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7:30 pm ET (HDNet)
The two East rivals come together in Columbus for another installment in a sometimes heated rivalry, both still trying to find their true form this year. The home-standing Crew have cruised to victory in two home matches - and failed to score in two road defeats. The Fire had ridden a three-match unbeaten run to the top of the Eastern Conference - before crashing back to earth in a 3-0 home loss to New England in the top-of-the-table battle at midweek.
REFEREE: Andrew Chapin. SAR (bench): Kermit Quisenberry; JAR (opposite): Jorge de la Bandera; 4th: Rizal Milliken
MLS Career: 3 games; FC/gm: 32.7; Y/gm: 3.7; R: 2; pens: 1
Games involving Crew: first game
Games involving Fire: first game
INJURY REPORT: COLUMBUS CREW - OUT: MF Devin Barclay (R shoulder separation); MF Duncan Oughton (R knee); MD Ross Paule (post-concussion syndrome); MF David Testo (L ankle sprain); PROBABLE: DF Stephen Herdsman (groin strain) CHICAGO FIRE: OUT: MD Craig Capano (L torn ACL); DOUBTFUL: MD Tony Sanneh (R hip/hamstring strain); FW Andy Herron (L ankle sprain); QUESTIONABLE: GK Zach Thornton (L oblique strain); FW Chris Rolfe (L groin strain); MF John Thorrington (L hamstring strain)
INTERNATIONAL ABSENCES: none
SUSPENDED: CLB: MF Mario Rodriguez (through May 1)
YELLOW PERIL: CHI: C.J. Brown (8 CP in 2 gms)
ALL-TIME (24 meetings): Crew 8 wins (0 shootout), 41 goals ... Fire 12 wins (1 shootout), 40 goals ... 4 draws
AT CREW STADIUM (12 meetings): Crew 5 wins (0 shootout), 26 goals ... Fire 4 wins (1 shootout), 17 goals ... 3 draw
The two Eastern Conference rivals meet for the first time this season, with three more encounters between the clubs still ahead. They'll face off at Soldier Field on July 16, then meet for the second time at the Ohio State Fairgrounds on Sept. 17. The final league encounter is set for Oct. 8 in Chicago.
A year ago, the Crew won three of the four meetings between the clubs with the fourth ending in a draw. The Black-and-Gold claimed a 3-1 victory at Soldier Field on May 23 (Ralph 49 - Cunningham 32 pen, Martino 55, Ritch 59), then posted a 2-0 triumph on July 3 at home (Buddle 43, Cunningham 44)
The teams then met twice in five days at season's end - first playing to a wild 3-3 draw at Crew Stadium on Oct. 2 (Martino 45 pen, Cunningham 56, 64 - Ralph 14 pen, Herron 59, 80), then the Crew again winning in Chicago on Oct. 6 through the lone goal from Buddle (59).
The Crew have won four of the last five league meetings between the teams. But they also met last year in the U.S. Open Cup - the Fire winning 2-1 in extra time in the round-of-16 (Hejduk 27 - Ralph 66 pen, 106+)
Columbus hasn't lost in its last five home matches against the Fire, with three wins and two draws since a 2-0 Chicago win on opening day in 2002 (0-2).
Coaches record: Greg Andrulis v CHI: P8 W1 L4 T3 ... Dave Sarachan vs. MET: P8 W4 L1 D3
COLUMBUS CREW The Columbus Crew lost for the second time in two matches on the road, falling 2-0 to the Colorado Rapids on Saturday night. With a perfect record at home, the Crew are now in third place in the Eastern Conference with six points from four matches, four points East leaders New England Revolution and a point behind second-place Chicago.
In Denver, the Rapids scored early in each half to claim a first three-pointer of the campaign. They opened their account after just two minutes, a long cross from Luchi Gonzalez finding Chris Henderson on the left of the area, and he headed back for Pablo Mastroeni who hammered a low first-time volley home inside the far post.
Then just before the hour, Henderson was again involved as he wriggled free on the left flank and whipped in a cross from the corner that found an unmarked Gonzalez, who headed home for his first MLS goal. The Crew were reduced to 10 men for the final 13 minutes after wingback Mario Rodriguez was sent off with a straight red card in his MLS debut.
"You can't give up those kind of goals at this level. It's ridiculous," Crew coach Greg Andrulis said. "From our possession to their throw-in to a goal. It's stupid. It shouldn't have happened."
Andrulis made one change to the team that defeated D.C. United 1-0 at home eight days earlier. David Testo was out with an ankle sprain as Guatemalan international Mario Rodriguez made his Crew debut, coming in wide on the right of midfield as Frankie Hejduk moved to the other side.
Here's Andrulis's team (3-4-1-2): Jon Busch - Ryan Kelly (Chris Wingert 61), Robin Fraser, Chad Marshall - Mario Rodriguez, Simon Elliott, Danny Szetela, Frankie Hejduk - Kyle Martino (Devin Barclay 71) - Edson Buddle, Ante Razov.
"It's tough to give up a goal that early and chase the game," Andrulis said. "The last 20 minutes of the first half we were good, but we weren't able to get that touch to get even."
Devin Barclay, who came on as a late substitute in the Rapids match, suffered a separated shoulder the following day in the match between the clubs' reserve teams. He will likely be out 3-6 weeks.
In two matches at home, the Crew have scored four goals and allowed none. On the road, the Crew have allowed five goals and scored none. "I think it is still a team evolving and trying to figure out how to play and we just try to be too fine with the ball and we need to be a little more direct and get the ball forward to our dangerous guys, Andrulis said. "We're just trying to out-possess the teams right now and we're not clicking and we get turnovers that are killing us."
The Crew obtained Trinidad & Tobago international forward Cornell Glen from FC Dallas for the Crew's second-round selection in the 2006 MLS SuperDraft, and a youth international slot in 2005. Glen did not play for FCD after arriving from the MetroStars over the winter. He scored six goals for the Metros last season.
To make room for Glen on the Crew roster, forward Dante Washington was placed on waivers. He has spent a part of nine seasons in MLS and joined the Crew for a second time late last season. He had 52 goals in 161 league appearances in his MLS career.
Danny Szetela scored the third goal for the U.S. under-20 national team in their 4-1 victory against the USL First Division (second tier) Seattle Sounders on Monday.
The Chicago Fire saw their three-match unbeaten run come crashing to earth in a 3-0 loss to the New England Revolution in a top-of-the-table clash at Soldier Field on Wednesday night. The Fire are on seven points from five matches, three behind the Revolution in second place in the Eastern Conference, a point ahead of the Columbus Crew.
The Revolution continued their torrid start to the 2005 season and laid an early claim as the team to beat in the Eastern Conference, scoring a pair of goals late in the first half and then holding their ground in the second for a comfortable victory.
Clint Dempsey gave the Revolution the lead in the 32nd minute, stepping through a pair of Fire defenders by flicking a Shalrie Joseph ball into the air and ripping a full volley into the top right corner past a stunned Zach Thornton.
Pat Noonan then doubled the lead 11 minutes later after Dempsey set off on a rampaging run down the right before slipping the ball to James Riley, who sent a rolling cross into the area. Noonan was on the far side and fired a low, hard shot back across the face of goal inside the far post.
Taylor Twellman scored his 50th career league goal five minutes deep into second-half stoppage time to seal the victory, claiming the ball in midfield and racing in almost unmolested before drilling an angled shot inside the near post from inside the penalty area.
"They beat us to every ball," Fire coach Dave Sarachan said. "Our problems were not due to a lack of trying or motivation. At the end of the day, we were just second best."
Sarachan made just one change to the starting lineup that defeated the MetroStars 1-0 the previous Friday at Giants Stadium. Zach Thornton returned the starting lineup in goal for the first time since forced to leave at halftime of the April 9 draw with D.C. United with an injury, replacing Matt Pickens.
Here's Sarachan's team (3-4-2-1): Zach Thornton - C.J. Brown (Andy Herron 78), Jim Curtin, Samuel Caballero - Kelly Gray, Chris Armas, Jesse Marsch (Chris Rolfe 69), Ivan Guerrero - Thiago, Justin Mapp - Nate Jaqua (Chad Barrett 72).
"You would expect a bigger fight," Fire defender C.J. Brown said. "We weren't there, we didn't play. It was pretty obvious."
