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A scam Pokemon game reached No. 2 on Apple's App Store charts this week before it was pulled -- a debacle that calls into question both Apple's approval process and Nintendo's "no apps for us" stance.
Nintendo's Wii U is a next-generation gaming console that comes with a large touchscreen controller -- which changes how the games are played. CNNMoney got its hands on the highly anticipated device.
Gaming in 2012 is going to be a very wild ride, with the introduction of two new consoles, a return to the "Halo" universe and the potential for even more entertainment choices.
Shigeru Miyamoto, the creator of beloved Nintendo game franchises including "Super Mario," "Donkey Kong" and the "Legend of Zelda," wants to make something new.
Two days before the price of Nintendo's 3DS gaming system will drop, the gaming company is highlighting a set of hardware and software updates geared toward spurring popularity of the groundbreaking but slow-selling handheld device.
Nintendo is slashing the price of its handheld 3DS gaming device after only five months in the marketplace, possibly signaling the company's disappointment with its sluggish sales.
"The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D" (Nintendo) is a delightful trip down memory lane that brings back memories of the original Nintendo 64 version with a new shine.
It's been a big week for video gamers.
The Nintendo prototype consists of a remote control that allows gamers to play on two screens at the same time.
Nintendo is taking the idea of the "second screen" to a new level.
Investors are betting on video game publishers...and winning big.
Depending on which Internet rumor you believe, it will be called Wii 2, Project Café or Stream. The only thing we know for certain about Nintendo's new video game system is that it's coming in 2012.
Gamers might have to wait at least another three years before there's any update to their Xbox or PlayStation consoles.
Nintendo could be revealing a HD successor to the Wii console this summer, according to new reports.
Playing Super Mario on a Nintendo phone will remain a pipe dream.
Sunday's debut of the Nintendo 3DS, a hand-held game system with a 3-D display that doesn't require special glasses, isn't just the culmination of several years of research and development for one product.
After a lukewarm reception from television buyers, 3-D technology is pushing its way onto small screens.
Nintendo 3DS, a glasses-free 3-D handheld video game system, arrives March 27 for $249.99.
Some of the video game industry's most visible veterans took to their pulpits this week at the Game Developers Conference to denounce practices by Apple or Nintendo.
Even while you sleep, next-generation portable game systems will keep updating themselves.
Gamers got some long-awaited answers about Nintendo's 3-D hand-held gaming system on Wednesday.
If you've ever collected baseball cards, comic books, stamps, or maybe those limited edition commemorative plates, you understand the concept of the "Holy Grail" item.
Nintendo is warning young children against playing 3-D video games on its upcoming handheld gaming system, the Nintendo 3DS.
Nintendo's 3DS wowed audiences at its unveiling this summer.
From "Mario Kart" to "Mortal Kombat," last week's Electronic Entertainment Expo made one thing abundantly clear: 3-D gaming is just around the corner.
Nintendo released some details Tuesday about a new handheld gaming system that features a 3-D display but does not require players to wear special glasses.
At the E3 video game expo in Los Angeles, Nintendo unveils the first 3-D console that doesn't require 3-D glasses.
When developers and publishers of the world's most popular games get together, expect big announcements, big promises and a few surprises.
For gamers, it's a digital Christmas Eve, Mardi Gras and Fourth of July all rolled into one.
"Kinectimals," a new video game for Microsoft's Kinect motion-control gaming system, lets children pet a tiger cub.
My first thought after playing "Super Mario Galaxy 2" for the first few hours was that Nintendo was kind of being a jerk about the whole thing.
Among the world's biggest electronics companies, who will be the first to go green? It certainly won't be Nintendo, as the Japanese corporation famous for its game consoles came in dead last in Greenpeace's latest Guide to Greener Electronics.
My first thought after playing "Super Mario Galaxy 2" for the first few hours was that Nintendo was kind of being a jerk about the whole thing.
The 3-D entertainment craze continues to spread to video games. Nintendo announced Tuesday it will introduce a handheld console that plays games in 3-D without the use of special glasses.
While it's not likely that any new gaming consoles will be released in 2010, there's plenty of new hardware that will change the way we play.
Nintendo said it is cutting the price of its popular Wii video-game console by $50 to $199.99.
Nintendo on Thursday announced the first price cut for its Wii games console following declining sales and price competition from Microsoft and Sony.
G4TV's Blair Herter takes a look at the news and distractions at this years E3 convention in Los Angeles.
With the big three gaming-system makers all previewing new or upgraded motion-sensing controllers this week, a new arms race is under way in the video game industry.
Use your brain or lose it. That's the concern that's fueling a worldwide boom in brain fitness that shows few signs of slowing.
Nintendo's hit Wii console with its wandlike remote controller has been targeted in patent infringement complaints by a U.S. technology company
Kevin Pereira, host of Attack of the Show on G4TV, talks about the new releases for the big three gaming consoles.
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The editor-in-chief of Gamespot.com talks to Naamua Delaney about the upcoming E3 Media and Business Summit.
If Nintendo has their way your living room could be the new big thing in exercise.
It's the latest executive craze sweeping boardrooms across the globe, and a tiny score is becoming as sought-after as a low handicap on the golf course.
Nintendo Co. Ltd. shot past Panasonic maker Matsushita in market value on Wednesday and closed in on Sony Corp. as investors watched it unseat Sony as unrivalled king of the game industry.
All the Christmas presents are unwrapped, the iPods and new game consoles have been played, replayed and recharged. Now here come the aches and pains.
Networks Gear Up for Ad Battle Over DVRs
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Nintendo has already vowed its next generation console will be cheaper than its competitors. Now it's making the same promise about its games.
SAN JOSE (CNNMoney.com) - Nintendo's next generation video game system is going to rely pretty heavily on the past.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Facing stiffer competition from its chief rival, Nintendo unveiled a new, streamlined look for its latest handheld system Thursday.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Interesting factoid about the Nintendo Revolution controller: It's smaller and lighter than you might think.
There's a truism in the video-game industry: Fancy hardware doesn't sell game machines; it takes great games to sell fancy hardware. The current war between Sony's PSP handheld and Nintendo's porta...
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - While the Xbox 360 is going to be dominating the media spotlight for the next few weeks (and possibly months), senior officials at Nintendo are quietly planting the seeds of Revolution.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Ending months of speculation, Nintendo has begun to unveil the 'revolutionary' aspects of its next generation video-game system -- code-named Revolution.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Nintendo, gearing up early for the holiday season, is dropping the price of its Nintendo DS handheld gaming system.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - This might come as something of a shock to the gaming world, but Shigeru Miyamoto - the man who created Mario, Donkey Kong and Zelda - really doesn't feel like playing games these days.
Nintendo Co. (7974.OK) Thursday reported strong earnings results for the fiscal year ended March 31, thanks to strong sales of its newly launched portable game player Nintendo DS and to foreign exchange-related gains caused by a weaker yen.
Redesigning the Game Boy Advance once worked well for Nintendo. Now the company's hoping it can strike gold again.
As it plans for the future, Nintendo seems to be drawing from the past.
