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Japan PM slams China at debate ahead of elections
TOKYO (AP) — Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Wednesday criticized China for shutting "all the doors" to dialogue because of the countries' territorial disputes, as he joined other party leaders in a debate a day before campaigning officially starts for July 21 parliamentary elections.
"It is wrong to shut all the doors just because a problem occurred. It is wrong to reject summit talks because the other party gets on a nerve, or doesn't accept a demand," Abe said.
The ongoing diplomatic row between Japan and China over a group of East China Sea islands claimed by both has been a flashpoint of contention, with Chinese surveillance and navy vessels increasingly present around the islands.
Japan and other Asian countries that also have territorial disputes with China will work together to keep order in the region "by rules of law," Abe said.
"China's ongoing behavior is not tolerated by the international society, and we seek to push for a more peaceful approach," he said.
Flanked by eight other party leaders in a debate held at the Japan National Press Club, Abe was the target of many of the questions posed by political rivals and experts querying his economic policies, views on revising the constitution, nuclear power and ties with China and South Korea, as well as his views on Japan's wartime history.
During the debate, Abe also played up signs of economic recovery and appealed to voters for political stability.
Abe's ruling Liberal Democratic Party and its junior coalition partner, the New Komeito Party, are expected to gain a majority in the less powerful upper house through the elections, when half the chamber's 242 seats will be up for grabs. That would give them control of both chambers of parliament for as long as three years if early elections aren't called, making it easier to pass legislation after years of gridlock from a "twisted parliament," in which the opposition controls the upper house.
Abe's Cabinet has enjoyed relatively strong public support since taking office in December after the LDP's landslide victory in lower house elections, thanks largely to his three-pronged economic revival program dubbed "Abenomics," which includes massive monetary easing and public spending. Business confidence has bounced back, stock prices have risen sharply and the weaker yen has given exporters relief.
Abe boasted about Japan's 4.1 percent annual economic growth rate in the first quarter, and pledged to lift the country out of years of deflation.
"Thanks to everyone's strength, politics has changed and the economy has begun to move," he said. "We will win the election, end the twisted parliament and deliver visible results that you can see."
Amid growing concerns about the diplomatic impact of his nationalistic views, Abe was cautious on historical issues Wednesday. He said Japanese — including politicians — had a right to pray at Tokyo's controversial Yasukuni war shrine, but refused to say whether he will visit the site on Aug. 15 to mark the end of World War II and pray for the 2.3 million war dead and convicted wartime leaders memorialized there.
"If I say whether to go or not to go to Yasukuni, that alone becomes a diplomatic problem. I'm not going to say anything on this," he said.
Abe has upset China and South Korea by repeatedly making remarks perceived as attempts to whitewash Japan's wartime atrocities. He has said there is no clear definition of aggression, and raised questions over Japan's past war apologies.
Questioned about whether his government will go ahead with plans to raise the sales tax in April to 8 percent from 5 percent, Abe said that raising taxes was still an essential part of reducing Japan's bulging national debt, but that his government would be making decisions while closely monitoring the economy.
The lack of an appealing alternative to the LDP should also benefit the party in the upcoming elections. Voters are deeply disappointed in the main opposition party, the Democratic Party of Japan, which ruled the country for just over three years from 2009 to the end of 2012, because it failed to deliver on campaign promises.
Currently, the LDP has 50 seats in the upper house that won't be contested, while the Komeito has nine, given them a total of 59. So together they need to win 63 seats to gain a majority of 122 in the chamber, which experts say is likely.
Associated Press writer Mari Yamaguchi contributed to this report.


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guess im the only negative one here GIN SAN IS MINE
listening to GACKT
Sacchan is sometimes annoying...that I hate her, so no way....
Otae....I like her more with Kondo
Kagura, is maybe little but I can imagine her older, and with Gintoki. They are funny and cute together and share more moments than other characters. I would like to see them together, because they personality fit the most. Maybe their relationship for now is like friends or brother/sister but many couples starts on that way...and suddendly felt something more. They already care for each other, in manga(Kagura dad mistakes Gin for her boyfriend...and there are more funny similiar scenes) and anime.... and so so...I am all for Gintoki x Kagura!
Others - I would rether want him to stay alone... And maybe it' s best choice.
Any way, someone for consolation and someone for regret, I doubt that will be any real romance. No romance, ende....
So look, draw, write, read fanfiction stuffs....I know that isn't the same feel...
Wake me up...if u dare!
Otae is not the right girl for Gin. She's too bossy and possessive for someone like him, he'd feel trapped and as a couple they wouldn't last 2 seconds. She started with the wrong foot with all those outbursts and when he lost his memory she tried to take advantage of it and get a second chance. They had lots of moments together but not once in any of those situations I felt a partcular mood... from him anyway. She always tries hard to be with him as much as possible but he's just not interested like she'd want him to.
Tsukuyo gets the pick. It's really cool that she arrived long after all the other girls but still managed to get the closest to him. Lots of people started to settle on the idea of Gin and Otae together for the lack of other possibilities, then Tsukki arrived and now she's the favourite. There's definitely something there...
Just imagine if you put Gin in a room with his "kid sister", a stalker he always tries to avoid, a one-eyed female samurai he probably sees more like a man, a tsundere who beats him up for no reason, and a cool beautiful girl he clearly likes and has lots in common with. Who d'you think he'll chose???
Gintoki's life is all bad luck with some good throughout the whole manga/anime. This is the same for Shinpachi after he met Gintoki. If you think about it person the fits this category is none other than Otae because eventhough she beats him (bad luck) she will be taken care of him when he needs it (good luck) even if he is neglegent about his condition. Shinpachi's worst nightmare is Gintoki becoming family (bad luck) but it is not as bad Gorrilla because he can continue being his usual self with no dramatic life changes and he doesn't have to worry about his sister anymore (good luck). It will be a typical love and hate couple plus more new hilarious stories can be made out of that pair than Gintoki with anyone else.
If Gintoki had to end up with somebody, which im not sure he would ,
I'd say a tie between Tsukuyo and Kagura when she's older .
I think Kagura and Gintoki are funny together , their personalities fit well together..
Tsukuyo is awseome, pretty and badass and he seems to get along with her personality as well.
Kyuubei and him might be just okay, but neither of them seem interested.
Its just my opinion but , I dislike Otae and Gin together, even though it might be funny because their personalities clash so badly. I dont think Gin would like being with her.
Gin and Sachan I dislike a lot !!- I think that Sachan should be with either Kondo (stalker& stalker) or Okita (XD- masochist & sadist)
Kagura is cute :)
but tsukuyo is cool
I like gintoki with either of those two!
Am I allowed to vote for Gintoki x Zura? : D
I'm all for GinTae for several reasons:
-They are comfortable being around each other. (ex: The Shinpachi penpal episode, the beach samurai episode, the Dream catcher episode i think etc.. i never noticed how many episodes had otae in them lol)
-Otae acts like Gintoki(if you seen the episode with the Bulldog gang and freeze when tae's fighting, she is kicking even though she ha a bokuto.) and they acted the same on the bike(it was an lol moment), and they acted the same in the episode where kondo and sachan acted like they were together. and they both have unusual strength(refer to all the episodes she's been in lol)
-Otae got angry when Gintoki forgot about her in the amnesia episode that she wanted to do the same to herself. Plus this shows that she can easily fall for Gintoki if tried.
