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Many notable prize fights have taken place the week or weekend of the Super Bowl, including some huge upsets, such as Julio Cesar Chavez's first career loss against Frankie Randall in January of 1994. Photo / Carlos Shiebeck-AFP
In terms of worldwide reach, television viewership and moneymaking prowess, no annual sporting event comes close to the Super Bowl. The two-week buildup following the two conference championship games only heightens the anticipation and in America, "Super Bowl Sunday" has become an unofficial national holiday. Next to Thanksgiving, more food is consumed on game day than at any other time in a given year and it may well be the most robustly social occasion of the year with all the Super Bowl parties and the adrenaline charges they inspire.
Super Bowl XLV, which saw the Green Bay Packers beat the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-25, became the most-watched television broadcast in American history as its 111 million viewers upended the final episode of "M*A*S*H," which had held the top spot for 28 years. The only surprise was that it took the NFL so long to end the CBS show's Joe Louis-like reign at the top.
The Super Bowl's popularity is such that, from time to time, other sports attempt to grab a piece of reflected glory. Some schedule events for the afternoon of game day to give viewers something else to watch besides the endless pre-game chatter while others opt to stage contests the week of the game to enhance exposure without being overwhelmed.
Over the years boxing cards have been held during given Super Bowl weeks and from time to time "The Sweet Science" has been part of the host network's sporting smorgasbord. That programming strategy makes sense because boxing and football thrive on violent impact and compelling one-on-one conflict. Sunday's game between the Baltimore Ravens and San Francisco 49ers promise plenty of both while boxing's fare this week will be topped by two world-class middleweight showdowns – Daniel Geale-Anthony Mundine and Felix Sturm-Sam Soliman – a Friday Night Fights card in Chicago headlined by Carlos Molina-Cory Spinks and a Fox Sports Net/Fox Deportes broadcast from Las Vegas.
Several notable fights have unfolded in close proximity to the big game and a select few were so special that they created their own legacy. The following is one man's list of the 10 most notable fights ever held during Super Bowl week, and while some of the bouts chronicled here have direct ties to the game there are others whose only link is chronological. Still, they are contests that were "super" for one reason or another.
10. Jan. 29, 2000, Mike Tyson KO 2 Julius Francis – M.E.N. Arena, Manchester, England
The most magnetic story line surrounding Super Bowl XXXIV was the Cinderella-like rise of the St. Louis Rams collectively and of quarterback Kurt Warner specifically. Following a moribund 4-12 season in 1998 the Rams had reason to believe a turnaround was on the horizon when they signed quarterback Trent Green in the off-season. When Green suffered a season-ending knee injury in a pre-season game all seemed lost. But back-up Warner, who previously played in the Arena League and NFL Europe and once stocked grocery store shelves to make ends meet, took over the controls and led the "Greatest Show on Turf" to a 13-3 record and their first playoff appearance in 10 years.
Several thousand miles to the east of Atlanta's Georgia Dome, the site of Super Bowl XXXIV, another journeyman was hoping to seize the brass ring. Julius Francis had overcome a 18-7 start to his professional career to capture the British and Commonwealth titles and in April 1999 he scored the biggest victory of his career by out-pointing the 15-0 Danny Williams over 12 rounds. Not only did the Williams win enable Francis to retain his belts, he also won the prestigious Lonsdale Belt outright. A 12-round win over Scott Welch two months later led to the most important assignment of his career thus far – a match with the iconic Mike Tyson.
The chaos that perpetually surrounded Tyson had reached a fever pitch. After losing by 11th round TKO to Evander Holyfield in a massive upset, he engaged in three consecutive fights that redefined the term "bizarre": The ear-biting DQ over Holyfield in their rematch, a one-punch KO over Francois Botha that saw Tyson attempt to break the South African's arm during multiple clinches and an injury-marred one-round no contest over Orlin Norris that arguably could have drawn another DQ loss. These incidents caused patience to wear out in America, so Tyson took his act to Europe for the first time.
The reaction was nothing short of rapturous, both in terms of approval at public events and at the box office. While Tyson-Norris failed to sell out the MGM Grand, more than 22,000 packed the M.E.N. arena to see what many thought was a massive mismatch. The London Daily Mirror even paid Francis to advertise on his shoes, figuring they'd get plenty of exposure.
In perhaps a nod to his unpredictable life, warning sirens heralded the beginning of Tyson's ring walk. The normally bare-chested Tyson entered the ring wearing a hooded sweatshirt bearing the words "Be Real" while Francis, who had trained at a London Army base, was accompanied by a military band.
Francis surprisingly charged Tyson to open the fight and he soon paid the price for his pugnaciousness. Tyson dug hard to the body with both hands and a strong jab drove the 243 1/2-pound Francis backward. With less than a minute to go in the opening round Tyson hurt Francis with a double hook to the ribs and drove him to all fours with a right to the solar plexus. Up at nine, Francis tried to clinch away the rest of the round but a shotgun jab just before the bell registered the second knockdown.
