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The House Labor, Health & Human Services, Education Appropriations Subcommittee released its 2013 funding bill Tuesday, and it reduces funding for the U.S. Department of Education by $1.1 billion.
While the bill includes a $500 million increase in Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) funding, and maintains the Striving Readers program, it eliminates numerous programs such as the School Leadership program and Race to the Top. Also cut is the School Improvement Grant program. (The program advocates school reform models requiring the arbitrary firing of principal, which NAESP has not supported.)
Markup of the bill began today. Here is the draft bill—the education section begins on page 94.
Committee chairman Hal Rodgers (R-KY) released a statement on the draft bill, which included the following summary on education funding:
The bill funds the Department of Education at $70 billion, which is $1.1 billion below last year's level and $2.9 billion below the budget request. The bill eliminates many duplicative, inefficient, or unauthorized education programs, including the Administration's "Race to the Top" program. The bill also includes limitations that prohibit the Department of Education from moving forward with regulations that define "gainful employment" and "credit hour," or dictates on how states must license institutions of higher education.
- Title I Program – These basic grants to local school districts that help all children become proficient in reading and math are funded at $15 billion, which is the same as last year's level.
- Pell Grants – The maximum Pell Grant award is increased to $5,635, due to an authorized mandatory cost-of-living adjustment.
- Special Education – Special Education grants to states are funded at $12.1 billion in the legislation – an increase of $500 million above last year's level. This will provide a small increase in the federal share of special education funding to the states, allowing better funding of required special education services.
This bill is the only remaining fiscal year 2013 Appropriations bill that has not yet moved through the House Appropriations Committee this year. Six of the twelve 2013 bills have been approved by the full House.
Senate majority chairman Harry Reid (D-NV) recently announced that the Senate would bring no individual funding bills to the Senate floor for a vote, since the House opted to move appropriations bills with overall funding levels far below the agreed-to levels that were included in last summer's bipartisan Budget Control Act.
For a summary on the Senate appropriations bill, read NAESP's blog post on the topic.


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GTPlanet monitors news about Gran Turismo on a daily basis. It's interesting to watch how a story 'evolves' across the web, but when a 'bad' piece of news makes the rounds, misinformation can spread far and wide. That's exactly what happened with an old Kazunori Yamauchi interview by Import Tuner. The interview was significant because Yamauchi mentioned a 2010 release date for Gran Turismo 5. It's not too exciting, though, because that's what he was saying 5 months ago. GTPlanet has been referenced in many comments by folks who are trying to correct the journalists and bloggers jumping on the 'news', so let's take a look at how everything went down:
September 10, 2008: The November '08 issue of Import Tuner magazine hits news stands, featuring an interview with Kazunori Yamauchi. Some time later, the article is posted to their website without a date. To really understand the interview in context, however, we need to know when it was conducted. This isn't known, but we can estimate a general date based upon some of Yamauchi's answers. For example, in these questions about the Gran Turismo TV service, he describes the programs and pay-per-view functionality in future tense:
Import Tuner: In order to access GT-TV do you need to have GT 5 Prologue?
KY: Yes, it is a service within the game. GT-TV will have Top Gear, Best Motoring, Video Option, Super GT, D1 Grand Prix, as well as original programming, in high definition.
Import Tuner: Is it going to be free?
KY: Some of it will be, and others will have a small fee.
That's important, because it wasn't added to the game until August 1, 2008. This makes it obvious the interview took place before that date, probably during July (when Yamauchi was giving 2010 to everyone).
October 29, 2008: In an interview with GTPlanet member Ahmed Al Azmi, Yamauchi-san laughed off the 2010 release date, and said Gran Turismo 5 will be coming "much sooner than expected".
November 30, 2008: GTPlanet discovered a statement by an SCEE executive in a Spanish financial magazine, indicating a Christmas 2009 release.
December 24, 2008: The Import Tuner interview is brought from the dead after getting posted to social news site GamingGrep, without any mention of the article's actual age.
December 25, 2008: An OXCGN editor writes a scathing critique of Yamauchi and Polyphony Digital's development cycle, based on comments from the interview.
December 26, 2008: The OXCGN article spreads quickly after being submitted to N4G with a sensational headline. The news is immediately picked up by forum users at EvilAvatar, editors at Play3-Live.com, GamesBlog.it, Kotaku Australia, and dozens of other blogs and message boards.
Everywhere the news has been posted, it has sparked quite a bit of discussion. GT news junkies (GTPlanet readers, I'm sure!) were quick to point out the age of the comments, but unfortunately this will continue to needlessly confuse and disgruntle casual fans of the series. So, if you see someone else touting this as 'breaking news', point them here and set the record straight.
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[In response to a 2010 release:] I'm a racing fan, pure and simple, and this just smacks of pure ignorance and disregard for supporters of the title.
Polyphony think they are the God's gift to racing genre, bar none, and I seriously believe it will cost them dearly. However, I also see many blinded fans simply saying, "oh that's all right, they know what they are doing, I'd rather wait, . . . they can do anything they want . . I'll just sit on my hands for the next 2 years . . blah blahh blahh" If I was a full paying member of the Sony Fraternity, I'd be setting up pickets at Poloyphony's studios front doors.
If you really are a writer for a publication, online or offline, you need to start proof-reading your articles, bud. There's so many things wrong in that article, I don't know where to start.
wow so let me get this straight we are waiting 10 friggin years for this game to come up, when was gt4 released?
I forgot to add, so you get a little more knowledge of the long Sony Movie..
Some of the other Game Titles/3D Technical presentations, in this long recording is still not out on the streets yet! and word up! we are talking 2005, so it's a very interesting show! and a straight point into the many stories that comes along in this the long waiting we already have had, but be sure PD is putting all the manpower into GT5 HD, they wont make a half game, not this time, neither will KillZone2 or the Boxing game, or the title "Unreal" presentation, in these games they show so many layers of New Gaming experiences, that is still to come.. Whammy.. be ready for a great ride. and sure! Lots of Boring Numbers is said, (: But Hey`why should they lie! the numbers is a lot higher´ under the PS3 Name..;)
We have until now been very patient, and I my honest opinion, If the Quality OF GT5 will be like the first GT5-HD/Vision Trailer from The Sony E3 Conference in 2005, then It's really worth waiting for, even if it's not gonna arrive until in 2010 (Look at the Trailer)
But I must Say out LOUD, That with the presentation of What! the PS3 is capable of delivering as a Graphics standard, It will blow us so much away, that we will spend the first couple of hours exploring the virtual World of GT5 breath taking actually, I really look forward to have a brilliant Racing/Gaming experience as Real Racing, and with GT5, i'm sure of getting it, big time, but I'm still not convinced that PD can and will deliver the Wast uses of Polygons ( Lots of details, Cloning the world around us) that this Baby (PS3) can produce.
Well Yes! I will make more mistakes while i'm waiting, and you will make more mistakes, the Stories will come, and the will move, But we are still Waiting and will still be waiting!! and Still having a awful patience for Gran Turismo 5 arrival.
What Will ArrivE And WheN. ? : Your Turn ;)
PS..Sony / PD Movie Links.
Link to a Long exiting video of the Sony Conference 2005 ( PS3 Technical and WOW)
This is the Movie of the whole show Run time:about 1 hour
(only SD quality – Higher quality demands a membership.)
If that doesn't work, then this will, press the free version http://ps3.ign.com/dor/articles/615091/e3-2005-sony-press-conference-full-length/videos/sonyconfe32005_051605_full.html?download=true
I have it downloaded and that is better quality! your pick ;)
Link to the GT5 Vision / HD Demo trailer 2005. ( WOW)
(Old! I know) "But very useful, this is what we are promised to have" and it can be done!
