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Gulf Coast Water Activities
World-class Sanibel Fishing Charters and more
Sanibel Fishing Charters and More
Located at the tip of beautiful Captiva Island, our secluded Florida Gulf Sanibel Island hotel, offers open water activities for the entire family. Dock your boat at the Yacht Harbour and Marina and explore all the Resort has to offer. Experience exhilarating adventure on the waves onboard a waverunner. Float high above the water, while parasailing. Gaze at a tranquil sunset as your sailboat drifts along with the wind. Or enjoy a memorable fishing charter excursion just off the coast or toward Fort Myers. Whether looking for romantic adventure or family-friendly vacation pursuits, find the perfect activity to accommodate your taste.
- Full Service Yacht Harbour and Marina, featuring 2,100 feet of alongside berthing for luxury craft up to 120 feet and offering dockage for boats 25" and under
- Endless watersports, including waverunners, kayaks, parasail rides, and paddleboards
- Cruises and excursions, experience a world of exhilarating sea air, abundant wildlife, and breathtaking settings
- Fishing, right off the T-dock, beach, or in the open water with the help of an experienced fishing guide
- Sailing, 2 hour to 7 night cruises at Colgate Offshore Sailing School, America's #1 sailing school
Immerse yourself in the beauty of this Southwest Florida beach resort
It's Your Vacation...Just Escape. Surround yourself with sun, sand, sea and sky at South Seas Island Resort – Rated a Top 10 Beach Resort for Families by Parents Magazine. Book your memorable experience online for our Best Rates Guaranteed.
Captiva Cruises
Step Aboard Captiva Cruises
Captiva Cruises located at the North Pointe at the Yacht Harbour Marina provides on-water entertainment for the entire family. Step aboard a variety of cruises. Find the perfect shell with an Island Beach and Shelling cruise to pristine Cayo Costa State Park. Watch playful dolphins splash and frolic with a daily Dolphin and Wildlife Adventure cruise through Pine Island estuary. Sip cocktails and watch the sun melt into the horizon during a sunset cruise. Private cruise expeditions aboard the 150-passenger Lady Chadwick or 40' catamaran are also available.
- Dolphin Watch & Wildlife Adventure Cruise, a 90-minute wildlife cruise on Pine Island Sound
- Sunset Serenade Cruise, a one-hour cruise featuring live entertainment and Gulf of Mexico sunsets
- Beach & Shelling Cruise, a three-hour cruise to the secluded Cayo Costa State Park Islands
- Out-Island Cruises, a half-day cruise to one of four exciting destinations: Cabbage Key, Useppa Island, Boca Grande or Cayo Costa
- Sailing Cruises, private sailing charters aboard the catamaran "Adventure."
- Group tours and private charters, perfect for families, social groups, reunions and corporate outings
Founded in 1986, Captiva Cruises has built a reputation as one of the area's premier excursion boat companies. Sailing from the world-famous South Seas Island Resort – located on gorgeous Captiva Island – they offer tours, cruises and group outings to some of Florida's most stunning destinations.
For more information about Captiva Cruises, or to make reservations, call (239) 472-5300 or visit Captiva Cruises
Colgate Offshore Sailing School
Let the Sun & Wind be Your Guide at Our Captiva Sailing School
There is no better way to discover the beauty of the ocean, the exhilaration of the sea air, and the thrill of open water than on a learning vacation with Colgate Offshore Sailing School. With the sun and wind as your guides, cast off and let the sails fill to gracefully maneuver through turquoise-blue water and set you on a course to a newly-discovered shore. Share this unique learning experience with your spouse or the entire family and take home a lifetime skill that creates a special bond when under sail.
A Premier Location For Sailing On Your Exceptional Captiva Island Vacation
For a delightful once-in-a-lifetime experience on your next Captiva Island vacation, the thrilling task of learning to sail, or sail better, awaits. An island surrounded by breathtaking bays and the stunning Gulf of Mexico makes South Seas Island Resort an ideal year-round home for Colgate Offshore Sailing School. Plan ahead to combine a Learn to Sail, Cruising, or Racing course with your stay. If you want to try sailing, enjoy a lesson with the entire family while you're here. Treat your corporate team to an awe-inspiring experience that relates sailing to business practices. Enliven your existing skills with a refresher lesson. Sailing courses, ranging from two to seven days, are available to enhance your memorable Captiva vacation -- from America's #1 Sailing School, certified by US Sailing, the governing body of sailing in the United States. Program features include:
- Three-day and five-day Learn to Sail course packages, on award-winning Colgate 26 sailboats
- Five-day cruising course packages on 40' to 50' cruising yachts, the next step up for those with sailing experience
- Seven-day Fast Track to Cruising® adventures, to take you from no or little sailing experience to ready-to-cruise
- Two-hour sailing lessons, to introduce you to the thrill of sailing and harnessing the wind, conveniently available 9:00 am-11:00 am, 11:30 am-1:30 pm, and 2:30 pm-4:30 pm
- Kids and Teens Learn to Sail Free family packages
- Private Couples options
- Performance Sailing and Racing, for the competitive sailor
- Two-Day Sailing Getaways for the time-challenged traveler, a comprehensive introduction to sailing
- Special Events such as Performance Race Week, held each spring at South Seas Island Resort
To book your sailing experience, call 800-221-4326 or click here to request additional information.
The Best of Sanibel Island Fishing at South Seas Island Resort
This Southwest Florida vacation spot provides a Mecca for anglers. Feel free to fish, surf cast and shore cast on property. Any child under the age of 16 does not need a license. Guests 16 and older must obtain a fishing license that can be purchased online at Myfwc. Frozen bait is available for purchase from the Ships Store and live bait from the Harbormaster's office in the Yacht Harbour and Marina.
This program encourages the teaching of "catch and release." Participants are nearly guaranteed to catch one of the many types of fish found around the resort village in the Gulf waters including Redfish, Spanish Mackerel, Grouper, Mangrove Snapper, and more. Participants will receive fishing rods & bait for the program.
Sanibel & Captiva Fishing Charters
The back waters of Pine Island Sound and San Carlos Bay near Fort Myers, Sanibel and Captiva Island offer legendary fishing experiences with one of South Seas on-site fishing guides. The professional guide will offer insight and guidance that fits your fishing experience. Whether you are an expert, novice or it is your first time fishing, our guides will make your experience memorable. Along the Intracoastal Waterway through Pine Island Sound, one can catch Spotted Sea Trout, Redfish, Snook and a variety of other species, depending on the time of the year. The professional guide will also offer lunch, wildlife and shelling tours!
- Half Days: 8:00am - 12:00pm and 12:30pm - 4:30pm
- Full Days: 8:00am - 4:00pm
- Please call 888-777-3625 or extension 3326 for more information
Meet the Guides
- Captain Tom Walsh - A native of Long Island, NY, Captain Tom Walsh followed his love of the outdoors and passion for fishing to SWFL in 1985. Capt. Tom has been fishing at South Seas for 22 years. Capt. Tom's favorite fish to catch are large black tip sharks; "Fighting large sharks always gets the adrenaline going." Capt. Tom is a true outdoorsman; regardless of your experience he is sure to provide you a great day of fishing and lasting memories.
- Captain Ozzie Fischer - Born and raised on Captiva, FL, Captain Ozzie Fischer is a 2nd generation guide eager to fish for anything swimming in the water. Capt. Ozzie has been fishing at South Seas for 18 years. Capt. Ozzie's favorite fish to catch are giant snook. "Whether using top water lures or live bait, hooking a big snook is a thrill of a life time." Capt. Ozzie has won over 35 professional saltwater tournaments and looks forward to getting you and your family out on the water for a day you won't soon forget.
- Captain Randy Eastvold - Another St. Louis, MO, transplant, Captain Randy Eastvold has been fishing the Captiva waters for over 22 years and joined South Seas team 8 years ago. Capt. Randy's favorite fish to catch are aggressive redfish; "Hooking a redfish and hearing the drag being pulled off the reel is exhilarating." Capt. Randy has won and placed in numerous redfish, snook, and tarpon tournaments. Capt. Randy is excited to get your family out for a memorable day on the water.
Boat Rentals (South Village)
Boats are available for rent from Best Boat Rentals adjacent to Bayside Marina including Pontoon Boats for cruising, shelling and family fishing. Power Boats are available for more serious anglers. Rentals are available for either a half or full day.
- Open daily 8:00am - 5:00pm, extension 3455
Fishing Gear and Boating Essentials
Additional supplies can be found at the Ships Store, located on the north end of Marina Walk, and South Seas Island Outfitters and Resort Logo Shop located adjacent to the Yacht Harbour and Marina.
Sanibel Sea School
EXPERIENCE CAPTIVA's UNIQUE ISLAND ECOSYSTEM
Sanibel Sea School offers ocean exploration opportunities for kids and families!
There's always something new to discover with Sanibel Sea School, a marine conservation nonprofit specializing in meaningful, field-based ocean education. Go exploring with one of their knowledgeable marine educators to discover Captiva's shells, birds, and other incredible wildlife during regularly scheduled guided walks and programs for kids on the resort property.
Land or boat-based private programs can also be arranged for those who desire a more customized experience - topics include sharks, manatees, seahorses, mangroves, and more. Participants can also learn skills like snorkeling, surfing, and net fishing.
For more information about upcoming Sanibel Sea School programs at South Seas Island Resort, visit www.sanibelseaschool.org/atyourresort#ssir.
For more information about Sanibel Sea School, please visit www.sanibelseaschool.org or follow the school on Facebook at www.facebook.com/sanibelseaschool
Sunny Island Adventures
Your best choice for south Florida water sports, golf cart rentals, boat rentals, adventure tours and more
Looking for fun things to do when staying on Sanibel or Captiva Island? Located just outside the gates of South Seas Island Resort as well as the T-Dock (adjacent to King's Crown Lawn, North Pointe), and Sunset Beach, North Pointe, Sunny Island Adventures provides the perfect way to explore South Seas Island Resort and Captiva Island by land or sea! Enjoy a multitude of activities for guaranteed fun. Get around island-style by renting your very own golf cart and explore the beautiful resort as well as spectacular Captiva Island. Or, if the water calls, leisurely paddle a kayak through a mangrove forest. Hold steadfast as you guide your waverunner through rolling waves on the Gulf of Mexico. Captain your own boat as you explore the surrounding islands of Captiva and beyond. From devoted water sports enthusiasts to adventure-seekers to corporate teams looking for an unforgettable experience, there is something for everyone, certain to enhance your memorable Captiva vacation.
- Open to the public
- Parasailing, single and tandem*
- Guided Waverunner Island Tours (North Captiva and Cayo Costa)*
- 30-minute and 1-hour Waverunner Rentals
- Standup Paddleboard Rentals and Lessons (Fastest Growing Sport in America)
- Kayak Rentals
- Fishing Equipment Rentals and Frozen Bait
- Banana Boat Rides
- Open daily from 9:00am to 5:00pm
Please call (239)-312-4094 for boat, bike and golf cart rentals, and beach chair, umbrellas and coolers.
Please call (239)-312-4437 for waverunner tours and rentals, parasailing, stand up paddleboards, kayak rentals and tours, banana boat rides, fishing pole rentals and bait, boogie boards, skim boards, rafts and floats.
*Prices vary according to equipment. Reservations are required for the Waverunner Island Tours and Parasailing Rides. Other equipment can be rented at your convenience.
For the extreme water sports devotee, Sunny Island Adventures offers bundled packages at discounted rates, so guests can experience a variety of activities.