Smelling blood, the shark-like Tyson bulled Francis to a neutral corner, sunk a hook to the ribs and powered a right to the jaw that decked Francis for the third time seconds into round two. A grimacing Francis got up at eight but was quickly dropped again with a right to the stomach. Struggling upright at seven, both Tyson and Francis knew the end was near – and both were right. A right uppercut to the chin ended matters 63 seconds into the second round.
For Tyson it was just what the doctor ordered – an efficient destruction free of controversy. For Francis it was a journey marked by short-term fame and short-term pain. While Francis' carriage turned into a pumpkin, Warner's Cinderella-like run was just getting started. The day after Tyson destroyed Francis, Warner ended his magical season with a 23-16 win over the Tennessee Titans, a record 414 passing yards and the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player award to add to his regular season MVP honor. By the time he retired following the 2009 season, Warner was considered a shoo-in for the Hall of Fame.
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Baseball and Education: Our FutureMarch 29, 2012
"She was the only girl on her Canyon del Oro Little League baseball team and played second base. John Green said his daughter wanted to be the first woman to play major league baseball."
– Christina-Taylor Green's Obituary. Age 9, Victim in the Tucson Shootings.
I took off my Christina-Taylor Green "Hope" bracelet and placed it on my closet shelf. I was officially done with my three and half week trip through Spring Training. It was a long haul but I loved it. I am truly thankful for the opportunity to combine my three loves: education, baseball, and helping people.
Joe Neikro pulled me aside from the other women who were trying out for the Colorado Silver Bullets and told me he had seen enough and to expect a phone call in a few months. I can't find the words to describe the euphoria that I felt the night I received that phone call or the thrill of signing my first pro contract.
Before I got to the Bullets' camp, I was having some arm troubles, but I figured I could just work through it. It was a spring training game under the lights and I was called in to get us out of a jam. Men on 1st and 2nd, with no outs. On my first pitch the runner got caught stealing third; I then struck out the second batter; And the next guy grounded out. No one scored. Inning over.
After the game, I was summoned by coaches Joe and Phil Neikro. Later, when I left the lockerroom, I saw my grandfather beaming at me. He said I was the best that pitched that night and that I was sure to make the team. I gave him a hug. But I had just been cut. And just like that – my pro baseball dream was over. And I didn't sleep for a month.
Getting "cut" can have serious ramifications. Twenty percent of elite athletes require considerable psychological adjustment upon their career termination (Lavallee, 2005). Helping athletes both prepare and cope with retirement can help lower career transition distress (Wippert & Wippert, 2010; Lavalle, 2005; Baillie & Danish, 1992).
Like many of the minor leaguers that I talked to during this spring training trip, I also left school early to pursue a professional baseball career. Then when I was released I went back to school. Through my education, I have had the amazing opportunities to chase other dreams – some I have caught – others I'm still running after – and ones I haven't even dreamt yet.
Sport in Society understands that an education can help players prepare and cope with retirement. Northeastern University has made it possible for professional baseball players, coaches, and umpires to chase their dreams while also preparing for their life journey.
In a discussion on the benefits of our program, I shared that, "a degree would likely make the players better husbands and fathers." And without hesitation, the Assistant GM replied back, "And it will also make them better players."
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This is what baseball AND an education can do.
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News 12 at 6 o'clock / Monday, Nov. 5, 2012
AUGUSTA, Ga. -- News 12's Laura Warren sat down with Democrat Richard Roundtree and Republican Freddie Sanders the day before the final election, and no question was off limits.
The candidates are calling it the most important election in Richmond County history, but that's about the only thing they agree about in this race.
Roundtree says, "I think the historic nature of it is important, because it shows young children that you can achieve and overcome a whole lot of obstacles."
But opponent Sanders says race isn't the issue.
"This election is not about race, you should vote color blind, vote for qualifications," he said.
But, it will be a historic election nonetheless. If Roundtree wins tomorrow, he will be the county's first African-American sheriff.
"A lot of people make this about race, but I think it's about hope and not just race," he said.
But Sanders says Roundtree is just depending on the voters who will vote based on color.
"I think it's insulting to pander to the African-Americans and say you don't have to see me, vote for me, because I'm an African-American and I'm a Democrat."
Sanders says Roundtree has refused to debate him face to face, but Roundtree says that isn't the case.
"I don't think that was a point of contention, I think that was something that Freddie Sanders' camp put out, it wasn't something we put out, and I don't think it was something the people demanded either," Roundtree said.
Sanders says he is worried voters will stick to party lines tomorrow instead of really looking at the candidates' backgrounds.
