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The Fairfax Town Council tonight will wade into some controversial waters as it starts deliberating a land-use issue that some say could reshape the city's identity in a way they don't want to see.
The 7 p.m. hearing on a proposed Chevron station in the heart of the town's business district is expected to draw big crowds, evoke strong emotions, and drag on well into the night.
"It's going to be a good one to watch," Councilwoman Barbara Coler said.
But it's unlikely that anyone will leave the meeting with much better idea of how it's all going to end than when they walked in.
That's according to Councilman David Weinsoff, who told Patch on Tuesday that he believes the council will want time to digest the volume of information that will be presented by the town staff and the applicant, along with a swell of input from community that includes representatives of an organized an organized opposition.
"That's a lot of information to digest in one fell swoop,"
Weinsoff said, noting a vote on the proposal on the council's next scheduled meeting on Jan. 8 seemed like a more realistic scenario.
The proposal has the blessings of the Department of Planning and Building Services, which issued a staff report last month recommending the council approve a conditional use permit for the 2001 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard parcel as a gas station and convenience store.
Prospective owner Arash Salkhi wants to refurbish the 2001 Sir Francis Drake Boulevard parcel (between Claus Drive and Azalea Avenue) where Fairfax Gas operated until about two years ago as a Chevron station with an adjacent ExtraMile convenience store.
PM Design Group's Ron Jacobs, who submitted an application for a conditional use permit on Salkhi's behalf, did not respond to a message left at his Santa Rosa office.
A group calling itself "No Chevron in Fairfax" has launched a petition that aims to sway the council to reject the commission's recommendations.
They say the two locally owned gas stations Fairfax already has are enough, and that approving a Chevron station would open the floodgates to Starbucks and Chipotle and other chain businesses driving out locals.
Additionally, they say it would create traffic hazards, increase pollution, "tarnish" the town's charm, and that food wrappers and beer cans sold at the ExtraMile store would "sabotage" the town's zero waste goals for 2020.
The parcel has seen no other use than as a fuel station since the days V8's roared down Sir Francis Drake Boulevard when it opened as a Durrell's Chevron station in1951.
Weinsoff said the parcel could be returned to "background levels" that would allow it to be repurposed, but he acknowledged that would involve compliance with hazardous waste and cleanup laws that could involve underground tank leakage.
"You can clean anything up," he said. "It's just a question of money."
Weinsoff insists that he hasn't made a decision on how he'll vote on the proposal, but he acknowledged that filling the vacant lot is a priority.
He said that there is support for the Chevron among his constituents who haven't been as vocal about the issue as those on the other side.
No councilmember has yet taken a public stance on this issue.
"One is always looking for ways to be the bills and sales tax is in the mix in that," Weinsoff said. "Do I want it to be an empty, unused plot of land, no, but the conversation has to be had in full with the community."
Coler was equally adamant that she hasn't decided how she'll vote on the measure, but she sounded as if she's leaning against it in an interview with Patch on Tuesday.
"We have a lot of people against it who are voicing their concerns to us, but the point of the hearing is to really evaluate the information to make a decision," she said.
Coler questioned whether the planning commissioners did their due diligence in their evaluation of the proposal.
Coler is a former Fairfax planning commissioner.
"Maybe I missed something in reading the minutes but I'm surprised that there wasn't much a more vociferous discussion among the planning commissioners about the pros and cons," she said.
"I'm seeing quite a few cons but I'm but I'm withholding my position until I hear all sides at the public hearing."


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Mother of man who died in Middlesbrough pub car park fire pays tribute to her son
Updated 7:39pm Tuesday 26th February 2013 in News By Chris Webber, Reporter (Stockton/Hartlepool)
A MOTHER has paid tribute to her "lovely and loving" son who died in a car fire in a pub car park.
Kevin Heslop was living with his 82-year-old mother in Hemlington, Middlesbrough at the time of his death on Valentine's Day. He was 42.
Witnesses said Mr Heslop died in an intense fire while sat inside a Volkswagen Golf at The Stainton Pub, Stainton, about a mile-and-a-half from his home.
In a statement released through Cleveland Police, Elsie Heslop said: "Kevin was a lovely and loving son. He was my only child and was living with me at the time of his death. We were very close and I'll miss him terribly.
"He wasn't currently in a relationship, but he had lots of friends as he'd lived and attended school in this area from a very young age.
"People thought a lot of Kevin – he could be the life and soul of the party and I've had so many lovely cards, flowers and kind messages of support – even visits from people who were at school with him. I'm very touched by their kindness."
His mother said he had worked in the pub trade and had completed a management course.
"He was into computers and in his free time he also loved the outdoors, going on camping holidays and for long walks," she said. "Kevin was a real bookworm too, he was always reading.
"I would like to thank everyone who tried to help Kevin that evening at the pub, as well as the police and hospital staff."
Witnesses have described how Mr Heslop had been reading a book and enjoying a drink inside the pub before leaving to go to the car.
Neighbours tried to save him after the fire took hold at 8.15pm, but to no avail.
A post-mortem later established that Mr Heslop died as a result of severe burns.
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The first meeting of the season saw Manchester United put-on one of the campaign's best displays of passing, yet Roberto Mancini's style ended-up being decisive as City held-out for a 0-0 draw. This morning at Old Trafford, United gets another opportunity to break-through against the Citizen defense and in the process defend their four point lead at the top of the English Premier League.
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High on a hill stood a lonely goatherd
In a startling shift of habit that was long overdue, I have stopped listening to music altogether. That's right, you heard me. Stop before you waste a stamp sending me tickets to that GWAR reunion. I don't care if Prince and Stevie Wonder are sitting on an overturned washtub in front of Starbucks singing the Jackson Five's greatest hits and handing out purple jellybeans. I've listened until the meaning has been drained of every song I ever loved and now I'm not getting up off this couch.
I've spent the last three or four years in a state of low-level irritation trying to squeeze a song that matters out of my iPod, somehow always while I was driving. First of all, piloting several thousand pounds of machinery down the road while wearing reading glasses is against the law for a reason. People aren't normally allowed to navigate our nation's highways by feeling for oncoming traffic and stray pedestrians. Nor are we bats with fingers and car keys. No, we need to be watching the road, scanning ahead for brake lights and obstacles, not fiddling with our entire record collection while we slowly face the heartbreaking demise of both our hearing and our relevance.
Secondly . . . I don't remember what my second point was. Which just proves my first point: KEEP YOUR EYES ON THE ROAD. Hands at ten and two. Face, shoulders, abdomen, legs, and feet relaxed.
Treasure the transition betwixt hither and yon in focused yet meditative silence.
No. I mean, yes, I could do that some of the time, drive in silence, but the impulse–and maybe it's more than an impulse, maybe it's a true need to fill the void between home and work with some reminder that the highway's jammed with broken heroes on a last chance power drive, and that everybody's out on the run tonight but there's no place left to hide. But why not use every ten- and twenty-minute commute between nowhere and back to do more than live with the sadness, Wendy? Why not.
So I took it upon myself to use my drive-time for self improvement, which is how I discovered that the library is full of audio books about people murdering one another and pretending they didn't. However, if you look hard enough there's a little path to enlightenment winding right past the NPR Driveway Moments CDs.
NOW I remember what my second point was: the font size on my phone is so tiny! When did that happen, that I can't read 7-pt. type with my bare naked eyes anymore? So that's to explain why I was wearing reading glasses while I was driving. Trying to find Marvin Gaye on my phonepod.