- And besides, they don't complain about being paired(as far as I seen).(Remember the episode where they announced they're engagement to get Kondo off their back? ) and in the baby episode, they did give off a weird look but that was mostly because of the baby, in which Otae denied that it was not hers. Gin didn't care tho and tried to escape. lol
-speaking of that, Sa-chan sees her as competition, so that's got to be saying something no? lol
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then tae, in response to this, said she killed a pig and a gorilla(shinpachi assumed she killed sachan and gorilla lol but correct me if i'm wrong)
btw, they have this picture on the 2011 trailer.
-and then the snow statue making contest. otae said the neo armstrong cyclone jet canon was perfect, but it was really gintoki statue lol
-and then they tried going into a 'love hotel' in the cat-train arc.
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-in the ghost episode. i found it funny when gintoki said 'all i can see is you' accidentally because the first thing that popped into his mind next was 'i'm not hitting on you or anything' lol
I did give up on this couple for awhile when the spider arc came on. i was all for tsukuyo for awhile, but then i rewatched the series.
as for ginkagura, i think its more of a father daughter type thing. gintoki once said that if he were her father, he'd stick his fingers up the guys nose and then shinpachi immediately did that to him lol
as for kon/tae... i'm pretty sure kondo is neutered by now...
I'll have to go with Gintoki and Tsukuyo. However, I will say that it was a pretty close match between her and Tae - here are my thoughts:
1.) One advantage that Tae has over Tsukuyo is screen time - Tae's been a character pretty much since the beginning, but despite having shorter appearances, I really liked the chemistry between Gintoki and Tsukuyo better. In the Yoshiwara arc (part 2), I felt that even in a short amount of time, the two were able to get pretty close.
2.) Kondo, let's just say the man's been through a lot. Unless he actually gets paired with Princess Bubbles later on in the series, I really don't see him with anyone else other than Tae (then again, it's not like every main/side character was cut out for one another). Although a Gintoki/Tae pairing would look better than a Kondo/Tae, it would ultimately lose to the Gintoki/Tsukuyo pairing.
3.) Sa-chan? I'm sorry, but she's just too obnoxious at times. I think she would be better off with Zenzo.
4.) As for the Gintoki/Kagura fans, I'm not for it one bit. More than anything I see it as a sibling-like relationship. Although she might be a more suitable possibility in the future, the same could be said for all candidates. Kagura's not the only one susceptible to change - plus, it's irrelevant to look to the future when there are already suitable pairs available (i.e. Tsukuyo, Tae). Furthermore, I think a Kagura/Okita pairing would be much more appealing.
5.) I think Kyuubei and Gintoki shared one brief moment together (the Tower of Babel arc), but yea, we all know it's a no-go.
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Let's be serious...
Otae is for Kondo-san.
Kyuubei...never. Besides, she has an unrequited love for Otae.
Kagura...NEVER NEVER!! she's like a little sister for him.
It's between Sa-chan and tsukuyo...both of them like Gintoki but which one Gin likes the most?
I'd say he looks good with Tsukuyo but I don't find her interesting enough for him.
I vote for Sa-chan^^ just because they're so funny together, she loves S&M and Gintoki is always beating her up I like couples that can go from hate to love.
Kyuubei x Shinpachi sounds good lol
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No offense GinTae fans, but this couple really annoys me. If they ever got together, Otae wouldn't approve ANYTHING Gin-san does and they would fight most of the time, since they can't stand each other. The only man in the show I see that could handle Otae - handle, I mean, be beat up without complaining - is Kondo.
Anyway, I'm a big GinKagu fan. Of course I don't expect it to happen, not right away at least, I'd prefer if she's older. 4 year difference isn't that much and I've seen worse couples. They fit each other, and to tell the truth, I can never imagine Gintoki as a "father" of Kagura. I'll go further: Kagura doesn't see him as that either, easily to notice after the episode she imagined herself having a love story with him(that'll be episode 50, I think). Besides, everyone knows that the most important girl in Gintoki's life is Kagura.
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No offense GinTae fans, but this couple really annoys me. If they ever got together, Otae wouldn't approve ANYTHING Gin-san does and they would fight most of the time, since they can't stand each other. The only man in the show I see that could handle Otae - handle, I mean, be beat up without complaining - is Kondo.
Anyway, I'm a big GinKagu fan. Of course I don't expect it to happen, not right away at least, I'd prefer if she's older. 4 year difference isn't that much and I've seen worse couples. They fit each other, and to tell the truth, I can never imagine Gintoki as a "father" of Kagura. I'll go further: Kagura doesn't see him as that either, easily to notice after the episode she imagined herself having a love story with him(that'll be episode 50, I think). Besides, everyone knows that the most important girl in Gintoki's life is Kagura.
I agree with what you said about Gintae. Also all their shippers seem to think that she likes him or even loves him, but the impression that I have is that she probably considers him the same way that he considers her: a very annoying side member of the family. They're not as close as Gin with Kagura and Shinpachi, but they still spend a lot of time together and when they need to support each other they do (the umbrella "episode" on the Benizakura arc, during the beginning of the Kyuubei arc), and of course after all this time they understand each other but that's it really. If Otae is interested in any guy, I'd say that's Hijikata. There have been a few hints during the series, not to mention their "2 years skip arc" storyline... The reason why she doesn't settle with Kondo is not because she prefers Gin (a pennyless slacker who could never provide for her) but Hijikata. You'll all see!
As for GinKagu, I'm not gonna get deep into the argument stating all the reasons why I think it's wrong, 'coz they're way too many. But I just wanted to point out that between them there's not a 4 year difference... IT'S SOOO MUCH MORE THAN THAT! It could be even 10 years or more.

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Futuristic DIY TRON: Legacy Coffee Table
TRON: Legacy was one of those movies where the visuals far outshined the narrative, and it seems the followup to the 80's classic has sparked quite a bit of inspiration amongst fans looking to emulate the futuristic neon-infused set design. Here's an example made from 5 meters of $70 RGB LED lights and a custom table top...
Reddit DIYer, xLunchboxxx, admits a love for TRON: Legacy, so much so, he set out to build himself a coffee table that wouldn't look out of place from the remake. Most notably, the circuit board stye table top: most of us don't have access to woodworking tools or a laser cutter, and that's why xLunchboxxx turned to custom fabricator, Formulor, to convert his 2D plans into a precise 2-piece 3D table top.
His plug-in square table glows in different colors, thanks to an array of LED, with the addition of a phone / tablet charging in the middle, with both wireless and wired connection options available via micro USB and 3.5 mm audio cable. It's all quite perfect for easy home theater and digital jukebox control from the comfort of the couch.
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Speed Boat and Dolphin Tour
Ride the largest speedboat on the East Coast of the USA and swim or simply enjoy the white sand beach in the Gulf of Mexico. See the dolphins jump in the water and enjoy a day at the beach for the whole family!
- Enjoy a fun day trip to Clearwater Beach
- Ride the largest speedboat on the East Coast
- Enjoy the white sand beach in the Gulf of Mexico
- Get lunch vouchers and enjoy a great lunch
- Spend a lovely day at the beach filled with family-fun
- Enjoy roundtrip transfer from Orlando
Ride The Sea Screamer & See Dolphins
We will take you on an hour-long ride on the largest speedboat the East Coast of the USA - The Sea Screamer. Dolphins love the Sea Screamer boat and they are often seen jumping in the waves that the boat creates as it zooms through the Gulf of Mexico.
If you want to feel the wind in your hair and see some of the Florida coastline, this is not a tour to miss.
