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PASADENA — Rep. Adam Schiff vows to reintroduce the legislation next year when Republicans control the House. Despite a last-minute push from Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Burbank) and others, Congress adjourned for the year last Wednesday (December 22) without voting on … Continue reading
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By Hannah Abdulla | 3 June 2014
Amazon has rolled out its grocery service to a further two US cities
Amazon's consumer packaged goods (CPG) opportunity is valued at around US$222bn annually in the US, according to analysts at Sanford C Bernstein, and the company is targeting this opportunity aggressively. But with a distinct audience and a very different approach to selling goods, how can CPG firms make the Amazon channel work for them? Hannah Abdulla explores.
When it comes to consumer packaged goods, online is viewed by many industry commentators as the future.
Sanford C Bernstein's Ali Dibadj believes purchase patterns will see a growth in online sales as consumers increasingly migrate their CPG spend online.
"Physical retail will continue to lose share to e-commerce," he predicts. "Migration is already happening in some categories; 25% of overall CPG could be online. Interestingly Procter & Gamble is saying 20% in the next five years [will be online] in the US so this is very much a reflection point of CPG online," he adds.
Certainly, Amazon hopes so. The company is investing in the CPG opportunity through the development of its Amazon Fresh concept, which offers same-day and early morning delivery of perishable goods.
Due to its scale, the logistical challenge means the project has remained in its trial stages for the past six years. But some analysts are convinced that when this is fine tuned, Amazon will be a force to be reckoned within the online food space.
But, like with many things, it's not as straightforward as sticking Wal-Mart or Kroger's top-selling product online and guaranteeing its success.
According to Bernstein, organic firm Annie's was one of the top three performers in the ready meals category on Amazon alongside relatively small-time player Nongshim. In comparison, the top three in the same category in Wal-Mart were Kraft, Nestle and ConAgra.
Bill Bishop, chief architect of Brick Meets Click, says these findings demonstrate CPG firms with a lack of visibility in offline channels stand to gain more online.
"They're not necessarily in store - they are items that are more accessible online because they aren't widely available in retail."
Industry heavyweights could also do more to promote their offering through online channels, Neil Stern, senior partner at McMillan Doolittle, suggests.
"CPG's do need to be more aggressive in thinking about the channel. Some of the better selling brands understand the specialty nature of the channel," Stern tells just-food.
Dibadj concurs that the successful players online "know how to attack this very different channel".
One of the biggest challenges from a CPG manufacturer point of view is how sales on Amazon are based on an algorithm system - finding the cheapest price and matching it. This is a very different model than that adopted by traditional retailers who negotiate on prices.
"This is very volatile; it wreaks havoc on the distribution system of a CPG because of the volume differences associated with these pricings," says Dibadj.
It also means is the popularity of the product rises based on the number of clicks it gets.
"If you are in the top three you are clicked on 64% of the time. On the first page it's 81% of the time. Not a lot of people will get to the second page. It's very difficult to dislodge someone from the top three," he says, adding that where the traditional shopper might seek out a particular brand in the cereal aisle of a traditional supermarket - on Amazon they might simply search 'cereal'. "As a CPG it's very important that the ranking works for you."
The ranking system becomes even more significant when you consider the food sector has the highest market fragmentation through e-commerce channels.
It also has one of the lowest online penetration levels in the US - so there is still room for food manufacturers to expand this opportunity.
Snack bars and sweet and savoury snacks have a higher online penetration than other categories. Dibadj suggests that if you aren't already leading the category, the search rankings mean it will be a tough nut to crack.
At the other end of the spectrum stand breakfast cereals, cookies and biscuits, confectionery, sauces, dressings and condiments with the lowest online penetration. For companies acting early enough, there is the potential to "gain a huge first-mover advantage", grow the category and "stake their online claim," Dibadj explains.
This is not to say that the boat has sailed for CPG majors who have yet to fully get to grips with the Amazon model.
Amazon, or more broadly e-commerce, is currently only making ripples rather than waves, Stern points out. It presently holds a market share of less than 1% in the US and one could therefore argue there is still time for CPGs to consider whether the channel could work for them. But there's not a lot of time.
The algorithm game can determine your fate as a CPG and there are a number of factors which can write your success or failure. One of those is to get in early, Stern insists.
"The algorithm game is dangerous because it demonstrates that loyalty begets loyalty - you want to be there early and establish dominance - both in search and in the customer's mind."
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Alzua v. Johnson, 231 U.S. 106 (1913)
Alzua v. Johnson
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Motion to affirm submitted October 27, 1913
Decided November 10, 1913
This court is slow to revise the judgment of the highest court of a Territory on matters of local administration.
Judges of United States courts are not liable to civil actions for their judicial acts. Bradley v. Fisher, 13 Wall. 335.
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Quaere whether the Philippine Commission has power to enact legislation making any judge liable to civil action for official acts.
21 Phil. 308 affirmed.
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SYCAN RANCH 213 acres of Pines, Pasture & Peaceful Views. The 1600 gpm irrigation well & 50 horse pump supply the pivot, wheel lines & pond to irrigate the 111+ water righted acres that summers 150 yearlings. On a knoll in the pines is a very nice 3 bedroom, 2 bath manufactured home with covered decks on three sides, and oversized 2 car garage with a finished room for guests! State of the art 40x70 insulated shop with concrete floor, 12 & 14 doors, work benches, all the extras plus a 24 open bay. Includes good corrals, a horse shelter, outbuildings and is cross fenced for cattle rotations.
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After four months of operations, the 'no excuse' team
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insurance, no MOT
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As normal, the drivers presented various
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speed limit for coaches on dual carriageways was 60 mph. The 'no
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Chief Inspector Bob Nichols of Dorset Police
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tragic aftermath of avoidable collisions.
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"Many of the motorists who are caught are
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incurring penalty points and offer the chance to improve their
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"We see this association of enforcement and
education as the key to reducing collisions."
