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26 Laurel Lane, Bellingham
Home size: 1,800 square feet
Lot size: 0.34 acres
Rooms: 3 bedrooms, 1 full bath
Year built: 1965
Annual taxes: $3,161 (2012)
Asking price: $264,900
Open house: Sunday, Sept. 29, from noon to 1 p.m.
This updated, seven-room split-level home is move-in ready with an updated kitchen, new Pella windows, hardwood floors and a finished basement. The three-bedroom home also has a cathedral ceiling screened porch overlooking a level yard. This well-maintained home is located on a quiet street in a family neighborhood.
The classic split-level at 26 Laurel Lane in Bellingham is pristine and move-in ready.
Located on a quiet street in a family neighborhood, the house boasts a level yard perfect for gardening, a swing set or quiet enjoyment from a seat on the large vaulted ceiling screened porch.
The seven-room house has 1,800 square feet of living space on a 0.34-acre level lot.
The house is marketed by Sue Ranieri of Coldwell Banker for $264,900.
The house has good curb appeal with its tidy landscaping and a fresh-looking tan exterior, white trim and oversize windows with black shutters.
The front entrance opens to the split stairs and a sunny living room. There are hardwood floors under the wall-to-wall carpet, and the room has a brick fireplace and a large picture window.
All of the windows in the house were replaced with Pella windows in 2007.
The kitchen is adjacent to the living room and was updated in 2005 with oak cabinetry, laminate flooring and new appliances. It also has a ceiling fan. The eat-in kitchen has a door to a large deck with stairs to the driveway as well as double French doors to a wonderful screened porch.
The 12-by-16 screened porch was built in 2005 and has a cathedral ceiling, fan, tiled flooring and a door to the deck. It makes an extra room for entertaining, relaxing and enjoying the summer breezes.
The first-floor bedroom wing includes an updated full bath, coat closet and three bedrooms.
All of the doors in the house are solid wood.
There's also a pull-down attic for storage.
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There's no garage, but a new driveway with four off-street spaces was installed in 2009.
This well-maintained home has had the same owners for 29 years.
For more information on 26 Laurel Lane in Bellingham, contact Sue Ranieri of Coldwell Banker at 508-380-1643. An open house takes place Sunday, Sept. 29, from noon to 1 p.m. This house is also shown by appointment.

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In almost all of my strategic team building seminars I conduct with senior leaders and executives, I use either the DiSC profile or the MBTI as a tool to help create cohesion.
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When we came flying back to Aarhus in mid-January I was in much better mood than the last time. We would stay for only two weeks, and also in a better place: instead of a smoke-infused appartment we lived in a really small 1800th century cottage in a cosy cobblestoned street. And the kitchen felt like a kitchen, in a real home, with lots of odd pots and pans and bowls instead of a starting box from IKEA. And no longer a dish washer, but that didn´t matter when I could do the washing-up looking out into a little garden behind the house.
In that tiny kitchen I cooked a lot of good food, even if the Swedish crown was even weaker this time and we still found the prices crazy. I also treated myself to more coffees and good things than before Christmas, wanting to make the most out of my long, lonely days. A was away from 7 to 7 most of the time and a baby is very lovely and we had a lot of fun - but the possibilities for stimulating conversations are limited...
All that said I now have a set of culinary recommendations for mothers with young children or indeed others who are spending some time in Aarhus, Denmark!
- The café/restaurant at department store Salling is a nice place for a cup of coffee - light, airy, lots of room for the pram and the coffee is good and the price OK. From the large windows you have a great view over the city.
- Danish lenten buns was a nice surprise - normally I refuse to eat lenten buns before mid-February but now I was abroad, having "treat time". Firstly, the bun was Danish - buttery, flaky, melting! Under the lid was not only cream, but also custard and raspberry jam, and the last touch: a dollop of chocolate icing on the top of the lid! This was a little pricey, but on the other hand very filling.
- Child-friendly Café Slabberas on Frederiksgade was a water-hole for me during both stays, I went there at least once a week to give D a chance to be around other kids. Very nice setting, nice staff, good food (try their brunch plate) and after your coffee you can shop for children´s clothes in the basement while your offspring is playing happily in a crate.
- Nursing rooms - here Sweden is waaaay behind. At Åhléns, the large department store in Stockholm there is a teeny tiny nursing room in the children´s department with two grubby sofas, only one place for nappy-changing and a single toilet which costs 10 SEK to enter (and that is expensive in Sweden!). Lousy. Then I experienced the nursing rooms at Salling and Magasin, the large stores in Aarhus. In Salling there was two large, stylish leather sofas where you could sit and nurse your baby, and a large nappy-changing room with at least five beds, bright and fresh and free. There was also a free toilet, and a microwave oven. The changing facilities at Magasin was a little less comfy, but still working, and there was a really large room with both sofas and chairs, a nice view, microwave and lots of Brio wooden toys. It was nice to go there after a few hours shopping, feed D some fruit and milk and then set him loose on the floor to play and stretch out.
- For me as a dairy-junkie Denmark was paradise, so much to choose from! While many of you remain indifferent in front of a dairy counter in the supermarket I really enjoy being able to choose from umpteen different fat rates and kinds of buttermilk, and even cow´s breeds! How about some Jersey cow buttermilk from a small dairy company somewhere in Denmark? That I had to stick to the cheapest all the time is a completely other thing...
- Honningbombe (photo above) was a cookie I found before Christmas, but not after. It was a large disc with delicious soft spicy honey sponge cake in the bottom, then custard, then honey cake again and then a chocolate coating. Delicious! I someone has a recipe for Danish honey cake I am more than happy to get it. I also really enjoyed the flaky, crunchy and really large "French waffles"
- Last but not least I discovered aebleskiver, round and comforting and cardamom-scented - Dagmar has already written all about them! We had them at cafés and at home before Christmas and after Christmas all foodstores had them on sale for just a few nickles. Apparently a typical Christmas cake but we enjoyed having them in January too!
Enjoy Denmark and Aarhus! I am sure you will find your own little pearls in this nice city (but next time I think I will go there in summer)


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In recent years, there have been several well-documented cases of highly conditioned athletes dying unexpectedly while exercising in the heat. Understanding what causes the body to overheat can help you prevent a heat-related illness.
At rest, the body is able to balance heat production and heat loss so that its temperature remains around 98 degrees Fahrenheit. However, body temperature begins to rise during exercise as it converts the chemical energy from food into the mechanical energy necessary for movement. The degree of increase is directly proportional to the intensity of the exercise bout. In other words, the harder you are exercising, the higher your body temperature becomes. When you exercise in average indoor or outdoor conditions, the body is usually able to adjust to the increase in body temperature. However, during hot conditions, the body loses its ability to radiate heat from its surface. In fact, when the air temperature exceeds body temperature (above 98 F), the body actually gains heat from the environment. In this case, evaporation, or the conversion of a liquid (sweat) to a gas, becomes the body's only legitimate defense against overheating. Millions of sweat glands on the surface of the skin secrete large amounts of liquid, which when evaporated, help to cool the skin, which in turn cools the blood and ultimately the body. Serious problems can arise because high air temperatures stimulate excessively large amounts of sweat production, which can lead to a dehydrated state. Dehydration leads to higher body temperature. Severely dehydrated individuals can suffer circulatory collapse and death. Heat illness is divided into three incremental stages (heat cramps, heat exhaustion and heat stroke), which, if not dealt with immediately, can lead to medical complications and even death.
