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Q&A: Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins on Power-Sharing in Albany
A top New York state Democrat, Sen. Andrea Stewart-Cousins has for two years been in the unusual position of leading a minority conference of Democrats–even though the New York state Senate has a Democratic majority.
Ms. Stewart Cousins, the first woman to hold a New York state legislative leadership position, is in charge of the Senate Democrats, sometimes referred to in Albany as "the mainline" Democrats. But the state Senate is run by a power-sharing coalition of breakaway Democrats — called the Independent Democratic Conference — and Republican senators, whose leaders jointly negotiate the budget and decide which bills see a vote.
Potential for another sea-change in the sometimes chaotic state Senate was raised last month at a convention for the Working Families Party, where Gov. Andrew Cuomo vowed by video message to help Democrats regain total power in the chamber.
Ms. Stewart-Cousins, who represents Yonkers, said in an interview this week that she and Sen. Jeff Klein, who leads the Independent Democrats, have discussed a power-sharing coalition. She said the conversation was "amenable" but "not conclusive." But one way or another, she said, "I believe we'll be the majority" next session.
(In response, Mr. Klein said in e-email: "There are no discussions taking place.")
A spokeswoman for Sen. Dean Skelos, the Republican Senate leader, said, Senator Skelos very much enjoys working with Senator Stewart-Cousins, but "fundamentally disagrees with the direction she … want[s] to take this state."
Even if Senate Democrats are able to gain power, Ms. Stewart-Cousins has to be reelected to a leadership position next year by her members in order to remain leader. If Ms. Stewart-Cousins did get elected to a leadership position in a majority conference, she would become the first female Senate president in state history.
She sat down with The Wall Street Journal to discuss her legislative disappointments, and if she can mend fences with Mr. Klein. Below is a slightly condensed transcript of the interview.
WSJ: The legislative session ends this week. How did it go for you?
It's been an exercise, on some level, in frustration, trying to keep our issues alive and on the front burner. We were able to do some good things … anyway, it's not like school is out for us.
WSJ: You introduced a public campaign finance bill, one of the most talked-about issues of the session, but it was never brought to the floor. Why do you think that is?
I fully expected to have something done other than what happened in the budget [a program for financing solely the state comptroller's race with public funds], which I think is woefully inadequate. It certainly wasn't for lack of trying on the part of my conference.
WSJ: Did you talk to Sen. Klein about it?
There was always the assurance that it was a priority of the IDC, and a priority of the governor's. The talks were public — this was important. There was every expectation that even if you didn't like my bill, you would introduce something that could get us to the point where we could say we had meaningful campaign finance reform. That never happened.
WSJ: Coalition leaders have said it's a bipartisan give-and-take, and they work together, trading legislation. Do you believe Democrats have lost in that give-and-take?
The expectations have been thwarted … what's happened, frankly, is the values we have as Democrats have being given to Republicans to manage, and that's why we're not getting results.
WSJ: Sen. Klein and Sen. Skelos were in negotiations for a campaign finance bill throughout the session, but the talks soured. Do you think they could have produced a bill this session?
I don't know what to think. What was apparently the byproduct of negotiations appeared in the budget, and it was relevant to one race.
WSJ: Sen. Klein said the Working Families Party is the reason campaign finance failed. What do you think of that?
The Republicans are not interested in campaign finance … The IDC-Republican coalition talked about progressive things happening, but progressive things didn't happen. And campaign finance fell victim to that leadership.
WSJ: Are you interested in forming a power-sharing coalition with the IDC?
The electorate voted for a majority of Senate Democrats, and we should be the majority, so I am supportive of an arrangement that allows Democrats to be the majority. I'm open to having the Senate majority.
WSJ: Can you and Sen. Klein get along?
We get along. You'd be hard-pressed to find somebody who doesn't get along with me. I'm not a hyper-partisan person, I'm not an unreasonable person … what's not to get along?
I think it's important when people elect people to represent them on a specific party line that those people then go up and do that, and anything less than that is disenfranchising the voter. Because there was no expectation that you were going to go off and empower Republicans. For example. So I'm sure I could get along with Sen. Klein.


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The man accused of opening fire at a downtown bar in July said that he doesn't remember the night of the shooting.
Nathan Van Wilkins was prescribed medication that he said made him suicidal, according to a letter he wrote to Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge Brad Almond last month.
Wilkins, 45, is accused of using an assault-style rifle to fire at 18 people at the Copper Top bar in Temerson Square. He is suspected of shooting another man at a home in Northport about an hour earlier and of setting fire to his former workplace in Brookwood and a co-worker's home in Northport.
Wilkins stated that someone else wrote the letter to the judge because he only has a second-grade education.
The letter stated that Wilkins is unhappy with his court-appointed public defender, and asked the judge to appoint a different attorney. Wilkins requested a psychiatric evaluation from doctors at Taylor Hardin Secure Medical Facility.
"I'm awaiting trial for 19 counts of attempted murder and other charges that I have no memory of," the letter states. "I've tried to explain to my attorney about my medication I was prescribed. Two of the medication I was taking have suicidal side effects. I do not understand that charges that I'm charged with my lawyer doesn't seem to want to work with me or hear what I've got to say. He keeps telling me I'm getting a life sentence. I feel like he's already got me convicted."
Wilkins faces 68 charges in relation to the events of July 16 and 17. He has been held at the Tuscaloosa County Jail with bail set at $2 million since he turned himself in at a Jasper FedEx store on July 17.
Court records do not indicate any scheduled hearings. Almond has not yet responded to the Wilkins' requests.
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HUNTSVILLE, Texas – The Texas A&M-Corpus Christi women's golf team shot 303 in both the first and second rounds to sit in sixth place after one day of the Harold Funston Invitational, hosted by Sam Houston State. Lamar holds the team lead with a 581 (293-288) through 36 holes.
Vanessa Johnson (74-73—147) sits in a tie for eighth individually after two rounds, while Lindsay Biehler (72-76—148) is just a stroke back in a tie for 11th. Krista Fenniak (78-76—154, T-29th), Ana Paredes (79-78—157, T-34th) and Claudia Galindo (82-88-170, 49th) rounded out the scoring for the Islanders.