HappY New`Year :D
That's how I feel Jordan,
As it helps readers understand what has happened, plus it engages them into discussion regarding other issues. Not having it there simply looks like hiding . . and in all honesty, no one should hide, so long as they have attempted to make amends and move forward.
I find it sad in this day and age we have drop to the lowest common denominator with some factions demanding things be withdrawn if it doesn't suit them. I have found that if we enter into conversation around topics, both can come away with a new viewpoint, a new understanding and be better off for it.
There was an issue once with a Too Human item we had, and once sorted, Dyack himself came to the site and praised the site for doing what it could, and he then followed the on going articles we ran on the game (Too Human) . . .
If we had of followed some critics advice and simply withdrawn our comments, simply because it was at opposites to theirs, the whole thing would not of created further dialouge which brought many ppl to the site, and certainly many new RSS feeds. Simply because we stuck to our guns, yet at the same time, making sure it was clear and cleaned up where necessary . . .
Without conversation, 'possibility' simply does NOT exist – period. So if we don't converse (in an adult and civil manner) then all parties lose out in the end.
At least having some information is better. Though in a possible way, it attracts people in a way. Who knows, probably at those times there are expected dates and soon its going to change. They have done that to tons of games in the past and even canceled the brightest ideas also( I.E. Star Craft: Ghost, Duke Nukem : Forever.) There are willing updates for Star Craft 2, Diablo 3. It even took Bungie along time to actually release some information about Halo Wars and now we are getting Halo :Recon. I believe that we are still waiting on GT mobile on the PSP.
Fair enough AI . .We did amend the article, place the update with links etc and make it clear there is/was confusion around the issue, as well as appologize . . .
As soon as we did find out the error, which was several hours later, we posted the links and first update, then, when someone else gave us this link, and the work Jordan did in going through the process, we posted that immediately, and even told ppl who visited our site to first check the links out and even amended the date on the site.
I'm not sure what else we can do other than that . . . short of removing the article, but my comments around developers doing such things still stands, which is the basic argument of the article really.
And yes, I get it that it is/was a joke mate, no biggy . . . . .BTW, All the best for the New Year to all, and trust that it brings peace and harmony between gamers (as well as man) across the globe. Yes I know, wishful thinking, but hey . . one can dream . . .
@ Grant
I agree with Brad actually mate. No information is better than mis-information. As a publisher/editor of any news giving organisation surely you hold a responsibility to make sure the information you give is correct. If you discover an error the article should be amended or removed/replaced. That shouldn't be too hard and would not cause confusion. I dont think Brad is trying to have the last word, just conveying a point on which he feels strongly. I'm sure his is not a personal attack but merely one born out of past experiences of relying on mis-information only to be biten hard on the ass by the truth.
Personally I do like to have the last word on any subject so don't test me punk!
PS – that last bit was just a joke, not an invitation to any argumental "blog-off"
@ Brad
What is it with you mate ??
Can you NOT read or is it that you want to get the last word in . . . DO you want me to lay down on the ground and say sorry just for YOU or something . . ? You are the ONLY one making this bigger than it is on your site, N4g and this site as well as ours . . give it a rest please, the info stays on the site and the Preamble and updates explain the situation, along with my explaination.
Good god mate, let it rest will you ! We all make mistakes . . . end of story basically.
Yes I agree, checking sources is the best way to go, but at times, with HUGE time differences, it can make it REALLY difficult to verify some sources. You do realise we are in Australia, which is up to 15-19 hours in front of the US . . . so time wise it can be a nightmare at times.
And, believe it or not, sites do not all run on love and passion alone. They do need $$ to survive, and $$ comes from advertizing and sponsorship etc. Without which, many sites simply would not exist. We do not live in a utopian world, unfortunately, but we do live in one that requires $$ for it to survive and grow.
Our site, contrary to your opinion of how well it is laid out or reads, is doing quite fine thank you very much. We have a solid readership that grows each month, and we're ranked reasonably high and moving forward. We get a great deal of feedback from ppl outside the industry commenting on the site, and its improvements each month. It's far from anything like finished, and will undergo changes in the new year each month.
We continue to work on constantly. No site is perfect, without exception. But we all strive to maintain it the 'best we can' given the tools and knowledge we all have. Just like this site here. Jordan works on it consistantly to improve it and probably dedicates many hours to it daily without remuneration (to the level it really should do rewarded).
Our site gets NO INCOME at present, and as you may well know, simply having a site on the net requires a great deal of dedication, personal time and commitment, not to mention personal $$ investment before it even looks like getting any return. I am personally on a disability pension, and have been for well over 2 decades, which is definitely not a fun way to live a life. And I can tell you now, that $$ is NOT abundant on a pension of any kind. So if we do get $$ reward at some stage, we will look at ways to optimise that where possible.
All sites make mistakes, again, without exception. The trick is to learn from them and continue moving forward. And in doing so, strike up alliances with other sites, bodies and individuals so that others may contribute i their own way.
Can we not simply allow this to fall by the wayside and move forward – please.
No information is better than mis-information…. save your face rather than post something you are not too sure about. When I started out my place, sometimes I might have seen something and posted it but later regretted it. Now I look at it, look up any source information, make sure my facts are intact so my post could hold water, and also look for a short bit of reactions before I post. I don't mind losing out to another site, once my data comes across with accuracy and integrity. Hopefully you can take the time to check the facts. Don't try to be a Kotaku or CVG, those guys are posting with money incentives in mind, not the fans.
I suppose because My son and I have been waiting for the 'real' GT5 for so long, further delays do lead to frustration. So at times, ones emotions can and do run hot. Thanks for the clarification, it is most welcomed and appreciated. Your comments have been taken onboard, and I will attempt to temper my comments in the futre.
To those who think I "should" know everything about GT5 if I'm a "racing fan" . . I'd like to ask, do you know everything about every racing game being produced . . ? . . . One follows games not to know every item about them, unless you are dedicated to that title, Such as sites like this.
If you're multiplatform, and your focus is based elsewhere, across multiple titles and genre's, ones attention is not as focused on any one particular title, but many. So digging up every word said, written and known is simply not possible, nor needed to be a fan or a genre'. Simply enjoying the game for what it is – is THE most important thing. Well it is to me.
I suppose I'm tired of developer studio heads given mis-information, making statements then contradicting them moments later, then only to go back to the original ones or scrub them all together months later. Not aimed at any one studio head btw, but it happens way too much these days from many studio heads.
Thanks again for the reply, most appreciated . . . it's why I placed your sites link at the very beginning of the Updates, so people could get the proper facts off-the-bat, rather than simply pulling the article and pretending that it was never there.
A little clarification on how this mess started. The article was first posted on ps3center.com
(it is removed now, but the URL tells you what the article was) with the date in the article. it was was fairly new and linked back to the import tuner website which had no date as to when the interview was posted. The interview was then posted on game Grep going on the date that was provided from ps3center as new. The article was then posted on oxcgn.com, which made its way to n4g and so on. So I think the main reason why this all started was that import tuner did not place a time date on their interview, thus confusing ps3center and causing a chain reaction. So no site is really to blame (unless you want to blame import tuner)
Import Tuner wrote the same article in a published version of their magazine so they kinda do have the right to publish it (why they did it so late is a question in itself and really not my problem any more). Ok so I see you added the update (kinda confusing to read your site honestly). If you think I give a care about CVG,1UP, Kotaku, etc…well you are wrong…those guys are between bringing news and bringing in money, and they may take the risk without even researching their information. Just a while back, Kotaku was exposed for running stories without doing 1% research.