SAN FRANCISCO (CNN/Money) - Nintendo dropped the first hints about its next generation video game console Thursday, joining the growing battle for pre-emptive consumer awareness.
Electronic Arts CEO Larry Probst said on Monday that holiday sales of the company's video games have been mixed. Some are outselling expectations, while others are not living up to EA's hopes.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - In June 2001, Nintendo launched the Game Boy Advance - and gamers cheered. Twenty-one months later, the company rolled out the Game Boy Advance SP - and that cheering turned into an ovation.
Nintendo has long ruled the market for portable game consoles. But for the first time, its Game Boy is facing serious competition from Sony and Nokia. Nintendo is fighting back with its next-genera...
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Since launching the Xbox , Microsoft has purchased some notable developers and had serious talks to buy several others. Now it might have its eyes on a larger prize.
On a recent trip to my parents' house, I unearthed a long-forgotten treasure: My beloved old Nintendo NES game console, circa 1986. Right next to it was a shoebox filled with my old games.
From "The Terminator" and "Lost In Space" to "Voltron" and "BattleBots," countless movies, TV shows and video games have relied on one piece of conventional narrative wisdom: Robots are really, really cool.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Nintendo's president doesn't mince words: The gaming industry, he believes, is in the midst of a crisis of innovation, which could lead to its demise.
Nintendo, facing its stiffest competition to date in the handheld gaming market, has unveiled its latest entry in the field - a dual screened device that embraces its past, yet opens up new avenues for gameplay.
"The Mecca of video games. It's where you would go for everything about gaming." That's how Shane Bettenhausen, Electronic Gaming Monthly's previews editor, describes the Electronic Entertainment Expo, better known as E3. The video game conference kicks off in Los Angeles, California, on May 12.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - As Nintendo looks to its future, it's also looking to its past. And it's hoping to find profit in both.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Nintendo's latest handheld system seems to be moving even further away from a pure gaming machine.
LAS VEGAS (CNN/Money) - While Nintendo has historically focused solely on game machines, its new handheld system could represent a departure from that philosophy. Scheduled for release this holiday season, the Nintendo DS may play movies as well as games.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The Nintendo faithful are nervous these days.
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text: Feb. 25, 2014 – Regulatory burden, loan growth and income. These are the three big 2014 challenges NAFCU members overwhelmingly cited in responses last week to an online poll via the Musings from the CU Suite blog.The Musings blog is run by Anthony Demangone, NAFCU's executive vice president and chief operating officer. Last week, he used the blog to poll credit unions on three questions: What are your credit union's biggest challenges in 2014? What are the three biggest things affecting your personal performance in a negative way? What can NAFCU do (better, differently) to help you or your credit union in 2014? Demangone addressed responses to question 1 in today's post. He created a word cloud to illustrate the magnitude of credit union respondents' concerns, and he offered this hope: "That NCUA, the CFPB and Congress somehow digest this chart. The economy, coupled with an ever-increasing regulatory burden (much of which dissuades lending), has America's credit unions caught between a rock and a hard place." Read more.

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Ross Pearson beat Dennis Siver for three rounds, taking a unanimous 30-27 decision.
Two European fighters met to open UFC Fight Night 21 from North Carolina when German Dennis Siver met Brit Ross Pearson. They didn't follow EU protocol though as they immediately went after one another.
All three rounds featured tough back and forth exchanges. Initially standing action predominated in the fight, with Pearson probably outscoring Siver. But later in the fight several good ground exchanges saw both men get control positions and each time the other would escape.
But Ross Pearson out worked, out scored and wore out Dennis Siver, clearly winning all three rounds despite each fighter scoring many points and exchanging positional control.
Siver came in riding a four fight win streak in a series of low profile undercard fights. Pearson came in even hotter after winning The Ultimate Fighter Season 9 and his follow up fight.
Good things lie ahead for Ross Pearson as he goes 3-0 in the UFC.


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Wells County Health Department:
At this time, the Wells County Health Department is administering H1N1 vaccine to EMS, healthcare workers, and first responders only. Vaccine will be arriving in limited quantities throughout upcoming weeks.
As vaccine becomes available, groups with priority will be:
- Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months of age
- Pregnant women
- People from 6 months to 24 years of age
- Persons 25 years to 64 years who have health conditions associated with higher risk of complications from influenza.
When the vaccine becomes available to the public, the Wells County Health Department will hold H1N1 flu shot clinics.
Information regarding date, time and location of the clinics will be released to the public as soon as the information becomes available. The H1N1 vaccine is not a replacement for the seasonal flu vaccine.


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Dunkin' Brands - 2012
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Since forming its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) team in 2007, Dunkin' Brands, Inc. (DBI) has prioritized reducing its energy use and environmental impact. As DBI's second, EDF Climate Corps fellow, Nicholas Sanderson was tasked with continuing the effort to find opportunities to reduce Dunkin's environmental footprint.
Sanderson examined several DBI-designed prototypes used by franchisees when building a new store or remodeling an existing store. The prototype – a set of architectural drawings outlining details from flooring to wall-coverings – maintains the same look and feel across all DBI Dunkin' Donuts locations. Sanderson and DBI also worked with equipment and building suppliers to establish a nationwide supply chain for franchisees.
Sanderson found that though the prototype is highly efficient, new construction at individual locations sometimes follows it insufficiently. This presented an opportunity to engage and educate franchisees around the importance of the design specifications, as well as the long-term benefits they provide.
Working with energy service companies, energy efficiency consultants, commodity brokerages and public utility groups, Sanderson also formed a framework for addressing energy needs within the large franchise network.
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GREEN Lake resident and Country Fire Authority volunteer Cameron Mibus is arranging a working bee to help fence fire-affected farming properties.
Working alongside BlazeAid, volunteers will help farmers in Laharum, Brimpaen and Dadswells Bridge districts pull down and rebuild fences.
The working bee will be on Saturday and Sunday.
"People can come on whichever day best suits them," Mr Mibus said.
Volunteers will meet for breakfast at 7am at Laharum Recreation Reserve.
"We'll go from there in teams to different areas," he said.
"We'll probably knock off about 4.30pm each day and go back to the footy ground for tea."
Volunteers will need to come prepared, with their own lunch, water, hat, sunglasses and fencing gear.
"We'll need to know by Friday who is coming," Mr Mibus said.
He said people could call him on 0429 435 068 or Russell Peucker on 0427 340 253 to express their interest.


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Yelawolf - Trunk Muzik Returns
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Back on January 1, 2010, The DJBooth hosted Trunk Muzik, an independently-released street album from an Alabama emcee named Yelawolf. Fast forward 50 or so features over three plus years and the artist born Michael Wayne Atha has released the project's proper sequel, Trunk Muzik Returns.
The free 10-track project, which is once again produced in-full by Booth-favorite WillPower (for SupaHotBeats), includes reader-approved singles "Way Out," "F.A.S.T RIDE" and "Gangster," and special guest appearances by A$AP Rocky, Killer Mike, Paul Wall and Raekwon.
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WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, NC (WECT) - A proposal for a new walking bridge, near Wrightsville Beach, could give pedestrians and cyclists a safer way to hit the sand.