The best of the Fire's night came over the final 20 minutes, when rookies Chris Rolfe and Chad Barrett came into the side along with Andy Herron, Sarachan making all three substitutions with attackers. "We could have come out of it with goals. Chris and Chad had good looks but just weren't able to finish," Sarachan said.
For Herron, it was his first action since the April 9 match v D.C. United when he was forced off after 55 minutes with an injury. Herron came through a reserve match last weekend with no problems. "[Herron] still needs a couple of weeks of training," the Fire boss said.
Tony Sanneh was not able to make his Fire debut, as much because of the tactical moves Sarachan made. Sanneh has played the last two matches for the Fire reserves. "Tony's close," Sarachan said. "He might be ready next game."
Slovakian international striker joined the Fire before the match, but was not in the 20-man available roster. He might still be a week or two away from making his Fire debut.


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Introduced about a year after the system launched, Wi-Fi compatibility on the DS is surprisingly solid for a free service hosted by a company known for its aversion to online gaming. Whether on the original DS or the DS Lite, the Wi-Fi setup is simple, as the system can spot most wireless connections. If there are none nearby, you can create one from a broadband-connected PC by attaching the Nintendo USB Wi-Fi Connector to it. Without an external online network such as Xbox Live, finding friends is a bit unwieldy--you have to enter 12-digit "friend codes" for each game for which you wish to create a buddy list. Playing against nonfriends is hit-and-miss; you won't find a pickup game as fast as you will on a console, but as long as you're on a popular game during a reasonable hour, you should be able to locate competition. Over the course of an early evening, we were able to find several opponents in Tetris DS. The microphone lends itself to voice chat, but as of right now, only Metroid Prime: Hunters employs between-match chatter.
With the Sony PSP's power issues well known, the Nintendo DS's battery life takes on particular importance, though Sony's handheld has video and music playback capabilities that the DS does not. We logged 6 hours, 40 minutes of gameplay before the DS ran out of juice, with the low-battery light coming on at the 6-hour mark. As a point of comparison, the PSP's battery can run as short as 3 hours if playing a Wi-Fi multiplayer game or as long as 11 if listening to MP3s, while the DS Lite runs for about 5 hours on the highest brightness setting.
The games for the Nintendo DS are of decent graphical quality--a bit better than the PS1/N64 but nowhere near Xbox/PS2/GameCube standards. They also pales in comparison to PSP games. Where the Nintendo DS earns its stripes is the innovative quality of its titles. Whereas PSP games feel much like their console cousins, the DS dual- and touch-screen setup allows for some truly unique gameplay, whether it's drawing your own Pac-Man in Namco's Pac Pix or performing surgery via stylus in Atlus's Trauma Center: Under the Knife. That said, not many of the other third-party software developers are up to the challenge of taking full advantage of the DS's capabilities. For every Nintendo-produced hit such as Nintendogs or Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time, there are several barely updated GBA ports or slightly downgraded PSP ports--neither of which makes much use of the touch- and dual-screen technology.
The DS systems lack the video and audio playback and Web-surfing functions of the PSP, at least in the United States. Nintendo-supported solutions for both--the Play-Yan media player and the Opera Web browser, respectively--have or will soon appear in Japan, though the U.S. release status of both products are currently unknown. We will update this review accordingly when and if the products hit Stateside.
Until the release of the Nintendo Wii, the company seems intent on focusing its creative juices on the DS rather than the near-dead GameCube. There's also multimedia functionality down the pike, with Web browsing and TV tuner add-ons promised by the end of the year. If you still haven't picked a portable gaming system, Nintendo DS is definitely worth a look if its growing list of quirky, original titles is appealing to you. The DS Lite, however, has a much more attractive styling and brighter screens and is available for the same price the significantly bulkier version is selling for now. If you're in the market for a portable system with more mature--albeit less original--titles and decent media playback capabilities, then the PSP may be worth picking up for $70 more.


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Remember the story back in November about the New York cop who saw a barefoot homeless guy in Times Square, and bought him a pair of boots? Yeah . . . turns out the homeless guy is a con artist. "New York Post" reporters followed him on Sunday, and found out he has an apartment. He admitted he just POSES as a homeless guy, and makes hundreds of dollars a day doing it.
Back in November, The Coop Show was impressed by story of a New York cop who saw a homeless man sitting barefoot in Times Square, and spent $75 to buy him a brand new pair of shoes. And a photo of the scene got 618,000 Facebooklikes. About two weeks later, our we felt kind of bad after reporters caught up with the homeless guy, 54-year-old Jeffrey Hillman, and he said he felt EXPLOITED, because he didn't get a DIME from all the media attention the story was getting.
And now, our enthusiasm is GONE and our hearts are back to being icy and black. On Sunday, a few "New York Post" reporters followed Jeffrey after he left Times Square . . . and watched him head right back to an apartment. He was counting a huge stack of bills as he walked up. When they confronted him, he admitted he ISN'T homeless. He's just a con man who poses as a homeless guy . . . and makes HUNDREDS a day doing it. At maybe $250 a day, 200 days a year, that makes it a $50,000-a-year, TAX-FREE job. And as for the shoes he got from the cop . . . Jeffrey admitted he owns at least 30 pairs of shoes and boots.
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AOL last week published an article on a survey they recently concluded looking at how Americans are using Portable Devices to check email from virtually anywhere.... in the Bathroom, While Driving and Even in Church!
From the somewhat scary results it seems that 83% of American Email users check email on vacation and 4 out of 10 users said that their ability to access email was a key decision point in selecting their vacation destination!
Now correct me if I'm wrong here but isn't the purpose of a vacation to be to recharge the batteries and take a break from work?
If you take a look at Dictionary.com it defines vacation as:
1. a period of suspension of work, study, or other activity, usually used for rest, recreation, or travel; recess or holiday: Schoolchildren are on vacation now.
2. a part of the year, regularly set aside, when normal activities of law courts, legislatures, etc., are suspended.
3. freedom or release from duty, business, or activity.
4. an act or instance of vacating.
So whilst the study is interesting from a statistical perspective it does disturb me greatly that so many people are checking e-mail whilst on holiday and even more dangerously whilst driving!!
There were some tips in the report on how to combat email addiction - I particularly liked the Rule of Three!
**Follow the Rule of Three: If you have emailed back and forth with the same person on the same topic more than three times, it is time to pick up the phone and have a conversation


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Brazilian midfielder Jonatas to join Espanyol
MADRID, Aug 9 (Reuters) - Brazilian midfielder Jonatas will sign a four-year deal with Espanyol after the Primera Liga club agreed to buy the player out of his contract with Copa Brail winners Flamengo.
Espanyol said on Wednesday the three parties had reached an agreement which would be signed and sealed once the player passed a medical with the Barcelona-based club.
Spanish media reported that Espanyol paid around 2 million euros to buy the 24-year-old out of his contract with the Brazilian club.
Jonatas was one of a number of uncapped players who were called up into the national squad by Brazil's new coach Dunga for his first match in charge against Norway on August 16.
Espanyol narrowly avoided relegation from the Primera Liga last season but will be playing in the UEFA Cup after beating Real Zaragoza in the final of the Copa del Rey.


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For Christmas Jayden's Auntie bought him the Mamas & Papas Charlie Caterpillar Rocking Animal, we knew she was getting this and although at the time he was a little young for this product he would quickly grow into it and get a lot of use out of it.
The Mamas & Papas Charlie Caterpillar Rocking Animal came in a large rectangle box, it had the name of the product written on both sides with a large picture of Charlie Caterpillar and a child sitting on it.
There were also other facts about the product written in several places on the sides of the box giving your the benefits of this product and what can be expected of it. There wasn't a huge amount of information on the packaging, it was mainly taken up with pictures, however it did tell you what you needed to know and gave you a really good idea of what the product looks like once assembled.
The Mamas & Papas Charlie Caterpillar Rocking Animal is basically a large brightly coloured rocking caterpillar. The actual caterpillar is made up of bright multi coloured sections including orange, red blue, green and yellow, Charlie has a smiling face stitched on in blue with a star stitched on each cheek, he then has a star and a sun stitched on a couple of the different coloured sections.
Charlie has two feet per coloured section, these are different colours and patterns and contrast the colour of the section they are stitched to. The caterpillar also has a green pointed tail and two antenna which are in the shape of flowers.