Lamar's Ghni Ngo leads tournament individuals with a 141 (71-70) through the first two rounds, while teammate Wenny Chang and Incarnate Word's Jamie Bibby are tied for second at 142. Host SHSU had the most consistent day, with all five players finishing in the top 15, and sits three shots back of the Cardinals in second place. UIW is third at 591 through the opening 36 holes.
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In Baton Rouge, La., freshman left-hander Jack Wynkoop hurled seven scoreless innings and combined with Adam Westmoreland and Tyler Webb for a six-hit shutout as 15th-ranked South Carolina defeated second-ranked LSU 4-0 on Sunday to win the three-game series at Alex Box Stadium.
The Gamecocks (33-12, 13-8) won two of three against the Tigers (39-6, 16-5).
Wynkoop (6-2) scattered five hits with no walks while striking out one batter. Westmoreland tossed 2/3 of an inning and Webb pitched 1 1/3 perfect innings for his 14th save of the season.
The Gamecocks struck right away with two runs in the top of the first inning. Chase Vergason tripled with one out, and scored on LB Dantzler's RBI double down the right-field line. Max Schrock then drove in Dantzler to give USC a 2-0 lead.
Vergason drove in Tanner English with a sacrifice fly in the second inning, then added another sac fly RBI for an insurance run in the top of the ninth.
LSU starter Kurt McCune (3-1) suffered the loss, allowing three runs on six hits in 2 2/3 innings with two walks.
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Police said they identified him as a possible suspect within days and arrested him Wednesday at Bobbio's Pizza in White City. he is being held in jail on $1 million bail.
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Doctor Strange: From The Marvel Vault #1
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Batman #705
"Batman" builds on the past while looking ahead to the future.
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DV8: Gods and Monsters #5
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"Ex Machina" comes to an end.
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Bruce Wayne is the Black Pirate, or so Blackbeard thinks. All I know is that this is a very good comic.
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Batman #700
A fun story featuring three Batmen is marred by a plethora of unnecessary 'bonus' materials and an inflated price tag.
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Demo, Volume 2 #5
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Detective Comics #865
The Question backup is the artistic highlight, but David Hine's Arkham story is certainly unsettling.
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Batman: The Return of Bruce Wayne #2
Bruce Wayne vs. Puritans, with the fate of the universe at stake. It's good.
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Detective Comics #864
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DV8: Gods and Monsters #1
DV8 is back and the team is on a strange planet for reasons unknown. And members keep disappearing.
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Batman #698
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Demo, Volume 2 #3
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Nation X #4
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Batman #697
Black Mask is revealed, but it's actually the least interesting thing about Tony Daniel's "Batman" run to date.
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Wolverine Mr. X #1
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There's also plenty of shops to keep the keenest of shoppers entertained, or pick up some cute souvenirs to take home.
We give you the chance to head to Naoussa with your Trip Manager who'll give you the run down on this cute town. This spot is one of the most charismatic villages in the Cyclades. Built like an amphitheatre around a tiny picturesque port where colourful fishing boats are moored, the town is located in close proximity to the remains of a Venetian castle, which you'll learn about here. In the evening is the best time to explore, it's perfect for capturing some snaps to take home.
There's plenty of places to eat, so head to a local restaurant for a tasty meal, or if you're up for another night out ask your Trip Manager for some tips on where to head to experience how the people of Paros party by night.
- Evening trip to charming & charismatic Naoussa
- Paros Island Sailing Adventure Euro 49.00
- The Perfect Paros Platter Euro 30.00
Today: change islands and it's a total change of scene. Santorini will make your jaw drop with its stunning natural beauty – the result of a massive volcanic eruption. From the water, look up at the iconic blue–domed, whitewashed churches.
Once we're back on land, take in the fantastic views of the neighbouring volcanic islands.
- Sunset in Oia Euro 28.00
Wake up to another day in iconic Santorini. Take advantage of our return transfers to the famous Perissa Beach. Considered a must-visit, this spot is famous for its unusual black sand, the result of the island's volcanic landscape & sheltered environment. With its crystal blue water, it's the perfect way to relax, swim & chill. The area is dotted with little tavernas & beach bars so taking a break from the beach here is a must.
For those that love to explore you could hitch a ride on a donkey or take a cable car up to the cliff-top town of Fira, or visit Oia to see the island's submerged volcano.
- Soak up on the sun on day trip to Perissa, Santorini's largest black sand beach
- See the spectacular volcanic islands surrounding Santorini
- Afternoon trip to Fira
- Santorini Highlights & Volcano Cruise Euro 47.00
After free time this morning, we cruise on to Ios. Relax on the boat and hang out with the group.
Peaceful by day, pumping by night, Ios is the ultimate party destination.
Relax on sandy beaches or lounge about poolside before a big night out, when Ios' villages come alive. Head to the small streets of Hora, packed with clubs, bars and pubs and let loose to the pumping tunes. Otherwise, join the outdoor party in the squares and lanes. If you're keen, you can keep it moving until dawn!
- Visit Ios town
- Sailing Spectacular Euro 40.00
Wave goodbye to Ios and the Cycladic Islands as we set sail back to mainland Greece and spend a final evening together in the mythological city of Athens.
The tour ends after check-out & it's time to say farewell to your new travel buddies.
Or, choose to learn more about the birthplace of democracy with an optional sightseeing tour of Athens. Get the run down on the Parthenon, the Acropolis and the first modern Olympic Stadium with our expert Local Guide.
- Athens Sightseeing Tour Euro 50.00
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Mortgage rates inched closer to 4 percent last week, but in a strange twist, that could be good news for homebuyers.
Higher rates tend to dampen the fervor of investors, who have been snapping up what few Bay Area homes there are for sale. That would give more typical homebuyers a better chance to get in the market.
"We don't want an investor-driven marketplace," said realtor John V. Pinto, who has offices in Silicon Valley. "We want an owner-occupied marketplace. With interest rates rising, for people that are first-time homebuyers there will be more opportunities."
But at a higher cost.
Freddie Mac announced Thursday that the rate for a traditional 30-year, fixed mortgage climbed to 3.98 percent -- its highest level since April 2012.
Last week, a 30-year, fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.91 percent, according to Freddie Mac. A year ago, the same rate was 3.71 percent.
