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The Bear River girls volleyball team felt something Saturday night it hadn't experienced in more than a month — the piercing sting of defeat.
And with its Norcal Division IV semifinal loss to Sacred Heart Prep came the conclusion of one of the most successful seasons in Bear River girls volleyball history.
The Pioneer Valley League co-champions and Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV title holders had their 10-match winning streak snapped by the Gators, losing in four sets, 25-12, 23-25, 25-9, 25-15.
"They were very balanced," Bear River head coach Matt MacDonald said. "Offensively they have a lot of go-to hitters. They probably had a lot of hitters that had eight or nine kills and so there wasn't really one person we could key on. We had a little bit of nerves I think in the beginning, but we responded well with that game two win. Ultimately, hats off to Sacred Heart. I feel like we left everything out on the floor, and that's what you want as a coach."
Bear River's semifinal loss in the Norcal portion of the CIF state tournament marks the deepest run by a Lady Bruin volleyball team in recent history.
"What a ride," MacDonald said."It's unfortunate it ended tonight. I think we battled, we obviously went up against a very good team, and it was just such a wonderful ride. Unbelievable."
In the first set, the Lady Bruins looked lost, committing uncharacteristic errors and finding no answers for the talented outside hitters from Sacred Heart Prep. The Gators easily cruised to a first-set victory.
"I think that we weren't mentally prepared," Bear River senior captain Sara Schell said. "We weren't as confident as we usually are, and I don't think we came into it like we should have."
In the second set, the Lady Bruins looked more like the section champions they are, rallying from an early four-point deficit to win the set.
But in the third and fourth sets, Bear River was overmatched by the Gators' high-energy, versatile offense and tenacious defense.
Sacred Heart Prep's defense was smothering Saturday night, as holding the big-hitting Schell to only nine kills.
"Just blocking. That was our strategy," Sacred Heart Prep head coach Damien Hardy said. "Great team, really good hitter, we had to stop her. We have some good blockers to block and some pretty talented players. So if we can match (Schell) up with them and block her a couple times, hopefully she would start to trip up."
With Schell being swarmed by the Gator defense, Kirsten Pereira stepped up to lead the Lady Bruins in kills with 13. Senior Amanda Clark added four kills, and senior Kaya Johnson led the team in assists with 24.
The loss to the Gators marks the end of a stellar prep career for Schell. The impressive outside hitter concludes a career in which she was a four-year player on the Lady Bruin varsity team, earning All-PVL league honors three times, including being named MVP for the last two seasons. Schell has led Bear River to two consecutive Sac-Joaquin Section Division IV championship games, helping her squad take the title in her senior year.
"It's been amazing," Schell said of her time on the Bear River team. "It's not only been this season. It's been all five years that I've been with my nine seniors and everybody. It's been great.
"Bear River has been my favorite out of all my teams and club teams. I always have the most fun, and I love all the girls."
Schell is one of nine seniors who will call it a prep career for the Lady Bruins. All-PVL first-team selections Haley Brown and Kaya Johnson will move on after this season, as well as Clark, Cheyenne Gosalvez, Aspen Dutrow, Sarah Hagar, Lauren Vandervort and Nicole Nattrass.
Despite losing nine seniors, the cupboards are not left bare for next season, as All-PVL first-team selections Teryn Rath and Pereira will return next season for their senior year.
"I think Kirsten's going to take over next year, and we definitely have some talent coming up," Schell said. "I think we'll be good."
Pereira said she will miss the seniors next season but that she is ready to step up and become a leader.
"We are a family," Pereira said. "I'm going to miss my nine seniors so much. They are everything to me. Throughout the years, we have really excelled in everything we do, and this was the year. This was the year that we went the farthest we've ever gone, and we made a statement for Bear River."
After speaking with his team and as the gym slowly emptied, MacDonald had some time to reflect on the season and the time he had spent with the nine departing seniors.
"I just thank them for the memories," he said. "They really put us on the map and got us to where we want to be as a program. They gave five years of their lives, and we are definitely going miss the heck out of them. Just wonderful, wonderful contributions to Bear River."
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Phil Mickelson wins British Open
Putting is so important in major championships, and Phil Mickelson was on fire today as he stormed to a stunning comeback win in the British Open. He birdied four of the last sic holes and said in the interview above that it's the best he's ever putted.
Meanwhile Lee Westwood faded and Tiger Woods was good but not good enough again. Think about it – Tiger hasn't won a major in 5 years! He used to be well ahead of the pace set by Jack Nicklaus but know the two are pretty close. Passing Jack is no longer an easy task for Woods. There are plenty of young golfers who have emerged in the sport, and Mickelson continues to be a force in the game as well.
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In 1990, the U.S. Congress established the first week of October as "Mental Illness Awareness Week" in recognition of the efforts of the National Alliance on Mental Illness to increase understanding about brain disorders.
This year during MIAW, Oct. 6-12, NAMI Northern Illinois partnered with local agencies to hold three events with a rally at noon on Monday, a celebration of mental health at Giovanni's on Tuesday night and Bowling for Recovery at Forest Hills Lanes to close out the week. All of these events were well attended with a broad range of local leaders and citizens.
We want to thank the individuals who attended and supported these events, especially the following: Thomas & Rosemary Muldowney, Rosecrance, Satori Pathway, Stepping Stones of Rockford, SwedishAmerican Foundation, Michael & Mary Ann Abate, Gambino Realtors, Jack Wolf Auto Group, Stillman Bank, QoL meds, Rockford Health System and NAMI Northern Illinois.
Real recovery from mental illness requires community action, understanding and teamwork. The agencies who supplied an individual to work on this committee along with NAMI Northern Illinois for MIAW believe in these goals. We applaud these agencies: Geiger Clinic of Psychiatric Care, Illinois Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health and Justice, Mental Health Association of Rock River Valley, Rockford Health System, Rosecrance Heath Network, Satori Pathway, Shelter Care Ministries, Stepping Stones of Rockford and SwedishAmerican Hospital. Together we can make a difference.
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gamescom 2011 has been and gone, with the Cologne event having attracted a record number of attendees. A lot of great games were on show this year, but we've managed to pick our top 10 and crown an overall winner.