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The Burmese man was sentenced to attend a 29-week class at the Center for Nonviolence, 235 E. Creighton Ave. John Beams, senior men's program coordinator and a licensed practicing social worker at the center, handles the men's class.
Beams said at times they have enough participants to create a Burmese class, with as many as six Burmese in a class. However in the past couple of months they have been dealing more with one or two, so they are mainstreamed into the regular domestic violence program.
Beams said the Burmese men in the program say that women in the Burmese culture are highly respected and there is no domestic violence. Beams sees this as denial but also partially true. As long as Burmese women follow the traditional role assigned to them domestic violence is not an issue. However, when Burmese men come to America, they often find freedom is not what they expected. They find themselves in an alien culture with a language they don't understand and where no one seems to like them very much.
They are given six months to assimilate and find a job. Their wives and children begin to taste the freedoms that American women and children have, and the traditional subordinate roles within the family collapse. The men become depressed and frustrated and do not know how to communicate with their wives about the evolving roles in their relationship. They often turn to alcohol in their depression and give up. Alcohol and frustration often leads to domestic violence. Unlike in their culture where domestic violence is seen as a family problem, in America it is not.
Similar to most men who come to the program, Beams said the Burmese men deny or minimize their abuse of alcohol and level of violence. If they admit an incident of violence they attribute it to an isolated moment of loss of self-control. The difference is it is harder for the center's staff to get the men to recognize it goes beyond a single moment.
Whether teaching a full Burmese section or one or two individuals everything has to go through an interpreter because many of the clients aren't fluent in English. Through trial and error staff discovered a Burmese woman made the best interpreter. Burmese male interpreters tended to side with the offenders and Beams said he was never really sure how much of what they were saying was getting through. They have also had a Burmese man who tried to interject his own Buddhist teachings into the mix, and that didn't work well either. To use non-Burmese interpreters is impossible because they are seen as cultural outsiders.
Through the 29 weekly sessions, Beams works with the men to get them to accept that their traditional roles might need to adapt to their new country. By talking about Burmese history and showing how things have changed he begins to get them thinking about cultural evolution. He talks about how the Burmese government has changed from a monarchy, then a British colony, and now a military regime, which is slowly becoming a democracy. He uses some of the teachings of Democratic Party leader Aung San Suu Kyi to make his points. He slowly gets them to see that change can be good, to understand life is like clay and not a static rock. Through this he is able to establish trust, and they tell him their stories.
"Their stories almost to a man are, 'In the world from which we came we didn't have to be violent for things to be held together; there was respect,'" Beams said.
Beams said with domestic violence you strive to teach the offender to acknowledge what he is doing is wrong, then teach the offender new coping mechanisms and choices so he won't make the same mistakes again. The Burmese might never acknowledge what they did was wrong. However, if Beams can get them to see how it's OK to change their traditional behavior in their new environment he believes he has a chance of making a difference in their behavior.
"We spend a fair amount of timing bowing and respecting each other," Beams said.
Beam said he believes the men love the fact that he honors them, and they might listen to him more because he isn't Burmese. Burma is made up of numerous ethnicities and religions, and Beams said he feels they are more likely to trust someone who falls outside all those groups and has no allegiances to anyone at the table.
Once he has their respect he feels the men will better listen to say what he has to say about women.
They use role playing. When the Burmese men role-play they begin to see they lack the skill set to listen to a real woman talk about how she feels about something. It isn't something they had to do in a traditional relationship. Then the men see it's OK to stop blaming them for not living the way they did in 12th-century Burma. What they find out, said Beams, is they can listen to their wives with the same amount of respect that they do for their best friend.
The men refused to do the role-playing until Beams started taping it. They would role-play the abuse and then how to handle the problem in a nonviolent way; then they try it again and try to talk it out. Beams said he can't understand what they are saying but he understands the body language, and his interpreter lets him know when she believes they are getting it.
"Having the camera on us is like the eye of God on us, and it changed the depth of what they thought about while they did it," Beams said.
Beams said they have had few repeat offenders. Partially he believes that's because the Burmese are afraid of law enforcement after their experiences in Burma, where police have a history of arresting people under the military regime, but he hopes some of it is because they got something out of their lessons at the center.
"We have probably worked with 30 or 40 Burmese in the past decade," Beams said.
Beams wonders if the recent drop-off in numbers reflects an adjustment to the culture and it could be they are over the crisis of expectations they have when they first arrive.