If you are such an enthusiast of video game racing, you would have seen from the word go that this was an old interview (assuming you keep uptodate with your games) because almost everyone else did.
Anyway, my rant is over now, With regards to fanboyism, it's really not my problem because only the small minded fight over which console is better than the other. I blame N4Gers mostly for that kind of stupid behaviour. The folks at N4G need to reconsider their ranking system (as Jordan said as well).
Brad, when a site makes a mistake, it's usually the best to simply admit the mistake, supply an Update to qualify the new information, supply links and data to support that new news or further information . . . Not to simply remove the news article.
I can not strike out the interviews comments, as he did make them. But links supplied do lead to newer comments and interviews, which are at the very top of the article, clearly visible for anyone dropping by the site to see at first glance.
Do you find sites such as GameSpot, IGN, CVG, 1UP etc etc 'removing' news they may have gotten wrong . . no, not usually.
What they do do is explain the situation, supply the correction and links . . . which we have done . . . . What you are asking us to do, and no other site, is remove the item, yet you haven't approached Import Tuner to do likewise, or date the interview concerned, or the other sites that followed suit . . . No, just our site.
What is wrong with me sticking up for what we posted . . . Especially if we have clearly stated that the information is incorrect, and supplied links and information explaining that. ??
As I've said, yes, we made a mistake, and we have corrected it . . .
Yes, we did make a mistake, and I have posted items on the site to qualify the mistake, along with a link to this site right here, which explains the mistake clearly . . . What more can I do, and I don't see "removing" the item an option . . as it has been rectifyed, That is of course if ppl bother to read the Updates at the beginning of the article.
Have the other sites done this, or copping that same amount of flack as we are, no . . .
Did Import Tuner cop the same amount of flack for initially placing up old news and info and passing it off as new news . . no . . Just us.
We simply quoted them . . . and yes, I did make comments about the Developers, but also against any developer who would do the same.
Yes, we did make a mistake, yes we did post an update to state that and post links to verify the information
Yes we did post the names of those who gave us the information that clarified the wrong date . . .
So what else is needed.
Listen Grant, I don't care about which console is better than the other. I own both by chance and don't really favour one or the other because each wins in a certain aspect.
What is pissing me of is why you can't explain your reasoning for keeping such a news item. The information is clearly old, so what are you making out of this? This is clearly not a PS3/Xbox 360 matter…explain that.
It seems that you've made the mistake of posting an article without making the proper step of verifying the date of the interview . My suggestion is that instead of villifying other's, you should admit that you've made a mistake.
Oh, and by the way, I'd write about any developers who was moving release dates around and not being too clear about the supposed release periods, if they had already given a rough period earlier on . .It wasn't scathing, it was objecting that ANY DEVELOPER, do read the whole article) should do such things, be it Gears, Halo, GT5, Ressident EVil 5 or Killzone 2 developers. (which was mentioned in the article).
Plus, if you look, once news was brought to our attention, links and information were posted in Updates" along with those who bothered to send us links of earlier interviews or newer interviews.
Clearly sorting out the issue re the release date. It seems the main issue here is, not the fact that the developer can't remember what dates he says from one interview to another, and simply laughs off his OWN comments . . . but for the fact a Xbox site dare write something about THE MOST treasured title on the PS3 . . GT5.
With readers skimming over the Updates" simply to read the original items, not reading the Comments and updated information, and seeing Xbox as the site. Therefore presuming it is out to get the GT5 title and dishonour the beloved GT5.
Come on people . . are you gamers or children. The article clearly points out the developers own words, albeit in an earlier interview. Was it OXCGN (myself) that made these up . . no.
Was it OXCGN that initially posted the interview up as New news on Game Grep for the rest of the world to see – without a date . . No, that was Import Tuner . .
But, it seems, that dare an Xbox site even utter the words GT5 on its site, let alone the developers name, then IT is the one to blame.
Again, please – do grow up . . are you gamers . . or children.
If Cliff Bleszenski made a quote about the release of Gears that it would be out at XX/XX/XXX, then made a contradicting statement later one, I'd be ob it like a ton of hot bricks. I'm always critical of Mark Reins comments from Epic, as he's always making one statement, then stating he never even said what he said – confusing – isn't it.
It matters not who said it, but the fact it was stated in the first place.
Jordan, as a site editor, and what looks like a bloody good one, surely you can see that this is not what many are making it out to be . . . ?
GTPlanet, thanks for clearing up the matter re this GT5 item.
It's nice to know where and how it came about. ANd it's clear that a certain site made an error in not applying a date to their article when posting it on Game Grep, which it appear 1.5 hours prior to us dropping it on as a tip at N4G.com
To Brad . . Why is it that it seems to be WRONG for a racing fan (as explained in the article btw), who happens to run an Xbox site, to post news (albeit somewhat late due to no fault of their own) be branded a fanboi of wrong for doing so – or be told they should not be posting news about a PS3 title, let alone a Sony 1st Party titles. Especially if that person happens to play GT themselves with their son, who also is a racing fan . . . owns a PS2 and a PS3, plus a Xbox 360 and 1st gen Xbox!
Am I missing something somewhere.
Are we not 'all' supposed to be "Gamers" . . . ie: people who enjoy "gaming" as a hobby and past time, who simply do not really care WHICH platform it may appear on, but, for whatever reasons, chose to support a platform that they have ready access to, and can afford.?
It seems that its a gaming crime these days to like or enjoy more than one platform. Because if you do, then you are branded a "non-gamer", that you are not a "hardcore gamer" and that you are in fact a fanboi, as odd as that sounds.
If you (and other So called Sony supporters) 'read' our article, it clearly states that we brought it to peoples attention, not because it was about Sony per-se' . . . but because a developer happened to be reportedly pushing back a game both the author and his son and several members of the site were/are looking forward to . . .
Ooooppps . . . that's right, we're not ALLOWED to enjoy anything on the PS3 . . . because we own, run and write for a Xbox platform site. Good god . . that's just rediculious . . .
Words of advice, wake up and grow up please. If – you bother to check through our site, you'll also notice we review both PS3, PC and even Apple' games (mobile). Not because we 'hate' them, but because dare we say, we 'enjoy' them because they are games – pure and simple.
Why has it gotten to a stage in gaming that it's now wrong to even enjoy more than one platform. What have we become as gamers when a site simply is branded wrong for posting info on another platform, and, in doing so, certainly NOT pulling the said platform down, or degrading that platform or its machine.
You'll find none of that in that article, or any other article on the site related to other platforms. Why . . . ?
Because I, as owner and Editor In Chief will NOT stand for fanboism on the site, and will not tolerate it from any writer on the site – it's one of the prerequisites of writers on the site – no fanboism – period.
One does NOT build credibility by doing such things. We (Oxcgn (aka Xboxoz360gamer.com) has many Sony supporters and readers. We've reviewed MGS4 (which btw we gave top marks – 9.8/10 – the highest mark we give games on the site. We've done a coverage of the Launch Night with IGN Black Beta for MGS4, Been to several other Sony events, and will be doing more reviews on games for the PS3. Why.
Because we love 'gaming' . . . . and we will continue to do so, even if some individuals call us fabois or state we are running the Sony brand down. Which is basically rubbish. It's little wonder other members of the gaming fraternity often state that Sony Fanbois are the most irrational gamers out there. Sure, all other platforms have their fanbois, none are immune of this disease. But sadly, it's the Playstation fanbois that 'seem' to rule the roost as it were when it comes to scathing comments and the like, simply because some other platform dare publish and item that includes news about their beloved platform.