There were several big revelations for SSX over the course of gamescom. RiderNet is perhaps the most important of these; the snowboarder's equivalent of Autolog. Combining leaderboards, ghosts and challenge recommendations, RiderNet will offer the most comprehensive social features of any extreme sports title to date. While EA's reboot didn't have a presence on the gamescom show floor, the magnitude of the new features earns it a place on our list.


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Saturday was "Warrior Day" at Patricia Wilson Field as the Hatters honored the men and women serving in the United States military by wearing cammo jerseys. Stetson then battled Lipscomb for more than three hours in a dramatic a 4-3 victory in 13 innings.
It was also a special day for junior Amanda Grimaldo and senior Sarah Read, who each had their brothers recognized for their military service by throwing out ceremonial first pitches.
Grimaldo's brother, Daniel, a United States Army Specialist, just returned to the U.S. after a nine-month tour in Asadabad and Bagram, Afghanistan.
"It was awesome," Grimaldo said about having Daniel at the game. "It was the first time he has seen me play in two years. He saw us fight, and we fought like warriors. I wanted to win it so bad for him and for all the people who serve our country and bless us with being able to play the game."
Read's brother, Kyle, served in the United States Marine Corps and was stationed at Parris Island, S.C., Camp Legune, N.C., and Camp Pendleton, Calif.
"I know it meant a lot to him and it meant a lot to me because he hasn't been able to see me play or my teams play the past few years," Read said.
Saturday's marathon victory allowed the Hatters (31-9) to remain in second place in the Atlantic Sun with just six conference games remaining in the regular season.
Stetson will play its final non-conference game at 6 p.m. Tuesday night at UCF. The Knights (33-14) won the first meeting between the teams 1-0 in DeLand on Apr. 9.
GoHatters.com will be blogging live from the UCF Softball Complex. Live video will be available through the UCF Athletics website. Live stats, the Stetson softball twitter feed, and the Hat-Alerts text messaging system will provide in-game updates as well.


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Indianapolis, IN (WXIN) -- A 3-year-old boy with stage 4 cancer was appointed as the youngest sheriff's deputy in Indiana Wednesday.
Wyatt Schmaltz, who is being treated at Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health for stage 4 neuroblastoma, received the designation around 11 a.m. Officials said he was made a sheriff's deputy for the courage he has demonstrated throughout his entire life.
Sheriff Terry Stoffel with the Huntington County Sheriff's Department said Schmaltz' orders are to get healthy and back on the streets of Huntington with other children.


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Awards festival in Moldova recognizes volunteers' work
14 December 2005, 16:08
by Florin Turcanu
Chisinau, Moldova: Thanks to efforts of the Service for Peace (SFP) Moldova, the National Commission for UNESCO and the General Directorate of Education, Science, Youth and Sport, the third edition of Volunteers Festival successfully evolved as a part of International Volunteer Day celebration on 4 December 2005.
The aim of the festival was to promote volunteering activities in Moldova as well as to publicly reward volunteers from different NGOs for their efforts. Another aim was to sensitise people about the importance of volunteering for social-economic development.
The festival itself was a good opportunity to present NGOs' activities and achievements for the year 2005 at an exhibition organized on the occasion. Various artistic performances were also held which culminated in the graduation of most active volunteers and NGOs.
The Organization of the Year 2005 award, including 1,000 lei prize, went to the Association MOTIVAŢIE (Motivation), which works for social integration of children and youth with disabilities. The Association won the award after competing with 16 other organizations, many of them from the national level.
Elena Iaz was awarded a diploma for being the "Most Active Volunteer of the Year 2005" and a 750-lei prize, in the capacity of being the president of the Local Council for Children and Youth from Chisinau. She is also a volunteer for five other NGOs. She competed with 23 other volunteers from national and international organizations.
The "Best Essay Award" and a 500-lei prize went to Victoria Morozov for her essay on "The role of Volunteering Activities in Peace Culture Establishment". She is a volunteer with the Save the Children and the National Scout Organization. Diplomas and special gifts were also handed out to the youngest volunteer and the oldest volunteer.
Volunteers from NGOs and youth from colleges and universities attended the event. They and other guests not only enjoyed the festivities but also participated in the celebrations, sharing and exchanging experiences, thus creating a nice and warm atmosphere.


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Slang for jean shorts. These are most often worn by the fashion illiterate and the fan base of the University of Florida.
Note: This is the correct spelling; see also jhorts.
Note: This is the correct spelling; see also jhorts.
Hoff: Nice jorts, Snappanutz.
Snapper: Thanks, Hoffa. I was just too hot in my jeans, so I cut them off. I find the look flattering.
Snapper: Thanks, Hoffa. I was just too hot in my jeans, so I cut them off. I find the look flattering.
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The name of an infamous gang who terrorise north London (England). Their motives are unknown, but they are standard super badass. It is thought that NW5 and N20 is their endz, they will sheef up all your friends- don't mess.
guy1: Shit, dude, did you hear another guy got messed up by that JORt gang?
guy2: Fuck, dude, im kicking out of here now, i don't wanna die.
guy2: Fuck, dude, im kicking out of here now, i don't wanna die.
po RtothaC Мај 12, 2009
Jeans that have now become shorts...hence jeans+shorts=jorts
Daaamn son, those are some nice jorts.
po iismokerocks Септембар 1, 2010
Accepted nickname of New York Knicks and former Kentucky Wildcats basketball player Josh Harrellson. The nickname was coined by Matt Jones of Kentucky Sports Radio. Josh Harrellson is very fond of jean shorts (jorts) and openly embraces the nickname.
Jorts had a really good game last night. He rebounded and shot the 3 really well.
po Waitin' on 8 Јануар 12, 2012
Jorts are simply jean shorts. In most cases they are just embaressing, but jorts can be pulled off by certain demographics, such as fathers on family vactions. In addition to being popular with men over forty (who typically are wearing knee socks and sandals) Jorts are also popular with younger men who usually smoke marijuana.
Of course he's a stoner, don't you see the jorts?
po Rick1011 Април 11, 2008
Jean Shorts. The two words combined make Jorts. They are usually worn by kids, or by your crazy moustached uncle who likes to wrestle with you.