Heat cramps are involuntary muscle spasms that can occur during or following physical exertion. Generally, heat cramps result from an electrolyte imbalance due to excessive loss of salts. Direct pressure, massage and simple stretching of the cramped muscle should help alleviate the cramping. Heat cramps are the first sign of heat illness and are a signal to drink more water and/or decrease the intensity of physical exertion.
Heat exhaustion is a more serious state of heat illness that usually occurs when a person has not become accustomed to exercising in the heat. Heat exhaustion especially can occur in someone who is not used to exercising in the heat if he or she has not consumed enough water before or during a workout. Heat exhaustion may or may not include collapse with or without consciousness. Symptoms include excessive sweating, cold, clammy skin, normal or slightly elevated body temperature, paleness, dizziness, weak and rapid pulse, shallow breathing, nausea and headache. Anyone experiencing these symptoms should immediately stop exercising and get into the shade, or better yet, get inside an air-conditioned building. An abundant amount of fluid should be consumed. If the situation seems severe enough, elevate the feet and seek medical help.
The most advanced stage of heat illness is called heat stroke. In simple terms, heat stroke is a breakdown of the cooling mechanisms of the body, induced by high body temperature. Someone who is experiencing heat stroke may stop sweating altogether and the skin will appear dry and hot. The pulse is usually strong but rapid. The person may have labored and difficult breathing. Body temperature can exceed 106 F. Heat stroke is an emergency that requires immediate medical attention! Transport the person to the hospital as quickly as possible, ideally in wet sheets. In the meantime, cool the person by any means possible (hose down, apply ice packs, submerge body completely in cold or icy water). Remove as much clothing as possible and treat for shock by elevating the feet slightly.
You are both correct. During hot conditions, the body loses its ability to radiate heat from its surface. Air temperature is a key factor in determining your risk of overheating, but the humidity level, or the air's water content, is equally important. Several deaths of football players have occurred with air temperatures below 75 F at 95 percent humidity levels. High humidity levels reduce the evaporation of sweat from the skin. Even though it may seem that you are sweating a lot when it is humid, the sweat is mostly rolling off the skin and is not really contributing much to the cooling process. Sweat alone does not cool the body. It is the evaporation of sweat that cools the body. The combination of high air temperatures and high humidity levels increases the risk of heat illness.
Measuring heart rate is often referred to as palpation. You can master it easily with a little practice.
During exercise, you may have to stop what you are doing to find your pulse. However, do your best to locate it without stopping. Once you locate the pulse, count the number of beats in 10 seconds and multiply that number by six to get your exercise heart rate. For example, if you count 20 beats in 10 seconds, your exercise heart rate is 120 beats per minute (20 × 6 = 120). Speed up or slow down, based on your target heart rate zone.
These two numbers represent your target heart rate zone. You should strive to stay between these numbers during your workout. Here is an example calculation for a 30-year-old woman:
Target heart rate zone = 102 to 167 beats per minute
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Andrew Hill has been, in the gentlest of cases, an idiosyncratic player, composer, and bandleader. But often, reviews of his work have been quite strident and refer to him as an iconoclast. That's okay; some critics thought of Monk and Herbie Nichols that way, too. Time Lines has Hill back -- for the third time in his long career -- with Blue Note, the label that gave birth to his enduring classics like Black Fire and Judgment!. But Hill is still every bit the creative and technically gifted musician he was back in the day; perhaps more so. His band features seasoned veteran Charles Tolliver on trumpet, saxophonist Greg Tardy (who also triples on clarinet and bass clarinet, and beautifully, to say the least), and a rhythm section composed of bassist John Herbert and drummer Eric McPherson. The tunes reflect Hill's ranging interests as a composer, and they are demanding in that listeners must locate themselves within them, and yet must also meet the composer's criteria. None of these compositions are brief. They are almost all in the eight- to nine-minute range. Check the opener, "Malachi," dedicated to Art Ensemble of Chicago bassist Malachi Favors. Hill's chords lay down a series of colors, slowly, purposefully, without artifice or idiomatic device; he calls the other players in a few at a time before letting them drop out while his piano meanders through the emotions he finds in his own harmonic inventions. In other places, such as on the South African-tinged title track, one can hear the song-like structures of Abdullah Ibrahim, but the knottiness of Hill's own conceptual melodic sense moves somewhere else. He intercepts, interjects, and dictates the lengths of solos. All the while he explores the edges of each tune, finding new chords to color the melody he's playing with his right hand. "Ry Round 1" has some interesting front line play between the horns, as Hill plays chordal counterpoint to accent the swing in the tune. Tardy's bass clarinet playing on "For Emilio" is utterly lovely and engaging, and his solo in the middle is bright -- full of nuance and color. He is a master of the instrument, and while he's accompanied beautifully by Herbert, he is continually inviting the rest of the band in to track the lyric. As usual, Hill plays all around the lyric -- through it, on top of it, and underneath it -- bringing out its subtleties in the process. Hill's gift lies in his ability to employ the tradition exactly as he means to, yet he also seems to look for the mystery inherent in the improvisation and the dialogue of musicians with one another. The balladic genius in "Whitsuntide" is all the more so because, in various places, such as in Tardy's tenor solo, the tune threatens to break out into something else and Hill responds by giving him large modal chords to play off of, but then leads him back. Time Lines is yet another landmark in one of the most astonishing careers in the history of jazz. ~ Thom Jurek


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It feels a little like coming out of the closet (no homo), because since I have been playing the trial I have been keeping it quiet. MMORPGs are quite addicting and I knew I would love the game. I could never get into games that were quest based unless there was a sense of going in with other people and doing stuff. I also admit that if it was not because I am playing with people I know, I would probably have quit playing right after the trial ended.
A couple of weeks ago a guy started working where I work and at first I thought his love of StarWars was going to be the extent of what we had in common. The person that he replaced was probably the only person that I did not truly get along with at the office. I thought, I have to give the new guy a chance. The more I got to know him the more I liked talking to him and he seemed to enjoy our little chats. We went to lunch and he mentioned WoW and like I always had when someone tried to get me to play I replied with the I cannot do something that will conflict with my already busy life.
He then started a very methodical and successful campaign to get me to play. He prayed on my open mindedness to not let my past negative views on the subject. I had a coworker that had played Ultima Online for over 8 years and felt almost obligated to keep playing because of the time he had already invested in the game. I also have met several people that let WoW control their lives. He told me it could be all of those things if you let it, but it is up to the person to control the game and not the other way around. He told me he ran a guild and he would help me out if I was ever interested.
I love sports, but if my wife wants to do something else instead of watching a game I am all for it. I also have been able to stop playing other games in the past with relative ease. I realized that maybe I had to try it for myself before I judged the game since, well the name Logtar did come from a blizzard product.
The first week was rough. My wife had heard all of the horror stories about people's life's being ruined by WoW… marriages had ended… people had lost jobs. I questioned my sanity for even downloading the trial and spending any time playing it. Then I realized that WoW is a game with a very active chat room, specially if you are part of a guild.
I started to level up pretty quickly and then my buddy from work created a character to help me level. I got myself into a lot of trouble because I went into a cave and was surrounded and pretty much dead. Then he came to the rescue with a healer at the last minute. I though, that is awesome. We went on a couple of quests where he backed me up and it was very entertaining, but I still was not sure about continuing my WoW career after the trial.
This past weekend was when I got to play the most. We had a dinner party for Earth Hour that was very cool, and the next day was pretty much a lazy day. Then I ended up getting a little WoW in and I was advancing pretty fast. For only spending an hour or two a night my character was already over level 10. Then my buddy who after attending the dinner party and getting along and acquainted with most of my friends is now becoming a friend too jumped into WoW with one of his level 70 characters.