For middle school teacher Tony Arias and his wife, Michelle, a chemist with the U.S. Geological Survey, rising interest rates mean it will be more expensive to finance their new single-family home -- once they find it.
When they started looking in February, their interest rate on a $560,000, 30-year, fixed-rate loan would have been 3.75 percent. On Thursday, it was 4.125 percent, which for them translates to a monthly payment of $2,714.04, or an extra $120.59 per month.
The couple live in a two-bedroom, two-bath condominium in Campbell, where they hope to find their new home. But they've already offered above asking price on two houses, only to be outbid.
"It is frustrating," said Tony Arias, who teaches history, technology and life skills at C.T. English Middle School in Los Gatos. "But we're going to keep looking even with the higher interest rates because they're still not crushing."
In contrast, higher interest rates tend to dissuade investors who borrow to buy because the added expense can make a deal less profitable, whether they are looking to rent or turn over the house quickly.
Median sales prices for a single-family detached home climbed again in May, DataQuick reported Thursday, reaching $750,000 in Santa Clara County, a 22 percent gain over May 2012. There were similar gains in Contra Costa, Alameda and San Mateo counties.
Mortgage brokers and Realtors are quick to point out that 30-year, fixed mortgage rates below 4 percent are still a relatively inexpensive way to finance a home in the Bay Area.
"In the grand scheme of things, rates are still at historical lows," said Jenna Gray, a senior mortgage adviser at CMG Financial in San Ramon.
The predicted pullback of investors is likely to cool off two of the most discouraging aspects of the current market for typical buyers: multiple offers, and buyers getting outbid, even when they offer more than the asking price.
"We'll see a little bit of a pullback and that will be helpful," Gray said. "Buyers are discouraged with properties being sold way over asking. It'll be good for the market to have more buyers feeling confident their bids will be accepted."
Most people who wanted to refinance their mortgages likely already did when rates were lower, said Cheryl Mehe'ula, a loan officer with San Jose-based E.F. Foley.
And with rates for a 30-year, fixed mortgage now bumping up against the 4 percent level, Mehe'ula said, "We'll probably see a slowing down of the crazy multiple offers over the asking price. But instead of 30 multiple offers, you'll likely only have five."
Danville Realtor Kevin Kieffer of Keller Williams Realty is among the few homeowners still trying to refinance his primary residence.
But Kieffer isn't worried about rising interest rates.
He hopes to lock in a 3.75 percent interest rate on a 10-year-adjustable mortgage, which could save him as much as $300 per month on his mortgage.
"I'm not locked down yet," Kieffer said. "But I'm not nervous. All my rentals pay my mortgage right now."
He's more worried about the effect that rising mortgage rates will have on his clients, who keep getting outbid on homes they like.
"Everybody's biggest problem right now," Kieffer said, "is just finding a house among all of the other buyers in the queue looking for the right property."
Contact Dan Nakaso at 408-271-3648. Follow him at Twitter.com/dannakaso.


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The Xpeed 3007 Combat Helicopter Twin Pack takes flying model helicopters to a new level.
Now you can use you skill at flying to 'fight' with an opponent and challenge your friends to a duel of supremacy in the air! Each helicopter is armed with a laser and the object of the challenge is to hit your opponent's helicopter three times to disarm it. Once your foe is hit, their helicopter will spin out of control and hit the floor.
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Published: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 12:08 p.m.
Last Modified: Tuesday, February 19, 2013 at 12:08 p.m.
GETTYSBURG, Pa. (AP) — Police in Pennsylvania say a student's report of a gunshot being fired was instead the sound of a newspaper hitting the sidewalk.
Gettysburg police Chief Joseph Dougherty says a Gettysburg College student had reported that someone in a white sedan fired a shot early Saturday morning. But Dougherty says police investigated and determined the sound came from a newspaper delivery driver throwing a paper from her vehicle.
After the report, the college alerted students and employees via text messages, voicemails and emails. A college spokeswoman says an all-clear message was sent around 8:30 a.m.
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A bill that would have stripped military commanders of their ability to refer sexual assault and other cases for prosecution failed to gain enough votes to proceed through the U.S. Senate Thursday.
In a 55 to 45 vote, the Senate failed to pass the "Military Justice Improvement Act" sponsored by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y.
Traditionally, commanders have been the ultimate authority for maintaining discipline and recommending prosecution within their units.
Gillibrand's bill would have required the military to appoint independent military lawyers to decide whether cases should be prosecuted. Including sexual assault, most other major crimes not specifically related to military duty, would also have been taken out of commanders' hands.
The bill had unusual bipartisan support and opposition. Florida Democratic Senator Bill Nelson and Republican Senator Marco Rubio both voted against the measure.
Competing with Gillibrand's bill is a more nuanced approach, sponsored by Sen. Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., preferred by Nelson.
"[H]e favors Sen. McCaskill's bill over the version by Gillibrand," Nelson spokesman Dan McLaughlin said. "The latter could allow crimes other than sex assault to be handled outside the chain of command."
However, Paula Coughlin of Jacksonville Beach, a former Navy Lieutenant who left the military after her own allegations during the Tailhook scandal went unprosecuted, said she feels service members were let down.
"[The vote] has condemned our families and neighbors in the military to an arbitrary and broken legal system," she said.
Opponents of the measure in the Senate, including McCaskill, argued that military commanders routinely refer cases for prosecution that would be thrown out of civilian courts.
A civilian Uniformed Code of Military Justice attorney echoed that opinion to the Times-Union in January.
"Right now there's a microscope on sexual assault, particularly in the military," according to Joseph Jordan, a civilian Uniform Code of Military Justice attorney. "What we see on the military side of the house is that you're seeing cases being prosecuted that a district attorney in a college town would throw in the waste can because there's no evidence."
Many of McCaskill's reforms, including barring commanders from nullifying verdicts, have already been instituted when they were added to the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act in December.
Some members were tepid about enacting more extreme measures too quickly.
"I believe we need to allow the multiple reforms enacted in the last two National Defense Authorization Acts to be fully implemented and studied," Rubio said. "Ultimately, I did not support Sen. Gillibrand's legislation today because I believe we should allow these other reforms to take root before we significantly alter the chain of command structure and military justice system that governs the way our armed forces operate."