In monthly surveys carried out during the
first four months of the campaign, public recognition of the 'no
excuse' logo had increased to a staggering 73 per cent. During the
'Surround a Town' operation at Dorchester the percentage of those
questioned recognising the 'no excuse' logo had risen to 83 per
The 'no excuse' team's presence will be felt
across all areas of the county for the rest of the year –
maintaining the deterrent, catching dangerous and inconsiderate
drivers to make Dorset's roads safer.


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This week featured nine of 10 entirely new posts taking the Top 10. Jay-Z, last week's winner, stayed around to play with the Swizz Beatz-produced "Open Letter."It naturally helped things that Common re-circulated the track as a remix, teaming with the Brooklyn Nets Musical Director and acclaimed mixtape vet J. Period for an exclusive remix, which premiered at HipHopDX on Monday. Other goodies came from headliners like Drake, J. Cole, Rick Ross, DJ Khaled and a Cam'ron and Lil Wayne reunion. If that weren't enough, Daft Punk brought in the great minds behind The Neptunes and Chic for bang out a summer dance gem.
Common Adds A "P.S." To Jay-Z's "Open Letter"
On Monday this week, HipHopDX's homie J. Period dropped off his exclusive remix to Jay-Z's Top 10 leader last week, "Open Letter." With mutual friends in Kanye West and No I.D., Comm stepped up and showed support for his fellow early '90s Hip Hop peer. Following Pitbull's own take on Jay-Z and Beyonce's trip to Cuba, expect more open letters across the game, especially since it's a great platform to address rumors and controversy—which many artists seem to be finding (or finding them?). Common also hit the leader-board working with his and No I.D.'s Cocaine 80's project. "Congratulations" plays into Comm's success with concepts, and at least begins in raising a glass to some happy newlyweds.
Funkmaster Flex Grabs Mixtape Spotlight Again, Asks Who You Mad At?
Three of this week's Top 10 songs came courtesy of Funkmaster Flex's latest double-mixtape, Who You Mad At? Me Or Yourself? The HOT 97 mainstay and former Loud/RCA Records plaque-earner pulled new songs ranging from J. Cole's "Maine On Fire" to a mid-'00s-esque Dipset/YMCMB reunion in "Love To A Diplomat," and even a new one from Slaughterhouse. Though this one is a freebie, it's Flex's return to mixtapes since 2005's The Car Show Tour. Big dog status indeed.
The Top 10 Most Popular Hip Hop Singles The Week Of 4/15/2013
1. Jay-Z featuring Common - "Open Letter Part II" (J. Period Remix)
2. DJ Khaled featuring Lil Wayne, Drake & Rick Ross - "No New Friends"
3. Drake featuring James Fauntleroy - "Girls Love Beyonce"
4. Daft Punk featuring Pharrell & Nile Rodgers - "Get Lucky"
7. Jay-Z featuring Timbaland - "Open Letter"
8. Cam'ron featuring Lil Wayne - "Love To A Diplomat"
9. Common featuring Cocaine 80's - "Congratulations"
10. Slaughterhouse - "House Gang"
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One of Bollywood's most eligible bachelors, Salman Khan has admitted having a lady love in his life - his "Kick" co-star Jacqueline Fernandes. Recently, the superstar jokingly gave her his surname Khan, and made her blush when he revealed his admiration for her.
While this is the first movie that two are doing together, they seem to have hit it off really well. They made a joint appearance to promote their film "Kick" on Zee TV's "India's Best Cinestars Ki Khoj".
Making an entry on the show, Salman introduced Jacqueline as 'JFK' on the sets, said a source.
When the show's hosts - Vishal Malhotra and Hussain Kuwajerwala - quizzed him about Jacqueline being called 'JFK', Salman decided to keep mum while Jacqueline blushed.
Putting their thinking caps on, the two thought that Salman was probably making a reference to John F. Kennedy. When they tried reasoning this with Salman, he was quick enough to tell them that it stood for Jacqueline Fernandez 'Khan'!
While Jacqueline couldn't help blushing at this comment, Salman just laughed off any further questions.
Pampering her to bits on the sets of the show, Salman constantly ensured that his on-screen lady love was comfortable at the shoot. Having limited understanding of Hindi, it was quite difficult for Jacqueline to get some of the acts and give comments in Hindi. This was when Salman would jump to her rescue.
He would help her with a few important Hindi words that he'd whisper in her ears each time.
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Hubby and I are thinking of a week in October too. We are going to book the time off at work and put the money aside and then see what late deals we can get around 4 - 2 weeks before we wanna go. Flight prices are WAY too high at the moment.
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A proud warrior queen of Amaris forced to flee her life of luxury for falling in love with a mere Terran. Farook Amir's wife and mother of Dana. Trained as an assassin and mistress of disguise. Pencils and colored in CS3 for Project Amaris
She looks like a sort of priestess
Who is she?
Who is she?
Dana Amir's mother.
?? I am troubled: she seems to be very different from her daughter, is Dana from a royal family or something else? And Dana? Who is she really, because I've seen her mentioned in the Amaris, and she looked very different, with her red clothe, or her skin rip...
Amaris? What is that? A kingdom? She remainds me a goddess like Athena...
Heh, you're cofounder of it !
Nice, the works about Dana Amir!
The same as i saw many times in your artworks?
Nice, the works about Dana Amir!
The same as i saw many times in your artworks?
Different. This Dana is only for Project Amaris
So, I can deduce she is one of your main OCs? Personally, I have preferences for Dana than AM (but I love AM too )...Because she remind me Wonder Woman and agent Diana Prince...and maybe because it is the first art of you I ever seen...and also because she is less politically oriented; I have saw one art of Dana by Jean for Amaris; have you worked on her Amaris version?
meets John Carter from Mars I reckon.
Bit of an amazon story I guess.
Johnny, she is awesome!!!you are an expert with pencils and Photoshop !!!