After you speed boat ride, you'll get time on your own to stroll down the promenade to the lunch cafe where you can select lunch from a large variety of options.
How do I get my tickets?
Shortly after your booking is complete your e-ticket will be sent directly to your email, just print it out and bring it on your tour.
Where does the tour start?
The tour includes pick-up from selected hotels and meeting points in Orlando.
Click HERE to see the pick-up times for each pick-up location and choose the one most convenient for you.
Where does the tour end?
Your tour ends back at your hotel or meeting point.
How long does the tour last?
The tour lasts approx. 12 hours.
What's for lunch?
The adult lunch menu has choices such as pizza, pasta, fish and chips, gyros, hot and cold sandwiches, burgers, salads - there are many choices! Children options include grilled cheese, hot dogs, burgers, chicken fingers, pasta and fish & chips. Soft drinks, ice tea or coffee is also included.
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On New Year's Day, five on duty detectives of the Belleville, Illinois police department went to a local Denny's Restaurant for a meal. As they were eating, a manager of the restaurant approached the table and told one of the detectives that she had to take her gun outside the restaurant. The detectives displayed their badges and showed the manager the police radios setting on the table. However, the manager insisted that the gun had to leave the premises because another customer complained that it made her nervous. He told them that only uniformed officers were allowed to carry a gun inside the restaurant.
Initially, the detectives thought the manager was joking around with them, but it soon became apparent that it wasn't a joke. The general manager of the restaurant then told the detectives that it was okay for them stay, but the damage had been done. The incident had already caused a commotion and the detectives felt embarrassed and awkward, so they opted to leave the restaurant and their meals.
A spokesperson for Denny's said the whole thing was an unfortunate case of miscommunication and that they do allow both uniformed and plain clothes police officers to carry their weapons inside their restaurants.
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However, the Belleville police chief has decided to ban all members of the city's police department from eating at Denny's while on duty. Capt. Don Sax, told Fox News:
"The Belleville Police Department is very disheartened by the lack of respect shown to on-duty sworn police officers. Until further notice all on duty Belleville Police officers are banned from Denny's Restaurant unless responding to an official call for service."
The whole thing started when one customer felt uncomfortable and complained. The manager should have gone over to the customer and explained that they were all on duty police detectives and that the customer should feel more secure and protected knowing that the detectives were there. But as in so many cases today, the complaint of one person infringes on the rights of others, whose rights are not even considered.
Because of the stupidity of the manager giving in to one whiny customer, I hope that Denny's not only loses the business of the police department but that they lose a lot more business as well.


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Feb. 17, 2009
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -
The UC Santa Barbara baseball team is receiving a lot of preseason accolades and one of the reasons is that the Gauchos boast a solid corps of infielders.
UCSB has been chosen by Baseball America to play in a Postseason Regional and has been ranked No. 30 in a pair of preseason polls, courtesy of Ping! Baseball and also Collegiate Baseball. Recently, Boyd's World also tabbed the Gauchos' schedule as the 18th toughest in the country. And, in a recent Rivals.com story previewing the upcoming season, UCSB is called "the sleeper on the West Coast." To read the full synopsis, click here
Also, to check out all the preseason hype the baseball team is receiving, click here for info on preseason All-Americans and where several of the Gaucho players project nationally
All this following a successful 35-21 overall record last season and a 14-10 third place finish in the Big West. Two large reasons for the preseason hype are seniors Shane Carlson and Eric Oliver, who each earned honors from the Big West last season. However the Gaucho infield is rich with talent and deep to boot.
"It's our most competitive and deepest, so much so that we moved one of them to an outfield position," Brontsema said, referring to Gunnar Terhune, who will see time in the outfield and designated hitter roles this season. "We have good experience with three of four positions being returners and coming off solid years. We led the Big West in defense and we're coming off a year where we played defense very well in the infield and we would hope that would be a strength with this year's team."
To open our four-part season preview, we'll go around the horn and take a peek at UCSB's probable infield as the Gauchos are set to open the 2009 season on Sunday vs. St. Louis University with the game being played at Cal State Bakersfield. Tomorrow, we'll take a look at the catchers.
After starting every game last season – one of just four players to do so – Oliver will be back at first base and likely batting third in head coach Bob Brontsema's lineup. Oliver was a Big West Honorable Mention selection last season after hitting .315 with five home runs and 35 RBI.
"We expect big things from him offensively this year because he has such a great approach at the plate," Brontsema said of the onetime Orange Coast College transfer. "Traditionally junior college players are better in their second year and he was pretty darn good last year. We're anticipating him putting up pretty big numbers."
Backing up Oliver will be College of San Mateo transfer Shane Arslan, who, according to Brontsema, has considerable pop.
"He was a walk-on and he made the team because of his big power potential," Brontsema said. "He should be a long-ball threat off the bench."
Junior Matt Valaika and senior Steve Cook will compete for time at second base.
"We'll be very good with either guy," Brontsema said.
Last season Valaika hit .333 in 18 games to go with a .406 on-base percentage.
"Valaika is coming back from injury and he's made remarkable progress," Brontsema said. "In the summer we weren't counting on him and here he has a good chance to be starting."
Cook, a onetime transfer from Santa Barbara City College, played in 31 games last season, including 20 starts. A solid presence, Cook batted .250 with three homers and 13 RBI in 80 at-bats last year.
"He is coming off a good summer and a good fall," Brontsema said of the San Jose, Calif. native. "He brings a baserunning dimension and offensive dimension and we'd like to get him some time."
Coming off a terrific year in which he was a Second-Team All-Big West selection is senior Shane Carlson, the team's leading returning hitter. The Stevenson Ranch, Calif. native batted .349 and held the conference's longest hitting streak at 18 games. Carlson had six homers, 14 doubles and 53 RBI and also started every one of the Gauchos' games.
"Carlson had an unbelievable year," Brontsema said. "If we can get anything close to that we'll be very excited."
Carlson is slated to hit fifth again this season and his defensive presence certainly helps all the ground ball pitchers UCSB has.
Two players that will be battling for starting rights at the hot corner at senior Robby Cummings and junior Ryan Cavan.
"Third base is really up for grabs," Brontsema said. "One of them could be a DH."
Cummings, who transferred to UCSB from Illinois Wesleyan University two seasons ago, has shown the hitting potential to possibly bat cleanup for the Gauchos. Last year Cummings hit .295 in 19 games with 11 runs scored and two homers and nine RBI.
"Cummings has shown what we need in this lineup and that's a power threat," Brontsema said after losing First-Team All-Big West selection Mike Zuanich, who hit 14 homers last season. "He has legitimate power to all fields and he provides something we need."
Battling Cummings for the starting job is Cavan, who redshirted last season after coming from Chapman University. In 2007 Cavan started for Chapman at shortstop and led the team with a .394 batting average to go with six home runs, 15 doubles, 42 RBI and a .590 slugging percentage.
"Cavan is a switch-hitter and we think he'll be a pretty good hitter," Brontsema said. "He's also a guy who can play three infield positions (except first base)."
Also in the mix at third base is freshman Ryan Palermo, who was named First Team All-California after setting school records in home runs, RBI and total bases last season at Junipero Serra High.
"He has a bright future in this program," Brontsema said. "He has great power potential."
For the first time ever, fans can now purchase baseball season tickets for seats located at Field Level at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium or on the Reserved Level directly behind home plate by clicking here. Every season ticket purchase comes with a free hat and UCSB hosts its home opener vs. Westmont on Feb. 23.