The first improving CD I checked out from the library was called The End of Your World written/read by a man named Adyashanti. This man seems very nice. He speaks in a really friendly, accessible way about things that are laughably over my head. I almost believe him, that I could achieve full awakened enlightenment in this lifetime. It's not that he's so terribly charismatic and now my bedsheets are in the washer being dyed saffron with RIT, it's that he's like the best soft-sell salesman in the world. He's the guy who says, "I don't care if you buy this car. It's a great car, and it will never need to be fixed or run out of gas, and the keys are sitting right there on the dash because you don't even have to pay for it." And at first you think, No! This is too good to be true! And then he says, "If you want this car, all you have to do is see things as they really are," and you think, Wait, enlightenment is a rainbow-hued sedan with a permanently open sun roof and spinning rims? And then he chuckles at you (you are kind of funny) and offers you a kale smoothie.
After Adyashanti's advanced course in managing the post-awakened ego, I felt like I needed to backtrack a little; before I melted down my psychic armor in the white-hot furnace of the bliss I needed to figure out how to get the damned stuff off. And who was coming 'round the mountain but Pema Chödrön. Pema is an American Buddhist nun and she is hard core about the Eightfold Path. She is committed to taking off her armor and she'll show you how to open your heart if you're ready. Yeah, it sounds pretty, but it's hard work, and it can be scarier than any Stephen King hacks-her-body-up-and-hides-the-pieces-where-they-may-be-found doorstop.
I did give in and download some Cee-Lo the other day, because one of the joys of parenthood is introducing my son to lyrically inappropriate music. And it's not quite right to say that music doesn't matter to me anymore–it's just that I don't have the heart I once had to weed through so much bad music until I found the song that would make me drop my armor for two minutes and thirty-five seconds, or the album that would turn my life around.


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Why the rush for the city of Belleville to purchase Richland III without the citizens knowing about it? The building was paying $69,000 in property taxes annually, most of which was funneled into TIF and then partially rebated back to the school districts. Why would the City Council agenda not specifically state that a vote on this property was going to take place? The vagueness of the agenda itself should be a crime. I'm assuming this was under miscellaneous other, with possible purchase of property. Any child older than 2 knows this is deception. Since St. Elizabeth's moved out of Richland III it seems to be sitting half empty.
Cooking up trouble
More bad press for Illinois. Thank you, Madison County. The 11-year-old girl who sold cupcakes until the county health department shut her down got a life lesson early on what it's like to do business in Illinois. Illinois says it's trying to attract new business. When this girl gets older and wants to start a business, she now knows: any place but Illinois.
Leadership costs us
How much property tax money did St. Clair County Board Chairman Mark Kern waste on his pet project: getting rid of the gun club in Mascoutah? The gun club is still there and there is no talk of Scott Air Force Base closing. Then we have Belleville Mayor Mark "Raise Taxes" Eckert. The Belleville Diocese needed to unload the Meredith Home. This was an expensive, worthless piece of property (too many liabilities). Eckert was quick to jump and buy with taxpayer money, but if he just waited, the diocese would have given this white elephant to Belleville just to get rid of the liability. It's the politicians who are destroying the state.
Check Stone's plates
Does St. Clair County Coroner Rick Stone need a county-provided car with residential plates? That type of plate needs to be renewed annually at a cost exceeding $100. Why would he not want a government plate -- unless he is using the car for personal use? Maybe someone should investigate how much he reimburses the county for personal use.
Dangerous ride
Very eye-catching photo of a diehard Belleville biker on the front page of Wednesday's BND. Who else would be out riding a bike down Main Street in a snow storm, competing right up close and personally with vehicles all trying not to slip or slide? No helmet but he had his Captain America sunglasses on, so I guess he thought himself invincible.
Where tankers belong
Having a KC tanker based at Scott Air Force Base would be nice for Scott and the immediate area, but be realistic. The problems we will experience over the next 20 years are going to be on the West Coast coming out of the Orient and Russia. The planes should be stationed near that locale for the economy of fuel and operations. It's amazing the amount of fuel the tankers burn. The Air Force needs to put them where it needs them the most: the West Coast.
Tax won't go away
I read your article about whether Illinois will extend the temporary state income tax increase. The 67 percent increase is set to expire in 2015 but now the Democrats are dancing around it. You know they are going to make it permanent.
Call for consolidation
What's wrong with consolidating the Grant and Pontiac school districts in Fairview Heights? They both feed into Belleville East; consolidating them could save money.
Sick over health care
The national health care fiasco is ever present. Every week you hear about more companies dropping employee health insurance. Many more people have lost their insurance than have been able to sign up for Obamacare. My employer's insurance cost has doubled, the deductible has doubled. From what I can gather, signing up for national health care would be worse. There are people who will not be able to get treatment as needed. Start over, this system is a joke.
Great ideas, but ...
I have listened to Gov. Pat Quinn's State of the State address and many of the proposals are great and wonderful. My question is, where is all the money going to come from? The bottom line is he spit in the retired teachers' faces, sent them down the river by trying to make pension reform. If he's got money to support all these other programs, why doesn't he use it toward the pension deficits? Take care of your debts first.
Look closer at chief
It's obvious the News-Democrat is not interested in the new chief police of Lebanon. The paper failed to print the most important thing about Scott Abbott: He never did a day's worth of police work during his entire career with the Illinois State Police.
Parents, step up
Kudos to letter writer Connie Myers. Her comments pertaining to why kids shouldn't be hungry hit everything perfectly on the nose. She mentioned that there should be classes to teach people how to cook. It's time for the parents at home to start taking responsibility and use the money the way it is supposed to be used: to feed the family instead of personal whims and ways.
Feed your children
Connie Myers was right on in her recent letter about how kids should not be going to school hungry. It didn't happen when we grew up, parents saw to it that kids were fed. Do we help kids by giving them a free breakfast and lunch? Yes, for a while. Then let's ask: Are we helping or enabling? Then these kids will expect that lifestyle. Maybe if schools reported parents of hungry kids to the Department of Children and Family Services, the parents might be charged with child neglect or endangerment.
Raise the minimum
The answer to the minimum wage debate is really very simple. A low minimum wage only benefits one person: the business owner with a higher profit. A higher wage gives employees more disposable income. The employees also pay more in taxes. Any owner who says he can't afford this probably shouldn't be in business anyway.
Ameren isn't a charity
Who is Ameren trying to kid? Last month the company put in how much it gives to charity. Was it really the company's money or its customers? My payments should only go for energy needs and not for charity, advertisements and ridiculous CEO salaries because Ameren is a monopoly. Company officials like to put themselves on a pedestal but like to solve problems with rate increases. Any village idiot could run a company under that guideline.
Road promises fall flat
I live in Chenot subdivision in east Belleville. When the St. Clair Highway commissioner ran for office last year, he campaigned on two problem roads in my subdivision. One of his mailers had a picture of him standing by one of the problem areas on the road. Residents of Chenot thought he would fix our roads after he was elected but all last summer he did nothing. Now the roads have frozen and thawed over the winter and they are in much worse condition than before. This will greatly increase the cost of repairs.
Make up on Saturdays
I'm tired of hearing the discussions on school closings and how they are going to make up the days. When I worked in construction and when we had bad weather and had to make up days, we worked on Saturdays. So why don't these school boards put these kids in school on Saturdays?
Can other jails help?
