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ĀMichigan State Police are investigating an accident that left one person dead on I-96 Wednesday morning in Lyon Township.
The crash happened around 11 a.m. on westbound I-96 near Kent Lake Road.
A witness to the crash said a motorist lost control of their vehicle and was swerving across lanes, officials said.
The driver of a semi truck saw the out-of-control vehicle and braked to avoid hitting it. A State of Michigan VTS employee was transporting a patrol car on a flatbed wrecker and was unable to stop -- striking the semi truck.
The driver of the wrecker was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver's identity is still being confirmed. State troopers will continue to investigate the crash.
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Mr. Zizzo has served in the steel industry for 35 years, joining AK Steel in January 2004 as Vice President, Human Resources. Prior to his AK Steel career, he held a number of division-level and executive-level positions with the former National Steel Corporation, including serving as that company's Vice President, Human Resources. Mr. Zizzo began his steel industry career with National Steel in 1978.
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*It is possible to unlock an outfit for [[Niko Bellic]], protagonist of GTA IV, distinctly based on the clothes Claude wore in GTA III.
*It is possible to unlock an outfit for [[Niko Bellic]], protagonist of GTA IV, distinctly based on the clothes Claude wore in GTA III.
* There is a rumour that [[Playboy X]] Killed [[Claude]] after [[Grand Theft Auto III]].
* There is a rumour that [[Playboy X]] Killed [[Claude]] after [[Grand Theft Auto III]].
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This article is about the playable protagonist of Grand Theft Auto III, for other characters named Claude see: Claude Speed and Claude Maginot
Claude is the playable protagonist of Grand Theft Auto III. Claude also appears in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
GTA San Andreas
Claude's first chronological appearance in the Grand Theft Auto III-era Grand Theft Auto storyline is a cameo as a thug in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, where he races against, and loses to, Carl Johnson, all the while "pleasuring" Catalina, in 1992. After the race, Catalina informs Carl Johnson that the two of them need to keep their car to go to Liberty City, and instead of a pink slip, give him the deed to a run-down car garage in San Fierro. After leaving for Liberty City, Catalina phones Carl Johnson at certain plot points. One phone call seemingly indicates Catalina was intending to speak to Claude, mentioning Claude's first name; another has Catalina in mid-orgasm, screaming the same first name.
After leaving San Andreas, Claude and Catalina took part in a long string of crimes in several states. This ends in October 2001, when Catalina betrays Claude by shooting him shortly after a bank heist in Liberty City and leaves him for dead. After his arrest by the police, Claude is en route to prison when his prison transport is ambushed by Colombian Cartel commandos (who kidnap an oriental prisoner). He escapes with the help of 8-Ball, and works his way into the favour of the Leone Family.
He eventually helps destroy a large tanker of SPANK, a fictional drug that Catalina and her new accomplice Miguel are pushing around the city with the help of the Colombian Cartel. His help to the Leones at the beginning is rewarded with a death trap, from which he is saved by Don Salvatore Leone's lover, Maria. She introduces him to Asuka Kasen, who is with the local Yakuza. To prove that Claude has completely severed ties with the Leones in favor of the Yakuza, Asuka allows him to kill Salvatore.
Following the assassination, Claude works his way up the Yakuza ladder, gaining the favor of the Yakuza waka-gashira Kenji Kasen. He also meets a crooked cop named Ray, and Media Millionaire Donald Love. He is eventually asked to kill Kenji by Donald Love, and to frame the Colombian Cartel for the job, by driving a Cartel gang car. With Kenji dead, Asuka takes over the Yakuza, and becomes obsessed with revenge against the Cartel. She sends Claude on a number of missions to slow down the spread of SPANK in Liberty City. Eventually, Asuka is killed, and Maria is kidnapped, with a note from Catalina left behind. Claude confronts her, kills her after a lengthy battle, and saves Maria, if only to (apparently) kill her after having to deal with her whining before the screen fades to black.
In contrast to the verbose protagonists of the later GTA games, Tommy Vercetti, Carl Johnson, Toni Cipriani, Victor Vance, and Niko Bellic, Claude possesses qualities of a silent protagonist in GTA III, never seen or heard uttering a single word throughout his appearances (in GTA III, he has been heard uttering mild sounds of pain when injured or killed). During the course of the game, Maria makes a telephone call to Lazlow's show on Chatterbox FM, saying that she's met a new man but "he don't talk too much." Claude continued to be a silent character throughout GTA San Andreas; Carl Johnson himself also references (and curses) Claude's silence in his rage after seeing the run-down garage he won from Claude in a drag race.
- It is possible to unlock an outfit for Niko Bellic, protagonist of GTA IV, distinctly based on the clothes Claude wore in GTA III.
- There is a rumour that Playboy X Killed Claude after Grand Theft Auto III.
- An Easter Egg in Grand Theft Auto IV suggests that Claude died, although this is not considered canon. Claude is SEEMINGLY killed in 2013, where GTA II takes place.
- Claude's name is on several walls in Liberty.
- Several people have get-up similar to Claude's in GTA IV.
Murders commited by Claude
- Mike Forelli (killed with a car bomb at Marco's Bistro on orders from Joey Leone)
- Lee Chong (killed on orders from Joey Leone for selling SPANK through his noodle stands)
- Curly Bob (killed on orders from Salvatore Leone for selling Leone Family secrets to the Colombian Cartel)
- Salvatore Leone (killed on orders from Asuka Kasen to prove his loyalty to the Yakuza)
- Tanner (killed on orders from Asuka Kasen for being an undercover policeman)
- Leon McAffrey (killed on orders from Ray Machowski for agreeing to turn states evidence against Machowski)
- Kenji Kasen (killed on orders from Donald Love to start a war between the Colombian Cartel and the Yakuza)
- Catalina (killed for betraying him during a bank heist)
Possible Murders
- Carl (Claude can kill Carl during the mission Her Lover)
- Chico (Claude can kill Chico during the mission Chaperone)
- Maria Latore (Claude may have killed after killing Catalina in Shoreside Vale) (False, Maria talks about him after he rescues her on Chatterboc.)
"Deleted Murders"
- Donald Love (Was suppose to kill him on Darkel's orders but was deleted possibly due to 9/11
San Andreas mission appearances
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The Expert View: Barclays, Britvic and Capita
A roundup of some of the best analyst commentary on shares, including African Barrick Gold and Renold.
by Harry Brooks on Feb 15, 2013 at 05:01
Our daily round-up of analyst recommendations and commentary, featuring Barclays, Britvic, Capita, African Barrick Gold and Renold.
Investec downgrades Barclays
It's time to take a breather following the rapid rise in Barclays (BARC.L) shares, according to Investec analyst Ian Gordon, who has downgraded the bank from 'buy' to 'hold'.
The shares have gained 119% since their July 2012 lows, Gordon noted, and now seems like a good time to take stock. 'On 0.4x tangible net asset value, one did not need to believe that return on total equity would reach 13% by 2015 to own them, but we now see the risk/reward as more balanced,' he said.
'Barclays remains (by far) our preferred UK domestic bank, but we take a breather.' The analyst's target price rises from 320p to 340p based on reduced regulatory aggression of late, but the recent rise means there's still not enough upside left to justify a 'buy'.
Barclays is a member of Citywire Top Stocks through its top 10 position in the Standard Life Investments UK Equity Unconstrained fund run by Edward Legget. Shares in Barclays closed at 320p on Thursday, down 5.8p or 1.8%.
Canaccord trims target price for Britvic
Canaccord analyst Wayne Brown has trimmed his target price for Britvic (BVIC.L) after shares in the soft drinks maker plunged on Wednesday's news that the planned merger with AG Barr is to be referred to the Competition Commission.
Brown said the OFT's decision to refer the merger on the grounds that it raised competition concerns about the loss of competitive constraint from some of Britvic's brands on Barr's IRN BRU and Orangina brands was puzzling.
'With Britvic's brands not directly competing with Irn-Bru in its niche category, this decision is perplexing,' he said. In terms of the impact on investors, the analyst said it was too early to tell, but the deal will be delayed by six-12 months at any rate.
Brown retains his 'hold' recommendation, but his target price falls 7% to 380p.
Shares in the group closed at 387.8p on Thursday, down 32.2p or 7.7%.
'Sell' Capita, Cantor Fitzgerald says
Cantor Fitzgerald analyst Caroline de La Soujeole has reiterated her 'sell' recommendation on Capita (CPI.L), warning it's going to come under increasing pressure as rivals of all sizes scour the outsourcing spectrum for potential deals.
The analyst's comments come amid news that Capita has made another acquisition, picking up infrastructure and managed services business Northgate Managed Services for £65 million. However, this doesn't alter de La Soujeole view that Capita is about to find itself squeezed.
'The analysis we conducted on changes in the outsourcing spectrum in our January 2013 Annual Support Services Review Keep calm and carry on outsourcing identified Capita as the company most likely to suffer from increased convergence in the outsourcing industry,' she said.
'There is increased evidence of blue collar facilities management companies moving up the outsourcing spectrum whilst IT service companies are moving down the food chain, squeezing Capita in the middle.'
Shares in the group closed at 820p on Thursday, down 11p or 1.3%.
Westhouse trims target price for African Barrick Gold
A poor start to the year for miner African Barrick Gold (ABG.L) has prompted Westhouse analyst Rob Broke to cut his target price to 255p from 305p.
'Despite updating the market in the Q4 production report that it would be rebasing production levels to those seen in 2012, ABG has effectively lowered last month's guidance by 26,500-86,500 ounces to 540-600,000 ounces in 2013,' Broke said.
'As we noted last month, with no production growth in the short term, and with a wide array of issues to address, things are going to get worse before they get better. While doubt remains over the base production level, let alone future growth, there is little to recommend the stock.' Broke has a 'sell' recommendation on the shares.
Shares in the group closed at 308p on Thursday, up 6.5p or 2.1%.
Renold's sales slip
Finncap analyst David Buxton has warned that shares in engineering group Renold (RNO.L) are likely to suffer following a disappointing trading update.
The group's third-quarter update highlighted weak demand in its chain division, with order deferral also affecting torque transmission. Overall revenues declined by 8.7% in the four months, with a year-to-date reduction of 6.9%.
'With a significant downgrade the shares trade on a price to earnings ratio of 19.4x that looks overvalued,' Buxton said. 'The shares had been running ahead of themselves on hopes of a management turnaround.' The analyst has a 'hold' recommendation on the shares.
Shares in the group closed at 25p on Thursday, down 3.3p or 11.5%.
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SUN LIFE STADIUM -- The Hurricanes (1-2) take on Bethune-Cookman (2-1) in the first meeting ever between in the in-state programs. Kickoff is at 3:30 p.m. on ESPNU.
> ABOUT THE WILDCATS: B-CC's offensive coordinator Rob Spence was a member of Al Golden's staff at Temple as his wide receivers coach in 2010. The Wildcats, picked to finish second in the MEAC after a 10-2 season a year ago, rank fifth in the FCS in scoring at 38.67 points per game on offense and are led by former Mississippi running back Rodney Scott. The 5-9, 200-pound junior has run for 231 yards on 32 carries to lead a Wildcats rushing attack that averaged 217.3 yards a game. Receiver Eddie Poole (6-3, 195) is a legitimate pass catching threat and leads the Wildcats with 16 receptions for 165 yards and three TDs. Defensively, Bethune-Cookman has created 11 turnovers in their first three games and ranks third in pass efficiency defense in the FCS.
> WHAT TO WATCH FOR THE CANES: How UM handles the Wildcats read option, wide receiver screens and quick strike offense. UM ranks 99th in the nation in run defense and figures to once again have trouble defending the run -- even if it is B-CC. Offensively, running backs Lamar Miller (shoulder) and Mike James (shoulder) are expected to play, but could be limited after wearing non-contact jerseys for UM's first two practices this week. Look for Eduardo Clements, Darion Hall and Maurice Hagens to get some more work. UM coach Al Golden said tackle Seantrel Henderson, returning from back surgery, should get about 20 snaps this week.
> MY PICK: UM 34, Bethune-Cookman 22. The Hurricanes have serious issues on defense -- particularly at defensive tackle, linebacker and cornerback. A day like today would be a great opportunity to work on those issues and iron them out. But these Canes really aren't even good enough to do that with ease. I expect the Wildcats to make this game more interesting than you thought they would.