Jacob wore his jorts so he could wrestle with his nephew.
po BGtheFiend Април 21, 2015
Jeans + shorts that are knee length; jean shorts that are upper thigh length (mostly worn by females) are NOT jorts
"those jorts are sooo 90ties"
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National Coming Out Day/ Closet Door on the Quad
National Coming Out day is held annually on October 11 and encourages people to take the next step in their coming out process, and commemorates the 1987 National March on Washington for LGBTQ equality. UIS celebrates with the Closet Door on the Quad. Participants are encouraged to walk through the door and tell their coming out stories or why they are allies to the LGBTQA population.
This past October we gave out around 500 "No-H8" t-shirts that declared what people thought about hate and encouraged people to wear their shirts to the rally on the Quad.
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Calling all Kosovo volunteers, IVD is here
22 November 2005, 11:56
by Daniela Tarizzo
Dear all,
This year, to celebrate International Volunteer Day, we are organizing a week-long series of activities aimed at informing, communicating and sensitizing the civil society about what we have been able to realize in Kosovo in 2005 thanks to the contribution of all who have voluntarily joined our initiatives. I am writing to ask your enthusiast contribution and participation, as usual.
The first event we are promoting is an exhibition of photographs about the present context in Kosovo, with focus on people, without any political, ethnic, religious or other bias. It is going to take place in the Art Gallery in Pristina on next 2nd Dec. at 19.00. Enclosed are samples of the pictures, to give you an idea - hope your inboxes won't suffer from it.
It would be wonderful if you would accept to contribute in one (or both!!) of the following ways:
On IVDay itself, 5th Dec. we have arranged two public events:
On 6th and 7th, a conference on discrimination is being planned, with eloquent contributions by different representatives of institutions involved in the issue, to be held in UNDP Conference Room, still under organization.
The art youth group Global Motion, whom you certainly know very active and committed to the defense of values, as well as much requested on all sides by the various international celebrations falling in these dates, is still struggling to find some time in their extremely tight schedule to participate in some common event, and we are discussing how to better concile their professional engagements with our ideas and the respective needs.
It would be more than helpful if you would agree in supporting us by spreading the information as much as possible, especially involing any media you may be in contact with, in order to ensure the widest possible participation in the events. Final arrangements will be communicated soon, but do consider this schedule won't probably change.
So, here you have the panorama, DON'T MISS!!!!
Sharmini: you may wish to kindly forward this information to all UNMIK volunteers for their contribution, thanks.
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The Minority Bar Association of Western New York will hold its first monthly meeting with its newly-elected 2013 Executive Board at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday at the Harter Secret & Emery law firm, Suite 400, at Twelve Fountain Plaza.
New president is Stephanie J. Calhoun; vice-president, Ericka N. Bennett; treasurer, Gary A. Wilson; recording secretary, Jennifer Metzger Kimura; and corresponding secretary, Joel Moore.
Leah A. Bouquard and Mary C. Chan were both reelected directors.
Calhoun succeeds Joseph S. Brown. She said all local judges, law clerks, attorneys, law school professors, law school graduates and law school students interested in either renewing their membership or becoming members are encouraged to attend the meeting.
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We were just sitting around the office realizing that we hadn't written a blog in about 10 days, this is unacceptable! So a thought came up on what is heading it's way for the factory team, Anomaly. Over the next three weeks the schedule is going to be absolutely nuts! Starting this weekend we are kicking off Blitz Paintball's Novice Tournament league for the 2012 season with the first 5-man tourney of the year! Last year in Rookie we took 1st place twice on 5-mans; so we are pretty stoked to kick off the year with one.
Continuing on to next week we have the first big scenario game of the year in Colorado! DMS Scenario's "Band of Brothers: Assault on the Eagle's Nest" It is a multi-day event that we will be camping out for and generally just having a good time. This is especially awesome for me because I have not played paintball in months due to my deteriorating knees and alltogether resigning as a core member of the team. Scenario's are where I truly get to embrace the sport and our culture fully with hundreds of people on each side working together towards the same goal. I cannot wait! Hopefully we should have our freshly designed team jerseys by then.
After a weekend filled with paintbullet slinging, destroying the opforce and all together childish debauchery among men we move on to the next tournament in Blitz Paintballs novice bracket. A 3-man, the bane of our teams existence. We have embarrassed ourselves twice in 3-mans and look to make up for it this year.. well.. guaranteed we will at least do better about HAVING FUN this year during the tournament. That's why we all play anyways, right?
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Margaret Louise Mehltretter, 94, of Sanibe and formerly of the Lake Calhoun area and Peoria, passed away at 3:50 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 2012, at the home of her daughter in Westmont, Ill.
A Mass of Christian burial will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 11, at St. John's Catholic Church in Galva, the Rev. John Burns officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services at the church. Burial will be in Galva Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to St. Thomas Hospice in Hinsdale, Ill. Rux Funeral Home in Galva is in charge of arrangements.
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GUILFORD COUNTY, N.C. -- The Guilford County Sheriff's Office wants to know who, and why, someone shot and killed at least three goats. Not only is this a senseless crime, but those goats belonged to a church.
The goats belonged to Lebanon Baptist Ministries in north Greensboro. They kept the goats because they were good for weed control.
Now, the church and neighbors are concerned about what might happen next. "It's just a sad feeling that somebody would come on church property and do something so violent, it's just really sad," said church employee Renae Williams. "You have the pond and then you have the goats that would just roam around, it's a pretty good little area there."
Thursday afternoon, three goats were found shot to death and a fourth was found dead in the pond. "It's kind of scary that it's on church grounds," said Williams.
"My wife and I are animal lovers and it's always pleasant seeing them out there, and the babies playing," added Jerry Gall, who lives next to the pond. "We're really shocked. Normally this is a very quiet neighborhood."
Investigators are trying to determine when it happened, who did it and why. Until they're caught, neighbors are on the lookout in case the mystery gunman comes back.
"I'll be keeping a closer watch on what's going on around the area," said Gall.
The criminal will likely face animal cruelty charges when they're caught.