The Department of Transportation has decided to design a public walkway, underneath the Heidi Trask Drawbridge - across Highway 74, on Wrightsville Avenue.
It's all part of the Gary Shell Cross-City Trail, a 15-mile greenway linking the city to the beach.
The pedestrian bridge would cross north to south under the mainland side of the bridge, so people don't have to cross the busy highway.
It's estimated that 16,000 vehicles travel across the bridge each day.
The Town Manager of Wrightsville Beach says the project will provide safer travels for everyone.
"Overall when you can add inter connectivity to an area that's always busy like that, it's great because pedestrians and cyclists can reach destinations better. It's a good project," says Tim Owens.
The DOT is contributing $250,000 toward the design of the walkway.
The project is expected to be completed by 2015.
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Survey Conducted by AFT Demonstrates Need for New Farm Bill
American Farmland Trust and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln conducted a survey of farmers and ranchers that shows the need for Congress to pass the farm bill. Farmers and ranchers who have benefitted from the Farm and Ranch Land Protection Program were surveyed. AFT President and CEO Andrew McElwaine says the program is one of many critical agriculture programs threatened by the inability of Congress to pass a five-year farm bill. According to McElwaine - the survey asked a critical question - is the federal Farm and Ranchland Protection Program delivering on its promise to protect farmland and encourage conservation practices. He says the overwhelming answer received was yes.
According to the survey - 96-percent of farmers and ranchers receiving help through the Farm and Ranchland Protection Program are continuing agricultural production on some or all of the land protected. Seventy-percent kept at least three-quarters in production. McElwaine says more than 68-percent of those surveyed implemented new management practices to prevent soil erosion and/or to protect water quality. The survey also found 84-percent of landowners who sold easements reinvested the proceeds to improve their farms by building structures, buying equipment, purchasing land or installing conservation practices.
The Farm and Ranchland Protection Program - according to McElwaine - delivers tremendous value to farmers and taxpayers by keeping farm and ranch land in production and attracting two-dollars in landowner, private or state and local matching funds for every dollar invested by the federal government. McElwaine says it's vital for the conference committee to finish its work and pass a new bill that fully funds farm conservation programs.
For a copy of the study - visit www dot farmlandinfo dot org slash FRPPImpacts (www.farmlandinfo.org/FRPPImpacts).
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As the UN General Assembly meets in New York this week, the Global Fund for Women joins its grantee partners and allies in demanding that the United Nations immediately call for a Commission of Inquiry into rape, torture and crimes against humanity in Burma.
Half a million Congolese women have been raped and assaulted by multiple military forces over the past decade. In Colombia, women and girls have been repeated targets of violence throughout the country's history of civil conflict.
Women in Burma – like their sisters in other parts of the world – are being repeatedly brutalized by sexual violence under a repressive regime.
We need to take a stand against sexual violence in war and conflict. Now.
Join us in taking action today.
A Commission will focus international attention on the Burmese regime, document abuses and expose the crimes against humanity perpetrated by the Burmese government.
Burmese refugees testify that soldiers are ordered to rape women, in an attempt to assert political and social control, and weaken the resistance of different ethnic communities. The Thailand-based Shan Women's Action Network reports that dozens of women have been raped by the military in Burma since January 2011.
Across the world, as in Burma, women are targets of sexual violence because they are women, because they are caretakers and reproducers of their community, and because attacking women destroys communities.
In Colombia, Afro-Colombian and indigenous women and girls have been specific targets; in the Congo, women in resource-rich regions have been particularly vulnerable; and in Bosnia, brutal ethnic cleansing included the rape and assault of women of a different nationality.
Only through sustained international pressure and action can we end the use of rape as a weapon of war, and the impunity of regimes that exercise it.
The Global Fund for Women is committed to preventing rape as a weapon of war, and seeking justice for the survivors of sexual violence. Please act today! Sign the petition now!


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Located right on Santa Monica's popular Main Street you will find this contemporary, spacious, two bedroom, two bathroom loft. This new, modern building is located a short walking distance to Santa Monica Beach.
Within a few blocks you will find the boardwalk, children's playground, wonderful restaurants, fantastic boutiques, the fabulous Sunday Farmer's Market, and local coffee shops. Spend the day at the famous Santa Monica Pier, stroll along Main Street and grab a bite to eat, or stay at home and curl up on the couch and watch a movie as the sun goes down. Whatever you choose with your day, this location is a great place to call home.
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Now that Orlando officials have approved a Major League Soccer team, it is time to decide what the stadium will look like.
Mayor Buddy Dyer and City Soccer Club President Phil Rawlins are meeting with architects in Kansas City Tuesday to discuss the design of the new Major League Soccer stadium reports the Orlando Sentinel.
It will feature a modern, state-of-the-art look that will cost $84 million and seat about 18,000 fans. It will also have corner terraces, club seats, luxury suites, and a premium club with a restaurant and bar.
Populous, the firm hired to design the new stadium, is known for designing stadiums around the world, and even Orlando's own Amway Center.
The new stadium will be built in Parramore, bounded by Church St., Central Blvd., Terry and Parramore Ave.
Stadium construction is expected to begin this year and be completed in 2015. In the meantime, the Lions will play at Disney's Wide World of Sports.
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Thousands of US troops have now had their personal information stolen by hackers:
Hackers say they have leaked personal details of tens of thousands of U.S. troops to websites, South Korean news reports and online security officials said on Wednesday, a day after cyber attacks disabled access to government and news sites.
The hacking attacks on Tuesday, the anniversary of the start of the Korean War in 1950, brought down the main websites of South Korea's presidential office and some local newspapers, prompting cyber security officials to raise the alert.
The identity and motives of the attackers were not immediately clear, but the reports come as cyber security and surveillance have become a global issue, with the United States seeking fugitive former security contractor Edward Snowden who leaked details about U.S. surveillance to the media.
North Korea has been blamed for previous cyber attacks on South Korean banks and government networks, although it denies responsibility and has said it has also been a victim.
The unidentified hackers said they had secured and released publicly personal details of more than two million South Korean ruling party workers and 40,000 U.S. troops, including those stationed in South Korea.
"We have seen the sites where the details were posted and clips that supposedly capture the process of hacking into web sites," an official at the South Korean online security firm NSHC said.
The legitimacy of the information could not be verified, the official who requested anonymity said.
An official at the Communications Ministry said authorities were probing the nature of the attacks and declined to comment on the reports of leaked information about U.S. troops.
The U.S. military in South Korea, where 28,500 U.S. troops are stationed, did not immediately comment.
North and South Korea remain technically at war after their 1950-53 conflict ended in a truce, not a peace treaty. The U.S. troops' presence is aimed at ensuring the truce holds.
News reports said personal details such as dates of birth and ranks of 40,000 U.S. troops including members of the 25th Infantry Division and the 3rd Marine Division were leaked to unspecified websites. [Reuters]
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A local company that sells nonlethal weapons, such as Tasers and stun guns, said its business has increased since the issue of gun control has made headlines.
"If you know yourself to be someone that's going to have a hesitation in using a gun, you shouldn't carry one," said Leslie Greenfield, who founded Defend Her Now, an Internet company that sells nonlethal weapons. "It gives an opportunity for it to be taken from you."