Fanbois (from all platforms) do you platform a favour, stop being so one-eyed, blinkered and biased, and see that there are true gamers out there that really don't give a flying you-know-what as to what platform the game/s happens to be on.
If and when I can afford it, I'll be grabbing a PS3, not only for for GT5 and especially Heavy Rain, but several other great games coming to the PS3. Which I am personally following with great anticipation I might ad.
I hate Gears Of War 1 and 2 . . . I don't 'mind" the Halo series, but it's certainly NOT the top of my most favourite game list. But they are Xbox 1st party games, and by definition, as a fanboi, I 'should' therefore love and adore said games – BS !
My love is for racing, FPS, and adventures such as Heavy Rain, Mirror's Edge etc. Sorry to disappoint Xbots as well for NOT liking the two top best sellers on the Xbox platform. But I'm an individual, not a sheep, nor are the writers on the site.
Sorry for the rant GTPlanet, but I'm personally getting tired of all this Fanboi rubbish and BS-ing all over the place, and being 'told' I am not allowed to write or publish articles on subject I or the site find interesting to 'gaming' or that I'm even allowed to enjoy games on other platforms for that matter . . . .
If this post is vetted before publication, please allow it through as a rebuttal to those who see our site, or any xbox site for publishing information on the beloved PS3.
Jordan, you think that's funny man, I actually confronted this guy on his own site and he's still defending the point as to why Yamauchi contradicted himself. The letters OXCGN certainly now leave a bitter taste in everyone's mouth. I see this post is also on N4G, so that should clear up things once and for all. Thanks for the compliments btw, means alot ^_^
BTW Jordan you're the owner of the world's largest Gran Turismo website and we havent heard any wise words from you about this GT5 release date stuff. What's your opinion on the GT5 comfusion?
Lets just call the release date "whenever in 2009". Great to see that PD is working hard to get it out asap and razor sharp perfect. It should be here by 2009 but 2010 is just too long of a way to go. But from all this waiting we will know that GT5 will break records in sales and people will be lining up in all the Game Stops and it will be sold out for months in a few hours. Keep it up PD!
And why is an Xbox site defending a PS3 story…just hilarious…maybe he should just stick to his own realm and save himself the trouble..
The Import Tuner article is very old apparently. A print version was out a very long time ago (before the recent interview with Ahmed Al Azmi). It's been confirmed by almost everyone that the information is outdated. How the OXCGN slipped by to the N4G home page still puzzles me.

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Anton Nel wins in 48 seconds
By Ron Jackson
Former South African heavyweight champion Anton Nel having his first fight since November 2006 stopped Pieter Cronje at 48 seconds into the first round at the Carousel gambling resort in Hammanskraal on Saturday night. The 41-year-old Nel (118.32kg) came out firing at the opening bell and after scoring with a stiff jab followed up with some crippling shots to the body. With Cronje, 27, backing off and not fighting back referee Thabo Spampoel stepped in to call the fight off. Nel improves his record to 16-11-3; 12 and Cronje (102.57kg) who was having his first fight since campaigning in Australia for two years saw his record drop to 9-4-1; 5. The bout which was scheduled for 10 rounds was an eliminator for the South African heavyweight title held by Osborne Machimana.
In a junior heavyweight bout Alex Mbaya from the Democratic Republic of Congo stopped former South African middleweight and light heavyweight champion Soon Botes 27-14; 16 in the eighth round.
Heavyweight prospect Johnny Muller was surprisingly held to a draw over six rounds by Wiseman Dlomo.
Other results: Lightweight: Kyle Bothma, draw 4, Samson Ndlovu; Junior heavyweight: Ilunga Makabu, w tko 2, Elvis Moyo.
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Jacksonville Aviation Authority Unveils New Public Art at JAX New Aerial Sculpture Enhances Ambiance of JAX
March 29, 2011
The Jacksonville Aviation Authority and the Jacksonville International Airport Arts Commission are proud to present SKY BRIDGES, an aerial sculpture and the 13th addition to the JAA permanent art collection.
SKY BRIDGES, by artists Melanie Walker and George Peters of Airworks Studio, is now hanging from the ceiling of JAX's newly renovated connector bridge. The aerial sculpture works with the architecture of the connector bridge to amplify the natural light in the bridge's skylight areas. The arcs in the work relate to the air flight paths of take offs and landings and the structure is reminiscent of the many bridges which are landmarks in the Jacksonville area. The forms literally float in the space by multiple thin suspension cables fanned toward the upper skylight beams.
Kites and Flights, more artwork by Walker and Peters, will be on display in the Haskell Art Gallery through June 2011. Kites and Flights uses kites to depict a variety of flying objects including birds, insects, leaves in the wind, clouds, airplanes, balloons, and rockets.
"Our new public artwork at JAX is a great way to welcome travelers and enhance the ambiance at our airport," said JAA Chief Executive Officer and Executive Director Steve Grossman. "Artistic displays such as SKY BRIDGES help put Jacksonville on the map as a unique and modern airport that provides travelers with an unforgettable experience."
Artists Melanie Walker and George Peters were selected by the JAX Arts Commission from among about 150 responding artists. The pair joined together in 1995 to form Boulder, Colorado-based Airworks Studio where they make a wide variety of public art works based on aerial themes including banner works, mobiles, wind sculptures and suspended installations.
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Roger Welsch at his best! Youve seen him on CBSs Sunday Morning and youve read his essays in Successful Farming and other popular magazines. Now you can enjoy Welschs fun-filled essays in this witty collection of stories that poke fun at his favorite past-time. Filled with light-hearted tips for saving your marriage from ruin while cleaning your tractor parts in the dishwasher, and other clever restoration techniques. Down-home humor every tractor enthusiast can relate to!
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Vila Aris is located in Iaşi, 1,969 feet from the railway station and 2,297 feet from Unirii Square, and offers accommodation with free WiFi, air conditioning and free private parking. All rooms are fitted with a flat-screen cable TV and a private bathroom with a shower and free toiletries. Breakfast is served upon request, and guests can sample complimentary muffins, which are offered each morning and evening. A fully-equipped conference room is available at a surcharge. Other facilities include a shared dining area for breakfast. The nearest shops and restaurants are within a 657 feet radius. Vila Aris is 1,969 feet from the nearest bus and tram stops, 0.7 miles from Palas, 1.6 miles from the Copou Park and 4.7 miles from the Iasi Airport.


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TWO part-time bowlers spoiled Graeme Smith's big day as South Africa were bowled out for 253 on the first day of the first Test against Pakistan at the Wanderers Stadium in Johannesburg.
South Africa were dismissed after Smith, celebrating 100 Tests as captain and his 32nd birthday, won the toss and decided to bat in what were always likely to be challenging conditions on a pitch with pace and bounce.
Pakistan survived two overs at the end of the day, finishing on 0-6.
The South African batsmen did well enough against Pakistan's front line bowlers, but lost five wickets to part-timers Younis Khan and Mohammad Hafeez and another to a run-out.
Younis took only his eighth wicket in an 80-Test career to dismiss Hashim Amla with his third delivery of the match, while offspinner Hafeez did even better, taking 4-16 after only being introduced in the 71st over.
Hafeez, who had taken 29 wickets in 29 Tests before Friday, had AB de Villiers caught behind off his first ball.
Remarkably, Hafeez was given the second new ball and struck again four balls later when Robin Peterson padded up and was bowled by a straight delivery.