"Absolutely I'm concerned, I'm concerned that they will vote Democrat or not look at the qualifications," he said.
Sanders says between the two candidates, he has the most qualifications for the job, saying, "I'm running against an opponent that has never held the rank of supervisor for any length of time."
But Roundtree refutes that statement, saying, "I was lead homicide investigator for eight years, I was violent crimes supervisor for five years, for the last three years I've been the field operations supervisor for the Board of Education Police Department."
Each candidate has a very different approach to law enforcement: Sanders vowing to be tough on crime, while Roundtree's focus is on community involvement.
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My bicycle is our second car. I love to bicycle in all weather, for all distances, and on all routes. Bicycling has brought so much joy to my life, and I want to share it with anyone who is interested. I will use my soapbox to tell you about the joys, the freedom, the benefits, and, yes, the challenges of bicycling and walking for transportation.
This is a great time to be a bicyclist. I'm hardened by the extreme cold earlier this winter so the merely freezing temperatures are comparatively mild and even refreshing as I generate body heat from pedaling. The tall snow banks lining the roads make motorists nervous, and they drive slowly and carefully. The pavement is completely clear—unlike the roads after the storm around the New Year, which left enormous, thick, rocky patches of ice. I don't really need my studded tires.
Best of all, as a bicyclist I use primarily residential and minor arterial streets so I get to see the best results of the Winter Storm Rocky—snow giants, snow men, and even a snow castle! These are things you don't get to see driving down Baltimore St./ Bus Loop 63. The smallest snow giant was twice as big as me. The other one rested its arms on the roof. The snow castle was quite the creation, featuring crenellations, a tunnel, and a slide to sled down.
Snow men all over town ranged from the tiny half-melted things to a big guy with traditional coal eyes, carrot nose, and even a top hat. Today I recognized a snow man I'd seen in the paper, holding a refreshing drink. The snow man on the corner down the street sports a Mizzou ball cap, but the one across from him has suffered from the heat and is leaning backwards looking at the stars. From the window of the 6th floor lab I watched sledders on the hill near Spur Pond on the day of the storm. When they left, a collection of snow men had sprung up.
I'm impressed with the snow creations around town. Even with three able bodied adults (or near-adult) at home, it was all we could do to keep our driveway and walk shoveled, with a little time for sledding. Our own stunted snowman lost his head before nightfall.


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Today: Intuitive Surgical has its best day on Wall Street in years after its new surgical robots are approved for sale. Also: Hewlett-Packard hits new highs after lawsuit settlement.
The Lead: New Intuitive Surgical robots approved, stock spikes
Intuitive Surgical surged Tuesday after the company announced that the Food and Drug Administration has approved its new surgical robots, which could ameliorate concerns about market saturation that had damaged the Sunnyvale company's stock.
Intuitive Surgical moved as high as $503.31 Tuesday before closing with a 12.7 percent gain at $493.60, easily the largest daily percentage gain in the SV150 and the stock's largest jump since January 2011.
Enthusiasm stemmed from the federal OK for the next generation of the company's da Vinci surgical robot system, the company's sole physical product that costs more than $1.5 million apiece. The new da Vinci Xi offers more functionality than the previous system, with the surgical arm positioned overhead with the ability for more motion, allowing the robot to be used in more complex surgeries without the surgeon being forced to reposition the entire system.
"We strive to provide the most advanced, least invasive option for surgery, and we are working hard to make minimally invasive surgery the standard of care," CEO Gary Guthart said in Tuesday's announcement.
Intuitive Surgical's standing in the investment community took a hit in 2013 as sales of its previous generation of surgical robots waned. The company's revenues gained 4 percent in 2013 after jumping more than 20 percent every year since 2006, and analysts have suggested that the market for its sole product was saturated.
"The penetration of the U.S. market is becoming quite high, and it's going to be tougher and tougher for Intuitive to add another robot to a facility that might already have two," Morningstar analyst Alex Morozov told Reuters last April.
With the new functionality of the da Vinci Xi, Intuitive Surgical could go back to U.S. customers that previously didn't see a reason to add more products with an offering that includes greater functionality, and international sales could see a bump.
"This new launch will likely be viewed as a possible way for the company to revitalize the company's system sales growth," Leerink Partners analyst Richard Newitter wrote Tuesday.
Still, Newitter clarified, nothing is certain.
"It is unclear to us how many incremental systems sales the new robot will drive at this early stage, and whether the features of the new robot will in fact help drive higher utilization into new surgery areas that previously were not occurring," the analyst added.
Intuitive Surgical -- the second largest public medical device company in Silicon Valley in terms of revenues, behind Varian Medical Systems -- still faces questions about the safety of robotic surgical procedures. The FDA has been investigating a spike in reported problems with the da Vinci system, which coincided with growth of the system's popularity, but Tuesday's approval may signal that the authorities have not found enough issues to hold back further advances in the technology.