In regard to the overcrowding at the St. Clair County Jail: If someone is arrested by Belleville, Swansea, East St. Louis or another municipality, why does he have to be held in the county jail? Why can't he be kept in the locality's jail? This would help overcrowding. If that's feasible, why not do it?
No driving for Mitchell
Matt Mitchell's attorney is outraged that Mitchell didn't get his driver's license back again. Well boo hoo. The only real punishment Mitchell got for the double fatality he caused seven years ago is the loss of his license. He should be in prison. Funny that when he lost his effort to get worker's comp disability a few years ago, he became able to work. By the way, if he does get his license back, just how much will his insurance cost on a vehicle with his driving record? I am not even sure any company would insure him with his record. Thank you, Secretary of State.
Plowing below par
The Stookey Township Highway Department has done a terrible job with the streets this winter. I used to brag that they were the best, the streets were always clean by 7 a.m. Not this winter. If I had to rate them on a scale of 1-10, they would come in about a 2. Wonder what my tax money is paying for because it certainly is not going for getting the plows on the road. In 30-plus years of living in the township it has never been like this. Maybe our road commissioner needs to be held accountable.
Progress expected
State Rep. Jay Hoffman stated in the BND Feb. 2 that nothing will get done this year as it is an election year. Hoffman was elected to get things done each and every year. No wonder Illinois is in such a financial fix. Get rid of politicians (of either party) who cannot get things done.
Go to jail, collect $$s
I see the criminals have come up with another scam. Go to jail, complain about being mistreated, and St. Clair County will give you some money. That's easier than robbing the local convenience store.
Where sympathy ends
I read Delores Gill's letter about the young black man being handcuffed under the go to jail sign. She was really concerned and felt sorry for him; she wondered what she could do for him. I think she should find out who he is and bring him into her house for a while, let him stay and show him the right way. And bring his family too; people would appreciate that in Freeburg.
Post office missed
Closing down the post office in downtown Collinsville and moving out of town is ridiculous. We are left with no service. But then Belleville gets an additional service put into a store downtown. What's going on? Why aren't Collinsville leaders standing up to this problem?
Adding to the pain
Obamacare, the gift that just keeps on giving. Now the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office reports that the Affordable Care Act will cause many people to work less by voluntarily reducing their hours so they maximize their benefits (entitlements). Next they will tell us that is a surprise. Let's face it, Obama and his band of merry millionaires (Congress) have planned this from the beginning. Now this administration continues to lead us toward a socialist state, where we will all be under the thumb of the government. Remember this, when your president and government tell you they are giving you something, it is coming from your wallet -- that is, if you are a working taxpayer.


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At a sentencing hearing Wednesday, Defense attorneys objected to prosecutors summation that fraudulent loans to two south Georgia men cost a bank more than 10 million dollars.
The hearing for former Lee County business owner Brad Heard, Junior and his father began today in Albany federal court.
The Heards pleaded guilty to commissions or gifts for procuring loans, accused of giving kickbacks to a Southwest Georgia Farm Credit loan officer to okay the loans.
The Bank estimated their loss at more than 10-million dollars, but the defense claims the evidence doesn't prove that.
Heard Sr's attorney Sam Wilson said "A kind of difficult concept. Because usually in restitution you have one amount and one person. Now we've got a variety of people and a couple of banks, and it's very difficult to figure it all out."
The Heards could face a maximum of 30 years in prison, but most of the arguments today centered on restitution.
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// February 22nd, 2012 // Francesca and Friends
Francesca Franchina, MS Ed. speaks with Jeff Cavins noted Catholic TV and radio personality, author and family man, about his return to Catholicism, his blessedly effective Great Adventure Bible Timeline and his topic Friday evening Forgiving When You Don't Feel Like It March 9, and Saturday March 10 when he presents The Bible Timeline Seminar at Incarnation Parish in Centerville, OH. Incarnation parishioners Ruth Reeve and Mary Bull also join Francesca in the studio at the University of Dayton Marian Library.
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Golf is viewed as an elitist sport by many, on par with tennis when it comes to the high cost to participate and develop as a player. Because of this, a lot of young athletes don't consider golf to be a viable option, resulting in a large, untapped demographic of potential golfers.
With an upset over Linden High under its belt, Hilmar High baseball planned on cruising by Dixon High, in a best two out of three series, on its way to the SJS Division V Championship game. Things didn't quite go as smoothly as they hoped, though.
The SJS Division I Section Finals were a success for both Turlock and Pitman High. After two days of competition at Elk Grove High, the Bulldogs advanced eight athletes to the Masters Meet Trials and the Pride advanced five.
Pitman High was elated at the end of the regular season, winning its first Central California Conference softball championship in school history. The Pride's (16-11 overall) enthusiasm was short lived, however, as Sheldon High (19-9 overall) destroyed their post-season dreams in the first round of the SJS Division I Playoff Tournament, 16-1.
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Local athletes put in solid performances last week at the SJS Division IV/V Track Finals that were held at Modesto Junior College. Denair High, Turlock Christian High, and Hilmar high each brought athletes to the competition and experienced varying degrees of success. Hilmar walked away with the most success, however, finishing 12th as a team in the girls division and advancing five athletes to the finals of their respective events.
Turlock High's playoff run is over. After two emotional, sudden death, post-season victories, the Lady Bulldogs (13-3-7 overall) succumbed to Franklin High of Elk Grove, 1-0, on Thursday in the semi-final round of the SJS Division I Playoff Tournament.
Hilmar High traveled to Dixon High on Thursday, one game away from the SJS Division V Championship game. With a Trans Valley League championship already under their belt, the Lady 'Jackets strived to bring another section title to Hilmar, but in the end it wasn't meant to be. Hilmar and Dixon fought hard in regulation and overtime but it was the Rams who emerged victorious after a penalty kick shootout, 4-2.
Hilmar High's baseball team entered the first round of the SJS Division V playoff tournament with a chip on its shoulder. The Yellowjackets (14-7 overall), who ended their regular season with a pair of losses to rival Escalon High, stepped onto Billy Hebert Field in Stockton eager to show Linden High they were true contenders. The Lions (22-5 overall), Mother Lode League Champions and number one seed, were outmatched by Hilmar's pitching and fell 5-1.
Hilmar High entered the SJS Division V softball playoff tournament with high hopes after finishing second in the Trans Valley League. The Yellowjackets (11-8-1 overall) found themselves pitted against Marysville High (23-5 overall) in the first round of the tournament, and for the first couple of innings they played up to those hopes. Unfortunately, the Indians' offense ignited in the third inning, ultimately pressuring Hilmar into defeat, 8-1.
TWB, together we're better. It's written on the wrists of Turlock High's girls soccer team and it's a source of pride and inspiration for the Bulldogs. It can be seen not only on their flesh but in the style of play during any given Bulldog game, and Tuesday's SJS Division I quarterfinal matchup with Tracy High was no different.
The reigning Trans Valley League champions, Hilmar High, continued its winning ways on Tuesday with a 2-1 victory over Calaveras High in the first round of the SJS Division V Playoff Tournament.
Coaches can often be heard preaching to their athletes about the importance of details. "It's the little things that count" - a common cliché in high school athletics, but true all the same. On Saturday, during the SAL Track Finals at Joe Debely Stadium, several teams learned this truth firsthand and, for one team in particular, it meant the difference between second place and a championship.
Less than a week after defeating rival Turlock High for a spot in the SJS Division I Playoffs, Pitman High's baseball team took an early exit from the tournament after falling to Lincoln High. Tuesday's first round matchup was closely contested but a fifth inning surge from the Trojans (17-9 overall) proved to be too much for the Pride (20-8 overall) to handle. Pitman lost 6-3.