Charlie Caterpillar is sat on light wooden rockers with matching foot rests and also small handles on each side of his head allowing your child to sit comfortably and hold on as they rock. Other features of Charlie Caterpillar include the feet which are scrunchy and rustle and one of the antenna squeaks as you squeeze it, the name Charlie is also stitched on one foot. The whole thing is covered with extremely soft fabric and is well padded making it comfortable to sit on.
I did wonder how big this product would be, I was planning on keeping it in Jayden's room when it wasn't being used so I didn't want it to be too large, however this was not the case the size was ideal, it measures 51cm(W) x 34cm(D) x 66cm(H) it weighs 4.6kg so it is easy to carry and move around as and when needed making it simple to move it from one room to another. The fact that it is light and compact is ideal for us as it means I can keep it in Jayden's room when he's not playing with it and move it downstairs when he wants to use it.
Charlie Caterpillar is designed for children 12 months plus with a maximum weight of 25kg. This toy is designed to encourage stimulation and interaction, playing with Charlie Caterpillar helps your child with the development of sight, touch, sound, fine motor skills, imagination and exercise.
The different bright colours will help with your child's sight as well as learning and recognising different colours, the different textures on Charlie caterpillar will help with touch and the recognition of different textures, the scrunchy feet and squeaker in the antenna is designed to help with hearing and just the task of rocking the caterpillar whilst sitting on it will develop your child's motor skills and help them to get a bit of exercise.
One simple toy really can help with your child's development in many ways, it is not just an alternative to a rocking horse, it really can help with a lot of aspects of development.
When it comes to assembling Charlie Caterpillar there is a small instruction leaflet inside the box and it comes complete with all the fixings needed. It is only the rocking base that needs assembling and this is not too complicated to do, it can be a bit fiddly but nothing overly technical.
When it comes to the care instructions there is not really a lot to say, you cannot put any part of Charlie in the Washing machine but should you need to clean any part of this item a wipe over with a damp cloth to remove any dirty marks, this is the case with the fabric parts as well as the wooden base. Should you wipe over the fabric parts with a damp cloth it is advisable to leave it to dry thoroughly and air.
As I have mentioned this was purchased as a present for Jayden, however I have done a bit of research and found this product available in variety of places including supermarkets, Amazon and various other websites. The prices varies quite a lot depending on where it is purchased from, I have seen it sold for £45.00 at Asda online and anything up to just over £80.00 from other websites. I think £45.00 is a reasonable price, however I think some places do have this item over priced.
Jayden started using his Charlie Caterpillar a couple of months after he received it, he was under a year, however he was able to sit up well on his own and had good control, also he was never left alone on the caterpillar someone was with him at all times.
He fitted the toy well and his feet rest comfortably on the foot rests and he held onto the handles nicely. He does still find it a bit hard to rock the caterpillar, he will move backwards and forwards to try rock but he hasn't quite got the movement but he will sit happily if you gently rock the caterpillar for him, but he does enjoy trying to do it himself, especially if you put him in front of the mirror whilst he's doing it.
The toy is of an excellent quality, it is strong, sturdy and well made, this is the sort of toy that will be long lasting and that hopefully he will get a lot of use out of as he grows. The product was reasonably priced and worth the money depending on where it is bought from, however it is worth shopping around as the price varies a lot depending on where you buy it from.
Jayden loves his Charlie Caterpillar and will even sit and just play with the scrunchy feet and the caterpillar itself without sitting on it, it also makes a lovely item to have out on display in your child's bedroom. All in all we have been extremely pleased with this item and would highly recommend it to anyone, it is an excellent toy for both boys and girls and should last them for several years.


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MONTREAL -- While the name Eugenie Bouchard is on every tennis fan's lips this summer, another young Montrealer is certainly on the radar.Follow @SlamSports
Francoise Abanda, 17, made the main draw of a WTA tournament for the first time this week in Washington, D.C.
Abanda, ranked No. 214 in the world, lost her first match to American Vania King but received good news Thursday evening when she was added to the main draw of her hometown Rogers Cup in Montreal.
With a shoulder injury behind her, she's ready to parlay her success on the Challenger Tour to success on the planet's top circuit.
The teenager reminded QMI Agency this week that she once nearly beat Bouchard in a Challenger event near Montreal three years ago. She was 14.


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Ukraine and Moldova Government officials discuss prevention of Pandemic Avian Influenza at an International Symposium
KYIV, 13 February 2007 – An International Symposium on how governments can better manage emergency health situations has started in the capital of Ukraine. For three days Ukrainian and Moldovan high level government officials will discuss the organization and implementation of crisis communication campaigns in the context of a possible Avian Influenza pandemic.
The Symposium will provide senior government officials and spokespersons with the opportunity to better understand health crisis communication. This will include the adequate organization and coordination of relevant agencies and practical one-on-one simulation of media relations during health emergency situations.
With this participatory symposium, national emergency and health services will be able, through trust, transparency and authority, to significantly reduce public panic, inspire confidence and empower individuals to take appropriate action so that the impact of the pandemic will be minimized.
International health authorities and international organizations are clear with regard to Pandemic Influenza: it is not a question of whether it happens, but when it will happen.
The impact of responsible media relations in such an emergency cannot, therefore, be overestimated. Suitably planned public communication, including the ability to handle both national and international media professionally and transparently, is an essential part of the preparation for a pandemic situation.
As Pandemic Influenza does not respect borders, the issue of prompt, effective communication to populations is not just a matter of national, but of international, interest and concern. Having a well-organized and well-prepared emergency communication mechanism in place is therefore a key component of a government's response.
The International Symposium on government crisis communication during health emergency situations is one of six symposia to be held in the region of Eastern and Central Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States.
The Symposium is organized by UNICEF (United Nations Children's Fund) in collaboration with WHO (World Health Organization) and with financial support of the Government of Japan and USAID (United States Agency for International Development).
For nearly 60 years UNICEF has been the world's leader for children, working on the ground in 157 countries to help children survive and thrive, from early childhood through adolescence. The world's largest provider of vaccines for poor countries, UNICEF supports child health and nutrition, quality basic education for all boys and girls, and the protection of children from violence, exploitation, and AIDS. UNICEF is funded entirely by the voluntary contributions of individuals, businesses, foundations and governments.
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CLEVELAND — The Indians did a lot of talking during last week's Winter Meetings in Nashville, Tenn. On Tuesday, their actions spoke louder than words.
In a three-team, nine-player trade that broke Tuesday night, Cleveland dealt right fielder Shin-Soo Choo, infielder Jason Donald and around $3.5 million to the Reds for outfielder Drew Stubbs. Cleveland's Tony Sipp and Lars Anderson were shipped to Arizona, with the Indians acquiring prized starting pitcher prospect Trevor Bauer and relievers Matt Albers and Bryan Shaw from the Diamondbacks. Arizona also acquired shortstop prospect Didi Gregorious from the Reds.
"It was very difficult to give up the players we traded," Cleveland general manager Chris Antonetti said. "But with this trade, we feel we have acquired four players that will not only impact our 2013 team but our team moving forward."
The gem of the deal for the Indians is Bauer, the third overall pick in the 2011 draft. The 21-year-old right-hander made his major league debut last year and is expected to compete for a job in Cleveland's rotation in 2013.
Bauer, a UCLA product, went 12-2 with a 2.42 ERA in 22 starts on the Double-A and Triple-A levels last year, going 1-2 with a 6.06 ERA in four starts for the Diamondbacks.
"We feel like we're getting a young pitcher with a ton of potential," Antonetti said. "He's a guy that we feel can pitch at the top of the rotation as he develops.
"He has some development left to do. We do expect him to impact our team in 2013. He's certainly a guy that's not too far away from making an impact."
The Indians were most likely going to lose Choo when he was eligible to become a free agent at the end of the 2013 season. He and agent Scott Boras have turned down multiple multi-year contract extensions with Cleveland, which paid Choo $4.9 million last year on a one-year contract that avoided arbitration.
Choo, who possesses one of the best outfield arms in the game, is expected to play center field for the Reds – a position he has rarely played on the big-league level.
Choo's tenure in Cleveland ends after seven-plus seasons. The South Korean-born Choo never reached the elite level many projected for him after he arrived in a trade with Seattle for Ben Broussard during the 2006 season. But he was one of the Indians' most productive players, hitting .292 with 83 home runs, 372 RBIs and 85 stolen bases in 685 games for Cleveland.