The cost of the da Vinci system will continue to be an issue, with the da Vinci Xi carrying a similar multimillion-dollar price tag to its predecessor.
"They enjoyed some easier, boom years when doctors and patients were awed by the thought of surgical robotics turning surgeons into super-surgeons," University of Michigan business professor Erik Gordon told Bloomberg News last year. "Now, the people who pay for the surgery are stepping in and questioning whether the robots are worth the extra cost."
SV150 market report: HP hits 52-week high as S&P reaches new mark
Wall Street had a strong day, with the Standard & Poor's 500 index closing at a record high for the seventh time in 2014. Technology stocks easily outperformed the larger market, with the Nasdaq shooting up 1.6 percent and the SV150 index of Silicon Valley's largest tech companies getting a boost from Hewlett-Packard.
HP, the second largest tech company in Silicon Valley, hit a 52-week high of $33.45 and closed with a 2.7 percent gain at $33.23 after settling a shareholder lawsuit stemming from Leo Apotheker's reign as CEO. The lawsuit focused on Apotheker's abrupt decision to halt sales of HP's TouchPad tablet soon after the product hit the market and stop producing products using the WebOS operating system HP acquired in its $1.2 billion acquisition of Palm. Reuters reported that the settlement will involve a payment of $57 million, but HP's statement only said that, "HP has reached a mutually acceptable resolution through a mediated settlement." The Palo Alto tech giant still has other concerns stemming from Apotheker's decisions, with a shareholder lawsuit stemming from the acquisition of Autonomy also reportedly reaching settlement talks this year.
The only Silicon Valley company with larger revenues than HP, Apple, gained 0.9 percent to $541.65 Tuesday as opening statements began in the company's second Silicon Valley patent trial with Samsung. Google jumped 1.8 percent to $1.134.89 as it heads toward a stock split that should bring per-share costs back to triple digits. Tesla Motors continued its recent bounce back with a 4.1 percent advance to $216.97 as CBS News called engine noises added to visuals of a Model S an "audio error," and Elon Musk's company joined in the typical April Fool's Day tech celebration by announcing pet-driving cars. Nvidia rose 4.1 percent to $18.65 after JMP Securities analyst Alex Gauna upgraded the Santa Clara company with a higher price target, writing, "the company is successfully realigning its business model." Netflix increased 3.6 percent to $364.69 despite the FCC denying its bid for broader net neutrality rules, then the Los Gatos video-on-demand company announced a new original program after the bell that will have an international flavor.
Up: Intuitive Surgical, Pandora, Yelp, Workday, Nvidia, Tesla, Facebook, Cisco, Gilead, SolarCity, Netflix, VMware, Salesforce, HP, Juniper, SanDisk, Zynga, Google
Down: QuinStreet, Neophotonics, Accuray, InvenSense, Leapfrog
The SV150 index of Silicon Valley's largest tech companies: Up 29.36, or 1.93 percent, to 1,551.99
The tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index: Up 69.05, or 1.64 percent, to 4,268.04
The blue chip Dow Jones industrial average: Up 74.95, or 0.46 percent, to 16,532.61
And the widely watched Standard & Poor's 500 index: Up 13.18, or 0.7 percent, to 1,885.52
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Some Michigan lawmakers are concerned that the federal "No Child Left Behind" Act is requiring too much of schools, without giving them the resources to improve.
Members of the Michigan House and Senate Education Committees heard testimony Thursday from U.S. Education Undersecretary Gene Hickock.
Hickock says "No Child Left Behind" is relatively new, and states need to see what works and what doesn't.
Here in Michigan some democratic members of the committee say it doesn't work in its current form. "No Child Left Behind" requires schools to meet adequate yearly progress in math and reading. But legislators say if schools fail, they are labeled as failing, but not helped enough to improve.
Nearly a dozen states across the U.S. are considering forgoing federal education dollars so they don't have to comply with the act. The federal government spends more than $30 billion a year on education.
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On Jan. 8, 2002, President Bush signed into law the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. This new law represents his education reform plan, and made many changes to the Elementary and Secondary Education Act that was enacted in 1965.
The act contains the President's four basic education reform principles: stronger accountability for results, increased flexibility and local control, expanded options for parents, and an emphasis on teaching methods that have been proven to work.
Here is a description of the four basic education reform principles in No Child Left Behind:
Stronger Accountability for Results
States are responsible for having strong academic standards for what every child should know and learn in reading, math, and science for elementary, middle and high schools.
Beginning in the 2002-03 school year, schools must administer tests in each of three grade spans: grades 3-5, grades 6-9, and grades 10-12 in all schools. Beginning in the 2005-06 school year, tests must be administered every year in grades 3 through 8. Beginning in the 2007-08 school year, science achievement must also be tested.