Single-game tickets are available by calling (805) 893-UCSB, visiting the Ticket Office located on campus in the Intercollegiate Athletics Office or by clicking here.


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"Alice Paul brought back to the fight that note of immediacy which
had gone with the passing of Miss Anthony's leadership. She
called a halt on further pleading, wheedling, proving, praying.
It was as if she had bidden women stand erect, with confidence in
themselves and in their own judgments, and compelled them to be
self-respecting enough to dare to put their freedom first, and so
determine for themselves the day when they should be free. Those
who had a taste of begging under the old regime and who abandoned
it for demanding, know how fine and strong a thing it is to
realize that you must take what is yours and not waste your
energy proving that you are or will some day be worthy of a gift
of power from your masters. On that glad day of discovery you
have first freed yourself to fight for freedom. Alice Paul gave to thousands of women the essence of freedom."
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This week's issue of USDA's Amber Waves reports that production of next-generation biofuels (which include cellulosic ethanol) will be limited and have a minor impact on feedstock demand in the near term. USDA points out that some companies will use existing streams of forestry waste and municipal solid waste while supply arrangements for crop residues and energy crops are developed.
However, if production of next-generation biofuels "gets on an expansionary path," agriculture could eventually play a large role, USDA reports. Biomass inventory and other analyses by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), USDA and EPA conclude that of all potential sources of biomass, crop residues and energy crops are the most significant. Visit www.ers.usda.gov/AmberWaves/Scripts/print.asp?page=/June10/Features/NGBiofuels.htm.
One reasons why cellulosic ethanol production will be limited is cost. High production and initial construction costs for untested technologies and processes on a commercial scale make investors shy away from projects. Capital investment costs for cellulosic ethanol plants are estimated at three to four times those for first-generation biofuel plants, reports the USDA. According to 2004 estimates of the DOE's Energy Information Administration, capital investments for biomass-to-liquid facilities ranged from $650 million to $900 million for a 100-million gallon capacity plant compared to $130 million to $230 million for a similar-sized corn ethanol plant. More recent studies estimate lower capital investment costs to $320 million to $340 million for cellulosic ethanol plants, suggesting that these costs could be trending downward, the USDA adds.
In 2007, USDA estimated cellulosic ethanol production costs at $2.65 per gallon compared to $1.65 for corn-based ethanol. Capital and conversion costs are expected to fall as companies increase production and have more access to low-cost biomass.
Farmers would need to receive $40 to $60 per dry ton to produce enough feedstocks for 12 billion to 20 billion gallons of cellulosic ethanol from agricultural residues and energy crops, according to a 2008 report by the Biomass Research and Development Board. For farmers to shift to dedicated energy crop production, however, farm prices would need to compete with the lowest value crops such as hay, whose price has exceeded $100 per ton since 2007.
The Biomass Crop Assistance Program (www.fsa.usda.gov/FSA/webapp?area=home&subject=ener&topic=bcap) will help boost farmer incentives and lower feedstock costs for biorefineries. It provides assistance up to $45 per dry ton to producers of eligible biomass.


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Hardway Barbecue is a barbecue catering company and competition cooking team led by me, Grant Miller of Aurora, Missouri. Being born in Memphis, Tennessee I was bred with barbecue in my blood and have always been in search of the perfect 'cue. I decided to go on a quest to learn how to produce my own perfect barbecue about four years ago. In this process I decided to enter a barbecue competition that first year just to see what it was all about and was then fully addicted to barbecue smoke and the competition scene. That first year included one competition; the second year, three competitions; ten in the third year; and twenty-one in the fourth. About 20 competitions are planned for year 5. Awards won include: -1st Place Pork Shoulder - Rock'n Ribs 2008 -417 Magazine 1st Place Pork Champion 2008 -417 Magazine 3rd Place Brisket Champion 2008 -1st Place Beef Brisket - Rock'n Ribs 2009 -417 Magazine 1st Place Brisket Champion 2009 -1st Place Chicken - Oh Mercy BBQ Challenge 2009 -1st Place Pork Ribs - Capital City Cookoff 2010 -1st Place Beef Brisket - Bordertown Bash 2010 -1st Place Pork Ribs - Smoke on the Water/Pine Bluff 2010 -1st Place Chicken - Cookin' on the Creek 2010 -Reserve Grand Champion - Catllemen's Ozark BBQ Challenge 2009 -Reserve Grand Champion - Smoke on the Water/Springdale 2010 -Reserve Grand Champion - Rockin' Blues & BBQ 2010 -Reserve Grand Champion - Cookin' on the Creek 2010 In case you're wondering... I adopted the team name Hardway Barbecue at about 3:00am one cold, snowy night when I was doing a practice cook and caught myself wishing I had one of those set-it-and-forget-it electric or gas cookers so I didn't have to go out in the weather to tend my fire. I then reminded myself that the only way to make true barbecue is to slow-smoke it over a hardwood fire and that I was still young enough to do it the hard way. And so, Hardway Barbecue became my team name right then. You can find me cooking competition barbecue at events throughout the mid-west and mid-south regions 2-3 weekends per month or providing barbecue catering services and meat-by-the pound sales in southwest Missouri on the off weeks. For your catering needs or just a few pounds of championship smoked barbecue for home eating or a small gathering contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com or 417-353-0470.
Hometown: Aurora
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Country: US
Most wins in a year: 2010 3 Reserve Grand Championships, 4 Category Wins
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Does NAI's Opt Out Tool Stop Consumer Tracking?
I heard a rumor that I hope isn't true. Specifically, I heard that opting out of behavioral profiling may not stop advertising companies from tracking you as you travel across the Web. Rather, according to the rumor, in many cases you merely opt out of seeing the tailored ads your web history might otherwise trigger.
The ability to opt out of behavioral profiling essentially underpins the argument for self-regulation by the industry. The idea is that (1) people like tailored ads and (2) those that worry about the practice, for instance, from a privacy perspective, can opt out of it. Setting aside the apparent frailty of cookie-based opt out (when you delete your cookies, you delete your opt out as well) and the availability of other means to track users (like flash cookies), this seems pretty straightforward and convincing.
But what does "opting out" mean, exactly? A close look at the Network Advertising Initiative website, which offers an opt out tool on behalf of most major online advertisers, turns up no guarantee that opting out will stop a company from logging where a user has traveled.
In the NAI's words:
The NAI Opt-out Tool replaces a network advertiser's unique online preference marketing cookie on your browser with a general opt-out cookie. It does not delete individual cookies nor does it necessarily replace other cookies delivered by network advertisers, such as those that are used for aggregate ad reporting or mere ad serving purposes. Such cookies allow network advertisers to change the sequence of ad banners, as well as track the aggregate number of ads delivered (impressions).
You don't need to be Derrida to see that this carefully crafted language comes apart upon reflection. How can the tool "replace[] a network advertiser's unique online preference marketing cookie" but at the same time not "delete individual cookies [or] replace other cookies delivered by network advertisers, such as those that are used for … mere ad serving purposes"? Where I come from, "replace" means "to put something new in the place of" something else. You take the cookie that tracks me away, and you replace it with a cookie that says not to.