"He is a player that is going to be missed," Antonetti said of Choo, the Indians' starting right fielder since 2009.
Choo, 30, hit .300 with 20-plus homers, 20 stolen bases and at least 86 RBIs over consecutive seasons (2009-10), but injuries and a DUI arrest hampered his production in 2011. In what was expected to be a big year for Choo in 2012, he batted .283 with 16 homers, 67 RBIs and 21 stolen bases in 155 games.
The Reds will have to negotiate an extension with Choo or attempt to re-sign him at the end of next season. Cleveland, meanwhile, has their acquired players under control for multiple years.
The 28-year-old Stubbs has been Cincinnati's starter in center the past three years, hitting a combined .241 in three-plus seasons with the Reds. He batted .213 with 14 homers, 40 RBIs and 30 stolen bases in 136 games last year. Stubbs, a first-round draft pick (eighth overall) in 2006, has stolen at least 30 bases in each of the past three seasons, but has posted whopping strikeout totals, leading the National League with 205 in 2011.
Antonetti would not say whether it would be Michael Brantley or Stubbs in center next year, but both can play the position.
The Indians added proven depth to their bullpen, one of the team's strengths last season. In Shaw and Albers, Cleveland has acquired experienced hard-throwing relievers.
Shaw, 25, posted a 3.49 ERA in 64 games of his first full season in the big leagues last year, while the 29-year-old Albers, a seven-year veteran, had his best season in 2012, going a combined 3-1 with a 2.39 ERA in 63 appearances for Boston and Arizona.
The Indians held onto two-time all-star shortstop Asdrubal Cabrera, who has been named often in potential trade scenarios.
"He's still our shortstop," Antonetti said. "Nothing's changed in regard to any of our players. If teams are interested in players on our roster, we will listen."
Cleveland has been active as of late. Though nothing is official, the Indians have reportedly come to terms on a one-year, $6 million contract with infielder Mark Reynolds. They are also still in talks with outfielder Nick Swisher, but there are numerous other suitors. Swisher would fill the void in right field now that Choo is gone.
Cleveland offered infielder Kevin Youkilis a two-year, $18 million contract, but Tuesday the veteran agreed to terms on a one-year deal with the Yankees worth $12 million.
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A Colt black powder revolver and other items were reported stolen from an Old King's Highway South home on Friday, Feb. 8. The home was unlocked when the theft occurred, police said.
Black powder revolvers do not accept typical bullets and must be loaded in increments, using the projectile, wadding and black powder or other flammable element. These weapons are similar to the first firearms developed.
Police said the $400 gun was stolen along with a $1,200 Sony digital camera, a $400 flat screen TV, a duffle bag, a comforter and $200 in change. The homeowner was working from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. when the burglary was discovered.


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Britain stops £21m aid to Rwanda over support for rebels
BRITAIN has halted aid to Rwanda over its support for rebels blamed for killings in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
International Development Secretary Justine Greening said £21million due to be handed over next month would not be released because President Kagame's regime had broken agreements.
This comes as an embarrassing U-turn for David Cameron, who only last month defended "investing" in Rwanda as "something we are right to do".
Ms Greening's predecessor Andrew Mitchell controversially reinstated aid to Rwanda in his last day in the job before becoming chief whip. He authorised payments of £16million despite an earlier decision to suspend aid over Rwanda's alleged backing of the M23 militia in war-torn DRC.
Ms Greening was under intense pressure to block the next round of aid after UN experts revealed more proof of Rwanda's involvement the conflict.
Yesterday she said: "The Government has already set out its concerns over credible and compelling reports of Rwandan involvement with M23 in DRC.
We stand by the decision that we made
"This evidence constitutes a breach of the partnership principles set out in the Memorandum of Understanding and, as a result, I have decided not to release the next payment of budget support to Rwanda."
The Prime Minister's spokesman denied the decision to reinstate aid in September had been a mistake.
"We stand by the decision that we made," he said.
"This is our approach to the aid budget. We keep decisions under review." Robert Oxley of the TaxPayers' Alliance said: "It's appalling that British taxpayers' money has gone directly to a government involved in a proxy war that has brought untold misery to hundreds of thousands of people.
"This announcement leaves a huge question mark over why DfID, and specifically Andrew Mitchell, reinstated the aid programme to the Rwandan government which was fanning the flames of conflict in DRC."
Mr Mitchell was slammed in a report yesterday by the International Development Select Committee. It said: "We do not understand how he reached the conclusion that support for the M23 had ceased." Mr Mitchell quit as chief whip last month in the wake of his notorious confrontation with police in Downing Street. The millionaire Tory MP allegedly called officers "plebs" after they refused to let him cycle out of the main gate.
Yesterday he defended his decision to reinstate the payments to Rwanda but said circumstances had now changed. Britain's overseas aid budget is due to hit £12.6billion within two years.
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As much as I've grown to enjoy international soccer, I don't know if there's another organization quite as puzzling as FIFA. How Qatar, a tiny emirate in the Middle East, won a World Cup bid is anyone's guess. Forget the size and lack of tradition, Qatar can push 122 degrees during the summer.
Sounds great for an event that's always touted as one of the world's biggest parties. In response, FIFA President Sepp Blatter is contemplating moving the event to the winter, which would mess with the typical soccer schedule. What a waste. Perhaps Blatter and FIFA should have worried about the conditions before they watched their pockets fill with money.


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A suspected drunken driver and his female passenger were injured Thursday night in a fiery crash in Chula Vista.
The two had been involved in a non-injury hit-and-run crash about 7:45 p.m. near Proctor Valley and Mt. Miguel roads, Chula Vista police said.
As the driver sped away from the scene he lost control of the car which rolled, crashed into a tree and then burst into flames. A witness helped pull the victims out of the car, police said.
The driver was identified as Aaron Riordan, 24, of El Cajon, police said. He and his 25-year-old passenger suffered serious injuries and were hospitalized.
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Train from NYC to DC
I investigated the train option when I discovered that it is cheaper to fly to Lisbon from New York than to D.C. Really. I am not making this up. The front page of the US Airways website is promoting a roundtrip airfare to Lisbon for less than $600. The roundtrip airfare on the "shuttle" to Washington is almost $700.
So I was pleased that the train was around half that round trip. And I figured that I would be able to work on the train for three hours since, of course they must have WiFi by now. And if I compare the time it takes each -- even though the flight is short, getting to the airport early and getting through security and all that means that it would take just as much time to fly (Ok maybe a bit less, but the train time would be 100% productive time).
The first dissapointment -- no WiFi. Gosh, I even have WiFi on the bus in San Francisco. What is wrong with people out here? Is Verizon paying Amtrak to keep WiFi off the train so that they can sell more EV-DO cards?
But the biggest dissapointment -- the ridiculous bumpy ride. Really -- like sitting on a plane with bad turbulence and bouncing for 3 hours. Why do people put up with this? Next time? Maybe I'll drive. Or buy my shuttle ticket far enough in advance to qualify for a reasonably priced ticket. But not the train. I can't even stand the thought of taking it back to NYC this afternoon.
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Just got back from France, where I took an unscheduled but very reasonably priced ride on the TGV (from Rennes to Paris). One thing you really notice is how smooth the ride is. Same thing on the Shinkansen in Japan -- you can see how fast you're going, but the ride feels so light and smooth you can hardly believe you're on rails. In the United States, "the market" -- treated to really shabby service for a long, long time -- has decided that passenger rail is an afterthought and thus there's no investment, public or private, in making it a better experience. "The market" has also voted, apparently, for the same kind of service in air travel, too -- which most people would abandon in a second except for its undeniable advantage in speed.


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EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Fresh & Easy said its third annual fundraising program for schools garnered more than $1.3 million.
For every $20 spent at a Fresh & Easy store from Sept. 15 through Dec. 31, 2010, participating schools in the retailer's Shop for Schools program received a $1 donation. In addition to collecting receipts, registered schools also could participate in Shopping Nights, which provided an opportunity to raise even more money.
Shop for Schools was launched as a pilot program in spring 2009, raising more than $130,000 for schools in California, Nevada and Arizona. Fresh & Easy brought the program back in fall 2009, raising another $670,000 for local schools.