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Sorted and the City: Sky Falls in; STOCK CRASHES TO FIVE-YEAR LOW
Byline: Andrew Penman and Michael Greenwood
ALMOST a year after handing his son James the reins of Sky, Rupert Murdoch watched yesterday as pounds 2.2billion was wiped off the value of the TV giant.
Despite news that it more than doubled profit on last year to pounds 514million, investors dumped the stock because Sky failed to scoop up as many customers as promised.
James Murdoch said his plan was to get 10 million homes signed up to the TV service by 2010 by spending an extra pounds 450m on tactics such as marketing.
But yesterday he had to admit that it had only gained 81,000 punters in the last three months - it needs at least 100,00 per quarter to hit targets.
The weak figures were caused, in part, by strong sports programming from rivals BBC and ITV in June, including Wimbledon and the Euro 2004 football tournament.
The BBC has also affected Sky sales by promoting the Freeview digital service which connects viewers to the digital network for a one-off cost of a set-top box.
Crucially, the amount of money Sky earns from each customer has been falling. …


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In an interview with Film Journal, director Tony Scott explains that for him making a movie is a lot like putting together a jigsaw puzzle. He doesn't start with a complete script. Instead he starts with the real-life situations and characters he is interested in and tries to figure out how they might work together.
For example, he says he "reverse-engineered" Ryder, the lead hijacker in The Taking of Pelham 123 starting with a real former New York City contractor with a chip on his shoulder for doing 12 years in prison. This gave him a template for a character motivated by revenge and also helped set the stage for what he calls "the third character" in the movie, the city that wronged Ryder.
Scott, who calls himself a "great plagiarist," isn't afraid to borrow liberally from earlier movies either. And the influences aren't always what you might expect. The complicated time-lapse sequence of New York City at the beginning of Pelham is, he confesses, a "rip-off" of a scene from the 1982 documentary Koyaanisqatsi.


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Henry River Mill Village: filming location for "District 12" in the first movie.This terrific tour runs each year from spring through fall, and will begin running again shortly. Due to the passing in late 2015 of Wade Shepherd, owner of the property, we are working to coordinate the new dates with the new trustees of this beautiful site. Please check back soon for the 2016 season's next available dates.
Experience Henry River Mill Village's filming locations in The Hunger Games™ movie, like never before. This iconic location had recently been made unavailable to the public because of vandalism. We are pleased to announce a partnership with Henry River Mill Village and owner Wade Shepherd to give you the opportunity to tour the filming sites at Henry River Mill Village – to learn the behind the scenes stories – and to give you the chance to do new experiences during your tour. Not only will you have a chance to stand in the shoes of your favorite character at the bakery with an apron and burnt bread…you'll also get exclusive access to your favorite heroine's house to re-enact the scenes where she comforts her sister and mother and where she grabs her coat to head out to hunt. You'll meander your way through the village among clotheslines and you'll have a chance to see the site where the coal mining explosion was filmed.
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A couple discovered by officers tipped off about possible drug activity was arrested in a camper on Blunt Avenue in Austin on February 12.
Larry M. Burnett, 43, North Bogardus Road, Austin, and Christine N. Smith, 29, Scottsburg, were taken into custody after sheriff's deputies and Austin officers were advised that there was drug activity at a house at the address. Deputies Paul Clute and Joe Guarneri went to a camper behind the house and found Burnett and Smith. While talking to Smith, Deputy Guarneri said he saw a hypodermic syringe on a shelf. Smith told him at that time she was in the county's needle exchange program. When she fetched the needle exchange card from her purse, Guarneri stepped inside to look at the card. At that time, he said he saw the end of a marijuana cigarette in an ashtray and smelled burned marijuana in the camper.
As he approached the ashtray, Deputy Guarneri said he saw another hypodermic needle "...full with a brown, liquid-like substance..." Chief Deputy Don Campbell stated later the syringe "...was 'loaded' for use."
More hypodermic needles, marijuana, drug paraphernalia and heroin was found inside the camper, a department release stated.
Initial hearings for Burnett and Smith were conducted in Scott Superior Court on February 16 on charges of possession of cocaine/narcotic drug, visiting a common nuisance, possession of marijuana and possession of paraphernalia. Not guilty pleas were entered for the defendants, with Burnett assigned a trial date of May 12 and Smith a trial date of May 16.
Public defenders were assigned to the cases.
Anyone interested in flooding currently happening in Scott County is invited to attend a presentation on Monday evening, March 28, at Scottsburg High School.
The program will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the high school's commons.
The study completed late last year by staff of HWC Engineering has already been reviewed by members of the Scott County Drainage Board, Scott County Commissioners and the Scott County Council.
Knowing that facts gathered could affect its ability to obtain grants, the Drainage Board requested support from Commissioners. Commissioners in turn asked that the study's $40,000 price tag be paid by the County Council. Once Councilmen agreed to foot that bill, engineers fanned out on foot to track Stucker Ditch.
Stucker Fork has been proved to drain at least 75% of Scott County from its mouth in Lexington Township along its journey to the Muscatatuck River in Jennings Township. Flooding takes its toll on infrastructure and the bills to replace or repair those structures.
2015 was an excellent year to experience the effects of flooding in Scott County since two months have been declared the wettest on record by the National Weather Service.
Over the years, flooding has taken acres of agricultural land out of production, and some property owners are now required to buy flood insurance. Subsidies for flood insurance premiums are beginning to disappear, so homeowners and farmers with land currently in flood plains may soon find themselves with unexpected expenses to keep their properties covered by insurance.
The study traces Stucker Ditch through farm and residential areas, showing how silting has caused excess surface water to flow out of its banks and onto roads, bridges, cropland and homes.
Strategies to correct most flooding are also covered as are the projected costs.
Alumni of Scottsburg High School are being asked to donate to the SHS Alumni Association's scholarship fund before March 31 to ensure the fund gets additional dollars.