Throughout U.S. military history, since Gen. George Washington and Valley Forge, commanders have held responsibility for enforcing discipline in their units.
"The commander has the responsibility for operational control and war fighting, he should have that responsibility for disciplining his people," said Jacksonville UCMJ attorney James Hernandez, a former Marine prosecutor. "The convening authority [commander] has his finger on the pulse of military discipline and the operations of the unit, which is what military justice is all about."
Today, when someone brings forth a sexual assault allegation to their immediate commander, the officer examines the evidence and decides whether or not it is sufficient to proceed with a court martial.
The more serious the crime, the higher up the chain of command the convening authority must be.
After that, they are largely bystanders in the UCMJ proceedings until the verdict has been rendered.
They don't attend trials or take part in prosecutions.
Upon receiving a verdict, commanders can decide to lessen punishment but not add to it.
To proponents of the bill, this has been a sticking point.
"A person's boss or friends should not have the authority to decide whether a sexual assault investigation is prosecuted — and neither should a commander," Coughlin said.
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Missing Winter Haven Girls, Mother Found in North Carolina
Published: Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 9:39 a.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, July 28, 2013 at 11:58 a.m.
LAKE WALES | A missing children alert was canceled Sunday after two girls and their mother who were being sought by the Lake Wales Police Department were found in North Carolina.
Barbara Brown, 37, was apprehended with Emily Brown, 7, and Kennedy Little, 15, in Kenansville, N.C., around 9:40 a.m. Sunday, Lake Wales police said.
Barbara Brown has been taken into custody and arrangements are being made to return the two children to Florida, according to Lake Wales police.
After obtaining a court-issued dependency shelter order on Monday, the Florida Department of Children and Families was unable to locate Brown and her children but were able to contact her on her cell phone. Brown refused to disclose her location and wouldn't cooperate with DCF.
DCF contacted the Lake Wales Police Department and detectives initiated a search for the girls. The Florida Department of Law Enforcement issued a missing child alert Saturday evening.
Before they went missing, the children were last seen in the 3000 block of St. Paul Drive in Winter Haven, the FDLE said.
No criminal charges have been filed, and the investigation is continuing, police said.
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16.07.2012 - German pharmaceutical and chemical company Bayer sells the business with controversially debated drug Trasylol. The privately-held Dutch pharma The Nordic Group receives the worldwide marketing rights - except the US-territory.
The purchase price for Trasylol was not specified. In late 2008, health authorities in Germany and the United States told Bayer to stop distributing the aprotinin drug anywhere else. The trypsin inhibitor, which accounted for about EUR150m in annual sales, was used for complicated heart and liver surgery to reduce blood loss. In February this year, however, the EMA lifted the sales stop. The study results leading to the market ban had been incorrect said the Committee for Human Medicinal Products (CHMP). This positive opinion is expected to be ratified by the European Commission later in 2012. In Canada, the marketing stop had already been lifted in 2011. The Nordic Group is a European pharmaceutical company in private hands. Nordic claims to grow at an annual average rate of 20 percent. The company's focus is on niche products for hospitals and medicines for rare diseases.http://www.european-biotechnology-news.com/news/news/2012-03/bayer-sells-trasylol-business.html


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Welcome to Croatia! A land whose rich cultural heritage is not discovered only from within the walls of numerous museums, galleries and churches, many of which today, as zero category monuments, are included in a part of the UNESCO World Heritage List, but much more in that magical place on the Mediterranean, where even the shortest stroll becomes a journey down a staircase thousands of years old which takes one through a history that is at the same time turbulent, exciting and glorious. Whether walking the intricate grid of narrow white stone streets and alleys, or revelling in the teeming life of the port towns of Istria, Kvarner or Dalmatia, or climbing the green serpentines of Central Croatia to the fairy-like fortresses and castles, each step is an ever fresh experience, made special by the fact that on her territory as many as four cultural circles meet, intertwine and complement one another - west, east, Central European and the southern spirit of the Mediterranean. Croatia is a land of urban culture which numbers more cities than any other part of the Mediterranean.
If you are interested in the days of antiquity, you should start from the Roman amphitheatre in Pula, through Zadar and its forum - the largest excavated forum on the eastern shores of the Adriatic - and then to the magnificent palace of Emperor Diocletian in Split. Walk through time, from the pre-Romanesque Church of St. Domnius in Zadar dating from the 9th century, to the world of the Romanesque that is the magical monument city of Trogir, or the islands of Krk and Rab. Follow the Gothic period in Zagreb, Pazin, or, for instance, the town of Ston on the Pelješac peninsula. Discover the Renaissance in Osor on the island of Cres, Šibenik cathedral, the islands of Hvar and Korčula, and finally, the one and only Dubrovnik. The towns of Varaždin, Bjelovar and Vukovar glow with the splendour of the Baroque, while the heritage of the 19th century is at its best in Rijeka, Osijek and, of course, in downtown Zagreb.
In order to establish the origin of the name of the archipelago that include Cres, Lošinj and a number of smaller islands, it is necessary to look back to the mythical period of classical history and culture, to the 3rd century B.C., when Apollonius wrote the following:
"Fleeing before the Colchids, who wanted to take the Golden Fleece and return it to King Aeetes, the Argonauts, under the command of Jason, arrived in the Kvarner. Jason and the King's daughter Medea, who had fallen in love with him, set out for the northern Adriatic with the Golden Fleece. The King's son Absyrtus went chasing after the thieves of the Golden Fleece. Although the voyage took time, he succeeded in catching up with Jason and Medea. But, the deceitful Medea lured Absyrtus into a conversation and led him under the edge of Jason's sword. Jason killed Absyrtus, but Medea dismembered his body and cast the pieces into the sea. From the cut up limbs appeared the group of islands that were named for the hero - the Absyrtides, or the [Cres-Lošinj] islands."
Legend has it that during a stormy night, witches, wizards and fairies from around the world gather on Mt. Klek and their wheel dance and screams can be heard all the way to Ogulin.