Fresh & Easy said it will bring the program back in the fall.
"Shop for Schools is much more than just a fundraising program — it is a great way for us to connect directly with parents and teachers to work on the issues that are important for our neighbors," said Fresh & Easy CEO Tim Mason. "We are thrilled to see such an increase in participation and interest in the program this year, and we know next year's program will be a success with even more partnership with our neighbors."


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PS4 Sales and Other News
To almost no one's surprise, the PS4 is here, and its launch so far has been huge. In its first day alone, just in North America (since it hasn't yet released in other territories) it sold 1 million consoles. That lives up to the staggering pre-sales that Sony reported earlier, especially with the goodwill coming off E3. To put that into perspective, the PS3 sold 197,000 units its first week in the US, the Xbox 360 sold 326,000 its first two weeks, and the Wii sold 1 million in its first few days – but that included other territories (the US alone it sold 600,000). Prior to this, the Wii was the fastest-selling console at launch in history. And now, the PS4 seems to have quite easily bested that number. Sony Worldwide President Shuhei Yoshida confirmed the number of sales via Twitter, including the fact that all of those include sell-through, meaning they were sold direct to the consumer.
In the meanwhile, with the report of hardware issues with some PS4s, IGN and Kotaku have since come up with a fix for the problem that was plaguing their own consoles. In their cases, the HDMI was unable to connect to the television – and it was determined that a metal part was not in line with the bottom of the plug. They recommend pushing down on the metal part for a fix, as it has successfully helped in getting their consoles to start. No word yet on any further, or long-term, hardware issues for the new system.
There have also been further reports about connectivity issues with the Playstation Network. Very soon after the midnight launch, Sony reported "very high volume" and asked users via Twitter to "please sit tight." At a later point, users attempting to log on were given a "currently undergoing maintenance" message. Given the enormous release for the console, and the very large mandatory firmware upgrade to use the console, such outages are not entirely a surprise. Sony currently has a forum going in which users can track updates for the network. Hopefully, once the excitement dies down from the launch, Sony will be able to keep up with the volume, and such issues can be put behind us.
So far, minor issues aside, it's proven a rather successful launch for Sony, particularly in terms of sales. Microsoft – the ball is in your court.
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by Cynthia Cobb
Organizations that are perceived as caring companies typically look out for their employees and the communities where they do business.
During hard times, then, companies that care tend to do whatever they can to keep their employees on their payrolls. Simply put, they respect the fact that employees need their jobs.
According to the nonprofit Center for Companies That Care, compensation and benefits practices are among the most powerful tools for enhancing employee well-being. During a recession, a company that cares has to become a company that's creative about preserving jobs and helping its employees stretch their dollars.
Bon Secours Health System in Virginia, for example, increased its minimum wage to $9 per hour—72% above the state minimum—in the midst of the economic downtown.
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1. Catherine Zeta Jones ("Chicago")
The Tony-winning Catherine Zeta Jones reminded everyone watching the Oscars on Sunday that she played Velma Kelly in the 2002 Oscar-winning film adaptation of "Chicago." Along with Renée Zellweger (Roxie Hart) and Richard Gere (Billy Flynn), "Chicago" became a film favorite of musical and non-musical lovers alike. Jones, who took home an Oscar in 2002 for her performance as Kelly, has shown her Broadway chops after taking the home the Tony for leading actress in a musical in "A Little Night Music." In 2012, Jones showed off her singing voice once again as the conservative housewife Patricia Whitmore in the film 2012 "Rock of Ages." No matter what she's singing, audiences will always remember "All That Jazz."
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The guys at TomTom accidentally leaked an ad for their new Rider 2, a GPS unit for motorcycles and scooters. Not that many details were revealed from the Flash animation (other than the fact the Rider 2 will have a redesigned mount), but if it follows in its predecessor's footsteps, chances are the Rider 2 will be water resistant, feature built-in Bluetooth, and sell for around $600, though hopefully TomTom gave their pricing a redesign too.
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Control For Smilers (A Phish Tribute)
BAM!, Burn Switch, DJ BohFunk
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Philadelphia, PA, 19104
Doors 8:00 PM / Show 9:00 PM (event ends at 2:00 AM)
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Control for Smilers is Philly's premier Phish tribute band, serving up an eclectic mix of driving rock and funk grooves to audiences in the tri-state area. Matt Agostini (Bass/Vocals) and Matt Elberson (Percussion/Vocals) lay down dance-friendly, funk-heavy grooves as Henry McGuigan (Guitars/Vocals) prays at the altar of Trey Anastasio's signature guitar tone, all the while bringing his own hard rock edge to each jam. Brad Lukach (Keyboards/Vocals) seasons each tune by channeling his own interpretation of Page McConnell's famous sounds and techniques. When the lights go down and the first note is struck, Control for Smilers fills dance floors with Phish fans and non-Phish fans alike.
In a world of conventional music, BAM has found an unconventional approach to fitting in. This Philadelphia collaboration exemplifies years of chemistry, providing a breath of fresh air to the music listener searching for artistry in music making.
Their natural talents allow for a colorful canvas of sound exploration; from funky grooves to light jazz to driving drum and bass. Their goal is not to pinpoint a genre, its to display advanced musicality, highlighting the array of possibilities that exist.
BAM approaches song writing with sophistication and technicality, challenging themselves to find simplicity in their methodology. The result is a collection of sounds captivating for the mind and pleasing to the ear.
BAM is also in the process of writing music that will be used by Network TV stations for national programming. Don't be surprised if you hear their work on a Sci-Fi program in the near future. BAM is currently working hard on their catalogue and will be touring in the near future. Keep an eye out.
Philadelphia based jam band blending elements of funk, rock, jazz and electronica. Their high energy live performances and turn on a dime musicianship are sure to keep the crowd up and movin from intro to encore. The waves they are making are starting to swell. Feel the colors, taste the groove and get down with Burn Switch! Also if the link could go to our web page instead of reverb.
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When Police Chief Reece Daniel came to Jacksonville in 2006, he came with a heavy heart.
His father had died a month before, and the chief was having a hard time in the new city.
Father Mark Kusmirek, the pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Catholic Church in Jacksonville, came by one day for a friendly visit.
"I was really, really having a hard time with it," Daniel said. "Father Mark came and talked to me. We talked an hour. That made such a difference in my life."
The two became steadfast friends, and the Daniel family joined the congregation.
"Father Mark," as the town knows him, came to Jacksonville in 2005, and quickly became prominent figure of compassion in the community. He was even named "Businessman of the Year" by the Jacksonville Chamber of Commerce in 2010.
"With him, it's about them being human, and I've never met a more human person than him," Daniel said. "I've met a lot of good and bad people, but I have never met anyone who has as much humanity as he does."
Kusmirek, 63, an Ohio native, was ordained in 1977. He served in several parishes but came to East Texas after a friend invited him to the area. Kusmirek also served for three years as a Navy chaplain working with Marines. While in Cherokee County, he also has worked with churches in Rusk and New Summerfield.
Under Kusmirek's leadership, Our Lady of Sorrows started community programs.
"The parish is not 1023 Corinth Road; the parish is Jacksonville and northern Cherokee County," he said. "You learn to collaborate and learn to work with people with different or no faiths. We are not here to judge; we are here to work with people."
The church started a food pantry, which now serves about 120 households a week, and a community garden that is open to the public. He said the garden supplements the food pantry, which can provide two or three meals to families each week.
"There are no requirements to be Catholic for any of our programs," he said. "If you're hungry, come and eat. … If people need food (from the garden), take the food. There's no fence around it — it's there for the people."
The volunteer group St. Vincent de Paul Society runs the pantry.
"About 30 people volunteer there regularly," he said. "It's funded by contributions from our parish … and it's that old saying 'God provides.' I think their bank account hovers around $12, but there is always enough in there when their next shipment of food comes in, and we always have just enough."
The parish hosts a summer food program sponsored through the East Texas Food Bank, to ensure children have at least one hot meal in the summertime.
Soon after Kusmirek arrived, he heard that more than 80 percent of students at Jacksonville ISD were economically disadvantaged and sought help, so he organized a back-to-school fair and began to network with other churches, nonprofits and businesses to send them to school with the proper supplies.
In its ninth year, the annual fair will send between 600 and 800 kids to school with two district-approved uniforms and a backpack of school supplies.