So does opting out stop tracking or not? Lawyer and blogger Sarah Bird wrote about the NAI's opt out cookie about a year ago after attending a conference at Berkely Law School. Specifically, she wrote:
The audience was extremely interested in cookies and how they work. ... People were surprised and confused to learn that the NAI's opt-out program doesn't prevent advertisers from collecting information about you; it only prevents advertisers from serving you targeted ads. The companies still get to benefit from your information, you still have to see ads, but the ads aren't targeted towards your preferences. Somehow, I have a feeling that most consumers who bother to use the NAI's opt-out program don't realize this. After all, I have to imagine that it is the tracking itself that bothers privacy-sensitive people, not the targeted ads.
I have to agree with Sarah here.
To be clear, I'm not convinced that behavioral advertising is all that dangerous a practice from the perspective of personal privacy. Advertisers don't really care who you are and much of the tracking that occurs is anonymous. True blocking is easy—for a veritable buffet of privacy enhancing technologies, visit our wiki database—and the government can go directly to users' Internet service providers if they want access to web surfing habits.
But still, this rumor bothers me. Have advertisers allowed the misapprehension to persist that opting out of behavioral profiling stops the practice of tracking? If so, for shame. The industry should confront the harms of tracking, real or imagined, head on, instead of lulling users into a false sense of control over their browsing history.


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The CLA has proved to be a rather different kind of Mercedes. It's compact and coupe-like, yet has four doors and a large boot. And it'll set the neighbours talking far more than if you simply bought yet another small German-badged executive saloon. It's a model to challenge your preconceptions, that's for sure. Now both four-door and 'Shooting Brake' estate variants have been lightly facelifted and made more efficient.
Never underestimate the power of emotional appeal. It's brought us cars like this one, the Mercedes CLA, a stylish range of compact saloon and estate models that have brought a fashionable feel to the Stuttgart brand's growing family of smaller cars. To fully understand this design, now improved with a package of facelift updates, you need to be familiar with the so-called 'four-door coupe' concept, pioneered by Mercedes back in 2004 with their CLS-Class model, the first example of this kind of car and a trendier alternative to their similarly-sized but much more conventional E-Class saloon. The CLS was a huge success - to the point where it seemed only a matter of time before this prestigious German brand extended the concept to offer the same kind of car as an alternative to its smaller, more affordable C-Class saloon. In the Spring of 2013, Mercedes did just that, first launching the CLA in four-door form and following that up a year later with the introduction of a 'Shooting Brake' estate version. Want a CLA? Then you'll be someone who likes the idea of buying a sporty, prestigiously-badged compact model but wants to make a bit more of a statement about doing it.
Mercedes markets this car as a 'sporty' alternative to its more conventional C-Class range. The CLA's sporty styling leads you to expect that. Though this car shares its chassis, steering and braking architecture with A and B-Class models, it does get its own suspension set-up, with various changes made to improve comfort and make it a bit less crashy over poorer surfaces. There's torque vectoring to help with the handling and 'Direct Steering' to sharpen things up at the helm (though it's still vaguer than we would like). At the top of the range is a fire-breathing CLA 45 AMG model with an uprated 381bhp turbo petrol 2.0-litre engine and a four-wheel drive layout - quite a car. More conventional CLA models are powered by engines borrowed from A and B-Class models. Diesel drivers get a 1.5-litre engine used with either 109 or 136bhp in the CLA 180d or CLA 200d variants. We tried the 2.1-litre 177bhp diesel unit offered in the CLA 220d. Petrol people get a 1.6-litre turbo unit offered in 122 or 156bhp guises in the CLA 180 and CLA 200 variants - or there's a 2.0-litre 184bhp powerplant in the CLA 220 4MATIC 4WD model that only comes with 7-speed 7G-DCT automatic transmission. This same 2.0-litre unit comes in a 211bhp state of tune in the CLA 250 variant that can also be ordered with 4WD.
By any measure, this is a handsome car. Purposeful, with sporting proportions and a potent bonnet powerdome. Hi-tech too, with jewel-like LED daytime running lamps fashioned to create a flare effect around the smarter black-trimmed diamond-shaped grille that now sits below restyled bumpers on this revised model. It's not just about aesthetics either. The super-sleek drag factor of just 0.23Cd makes this not only the most aerodynamic Mercedes model to date but also one of the most aerodynamic production vehicles in the world. The cabin's virtually identical to that of an A-Class - which these days is a very good thing indeed. So you get the same deeply-cowled twin-dial instrument binnacle viewed through a lovely, grippy nappa leather-trimmed three-spoke multi-function steering wheel. There are the same five chrome-trimmed SLS supercar-style air vents decorating the dash. And you get the same iPad-style 5.8-inch free-standing infotainment screen stuck in the middle of it, this one now slimmer, with a smarter cover. The display is controlled by a little rotary dial positioned where the handbrake would normally be if it hadn't been replaced by one of those fiddly electronic ones with a switch hidden away beneath the dash. This revised model gets some upgraded trimming materials As for back seat accommodation, well any car that describes itself as a 'four-door coupe' clearly isn't going to have this as a top priority and it is a bit cramped. Ultimately though, I don't think this'll be a deal-breaker for many buyers. Particularly as boot room is so spacious. There's quite a high lip to lump your packages over, but once you do, there's a generous 470-litres on offer and a standard split-folding rear bench. If that's not enough, talk to your dealer about the CLA-Class Shooting Brake estate.
Let's start with the facts. Expect to pay somewhere in the £25,000 to £30,000 bracket for mainstream petrol and diesel versions of this CLA-Class. We're going to focus here on the two models that will account for the majority of sales, the manual-only 122bhp CLA 180 petrol variant and the automatic-only 177bhp CLA 220d diesel. There's a £5,000 premium to go from one to the other. In each case, there's a choice of two different trim levels, entry-level 'Sport' and, for another £2,200, 'AMG Sport'. Talking of AMG, that only leaves the flagship CLA 45 AMG sports saloon variant - a different proposition entirely, priced towards the £45,000 mark. As for equipment, well even on base Sport models, the standard kit tally includes 18" alloy wheels, auto headlamps, heated power mirrors, air conditioning, a nappa leather-trimmed multi-function steering wheel, sports seats, a trip computer, Hill-Start Assist on manual models to stop you drifting backwards on uphill junctions and a decent quality six-speaker audio system with a 5.8-inch tablet-style display screen, aux-in and USB points and Bluetooth compatibility for your 'phone. There's even an Active Park Assist system that will identify potential spaces then, if you want, automatically steer the car into them.
You'd expect one of the world's most aerodynamic production cars to deliver an ultra-competitive set of running costs, especially given that all the engines on offer feature direct injection and turbocharging, plus an ECO start/stop system that cuts the engine when you don't need it, stuck in traffic or waiting at the lights. Further efficiency measures include an economy setting for the automatic gearbox, intelligent management of engine ancillaries like the alternator, the oil feed and the water pump, a display to encourage more economical driving, low rolling resistance tyres, an adjustable radiator shutter and a CAMTRONIC load management system for the petrol 1.6 that reduces throttling loses under partial load, this alone improving fuel consumption by up to 10%. As a result, the efficiency champion variant, the CLA 180d, puts out only 89g/km of CO2. Meanwhile, the entry-level manual gearbox CLA 180 can manage 56.5mpg on the combined fuel cycle with emissions of 117g/km. As for the CLA 220d model, well providing you use the 'Economy' mode on the 7G-DCT seven-speed auto gearbox, you should get somewhere close to Mercedes' quoted figures - 70.6mpg on the combined cycle and as little as 104g/km. What else? Well, both C180 and C220d variants post a BIK company car taxation rate of just 18%. And residuals will be strong, providing you don't go mad on the options list. Insurance groupings for the mainstream models start at 18 for the CLA 180.