He then had Dean Elgar caught behind playing down the legside and wrapped up the innings by bowling Morne Morkel.
The other four wickets fell in more conventional fashion, with opening bowlers Umar Gul and Junaid Khan taking two each.
South Africa's last five wickets fell for 21 runs.
The build-up to the match was dominated by Smith's feat of becoming the first player in history to achieve 100 captaincies.
But he did not have long to dwell on the landmark as he and Alviro Petersen had to survive some accurate, hostile bowling from Junaid and Gul.
Smith and Petersen saw off the initial threat but a switch of ends brought the wickets of both openers.
The left-armed Junaid squared up Petersen and had him caught at third slip for 20 with the total on 46.
Four balls later, without addition to the score, Smith was caught behind for 24 when he tried to work Gul to the leg side.
Jacques Kallis hit 50 in a third-wicket stand of 79 with Amla before he mistimed a pull against Gul and fell to a superb diving catch by Asad Shafiq at deep midwicket.
With Junaid and Gul having had a heavy workload, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq brought on Younis Khan to bowl his occasional medium-pacers.
Amla slashed hard at Younis' third ball and Azhar Ali took a blinding catch at gully, prompting joyous celebrations from the Pakistan players.
South Africa 1st innings
G SMITH c Ahmed b Gul 24
A PETERSEN c Hafeez b J Khan 20
H AMLA c A Ali b Y Khan 37
J KALLIS c Shafiq b Gul 50
AB de VILLIERS c Ahmed b Hafeez 31
F DU PLESSIS b J Khan 41
D ELGAR c Ahmed b Hafeez 27
R PETERSON b Hafeez 0
V PHILANDER run out (Shafiq) 1
D STEYN not out 12
M MORKEL b Hafeez 0
Sundries (4b 4lb 1nb 1w) 10
All out for 253
Fall: 46 (Petersen), 46 (Smith), 125 (Kallis), 135 (Amla), 199 (de Villiers), 232 (Plessis), 239 (Peterson), 240 (Elgar), 243 (Philander), 253 (Morkel). Bowling: U Gul 19-2-56-2, J Khan 18-8-33-2, R Ali 14-0-56-0 (1w 1nb), S Ajmal 23-4-68-0, Y Khan 4-0-16-1, M Hafeez 7.2-1-16-4.
Overs: 85.2
Pakistan 1st innings
M HAFEEZ not out 6
N JAMSHED not out 0
Sundries 0
None for 6
Bowling: V Philander 1-0-6-0, D Steyn 1-1-0-0. Overs: 2 Umpires:
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TV umpire: Steve Davis
Match referee: Jeff Crowe
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Feb. 9 2011 - 6:03 pm - América Móvil's TracFone MVNO service netted a whopping 1.1 million new subscribers in the fourth quarter of 2010, finishing the period with a total of 17.7 million subscribers.
TracFone's net adds put it in the same league as some of the nation's Tier 1 wireless carriers. For example, Verizon Wireless (NYSE:VZ [1]), the nation's largest wireless carrier, recorded 955,000 total net customer additions in the fourth quarter, ending the period with 102.2 million "total wireless connections."
Such a comparison isn't completely fair, however. TracFone doesn't operate its own wireless network--instead, as an MVNO, the company essentially piggybacks on the networks of Verizon , AT&T Mobility (NYSE:T [2]) and T-Mobile USA, reselling their services under TracFone's brands, which include Straight Talk, Net10 and others. Thus, TracFone's net customer additions are also counted by its host carriers under their "wholesale" column.
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The headline from the recently released OECD Communications Outlook report reads that Finland, the Netherlands, and Sweden have the lowest prices for mobile phone calls among OECD countries, while the highest prices were found in Canada, Spain, and the United States. But since U.S. consumers enjoy the lowest per minute rates of all of the OECD countries, what today's OECD report really shows is that some international comparisons just don't make sense – especially when built on flawed assumptions.
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I am in the middle of bathroom renovations and I am installing a clawfoot tub. I am using the existing floor drain. The challenge is connecting the tub drain to the existing floor drain because there is very little clearance. I think I have the correct piping. The floor drain is PVC no problem there. The drain coming of the old clawfoot is brass not problem there. In between the floor and the tub is a combination of PVC and Chrome. The pipe coming out of the tub is chome no leak from that joint. This chrome pipe is connected to a chrome angle fitting the type that is sealled with a rubber gasket. On the other side of the fitting a chrome pipe conntects to a PVC pipe. The chrome pipe is leaking on both sides of the chrome fitting. Should I be using and additional sealer? Please advise.
Any chance you could post a picture of the pipe configuration? It sounds like a mess! There shouldn't be any sealer, except on threaded connections, which it doesn't sound like you have.
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I don't have a picture with me but the chrome pipe is threaded into the copper pipe of the tub. The other end of the chrome pipe slips into the chrome fitting - a right angle - with a rubber gasket on either end. I hope this give you a better idea of what it looks like. The right angle fitting is what is leaking.
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Japan's Nippon Koei has agreed a £268.1 million deal for Hyder Consulting in a move that could spark a bidding war for the 157-year-old engineer.
The 680p-a-share deal has been recommended by the company's board and trumps a previous offer from Dutch building designer Arcadis last week, which valued Hyder at £256.2 million. It represents a 45% premium on Hyder's closing price on June 30. Shares have soared since, settling at around 700p today.
"Like Hyder, Nippon Koei is a long-standing company with a rich heritage in engineering," its president Noriaki Hirose said.
"We are conservatively run, with the same focus on clients and quality. We rarely make acquisitions but, having studied Hyder carefully, we are clear how important and strategic this merger is for us."
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Between 2003 and 2012, more than 47,000 pedestrians were killed nationwide — even as traffic fatalities overall were falling.
Roger Millar, the director of the National Complete Streets Coalition, called those numbers "staggering." "That's sixteen times the number of people who died in natural disasters during the same ten years," he said.
The group, which is part of the advocacy organization Smart Growth America, released a report Tuesday quantifying a decade of pedestrian deaths and suggesting remedies. It lists U.S. metropolitan regions by what it calls a 'pedestrian death index' — the percentage of pedestrian fatalities per 100,000 people.
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Florida cities Orlando, Tampa, Jacksonville and Miami occupy the top four spots on that list. (Others in the top ten include Memphis, Birmingham, Atlanta, Houston, and Phoenix.)
"A lot of it has to do with the fact that most of our larger cities grew up after World War II," said Florida DOT official Billy Hattaway, "where we had more of a focus on moving people in cars." That focus on cars, he said, comes at the expense of pedestrians trying to navigate wide roads designed to speed traffic.
The better performing cities, by this index, are older ones like New York, Boston, and San Francisco. But in those cities, pedestrians make up a larger-than-the-national-average share of all traffic fatalities. That's not surprising, said Michelle Ernst, the report's lead researcher. "You might expect a high fatality rate in New York City because of the high rate of walking."
So far this year, 43 pedestrians have been killed in New York City. That's over half of all traffic deaths.
The group calls upon cities to adopt Complete Streets -- streets that are designed with all users in mind, not just cars. "Streets must be planned and operated for more than just speeding cars, for people walking and biking and taking public transit need safe comfortable and convenient routes to destinations as well," said Millar.
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we're talking £300 for OEM jobs, so i thought i'd give these a go. what do you think? anyone used them before?
we're talking £300 for OEM jobs, so i thought i'd give these a go. what do you think? anyone used them before?
I've had plug and play LED rears on my previous E46 without any problems. Go for it..they will change the look of the car
Go for it. They will look much better IMO.....