The Alumni Association has established an endowment fund with the Scott County Community Foundation. The move helps alumni donate directly to fund scholarships for students intending to attend college or further their training after graduation. Scholarships have provided thousands of dollars for higher education over the years.
Thanks to the Lilly Endowment, dollars given to the Foundation through Thursday, March 31, will be matched 100% if given to unrestricted funds. If designated for specific funds, like the new Alumni endowment fund, each dollar will earn 50 cents. Consequently, a $100 contribution will grow by half, reaping $150 for alumni scholarships.
Individual SHS graduates or classes can donate directly to the fund by making checks out to the Scott County Community Foundation, designating contributions to the SHS Alumni Association Scholarship Fund.
On-line payments may be made by visiting www.scottcountyfoundation.org.
The new Foundation fund is a long-term project. Until it is fully funded, alumni scholarships must continue to come from the association's operating fund. Therefore, the Alumni Association is asking its members to also consider donations toward 2016 scholarships by donating to its operating fund. Those contributions may be sent to SHS Alumni Association, P.O. Box 161, Scottsburg, IN 47170.
Contributors may note that all donations are now tax deductible, since the association has completed its incorporation process and applied for 501(c)(3) status.
This year's Alumni Association Banquet will be held on Saturday evening, June 25, at the SHS commons. For information about new by-laws and the banquet, visit www.SCSD2.k12.in.us, click on "Schools," then "Scottsburg High School," and finally the "Alumni" tab.
Officers with the association are also collecting nominations for the 2016 Outstanding Alumnus Award. Any SHS graduate is eligible for nomination, which must be submitted by April 15.
Nominations may take the form of a letter containing the candidate's name, contact information, age, graduating year, brief biographical information and reasons why the individual is deserving of the award. Include any information which will help the committee make a good selection.
Nominations submitted by mail must be sent to SHS Alumni Association, P.O. Box 161, Scottsburg, IN 47170. By email, send material to
The Scott County Sheriff's Department and Scottsburg Police Department announced that they will join efforts with over 250 Indiana state and local law enforcement agencies to increase education and enforcement around dangerous and impaired driving. From March 4 through March 27, officers across the state will conduct high-visibility patrols specifically designated to identify and intercept those driving aggressively and under the influence.
"Between Indiana's deep-rooted basketball pride and the St. Patrick's Day holiday, much of Indiana celebrates throughout the month of March," said Sheriff Dan McClain. "Celebrating responsibly is important and our officers will be out in full force to keep those celebrating, safe. So if we see you driving dangerously or find you over the limit, you will be under arrest. Period."
Increased enforcement during March is a statewide effort supported by federal funding allocated to Scott County from the Traffic Safety division of the Indiana Criminal Justice Institute (ICJI). A total of 17 officers will work overtime to conduct observational patrols and sobriety checkpoints around the clock.
According to ICJI, in March 2015 there were 529 alcohol-related crashes across Indiana, resulting in 214 injuries and five fatatlities. Additionally, during the same period, crash reports indicate 1,606 collisions occurred due to dangerous driving, resulting in 332 injuries and four fatalities. Dangerous driving includes such factors as "speed too fast for weather conditions," driver distracted," and "driver asleep or fatigued."
"Keeping our roadways safe is a priority," said ICJI Executive Director Dave Murtaugh. Our dedicated officers who patrol our roadways all across the state are the first line of defense. Motorists need to do their part to ensure our roadways are safe by making responsible choices. From watching the basketball tournament action to taking part in St. Patrick's Day celebrations, it's up to you to be safe and responsible. If you are going to drink, do not drive. It's that simple."
Accidents resulting from dangerous and impaired driving are preventable. The Scott County Law Enforcement and ICJI would like to remind motorists safe driving is as following these easy steps:
Before the celebration begins, plan a safe way home.
Do not drive impaired.
If you drink, use a taxi, public transportation, ridesharing service or designate a sober friend or family member, and give them your keys.
If you see a drunk driver on the road, call 911.
If you know someone who is about to drive or ride impaired. Take their keys and help make arrangements to get them home safely.
To learn more about the Scott County Sheriff's Department please visit: scottcountysheriff.org. For more information on Indiana's efforts on impaired driving prevention and enforcement, please visit: http://www.in.gov/cji/2354.htm.
Three injury accidents occurring between February 25 and 27 occurred in Scottsburg, police records revealed.
The first was reported just before 1 p.m. on Thursday, February 25, on State Road 56 202 feet east of Main Street in downtown Scottsburg.
Drivers were Mark D. Self, 36, Scottsburg, and Teresa L. Cantu, 48, Seymour. Self was driving a 2013 Chrysler 200, while Cantu was behind the wheel of a 2014 Chevy Equinox.
Self told Sgt. Joe Nicholson that he was eastbound and did not realize Cantu was slowing down. Self struck the rear of the Equinox, causing under $1,000 damage. Unfortunately, Cantu's passenger, Stephen Pierson, 68, Seymour, experienced neck pain following the crash. No apparent medical care at the scene was indicated on the accident report.
Cause of the accident was cited as driver distraction.
The most serious accident happened at 5:25 p.m. on Friday, February 26, on U.S. Highway 31 North at Vest Street.
Patrolman Trevis Burr and Sgt. Rodney Watts were dispatched to the scene as were Scott County EMS technicians and First Responders with the Scottsburg Volunteer Fire Department.
Motorcyclist Todd J. Hook, 24, Scottsburg, was riding a 1973 Honda northbound on U.S. 31 when a 2001 Ford Ranger operated by Betty J. Caudill, 52, Austin, pulled out from Vest St. to go south on the highway. Caudill later told Ptl. Burr she did not see Hook.
The Ranger struck the motorcyclist on the side of the Honda, tossing Hook and the motorcycle into the southbound lanes.