Record Flexibility for States and Communities
The new law gives all 50 states and every local school district in America greater say in using the federal education dollars they receive every year.
Concentrating Resources on Proven Education Methods
No Child Left Behind will target education dollars to research-based programs that have been proven to help most children learn.
More Choices for Parents
No Child Left Behind offers many new ways to help students, schools, and teachers. It also gives parents options for helping their children if they are enrolled in schools chronically identified as in need of improvement. In fact these new parental choices will be available starting in the 2002-03 school year for students already enrolled in schools that have been identified as in need of improvement under current law.
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UWA Tigers sweep Union in GSC opener
Published: Sunday, March 3, 2013 at 3:30 a.m.
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LIVINGSTON | West Alabama swept the Union Bulldogs in its Gulf South Conference doubleheader Saturday. The Tigers took game one 9-2 and game two 4-2.
UWA improved to 6-11 overall and 2-0 in the GSC. Union falls to 3-6 and 0-2.
West Alabama pitching allowed only three hits in game one, a season best. Starting pitcher Taylor Bratton (3-1) allowed only one hit and had four strikeouts through six innings.
Nick Bolleter (1-2) started game two for the Tigers and got the win. Jeremy White came in in the final inning and gave up only one hit to claim his second save this season.
Brett Langham led the Tigers at the plate in the first game with two runs, two hits and two RBI's. Matthew Magee had two runs, two hits and one RBI.
Adam Chamblee led the Tigers in the second game with two runs, three hits and an RBI. DJ Turo tied the season high of three RBIs.
The series finale is today at 1 p.m.
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Mark in Minnesota wrote: Bill Burr's argument with Redban about Stitcher probably permanently ruined my ability to enjoy Burr's podcast, or even his presence as a guest on Joe Rogan's podcast. Something about professionally likeable people who won't sit still for an idea they don't understand always makes me worry that I don't own enough survival gear or non-perishable food.
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Iran Paying Russian Women to Cover Up Their Bodies at Nuclear Plant
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Iran is paying Russian women working as technicians at its sole nuclear power plant to adhere to the Islamic dress code, an Iranian lawmaker told the ISNA news agency on Tuesday.
Women in Iran, regardless of their nationality or religion, are required to cover their hair and much of the body. Those who do not abide by the rule — known as hijab — may face arrest or other punishment.
"Based on contracts signed with female Russian employees at the Bushehr (nuclear) power plant, they receive a hijab payment," MP Mehdi Mousavinejad, who represents a constituency in southern Bushehr province, told ISNA.
"Unfortunately, they do not properly observe what is (asked of them), which is mentioned in the contracts," he said, while criticising authorities for a lax oversight on Russians working at the plant.
Mousavinejad also called on Russians to fulfil their "commitments".
"When one party accepts to pay an amount for a commitment, it is important for the other party to fulfil its commitments."
He did not how much money was paid, or how many female technicians are working at the Bushehr nuclear plant.
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My father, Charles J. Otto, who inherited Otto Bros. Dept. Store in 1952, was just turning 5 years old in 1913.
His shared stories about the 1913 flood and how it affected Otto Bros., at 118-120-122 Putnam St., have come down through the family from his father, my grandfather, John Wesley Otto, who founded the store in 1886.
John Wesley Otto talked his older brother, Charles William Otto (of Pomeroy) into returning home and joining him in this venture which was being heavily encouraged and endorsed by the elderly Bosworth Wells Dry Goods Store owner where John Wesley had worked from age 13 to 17 sweeping out their store on lower Front and opening stock for 50 cents a day. At age 18, with $500 merchandise given by Bosworth Wells and a $500 loan from the German National, the one-room Otto Bros. Dry Goods opened at 268 Front St. in 1886.
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The post office on Front Street in Marietta, as well as most of downtown, was underwater.
John Wesley and Charles Williams purchased the vacant property at 118-120-122 Putnam St. and built, as they did next door at Kresge's 5&10 cent store, and opened a three-story Dry Goods Department Store at that location around 1893.
Now the 1913 flood...as Marietta was a flood town, John Wesley designed the Putnam Street store to have very wide aisles and a very wide staircase to the first and second floors so the rowboat or skiff could float up these staircases in the event of flooding and they could maneuver the boats up and down the aisles so as not to damage the display cases. In the alley behind the stores, Otto Bros. and Kresge's were the lowest point and, thus, rising water entered their Putnam Street basements first.
It takes a 35 foot rise in our two rivers to enter the first floors of these two stores.