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MINNEAPOLIS — Drew Brees is chasing Dan Marino. His New Orleans Saints are breathing down on the suddenly mortal Green Bay Packers. The Minnesota Vikings? They're chasing down a nightmare.
All that came together at Mall of America Field Sunday in a 42-20 Saints victory.
The win gave the Saints (11-3) their sixth straight victory and kept them poised for a division title and Brees, who completed 32 of 40 passes for 412 yards and five touchdowns, 4,780 passing yards for the season, putting him 304 away from Marino's single-season record set in 1984 with the Dolphins.
For the Vikings (2-12), it was their sixth straight loss, their first such streak since 1984, when the team posted a franchise-worst 3-13 record. That is an ignominious record this season's Vikings are threatening to break.
But this day belonged to Brees.
The Saints let the Vikings hang around in the first half, thanks to two turnovers, some costly penalties and an on-sides kick that didn't work. But Breese threw two TDs to Lance Moore, one each to Darren Sproles, John Gilmore andJimmy Graham and the Saints scored 35 straight points after that slow start to bury the Vikings.
"We say it all the time, he's just Drew being Drew out there," said Moore, who had six catches for 91 yards. He was one of four Saints players with 70 or more receiving yards. "He does that every day in practice. Everybody else only gets to see it once a week. But we get to see it every day."
Brees certainly showed it Sunday while becoming the sixth quarterback in NFL history to throw for 400 yards with at least five passing TDs and no interceptions.
With Brees leading the way, the Saints outgained the Vikings 573 yards to 207; Brees had all five of his TDs and was watching from the sidelines before Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder had his fifth completion.
"I keep saying it's a product of his preparation," said receiver Marques Colston of Brees. "When you come into a game that ready to play, you're going to do the kinds of things that he has done."
That said, it took a while for the Saints to really get rolling.
Graham fumbled after a catch on the Saints' first possession. A TD pass was wiped out by a penalty and Brees also lost a first-half snap and Saints coach Sean Payton called for an unsuccessful on-sides kick. That's why theVikings were still hanging around at 14-13 when Brees took over.
His TD pass to Sproles near the end of the first half keyed that 35-point outburst that ended with Pierre Thomas scoring from one yard out early in the fourth quarter.
Brees was just too much for a Vikings secondary depleted by injury.
"We started off a little sloppy," Brees said. "We went in at halftime feeling we had played well when we hadn't shot ourselves in the foot."
The Saints came out firing on all cylinders in the second half while putting the game away. And give the Saints defense credit, too. The Saints held a Vikings offense that had running back Adrian Peterson back to just 105 rushing yards. Vikings rookie quarterback Christian Ponder was sacked four times and held to a 14-for-31 day with 120 passing yards. He had two TD passes, both to running back Toby Gerhart. But much of Ponder's yardage came after the game was decided.
"He struggled today," Vikings coach Leslie Frazier said of Ponder. "But we have two more games so there is more time for him to continue to improve and get some work."
Brees, by comparison, was hot start to finish.
"Drew is playing out standing," said Payton when asked if Brees deserved to get MVP attention during a season in which Green Bay's Aaron Rodgers had dominated that discussion. "We have two weeks left in the season and he is having a great year and obviously Aaron is having a great year."
The Vikings, meanwhile, are trying to avoid a record-breaking bad year.
"It was terrible," said Vikings defensive end Jared Allen, who was held without a sack. "We didn't stop the run and we didn't stop the pass. It is what it is at this point."
Game notes: The Vikings defense set another record for futility. Minnesota has now gone nine straight games without an interception, a record in the post-merger NFL. … Benny Sapp started at right cornerback in place of Cedric Griffin. … Vikings cornerback Asher Allen suffered a concussion in the first quarter and guard Steve Hutchinson was lost early in the third quarter with a facial laceration.