It was a tough Thursday for Pitman High's girls soccer team. Just two days removed from a first round playoff win, the Pride fell flat against Enochs High, losing 3-0.
Pitman High entered Friday's home game against Downey High with a team characterized by its youth. With only two returning starters from last year's squad and the bulk of its roster comprised of juniors, the Pride knew that the Knights, back-to-back winners of the Modesto Metro Conference title, would be a difficult challenge to overcome in their season opener.
Turlock High began the 2014 football season the way every team hopes to -with a win. The Bulldogs traveled to Modesto to face Enochs High and came home with a tight 25-20 victory.
Denair's volleyball team has been through a rough patch the last three years, but 2014 is a whole new season.
Ty Pettigrew's girls golf squad has won three of the last four Valley Foothill League titles, and the Hilmar Lady Yellowjackets are looking to make it four out of five after the 2014 year concludes.
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Nexus 8 Release Date, Specs and Rumours: Meet The HTC "Volantis"
The Nexus 10 2 is DEAD. Long Live The Nexus 8
Nexus 8 Latest News
- Google's Upcoming Nexus Tab Rocks Up in Shipping Manifest – Is it going to be the Nexus 8 or the Nexus 9? According to this shipping manifest it's going to be the former.
- HTC-built Nexus 8 to get Q4 release date, cost $399 – HTC is tipped as the front-runner for OEM duties on Google's next-generation Nexus slate which is said to be getting a release inside Q4 2014
Google's Nexus 10 2 is well on the way to becoming some kind of mythological beast, such is its continued elusiveness - like a Unicorn, or something. But perhaps another analogy could be Captain Ahab's White Whale, because for many that elusiveness has become teeth-gnashingly infuriating.
Google has said absolutely nothing about the Nexus 10 2, and the idea of a larger, more premium Nexus slate now seem to have fallen by the wayside. That's the bad news. The good news, however, is that Google is apparently working on an 8.9in slate – dubbed the Nexus 8 – and word on the street suggests its an absolute monster.
The name Nexus 8 name has been uncovered in the Chromium Code Review by some German developers called Florian Kiersch and Carsten Knobloch. From the details you'll see below it pretty much confirms the next tablet will in fact be called the Nexus 8.
It doesn't reveal any more details apart from the name but we previously saw reports that it may be made by HTC based on rumours and similar code findings. The same code also unearthed the Nexus 6 name for the expected smartphone successor, believed to be in preparation by Google. To learn more about the next Nexus smartphone you'll find everything you need to know here.
A lot of reliable sources are now claiming that HTC will build Google's 2014 Nexus tablet offering. According to evleaks the HTC Nexus 9 is codenamed Volantis or "T1″ but this isn't all the company is working on – there are two other units under development too, going by the names T7 and T12.
Adding further fuel to the leak-powered Nexus 8 fire is the news that an unknown HTC tablet, believed to be the Nexus 8, has passed through the National Radio Research Agency in South Korea. Now – this could just be an upcoming HTC slate, but multiple sources – including our very own sister site, PC Pro – reckon this is the Nexus 8.
"The other bit of information we got from that leaked image was an alleged model number. The model number in that leaked image is '0P8210000′ and we see this same number showing up in the RRA certification entry. The certification entry says this device is manufactured by HTC," reports Android Origin.
If true it would mean the Nexus 8 is undergoing its final regulatory testing before an official release, meaning we could start seeing it pop up inside benchmarks very, very soon.
So what will this tablet be like? Read on to find out everything that's currently been said about Google's upcoming Nexus 8.
Nexus 8 Release Date
Nothing. Zippo. Nada is known about when the Nexus 8 will come to market. Initial speculation pointed to a launch either during or in the immediate wake of Google I/O 2014, which of course didn't happen. As of right now, everybody is stumped in this regard…
@upleaks, the new young-pretender, looking to fill the void left in the wake of Evan Blass' – AKA, @evleaks – departure from the leak business, has some "news" about the apparently impending launch of HTC's T1 tablet which some believe to be the fabled Nexus 8 from Google.
Posting on Twitter, @upleaks stats: "HTC T1 will be release before Oct 9". Great. But as one reply to the tweet points out, @upleaks has been wrong about the T1's release in the past, claiming it would land sometime in August, which, of course, has yet to happen. Does this mean HTC delayed the launch? Or did @upleaks get his wires crossed?
We do know with a certain degree of confidence that HTC will indeed be building the upcoming Nexus slate – multiple sources, all reliable, have now concluded this.
As for a release date, it's likely to happen inside Q4 in order to hit the Xmas rush which kicks off in earnest post-September. Beyond that we're as much in the dark as you at the moment. We'll be sure to update you as soon as we know more though.
Nexus 8 Design
IHS Technology, a technology consultancy firm, told CNET Google is planning to release a larger Nexus tablet later in the year with a "high performance" screen. The tablet is rumoured to be entering production in July this year but will be made in much smaller volumes than the Nexus 7. It'll also cost a bit more due to higher specifications according to the firm.
And then there's this: a tablet called the "HTC Volantis" which Android Police claims is the upcoming Nexus 8. Specs for the device sound impressive too, tallying with what we've already heard about the tablet – namely that it will be targeted at competing more closely with Apple's iPad Mini.
Here's a full breakdown of the Nexus 8's specs:
- 8.9" Display at 2048x1440 (281ppi)
- NVIDIA Logan 64-bit processor (Tegra K1)
- 16/32GB internal storage
- 8MP OIS main camera, 3MP front facing camera
- Aluminum zero-gap construction
- Stereo front-facing speakers
- 8.91"x5.98"x0.31" body (that's 22.63x15.19x0.79cm)
- 418g (or 427g with LTE) (that's 14.74/15.1 ounces)
In addition to Android Police's report, a new Twitter-based leak extraordinaire, one @upleaks, has also chimed in with some "alleged" specs for the Nexus 8. According to the @evleaks-backed leaker, the HTC Volantis will feature a 64-bit Tegra K1 CPU, 4GB of RAM, and an 8MP camera. NFC and LTE will also feature, as will a "high performance" 8.9in display.
Nexus 8 Price
Rhoda Alexander from IHS Technology told CNET she "would not be surprised if it is higher than $299." Would you spend that kind of money on a Nexus 8 tablet? The source also suggested Google would be producing a third-generation Nexus 7, too. Alexander said, "We still expect to see a 3rd generation of the Nexus 7 product at some point in 2014 but do not have any confirmation of actual contracts for such a product at present."
Android Police leaked a bunch of information about the Nexus 8 on the eve of Google I/O 2014. You can see a breakdown of the device's alleged specs above, as well as a picture of what the HTC-built Nexus tablet looks like. According to the report's sources, Google will release the tablet inside Q4 and it will come in two flavours: 16GB ($399) and 32GB ($499).


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Well, it is just about playoff time in the NBA and someone has to hand out the hardware, so I took it upon myself to play the spoiler. Check out who won, or should have won, these prestigious awards last year. Now on to the awards for the 2005-2006 NBA season.
Most Valuable Player Award
1) Kobe Bryant – Kobe Bryant has taken his game to another level this year and has carried the Lakers franchise on his back, leading them back to the playoffs. Kobe will be only the fourth player in NBA history to average 35 or more points in a full NBA season, including an 81-point performance against Toronto on January 22nd. It's almost scary to believe what this team could be capable of if the Lakers actually gave Kobe a supporting cast.
