. I hope we get an update that allows for most if not all the new iTV goodies, if not I hope it is still supported for a while. I already have 2 Roku's but would buy an iTV if it comes with 99 cent rentals and Netflix. I love Netflix it is my major source for entertainment now, dumped all but my most basic cable.


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Peanut research and supply channels in Haiti were boosted recently through an initiative developed by former U.S. President Bill Clinton and philanthropist Frank Giustra, who spent June 29 touring peanut research projects in Haiti with representatives from UGA's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
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VANCOUVER-- If you thought Facebook was just for birthdays and vacation photos, it turns out it can also keep a stolen gun out of the wrong hands.
A home burglary happened at ten Friday morning in Hockinson, Wash. The victim's Hockinson home has seen it all. It's been ransacked and burglarized many times before.
But in this case, social media helped get the stolen items back.
"Basically this is the third time in a year this place has been targeted, said Patty Colson, who owns the home her son Travis lives in. "The second time he got burglarized, I bought him that camera, which is now mounted in that tree."
Friday morning, the camera caught a couple more people trespassing, and there were pretty clear photos too. That's also happened before.
"The truth is if you don't know who they are and there's nothing distinguishable and it doesn't catch them breaking in, there's nothing they can do about it," Colson said.
The stakes were higher Friday. Someone stole a handgun from the bedroom, leading the man who owns that gun to up the ante too.
This time, photos of the men at his house didn't just go to police.
"So I posted them to Facebook immediately after the cop left, everybody I know starting sharing it," Travis Colson said.
As police investigated, Travis' Facebook friends did their own detective work.
"Somebody recognized him and a friend of a friend got the stuff back for us," he said.
That included the handgun that had Travis Colson so worried.
"Who would have thought that Facebook would help out in this way?" Travis said. "I would have never thought. But it makes total sense."
The burglary victims don't know the people who had their items. The connection was a friend of a friend of a Facebook friend.
The Clark County Sheriff's Office is investigating. The Colson's are hoping for an arrest in the case.


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RALEIGH — A Raleigh man is accused of embezzling about $30,000 from Vasolabs Inc., a Utah-based medical diagnostic company.
Richard Lewis Soltis, of 4705 Royal Troon Drive, is charged with stealing five checks from Raleigh Durham Medical Group that belonged to Vasolabs, according to an arrest warrant.
Police say that the offense occurred between May 17 and July 15. Soltis, 46, was arrested Wednesday morning and released just after noon on $5,000 bail.


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The Days Inn Oceanside Miami Beach features an outdoor pool with sundeck and poolside bar. Free WiFi and concierge services are provided to guests.
Guestrooms, some with ocean or bay views, hint at the area's Art Deco legacy with light woods and tropical hues.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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- General
Conveniently located in Miami Beach, this hotel is within easy reach of South Beach, downtown Miami, and the Miami Beach Convention Center. Guests can spend their days at the beach sailing, surfing, or kayaking in the Florida sun.
Complimentary wireless Internet access and a business center are among the many convenient amenities provided to guests. The hotel's lobby welcomes guest with an elegant entrance featuring columns, marble flooring, and hand-painted murals. An outdoor pool and sundeck with lounge chairs offer ocean views and poolside bar service.
- Beach umbrellas
- Beach cabanas (surcharge)
- Beach sun loungers
- Pool sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- 24-hour front desk
- Total number of rooms - 142
- ATM/banking
- Number of floors - 10
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- Coffee/tea in lobby
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Free Wi-Fi
- Laundry facilities
- Poolside bar
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Number of restaurants - 3
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Smoke-free property
- Outdoor seasonal pool
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
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Self parking (surcharge)
- Room Amenities
- Coffee/tea maker
- Hair dryer
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Cable TV service
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Free Wi-Fi
- Connecting/adjoining rooms available
- Dining
Sunrise Cafe - Open for breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Beaches Bar and Grill - Casual café and lounge serving American fare for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Limited hours.
Europa Grille - Serving dinner Tuesday-Thursday evenings.
- Recreation
The hotel offers an outdoor pool and sundeck featuring ocean views. A downstairs bar has a pool table.
Miami Beach is located directly behind the hotel. Golf courses and tennis courts are within 10 miles.
The recreational activities listed below are available at or near the Days Inn-Miami Beach Oceanside; fees may apply.
- Boat tours nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Sailing nearby
- Parasailing nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
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To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
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- Accessible path of travel
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- Accessible parking
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- Check-in
Minimum check-in age is 21
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
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Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
Only service dogs are allowed
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- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- In-room safe fee: USD 2 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Breakfast fee: USD 12 per person (approximately)
- Self parking fee: USD 25 per night
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 15 per night
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Children 17 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding. The property has connecting/adjoining rooms, which are subject to availability and can be requested by contacting the property using the number on the booking confirmation.