Hook's leg was severely injured. He was stabilized by EMS staff and First Responders and then taken to University of Louisville Hospital, where he was still being treated on Monday, February 29.
Caudill was not injured. Property damage was listed at up to $5,000.
A Scottsburg man was injured in a crash on Saturday evening, February 27, on S.R. 56 West at the I-65 interchange.
Sgt. Steven Herald and Sgt. Nicholas were dispatched to the scene, located just before the I-65 overpass in the westbound lanes.
Information from the two drivers and a witness indicated that Jared W. Lucas, 21, Austin, was driving a 2005 Nissan Titan pickup truck which was pulling a trailer. He was eastbound at the traffic light, waiting to turn left onto northbound I-65.
Lucas said he saw the other vehicle, identified as a 2012 Kia Sedona SUV being driven by Gabriel E. Land, 38, Scottsburg, as it left a liquor store parking lot, but Lucas related that he thought he had plenty of time to make his turn across the westbound lanes.
He did not. Though the pickup cleared the lane, the trailer was struck by the Sedona. A witness's statement described a similar scene.
Land experienced back pain after the impact and was assisted by Scott County EMS technicians at the scene.
Property damage was estimated at up to $10,000 by Sgt. Herald.
Then, the Sheriff's Department got busy, investigating three injury accidents between Friday, March 4, and Sunday, March 6.
Deputies Josh Watterson, Joe Johnson and Joe Guarneri were dispatched to Bogardus Road about 1,000 feet north of Crothersville Road at 12:41 a.m. that Friday.
There, they found a wrecked 2000 Mazda 626 but not its driver, who was later identified as Gregory L. Baker, 49, Austin.
Baker told Deputy Watterson that he had been headed south on Bogardus Rd. when his car left the road, traveling down an embankment and hitting a utility pole. Baker said he managed to get out of the car and climbed back up on the road, where he was picked up by a woman, who drove him to her home before emergency crews arrived on the scene.
The incident is still under investigation.
Baker's injuries were described as incapacitating on the officer's report, and he was transported to Scott Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Property damage was estimated at up to $10,000 including the utility pole, which is owned by Jackson County REMC.
The second mishap on Friday, which occurred just before noon, was the worst of the three, causing what was described as severe head injuries to a passenger in one of the vehicles.
This accident happened when a westbound semi-tractor-trailer operated by Joseph Humes, 57, Kings Mountain, N.C., was turning north off of State Road 356 onto Tombstone Drive. Humes slowed to make the turn, allowing the driver's side of the semi-trailer flatbed to remain partially in the westbound lane, according to Deputy Paul Clute's report.
Willard Gay, 65, Scottsburg, was driving west on S.R. 356 in his 1990 Ford Ranger with a friend, Everitt Hargis, 65, Henryville. According to the report, Gay's Ranger hit the trailer on the passenger side, then went out of control and into a ditch on the highway's south side.
The impact, Deputy Clute related, caused the passenger side of the Ranger's cab to cave in on Hargis, causing head injuries to the Henryville man. He was trapped inside the wreckage. Gay also suffered from heavy facial bleeding.
Both men were assisted by Scott County EMS and then transported to University of Louisville Hospital. Their conditions are not known.
Property damage was estimated at up to $10,000.
Deputies James Shelton and Rex Herald worked an accident before 9 p.m. on Sunday, March 6, near where the first of the trio had happened on Friday.
They were dispatched to Bogardus Road about 500 feet south of Crothersville Road.
Driver William S. Combs, 20, Austin, said he attempted to brake as he was traveling south on Bogardus Rd. and approaching Crothersville Rd. Unfortunately, his brakes failed, and he had to swerve to avoid another vehicle in front of him being driven by Ronald Lamb, Austin. Lamb, it was learned, had just turned onto Bogardus Rd. from the other road.
Combs' 1991 Chevy pickup left the road on its east side, tore through a fence and struck a small tree at the bottom of a hill.
Combs suffered a possible injury to his knee/lower leg/foot. He was transported to the local hospital for treatment.
Property damage was estimated at up to $5,000 including the privately-owned fence.


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Some eccentrics are born. Others thrust eccentricity upon themselves. Step forward, Brent "Billy" Bowden, the New Zealand umpiring sensation who shot to fame with a zany array of embellished signals and a preposterous eye for showmanship. Bowden turned to umpiring after the onset of arthritis in his early-twenties, and earned a reputation for giving batsmen out with a curiously bent finger. Suitably encouraged, he threw out the rule-book which states that the best cricket officials are the ones that go unnoticed, and added a whole host of whacky twists to his daily routine. The most celebrated of these is his hop-on-one-leg-and-reach-for-Jesus signal for six, and he seems pre-programmed to pose throughout a match, even when ducking for his life as a pull-shot rockets through square-leg. For all the embellishments, his decision-making skills are almost without equal among the ICC's elite panel, although in 2007 he was suspended from standing at that year's inaugural Twenty20 World Championships, following his role in the farcical conclusion of the World Cup final in Barbados.
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Rain Gods
Rain Gods
Simon & Schuster, Hardcover, 9781439128244, 448pp.
Publication Date: July 14, 2009
When Hackberry Holland became sheriff of a tiny Texas town near the Mexican border, he'd hoped to leave certain things behind: his checkered reputation, his haunted dreams, and his obsessive memories of the good life with his late wife, Rie. But the discovery of the bodies of nine illegal aliens, machine-gunned to death and buried in a shallow grave behind a church, soon makes it clear that he won't escape so easily.
As Hack and Deputy Sheriff Pam Tibbs attempt to untangle the threads of this complex and grisly case, a damaged young Iraq veteran, Pete Flores, and his girlfriend, Vikki Gaddis, are running for their lives, hoping to outwit the bloodthirsty criminals who want to kill Pete for his involvement in the murders. The only trouble is, Pete doesn't know who he's running from: drunk and terrified, he fled the scene of the crime when the shooting began. And there's a long list of people who want Pete and Vikki dead: crime boss Hugo Cistranos, who hired Pete for the operation; Nick Dolan, a strip club owner and small-time gangster with revenge on his mind; and a mysterious God-fearing serial-killer-for-hire known as Preacher Jack Collins, with enigmatic motives of his own.