He said, I am going to take you on an instance. Just stand back watch the show and grab the loot. He ask if anyone in the guild wanted to join and we ended up with a party of 5. I am sure anyone that has played WoW has been to the mines a couple of times, but I was there for the first time. I had seen the open areas and done quests on my own but had not gone into a place that felt almost like a totally different game. I also got to see some of the bigger cities on my way to the instance.
I have played RPGs before and they have always bored me. Even when playing with another friend, there are areas that are just insanely difficult and you just have to keep on playing them over and over. In WoW, to even out the odds, or even stack them up on your side all you need is a group of friends. I don't think without having a guild I would have had as much fun as I had this past couple of weeks.
I know what some of you most be thinking, but seriously, until you actually give it a try don't base your view on the game on someone you know actually being swallowed by the game. I think it is all a matter of you being in control rather than letting the game control you.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Drew Hutchison showed a veteran's poise after blowing a big lead.
Juan Francisco's sacrifice fly in the 10th inning lifted the Toronto Blue Jays to a 6-5 win over the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday night.
Cody Asche hit a game-tying grand slam off Hutchison in the sixth to help the Phillies rally from a 5-0 deficit, but they were swept in a two-game portion of a four-game, home-and-home interleague series. The teams meet Wednesday night in Toronto.
Hutchison took a five-run lead into the sixth, but couldn't hold it. He stayed in the game after the slam, however, and retired the last seven batters he faced.
''It's really good to know he trusts me enough to go back out there,'' Hutchison said.
Hutchison allowed five runs and nine hits in eight innings in his seventh start since Tommy John surgery forced him to miss the 2013 season. Hutchison also got his first two career hits, both singles to left.
Jays manager John Gibbons was impressed with the way Hutchison pitched after giving up five runs.
''He showed us what he's all about,'' Gibbons said. ''That's how you find out about a guy. He had two dominant innings.''
Edwin Encarnacion and Colby Rasmus went deep for the Blue Jays. Marcus Stroman (1-0) pitched 1 1-3 scoreless innings for his first career win. Aaron Loup got the final two outs for his second save.
''It's an exciting feeling,'' said Stroman, who pitched in front of some friends and family. ''It was a lot of fun out there.''
Cole Hamels, stuck on 99 career wins, allowed five runs and 10 hits in six innings.
''He was not real sharp,'' Phillies manager Ryne Sandberg said. ''He fell behind and they didn't miss his fastballs.''
Melky Cabrera and Jose Bautista hit consecutive singles off Antonio Bastardo (3-2) to start the 10th. After Encarnacion popped out to second, Francisco's shallow fly to center scored Cabrera well ahead of Ben Revere's weak, off-line throw.
Carlos Ruiz started the Phillies' rally in the sixth with a double and Chase Utley singled. Ryan Howard followed with an RBI single to cut it to 5-1. But Hutchison got the next two outs before pinch-hitter John Mayberry Jr. walked to load the bases. Asche then ripped a shot to the seats in right for his first career slam, tying it at 5.
''The biggest mistake was the walk,'' Hutchison said. ''It's something I can't do again. A home run can happen, but a walk is in your control.''
Asche finished 4 for 4.
Encarnacion drove one deep into the seats in left leading off the second to give the Blue Jays a 1-0 lead.
Jose Bautista led off the fourth with a double to left, advanced to third on Encarnacion's single through a shift and scored on Francisco's grounder for a 2-0 lead.
Rasmus hit a two-run shot out to right-center to make it 4-0 in the fourth. Steve Tolleson's RBI double in the sixth put the Blue Jays up 5-0.
Hamels hasn't looked too sharp in three starts after beginning the season on the disabled list because of biceps tendinitis. The three-time All-Star lefty was supposed to start Sunday but the flu pushed him back two days.
NOTES: Hutchison became the third pitcher in Blue Jays history to have two hits in a game. David Cone did it in the 1992 World Series against Atlanta. Roy Halladay did it in 2007. ... The four hits and four RBIs for Asche are career highs. ... Bautista has reached safely in 33 straight games, the longest streak in the majors since Joey Votto's 33-game streak in 2011. ... Phillies SS Jimmy Rollins wasn't in the starting lineup for the second straight game because of a strained groin. He grounded out as a pinch-hitter. ... Cliff Lee (3-2, 3.00) opposes Mark Buehrle (5-1, 2.25) in a matchup of left-handed aces when the series shifts to Toronto on Wednesday night. The Phillies will play the 20,000th game in team history on Thursday.


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March 20, 2013
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Mr. John Willie Crowfoot, II, 49, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, March 20, 2013 at Vidant Medical Center.
A memorial service was conducted on Sunday, March 24 at the Wilkerson Funeral Chapel.
Born in Camden, NJ and a former resident of Sundown, NY, John had made his home in the Greenville area since 2006. For more than 25 years, John worked as a skilled optician until his health required an early retirement.
John will be fondly remembered for his love of family. He is survived by his wife of 12 years, Jeanne M. Chenier Crowfoot; daughter, Jordan Marie Crowfoot of Greenville; son, John Willie "JC" Crowfoot III, at home; parents, Chris and Virginia H. Crowfoot, of Crown Point, NY; brother, Daniel Crowfoot and wife, Becca, of Pine Bush, NY; sisters, Dawn Lieberman, of Pine Bush, NY and Christy Brooks and husband, John, of Sundown, NY and Rose Paradies and husband, Dave, of Claryville, NY; numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, 930-B Wellness Drive, Greenville, NC 27834 or for JC's college fund at Ameriprise Financial Services, FBO: J. Crowfoot, 300 W. Arlington Blvd., Greenville, NC 27858.


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Let this painful week belong not to the killer, but to the victims and their common cause: Education of the young.
Connecticut has shown us cruelty incarnate. In coming days and weeks, we'll all learn where public attention, public opinion, focuses.
Regrettably, we suspect it will focus less on the innocents than on their killer.
By the tenets of amateur psychology, the explanation of his deranged behavior ought to be recoverable from the sorry details of his life:
.When and why did this particular man unravel?
.What urge convinced him to submit, what injustice did he think he would avenge?
.How, pray tell, could a 20-year-old convince himself not only to slaughter his mother, but to destroy so many fledgling lives?
We would love to report that knowing these answers would help craft better laws, or somehow prevent another massacre. But as the recurrence of these senseless cases attests, that quest is a triumph of hope over experience: As a society we have tried many times to parlay lessons of these tragedies into public policies that would stop the next madman. Hasn't worked. What we've learned time and again is that there's folly in trying to explain the inexplicable.
That doesn't, though, leave America helpless.
What all of us can do right now is focus on the stories of these lives cut short. We can be inspired by the simplicity of the children, and the service of the educators who died trying to protect them. We can rededicate ourselves to the cause that united both groups - education of the young - and trust that education someday may bring the peace that legislation and public fury have not. We say this not in surrender to the murderers, but with faith that there must be a way to pre-empt their inhumanities. Education and its progeny, empathy and uplift, may succeed where all else has failed.
No words are sufficient to adequately grieve the loss of Newtown's children and adults. They truly are innocents - separated only by geography and circumstance from other innocents systematically slain on the streets of Chicago and other communities across the land.
The more we dwell on the innocents, on promising lives extinguished, the more we cheat the killers. The Connecticut slayer's demons, whatever the explanation, are no excuse: Many people suffer terrible temptations yet overcome them. Many people are angry at themselves, their deity and nearly everyone in between, yet never would resolve their own sense of victimhood by making others their victims.