In order to give tourists a special experience, today in Ogulin you can see the Klek witches in costume while travelling on the Karlek eco-tourism train. Or visit the Ogulin Fairy Tale Festival, as the people of Ogulin celebrate not only the fairy tale quality of their region but also stimulate artistic and cultural creativity intended for children, by encouraging all those interested to work on projects for children and youth. In addition to numerous plays and the promotion of local theatrical productions, the festival in Ogulin also includes guest performances by many puppet theatres, children and youth theatres, as well as entertainment for adults including plays, concerts and competitions. With the plays intended for both children and their parents, the festival encourages better quality communication between adults and children, while the various workshops and meetings between artists and experts supports the direct artistic process.
A legend from the second half of the 17th century tells of the tragic love of two young people from Kaštel Lukšić. A daughter, Dobrila, was born to the noble Vitturi family, and a son Miljenko to the Rušinić family. The two later fell in love, but their relationship was forbidden due to hostilities between their families. From the moment their parents learned of their love, Dobrila was under strict supervision, while Miljenko was sent to Venice by his parents. However, this was not the end of it. Dobrila's father arranged that she marry an older noble from Trogir. Miljenko learned about this and arrived at the very moment that the bride and groom were saying their vows, he appeared and stopped the wedding. In order to punish her for the shame that she had brought him, Dobrila's father sent her to a convent in Trogir and, to keep Miljenko from finding her, he ordered Miljenko's death.
However, Miljenko was clever (disguising himself as a friar) and the plan failed. In attempting to find Dobrila, Miljenko came into conflict with the law and was therefore sentenced to prison in Visovac. There he met a nurse and through her, sent messages to Dobrila and planned his escape. When the two ran off, Dobrila's parents were forced to give in, and they sent a message that the two return to Kaštel Lukšić so that they could be married. After the wedding was held in August 1690, Dobrila's father, unable to come to terms with the fact that his daughter had married Miljenko, killed his new son-in-law on the bridge before the castle. Dobrila lost her mind, fell in and died soon afterwards. Her final wish was to be buried together with Miljenko in the Chapel of St. John in Kaštel Lukšić opposite the castle. The inscription "Peace to the lovers" stands forever on their grave, while both castles, of the Vitturi and Rušinić families, still stand in Kaštel today.
The fate of the two young lovers has inspired: novels, an opera and a theatre play, while the children's home in Kaštel Lukšić, situated near their final resting site, bears the name Miljenko and Dobrila.
When the eruption of Turks or Tartars reached Grobničko Polje, the shepheds at that time did not have anything with which to defend themselves. So, they wrapped themselves in sheep skins, strapped on bells, put on horrible masks, and in one hand they carried an axe, which even today bell-ringers call a balta (in Hungarian). In the other hand they carried a sack with ashes and they began to ring the bells and make noise. The Turks or Tartars became very frightened by these strange, terrible "beasts" and fled without looking back.
When the time for the Carnival drew near they would always ask, "When will that day come when the infidel went crazy?"
In honor of that custom bell-ringers go through the villages, wrapped in bells with terrible masks on their heads, carrying wooden swords or axes, but the bag of ashes - which also served to stimulate fertility - is no longer carried and the ashes are no longer sprinkled in female company.
During the rule of the Emperor Diocletian (3-4th century) and his cruel persecution of the Christians, a young girl from a respectable patrician's house was married to the Roman patrician Publius. Her fate would be no difference from the fate of other women who lived in arranged marriages without love, had she not meet and become delighted with the "new" idea of love and faith of a Roman knight - later the martyr St. Chrysogonus.
Due to her desire for virginity and accepting the "new pagan faith", she was long locked away in the house. After her husband's death, she joined St. Chrysogonus and went to Aquileia, where they visited the prisoners and tortured Christians, and there, unfortunately, she was present for his martyrdom. According to the legend, she died a martyr's death in her hometown of Sirmium, and her head was cut off and her body cast into the sea near the Italian island of Palmaria. Relics found in the 5th century were taken to Constantinople and in 804, the Frank Bishop Donat of Zadar received them from Emperor Nicifore I as a sign of reconciliation between Byzantium and Zadar.
The most well-known person in the history of Rijeka is a woman, Karolina of Rijeka, who during the time of the Napoleonic Wars, saved the city from destruction, and in negotiations with the British admiral John Leard, used her beauty and charm to advantage.
Karolina Belinić was a married mother of three children, who, according to historical documents, in 1813 convinced the commander of the British fleet to cease the shelling of the city. Historical documents about her ancestry and personal life state:
"Karolina Belinić, born Kranjec, was a married woman and the mother of three children, Alpina, Cattarina, and Rosa, who were all born before the attack of the British fleet on the city. Karolina was married to Andrija Belinić from Lovran, who in his capacity of commander of the Rijeka civil guard also participated in the city's resistance to the British fleet, and for which the city magistrate in 1829 conferred public recognition, thanks to a written confirmation by Commander Nugent."
A portrait of Karolina Belinić is kept in the Maritime and History Museum of the Croatian Primorje in Rijeka. Karolina's historical role began in 1813, because of the unenviable situation at the entrance to the port of Rijeka. In order to make the survival of Napoleon's army impossible, British ships bombarded Rijeka (as testimony to this event, on the outer wall of the Cathedral of St. Vitus there is a cannon ball stuck into the facade). Young Karolina, resolved to help her city, went to the ship of the British admiral and, using her feminine charms in the negotiations with the admiral, saved the city.


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The Nation's Crumbling Infrastructure: 6 Examples in Need of Upgrades Right Away
In his State of the Union address, President Obama once again stressed the need to spend more federal funds on crumbling infrastructure in coming years, but given the focus on budget cutting on Capitol Hill, Obama's clarion call will go largely unheard on Capitol Hill. How much does Obama have in mind? Around $100 billion or so. That may sound like a lot, but it's still a drop in the bucket in terms of what's needed.
The consequences of falling short and sidestepping repairs and upgrades are grim: Lives and businesses will be at greater risk, jobs will be lost and the nation's economy will suffer.
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Roads and Bridges
Properly repairing and replacing the nation's rickety bridges and highways (plus transit systems and related infrastructure) would require about $220 billion a year between now and 2040, according to the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE). But actual spending won't likely come close, so an average American family of four can expect to be dinged with more than $1,000 a year in auto repairs, time lost to sitting in traffic jams, etc.