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By RAELYNN RICARTE
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April 22, 2006
The Port of Cascade Locks finalized the deal to lease out operations of the Sternwheeler Columbia Gorge this week.
On Wednesday night, American Waterways officially took over management of the paddlewheel replica. Capt. Misty Parker took her usual place behind the wheel of the vessel.
"Last night they did their first cruise and it was successful on all counts," said Chuck Daughtry, port director, on Thursday morning.
Parker and Capt. Tom Cramblett have both negotiated new jobs with the company that owns the Portland Spirit line.
Daughtry was unsure if Capt. Randy Holmstrom would be returning to the boat. He said all of the former employees were given the opportunity to interview with American. And former port staffer Shelley Lomax had already moved into the position of sales event coordinator.
Daughtry said the port will now be able to climb out of its annual budget hole for sternwheeler expenses. That deficit, which had averaged about $100,000 each year, reached $250,000 in 2005.
In addition to being freed from routine expenses, Daughtry said the port will receive $50,000 each year as a share of American's profit margin.
The company has also agreed to sink $200,000 into renovations of the craft within the next year. And spend $75,000 each year thereafter for work beyond routine maintenance.
"It's just a great arrangement. We don't view this as a failure, we view it as the next step forward," said Daughtry.
He said the port purchased the sternwheeler 23 years ago but was unable to gain enough riders to keep the operation running in the black. In fact, Daughtry said the port has lost $3.3 million over the last decade in spite of spending an annual $150,000-$200,000 in recent years on a marketing campaign.
He said because of the continued financial problems, the port was unable to upgrade the boat as needed to meet changing consumer trends.
Since the agency didn't want to sell the $3.5 million investment, or dry-dock it altogether, Daughtry said the lease was the best available option.
"It just made sense to turn the operations over to a company that had the resources to build on what we had accomplished," he said.
According to the terms of the lease agreement, American will keep the sternwheeler at its home port in Cascade Locks during the peak tourist months from May through October. Daughtry is hopeful that American will establish an off-season market so visitors can enjoy a winter excursion in the scenic setting.
He said American plans to bring Outrageous, a jet boat, into the Gorge and run it from another port-owned dock above Bonneville Dam.
Daughtry said without sternwheeler expenditures, or staffing the visitor center which will now be run by American, the port can focus on creating other economic development opportunities.
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2013 All-Conference Carolinas Softball Teams
BRISTOL, Tenn. – After winning the regular season Conference Carolinas championship, four King University softball players earned all-conference recognition. Hannah Light was named Conference Carolinas Pitcher of the Year, and first team all-conference. Cassie Ringstaff and Christina Melcher joined her on the first team while Fallon Thomas earned second team honors.
Light hails from Coeburn Va., and had a record of 22-13 at the end of the regular season, including a 12-2 mark in Conference Carolinas play. The junior led the league in wins (22), complete games (29), shutouts (5), innings pitched (247.2) and strikeouts at 207. As of April 14, Light ranked third in the country with 21 wins and ninth with 203 strikeouts. This is the first time Light has been named Conference Carolinas Pitcher of the year, and the first time she has been named first team All-Conference Carolinas. A season ago she earned second team all-conference honors.
For the second consecutive season, Melcher has earned first team All-Conference Carolinas. In her sophomore season, Melcher compiled an overall batting average of .414, which ranked second in the league while hitting a blistering .466 in Conference Carolinas play to lead the conference. The Orlando, Fla., native led the conference in overall runs (42), hits (79), doubles (17) and total bases at 124. Melcher also led the team with eight home runs and 34 runs batted in, both of which ranked fourth in the conference.
Ringstaff earned first team All-Conference Carolinas for the first time after leading in the league with 21 stolen bases. The Richlands, Va., native also lead the conference with 16 sacrifice hits. Overall, the junior posted a .281 batting average, but in conference play she hit a blistering .410 to rank fourth in the league. Ringstaff's 45 hits ranked her fourth on the team and fifth in Conference Carolinas.
A native of Bristol, Va., Thomas earned second team All-Conference Carolinas after blasting six home runs this season. The junior ranked in Conference Carolinas' top-10 in five offensive categories. Her six home runs ranked ninth while she ranked fifth with 45 hits. She also showed a good eye at the plate, walking 19 times to rank fifth in the conference, and her 72 total bases ranked third on the team and seventh in league. Defensively, Thomas threw out a league-high 15 would-be base stealers. This is the second time she has earned all-conference honors as she was named first team all-conference a season ago.


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text: Davis Yachts celebrates this athletic performance with lines of unrivaled beauty. Like an artist with a huge canvas, Davis was truly inspired to create this tour de force. Admired from every angle, her signature bow flare, curved tumblehome and sweeping sheer will move even the non-boater to heartfelt emotion. Davis infuses every aspect of the Buddy Davis 70 Sportfisherman with his passion for elegance. The Buddy Davis 70 Sportfisherman is at home wherever turbulent waters are found. Smooth. Soft. Safe. Dry. All the attributes of the legendary Davis ride, only bigger. Faster. More powerful. The secret to this ride is it's ingeniously designed bottom. Deep and narrow, it will part seas in near biblical style. Yet straight-line performance alone does not measure a true sportfisherman's ultimate capability. Take the helm and put this boat through her paces. She's agile. Nimble. Especially for a boat of her size. Able to back down on that marlin. And easily maneuver into that tight slip.


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Bluffton High tennis coach Bob Brown has been named a finalist for the United States Tennis Association's 2012 Starfish Award.
Brown was announced Tuesday as one of 10 finalists for the national award by the USTA.
The Starfish Award "recognizes exceptional high school coaches who implement a 'no-cut' policy, welcoming all interested students to be part of their school tennis team," according to the USTA. The award is in its eighth year and has honored 14 recipients since 2005.
Brown has used the "no-cut" policy at Bluffton for the past seven years. Last year, he had 29 players on the boys team and 27 on the girls team. He has coached at the North-South Classic All-Star tournament and was named the 2008 USTA South Carolina Junior Team Tennis Coordinator of the Year.
Haney, Lendl to appear at fundraiser
Hank Haney and Ivan Lendl will appear at a fundraising event Oct. 13 at the Country Club of Hilton Head. Proceeds will benefit the Junior Champions Foundation, which provides charitable opportunities for young athletes.
The exhibitions will begin at 4 p.m. on the club's driving range and tennis courts. A private cocktail reception featuring Haney and Lendl will begin immediately following at 6 p.m.
Tickets are available to the public: $100 for the exhibitions and reception, or $50 for the reception only. Availability is limited.
Haney is well known as the former coach to Tiger Woods. Lendl, a former world No.1 tennis player, is coach to Olympic gold medalist and U.S. Open champion Andy Murray. Haney and Lendl operate junior academies on Hilton Head Island.
To purchase tickets, or request more information, please call 843-686-1511.
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Freshmen Pascale Rocca, Olivia Dizon and Maddie Zak scored goals as the University of South Carolina Beaufort women's soccer team beat visiting St. Andrews 3-1 on Monday.
The Sand Sharks (5-5) took control early and kept the pressure on until breaking through in the 18th minute, when DeAngelus Anderson lofted a ball over the top and into the box. Goalkeeper Brittany Roberts charged after it, but Rocca - with her back to the goal - was able to get just enough on a high kick to spin it back over her head and Roberts' and into the goal.
That's where it remained until the second half, but the Sand Sharks kept up the attack, peppering 23 shots (11 on goal).