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You're ready to start saving for college, but where should you put your money? There are many college savings options, but you should generally opt for tax-advantaged strategies whenever possible. Why is it so important to consider strategies that offer tax benefits? Because taxes can eat away at any money you might earn. Here are some tax-advantaged savings options to consider.


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The stuff kids really need for high school
Here are some easy tips to help you upgrade your childs supplies for high school. more
Betsy provides practical and down to earth tips and advice for parents to help with milestones, discipline, fussy eaters, pet deaths, toilet training and more, for toddlers through to school age children.
Betsy is a renowned child development specialist, parent educator, and author of Just Tell Me What To Say: Sensible Tips and Scripts for Perplexed Parents. You can find out more about Betsy and her best selling book here.
Each of us has a different tolerance level for car fighting. Regardless of what yours is, you must be consistent about it, and you must make your children aware of it. Tell them: "if you two fight, that is none of my business. But you may not be so loud in your fights that you distract me from driving safely."
Do not let it go one day and jump down the children's throats the next. If you are having a particularly bad day and cannot tolerate even a small amount of typical car fighting, let your children know in advance: "I have a huge headache today and I will not be able to stand any fighting at all. I need you to cooperate and control yourselves in the car. This is your fair warning." If you say it like you mean it, they will get the message and comply.
If you let your exasperation show, you will take car fighting to a different level. Children may not fight in the car because it is the rule, it isn't safe, and it is within their control. Do not pollute the message by making it be about pleasing you.


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I have a toy Singer Sewing Machine. Can anyone tell me the age, bit of history and the approximate value please. The machine is still in working order but it has a bit of rust and the bottom pedestal has a chip in the paint.


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Greek yogurt packs twice the protein as regular yogurt, but that still hasn't convinced the federal government to include it in the national school lunch program.
Now, Congressional members from New York and Idaho are crossing party lines to try to get Greek yogurt into school lunchrooms as a protein source.
U.S. Senator Kristin Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and U.S. Representative Richard Hanna (R-N.Y.) have joined forces to urge the USDA to reclassify Greek yogurt as a source of protein under the MyPlate nutrition guides.
Gillibrand's and Hanna's letter has been signed by three Republicans from Idaho: Senator Mike Crapo, Senator Jim Risch and U.S. Representative Mike Simpson, according to an article by the Capital Press, available here.
Currently, Greek yogurt is classified the same as traditional yogurt, despite have double the protein.
"Greek yogurt is packed with healthy protein and should be available to our children in schools," Gillibrand said in a news release. "It's time to make this commonsense change in our lunchrooms so our students can thrive in the classroom, and help grow our economy."
Gillibrand also stressed the impact it would have on New York's dairy industry, since 70 percent of the country's Greek yogurt is produced in the state. Idaho, home to the world's largest Greek yogurt plant, is also a major player in the Greek yogurt industry.
However, not everyone is on board with the move to make Greek yogurt a part of the school cafeteria. The Westchester/Rockland (N.Y.) Newsday reports that cafeteria managers are questioning the proposal. In the end, two things would be the deciding factor for these managers: cost and popularity among students.
However, that doesn't mean that they necessarily reject the push to bring Greek yogurt into schools.
"We don't have Greek yogurt here," South Jefferson Central cafeteria manager Cindy A. Overton told Newsday. "I think it would be an excellent choice to have on any grade level. It's out there in the commercial market, and we're trying to compete with the commercial market."


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WITH the sounds of laughter and smiling faces welcoming you at every turn, Prospect's in-patient unit is poles apart from the stereotypical grim and sterile ward the word hospice conjures up in many of us.
It may be a place patients choose to spend their last moments, but for most of them it is a warm, caring haven and the promise of pain relief and emotional comfort at the most gruelling and terrifying time in their lives.
"We primarily look at symptom control so if somebody is struggling at home with pain issues or nausea and vomiting and all the things relating to their illness that can't be managed at home, they come to the specialist unit for a short two-week stay," said Lisa Howe, team leader in the in-patient unit. "After two weeks they would usually go back home.
"Some people come in for respite and others do come in for terminal care admission and will die at the hospice, but many are here for short stays."
The unit counts 15 beds, with a new room due to become available soon, and is a non-judgmental haven where consultants and around 20 nurses systematically go above and beyond to support terminally-ill patients, their carers and loved ones. "What we try to do is to keep it like a home from home," said Lisa. "A lot of people are frightened and anxious, the first time. "They think a hospice is where people come to die, but as soon as they've experienced the care that we offer, they become relaxed and grateful to be here and that's lovely to see. "The fear factor drains from their face the minute they walk through the door."
The definition of 'loved ones' has been stretched to its broadest sense over the years and has at times left the team scratching their heads over logistical conundrums such as how to accommodate a goat and even a horse on the hospice grounds.
"We will do anything to make their experience the best it can be," she added. "People's anxiety levels are quite high before they come here. But it's really stress-free and you hear people laughing in the corridors, see people smiling. "Going the extra mile makes such a difference.
"It is not like a hospital where they treat the illness. We treat and look at the whole person and that means the family as well, down to the cat and fish. "We have even had a goat. We are in the fortunate position that we have time to sit with people and listen to them, if they need to talk.
"Often people don't want to leave because they get everything they need in one place."
Comfort does not end there. Individualised menus adapted to the patient's sometimes frugal appetite or specific dietary needs are one of many features setting the unit miles apart from a hospital ward.
Although losing patients can take its toll on staff, who forge strong bonds with their charges and their families over weeks and months, positivity and an upbeat outlook at all times are nurses' as well as patients' best coping strategies. "It can be a difficult job but it's rewarding because we are building relationships with patients and their families," said Lisa. "It's about addressing everybody's emotional and physical needs.
"It can be quite emotional, especially when young people come in and it has an impact on staff. It would not be right otherwise. "But the way I think about it is that we only have one chance to get it right. If someone is coming in for terminal care admission, these are the last memories they and their family will have of their time together."
How to get involved...
By cheque: With the donation form in today's Adver
By card: Online through the donate now button, www.prospect-hospice.net
In cash: Prospect Hospice reception in Wroughton, Prospect Hospice retail shops or the Swindon Advertiser office Prospect Hospice can also take card donations over the phone – contact the fundraising team on 01793 816161
Taking part in an event for Prospect? Why not donate through our appeal – let us know via email on firstname.lastname@example.com or call us on 01793 501806.


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The Saratogian wants to take you out to a ball game! We're giving away tickets to five Tri-City ValleyCats home games; one lucky winner will be chosen for each game to receive a four pack of tickets.
Getting entered to win tickets is easy! All you have to do is watch out for chances to be entered via Facebook and Twitter. Over the course of the next few weeks, we'll ask you to answer a question on Facebook or ask you to retweet a tweet on Twitter; the winner will be chosen at random from those who participate.
Tickets will be given away for the following games:
Saturday, July 7. 7 p.m. game vs. Aberdeen IronBirds
Wednesday, July 18, 7 p.m. game vs. Lowell Spinners
Saturday, August 4, 7 p.m. game vs. Mahoning Valley Scrappers
Friday, August 17, 7 p.m. game vs. Brooklyn Cyclones
Saturday, August 25, 7 p.m. game vs. Vermont Lake Monsters
Don't miss out! Follow us on Twitter @SaratogianNews and Facebook at facebook.com/Saratogian and keep an eye out for your chance to win!
The rules: Winners will be notified via Facebook or Twitter, and will have to pick up the tickets at The Saratogian office - 20 Lake Avenue, Saratoga Springs - during business hours (8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday - Friday). When we announce a winner, we'll give you a deadline to either have picked up the tickets or scheduled a time to pick them up; if you don't pick up the tickets, another winner will be announced. To schedule a time to pick up tickets, call Rhoda Pickus at 583-8702.