This killer, like many before him, takes to his grave the demented logic of his painstaking plot. He knew what all of us know in this open society: No matter the extent of safety precautions, no matter the monitoring of building entrances, schools make soft targets. Their culture wants to welcome, not to distrust. Hurt a school and you hurt us all.
It's a leap of faith, this daily journey of the innocents to schools. The partings, child from parent, evoke an awful question: Is this our last goodbye?
Usually that's a question pushed to the back of our minds. Not so in the next few days. But as we cherish what we have, we also can look further afield: Other planned school assaults have been prevented because someone - a classmate, a parent, a teacher - took notice of an acquaintance's mind spinning out of control and reported it.
As this painful week unfolds, we can let it belong not to the killer, but to victims we mourn, and admire, and keep alive in our thoughts.
We can hug the people we love a little tighter.
And those of us with children can steel ourselves to our next leap of faith.


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One can argue the artistic merit of the roundabout bicycle sculpture, but theres no doubt its a traffic hazard. Whether approaching head on or from behind, its a blurry clump of scrap metal. Not until drivers are halfway through the roundabout can they see the riders profiles. This requires drivers to turn their head 90 degrees to the left and look in order to see the sculpture just as they are the middle of a turn. A traffic wreck is surely imminent. Is this part of Durangos war on the automobile? And how coincidental is it that any accidents will be caused by five bicyclists riding abreast? Sign me, Ceymore Butts
Perhaps the sculptures alignment was for the benefit of Riverview Drive drivers, who endured years of not being able to turn left or right before the roundabouts installation.
One could hear the city say, Gosh. Those poor folks had to sit there for so long. Maybe we ought to give them something to look at. Why not the good side of this sculpture?
Or maybe not.
Either way, the hard-to-see artwork is emblematic of the USA Pro Cycling Challenge race, which the piece commemorates.
Just think of how many folks associated with that ballyhooed event turn their heads and look the other way when the race comes up in conversation.
Additionally, a 90-degree turn to the left is equally symbolic. It represents the direction Durangos politics have taken in the last couple of years.
As for the Durangos war on the automobile, it should be noted that the roundabout is a device to encourage traffic by keeping it flowing, which it is doing with aplomb.
Durangos war on the automobile is actually waged farther down the road with the constant salvo of orange parking tickets and inconsistent, infernal flashing crossing signals.
Conversely, the roundabout has turned a problem intersection into a relatively safe place.
Not one single accident has been reported in the Florida Road roundabout, said our friend Lt. Ray Shupe with the Durango Police Department.
Granted, it might be related to climate change.
We used to have a lot of accidents at the Florida-Riverview intersection back when we had snow, says the lieutenant.
The hill would get slick and cars couldnt stop so youd see a lot of T-bones.
The roundabout slows down Florida Road traffic, which gives drivers more time to react and less distance to break.
Therefore, its the engineering of the roundabout that makes it safer, not the centerpiece.
Yet it seems people want more decoration than iron bikers currently provide.
Recall a couple of months ago, some intrepid art lovers put fluorescent green bikinis on each bike rider. The swimwear was removed within a couple of hours, presumably by fretful city workers on race day.
Action Line is delighted to report that last week, fuzzy red-and-white Santa hats adorned each sculpture for a few magical hours before some Grinch removed them.
Could there be a huddle of hush-hush holiday haberdashers amongst us, secretly plotting seasonal-appropriate headgear for the five cyclists?
How about Abe Lincoln stovepipes for Presidents Day? Green derbies for St. Paddys Day? A red, white and blue Uncle Sam top hat for the Fourth of July?
A tip of the cap to the mad hatters!
Of course, theres another option. What if the city is successful in getting a mothballed Army tank on behalf of Al Harper of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad?
The city could swap Al straight across. Al could display five rusty iron bikers at the train museum, while the city could display the tank in the roundabout.
With a tank in the middle of the road, the city would send clear message and Durangos war on the automobile would enter a new phase.
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View: SB County's response to a Public Records Act request regarding Dorner 911 audio
Related story: Christopher Dorner reward: Lawyer for carjack victim objects to process
Complete coverage: Dorner manhunt
San Bernardino County authorities on Tuesday released recordings of the 911 call that led to the fiery end to the manhunt for murder suspect Christopher Jordan Dorner in February.
The county's attorneys released the electronic recordings of the Feb. 12 call in response to a public records request. The tapes contain more than 20 minutes of conversation between a female 911 dispatcher and a woman who called to report that she and her husband had been tied up by Dorner, who also stole their vehicle.
Although officials declined to identify the callers in their release, the couple has been identified in news reports as Jim and Karen Reynolds, who owned the condo.
The Reynoldses, who could not be reached for comment, claim they deserve $1 million-plus reward that authorities have offered for information leading to Dorner's capture and conviction. Rick Heltebrake, a motorist who Dorner carjacked in his attempt to flee law enforcement on Feb. 12, also lays claim to the reward.
After fleeing the Reynoldses' condo, where he hid during the six-day manhunt, Dorner exchanged gunfire with pursuing California Fish and Wildlife wardens, carjacked Heltebrake and barricaded himself inside a Barton Flats cabin.
There, Dorner shot and killed Deputy Jeremiah MacKay and wounded another deputy. SWAT deputies and others swarmed the area around the cabin and eventually deployed pyrotechnic tear gas grenades. The cabin ignited and deputies heard a single gunshot from inside.
The Riverside County Coroner reported Dorner died from a single gunshot wound to the head.
The 911 tapes contain audio from when the Reynoldses reported their discovery of Dorner:
Dispatcher: 911 emergency what are you reporting?
Female Caller: (Unintelligible)
Dispatcher: Sorry?
Female Caller: We have been tied up by him. He has taken off with our Nissan Rogue.
The female caller told the dispatcher Dorner left the condo 15 to 30 minutes before, and that she and her husband remained tied up.
In the recording, the Reynolds tell the dispatcher that Dorner was armed with an automatic weapon, equipped with a silencer.
Roughly 15 minutes into the call, the deputies who rescued the Reynoldses make their approach to the condo. The recordings end with the Reynolds being freed.
In related news, Heltebrake's attorney objected Tuesday to the newly announced process for distributing the reward .
Heltebrake's lawyer, Allen Thomas, wrote that an announcement made Friday was unclear how the reward process will work. He said the questions should be resolved before claimants are asked to waive their right to challenge the results in court.
LAPD Lt. Natalie Cortez, the coordinator for thee reward applications, was not available for comment Tuesday afternoon.
The process was announced jointly by the cities of Los Angeles and Irvine, Los Angeles and Riverside counties, the FBI, the U.S. Marshals Service, First Watch Corp., the Los Angeles Dodgers and the University of Southern California, plus anonymous donors.
The announcement set a deadline of April 19 for applications and said a panel of three retired judges will decide who gets the reward.
Some of the organizations and the city of Irvine are putting money into a trust account and have agreed to abide by the retired judges' decision.
But three participants – the city of L.A. and Los Angeles and Riverside counties – will require separate applications and could make their own decisions on who gets the reward.
Thomas' letter asks whether the retired judges' possible conflicts of interest have been checked among other questions.
Dorner, a fired LAPD officer who believed he had been treated unfairly, killed four people during a 10-day rampage, including the daughter of an LAPD officer, a Riverside police officer and a San Bernardino County sheriff's detective. In an online manifesto, he threatened to kill other LAPD officers, and hundreds of officers fanned out across Southern California to protect their colleagues for more than a week while Dorner was at large.