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Of the 23 established species of exotic freshwater fish in Florida, the clown knifefish has to be one of the most intriguing. With a flat silvery body and black spots ringed with white, the creature is eye-popping and sporty. Like a tarpon from a distant universe, it jumps high out of the water when hooked and uses its long, undulating anal fin to swim backward when you try to net it.
Boynton Beach freshwater fishing guide captain Butch Moser, 66, started catching the Asian invaders for his clients in the Ida-Osborne chain of lakes in Palm Beach County not long after the first one was spotted during 1994, probably a discarded pet from someone's home aquarium. Numbers of clown knifefish grew steadily over the next decade and a half, but their range never really expanded north of West Palm Beach or south of Boca Raton. They kept Moser and his customers busy for hours at a time, targeting them around grassy shorelines and beneath bridges.
During December 2008, Nick Fusco caught a 13 1/2-pounder near Lake Clarke Shores that reigns as the International Game Fish Association all-tackle world record for the species. A chill in January 2010 knocked the fish way back; clown knifefish, like other tropical exotics, can't tolerate water temperatures below 54 degrees for very long. But the back-pedaling jumpers have rebounded to the point that Moser and a few other guides and anglers target them again. Moser said he is far from the 50-fish days he enjoyed pre-freeze, but his clients recently have caught up to a dozen in a day, along with largemouth bass and other native species.
Moser said clown knifefish bite year-round, but the springtime spawn and the heat of summer are prime times, fishing mainly in early morning and at dusk. To bump up the odds of client success, Moser embarks on the lake system before dawn and cast-nets hundreds of threadfin shad that he keeps in an aerated 35-gallon live well on his Carolina Skiff.
"With shad, you're catching everything out here," Moser said, including largemouth, peacock and sunshine (hybrid) bass. His dissections of clown knifefish have revealed only shad – no shiners, crayfish or tilapia – in their stomachs.
On a recent outing to the canal separating Boca Raton and Delray Beach, Moser and a client caught and released three "clown fish" to 6 pounds within about three hours. Drifting and slow-trolling live shad below Styrofoam bobbers around grass lines and bridge pilings, they also released about a dozen largemouth to 2 pounds.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission asks anglers not to release clown knifefish back into the water in order to slow their spread. There is no bag or size limit on the species. But Moser can't bring himself to kill them.
"They don't seem to be hurting anything," he said.
Biological administrator Kelly Gestring of the FWC's nonnative fish lab in Boca Raton, confirms the spotted back-peddlers "do not seem to have a measurable impact on the native species."
Gestring said that during 18 years of sampling freshwater fish in the Ida-Osborne chain, he has collected fewer than 100 clown knifefish and can not estimate their population size. He said he has counted good numbers of bass, bluegill, sunfish and others occupying the same waters as the clowns with no signs the exotics are outcompeting the natives for food or habitat.
"We would prefer they were not here, but we can't do anything to eliminate them," he said. "If people would catch and keep them, then it could maybe slow their spread to other waters. They're unusual and attractive and fun to catch."


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Though the position has existed less than four months, one local agency credits its new recruiter-trainer for a marked increase in new volunteers.
Trisha Duke was selected to fill the newly created position within Court Appointed Special Advocates of Palo Pinto and Parker Counties at the beginning of the year. She has since facilitated the addition of 14 advocates to the program which helps abused children navigate the judicial system.
Among her responsibilities is increasing awareness of the program, which Duke said includes constant communication with community leaders and groups.
"Coming to mind are the presentations I've given at Azle Retired Teachers Organizations, Messiah Lutheran Church, the Retired Military Wives Association and a radio interview on QXFM," she said.
Funded through a Meadows Foundation grant, the new position was created in part to attract potential advocates and also to ensure the volunteers received proper training before taking on cases.
Following 30 hours of training, new volunteers are sworn in by a local judge to advocate for the child's best interests until the case is closed.
CASA Executive Director Barbara Tucker noted a child's advocate is often the only constant in his or her life during the ordeal of a trial.
"We are so thankful to have received the grant funds from the Meadows Foundation which support the new position," Tucker said.
"This was a great need for our organization because as the number of abused and neglected children continues to grow in our counties, so does the need for volunteers to serve these children."
The Meadows Foundation, she explained, assists groups and individuals across the state dedicated to improving the quality and circumstances of life for current and future generations.
Duke said she continues to further her own education as a trainer, explaining she recently completed a training event in Austin.
"At this [Training of the Facilitators] training I learned a variety of methods for training volunteers, such as having activities and doing role playing," she said. "This keeps the training fun and informative. I also came back with some new ideas for presenting case studies and giving the volunteers-in-training more hands-on experience."
She said she is glad to have the opportunity to spread the word about CASA and is more than pleased with the quality of volunteers with whom she has worked so far.
"We have outstanding volunteers in our CASA program," she said, "and I am so thrilled with the quality of volunteer advocates that I have had the opportunity to train in these past few months. Everyone that has attended training classes is passionate about the role of a CASA. I know that there are many more people in the community that are just as passionate and I am looking forward to the opportunity to introduce them to CASA."
The next volunteer training class begins May 12. For more information or to schedule an informative presentation, contact Duke at email@example.com or call (817) 599-6224.