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ANAHEIM, Calif. — For growers, measuring the benefits and costs of sustainable practices is a process that somehow manages to be both reassuring and threatening — and something that must be addressed by suppliers to Wal-Mart, which plans to roll out a sustainability "scorecard" ranking them in 2013.
The scorecard, similar to an earlier Wal-Mart initiative on packaging, was discussed at a Fresh Summit 2012 workshop, "Capitalize on Your Sustainability Efforts."
Ocean Mist Farms chief operating officer Joe Pezzini checked off a list of breakthroughs allowing growers to trim use of resources. Drip irrigation, for example, cut his company's water use on leafy greens by 13.2 million gallons annually.
He urged workshop participants to document comparable efforts, create benchmarks to measure progress, and take credit by telling buyers and consumers.
But Mark Gale, president of Charleston Orwig, said growers fear the information will be turned against them.
"As soon as they start sharing it with Wal-Mart or McDonald's, the next step will be the buyer forcing measurement down on growers in ways they can't deal with," he said.
"We're quite fearful of that as well," said Pezzini, who said he's seen a version of Wal-Mart's scorecard.
"Some of this information we would consider to be proprietary," Pezzini said.
Ron McCormick, Wal-Mart's senior director for local sourcing and sustainable agriculture, said the retailer's plans can benefit growers. He and Pezzini led the workshop moderated by Tim York, president of Markon Cooperative.
"Next year we're in the midst of rolling out a major program that will hopefully go global," McCormick said. "It's a way of scorecarding that allows a buyer responsible for a category to see the performance of suppliers relative to sustainability."
It will rank all suppliers, he said, and give Wal-Mart buyers total numbers showing progress — or lack of it.
It's a prospect that troubles some growers. Nevertheless, McCormick said, it will pay off.
"Being able to demonstrate good works is a way of securing business into the future," he said. "We realize it's going to be a multi-year process to improve. We will be your customer in three years; you will be our supplier. The investment is not a gamble but a mutual commitment."
An audience member asked why growers, some who have long histories as suppliers, shouldn't be taken at face value as protectors of natural resources and the matter dropped.
"The reality is we're going to be held more and more accountable for the way we produce food," Pezzini said. "Like the food safety issue, I'd rather be in there creating something than having it handed to me."
He referred to his work with the California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement.
Tom O'Brien, who represents the Produce Marketing Association in Washington, D.C., said regulators and lawmakers will get around to sustainability metrics — eventually.
"Washington on any issue doesn't lead, but as it becomes important it gets filtered there," O'Brien said. "There's such confusion about what sustainability is, a lot of policymakers don't want to touch it just yet. But they will."
Pezzini and McCormick saw at most a limited value to developing certifications for sustainability.