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Herbie Hancock new LA Phil jazz creative chair
Chaka Kahn, Tracy Chapman guests on upcoming albumHerbie Hancock has grand plans for his new position as the Los Angeles Philharmonic's creative chair for jazz.
The two-year stint, which begins in 2010, includes overseeing jazz programming for the Walt Disney Concert Hall and the Hollywood Bowl, helping to hire musicians and mentoring young artists. The 69-year-old Los Angeles resident will take over from bassist Christian McBride.
"I'm interested in cross-pollination of music of various cultures," Hancock said Monday. "And I would like to see more interaction between visuals and music. Ballet or some sort of pop-oriented kind of dance interacting with jazz, visuals done with computer graphics or film segments with jazz, or a mixture of jazz and other genres."
Hancock -- who won Grammys in 2008 for album of the year and best contemporary jazz album for "River: The Joni Letters," a tribute to his longtime friend Joni Mitchell -- has been known for pulling from different musical and art forms.
He is working on a new album, which also takes from different cultures. He describes it as capturing "peace through global collaboration."
The album pairs artists such as Chaka Khan with Ravi Shankar's daughter Anoushka Shankar and Tracy Chapman with West African singer Oumou Sangare.
Other musicians he's tapped for the album -- due out in 2010 -- include Jeff Beck and Dave Matthews.
"Our same language is our commonality as human beings," Hancock said. "What I think about now is purpose. I didn't think about purpose years ago. It was 'write this tune.' Now I think about what do people need, what does humanity need, what can I do to help in my way."
Hancock attributes his outlook to chanting three hours a day and practicing Buddhism. It helps him to discover himself, he said, and reach out to others.
"I don't want to lock myself into a box, a comfort zone," Hancock said. "I want to spread this out throughout the globe, and make a record not just for American audiences."


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Pelosi Floor Speech Congratulating Baltimore Ravens on Super Bowl Victory
Contact: Drew Hammill, 202-226-7616
Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi took to the House floor today to congratulate the Baltimore Ravens on their victory against the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl XLVII. Below are the Leader's remarks:
"I want to, Madame Speaker, to congratulate, I was going to call him Dutch, but Congressman Ruppersberger and the other Members of the Maryland delegation, more importantly, join them in congratulating the Ravens on a – they beat a mighty champion at the Super Bowl. As a proud 49er fan, who grew up on Johnny Unitas in Baltimore, going to those games as a teenager, and raising my own children on Joe Montana and Steve Young, you can just imagine how exciting this game was for me.
"But I think you quoted, Mr. Ruppersberger, you quoted coach Harbaugh. I will quote him in another way. They asked him after the game: 'Was it hard coaching against your brother, your very own brother in the Super Bowl?' He said: 'It was hard; it was very hard. The only thing that would have been worse is if one of us were not coaching in the Super Bowl.'
"So, while it was hard to lose to the Ravens, it would have been even harder to lose to someone else. If someone had to beat the 49ers, I congratulate the Ravens on a game well played. I was in the stadium. I wondered who on the Baltimore side decided to pull the plug on the electricity. They were wondering who on the 49ers side did. In any event, there was good spirit. I think if you were there, and you saw that delay of game, not, not term of art, but like it, and you saw the mood of the people there, it was a real tribute to the people of New Orleans, who had extended such gracious hospitality in every way. That people were in a good mood, and they rode out that, that time.
"I want to join you in commending the leadership, the ownership, to Steve for his leadership of the, of the Ravens. But I also want to acknowledge the wonderful leadership of Art Modell. He passed away in the fall after being such a great leader in the Baltimore community, bringing the Ravens to Baltimore, and in being a part of the city in philanthropic and other ways. He was a great man and it was wonderful to see the Ravens with the 'Art' on, and everyone else – including Governor O'Malley and Mayor Rawlings-Blake with their 'Art' on their lapels throughout, throughout the weekend.
"So, to Art Modell's family, to the ownership of the Ravens, congratulations. To the people of Baltimore, I know how exciting it is, and what it means to Baltimore. So I extend congratulations, and I also don't have a bet because I said: 'While I'm rooting for the 49ers, I would never bet against Baltimore.' So, congratulations to all concerned. Thank you. I yield back the balance of my time."


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VALDOSTA, Ga. (AP) — Attorneys say a Georgia judge wants to know what federal authorities discover before deciding whether to order a coroner's inquest into the death of a teenager found inside a rolled-up wrestling mat at school.
Benjamin Crump, the attorney for the family of 17-year-old Kendrick Johnson, and Jim Elliott, the lawyer for the Lowndes County coroner, say Judge Harry J. Altman told them Wednesday he won't rule until the U.S. attorney's office in Macon completes a review launched last week. Elliott says he expects the judge to file a formal order Thursday.
Sheriff's investigators decided Johnson died in a freak accident after getting stuck inside upside down inside the mat. Johnson's parents suspect someone killed him.
Crump says he plans to appeal the judge's decision to wait.


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Greetings everyone! I have a short but important report for this month.
1. A few proclamation changes for this season include an increase in the fisher harvest quota from 10 to 15; the lion harvest quota from 14 to 21; and the colony/funnel traps will have a size restriction of 12" maximum opening and 36" maximum length. As you may remember from a few months ago, that proposal was an 8" opening. We worked hard with the folks at Game and Fish and thankfully that opening size was moved to 12". There have been a few changes to the language on some rules, mostly to clarify things or clean up gray areas. It's important to read the regulations every year so you don't miss anything – this year would be no different.
2. The muskrat float research project is still on line to begin this fall. RJ Miller will be conducting the project mostly in the eastern part of the state – chasing the water and the muskrats until ice up. The field work will begin again in the spring after ice out.
3. This month is a busy month with education classes and the rendezvous. There will be more to report in the next issue.
4. Thanks to those who took the time to volunteer for the state fair. It was another record year in attendance and weather. I appreciate you taking the time to share your knowledge with the public.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Former Minnesota State-Mankato football coach Todd Hoffner is about to clear up the uncertainty over whether he will return to his old job.
The school fired Hoffner last May without publicly disclosing the reasons. The dismissal came after Hoffner had been accused, and then cleared, of having pornographic images of his own children on his work-issue cellphone.
An arbitrator last week ruled that Hoffner was unfairly fired, and ordered the school to reinstate him with back pay.
But going back isn't that simple. Hoffner was hired in January as head coach at Minot State University. He plans an afternoon news conference in Minneapolis to announce his intentions.


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Report: Brazil spied on embassy personnel
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — The Brazilian government confirmed Monday that its intelligence service targeted U.S., Russian, Iranian and Iraqi diplomats and property during spy activities carried out about a decade ago in the capital Brasilia.
The relatively low-key surveillance was reported by the Folha de S. Paulo newspaper, based on Brazilian intelligence service documents it obtained from an undisclosed source.
It describes surveillance that pales in comparison to the massive spy programs carried out by the U.S. National Security Agency, efforts detailed in thousands of documents leaked by Edward Snowden.
But the revelation forced the Brazilian government to defend its espionage while remaining the loudest critic of the NSA programs that have aggressively targeted communications in Brazil, including the personal phone and email of President Dilma Rousseff, who cancelled a state visit to Washington in response.
Brazil's Institutional Security Cabinet, which oversees the Abin intelligence service, said in an emailed statement that all the operations cited in the Folha report "follow Brazilian law for the protection of national interests."
The statement added that Abin "develops intelligence activities for the defense" of Brazil and for "national sovereignty, in strict observance of constitutional principles and the laws that guarantee individual rights."