"Kids need help. Parents need help, and to have a child go to school on the first day and have all, if not most, of the school supplies they need, and they are wearing a new uniform that they just got — if that helps a kid get one better grade, if that helps spark an interest in one subject, well that's a winner," Kusmirek said. "That could help them for the rest of their lives."
The attendance on Sunday has also doubled during Kusmirek's tenure from about 600 in regular attendance to roughly 1,100.
"You do what you say you're going to do, and you treat people with care," he said. "They are all God's creatures."
Kusmirek said the increase came from old-fashioned sweat equity, but he doesn't count success in the number of people in the pews on Sunday but rather in change in the community.
"There are no 'one-man shows,'" he said. "It really takes people working together to (make) substantial change, and if you can change something 2, 3, 5 percent, (that) would be amazing, and the long-term effect is astounding."
Kusmirek will leave his post at Our Lady of Sorrows to head St. Mary's Catholic Church in Longview. He takes over on Aug. 1.
"He's a very special person, and he touched so many people's lives," Peggy Renfro, president of Jacksonville chamber, said. "He gained a lot of friendship here, and I will definitely miss him."
Kusmirek said Jacksonville became his home, and the people in it were like family, but he is looking forward to the change. The move is bittersweet.
"I can only take one thing with me, and I can chose to be happy or miserable anywhere. I chose to be happy," he said. "I have no other sisters or brothers. Wherever I am is home to me. I don't have any other place I have to be … We are always on a pilgrimage, and this is the latest stage in mine."


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Chirologomania, Part 1 of 2
By Joseph Keating Jr., PhDPerhaps it's part of wanting to stand for something; people seem to like symbols, insignia and distinctive marks and phrases to characterize, distinguish and identify their organizations. Chiropractors are no exception to this phenomenon, and the profession has seen a bewildering array of logos, trademarks, mottos, slogans and emblems. While no comprehensive survey can be offered here, a brief stroll through "Chirologoland" may be instructive. (One caution: the volume of data is not an indicator of the significance of the topic.)
A fun place to begin is one of the better-recognized (?) images of the profession: the chiropractic angel (Keating, 1997; Nash & Keating, 1993). The National Chiropractic Association (NCA; forerunner of today's ACA) adopted the angel for its "official emblem" and spoke of it in sublime language:
The Official Emblem
The NCA emblem expresses the highest and noblest ideals of the profession. Conceived by artist M. McDonald of Columbus, Ohio, and perpetuated by Burton Shields Company, this emblem signifies the idea of physical humanity rising to sublime perfection in the white light of chiropractic truth and knowledge. It represents the spirit of chiropractic leading public consciousness upward toward the truths of healing and the attainment of higher physical standards. Its adoption by state societies everywhere is urgently requested in order that the words "chiropractic" and "health" may be uniformly recognized and accepted as synonymous terms by peoples throughout the world. Members of the National Chiropractic Association will be presented with a beautiful reproduction of this official emblem at an early date (Official, 1934).
The angel would undergo many transformations in coming years:
Of course, there are other symbols used to represent chiropractic, the profession and its organizations. The Association for the History of Chiropractic (AHC) relies on good old spinal imagery, which has been something of a standard throughout the "chirocentury."
Torches have also been popular, although some may be mistaken for ice cream cones:
(Part two will continue with logos, beginning with the symbolism of winged hands and lamps.)
Joseph Keating Jr., PhD
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Rick Ross Compares Himself To Trayvon Martin On New Track, 'I Wonder Why'On the song, off Ross' Maybach Music Group's compilation Self Made Vol. 3, out September 17, the rapper talks about his drug dealing past and questions why he didn't meet the same fate as Martin over a dark, menacing beat.
Rick Ross No. 1 With "God Forgives, I Don't"Rick Ross is once again king of the charts. The Maybach Music Group boss has claimed his fourth No. 1 with God Forgives, I Don't, which moved more than 218,000 units in its first week.
Rick Ross And Drake's "Y.O.L.O." Mixtape On Deck, Title In QuestionRick Ross has just released his label's second compilation Self Made, Vol. 2 and he's finishing up his next solo effort God Forgives, I Don't. Now the Maybach Music boss has his eyes on the joint mixtape with YMCMB's Drake.
Rick Ross Streams "Self Made Vol. 2," Listen For Your "Self"Rick Ross and his Maybach Music Group (MMG) have given up the goods for free. Yesterday (June 22) the Maybach "bawse" released a stream of the crew's forthcoming Self Made Volume 2 album.
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Bethesda is all over the news today because of the AT&T national featuring George H.W. Bush and Tiger's first tournament as a father. Also, Al Gore's son had some legal dealings today relating to his marijuana possession arrest in Bethesda.
I'll be there on Sunday for the final round, hopefully some of you all make it as well.
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Coventry to acquire Florida health plan for $685M
Washington Business Journal - 10:52 AM EDT Monday, July 9, 2007
by Neil Adler
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Coventry Health Care Inc. has signed a definitive agreement to purchase Florida Health Plan Administrators LLC, owner of Vista Healthplans, for $685 million in cash.
Vista, a privately owned, Hollywood, Fla.-based plan, has some 295,000 members, about 85 percent of them in the South Florida market. It has about $1.2 billion in annual revenue, according to Bethesda-based Coventry.
"This acquisition will expand Coventry's health plan footprint into one of the nation's fastest growing states," Coventry CEO Dale Wolf said in a statement.
The transaction is expected to close in 90 to 180 days.
Vista's membership consists of 153,000 commercial employer group members, 33,000 individual members, 26,000 Medicare Advantage HMO members and 83,000 state program members.
Coventry (NYSE: CVH) said the transaction is expected to add 8 to 11 cents to its per-share earnings in 2008.
Do you guys think we should get an economic news thread separate from the development news thread?
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Landover May Be Next On Revival Bandwagon
Ambitious Proposal Channels Bethesda
By Ovetta Wiggins
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, July 9, 2007; B01
Prince George's County officials are pushing an ambitious plan to transform downtown Landover, home of the Washington Redskins, into a Bethesda-like space where people can sip lattes at sidewalk cafes and dine at upscale restaurants.
A rubble-filled lot just inside the Capital Beltway where the bustling Landover Mall once stood would be replaced with luxury townhouses, trendy stores and office buildings. Two nearby apartment buildings, built nearly four decades ago, would be demolished. New construction would replace them, and the residents who occupy the 1,000 units would be relocated.
"This is going to be a major project," said County Council member David Harrington (D-Cheverly), who represents the Landover area. "The importance of this plan is that it sets in motion a vision for this area."
The development, which is in the very early planning stages, is the latest attempt to breathe new life into the inner and older suburbs of Prince George's, where District residents flocked in the 1960s and '70s for sprawling green lawns, trees and affordable housing. The area has changed, however, in the past couple of decades: Crime rates have risen, housing stock has eroded and student academic performance has slipped.
"We have some of the crime stuff, the transient kind of moving," said Sylvester Vaughns, 71, a member of the county planning board and longtime Landover resident.
The proposal to transform Landover into a residential and cultural hub is an example of what is happening in inside-the-Beltway communities throughout the county, with private-public development projects boosting the profiles of areas including Hyattsville and Suitland.
For example, a two-mile strip in Hyattsville that was once filled with auto repair shops and liquor stores is being reshaped into an arts and entertainment district, where condominiums with lofts are being marketed to artists.
Farther south, Suitland Manor, a 33-acre complex of barracks-style apartments, is being demolished, and an $80 million development of single-family houses, condominiums and rental apartments will be built. County officials say a developer will soon be selected for the project, part of an overall residential and commercial center in Suitland.
Harrington said the Landover development hinges on a commitment from Lerner Corp., which owns the mall property. Lerner's 88 acres cover more than two-thirds of the area being considered for development.
"We're very much on board," said Joel Rozner, an attorney for Lerner.
Over the years, Lerner has been approached at different times with proposals to relocate the county seat, school board headquarters and Prince George's Hospital Center to its site off Brightseat Road. Lerner showed interest, but none of the proposals came to fruition.
Rozner said that the company wants a "vibrant mixed-used development" on the property and that the current plans are a "work in progress."