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Once celebrated as the workshop of the world, the neighborhoods of Port Richmond, Fishtown & Kensington boast artist studios, converted textile mills, ethnic churches & gritty row homes. Guided by Tony Wolf, our tour includes a ride on the Frankford El, tokens provided.
Students $18
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DETROIT – Cadillac said Sept. 24 that its new, high-technology car positioned at the top of its range will be called Cadillac CT6.
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Medica adjusting to first base, but misses catching
PEORIA, Ariz. -- Once considered a top catching prospect at Santa Clara University, Padres first baseman Tommy Medica had his gear taken away from him when he suffered a devastating arm/shoulder injury, while still in college, that severely affected his arm strength and forced him to switch positions in pro ball.
But, even though he's no longer a backstop, the 25-year-old slugger still views the game as one, always analyzing his surroundings and taking a cerebral approach to his work.
"As a catcher, you're in control of pretty much everything that goes on, so you end up learning a lot about the game," Medica said. "You can definitely carry over some of those skills, which is good. At first base, I'm not as involved as I used to be, but I still direct traffic on some plays and I think I have a useful pair of eyes out there."
Medica admits he misses catching at times, but with his arm still somewhat restricted, he understands the rigors that come with the gig make it a wise decision for him to play elsewhere.
"I know what the catchers, especially in the Minor Leagues, go through," Medica said. "It's one of the toughest jobs, because you're starting five or six games a week and then, on your day off, you catch bullpens. So I miss the game part, but I have developed a new respect for what the job entails."
The Padres got their first look at what Medica can do last September when he appeared in 19 games for the club, batting .290 in 69 at-bats and launching three homers, including one off Cliff Lee in his second Major League at-bat. This spring marks his first big league camp and he's hoping to snag one of the final spots on the Padres' Opening Day roster.
Tyler Emerick is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Today, Padrón, 72, continues to make some of the finest cigars in the world as chairman of his family company, Piloto Cigars Inc. The Padrón brand has become a buzzword for connoisseurs of full-bodied smokes. While the family struggled for a number of years trying to solidify its base in Miami and then in Estelí, Nicaragua--enduring anti-Castro bombings in Miami and the Sandanista revolution in Nicaragua--the Padróns have become key figures in the resurrection of the Nicaraguan cigar industry. While most of the family's land in Nicaragua is back in production today, it still hopes to regain title to its best farms, which were taken over during the Sandinista revolution in the early 1980s.
Jose Padrón's perspective comes from the position of a man in charge of his family's destiny. His production has increased during the incredible boom in cigars during the past five years, but it's not running out of control. Padrón's policy of not rushing tobacco into production has kept growth in the brand moderate and steady. For the Padróns, quality, not quantity, is foremost.
In an interview with Marvin R. Shanken, editor and publisher of Cigar Aficionado, Jose Padrón and his son, George, company president, discuss the family's long cigar history, from their beginnings in Cuba to the company's status today.
CIGAR AFICIONADO: When did your family start in the cigar business?
Padrón: My grandfather, Damaso Padrón, emigrated from the Canary Islands to Cuba at a very young age. It was in the mid-1800s, around 1850 or 1860. In the old days in Cuba, most of the tobacco growers [had emigrated] from the Canary Islands. They were called Isleños [the Islanders]. When they arrived they were very poor and it took much hard work to eke out a living.
CA: What did your grandfather do in the Canary Islands before moving to Cuba?
Padrón: He was very young when he came from the Canary Islands. But there was already a tradition in Cuba that Isleños worked in the tobacco farms. The Spaniards worked in the warehouses. So the Padróns started in the tobacco fields. We are talking about a time when tobacco in Cuba was sold at $7 per 100 pounds.
CA: Did your grandfather start as a field worker?
Padrón: No, the family bought a small farm with some money that they had brought with them.
CA: Where was the farm?
Padrón: Las Obas; it was one of the first farms in the Pinar del Río. But the family was very poor. There was very little money then.
CA: Did they grow wrapper or filler tobacco?
Padrón: They grew both wrapper and filler. It all depended on the quality that was being produced; much like today, really.
CA: The family started with a small farm. What happened after that?
Padrón: His sons continued the same traditions as my grandfather, and they kept buying farms. The second one was in Consolacion del Sur, also in the Pinar del Río, and then they bought another one in Piloto, which is the name we've used for our company today.
CA: So your father was a tobacco grower; did he also make cigars? Or did he just sell tobacco to cigarmakers?
Padrón: During the era of my grandfather and my father, we only handled the pre-manufacturing phase: tobacco growing, fermenting, sorting and deveining.
CA: In other words, they finished the tobacco and then shipped it somewhere else for the actual rolling.
Padrón: Yes, but we have always believed that those phases of the production process are the most important steps in making great cigars.
CA: What was your father's name?
Padrón: Francisco Padrón Blanco.
CA: Do you know that one of the top men at Habanos, the Cuban cigar monopoly, is named Francisco Padrón?
Padrón: I spoke with him in Cuba. He is also the son of an Isleño. All the Padróns of Cuba are descendants of Isleños.
CA: How old were you when you got into the tobacco farming business?
Padrón: At the age of seven, my first job was cleaning the seed beds. I went to school in the morning and then I'd come homeand clean the seed beds.
CA: What role did your family play in the tobacco world in Cuba?
Padrón: When you are involved with tobacco, it does get into your blood. Having the history of the family, my father was one of the founders of the Association of the Tobacco Growers of Cuba in 1942. After that, another association was formed that was called Caja de Estabilizacion. The group planned and controlled the amount of tobacco in production and what could be used for cigars. During the war, the demand for Cuban cigars went up, a lot like what we went through in the last five years. As a result farmers were using tobacco that would not have been used under normal conditions. The Caja imposed rules like, if the farmer had grown 10 acres the year before, he couldn't grow more than 10 the next year. They also controlled the types of tobacco that could be used. They basically controlled the quality. Before that, the system had become a mess, and everybody started to manufacture. But the new group established a system of ensuring quality.
CA: Were you living in Pinar del Río then?
Padrón: Yes, I was a child but I remember all that was goingon at the time.
CA: Did you ever stop growing tobacco in Cuba during that period before the revolution?
Padrón: No. Throughout the 1940s and '50s, we kept growing tobacco and supervising the quality of the tobacco that was being grown.
CA: What was your life like in the late '50s before Castro came in, and then what changed that caused you to leave?
Padrón: Around 1952 our family was buying tobacco in the entire area of Pinar del Río. We had a contract with the H. Upmann factory for picking, curing, sorting and deveining the tobacco. They made Montecristos, among other brands.
CA: What happened after that?
Padrón: After the revolution and Fidel, there was a problem with the tobacco industry: they took it. In 1959, during the revolution, our farm totaled about 250 acres. That land got nationalized. One part was taken to raise geese.
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Has it not occurred that the revamped iPhone 4 is the 4S and the 5th iPhone is the iPhone 5? As long as the iPhone 5 has a metal back like the iPod Touch and an A5 processor or better I don't care what it's called.The two projected iPhones would include the long-awaited 5th generation iPhone (presumably dubbed the iPhone 5 or iPhone 4S) and a slightly-improved or revamped iPhone 4
Congrats! This is your 500th article about someone saying the iPhone is coming in the fall.
It will not be called 4s if it is the fifth. Only 3gs had s because the previous generation model was called 3g .
I can read and reiterate the same claims that have spewed all over the Internet for the past 4 months as well. But if I'm from JP Morgan, I guess people will listen? Oh wait, that was EF Hutton's USP. Broker rubbish! That wasn't even noteworthy to report.
As for pricing, I reckon that the 5 would be equally priced with the iPhone 4 now, so £500 for the 16GB and £600 for the 32GB with the 4S being cheaper at £400 for 16GB.
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Researchers are trying to determine whether older drivers with memory loss should be allowed behind the wheel.
Studies have shown, as we get older, our driving abilities decline. If you have memory issues, it can be even worse.
So, researchers embarked on a study, said Dr. Brian Ott, "to try to determine how well does a road test evaluation reflect how safe someone is driving in the real world."
Dr. Ott, a co investigator in this NIH funded study, says they enrolled more than 100 participants, some healthy and some with mild cognitive impairment. First they had to pass road tests.
Co investigator, Dr. Jennifer Davis says they had to pass a standardized road test, much like the one teenagers take to get their driver's license. Most in the study did. Then they had four cameras mounted in their car over a two week period.
"The four mounted cameras in the car definitely gave us a better picture because the road test was only 45 minutes and then we were able to put the cameras in the cars for two weeks of their regular routine and so we really were able to see what they were doing on a daily basis, where they were traveling and what kinds of behaviors they might be doing when they're most comfortable," said Davis.
When they compared the 45 minute road test to the 2 week camera observation, some did worse on the road test.
And some worse when observed by camera over a period of time.
Dr. Ott said, "Some people even though they seemed to be okay in the road testing situation, which is a brief bird's eye view of a particular day, when we looked at them in their home driving over the course of a couple weeks, we saw events that really made us uncomfortable in terms of their driving safety and recommended they stop driving."
These researchers concluded an initial Alzheimer's diagnosis doesn't necessarily mean these individuals must stop driving immediately. Their findings published in the journal of the American Geriatrics Society.
And the research continues with a new pilot study, which involves mounting these drive cams, as they're called, in the cars of folks with memory loss. These cameras only record "events."
"If you drive too fast, if you swerve, anything that generates a g-force," intoned Ott.
These drive cams will be mounted in the cars of about 10 study participants for nine months.
Those participants will have access to video recordings on line.
The question is: Can folks with memory loss be trained to be safer drivers?
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Here is a piece of Boston Red Sox history. This ball was used in game 2 of the 2004 World Series at Fenway Park. The Red Sox went on to win the series, their first World Series title in 86 years. The ball was tossed into the stands by Kevin Youkilis of the Red Sox after an inning ending play.An older woman caught the ball and was offered cash from a friend of mine who was at the game. He later sold the ball to me a year later, since he did not collect baseball memorabilia.


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MORAGA — Annalise Dowd had 10 kills and libero Rubye Fangmeier had 20 digs for a game Novato squad but the Hornets (25-11) eventually fell to top-seeded Campolindo, 25-22, 25-23, 25-18 in the North Coast Section Division III semifinals on Wednesday.
"Experience counts a lot," Novato coach Mu Chang said. "Campolindo has a long history of volleyball. We were up 19-11 in second game. They kept their composure, came back and took that game from us."
The Hornets kept it close in each game but were unable to topple Campolindo (26-4).
"I'm really proud of this team, how hard they play," Chang said.
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SANTA ROSA — Playing her last high school match, Grace Ryan exemplified her leadership according to MC coach Jake Spain as the No. 3 Wildcats (25-13) went down to the No. 2 Cardinals (25-7) by a 25-14, 25-23, 25-14 final in the NCS D-IV semifinals. Spain also credited Kaki Demski as being "a source of consistency throughout the match," in spite of the loss.
"The girls didn't play their best volleyball, but the girls continued to fight, down to their last point," Spain said. "The gym was really noisy, we're a young team and we got a little bit rattled, but I thought our seniors did a good job trying to calm us down during our tough times."