With the FBI, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and a host of cold-blooded killers on Pete and Vikki's trail, it's up to Sheriff Holland to find them first and figure out who's behind the mass murder before anyone else ends up dead. In this thrilling and intricate work, James Lee Burke has once again proven himself a master storyteller and a perceptive chronicler of the darkest corners of the human heart.
Unabridged Compact Disk Includes a Bonus MP3 CD of James Lee Burke's Cimarron Rose!
James Lee Burke, a rare winner of two Edgar Awards, and named Grand Master by the Mystery Writers of America, is the author of thirty previous novels and two collections of short stories, including such New York Times bestsellers as The Glass Rainbow, Swan Peak, The Tin Roof Blowdown, Last Car to Elysian Fields and Rain Gods. He lives in Missoula, Montana.
Best known for his series about Louisiana cop Dave Robicheaux, crime writer James Lee Burke moves westward in his latest novel. Rain Gods has a different protagonist, Hackberry Holland, and is set in the dry landscape of Texas. More at NPR.org
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Source: Toronto Star
CANMORE, Alta. A well-known competitive mountain biker killed by a grizzly bear was running on a trail in a wildlife corridor that people had been asked not to use, municipal and environmental officials said today.
Isabelle Dube, originally from Cap-St-Ignace near Quebec City, was running with two friends Sunday on a popular hiking trail in Canmore, 90 kilometres west of Calgary, when the bear attacked. Her companions ran for help to the nearby SilverTip Golf Course and were not harmed, said RCMP Cpl. Brad Freer.
Fish and wildlife officers later shot and killed the grizzly, which had been relocated just eight days earlier.
The trail, just outside Canmore across the lower slopes of Mount Lady Macdonald, had been subject to a voluntary closure going back as far as April to protect a corridor designed to allow wildlife, including cougars and bears, to move between habitats.
But those corridors have come under increasing pressure from recreational users, said Mike McIvor of the Bow Valley Naturalists.
"Particularly with the advent of mountain biking, there's been a huge proliferation of trails," he said.
McIvor said one provincial official told him there are almost 200 kilometres of new trails in the area, all of them created informally by recreational outdoor enthusiasts.
McIvor said the Alberta government has been trying to keep humans off the 300-metre-wide corridors with mixed success.
"They've been trying to reduce the number of trails, (but) over resistance from recreational users," he said. "They've been taking steps to try to prevent exactly what happened."
Dube, 35, was married and had a young daughter. Her father, Lucien, reached by CBC Radio in Montreal, said he learned of his daughter's death from his son Sunday night.
"I haven't seen her in two years," he said, although he added he talked to her frequently.
Dube was the first person killed by a bear in Alberta since 1998. The attack was reminiscent of one that killed Mary Beth Miller, a 24-year-old biathlete, while she was on a training run in Quebec in 2000.
Donna Babchishin, a spokeswoman for Alberta Sustainable Resource Development, confirmed the bear was the same 90-kilogram, four-year-old grizzly removed from the upper Cougar Creek area, a residential area east of SilverTip, just over a week ago.
The grizzly had been wandering from Harvey Heights, west of Canmore, through the SilverTip Golf Course and into upper Cougar Creek where it was trapped May 27.
The bear was relocated after approaching Canmore resident Niki Davison, who was photographing wildflowers. It was tranquillized, fitted with a radio collar and flown the following day by helicopter to the Carrot Creek area, a short distance inside the east boundary of Banff National Park.
Babchishin said bears that have no previous aggressive behaviour are commonly relocated within their home range.
The bear was being monitored and had not moved from Carrot Creek until it moved into the SilverTip area about 1 p.m. Sunday, she said.
Cameron Baty, one of three mountain bikers who came upon the scene shortly after the bear attack, said the grizzly approached him and his companions from over a fallen log but did not attack.
"It behaved like it was guarding a kill," Baty said.
"I don't know the history of this bear, but if the bear was thought to pose a threat to the community, it should have been shot. I've been around bears most of my life, and in my opinion if a bear is scared away and comes back, you need to shoot it or something like this happens."
Canmore Mayor Ron Casey called it "a sad day" and said the attack will intensify debate around development in Canmore.
In recent years, environmentalists have fought for wildlife corridors on the outskirts of the community of 13,000, where resort golf courses and million-dollar mountain chalets have expanded into what was once prime wildlife habitat.
"If we want to try to cohabitate with wildlife, as sad as these occurrences are, they are also a fact of where we live," Casey said.
Baty said Canmore's strong environmental lobby has made it more difficult for recreational trail users.
"The view in town is that bears have more rights than we do. As humans, we have a right to live here as well."
Since 1992, there have been two deaths and 23 maulings by bears in Alberta.


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There was a time in which wars were won in battlefields; warriors waited positioned in front our walls ready to attack. Missions were achieved by those armies with the best technological advances, and our objective was to build the biggest Wonder ever known…But these times are over. Stronghold Crusader is the successor of the best-selling Stronghold, which after having made us fight around a Medieval pseudo-Europe, it takes us now to fight against the Arabian expansionin the Crusades. Play Stronghold Crusader to help Richard the Lionheart to handle conflicts with a good strategy and build a thriving society able to support your army.
Stronghold Crusader Features
- It keeps Stronghold's world and enhances its tropes and buildings
- New plot based on Crusades
- Quite high difficulty, ideal for lovers of this kind of games
- Online mode pretty attractive and dynamic
- Game's web which offers technical support, forum, store and online community
Second part, or extension? Neither the one nor the other, Stronghold Crusader is the continuation of the well-known strategy game of Firefly Studios, and that brings us to a game completely identical to its predecessor, with the same approach and fighting system, but with an (finally now) accurate historical touch, from which you can start a real plot.