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The Common Fisheries Policy: charting the course ahead
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Dear Mr President,
Esteemed Members of the Committee,
Ladies and Gentlemen,
Many thanks for inviting me to speak to your Committee on the future of the European Union's Common Fisheries Policy.
We meet today, at a crucial time for the future of our coasts and seas. With the recent publication of the Green Paper, we have launched a discussion about the future form of the Common Fisheries Policy – a policy that has a direct bearing on our maritime areas.
I look forward to discussing this reform with you today, and in the months ahead, as I look forward to continuing the healthy tradition of co-operation that has always existed between us. I will be relying on you to play a pivotal role in helping us gather a broad spectrum of views so as to make a real and lasting difference to Europe's fisheries sector.
Despite steady progress towards our goal of making fishing activities sustainable in environmental, economic and social terms since the 2002 CFP reform – a reform agenda which we continue to pursue vigorously – the situation remains far from perfect.
The current global economic downturn, compounded by intermittent hikes in fuel prices, has exposed the vulnerability of Europe's fisheries sector. Structural changes are more inevitable than ever if we want our fishing industry to become economically robust and to achieve lasting sustainability.
Most fish stocks in EU waters are overfished. Catches have fallen to such an extent that Europe now relies on imports for two-thirds of its fish. Fleet overcapacity is economically inefficient and is a main driver for overfishing.
Undoubtedly, the present situation is unhealthy: it is driving the overall profitability of the sector down and it also exposes many fishermen and coastal communities to serious problems whenever the economic environment becomes harsh.
It is therefore high time that we restored the productivity of our oceans and seas.
We need a healthy and sustainable marine environment capable of generating wealth for our fishing industry and nutritious food for our citizens.
The discussions we will be having today will focus on the Commission's recent Green Paper on CFP reform which launched a comprehensive consultation on all aspects of fisheries policy. We need to work out how we will deliver sustainable fisheries and lasting solutions to the way in which we manage our fisheries resources in Europe.
The Green Paper starts by analysing the current situation and then poses a series of questions to which all of Europe's citizens are invited to respond.
As I mentioned earlier, we will be seeking to get as wide a feedback as possible on the way we should move forward. Yet it is important to point out, at this early stage, that all aspects of the Common Fisheries Policy as we know it ought to be looked into and no long-held taboos need remain unchallenged.
That said, I do however believe that there are a number of broad aims which should govern our long-term approach to fisheries management and that can help us deliver sustainability.
First of all, the CFP needs more sharply focused objectives. For many years, ecological sustainability has been compromised so as to cushion short-term economic or social difficulties. This has led to a decline in the state of stocks – and eventually, of course, in the economic and social fortunes of fishermen. The fishing sector has lost immense potential fishing opportunities because we have accepted, time and again, fishing far beyond what the stocks could sustain.
In order to help the industry become both economically viable and robust, to stimulate growth in coastal communities, and to provide Europe's consumers with fish from truly sustainable sources, it is crucial that decisions taken under the reformed CFP uphold the principle of ecological sustainability. Once that building block is in place, the economic and social sustainability that we rightly seek will follow. By positioning ecological sustainability in that way, we are not attempting to make it hierarchically superior. We are in reality seeking to guarantee fishermen's future.
Secondly, the policy should be effective, simple, and closer to the people. We need to move away from short-term micro-management to a situation in which decisions can be taken at a level much closer to the people they most immediately affect.
One option worth considering is giving the CFP a deeper regional dimension, where detailed implementing decisions respond more accurately to the specifics of our regional seas, while being based on standards and principles decided at Community level. Member States in a given sea-basin region could together co-operate on decisions as to how fisheries in the region should be managed in line with Community principles, with a view to supporting a vibrant sector that produces seafood from healthy ecosystems. In this way, we can sustain a long-term focus for the policy and maintain it as a common policy, while moving many decisions closer to the people and thereby responding to local needs.
Such regionalisation should also bring about an improvement in the present level of stakeholder involvement. Under the last reform undertaken in 2002, we established what are known as Regional Advisory Committees: bodies that are central to providing us with advice and facilitating discussions between stakeholders, policy-makers and scientists. A deeper regional dimension to the policy will further enhance the roles of such regional stakeholder bodies.
Closely allied to this is the issue of how we can involve the industry more thoroughly.
The best way to do that, I believe, is by giving it more responsibility. The current approach to fisheries management remains essentially top-down. Giving the sector greater ownership of the policy should encourage it to develop much-needed solutions to the range of problems that exist. Empowering the industry to "self-manage" would, to a large extent, involve it in taking responsibility for sustainable fisheries.
In working to build sustainable fisheries, the industry can count on two powerful allies: the market and consumers. As I mentioned earlier, European consumers are now increasingly demanding guarantees that the fish they buy are from sustainable sources. The major retail chains, which know better than anyone else what their consumers want, are demanding the same. This can only be a good thing. It is what we want for future fisheries. It would be wise to tap into this increased consumer awareness and the consumer's willingness to support sustainable fishing, by seeking to promote transparency and certification. To this end, we are currently working on a Regulation on minimum criteria for eco-labelling.
We also believe that, if fishermen tailor their catches more closely to the markets they serve, they could get a better return for those catches. And we would, at the same time, be making our fisheries more sustainable. This is surely the direction in which we want to take our market policy.
Along with fisheries, a wide range of sea-related policies will become progressively more integrated through our Integrated Maritime Policy. This will mean that fisheries will no longer operate in isolation. Instead, its activities must and will gel with others, such as coastal development and climate change mitigation. One illustration of this trend can already be seen in the environmental pillar of the Maritime Policy, the Marine Strategy Directive, that sets regional quality objectives which will have a direct bearing on the CFP.
Emerging new initiatives for a more integrated approach to regional seas – such as the recently launched Baltic Sea Strategy and the upcoming Communication on the Integrated Maritime Policy in the Mediterranean – are further proof of the need to dovetail the CFP more and more with other marine and maritime policies.
What I have been saying is also closely linked to the need to have an integrated approach towards the development of coastal communities.
We must face the fact that a reduction in the European fishing fleet's capacity will necessarily mean job losses overall. This calls for the creation and stimulation of alternative economic opportunities in coastal communities. Some may be found in fisheries sectors such as processing and aquaculture, but the overall thrust must be on developing other sectors, including maritime sectors. And what better means could there be of supporting the development of maritime economies than the Integrated Maritime Policy itself?
We need to consider whether some small-scale fisheries which are closely linked to coastal communities that are dependent on fisheries, could be managed by a separate approach from the large-scale sector. In taking such a differentiated approach we should, of course, insist on capacity reductions in the larger-scale fleets. However alongside that, we may be able to pursue other avenues for the small-scale sector which could enhance its employment levels and thus, its presence in remote coastal communities.
Another important part of the CFP reform relates to fisheries beyond EU waters. Through the CFP's external dimension, the EU plays a leading role on the international stage in helping to improve the governance of global fisheries. Consequently, we need to explore how best to both strengthen our own action in the various arenas concerned and how to help improve the performance of bodies such as Regional Fisheries Management Organisations.
Doing this will reinforce the sustainability of fisheries at a global level and the protection of marine ecosystems on the high seas. Furthermore, our policies on Fisheries and on Development should be better integrated within the fisheries partnership agreements that we have with developing countries. We need to explore whether a regional approach will offer better avenues in that context.
These are just some of the matters we should discuss ahead of the CFP reform. Our Green Paper will raise questions on a whole range of other issues, including control and compliance, and possible alternative systems for allocating fishing rights.
We have also recently adopted a Communication on aquaculture which aims to provide a political impetus for the future of EU aquaculture. The long term sustainable development of European aquaculture must also form an integral part of the debate on the CFP reform that has just been launched by our Green Paper.
Ladies and Gentlemen,
By publishing our ambitious consultation document on the future of the Common Fisheries Policy, we have given ourselves the opportunity we needed to chart the course ahead. We have to ask ourselves however:
What kind of Fisheries Policy do we want?
How can we ensure that our policy and our actions do not carry too high a price for our fragile marine resources?
How can we guarantee a healthy supply of fish?
How can we ensure a profitable future for our fisher men and women?
And how can we reconcile the seemingly conflicting interests of the fisheries sector?
As I have said many times already, our ambition is not to launch "just another reform" but rather to prepare the ground for a quantum leap for the CFP.
I know that we can count on you, through your dedicated efforts, your broad reach in the regions and in particular your commitment, to do your bit to inspire an informed public debate on the future of Europe's fisheries.
I am in absolutely no doubt that Europe's fisheries have a future: however it is up to us to shape it. By working together I believe that we can overcome a number of weaknesses which the EU's Common Fisheries Policy has inherited from the past – and fashion an ambitious policy able to respond fully to the realities and concerns of the 21st century.
I look forward to a productive discussion today to help our reform debate take another significant step forward.
Thank you.
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Limoneira Company (NASDAQ: LMNR), a leading agribusiness with prime agricultural land and operations, real estate and water rights in California, today announced that on February 12, 2013, East Area 1 was formally annexed into Santa Paula. The annexation was the final required step to enable Limoneira to immediately proceed with East Area 1, a master planned community project. When completed, East Area 1 is expected to consist of 501 acres of commercial and residential properties, including 1,500 residential units, 210,000 square feet of commercial space, and 150,000 square feet of light industrial space. Also part of the planned community project is East Gateway Project (also known as East Area 2), which is expected to consist of 350,000 square feet of new commercial property. Last week, the Santa Paula Planning Commission and the Santa Paula City Council approved a specific development plan and accompanying environmental impact report (EIR) for the East Gateway Project. This approval allowed for the annexation of East Area 1 into the City of Santa Paula. Annexation into Santa Paula was required in order to re-zone the land for residential, commercial and light industrial development. Harold Edwards, President and Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are very excited that the expected annexation has been recorded. Our team has been waiting for this day for nearly ten years when the project was first conceived, and with the final hurdle now behind us, we are able to proceed with executing our plans. We will begin tract mapping of the area for development, applying for infrastructure building permits and expect to break ground on the project in 2014." Mr. Edwards continued, "This marks the beginning of an exciting new phase of real estate development for Limoneira. We are looking forward to the opportunity to leverage our deep understanding of our community based on our long operating history in Santa Paula. As the project progresses, Limoneira is well positioned to benefit from the expected additional cash flow associated with the development."
About East Area 1 and the East Gateway ProjectSanta Paula's East Area 1 project was conceived in 2004 by the Limoneira Company and the City of Santa Paula under the formation of a Memorandum of Understanding between the two parties. The MOU called for a series of community-wide charrettes used to develop a specific plan for the development of Limoneira's Teague McKevett Ranch, a 501 acre ranch contiguous to the City of Santa Paula's eastern boundary. The Santa Paula Planning Commission and Santa Paula City Council unanimously approved the East Area 1 Specific Plan and accompanying EIR and Development Agreement. In addition to the aforementioned residential units, commercial property, and light-industrial property, the plan also proposed building new schools, parks, recreational fields/facilities, public-safety facilities and a new community center to support a healthy and sustainable community. In 2008 Santa Paula's East Area 1 Project successfully passed a City-wide S.O.A.R. (Save Open Space and Agricultural Resources) vote with Measure G receiving an 83% approval result at the City polls. This S.O.A.R. vote victory represents the first and only large-scale master-planned community project to obtain the approval of public voters since Ventura County's S.O.A.R. initiative was implemented in 1991, underscoring Limoneira's strong favor with its local community as well as the significant community-wide benefits provided by the East Area 1 project. From 2008 – 2010, the City of Santa Paula diligently worked with the City of Fillmore to establish a Greenbelt Ordinance for all of the agricultural and open-space property between Haun Creek (to the west near Santa Paula) and Sespe Creek (to the east near Fillmore.) Following the establishment of this Greenbelt Ordinance, the City of Santa Paula then submitted its application for annexation of the East Area 1 property into the City of Santa Paula to Local Agency Formation Commission (LAFCO) in 2011. The East Area 1 project was approved by the LAFCO Commissioners in 2011 but annexation of the East Area 1 property into the City of Santa Paula was contingent upon the successful application for annexation of East Area 2 – a project that later was named Santa Paula's East Gateway Project. About Limoneira Company Limoneira Company, a 119-year-old international agribusiness headquartered in Santa Paula, California, has grown to become one of the premier integrated agribusinesses in the world. Limoneira (pronounced lē mon΄âra), is a dedicated sustainability company with approximately 8,200 acres of rich agricultural lands, real estate properties and water rights in California. The Company is a leading producer of lemons, avocados, oranges, specialty citrus and other crops that are enjoyed throughout the world. For more about Limoneira Company, visit www.limoneira.com. Forward-Looking Statements This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on Limoneira's current expectations about future events and can be identified by terms such as "expect," "may," "anticipate," "intend," "should be," "will be," "is likely to," "strive to," and similar expressions referring to future periods. Limoneira believes the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable but cannot guarantee future results, level of activity, performance or achievements. Actual results may differ materially from those expressed or implied in the forward-looking statements. Therefore, Limoneira cautions you against relying on any of these forward-looking statements. Factors which may cause future outcomes to differ materially from those foreseen in forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: changes in laws, regulations, rules, quotas, tariffs and import laws; weather conditions that affect production, transportation, storage, import and export of fresh product; increased pressure from crop disease, insects and other pests; disruption of water supplies or changes in water allocations; pricing and supply of raw materials and products; market responses to industry volume pressures; pricing and supply of energy; changes in interest and currency exchange rates; availability of financing for land development activities; general economic conditions for residential and commercial real estate development; political changes and economic crises; international conflict; acts of terrorism; labor disruptions, strikes or work stoppages; loss of important intellectual property rights; inability to pay debt obligations; inability to engage in certain transactions due to restrictive covenants in debt instruments; government restrictions on land use; and market and pricing risks due to concentrated ownership of stock. Other risks and uncertainties include those that are described in Limoneira's SEC filings, which are available on the SEC's website at http://www.sec.gov . Limoneira undertakes no obligation to subsequently update or revise the forward-looking statements made in this press release, except as required by law.