Wow, I was really surprised at how awesome they look on the black E46 M3 in the ebay picture...
Don't forget though that the big yellow number plate is there too. Sounds silly, I know you know that, but the full black/red rear on that car in the pic just looks so good! With the plate there too, you lose a lot of the effect I think.
im thinking of ordering a set for my car too but i didnt want the smoked look ones just the normal sets think they suit the back of the e46 so much more then the lights ive got on now.
not being one to pass up a chance of posting pics of my car
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imo,unless your boot lights are pristine,its better to find a set that include these parts too
cheers guys! im thinking i'll go on ahead and get these then, when i have the £150 going spare ofcoarse. really do think they transform the look of the rear of the e46 bigtime!!
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It has been more than 30 years since the last marathon on Auckland's North Shore and next week the wait will be finally over.
From 1965-78, there was a marathon event organised by Calliope Harrier Club called the Calliope Reidbuilt Homes Marathon which used to begin on Wairau Rd and go around Lake Pupuke six times.
The event then moved to Whenuapai and was contested until 1981, when it petered out through lack of sponsorship.
Fast forward to 2011 and more than 2000 athletes will make history on the first official North Shore Marathon course, along the coast between Takapuna and Devonport.
For event organiser Dion Jelley, a former elite runner who attended a number of World Duathlon Championships with a best placing of 12th in the 25-29 age group at the 2005 World Champs, the event has been a long time in the making.
"It's a dream come true for myself to see this materialise," said the 30-year-old Jelley, a former Northcote College student, a school which has produced top runners like Geoff Shaw, Grant Beech, Jared Letica and, more recently, Edwin Henshaw
"I am very humbled and proud to be able to achieve this. I am pretty much a one-man operation so it also means a very big challenge, especially being a first-time event.
"We expect 2000 runners, making it one of the biggest first-year marathon events ever and I would love to see it grow to one of the biggest marathon events in the world one day. It is a great course and a great location. It's a Shore thing."
One of the aspects that pleased Jelley most was that the event had attracted runners of all abilities in its inaugural year.
"Forty per cent are first-time participants in a marathon or half marathon so we are really hitting the market we were targeting," he said.
At the elite end, national 10,000m champion Stephen Lett is looking to set a blistering pace in the half.
Meanwhile, Scott McGregor, who completed his first Ironman this year, is aiming to run the marathon in 3 hours 10minutes-3 hours 20 minutes.
He will celebrate his 30th birthday by running in a kilt.
"In acknowledgement of the Scottish connection I did the Dunedin half marathon in my kilt some years back, so I know I need to have a pair of 'emergency undies' and some barley sugars in my sporran."
The event is supporting charity Child Fund NZ and the charity's chief executive Paul Brown is putting his body on the line for the cause by running his first marathon.
"I am feeling a mixture of fear and excitement," said the 41-year-old.
"About 10 of us from ChildFund ran in a 10km event last year, and the buzz we all had from finishing that event was amazing. So I am looking forward to that same thrilling feeling - except 42km is a very long way."
Brown says he is not a natural runner but has trained for 18 weeks.
Jelley has some advice for runners, like Brown, taking on the marathon distance for the first time.
"Have fun, it is really that simple," he said. "If you're not enjoying it or not getting a rush when you cross the finish line having completed a great personal goal, then you are doing it for the wrong reasons.
"But more to a racing perspective, take it slow to begin with and that doesn't just mean the first 5km, it means the first 25-30km, the real race starts over the last 10kms and you need to have plenty left in the tank, both physically and mentally."
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This is a decent product. I wanted something I could use without having to blow dry. It's much more effective with the use of a blow dryer, though. I ended up giving it away however, because it caused my scalp to be EXTREMELY itchy. I think it was just my sensitive scalp, though, because the friend I gave it to hasn't had any problems. But if you scalp issues, maybe not the best choice.3


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Terrible experience not taking my issues seriously
One of the WORST doctor experiences I've ever had. My primary doctor referred me to see an OBGYN. I set up an appointment through Sansum asking for the next available appt and that happened to be with Dr. Vanderdick here. I was legitimately worried about all my symptoms. He dismissed literally every concern I raised, basically not listening to me at all. It seemed like because I am a woman in my 20s, and not pregnant, he must've assumed I must be perfectly healthy. MY PRIMARY REFERRED ME TO OBGYN FOR A REASON. I'M NOT HERE FOR****S AND GIGGLES, GUY. I'm paying to be here, at the very least could you PRETEND to be concerned? He was in the room with me for all of 5 minutes and he charged $160 for it. $160 for sticking his fingers in my vag for 5 seconds and shrugging "I dunno, lol" at everything I said. AVOID THIS GUY, HE IS USELESS. If you come to him with concerns he will make you feel like a stupid hypochondriac and then charge you for merely gracing you with his presence.
Dr. was amazing he took really good care of me and my baby. I was having complications during my birth and he not just made me feel safe and preformed an outstanding labor for me but he also made me laugh . I highly recommend him he's very experience and one of the best, or the best!
Dr. Vanderheide is not respectful. Poor bedside manner is an understatement. In the delivery room recently where the baby was stuck turned he literally hurt my wife without explaining what he was going to do, and why, and that there would be some pain. He just did it. And my wife groaned about how much it hurt, to which he explained in a very raised voice "this is going to help you and the baby" after which he threw his gloves off and stormed out of the room. I was ready to hit the man. The nursing staff was shocked as well. Prior to this my wife stopped seeing him as her OBGYN due to poor bed side manner. Unfortunately with Sansum you don't know who will be on duty when you are there to deliver your baby. We had the unfortunate luck that he was there, and up to usual poor standards.
He was great; highly recommend him. Knows his stuff and explains it well. He removed an ovarian cyst for me with no complications. Could not have been better.
I was with another MD in the group, but Dr. V was on call the day I delivered. I had a complicated delivery, but felt safe and taken care of. He is knowledgeable and understanding. I have a small pelvis and had an over 9 lb baby; it just was not happening vaginally. My c- section was great. I was up and walking/breastfeeding/etc within hours. I feel fortunate to have found him!
I was nervous about going to him after the "horror" stories. However I also head great things about him as well. The bad experiences made me so nervous that he was the only one I didn't want to deliver me. I WAS WRONG. It was VERY difficult to get me into labor and he was great. He made us laugh and kept the situation light. He mentioned c-section after 5 days and I said no.(nothing was wrong wtih the baby he said) He respected that and broke my water checking on my every few hours. He even was suppotive of no c-section to the last minute when he gave me a choice of c-section, forcepts or vacuum when problems arose. Would not be disappointed for him to deliver me next time!
Do not go to him for a birth if you want to avoid surgical intervention unless an emergency. I was in labor, doing fine. I wanted more time before surgical intervention. He said he would give me half hour. He then came in 10 minutes later and said "I am getting that baby out of there. What do you want, vaccum forceps or c section" There was no emergency but he seemed to be telling me if I did not agree to vaccum or forceps he would be sending me in for a c section. He then did an episiotomy without my permission. 2 years later I still have horrible pain and scarring. My baby was only 6 pounds, normal head size, great agpars. The doctor was just uncomfortable with how long unmedicated births take.