Trucking lane bottlenecks will lead to higher shipping costs and job losses – nearly 900,000 of them by 2020, ASCE estimates, and te U.S. economy would suffer nearly $1 trillion in lost GDP growth as a result of the congestion.
Michael Lewis, president of the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials, says Uncle Sam will have to come up with new ways to fund highway construction and other transportation projects. The two options most commonly discussed:: gradually raising fuel taxes, and letting private investors fund more toll road projects.
Worst case examples: Perhaps the nation's most heavily trafficked, structurally deficient bridge is the I-10 span over Normandie Avenue in Los Angeles; it's crossed by 321,000 vehicles daily. The state with the most structurally unsound bridges: Pennsylvania, with 26.5%.Roads and Bridges
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Growing delays at the nation's busiest air hubs figure to cost the U.S. economy more than $300 billion by 2020, along with 350,000 jobs, ASCE says. RIGHT? Meanwhile, shipping costs for air freight will climb 6% higher than they would with adequate airport capacity. Yet annual spending on airport construction and expansion is estimated by ASCE to be about $2 billion below needed levels.
Worst-case examples: Ranked dead last on Uncle Sam's list of major airports with the most delays: San Francisco International Airport. Another perennial contender for most delays is Newark Liberty International.Airport Runways
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Water Supply and Sewers
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There are a whopping 170,000 separate networks of underground pipes, pumps and filtration systems distributing drinking water to 300 million Americans every day, and thousands of them are nearing the end of their useful lives. Some serving Eastern cities date to 1900 or even earlier. But the gap between available dollars and investment needs for all of the nation's water systems exceeds $54 billion, ASCE says. Unless spending picks up, the gap will top $80 billion by the end of the decade and rack up $206 billion in higher water bills and other costs for households and businesses.
Worst-case example: In Philadelphia, pipes average 78 years of age, with some dating back to 1824. The city is replacing 20 miles of drinking-water pipes and eight miles of wastewater pipes a year.Water Supply and Sewers
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Electric Grid
For now, the recession has lessened electricity demand from both businesses and consumers on the nation's electric grid — including 5,800 commercial power plants and 350,000 miles of high-voltage transmission lines. But starting around 2020, increased demand for power across the U.S. will require new plants, transmission lines, transformers and other gear. Trouble is, spending won't keep pace. By 2040, ASCE says the investment gap between needed infrastructure and actual spending will be an eye-popping $732 billion.
Worst-case example: Shortages already lie on the doorstep of Texas. The Lone Star State faces potential deficits in generating capacity relative to expected demand over the next couple of years.Electric Grid
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American Association of Port Authorities President Kurt Nagle says many port authorities and their business partners are making improvements to rail terminals, cranes and other equipment "inside the port gates." But those upgrades won't matter much if ships can't get into port. Most ports' shipping channels require regular dredging to ensure they're deep enough to accommodate container ships and other large vessels. That responsibility lies largely with Uncle Sam, who's falling down on the job. ASCE estimates the cost of deferred port dredging will add up to $16 billion by 2020, leading to slowdowns and lost commerce.
Worst-case examples: The most congested port facilities in the U.S. are in Los Angeles and Long Beach, Calif. Goods routinely stack up there, waiting for trucks and trains to take them inland.Ports
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Big barges plying the Mississippi, Ohio and other waterways with cargoes of coal, timber, grain and other bulky freight are essential to the economy. But many river systems are gummed up, and the Army Corps of Engineers says it'll take $13 billion between now and 2020 to keep delays from getting worse. Actual planned spending is $7 billion.
Worst-case example: The Olmsted Locks and Dam at the confluence of the Mississippi, Ohio and Tennessee rivers is the busiest intersection on the entire U.S. inland waterway system, measured in tons of cargo. Though work is under way to replace locks built in the 1920s, the project isn't expected to be completed until 2020. A breakdown in the meantimecould be disastrous for U.S. shipping.River Locks
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Noisy kids, bad backs and slow internet — the perils of working from home
Regus has polled more than 3,000 UK business people on the pros and cons of home working and found that there are 15 obstacles to productivity for those that work from home. Interruptions from kids and family affect almost 60% of respondents, and bad posture from makeshift home offices causes problems for one in five. Respondents also said poor internet connections, no access to office equipment and even pets disrupt their productivity. However, the research also finds that over half of remote working staff (51%) put in longer hours when they do not have to commute every day.
Lack of tender experience means SMEs are losing out
SMEs are still missing out on public sector contracts because they lack experience in completing tender applications, according to not-for-profit public sector procurement consortium, LHC. John Skivington, director at LHC, said: "There are thousands of fantastic local companies with great experience who would do brilliant jobs and provide great value for money, but they cannot get a look-in because of the complicated tender process." LHC is calling for tender processes to involve SMEs at an earlier stage and to be simplified, and for a shift of focus from company accreditations and policy to experience.
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Scrap town centre parking charges for 2013, says FPB
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LIVERMORE -- This wasn't the orienteering I remembered from Boy Scout camp.
On April 7, photographer Aric Crabb and I -- both Eagle Scouts -- took on the Del Valle Wilderness Scramble, hustling in vain to keep up with the Bay Area Orienteering Club at rugged Del Valle Regional Park.
Competitive we weren't, but it still beat a day at the office.
For the uninitiated, orienteering involves compass navigation, using highly detailed maps to find "control points" -- electronic markers tucked away in the terrain. In a scramble, most of the controls, worth varying points, are off-trail, and competitors have a set amount of time to find as many as possible, collecting points for each one they find and mark with an electronic key.
"You want to be a little sneaky," advised event director and course setter Damian Swift. "You want to pretend you're lost while you're putting the key in the control."
Crabb and I were handed a map and given 15 minutes to plot our route.
Club member Bud Laird, 66, had an elaborate game plan, setting his path with pins and string marked off at hour-long intervals, corresponding to the ground he could cover. Laird takes part in 20-30 events a year, including 24-hour cross-country "rogaines."
"I call it a treasure hunt for adults," he said. "It's taking a marathon off the streets and putting it into the mountains."
Being far from marathon-shape, I drew a small loop and aligned my compass, desperately trying to recall merit badge class.
After a mass start, with orienteers bursting from the gates like starving dogs after a steak, I made a beeline for a steep hill.