2) Steve Nash – Nash would be well deserving of another MVP award this season if it weren't for Kobe's historic scoring pace. Nash once again led the league in assists with 10.4 per game to go along with 19 points per game. As if his performance last season of lifting the Suns from the bottom of the Pacific to #1 seed in the West wasn't impressive enough, he has kept the Suns as the #2 seed this season without Amare Stoudemire, Joe Johnson, and Quentin Richardson. Steve Nash is the epitome of teammate.
3) Lebron James – It is scary to think that Lebron James is only 21 years old and seeing him as a top candidate for MVP. One of only three players in the league averaging 13 points, six rebounds, and six assists (James being the most impressive with 31.4/7.0/6.6), he has finally catapulted the Cleveland Cavaliers into the playoffs in his third season in the league. It is hard to believe that there could possibly still be some upside and potential to his game, making him a legit MVP candidate for many years to come.
Honorable Mention – Elton Brand
Rookie of the Year Award
1) Chris Paul – Many predicted Paul would win this award at the beginning of the season, but could we have imagined that it would have been this clear-cut? Paul has brought the Hornets from laughing stock of the NBA to playoff contender in just one season. Averaging 16.2 points, 7.8 assists, and 2.2 steals per game (tops in the NBA for rookies in all three categories), Paul has impressed from day one. I wonder how the Jazz feel about moving up to select Deron Williams instead of Chris Paul?
2) Charlie Villanueva – "With the seventh pick of the 2005 NBA Draft, the Toronto Raptors select Charlie Villanueva from the University of Connecticut." I'm sure nobody expected those words to come from David Stern's mouth, but it looks to be a great pick for the Raptors. Villanueva played in all but one game this season, starting the final 36, and showed great promise and potential to be a great building block with Chris Bosh. What makes Villanueva a great asset is his versatility, being able to step out and knock down the three-ball at 6′11″.
3) Raymond Felton – Many thought that Felton would not have much impact this season playing behind veteran PG Brevin Knight, but Felton is a winner and always finds his way on to the court. Starting 54 games this season, Felton has really come on as of late and filled in great when Knight has missed a game. His 5.5 assists and 1.25 steals rank second amongst rookies, trailing only Chris Paul. After a championship-caliber collegiate career at Chapel Hill, Felton looks to be a franchise PG for Charlotte's future.
Honorable Mention – Andrew Bogut
Most Improved Player Award
1) Boris Diaw – A Cafe favorite, Boris Diaw is the Jack-of-all-trades. After averaging four points, two rebounds and two assists for the lowly Atlanta Hawks last season, Diaw has found a home in Phoenix and flourished. Along with Lebron James and Jason Kidd, Diaw averaged over 13 points, six rebounds and six assists, also recorded four triple-doubles, good for third in the league (behind only James and Kidd). Although there is much speculation on whether he will provide this production with Amare healthy for an entire season, Diaw will find his way on to the court as he can play all five positions.
2) David West – David West exploded onto the scene in his third season with the Hornets. After only playing 30 games last year, averaging 18 minutes per, West has appeared in 74 this season, starting in each and every one. He has also nearly tripled his scoring output from last season, jumping from 6.2 points to 17.1 with a 51.2 FG%. West looks to be a nice big man to compliment Chris Paul and should play a big part in getting the Hornets back into the playoffs.
All-NBA First Team
PG – Steve Nash
SG – Kobe Bryant
SF – Lebron James
PF – Elton Brand
C – Marcus Camby
All-NBA Second Team
PG – Jason Kidd
SG – Ray Allen
SF – Shawn Marion
PF – Dirk Nowitzki
C – Yao Ming
All-NBA Third Team
PG – Gilbert Arenas
SG – Paul Pierce
SF – Vince Carter
PF – Tim Duncan
C – Ben Wallace
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the defenses we'll be facing this upcoming season wont be stacking the line to stop our scary run attack. Not when DHB's gonna stretch the field on them in a quick hurry. As it stands I expect very big things from our stable of stud running backs. Heybeybey's addition only enhances the already very potent running attack. Opposing defenses be ready for the conundrum you'll quickly find yourselves in when you play the mighty offense of the Oakland Raiders.
Jamarcus made great strides at the end of last season when he finally felt protection from his blind side. Our offensive line has improved and will continue to improve under the guidance and direction of the line leader, Coach Cable. Zack Miller has displayed immense ability. The departing Tony Gonzalez has cleared the way for Zack Miller's Pro Bowl spot.
This upcoming season will be very different from the seasons of the recent past. The Oakland Raiders are no longer the the soft spot on anybody's schedule. If the opposition is foolish enough to buy into all of the nonsense that's being spewed by so many recently, then so be it. They will be in for a rude ass awkening. Rest assured on that. The Raiders will be a team to be reckoned with - make no mistake about it.


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There will be a candle light vigil Friday night for a grandmother and her great-grandson killed Thursday in an early morning trailer fire.
The vigil for Florence and Tanner McGuire will be held at Crescent Park in Littlefield, starting at 8 p.m. The vigil is open to the public.
The Littlefield Fire Department responded to the fire at 1:17 a.m. at 110 N. Wicker in Littlefield. By the time they arrived the trailer was completely engulfed. It took them nearly four hours to get the fire out. Fire investigators say the cause of the fire was electrical.
Reva Florence, 74, and Tanner McGuire, 2, could not escape and were killed in the fire.
The family tells NewsChannel 11 that a family member living next door, Karen Florence, tried to get her loved ones out, but the fire had already spread throughout the trailer.
Family members are struggling to cope with this sudden loss.
"I got a call from my aunt. All I could hear was I need to get a hold of Crystal, she has to come up here. She told me that the house was on fire and she didn't know if they were alive. I immediately jumped in my car and I was gone," Crystal McGuire said.
McGuire says her son, Tanner was living with her grandmother, Reva until she could get back on her feet. The last time she saw him was Tuesday.
"He had a dentist appointment, his first dentist appointment. He was just happy as could be," McGuire said.
Two days later, her grandmother's trailer has been destroyed. All that's left are melted toys, broken windows and charred carpet.
"I saw the end of the trailer, which was her bedroom where they were at. There was an air-conditioning and heating unit in the middle. It looked like that's what caught fire," McGuire said.
Christopher Pedroza says reality set in when, "the fire department came out and said we found the bodies."
That's when the tears fell. Pedroza says Karen wishes she could have done more. "I feel bad she thinks it's her fault - it's not. She loved them and she wouldn't let that happen."
Family members are sharing memories of their two loved one whose lives were cut short by a horrific tragedy.
McGuire talked about her son, "[Tanner] was a fun outgoing little boy. He loved everyone and everything. He just learned to say his name," Pedroza said. "[Reva] was a tough cookie - don't get me wrong, she was a great person. She always cared about everyone."
Neither of the fire victims had life insurance. The family has set up a memorial fund that will accept donations at any Wells Fargo location. You can make a donation in either Tanner McGuire or Reva Florence's name.
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Saturday, Sept. 21st: 10:30 AM at Macalester
Sunday, Sept. 29th: 1 PM at UMN
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Orad will highlight its TD Control, which lets technical directors select different video box compositions and assign different video sources to each video box, enabling tasks like switching on-air from six video sources to different video sources with one click of a button.
The company also will show PowerPlay, a turnkey solution that manages fast turnaround sports productions from ingest, through instant highlight editing, to dedicated sports media asset management in a post-production environment.