Rousseff has said that the NSA program, which has swept up data on billions of telephone calls and emails flowing through Brazil, is a violation of individual human rights. Brazil has been targeted in part because it serves as an important transit point for trans-Atlantic fiber optic cables carrying much of the globe's traffic.
Last week, Brazil joined Germany in asking the United Nations General Assembly to adopt a resolution calling on all countries to protect the right to privacy guaranteed under international law. The draft emphasizes that illegal surveillance and interception of communications as well as the illegal collection of personal data "constitute a highly intrusive act that violates the right to privacy and freedom of expression and may threaten the foundations of a democratic society."
In Monday's statement, Brazil's Institutional Security Cabinet said it planned to prosecute anyone who may have leaked the documents to the Folha newspaper.
According to daily, Brazil's intelligence service monitored office space rented by the U.S. Embassy in Brasilia, suspecting it of harboring spy equipment. The report said Abin had concluded that the offices held "communications equipment."
"Functioning daily with the doors closed and the lights turned off, and with nobody in the locale," is how the Abin report described the rented U.S. property, according to Folha. "The office is sporadically visited by someone from the embassy."
Dean Cheves, the spokesman for the U.S. Embassy in Brazil, wouldn't comment on Abin's surveillance of the office space. But he said the office served as a relay station for walkie-talkie radios carried by embassy personnel, who carry the radios as back up communications for emergencies or in case cellphone service goes down.
The Folha report detailed at least 10 intelligence operations carried out in Brasilia in 2003-04, just as former President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was settling into office.
Other targets included diplomats from the Russian, Iranian and Iraqi embassies, who were followed and photographed as they came and went from embassies and official residences.
In particular, Abin was interested in Russian officials involved in negotiating arms deals in Brazil, and followed Iran's ambassador to Cuba as he visited Brazil.
Associated Press writer Jenny Barchfield contributed to this report.
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A.I. - abbreviation for artificial intelligence. artificial intelligence (www.miriamwebster.com) - (n) - (1956) - (1) a branch of computer science dealing with the simulation of intelligent behavior in computers. (2) the capability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior. (3) the set of scripts commonly cursed at in Resident Evil 5 for using up your bullets and healing items, and generally being a script-laden pest.
This generally focuses on the A.I. (or lack of human thought) in the ever lovable allied A.I. module that accompanies you through story mode. The enemy A.I. is not tricky, and generally predictable thanks to the reliance on quicktime button sequences. The challenge from enemy A.I. stems from their number (many) and ferocity (increases exponentially as difficulty increases). The challenge of the allied A.I. is to prevent it from squandering your resources to get you killed faster. Note that the term allied A.I. is used here, as the same module for the woman character (Sheva) is equally applicable to the man character (Chris What's His Face), by playing as Sheva (after completing the game once). This is one thing Capcom did do correctly (equalize the sexes) by completely robbing both sexes of any intelligence in their games. Achievement unlocked.
A.I. Modes
There are two chief modes of the allied A.I. attack and cover. Cover When covering, the A.I. attempts to stay near your controlled character, and attacks enemies if they venture close (and are both in range of the A.I.'s weapon and in its line of sight). The weapon the module will pick for this mode of activity will usually (not always) be the weakest weapon (sidearm before longarm). There are exceptions of course. If there is an infinite special weapon in the bot's slot (Chris' minigun or Sheva's bushbow), it will pick that weapon over another weapon (it could be that the infinite weapon has more ammo, although the A.I. tends to choose other weapons over Chris' minigun - possibly due to the loss of speed when the minigun is selected). While the A.I. will not venture to leave your side, occasionally, the interactive priorities of the A.I. will take precedence and cause it to leave you temporarily. This occurs when there are interaction priorities that take precedence before the rule 0 (protect the player). However, that doesn't happen often. However, don't consider the Cover command as defensive, as the bot will shoot enemies if it has a clear line of sight and the means to do so. Attack When attacking, the A.I. will attempt to go forth and attack any enemies present in the immediate room with its strongest weapon (longarm before sidearm). It will shoot relentlessly and switch to the next most powerful weapon if the first weapon runs out of ammunition. If the A.I. has access to hand grenades, it will use them liberally (explosive, incendiary, flash, etc.). Additionally, it will attempt to forage for items, item cannisters, and ammunition. Note that even when foraging, the A.I. will ignore certain items that the player reveals -- the best example would be gems shot off from walls and ceilings. Additionally, if there is an item in a sarcophagus or spot that the A.I. wouldn't smoothly step over, the A.I. will ignore it (even if a player character can grab the item). The A.I. will not automatically forage for items if the player is too close (about 6 game feet) near an item or item container. This lets players decide who gets to keep the item. Oddities to behavior If you want your lively bot to forage, you need to set it to attack (preferably with an infinite weapon) and let it roam around on its own. Using the various infinite weapons simalcrum has unlocked, there seems to be both a preference for a weapon (dependent on firepower, rate of fire, and a minimum range). For example, the A.I. will attempt to put distance between itself and the enemy with all weapons except the shotgun (which may explain why the bot armed with an infinite shotgun goes berserk). This makes some sort of logical sense (despite all other control input interface failures of Capcom) as the grenades and explosives (rocket launcher, grenade launcher) tend to have a danger zone from the point of impact. Generally speaking, once you've unlocked the suitable high-powered death wands (Benelli M3, S&W 500, S75 - whatever the hell that is) you may want to build a matching pair for your active character (hence two S&W 500s with max firepower, two Benelli M3s, two S75s or infinite rocket launcher) and use those weapons for your Professional difficulty run. The A.I. uses the shotgun and rifle (or magnum) with the best ability (think of the Tom Clancy shooters), so you can't go wrong. Arm your own character with the two or three weapons (rifle for sniping, shotgun for close encounters, magnum for the bosses) and slot four armored vests for the army of two (as opposed to Army of Poo). This set up should be more or less good enough for most Pro encounters. The best results are still achieved using an active second player. Note in some areas, the A.I. will stay in one spot to cover or attack enemies unless actively summoned to the player's side. This is to prevent friendly fire (if hit detection was on), as the A.I. generally attempts to get out of your character's line of fire when weapons are drawn. In such cases, there are no reliable methods to having the A.I. assist you unless your character is dying, or you build a Left 4 Dead/RSix Vegas A.I. module and fuse it with Resident Evil 5.
Interaction Priorities
The A.I. will try to do the following actions first (and in the listed order): (-1) Likely cause is minimum distance needs to be achieved for chosen weapon. A.I. will retreat from enemies by computing a node for it to arrive at. If the A.I. seems to be idling and doing nothing, it's because it cannot calculate a route to a free spot on the map (a temporary node) to establish the minimum safe distance for an engagement. (0) A.I. resuscitates and assists player; heals player if player is ½ life or less or dying (rule is principally active during Cover, but the A.I. will heal itself - rule 2 - and may heal the player is adjacent to the A.I.). (1) A.I. responds to active player's command (regroup with player, meet item requests, use team move, etc.). Should the player have his/her inventory menu active, the A.I. will respond by lingering nearby for a possible trade, etc. (2) A.I. uses healing item(s) if life is around ½ life or less (to avoid loss of speed). Eggs are used on the A.I.'s character if they are available and if the player's life is not sufficiently low to warrant an herb or first aid spray. (3) A.I. will give ammo to player's equipped weapon (Cover only). (4) A.I. combines healing item(s) for space efficacy. (5) A.I. reloads weapon(s) carried with available ammunition. Note that the A.I. does not request ammunition, requiring active player to babysit the A.I.'s supplies. (6) A.I. attacks enemies in range and who are in its line-of-sight with available weapons and grenades. (7) A.I. attacks item containers as enemies but with the knife or shock stick. This rule is more visibly active during Attack mode, but this rule is engaged both during Attack and Cover. The reason you may not see this rule more often is the container has to be within line of sight and in range of the A.I.'s roaming range (during Cover). Since there is also a minimum distance where the A.I. will not do anything (because it is waiting for the player to break the containers and decide which character picks up the item), players often find themselves gravitating towards a container, hence preventing the A.I. from actively searching for and breaking item containers. (8) A.I. collects items from containers or those items set out in the open (except treasure). The A.I. does not collect gems or treasures if they are not dropped by the enemy (i.e., the gems embedded into walls), since collecting all the treasures is an extra task (trophy or achievement). (9) A.I. engages in idle animation.