USCB had numerous narrow misses, but the Sand Sharks broke through twice in the second half.
In the 52nd minute, Dizon made a long run up the left side and dribbled into the box to blast a shot past Roberts for her third goal of the season - matching Stephanie Moldenhauer for the team lead - and a 2-0 lead.
Zak added her first collegiate goal in the 78th minute, taking a beautiful cross from Jessica Tooley and booting it inside the left post.
The win was the Sand Sharks' third in their last four games and evened their record heading into a string of eight straight Sun Conference games to end the regular season.
USCB hosts Warner for a 1 p.m. game today.


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The Eldon Heathcott Rodeo barn is located adjacent to the Cherry Exposition Center on the Hutson School of Agriculture's West Farm Complex. This 25 stall barn was designed to accommodate the members of the Murray State Rodeo Team horses and tack. In order to board horses at the Heathcott Rodeo Barn, students must meet eligibility requirements and go through an application process. Students are responsible for all daily care of their horse and must provide their own hay and feed. The $560 per semester boarding fee includes bedding material.


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Southern bluefin tuna
Key Facts
Common Name
Southern bluefin tuna
Scientific Name
Thunnus maccoyii
Open ocean
Southern Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans
Overfished, listed as critically endangered by IUCN
Southern bluefin tuna weigh over 200kg; and grow over 2m. Lifespan is 20 to 40 years.
Bluefin tuna are built like torpedoes. Not only do they have a hydrodynamic shape, their pectoral (side) fins can be retracted and their eyes are set flush to their body. This means their bodies create little drag as they swim through water. A warm body temperature also helps these fish swim fast, as does a stiff body that channels muscle energy directly to a highly efficient, crescent-shaped tail.
Habitat and Distribution
Southern bluefin tuna are found throughout the southern Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans – generally south of 30 degrees south, though they do head north to the warm waters south of Java to spawn between September and April.
Southern bluefin tuna reach reproductive maturity between 8 and 12 years, although few are allowed to reach this age.


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The Houston Dynamo (No. 4 seed) host the New York Red Bulls (No. 1 seed) on Sunday afternoon at BBVA Compass Stadium in the first leg of the MLS Cup Playoffs Eastern Conference Semifinals. The Dynamo advanced to the Semifinals with a 3‐0 win over the Montreal Impact in Thursday's Knockout Round. The Red Bulls won the Supporters' Shield behind a 5‐2 win over the Chicago Fire on Sunday. The series is a two‐game, aggregate score series. The club with more total goals from the two games wins the series. The second leg is on Wednesday at 7 p.m. CT at Red Bull Arena.
Broadcast Info
TV: NBC (Channel listings)
Radio: 97.5 FM / 850 AM
Starting Lineups
Dynamo: Hall; Sarkodie, Boswell, Brunner, Ashe; García, Creavalle, Clark, Davis ©; Barnes, Bruin
Subs: Deric, López, Carrasco, Chabala, Weaver, Cummings, Driver
New York Red Bulls: Robles, Holgersson, Olave, Sekagya, Carney; Alexander, McCarty, Luyindula, Steele; Cahill, Henry ©
Subs: Meara, Kimura, Miazga, Wright-Phillips, Barklage, Sam, Espindola
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PEORIA — The winter storm that struck Peoria earlier this week might have sparked some sidewalk talk.
City officials are discussing the merits of an ordinance that would require property owners to clear snow from sidewalks. No such ordinance is on the books, according to City Manager Patrick Urich.
"I think we'll have discussions with the City Council about it," he said. "Some members are very interested in this because they've recognized it's a hazard to see people walking on the street rather than walking on the sidewalk."
That was a common sight around Peoria after more than six inches of snow fell last weekend.
Public Works Director Mike Rogers is researching what other communities in the area and of Peoria's size require regarding sidewalk shoveling, Urich said. The city manager said such ordinances are not uncommon.
Urich said he believed a snow-shoveling ordinance had been discussed in the past. But Eric Turner, who has been a council member almost 20 years, begged to differ.
"We've never talked about it," the at-large councilman said.
Turner said sidewalks should be shoveled, particularly in high-traffic areas. But he also said a legal requirement to do so might not be a good idea.
"People would say, 'I don't want to clean it off, I don't have anybody to clean it off for me, I've got a bad back,' or something like that," Turner said.
"You don't want to get into a situation where you're trying to force people to do things that they probably can't do because of health issues or some other issues."
No new legislation appears imminent. But Turner and Urich suggested it's a debate-worthy topic.
"Fundamentally, the other issue is it becomes a cost issue, of who's responsible for care, maintenance and upkeep of sidewalks," Urich said. "Ultimately, all taxpayers and citizens are."
Nick Vlahos can be reached at 686-3285 or email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @VlahosNick.
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PEORIA — The winter storm that struck Peoria earlier this week might have sparked some sidewalk talk.


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New York State Police in Zone II conducted a five-day traffic safety initiative from Nov. 21 to 25. Zone II covers Erie and Wyoming counties. Police conducted numerous traffic details, including Operation Hang Up, which targeted distracted drivers, DWI checkpoints, DWI saturation details, and speed details on the area Interstates. Troopers also participated in a joint DWI checkpoint with Cheektowaga Police, the Erie County Sheriff's Office and the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority Police.
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Wilson Family from Kirkcudbrightshire Scotland. Also, Richardson, Martin.
My Wilson family tree at present begins with William Wilson, Born 1773 somewhere in Kirkcudbrightshire, Died 1841 in Lochfoot, Lochrutton Parish, where he was blacksmith between about 1793 and 1835. His wife was Mary Martin, born 1758, again in the same county. She died within months of William.
Richardson also is a family name.
Any link or info at all with Wilsons or Martins in the area around these dates would be useful. (1730-1870
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There's a danger in taking well-loved games and properties, updating them and putting them on platforms they weren't originally intended for. The iTunes App Store is strewn with retro titles or homages that fail to capture the excitement of the originals - sometimes because of a bad port, sometimes because of the touchscreen mechanics, or simply because the concept itself has dated drastically.
Overhaul Games' effort to rejig one of the greatest role-playing titles of all time has thankfully swerved any such potential pitfalls and, instead, offers one of the most captivating games available for the iPad, new or old. It is...
Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition
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- iPad
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- Where
- iTunes
We're suckers for a spot of RPG action here on Pocket-lint. We love a bit of Fable, Mass Effect has floated our boats, Skyrim has had us lost in a magical land for days on end. But what all of those games share is that, as deep, enriched 3D adventures, they are unlikely to make a welcome transition to a mobile platform any time soon.
Instead, to get a full RPG experience you perhaps need to look into the annals of the genre, to a time when the graphical needs could be met with the processing power of a tablet. Basically, it's time to think isometric.
And, of course, if you're going to head down that route, why not go back to the daddy of all isometric role-playing games, Baldur's Gate - still the greatest there was and ever will be... Probably.
Overhaul Games (with distribution by parent company Beamdog) hasn't just ported the original PC classic onto the iPad (and devices), however. It has taken the first in what turned out to be a very profitable franchise, included the excellent Tales of the Sword Coast expansion, and reworked the graphics on an enhanced version of the engine. Plus, it has added a few new characters, a new adventure in the form of The Black Pits and numerous other improvements in order to give the most complete version of Baldur's Gate known to man.