When I finally logged the first control, I was out of breath, and the station was only worth 10 points. It didn't help that Crabb had spent the previous day getting beaten by waves on his surfboard and was lugging his heavy photo gear.
Our map skills rusty, we trailed a group with small children to the second control. Some orienteers were all business; we spotted them sprinting up faraway ridges like herds of antelope in sheer running pants.
"We have some annoyingly good athletes," Swift had warned me.
Clad in a skintight jersey and wearing a CamelBak hydration pack, Mikkel Conradi certainly qualified. Conradi, 36, from San Francisco, is one of the country's top orienteers in his division. He grew up in Norway, where kids learn the sport in P.E.
"It's called 'the thinking sport,'" Conradi said before the start. "I was never the fastest runner, so it was a way to participate in a sport, because there's a cognitive development aspect to it."
Orienteering began as a military exercise in Scandinavia in the late 1800s.
Peter Goodwin, president of the sport's American governing body, Orienteering USA, said Scandinavians brought it to New York, where it spread. Today there are about 60 recognized clubs nationwide.
Orienteering USA claims 5,000 members, but Goodwin estimates triple that number take part in local clubs. The group ranks competitors in age and skill divisions, and gives awards to top orienteers, rising stars and teams. No money is involved.
"All you get is bragging rights," Goodwin said.
He said the Bay Area has one of the nation's four most active orienteering groups, along with Seattle, Delaware and Washington, D.C. The Bay Area club has hundreds of members and has events year-round, including national meets and a week-long ski event.
Hiking behind beginners to the first station, Crabb and I -- perhaps a little too confident in our scouting knowledge -- decided to strike out on our own.
This was a mistake.
Thinking we'd blaze a shortcut to a 20-pointer, we were soon lost, searching for a dead tree to gauge our location.
"We're never getting out of here alive," I told Crabb.
Crabb spotted some orienteers at a fence near the highway. We headed that direction, but found no station, only a herd of suspicious cattle. The more weary we got, the more the map seemed incomprehensible.
We decided to cling to a dirt road winding to the finish line. Along the way, we ran into the orienteers we had followed first. Their luck hadn't been much better.
"It's really tough," said San Jose resident Adrienne Yeung, who was trying the sport for the first time with her kids. "I expected some hills, but not like that."
Our 90-minute time nearly up, we started back, hitting a 10-point control on the way. If you don't return before the clock expires, you lose points and risk a call to search-and-rescue.
At the finish, we met François Léonard, an orienteering veteran from Montreal currently living in Brentwood. His jersey soaked with sweat, he'd hit 20 stations; we'd managed four. We turned in our key for 50 points, at the bottom of the day's team standings.
"Perhaps you'd like to use a fake name for the record," Swift suggested.
"Sure," I said. "Put us down as the San Francisco Chronicle."
Contact Jeremy Thomas at 925-847-2184. Follow him at Twitter.com/jet_bang.
The Bay Area Orienteering Club's 2013 Wilderness Scramble Series continues through summer. You don't have to be a member to participate. Fees vary. Events are also offered all year for all skill levels at Bay Area parks.
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June 30 -- Camp Tamarancho, Fairfax
July 25 -- Spooner Lake State Park, NV
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Montmorency County health officials say tests on a crow turned up the virus. In the Upper Peninsula, a bird tested positive in Ontonagon County.
That raises the number of counties where diseased birds have been found to 28.
According to the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 145 people have been infected this year in six states and the District of Columbia. Seven people in Louisiana and two in Mississippi have died.
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Other counties where West Nile has been found in birds are Bay, Berrien, Branch, Charlevoix, Clinton, Genesee, Grand Traverse, Gratiot, Huron, Ingham, Kent, Lapeer, Lenawee, Macomb, Midland, Muskegon, Oakland, Oscoda, Ottawa, Saginaw, St. Clair, St. Joseph, Shiawassee, Tuscola, Washtenaw and Wayne.
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ALAMEDA -- Strong safety Tyvon Branch is back doing the thing he loves most after spending last season chasing a vision that never materialized.
Branch suffered an ankle injury in the Raiders second game and worked feverishly to return to the field, where he is regarded as the defensive leader.
"I thought I was going to be able to play the last couple of weeks," Branch said Monday. "But just getting out there, I knew I couldn't go out there and perform at the level I wanted to. And coach saw that when I got back. He told me to shut it down."
Instead, Branch's long, grueling rehab won't pay dividends until this season.
At least he now knows that the hard part is over. He cleared a major hurdle two weeks ago when he participated in a full-team practice for the first time since his injury in mid-September.
"I really didn't know I was all the way back until OTAs, just getting back on the field," Branch said. "There's nothing you can do to simulate football."
Once Branch felt comfortable on the field, he shifted his focus toward getting acclimated to a slew of new faces.
It's likely that six of the 11 starters on defense will be new this season. Also, Branch got in only two games with returners Charles Woodson, Kevin Burnett, DJ Hayden, Nick Roach, Sio Moore and Pat Sims.
So far, Branch said he likes what he sees. In fact, he said this defense has the makings to be one of the best he has played for in his seven NFL seasons.
"There's a lot of winners on our defense, a lot of guys that have had a lot of success. Guys like (Justin) Tuck and (LaMarr) Woodley. There's a lot of great defensive players out there."
In particular, Branch said he is excited about the prospect of playing alongside Woodson for a whole season.
Woodson's experience and playmaking ability makes life easier on Branch because, as Branch said, that's one fewer player he has to worry about keeping tabs on from down to down.
"We both play very similar," Branch said. "He's more of a ball hawk than I am but I'm more of a hitter than he is, so we balance each other out. We do things differently but we're very versatile."
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The Instinctive Offer
Conventional wisdom dictates that the best way to approach an important decision is to do so analytically — by, for example, considering potential outcomes and listing the pros and cons of each possible course of action. Yet research has shown that decisions, both personal and professional, are often made instinctively and subjectively. Rather than evaluating the potential outcomes of various options, people often rely on how different options make them feel.
In the world of business, decisions are frequently reached through negotiations that involve high financial and strategic stakes. Negotiations can be complex: All parties are usually inclined to come away from the table having advanced their positions. At the same time, offers are rejected and accepted for various underlying reasons — for example, pride, the drive to win, or preserving a relationship may trump other factors.