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Very nice collar, good for larger breeds like Large Labs, German Shepherds or Pit Bulls, other larger breed dogs.
This one is used but not very much. It's in like new condition.
Asking a donation of some sort to A Paw Up Rescue and we will ship it to you
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LeapFrog Enterprises Inc. has acquired KidZui, a leading kid-friendly internet browser. KidZui currently powers LeapSearch, a browsing tool that allows kids—including those who are not yet reading—to explore web content in a safe way by categorizing content based on age and topic.
LeapSearch provides browsing experiences on all LeapFrog children's tablets, including the new LeapPad3 and LeapPad Ultra XDi.


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VMware Horizon View
The new Horizon View is VMware's biggest bet yet to ignite the desktop virtualization market and harness the BYOD market phenomenon. VMware Chief Marketing Officer Rick Jackson said the new offering provides a "huge leap" in productivity gains from workers who will now be able to choose any device at any time they want to get to critical corporate data. By VMware's count, Horizon Suite will effectively result in 30 minutes of additional productivity gains a day for the typical knowledge worker. That adds up to 625,000 hours of productivity gains in a year -- the equivalent of adding 300 new employees to the payroll just by rolling out Horizon Suite, said Jackson. And if that isn't enough, VMware is investing heavily to drive end-user computing sales.


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Republican Sen. Charlie Clary was at Everitt Middle School early Monday morning shadowing principal Linda Landon. The senator says the class size amendment is one important topic in the upcoming legislative session.
"Class size is still a big issue everyone is trying to cope with, so it's kind of good for me to discover things that are happening and do a little fact-finding mission."
Jennifer Keener teaches the sixth grade, and she hopes Clary will see her overcrowded classroom and work to limit class size.
"There gets to be too many, for spatial reasons you can't get around in the classroom, circulate and get to every student in the allotted time."
Clary says the legislators will probably look to send the class size amendment back to the voters.
"Nationwide, every study has shown the class size doesn't really have a benefit unless you get it into the elementary school age. The middle and high school really doesn't change a whole lot, but it costs the schools dearly."
At Mosley High School, Rep. Allan Bense spent his day talking with students about what they expect from their legislators.
"We're sure not perfect in Tallahassee and getting out and with the students and teachers is an eye-opening experience."
In one class of ninth graders, the students encouraged Bense to do away with the dreaded FCAT, saying it's not a fair measure of their education.
Bense says the test is here to stay, at least until an alternative can be found.
"We spend almost $15 billion a year in education. I think the taxpayers want some accountability, how much are children learning in a year's worth of time."


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Sigmon's New Grant Addresses Treatments for Wait-Listed Opioid-Dependent Vermonters
- 04-09-2014
- By Jennifer Nachbur
Opioid dependence – addiction to heroin and prescription painkillers – has reached epidemic levels across the country, with treatment waitlists also at an all-time high. However, ensuring timely access to effective treatment – particularly in rural states like Vermont – has become a substantial problem. University of Vermont (UVM) Associate Professor of Psychiatry Stacey Sigmon, Ph.D., has taken a stand to address this issue and has a new grant to support her campaign.
Nearly 1,000 Vermonters are currently wait-listed for treatment in Vermont and many more desperately need treatment but don't bother to join a waitlist once they learn of the lengthy delay to treatment, says Sigmon, who directs Vermont's first and largest methadone clinic and is a founding Co-Investigator of the Vermont Center on Behavior and Health (VCBH) at UVM. In a recent JAMA Psychiatry "Viewpoint" editorial, she states that as opioid-dependent patients remain on waitlists year after year, their risk for illegal drug use, criminal activity, overdose, and death increases. These consequences impact not only the abusers, but the economy and public safety as well.
Sigmon's latest project, funded by a National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) award, will develop a novel Interim Buprenorphine Treatment (IBT) to help opioid-dependent Vermonters bridge challenging waitlist delays. She's proposed a treatment "package" of five key components designed to maximize patient access to evidence-based medication for opioid dependence while minimizing common barriers to treatment success, including risks of medication non-adherence, abuse and diversion.
The first piece of Sigmon's five-pronged approach involves three months of maintenance therapy using buprenorphine (Suboxone®), an opioid agonist medication FDA-approved for treating opioid addiction. "Buprenorphine is a partial agonist with a more favorable safety profile and less abuse potential than full agonists such as methadone," explains Sigmon. "There is also greater regulatory flexibility associated with buprenorphine, which will permit us to provide the medication without the rigid restrictions in place for methadone."
The study's second component leverages innovative technology to ensure safe and timely medication administration. She will use a state‐of-the-art, computerized portable device manufactured in Finland called a Med-O-Wheel, which dispenses each day's dose at a predetermined time, after which all medication is locked away and inaccessible. "To my knowledge, no one in the U.S. is using this technology for opiate dispensing," says Sigmon. Use of this device will permit patients to take their medication at home, without the frequent trips to the clinic often required by opioid treatment clinics.
Clinical support – the study's third feature – will come from a mobile health platform that uses technology to deliver patient monitoring and support beyond the confines of the medical office. Sigmon's study will utilize a phone-based, Interactive Voice Response system – an approach studied extensively by UVM behavior and addiction experts – to provide basic monitoring and support to patients by phone.
The fourth feature of the package, says Sigmon, involves an automated call-back procedure during which participants are contacted by the IVR system at randomly-determined intervals and directed to visit the clinic for a pill count and urinalysis.
The fifth and final piece is the development and provision of an HIV and hepatitis educational intervention delivered via a portable iPad platform.
Taken together, Sigmon hopes her study will provide an effective model for helping reduce drug-related risks and costs and contribute to what she refers to in her "Viewpoint" article as "a fundamental shift in how treatment of opioid dependence is conceptualized and delivered in the United States." These technologies are particularly compatible with rural settings, says Sigmon, where there are multiple burdens – including long distances and transportation barriers – that can make it hard for a patient to come to a treatment center on a daily basis.
"Once developed, these treatment components also don't need to be limited to people on wait lists. In fact, they can also be used to support the physicians with patients already enrolled in a methadone, office-based buprenorphine or pain management clinics," says Sigmon.
For more information about the study, call 802-656-9987.


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Such a deal would be worth 'billions of dollars'.
The news was reported by Assaf Gilad from Calcalist.co.il (in Hebrew), but hasn't been confirmed by either company at this point. Gilad has a track record of getting stories like this exactly right, by the way. He was first to report Apple's interest in Israeli fabless semiconductor company and flash storage solutions provider Anobit, for example, and we know what happened next.
According to the report, Amazon.com is looking to acquire TI's high-end processor activity so it can exert more control over the chips running its Kindle Fire tablets and the accompanying smartphones it probably has in the works.