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Tuesday, July 2, 2013
Following recent heavy rain events, the Mount Pleasant Stormwater Division is reminding residents to monitor their drain and ditches closely and to keep debris away.
"These rain events are impacting our stormwater system," said stormwater manager Hillary Repik. "We ask that you help us prevent flooding in your neighborhood by safely removing the debris from the drain and ditches near your home. If a drain does not clear within one hour after the rain stops, contact the Stormwater Division at (843) 856-2157."
More rain is expected over the next few days and hurricane season is just beginning. Town crews have been out and will continue to clear major blockages to keep the main systems draining as fast as they can. While not all flooding is preventable, successive days of heavy rains, high tides, or even hurricanes can put more water into a system than it is designed to handle, blockages of leaves and debris can cause localized street and yard flooding.
"You can help prevent flooding in your neighborhood by keeping drainage systems clear of debris before storms arrive or right after the rain stops," she added. "Flood damage clean-up is very expensive, and pollution clean-up is even more expensive. Remember that the home you flood – or save – may be your own! Storm drains, ditches and ponds do not drain to treatment plans, but to our lakes, marshes and waterways. These systems protect our home from flooding and our waterways from pollution, only rain should go down the storm drain!"
On sunny days, Repik encouraged residents to participate in the Storm Drain Marker Program or assist in a litter clean-up or a roadway or creek. Markers are free to organizations, or individuals, interested in installing them in watersheds draining to waterways. The kits contain two flexile color storm drain markers, easily applied to storm drains or adjacent sidewalks. The markers alert neighbors that a storm drain "Drains to Waterways." The kit also contains educational brochures about stormwater and tips on pollution prevention intended for mass distribution in the neighborhood. The Town will also supply equipment for litter clean-up events. For additional information on flood prevention and water quality, contact the Stormwater Division at (843) 856-2157 or visit us online at www.tompsc.com.
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FRANKLIN, Ind. -- Incoming Ball State freshman Michael VanDeventer shared medalist honors at this week's Indiana boys' golf state championships. All three members of the Cardinals' incoming class finished among the top 25 at the Legends Golf Club.
VanDeventer carded a two-round total of 3-under par 141 (70-71) to tie for first place with his Columbus North teammate Christian Fairbanks. The pair became the first teammates in the event's history to share medalist honors, leading Columbus North to an 11-stroke victory over second-place Westfield on the team leaderboard.
VanDeventer was also presented with the Fred A. Keesling Mental Attitude Award by the Indiana High School Athletic Association, recognizing excellence in mental attitude, scholarship, leadership and athletic ability.
Fellow incoming Ball State freshman Michael Makris finished fourth at 1-under par 143 (75-68). Makris advanced to the state finals as an individual from Mishawaka Marian High School. His final-round 68 was the best of any player in the field and allowed him to climb 13 spots up the leaderboard.
Johnny Watts, the third member of Ball State's 2014 signing class, tied for 23rd at 8-over par 152 (72-80). He helped his Hamilton Southeastern team to a third-place finish.
All three players were also named to the all-state team with VanDeventer earning the recognition for the fourth straight year and Makris for the second in a row.


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6 Video Games That Just Didn't Get It (And 6 That Did)
#3. Racing Lines Matter
Didn't Get It: Blur
The best racing game in the world is Mario Kart, and every asshole whining about the blue shell doesn't realize that's the only reason people are still playing against them. You wouldn't be winning without it, you'd be alone without it, because it turns out people who don't play games much don't enjoy being lapped by an obsessive. But mixing weapons with real racing lines is hard, which is why Mario Kart tracks have turns the size of small countries. In 2010 two games tried to combine attack with real racing lines, and only one deserved to die. That one was Blur. It started with a gaming campaign mocking Mario Kart, which is like a presidential campaign promoting communism.
Mocking Mario Kart is how you tell gamers "I don't understand fun."
Then it ripped off the wrong parts of Mario Kart anyway. Blur combined random weapons and homing missiles with racing lines so strict that the "incoming fire" warning was just the computer's way of mocking you. If you didn't have the counter-item your choices were "take it and lose time" or "try to avoid it and lose even more time." No matter how perfectly you set your course, some bastard could just destroy it for fun -- which was a pretty heavy life lesson for a racing game to deliver.
Got It: Split/Second
Instead of glowing energy balls, Split/Second had "power plays," parts of the course you could blow up including "crashing cargo planes" and "the entire background." Some dismissed this as just another movie game (you play it once and you've seen everything) but it was a perfect fusion of racing with weapons. To even hit other people you needed to know the course, the whole point of racing. Even better, the game balanced the Michael Bay with the Michael Schumacher: You could take 1st by blowing up an entire airport but one bad corner later you're in 8th. And if you know the power plays it's possible to out-drive them with sheer skill, because screw you blue shell! In Split/Second detonating a building orgy of pyrotechnic destruction has the same value as taking a perfect corner, because that's how good taking a perfect corner feels.
Yes this happens, and yes it's awesome.
#2. Light Gun Games Are Porn
Didn't Get It: Time Crisis
Scientists are trying to build machines which can see into our deepest thoughts and dreams, which is weird, because Operation Wolf did that in 1987: we want to shoot everyone without getting into trouble. Light gun games are the porn of action gaming. You don't have to move, make decisions or organize equipment, you just get an endless series of money shots right in their eager faces.
Time Crisis is one of the most popular of these games and by far the worst. As the name suggests, it's a constant race against the clock, and the strict time limit makes it possible to shoot bad guys wrong. Imagine Riggs and Murtaugh dropping their guns and going to work traffic because they took 3.7 seconds to shoot the first four guys. Every stage is a frantic time trial and then, after whipping the player up into a violently impatient frenzy, the game forces in a goddamn story. A story where the voice actors are less enthusiastic than a porn set's janitor; and the script is what happens when a 5-year-old thinks Bond movies are too complicated. It's the most frustrating set of gaming delays outside Half Life: Episode 3.