Item and Slot Sorting
Simalcrum found this logic fairly handy when playing Mercenaries, and it will come in handy when the action in Story Mode gets equally intense on Professional. The menu in RE5 seems to sort in a bizarre fashion, when in fact there is a sick kind of logic to it. Refer to the following diagramatic for the next few paragraphs. ------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | 1 | 2 | 3 | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | 4 | 5 | 6 | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------- | | | | | | | | | 7 | 8 | 9 | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------- If you are collecting an equippable weapon or healing item, the first slot used will be the D-Pad Up slot (slot 2). Since you can equip it and use it, the game will slot it there. Hence if you have no items and collected four weapons, healing items, or grenades, you will fill up the slots in this order: 2, 4, 6, and 8. Items that are prioritized into the four hotspots: -- Firearms -- Green Herbs -- Eggs (All types) -- First Aid Sprays -- Grenades If you are collecting ammunition and ever unhelpful red herb, the first slot used will be slot 1, as your character does not normally equip it. Hence, you have four hotspots for your weapons, giving you problems when you gather more than four types of weapons/health items (which you will always do). So if you have no items and collected four different boxes of ammunition (like grenade ammo), you will fill up the slots in this order: 1, 3, 5, and 7. Items that are prioritized into the five regular spots: -- Ammunition -- Red Herbs -- Hotspot items if no hotspot is available Unlike Mercenaries mode, you have the luxury of time to arrange all the items in your inventory in Story mode.
Handy Techniques
There are some handy techniques to handling - make that exploiting - your allied A.I. The simplest thing to do of course, is just to use it as an extra 9-slot item mule. Not particularly exciting, but particularly fashionable and effective. However, the game does force upon you to use team moves at certain points of the game, hence you may find your bipedal pack mule undergunned and dead. The knife is not a good weapon to use. Here're some handier techniques to use instead: Handgun (normal) While the lowly handgun seems like the most obvious solution to the trigger happy A.I., you actually want to use the handgun ammunition yourself. Since the handgun ammo stacks only 50 rounds per slot, you will find that the A.I. will burn through your stocks rather quickly. It is far better to conserve the handgun ammo for your own use. Machinegun (normal) A more amendable idea for the A.I. is to allow it to burn through the nearly useless machinegun ammo (useless until you have upgraded weapons to do more damage). Since you can stack 150 machinegun bullets to a slot, a machinegun (or any free machinegun) can just have its magazine and firepower upgraded so your A.I. can spray and not really pay. Machinegun ammo is fairly common when enemies are slain. Rifle (normal) If you are playing the game the first time, occasionally you may need Sheva's A.I. to cover you with a rifle, due to the different paths the characters take. Sometimes you need to cover her instead. It is much better to focus on the S75 rifle since it has respectable damage (2000 maximum). Since the action needs to be worked after each shot, this forces you to practice precision aim. Unless you need the A.I. to cover you though, don't give it the rifle, as the ammo can be scarce in places when you really need it. Stun Rod The stun rod sounds like a good idea on paper, but it doesn't do much but shock enemies up close. This weapon is not as handy as you want against the larger zombies the chaingun, chainsaw, and hammer zombies). It is handy against enemies who are slow and not as aggressive, but once you hit chapter 4, consider using something more potent, like an infinite weapon. Weapon (infinity) Frankly, any time you have an infinite weapon, you're going to get ahead (money and ammo wise anyway -- not exactly sure if it reduces your Exchange Points score). Giving an infinite weapon (any sort, although the more powerful the better) to your A.I. means it will indiscriminately fire and kill about 80% of the enemies before they can even attack (even on professional), although they will have problems if too many enemies appear. Slow firing weapons (like the magnums) will not be able to deal with enemies who approach at all angles while fast firing weapons lack the takedown punch against shielded enemies and large zombies. However, if you want the accuracy of your stage/area rank to be high (for Exchange Points) the magnum is handy for your idiot A.I. Generally speaking, your A.I. only needs to carry one weapon (preferably infinite), but should you feel the need to collect more ammo (or just different ammo), they can carry another weapon. Weapons carried affect the ammunition dropped, hence if you do not carry a certain weapon, that ammo type will not drop. Just be aware that the more damage a weapon does, the higher it will be on the priority of weapon selection when the A.I. goes "Aggro."
A.I. Comparison
A relative chart of allied A.I. utility in simulations. Great 10 - Sharon Apple, H.A.L. 9000, the M.C.P. from TRON 9 - Overlord, Pikmin Good 8 - Rainbow Six Vegas, Left 4 Dead 7 - Half-life Opposing Forces, Half-life 2 Average 6 - G.R.A.W., Project Eden, Evolva 5 - Resident Evil 4, Ace Combat Par 4 - Army of Two 3 - Resident Evil 5 Sub-par 2 - Resident Evil Outbreak 1 - The Uncanny X-Men, Star Ixiom
How do I unlock the infinite ammo? Complete the game once. This is required to unlock both the Bonus Features menu and to increase the statistics cap of all your weapons (just like in Resident Evil 4) and to unlock the permission to play with infinite weapons. Next, increase a weapon's statistics to the maximum (all its attributes) and save the game (quit and save). If you have a weapon with the maximum stats, you can purchase the infinity ability (for that weapon only) in the Bonus Features menu using Exchange Points. How do I unlock the hidden weapons? You unlock five hidden weapons by maximizing the Beretta 92 (handgun), Ithaca 37 (shotgun), VZ86 (machinegun), S&W 29 (magnum), and S75 (rifle). You can unlock a sixth weapon by completing the game (start to finish) in under 5 hours (skip cut-scenes, don't die, etc.). How can I get money quickly? Technically, you can go through many stages and just gather money. Simalcrum just finds the gems and treasure in stage 4-1 easier to tolerate and fast to cycle. The boss (giant spider thing) is easy to defeat (the free grenade launcher to defeat the boss is an extra $1000) and there're no seriously tough enemies to mess around with you. Also, if you manage an S-rank on normal difficulty in stage 4-1, you get at least 1500 exchange points (for the infinite weapons) as well, hence playing through ten times (and getting 10 S-ranks), gets you the points to unlock the infinity permission for most of the magnums/rifles, and earns you at least $300,000 (more should you decide to sell the grenade launcher each time and the ammunition it comes with). For money only, you can also try the following: cycle the area of stage 5-1 where the lickers and licker-Betas are. From the entrance to the lab to the elevator that takes forever to come down, defeat and kill all the lickers and sell the AK-74. You should be able to fetch four gems worth about $10,000. While this is considerably less than the $35,000+ from 4-1, you spend about 5 minutes (using an infinite magnum - one of the first things you should acquire), which is considerably less than the 20 minutes for stage 4-1. The down side is you will earn no exchange points since you will quit/save the licker area after taking the gems. The other area is to cycle the chickens on the center island in stage 3-1. This requires you to get on the airboat and travel east to the crocodile island, disembark to enter a new map, then cycle the chicken island map to have the chickens randomly lay eggs. You can hold five eggs in each slot (and there are no enemies when you do this, so you can theoretically carry 45 eggs per character). However, it is tedious (far more than 4-1), you earn no exchange points, and there is no guarantee the chickens will lay eggs at all when you set foot on their island. This is a fast way though, to try and get the various eggs. How can I get exchange points quickly? Exchange points are earned from completing stages or playing through Mercenaries mode. If you are farming money (see above), you can accumulate a small amount of exchange points if you do well (it's recommended you do, so when you get a weapon maximized, you have the exchange points required to make it infinite). However, you can also play Mercenaries mode if you need Exchange Points only. Mercenaries mode is faster than playing through story mode (or mission select) since each match lasts about 6 minutes or so. The only caveat is you have to battle enemies using preset weapons and inventory. The other "time wasting" problem is should either player (or you) die in Mercenaries mode before the chopper arrives for dust-off, you will fail the mission and earn nothing. Hence, you need to play around with your selected character and make sure s/he survives and racks up a lot of kills and kill combos.