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Warriors coach Matt Elliott insists there was never anything of a dodgy nature discussed in the meetings he had with controversial Australian sports science guru Stephen Dank.
Elliott has found himself embroiled in the Australian Sports Anti-Doping Agency's investigation into the use of performance enhancing drugs because he had a couple of meetings with Dank when coaching Penrith in 2011.
Dank has been a key figure in the investigation. He moved into AFL circles from league and has been sacked by the AFL club Essendon.
Penrith, Newcastle, Canberra, North Queensland, Manly and Cronulla have reportedly been told by ASADA that the reason why they are being investigated is because of their links with Dank.
The association with the Panthers came from meetings between Dank and Elliott.
But Elliott says there were no conversations about performance enhancing drugs between the two.
"I have known Danksy for years, when I was playing he was involved in St George ... we got hypoxic units, the altitude thing where you put a mask on," Elliott said today
"He helped with the installation of that and put some connections in that allowed us to use oxygen from them as well.
"My thoughts on him as an individual are that he was pretty helpful. You can get a lie detector if you like, but there was no conversation about injecting players and putting stuff into them, that's for sure."
With the investigation zoning in on Dank, he is being seen as the key figure in this saga.
Elliott was asked by Fairfax Media if he felt it was unfair that Dank has been portrayed as the bad guy.
"I have no idea about that," Elliott said.
"As I say, I have known him for a long time but I wouldn't say we'd hung around together.
"I spoke to him a couple of times about the utilisation of those systems, but I honestly hope not, but he does seem to be in the centre of it."
Elliott said he was surprised and disappointed to find himself being dragged into the story and felt that when it broke last week, it was something about nothing.
"Initially I was unfazed by it ... I either had my head in the sand or has it been going on right under my nose?
"I have been around footy players for a long time and my first indication of it was that it's a beat up, some sort of legal stunt, I'm not sure.
"Then I learnt today that I've got my own name stuck in the paper because I had a meeting with a certain individual.
"I don't think anyone likes having that sort of speculation heading your way.
"I am not going to get worried about it or have a guilty conscience about something that I am not only not involved in, but at the other end of the spectrum as far as [what] I believe players should be doing with supplementation.
"I am more down the health route.
"What we've heard about is a thing called peptides, which I'm not really au fait with.
"Sports science is an area of personal interest but I haven't really got this covered.
"In the press statement it was stuff about organised crime being involved, match fixing and this systemic use of performance enhancing drugs.
"Well I tell you what, if that's the case I really need to lift my eyes up a bit and have a look around."
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In the comments, JackOfClubs defended Spector:
Technically, he's right since 11.11...% is less than 13.4%. To get an accurate representation, we would need 0.134 * 9 = 1.206 black people on the Court. This could be achieved if the next candidate were 13/64 = .203125 black, i.e. if 13 of his or her great-great-great-great grandparents were black and the other 51 were some other race. This approximation would be precise to the 2nd decimal place which is really all we can expect given that the original statistic of 13.4% is probably rounded. A slightly more precise approximation could be achieved by looking for someone 53/256 = .2070312 black, but that would just be silly.More math satire, from Mike S:
The views of Blacks (13% of the population) are only under-represented on the court if they are on the LOSING end of an 8-1 or 9-0 decision. If they are on the losing end of 7-2, 6-3, or 5-4 decisions, or on the winning side of any decision, they are over-represented.
The views of whites (60% of the population), on the other hand, are under-represented if they are on the LOSING end of ANY decision.
Therefore, to be fair, all supreme court cases should be decided by a nationwide poll of white people.


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MADISON, Ill. - Notes from round 3 qualifying in X-Treme Pro Mod at the 2013 X-Treme Drag Racing League, X-Treme Gateway Showdown listing lane, driver name, elapsed time/top speed this round, position in order following run, best prior elapsed time/speed, and position in order prior to run:
Left Lane: Dan Stevenson Runs 4.172/177.67, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.214/170.43, Was #4
Right Lane: Kevin Rivenbark Runs 3.935/188.52, Now #1; Best prior run: 3.988/186.90, Was #3
10:03 p.m. Weather conditions: air temperature 82 degrees, relative humidity 46 percent, barometer 29.51 inches, adjusted altitude 2,329 feet, track temperature 103 degrees.
Rivenbark picks up where he left off with another career best speed
and ET to move up to the new top spot on a great looking run.
Left Lane: T.J. Tindle Runs 4.066/185.54, Now #3; Best prior run: 3.967/188.17, Was #3
Right Lane: Ron Muenks Runs 18.114/63.00, Now #2; Best prior run: 3.959/185.38, Was #2
Tindle fights the car off the line and has to pump the pedal. He doesn't improve.
Muenks' engine isn't happy at the green and he has to motor on down the track.
Right Lane: Keith Haney Runs 4.069/178.02, Now #4; Best prior run: 4.372/149.63, Was #5
Haney makes a much better pass this time and moves up off the bottom of the ladder to number four.


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The Northern Ohio Violent Fugitive Task Force is offering a reward for information which would lead to the capture of fugitive Deandre Fluellen.
Fluellen is wanted by the U.S. Marshals and Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives for felon in possession of a firearm. He is also wanted by the Ohio Adult Parole Authority for violating his parole. His original charge was drug trafficking and carrying a concealed weapon.
Fluellen is described as a 34-year-old black male standing approximately 5 feet 9 inches tall and weighing 215 pounds. He has a black hair and hazel eyes.
He is known to frequent the Collingwood area and has a previous address near the 800 block of Alhambra Road in Cleveland.
Anyone with information regarding the whereabouts of Deandre Fluellen is encouraged to contact the NOVFTF at 1-866-4WANTED or text keyword "WANTED" with the tip to TIP411. Tipsters may remain anonymous. A cash reward may be available.
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Submission + - Researchers Unearth Largest Feathered Dinosaur (sciencemag.org)
sciencehabit writes: Paleontologists have unearthed fossils of the largest feathered creature yet known, a 1.4-metric ton dinosaur that was an early cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex. The long, filament-like feathers preserved with three relatively complete skeletons of the newly described species provide direct evidence of extensively feathered gigantic dinosaurs. The discovery is controversial—and in some scientific circles, largely unexpected.