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Got It: Rambo
Rambo is the first movie video game to be better than the original movie, and several kinds of sex. The first masterstroke was using clips from the movies as plot, and the second was FUCK PLOT. Why has no other game ever thought of that? If you're making a game based on a movie you already have 90 minutes of ass-kicking footage, your only job is to let players kill people in between. And Rambo lets you kill three Luxembourgs per second and the spacetime continuum. The first level takes place years after the second movie but before the third just so that the game starts at the end of Rambo III, blowing up the entire Soviet army -- because in Rambo, "continuity" is for wimps who died but want to keep playing.
If you don't want to play this already it's because you have never understood balls.
The game is unadulterated adrenaline injected through your trigger finger. There is less than no reward for conserving ammo, you pussy. Your gun has a clip the size of the Empire State building and rewards rapid fire with RAGE! This rewards killing people and explosions with even more killing and explosions while Stallone screams RAAAAAAAAAGH! and the sheer testosterone instantly gives you an invincible and much bigger weapon. It also gives you a bigger gun in the game.
#1. Games Are Meant To Be PlayedGot It Wrong: War Games
Gaming is currently through World War III, the massive struggle between expert players who can not only tell the difference between Modern Warfare 3 and Battlefield 3 but actually seem to care. So many people haven't been upset by such minute differences since Darwin.
One of the games.
We realize that talking about Modern Warfare 3's single-player is like reviewing Jenny McCarthy's medical training -- the wrong part of something only designed to be enjoyed on monitors by large groups of sweaty men -- but it's a symptom of the Hollywoodification of modern gaming. Big budget game directors think they're making movies and they don't want to risk any stupid "player" messing up their awesome set piece. Shooters used to have levels for you to explore. Now they have corridors where the wallpaper looks like world war. In Battlefield not only can your A.I. teammates shove you out of position (a capital offence in game design), the set pieces start when they're in position and it's your own damn fault if you didn't go where you were told.
The other one.
This is just the worst case of an industry-wide problem. Players are dealt with instead of entertained, and handed a few buttons to push during quicktime events so they feel they're still involved.
Got It Right: SkyrimThe Elder Scrolls series has always understood that the games are toys, and if a kid enjoys breaking it then, hey, their toy. The series is famous for ludicrously unbalanced builds, with low-level characters more invisible than a Romulan warbird's air supply and even more likely to kill innocent people. Games like Skyrim realize that invisible walls and locked doors are the combovers and viagra of game design: horrible signs of insecurity in people who can't keep up with young people but still want to screw them.
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Some players like to level up "massage" and "musk." Also: "accessorizing."
In Skyrim you can be as stupid as you like until something kills you, just like the real world. No hand-holding tutorials or grown-ups installed to say, "Don't do that!" My character is equal parts destructive magic and paper mache, a fragile shell which vaporizes everything with eldritch fire because nobody thinks to shake my hand first. The force of which would break my biscuity skeleton to powder. Other people play the game like a cross between Hoarders and serial killing, and a few even take on the main story because that's pretty fun too. And by "main story" I mean "that drinking competition quest." There may be some dragons somewhere too, but I've been too busy.
Yeah yeah, I'll get round to that.
Because Bethesda understands that a video games are meant to be played, not obeyed.
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Jobs added despite government shutdown and default threat
BALTIMORE, MD (November 22, 2013) The U.S. Department of Labors Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released state jobs and unemployment data earlier
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In September, total employment fell over-the-month by 8,500 jobs, which included a private sector decline of 4,300 jobs. According to
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A north Florida woman is facing child abuse charges after deputies said a 9-year-old girl in her care ate a piece of crack cocaine.
Hernando County Fire Rescue officials were called to the home of Kimberly Losurdo after the child began having convulsions.
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This video shows a multi-channel version of the Virtual Earth control running on a custom curved screen that provides a 180 degree horizontal field of view. The screen is created using eight high-end full 1080p projectors with a professional warping and blending system. The code is a modified version of a sample project with a custom camera class to properly adjust the FOV and camera offset for each projector and some code to synchronize the camera position across the network. The system is being controlled with a wireless Xbox 360 controller.
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quote: Actually I do see him doing all manner of good - humbling and putting in their place, the Repubs, is one seriously sweet thing.
quote: I'm gonna love a woman being in charge next.
quote: So what has he done. The least you can do is pretend to back up your claims.
quote: ...basically saying that no matter who the other candidates are you will vote for Hillary simply because she is a woman.
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"The school would never use that word," Gosselin, 35, tells PEOPLE. "[Collin and Alexis] were not expelled. [The school] did not feel like they could meet their needs anymore, so it was decided they should leave, for now."
Collin and Alexis, both 6, are both seeing a private tutor who teaches them an "identical curriculum" until they are ready to return to school. But for now, Gosselin says the challenges are not just academic – they're personal.
"They've been the ones to verbalize the most that they miss Daddy," she says. "I could see that they're the ones struggling the most."
The Kate Plus Eight star says Collin and Alexis are seeing a therapist and "doing much, much better." They are suffering from post-divorce anger, she says, and were acting out in school in response.
"[Collin] was upset and saying things out of frustration – he'd crumple his papers and throw them on the floor," she says. "Alexis was angry in a different way. She didn't want to sit still. She'd get up and want to run around."
As for the rest of the Gosselin gang – which includes the other four sextuplets, Hannah, Leah, Aaden and Joel, and twins, Cara and Mady, both 10 – the reality star says she's just concentrating on being a good mom.
"I've kept the stability, the income – everything that they know and love – "I've come through on that," she says. "I am doing what my kids need me to do. That's really all that matters."
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Parkland Memorial Hospital faces another form of federal oversight – and Dallas County judge calls it a 'serious matter'
Parkland Memorial Hospital's move on Wednesday to settle government fraud allegations brings a familiar penalty: federal monitoring.
The Dallas public hospital already has operated under a rare form of safety monitoring imposed by health regulators during the last 18 months to correct widespread care failures.
Now Parkland's billings to Medicare and Medicaid will be subject to close scrutiny – during the next five years – from the inspector general for the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
The two separate monitoring orders address a common problem — procedures performed by medical residents with little or no supervision from UT Southwestern Medical Center faculty physicians — highlighting how the problem can carry both human and financial costs.
Parkland officials have declined to discuss details about the latest $1.4 million deal or what it means for the hospital, saying they can't comment until it is approved by a federal judge.