Orad also will show PlayMaker, the company's SD/HD, slow-motion video server for live sports productions. PlayMaker provides up to eight I/O channels of high-quality ingest in multiple video formats, including DVCpro, DNxHD and JPEG200, with synchronized slow motion replay and powerful yet simple editing tools.
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If you're wondering what the heck an Ultron is, not to worry because Marvel has got you covered. Even though the movie isn't slated to drop until 2015, Joss Whedon and co. have been busy getting their ducks in a row for "The Avengers" sequel (after all, those Phase Two post-credits teasers don't cast themselves). Elizabeth Olsen and Aaron Taylor-Johnson are expected to play Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver in the superhero followup, and now the villain who will get the band back together one more time, now has an actor to play it.
The rather unexpected and pleasantly surprising choice of James Spader will suit up as Ultron in "Avengers: Age Of Ultron." The actor, easily the most entertaining part of Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" (yeah, yeah Daniel Day-Lewis but Spader had all the best lines) and delightfully playing weird in the last couple seasons of "The Office," we're eager to see what Spader's unpredictable energy will bring to the part. So yeah, kudos on this one. As for the character, you can get all your info here, but all you really need to know is that he's a creation of Dr. Henry Pym aka Ant-Man, a super intelligent robot that—in comics at least—assembles a super team of baddies to defeat the Avengers. But whether or not Whedon takes that path remains to be seen.
Debate and discuss below. "Avengers: Age Of Ultron" arrives on May 1, 2015. [Marvel]
Sophie | August 29, 2013 12:21 PM
I'm hoping they don't go with a jokey tone for the entire movie.
Cameron | August 29, 2013 11:47 AM
Proves that Marvel movies don't have great naturalistic acting. They go for the goofy tone everytime. Still don't understand the attraction of The Avengers. It was Independence Day with superheroes, ugly cinematography, cheesy one-liners and average CGI. Just my cents. Have a nice day. :-)
[A] | August 29, 2013 11:35 AM
I don't think he'll have to "suit up" -- isn't this just a CGI character?
Duke | August 29, 2013 11:22 AM
He night need to lose a few pounds judging by that Ultron pic.


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Moore Catholic landed the No. 2 seed and is among five Staten Island teams that will compete in the CHSAA Archdiocesan AA-A playoffs, which begin next week.
In addition to the defending Archdiocesan champion Mavericks, the 11-team field includes Notre Dame Academy (No. 4), St. Joseph by-the-Sea (No. 5), St. John Villa (No. 7) and St. Joseph Hill (No. 11).
Although all the dates are firm, times have yet to be determined.
Three play-in games — two involving Island teams — will take place Monday: Hill will visit Preston, Monsignor Scanlan goes to Villa and Maria Regina hosts Aquinas.
In the quarterfinals Wednesday, Sea will take on Notre Dame at St. John's University on Grymes Hill; the Scanlan-Villa victor goes to Moore Catholic; the Hill-Preston winner will visit No. 3 Kennedy Catholic and the Aquinas-Regina winner plays at top-seeded Cardinal Spellman.
The semifinals are Feb. 28 at a yet to be determined site with the championship March 2 at St. John Villa.
Moore will be the New York Archdiocese's only AA entry in the Catholic state playoffs.
There will be four representatives from the Archdiocese for the Catholic A playoffs.
Should Moore Catholic advance to the semifinals, the remaining three semifinalists will advance to the A state playoffs. The fourth team will be determined when, should Moore win, the loser of that game (either Scanlan or Villa) meets the Kennedy/Hill-Preston loser on Feb. 27 at the higher seed.
The winner of that game will then play the loser of the NDA-Sea game for the fourth and final spot in the A Catholic playoffs on March 2 at Villa.
The PSAL girls' basketball playoffs pick up steam next week.
On Tuesday, McKee/S.I. Tech hosts Hillcrest in a Class A game at 4:30 p.m. Port Richmond is also in the Class A playoffs, but its next opponent won't be determined until next week.
In the AA playoffs, both Island entries are home on Wednesday. Tottenville hosts Brooklyn Collegiate at 5 p.m. John F. Kennedy is at Curtis for a 5:30 p.m. tip.


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The 196 PBA members in the USBC Masters' field of 468dominated the show at Brunswick Zone Carolier in North Brunswick, N.J.
PBA members in the sold-out tournament field, which included12 women and players from 13 different countries, out-averaged their non-procounterparts by just over 10 pins per game (201.83 vs. 191.32) during the 15qualifying games. The average needed to make the 64-player match play finalswas 212.93 (up from 209.87 a year ago in Las Vegas).
Fifty PBA members and 14 non-members advanced todouble-elimination match play. Included in that group were nine internationalplayers, and no women.
Jason Belmonte of Australia became the secondinternational player to win the Masters (Finland's Mika Koivuniemi wasthe first in 2000).
Mika Koivuniemi's successful 7-10 split conversionduring the final Elimination Bracket match of the USBC Masters, aired live onXtra Frame and ultimately was aired as the "Bud Light Play of the Day" onESPN's SportsCenter Tuesday night.
The 7-10 conversion proved to be a very big shot forKoivuniemi. It helped him clinch the fifth spot in the ESPN stepladder finalsby 12 pins over Mike Machuga.
Speaking of Xtra Frame's comprehensive coverage of theMasters, the PBA has learned the average Xtra Frame viewer spent 54 consecutiveminutes watching the live action.
In addition, ESPN's "Pardon TheInterruption" hosts Michael Wilbon and Tony Kornheiser celebratedthe one-year anniversary of Pete Weber's famous "Who Do You ThinkYou Are? I Am!" moment after winning the 2012 U.S. Open during theirTuesday show.
Also on tap is live coverage of all qualifying and matchplay rounds of the Barbasol PBA Tournament of Champions from Woodland Bowl inIndianapolis, March 27-29. Qualifying round coverage will begin at 9:40 a.m.and 4:40 p.m. on Wednesday, and 9:40 a.m. Thursday. Round-robin match playcoverage will begin at 4:45 p.m. Thursday, and 10:45 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. Friday.
Following the TOC, Xtra Frame will begin extensivestart-to-finish coverage of the PBA50 Tour, beginning with the PBA50 Pasco County Suncoast Open benefitting WoundedWarriors from Lane Glo Bowl in New Port Richey, Fla., April 14-17; the PBA50Sun Bowl in The Villages presented by Hammer at Spanish Springs Lanes, April20-23; PBA50 Miller High Life Classic presented by Columbia from George PappasVictory Lanes in Mooresville, N.C., May 5-8. Xtra Frame also will cover bothPBA50 Tour majors – the
Suncoast PBA Senior U.S. Openpresented by Storm and the United States Bowling Congress Senior Masters fromSouth Point in Las Vegas – in June.
Xtra Frame, PBA's online bowling channel, is available bysubscription on a monthly or annual basis. To sign up, visit pba.com and clickon the Xtra Frame link.
PBA League owners Chris Hardwick and Kevin Hart aremaking news. Hardwick, the comedian/Nerdist Internet entrepreneur, is featuredin an interview in the March issue of Playboy magazine. Hart, who is appearingon television, in movies and on the basketball court as the star of the NBACelebrity All-Star Game, will host NBC's "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday,March 2.
The new Android version of the Xtra Frame app for mobiledevices and tablets, created by NeuLion and available at no cost at GooglePlay, resulted in more than 2,800 downloads within the first five days –ranking among the top 10 in Google Play downloads. Download statistics were notimmediately available from the Apple App Store, which also offers a free appfor iPhone and iPad users.