Greenfield, who once had a gun pointed to her head by an attacker, founded the company with her husband.
The company sells Tasers, stun guns and pepper spray.
"I learned first about the Taser that shoots out, which to me was the ultimate best of both worlds, because you have a distance of 15 feet," said Greenfield. "You also have paralyzation, and you also have pain."
Greenfield said nonlethal weapons appeal to people, especially women, who don't want to purchase a gun.
Kim Gullatt bought two stun guns and pepper spray after her daughter was nearly attacked in a store parking lot.
"The sound is fear enough for somebody," said Gullatt. "I told her to zap it a few times when she gets out of the car. If anybody's around, they're not going to mess with her."
Defend Her Now is among the dealers who will be at a gun show at the Gwinnett County Fairgrounds. The show runs from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 26 and Sunday, Jan. 27.
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Cyclists in yesterday's Around the Bay in a Day event. Photo: Wayne Taylor
A car-load of hoons ploughed into a group of 13 cyclists who were on their way to the starting point for yesterday's Around the Bay in a Day ride.
- Car swerves into cyclists at Mt Eliza
- Rider falls, causing domino effect
- Another cyclist in hospital after Frankston crash
Police said the riders were north-bound on the Nepean Highway at Mount Eliza about 4am when the car, said to be a burgundy EB Falcon, drove past the cyclists before the driver doubled back and deliberately swerved into them.
A police spokesman said the rider at the front of the pack fell from his bicycle, causing other riders to fall in what he described as a "domino effect". A number of the cyclists suffered injuries including scratches and bruising.
Geoff, one of the cyclists, told Radio 3AW that half an hour into the ride, a car deliberately "aimed for the front of the group''.
"The car hit us pretty hard and pretty much knocked over most of the guys... He hit us and then continued to drive.''
Asked whether the collision appeared to be deliberate, Geoff said: "Without a doubt.''
The rider at the front bore the brunt of the impact of the collision. His bicycle was snapped in half.
Witnesses are asked to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. It is believed the car's registration began with the letters EVQ.
In a separate incident, a 44-year-old Werribee man was rushed to The Alfred hospital about midday after colliding with a friend and landing head first on Olivers Hill, near Frankston.
His condition has now moved from critical to stable.
The other cyclist was not hurt.


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Update: Davenport police have filed more charges against a former Davenport North High School teacher and basketball coach. The new charges involve a different victim. Daniel Schneiderman now faces one count of sexual exploitation by a school employee, first degree harassment and two counts of telephone dissemination of obscene material to a minor.
According to court records, the new charges pertain to sending sexually explicit photos and text messages to the new victim, as well as removing the victim from classes, rubbing the victim's thighs and kissing the victim's neck during school hours. These charges are in addition to allegations of sexually abusing a student in August. Schneiderman no longer works for the school district.
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March is when a lot of home improvement projects start to get done, because it means the end of winter. The sun comes out, the earth dries up, and people put in new fences, or gardens, or bird feeders.
Of course this year there seems to be no end to winter in much of the country. Every week there's another blizzard somewhere, even in some states that are not used to snow. And, in Southern California it's consistently warm and dry. Winter never really started.
Nevertheless, nationwide there are some favorable predictions. Home Depot has said they plan to hire 80,000 seasonal workers, 10,000 more than last year.
Lowe's will bring in an estimated 45,000 workers, 9,000 more than in 2013. A company official said the increase was because a better economy means more spending is likely.
For the record, San Bernardino and Riverside counties do see a bit of a bump from retail hiring on the home improvement front. The last few years, an average of roughly 400 extra people were added to payrolls.
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Two 11-year-old girls told authorities a man with a gun driving a van stopped and threatened to kill them if they didn't get inside.
Deputies now say it was a hoax.
The incident was reported to Cowlitz County deputies Monday. The girls said it happened on the 1600 block of N. Second Avenue, Kelso.
On Tuesday, the mother of one of the girls called deputies and said the story was not true. She told investigators the other girl made up the story and asked her daughter to go along with it.
The girl said a van did drive by them, but it didn't stop and the driver did not talk to them. Deputies said the other girl is sticking to the original story, but the sheriff's office said investigators have determined that it is not credible.
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This is my final prediction for the Titans tomorrow along with ideal players that would; 1) have instant impacts on the roster by starting, adding quality depth above who is currently on the roster or creating position battles in camp AND 2) I feel will be there when the Titans pick.
I really feel that the Titans are going to be looking to trade down in this draft if they don't get their #1 or 2 guy at pick 10.
I think that team will be the San Francisco 49er's.
Here's how it could potentially play out >
49er's gain Titans pick #10 (and probably select Star, Floyd, Richardson or Milliner)
Titans gain 49er's picks #31 (r1), #61 (r2), #128 (r4) and a conditional round pick in 2014 (probably a round 2).
According to the "Trade Chart", the Titans #10 pick is worth 1,300pts. The 49er's #31, #61 and #128 picks = 936 pts (+ the 300 or so points they would get from a round 2 in 2014). This would make the trade relatively fair and beneficial for both Teams. This is great for the 49er's because they will get a top-rated DT and it's great for the Titans because of the value of players in rounds 2-4 in this draft. The Titans would be picking 6 players in the top 107 picks and it would allow them to not only add depth this year, but to build for the future. Everyone has their opinions about what is needed, but this is my final take on making the Titans 2013 team a force to reckoned with.
#31 (r1) - L.Warford UK (OG) new starting RG mauler
#40 (r2) - J.Hunter UT (WR) big, physical and reliable WR. perfect for high-% and short yardage plays
#61 (r2) - M.Elam UF (S) safety depth, future starting S
#70 (r3) - T.Carradine FSU (DE) rotational depth helping Morgan/Wimbley. potential 1st round talent b/f injury
#97 (r3) - K.Long Oregon (OL) future replacement for Roos/Stewart
#107 (r4) - T.Mathieu LSU (CB/KR) elite return man + ball-hawking NB, perfect fit for G.Williams aggro defense
#128 (r4) - C.Washington UGA (OLB) LB depth + great speed and strength for covering TE's
#142 (r5) - W.Gholston MSU (DE) powerful, run-stuffing DE
#202 (r6) - Z.Stacy VU (RB) 3rd RB for great depth
#216 (r7) - Z.Motta ND (FS) safety depth, good size and instincts (ignored mostly b/c of Te'o)
#248 (r7) - J.Jenkins UF (OLB) LB depth w/ good speed, special teams


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Strategic Plan Needed to Address Army's Emerging Officer Accession and Retention Challenges
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Accessing and retaining high-quality officers in the current environment of increasing deployments and armed conflict may be two of the all volunteer force's greatest challenges. The military services use three programs to access officer candidates: (1) military academies, (2) the Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC), and (3) Officer Candidate Schools (OCS). In addition to accessing new officers, the services must retain enough experienced officers to meet current operational needs and the services' transformation initiatives. GAO was asked to assess the extent to which the services are accessing and retaining the officers required to meet their needs. GAO also identified steps that the Department of Defense (DOD) and the services have taken and the impediments they face in increasing officers' foreign language proficiency. For this report, GAO examined actual accession and retention rates for officers in fiscal years (FYs) 2001, 2003, and 2005 as well as projections for later years. Also, GAO reviewed documents on foreign language training and plans.