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Colin Kaepernick's dynamic running and passing skills make the 49ers a top Super Bowl contender, and it is staggering to think what the quarterback might accomplish over his first full season.
Jerry Rice is excited. He also is worried.
The 49ers utilize the "zone read option" as a major part of their offense, a strategy that deliberately asks Kaepernick to flee from the relative safety of the pocket.
"I'm a little scared because that read-option is going to expose him a little bit," said Rice, the Hall of Famer. "If he doesn't have anybody open down field, the first thing Kaepernick is going to do is run.
"Only one hit and he's out of the ballgame. It only takes one good shot."
So begins a season in which Kaepernick will leave fans breathless in more ways than one. He will draw gasps for his long runs -- and for every time he is in jeopardy of taking a dangerous hit.
The read-option, common in college, calls for the quarterback to make a quick decision about whether to give up the ball off or keep it for himself depending on how the edge defender reacts.
Washington's Robert Griffin III (815 rushing yards), Carolina's Cam Newton (741), Seattle's Russell Wilson (489) and Kaepernick (415) were among the quarterbacks last year to run the play to great effect.
Their teams went a combined 39-24-1; only Newton failed to make the playoffs.
In the wake of that success, defensive coordinators spent a sleepless offseason trying to figure out how to stop the read-option.
This season, quarterbacks such as Kaepernick might find themselves running for cover.
"The style in which they play concerns me because I'm not accustomed to seeing quarterbacks take the kind of hits and as many hits as these men take," said Jon Gruden, the former coach now with ESPN.
The 49ers unleashed their dual threat last season when Kaepernick blazed through underprepared defenses (see Packers, Green Bay). In reaction, coordinators across the NFL devoted their summer to developing a counterpunch. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin is so confident of corrective measure that he all but pronounced the read-option dead at the league meetings in March.
"I understand that that's the flavor of the month," Tomlin said. "We look forward to eliminating it."
If the read-option isn't at least slowed, it won't be from a lack of trying. The Packers, having been embarrassed by Kaepernick's 181 rushing yards, an NFL record for quarterbacks, dispatched their defensive coaches to Texas A&M for a crash course from Kevin Sumlin's staff on how to deal with the read-option.
Packers defensive coordinator Dom Capers also met with Wisconsin defensive coordinator Dave Aranda, who had to scheme against Kaepernick's Nevada team while at Hawaii and Utah State.
"This is a year for people who really like X's and O's," longtime Indianapolis Colts executive Bill Polian said. "For football junkies, this is going to be one of the most interesting in a long time."
Defenses have chased around mobile quarterbacks since the leather helmet days. But the read-option is new to this generation of NFL players. While previous running quarterbacks tended to take off mostly on broken plays, Kaepernick and Co. are racing exposed downfield by design.
The complexities vary, but the read-option usually goes like this: The quarterback lines up (usually in the shotgun) and runs the ball while watching for the reaction of a predetermined unblocked defender. Depending on his "read" of the situation, the quarterback can keep the ball or hand it to a running back who has been along for the ride.
It can be maddening for defenders, especially to defensive ends accustomed to attack mode.
"With this, it's the complete opposite," Packers defensive end Clay Matthews recently told ESPN. "You have to sit there and play patty cake with the tackle, making sure the quarterback doesn't escape the pocket."
How to defend the read-option? The long version might include keeping a disciplined defender on the edge, trying to force the action back inside, watching intently for the mesh point between the quarterback and a running back and maybe even bringing a safety down to the line of scrimmage to take on the quarterback. (Chris Brown of Grantland.com wrote an exquisitely detailed strategic breakdown in July.)
Shaun Phillips, a linebacker for the Denver Broncos who has defended Newton, summed things up by saying: "You have to know your responsibility. You have to know, who has the quarterback, who has the running back, who has the pitch man. It's part of football."
There's a quicker way to stop the read-option: Hit the passer hard enough to make a team think twice about putting him in harm's way.
"Every guy I've talked to is going to go after the quarterback," John Madden, the Hall of Fame coach and co-chairman of the NFL's safety committee, told the Los Angeles Times. "That's going to be their answer."
NFL rules stipulate that hitting the quarterback after the ball leaves his hands constitutes unnecessary roughness, as long as the quarterback is either standing still or moving backward.
But that's only when he is acting like a passer. Dean Blandino, the NFL's vice president of officiating, joined NBC's broadcast of the 49ers-Vikings exhibition game to explain the rules for read-option plays.
"The key point is that the quarterback does not get special protections at all times throughout the play," Blandino said on the air. "When he is a passer, that's when he gets the special protections whether it's roughing the passer or defenseless player protection.
"(But on read-option fakes), he is considered a runner at that point. Just like a running back who has the football, defenders can hit him. He is not presenting a passing posture."
That's part of the reason Gruden is wary of the running trend, no matter how much he enjoys watching it. He pointed to the slew of recent $100 million deals for quarterbacks Matt Ryan, Matthew Stafford, Aaron Rodgers, Joe Flacco and Tony Romo.
"Yes, they're talented, but they're healthy," Gruden said. "We already have seen Robert Griffin get injured, unfortunately, and I'm concerned with any quarterback that runs the ball and plays the position recklessly because as far as I know, the quarterback is the only guy that can't play on Sunday if he has a sore passing shoulder."
Rice said he wonders about the blueprint provided by last year's Super Bowl, when the Baltimore Ravens assigned a linebacker to shadow Kaepernick and to administer a lick whenever possible. The so-called "spy" didn't exactly stifle Kaepernick -- he threw for 302 yards and ran for 62 more -- but Rice said the tactic can unsettle an offense over time.
"I think that (strategy) might take off," the NFL's all-time leading receiver said. "I think teams are just going to go after Kaepernick, and they're going to have a spy whose job is just to hit him every time he fakes the read-option."
Another factor in Kaepernick's safety is the way the 49ers use him. Polian, the six-time NFL executive of the year, credited coach Jim Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Greg Roman for knowing how to pick their spots for maximum effect.
"The 49ers have a sound, solid offensive system which is not predicated on the read-option," said Polian, now an analyst for ESPN. "As a matter of fact, they run -- I don't want to get into a big technical discussion -- but they run the option differently than Washington does, and it's more in conjunction with what they normally do anyway
"So while defensive coordinators around the league will of course have studied it and be prepared for it and they'll be showing wrinkles that perhaps the Niners didn't see last year, there are only so many things you can do against it."
Staff writer Steve Corkran contributed to this report. Follow Daniel Brown on Twitter at twitter.com/mercbrownie.
sunday's opener
Green Bay at 49ers, 1:25 p.m. Fox
In leading the 49ers to the Super Bowl last season, Colin Kaepernick proved to be one of the most explosive running quarterbacks in the league. However, he has plenty of company. Here's a look at the top running quarterbacks during the 2012 season:
Quarterback Team Rushes Yards (Rank*) Yds/A TD
Robert Griffin III Redskins 120 815 (20) 6.8 7
Cam Newton Panthers 127 741 (24) 5.8 8
Russell Wilson Seahawks 94 489 (35) 5.2 4
Colin Kaepernick 49ers 63 415 (42) 6.6 5
Michael Vick Eagles 62 332 (56) 5.4 1
* -- NFL rank among all positions SOURCE: ESPN.COM