While the Xtra Frame Mobile App isfree to download, users must have an Xtra Frame subscription to watch PBAcoverage and programming. Subscriptions ($64.99 for 12 months, $7.99 for onemonth) are available by visiting pba.com and clicking on the Xtra Frame link.
Tickets are now on sale to the public for the PBA Hall ofFame Dinner at 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 30, at Indianapolis Marriott North(Marion Ballroom). This year's inductees are Baltimore's Danny Wisemanand Doug Kent of Newark, N.Y. Tickets are offered at $125 per person(attendees must be 21 or older) and include cocktail hour with hand-passed hors d'oeuvres, an open bar throughout the eveningand dinner. Business attire is expected. To order tickets, visit: http://pbahalloffamedinner.eventbrite.com/
Other tickets for PBA Tournament of Champions week also areavailable. Tickets for the live ESPN finals on March 31, as well as the finalsof the PBA League Elias Cup, range from $10 to $60. Daily tickets range from$10 to $40. Pro-am entry fees are $55 for the Junior Base Package and $75for Adult Base Package (add $100 to either package to upgrade to obtain a newbowling ball). To purchase tickets, visit: http://tofctickets.eventbrite.com/
Four-time PBA Tour titlist Mike Fagan and two-timePBA Regional title winner Missy Parkin lead the World Tenpin BowlingAssociation's World Bowling Tour points list at the conclusion of the USBCMasters. The World Bowling Tour is made up of series of international eventsand awards points based on how players finish in each event. Points are basedon a continuous two-year cycle.
Although Fagan did not earn any points at the USBCMasters, which awarded double points as a major, he leads with 444 points. SeanRash picked up 24 points at the Masters and is second with 437 points,while Mika Koivuniemi of Finland is third with 428 points. Masterswinner Jason Belmonte of Australia earned the maximum 100 points andsits in fourth place overall. 17 points behind Koivuniemi.
Parkin was the top finisher among the women at theMasters, earning 100 points to boost her total to 506. Kelly Kulick issecond with 484 points and Liz Johnson is third with 365 points.
The next event on the WBT schedule is the Kuwait Open,March 13-17, at Cozmo Bowling Center in Kuwait City, Kuwait. The Kuwait Openwill be immediately followed by the Brunswick Euro Challenge, March 19-24, atDream Bowl Palace in Munich, Germany. Both events also are WTBA-PBAInternational Tour events, meaning a PBA International Tour title will beawarded if the winner of either event is a PBA member.
WTBA has also announced the 2013 Daejeon InternationalOpen in Daejeon, South Korea, July 7-13, has been added to the WBT/WTBA-PBAInternational Tour schedule as a WBT major event.
Vise Inserts, in cooperation withThe Chrisman Foundation, is conducting an ongoing eBay auction throughmid-April to raise funds for Nichole and Gianna Reyes, wife and daughter of thelate PBA Tour champion Tony Reyes, who died from injuries sustained in atraffic accident in September 2012.
Direct donations to the Reyesfamily fund also will be accepted through links which can be found on the ViseInserts website (viseinserts.com). In addition, Vise Inserts will bedonating $20 to the Reyes Family Fundraiser for every Pop Grip Starter Setsold to pro shops before March 31.
The eBay auction will include a WalterRay Williams Jr. game-used, autographed ball; Jerome Bettis and TerrellOwens autographed footballs; Gerold Vallie (professionalskateboarder) autographed poster; autographed Pete Weber Tour Polo; newbowling balls from Storm, Track, DV8, 900 Global, Brunswick and MOTIV; andassorted autograph balls, posters and accessories by dozens of PBA Players.
● Bob Learn Jr. of Macomb, Mich., defeated CurtAemisegger of Wauconda, Ill., 202-189, to win the joint PBA50 Todd RenihanAllstate Midwest/Central Open at Beverly Lanes in Arlington Heights, Ill., onSunday. The win, which included a $1,500 first prize, was Learn's first inPBA50 regional competition.
The tournament was the second in the PBA Midwest Region's"lower entry fee" test program, offering bowlers a reduced entry fee structure($155 for members, $225 for non-members), a one-day format to better managetravel expenses, a one-in-four payoff ratio (compared to the standardone-in-three ratio) and a lower prize fund based upon reduced revenues. TheArlington Heights event drew a field of 49 players ages 50 and older comparedto similar events which averaged 38 entries a year ago. The first test event inElk Grove Village, Ill., two weeks earlier drew a field of 57 players.
Next on the PBA Regional calendar are this weekend's NewLiberty Lanes Pensacola (Fla.) South Open; the PBA50 Showtime LanesMidwest/Central Open in Virden, Ill., and the PBA Ebonite West Open at PalmSpring Lanes in Cathedral City, Calif. The March 8-10 schedule includes the PBAThunderbowl Over/Under Doubles Midwest Open in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
For complete PBA regional schedule and entry information,visit pba.com and click on "Regional Tours" under the Schedules tab.
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The way you use your time is the way you live your life.
Posted on January 14, 2014, under Time and Technology.
Google Plus or Facebook? This used to be a question that had a pretty clear answer: Google was for searching and Facebook was for social networking.
But that has been evolving over time, and with the growing interconnections between Google Apps and Google Plus, it seems increasingly clear that Google wants to outpace Facebook on all fronts.
So whether you call it Google Plus or Google+ or G+ (you'll notice I use the terms interchangeably), how does Google's platform stack up against Facebook NOW, in terms of optimizing your social networking efforts?
With finite time and energy to invest, this becomes a very important question.
Rebekah Radice posted an article in December titled "Google Plus vs Facebook: Why G+ Should Dominate Your 2014 Marketing Strategy." In it she offers some pretty compelling arguments for jumping on the Google Plus bandwagon. She wasn't immediately on board with Google +, as she writes, but …
Not only has it been an excellent resource on a local level, but the exposure within my industry is unlike anything I've experienced on any other social network.
With Google Plus, I control my own destiny. Not so with Facebook. Between the dilution of organic search and the suppression of posts, Facebook is reducing even further what ability businesses had to get in front of their audience.
Google Plus on the other hand is all about the quality of your content, your ability to network and how willing you are to connect, engage and inspire others through your words and actions.
"Facebook vs. Google+: Your Best Arguments" is an article posted by Adam Dachis on lifehacker. In it he first admits to being a proponent of Google+ and then goes on to note that, while Facebook gives you a place to connect with the people you know, Google Plus makes it easier to connect with new people.
Google+ has a lot of advantages in terms of connecting with people. Connections can be mutual, but they don't have to be. You can get the information in your feed you want without taking in some else's posts you don't want to see. You have more choices and more flexibility.
On the flip side of the coin, quite a few people are upset that Google is basically forcing everyone who wants to use a Google tool or app to use Google Plus. It's difficult to portray that as "flexible" – no matter how you try to spin it. By the same token, the powerful efficiencies born of having so many tools so globally interconnected cannot be denied.
But where there is such power, there is also the potential for abuse. And while Facebook is certainly no angel when it comes to wielding power, there are many who have a strong preference for it and can argue its pluses (sorry, bad pun) for on-line marketing.
There's plenty of room for debate, but given the realities of the internet in 2014, if you are an entrepreneur or small business owner, it is simply no longer wise to ignore Google+ (if you had been). And the consensus seems to be that Google+ should receive a greater share of our social networking time.