Prior to water rising up the basement steps of Otto Bros. all available family members gathered transport merchandise to the upper floor. If additional 'hands' were required, Marietta College was notified and many male students arrived to help any and all downtown businesses needing assistance to move and save merchandise. The rear half of the Otto Bros. Store has a fourth floor as additional space for this very purpose. Otto Bros. has both an Otis electric elevator for shopper use and in the rear of the store is a manually hand-cable operated freight elevator. With electricity turned off...all merchandise from the basement and the first floor had to be transported to higher floors in the 1913 flood which reached the second floor with less than a foot of water. Once water began rising rapidly on the first floor, none of the women in the family were allowed to assist because the boats had to maneuver the wide aisles and occasionally a display case, though bolted to the floor, would cut loose and surface like a whale!
The front door was two doors wide so as to exit with a boat from the first floor, traverse up Putnam to Fourth and tie it off with a long rope, and walk home to 419 Fifth St. When flooding crested and receded, clean-up began vigorously. But, with both water and electricity turned off, my grandfather and great uncles (and all helpers) had to row to waters' edge up Putnam, walk to 419 Fifth St., fill two to four buckets of fresh water and return via boat to clean out everything-the stained walls, the silt left behind, etc. Thus, like most all downtown stores the floors were wooden and during the warm weather months, the floors squeaked! One of many people's first memories of Otto Bros. is how 'the floors squeaked when you walked through the store.' A traveler from out-of-town once asked John Wesley, "Why don't you oil these floors so they don't squeak?" Of course the floors were oiled, but Grandpa always replied, "I like the squeak" as it reminded him of one of the realities of living in a flood town...it held, though a hard working history, an affectionate historic memory for him.
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Billionaire Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd., said he plans to focus on environmental protection and education as he steps down as chief executive officer of China's largest e-commerce company before an initial public offering.
Ma won't return as Alibaba's CEO, he said yesterday during a company event in Hangzhou, China, as he ceded the role to successor Jonathan Lu. The company will continue supporting small and medium-sized enterprises in China, said Ma, who will remain executive chairman and shape strategy. Ma told employees in January about his plan to step down as CEO.
"I hope you can trust the new team and Lu just like you trusted me," he said. "Ten years of being an entrepreneur has made me understand hardship, persistence and responsibility."
Lu takes charge of a company whose sales equal 2 percent of China's gross domestic product and is refocusing on mobile platforms to replicate its dominance with desktop computer users. Alibaba is rolling out a smartphone operating system, buying a stake in China's biggest Twitter-like service and getting $8 billion in loans -- steps considered a prelude to an IPO that may be worth as much as $100 billion.
Alibaba doesn't sell merchandise itself. Instead, it runs platforms including Taobao Marketplace and Tmall.com that connect retail brands with consumers, a cross between Amazon.com Inc. and EBay Inc. (EBAY) It makes most of its sales from commissions and advertising.
Goods sold on Alibaba -- ranging from consumer staples to cement and aluminum -- were worth $180 billion last year, said Eric Qiu, analyst at Guosen Securities Co. in Hong Kong.
Ma's handover of the CEO role in Hangzhou, where Alibaba is based, coincides with the 10-year anniversary of Taobao, which means "searching for treasure" in Chinese. The business is credited with generating an estimated 13 million jobs in China last year, according to a company-commissioned report.
A former English teacher, Ma and 17 others founded Alibaba as an online marketplace for Chinese companies in 1999.
Alibaba's profit more than doubled to $642.2 million in the quarter ended December from $236.9 million a year earlier, according to a Yahoo! Inc. (YHOO) filing. Revenue rose 80 percent to $1.84 billion, according to the Sunnyvale, California-based company, which owns about 24 percent of Alibaba.
Morgan Stanley estimates Alibaba's net income could reach $2.18 billion for the 12 months through December, more than double last year's $746.3 million, according to a March 6 research note.
Alibaba's Tmall and Taobao generated 4 billion package deliveries, according to Ma. That is 70 percent of China's 5.7 billion parcel and express deliveries in 2012, according to the State Post Bureau.
Ma has an estimated net worth of $3.5 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. He owns about 7.4 percent of Alibaba Group, according to a Hong Kong stock exchange filing in April 2012.
Even though Ma won't look after daily matters, he will remain the most important person in the company, said Qiu of Guosen Securities.
"Investors won't be too worried about him stepping down, what they care about is whether Alibaba can maintain growth and how it deals with regulatory risks," Qiu said. "Jack Ma will be there to take care of that."
Lu has to contend with fresh competition, including the WeChat messaging service of China's biggest Internet company, Tencent Holdings Ltd., that has more than 300 million users.
A key challenge will be maintaining creativity and innovation given the increased size of Alibaba, said Victor Yip, an analyst at UOB-Kay Hian Ltd. in Hong Kong.
"It would be hard to sustain a three-digit growth every year at such a big scale," Yip said.