The services generally met most of their overall accession needs for newly commissioned officers, but the Army faces challenges accessing enough officers to meet its needs. The Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force met their overall FYs 2001, 2003, and 2005 officer accession needs, but are experiencing challenges accessing specific groups, like flight officers and medical professionals. Moreover, the Army did not meet its needs for officers in FY 2001 and FY 2003 and expects to struggle with future accessions. To meet its officer accession needs, the Army's traditional approach has been to rely first on its ROTC and academy programs and then compensate for shortfalls in these programs by increasing its OCS accessions. Between FYs 2001 and 2005, the Army nearly doubled the number of OCS commissioned officers due to (1) academy and ROTC shortfalls, (2) decreased ROTC scholarships, and (3) a need to expand its officer corps. But OCS is expected to reach its capacity in FY 2007, and resource limitations such as housing and classroom space may prevent further expansion. In addition, the Army's three accession programs are decentralized and do not formally coordinate with one another, making it difficult for the Army, using its traditional approach, to effectively manage risks and allocate resources across programs in an integrated, strategic fashion. Without a strategic, integrated plan for determining overall annual accession goals, managing risks, and allocating resources, the Army's ability to meet its future mission requirements and to transform to more deployable, modular units is uncertain. All of the services except the Army generally met their past overall officer retention needs. The Army, which continues to be heavily involved in combat operations in Iraq and Afghanistan, faces many retention challenges. For example, the Army is experiencing a shortfall of mid-level officers, such as majors, because it commissioned fewer officers 10 years ago due to a post-Cold War force reduction. It projects a shortage of 3,000 or more officers annually through FY 2013. While the Army is implementing and considering initiatives to improve officer retention, the initiatives are not integrated and will not affect officer retention until at least 2009 or are unfunded. As with its accession shortfalls, the Army does not have an integrated strategic plan to address its retention shortfalls. While the Army is most challenged in retaining officers, the Marine Corps, Navy, and Air Force generally met their retention needs in FYs 2001, 2003, and 2005; but each experienced challenges in occupational specialties such as medical officers. DOD and the services are taking steps to enhance the foreign language proficiency of junior officers, but many impediments must be overcome to achieve the language objectives that DOD has laid out for junior officers. For example, academy and ROTC officer candidates already have demanding workloads and ROTC does not control curricula at host institutions. The services recognize these impediments and are drafting plans to implement DOD's foreign language objectives.
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Recommendation: In order for the Army to maintain sufficient numbers of officers at the needed ranks and specialties, the Secretary of Defense should direct the Secretary of the Army to develop and implement a strategic plan that addresses the Army's current and projected accession and retention shortfalls. Actions that should be taken in developing this plan should include developing an overall annual accession goal to supplement specialty-specific goals in order to facilitate better long-term planning, performing an analysis to identify risks associated with accession and retention shortfalls and develop procedures for managing the risks, and making decisions on how resources should best be allocated to balance near- and long-term officer shortfalls.
Agency Affected: Department of Defense
Status: Closed - Not Implemented
Comments: DOD partially concurred with GAO's recommendation to develop and implement a strategic plan that addressed the Army's officer accession and retention shortfalls. DOD agreed that the Army did not have a strategic plan dedicated to current and projected officer accessions and retention. DOD said, however, that the Army performs analyses, identifies risk, develops procedures to mitigate risks, and performs other tasks associated with its strategy and planning process for officer accessions and retention. GAO recognized that these are important tasks. However these efforts were not sufficient to correct the Army's officer accession and retention problems. Therefore, we have closed this recommendation as not implemented.
Jul 31, 2014
Active and Reserve Unit Costs:DOD Report to Congress Generally Addressed the Statutory Requirements but Lacks DetailGAO-14-711R: Published: Jul 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 31, 2014.
Air Force Working Capital Fund:Actions Needed to Manage Cash Balances to Required LevelsGAO-14-480: Published: Jul 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 31, 2014.
Defense Health Care Reform:Actions Needed to Help Realize Potential Cost Savings from Medical Education and TrainingGAO-14-630: Published: Jul 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 31, 2014.
Defense Health Care:US Family Health Plan is Duplicative and Should be EliminatedGAO-14-684: Published: Jul 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 31, 2014.
Defense Management:DOD Needs to Improve Future Assessments of Roles and MissionsGAO-14-668: Published: Jul 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 31, 2014.
Jul 30, 2014
Defense Contracting:Factors DOD Considers When Choosing Best Value Processes Are Consistent with Guidance for Selected AcquisitionsGAO-14-584: Published: Jul 30, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 30, 2014.
Littoral Combat Ship:Additional Testing and Improved Weight Management Needed Prior to Further InvestmentsGAO-14-749: Published: Jul 30, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 30, 2014.
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Security Clearances:Tax Debts Owed by DOD Employees and ContractorsGAO-14-686R: Published: Jul 28, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 28, 2014.
Jul 17, 2014
Missile Defense:DOD's Report Provides Limited Insight on Improvements to Homeland Missile Defense and Acquisition PlansGAO-14-626R: Published: Jul 17, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 17, 2014.
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Military Training:Observations on Efforts to Prepare Personnel to Survive Helicopter Crashes into WaterGAO-14-615R: Published: Jul 14, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 14, 2014.
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Long time Islanders open 'nostalgic Italian' restaurant on Collier Boulevard
You already know that Marco Island has a lot of restaurants serving Italian food, at least nine we know of, not counting some places that offer Italian dishes but don't specialize in it.
Now comes the island's newest Italian eatery, which has very deep roots on Marco. It's La Piazza, whose owners, Franco Cicchelli and Mario DeMartino have been in the food business here since the early 1970s.
The new place is open for business at 1000 North Collier Boulevard, in space once occupied by Casa Mia and by Fortunes before that. It's a good-looking place with three separate dining rooms, excellent table linens and lots of space between tables.
"We've been trying to find a good place for a traditional Italian restaurant on Marco for a while because we really wanted to be on Marco. And this is it, now that we've changed the interior a lot," said Mario.
The partners call their food "Italian Nostalgic," and say they're combining elegant service with a casual Italian atmosphere.
"By nostalgic, I mean veal scaloppini, veal Marsala and other classic dishes, done in the old ways."
Franco is also pleased with their decision to offer table-side service.
"It's in the tradition, such as Caesar salad, Dover sole boned at the table, flaming steak and more. And we have a very good chef, a varied wine list and a full bar."
Franco and Mario have been in the restaurant business for decades. Franco first came here in 1973 and has worked mostly for the Marriott, where we met him at Kurrents Restaurant in the hotel.
Mario was a restaurant pioneer here.
"I had the first Italian restaurant on Marco Island, Mario's, where Su's Garden is now," Mario says. That was in the early 70s.
"Then I had the Marco Lodge in Goodland. I remember when it was moved there from old Marco a couple of years before I got involved. I also had the European Market restaurant for awhile. It was where the Island Cafe is now."