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Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite will feature a variety of exciting and accessible single player modes and rich multi-player content for new players and longtime fans alike. In addition to single player Arcade, Training and Mission modes, a visually stunning and immersive cinematic Story Mode will put players at the center of both universes as they battle for survival against a sinister new threat. Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite is being built to highlight a combination of iconic locations and fan favorite characters from both universes, including Captain Marvel and Iron Man from the Marvel side, and Ryu and Mega Man X from Capcom.
Absolver is an online multiplayer combat RPG where players are placed behind the mask of a Prospect under control of the Guides, the new rulers of the fallen Adal Empire, who have placed you here to determine your worth in joining their elite corps of Absolvers.
Mortal Kombat X
Mortal Kombat X (pronounced "Mortal Kombat Ex") is an upcoming fighting game currently in development by NetherRealm Studios. It is the tenth main title in the Mortal Kombat series and is being developed for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One, with a release scheduled for 2015.
Like previous entries in the series, Mortal Kombat X is a fighting game in which two players fight against each other using a variety of attacks, special moves, and gruesome Fatalities. The energy meter, first introduced in the previous title, once again allows players to perform techniques such as brutal X-Ray moves, with some refinements made to the system. Similar to NetherRealm Studio's previous title, Injustice: Gods Among Us, fighters can now interact with the environment, bouncing off areas to reposition themselves or using parts of the environment as weapons. Each fighter now has three different variations, each featuring a different set of moves they can use during the match. For example, Scorpion can use the Ninjutsu variation, in which he wields dual swords, or the Hellfire variation, which relies more of fiery special moves. There also plans for fully connected online functionality.
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On June 2, 2014, the title was indeed officially revealed as Mortal Kombat X, alongside an official reveal trailer featuring a fight between the iconic characters Scorpion and Sub-Zero. The game made its first public appearance at the Electronic Entertainment Expo 2014, starting on June 10, where four new characters were revealed, apart from the two already revealed by the trailer. NetherRealm Studios themselves are working on only the PS4 and Xbox one versions.
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The Darwin Project
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It is a game that explores the notion of trust, companionship and facing up to consequences.
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Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star
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Street Fighter II
A sequel to Street Fighter, Street Fighter II improved upon the many concepts introduced in the first game, including the use of command-based special moves and a six-button configuration, while offering players a selection of multiple playable characters, each with their own unique fighting style and special moves.
Street Fighter II is credited for starting the fighting game boom during the 1990s. Its success led to the production of several updated versions, each offering additional features and characters over previous versions, as well as many home versions. Some of the home versions of the Street Fighter II games have sold millions of copies, with the SNES port of the first Street Fighter II being Capcom's best-selling consumer game of all-time as of 2008.
Street Fighter II follows several of the conventions and rules already established by its original 1987 predecessor. The player engages opponents in one-on-one close quarter combat in a series of best-two-out-of-three matches. The objective of each round is to deplete the opponent's vitality before the timer runs out. If both opponents knock each other out at the same time or the timer runs out with both fighters having an equal amount of vitality left, a "double KO" or "draw game" is declared and additional rounds will be played until sudden death. In the first Street Fighter II, a match could last up to ten rounds if there was no clear winner; this was reduced to four rounds in Champion Edition and onward. If there is no clear winner by the end of the final round, then either the computer-controlled opponent will win by default in a single-player match or both fighters will lose in a 2-player match.
After every third match in the single player mode, the player will participate in a "bonus game" for additional points. The bonus games includes (in order) a car-breaking event; a barrel breaking bonus game where the barrels are dropped off from a conveyor belt above the player; and a drum-breaking bonus game where drums are flammable and piled over each other. The bonus games were removed from the arcade version of Super Street Fighter II Turbo.
Like in the original, the game's controls uses a configuration of an eight-directional joystick and six attack buttons. The player uses the joystick to jump, crouch and move the character towards or away from the opponent, as well as to guard the character from an opponent's attacks. There are three punch buttons and three kick buttons of differing strength and speed (Light, Medium and Heavy). The player can perform a variety of basic moves in any position, including grabbing/throwing attacks, which were not featured in the original Street Fighter. Like in the original, the player can perform special moves by inputting a combination of directional and button-based commands.
Street Fighter II differs from the original due to the selection of multiple playable characters, each with their distinct fighting styles and special moves. Additionally, the player can also "cancel" during animation by performing another move, allowing for a combination of several basic and special moves. Both of these features would be expanded upon in subsequent installments.
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Sonic Mania
"It's the ultimate Sonic celebration! Sonic returns in a new 2D platforming high speed adventure, and he's not alone!
Developed in collaboration between SEGA, Christian Whitehead, Headcannon, and PagodaWest Games, experience new zones and remixed classic levels with Sonic, Tails, and Knuckles!"
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Final Fantasy XV
Final Fantasy XV is an action role-playing video game being developed and published by Square Enix for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. It is the fifteenth main installment in the Final Fantasy series, and forms part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis subseries, which also includes Final Fantasy XIII and Final Fantasy Type-0.
Originally a spin-off titled Final Fantasy Versus XIII exclusive to the PlayStation 3, it is a heavy departure from previous games, providing a darker atmosphere that focuses on more realistic human characters than previous entries. The game features an open-world environment and action-based battle system similar to the Kingdom Hearts series and Type-0, incorporating the ability to switch weapons and other elements such as vehicle travel and camping.
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Super Mario Odyssey
The game has Mario leaving the Mushroom Kingdom to reach an unknown open world-like setting, like Super Mario 64 and Super Mario Sunshine.


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It's a typical Tuesday afternoon in November at the Morey's Piers office. The sun is reflecting brightly across the blue Atlantic Ocean. The icy chill of winter gently taps at the office windows and the silence echoes off the Giant Wheel as its cars sway playfully back and forth.
However, there is an excitement in the air today, as The Morey Organization gathers to celebrate its birth nearly forty years ago. Over 100 full-time employees gather to march barefoot down the mile-wide stretch of snow white sand for a commemorative photograph of the Morey team as they are standing in the Ocean. Picture this: a group of 100 plus individuals of all ages, standing ankle deep in bitter cold ocean water, dressed in blue jeans and navy blue windbreakers, prancing about in a display of amusing frenzy. This event (despite the icy coldness of 30 degree saltwater), was quite memorable and served to remind us that we will always have sand between our toes!
Look for this photo in this year's 40th Anniversary Book, which documents our journey throughout the pages of Wildwood's history.
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CatPredator wrote:I went and compared the whole stock of Katanas, Kraits, DD2s, Bosses, and Destroyers at the shop a few days ago and there was so much variation it was almost not funny. There are a lot of patterns related to color, weight, dome, and PLH though. For example, [IIRC] the 165 DD2s were all merlot and had pretty big domes and high PLH, while the Blues looked like the had a nice glidey dome and regular PLH and were all 149-150, and the green/yellows were flatter and lighter. The specifics might be off, but you get the idea. I looked at a ton of them, and the trends were pretty consistent within each mold, for that run. Different runs will probably mold up differently though.Three Puttz wrote:I've never thrown a destroyer and this katana is my first, so I wouldn't know if it mislabled. I may just chalk it up as a one time defect and grab another katana and a dd2 anyways. If those are also overstable as hell, then I'll know its just me.
If you want a "good" katana, look for one with a moderate sized dome and a PLH/wing that sits somewhere in the middle of the spectrum, not the highest, but not the lowest. Same goes for pretty much all the molds. Unless you're looking for a freak, don't get one that is super flat or ridiculously domey. Set them down on the counter at the shop and compare them.
Unfortunately, I live in the sticks. Most of my disc purchases are made online. There are a couple local shops that I haven't checked yet, but the ones that I have been to have had very limited selections. To give you an idea, out of all the places I've been, Dick's has had the widest variety and the only drivers they had were Beasts, Wraiths and Valks in dx and a couple champ Beasts.


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text: Mine safety legislation now awaits Gov. Tomblin's signature By Phil Kabler March 6, 2012 Story Share CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin's legislation to toughen mine safety standards (HB4351) is on the way to the governor's desk for his signature, after passing the Senate Tuesday on a 34-0 vote."I'm confident it's a good, important piece of legislation that will improve mine safety," Senate President Jeff Kessler, D-Marshall, said after the bill's passage.Unlike the House - where the bill passed 95-0 after several long, impassioned speeches, including a rare floor speech from House Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, recounting his father's death in the mines in 1952 - the Senate passed the measure without discussion.Kessler said that was not surprising, since the bill had gone through two Senate committees before reaching the Senate floor."Folks had done their homework on the bill by the time it hit the floor," he said.On Tuesday evening, the House concurred on one minor change the Senate made to the bill, then voted 90-0 to send the bill to the governor.The legislation makes several revisions to mine safety laws, including: | Making it a felony, punishable by a fine of up to $15,000 and up to five years in prison, to provide advance notice of an unannounced mine inspection.| Putting into state law an ongoing mine safety tip hotline.| Requiring mine supervisors to review and sign off on daily mine operating reports at least once every two weeks. | Setting new requirements for detecting and responding to excess methane in mines, including requiring withdrawing all individuals from areas with 1.5 percent methane concentrations.| Allow surviving family members to have representation on mine fatality investigations.| Requiring pre-employment and random drug testing. The provision was included, although the investigation of the Upper Big Branch mine disaster concluded that drug abuse was not a contributing factor.Also Tuesday in the Legislature:| Addressing concerns by delegates reluctant to impose mandatory jail or prison terms for persons convicted of graffiti, House Finance Committee members approved a revised version of the bill (SB408) that gives judges the option to impose fines, community service or imprisonment. Unlike the original House version of the bill, which imposed mandatory jail time for first- and second-offense violations, the revised bill leaves incarceration as an option only for third-offense convictions.The committee also restored a provision from the House bill, allowing judges to issue orders suspending drivers' licenses for juveniles convicted of graffiti for up to two years.The bill goes to the full House.| The Senate passed 34-0 and sent to the governor legislation to allow state driver's licenses to have designations for honorably discharged military veterans (HB4330). West Virginia will become the latest of several states to include the designation, which is intended, in part, to make it easier for veterans to obtain military discounts and other benefits without having to provide paperwork.Reach Phil Kabler at email@example.com or 304-348-1220. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 Derek Redd: Marshall thinks outside the cable box for broadcasts 3 Innerviews: Dual-identity surgeon riding high in horse racing world 4 Former State Police captain now chief in Winfield 5 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 W.Va. DOT to pay fine for stream pollution Previous Story Internal review outlines missed inspections, weak enforcement at UBB Next Story