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First major storm of year to hit between Friday and SaturdayThe Associated Press | February 07,2013BOSTON — People in the Northeast stocked up on food and supplies and road crews readied salt and sand Thursday as the region braced for a major winter storm that could bring up to 2 feet of snow to places that haven't seen significant accumulations in more than a year.
The National Weather Service said most of southern New England could see anywhere from 18-24 inches between Friday and Saturday, and some other forecasts cautioned that totals could be even higher. Suffolk County in New York was under a blizzard watch, as were parts of Massachusetts, Connecticut and Rhode Island.
New York City was expecting between 4 and 6 inches of snow. Mayor Michael Bloomberg said plows and 250,000 tons of salt were being put on standby to start clearing the streets.
"We hope forecasts are exaggerating the amount of snow, but you never can tell," he said, adding that if bad weather has to happen, it's better to have it on a weekend.
Meteorologist William Babcock with the National Weather Service in Taunton, Mass., says it's looking like it is going to be a very
powerful storm. If everything falls the way it has the potential to it could be among the top 10 snowstorms in New England history.
The storm would hit just after the 35th anniversary of the historic blizzard of 1978, which paralyzed the region with more than 2
feet of snow and hurricane force winds from Feb. 5-7. The last major snowstorm in southern New England was the Halloween storm in 2011, which knocked out power to many with heavy, wet snow.
The snow will start Friday morning, with the heaviest amounts dumped on the region that night and into Saturday.
In Massachusetts, Gov. Deval Patrick was receiving regular updates but had not made any decisions about the state's workforce, a spokeswoman said.
The prospective timing has drawn comparisons with a powerful storm that hit in the afternoon of December 13th, 2007, and paralyzed state highways, turning 30-minute commutes into 3- to 6-hour treks.
On that day, Patrick advised state employees to leave work no later than 11:30 a.m., and private businesses were encouraged to dismiss their employees early as well. Many people, however, apparently waited longer to get on the road and by then, snow was falling at a rate of 1 1/2 inches an hour with virtual white-out conditions. The resulting traffic gridlock made it impossible for plows to clear the roads.
One place people were excited about the snow was at ski resorts in northern New England. Because they can make their own snow, they aren't as dependent on natural snowfall, but when it snows a lot in southern New England people start thinking more about winter sports, said spokesman Dave Meeker of Mount Snow in Vermont.
"When they have snow in their backyards, they're inspired," he said.
At the Dartmouth Skiway in Lyme, N.H., Dartmouth College senior Evan Diamond and other members of the school's ski team were getting ready for the college's Winter Carnival, which includes ski races.
"We're pretty excited about it because this has been an unusual winter for us," he said. "We've been going back and forth between having really solid cold snaps and then the rain washing everything away."
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Google Drops Google+ Local App
Google has retired the standalone Google+ Local app for iOS. 9to5Mac first reported on an email that Google sent around (which has since made its way to other publications) that it would be retired as of August 7th, though the app appears to have already been pulled from the App Store.
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The good news is that all features of the Google+ Local app are now available in Google Maps for Mobile on iOS devices:
Google says that after August 7th, you'll no longer be able to access the Google+ Local app through your iOS device.
Google launched the new Google Maps app for iOS last week, shortly after it launched on Android. Clearly, Google would just rather have people using Google Maps, which probably makes things a lot simpler in the long run, though some like to have these kinds of standalone apps for specific features.
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