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Create Podcasts Using Your PCby Jake Ludington
In my previous article, I wrote about receiving podcasts. This time around, I'm walking through the steps required to record and post your own podcast using tools virtually everyone has or can easily acquire on a tiny budget. Ultimately, if you decide to podcast on a regular basis, some equipment upgrades such as the podcast recording kit I recently detailed at JakeLudington.com will drastically improve the sound quality. To learn the process, though, you don't need anything fancy.
Depending on whether you already have one of those cheap microphones that the OEM dealers bundle with PCs, you can record a podcast without spending a dime. If you don't have a bundled microphone, the third-party equivalent costs between $8 and $15 at various electronics retailers.
The other piece of hardware you need is a set of headphones. Headphones are important because although you need to monitor your recorded voice, you don't want the microphone to pick up sound coming from desktop speakers. Ideally, headphones that cover your ears do the best job of isolating your recording sound from other audio distractions. Earbuds make an affordable alternative.
I recommend starting out with Audacity, an open source audio recording application. I like it so much, I bought a T-shirt from the company to show my support. Audacity offers a solid complement of editing features with an interface simple enough for a novice. It outputs MP3-format audio for distributing your podcast once you download the Lame MP3 encoder. From here onward, I'll assume you have Audacity and Lame installed on your PC.
Before You Record
A few basic setup configurations are required in order to record a podcast. First, connect your microphone to the microphone-in connection on the PC. Connect headphones to the stereo line out or headphone jack (generally the green audio connection). Don't forget to put those headphones on. A laundry list of audio optimizations for your PC are recommended to keep your system running smoothly during recording.
After you launch Audacity, make sure Microphone is selected as the recording source in the drop-down menu on the mixer toolbar.
Figure 1. Configure Microphone as your recording source
Open the Audacity Preferences window from the File menu. On the Audio I/O tab, verify that your sound card is selected as the device for both playback and recording. In the Channels drop-down box under Recording, choose 1 (Mono). Unless you are using two microphones, the Stereo option simply duplicates the track, making the file size bigger without a resulting improvement to audio fidelity.
Figure 2. Set the audio recording Channels selection to Mono
Switch to the Quality tab, and choose 44,100 Hz as the Default Sample Rate and 16-bit as the Default Sample Format. Audiophiles will argue that higher sample rates and formats are better, but for spoken word, 44,100 Hz and 16-bit sampling works admirably, especially considering that the resulting output will be MP3. Ignore the rest of the settings on the Quality tab.
Figure 3. Set the sample rate and bit rate
The File Formats tab configures output options. Choose WAV (Microsoft 16 bit PCM) as the Uncompressed Export Format. Leave the OGG Export Setup untouched. Then, find the location at which you extracted the Lame codec to add it to Audacity by clicking on the Find Library button and browsing to the file location. I generally unzip the Lame codec to C:\LAME so I can find it easily, but there's no "right" location. Once you've added Lame support, close the Audacity Preferences window by clicking on OK.
Figure 4. Configure output options
Ready to Record
Click on the microphone icon in Audacity's Meter toolbar to turn on monitoring. You should see a red level indicator moving slightly as it picks up ambient room noise. Talk into the microphone and make adjustments to the volume until you get a level that rises close to the right edge of the meter without turning the far-right section solid red. If you get a solid red bar at the far right, the audio is clipping, which means your finished file will sound distorted. Once you've adjusted the level, you're ready to record.
Figure 5. Activate volume-level monitoring
With all the preparations out of the way, it's time to create your first podcast. Push the Record button and start talking. When you finish recording, press the yellow square Stop button and save the file in .wav format. Saving is an important step, in order to make sure you don't accidentally delete the file.
Figure 6. Audacity recording controls
It's time to edit the audio file or save it as an MP3 for distribution as your first podcast. Editing can be as simple as eliminating all the places you said "um" by highlighting them and deleting them, or as complex as adding a music bed and inserting other audio clips into the recorded file. To keep this simple, we'll assume you're a one-take wonder and you recited a golden monologue for your first podcast.
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To save the file as an MP3, open the preferences again, choose the MP3 bit rate on the File Formats page. (Generally for voice audio, somewhere between 32 and 64 is good enough without making the file size too big.) The resulting audio file gets uploaded to a Web server, and you can link to it in your blog post.
Another important step is editing the ID3 tags for the file. You can easily accomplish this by opening the file in Windows Media Player, iTunes, or one of many other popular music players. In Windows Media Player, right-click on the file in the Now Playing list and choose Advanced Tag Editor. Fill in the Title and Artist fields at the very least, so the proper information about your podcast will display on iPods, Zen Micros, and other portable media players.
You need blogging software with support for enclosures to distribute the file via RSS, like Radio from UserLand, which is available for a $40 annual subscription. Movable Type is another alternative; it's free for personal use and has support for enclosures if you install a free plugin. Several other alternatives also exist. Enclosures are essentially a method to let news aggregation clients like FeedDemon, Newsgator, or Doppler know there's a file attachment associated with an RSS feed entry. Assuming you are using a blogging tool with support for enclosures, you simply type a blog post as you normally would, and use a standard HREF link to the MP3 you uploaded to your server. The blogging software determines that the link should be an enclosure in RSS based on the file type, and it makes an appropriate addition to the RSS feed.
If your blogging tool doesn't support enclosures (Blogger, for instance, currently doesn't), you can generate an free RSS feed with a FeedBurner account, which will support enclosures. FeedBurner offers a straightforward wizard to walk you through the process. Once you have the FeedBurner feed created, you promote the link to the FeedBurner feed and encourage people to subscribe.
In each of these cases, the publication process is fairly similar. Upload the MP3 to wherever you have Web space capable of storing files. Make a blog entry just like you normally would, with a title, link, and description. Link to the MP3 in the blog description and post your entry.
If you want to keep your podcast separate from regular blog postings, or if you don't currently have a blog, the simplest way I've found to publish a podcast is to sign up for the $5 account at Liberated Syndication and follow its podcast publishing wizard. The service automatically uploads your MP3 file, and creates the RSS feed and blog post associated with the podcast, all in one easy step. I use Movable Type for all my regular podcasting and blogging, but am amazed at the simplicity of using Liberated Syndication. I created a very basic site at the service to demonstrate the output.
Jake Ludington is the author of the best-selling guide Converting VHS to DVD. He publishes audio and video tips at MediaBlab.com.
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Gender-Neutral Toys for Girls and Boys
Kids learn about the world through play, but what does the toy store's all-pink and all-blue aisles teach them? Probably not what you'd hope: "They signal to girls that femininity is all about commercialism and appearance, and masculinity is about action and aggression," says Peggy Orenstein, author of Cinderella Ate My Daughter: Dispatches from the Frontlines of the New Girlie-Girl Culture. And that's a problem since "toys are a way to communicate to our kids what our expectations are of them as adults," says Orenstein.
If you'd prefer to keep your kids' horizons wide, we've got engaging toys for girls and boys that will be go-tos long after princess and superhero phases pass.
Easy-Bake Oven
Let them all eat (tiny) cake! After a girl in New Jersey started a petition asking for an oven that appeals to all kids, Hasbro unveiled a unisex version that shows both girls and boys on the packaging. Hasbro, $54.99. Ages 8 & up.


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Drug watch: On Monday, July 8, officers conducted a traffic stop which led to the seizure of illegally possessed prescription narcotics and narcotic paraphernalia.
Drug watch: On Monday, July 8, officers conducted a traffic stop which led to the seizure of illegally possessed prescription narcotics and narcotic paraphernalia.
Following the stop, a search of a house unrelated to the original investigation revealed more illegal narcotics. Following up on leads obtained from the two investigations, officers were able to identify and begin additional cases with arrests to follow.
Reports from the patrol division indicate a somewhat safe and relatively incident free Fourth of July holiday weekend. I checked our stats and we only responded to 11 fireworks-related complaints during the holiday timeframe and fortunately none of the calls resulted in injury. This is quite impressive considering the popularity of backyard fireworks displays.
As usual the Rolla Lions Club offered an amazing fireworks display Thursday, July 4, and then again Saturday, July 6. Patrons of the fireworks display and the Lions Club Carnival were very patient each evening during the brief traffic congestion as spectators left the park area.
We owe the safe weekend to the community who used caution and common sense and provided supervision to those discharging fireworks. We hope you had a safe and fun-filled weekend.
On Tuesday, July 8, the Rolla Police Department teamed up with Special Olympics-Missouri to host the first Tip-a-Cop event at Colton's Steakhouse in Rolla. Rolla police officers and VIPS volunteers assisted Colton's staff with dinner service for their patrons.
Any tips collected were donated to our Special Olympic athletes in an effort to allow them to continue with this wonderful program. All in all the night was a success as over $1,100 was raised in the five-hour event.
This was a law enforcement torch run event and our coordinator, Sgt. Vince Giacolone, writes: "The Rolla Police Department and Special Olympics Missouri would like to thank everyone who supported last week's Tip-A-Cop held at Colton's in Rolla; the event was a huge success! With your help we were able to raise $1,150 in tips! Every penny will be used to help our Special Olympics athletes throughout the state of Missouri. Thanks again for your generous support."
This next entry is a letter from Emily, of the Life Crisis Services office in St. Louis. Emily writes: "I would like to express my gratitude to your department for the excellent handling of a recent caller that contacted our hotline, Lifeline. We contacted you on July 1, 2013, regarding a caller, Daniel, who reported that he took pills as a suicide attempt. Your officers responded quickly and were able to go to the man's house, but although unfortunately, he was not home. They also called Daniel and spoke with him. Your dispatcher Alicia did a great job of keeping us updated on the progress of the wellness check. Please know that we truly appreciate your hard work and your dedication to our callers and hotline."
In closing, I would like to congratulate all those members of the Rolla police family who are celebrating July hiring dates.
They are as follows: Sgt. Jeremy Martens, with 17 years of service, Lt. Rick Williams, with 13 years of service, Sgt. Will Loughridge, with 10 years of service, Detective Robert Jones, with nine years of service, Senior Telecommunicator Tony Craft, with eight years of service, Senior Telecommunicator Amanda Jones with five years of service, Patrol Officer Chris Giacolone, with two years of service and Telecommunicator Keri Lloyd, with two years of service.
Congratulations to all and thank you for all you do!
Have a great week!