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Re: On the whole, I've had better weeks
I'm sorry to hear the news was not good. You are in my prayers for both the conversation you have to have with your parents and the decisions you have to make regarding treatment.
I know what you mean about feeling like your brain is working at half speed. Once you can gather your thoughts, and look at your notes, maybe you can see if the procedure they're planning for Friday or Monday can be put on hold while you get a second opinion. Once you go over your notes you may have a lot more questions. If that turns out to be the case, call Dr. Goldstein's office and see if you can talk to him. That may help you make a decision.
My thoughts and prayers are with you.


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Recommended Storm Preparations
Severe storms can cause flash floods, mudslides, high surf, and stream and creek flooding, and can interrupt water, gas, and electricity. Prepare for a storm before it arrives.
- Be sure you have first aid and critical medical supplies on hand, such as prescription medications or insulin.
- Be sure you have safe drinking water and food which requires little cooking and no refrigeration in case utilities are interrupted.
- Be sure that your portable radios and flashlights are working and that you have extra batteries.
- Purchase emergency materials like sandbags, plywood, plastic sheeting, and lumber at local lumber and hardware stores ahead of time.
- Fill up your car; filling stations may not be able to operate if electricity is off.
- Check to be sure you have the necessary tools and know where and how to shut off the water, electricity, and gas at the main switch valves in your home.
- As much as possible, avoid traveling during the storm. If you must go out, do not try to cross a flowing stream where the water is over your knees, and do not try to drive over a flooded road. If your vehicle stalls, abandon it and seek safety.
- Beware of downed power lines and broken gas lines.
- Check with local media for weather and flood information.
- The following signs may indicate a dangerous situation: ground cracking parallel to a slope; evidence of ground movement such as a slumping or bulging embankments; sloping floors within the house; doors and windows sticking; bowing or leaning retaining walls and sink holes adjacent to or near the house foundation.


text: Painterly. The ethereal floral dreaminess of Georgia O'Keefe meets the dark/light/saturated contrast of Sargent, all with the shoe-flinging abandon of Fragonard? This airy light silk crepe panty from La Fee Verte is a work of art unto itself. Lush palate, sultry silk, delectable cheeky silhouette, and yes, that stunning pattern, are simply begging to have their portrait painted.


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Teixeira hopes early spring start means fast open
TAMPA, Fla. -- Mark Teixeira hopes that revving up earlier to play in the World Baseball Classic will help him avoid a sluggish start to his season.
Teixeira is one of two Yankees participating in the tournament, joining second baseman Robinson Cano. He said that once he committed to the Classic, Teixeira reached out to hitting coach Kevin Long and wanted to speed up his preparation for the season.
"When I found out I was going to play in the WBC, I called K-Long and said, 'Let's not build up to Opening Day; let's build up to the WBC and the first of March,'" Teixeira said. "I think that will be good. There's never really a sense of urgency because Spring Training is six weeks long.
"Now I kind of have two weeks to get ready, so I'm in great shape. I have no problem kind of ramping up the baseball activities, making sure my swing is right and my timing is right. Hopefully, it's going to be great for the WBC."
Teixeira also said that the quick start "absolutely" could ward off the April struggles that have marked his career; last year, it was slowed by a nagging cough, Teixeira hit just .244 with a .290 on-base percentage in the season's first month.
"I spend almost all offseason and all Spring Training lifting weights very hard, getting my body in shape for 162," Teixeira said. "Because of that, I think [in] April I'm a little tight, maybe a little sore. This year, I've cut back on that.
"I'm not really going to get any stronger as I get older. I just want to keep that strength, keep that flexibility, so I've cut back a little bit on the weightlifting already to make sure I'm not tight for the beginning of the season."


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A few 8-bit dyes as of late have me hankering for one of my own. I spent some time last night finding good screenshots of old games like Zelda and Metroid, and found tons of good stuff.
I want to know if anybody else out there wants to hop on this bandwagon with me. I was thinking of a thread (this one, possibly) where we all choose a Nintendo dye (of 8-bit graphics, not an artistic representation) and post them as a collection of retro badassery.
This isn't a challenge or a competition, more like an event that results in a portfolio of cool. I tried to think of constraints, and the only one that makes sense without stifling creativity is that 8-bit Nintendo graphics must be the main point of the dye. (you Sega Mistress System pansies can start your own thread over on DGCR ) I plan on spoofing something, maybe Zelda, so it doesn't have to be a 100% true-to-life screenshot.
Is anybody in on this? We could set a date like 2 weeks from now to post up our entries, then make a full thread of classic gaming dyes.
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STAGE TUBE: On This Day 1/2 - Taye Diggs
Welcome to BWW's ON THIS DAY Series celebrating theatrical birthdays, openings and special events that took place on this day in theatre history!
Happy Birthday, Taye Diggs! In 1996, Diggs originated the role of the landlord Benny in Jonathan Larson's Tony Award- and Pulitzer Prize-winning Rent, which also starred his future wife, Idina Menzel. After Rent he appeared as Mr. Black alongside Idina Menzel's character of Kate in Andrew Lippa's off-Broadway production of The Wild Party. Diggs also played The Bandleader in the 2002 film version of the long-running Broadway revival of Chicago and filled in as Billy Flynn on Broadway. He also temporarily filled in for Norbert Leo Butz (an original Rent standby) as the love interest Fiyero of Idina Menzel's Elphaba character in Wicked.
In celebration of this day, we bring you 'Make Me Happy' from 2000's The Wild Party'. Click below to check it out!


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Two ranking Los Angeles City Council members pledged their support for Compton Councilman Isadore Hall for the 52nd District State Assembly seat this week.
Council President Eric Garcetti and Council president pro Tempore Wendy Greuel both announced their endorsement for Hall , distributing statements individually.
"Isadore Hall is a dynamic, forward thinking leader who represents the best of a new generation of public servants," stated Garcetti.
Greuel added, "The people of the 52nd District need a dynamic leader like Isadore Hall in Sacramento. Councilmember hall has been an advocate for working families, education and economic development. The difference he's made in his community as a member of the city council is a great indication as to the work he will get accomplished in the Assembly."
A native of California, Hall was elected to Compton City Council in 2003 as a representative of the Fourth District.
During his tenure he has worked to empower local business owners through the Quarterly Business 2 Business Breakfast Roundtable, an event he created as a way to strengthen relationships between City administration and local businesses.
"I'm proud to support his campaign for the State Assembly and look forward to a working partnership with him to better the lives of Los Angeles residents," said Garcetti.