China had 564 million Internet users at the end of 2012, according to the government-run China Internet Network Information Center. The nation has more Web users than the population of any other country except India.
Chinese are more likely than their global counterparts to use smartphones and tablets to shop online, according to a PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP survey in May. In China, 35 percent of respondents shop on smartphones at least once a month, compared with 16 percent for global consumers, the survey showed.
To help compete with Tencent, Ma is making acquisitions. Last month, Alibaba spent $586 million for an 18 percent stake in Sina Corp.'s Weibo unit to capture a greater share of social e-commerce through smartphones and tablet computers.
The company yesterday agreed to pay $294 million for a 28 percent stake in mapping company AutoNavi Holdings Ltd. to develop location-based e-commerce opportunities, it said.
Lu joined Alibaba in 2000 to manage the South China sales region for Alibaba.com. In 2004, he led a team to develop Alipay, an equivalent of PayPal Inc.'s service, and became chief executive officer of Taobao in 2008, according to a company statement.
Lu became chief executive officer in 2011 of the then- publicly traded Alibaba.com Ltd., a business-to-business platform. After the Hong Kong-listed spinoff was bought back by the parent in 2012, Lu focused on his role as chief data officer at Alibaba Group and oversaw development of its mobile operating system called AMOS.
The company is working with five Chinese handset makers to use the software, it said last month.
This month, the company finalized $8 billion of new loans from nine banks to refinance older borrowings and buy back preferred shares from Yahoo! Inc.
"As a new CEO, he will have to keep a whole group of people involved," said Mark Tanner, founder of China Skinny, a Shanghai-based research and marketing agency. "Once you're listed the whole game changes, you are answerable to your shareholders as much as your customers."


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Dad of woman killed at marathon told she was alive
Published: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 10:10 a.m.
Last Modified: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 at 10:10 a.m.
BOSTON (AP) — The father of one of the three people who died in the Boston Marathon bombings was at first told that his daughter had survived, but was in surgery and could lose a leg.
When William Campbell arrived at Massachusetts General Hospital, however, he learned that his daughter, 29-year-old Krystle Campbell, had died.
Krystle's grandmother, Lillian Campbell, told multiple media outlets that her granddaughter and a friend were together at the marathon and lay side by side on the ground after the bombs went off.
Somewhere on the way to the hospital, their names got mixed up.
Lillian Campbell says her son was "devastated" when he found out the truth and almost passed out.
Krystle Campbell was a restaurant manager who grew up in Medford but had moved to Arlington.
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Editor's note: Dave Coulson is the Colorado state editor for FishExplorer.com. He contributes a weekly fishing report to the Summit Daily News. For more local and regional fishing information, visit www.fishexplorer.com.
While there are a number of reservoirs with "fishable" ice, the numbers are dwindling fast. The problem isn't so much one of good ice, as it is getting on and off the ice safely. Reservoirs can be especially problematic, as rising levels thin the shoreline even faster. So use extreme caution if you decide to push the ice-fishing envelope.
Eleven Mile and Antero have enough open water on some sections of shoreline to provide open fishing. The few anglers reporting indicate action is generally slow. The Dream Stream is the best bet if you go. A variety of flies and lures are working, and a few of the Eleven Mile browns have moved up into the river.
Heading west is an option, as Rifle Gap is nearly ice-free and trout fishing has been good. Pike have been spotted but no hookups reported. Many Front Range waters have received a trout stocking; as a result the action has been good with most baits and small lures. The real news, though, is the bass action, which is picking up at the larger waters, such as Aurora, Quincy, Chatfield and Boyd. Fish more than 20 inches have been caught. Working tubes, jigs and crayfish patterns early in the day is a good option. Switch to jerk baits and crank baits as the waters warm in the afternoon.
Rivers are the best bet for High Country anglers right now. The South Platte River has been reporting solid action on midges from below Eleven Mile all the way to Denver. The lower Blue has seen a drop in flows, which has moved the fish into the deepest runs. The Frying Pan River reports excellent action on the upper reaches with Mysis shrimp patterns, but expect that to slow as angler traffic picks up.


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ALAMEDA -- The Raiders confirmed the re-signing of veteran defensive back Charles Woodson on Friday, a move that got overshadowed by a trade for veteran quarterback Matt Schaub.
Woodson, 37, said repeatedly that he wanted to keep playing for the Raiders and help them get back to respectability — Woodson was a key member of the last Raiders teams to make the postseason and play in the Super Bowl — but he wasn't sure he would get his wish.
"The last couple of weeks, I got kind of nervous," Woodson said in a conference call. "I hadn't really talked too much to the Raiders. I know they're busy, of course, making a lot of moves. So, I was getting a little antsy, but I guess in the back of my mind I felt like it would happen."
Woodson spent his first eight NFL seasons with the Raiders. He then played for the Green Bay Packers for seven seasons before he signed with the Raiders in 2013.