La Piazza is open for early dinner for an hour, starting at 4:30 p.m., then the regular dinner menu through the evening. It's closed on Sundays until January when the restaurant will be open seven days a week.
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Most Islanders who take their clothes to a laundry don't expect much more than clean clothes. But patrons of the Professional Cleaners of Marco are also getting taken for a ride, so to speak.
We refer to Don Burnell's place at 571 W. Elkcam Circle, which this time of year seems as much a model train lovers' hangout as a dry cleaners.
Don has been adding to his seasonal display of toy trains ever year since he and his wife moved to Marco in 1996 from Creston, Il.
"It was a hit the first time I put it up here, so I did so every year. I usually start work on it around Halloween and finish just after Thanksgiving."
If you go see Don at the dry cleaners, keep your eyes peeled (what an odd expression, by the way) because you might see an important city official there, toying with the toy trains. Our confidential informants City Manager Jim Riviere even contributed one of the trains on display.
About the "eyes peeled" thing, one source claims "peeled," meaning alert or observant, was named for Sir Robert Peel, who established Britain's first organized police force in the 1820s. The cops were known as "Peelers," as in, "Keep your eyes peeled when crossing the model train tracks."


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I'm so sorry this posting has taken so long.
Kyuss picked out winner, sadly, my daughter got hold of my camera a few days ago and dropped it. My mind hasn't been the most sharp lately and I left the camera on our computer desk, just begging to be played with.
The battery compartment took most of the damage and the cover has almost spit in two; preventing it from staying closed and circulating a charge well.
I managed to snap a few terrible photos while holding the cover closed as best I can.
Anyway, onto our lucky winner!
Kyuss wasn't as keen this time around as he had been previously as you can see.
Coaxing with hotdog worked well.
He almost ate the paper thinking it might be more hotdog.
Congratulations to Crystal of Wayward Dogs!


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As Athletics fans, I would really appreciate your opinion on this matter, because it hits you closest to home of any fan in baseball.
I just posted an article at Beyond the Boxscore dealing with Giambi's offensive explosion of a July. Here is a preview:He has never hit like this during his time in New York besides his first year there, before the steroids may have caused the problems that they did for him. Also, his medication for his health problems last year keeps him from going back to using performance enhancers because they will adversely affect his health. This is clean domination. Let's check his Net Runs Above Average (NRAA), VORP and WARP3 by season to prove my point about just how far his career has fallen and risen again. Just so everyone knows, as of the day before the All-Star break, Giambi's NRAA/162 stood at -2.42 for this season.
What I want from AN readers is your opinions on whether or not Giambi's numbers in Oakland are more valid by his clean production from 2005 and onward (as long as he stays clean). Read the article if you would like for some outsider insight (is there such a thing?) and opinions as well as numbers, and comment here or there and make sure to vote in the poll if you do read the article. I value the opinions at AN because as I said, this is your issue more than anyone else in the leagues.


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"If [the media] convince enough voters that that is negative campaigning, for me to call Barack Obama out on his associations then I don't know what the future of our country would be in terms of First Amendment rights and our ability to ask questions without fear of attacks by the mainstream media." --Sarah Palin, getting First Amendment rights backwards while suggesting that criticism of her is unconstitutional, radio interview with WMAL-AM, Oct. 31, 2008
"Absolutely not. I think that, if I were to give up and wave a white flag of surrender against some of the political shots that we've taken, that ... that would ... bring this whole ... I'm not doing this for naught." --Sarah Palin, asked about her plans for 2012 and whether she would disappear from the national political scene if she loses, ABC News interview, Oct. 29, 2008
"And Alaska -- we're set up, unlike other states in the union, where it's collectively Alaskans own the resources. So we share in the wealth when the development of these resources occurs. ... It's to maximize benefits for Alaskans, not an individual company, not some multinational somewhere, but for Alaskans." --Sarah Palin, explaining the windfall profits tax that she imposed on the oil industry in Alaska as a mechanism for ensuring that Alaskans "share in the wealth" generated by oil companies, New Yorker interview, Sept. 2008
"John McCain and I, and our camps, are working together to get John McCain elected." --Sarah Palin, denying reports that she is "going rogue" while suggesting there are separate Palin and McCain camps, Oct. 27, 2008
"I don't know if you're going to use the word 'terrorist' there." --Sarah Palin, asked if people who bomb abortion clinics are terrorists, NBC News interview, Oct. 23, 2008 (Watch video clip)
"[T]hey're in charge of the U.S. Senate so if they want to they can really get in there with the senators and make a lot of good policy changes that will make life better for Brandon and his family and his classroom." --Sarah Palin, getting the vice president's constitutional role wrong after being asked by a third grader what the vice president does, interview with NBC affiliate KUSA in Colorado, Oct. 21, 2008
"We believe that the best of America is not all in Washington, D.C. ...We believe that the best of America is in these small towns that we get to visit, and in these wonderful little pockets of what I call the real America, being here with all of you hard working very patriotic, um, very, um, pro-America areas of this great nation." --Sarah Palin, speaking at a fundraiser in Greensoboro, N.C., Oct. 16, 2008
"I like being here because it seems like here and in our last rally too -- other parts around this great Northwest -- here in New Hampshire you just get it." --Sarah Palin, Laconia, New Hampshire, Oct. 15, 2008
"I would hope at least that those protesters have the courage and the honor of thanking our veterans for giving them the right to protest!" --Sarah Palin, confusing supporters at a campaign rally who had shouted "We can't hear you!" and "Louder!", Richmond, Va., Oct. 13, 2008
"I'm very, very pleased to be cleared of any legal wrongdoing ... any hint of any kind of unethical activity there. Very pleased to be cleared of any of that." --Sarah Palin, after an Alaska legislative report found she had broken the state's ethics law and abused her power in the Troopergate scandal, conference call with Alaska reporters, Oct. 12, 2008
"They are also building schools for the Afghan children so that there is hope and opportunity in our neighboring country of Afghanistan." --Sarah Palin, speaking at a fundraiser in San Francisco, Oct. 5, 2008
"There's a place in Hell reserved for women who don't support other women." --Sarah Palin, misquoting former Secretary of State Madeline Albright, who said women should "help" other women," Carson, Caliif., Oct. 4, 2008
"I may not answer the questions that either the moderator or you want to hear, but I'm going to talk straight to the American people and let them know my track record also." --Sarah Palin, on not answering the questions in the vice presidential debate, St. Louis, Missouri, Oct. 2, 2008
"All of 'em, any of 'em that have been in front of me over all these years." --Sarah Palin, unable to name a single newspaper or magazine she reads, interview with Katie Couric, CBS News, Oct. 1, 2008 (Watch video clip)
"I'll try to find you some and I'll bring them to you." --Sarah Palin, asked by Katie Couric to cite specific examples of how John McCain has pushed for more regulation in his 26 years in the Senate, CBS News interview, Sept. 24, 2008 (Watch video clip)
Katie Couric: "What other Supreme Court decisions do you disagree with?"