Planners are drafting the Landover Gateway Sector Plan, which would cover the demolished mall site, two aging apartment complexes, the Landover Crossing Shopping Center -- a half-empty complex with a liquor store, nail salon and barbecue takeout restaurant -- and a nearby abandoned used-car dealership. The county would need to make a zoning change in the area from commercial and residential to mixed use.
For years, community activists and residents of Landover, which includes the neighborhoods of Palmer Park, Kentland, Glenarden and Brightseat, have urged the county to push for revitalization of the area.
Diane McGlone, 53, said she wants beauty and jobs brought back to the area.
The Palmer Park resident remembers shopping, going to dinner and seeing movies at Landover Mall, which sits at the Capital Beltway and Landover Road, during its heyday in the mid-1970s.
The mall, with Garfinckels, Woodward & Lothrop and Hecht's as its anchors, was a landmark in the county for three decades. Before Bowie Town Center was built, people from across the region converged on the mall, which provided shoppers with the type of quality stores offered in nearby Montgomery and Fairfax counties.
But a stabbing on mall property, a shooting at a nearby apartment complex that left five people dead and a surge in overall crime in the area in the late 1980s and early 1990s frightened shoppers and eventually helped fuel the mall's rapid decline.
By the time the mall closed in 2002, it had been reduced to a shell of its former self, its fashionable stores replaced with others selling items for a dollar, McGlone said. Only Sears remains of what used to be Landover Mall.
"Whatever they do, it will be beneficial for the community," McGlone said.
But not everyone is so certain.
Glenarden Mayor John W. Anderson said he is worried about the thousands of people, many of them low-income, who will be forced from their homes.
"Where are they going to go?" Anderson asked. "Somebody needs to be concerned about that. . . . It's not that I'm not advocating for development, but you have to also be concerned about the people who are going to be displaced."
Arthur Berlin, general partner of the Maple Ridge Apartments, which has more than 400 units, said he is interested not in selling his property, but in improving it. Berlin said he'd like to see a more upscale community, but he also wants "to make sure long-term tenants are able to react to the situation."
Harrington said the redevelopment of the area is designed to complement the nearly $1 billion mixed-use development being built less than two miles away, known as Woodmore Towne Centre at Glenarden. The 245-acre development, set to open next year, will include condominiums, a hotel, office space and a Wegmans grocery store.
"The two areas would strengthen each other," said Christine Osei, a county planner who is working on the Landover plan.
Osei said an outline of the development should be finished by the end of the year. A public hearing is expected to be held in February, and the council will consider it for final approval at the end of next year, according to the projected timetable.
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The Landover Mall site covers most of the area planners want to develop.
The plan hinges on a commitment from its owner, Lerner Corp.,
an official said. (Maryland-national Capital Park And Planning Commission)
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Rendering of envisioned development for the area behind Landover Mall.
Prince George's officials are endorsing the development of the area.
Courtesy of washingtonpost.com
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Growing Montgomery
Monday, July 9, 2007; D03
By Royce Hanson, Montgomery County Planning Board Chairman
The central theme of Montgomery County Planning Board's 2007 growth policy recommendations to the County Council is that development should be managed in ways that contribute to the sustainability of our facilities, communities and resources, not merely to assure provision of adequate facilities for each increment of growth.
Historically, Montgomery County growth policy was focused on the prevention of premature development. It was concerned almost exclusively with administration of the Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance, which requires the Planning Board to deny subdivisions if public facilities in the area, primarily roads, are not adequate to serve them.
Relatively little development activity is converting open fields into subdivisions. Growth policy must now manage the transformation of older suburban centers into vital and varied urban places, conservation of neighborhoods and conversion of a mobility system centered on cars into one that favors public transportation, biking and walking.
It is now possible to make sustainability the goal of growth policy because of the experience the county has gained in managing its growth, along with advances in technology and skills in state-of-the-art modeling and analysis. It is necessary because of the convergence of great natural, economic and social forces, each of which has profound implications for where and how we grow and develop. These forces include global climate change and the impact of urbanization on energy consumption, carbon sequestration, and fragile landscapes and watersheds.
Demographic shifts, combined with the information revolution, have changed housing preferences and the nature of work. The impact of these forces means that it is not enough to focus growth policy only on staging private growth and setting priorities for capital improvements. The pattern of growth and the design of communities are equally important so that we do not compromise the county's ability to meet future needs. In this sense, growth policy represents an ethical choice about our stewardship of the county, recognition that choices we make today have consequences that endure for generations.
We have recommended a two-step system for measuring the adequacy of transportation facilities. First, we must examine the experience of the traveler living in each of the county's policy areas, including the times it takes to travel driving or using public transportation. If either of those times is within the bounds set by national standards developed by the Transportation Research Board of the National Research Council, the first part of the adequacy test will have been met.
The second part of the transportation test deals with congestion at intersections. If traffic generated will exceed available capacity, the applicant must reduce auto trips or make roadway or transit improvements to proceed.
We have recommended substantial increases in development impact taxes and fees for transportation and schools. The tax is based on the cost of the portion of planned transportation and school infrastructure required to serve each new unit. All projects would pay the impact taxes. In addition, special impact measures are proposed if projects fail the policy area mobility test. If any level of the school system is operating at more than 110 percent of programmed capacity, a project must pay a fee based on the cost of producing the added space for each student it generates. A project must wait for facilities to be expanded if schools are operating at 135 percent of capacity.
Requiring new projects to pay the marginal cost of the facilities needed to support them is critical to helping the county remain fiscally sustainable. There may be policy reasons for reducing fees and taxes for some development, such as affordable housing, but we should know what the cost of development is before deciding who should bear the burden, the new project or all taxpayers.
This commentary is excerpted from an entry in a new blog by Royce Hanson, chairman of the Montgomery County Planning Board (http://mncppc.typepad.com/chairman). Hanson served as director of George Washington University's Center for Washington Area Studies before his appointment as chairman of the planning board in 2006. He previously served on the planning board from 1972 to 1981, during which the county adopted public facilities policies to guide growth and established an 93,000-acre agricultural preserve.
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Nonprofits Grab Office Condos in the District
By Allan Lengel
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Monday, July 9, 2007; D01
Nonprofit groups are figuring out how to dodge escalating rents in Washington's hot commercial real estate market: They're buying office condos.
Just like buyers of residential condos, groups buying office condos pay a monthly fee and own the space, typically a floor or two or three in a mid-size building, some in lofty downtown areas flush with lawyers, lobbyists and pricey restaurants.
The trend, already established in suburbs like Alexandria, is surfacing in the District, where not-for-profit groups employ 44,000 people. In the past 18 months, about a dozen nonprofits have bought or signed contracts for office condos in the District, industry experts say. Many more have expressed interest, hoping to save money in the long run and stay or move into the city, close to the action.
"There's always been a slow boil for commercial condos [for] associations in the suburbs. We're now at a fast boil for that activity in the District," said Richard A. Newman, an attorney with the D.C. law firm Arent Fox who deals with nonprofits. "This is on everybody's lips. This is a happening product right now."
The heightened interest comes as rents are rising. In the District's central business district, for example, the average asking rent in the second quarter of this year was $45.63 per square foot, up 13.2 percent from the corresponding quarter last year, according to CB Richard Ellis, a real estate firm.
In Old Town Alexandria, the asking rent averaged $30.87 per square foot in the second quarter, up 4.2 percent over the second quarter last year.
"It's obviously cheaper to rent out in the suburbs" or buy outside the District, said Lisa Schreiber, senior vice president of SunTrust Bank. "But there's always an appeal in Washington to have that address for lobbying efforts and other things."
For many nonprofits, like the Jesuit Conference, buying an office condo not only means saving money long term but enjoying stability while investing in the city.
After leasing for about 30 years and bouncing around different locations in the District, the Jesuit Conference recently signed a contract to buy four floors of office space -- 17,500 square feet in all -- on 16th Street NW between K and L streets, just blocks from the White House.
"After 30 years of leasing we would be better off had we bought, dealing with the realities of the Washington, D.C., leases," said the Rev. Tom Gaunt, executive secretary of the organization. "The immediate cost will be more in the initial years. We're fully expecting savings seven to 10 years out. We'll be paying less than if we kept renewing our current lease."
Eugene Kenney, vice president of Akridge, a local developer that bought the building on 16th Street NW last year, said many developers are targeting nonprofits because they're a good fit for the available small office condos, and many have access to tax-exempt financing, making the deal even better.