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Jenkins said he hopes that the agreement will help ensure "this sort of activity will never occur again at Parkland." He also hopes it will "sustain the improvements that have been made throughout the system over the last 18 months."
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MACON, Ga. – A total of three players from the Stetson University lacrosse team were named to the Atlantic Sun's Academic All-Conference team for the 2014 season, the conference office announced Tuesday.
Headlining the Stetson honorees is goal keeper Caili Guilday, a unanimous selection to the team. She is joined by midfielder Maylis Broderick and attacker Mary Kate O'Sullivan as Hatters recognized by the conference this season for their performances on the field and in the classroom. The Hatter trio made up one fourth of the entire All-Academic squad.
Guilday, a sophomore from Wallingford, Pa., was one of two unanimous selections on this year's squad as Jacksonville's Ali Hoffman shares the unique distinction with her. Guilday has shined during her second season at Stetson. The discovery major has posted a 3.58 cumulative grade point average, while managing to lead the nation in saves (198) and saves per game average (11.65). She was once named the Atlantic Sun's Defensive Player of the Week (Mar. 24) and is no stranger to academic honors from the A-Sun, as during her freshman season she initially garnered Academic All-Conference honors. It was also during 2013, that she was a unanimous choice for the A-Sun All-Freshman Team.
Out of the three Hatters honored, Broderick boasts the highest GPA, with a 3.84 mark. The sophomore is a discovery major and is one of a half dozen players on this year's team with double-digit point totals. She is tied for second on the team with six assists and has scored nine goals for 15 total points. Like Guilday, the Fort Lauderdale, Fla., native also received Academic All-Conference honors during her freshman season. In addition to that recognition, she was named to the A-Sun All-Freshman Team and A-Sun All-Tournament team during her first year in DeLand.
Rounding out the Stetson trio is O'Sullivan, a sophomore from Naples, Fla. The discovery major has posted a 3.67 GPA thus far and is one of four players on the team with 15 or more goals this season. Her five assists puts her in a tie for third, while her 20 total points is fourth most on the team. Like Guilday and Broderick, O'Sullivan is a familiar name to her A-Sun peers as she was a unanimous selection to the conference's All-Freshman Team in 2013. She also was named to the A-Sun's Second Team and All-Academic Squad during her first season at Stetson. Her rookie campaign she led the Hatters in draw controls and is second in 2014 with 24.
In order to be eligible for the Atlantic Sun's Academic All-Conference Team, players have to have a cumulative grade point average of 3.30 or better, played in at least 50 percent of their team's contests, and have at least one year residence in their institution. This is the second straight season Stetson has had at least three players on the conference's All-Academic Team, as in 2013 there were five Hatters on the list.
Following its 18-8 defeat of Detroit in the regular season finale, Stetson next takes the field in the Atlantic Sun Championship Semifinals against Jacksonville. The game will be played on JU's home field (Southern Oak Stadium), Friday, May 2, at 1 p.m., with the winner moving on to Sunday's title game.


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VICTORVILLE, Calif. — Authorities say the classic Chevrolet convertible featured in the film "Pulp Fiction" has been found nearly two decades after it was stolen.
The San Bernardino County Sun reports movie director Quentin Tarantino's 1964 Chevelle Malibu was recovered in the San Francisco Bay area earlier this week.
John Travolta's character drove the cherry red car in the movie.
Sheriff's Sgt. Albert Anolin said an investigation into an old Malibu in the desert city of Victorville on April 18 led detectives to another Malibu in the Oakland area. They then confirmed that vehicle belonged to Tarantino and was reported stolen in 1994.
Authorities say the car's current owner is not believed to be involved in its theft and is considered to be a victim of a fraud.
'Two and a Half Men' back for another year
LOS ANGELES — CBS says it's bringing "Two and a Half Men" back next season.
The network announced the decision Friday on Twitter. It didn't address whether the full cast would return.
The series stars Ashton Kutcher, Jon Cryer and Angus T. Jones as Cryer's son.
Jones' character is serving in the Army this season and has been somewhat less visible on "Two and a Half Men."
In January, the 19-year-old actor apologized to CBS after calling the popular sitcom "filth" and "very inappropriate."
CBS declined comment on Jones' future with the sitcom, now in its 10th season.
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Wednesday, December 4, 2013
One of my favorite sports sayings, and those of you who know me hear it often during moments of amazement and wonder.
War (with a mild expletive deleted between the hyphens) Eagle.
I stole/borrowed this from the late Lewis Grizzard, who was known to utter the saying during moments of total consternation, and what would qualify as a moment of total consternation was the last one second of this year's Iron Bowl, when Alabama was determined to have a final shot at beating Auburn and hold on to its number one ranking in the BCS standings.
While a sentimental Alabama fan during some of the lean post-Bear Bryant years, I had long grown tired of hearing "Roll Tide." I watched last January as Bama systematically dismantled my beloved Fighting Irish and Manti T'eo's imaginary girlfriend in last year's BCS title game. I was loathe to think the Crimson Tide would play for its third consecutive national championship and had waited these 13 weeks for someone to knock these big red elephants off their lofty perch.
Two weeks ago I stood and screamed at my TV set – something more R rated than "War (with a mild expletive deleted between the hyphens) Eagle," when trailing Georgia 38-37 and facing a fourth-and-18 with 36 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Auburn quarterback Nick Marshall launched a pass into the general direction of receiver, Ricardo Louis.
The ball was headed right towards safety Tray Matthews, who leaped to grab it. But so did Josh Harvey-Clemons, and the ball bounced off him, then Matthews and into the air and continued towards Georgia's end zone. Louis, who seemed to be out for a late Saturday afternoon stroll, was in an extremely fortunate position after the deflection as he looked up just after clearing the Georgia defenders and snagged the ball to run in for the go-ahead touchdown.
I think I used one of those 11-letter colorful adjectives to describe my utter consternation then.
Not this week.
This week as Adam Griffith's last second attempt at a 57-yard field goal settled into Davis' hands at the very back of the Tide's end zone I saw the play happen about three seconds before it developed.
Bama had eight lumbering offensive lineman on the field, a holder and Griffith, the kicker, to try and catch Davis as he took off down the sideline.