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Singer Christina Aguilera tries on fall coats in 1999.
Photo: MTV
Season: 11 Episode: 69
Title: Dress Code
Original Airdate: 8/30/99
Appearances: Christina Aguilera, Anna Sui
Whoa. Christina pre-Xtina footage! Pre-everything footage, I guess. This is RIGHT when Christina Aguilera's album first came out, like, the literal week afterward, and she's so tiny and innocent and unsullied that it's amazing. She's wearing a short-sleeved cardigan that reveals her tummy, and she's so articulate in that completely engaged, shiny-eyed way that ex-Mouseketeers have about them. She is "partial to the ballads" on her album, and asserts that the lyrics to "Genie In A Bottle" are way less pervy and far more lady-evolved than the hook suggests.
This is a fall segment, so we've got a rack of coats for Rebecca and Christina to try on. It seems full-length and ¾ length are in as far as hems go, and the outerwear runs the gamut from a Versace dyed python with a zebra-print pony belt to a giant, sherbet-colored fur number with a satin lining that's painted with Chinese calligraphy. There is a tufted poncho, a striped cape and a lovely classic from Prada's Robin Hood-ish collection (I always called it that because the shoes were so pointy that season) that features carefully cut-out leather and appliquéd patent leather leaves. Speaking of embellishment, there's a bonkers yellow plastic coat from Dolce & Gabbana embroidered in hot pink that Christina loves. It's such a refreshing rediscovery of what the performer was like when she started out. Speaking of which, she mentions that she's accustomed to dressing for warmth because she's from Pittsburgh. Did ANY of you remember that? How weird is that? I totally misplaced that factoid over the years, which is just one way in which time and aging mess with you. Dyed python is still gauche, though!
Designer Anna Sui gives student Jame Darrow a dorm room makeover in 1999.
Photo: MTV
I love that this segment contains a exterior shot with Anna Sui marching down the street to do over a bedroom. She's so purposeful, with her bag and her braided pigtails. It's this Mary Poppins-ish moment that makes you believe she is absolutely capable of magic. Anna was one of those people we always relied on to add a touch of style expertise, and here she takes over what is traditionally a Todd role to re-do a tiny bedroom because the owner is going crazy, overwhelmed by its fugliness.
The room has dope bones — there's a whole wall of exposed brick, decent windows and it's small but large enough for a bed, desk and dresser (basically, KING SIZED for New York standards) — and the first order of business is creating a theme based on the ingredients the occupant already owns. There's a beaded, Aztec-themed curtain: From there, Anna picks out a blue wall color typical of homes in Mexico. Red is the accent color for the radiator and exposed pipe. A corkboard is added, with crisscrossed ribbon (which is a DIY trick I definitely remember as being a whole thing in my college days). An embroidered bedspread complements the animal-print sheets and shams for mix and match goodness; another matching spread is hoisted up for a window panel. A tooled silver mirror transforms the chest of drawers into a vanity and from there, it's a short step to get to an introduction of Anna's new makeup line.
I don't remember a time when Anna Sui's fragrance and cosmetics line didn't exist. Sometimes I feel like right when I hit the age where I was ready to experiment with makeup, Anna's dreamy, sexy, black lacquer, rose embossed goodies hit the market, and I wanted everything. It was sort of the antithesis to the marbled green Clinique stuff (I mean, who didn't have the toner and face soap? Not to mention the makeup bags) and embodied everything about Anna Sui's sartorial aesthetic. I actually remember seeing this segment and wondering if the girl whose room she made over got to keep everything. Can you imagine? Anna Sui comes over, and not only does she revamp your entire sleeping area but then she blesses you with a passel of makeup? Ridiculous. Also awesome. The envy still smarts!
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FAIRFIELD, CT – Junior Kaela McGilloway (Sea Cliff, NY) and freshman Bre Hudgins (Syracuse, NY) led nine different Brown goal scorers, four of whom scored the first goals of their careers, as the Bears (1-0) opened the 2011 lacrosse season with a convincing, 21-8, win at Sacred Heart (0-1) on Saturday morning in Connecticut. Other players with multiple goals included senior Paris Waterman (Newark, DE) with three and sophomore Lindsay Minges (Rochester, NY) and freshman Grace Healy (Bellport, NY) each with two. Junior Julia Keller (Concord, MA) also had a big day, dishing out three assists.
Brown wasted little time in jumping out to a quick lead, as four different goal scorers struck in the opening seven minutes to give Brown a quick 4-0 advantage. Freshmen Danielle Mastro (Endicott, NY) and Hudgins each scored the first goals of their careers just 55 seconds apart to open up the game for Brown.
After a save by junior Isabel Harvey (Baltimore, MD) on the Pioneers' first attempt, Brown raced the other way and added two more goals, a free position score by Waterman at 4:16, forcing Sacred Heart to call a timeout, and McGilloway's first of the game, off a pass from Mastro, at 6:58.
The Pioneers, who controlled most of the draws in the first half, 12-6, got on the board in the eighth minute of play when Kelsey Russo beat Harvey for her first of the year.
Hudgins answered for Brown with a pair of unassisted goals just 52 seconds apart, capitalizing on a free position attempt for her third of the game, which gave Brown a 6-1 lead just 9:26 into the game.
Sacred Heart would get one back midway through the period, but back-to-back goals by Waterman and one by McGilloway, assisted by Keller at 16:13 extended Brown's lead to 9-2.
The Bears then rattled off three straight goals in a span of 1:43, as Healy netted her first career goal and McGilloway found the back of the net twice off assists from Minges and Keller for an 12-2 lead with 10:49 left to play in the half.
The two teams traded opportunities over the next four-plus minutes until Mastro found Hudgins for her fourth of the day at the 23:58 mark, as Brown took a 13-2 lead.
Jessica Ingrilli would score two goals, sandwiched around another McGilloway tally, as the teams headed into the break with Brown leading, 14-4.
Brown began the second half just as it did the first with Minges scoring her first goal of the year just 1:32 in to give Brown another 10-goal lead, 15-4.
However, back-to-back Sacred Heart scores just 2:02 apart would cut the lead to 15-6 with just under 25 minutes to play.
Senior Alexa Caldwell (Middletown, DE) and Minges responded for Brown to regain the 11-goal advantage and after another Pioneers' tally, Healy scored her second of the day for an 18-7 lead with 11:40 left in the game. Another Sacred Heart goal at the 50:31 mark made it 18-8, but three straight Brown goals, scored by junior Nancy Baker (Upper Arlington, OH), Hudgins, and freshman Lucinda Caldwell (Middletown, DE) in the final seven minutes accounted for the 21-8 final.
Defensively, Brown was led by Baker, Keller and freshman Abbey Van Horne (Ridgewood, NJ), who all had two caused turnovers, while Mastro Paced Brown with four ground balls and Healy earned two draw controls.
Harvey earned the start in net and claimed the win with four saves (six goals against) in 42:57. Senior Maggie Suprey (South Boston, MA) played 12:11 and stopped two of four shots she faced, while sophomore Brienne Donovan (Pine Township, PA) stopped the only shot she faced in the final 4:52.
For the game, Brown had the advantage in shots (33-19), shots on goal (27-15) and saves (7-6). The Bears were 13-14 on clear attempts and went 4-6 on free position attempts, committing just nine turnovers to Sacred Heart's 24. The Pioneers held the advantage in draw controls, winning 21 of 30.
Brown returns to action on Tuesday afternoon when it hosts Boston University in its 2011 home opener. Game time is set for 4:00 p.m. at Berylson Family Fields.
Scoring Summary
0:42 Brown Danielle Mastro 1-0
1:37 Brown Bre Hudgins (Paris Waterman) 2-0
4:16 Brown Paris Waterman (Free Position) 3-0|
6:58 Brown Kaela McGilloway (Danielle Mastro) 4-0
7:54 SHU Kelsey Russo 4-1
8:34 Brown Bre Hudgins 5-1
9:26 Brown Bre Hudgins (Free Position) 6-1
13:54 SHU Kaitlin Rochler 6-2
Brown Paris Waterman 7-2
15:30 Brown Paris Waterman 8-2
16:13 Brown Kaela McGilloway (Julia Keller) 9-2
17:28 Brown Grace Healy (Free Position) 10-2
18:32 Brown Kaela McGilloway (Lindsay Minges) 11-2
19:11 Brown Kaela McGilloway (Julia Keller) 12-2
23:58 Brown Bre Hudgins (Danielle Mastro) 13-2
25:16 SHU Jessica Ingrilli 13-3
27:07 Brown Kaela McGilloway 14-3
28:42 SHU Jessica Ingrilli (Kate Kmiotek) 14-4
31:32 Brown Lindsay Minges 15-4
33:01 SHU Kaitlin Rochler 15-5
35:03 SHU Kate Kmiotek (Emily Pepe) 15-6
37:32 Brown Alexa Caldwell (Free Position) 16-6
41:15 Brown Lindsay Minges 17-6
43:10 SHU Kaitlin Rochler 17-7
48:20 Brown Grace Healy 18-7
50:31 SHU Emily Pepe 18-8
52:53 Brown Nancy Baker (Julia Keller) 19-8
54:44 Brown Bre Hudgins 20-8
57:52 Brown Lucinda Caldwell (Nancy Baker) 21-8
Pictured: Lindsay Minges '13. Photo by DSPics.net.


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Anything's possible, even a Nintendo theme park, according to legendary Nintendo designer Shigeru Miyamoto.
I been saying this for years. I want my Mario Pizza parlor and next door they have a Peach massage parlor... Ya know, for the dads:)
I would love that! I'd prefer an all-around gaming theme park, but Nintendo would be pretty cool, too. Is there enough material to run with? Disney has TONS of source material, which now includes both Marvel and Star Wars. Six Flags has both Looney Tunes and all of the DC Universe.
Still, I want this to happen. Put one near Tokyo and another in California. ;)
Edible mushrooms that make you big and strong? Might need to open this park in Amsterdam.
I always thought a gaming theme park would be insane. Please don't put it in Florida. I literally got to argue with the guys opening the "gaming park" in florida about why thats a stupid decision lol
Put it in Arizona or somewhere where there isn't already 10 theme parks. (if its in America that is)
I think Sony could open one too, especially if they hooked up with EA and Activision.