Dr. Vanderheide's bedside manner is atrocious. During my 36 week pregnancy visit I was told that I was having my Group B strep test, and no vaginal exam. When he came in I asked about the vaginal to double check, as I did not want this exam. He told me that he was not going to do the vaginal, only "check my cervix." Ummm, yes, that is what a vaginal exam is. After doing the Group B strep test, I asked him why he wanted to perform the vaginal exam. He said, "its just something we have to do... if you're hanging out at 3cm, we need to know." Despite my obvious discomfort with the situation, he put his fingers up inside me, roughly. I sat up and said STOP. He did, then leaned back and put his feet up on the exam table, and asked, "You seem anxious... it is ME?" YES, it is you. I vowed never to go back to the practice and scheduled a homebirth with midwives the next day. I had an amazing birth; perhaps I should actually thank this idiot.
I found Dr. Vanderheide to be very approachable, knowledgeable and competent when I had my hysterectomy. I would highly recommend him as a person who can be trusted with your health.
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Little league teams in the Ballard, Northwest Seattle and Magnolia were busy this month competing in the district and state playoffs, drawing large numbers of parents and fans to local fields.
For the first time in recent memory, two teams representing the Ballard Little League played for the District Eight championships in two age divisions.
A team from another Ballard league, the Northwest Little League Juniors, beat the Ballard Little League Juniors 5-0 to win the District Eight junior championship and advanced to the state tournament in Auburn on July 14.
"They were very excited. It was a battle between two teams," said Ed Kommers, president of the Northwest Little League.
At the state tournament, the Northwest Little League Juniors lost to a District Seven team 5-1, they came back and defeated a District Two team 13-5. Their post season ended on July 17 with a 14-2 loss to a District 11 team from Whidbey Island.
A select team of 14-year-olds from the Magnolia Baseball Club won the state title to become the Sandy Koufax State Champions on July 9. The team's players are from Magnolia, Queen Anne and Ballard. They were seeded number seven out of eight teams when the tournament started, according to parent Rhonda Patton.
The Ballard Little League's 9/10 All-Star team, composed of nine and ten year olds lost to Richmond 4 to 0 at Raye Field in Queen Anne on July 10. This set up a double elimination loser out game on July 11 with Ballard losing again to Richmond 3-2.
The Ballard 9/10 team had beaten Woodinville 11-6, Northwest 7-1, Magnolia 7-3 and Richmond 3-2 on their way to the District Eight title game.
"We've had a pretty good streak going. They are doing very well. The defense, pitching and hitting has been solid. They are all very good ballplayers," said John Siderius, coach of the 9/10 team.
"This is as far as we have gotten in recent memory. It was great, everyone has been supportive, it has been fun," said parent Jane Wheeler.
The Ballard Little League's Junior 13/14 year old team beat North King County, Northwest, Richmond and RUG (Roosevelt, University, Green Lake) on the way to the District Eight championship round. The Junior 13/14 team lost its first game in the double elimination championship to Northwest 12-6 on July 9. Their second loss to Northwest, 5-0 last Tuesday ended their season.
Ballard Junior right fielder Sean Thurman credited the 13/14-year-old team's defense for its success this season.
"The teams we beat could not score off of us," said Thurman.
The Ballard Little League, a non-profit organization run by volunteers. At season's end, leagues form all-star teams to send to the District tournament. The players have two weeks to prepare for the post season. "You have different kids playing at different levels, getting their chemistry together," said Ballard Little League President John Verduin.
"We have a smaller base of kids compared to other little league districts. It's pretty unusual for a Ballard team to go this far," said Verduin.
Historically, Ballard is one the first incorporated little leagues in the state of Washington.
Siderius said the Ballard Little League teams, along with teams from Queen Anne and Magnolia are starting to do well against eastside programs like Woodinville and Bothell.
The Ballard 9/10 All-Stars are: Devon Arbis-Jackson; Robert Brownlee; Adan Chavez; Matthew Culp; Morris Fortmann; Owen Leonard; David Monlux; Tyson Randall; Ray Siderius; Jacob Westerman; Kintla Wheeler and Tommy Wicker-Fetzer.
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The Ballard 13/14 All-Stars are: Danny Bucher; Avery Hamilton; Caleb Jaeger; Larry Lindsey; Tim Marquez; Beny Puro; Trevor Ransom; Nik Sergeeff; Sean Thurman; Athan Kost; Taylor McGrew and Steven Weber. They are managed by Dennis Chandler and coached by Jim Kost.
The Northwest Little League Juniors are: Brenden Foor; Patrick Stewart; Justin Kneeland; Alex Namba; Jeremy Webb; Patrick Fillingham; Silas Delistovic; Grady Rhodes; Nick Onstad-Hawes; Riley Asmussen; J.D. Leverenz; Martin Horst; Kenny Lane; and Griffin McGibbon. The manager is Robert Rhodes. The coaches are Drew Sellers and Chris England.
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CHICAGO -- Now that Alfonso Soriano is back from the disabled list and feeling fine, the hits are coming at a healthy rate.
Soriano launched a three-run homer after Mark DeRosa hit a grand slam during an eight-run burst in the third inning, and the Chicago Cubs beat the Houston Astros 11-4 on Wednesday.
The Cubs won for the ninth time in 11 games, and improved the NL's best record to 69-46.
It was an emphatic finish for the Cubs to a wild three-game series that saw Houston take the opener 2-0 after the game was called in the eighth inning because of violent storms. Chicago rallied for an 11-7 victory Tuesday after blowing a five-run lead.
DeRosa's fourth career grand slam put Chicago ahead 5-4. Soriano capped the rally with his second three-run shot in as many days.
Soriano has 20 hits, including six home runs, and 14 RBI in 11 games since returning from a broken finger.
"It is a little surprising," Soriano said.
But not shocking. He is known to go on binges like this, after all.
His impact goes beyond the big hits, the dramatic drives. Manager Lou Piniella sees it every time he fills out his lineup card, which was why he kept insisting during a recent rough stretch that the offense would wake up once Soriano returned.
The Cubs have outscored opponents 75-39 over the past 11 games after managing two or less in four of the previous six.
"His presence in the lineup means a lot to us in different ways," Piniella said. "We can rest our catcher (Geovany Soto) a little more. We can rotate our outfield a little more. ... It gives us a lot of flexibility, and when he gets hot, it carries us."
DeRosa sees the trickle-down effect, although he wasn't about to attribute the struggles to Soriano's absence.
"It shouldn't, but it does," he said. "Throughout the course of the season, you're going to do things you didn't think possible -- both good and bad. Getting Sori back was huge, but there was never a doubt we'd start hitting again."
DeRosa had two hits and drove in five runs after going 3-for-5 with three RBI the previous day.
The Cubs roughed up Brandon Backe (6-11) and will try to carry that momentum into a three-game weekend series with rival St. Louis. Backe allowed a career-high 11 runs and nine hits in 3 1/3 innings. He walked six, did not strike out a batter and paid for those control problems.
"Anything that was falling off the plate they didn't swing at, and anything that was up in the zone or over the plate they pretty much hit," Backe said.
Carlos Lee's three-run homer in the third capped a four-run burst that gave Houston a 4-1 lead, but the NL Central leaders responded in a big way in the bottom half, sending 11 batters to the plate. All eight runs came after Backe walked Aramis Ramirez and Jim Edmonds to load the bases with two outs.
DeRosa drove a 1-1 pitch to left-center for his second grand slam this season.
Kosuke Fukudome doubled down the right-field line and, after Soto was intentionally walked, came around on pitcher Jason Marquis' double off the right-field wall. Soriano then drove the first pitch out to left for his 21st home run, making it 9-4.
All that offense helped Marquis (7-7) win for the first time since beating the White Sox on June 21. The right-hander allowed four runs and six hits in 6 1/3 innings after going 0-4 in his previous six starts.