So, if you are ready to jump in and start actually using the Google Plus account that you created two years ago, here are some resources to check out:
I don't know about you, but having explored these resources, I am convinced that 2014 does need to be the year of Google+ for me.
Next step? Developing a manageable plan for moving forward (and avoiding overwhelm)!
To your time success …
There are 11 Responses to "Google Plus or Facebook – Ready to Give G+ More of Your Time?"
#1 Meredith Eisenberg - 14 January, 9:41 AM
I'm not sure that is a case of "either / or" – Facebook is probably essential for the majority of businesses, if only because there are so many people on there – and especially for businesses marketing to local traffic. But I agree that /google Plus is really essential now for anyone looking to market their business by blogging or other forms of content marketing. As Google (quite rightly) tries to weed out the spammers and content farms that provide very little value to the searcher that Google Authorship tag and link between your Google + profile and your blog is all the more vital. Without it you are probably wasting your time in terms of being picked up in a Google search.
#2 Francene Stanley - 14 January, 9:51 AM
Social networking is taking over my life. Thanks for your thoughts on this, but I want to spend LESS time pursuing contacts, not more. I do have a Google + account, but haven't bothered with it for about a year. After your advice, I'll take another look. Thank you for the links to help with this.
#3 Paula Eder - 14 January, 10:27 AM
Thanks for your response, Meredith. I agree that it isn't a case of either/or. But in terms of time/energy allocation, it does appear that a shift may be in order. And I am very much in favor of the 'weeding out' of spammers and the growing emphasis on content. I appreciate your contribution to the conversation very much!
#4 Paula Eder - 14 January, 10:28 AM
Hi Francene, and thank you for stopping by. We are taking a new look at our Google Plus account, too – and will be writing more about that tmoorrow – specifically how to manage the time that it takes … so that it doesn't take over our time!
#5 Kelly Byrd - 14 January, 11:10 AM
Thank you for sharing my Likeable Media post, Paula.
I hope that you and your readers find it helpful: http://bit.ly/LikeKB4
I don't think that we need to see Google+ and Facebook as opposing, but complimentary. What's most important is to provide and share helpful, interesting and informational content, and each platform (these two and others) has unique communications strengths and 'value points.'
#6 Paula Eder - 14 January, 11:32 AM
Thanks – your post was very helpful, Kelly. I certainly agree that Facebook and Google Plus don't need to be seen as opposing, and we aim to exploit the strengths of each. That said, I do also think that they are in competition AND the ground is shifting!
#7 Kelly Byrd - 14 January, 11:36 AM
I agree. Thanks for continuing to foster discussion about these platforms.
#8 Kungphoo - 14 January, 12:30 PM
You make some very valid points.. I am getting more engaged with g+ because we have to.. facebook is not working out for businesses anymore, and google is putting g+ in their algorithms so its a must in my book.
#9 Andrea - 14 January, 2:55 PM
Wow, what a detailed and useful post, thank you. I am a big fan of G+ although I've yet to get to grips with it properly, already I get more traffic from it and user engagement than I ever had with Facebook. Of course this could be no more than a demonstration of how poor my marketing skills are, but I really have not found a business use for FB yet. It's great for taking part in blog challenges(!) and finding out what my friends' cats have been up to but that's about it I've found. I would love to see G+ being used more extensively, and I really hope it overtakes Facebook. In the meantime, unfortunately I think businesses need to be on FB if nothing else just to be seen to be there, as so many people are on there. Great post, thanks for all that information. I shall be going through it all. Andrea
#10 Paula Eder - 14 January, 4:02 PM
I agree, Kungphoo. I'll watch for you on Google Plus!
#11 Paula Eder - 14 January, 4:04 PM
I'm so glad you found this helpful, Andrea – and I am glad to hear your positive reports on using Google+ thus far. I agree about the need to be on Facebook; but it does begin to feel like a shift may be taking place. So this is definitely a good time to be getting up to speed on G+! I'll look for you there!
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - A Charlotte food store cook has been fired for a comment he made to Gov. Pat McCrory.
The Charlotte Observer reported (http://bit.ly/1bHYGes) that an employee of Reid's Fine Foods said he was fired because of a comment he made to the governor Sunday.
Forty-five-year-old Drew Swope had asked McCrory if he could help him, but then said "thanks for nothing" when he realized he was speaking to the governor, with whom he disagrees politically.
McCrory's security detail complained about the comment and owner Tom Coker says he dismissed Swope because the comment was inappropriate to make to any customer.
Swope says he doesn't blame Coker for firing him, acknowledging that his comment was "out of turn."
Swope says McCrory yelled at him after the comment. A gubernatorial spokesman denies that.
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This is pretty weird, considering Hernandez has been charged with first degree murder, but convicted of nothing. Even if he does get convicted, does that mean revisionist history is appropriate?
The other problem is that NFL.com does display the stats of a host of its convicts. Rae Carruth was convicted of conspiracy to murder the woman carrying his unborn child in 2001, and his stats are available on the site.
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One dancer says to dance is to live.
Little league baseball players have only a few months each year to play ball. But for one Allentown woman, her love of the game doesn't end with the changing of the seasons.
A trip to the dentist is usually dreaded.
Reaching out to autistic or special needs children can be a challenge for teachers.But a volunteer teacher at Mount Penn Elementary school has a special bond with students that is unmatched, and she and her partner are a pair of Unsung Heroes.
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Ok Jay, you can call me crazy, cause you often do, on a daily basis, but I'm gonna be crazy, and im gonna go way out to the very end of this limb, and I'm gonna pick the home team Detroit Lions to officially announce their return to the living in the NFL by shocking the "not yets" since i've been calling them all year 17-14. If you look carefully at what the Detroit Lions have done so far, they've played every team on their schedule close and tough, I'm talking about, you can go right down the line, the Bears, Phili, GreenBay, even the New York football Giants. They creamed the St louis Rams, and we were all saying uh-oh the Rams have arrived now. Then last week they finally got over a big game hump against a pretty good Washington team. Their ready to make this announcement, because Ndamukong Suh has already announced to the NFL, he is already the most dominating defensive lineman in the league...
... I gotta tell you, people probably don't watch this closely, you probably do looking at tape, but those two corners for the Lions, Chris Houston, Alfonso Smith are playing at a pro bowl level, and im not exagerating that. So all of a sudden the peices fall into place, Calvin Johnson playing at a pro bowl level, i think he will get Darrelle Revis a couple times cause Revis hasn't quite been Revis so far this year after his big long hold out. So im gonna go 17-14 shocker.
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NSC Kid's Cove is a place where kids explore God's plan revealed in His Word. Through Worship, Bible stories, games, crafts, and other activities, kids learn about God's love for them and His perfect plan for their lives. We journey together to discover who God is and what it all means.
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text: Hey guys! Just curious if you had any thoughts on what positions, or specific players, you all think we should be targeting in the upcoming draft. Over Half way through the season, I think we have a pretty good understanding of our team, and many college players. I know our O Line has still been a problem, I don't see us investing in more picks after 2 mid rounds last year. Personally I think D Line is are biggest weakness. An interior pass rusher could bring our D to another level. I think WR could wait one more year, which I know a lot of you are eager to see our new WR of the future. I haven't been able to watch much CFB this year because of work so if you guys have any names of guys who you would love to see on our Colts please pass along the information. Also, try to make it somewhat realistic, don't forget we will more than likely be drafting with the 64th pick ;)


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Father: Eli M. Zimmerman , C564144 b: 17 JUL 1896
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