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Mountain bikers are happily riding along a new section of trail at Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve.
Mountain bikers are happily riding along a new section of trail at Doris Leeper Spruce Creek Preserve, a compromise that helped put to rest fears that a state and county effort to restore scrub on the land would take away their beloved loop trail.
"It's really turned out pretty well," said Scott Bowser, a founding member of the Spruce Creek Mountain Bike Association.
The trail section, a little more than a mile long, dips and curves over rises and around trees, skimming the southeastern edge of the 2,500-acre preserve off Martin's Dairy Road.
Over the summer, chapter members turned out in force when word spread that Volusia County was about to mow over a portion of the trails and conduct prescribed burns on part of the woodsy preserve to fulfill the requirements of its management agreement with the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. They spoke out in public meetings with the county and the city of Port Orange, concerned the work might destroy a part of the popular biking loop. Speakers also expressed concern the burning would damage the wilderness-like character of the area around the Martin's Dairy entrance.
County officials halted the roller chopping, which already had begun on a western part of the preserve.
After weeks of tension-filled meetings, a compromise was reached to add buffers along a couple of sections of the existing trails to retain the woodsy feel and create a new section of trail. The plan also spells out the requirement for the county to complete the restoration — chopping and burning — of the 250-acre area of scrub.
The Volusia County Council approved the updated restoration plan in November and forwarded it to the state. The state's Acquisition and Restoration Council, which oversees land management plans for land the state owns or co-owns, approved the plan in December.
County officials say the remainder of the roller chopping and the burning may begin within a couple of weeks. It will take about two weeks for a contractor to complete the planned roller chopping once it begins, said Ginger Adair, environmental management director.
Scrub — patches of high, dry habitat where gopher tortoises and Florida scrub jays are found – is considered by experts to be a globally imperiled habitat. To keep it in optimum condition, scientists say the land must be periodically burned or mechanically treated to mimic the natural lightning-sparked fires that used to burn Florida's natural areas. Burning enriches the soil and helps prevent bushes and shrubs from becoming too thick, which makes it harder for gopher tortoises and other creatures to forage and nest.
The county is supposed to begin burning the areas that were roller chopped in July. Although a couple of members of the County Council had asked for the burning to begin before the end of the year, no burning has taken place so far.
"We are still watching closely and waiting for good conditions," Adair said. Prescribed burning takes near-perfect weather conditions to give firefighters the best chance of controlling the amount and direction of smoke.
Port Orange Mayor Allen Green was surprised to learn Monday the trail is already in use and nearly complete.
"I think it's excellent," said Green, who was among a group of Port Orange officials who traveled to Tallahassee to discuss their initial concerns with the state.
"We didn't please everybody, but that's not unusual," said Green, who proposed the compromise trail.
Bowser and chapter member David Love walked the trail with city and county officials and other interest groups on Nov. 16 to lay out the new trail.
Then 13 chapter members showed up on a December Saturday to build the new trail.
Bowser and Brandon Lee, whom chapter members have nicknamed "trail boss," have been back a couple of times to build crossovers in areas where the sand was too deep.
So far, the response on the chapter's Facebook page has been positive. Bowser said the bikers were pleased the new section of the trail is slightly longer.
The trail is still "kind of mooshy" in a couple of spots but will improve as it ages and is used, Bowser said. "We're going to do a little more work on it in January. It should be even better after that."
The possibility remains that the old part of the trail to be roller chopped, known as the 7/10ths trail, will be able to be used after the restoration. But it's unknown how much the removal of trees will change the trail. Bikers were afraid the sand would become too dry and soft for riding.
"We'll just have to wait and see what happens," said Bowser, who has been visiting the property for nearly 40 years.
Chapter members also are hopeful the county will keep its promise to work with the user groups at the preserve to continue building additional trails.
Bowser has talked to county officials and is optimistic. The chapter hopes to try to get at least one more loop added to the trail, he said. "Our goal is to end up with at least 10 miles out there."
On Monday, Green said if the programs that have been discussed for the property – such as biking, hiking, horseback riding and kayak launches — could be implemented and utilized correctly, "it could be the most unique piece of property there is."


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RolandDeschain wrote:Non-applicable. 100% Seahawks, 0% every other team.
Zebulon Dak wrote:I love football so I almost always pick a team to root for when I'm watching a game. Always been a Ravens supporter but they're too mainstream now so I'm going: Seattle Mist.
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CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Venezuelan security forces backed by water tanks and tear gas dispersed student protesters from Caracas' main highway Friday in the third straight night of anti-government demonstrations.
Some 500 protesters choked off traffic for several hours earlier in the day to demand justice for two students who were killed Wednesday during clashes with police and armed pro-government militias.
When police broke up the crowd Friday night, the students regrouped to a nearby plaza, where they burned trash and threw stones at police. Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rebuked the students in a televised address and says he won't tolerate any more disruptions on the nation's roadways.
There were no reports of serious injuries.
The unrest followed the burial of the two students earlier in the day, as well as a third victim, a pro-government militia member, who were killed in Wednesday's unrest. At the same time authorities began releasing the dozens of demonstrators who've been arrested in recent days.
In what's become a family tradition during 15 years of socialist rule, Derrik Redman said he and his son, Robert, attended a peaceful protest of more than 10,000 anti-government demonstrators. But this time Robert didn't come back, and later in the evening his father received a phone call that he'd been shot and killed in a standoff with police.
"As long as the protests continue I'll still go," Redman said while shaking his head in disbelief.
On the other side of town, in the 23rd of January slum that's long been a government stronghold and where the late Hugo Chavez is buried, about 100 people, many with their faces covered and waving pistols, paid their final respects to Juan "Juancho" Montoya.
Montoya was killed when the pro-government vigilante group he led roared up on motorcycles to the federal prosecutor's office where students were sparring with police. In a confusing incident, shots were fired into the crowd and Montoya and a student, Bassil D'Acosta, were killed.
As a black hearse covered in flowers winded its way through the slum's dusty streets, an escort of more than 100 motorcycles honked their horns incessantly to shouts of "Juancho lives, the battle continues."
AP Writers Jorge Rueda, Andrew Rosati and Joshua Goodman contributed to this report.