What are, perhaps, most impressive though, are the touchscreen controls, and how they seemlessly fit the format. Tap to move, tap to select, pinch and zoom all work. The menus and options frame the play area, and it all feels intuitive to use. There are moments in the heat of battle that you may tap on the wrong opponent or character, but first, that's what the pause button is for, and second, you can really zoom in. Really.
You can also zoom right out - more than on the original game - so a wider view of the map can appear on screen at the same time.
Other than these improvements and alterations, the strength in Baldur's Gate: Enhanced Edition comes in the superb storytelling that's been there from the start. The quest is epic, with more side adventures than you can shake a magic staff at and, because at its heart it uses the Dungeon's and Dragons rulebook and stats, there's a heritage there that few can match.
It's also refreshing that, unlike with many modern RPGs, you get a full party to command. Your main character is the one that drives the story, but you'll find you can only progress with a healthy, well-balanced mob of characters. And yes, alignment is a passe personality rating system, but at least you know where you stand with a chaotic evil NPC.
We can't shower any more glory on Balder's Gate: Enhanced Edition that Overhaul Games hasn't already. It is the game our iPads were waiting for. And it's positive proof that you can play more than mere one-note casual games on a tablet.
If there's one caveat, it's that the extra content will cost you as in-app purchases. And on top of the £6.99 initial outlay to boot. But boy, are you getting a lot of game for your bucks.


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Royals stung by pair of two-run Boston blasts
BOSTON -- Don't bother second-guessing Royals manager Ned Yost for bringing in Scott Downs to pitch. Yost was second-guessing himself.
"I gambled right there -- a bad decision," Yost said.View Full Game Coverage
BOSTON -- Don't bother second-guessing Royals manager Ned Yost for bringing in Scott Downs to pitch. Yost was second-guessing himself.
"I gambled right there -- a bad decision," Yost said.View Full Game Coverage
That came after Downs was brought in to face pinch-hitter Jonny Gomes and he gave up a two-run homer that pulled the Boston Red Sox to a 5-4 victory on Friday night at Fenway Park.
That climaxed the Red Sox' four-run sixth inning that wiped out a 4-1 Royals lead with a sellout crowd of 37,743 watching the resumption of play after the All-Star break.
Royals right-hander James Shields, a bit rocky at first, had settled down as he took the three-run advantage into the sixth.
That's when Daniel Nava got a one-out single that slipped out of the diving Alex Gordon's glove in left field and Xander Bogaerts belted a two-run homer to center field.
"I was just trying to throw a slider down and away," Shields said. "It was away, but it was up in the zone, kind of in his natural zone. It was one of those pitches I wish I could've had back."
Then, Stephen Drew got a ground-rule double that bounced over the wall after center fielder Lorenzo Cain seemed to be closing in on it.
"We had some unfortunate plays happen. Gordo dove and almost caught that ball. Cain almost caught that ball out in right," Shields said.
Shields struck out David Ross for the second out and that's when Yost pulled his No. 1 starter for Downs, a left-hander. Frankly, he doubted that the Red Sox would use the right-handed Gomes to bat for lefty Jackie Bradley Jr. at that point.
"No. I gambled and lost right there," Yost said. "We get all this information. They pinch-hit one time in the last few [games] in the seventh inning, a bunch in the eighth and the ninth. I wasn't sure they were going to do it in the sixth."
But Red Sox manager John Farrell did make that move and Gomes belted a 2-2 pitch over the center-field wall for a 5-4 lead.
"I just felt like with the matchup of Downs coming in to try to get the two left-handers in Bradley and [Brock] Holt … was a favorable matchup for us," Farrell said. "And Jonny's done it a number of times where he comes off the bench and hits a big home run."
In fact, it was Gomes' sixth pinch-hit homer for the Red Sox, passing Joe Cronin's five. Only Ted Williams, with seven pinch blasts, has more in Red Sox history.
Yost knew well that Gomes was just 3-for-13 against Downs over the years.
"But when you sit back and analyze it after the fact, which is a lot easier to do than before the fact, it was the wrong move," Yost said. "Gomes makes a living off of left-handed pitchers coming in like that and it was just a bad decision on my part on three or four different levels."
"I should have stuck with Shields to get us through that inning. He was at 111 pitches [actually, 112], Bradley was 0-for-2 off him, and I just outsmarted myself."
If Yost was second-guessing himself, Shields declined to participate.
"I didn't think it was a bad move. I mean, that's part of the game. I didn't do my job getting outs there," Shields said.
As for Downs, he didn't second-guess his home-run pitch.
"I went and looked back. I wouldn't have done one thing different," Downs said. "In a long time, that's one of the best times I've thrown the ball. That's baseball taking over. He stayed on a good pitch and hit it. And that's the end."
The Royals got four runs off Red Sox Clay Buchholz, including two in the fourth that broke a 1-1 tie. Omar Infante singled to right and Eric Hosmer followed with a shot that bounced just inside first base and rolled right into the glove of the blonde girl assigned to capture foul balls. Except this one was fair.
As Hosmer took second, Infante's run toward home was halted because the ball was dead due to the interference. Yost questioned plate umpire and crew chief Gary Cederstrom about it.
"His judgment was he wouldn't have scored; my judgment was he would have, but my judgment doesn't count," Yost said.
No matter because Salvador Perez singled Infante home and Gordon did likewise with Hosmer. And in the fifth, Hosmer knocked in Nori Aoki with the Royals' fourth run.
But, in the end, it wasn't enough.
"We had enough runs to win if I'd have managed the pitching right," Yost said.


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Reference: 89 Ill. Adm. Code, Chapter IV, §50.210, §50.230
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Tobacco smoking is the leading cause of preventable death in the United States. It also causes millions of incidents of smoking related-diseases every year. The risk of disease or death increases with each year of smoking, so people who start smoking earlier are more likely to have serious consequences. Unfortunately, the majority of adult smokers began smoking in childhood or adolescence. This lengthens the time of smoke exposure and can significantly increase the chance of severe pulmonary diseases or death at early ages.
Many factors influence children and adolescents to start smoking. Researchers from the United Kingdom examined the rates of smoking among family members of children or adolescent smokers. The study, published in Thorax Journal, found that children with parents or siblings that smoke are significantly more likely to become smokers themselves.
The systematic review included 58 trials evaluating risk of children and adolescents starting to smoke with other household smokers. The review found that living in a house with smokers increased the chance of a child or adolescent smoking. Risks of adolescents or child smoking increased by:
The individual studies in the review were observational studies, which makes them a little less reliable than other types of studies because researchers do not control any parts of the study. They simply observe events as they unfold. By reviewing several of these studies in a systematic review, researchers can increase the reliability of the outcomes with a much larger pool than any of the individual studies.
Their environment significantly influences children and adolescents. Having regular smokers in households appears to be one factor that can increase the chance of smoking. Ideally, none of the people living in the house with a child or adolescent should smoke. If you or your family members smoke, this is just one more good reason to quit. In addition, it is important to keep an open dialogue with your child or teen about the pitfalls of smoking. Address the different negative aspects of smoking with your child such as poor sports performance, smell on clothes, stains on teeth, wrinkles, or isolation from nonsmoking friends. Remember what motivates you (such as long-term health) may be less motivating to them. Some people who smoke may feel like hypocrites talking to their children about not smoking, but sharing the difficulties of quitting may actually inspire them to stay clear.
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Leonardi-Bee J, Jere ML, Britton J. Exposure to parental and sibling smoking and the risk of smoking uptake in childhood and adolescence: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Thorax. 2011 Feb 15.
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