His return gives the Raiders the freedom of knowing that they don't have to worry about who's starting at free safety in 2014.
Woodson also said that he likes the moves made by general manager Reggie McKenzie so far this offseason.
In particular, Woodson is a fan of Schaub taking over at quarterback after a season in which the Raiders used Matt Flynn, Terrelle Pryor and Matt McGloin. Schaub is fresh from his worst season as a full-time starter in the NFL.
"People look at Schaub and only look at his last year," Woodson said. "They base his career off of his last year. But, I see a guy that has been very steady. He's done some really good things throughout his time. Sometimes you just need a fresh start."


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Harley along with dozens of other dogs and their owners took over the square in support of the City of Headland Animal Rescue Mission, better known as C.H.A.R.M.
"We do not have a facility. We're not a brick and mortar building. We provide all the food,medical care, and shelter improvements for the Headland animal shelter," said C.H.A.R.M member Jo Geisler.
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OAKLAND -- Five separate fires in Dimond Canyon below Park Boulevard -- including two that sent 30-foot flames into the air and provoked a heavy response -- were being investigated as suspicious Tuesday afternoon.
A pair of brush fires in the deep and wooded canyon that is surrounded by million-dollar homes quickly went to four alarms Tuesday afternoon, but both were contained in less than an hour, Oakland fire officials said.
No one was injured and no structures were damaged.
The first blaze was reported at 1:56 p.m. near the intersection of Park Boulevard and Estates Drive, according to Oakland fire Battalion Chief Lisa Baker. Crews arriving on the scene minutes later spotted the second fire, which was about a half-mile north of the first, she said.
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Both fires were hundreds of feet down the steep canyon. Once the blazes were contained shortly before 3 p.m., three more canyon small fires, all of which burned 10-by-12 foot patches of grassland, were discovered by crews in the area and quickly controlled, Baker said.
"Our fire investigators are looking at these fires as suspicious," she said.
The first fire reported burned about 2½ acres, Baker said; the second fire to the north consumed roughly 3 acres.
Crews sprayed water at the blazes from roads above the canyon, California Department of Corrections inmate firefighters hiked into the canyon to assist with fire control and CalFire helicopters dropped water.
Park Boulevard was closed between Monterey and Leimert boulevards for hours and water was pulled from Lake Merritt to quell the fires. Firefighters laid fire hose through the western end of the Montclair Golf Course so they could reach the flames.
Firefighters took no chances Tuesday as the fires were just two miles from the ignition point of the 1991 Oakland Hills firestorm. That wind-whipped fire spread quickly from the hills toward the canyons, killing 25 people and destroying 3,400 homes.
"Our concern was the high power lines (over the area of the fire) because at one point we had flames about 30 feet in the air," Baker said.
Both of the larger fires Tuesday were contained around 2:45 p.m., Baker said, but dozens of residents and motorists stopped to watch fire crews battle the blazes.
"We just smelled the smoke, (then) we heard the helicopters and the sirens," said resident Jamie Barr, 18, who lives about two blocks from the more southern fire. "Once we walked to the Leimert (Boulevard) bridge, we saw tons of smoke."
Barr added that he had seen another fire in the same area three days ago.
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Medrano will have to serve 18 months of the sentence in San Mateo County jail, at which point he will be eligible for supervised probation. The 48-year-old insurance broker wore a look of resignation as a sheriff's deputy escorted him out of the courtroom.
San Mateo County Superior Court Judge Jonathan Karesh said he found Medrano's lack of remorse for the crime "extraordinarily troubling." The judge said the evidence at trial clearly disproved Medrano's claim that he didn't know he was breaking the law when he kept a payment from Redwood City client iPass rather than forward it to Travelers Insurance.
"This was not a procedural mistake," Karesh said. "This was a theft and a scheme, pure and simple."
Deputy District Attorney Sharron Lee argued that Medrano's sole regret was being caught, tried and convicted.
"The only sympathy the defendant has expressed," Lee said, "is to himself, his family and his town."
Karesh denied the request of Medrano's attorney, Matthew Oliveri, that the defendant be spared jail time so as to provide for his teenage daughter and work off the money he owes his victims.
The issue of restitution to iPass and Travelers Insurance was put off until a hearing Feb. 1. Karesh brushed aside the suggestion by Oliveri that the defendant be allowed to keep his commission on the money he was convicted of stealing.
Oliveri said after the hearing that iPass fired Medrano shortly after providing the disputed payments. Medrano held onto the money because he believed the two parties would wind up in court fighting over it, said Oliveri, adding Medrano will "go to his grave" believing he was entitled to a commission on the sum.
Oliveri said Medrano, who stepped down from the Clayton council in October, plans to appeal his conviction.
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