According to the Washington D.C. Economic Partnership, which gets information from the CoStar Group, a research group in Bethesda, said about 12 office buildings in the District are selling office condos. Rates range from $356 to $900 per square foot.
Industry experts say an increasing number of nonprofits are looking into buying office condos in the District but may have to settle for space further from the central business district because of the limited options. And many office building owners are happy to lease instead of sell space because rents are so high.
Thomas Fulcher Jr., executive vice president at Studley, a commercial real estate brokerage firm that represents tenants, said there can be a downside to all this. Organizations have to put up a lot of capital and may be limiting their ability to grow, he said. And if they decide to sell, "the price could go down, and you could lose money."
The new trend has pleased District officials.
"We're really interested in having nonprofits stay in the District, and I think this is a great way to do so," said Sean Madigan, spokesman for the office of the deputy mayor for planning and economic development.
Some medical and dental offices have also recently bought condo offices in the District, a trend established in the suburbs. Industry experts say law offices, however, which lease large amounts of office space, have shied away from buying because partners leave often, and it is difficult to divide the property.
Some well-heeled organizations are still buying entire buildings. AARP bought a 10-story building at 6th and E streets NW in 2000 and sold two condo office floors to its foundation in 2004.
Eric Osberg, vice president and treasurer of the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, which researches educational policy, sees great benefit to his group buying two top floors in the 16th Street NW building owned by Akridge totaling 8,800 square feet.
He said part of the space may even be used as an event room.
"We wanted to have more permanence and have more control over" the use of our space, he said.
The Jesuit Conference recently signed a contract to buy four floors
of office space in a building on 16th Street NW.
(By Dennis Brack -- The Washington Post)
Allan Lengel covers commercial real estate. His e-mail address [email protected].
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I wonder if the naysayers crying for the abolishment of FedEx Field would say the same thing if such an area existed today.
The suburban nature around the stadium was always a main point of argument to get rid of it.
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FedEx Field isn't going anywhere anytime soon. Too much money and lobbying went into it, and you can believe there would be cries of foulplay by DC residents if Snyder tried to move the team back into DC proper given that he'd probably ask for public assistance.
The only sticking point about this plan is that it has to be smart and big enough to be a huge draw when the Skins aren't playing at home. Prince George's has a lot of thinking and planning to do. All these mini "cities" being built from the ground up in one fell swoop may have enormous impacts on the county's long term welfare in terms of transportation networks and environmental impact, and the county's planning department isn't exactly renowned for (or used to) making plans like this. It especially needs to have adequate public transit infrastructure (it's not exactly close to Landover Metro station) and a street grid that encourages walking, biking, or public transit over personal motor vehicles.
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I agree with 100%. They need more development around New Carrollton, Landover and Cheverly metro stations. I'm glad they are trying to do something with the mall space but I'm not too sure if it will be a complete success.
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I love the ideas they are putting out there for landover, but I dont agree with the idea of tearing those apartment complexes down. I have lived in those apartment complexes before and they are not completely bad, its just ridden with section 8 people who dont care about the community. Maple Ridge Apartments adjacent to Glenarden Apartments has actually made efforts to reduce crimes and thugs coming in and out of the complex by putting up a fence.
I dont know how this will affect everyone who lives in those apartment complexes but if it is necessary to tear them down I hope something nice replaces it. I like the idea of making a mini "city" there it would be good for the people coming to and from the redskins game, and people wouldnt have to travel away from their path to get to the boulevard or bowie town center. I hope this plan goes through.
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Here is some extra information and PDF presentations with alot more images, check out part 1,2, and 3. There is alot more information in there than in the articles about transportation, zonings, etc.
The renderings in part 3 PDF look beautiful, I love the way they envision it to look. I would definitely move back to landover if this is what it looked like.
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Thanks for the link, CityMassa. This plan WOULD be fantastic, but I think the biggest challenge may be in trying to find tenants to occupy all those hypothetical office buildings. This project will definitely have to be implemented in phases, possibly slower than most people would like. I can't see it looking like this until maybe 10-15 years have passed unless the county (or developer) can find office tenants for what looks like about 2 million sq ft of space. And until those buildings are built, the ground floor retail will be a bust, especially if the residential buildings haven't been constructed yet (and what type of person is going to move there without nearby retail and offices anyway?--my guess is an auto-centric person who wouldn't be looking to move there because of convenience to jobs or shops). I'm looking forward to hearing how the county plans to get this underway because a plan conceptually defining land uses is one thing--an actual implementation plan including RFPs and a construction timetable is another. I'm also confused and apprehensive about some of the "examples" they used in Part 2. I'm pleased about some, but disappointed in others.
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White Flint Continues to Grow Taller
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Buildings continue to go up as areas future comes into focus
Initial plans for a new 16-story high-rise apartment building goes before the Planning Board Thursday
by Patrick Dunne | Staff Writer
Initial plans for a new high-rise apartment building adjacent the White Flint Metro station will go before the Planning Board Thursday.
White Flint View, a 16-story apartment building would be located just east of the Rockville Pike and Nichols Lane intersection, and next to the Metro station parking garage.
The building will have 183 apartments, at least 21 moderately priced dwelling units and 29,500 square feet of retail space on the ground level.
County planner Dolores Kinney said the mixed use of commercial and residential space is exactly what planners hope to see around Metro stations.
This is a special zone ... found around all Metro stations in the county, she said on Tuesday. It encourages pedestrian-type activities and access to the Metro stations with a mix of residential and commercial uses.
The proposed development was already factored into the countys White Flint Sector Plan update, a 20-year growth guide for residential and commercial development around the White Flint Metro Station.
The Naples Commercial LLC project would be built after razing a plumbing and heating supply store currently at the Nicholson Lane space.
County planner Margaret Rifkin, has said the goal of the sector plan update is to mix housing and businesses to make White Flint a destination spot. The first draft of the sector plan, last updated as part of the1992 North Bethesda⁄Garrett Park Master Plan, is expected to be finished this fall.
The developer plans to build an underground parking deck beneath White Flint View, but the number of spaces and traffic flow would be detailed in the final site plan.
One traffic improvement will be to Citadel Avenue which dead ends in front of the White Flint View property now.
Kinney said the county is planning to extend the avenue from Marinelli Road south to Nicholson Lane, and connect to Huff Court. Naples Commercial LLC would have to contribute to the construction and add handicap-accessible ramps and curbs to the sidewalks along Citadel Avenue.
Also on Thursday, the Planning Board will discuss an application from developer Donohoe Companies Inc. to change the in-building leasing offices at the Gallery at White Flint Place into 2,400 square feet of new retail or commercial space.
According to the proposal, the building is sold out and the leasing office can be used for stores that would benefit residents in the three high-rises of the apartment complex at Rockville Pike and Old Georgetown Road.
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The Montgomery County Planning Board will discuss White Flint View, a new apartment building proposed near the White Flint Metro station at 9 a.m. Thursday at 8787 Georgia Ave., Silver Spring. Visit www.montgomeryplanning.org.
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Interesting article, however I believe there are some factual inaccuracies. The White Flint Metro Station Parking Garage is on Marinelli, not Nicholson. I believe this project will actually be built next to the MetroBus parking garage, which is on Nicholson. This site is not adjacent to the Metro station, it's more like a 3 minute walk around the Nuclear Regulator Commission buildings.
There's a new zoning request sign up just west of the Nicholson/Rockville Pike intersection at what is currently a strip mall.
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The red box is where I think the proposal is. The #1 is where the zoning request sign is. #2 is where the White Flint Metro Station is.
Right next to the Metro Station is North Bethesda Center. Just South of the #1 is where White Flint Crossing is. Just North of the #2 is where the brand new Gallery at White Flint Place and The Sterling are.
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I think they actually meant MetroBus parking lot. I'm looking for renderings of White Flint Plaza here but I'll have to wait til my cubicle neighbor returns to ask if she's got any. Same goes for White Flint Crossing rumors about JBG wanting to build 450' high (as far as I know, they're still pushing ahead with the 288' proposal, so I wouldn't get your hopes up, so to speak).
In other news, here at the Planning Dept I just saw a picture of what the residential building will look like at downtown Bethesda's Metro Center development where the food court still stands. A 200-foot bore, is how I'd best describe it. C'mon people, let's get some better architecture!!!
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