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I know what I'll be doing if they strike August 30th. Can you sing, "Are you Ready for some football?!"
I know what I'll be doing if they strike August 30th. Can you sing, "Are you Ready for some football?!"
Let the players strike. They'll only be shooting themselves in the foot. And then they can all sit around and scratch their heads maybe nexy year when so many seats are empty.
The owners may pay therir salaries, but where do owners count on their revenue coming from?
gac's post summed up my feelings exactly. i wasn't able to express them because this conversation ruffled my feathers too much.
i went to the game last night and had a great time. it made me sad to think that was it for the year, maybe more. i love this game, i love this team. i don't know if i can support this any longer though if they do go on strike. will i come back? maybe slowly and eventually, but i honestly don't know.
fans do matter. fans do care. i wish the players and owners (because i am not singling out either party) would realize that.
cbus, if you are able to go back, that's great. (by the way...on the ups thing, they lost 8% volume initially after the strike and are down 5% across the board. and when they had their contract up this summer, people started jumping ship to make sure their packages would get to where they were going)
Mckenzie, ok, but what if there was no fedex or US mail, then what would people have done? started delivering packages themselves? what competition does baseball have? (and dont even say MLS, WUSA, or WNBA,)
If they go on strike, I'm done forever. I will not attend another game or buy any MLB merchandise.
If they went on strike and the Reds happened to be in first place AGAIN, a baseball game would never be allowed on any of my televisions in my house.... EVER!
My son can play Lacrosse for all I care, and I HATE Lacrosse.
I have so many friends that have lost their jobs, including a family member that happened to have the bad luck of working for Arthur Anderson. My company has been through 6 layoffs in the past year. Our organization cut 60%. The stock market sucks, 401K's are worth less than 5 years ago, people are forced to hold off on their retirements for another 10 years while they struggle to find a decent job other than flipping burgers or delivering pizza.
Meanwhile our country struggles to get over the tragedy of 9-11.
And these asses think they're going to go on strike AGAIN?!?!?
Cincinnati is a purest baseball town. They think attendance is bad now? Well the true, diehard baseball fans in this town will find something else to do. It will kill them, but they will.
And I will.
Go Bungals!
The NFL looks better and better every day.
It's an entertainment, remember? Whatever other entertainment people want to spend their money on.what competition does baseball have?
Artificial intelligence is no match for natural stupidity.
Baseball knows fans will return
If the ballplayers walk Aug. 30, you're right behind them. They'll never get another nickel outta you, those overpaid millionaires and their civic-blackmailing owners. This time, you mean it.
We'd love to have that power. It might force the two sides to consider their customers, which would be different. Only, we don't have the stomach for it. Never have. If everyone who said in 1994 they'd never go to another game actually followed through, the average crowd today would fit in a VW bus.
Baseball fans are the angry parent who threatens to kick a miscreant teen-ager out of the house the next time they bust curfew. They are the bully on the playground who draws the line in the dirt, then re-draws it every time it's crossed.
Here's the reality behind the rhetoric. Here is what baseball has banked on, literally, for the last 30 years:
If you're a fan, you won't go away. Not for good. You always come back.
Reds fans wearing their colors are Alex Wamsley, 14 (left) and Michael Purdy, 16, from Wheelersburg, Ohio.
(Michael E. Keating photo)
A recent study authored by two college professors addressed the effects of the 1981 and '94 walkouts. David Berri and Martin Schmidt write, Neither strike has had a lasting effect on attendance ... Recovery occurs almost immediately.
You always come back. It might take longer in some places, Cincinnati being one. The Reds averaged 31,628 in 60 games before the '94 strike; in '95, they got 25,882. But in 2000, they drew more people than in any year but 1976.
This isn't to say baseball doesn't have issues. But fan revolt owing to labor unrest isn't one of them. Fans are sheep. I say that as a fan.
We put up with anything: strikes, lockouts, new-stadium blackmail, decades of losing, $54 tickets for football games in August. We condone all sorts of behavior: drug use, spouse abuse, steroids, grade-fixing. Whatever. Just entertain us.
Baseball depends on our ability to take a punch. Baseball has never considered the impact its labor actions have on fans because it's never had to. We always come back.
We can't even organize a decent one-day boycott. Just this month, two national efforts promoting a single-game stay-away flopped. Even with attendance down 6 percent, there is no shortage of people paying to watch baseball. On Saturday, 40,658 bitter people watched the A's in Oakland. More than 46,000 fans, no doubt equally miserable, filled Safeco Field in Seattle.
Minnesota had 36,000 in the Metrodome to watch Pedro Martinez and the Red Sox, even as another 40,000 people attended the PGA Championship in nearby Chaska.
A strike won't kill baseball. Soccer might. Baseball's at-a-crawl pace might. Its past-our-bedtime postseason might. Its insistence on godding-up its past at the expense of its never-better present could do it. So could its chronic pessimism and the absolute rule of King George in New York. Those knives have cut the game for years.
But a walkout won't occasion the apocalypse. We'll come back when they do.
I believe he just called us sheep! ..... and you know what? He's probably right! Even I admit, I can't stay angry for long.
Yea, Philip Morris counted on the fact that I couldn't quit smoking too...and that was a physical addiction. Sayonara strikers!
"This field, this game, is a part of our past. It reminds us of all that once was good, and what could be again." -- Terence Mann
Personally speaking, if they go on strike, it will be when the Browns left Cleveland.
I used to be a huge Browns fan, as big or maybe even bigger than a Reds fan (and that's saying something).
I mean, I started as a Browns fan back in the late 50-'s, Jimmy Brown, Leroy Kelley, Frank Ryan, Brian Sipe, Greg Pruitt, Berney Kosar, the whole 9 yards. We would make the pilgramage from Cincy to Cleveland 3-4 times a year, every year, sit in the Dawg Pound, wear stupid masks, wear my Clay Matthews jersey, etc. I subscribed to Browns News Illustrated. Lou Groza was my dad's insurance guy. Lived in Berea from ages 5-12 and my friends and I would go be ball boys at their practices. I *loved* the Browns. After The Drive and The Fumble I was disconsolate for weeks. Would plan my whole weekend around the Browns game since it had priority over everything. My greatest fear was when my son was due Jan. 30, 1988 and that was real close to Siper Bowl time and the Browns had a chance. I seriously considered naming him Bernie.
Modell moved the team. Not to be dramatic, but something inside of me broke. And the opposite of love is not hate, but apathy.
I haven't been back to another NFL game and probably never will. I'll watch a game on TV every so often but only when I've got nothing else to do (which is seldom). Besides Tim Couch, I can't tell you who else is on the Browns. They permanently (and I mean *forever*) lost me as a fan. Oh, I tried to revive my interest when the New Browns started, but it just wasn't the same and it just didn't stick. It was sad for a while but I got over it. And I discovered Sunday afternoons in the fall are a nice time to take hikes with the family.
MLB goes on strike and loses the postseason, well, that'll be it for me. I can endure a few days, but if they lose the season on me, I just won't care anymore. The Reds will be like the Browns, check the score on Monday AM and say "hmmm, they lost, whats the weather going to be".
I'm kind of a mix of many of your opinions. The biggest thought in my mind right now though is "I'm not sure what I'll do". The last strike made me lose a good deal of interest, that actually lessened over time (i.e. I regained some interest up to it's present level of "pretty darn high"!).
For me, college sports is still the best thing going, but I'd miss the Reds and the "fabric-of-our-lives"-ness of baseball. Up through high school, my Mom and Dad and I spent our annual vacation going to Cincinnati for a weekend of Reds baseball. We were not rich by any means, so this was a big thing for us. Even after Dad died, Mom and I still took our main vacation with the Reds travels mapping our course. The game was ALWAYS on the radio (WIMA Lima) and to this day still is in Mom's house. I played baseball my whole life. It is a big part of me, or at least who I was. I would hate to not have that, but I am also a lot more now. I am a husband and a father. I'd love to share with my little girl the joys I got from baseball, if only because I would like her to understand how to appreciate something that isn't solid "in-your-face" entertainment all the time, but a timeless game of battles-within-the-battle. There will be other ways to help her acquire this type of appreciation of things, but 'd like baseball to be available to help wioth it since it was a part of my life. But if not, we'll get into something else and be just fine.
I don't go to more than 1 or 2 games a year. A strike would bring that down to zero for a little while just like the last one did. Not really trying to teach anyone anything here, just a result of how I would feel. Besides that, MLB gets very little of my money. I listen to games on the radio or watch what I can on our standard cable channels much like creek said (altho' I consider getting DirectTV at times, just don't want to get hooked on another monthly expense right now). A large part of what remains attractive to me about baseball is that I can follow it very closely quite cheaply. I would just have a hard time deciding to spend my time and money on a sport that is not always "there for me" so to speak, when I have other viable options for my entertainment/recreational dollar and time.
It is a very individual decision. I can understand many views on the subject. To say someone's view on this is wrong or ridiculous is really the ridiculous statement. Many great fans will be turned away from the game, and of course many will stick with it as well. I don't think a person's reaction to this is a barometer that measures how true a fan that person is.
"I'm virtually free to do whatever I want, but I try to remember so is everybody else..." - Todd Snider
I also meanto to add that I was in nearly the exact same position as Roy, though not quite the fanatic he was with the Browns. I new every player, every single player on the Brows roster. Knew their background, strengths/weaknesses, etc. Bernie Kosar was my favorite player of any sport at any time save for Tony Perez. Then they left. Just like that, no Browns. I have tried and tried to get back into it. NFL is a great entertaining sport. But I have not been able to come close to the same passion that I had before the exodus (Bob Marley singing in the background ). I still try, but they just seem to have lost me. If I lived IN Cleveland maybe I'd be back at full force, but as it is, I am no where close to that level yet.
"I'm virtually free to do whatever I want, but I try to remember so is everybody else..." - Todd Snider
I'll be back as soon as they yell "play ball".
The summers are too long & enjoyable to try & pass the time with something wretched like NASCAR, golf, WNBA, or Arena Football.
Do I think both sides are being childish immature cry-baby idiots? Yep.
But the day I can't get geeked about pitchers & catchers reporting, Opening Day, pouring over daily boxscores, or a pennant chase is the day that someone needs to put me 6 feet under.
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