He escaped a bases-loaded jam in the fourth but did not allow a run after Lee hit his 27th home run.
"We could have swept the series," said Lance Berkman, who was 0-for-13 before an RBI single in the third. "We certainly could have won two out of three."
- Cubs SS Ryan Theriot fouled a pitch off his left foot in the fifth and was replaced by Ronny Cedeno before the seventh.
- Cubs RHP Jon Lieber, on the DL with a strained right foot, was back at Wrigley Field after giving up three runs and five hits in three innings Tuesday during a rehab outing with Class-A Peoria. "Physically, I'm fine. It's just building up strength," said Lieber, who was not sure when he will return.
- After playing 20 games in 20 days, the Cubs will have their first day off since the All-Star break on Thursday.
- Geoff Blum started at shortstop for Houston instead of Miguel Tejada.
- INF Mark Loretta was unavailable because he was still sore from a collision at home plate against the New York Mets on Saturday.


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Panthers travel to City of Churches, praying to keep run going
THE NRL has started its first post-Super League growth spurt on the Gold Coast, but the ghosts of expansion past reappear today when Penrith host Melbourne in Adelaide.
With the Panthers' western Sydney base undergoing renovation, the club decided to play its first "home" game of 2006 at Hindmarsh Stadium, which played host to the ill-fated Adelaide Rams' seasons in 1997 (Super League) and 1998 (NRL).
"Adelaide were keen to host a game and that's good for the growth of the game so we thought there's an opportunity for us," Panthers chief executive Glenn Matthews said.
"Financially it will be quite good for us as well, but also in terms of growing the game in other parts of Australia, we're really happy to work with the NRL in that respect."
Matthews said the NRL, while providing no dollars directly, had helped in the promotion of the match and the South Australian Government had chipped in with some funding.
He described ticket sales for the third versus eighth encounter as "pretty good", with pre-sales standing at about 6000 on Thursday.
Matthews said the Panthers would assess any future connection with the City of Churches after today's match.
Penrith (3-1) have been the NRL's early surprise packets after a pre-season of turbulence which included the removal of Craig Gower from the captaincy and a refusal to renew coach John Lang's contract beyond this year. "It might be a surprise to the general public but certainly not to us," Matthews said.
"Certainly the team and the coaching staff are highly focused. Everybody knows where they're going."
Halfback Gower is set to back up against the Storm after a Marcus Perenara shoulder charge during last week's win over Parramatta resulted in him being rushed to hospital coughing up blood.
Melbourne hooker Cameron Smith said Storm coach Craig Bellamy had had his "angry head" on after two wins, two losses and a lack of ball control in 2006.
"We haven't turned in a good performance all year, we've played well in patches but certainly not the 80 minutes that's needed each week to be a competitive team," Smith said.
He said Melbourne's core of travelling supporters would be in Adelaide today but otherwise he wasn't sure what sort of response to expect.
"I'm not too sure what it will be like, I don't know if they're going to support us because we're closer to them than the Sydney boys or whether Adelaide hates the Victorians," Smith said.
Melbourne winger Jake Webster, in doubt with a hamstring injury, trained all week with the side and is expected to play while back-rower David Kidwell will play his 150th first-grade game.
Last year, Penrith won both encounters, 36-16 and 28-14, but Melbourne, coming off the bye today, won both times after the rest in 2005.
■ Ruben Wiki wants the New Zealand Warriors to be quick out of the blocks against Canberra tonight in an NRL match that will mark a personal milestone in his distinguished rugby league career.
The prop will make his 250th first-grade appearance and, by a quirk of coincidence, it will be against his former club at the ground where he made his debut 13 years ago. Wiki, who turned out 225 times for the Raiders over 11 seasons, admits he'll have a lump in his throat when he runs out at Canberra Stadium.
But he'd be focused on trying to make sure the Warriors left with two competition points to take them into positive territory on the NRL table.
To achieve that, he said, they would have to put behind them their tendency to start slowly, a trend that began in the pre-season trials.
Last week, the early advantage they gave the opposition was 20 points, and it proved too much as Manly held off a second-half comeback.
"You can't wait for the other team to score tries," Wiki said.
"You can't give any team 20 points' start, because they'll keep hanging in there and it's too hard to catch up."
The Warriors and Canberra have identical two-win, three-loss records, but the Raiders have the worst defensive record in the league so far this season.
They have already leaked 190 points, suffering big defeats to Newcastle (70-32) and the Sydney Roosters (56-20), and going down to the Bulldogs 30-12 at home last weekend.
But Wiki expected those results would have Canberra "pretty pumped up".
"They've lost a few games and they'll probably want to spoil the party," he said. "But we're just going for the two points, that's all that matters for me."
The trip back to Canberra Stadium will be Wiki's first since he left the Raiders at the end of the 2004 season.
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Brisbane: 330cic Stolen
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:censor: Last seen in the northern suburbs. Thieves are also using owners stolen credit card. Owner: 0421 58 18 48 Ian Henderson.
I feel for the owner.
Make sure the cops access the ATM cameras to ID the perps
I'll keep an eye out around the city for it. Likely to turn up dumped.
I take it they had the keys if they also had the owners wallet?
I don't know. I got the message through the BMW Car Club. :(
Of course there are probably heaps of other times cards have been used at my work and not been followed up is probably a lot too.
Good luck to Ian.
Thoughts go out to the owner, I've been in a similar position.
I'll keep an eye out if the car makes its way to Sydney or Newcastle.
Yeah will keep an eye out for it my way.
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I had a 2 week old GTI polo stolen and burned out by the side of the highway when up there on a trip. They broke into the house and stole only the keys!
Will keep my eye out around the Sunshine Coast. Serious lack of European cars around here so this one will stick out like a sore thumb. Hope it turns up unharmed!
That sucks. Hopefully they find it in one piece. My mates car got stolen not long ago. I'm not joking, the cops found it dumped in some derelict suburb with a porno mag and a box of tissues in the back seat. We had a few laughs that's for sure!
Sorry to hear. This really sucks. Even if it is recovered, it's probably been flogged and mistreated...it will never be or feel the same again. :(
What's the credit card number/CCV/date it expires/CC name/and type
I'll keep an eye out..
If my car ever gets stolen, I hope no one posts a thread about it..
Last thing I'd want is the POS back
How you didnt end up in jail is beyond me
Update from owner:
Today marks the sad 14th day period since the 330 was stolen from my
property. I think that's it! She is gone.... probably found on the street
sometime or so I'm guessing as I think it's been used as a luxury summer
break ride for some grub.
Here's a message you might want to post for the members:
Don't leave your keys unsecured in your home. The grubs know they can't get
your car because of the great security, unless they have a key, so they
steal it from inside. The thieves who stole my car, came back 4 days later
to get my car as it wasn't in the garage at the time of the key theft. This
is very unsettling as it appears they have been watching my activities
around the home or at least taken an opportunity to steal the key then come
back later for the car.
It is only a car...... but...... it was precious to me as it represented who
I am as well as 20 years of hard work and savings. Plus I'll probably never
buy better value than I did with this car.
Thank you for posting the loss on the forums etc. We believe the car is
still in use around the Northern suburbs of Kedron and Chermside plus it was
used towards Logan.... what a surprise! etoll records.
I actually hope someone takes my car.
Give me a good excuse to buy somehing new!
should not be to hard to track down, the streets of greater brisbane arent exactly lined with e46 convertibles, but down the gold coast?,well it would be lost in the crowd.
I know they are different wheels but apparently this one was involved in a 'chase' before they binned it into the fire hydrant..
Different registration number.
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