Should parties to a negotiation embrace a calculating, analytical strategy, or should they rely instead on their instincts and feelings? To examine how the reliance on instincts and feelings influences negotiations, Professor Michel Tuan Pham, working with doctoral candidate Andrew Stephen, used a classic negotiation game called the ultimatum game.
In this game, one person is assigned the role of proposer and must divide a given amount of cash with a second person, the responder. If the responder accepts the offer without negotiating, both players can keep the money. If the responder rejects the offer, both players walk away empty-handed. The game simulates real-life negotiations in which both parties need something from each other and have an incentive to reach a deal.
In a series of experiments, the subjects were divided into two groups and subtly encouraged or discouraged to rely on their feelings using a novel research technique known as the trust-in-feelings manipulation, which was developed in collaboration with Tamar Avnet, PhD '05, of Yeshiva University. One group was asked to think of two instances in which they trusted their emotions when making a decision and the outcome was favorable. Because it is relatively easy for most people to think of a few such instances, this group was likely to trust their feelings and emotions when making decisions. The other group was asked to recall 10 such instances. Because it is more difficult to think of many such instances, this group was likely to distrust their emotions when making decisions.
The subjects were then asked to play the ultimatum game, taking the role of proposer. They were led to believe that they were playing against a real online responder, although they were in fact playing against a preprogrammed computer.
"The results were intriguing," Pham says. "The participants who were encouraged to trust their feelings offered somewhat less money than those who did not trust their feelings, but their offer still fell in a range that was likely to be accepted. Those who trusted their feelings apparently selected their offer based on whether the amount 'felt right' given the situation rather than on the probability that it would be accepted or rejected."
Relying on such emotional instincts may simplify the negotiation process. "When the participants were primed to trust their feelings, they saw the negotiation in simpler terms, rather than as a complex, strategic task," Pham explains.
"Interestingly, negotiators who were guided by their emotions did not fare worse than the others financially," Pham says. "They ended up with at least as much money, and often more, than their calculating counterparts, suggesting that emotional decision making may be not only simpler but also more lucrative."
Michel Tuan Pham is the Kravis Professor of Business in the Marketing Division at Columbia Business School.
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LOS ANGELES -- The jaws aren't dropping at E3.
Traditionally, the Electronic Entertainment Expo is the place where video game publishers reveal their biggest and boldest creations. That's changed in recent years as game release dates have moved beyond the holiday season and leaks about upcoming titles have spread across the Internet.
"It's true that the Internet and social media are allowing ideas to fly quickly," said Yves Guillemot, CEO of "Assassin's Creed" and "Far Cry" publisher Ubisoft. "This year, we were able to keep 'Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six: Siege' a secret, so we were very happy with that."
In the months leading up to this year's trade show at the Los Angeles Convention Center, an unprecedented amount of both deliberate publicity campaigns announcing new games and seemingly unintentional breeches about upcoming titles meant that much of the typical E3 hype landed with a thud.
Can game makers still astonish?
"I still think it's possible to surprise people," said Matt Nava, the former "Journey" art director who wowed the crowd at Sony's press conference Tuesday with footage of "Abzu," his undersea fantasy coming in 2016. "There's still so many places you can take people where they never imagined they could go before."
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Other jolts this week included the procedurally generated indie game "No Man's Sky" bringing some gamers to tears at Sony's briefing, Ubisoft announcing plans to resurrect "Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six" and Electronic Arts launching the multiplayer beta test for the cops-and-robbers game "Battlefield Hardline."


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Monday, November 5, 2012
Last year feels like a missed opportunity for USC Aiken. The Pacers weren't supposed to dominate the Peach Belt, but they did, winning the regular season title.
Then, injuries cold shooting brought a quick end to the season in the first round of the playoffs.
Motivation...not an issue after that kind of finish.
USC Aiken has a mix of experience and fresh faces, and the older guys have spent the last few months pounding that championship attitude into the newbies.
Head Coach Vince Alexander expects only the best from his team, and they have a shot at it this year.
Senior guard Re'Mon Nelson said, "We've got a lot of motivation. We've got a lot of new guys coming in, and basically as a senior I want to go out with a bang. I want to win and teach the freshmen the culture here."
Alexander added, "We have a lot of work to do. This is a very tough conference, but I think our guys are up to the challenge of getting better and trying to be a team that can come back and contend to be conference champs."
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October 7, 2005
Helping catch a courthouse shooter made her famous and now Ashley Smith of Martinez has written a book about surviving that ordeal.
She's on a whirlwind tour, appearing on every show from Oprah to Larry King Live. But Friday afternoon News 12 caught up with Ashley back here at home to find out what's most important to her now.
It's the book that details the night that changed Ashley Smith's life forever. "Unlikely Angel" is climbing up the bestseller list. Smith has no plans to send the book to the man that held her hostage, Brian Nichols.
"I'm not going to, if someone else does that's fine, but I have no plans to. And I have no plans to go visit him, but now if God lays it on my heart I will," Smith said.
Ashley's focus now is on her daughter Paige, her recovery, and her relationship with God. That is quite a change from when she was addicted to drugs, and had lost custody of her child.
In the book Smith even thanks Judge Duncan Wheale, who granted custody of Paige to her aunt.
"He did the right things, even though I didn't want to give her up, I knew I should," Smith said.
Smith now lives in Martinez with her daughter, and her aunt and uncle. Aunt Kim is also featured in the book as doling out some tough love. But for Kim Rogers, this is all answered prayers.
"I was shocked, but not surprised this all happened. I was asking God for him to do something big in Ashley's life and voila, it was big," Rogers said.
Big enough to save an addict from herself and to share a bigger message of hope for others.
"I'm proud to be from here, to be in this city, instead of hiding my face I made the changes in my life," Smith said.
And Ashley's little girl, Paige, is perhaps the most proud of her mom. She has been known to introduce her around town as a hero.
"She does and sometimes it is embarrassing, I'm her hero and that's what I always wanted to be," Smith said.
Ashley Smith will be in Augusta Saturday signing her book "Unlikely Angel" at the Family Christian Bookstore at the Augusta Exchange Shopping Center. The manager tells News 12 they feel honored that Ms. Smith chose their bookstore. They say she is a regular customer there.