I leaned forward in my chair and uttered, "War (with a mild expletive deleted between the hyphens) Eagle, they're not going to catch him."
Alabama tight end Brian Vogler had a shot at him at the 20, but Davis cut past him and sprinted to the sideline where only holder Cody Mandell could have caught him.
I stood up when Davis tippy-toed down the left sideline, barely staying in-bounds after Mandell's swan dive missed.
"War (with a mild expletive deleted between the hyphens) Eagle, he's going to score!"
I think I had spiced that outcry with a few more 11-letter colorful adjectives as Chris Davis sprinted into the end zone with the game-winning TD and Alabama's national title hopes sprouted wings and took flight for Tuscaloosa.
I did the math.
Florida State leapfrogs over Alabama to the number one spot, and Ohio State slides into the vacated number two slot.
"Big Ten this!" I crowed to my SEC brethren, "Ohio State is playing for the national championship!"
Jordan-Hare Stadium went berserk.
A stunned Nick Saban walked off the field.
And Bama quarterback A.J. McCarron was consoled in the arms of his hot model girlfriend Katherine Webb.
Oh yeah. War (with a mild expletive deleted between the hyphens) Eagle.
You bet.
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Through 67 years in business, five different locations and thousands of satisfied customer, three things have remained steadfast at Duke's Steakhouse - quality food at reasonable prices, a dedicated and friendly staff and a family atmosphere unrivaled in central West Virginia.
Those qualities - and many more - were on display Saturday as the famed Elkins eatery celebrated its 67th anniversary with a special day of throwback prices and a bevy of prizes for its faithful customers.
From noon to 2 p.m., prices for the steakhouse's signature sandwiches - the Sam Foster and the Jeannie and Pap - were rolled back to 1977, selling for just 85 and 95 cents respectively. In addition, Duke's signature homemade French fries sold for a mere 75 cents during the two-hour celebration.
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The staff at Duke's Steakhouse gathers outside the restaurant Saturday. The famed Randolph County eatery celebrated its 67th anniversary with a day full of special deals, giveaways and food. (The Inter-Mountain photo by Matthew Burdette)
Duke's Delmonico streak — a hand-cut ribeye — is one of several signature dishes on the streakhouse's menu. (The Inter-Mountain photo by Matthew Burdette)
"I just wanted to give back to our customers," said Duke's General Manager D.K. Golden. "Back in 1977 was when Connie and Dave Caudy took over the business."
The steakhouse was opened in 1946 by Pap and Jeannie McDaniel. Over the next 67 years, the restaurant changed locations five times, most recently in 2012. Duke's current location is on the Beverly Five-Lane in Elkins.
"We are a full-service, family, sit-down restaurant," Connie Caudy said. "If you come into Duke's, you are going to know someone."
That family atmosphere is what keeps customer coming to the steakhouse again and again. That's evident after a brief glance around the eatery. The walls are covered with photos of customers and Golden says new clientele keeps flowing into the restaurant.
"I've always taken photos," Goldens said.
I keep adding as we go. Some of my customers are here all the time. Duke's is really a special place."
What really makes the restaurant special is its litany of quality fare. Customer favorites include the trio of signature sandwiches offered at Saturday's celebration, its French fires and, of course, steak. The staff at Duke's hand cuts each steak and cooks them to order.
The No. 1 steak seller is the Delmonico - a healthy ribeye chocked full of flavor.
Other top sellers includes Duke's filet mignon and their special salmon entree, prepared with ginger spices.
"Duke's is an icon here in Randolph County," Golden said. "I started here in 1987. I've been here 26 years. I hope to continue with the business another 67 years and maybe continue it with my family. I've made a lot of friends here. It's more than just a restaurant. This is my family."
That family atmosphere extends to many of the restaurant's staff, as Golden points our that several employees have 20-plus years of service in at the famed eatery.
"We are just like a close little family gang," Golden added.
Duke's Steakhouse is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday through Saturday. The restaurant is closed on Sunday. Patrons can order both lunch and dinner all day. The eatery also offers several specials throughout the week, including liver and onions on Tuesday and crab cakes or stuffed shrimp on Wednesday. Once a month, Golden even prepares prime rib as a special treat.
In addition to its extensive in-house menu, Duke's also offers catering services. Customers can build a menu of their liking and either hold events in the restaurant's banquet room - which seats 60 to 65 people - or have their gathering catered off site.
"We have good food and a good atmosphere," Golden said. "What more can you ask for?
"If you come into Duke's, you're never going to leave hungry," Golden added. "We don't just do a dab. You're going to get some fries. If you don't get enough, ask for some more, and we'll give them to you. This is just a great place to be."
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CLEMSON — Finally, irresistible force Jadeveon Clowney was surrounded Saturday night by immovable objects. South Carolina students that jumped onto the field at Death Valley to celebrate the Gamecocks' 27-17 victory at Clemson wouldn't let the 6-6, 256-pound sophomore get to the locker room without hundreds of pats on the back of his No. 7 jersey.
Clowney won't win the Heisman Trophy, won't even get enough votes for a finalist's trip to New York City. The national media has anointed Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o as the unofficial Designated Heisman Defense Guy. Fine, he's deserving. Notre Dame-Southern Cal crushed South Carolina-Clemson in the ratings Saturday night.
But Clowney is as valuable, more draftable and might be the best college player Steve Spurrier has ever coached.
The disruptive force from Rock Hill knows how to win — 4½ sacks against the Tigers — and knows what to say.
"I don't know how it feels losing to Clemson and I'm not going to know how it feels," Clowney said. "Because we ain't losing to them as long as I'm here."
The tenure lasts one more year, and it would be less if the NFL adopted The Clowney Rule: immediate draft eligibility for pass rushers that college players cannot block.
South Carolina does not keep single-game sack records but Clowney at Clemson established a new season mark with 13. Credit the Clemson sports information staff for this one: Clowney broke the Death Valley sack record of four previously held by Notre Dame's Ross Browner (1977) and Virginia Tech's Bruce Smith (1984).
Boyd pressure
Clowney's biggest play — the game-changer — wasn't a sack. He blasted quarterback Tajh Boyd upon release of a pass safety Brison Williams intercepted early in the fourth quarter.