Sarah Palin: "Well, let's see. There's --of course --in the great history of America rulings there have been rulings, there's never going to be absolute consensus by every American. And there are -- those issues, again, like Roe v Wade where I believe are best held on a state level and addressed there. So you know -- going through the history of America, there would be others but--"
Couric: "Can you think of any?"
Palin: "Well, I could think of -- of any again, that could be best dealt with on a more local level. Maybe I would take issue with. But you know, as mayor, and then as governor and even as a Vice President, if I'm so privileged to serve, wouldn't be in a position of changing those things but in supporting the law of the land as it reads today." --unable to name any Supreme Court decisions other than Roe v. Wade, CBS News interview, Oct. 1, 2008 (Watch video clip)
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November 18th, 2010
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Art and Exchange will feature topics such as Art and Technology by Chad Eby, Art and Science by Meg Mitchell, Art Therapy by David Gussak, and Phil Steinberg will discuss his collaboration between Art and Geography. Working with other departments is something that is exceptionally important for students. Collaborating with other departments not only enriches the learning experience, but strengthens our students work and professional development. This event is intended to increase communication between departments.
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Chad Eby
With a background in contemporary theory and design, Chad has recently begun exploring collisions at the intersection of art and technology. Working with sound synthesis, wireless interactivity, 3D rapid prototyping, spatialized audio and satellite imagery, Chad pursues questions of chance, scale, translation, and mapping.
Meg Mitchell
Meg Mitchell received a BFA in Sculpture from the University of South Florida in 2005, and an MFA in New Genres from the University of Maryland in 2008. Mitchell creates work in diverse media from painting, to performance, digital media and interactive installations. She uses humor to subvert modernist beliefs, and to play with the boundaries between the conceptual and the physical spaces her work occupies. Mitchell borrows from a diverse range of sources such as Greek drama, contemporary advertising, camp, cinema, art history, and media representations of technological progress.Her collaborative exhibition last year at the DC Art Center entitled "Ian and Jan: the Undiscovered Duo" was widely praised in the press including reviews in the Washington Post.
David Gussak
David Gussak, Ph.D., ATR-BC., is an associate professor and the Chairperson for The Florida State University Department of Art Education. David has presented extensively internationally, nationally and regionally on: art therapy in forensic settings, working with aggressive and violent clients, the work of the art therapist, and various governmental and legislative issues facing the field.
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Much of my research continues to focus on the governance and representation of global spaces, especially the ocean, the Internet, and the Arctic. At the same time, continuing my earlier interest in urban and regional politics and planning, I also have conducted a number of studies of local environment-development conflicts and planning disputes, often with a focus on how specific emotional attachments to place impact individuals' positions in these disputes. Increasingly, I don't know how to respond when people ask me to specify my subfield of Geography. Although my training was as a political geographer (I was president of the Association of American Geographers' Political Geography Specialty Group from 2003 through 2005) and secondarily as an economic geographer, I spent much of the period from around 2000 through 2007 moving ever further into cultural geography, although the past few years have seen me returning to my political geography roots. At the same time, much of my work also overlaps with nature-society, urban, communications, and cartographic issues, so I have affinities with these subfields of the discipline as well.
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Everybody wanted him back, so guess what? He's back! The Red Sox signed Mark Kotsay to presumably be a backup first baseman and 4th/5th outfielder:
Red Sox general manager Theo Epstein continued his busy week by filling the backup first baseman's job with a familiar face. The club has agreed to terms with Mark Kotsay on a one-year deal.
Kotsay was acquired by the Red Sox on Aug. 27 of the 2008 season in a waiver deal with the Atlanta Braves, and wound up starting all seven games of the American League Championship Series following the right hip injury to Mike Lowell.
The Boston Herald reported the re-signing of Kotsay for $1.5 million plus incentives late on Thursday night, but the Red Sox aren't expected to announce the deal until Kotsay takes a physical next week.
It's a great deal. Kotsay proved his worth late last season and in the playoffs by playing a great first base. He's a gutsy player and I think he's been solid in the clubhouse. I will admit I've never been a fan of Kotsay, but after what he did with the Sox last season, he has turned me around. I am excited to see another year with him.
Suddenly, within two days, the Red Sox have a very strong bench:
MIF Julio Lugo
OF Rocco Baldelli
OF/1B Mark Kotsay
C George Kottaras
Just a couple days ago I wrote how bad the Red Sox bench was. Theo Epstein has completely turned that around. The Red Sox now have depth. All these signings look minor on the surface, but when you add them together it's a great equation for the Sox. It's like having a beautiful wall, but no nails to hold it in place. John Smoltz, Rocco Baldelli and Kotsay are those nails.


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I'm not certain, but I believe he mentioned somewhere that he has an "eclectic" taste in music, like Kanye West and Artic Monkeys. At least that's what I remember reading once.
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Second slip of soil above Jackson Road
Maple Ridge staff will get a report from a geotech engineer in the next few weeks on the second slide in an old gravel pit on Jackson Road and 100th Avenue.
The gravel slipped in an area intended for public recreation, where a trail traverses a steep slope, connecting to the horse trails above in Thornhill. New homes are located farther east in the upper area on 248th Street and more new homes are planned for below in the old pit.
However, "There's no danger to any life, limb or any houses above or anything like that," said David Laird with Damax Consultants, working for the Redmond family, which is developing the property.
The slope was formed by pushing gravel to the bottom, which was then compacted as the slope was graded.
Hydro seeding took place in September, but there's more planting and landscaping to take place this year for the whole slope area. However, now they're going to monitor it for the next 18 months before anything happens.
"We're not going to put any houses below and just monitor until we see everything is back to stable."
Laird pointed out the recent weather involved a long dry period followed by heavy rain last weekend.
"In a sense we're happy that it happened now and not later."
The slide is the second to happen in the area, following an earlier one in November.
The land is still owned by the developer, noted public works general manager Frank Quinn.
"Our assumption is that it's the same as before."
Suburban expansion is almost complete along the east side of Jackson Road in Albion, the former location of several gravel pits.
Before construction work started in the area, the steep slopes had to be cut back until stable soil was found.
There were no homes on the slopes directly above the slip. Development in the area has all been supervised by geotechnical engineers, Quinn pointed out.
Houses were allowed to be built in the upper area on 248th Street as part of a deal worked out with the landowners, mainly the Redmond family, to preserve the lower, southwest part of the old Jackson Farm for a park.
Maple Ridge acquired the lower part of the old Jackson Farm on 102nd Avenue and 244th Street in 2010-2011.
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During every year of the 80s, the Cardinals were near the top of the league in range factor per 9 innings. This was not too hard considering they had players like Ozzie Smith and the whole team was tooled toward defense, but we went to the world series 3 TIMES! Not to mention, that team was insanely entertaining to watch just for the defense alone (although there were plenty of other areas that were fun to watch). The Cards lead the major leagues in defense in about half the decade, they really didn't have much competition. If range factor is a bit obscure or outdated, the Cards were also leaders in fielding percentage, not a whole lot of other ways to measure defense during that time...
In the early 90s, the defense fell off drastically. Only in 1993 was it considered to be very good statistically. The rest of the decade was mediocre at best.