For those of you who don't already know this game, let me tell you a bit of history. Around the year 2001, with strategy genre at the end of its golden days, a beam of light surprised all of us. A simple game at first sight, but which was hid a curious complexity. Yes, our objective in Stronghold Crusader is to remove all the invaders we face on our map, but at the same time, we will have to generate and maintain our own city and fortress, controlling the happiness of thepopulation, and that they have enough food and thus pay their taxes to keep the wars in which their lord is involved.
Stronghold Crusader revolves around a castle, our "hero" is resting in it, and with him, some citizens look for a better life. From now on, our task, in the single-player mode, will be to create a village in which citizens can live and develop. For example, building some houses we will see how mothers appear taking care of their new-borns, as well as some children will start running around the map. Villagers will surround the fire in front of the castle and start working in the tasks developed in every building we create. This way, they will collect wood whenever we give them a store where they can keep their tools; stone and iron when we buy quarries; and food when they work on farms or farmland crops. Everything, obviously, taking care of them against enemy invasions. You can also use units of assassins and mercenary soldiers to take advantage of them.
Regarding all what we have previously mentioned, it seems that Stronghold Crusader is just another real-time strategy game, nevertheless, inside it there is an interesting combination of genrelays, altogether with an excellent online mode. To battles and real-time recollections, the guys of FireFly Studios have added the logistic power of urban construction games.
From now on, our success in history will not only depend on our advance on weapons; we will also need to manage our settlement to be a good place to live in, that generates the necessary money for its defence and the managing of the war, and that workers feel happy and thankful for helping their Feudal Lord. To achieve this, you will need to manage the obtaining of nourishment, creation of weapons, jobs, stores, homes in which villagers can live…
Thus, if we don't have houses we will not have families and there won't be labour force to work in farm fields, to be fletchers, brewers, or to create weaponry. In the case of having a limited number of resources, we may set restrictions in the alimentary rations of our subjects, but they may dislike it and lead the city to chaos. Taxes are also something disliked among villagers, but they are our main source of incomes…and all these issues have to be solved before the enemies that threat us, attack.
Stronghold Crusader follows the line initiated by Stronghold a year before. The same graphics and some enhancement for one of those games which appeared pretty quietly and that worked perfectly. Its success is based on the mixture of genres and of the online mode, and moreover, because it has been able to return to that old strategy, simple and effective.
We are placed in the 12th century. Europe fights in the Holy Land against Arabians in a war that will last for two centuries. Kings and nobles of all over the old continent are coming to the Near East looking for redemption and victory. After the undefined medieval Europe of the first game, the action now is placed between the second and the third Crusade.
The gameplay of Stronghold Crusader is quite interesting and it is divided into several modes:
- History Mode: Richard the Lionheart, a brave King of England, is a crusader and the hero of the history of this game.
- In 50 missions linked among them, we will help him to go through the old continent to the conquest of Jerusalem and in his battle against the great Saladin.
- Historic Campaign Mode: divided in four blocks of five missions each, it will make us live concrete historical events among European forces and the Arabian World, during the second and the third Crusade.
- Customized Game: choose your rivals and the kind of map and manage the whole territory. Just in case we still want more, this game includes a map creator to generate our own adventures.
Regarding graphical aspects, we have to admit that we are no facing something marvellous. Modelling, animations and other 3D effects that we can find in other strategy games are conspicuous by their absence in Stronghold Crusader. Nevertheless, we do also have to take into account that the shift to 2D has been made quite graciously. Tropes are really well differentiated from one to another and with some animations that make them unique. Buildings and strongholds are also pretty full of details and scenarios are full of different elements such as animals, stones, rivers, different kinds of trees, and different landscapes, which give a sensation of life. The setting is completed with a quite goodsoundtrack, but that follows the general line of the strategy game: quiet melodies together with great sound effects.
The online game is another of the possibilities that grant the fun. In the developer's web we will find a great number of online forums that will help us to find other players, as well as the options of a great technical support. From patches to correct errors, to mini-games, modding utilities, guide editor, screensavers and other additional content to download online for free in order to expand the game experience.
PHP Nuke's opinion of Stronghold Crusader
Stronghold Crusader is a strategy game that comes too late in many issues and without any improvements. The strategy genre has suffered a big decay, partially because of the oversaturation of titles that in many cases, are only different because of the worlds or the historical periods in which they are placed. The graphics are 2D again and even if they are elaborated and have a bigvariety of forms and objects, they are still simple and outdated facing the 3D models we find in other games of this sector. However, the union of game's concepts has generated a pretty funny and appealingprogram.
Regarding the strategy, Stronghold Crusader lacks some strong points. It's relatively complex to use and battles always end in a quite chaotic way. When we fight against the machine, we can see that its attacks are soft but continuous. However, while we will find the History mode pretty simple, single missions will become real nightmares against the PC. Moreover, sieges will be so frequent that it will be a bit complicated for us to manage the economy of our society without losing our minds.
And actually, the real work in Stronghold Crusader is not battling; keeping our villagers safe and happy will be something essential. The key will be trying to make work onlythe ones who are strictly necessary.In order to do that, we will have to keep the houses at minimum levels and to create more just if it is indispensable. This way, we will have all the vacant jobs filled but we will not spend nourishment in vain.
At the bottom part of the screen we can see a man with a book. His face will be very important because it is the reflection of the moral and satisfaction of the citizens towards us. Making them angry will only unchain the loss of effectives and thus the paralysation of the city. We have to try to generate resources enough to fit together the war with the creation of a prosper city.
Churches, taverns, and gardens will relieve riots caused by the high taxes. Walls and patrolled walls will give us a certain advantage over extern enemy, but we will also have to fight against the internal one. Diseases transmitted by some animals can quickly decimate our population; and our weakness as governors can promote riots that can end up with us or whir the gibbet to the insurgents. The way our subjects see us, (fear – benevolence) will also have an effect on our game.