The Gamecocks set off on the 13-play, 7:39 drive that produced a 27-17 lead.
"Their ability to put pressure on Tajh was the key," Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney said.
Simple as this: Clowney in orange Saturday night, and the Tigers win.
That South Carolina wins these rivalry games with bigger, faster linemen is the old Clemson way. The Tigers continue to recruit exceptionally well but no program in the country has a commitment from the next J.D. Clowney, a once-a-decade player.
Better than that if you're Spurrier.
The Head Ball Coach has had a nice talent streak at South Carolina, including Stephon Gilmore, Marcus Lattimore, Alshon Jeffery and Melvin Ingram. If Clowney has several games next year similar to Saturday night's performance, he's tops.
"That guy, he's just a freak," Gamecocks quarterback Dylan Thompson said. "There's nobody you can use to simulate him in practice if you're the other team."
Danny Wuerffel won the Heisman Trophy playing for Spurrier's national championship team at Florida. No need to knock that, but Wuerffel individually was not as talented as Clowney, who projects as a much better pro.
'Freak' comparisons
Spurrier at Florida in the mid-1990s had the defensive line tandem of Kevin Carter and Ellis Johnson, both first-round draft picks.
I don't remember either one messing up offenses as much as Clowney.
Gator wideouts Ike Hilliard and Reidel Anthony also were first-round picks.
I'd take Clowney.
Fred Taylor. Durable ballcarrier, Jacksonville Jaguars first-round pick, longtime NFL star.
College teams didn't game-plan around him.
Only one Florida player truly compares.
Yeah, Jevon "The Freak" Kearse was pretty good: All-American in 1998, twice All-SEC, 73 career sacks in the NFL.
The only Clowney weakness is consistency, as South Carolina defensive coordinator Whammy Ward has mentioned a few times.
Ward tried to trick Clowney into a monster effort at Clemson, telling him Ingram once sacked Boyd six times. Of course, Ingram, now with the San Diego Chargers, did no such thing.
"Yeah, I knew that," Clowney told Ward after the game.
Now everyone knows about the 4½ sacks.
Has Spurrier ever had a player draw quadruple-team attention?
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Olympic memories, even for the most elite athletes, are rare.
Memories from three different Olympic Games?
Those belong to a mere handful of the elite � such as mountain biker Todd Wells of Durango.
�I felt like in London, especially with the mountain biking, they did a great job,� Wells said this week after returning home from London where he finished 10th in the Olympic cross country race � the highest Olympic finish ever for a U.S. men�s mountain biker since the event received its Olympic debut in 1996.
�London ... took a lot of pride in hosting the Olympics. You could tell they had people very knowledgeable in their sports,� said Wells, who represented the United States at the Athens Games in 2004 and the Beijing Games in 2008.
�For mountain biking ... this was the best Olympics,� he said.
�The sheer volume of the spectators was amazing,� he said of the crowd of 20,000 people who lined the serpentine mountain bike course that was custom built for the 2012 Olympics.
�I�ve never seen so much work put into a mountain bike course. All of those rocks they moved in � all those trails. It was really built for spectators ... and it was a great course to race on.�
The course was a 5-kilometer loop layout at Hadleigh Farms in Essex, a bit more than an hour from London.
Wells said when the racers made their way from the staging area onto the race course, they had to pass through a narrow chute that was packed with fans on both sides � 10 deep.
And they were cheering and cheering and cheering.
�That was ... a little overwhelming. That�s when the gravity of the race hits you,� said Wells, who recorded a career-best fourth-place finish in a World Cup race earlier this season.
His Olympic race, he said, was solid.
�I had a good race,� Wells said. �After a poor start, I was able to work back up to eighth place ... that was midway.�
He pushed to close ground on the leaders.
�Then, I kind of ran out of gas. Still, it was my best Olympics so I�m happy,� Wells said.
The course, with short climbs and quick, technical descents, made tempo-riding difficult, he said. But the course and its switchback climbs and tricky downhills were more than vivid on television, Wells said.
�They did a great job on the TV coverage of showing how hard the course is. Usually, it doesn�t do it justice,� he said.
�I�ve never seen so many cameras on one course,� said Wells, who competed on the final day of the 2012 Summer Games.
�We went straight from the race to the closing ceremonies. I was able to be a part of that ... incredible,� said Wells, who trained with his teammates and therefore wasn�t able to watch other Olympic events.
�We were focused on training. We stayed out by the course, which made it easier,� he said.
Those circumstances made the closing ceremonies even more dramatic.
�The Olympics have a different feeling,� the 36-year-old cycling veteran said.
�And it was very inspiring watching my Olympic teammate, Georgia Gould, take bronze,� Wells said of the Fort Collins-based Gould.
Wells� support team for the London Games was led by his wife, Meghan, a former college and professional athlete.
�She is my biggest supporter ... she was a huge part of everything,� Wells said of Meghan, a professional ice skater.
�She ran cross country at Fort Lewis College ... she and my whole team ... my team in Durango, they all were a part of this,� said Wells, who rubbed tall elbows with members of the U.S. men�s basketball team and the track team at a post-Olympic party in London.
Then, back to Durango. But not for long.
After meeting with The Durango Herald, Wells left for Wisconsin where he will race in the Pro XCT Finals this weekend. Then, Wells will head to Austria for the World Mountain Bike Championships � no rest for the mountain biking Olympian.
But he�ll be taking a lot of Olympic memories with him.
dstrode@ durangoherald.com
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Several elementary school students suffered minor injuries when two Ken-Ton School District school buses collided at the intersection of Military Road and Kenmore Avenue this morning, Kenmore Police Capt. William Phillips said.
The accident took place at about 7:40 a.m.
A school bus driver transporting an estimated 28 children was headed west on Mang Avenue. The bus stopped at a stop sign and then kept going, failing to yield to cross traffic on Military. A second bus, which was empty, was northbound on Military and was struck by the first bus. The empty bus then hit a utility pole and a building.
Phillips said several children suffered bumps and bruises but no serious injuries were reported.
The driver of the bus carrying the children received a ticket for failing to yield to traffic.