The defense didn't improve a lot until 2002, when their UZR were second only to the Twins. By RF/9, they were still middle of the pack, but I think things were getting better by this point defensively. Perhaps the organizational philosophy came back around to valuing defense more, perhaps free agent signings and everything aligned so that the defense was better, but whatever it was, I think it helped. Especially with Duncan's pitching philosophy, I am pretty excited to see that defense is being valued more. With players like Colby Rasmus, Brendan Ryan, Albert Pujols, Yadier Molina, etc. the team has become much more fun to watch, and reminds me a little of the 80s defense. I hope to see the team's defense improved a lot this year, with more regular playing time given to Brendan (hope he's OK!) and Colby, and no Duncan in the outfield, and hopefully a reliable year by Freese. With our pitching I think it's key for the defense to return to form. Takes a lot of pressure off of the rest of the team's abilities.
That's all I have for now, sorry if this seems rushed. I would have liked to provide some more details about the 90s and aughts teams defense, by individual players, etc but hopefully this gives you a good idea. An improved defense can only help the team, last year was pretty unimpressive for the D.


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This Bethany College Infirmary Building is historically significant to the Town of Bethany, as it is among the earliest buildings constructed in the town. Jacob E. Curtis built several homes in Bethany during the 1850s-1870s, many of which were built using a similar architectural form. In addition, the house was the home of William Pendleton Cowans, who operated the first livery stable in town on the lot adjacent to the house. A connecting office joined the residence and the livery stable.
The building is meaningful to Bethany College as being the first building set aside for exclusive use as an infirmary for the student body. The first evidence of a small infirmary for the students dates from 1930, after the remodeling and expansion of Phillips Hall. However, it was not until the spring of 1937 that an inclusive health program was developed, and the Bethany College Board of Trustees made the decision for the first time in the history of the college to hire a full-time nurse and a college physician. In May of 1937, they recommended that the college should provide for an isolated infirmary adequate to take care of the needs of both men and women. The plan was that it should house a college physician and staff. In the fall of 1937, Samuel Sprigg Jacob became the first college physician, and the college made plans to remodel the Cowans property on Lot #66 for use as the doctor's home and private office. In February 1945, the college announced that the Cowans house had been remodeled as a Health Center. It contained a doctor's office, treatment room, medicine room, and wards for men and women. In November 1945, the facility became known as the Infirmary and continued in this capacity until the fall of 2001.
The building, in use as an infirmary from 1945 through fall of 2001, has been vacant since the fall of 2001, at which time a new Health and Wellness Center opened in the remodeled John J. Knight Natatorium. The college has not yet made a decision as to the future use of the building.


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Confession: I didn't want to go to Pulau Ketam. I read enough to know what it would be like; houses on stilts, human waste go straight back to nature, fresh seafood hopefully not bred nor collected from the very same areas. That sounds like Kukup, a fishing village off Pontian in Johor. I'd been to Kukup in my younger days. I don't particularly want to go back.
Then Joyce who occasionally slaps sense into me said, "YOU'VE NEVER BEEN TO PULAU KETAM, HOW DO YOU REALLY KNOW??"
True that. Off we went with friends. Some of us took the KTM from Subang to Port Klang. The return ticket costs RM5.80 and a single trip took nearly an hour. It was my first time on the KTM and I have just one comment: the time schedules were created to mock your waiting self, right?
From Port Klang, you could reach Pulau Ketam via the ferry (RM7 about 30mins) or private speedboat (RM10 about 15mins). Along the way you could see mangrove swamps, boats, fish farms, and eventually Pulau Ketam's houses on stilts.
Pulau Ketam literally means Crab Island. The story has it that in the late 1800s, Hainanese fisherman from Port Klang arrived at Pulau Ketam where they caught crabs and sold them for a living. Initially they went to and fro every day, which was a long journey because uh, there were no speedboats back then.
After a few months, they built a small house on the swampland so they could stay the night. Eventually the swampland, regarded as an island became populated.
And that was how Pulau Ketam was born, ta-dahhhhh!
Swampland full of mini crabs that you cannot eat.
Horng and KY, overwhelmed.
What can you do in Pulau Ketam? If you're on a day trip, you could walk around and pose for photos in strange positions. Rent a bike for RM5, cycle and explore the island, whizzing past people's homes. Eat fried ice-cream, assorted shaved ice dessert, seafood at the many eateries. Buy local products consisting of dried seafood items.
If you're staying the night, you could do all these too. When the day-trippers are gone, enjoy the quietness and simplicity of the fishing village. At evening towards night time, the tide rises and the fishermen go to sea. They return by dawn so if you're an early riser, you could catch all these activities. Most of Pulau Ketam's harvest are exported so you could see the fishy buggers that go off to say, Hong Kong.
Rented bicycles go fast, grab yours quick!
You do know where human waste in Pulau Ketam go, right? Right, I shan't elaborate then. Just that… well, be prepared for an unmistakable stench in the air should you catch the wind in the wrong direction.
A gate? Really, why? Your neighbours don't have any.
Food in Pulau Ketam was… wait let me rephrase. We learned from experience that food served in Pulau Ketam were not to our palate. Sure the clams are huge and fresh, fishballs springy and fresh, fish was fresh but unfortunately overcooked…
To summarise, they have the fresh goods but not the cooking skills to best deliver them.
Also, we were very disappointed with the crabs. They were supposed to be fresh and I don't know how to measure freshness of a crab. But the flesh isn't supposed to disintegrate too easily, right? There was not enough 'muscle' in the meat, it wasn't firm, it wasn't good.
Apparently that's how they serve crabs in Pulau Ketam. RM38/kg… inexpensive but I'd happily pay more for Wong Poh in Aman Suria for a fantastic, satisfying crab feast.
The lesson here is: take Pulau Ketam for what it is; a fishing village booming with city day-trippers lured by the promise of fresh seafood, so the locals have to accommodate the best they can. I believe it's decent income alongside their normal fishing operations. They are friendly people and work hard for their money, good for them.
Should you visit Pulau Ketam? Why not? Go get the experience, support the local folk, expose your kids to how other people live.
And of course happiness is intensified with great company, so bring along some good friends for the ride.


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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Tyler Bray threw for 169 yards and three touchdowns, and the Kansas City Chiefs beat the Green Bay Packers 30-8 on Thursday night in a preseason finale nearly devoid of starters.
Bray, an undrafted rookie out of Tennessee, outshined Chiefs backup Chase Daniel while giving starter Alex Smith the night off. Bray hit Junior Hemingway late in the first half for a touchdown, and then connected with Josh Bellamy and Frankie Hammond Jr. for TDs in the second half.
Vince Young had a rough game for the Packers in place of Aaron Rodgers, who likewise sat the game out. Young was just 13 of 29 for 121 yards and fumbled twice, losing one of them.
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Sioux Falls police responded to 42 accidents over the weekend, half of which came when a winter storm clipped the area.
Office Sam Clemens said Saturday between 11am-11pm there were 21 accidents reported. The same number of accidents was reported Sunday, even though part of a snowstorm clipped the Sioux Falls area.
Monday, at two accidents were reported at 1am and 2am. In between 8am-9am six accidents were reported.