Castles can be enhanced in lots of ways. We will have extensions available, stairs, walls, watchtowers, etc. Their creation is made almost immediately, so we won't have to wait too long until they are built to start using them, nor spending villagers on it. There is also a wide range of buildings, all interconnected among them. You will have to think both in crops and in barns to keep and store your products. We will also need to extend the resources we get and the weapons we create, so if we have a good production, we will need enough space. In Stronghold Crusader the survival of the society will depend on its inner organization.
As we can observe, we are not facing a simple game. It will be quite hard starting to play with guarantees, and much more, to master the techniques of management of the city and of the combats. The tutorial should be the solution, but it is actually quite deficient in explaining more concepts that just the basic ones of: camera, movement, and creation of some buildings.
The first victory will be especially sweet, but before it, we will have to bear in mind that we are going to lose a lot of times. But talking about humiliating defeats, the online mode is where we will suffer the most. From rounds lasting hours, to be killed in just a few minutes, that's why I strongly recommend the game through LAN (although it needs an original CD for each computer). To get more information about Stronghold Crusader after the download, don't doubt about visiting the .
Technical requirements
To install and play Stronghold Crusader we will need:
- Operating System: Windows 95 or higher
- RAM Memory: 64MB
- Free space in hard disk: 750 MB
- Graphic card of 4 MB compatible with Direct X.
- Internet connexion for online mode
Stronghold Crusader is the anticipated continuation of the game developed by FireFly Studios with the same name. Exactly the same regarding the graphics and system of its predecessor, Crusader places us in Christian and Arabian wars of the second and third Crusades. It can be through the steps of Richard the Lionheart, or remembering historical battles of the moment, the game will give us the task of creating a new city around the castle and protecting it. In order to do that, we can count on our biggest source: villagers, which will help or abandon us, depending on our management and defence of their interests.
Thus, we are facing a game that combines strategy and urban management in a product in which our survival is based on the good inner choices and in the construction of a big castle. Ideal and completely recommended for all the lovers of the strategy, especially of the one that used to be made years ago.
- Innovation of a genre that was beginning to get halted
- Good storyline and online mode
- New tropes and game's necessities
- Web support with updates, forum and shop
- Simple but effective graphics…
- Too simple for current times
- Too chaotic battle systems
- Exactly the same game as its predecessor
- Poor tutorial that does not explain combat techniques
- Some requirements are needed to play Stronghold Crusader multiplayer
i m going to use the program for fun of course because i ve always loved this game and i want to play again in medieval period and all of that
for fun, because it is a super cool game to learn to make strategic decesions. And its also awesome in multiplayer mode to have fun with friends.
To play for enjoy,because it is very interested game for me.stronghold is a world popular games.and also it improve knowledge about gaming. @
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By Juan Jesus Adalid Ramos
On Monday, August 17, 2015
Crusader is a recommended game, provided they do not have the Stronghold. In that case, you have to think twice before buying it. You'll find a lot of new maps, a new side (substantially similar to the existing one), some additional buildings like the watchtower, and discrete improvements as regards the multiplayer options. But nothing more. The game is the same. So much so that, got down to work, it is very difficult to distinguish from each other.
They could have old errors eliminated. For example, a group of men to demolish a stone wall with his sad spades. Or you can rebuild in the event that tower carrying a good time pounding the wild asses. Crusader should have focused more on management and less on the fighting. Desgraciarse soldiers to see each other, we are fed up.Something that irritates me in a game that boasts such realism is to raise our buildings with a simple click. There is not even a timeout as in most games.
- Requirements for playing very low
- The controls require minimal training
- It is exactly like the previous game
A game that will let you showcase your ability in resource management and leadership
By Eve Naliaka
On Monday, June 1, 2015
Stronghold crusader
Stronghold crusader is a real PC game that is the successor to firefly studios game stronghold that is great and fun. It is a kind of a game that tests your skills and ability in resource management, leadership and community mobilization. When you compare this game and predecessor they look similar only that this one comes with accurate historical touch. It is a nice game to play and recommended to any age.
The main agenda in the game is to get read of all the invaders you face in the map, proper use of resources that are limited and maintenance of city and fortress. This will be achieved when conflicts are handled with a good strategy and build a thriving society that is able to support your army.
The scenarios are realistic giving the exact sensation of life. Different elements included such as animals, buildings, stones, rivers make it much real. You can play as a single player mode where you are required to create a village where your citizens will live and develop from. In online mode you can chose online players to play with.
- The scenarios makes you feel its real
- A real time strategy game with an excellent online mode
- Appear to be simple but can be complicated to new user
By Dann Kamau
On Thursday, February 12, 2015
StrongHold Crusader
The best seller game known as the Stronghold made us fight around a medieval pseudo Europe and was very interesting. This new game the Stronghold Crusader is a successor of that first game but comes with a different dimension as it now takes us to fight against the Arabian expansion in 'the Crusader' in the hot deserts of Arabia. We have Richard the Lionheart and Saladin, the sultan of Syria who comes to fight a strategic war with the rival lords in the Crusader trail.
This game is very educative as it brings out a very fine balance of resource management and combat. Play and watch how archers on the wall protect very well the bakers running to get flour to make bread to feed the same archers. Using resources available and actually provided by a thriving economy inside your very well defended castle walls you very much enjoy building a massive army and even the castle itself. This shows that the Stronghold Crusader is not just about a senseless battle between a bunch of armies but a well thought battle crusade that uses resources well to create an enabling environment.
- Game shows a fine balance of resource management and combat
-The theme of the game is educative
-Very simple to learn even a dumb head can do in 5 minutes
By Dann Kamau
- Game shows a fine balance of resources management and combat
- The theme of the game is educative
- Very simple to learn even a dumb head can do in 5 minutes


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